Men's Track and Field | 5/7/2023 6:59:00 PM
May 7, 2023-Emporia State had 11 scorers on the final day of the MIAA Track and Field Championships in Jefferson City, Mo. on Sunday. As a team the men placed ninth with 44.5 points while the women were tenth with 23 points.
Travis Morrison and
Will Herren combined to score ten points in the shot put for the Hornets. Morrison finished second with a provisional qualifying mark of 17.80m (58-5) while Herren turned in a personal best of 16.07m (52-9) to place seventh.
The men's 400m hurdlers produced nine points for Emporia State.
Brock Merz ran 54.01 to place fourth,
Davion Scott was clocked in 54.13 for sixth while
Chase Rooney ran 1:00.23 to finish eighth.
Xavier Hall ran a season's best 14.55 to place seventh in the men's 110m hurdles.
Both of Emporia State's men's relay teams place seventh. The team of
Kingsley Bennett,
Carter Cox,
Jack Watson and
Isaac Tarango ran 41.19 to place seventh in the 4x100m relay.
Guy Ramos, Watson, Merz, and Julian Johnson combined for a time of 3:14.55 to place seventh in the 4x400m relay.
The Emporia State women had three scorers on Sunday.
Jasmine Hurla ran 58.16 to place eighth in the women's 400m run and joined
Kadaisha Mpwo,
Lauren Carlson, and
Ashley Wildeman as the anchor of the 4x100m relay team that ran a season's best 47.33 to place seventh.
Ashley Cookson had a season's best of 10.80 (35-5.25) to place eighth in the women's triple jump.
The Hornets had five other top ten performances with three of them placing ninth. The women's 4x400m relay team of Carlson, Hurla,
Hollie Marlow and
Makenzie Owings ran 3:52.91 to place ninth.
Jayda Harris placed ninth with a leap of 10.64m (34-11) in the women's triple jump.
Luke Grace cleared a personal best of 2.03m (6-7.75) to place ninth and
Jaxon Russell was tenth with a personal best of 1.98m (6-6) in the men's high jump.
Emma Seidl threw 12.55m (41-2) to place tenth in the women's shot put.
At the conclusion of the meet Emporia State's
Kynzie Underwood was recognize as the MIAA "A" Game Scholar-Athlete. She has a 4.00 GPA in biochemistry and molecular biology.
Emporia State will take part in last chance qualifying meets next weekend. The Hornets are currently scheduled to compete in the Loper Twilight in Kearney, Neb. but could go to other meets depending on weather and schedules to give athletes the best chance to qualify for the national championships.
| ESU Women's Results |
|
| 400m |
|
| 8 Jasmine Hurla |
58.16 |
| 5000m |
|
| 13 Hannah Showalter |
18:47.66 |
| 25 Tayler Williams |
19:29.82 |
| 4x100m Relay |
|
| 7 Emporia State |
47.33 |
| Kadaisha Mpwo, Lauren Carlson, Ashley Wildeman, Jasmine Hurla |
|
| 4x400m Relay |
|
| 9 Emporia State |
3:52.91 |
| Lauren Carlson, Jasmine Hurla, Hollie Marlow, Makenzie Owings |
|
| High Jump |
|
| 12 Grace Jacobs |
1.55m (5-1) |
| Triple Jump |
|
| 8 Ashley Cookson |
10.80m (35-5.25) |
| 9 Jayda Harris |
10.64m (34-11) |
| Shot Put |
|
| 10 Emma Seidl |
12.55m (41-2) |
| 17 Taylor Milleson |
11.97m (39-3.25) |
| Discus |
|
| 17 Madison Vermetten |
37.09m (121-8) |
| 19 Taylin Kirkpatrick |
36.69m (120-4) |
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| ESU Men's Results |
|
| 1500m |
|
| 25 Tyler Swift |
4:12.64 |
| 5000m |
|
| 23 Jaime Diaz |
16:22.62 |
| 24 Asher Moen |
16:26.44 |
| 26 Tyler Swift |
17:45.43 |
| 110m Hurdles |
|
| 7 Xavier Hall |
14.55 |
| 400m Hurdles |
|
| 4 Brock Merz |
54.01 |
| 6 Davion Scott |
54.13 |
| 8 Chase Rooney |
1:00.23 |
| 4x100m Relay |
|
| 7 Emporia State |
41.19 |
| Kingsley Bennett, Carter Cox, Jack Watson, Isaac Tarango |
|
| 4x400m Relay |
|
| 7 Emporia State |
3:14.55 |
| Guy Ramos, Jack Watson, Brock Merz, Julian Johnson |
|
| High Jump |
|
| 9 Luke Grace |
2.03m (6-7.75) |
| 10 Jaxon Russell |
1.988m (6-6) |
| Shot Put |
|
| 2 Travis Morrison |
17.80m (58-5)-P |
| 7 Will Herren |
16.07m (52-9) |
| 13 Zach Sulzen-Watson |
14.70m (48-3) |
| Discus |
|
| 13 Zach Sulzen-Watson |
45.15m (148-2) |
| 18 Will Herren |
43.98m (144-3) |
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| Women's Team Scores |
|
| 1 Northwest Missouri |
137 |
| 2 Pittsburg State |
133.5 |
| 3 Fort Hays State |
108 |
| 4 Lincoln |
85 |
| 5 Missouri Southern |
84 |
| 6 Central Missouri |
82.5 |
| 7 Washburn |
70 |
| 8 Neb.-Kearney |
52 |
| 9 Missouri Western |
36 |
| 10 EMPORIA STATE |
23 |
| 11 Central Oklahoma |
4 |
| 12 Rogers State |
3 |
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|
| Men's Team Scores |
|
| 1 Pittsburg State |
184.5 |
| 2 Missouri Southern |
106 |
| 3 Lincoln |
92 |
| 4 Central Missouri |
83 |
| 5 Northwest Missouri |
82 |
| 6 Fort Hays State |
79.5 |
| 7 Washburn |
67 |
| 8 Neb.-Kearney |
63.5 |
| 9 Emporia State |
44.5 |
| 10 Missouri Western |
15 |
| Rogers State |
DNS |
