Men's Track and Field | 2/24/2024 10:14:00 PM

February 24, 2024-Saturday saw Emporia State record five provisional qualifiers, three top five ESU marks, and advance three people to the finals at the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility in Topeka, Kan.
 
The multi-eventers gave the Hornets an early boost with all three men competing in the heptathlon scoring for Emporia State. Aren Trost was the MIAA runner-up in the competition with a personal best and provisional qualifying total of 4,951 points.  He began the day in sixth place after the first four events and steadily moved up. He placed sixth in both the 60m hurdles and pole vault, moving up one spot in the standings after each event. He then won the 1000m with a personal best time of 2:45.76 to move from fourth to second overall.  His 4,951 points rank fifth all-time at Emporia State in the heptathlon.
 
Coby Smith made a huge jump for the Hornets, going from last after day one to sixth in the final standings with 4,697 points. He opened up with a seventh place showing in the 60m hurdles before clearing a personal best 4.57m (15-00.00) to have the top mark in the pole vault. The vault moved him from 11^th to seventh with one event remaining.  He ran a personal best of 2:53.04 to finish sixth in the 1000m and move into sixth place overall.
 
Luke Grace started the day in fifth place but had dropped to tenth after two events. He came through with a personal best of 2:50.38 to finish fifth in the 1000m and jump into the scoring column for the Hornets. He finished with a personal best of 4,688 to place seventh overall.
 
Luke Gleason, Andrew Holton, Cooper Schroer, and Tyler Swift ran 10:11.40 to place sixth in the distance medley relay.  The Hornets ran the first three legs in seventh place before Swift was able to move them up one spot with a 4:17.94 split on his leg.
 
Ty Anderson got the other point for the Hornets on Saturday. He jumped a provisional qualifying mark and personal best of 7.13m (23-04.75) to place eighth in the long jump. It was the first of two provisional marks for Anderson on the day.  He ran 6.76 in the prelims of the 60m to qualify for Sunday's finals with the third fastest time.  It was a personal best for Anderson and ranks fourth all-time at Emporia State, moving him in front of Taysean Goodwin who 6.77 at the 2020 MIAA Championships. 
 
Anderson will be joined in the finals of the 60m by Kingsley Bennett.  He ran a personal best and provisional time of 6.79 to qualify with the sixth best time. He moved into a tie for sixth on the Emporia State all-time list with Kenton Lonberger who ran 6.79 at the 2008 KSU All-Comers.
 
Jack Watson had the other provisional qualifier on Saturday for the Hornets. He ran 48.21 which is the fourth best time in Emporia State history in the 400m.  He moved past Hayden Goodpaster who ran a 48.29 at the 2020 Gorilla Classic.  He advanced to Sunday with the eighth best time headed into the finals. 
 
Jake Johnson ran a personal best time of 48.69 to finish 11^th in the prelims of the 400m. It is the sixth best time in Emporia State history in the event as he moved in front of Parker Evans who ran 48.73 at the 2016 MIAA Championships.   
 
The Emporia State women just missed scoring finishes in two events on Saturday.  Catherine Lyon, Abigael Reid, Madeline Martin, and Tayler Williams ran 12:54.21 to place ninth in the their first distance medley relay of the season. Clarice Nichols advanced to the finals in the long jump with a personal best of 5.50m (18-00.50) but could not move into the scoring column for the Hornets.
 
There were two other top ten finishers for Emporia State. Kennedy Smith ran 1:30.02 to place tenth in the 600 yards while Grace Jacobs cleared a season's best 1.60m (5-03.00) to place tenth on misses in the high jump.
 
The final day of competition at the MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships will begin at noon on Sunday with the men's shot put and pole vault along with the women's triple jump.  Emporia State's Travis Morrison is ranked second in the MIAA and fifth in the nation in the shot put. Running events will begin at 1:30 p.m. with the men's mile run.
 
 
 

ESU Women's Results
60m Prelims
16 Ashley Wildeman	7.78
22 Lauren Carlson	7.91
24 Kadaisha Mpwo	7.99
200m Prelims
18 Clarice Nichols	25.79
19 Lauren Carlson	25.83
21 Ashley Wildeman	25.92
400m Prelims
16 Hollie Marlow	57.83
600y Prelims
10 Kennedy Smith	1:30.02
800m Prelims
16 Mackenzie Owings	2:28.18
Distance Medley Relay Final
9 Emporia State 12:54.21
Catherine Lyon, Abigael Reid, Madeline Martin, Tayler Williams
High Jump
10 Grace Jacobs	1.60m (5-03.00)
Long Jump
9 Clarice Nichols	5.50m (18-00.50)
Weight Throw
11 Mele Taula	16.03m (52-07.25)
12 Madison Vermetten	15.71m (51-06.50)
15 Rachelle Reichert	14.39m (47-02.50)
ESU Men's Results
60m Prelims
3 Ty Anderson	6.76Q – P
6 Kingsley Bennett	6.79q - P
13 Isaac Tarango	6.90
200m Prelims
16 Isaac Tarango	21.91
18 Carter Cox	22.08
20 Alden Mollerus	22.30
400m Prelims
8 Jack Watson	48.21q - P
11 Jake Johnson	48.69
18 Andrew Holton	50.00
5000m Finals
15 Treyton Laurance	15:27.23
60m Hurdles Prelims
12 Jake Johnson	8.40
Distance Medley Relay Finals
6 Emporia State	10:11.40
Luke Gleason, Andrew Holton, Cooper Schroer, Tyler Swift
High Jump
11 Trenden Collins	2.00m (6-06.75)
12 Jaxon Russell	1.95m (6-04.75)
13 Carter Wagner	1.95m (6-04.75)
Long Jump
8 Ty Anderson	7.13m (23-04.75) - P
18 Fabian Nava	6.66m (21-10.25)
21 Josiah Driggers	6.33m (20-09.25)
Weight Throw
17 Antonio Cooper	16.56m (54-04.00)
19 Will Herren	16.38m (53-09.00)
20 John Tetuan	15.54m (51-00.00)
21 Zach Sulzen-Watson	15.15m (49-08.50)
Heptathlon
2 Aren Trost	4951 – P
60m - 7.46  LJ - 6.30m  SP - 12.98m  HJ - 1.89m  60H - 8.71  PV - 3.87m  1000m - 2:45.76
6 Coby Smith	4697
60m - 7.55  LJ – 5.95m  SP - 10.43m  HJ - 1.77m  60H - 8.78  PV - 4.57m  1000m - 2:53.04
7 Luke Grace	4688
60m - 7.30  LJ - 6.69m  SP - 10.93m  HJ - 1.92m  60H - 8.94  PV - 3.07m  1000m - 2:50.38

 
Team Scores after Saturday

Women's Team Scores
1 Pittsburg State	71
2 Fort Hays State	37
3 Central Missouri	22
4 Missouri Southern	21
4 Washburn	21
6 Neb.-Kearney	17
7 Northwest Missouri	16
8 Rogers State	13
9 Central Oklahoma	8
10 Missouri Western	7
11 Lincoln	1
Men's Team Scores
1 Pittsburg State	66
2 Washburn	37
3 Missouri Southern	34
4 Neb.-Kearney	26.5
5 EMPORIA STATE	17
6 Northwest Missouri	15.5
7 Fort Hays State	14
8 Central Missouri	12
9 Lincoln	10
10 Rogers State	2