Men's Track and Field | 2/3/2024 11:39:00 PM

February 3, 2024-Emporia State had two event champions, six top eight finishers and four provisional qualifiers on Saturday at the WU Open and Multis in Topeka.
 
The men's heptathlon got things started for the Hornets with a pair of provisional qualifiers and a top five all-time mark at Emporia State.  Aren Trost finished fifth overall with a provisional qualifying total of 4941 points. He moved past Tony Granillo, who scored 4,940 points at the 2011 MIAA Championships to move into fifth on the Hornets all-time performance list.  He entered the day in 11th place overall but recorded personal bests in each of the final three events held on Saturday.  Trost is ranked 22^nd in the nation and fourth in the MIAA in the heptathlon. Colby Smith joined him with a provisional mark and personal best of 4731 points to place ninth overall. He is 35^th in the nation and ninth in the MIAA in the multi-event.
 
Travis Morrison continued his outstanding season with a championship and another provisional qualifier in the shot put.  His mark of 17.68m (58-0.25) was his second best outing of the season.
 
Tyler Swift gave the Hornets a win on the track as he ran 4:10.84 to win the mile run.
 
The Emporia State women got another provisional qualifier from Mele Taula. She threw a personal best of 14.16m (46-5.50) to place third in the shot put. She is ranked 19th in the nation and fourth in the MIAA this season.
 
The men's 4x400m relay team of Jake Johnson, Carter Cox, Isaac Tarango, and Jack Watson ran a season's best 3:19.69 to finish sixth.
 
Isabel Vikoler had the other top eight performance for Emporia State.  She ran a season's best 9.18 to finish seventh in the women's 60m hurdles.
 
The next action for Emporia State will be the Maverick Premier meets hosted by Minnesota State-Mankato. Action starts on Friday, February 9 at Myers Fieldhouse in Mankato, Minn.
 

ESU Women's Results
400m
42 Hollie Marlow	1:00.51
800m
29 Makenzie Owings	2:26.19
42 Madeline Martin	2:29.82
3000m
23 Tayler Williams	11:24.49
24 Catherine Lyon	11:24.95
60m Hurdles
Finals
7 Isabel Vikoler	9.18
Prelims
8 Isabel Vikoler 9.29-q
19 Madisynn Hair	10.22
4x400m Relay
9 Emporia State	4:04.53
Kennedy Smith, Hollie Marlow, Clarice Nichols, Makenzie Owings
High Jump
11 Chloe Thakker	1.54m (5-0.50)
13 Grace Jacobs	1.54m (5-0.50)
Long Jump
15 Isabel Vikoler	5.28m (17-4.00)
21 Clarice Nichols	5.19m (17-0.50)
32 Reneee Nichol	4.75m (15-7.00)
35 Jayda Harris	4.62m (15-2.00)
Shot Put
3 Mele Taula	14.16m (46-5.50)-P
10 Emma Seidl	12.85m (42-2.00)
35 Tailynn Buettgenbach	10.77m (35-4.00)
ESU Men's Results
60m
16 Ty Anderson	6.95
22 Kingsley Bennett	6.98
400m
12 Jack Watson	48.92
Mile Run
1 Tyler Swift	4:10.84
28 Luke Gleason	4:25.33
3000m
45 Caleb Liermann	9:11.89
46 Asher Moen	9:15.43
60m Hurdles
17 Jake Johnson	8.58
33 Tristan Howard	9.55
4x400m Relay
6 Emporia State A	3:19.69
Jake Johnson, Carter Cox, Isaac Tarango, Jack Watson
9 Emporia State B	3:21.48
Brandon Alezander-Gittens, Braden Lipgens, Alden Mollerus, Andrew Holton
Pole Vault
9 Aaron Hunt	4.35m (14-3.25)
Long Jump
13 Ty Anderson	6.76m (22-2.25)
25 Fabian Nava	6.36m (20-10.50)
26 Daniel Knapp	6.35m (20-10.00)
Shot Put
1 Travis Morrison	17.68m (58-0.25)-P
13 Zach Sulzen-Watson	14.89m (48-10.25)
14 Connor Deters	14.86m (48-9.00)
21 Antonio Cooper	13.68m (44-10.75)
31 Shane Wyatt	12.39m (40-7.75)
Heptathlon
5 Aren Trost 60m – 7.53 LJ – 6.09m SP – 13.64m HJ – 1.82m 60mH – 8.63 PV – 4.16m 1000m 2:47.54	4941-P
9 Coby Smith 60m – 7.56 LJ – 6.05m SP – 11.45m HJ – 1.88m 60mH – 8.71 PV – 4.26m 1000m – 2:59.48	4731-P
11 Luke Grace 60m – 7.34 LJ – 6.68m SP – 10.65m HJ – 1.91m 60mH – 8.93 PV – 2.76m 1000m – 2:51.45	4563