Men's Track and Field | 3/22/2024 10:34:00 PM

March 22, 2024-The Hornets had eight event championships, four provisional qualifiers and a pair of top five all-time Emporia State mark on Friday at the FHSU Spring Invite in Hays, Kan.
 
In their first outdoor competition of the season, Emporia State's two All-Americans picked up where they left off indoors with Travis Morrison and Mele Taula winning the men's and women's shot put with provisional qualifying marks.  Taula moved into the top five on the Emporia State all-time list with a mark of 14.62m (47-11.5) to win the women's shot put. She had another provisional qualifier in the women's javelin. In a loaded field her throw of 42.13m (138-3) was good for fifth place.  Morrison went 17.79m (58-4.5) to win the men's shot put.
 
Antonio Cooper had the other provisional qualifier for the Hornet men.  He was the runner-up with a throw of 52.13m (171-0) in the discus.
 
Xavier Hall played a role in two event championships.  He ran a wind aided 14.08 to capture the 110m hurdles championship. It is tied for the third best mark in the event in Emporia State history. He later joined Jack Watson, Braden Lipgens, and Brandon Alexander-Gittens to run 3:25.46 to win the 4x400m relay.
 
The Emporia State women had four other event champions in addition to Taula.  Clarice Nichols and Jayda Harris combined to sweep the horizontal jumps.  Nichols jumped 5.77m (18-11.25) to win the long jump while Harris went 10.71m (35-1.75) for victory in the triple jump.
 
Madison Vermetten threw 43.87m (143-11) to win the discus and wrap up the field event titles.
 
Abigael Reid won the 400m hurdles in a time of 1:03.19 for the only win on the track by the Emporia State women.
 
The next action for Emporia State will be the ESU Relays on Thursday, March 28 at Zola Witten Track/Welch Stadium. It will be the first competition on the newly redone track surface of Witten Track. 
 
 

ESU Women's Individual Results
100m
6 Ashley Wildeman	12.19
8 Clarice Nichols	12.46
10 Kennedy Smith	12.57
13 Kadaisha Mpwo	12.87
15 Josie Orear	13.14
16 Hailey Anderson	13.27
200m
5 Lauren Carlson	25.11
7 Ashley Wildeman	25.64
16 Josie Orear	26.99
21 Kadaisha Mpwo	27.92
25 Scarlett Begley	28.55
26 Hailey Anderson	28.72
28 Madisynn Hair	29.75
400m
3 Hollie Marlow	59.56
10 Madeline Martin	1:06.55
800m
6 Makenzie Owings	2:25.38
1500m
17 Madeline Martin	5:25.39
20 Koe Schultz	6:09.09
100m Hurdles
2 Isabel Vikoler	14.94
6 Madisynn Hair	16.62
10 Scarlett Begley	18.25
400m Hurdles
1 Abigael Reid	1:03.19
4 Mary Grace Lassiter	1:13.65
4x400m Relay
2 Emporia State	4:05.14
Hollie Marlo, Makenzie Owings, Isabel Vikoler, Lauren Carlson
High Jump
8 Scarlett Begley	1.52m (4-11.75)
Pole Vault
11 Savannah Stewart	3.07m (10-0.75)
Long Jump
1 Clarice Nichols	5.77m (18-11.25)
7 Renee Nichol	5.13m (16-10)
9 Jayda Harris	4.82m (15-9.75)
10 Isabel Vikoler	4.77m (15-7.75)
Triple Jump
1 Jayda Harris	10.71m (35-1.75)
5 Renee Nichol	10.20m (33-5.5)
Shot Put
1 Mele Taula	14.62m (47-11.5)-P
6 Emma Seidl	12.26m (40-2.75)
10 Tailynn Buettgenbach	11.11m (36-5.5)
Discus
1 Madison Vermetten	43.87m (143-11)
11 Jordan Gibson	36.09m (118-5)
Hammer
6 Madison Vermetten	46.75m (153-5)
Javelin
5 Mele Taula	42.13m (138-3)-P
10 Ally Trier	37.90m (124-4)
ESU Men's Individual Results
100m
7 Ty Anderson	10.68
9 Carter Cox	10.77
11 Isaac Tarango	10.82
18 Mason Madrigal	11.05
21 Cade Mann	11.06
24 Kingsley Bennett	11.13
200m
4 Carter Cox	21.64
5 Jack Watson	21.65
6 Isaac Tarango	21.67
8 Alden Mollerus	21.98
10 Isaiah Durman	22.20
14 Bryson Turner	22.32
15 Brandon Alexander-Gittens	22.41
21 Braden Lipgens	22.70
24 Mason Madrigal	22.88
29 Fabian Nava	23.47
800m
21 Jack Miller	2:11.15
22 Jace Reves	2:12.69
1500m
28 Treyton Laurance	4:26.52
30 Caleb Liermann	4:31.04
32 Corbin Liermann	4:31.84
36 Kamon Haydock	4:51.79
110m Hurdles
1 Xaiver Hall	14.08-w
5 Jake Johnson	15.18
10 Luke Grace	15.82
11 Coby Smith	15.84
12 Tristan Howard	16.59
13 Logan Albers	16.66
400m Hurdles
2 Jake Johnson	53.80
3 Brandon Wilkes	54.77
7 Logan Albers	59.47
4x400m Relay
1 Emporia State	3:25.46
Jack Watson, Xavier Hall, Braden Lipgens, Brandon Alexander-Gittens
3 Emporia State	3:31.78
Carter Cox, Brandon Wilkes, Coby Smith, Andrew Holton
5 Emporia State	3:34.79
Isaac Tarango, Alden Mollerus, Luke Grace, Cade Mann
High Jump
7 Trenden Collins	1.97m (6-5.5)
8 Luke Grace	1.87m (6-1.5)
10 Jaxon Russell	1.87m (6-1.5)
12 Carter Wagner	1.82m (5-11.75)
Pole Vault
7 Aaron Hunt	4.53m (14-10.25)
8 Coby Smith	4.38m (14-4.5)
11 Max Neeley	4.23m (13-10.5)
Long Jump
3 Ty Anderson	7.38m (24-2.5)-w
5 Fabian Nava	7.19m (23-7)
6 Luke Grace	7.08m (23-2.75)
7 Josiah Driggers	6.97m (22-10.5)
14 Bryson Turner	6.52m (21-4.75)
16 Daniel Knapp	6.29m (20-7.75)
19 Garrett Meyer	5.92m (19-5)
Triple Jump
3 Josiah Driggers	14.20m (46-7)
4 Miles Lockridge	13.76m (45-1.75)
7 Garrett Meyer	12.59m (41-3.75)
8 Bryson Turner	12.49m (40-11.75)
9 Daniel Knapp	11.97m (39-3.25)
Shot Put
1 Travis Morrison	17.79m (58-4.5)-P
4 Will Herren	15.60m (51-2.25)
5 Zach Sulzen-Watson	15.40m (50-6.25)
6 Antonio Cooper	15.37m (50-5)
9 Connor Deters	14.20m (46-7)
Discus
2 Antonio Cooper	52.13m (171-0)-P
6 Zach Sulzen-Watson	49.16m (161-3)
13 Connor Deters	38.28m (125-7)
15 Will Herren	36.17m (118-8)
17 Coby Smith	33.48m (109-10)
18 Ian McClure	31.19m (102-4)
Hammer
8 Zach Sulzen-Watson	46.88m (153-10)
16 Ian McClure	39.46m (129-6)
18 Connor Deters	36.03m (118-3)
Javelin
10 Jett Harvey	51.53m (169-1)
12 Aidan Hicks	48.43m (158-11)
14 Mitch Budke	47.26m (155-1)