Women's Track and Field | 4/27/2024 6:55:00 PM

April 27, 2024-Despite an early start and less than ideal conditions Emporia State's track and field teams came away with five provisional qualifiers, five new all-time top five marks and an event champion at the Rock Chalk Classic in Lawrence, Kan. on Saturday.
 
Xavier Hall won the men's 110m hurdles in a wind aided time of 13.98, becoming just the third man to go below 14 seconds in the 110m hurdles in Emporia State history. He is tied with Dustin Brock who ran 13.98 at the 2001 NCAA Outdoor Championships for second all-time behind Andrew Etheridge's 13.85 set at the 2013 NCAA Championships. The wind reading was 4.1 m/s, just over the 4.0 allowed for NCAA qualifying.
 
Madison Vermetten had a provisional qualifier and moved into the top five at Emporia State in the discus.  Her throw of 48.35m (158-7) was good for sixth place in Lawrence and ranks third all-time at ESU.
 
Zach Sulzen-Watson and Connor Deters each had provisional qualifiers in the men's discus.  Sulzen-Watson finished fourth with a toss of 51.06m (167-6) while Deters went 50.62m (166-1) to place sixth.
 
Ashley Wildeman had two performances that moved her into the top five all-time at Emporia State.  She ran a 24.33 to finish sixth in the women's 200m and ran 11.89 to place eighth in the 100m.  Her 200m time is ranked fourth all-time at ESU while her 100m time is fifth all-time for the Hornets.
 
Mele Taula had a provisional mark of 14.22m (46-8) to place sixth in the women's shot put.
 
In a weather shortened men's shot put Travis Morrison had a provisional qualifier of 16.65m (54-7.5) to place seventh.  The event was halted before he was able to get his third throw of the prelims.
 
Aaron Hunt had the other top five all-time performance for Emporia State. He cleared 4.77m (15-7.75) to place eighth in the men's pole vault with the third best vault in ESU history.
 
The Emporia State men's 4x100m relay team of Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Carter Cox were getting in the blocks when action was suspended at the Drake Relays.  After waiting nearly three hours for a re-start the decision was made to return to Emporia without running.
 
The next action for Emporia State will be at the MIAA Championships May 3-5 in Maryville, Mo.
 
 

Rock Chalk Classic
ESU Women's Individual Results
100m
8 Ashley Wildeman	11.89
15 Kadaisha Mpwo	12.45
19 Josie Orear	12.94
20 Hailey Anderson	13.02
200m
6 Ashley Wildeman	24.33
19 Josie Orear	26.49
20 Kadaisha Mpwo	26.50
23 Hailey Anderson	27.59
26 Madisynn Hair	28.98
400m
14 Kennedy Smith	1:01.33
800m
9 Mackenzie Owings	2:26.44
10 Madeline Martin	2:26.76
1500m
15 Elizabeth Willhite	5:16.13
18 Koe Schultz	5:48.69
100m Hurdles
10 Madisynn Hair	16.65
400m Hurdles
11 Mary Grace Lassiter	1:12.47
4x400m Relay
4 Emporia State	4:29.99
Kennedy Smith, Makenzie Owings, Madeline Martin, Mary Grace Lassiter
Long Jump
6 Clarice Nichols	5.27 (17-3.5)
11 Jayda Harris	4.93m (16-2.25)
12 Renee Nichol	4.92m (16-1.75)
Triple Jump
6 Jayda Harris	11.16m (36-7.5)
11 Renee Nichol	10.29m (33-9.25)
12 Addy Scheve	9.89m (32-5.5)
Shot Put
6 Mele Taula-P	14.22m (46-8)
10 Emma Seidl	11.90m (39-0.25)
11 Tailynn Buettgenbach	11.25m (36-11)
Discus
6 Madison Vermetten-P	48.35m (158-7)
9 Jordan Gibson	38.66m (126-10)
Hammer
7 Madison Vermetten	48.25m (158-3)
9 Kyra Ohl	45.99m (150-10)
12 Mele Taula	41.40m (135-10)
14 Jordan Gibson	33.31m (109-3)
ESU Men's Individual Results
100m
12 Alden Mollerus	10.81
16 Brogan Renfro	11.12
18 Kade Winn	11.40
200m
8 Alden Mollerus	21.54
13 Brandon Alexander-Gittens	21.95
18 Cade Mann	22.38
19 Braden Lipgens	22.41
22 Kade Winn	23.45
400m
11 Cade Mann	49.85
19 Braden Lipgens	52.02
21 Jace Reves	54.87
800m
25 Jack Miller	2:04.30
27 Corbin Liermann	2:04.57
28 Caleb Liermann	2:06.38
1500m
23 Corbin Liermann	4:16.47
24 Caleb Liermann	4:16.53
31 Aiden Burkhart	5:00.53
5000m
14 Kamon Haydock	17:53.09
110m Hurdles
1 Xavier Hall	13.98(w)
8 Coby Smith	15.63
9 Luke Grace	15.85
10 Tristan Howard	16.20
400m Hurdles
9 Tyler DeBey	1:02.20
10 Tristan Howard	1:02.21
High Jump
4 Trenden Collins	2.02m (6-7.5)
7 Luke Grace	1.92m (6-3.5)
Pole Vault
8 Aaron Hunt	4.77m (15-7.75)
12 Coby Smith	4.42m (14-6)
Long Jump
12 Daniel Knapp	6.25m (20-6.25)
15 Garrett Meyer	6.11m (20-0.5)
16 Jude Tran	5.82m (19-1.25)
Triple Jump
7 Josiah Driggers	13.94m (45-9)
9 Miles Lockridge	12.97m (42-6.75)
11 Daniel Knapp	12.77m (41-10.75)
13 Garrett Meyer	12.43m (40-9.5)
Shot Put (Not completed due to weather)
7 Travis Morrison-P	16.65m (54-7.5)
9 Antonio Cooper	15.73m (51-7.25)
11 Zach Sulzen-Watson	15.03m (49-3.75)
12 Connor Deters	14.70m (48-2.75)
Discus
4 Zach Sulzen-Watson-P	51.06m (167-6)
6 Connor Deters-P	50.62m (166-1)
7 Will Herren	50.35m (165-2)
18 Ian McClure	41.95m (137-7)
19 Antonio Cooper	41.51m (136-2)
Hammer
13 Zach Sulzen-Watson	47.19m (154-10)
15 Ian McClure	42.79m (140-4)
16 Connor Deters	39.83m (130-8)