Men's Track and Field | 5/12/2024 11:08:00 AM
May 12, 2024-Throughout the month of May Emporia State Athletics will take a look at the 22 events that make up the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships. This will include a look at the reigning national champion, the top ranked competitor this season, the NCAA championships record, the Welch Stadium record and any Emporia State athletes that have provisionally qualified for the national meet. Day 12 features the 400m dash.
The prelims for the men's 400m dash will run at 5:40 p.m. on Thursday, May 23 with the women's prelims set to follow at 5:55 p.m. The men's final will be at 3:05 p.m. with the women's final set for 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, May 25.
As of May 11, Tiffin's Joshua Page leads the nation in the men's 400m dash with a time of 45.75 at the G-MAC Championships on May 3 in Hillsdale, Mich. The top women's 400m time is 51.90 set by Omolara Ogunmakinju of Harding at the John McDonnell Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. on April 18.
Men Prelims Thursday, May 23 at 5:40 p.m./Finals Saturday, May 25 3:05 p.m.
2023 National Champion: Dakarai Bush, Harding 45.67
2024 Top Ranked Competitor: Joshua Page, Tiffin 45.75
NCAA Championship Meet Record: Jerome Young, Saint Augustines's 44.19, 1998
Welch Stadium Record: Marlin Cannon, Saint Augustine's, 45.52, 1995 NCAA Championships
Best ESU National Finisher: Taysean Goodwin, 46.30, 2018 Sixth Place
ESU School Record: Taysean Goodwin, 46.30, 2018 National Championships
2024 ESU Provisional Qualifiers: None
Women Prelims Thursday, May 23 at 5:55 p.m./Finals Saturday, May 25 3:15 p.m.
2023 National Champion: Shereen Vallabouy, Winona State 52.74
2024 Top Ranked Competitor: Omolara Ogunmakinju, Harding 51.90
NCAA Championship Meet Record: Davita Prendergast, Lincoln 51.29, 2006 in Welch Stadium
Welch Stadium Record: Davita Prendergast, Lincoln 51.29, 2006 NCAA Championships
Best ESU National Finisher: Magali Schneider, 53.33, 1996 Third Place
ESU School Record: Magali Schneider, 53.33, 1996 NCAA Championships
2024 ESU Provisional Qualifier: None
Taysean Goodwin ran a school record 46.30 to finish sixth in the men's 400m at the 2018 National Championships. Magali Schneider had the best finish for the Emporia State women in the 400m when she ran a school record 53.33 to finish third at the 1996 National Championships.
The NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships meet record for the women as set at Welch Stadium by Davita Prendergast of Lincoln who ran 51.29 at the 2006 Championships. That is the fourth fastest time in NCAA Division II history.
Emporia State's Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track have been selected as the host site for the 2024 and 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. It will be the fourth and fifth time that Welch Stadium has played host to the national championships.
Welch Stadium previously served as the host site for the National Championships in 1995, 1999 and 2006 with the first meet in 1995 bringing 450 student-athletes to Emporia. The 2024 and 2026 meets are scheduled to bring 754 student-athletes, nearly 200 coaches and over 100 officials to the Flint Hills over the Memorial Day weekend.
During championship week, the NCAA Committee will come to Emporia on Monday with the first practice time available on Tuesday. Wednesday of championship week will see a variety of coaches and officials meetings before the actual competition begins on Thursday. The meet will wrap up on Saturday evening.
Day 1 –
High Jump
Day 2 –
Pole Vault
Day 3 -
Long Jump
Day 4 -
Triple Jump
Day 5 -
Shot Put
Day 6 -
Discus
Day 7 -
Hammer
Day 8 -
Javelin
Day 9 –
Multi-Events
Day 10 –
100m
Day 11 –
200m
