Men's Track and Field | 5/14/2024 4:36:00 PM

May 14, 2024-Emporia State will be competing in the most events at the National Championships since 2015 when the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships begin next week. A total of six Hornets will compete in seven events at their home venue of Welch Stadium and Witten Track on May 23-25.
 
There will be four men competing in four events while two women will represent Emporia State in three events.  The last time the Hornets competed in seven events (five for the men and two for the women) was the 2015 National Championships hosted by Grand Valley State in Allendale, Mich.

All-American Travis Morrison is the top ranked Hornet entering the championships. He is ranked fifth in the nation in the shot put with a mark of 18.57m (60-11.25) set at the ESU Relays on March 28.  It is the third best men's shot put mark in Emporia State history. He is the only Hornet with NCAA Outdoor Championships experience in this group. This is his third trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a best finish of eighth place last year to earn All-American honors.  He was sixth at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.
 
Mele Taula is entered in two events and is the top ranked women's competitor for Emporia State.  She is tenth in the nation in the javelin with a school record throw of 46.84m (153-8) at the Gorilla Classic while her mark of 15.02m (49-3.5) at the KU Relays is ranked 16th nationally in the shot put. She finished tenth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships this year.
 
Trenden Collins is ranked 12^th in the nation in the men's high jump. He cleared 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Concordia Twilight Qualifier on May 10.
 
Jake Johnson ran 51.65 in the 400m hurdles at the MIAA Championships to rank 14th in the nation.
 
MIAA Champion Ty Anderson is tied for 16th in the nation in the men's 100m. He ran 10.29 at the ESU Midwest Classic on April 11.
 
Abigael Reid ran a 1:00.33 at the MIAA Championships to rank 19^th nationally in the women's 400m hurdles.

The NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships begin on Thursday, May 23 and run through Saturday, May 25 at Witten Track and Welch Stadium in Emporia, Kan..
 
Emporia State Track & Field Schedule
NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships
Emporia, Kan.
Thursday, May 23
6:10 p.m. Men's 100m Prelims (Ty Anderson)
7:40 p.m. Men's 400m Hurdles Prelims (Jake Johnson)
7:55 p.m. Women's 400m Hurdles Prelims (Abigael Reid)
Friday, May 24
3:30 p.m. Men's High Jump (Trenden Collins)
Saturday, May 25
11:00 a.m. Women's Shot Put (Mele Taula)
1:30 p.m. Women's Javelin (Mele Taula)
2:15 p.m. Men's Shot Put (Travis Morrison)
3:25 p.m. Men's 100m Final
4:10 p.m. Men's 400m Hurdles Final
4:20 p.m. Women's 400m Hurdles Final