Successful Opening Meet for Emporia State Indoor Track & Field

Women's Track and Field | 12/6/2025 10:04:00 PM

December 6, 2025-Emporia State had an event champion, a school record, six runner-up finishes, and ten provisional qualifiers at the Washburn Alumni Invitational on Saturday in Topeka, Kan.
 
WOMEN'S RECORDS, PROVISIONALS AND TOP FINISHES
After sitting out most of last year following a surgery Mele Taula came up with and event championship, a runner-up finish and two provisional qualifiers for the Hornet women.  She won the weight throw with a provisional qualifier and meet record of 17.48m (57-04.25) while finishing second with a provisional mark of 13.75m (45-01.50) in the shot put. Her mark in the weight throw is less than three inches from her own mark of 57-7 that ranks second all-time at Emporia State.
 
Stella Agbokpah turned in top two performances in two events for the Hornets, both of them provisional qualifiers. She set a school record with a time of 24.43 to finish second in the 200m and ran the second best 60m in 7.63 to finish sixth in the 60m. She broke Shannon Butler's school record of 24.81 in the 200m that was set at the 2006 NCAA Championships.
Lou Dumas moved into the top five all-time at Emporia State in the 60m hurdles.  She ran 8.84 to place second in Topeka and rank fifth all-time for the Hornets.
 
Brooke Nolte had the other runner-up finish for the Emporia State women as she ran 19:10.37 to place second in the 5000m.
 
MEN'S RECORDS, PROVISIONALS AND TOP FINISHES
Senior Zach Sulzen-Watson led a 1-2 finish for the Emporia State men in the shot put.  He had a mark of 16.68m (54-08.75) to win the shot while Connor Deters went 16.48m (54-01.00) to place second.  Both of them were provisional qualifiers.
 
Ezekiel Seamster had a pair of provisional qualifiers that are ranked in the top five all-time at Emporia State.  He rank 6.75 in the prelims of the 60m and was joined in the finals by Ty Anderson who ran 6.81 as both of them hit the provisional qualifying mark. Seamster would run another provisional of 6.80 to finish fourth in the finals..
 
Seamster led two Hornets with provisionals in the 200m as well. He ran 21.48 to place fifth while Israel Domeh ran 21.55 to place tenth.  Seamster is now ranked fifth all-time at Emporia State in both the 60m and 200m.
 
Cooper Schroer placed second with a time of 1:55.51 in the men's 800m.
 
UP NEXT
Emporia State will send their multi-event athletes to Colorado next weekend to take part in the CRC Pre-Holiday Invite. The competition will be held on December 12-13 in Colorado Springs, Colo.
 

ESU Men's Results
60m
Finals
4 Ezekiel Seamster	6.80-P
8 Ty Anderson	6.86
Prelims
5 Ezekiel Seamster	6.75-P (5th at ESU)
7 Ty Anderson	6.81-P
34 Israel Domeh	6.99
40 Kollin Gretencord	7.05
42 Tyus Wills	7.06
51 Brett Willis	7.10
57 Alden Mollerus	7.13
62 Brogan Renfro	7.17
64 Delazis Smith	7.18
81 Calvin Seeley	7.31
200m
5 Ezekiel Seamster	21.48-P (5th at ESU)
10 Israel Domeh	21.55-P
55 Delazis Smith	23.14
400m
5 Braden Lipgens	49.11
9 Andrew Holton	49.93
13 Trey Wichman	50.54
600y
8 Emmanuel Dukpe	1:13.05
20 RJ Allen	1:18.13
800m
2 Cooper Schroer	1:55.51
1 Mile
23 Gideon Lowery	4:45.58
5000m
3 Dylan Hunter	15:14.46
6 Carson Fouard	16:14.40
7 Gage Chapman	16:29.81
8 Elijah Edwards	16:33.19
13 Evan Benoit	16:51.20
60m Hurdles
14 Jonah Remsberg	8.45
23 Luke Grace	8.67
28 Luke Hampl	8.98
31 John Henry	10.16
4x400m Relay
8 Emporia State "A"	3:22.27
(T. Wills, K. Gretencord, A. Mollerus, E. Seamster)
11 Emporia State "B"	3:23.11
(E. Dukpe, R. Allen, B. Lipgens, D. Smith)
16 Emporia State "C"	3:29.26
(I. Domeh, T. Wichman, C. Schroer, A. Holton)
Invitational High Jump
9 Will Allen	1.99m (6-06.25)
Open High Jump
12 Luke Hampl	1.69m (5-06.50)
Long Jump
11 Ty Anderson	6.92m (22-08.50)
27 Calvin Seeley	6.24m (20-05.75)
28 Brett Willis	6.22m (20-05.00)
33 Jude Tran	5.76m (18-10.75)
43 Jaxon Russell	5.32m (17-05.50)
Pole Vault
6 Jonah Remsberg	4.60m (15-01.00)
9 Aaron Quillen	4.45m (14-07.25)
15 Luke Budke	4.00m (13-01.50)
18 Luke Grace	4.00m (13-01.50)
25 Luke Hampl	3.55m (11-07.75)
Shot Put
1 Zach Sulzen-Watson	16.68m (54-08.75)-P
2 Connor Deters	16.48m (54-01.00)-P
Weight Throw
5 Zach Sulzen-Watson	16.78m (55-00.75)
6 Connor Deters	16.48m (54-01.00)
ESU Women's Results
60m
Finals
6 Stella Agbokpah	7.63 (2nd at ESU)
Prelims
7 Stella Agbokpah	7.65
14 Alexia Lewis	7.78
36 Mackenzie Sauerwein	8.01
38 Marley Mullen	8.04
49 Kylie Chester	8.16
56 Jayda Harris	8.24
200m
2 Stella Agbokpah	24.43-P (School Record)
18 Mackenzie Sauerwein	25.79
50 Kylie Chester	26.85
600y
9 Barbara Bentum	1:28.07
800m
4 Ella Crain	2:31.27
1 Mile
11 Heidi Grimmett	5:44.26
14 Valyrie Freeman	5:59.76
19 Raegan Seaba	6:23.92
22 Koe Schultz	6:33.45
27 Alexis Brotherton	6:58.95
5000m
2 Brooke Nolte	19:10.37
4 Emma Bartholome	19:20.75
60m Hurdles
Finals
2 Lou Dumas	8.84 (5th at ESU)
Prelims
5 Lou Dumas	8.96
13 Ava Markley	9.31
21 Isabella Davie	9.60
4x400m Relay
8 Emporia State "A"	4:06.10
(B. Bentum, M. Sauerwein, A. Lewis, S. Agpokpah)
11 Emporia State "B"	4:16.17
(K. Chester, A. Bailey, M. Mullen, E. Crain)
High Jump
3 Lou Dumas	1.60m (5-03.00)
16 Isabella Davie	1.45m (4-09.00)
Pole Vault
8 Savannah Stewart	3.40m (11-01.75)
Long Jump
9 Lou Dumas	5.46m (17-11.00)
13 Alexia Lewis	5.29m (17-04.25)
25 Marley Mullen	4.99m (16-04.50)
35 Amelia Bailey	4.29m (14-01.00)
Triple Jump
8 Jayda Harris	11.32m (37-01.75)
Shot Put
2 Mele Taula	13.75m (45-01.50)-P
15 Stella Kitt	11.00m (36-01.25)
28 Avery Redmon	9.74m (31-11.50)
32 Mackenzie Batten	9.62m (31-06.75)
Weight Throw
1 Mele Taula	17.48m (57-04.25)-P (Meet Record)
4 Madison Vermetten	15.43m (50-07.50)
12 Avery Redmon	13.82m (45-04.25)
28 Mackenzie Batten	11.63m (38-02.00)
32 Greta Crawford	11.13m (36-06.25)