Men's Track and Field | 3/29/2025 9:39:00 PM

March 29, 2025- Emporia State had a combined 11 provisional qualifiers, seven new top five marks in ESU history, two event champions and five runner-up finishes on Saturday at the ESU Relays. The Hornet men placed second overall and the women fourth over the three day event at Witten Track and Welch Stadium. 
 
The Hornets had four of the top seven finisher in a loaded men's javelin competition that saw the top 11 finishers hit the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark for nationals.  Kole Manley finished second with the third best throw in school history.  His toss of 70.21m (230-04) is currently ranked third in NCAA Division II and 15^th in the world in the early outdoor season.  Brooks Lowe finished third with a throw of 66.98m (219-9) that currently ranks sixth in Division II.  Mitch Budke was fifth with a provisional mark of 63.26m (207-6) while Aidan Hicks threw 62.44m (204-10) to finish in seventh place.
 
Ty Anderson set a school record and had two provisional qualifiers.  He ran a school record 10.17 in the men's 100m, breaking Josh Schuler's previous mark of 10.26 set at the 2011 NCAA Championships, to finish second. It is the 16^th fastest time in the world regardless of wind as of Saturday evening. He also had a provisional qualifier in the long jump, going 7.44m (24-5) to place third. 
 
Emmanuel Dukpe finished second with a time of 47.04 in the men's 400m.  It is the fourth best time in Emporia State history and is ranked ninth nationally in Division II as of Saturday night.
 
Max Neeley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 4.93m (16-2) to place second in the men's pole vault and moved into third all-time at Emporia State in the event.
 
Kingsley Bennett joined Anderson with a provisional in the 100m, going 10.37 to tie his own fourth best mark in school history.
 
Cooper Schroer picked up the only event championship for the Hornet men.  He ran 1:54.73 to win the men's 800m
 
The 400m hurdles was the major highlight for the Emporia State women. Abigael Reid won the event with a provisional qualifier of 1:01.13 while  Isabella Davie ran 1:04.46 to finish as the runner-up. Reid's time would be the third best in ESU history if she had not run a better time last year at the NCAA Championships.
 
Mia Manley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 3.87m (12-8.25) to finish sixth in the women's invitational pole vault. It is the second best mark in Emporia State history.
 
Emma Bartholome had the other top five mark in Emporia State history. She ran 11:59.52 to place third in the women's 3000m steeplechase.  She is just the fifth woman to break 12 minutes in the steeplechase in ESU history.
 
As a team the Hornet men finished in second place behind Wichita State.  The Shockers had 111.5 points while Emporia State finished with 99 points to place one spot in front of Pittsburg State who had 98 points.  Washburn was in fourth with 87.50 points.  The Emporia State women were in fourth place with 66.50 points.  Wichita State won the ESU Relays with 155 points, Pittsburg State was second with 117 and Washburn was third with 79 points.
 
The Hornets will continue their homestand as they play host to the Midwest Classic on Friday, April 4 at Welch Stadium and Witten Track.  The one day meet is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. with the final event set to start at 7:00 p.m.
 
NOTES
The ESU Relays produced nine marks that are currently ranked #1 in NCAA Division II.
Dapriest Hogans of Pittsburg State ran the top Division II men's 100m time of 10.14 with a legal wind of 1.1 m/s.  That ranks third in the world among legal winds as of Saturday night.
Hogans also ran a D-II leading 20.13 in the men's 200m on Friday night. It ranks third in the world among any wind readings below 4.0 m/s.
Daylin Williams of Pittsburg State ran the top men's 110m hurdle time in Division II at 13.67 with a legal wind of 1.6 m/s that ranks sixth in the world among legal winds as of Saturday night.
Pittsburg State's men's 4x100m relay ran the fastest time in Division II this year with a time of 39.85.
Missouri Southern's Cedric Peterson went 18.23m (59-9.75) for the top spot in Division II in the men's shot put.
Washburn's Ilaria Villa went 51.73m (169-9) in the women's discus for the top mark in Division II as of Saturday night.
Missouri Southern's Keilee Johnson had a throw of 50.12m (164-5) for the top mark in the nation in the women's javelin.
The multi-events on Thursday and Friday produced the top mark in both the heptathlon and the decathlon.
Braxton Stewart of Minnesota State scored 6,742 points for the top Division II mark in the decathlon.
Minnesota State also recorded the best mark in the heptathlon as Miranda Lauvstad scored 5,529 points to lead D2 as of Saturday night.
 
Missouri Southern's Garrett Strange has the ninth best javelin throw in the world this year with a toss of 71.09m (232-11) while Emporia State's Kole Manley's 70.21m (230-4) is 15^th in the world.
 

Women's ESU Individual Results
100 Meter Dash
31 Harris, Jayda	12.63
36 Orear, Josie	12.80
44 Anderson, Hailey	13.25
400 Meter Dash
14 Bentum, Barbara	59.22
800 Meter Run
15 Bartholome, Emma	2:28.32
25 Martin, Madeline	2:34.57
39 Schultz, Koe	2:54.07
5000 Meter Run
9 Bina, Mason	19:28.59
13 Lyon, Catherine	21:04.44
100 Meter Hurdles
17 Davie, Isabella	15.50
18 Vikoler, Isabel	15.62
23 Begley, Scarlett	16.13
400 Meter Hurdles
1 Reid, Abigael - PQ	1:01.13
2 Davie, Isabella	1:04.46
5 Vikoler, Isabel	1:04.94
3000 Meter Steeplechase
3 Bartholome, Emma (5th in ESU History)	11:59.52
4x400 Meter Relay
4 Emporia State  'A'	3:56.17
1) Reid, Abigael  2) Begley, Scarlett   3) Bentum, Barbara  4) Davie, Isabella
High Jump Invite
5 Zeigler, Lily	1.55m    5-01.00
9 Begley, Scarlett	1.45m    4-09.00
9 Vikoler, Isabel	1.45m    4-09.00
9 Davie, Isabella	1.45m    4-09.00
Pole Vault Invite
6 Manley, Mia - PQ ( 2nd in ESU History)	3.87m   12-08.25
Long Jump
14 Nichol, Renee	4.96m  16-03.25
16 Harris, Jayda	4.90m  16-01.00
19 Orear, Josie	4.71m  15-05.50
Triple Jump
4 Nichol, Renee	11.52m  37-09.50
5 Harris, Jayda	11.49m  37-08.50
Shot Put
7 Seidl, Emma	13.03m   42-09.00
11 Buettgenbach, Tailynn	12.33m   40-05.50
Discus Throw
6 Vermetten, Madison	44.03m     144-05
10 Redmon, Avery	37.61m     123-05
19 Gibson, Jordan	35.66m     117-00
Javelin Throw
13 Trier, Ally	39.33m     129-00
14 Schoendaller, Harper	36.02m     118-02
16 Paramore, Faith	35.22m     115-07
Men's ESU Individual Results
100 Meter Dash
2 Anderson, Ty – PQ (School Record)	10.17
11 Bennett, Kingsley – PQ (Ties 4th in ESU History)	10.37
35 Mollerus, Alden	10.70
36 Wills, Tyus	10.71
37 Tarango, Isaac	10.72
44 Smith, Delazis	10.92
45 Renfro, Brogan	10.92
51 Madrigal, Mason	11.00
71 Seeley, Calvin	11.44
400 Meter Dash
2 Dukpe, Emmanuel - PQ (4th in ESU History)	47.04
7 Lipgens, Braden	48.50
8 Turner, Bryson	48.51
15 Holton, Andrew	49.46
21 Mann, Cade	50.07
29 Alexander-Gittens, Brand	50.95
800 Meter Run
1 Schroer, Cooper	1:54.73
6 McDavitt, Sam	1:57.02
22 Gleason, Luke	2:03.21
28 Reves, Jace	2:06.86
5000 Meter Run
9 Hunter, Dylan	15:48.51
15 Laurance, Treyton	16:22.33
28 Chapman, Gage	17:17.12
31 Haydock, Kamon	18:00.33
110 Meter Hurdles
12 Remsberg, Jonah	15.42
13 Grace, Luke	15.54
15 Smith, Coby	15.84
24 Henry, John	19.77
3000 Meter Steeplechase
6 Moen, Asher	10:18.73
9 Finney, Ethan	11:22.15
4x400 Meter Relay
3 Emporia State  'A'	3:15.50
1) Turner, Bryson 2) Lipgens, Braden 3) Holton, Andrew  4) Dukpe, Emmanuel
6 Emporia State  'D'	x3:22.04
1) Holton, Andrew 2) Tarango, Isaac 3) Mann, Cade 4) Mollerus, Alden
9 Emporia State  'C'	x3:25.82
1) Smith, Delazis   2) Alexander-Gittens, Brandon 3) Schroer, Cooper 4) Reves, Jace
High Jump Invite
5 Collins, Trenden	2.01m    6-07.00
12 Allen, Will	1.96m    6-05.00
14 Russell, Jaxon	1.91m    6-03.25
15 Grace, Luke	1.91m    6-03.25
Pole Vault Invite
2 Neeley, Max – PQ (3rd in ESU History)	4.93m   16-02.00
8 Smith, Coby	4.48m   14-08.25
Long Jump
3 Anderson, Ty - PQ	7.44m   24-05.00
19 Seeley, Calvin	6.30m   20-08.00
20 Willis, Brett	6.27m   20-07.00
Triple Jump
9 Smith, Coby	13.68m   44-10.75
Shot Put
6 Cooper, Antonio	15.26m   50-00.75
12 Wyatt, Shane	13.28m   43-07.00
Hammer Throw
8 Tetuan, John	49.70m     163-01
10 Cooper, Antonio	46.63m     153-00
Javelin Throw
2 Manley, Kole – PQ (3rd in ESU History)	70.21m     230-04
3 Lowe, Brooks - PQ	66.98m     219-09
5 Budke, Mitch - PQ	63.26m     207-06
7 Hicks, Aidan - PQ	62.44m     204-10
17 Helm, Hayden	52.71m     172-11
18 Remsberg, Jonah	52.55m     172-05
19 Henry, John	48.94m     160-07
24 Grace, Luke	40.92m     134-03
Women - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored
1) Wichita State	155
2) Pittsburg St.	117
3) Washburn	79
4) Emporia State	66.50
5) Missouri Southern	50
6) NW Missouri	49
7) Fort Scott CC	48
8) Allen CC	34
9) Kansas Wesleyan	24
10) Indian Hills CC	23
11) St. Cloud State	21
12) Iowa Central CC	20
13) Ottawa	17.50
14) Rockhurst	12
15) Minnesota State	11
16) William Jewell	7
16) St. Mary (Kan.)	7
18) Oklahoma State	4
18) Upper Iowa	4
18) Bethel (Kan.)	4
18) Buena Vista	4
22) Friends	2
22) Kansas State	2
24) North Iowa Area CC	1
Men - Team Rankings - 21 Events Scored
1) Wichita State	111.50
2) Emporia State	99
3) Pittsburg St.	98
4) Washburn	87.50
5) Indian Hills CC	64
6) Missouri Southern	37
7) Rockhurst	33
8) NW Missouri	32
9) Minnesota State	30
10) Iowa Central CC	29
11) Fort Scott CC	27
12) Kansas Wesleyan	26
13) Allen CC	22
14) Friends	12
15) Sterling	11
15) William Jewell	11
17) Tabor	10
18) Kansas	8
19) Ottawa	6.50
20) North Iowa Area CC	5
21) St. Mary (Kan.)	4
21) Bethany (Kan.)	4
23) Fort Hays Tech Northwest	1