Final Weekend Before MIAA Championships For Emporia State Track & Field

Women's Track and Field | 4/25/2025 11:25:00 AM

Emporia State Track & Field 
at Rock Chalk Classic
Saturday, April 26 
Rock Chalk Park | Lawrence, Kan.
Live Results: PT Timing | Live Video: None 
Men's Javelin at J. Fred Duckett Twilight
Saturday, April 26 
Wendel D. Ley Track | Houston, Texas
Live Results: Texas MileSplit | Live Video: None 
Up Next: at MIAA Championships
Friday-Sunday, May 2-4 | Welch Stadium/Witten Track | Emporia, Kan.

TUNE UPS FOR MIAA 
With one week to go before hosting the MIAA Championships, Emporia State returns to Lawrence, Kan. for the Rock Chalk Classic while a small group of javelin throwers head to Houston, Texas for the J. Fred Duckett Twilight hosted by Rice.

NATIONALLY RANKED
The Emporia State men are ranked #19 in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor rankings. The Hornet javelin group of Kole Manley, Brooks Lowe, Mitch Budke and Aidan Hicks are ranked second in the nation in the event squad rankings and provide a team high 42.6 points. Ty Anderson and Kinglsey Bennett combined to provide 24.72 points in the 100m. Jonah Remsberg is ranked seventh nationally in the decathlon and adds 19.57 points. Anderson is 16th in the nation worth 5.56 points in the long jump. Max Neeley and Remsberg give the Hornets 4.40 points in the pole vault. Emmanuel Dukpe provides 4.01 points in the 400m to rank 19th in the nation. High jumpers Trenden Collins and Will Allen add 0.46 points while the 4x400m relay team of Bryson Turner, Braden Lipgens, Andrew Holton and Dukpe contribute 0.23 points. Israel Domeh gets 0.15 points for being #47 in the 200m. The 4x100m relay of Alden Mollerus, Isaac Tarango, Ty Anderson and Bryson Turner add .10 points for a #46 national ranking.

THE COACH
Seth Mischke is in his second year as the head coach for the Emporia State track and field programs. The Hornets have produced five MIAA individual champions and an All-American under his leadership. Before coming to Emporia State he spent one year at Chadron State. Eagle throwers earned five All-America awards and four RMAC Championships. Prior to Chadron State, Mischke spent 11 seasons as the head track and field coach at Black Hills State University. The Yellow Jackets produced two individual national champions, 18 All-America earners, 18 conference champions, and more than 100 All-RMAC honorees under his guidance. Mischke was the head coach at St. Cloud State for 12 years. During his tenure at SCSU, the Huskies had 44 All-Americans and one national champion.

LAST LAP
THURSDAY 
Madison Vermetten threw 52.48m (172-2) to place eighth at Rock Chalk Park. She passed Deja Jackson who threw 51.63m (169-5) at the 2011 KT Woodman Classic for fifth on the Emporia State all-time list.
Max Neeley finished in a tie for second based on misses with a 4.97m (16-3.50) in the men's pole vault.
FRIDAY
Abigael Reid Harelson turned in her best time of the year in the 400m hurdles. She ran 1:00.44 for the fourth best time in prelims and hit the NCAA provisional mark.
Mia Manley cleared an NCAA provisional qualifying bar of 3. 84m (12-7.25) to finish seventh in the women's unseeded pole vault.
The women's 4x100m relay team of Josie Orear, Jayda Harris, Hailey Anderson, and Barbara Bentum ran 49.98 to qualify for finals.
Israel Domeh had the second fastest time in the 200m prelims with a 21.52 and then ran 47.86 for the eighth best prelim time in the 400m.
Emmanuel Dukpe had a provisional time of 47.54 for the fourth best time in the 400m prelims.
Kingsley Bennett, Alden Mollerus, Isaac Tarango and Ty Anderson ran 40.94 to qualify for the finals in the 4x100m relay in the fifth spot. 
SATURDAY 
Domeh finished second with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 21.16 in the men's 200m finals on a weather hampered final day of the KU Relays
Emmanuel Dukpe ran 48.06 to place fourth in the men's 400m while the quartet of Kingsley Bennett, Alden Mollerus, Isaac Tarango, and  Ty Anderson placed fifth with a time of 41.15 in the men's 4x100m relay. Asher Moen had the other top eight finish for the Hornet men, finishing seventh with a time of 9:48.54 in the 3000m steeplechase.
Emma Bartholome had the top finish for the Emporia State women.  She ran 12:19.02 to finish fifth in the 3000m steeplechase. 
The 4x100m relay team of Josie Orear, Jayda Harris, Hailey Anderson, and Barbara Bentum ran 50.24 to finish seventh.

LAST YEAR'S ROCK CHALK CLASSIC
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.
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 ranked 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.
 
HOW TOUGH IS IT?
The MIAA has five men's and five women's teams ranked in the top 30 of this week's USTFCCCA power rankings of the outdoor season representing six different schools. That is the most teams and schools represented by one conference in the top 30. Nine MIAA men's teams and eight women's teams are ranked in the top 50 nationally.
Seven of the top marks in the nation, four men's and three women's, are from MIAA schools - the most of any one conference in Division II.
The MIAA had seven women's teams and five men's teams score, including both national championship teams, at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships. There were a total of the eight women's and seven men's teams represented at the championships. The Association had 66 First-Team All-American honors with five national championships and seven runner-up finishes.

PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
So far this season the Hornets have 13 provisional qualifying marks in nine different events.
Four of the qualifiers are in the men's javelin. At the ESU Relays Kole Manley had a toss of 70.21m (230-04) at the ESU Relays and is currently ranked fourth in the nation in Division II. Brooks Lowe went 66.98m (219-9) at the ESU Relays to rank ninth in the nation. Mitch Budke had a provisional mark of 63.26m (207-6) at the ESU Relays to rank 30th nationally. Aidan Hicks had a provisional throw of 62.44m (204-10) at the ESU Relays and rank 33rd in Division II.
Ty Anderson ran a school record 10.17 in the men's 100m at the ESU Relays and is currently ranked fifth in the nation. He also had a provisional qualifier in the long jump at the ESU Relays, going 7.44m (24-5) to rank 15th in Division II. 
Jonah Remsberg became the second Hornet over 7000 points in the decathlon with 7,033 at the Jo Meaker Classic Multis. He is currently ranked seventh in the nation.
Max Neeley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 5.00m (16-4.75) in the men's pole vault at the KT Woodman Classic and is 18th in the nation.
Emmanuel Dukpe ran 47.04 at the ESU Relays and is ranked 19th in the nation this spring.
Kingsley Bennett joins Anderson with a provisional in the 100m, going 10.37 at the ESU Relays to rank 30th in the nation this year.
Israel Domeh turned in a 21.07 in the 200m at the KT Woodman Classic to rank 45th in the nation.
Mia Manley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 3.87m (12-8.25) in the women's invitational pole vault at the ESU Relays. She is ranked 21st in the nation.
Abigael Reid Harelson ran 1:00.44 in the prelims at the KU Relays to rank 16th in Division II. 

EMPORIA STATE TOP FIVE MARKS
Seven men and five women on this year's teams are ranked in the top five of an event at Emporia State. 
For the men Ty Anderson set the school record with a time of 10.17 this year at the ESU Relays.
Jonah Remsberg is second at Emporia State with 7,033 points in the decathlon and is tied for fifth in the pole vault after clearing 4.75m (15-07) at the Jo Meaker Classic.
Max Neeley is third in the pole vault at Emporia State after clearing 5.00m (16-4.75) at the KT Woodman Classic.
Cole Manley threw 70.21m (230-4) to rank third all-time in the javelin at Emporia State.
Kingsley Bennett ran 10.37 at the ESU Relays to match his fourth best time in the 100m for the Hornets.
Emmanuel Dukpe has the fourth best time in the 400m in Emporia State history after running 47.04 at the ESU Relays.
Trenden Collins cleared 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Concordia Qualifier last year to rank second all-time at Emporia State.
The Hornet men also have the 28th ranked long jump and 29th ranked 200m squads.
For the women Mia Manley went over 3.87m (12-8.25) at the ESU Relays to rank second all-time at Emporia State.
Madison Vermetten is fifth all-time for the Hornets in the hammer after throwing 52.48m (172-2) at the KU Relays.
Emma Bartholome ran 11:54.30 at the Midwest Classic to rank fifth all-time at Emporia State in the 3000m steeplechase.
Abigael Reid Harelson ran 1:00.09 at the 2024 NCAA Championships to rank third in the 400m hurdles for Emporia State and scored 4,913 points at the 2022 MIAA Championships in the heptathlon to rank fourth on the ESU all-time list.
School record holder Mele Tuala is redshirting this year but is ranked in the top five of two events. She set the school record with a javelin throw of 46.84m (153-8) at last year's Gorilla Classic and is ranked third in the shot put with a mark of 15.15m (49-8.50) at the KU Relays in 2024.

EVENT SQUAD RANKINGS
Emporia State has a combined seven event squads ranked in the top 25 of the nation.  The event squad rankings use the cumulative season-best qualifying marks from a team's top-four ranked athletes on the national descending-order list.  The men have five squads in the top 25 and the women have two. 
The Emporia State men's javelin group of Kole Manley, Brooks Lowe, Mitch Budke and Aidan Hicks is ranked second in the nation. All four of them have a provisional qualifying mark this season and the top three javelin squads in the nation are in the MIAA.
The 100m group of Ty Anderson, Kingsley Bennett, Alden Mollerus and Isaac Tarango is ranked fifth in the nation with Anderson and Bennet both hitting the NCAA provisional standard. Three of the top six 100m groups are from the MIAA.
Emmanuel Dukpe, Israel Domeh, Bryson Turner, and Braden Lipgens are ranked seventh as a group in the 400m. They are one of two MIAA groups in the top seven in the event.
The high jump quartet of Trenden Collins, Will Allen, Luke Grace and Jaxon Russell are ranked seventh in the nation. The MIAA has four high jump squads in the top ten of the nation.
Max Neeley has a provisional qualifier in the pole vault and is joined by Jonah Remsberg, Aaron Quillen and Coby Smith as the #13 group of vaulters in the nation. They are one of the three MIAA squads ranked in the top 15 nationally.
The Emporia State women's hammer group of Madison Vermetten, Rachelle Reichert, Avery Redmon and Jordan Gibson is ranked 18th in the nation. Five of the top 20 women's hammer squads are in the MIAA.
Ally Trier, Harper Schoendallar, Faith Paramore and Isabella Davie combine to rank 23rd nationally in the javelin. The top two javelin groups in the nation are from the MIAA.
As a conference the MIAA has the top ranked event squad in eight events - the 100m, 200m, 400m, high jump, hammer throw and javelin throw for the men and the 400m and javelin throw for the women.

RETURNING HORNET OUTDOOR QUALIFIERS
Emporia State has ten individuals returning that hit the provisional qualifying mark last outdoor season, four of whom participated at the national championships in Emporia.
Trenden Collins was 12th in the nation in the high jump after clearing 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Concordia Twilight Qualifier. He competed at the NCAA Championships, but did not clear a height.
Ty Anderson ran a personal best time of 10.27 to finish 14th in the men's 100m at the national championships. He was also ranked 34th in the nation in the long jump after going 7.43m (24-4.5) at the MIAA Championships. 
Kingsley Bennett ran 10.37 at the Gorilla Classic to rank 30th in the nation in the 100m. 
Three Hornets provisionally qualified in the discus. Antonio Cooper was ranked 25th in the discus with a throw of 52.13m (171-0) at the FHSU Spring Invite. At the Rock Chalk Classic Zach Sulzen Watson threw 51.06m (167-6) to rank 34th while Connor Deters had a mark of 50.62m (166-1) to rank 39th nationally.
Aidan Hicks threw 59.23m (194-4) at the MIAA Championships to rank 48th nationally in the javelin.
For the women Abigael Reid ran a personal best of 1:00.09 to place 14th in the women's 400m hurdles at nationals.
Madison Vermetten was 25th in the nation in the discus with a mark of 46.77m (153-5) at the Rock Chalk Classic.
Mele Taula was tenth in the nation with a school record 46.84m (153-8) in the javelin at the Gorilla Classic She was also 16th in the nation in the shot put with a throw of 15.02m (49-3.5) at the KU Relays. At the national meet she was 11th in the javelin with a throw of 45.91m (150-7)  after finishing 12th with a mark of 14.64m (48-00.50) in the shot put. She is red-shirting this season after surgery this spring.

HORNET INDOOR QUALIFIERS
Emporia State had 19 provisional qualifying marks for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships from 15 different student-athletes. 
Ty Anderson was ranked 11th in the nation in the 60m after running a school record 6.68 in the prelims at the MIAA Championships. He placed 11th with a time of 6.72 to  earn second-team All-American honors.
Jonah Remsberg was ranked tenth in the nation after winning the MIAA Championship in the heptathlon with 5,265 points. He finished 11th with 5173 points to earn second-team All-American honors. 
Connor Deters was 20th in the nation with a mark of 17.38m (57-0.25) in the men's shot put at the Bearcat Invite.
Emmanuel Dukpe was 24th in the nation in the men's 400m after running 47.44 at the MIAA Championships.  
Luke Grace scored a 5,135 points at the MIAA Championships heptathlon to rank 25th in the nation.
Israel Domeh ran 21.26 in the men's 200m at the MIAA Championships to rank 26th in the nation. He turned in a 48.09 at the Bearcat Invite to rank 61st in the nation in the men's 400m. 
Max Neeley went 4.93m (16-2.00) at the Ichabod Invitational to rank 27th in the nation. 
Ty Anderson is also ranked 35th in the nation in the long jump wit a mark of 7.29m (23-11) at the MIAA Championships and 40th nationally with a time of 21.42 in the 200m at the Washburn Open. 
Trenden Collins cleared 2.04m (6-8.25) in the high jump at the Bearcat Invite while Will Allen cleared the same height at the MIAA Championships to both rank 38th nationally.
Kingsley Bennett ran 6.77 at the MIAA Championships to rank 42nd in the nation.
Jonah Remsberg is also ranked 46th in the nation in the long jump with a mark of 7.23m (23-8.75) during his heptathlon in Colorado Springs.
The men's 4x400m relay team of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dupke ran 3:12.36 at the MIAA Championships to rank 17th in the nation.
Isabella Davie scored a total of 3,470 points in the pentathlon at the MIAA Championships. She is ranked 33rd in the nation.
Madison Vermetten threw 17.41m (57-1.50) in the weight throw at the Ichabod Invitational to rank 35th in the nation.
Mele Taula had a pair of provisional qualifiers before undergoing surgery and is redshirting this year. She is ranked 10th in the nation after going 15.15m (49-8.5) in the women's shot put at the WU Alumni Invite.  At the Rust Buster she threw 17.20m (56-5.25) to rank 43rd nationally in the weight throw.

TRACK TITLE TOWN
Emporia State's Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track have been selected as the host site for the 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  It will be the 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, 2006 and most recently in 2024 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.
The 2024 meet saw a total of seven Championship Meet records and 22 facility records set during the three days of competition.
The 2026 Championships are scheduled for May 21-23.
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 begin on Thursday.  The meet will wrap up on Saturday evening. 
Welch Stadium and Witten Track will play host to the MIAA Outdoor Championships this season.  It will be the seventh time in the last 28 years Emporia State has played host to the outdoor championships, the most of any MIAA location since the league expanded in 1989.

NEXT LAP
The Hornets will play host to the 2025 MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships next weekend.  The competition begins with the multi-events on Friday, May 2 and will run through Sunday, May 4 at Welch Stadium and Witten Track on the Emporia State campus.