Men's Track and Field | 5/16/2025 10:52:00 AM

Emporia State Track & Field 
at NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships
CSU-Pueblo Thunderbowl | Pueblo, Colo.
Tuesday: Travel Day
Wednesday: Practice Day
Thursday:
Men's Decathlon at 10:30 a.m. | Men's Pole Vault at 11:05 a.m.
Men's Long Jump at 5:30 p.m. | Men's 400m Prelims at 5:55 p.m.
Men's 100m Prelims at 6:25 p.m. | Women's 400m Hurdles Prelims at 7:40 p.m.
Friday:
Men's Decathlon at 9:30 a.m. | Men's 4x400m Relay Prelims at 8:05 p.m.
Saturday:
Men's Javelin at 2:45 p.m. | Men's 400m Final at 6:30 p.m.
Men's 100m Final at 6:50 p.m. | Women's 400m Hurdles Final at 7:25 p.m.
Men's 4x400m Relay Final at 9:05 p.m.
Live Results: Leone Timing | Live Video: NCAA.com 
Ticket Info | Complete Notes in pdf

BIG GROUP 
Emporia State will be sending its largest group of competitors to the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships since 2017 with ten Hornets set to go to Pueblo, Colo. on May 22-24.

NATIONALLY RANKED
The Emporia State men are ranked #14 in the latest USTFCCCA Outdoor rankings. Their scoring comes from nine different events. 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 43.83 points. The 4x400m team of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe is ranked sixth in the nation and contributes 21.67 points. Ty Anderson and Kinglsey Bennett combined to provide 17.68 points in the 100m. Jonah Remsberg and Luke Grace in the decathlon add 17.52 points. Max Neeley gives the Hornets 7.35 points in the pole vault and is ranked 14th in the nation. Dukpe provides 6.68 points in the 400m to rank 15th in the nation. High jumper Trenden Collins is ranked 22nd in the nation worth 2.32 points while Anderson is 23rd in the nation to add 1.84 points in the long jump. The 4x100m relay team of Kingsley Bennett, Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus contributes 0.99 points. 

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 six 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.

WHO MADE IT
Emporia State will have ten competitors in eight events in Pueblo. The nine men competing at the National Championships are the third most in the MIAA while the ten total ranks fifth in the conference.
Jonah Remsberg will get things started on Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. as the eight ranked decathlete with 7033 points.
Max Neeley will take the runway at 11:05 a.m. on Thursday after clearing 5.08m (16-8) to tie for 14th in the nation in the men's pole vault.
Ty Anderson will have two events on Thursday. He is ranked ninth in the men's 100m with a time of 10.17 and is tied for 20th after going 7.44m (24-5) in the long jump.  The long jump finals are at 5:30 p.m. with the 100m prelims scheduled for 6:25 p.m.
Emmanuel Dukpe will run in the men's 400m prelims at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday with a time of 46.56 to rank 15th in the field.
Abigael Reid Harelson will be the final Hornet competing on Thursday. She is ranked 21st nationally after running a 59.95 in the women's 400m hurdles.
The only event for Emporia State on Friday will be the prelims of the men's 4x400m relay. Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe will run at 8:05 p.m. with Cade Mann as the alternate. They ran 3:07.89 to rank sixth in the nation.
Two Hornets are guaranteed to compete on Saturday.  Kole Manley and Brooks Lowe are both ranked in the top seven in the men's javelin. Manley threw 70.21m (230-4) to rank fifth in the nation while Lowe has gone 69.16m (226-11) and is seventh in the field.
There could be Hornets in up to four finals on the track on Saturday.  The first event on the track for Emporia State would be the men's 400m at 6:30 p.m. The men's 100m final is set for 6:50 p.m. The women's 400m hurdles are scheduled for 7:25 p.m. The men's 4x400m relay will be the final event of the championships and will run at 9:05 p.m. on Saturday night.  
The top two finishers in each preliminary heat and the next three fastest times for a total of nine will advance from the prelims to the finals in the 100m, 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay.

HOW TOUGH IS IT?
The MIAA has seven men's and six women's teams ranked in the top 40 of this week's USTFCCCA power rankings of the outdoor season representing eight 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 out of over 170 Division II ranked programs.
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.

NATIONAL LEADERS
Nine of the top marks in the nation, six men's and three women's, are from MIAA schools - the most of any one conference in Division II - with four different schools represented. Six of those marks were set at Welch Stadium and Witten track with five of them coming during the MIAA Championships.
The MIAA has a top five mark nationally in 15 of 21 men's events and ten of 21 women's events.  For the men the top mark in the 200m, 110m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, shot put and javelin throw all belong to MIAA athletes while the Association's women hold the top mark in the high jump, hammer throw and javelin throw.
There are multiple MIAA athletes in the top five of four men's events and four women's events.
Three of the top five men's javelin throwers are from the MIAA including Emporia State's Kole Manley in fifth.  The men's triple jump and men's 110m hurdles also have three athletes from the Association in the top five.
Three of the top five women's pole vaulters are from the MIAA as well.

LOOK BACK AT THE LAST CHANCE MEETS
At Friday night's Concordia Twilight Qualifier Emporia State got three provisional qualifiers one of which moved into second on the Hornets all-time performance list.
For his third straight race Emmanuel Dukpe lowered his time in the men's 400m.  He ran 46.56 to finish behind 2023 MIAA 400m Indoor Champion Corey Lyons as they both broke the Bulldog Stadium record in the 400m. 
MIAA champion Abigael Reid ran a provisional qualifier of 1:00.08 to win the 400m hurdles.
Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus won the 4x100m relay in a time of 40.52 for their second straight provisional qualifying performance.
Mia Manley cleared 3.68m (12-00.75) to place second in the women's pole vault while Trenden Collins got over 1.98m (6-06.00) to place third in the men's high jump.
Emporia State got a trio of fifth place finishes at the Ward Hylatt Invite in Manhattan, Kan. on Friday.
Madison Vermetten was fifth in both the women's hammer and discus.  She went 49.93m (163-9) in the hammer and threw 42.43m (139-2) in the discus.
Mitch Budke had the other fifth place finish at Kansas State, throwing 55.13m (180-10) in the men's javelin.
Emporia State made the most of their last chance at qualifying with four provisional qualifiers at the Loper Twilight on Saturday night in Kearney, Neb.  All four of the provisional marks were season's bests.
The highlight of the night came in the final event as Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe broke the school record in the 4x400m relay.  Their time of 3:07.89 was good for second place at the Loper Twilight.  They broke the previous record of 3:08.69 set by Parker Evans, Luke Stenzel, Duke Tibbs and Taysean Goodwin at the 2018 Drake Relays.
Max Neeley won the men's pole vault  by clearing 5.08m (16-08.00) and moving to 14th on the national list. It is the second best mark in Emporia State history in the event.
Trenden Collins cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 2.09m (6-10.25) to win the men's high jump.  
Domeh moved into the top five all-time at Emporia State in the men's 200m. He ran 21.01 to finish second in Kearney and moved into a tie for fifth on the Hornets all-time list with Vincent Howze who set his mark at the 2012 NCAA Championships. 
Ty Anderson placed second with a jump of 7.16m (23-06.00) in the men's long jump.
Kingsley Bennett ran 10.53 to place third in the men's 100m while Tyus Wills was clocked in 10.64 to place seventh.
Cade Mann was seventh in the with a time of 50.15 in the men's 400m.
Mia Manley was the lone Emporia State female competing. She cleared 3.67m (12-00.50) to place fifth in the pole vault

PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
Emporia State had a total of 19 provisional qualifying marks in 13 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 to rank fifth in the nation in Division II. Brooks Lowe went 69.16m (226-11) at the MIAA Championships to rank seventh in the nation. Mitch Budke had a provisional mark of 63.26m (207-6) at the ESU Relays to rank 35th nationally. Aidan Hicks had a provisional throw of 62.44m (204-10) at the ESU Relays and rank 39th in Division II.
Ty Anderson ran a school record 10.17 in the men's 100m at the ESU Relays and is ranked ninth in the nation. He also had a provisional qualifier in the long jump at the ESU Relays, going 7.44m (24-5) to rank 22nd 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 ranked eighth in the nation.
The 4x400m relay team of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe ran 3:07.89 at the Loper Twilight and are sixth in the nation. 
Max Neeley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 5.08m (16-8) in the men's pole vault at the Loper Twilight and is 14th in the nation.
Emmanuel Dukpe ran 46.56 at the Concordia Twilight to rank 15th in the nation in the 400m.
Trenden Collins cleared 2.09m (6-10.25) to rank 22nd in the nation in the high jump but missed out on making nationals based on tiebreakers.
Luke Grace scored 6,484 points in the decathlon at the MIAA Championships and is ranked #35 in the nation. 
Kingsley Bennett joins Anderson with a provisional in the 100m, going 10.37 at the ESU Relays to rank 39th in the nation this year.
The quartet of Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus has Emporia State 44th in the men's 4x100m relay with at time of 40.48 at the MIAA Championships.
Israel Domeh turned in a 21.01 in the 200m at the Loper Twilight to rank 54th in the nation. He ranked 70th in the nation in the 400m after running 47.57 at the Concordia Twilight.
Abigael Reid Harelson won the MIAA Championship in the 400m hurdles in a time of 59.95 to rank 23rd in Division II. 
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 29th in the nation.
Ally Trier threw 43.34m (142-2) in the javelin at the MIAA Championships and is ranked 32nd in the nation.

EVENT SQUAD RANKINGS
Emporia State has a combined eight 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 six 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 with Manley and Lowe set to compete at the national championships.
The 100m group of Ty Anderson, Kingsley Bennett, Alden Mollerus and Israel Domeh is ranked seventh in the nation with Anderson and Bennett both hitting the NCAA provisional standard. Anderson will compete in the national championships.
The high jump quartet of Trenden Collins, Will Allen, Luke Grace and Jaxon Russell are ranked seventh in the nation. Collins hit the provisional standard for nationals but was edged out on tiebreakers.
Emmanuel Dukpe is ranked 14th in the nation and along with, Israel Domeh, Bryson Turner, and Braden Lipgens has the Hornets ranked tenth as a group in the 400m. Domeh also hit the provisional qualifying mark and all four make up the sixth ranked 4x400m relay team at the national championships.
Max Neeley will be competing at nationals in the pole vault and is joined by Jonah Remsberg, Aaron Quillen and Coby Smith as the #12 group of vaulters in the nation. 
Long jumpers Anderson, Luke Grace, Remsberg and Brett Willis are ranked 25th in the nation. Anderson has a provisional qualifier and will be competing in Colorado.
The Emporia State women's hammer group of Madison Vermetten, Rachelle Reichert, Avery Redmon and Jordan Gibson is ranked 18th in the nation.
Ally Trier, Harper Schoendallar, Faith Paramore and Isabella Davie combine to rank 21st nationally in the javelin. Trier has a provisional qualifying mark

EMPORIA STATE TOP FIVE MARKS
Seven men and five women on this year's teams are ranked in the top five of an outdoor event at Emporia State. 
For the men Ty Anderson set the school record in the 100m with a time of 10.17 this year at the ESU Relays.
The foursome of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe ran 3:07.89 at the Loper Twilight to set the Emporia State record in the 4x400m relay.
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 second in the pole vault at Emporia State after clearing 5.08m (16-8) at the Loper TWilight.
Emmanuel Dukpe has the second best time in the 400m in Emporia State history after running 46.56 at the Concordia Twilight.
Trenden Collins cleared 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Concordia Qualifier last year to rank second all-time at Emporia State.
Cole Manley threw 70.21m (230-4) at the ESU Relays to rank third all-time in the javelin at Emporia State.
Brooks Lowe went 69.13m (226-11) in the javelin at the MIAA Championships to rank fourth in Emporia State history.
Kingsley Bennett ran 10.37 at the ESU Relays to match his fourth best time in the 100m for the Hornets.
Dylan Hunter has the fourth best 10,000m mark with a time of 31:12.23 at the MIAA Championhips.
Israel Domeh is tied for fifth in the 200m with a time of 21.01 at the Loper Twilight.
Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus rank fifth at Emporia State in the 4x100m relay after running 40.48 at the MIAA Championships. 
For the women Abigael Reid Harelson ran 59.95 at the MIAA Championships to rank second 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.
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.
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.

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 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 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 with 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 3,470 points in the MIAA Pentathlon. She was 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.

LAST YEAR'S NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Emporia State had three top 15 marks on the final day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships at Welch Stadium and Witten Track.
Mele Taula earned a pair of top 12 honors for the Hornet women.  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.
Travis Morrison placed 15th with a throw of 16.99m (55-09.00) in the men's shot put.
Emporia State had two personal bests and all three Hornets improved on their entry mark on the first day of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships.
Ty Anderson ran a personal best time of 10.27 to finish 14th in the men's 100m.  He improved by two spots over his entry position and improved by .02 on his previous best. 
Jake Johnson ran 52.65 to place tenth in the men's 400m hurdles. He improved four spots over his entry position.
Abigael Reid finished up the day for Emporia State with a personal best of 1:00.09 to place 14th in the women's 400m hurdles.  She improved her finish by five spots and .24 seconds over her entry position and time. 
  
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 was 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.

EMPORIA STATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Emporia State has produced 14 outdoor national championships since joining Division II in 1992.
Heather Leverington is a two-time outdoor national champion in the women's shot put.  She won her first title with a toss of 16.01m (52-6.50) at Welch Stadium in the 1999 Championships.  She set the then championship meet record with a mark of 16.28m (53-5) at the 2001 Championships at SIU-Edwardsville.
Deandra Doubrava is a two-time national champion, winning the 400m hurdles and decathlon in 1999 in Welch Stadium. She scored 5394 points to win the decathlon and then came back to run 1:00.11 to capture the 400m hurdle title.
Emporia State has won two more national titles in the women's shot put.
Laura Rand captured the school's first D2 national championship with a toss of 14.57m (47-9.75) at Welch Stadium in 1995.
Rachel Wilson won the 2004 title with a throw of 14.61m (47-11.25) at the championships hosted by Cal Paoly Pomona.
Joyce Burnett threw 48.06m (157-8) to win the 1997 championship in the javelin at SIU-Edwardsville.
Laura Mayo picked up the championship in the hammer with a toss of 57.54m (188-9) at SIU-Edwardsville in 1998.
Jennifer Robinson won the only national championship in the jumps for Emporia State when she cleared 1.76m (5-9.25) in the high jump in 2010 at Johnson C. Smith.
Kadri Kelve won the 3000m steeplechase in a time of 10:22.81 at the 2003 championships hosted by Angelo State.
Jonel Rossbach ran 16:52.28 to win the 5000m in the 2008 championships hosted by Cal Poly Pomona. 
The Hornet men have won three national championships.
Jason Stuke was the first national champion for Emporia State as won the shot put with a mark of 18.23m (59-9.75) at the 1996 meet held at UC-Riverside.
Andrew Vogelsberg won the javelin on his home runway at Welch Stadium with a toss of 74.75m (245-3) in 2006.
Andrew Etheridge has the only Division II national championship in a running event for the Hornet men. He won the 110m hurdles in a time of 14.02 in the 2011 championships at CSU-Stanislaus.

TOP ESU PERFORMERS IN THIS YEAR'S EVENTS
Among the events Emporia State will be competing in this year the Hornets have captured two national championships, two runner-up finishes, four third places, a fifth and a sixth place.
Women's 400m Hurdles
Deandra Doubrava won the 400m hurdles national championship with a time of 1:00.11 in 1999 on her home track at Welch Stadium. 
Men's Javelin
Andrew Vogelsberg threw 74.75m (245-3) to win the 2006 javelin national championship on his home runway at Welch Stadium.
Men's 4x400m Relay
The foursome of Luke Pickett, Shawn Fairbanks, Brent Smitheren and Cory Cole ran 3:08.89 to finish second in the 4x400m relay at the 1999 national championships at Welch Stadium.
Men's 100m
Josh Schuler was clocked in 10.26 to finish second in the 100m at 2011 national championships at CSU-Stanislaus.
Men's Decathlon
Emporia State has had an athlete finish third three times in the decathlon. 
Tony Granillo did it first with 6832 points in 2011 at CSU-Stanislaus.
Payson Maydew accomplished the feat twice in back to back years. He scored 7413 points in 2014 and then scored 7222 in 2015 both at Grand Valley State.
Men's Pole Vault
Zach Rosenberger cleared 4.98m (16-4) to place third in the pole vault at the 2010 championships at Johnson C. Smith.
Men's Long Jump
Joe Herron has the best finish in the men's long jump when he went 7.27m (23-10.25) to place fifth in 1998 at SIU-Edwardsville.
Men's 400m
Taysean Goodwin finished sixth in the 400m with a time of 46.30 in Charlotte, N.C. in 2018.