Reid Harelson's Individual Championship Highlight's Sunday For Emporia State Track & Field

Women's Track and Field | 5/4/2025 7:48:00 PM

May 4, 2025-Abigael Reid Harelson won her first MIAA individual championship for the women and the Hornet men matched their best finish since 2018 at the MIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Welch Stadium.
 
Reid Harelson became just the second woman in Emporia State history to break one minute in the 400m hurdles as she won her first MIAA Individual Championship.  Her time of 59.95 is second in Emporia State history to Deandra Doubrava's 59.67 set in 1999 at the Drake Relays and ESU Last Chance Meet.  She is the first woman to win the MIAA 400m hurdle championship since Gillian Curtis-Masters in 1999. She is ranked 16^th in the nation in the event as of Sunday evening.
 
Barbara Bentum also scored in an individual event on the track for the Emporia State women.  She ran 24.61 to finish sixth in the 200m. 
 
Reid Harelson and Bentum team up with Isabel Vikoler and Mason Bina to run a season's best 3:49.37 and place sixth in the 4x400m relay. 
 
Bentum was also a part of the 4x100m relay team with Josie Orear, Jayda Harris and Hailey Anderson that ran 49.26 to finish in seventh place.
 
Renee Nichol scored in the field events on Sunday for the Hornets.  She went 11.04m (36-2.75) to plae eighth in the triple jump.
 
Although she did not score in the team standings, Ally Trier hit a provisional qualifier in the women's javelin.  Her mark of 43.34m (142-2) made the finals but finished in ninth place, one spot out of the scoring.
 
In a loaded men's javelin field, Emporia State had three men score, all with provisional qualifying marks. Brooks Lowe finished third with a throw of 69.16m (226-11), the third best mark in school history.  Kole Manley finished sixth with a toss of 62.79m (206-0) while Mitch Budke went 61.82m (202-10) to place eighth. The top 13 finishers in the men's javelin hit the provisional qualifying mark.
 
Emmanuel Dukpe ran the second fastest time in Emporia State history at 46.64 to finish third in the men's 400m. He then ran a 46.01 split on the anchor leg of the 4x400m relay. He is currently ranked 14^th in the nation as of Sunday.
 
Domeh finished fourth with a provisional qualifying time of 21.14 in the 200m.
 
Ty Anderson placed fourth with a provisional qualifier of 10.37 in the 100m while Kingsley Bennett ran 10.61 to place eighth.
 
Dupke and Domeh joined with Bryson Turner and Braden Lipgens to run 3:09.03 and place second in gteh 4x400m relay. It is the third fastest 4x4 in ESU history. The top three times in the event all broke the former MIAA record in the event of 3:09.56 set by Emporia State in 2019. They are ranked sixth in the nation as of Sunday night.
 
Anderson and Bennett joined Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus in the 4x100m relay and ran 40.48 to place third.  It is a provisional qualifier and the fifth best time in Emporia State history.
 
Max Neeley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 4.97m (16-3.50) to place third in the men's pole vault. Aaron Quillen got over 4.67m (153.75) to place eighth in the event.
 
Emporia State also picked up points in the men's high jump with Trenden Collins clearing 2.04m (6-8.25) for fourth place and Will Allen placing eight at 1.99m (6-6.25) to give ESU five points in the event.
 
In the team standings the Emporia State men placed fifth with 72 points while the Hornet women scored 26 points to finish in eighth place. It matches the best finish for the men since they finished second in 2018 and matches the best finish for the women since they finished seventh in 2017.
 
The Hornets will now watch the national list and the weather to see where they might travel next weekend for last chance meets.  As of Sunday night they have 17 provisional qualifying marks with nine of them inside the top 22 nationally.
 

MIAA Championship Sunday
ESU Men's Results
100m
4 Ty Anderson-P	10.37
8 Kingsley Bennett	10.61
200m
4 Israel Domeh-P	21.14
400m
3 Emmanuel Dukpe-P	46.64
1500m
16 Luke Gleason	3:58.18
5000m
22 Dylan Hunter	15:55.41
4x100m Relay
3 Emporia State-P	40.48
Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango, Alden Mollerus
4x400m Relay
2 Emporia State-P	3:09.03
Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens, Emmanuel Dukpe
High Jump
4 Trenden Collins	2.04m (6-8.25)
8 Will Allen	1.99m (6-6.25)
10 Jaxon Russell	1.94m (6-4.25)
Pole Vault
3 Max Neeley-P	4.97m (16-3.50)
8 Aaron Quillen	4.67m (15-3.75)
10 Coby Smith	4.52m (14-10)
Triple Jump
11 Coby Smith	13.92m (45-8)
Shot Put
12 Antonio Cooper	14.54m (47-8.50)
Javelin
3 Brooks Lowe-P	69.16m (226-11)
6 Kole Manley-P	62.79m (206-0)
8 Mitch Budke-P	61.82m (202-10)
ESU Women's Results
200m
6 Barbara Bentum	24.61
1500m
15 Elizabeth Willhite	4:57.07
18 Catherine Lyon	5:15.04
400m Hurdles
1 Abigael Reid Harelson-P	59.95
4x100m Relay
7 Emporia State	49.26
Josie Orear, Jayda Harris, Hailey Anderson, Barbara Bentum
4x400m Relay
6 Emporia State	3:49.37
Abigael Reid Harelson, Barbara Bentum, Isabel Vikoler, Mason Bina
Triple Jump
8 Renee Nichol	11.04m (36-2.75)
11 Addy Scheve	10.33m (33-10.75)
12 Jayda Harris	10.01m (32-10.25)
Shot Put
9 Emma Seidl	13.01m (42-8.25)
Javelin
9 Ally Trier-P	43.34m (142-2)
12 Harper Schoendaller	38.95m (127-9)
17 Faith Paramore	35.07m (115-0)