Men's Track and Field | 5/8/2025 9:48:00 PM

Emporia State Track & Field 
at Concordia Twilight
Friday, May 9 | Bulldog Stadium | Seward, Neb.
Live Results: Black Squirrel Timing | Live Video: None 
at Ward Hylatt Invite
Friday, May 9 | R.V. Christian Track | Manhattan, Kan.
Live Results: Flash Results | Live Video: None 
at Loper Twilight
Saturday, May 10 | Kearney HS Track | Kearney, Neb.
Live Results: lopertiming.com | Live Video: The MIAA Network 
Up Next: NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships
Thursday-Saturday, May 22-24 | Pueblo, Colo.

LAST CHANCE TO QUALIFY 
Emporia State will be sending athletes to three meets this weekend in a last chance effort to improve their marks to qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships. The Hornets will compete at the Ward Hylatt Invite in Manhattan, Kan, the Concordia Twilight in Seward, Neb. and the Loper Twilight in Kearney, Neb

NATIONALLY RANKED
The Emporia State men are ranked #14 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 50.66 points. The 4x400m teak is ranked sixth in the nation and contributes 21.35 points. Ty Anderson and Kinglsey Bennett combined to provide 20.12 points in the 100m. Jonah Remsberg and Luke Grace in the decathlon add 19.95 points. Emmanuel Dukpe provides 6.58 points in the 400m to rank 15th in the nation. Max Neeley gives the Hornets 6.40 points in the pole vault and is ranked 15th in the nation. Anderson is 24th in the nation worth 1.34 points in the long jump. The 4x100m relay team contributes 1.11 points while high jumper Trenden Collins adds 0.30 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.

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 seven different schools. That is the most teams and schools represented by one conference in the top 30. Nine MIAA men's teams and nine women's teams are ranked in the top 100 nationally our of over 160 Division II 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 last weekend's MIAA Championships.
The MIAA has a top five mark nationally in 15 of 21 men's events and 11 of 21 women's events.  For the men the top mark in the 200m, 110m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, triple jump 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 five women's events.
Four of the top five men's javelin throwers are from the MIAA including Emporia State's Kole Manley in fourth and Brooks Lowe in fifth.  Three schools are represented in the top five of the men's triple jump and there are three MIAA athletes in the top of the five of the men's 110m hurdles.
Three of the top five women's pole vaulters are from the MIAA as well.

LOOK BACK AT THE MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
Abigael Reid Harelson won her first MIAA individual championship to highlight the MIAA Outdoor Championships for Emporia State.
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. 
Barbara Bentum 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 went 11.04m (36-2.75) to place eighth in the triple jump.
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.
Emporia State had three men score in the javeln, 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. 
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. Israel 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 the 4x400m relay. It is the third fastest 4x4 in ESU history. 
Anderson and Bennett joined Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus in the 4x100m relay and ran a provisional qualifier of 40.48 to place third.  
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.
Emporia State had seven scorers, five NCAA provisional qualifiers and advanced six to the Sunday's finals on day two of the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Ty Anderson had a big day for the Hornets finishing second in the long jump and qualifying for Saturday's finals in the 100m.  He went 7.28m (23-10.75) to finish second in the long jump and turned in the second fastest time in the prelims of the 100m at 10.25 to advance to Sunday's finals. 
Like Grace and Jonah Remsberg gave Emporia State ten points towards the team score in the decathlon.  Grace finished third overall with a provisional qualifying total of 6484 points while Remsberg placed fifth with 6285 points.
John Tetuan gave the Hornets their other team point. He placed eighth with a throw of 52.80m (173-2) in the men's hammer.
Four Hornet men advanced from Saturday to Sunday's finals on the track.
Emmanuel Dukpe had the top time in the 400m on Saturday. His time of 46.66 is a provisional qualifier and ranks second all-time at Emporia State.  He moved past Duke Tibbs, who ran 46.73 at the 2016 NCAA Championships into second and trails only Taysean Goodwin who ran 46.30 at the 2018 NCAA Championships.
Israel Domeh ran 21.50 to qualify with the sixth best time in the men's 200m prelims.
Anderson will be joined in the finals of the men's 100m by Kingsley Bennett who ran 10.46 to qualify seventh.
The Emporia State women picked up five points in the heptathlon to start Saturday. 
Isabel Vikoler scored 4546 points to place sixth while Scarlett Begley totaled 4004 points to finish in seventh place in the heptathlon.
Mia Manley had the other scoring effort for the Hornet women on Saturday.  She cleared 3.73m (12-2.75) to place seventh in the pole vault.
Two Emporia State women advanced to Sunday's finals.
Abigael Reid Harelson had a provisional qualifier of 1:02.22 to qualify with the second best time in the women's 400m hurdles.
Barbara Bentum placed second with a personal best of 24.65 in the women's 200m prelims.
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.

PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
So far this season the Hornets have 17 provisional qualifying marks in 12 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 69.16m (226-11) at the MIAA Championships to rank fifth in the nation. Mitch Budke had a provisional mark of 63.26m (207-6) at the ESU Relays to rank 33rd nationally. Aidan Hicks had a provisional throw of 62.44m (204-10) at the ESU Relays and rank 38th in Division II.
Ty Anderson ran a school record 10.17 in the men's 100m at the ESU Relays and is currently ranked seventh 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 currently ranked seventh in the nation.
The 4x400m relay team of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe ran 3:09.03 at the MIAA Championships and are currently sixth in the nation. 
Max Neeley cleared a provisional qualifying bar of 5.06m (16-7.255) in the men's pole vault at the Rock Chalk Classic and is 15th in the nation.
Emmanuel Dukpe ran 46.64 at the MIAA Championships to rank 14th in the nation in the 400m.
Luke Grace scored 6,484 points in the decathlon at the MIAA Championships and is ranked #33 in the nation. 
Kingsley Bennett joins Anderson with a provisional in the 100m, going 10.37 at the ESU Relays to rank 35th in the nation this year.
The quartet of Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Alden Mollerus has Emporia State 25th in the men's 4x100m relay with at time of 40.48 at the MIAA Championships.
Israel Domeh turned in a 21.07 in the 200m at the KT Woodman Classic to rank 55th in the nation.
Abigael Reid Harelson won the MIAA Championship in the 400m hurdles in a time of 59.95 to rank 17th 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 27th in the nation.
Ally Trier threw 43.34m (142-2) in the javelin at the MIAA Championships and is ranked 31st in the nation.

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 in the 100m 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 second in the pole vault at Emporia State after clearing 5.06m (16-7.25) at the Rock Chalk Classic.
Emmanuel Dukpe has the second best time in the 400m in Emporia State history after running 46.64 at the MIAA Championships.
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.
Trenden Collins cleared 2.14m (7-0.25) at the Concordia Qualifier last year to rank second all-time at Emporia State.
The foursome of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens and Emmanuel Dukpe ran 3:09.03 at the MIAA Championships to rank third on the Emporia State all-time list for the 4x400m relay.
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.

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.
The 100m group of Ty Anderson, Kingsley Bennett, Alden Mollerus and Isaac Tarango is ranked sixth in the nation with Anderson and Bennett both hitting the NCAA provisional standard. 
The high jump quartet of Trenden Collins, Will Allen, Luke Grace and Jaxon Russell are ranked seventh in the nation. 
Emmanuel Dukpe is ranked 14th in the nation and along with, Israel Domeh, Bryson Turner, and Braden Lipgens has the Hornets ranked 12th as a group in the 400m.
Max Neeley has a provisional qualifier 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.
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 20th nationally in the javelin. 

LAST YEAR'S LAST CHANCE MEETS
Emporia State recorded provisional qualifiers in seven of nine events at the Concordia Twilight Qualifier in Seward, Neb. 
Trenden Collins improved his standing on the national list as he cleared 2.14m (7-00.25) in the men's high jump to place fourth.  As of Friday night he was one of 16 NCAA Division II jumpers over seven foot this season. 
The foursome of Kingsley Bennett, Ty Anderson, Isaac Tarango and Carter Cox improved their standing on the national list as they ran 40.23 to finish second in the 4x100m relay. The Hornets were ranked 15th overall among all 4x100m relays and are the 14th ranked school as of Friday night. 
Tarango and Cox teamed with Jack Watson and Jake Johnson to run a season's best 3:11.50 to finish fourth in the 4x400m relay. As of Friday night they were 31st overall and 21st among schools on the provisional list.
Xavier Hall ran a provisional qualifier of 14.15 to finish second in the men's 110m hurdles while Kingsley Bennett turned in a provisional time of 10.50 to place third in the open 100m.  Both had better times on the year.
Abigael Reid had another provisional mark in the women's 400m hurdles as she ran 1:00.85 to place second. It is the third straight meet she ran under 61 seconds in the event.
Mele Taula hit a provisional mark of 14.79m (48-6.25) to win the women's shot put. She hit the provisional qualifier in every meet she threw the shot in during the spring.
Madison Vermetten placed sixth in the discus at 41.83m (137-3) and seventh in the hammer at 46.00m (150-11) to round out the competition in Seward. 
Emporia State had two provisional marks out of four competitions at the Loper Twilight Qualifier the next night in Kearney, Neb.
Abigael Reid ran a provisional qualifying time of 1:00.86 to finish second in the women's 400m hurdles.
Xavier Hall was clocked in a provisional time of 14.14 in the men's 110m hurdles to place second.
Carter Cox was the other competitor for Emporia State in Kearney.  He was 11th in the men's 200m with a time of 21.37 while finishing 16th in the with a time of 10.66 in the 100m.
  
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 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.

NEXT LAP
The Hornets and the rest of the nation will find out on Tuesday, May 13 who has qualified for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. The National Championships will run May 22-24 in Pueblo, Colo.