Men's Track and Field | 1/21/2026 12:19:00 PM

Emporia State Indoor Track & Field 
at Bob Teel Invitational 
Hearnes Center | Columbia, Mo.  
Saturday, January 24 | Field Events at 10:00 a.m.; Running Events at 12:30 p.m. 
Live Results: PrimeTime Timing 
Live Stream: None 
Complete Notes in pdf
Up Next: WU Open | Topeka, Kan. 
Friday-Saturday, January 30-31, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR  
Emporia State opens 2026 at the Bob Teel Invitational hosted by Mizzou in Columbia, Mo. Ten schools will be represented at the Hearnes Center

LAST LAP
In a competition that saw the top six finishers hit a provisional qualifier Emporia State's Luke Grace finished third with 5095 points in the heptathlon at the Colorado Running Club Pre-Holiday Multis in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Grace started the day with a personal best of 8.59 in the 60m hurdles to maintain second place overall.  He cleared 3.90m (12-089.50) to place sixth in the pole vault and drop into third place entering the final event. He ran the 1000m in 3:02.02 to place sixth and hold onto third place overall.  His 5095 points will have him ranked in the top five of the nation after conversions for altitude and track size.
Luke Hampl finished in 13th place with 4013 points while John Henry was 16th with 3431 points.
The Emporia State women came away with two NCAA Division II Provisional Qualifiers from Colorado Springs.
Isabella Davie and Lou Dumas each placed in the top six with provisional marks in the women's pentathlon.  Davie finished fourth with a provisional mark of 3,411 points while Dumas had a provisional total of 3,315 points to place sixth overall.   Davie used a strong final event to move up four places into fourth place.  She ran 2:29.07 to place third in the 800m.  Dumas started out strong winning the 60m hurdles in 8.88 and was in second for most of the competition before running 2:57.97 in the 800 to drop down to sixth place.
Ava Markley was tenth with 3048 points while Scarlett Begley finished in 11th place with 3039 points. Markley's best individual event was the 800m as she ran 2:32.36 to finish in fourth place.  Begley was second in the women's high jump, clearing 1.61m (5-3.25) to finish second.

THE COACH
Seth Mischke is in his third year as the head coach for the Emporia State track and field programs. The Hornets have produced six MIAA individual champions and seven All-Americans in the first two years 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.

PROVISIONAL QUALIFIERS
The Hornets have already recorded 12 NCAA Provisional qualifying marks this season.  Six Emporia State men seven qualifying marks in four events.  Four Emporia State women have five qualifying marks in four events.

IN THE MIAA
Emporia State has the top mark in the MIAA in two events with three other top three marks.
Ezekiel Seamster has the top time in the men's 200m at 21.48 at the Washburn Alumni Invitational.
Jayda Harris went 11.32m (37-7.75) at the Washburn Alumni Invitational to rank first in the women's triple jump.
Israel Domeh is second in the men's 200m behind Seamster with a time of 21.55 at the Washburn Alumni Invitational.
Luke Grace scored a converted 5119 points in the UCCS Pre-Holiday to rank second in the men's heptathlon.
Stella Agbokpah ran 24.42 at the Washburn Alumni Invitational to rank third in the women's 200m.

THAT'S A LOT
Emporia State returns all but one of the athletes that had a provisional qualifying mark during last year's indoor season. The Hornets had a total of 20 provisional marks on the season. There were 12 men and three women that hit provisional marks in a total of 12 events for the Hornets last year. 

TRACK TOWN USA - DIVISION II STYLE
Emporia State's Welch Stadium and Zola Witten Track will host 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 2024 with the first meet in 1995 bringing 450 student-athletes to Emporia. The 2026 meet is scheduled to bring 754 student-athletes, nearly 200 coaches and over 100 officials to the Flint Hills over the Memorial Day weekend.
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.
After playing host to the 2024 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Emporia State was the site of the 2025 MIAA Outdoor Championships. It was the seventh time Welch Stadium has served as host of the conference championships since 1997.

UP NEXT
The Hornets return to Topeka on January 30-31 for the WU Open hosted by Washburn. 

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