Men's Track and Field | 1/28/2026 5:21:00 PM

Emporia State Track & Field 
at WU Open 
Washburn Indoor Athletic Facility | Topeka, Kan.  
Friday, January 30 | Running & Field Events at 11:30 a.m. 
Saturday, January 31 | Running Events at 12:30 p.m.; Field at 2:30 p.m. 
Live Results: Black Squirrel Timing | Live Stream: The MIAA Network 
Complete Notes in pdf
Up Next: Bearcat Invite | Maryville, Mo. 
Friday-Saturday, Feb. 6-7, 2026

LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN  
After being snowed out of last week's competition at Mizzou, Emporia State travels up the Turnpike to take part in the two day WU Open in Topeka, Kan.

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.

LAST YEAR'S WU OPEN
Emporia State came away with four more provisional qualifying marks and an event championship at last year's WU Open.
Connor Deters highlighted the competition for Emporia State as he won the men's shot put with a provisional qualifying mark of 16.92m (55-6.25) that ranked in the top five all-time for the Hornets. He unleashed the personal best on his first throw of the competition while five of his six attempts passed the provisional mark.  
The day started off with provisional qualifiers in both multi-events.  Luke Grace finished third in the men's heptathlon with 4,979 points while Isabella Davie place third in the women's pentathlon with 3,330 points.  Davie was able to move up ten spots over the last two events, thanks in part to a pentathlon meet record of 2:20.46 in the 800m.  
Max Neeley cleared the highest bar in the men's invitational pole vault but placed second due to misses.  His provisional qualifier of 4.87m (15-11.75) was just one centimeter from his career best that ranks fourth all-time at Emporia State.
Ty Anderson hit the provisional mark in both the semifinals and finals of the men's 60m.  He was clocked in 6.81 in the semifinals and came back with a 6.77 to place sixth.  

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 a top three mark in the MIAA in four events from four different athletes.  The Hornets have a total of 21 top ten marks in the Association, 12 for the men and nine for the women.
Ezekiel Seamster is second in the men's 200m at 21.48 at the Washburn Alumni Invitational.
Israel Domeh is third 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. 

HORNETS IN THE ESU ALL-TIME TOP FIVE INDOORS
A total of 15 current Hornets have a combined for 21 top five marks in 12 events all-time at Emporia State indoors.
Ty Anderson is the school record holder in the men's 60m at 6.68 at the 2025 MIAA Championships and fourth in the 200m with a 21.42 at the WU Open last year.
Jonah Remsberg is second in the men's heptathlon with 5265 points at the 2025 MIAA Championships.
Emmanuel Dukpe is second in the men's 400m with a 47.44 at last year's MIAA Championships.
Israel Domeh is third in the men's 200m at 21.26 at the 2025 MIAA Championships and fifth in the 400m with a 48.09 at last year's Bearcat Invitational.
Max Neeley is potentially redshirting this season but is third in the men's pole vault after going 4.93m (16-02) at the Ichabod Invitational last year. 
Connor Deters is fourth in the men's shot put at 17.38m (57-0.25) at the 2025 MIAA Championships.
The 4x400m relay team of Bryson Turner, Israel Domeh, Braden Lipgens, and Emmanuel Dukpe is ranked fourth after running 3:12.36 at the 2025 MIAA Championships.
Ezekiel Seamster is fifth in both the 60m and 200m. He ran 6.75 in the 60m and 21.48 in the 200m at this year's Washburn Alumni Invitational.
Cooper Schroer is fifth in the men's 800m at 1:52.54 at the 2025 MIAA Championships.
Luke Grace is fifth with 5135 points in the men's heptathlon at the 2025 MIAA Championships.
Stella Agbokpah set the school record in the women's 200m with a time of 24.43 nad ran the second best 60m of 7.63 at the Washburn Alumni Invitational.
Mele Taula is second the women's weight throw with a mark of 17.55m (57-7) at the 2024 Ichabod Invitational and third in the shot put at 15.15m (49-8.25) last year's WU Alumni Invite.
Madison Vermetten is third in the women's weight throw with a mark of 17.41m (57-1.50) at last year's Ichabod Inviational.
Lou Dumas has the fifth best 60m hurdle time at 8.84 at the Washburn Alumni Invitational.

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 head to Maryville, Mo. next weekend for the Bearcat Invite at Northwest Missouri's  Hughes Fieldhouse.

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