Women's Track and Field | 1/30/2026 7:17:00 PM

January 30, 2026-Emporia State had two provisional qualifiers and two people move into the top five on the ESU all-time performance list during Friday's action at the WU Open in Topeka, Kan.
 
Stella Agbokpah ran a provisional qualifier of 24.51 to place seventh in the women's 200m.  It is the second fastest women's 200m in Emporia State history behind her own school record of 24.43 set earlier this season.  She also qualified for the semifinals of the 60m with a time of 7.64 which is just .01 second behind her previous best of 7.63 that ranks second all-time at ESU.
 
Barbara Bentum became just the fifth Emporia State women to break 25 seconds in the 200m. Her time of 24.99 was good enough to place 22nd on Friday. She will also advance to Saturday's semifinals in the 60m dash after running 7.72 in the prelims.
 
Alyana Wallace cleared 1.55m (5-01.00) to place sixth in the women's open high jump.
 
Ezekiel Seamster had a provisional qualifier of 6.81 to advance to the semifinals of the men's 60m dash.  He also ran 21.77 to place 20^th in the men's 200m.
 
Ty Anderson won his heat of the 60m in a time of 6.83 to advance to the semifinals on Saturday.
 
Dylan Hunter ran the fourth fastest indoor 5000m in Emporia State history. His time of 14:44.44 moved him in front of ESU Hall of Honor member Ireland Sloan who ran 14:44.47 in Winnipeg, Canada in 1962.
 
Jaxon Russell finished seventh in the open high jump with a mark of 1.84m (6-00.50) while Shane Karajanis cleared 4.35m (14-03.25) to place seventh in the men's open pole vault.
 
Luke Grace was eighth after clearing 3.85m (12-07.50) in the pole vault.
 
Emporia State will wrap up the WU Open on Saturday beginning with the men's shot put at 2:30 p.m.  The first action on the track for the Hornets will be the semifinals of the men's 60m at 3:10 p.m.
 

ESU Men's Results
60m
Prelims
8 Ty Anderson	6.83-Q
16 Ezekiel Seamster-P	6.81-q
64 Tyus Wills	7.08
79 Emmanuel Dukpe	7.13
86 Kollin Gretencord	7.16
92 Alden Mollerus	7.19
93 Delazis Smith	7.20
200m
19 Israel Domeh	21.73
20 Ezekial Seamster	21.77
29 Emmanuel Dukpe	21.94
37 Alden Mollerus	22.19
44 Braden Lipgens	22.27
64 Tyus Wills	22.85
5000m
17 Dylan Hunter	14:44.44 (4th all-time)
43 Lucas Kreutzer	15:33.26
49 Jack Harty	15:41.94
High Jump (Open)
7 Jaxon Russell	1.84m (6-00.50)
Pole Vault (Open)
7 Shane Karajanis	4.35m (14-03.25)
8 Luke Grace	3.85m (12-07.50)
13 Luke Hampl	3.25m (10-08.00)
14 John Henry	3.10m (10-02.00)
Weight Throw
18 Connor Deters	15.56m (51-00.75)
20 Zach Sulzen-Watson	15.46m (50-08.75)
40 Brooks Lowe	10.85m (35-07.25)
ESU Women's Results
60m
Prelims
17 Stella Agbokpah	7.64-q
22 Barbara Bentum	7.72-q
56 Alexis Lewis	7.91
72 Mackenzie Sauerwein	7.99
93 Marley Mullen	8.11
111 Kylie Chester	8.32
113 Jayda Harris	8.40
200m
7 Stella Agbokpah-P	24.51
22 Barbara Bentum	24.99
67 Alexia Lewis	26.26
5000m
21 Emma Bartholome	18:43.88
High Jump (Open)
6 Alyana Wallace	1.55m (5-01.00)
14 Arriana Johnson	1.45m (4-09.00)
Triple Jump
37 Addy Scheve	9.70m (31-10.00)
Shot Put
17 Mackenzie Batten	11.89m (39-00.25)
18 Mele Taula	11.68m (38-04.00)
37 Avery Redmon	9.93m (32-07.00)