Men's Track and Field | 5/12/2026 2:22:00 PM
May 12, 2026-Competing on their home track, Emporia State will have it's largest contingent at the national meet since 2014 with a dozen student-athletes selected for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 21-23 at Welch Stadium and Witten Track. The 12 Hornets will compete in ten different events.
There will be eight Hornet men competing at the national meet.
Brooks Lowe is ranked eighth in the nation in the javelin after throwing 69.85m (229-02) at the ESU Midwest Classic, on the same runway he will be competing on at nationals. He is joined in the men's javelin by freshman
Grayson Walburn who burst on the scene with a throw of 66.87m (219-05) at the MIAA Championships.
The men's 4x400m relay team of
Braden Lipgens,
Israel Domeh,
Andrew Holton and
Emmanuel Dukpe ran 3:08.77 at the MIAA Championships to rank ninth in the nation.
Connor Deters is ranked tenth in the nation in the shot put with a mark of 18.03m (59-02) at the Grizzly Gold Invite.
Ezekiel Seamster ran 10.25 in the 100m at the ESU Relays to earn a tenth seed at the national championships.
Emmanuel Dukpe is 16th in the nation in the 400m with a time of 46.54 at the MIAA Championships.
Israel Domeh ran 20.89 in the prelims of the 200m at the MIAA Championships and is tied for 21st at the championships.
Four Emporia State women were selected to compete at the national championships.
Stella Agbokpah will be competing in two individual events. She is seeded third in the nation in the 200m with a time of 23.14 at the Jo Meaker Classic and is tied for ninth with a time of 11.41 in the 100m.
Isabella Davie scored 5165 points at the ESU Last Chance Multis to rank 12th in the nation in the heptathlon. She will be joined in the heptathlon by
Lou Dumas who scored 5059 points at the ESU Last Chance to rank 14th in the nation.
Harper Schoendaller earned the final spot for Emporia State with a throw of 45.30m (148-07) in the women's javelin at the MIAA Championships and is seeded 22nd in the field.
Emporia State Entries at the National Championships
| Men |
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| Emmanuel Dukpe |
16th in 400m at 46.54 |
Prelim 5:40 p.m. on Thursday; Final 4:35 p.m. on Saturday |
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9th in 4x400m Relay at 3:08.77 |
Prelim 7:50 p.m. on Friday; Final 7:20 p.m. on Saturday |
| Ezekiel Seamster |
10th in 100m at 10.25 |
Prelim 6:10 p.m. on Thursday; Final 4:55 p.m. on Saturday |
| Israel Domeh |
T-21st in 200m at 20.89 |
Prelim 5:30 p.m. on Friday; Final 6:10 p.m. on Saturday |
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9th in 4x400m Relay at 3:08.77 |
Prelim 7:50 p.m. on Friday; Final 7:20 p.m. on Saturday |
| Braden Lipgens |
9th in 4x400m Relay at 3:08.77 |
Prelim 7:50 p.m. on Friday; Final 7:20 p.m. on Saturday |
| Andrew Holton |
9th in 4x400m Relay at 3:08.77 |
Prelim 7:50 p.m. on Friday; Final 7:20 p.m. on Saturday |
| Connor Deters |
10th in shot put at 18.03m (59-02) |
3:45 p.m. on Saturday |
| Brooks Lowe |
8th in javelin at 69.85m (229-02) |
12:00 p.m. on Saturday |
| Grayson Walburn |
18th in javelin at 66.87m (219-05) |
12:00 p.m. on Saturday |
| Women |
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| Isabella Davie |
12th in heptathlon at 5165 points |
11:00 a.m. on Thursday; 10:30 a.m. on Friday |
| Lou Dumas |
14th in heptathlon at 5059 points |
11:00 a.m. on Thursday; 10:30 a.m. on Friday |
| Stella Agbokpah |
T-9th in 100m at 11.41 |
Prelim 6:25 p.m. on Thursday; Final 5:05 p.m. on Saturday |
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T-3rd in 200m at 23.14 |
Prelim 5:45 p.m. on Friday; Final 6:20 p.m. on Saturday |
| Harper Schoendaller |
22nd in javelin at 45.30m (148-07) |
3:00 p.m. on Saturday |
