(esu) The Emporia State track and field teams tuned up for the MIAA Indoor Championships Friday at Kansas State and Arkansas.
Emporia State athletes had 3 provisional qualifiers and 7 individual championships at the meets.
At the Steve Miller Invitational hosted by Kansas State Travis Morrison moved up to #3 on the Emporia State all-time list in the shot put with a mark of 56-10.25. He now trails only former national champions Al Feuerbach at 62-11.25 and Jason Stuke at 62-02.50 on the Hornets’ all-time list.
At the Arkansas Qualifier, Megan McManis tied her school record, clearing 12 feet 8 inches in the women’s pole vault. She is currently ranked fifth in the MIAA and 24th in the nation.
The 4x400m relay team of Guy Ramos, Juwan Johnson, Jack Watson, and Hayden Goodpaster ran a season’s best 3:15.11 to improve on their provisional qualifier.
Emporia State had seven event champions at K-State. For the men, Josiah Driggers was a double winner finishing first in the long jump and triple jump. Chase Rooney won the 200-meter dash and Carter Cox won the 400-meter dash.
For the women Ashley Wildeman won the 200-meter dash, Clarice Nichols won the long jump, and Ashley Cookson won the triple jump.
The next action for Emporia State will be the MIAA Championships February 25th-27th hosted by Northwest Missouri State.
