Donald Weast, Assistant Athletic Director for Media
Emporia State Cross Country at MIAA Championships Hosted by Lindenwood Principia College Championships Course • Elsah, Ill. Saturday, Octobeer 22, 2016 Men's 8K at 10:00 a.m. • Women's 5K at 11:00 a.m. UP NEXT: NCAA Central Regional • Nov. 5 • 10:00 a.m. Yankton Trail Park • Sioux Falls, S.D. ESU 2016 Cross Country Schedule Date Meet Time/Result Sept. 2 at HCC Masterson Twilight...........M-2nd; W-2nd Sept. 15 at FHSU Sand Plum Inv..............M-2nd; W-4th Sept. 23 ESU Invitational ..........................M-3rd; W-5th Oct. 8 FHSU Tiger Open......................M-14th; W-13th Oct. 22 at MIAA Championships ..................10:00 a.m. Nov. 5 at NCAA Central Regional ...........................TBA Nov. 19 at NCAA Div. II Championships .................TBA ESU Men Top Five Individual Times in 2016 8K Brian Newkirk........................ Tiger Open....25:07.8 Cole Bosley........................... Tiger Open....26:05.9 Aaron Taylor.......................... Tiger Open....26:23.5 Thomas LaRoche.................. Tiger Open....26:37.1 Gabe Sams........................... Tiger Open....26:46.7 5K Brian Newkirk.........................Sand Plum..15:27.53 Aaron Taylor...........................Sand Plum..16:21.80 Thomas LaRoche...................Sand Plum..16:27.88 Cole Bosley............................Sand Plum..16:28.09 Grant Knoll..............................Sand Plum..16:42.23 4 Miles Brian Newkirk..........................Masterson....21:11.4 Thomas LaRoche....................Masterson....21:46.6 Cole Bosley.............................Masterson....22:00.2 Gabe Sams.............................Masterson....22:09.3 Grant Knoll...............................Masterson....22:21.5 ESU Women Top Individual Times in 2016 5K Emily Schoenfeld.................. Tiger Open....17:49.2 Mercy Perez.......................... Tiger Open....19:32.7 Devyn Smith.......................... Tiger Open....20:13.1 Christina Wankum..................Sand Plum..20:14.81 Bailee Wilson......................... Tiger Open....21:56.2 3 Miles Emily Schoenfeld....................Masterson....18:18.8 Christina Wankum...................Masterson....19:18.0 Mercy Perez............................Masterson....19:40.6 Devyn Smith............................Masterson....20:44.9 Nicole Blick..............................Masterson....21:57.1
Media Contacts ESU: Don Weast Asst. AD/Media Relations (620) 341-5526 Office (620) 344-6190 Cell [email protected] INTERVIEW POLICY: ESU cross country practices at approximately 3 p.m. MondayFriday and are open. Please contact Don Weast to ensure an interview. Twitter: @ESUSports #ESUXC Facebook: facebook.com/EmporiaStateAthletics
CHAMPIONSHIP TIME Emporia State begins the championship portion of the schedule as the Hornets head to Elsah, Ill. for the MIAA Championships hosted by Lindenwood. It is the first time Lindenwood has hosted the MIAA Championships and the first time they have been held in a state that does not include an MIAA school. Three MIAA women's teams are ranked or receiving votes in the USTFCCCA/NCAA Division II National Poll with Ft. Hays State ranked 17th, Southwest Baptist 23rd and Pittsburg State in the others receiving votes. Missouri Southern is ranked 16th and the only conference men's team in the national rankings this week. TIGER OPEN RECAP The Emporia State women's cross country team took 13th out of 15 teams while the men's cross country team took 14th out of 19 teams at the loaded Tiger Open in Victoria, Kan. The women's team was led by Emily Schoenfeld with a 22nd place finish, running 17:49.2 over the five kilometer course. Mercy Perez was second for the Hornets with a 19:32.7 time, finishing 94th overall. Devyn Smith ran 20:13.1 to place third for Emporia State and 115th overall. The men's team was led by Brian Newkirk running a 25:07.8, edging out Evan McQuirk of Oklahoma Christian who ran a 25:07.9, for a 33rd place finish. Cole Bosley came in second for the Hornets in 80th place, running 26:05.9 over the eight kilometers. Aaron Taylor was the third runner for Emporia State, placing 101st with a time of 26:23.5. THE COACHES Steven Blocker is in his sixth year as the head coach for the Emporia State track and field/cross country programs. He served as an assistant with the Hornets since 2009 working primarily with the sprinters, jumpers and multi-event athletes. He has coached 39 All-Americans and 21 MIAA Champions as head coach after producing 14 All-Americans, six MIAA Champions and an NCAA Division II National Champion as an assistant. Eric Wellman is in his sixth year in charge of the cross country program for the Hornets. He has coached seven All-MIAA performers in cross country as well as 11 MIAA champions and 39 all-conference performers in track and field.
LAST MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Emily Schoenfeld earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors to lead Emporia State at the 2015 MIAA Championships in Hays, Kan. The Hornet men placed ninth and the women tenth in the team standings. Schoenfeld ran the six kilometers in 23:03.60 to place 18th overall. Daniel Claassen was the top finisher for the men's team finishing in 46th place with a time of 26:34.20 over the eight kilometers. A LOOK AT THE HORNETS Junior Brian Newkirk has stepped into the leadership role for the Hornet men this season and has been the top finisher in every race this season. Sophomore Cole Bosley moved into the second spot for the Hornets at the FHSU Tiger Open. He was the third finisher for the Hornets at the Terry Masterson Twilight in Hutchinson and fourth at home and the Sand Plum Invite. Sophomore Aaron Taylor was the third runner for Emporia State at the Tiger Open. He placed second for Emporia State at the Sand Plum Invite and was third for the Hornets at the Papa John's Invite after being the sixth runner for the Hornets at the Masterson Twilight. Junior Thomas LaRoche was the second finisher for Emporia State at the Papa John's Invite and the Masterson Twilight while placing third at the Sand Plum Invite and fourth at the Tiger Open. Sophomores Gabe Sams and Grant Noll have rounded out the Hornet top five this year. As she has for the last two years, senior Emily Schoenfeld has been the top performer for the Emporia State women in every meet this year. She placed second at the Terry Masterson Twilight, third at the Sand Plum Invite, was fourth at the Papa John's Invite and 22nd at a loaded FHSU Tiger Open. Junior Mercy Perez moved into the second spot for the Hornets at the Tiger Open. She was the third runner for the Hornets in Hutchinson and Emporia, she did not compete at the Sand Plum Invite due to a class conflict. Freshman Christina Wankum was the second runner for Emporia State at each of the first three meets before dropping to the fourth spot at the Tiger Open. Freshman Devyn Smith ran in the third spot in both races at Hays and ran in fourth for the Hornets at the Masterson Twilight and Papa John's Invite. Freshman Nicole Blick was in the Hornets top five in the first three meets this year before freshman Bailee Wilson moved in at the Tiger Open. UP NEXT Emporia State will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. for the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships on Nov. 4 at Yankton Trail Park.
Donald Weast, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations An Equal Opportunity Employer
Media Contacts ESU: Don Weast Asst. AD/Media Relations (620) 341-5526 Office (620) 344-6190 Cell [email protected] INTERVIEW POLICY: ESU cross country practices at approximately 3 p.m. MondayFriday and are open. Please contact Don Weast to ensure an interview. Twitter: @ESUSports #ESUXC Facebook: facebook.com/EmporiaStateAthletics
CHAMPIONSHIP TIME Emporia State begins the championship portion of the schedule as the Hornets head to Elsah, Ill. for the MIAA Championships hosted by Lindenwood. It is the first time Lindenwood has hosted the MIAA Championships and the first time they have been held in a state that does not include an MIAA school. Three MIAA women's teams are ranked or receiving votes in the USTFCCCA/NCAA Division II National Poll with Ft. Hays State ranked 17th, Southwest Baptist 23rd and Pittsburg State in the others receiving votes. Missouri Southern is ranked 16th and the only conference men's team in the national rankings this week. TIGER OPEN RECAP The Emporia State women's cross country team took 13th out of 15 teams while the men's cross country team took 14th out of 19 teams at the loaded Tiger Open in Victoria, Kan. The women's team was led by Emily Schoenfeld with a 22nd place finish, running 17:49.2 over the five kilometer course. Mercy Perez was second for the Hornets with a 19:32.7 time, finishing 94th overall. Devyn Smith ran 20:13.1 to place third for Emporia State and 115th overall. The men's team was led by Brian Newkirk running a 25:07.8, edging out Evan McQuirk of Oklahoma Christian who ran a 25:07.9, for a 33rd place finish. Cole Bosley came in second for the Hornets in 80th place, running 26:05.9 over the eight kilometers. Aaron Taylor was the third runner for Emporia State, placing 101st with a time of 26:23.5. THE COACHES Steven Blocker is in his sixth year as the head coach for the Emporia State track and field/cross country programs. He served as an assistant with the Hornets since 2009 working primarily with the sprinters, jumpers and multi-event athletes. He has coached 39 All-Americans and 21 MIAA Champions as head coach after producing 14 All-Americans, six MIAA Champions and an NCAA Division II National Champion as an assistant. Eric Wellman is in his sixth year in charge of the cross country program for the Hornets. He has coached seven All-MIAA performers in cross country as well as 11 MIAA champions and 39 all-conference performers in track and field.
LAST MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Emily Schoenfeld earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors to lead Emporia State at the 2015 MIAA Championships in Hays, Kan. The Hornet men placed ninth and the women tenth in the team standings. Schoenfeld ran the six kilometers in 23:03.60 to place 18th overall. Daniel Claassen was the top finisher for the men's team finishing in 46th place with a time of 26:34.20 over the eight kilometers. A LOOK AT THE HORNETS Junior Brian Newkirk has stepped into the leadership role for the Hornet men this season and has been the top finisher in every race this season. Sophomore Cole Bosley moved into the second spot for the Hornets at the FHSU Tiger Open. He was the third finisher for the Hornets at the Terry Masterson Twilight in Hutchinson and fourth at home and the Sand Plum Invite. Sophomore Aaron Taylor was the third runner for Emporia State at the Tiger Open. He placed second for Emporia State at the Sand Plum Invite and was third for the Hornets at the Papa John's Invite after being the sixth runner for the Hornets at the Masterson Twilight. Junior Thomas LaRoche was the second finisher for Emporia State at the Papa John's Invite and the Masterson Twilight while placing third at the Sand Plum Invite and fourth at the Tiger Open. Sophomores Gabe Sams and Grant Noll have rounded out the Hornet top five this year. As she has for the last two years, senior Emily Schoenfeld has been the top performer for the Emporia State women in every meet this year. She placed second at the Terry Masterson Twilight, third at the Sand Plum Invite, was fourth at the Papa John's Invite and 22nd at a loaded FHSU Tiger Open. Junior Mercy Perez moved into the second spot for the Hornets at the Tiger Open. She was the third runner for the Hornets in Hutchinson and Emporia, she did not compete at the Sand Plum Invite due to a class conflict. Freshman Christina Wankum was the second runner for Emporia State at each of the first three meets before dropping to the fourth spot at the Tiger Open. Freshman Devyn Smith ran in the third spot in both races at Hays and ran in fourth for the Hornets at the Masterson Twilight and Papa John's Invite. Freshman Nicole Blick was in the Hornets top five in the first three meets this year before freshman Bailee Wilson moved in at the Tiger Open. UP NEXT Emporia State will travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. for the NCAA Regional Cross Country Championships on Nov. 4 at Yankton Trail Park.
Donald Weast, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations An Equal Opportunity Employer
