Hornets shine at 2 meets, Williams sets school record
By The Emporia Gazette (Contact)
Monday, February 9, 2009
The Emporia State track and field team had seven provisional qualifiers, two automatic qualifiers and a school record at two meets on Friday and Saturday.
Hornet newcomer Sam Williams had an automatic qualifier and set a school record in his ESU debut at the Mule Relays in Warrensburg, Mo. The junior from Clernont-Ferrand, France, ran the 60-meter dash in 6.74 seconds to win in automatic qualifying time. His school-record time is the third-fastest time in the nation this year.
Williams also won the 200 meters, and his time of 21.92 seconds is a provisional qualifier and ranks second all-time at Emporia State.
Sophomore Josh Honeycutt had the other automatic qualifier, becoming just the second Hornet to go over 50 feet in the indoor triple jump. His mark of 50 feet, 1.25 inches at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., was good for fourth behind two Nebraska jumpers and one from UCLA.
The Hornet women were led by Katie Mona. The freshman won the mile and anchored the runner-up distance medley relay at the Sevigne Invitational. Her time of 4:58.75 is the third fastest in ESU history and ranks sixth in the nation this year.
Mona teamed with Kathryn Davison, Jackie Jacobs and Christy Weller to run 12:11.60 in the distance medley relay, which ranks seventh in Division II this year.
Matt Koelling was a double qualifier with provisional marks in the long and triple jump in Warrensburg. Doug Marshall also provisionaled in the triple jump at the Mule Relays. Kenton Lonberger provisionally qualified in the 60 meters again, running 6.84 seconds in Lincoln.
With three weeks remaining until the MIAA Championships, ESU now has six women and six women provisionally qualified for the national championships in five events for the women and six events for the men.
The Hornets are scheduled to be back in action next weekend at the Pittsburg State Invitational on Saturday.