The Inn at Tallgrass Preferred Lodging Rates for Masters Meet
The Shocker Track Club and The Inn at Tallgrass are pleased to offer preferred lodging rates for Friday and Saturday, September 23 and 24, 2016, to participants in the Shocker Track Club Wichita Masters Outdoor – USATF Missouri Valley Association Outdoor Masters Championship meet.
Click Here >> The Inn at Tallgrass
And enter STCOMT in the GROUP code box.
The Inn at Tallgrass
2280 North Tara Circle
Wichita, Kansas 67226
(316) 684-3466
Studio Suite $65.00
One Bedroom Suite $75.00
Two Bedroom Suite $110
Amenities at The Inn at Tallgrass include –
- Full Kitchens in the One Bedroom
- Kitchenette with microwave in the Studio
- Daily Housekeeping
- Free passes to the Genesis Health Club
- Complimentary Breakfast
- Hospitality Hour Monday-Thursday
- Cox Hospitality Internet and HDTV package
Curtis Siblings Finish Strong at AAU Junior Olympics
STC Youth Team members Addie and Cale Curtis both achieved the equivalent of All-American status in two events in the AAU Junior Olympics in Houston, Texas! Addie finished 6th in the 3000m with a time of 11:18.15 and 8th in the 1500m with a time of 5:08.42.! Cale finished 3rd in the Discus with a throw of 134′-11″, and 7th in the Shot Put with a throw of 40′-7-3/4″!
Other STC Youth Team members competing in the AAU JO’s included, Jaden Mitchell, Nick Wetta, Will Niederee, and Elijah Clark!
Complete results are available here >> AAU JO 2016 Results
UPDATED! STC Outdoor Masters Meet Information!
The annual Shocker Track Club Outdoor Masters – USATF Missouri Valley Association Masters Championship – Meet will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium!
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE >> STC Wichita Masters Open Online Registration
Registration Information is available here >> Wichita Masters.Open 2016 Registration 1-2
We are pleased to announce the following changes this year –
- This meet is also the USATF Missouri Valley Association Masters Championship meet!
- The inaugural Envision 100m Dash for visually impaired athletes will contested at 1:10 p.m.
To receive a USATF Missouri Valley Association Masters Championship medal, you MUST be a member of USATF and provide your Membership Number. Click here for USATF Membership Information.
(Non USATF Member Medalists will receive the Shocker Track Club Masters/Open medals.)
- ONLINE REGISTRATION through Google Forms is available now.
- ENVISION of Wichita, Kansas is a strategic partner and generous sponsor of Shocker Track Club Volunteers Group. Eligible athletes MUST Contact Hannah Christenson of Envision for registration details.
- The Opening Ceremony will be held at 1:00 P.M. when we will recognize all of our Field Event Medalists.
- The 55 Meter Hurdles will be added this year.
- The Field Events will be run with a time schedule this year with a rolling schedule implemented for certain events. But, a rolling schedule will NOT be used for the running events.
- Youth athletes may compete in the Pole Vault again this year.
- The Francois Boda Combo Challenge! We are going to run the Senior Masters 300 Meter Dash, the 300 and 400 Meter Hurdles at the same time while Francois tries to run all of us down as he runs a 400 Meter Dash. We will run heats to accommodate younger Masters and Open athletes in the 300 Meter Dash and 300/400 Hurdles.
Bahner Finishes 7th; US Men & Women Sweep Thorpe Cup
STC Elite Team member, Austin Bahner, finished seventh in the Decathlon in the 2016 Thorpe Cup competition with 7593 points! The USA Men (38,845 to 37,427) and Women (18,320 to 16,421) swept both competitions over Germany in the annual competition held in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the University of Arkansas campus!
Complete results are available here >> Thorpe Cup Results.
Article in the Wichita Eagle >> Bahner Rainbolt Thorpe Cup
Austin Bahner Competes in Thorpe Cup
STC Elite Team Member Austin Bahner began competing in his third Thorpe Cup Decathlon competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday. He is currently in 6th place overall. Wichita State University Head Track and Field Coach, Steve Rainbolt, is the Head Men’s Decathlete Coach for this prestigious event! Follow live results here beginning at 3:30 p.m. today and on Twitter at @autobahn12, @coachbolt, and @ShockerTC!
STC Youth Team Members Making Positive Moves
Youth Team Members Isaac Smallwood and Madison Castillo received accolades recently by being acknowledged for their work in the classroom and on the track. Smallwood, a 6A Triple Jump medalist and horizontal jumper from Wichita Heights High School, was appointed to the prestigious Teen Heroes group of the Wichita-based Real Men Real Heroes (www.realmenrealheroes.org) mentoring organization! Teen Heroes serve as role models for younger children in the greater Wichita area. Castillo, a 2015 and 2016 U.S. Paralympic long jumper and recent graduate of Maize High School, will continue her education and athletic career at Friends University in the fall as a member of the Friends Falcon Track and Field Team! Congratulations to Isaac and Madison and their parents for their great work as students and athletics. #LIMITLESS
Track Combine Provides Great Information to Athletes
Bahner Finishes 8th in Olympic Trials Decathlon
STC Elite Team Member Austin Bahner finished 8th in the Olympic Trials Decathlon in Eugene, Oregon with a score of 7776! Bahner will most likely be selected to the Thorpe Cup Team that competes later this summer. We’ll post complete details soon!
Click here for the final results! 2016 Olympic Trials Decathlon Results
Austin Bahner Heads to Olympic Trials!
Elite Team member Austin Bahner will compete in the Decathlon in the US Olympic Trials on Saturday and Sunday in Eugene, Oregon!
Click here for an update >>Austin Bahner
Summer Jumps Fest Results
Gosh, it is a lot of work planning and facilitating an event, hence the delay in posting the news and results from the Summer Jumps Fest! Complete results, photos, and a video compilation will be posted at www.STCJumpsFest.com.
Results are here >> 2016STCJumpsFestResults
Champions were –
Elite Men Pole Vault – Jordan Scott, 5.35m, 17′-6-1/2″
Elite Women Pole Vault – TIE — Carolina Carmichael and Leslie Brost, 4.20m, 13′-9-1/4″
Open Men Pole Vault – Austin Bahner, 4.75m, 15′-7″
Open Women Pole Vault – Nicole Kallenberger, 3.65m, 11′-11-3/4″
Youth Boys Pole Vault – Seger Nelson, 3.96m, 12′-11-3/4″
Youth Girls Pole Vault – Bayli Freidel, 3.43m, 11′-3″
Open Women High Jump – Chelsea Baker, 1.68m, 5′-6″
Youth Girls High Jump – Megan Elliott, 1.63m, 5′-4-1/4″