Registration Now Open for the 2016 Throws Pentathlon!
Like to throw stuff? Registration is now open for the STC Throws Pentathlon – Hammer, Shot Put, Discus, Javelin and Weight Throw – on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium.
This USATF sanctioned competition is for Elite, Open, Collegiate, and Masters athletes. Masters athletes must bring their own implements. Check in begins at 9:30 a.m., competition begins at 10:30 a.m.
The $25 registration fees provides a t-shirt, lunch, and beverages during the meet. Come on out for a fun day of spirited announcing, lively music, and friendly competition!
Registration Form >> stc-2016-final-throws-pentathlon-registration-form
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
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!
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″
Austin Bahner continues drive towards Olympic Trials
Decathlete and STC Elite Team Member, Austin Bahner, continued his drive toward the Olympic Trials with impressive work at the Wichita State Shocker Open meet on Friday at WSU’s Cessna Stadium! Pole Vaulter and fellow STC Elite Team Member, Kyle Wait, performed well at the Kansas State Ward Haylett Classic in Manhattan. Sprinter and STC Open Team Member, Aaron Babbidge, also competed well in the 100 and 200 against strong fields at the Wichita State Shocker Open.
Read about Austin Bahner >> Austin Bahner
Shocker Open Results >> 2016 Shocker Open Results
Ward Haylett Classic Results >> Ward Haylett Classic Results
STC Open and Elite Athletes Put on a Show!
Shocker Track Club athletes performed well in the Wichita State KT Woodman Track Classic! Jaimie Bookout (Open Team) cleared 3.82m (12′-6-1/4″) and Kyle Wait (Elite Team) cleared 5.25m (17′-2-3/4″) en route to their respective Pole Vault victories on Saturday afternoon, and late Friday evening, Matt Byers (Elite Team) threw 67.74m (222′-3″) for his victory in the Javelin! RESULTS.
Austin Bahner (Elite Team) scored 7672 points to finish 3rd in the Decathlon at the Mt Sac Relays/CA Invitational Multi Event competition in Azusa, CA! RESULTS
Elite Team Member Profile ** Austin Bahner UPDATE
Austin Bahner (@Autobahn12) finished 5th in the USA Track and Field Indoor Combined Events National Championship meet in Crete, Nebraska at Doane College. Complete results are available here >> USATF Multi Indoor Results,
Gosh, it’s already mid-February! And it’s time to profile our next Olympic hopeful to show what it is like to train like elite athlete.
February showcases Austin Bahner.
He is from Wichita, Kansas, and is a Decathlete! At the recent WSU Herm Wilson Indoor he set a new personal best in the pole vault with a clearance of 16′!
Austin is a decorated decathlete who has proven himself at Wichita State and for Shocker Track Club. He went to Wichita Heights High School where he was a State Champion in Track and Field and Basketball. While at Wichita State University, he had a scholarship in Track and Field and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science. Bahner’s honors in Track and Field include: Five-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion, Three-time NCAA All-American, Runner-up Heptathlon USA Indoor Championships, and Four-time Team USA Competitor for the decathlon.
His weekly training looks something like this: Monday is typically a light day. It usually involves a tempo workout, a few plyometrics, and a series of hang cleans and dumbbell snatches. Tuesday is a speed endurance type workout and sprinting. Speed endurance consists of multiple distances ran at a particular high intensity level with resting periods in between each run. Wednesday’s are either off or light distance runs and upper body lifting. Thursday is another sprint session followed by plyometrics and a hill workout. Friday is 1000 meter (for indoor) or 1500 meter (for outdoor) training and lower body lifting. Aside from the workouts, Austin does event work throughout the week. He throws shot put, discus, and javelin at least once each week. He high jumps and pole vaults once per week and long jumps once every other week. He will typically try to fit in two hurdle sessions per week.
For his diet, he tries to stick to a pretty basic diet. He eats a lot of meats and carb based foods. He makes fruit smoothies and tries to get most vegetables in at dinner. Austin eats a decent amount of food at breakfast, a softball size amount of food for lunch before practice, typically a smoothie as a snack after practice, and a large dinner.
Austin will be competing at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships Meet in Crete, Nebraska on February 26-27, 2016. Please follow and support Austin on his journey to Eugene!
Instagram: AustinRayBahner
Twitter: @Autobahn12
Do you have a question about health, fitness or nutrition? Send it to Ask Laura, at futurist@shockertrackclub.com
Laura Markuly, MSE, ACSM HFS, NASM CES/PES/GFS, is and Exercise Physiologist and the owner of Bodyology Sports Performance, LLC. She also serves as the Futurist and Volunteers Chair for Shocker Track Club.