Shocker Track Clubbers Compete in Sunflower Games
Several Shocker Track Club athletes braved the heat in Topeka to compete in the annual Sunflower Games on July 15th! Competing were – Breckynn Lee (400m), Lauren Ealey (100m, 200m and 400m), Sue Nyberg (Long Jump, Discus and Hammer), Gage Larson (Pole Vault), Steve Wilson (100m), Joe Hoover (80H, Triple Jump and Shot Put), and Nicholas Rodriguez (1500m and 3000m).
Complete Results are here >> 2017 Sunflower Games Results
Attention Masters Athletes – Block September 30th!
The 2017 Shocker Track Club Outdoor Masters Meet will be held on Saturday, September 30th at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium. Complete details for online registration are forthcoming. Contact Amazing Larry Staton at masters@shockertrackclub.com if you have any questions!
Emily the Road Racer Puts in Work on Independence Day!
Emily Green Maier, Co-Director of the STC Road Racing Team, competed in the Wichita Stars and Stripes 5K and Lil’ Firecracker Fun Run at Wichita State University! Emily finished in 20:35.38 and was 1st in the 30-34 age group and 4th overall! Congratulations, Emily!
STC Jumps Fest – A Vaulting HOT Time!
Gosh it was hot! Hot! 96 degrees HOT!
But a great time was had by all at the 3rd Annual Shocker Track Club Jumps Fest!
Shocker Track Club Elite Team Member, Jack Whitt, won the Elite Competition with a vault of 5.30m – 17′-4-1/2″. 2016 Latvian Olympian, Pauls Pujats, finished 2nd at the same height. Former Central Missouri Vaulter, Brittany Kallenberger, won the Women’s Elite competition with a vault of 3.18m, 12′-6″.
Individual competition winners were –
– Men’s Elite – Jack Whitt, Shocker Track Club Elite, 5.30m – 17′-4-1/2″
– Women’s Elite – Brittany Kallenberger, Unattached, 3.81m – 12′-6″
– Open/Youth Men – Kristopher Wood, Shocker Track Club Youth, 4.27m – 14′-0″
– Women’s Open – Sammy Van Hoecke, Unattached, 3.66m, 12′-0″
– Youth Girls – Breanna Schmitz, Tailwind Pole Vault Club, 3.35m, 10′-11-3/4″
Complete Results >> 2017 stc jumpsfest results
Photos taken by STC Youth Team Director, Stephanie Knab, are below –
Love Masters Track and Field? We Need a Sponsor!
Attention Business Owners and Track Lovers!
The Shocker Track Club Masters Team is desirous of having a local business owner with an interest in sponsoring the t-shirts for the Shocker Track Club Masters Teams Wichita Outdoor Masters and Bill Butterworth Indoor Track Meet T-Shirts!
The business’s logo will be displayed on the back of approximately 200 t-shirts provided to competing Masters athletes, and on a banner displayed at the two annual STC Masters meets (September 30, 2017 and January 2018).
Contact Darren Muci at president@shockertrackclub.com if you are interested!
Heartland Golden Games a Windy Blast!
A beautiful, but breezy, day provided an opportunity for the Heartland Golden Games – USATF Missouri Valley Association 2017 Senior Masters Outdoor Championship Meet – to be held at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas.
Sixty-five senior athletes competed in the meet sponsored by the Shocker Track Club Masters Team.
Shocker Track Club Masters Team Members Grant Overstake, Claire Overstake, Steve Wilson, Joe Hoover, Kirk Burgess, Ron Ewy, Bill Butterworth, Maureen Bryand, and Larry Staton laced up their spikes for an exciting day of competition!
Complete Results are here >>Heartland Golden Games Results 2017PDF
STC Elite and Open Team Members Compete in WSU KT Woodman
Watch this link for updates for the Wichita State University KT Woodman Track Classic!
Results – Wichita State 2017 KT Woodman Track Classic
STC Open Team Member Tobias Boese finished 2nd in the Decathlon with 6680 points!
Results – KT Woodman Decathlon
STC Open Team Member Dylan Reimer won the Javelin competition with a throw of 64.68m (212′-2″)!
STC Elite Team Member Joshua Manuel finished 26th in the 100m (10.88) and 27th in the 200m (21.87).
STC Open Team Member Aaron Babbidge finished 32nd in the 100m (10.99) and 32nd in the 200m (22.01).
STC Open Team Member Alex James finished 60th in the 100m (11.89).
STC Elite, Open, and Road Racing Athletes Get Busy!
Shocker Track Club Elite, Open and Road Racing athletes took advantage of sunny days in Santa Barbara (yes, you read that correctly), Wichita, and Lincoln, Nebraska, to post scores and times worthy of attention today!
Austin Bahner competed in the Decathlon in the Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational in Santa Barbara, California, and finished 2nd with 7441 points!
Results – Sam Adams Combined Events Invitational
STC Open Team Sprinters Joshua Manuel (100m – 10.53w and 200m – 21.72w) and Aaron Babbidge (100m – 10.76w and 200m – 22.03w) stayed home to compete in the Friends University Invitational. See below for photos of Joshua and Aaron in action!
Results – Friends University Invitational
Shocker Track Club Road Racing Elite Team Member Tonya Nero finished 1st in the Women’s competition (44:08.2), and Open Team Members Curtis Rierson finished 2nd in the Men’s competition (45:10.6) and Emily Maier finished 17th overall (54:23.60) competed in the Hiawatha Hustle 12K event!
Results – Hiawatha Hustle 12K
STC Open Team Javelin Thrower Dylan Reimer traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska to compete in the Husker Spring Invitational. Reimer posted a season-best of 65.52m (214′-11″)!
Results – Husker Spring Invitational
Photos of Joshua Manuel, Aaron Babbidge, and Tonya Nero follow!
Attention Masters Sprinters – Wichita State KT Woodman Track Classic
Calling all Masters Sprinters! The Wichita State University KT Woodman Track Classic meet is open to Masters in the 100m, 200m, and 400m races again this year, thanks to WSU Head Coach Steve Rainbolt and Assistant Head Coach John Wise. We will have Masters Heats with the College Division on Saturday, April 15th. All ages will run together in one heat and entries are limited to eight (8) for each event.
We have three indications of interest for the 100 and 200 so far. Please contact Amazing Larry Staton at masters@shockertrackclub.com if you want to run.
KT Woodman Track Classic Schedule >> 2017_KT_Woodman_Meet_Schedule
STC Sanctions Heartland Golden Games
Shocker Track Club will sponsor and has sanctioned through USATF The Heartland Golden Games as the Missouri Valley Association Senior Masters Championship meet for athletes age 50 and older. The meet will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at Friends University’s Hoyt Athletic Field in Wichita, Kansas. Friends University is at 2100 West University Street.
You must register online at www.directathletics.com to participate in this awesome meet!
Registration Information is available Heartland Golden Games 2017 Registration
Online Registration Information is available Instructions for Online Reg for Heartland Golden Games
Contact Amazing Larry Staton at masters@shockertrackclub.com if you have any questions!
Keep Running, Jumping and Throwing!