STC Wichita Outdoor Masters Results – UPDATED!

It was a glorious day for the 2017 STC Wichita Outdoor Masters and USATF Missouri Valley Association Outdoor Masters Meet featuring the 2nd Annual Envision 100m Dash for Blind and Visually Impaired Athletes!  102 athletes – including 12 Envision clients – participated!

RESULTS >> 2017 Outdoor Results FINAL STC Wichita

ENVISION 100m VIDEO >> Envision Video 09 30 2017 STC Outdoor Masters

Special thanks go to Meet Director – Amazing Larry Staton and Queen of Registration – Gilda Muci for their tireless work in planning and preparation, Hannah Christenson and Bonnie Cochran of Envision for their work in planning and coordinating the Envision 100m Dash, many Wichita State University Track & Field Athletes for their great volunteer work, Shocker Track Club Board Members – John Wise, Chris Ellis, Emily Green Maier, Curt Rierson, Chad Green and Stephanie Knab, Shocker Track Club Youth Team Coaches – Zach Budda, Tyler Knight, Craig Curtis, Deja Young and Krisha Parmar, Event Officials – Jim Cross (Starter), John Turck (HJ), Randall Rogers (SP), Crystal Abasolo (SP), Connie Brand and Paul Brand (Long Throws), Event T-Shirt Sponsor  American Family Insurance – Dylan Hartnett Agency, Venue Rental Sponsor – J.R. and Rhita J. Muci, Jess Herbig and Ryan Jilka of Goddard Timing, Meet Helpers – Rosa Palacio, Brent Smotherman, Hiland Dairy for the bottled water and chocolate milk,  BS Sandwich Press for concessions, and finally the Athletics Facilities staff of Wichita State University for their assistance in set-up!

Envision 100m Returns in the STC Wichita Outdoor Masters Meet

The Shocker Track Club is honored to celebrate its strategic partnership with Envision by hosting the 2nd Annual Envision 100m Dash for Blind and Visually Impaired Athletes!
The 2017 STC Wichita Masters/Open Outdoor Track and Field Meet (which doubles as the USA Track and Field Missouri Valley Association Outdoor Masters Championship Meet) will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium.
Athletes interested in competing in the Envision 100m should contact Hannah Christenson at (316) 440-1525 or hannah.christenson@envisionus.com.
Envision 100m B:VI Shocker Track Club Flyer_17_FINAL

Finally! STC Road Racing Team!

Attention Distance Runners and Road Racers!

The Shocker Track Club (STC) is excited and pleased to announce the formation of its fifth athletics team – Road Racing!

The informational meeting and inaugural practice will be held at 6:00 p.m., on Thursday, August 3, 2017, on the track at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium. Park in the small lot of 21st Street between the stadium and the Charles Koch Area Aetna Multi-Purpose Gymnasium.

The STC Road Racing Team is for the casual and competitive adult runner that desires to improve their capabilities and performances with goals of competing in various road racing, cross country, and track events. Emerging Elite, and Elite athletes are welcome.

The annual membership fee is $110 and includes: coaching, coaching strategies, strategic practicing, a team competition jersey, shoe purchase discount at team sponsor First Gear Running Company, and a donation to the team foundation to support Road Racing Team Elite athletes. Join in August and receive official Shocker Track Club sunglasses!

Contact Team Co-Directors Curt Rierson (roadracing@shockertrackclub.com) or Emily Maier (roadracing2@shockertrackclub.com) for more information!

The Shocker Track Club, a 501 (C)(3) non-profit organization, is a USA Track & Field certified club in the Missouri Valley Association. STC provides Officials and Volunteers for Wichita State University’s Track and Field meets, and sponsors athletics training and teams for Youth, Open, Elite, Masters, and Road Racing athletes.

Madison Castillo Competes in Adaptive Sports USA Junior Nationals

Shocker Track Club Open Team member, Madison Castillo, competed in the Adaptive Sports USA Juniors Nationals Meet in Middleton, Wisconsin!  Madison, a former Shocker Track Club Youth Team member, and current member of the Friends University Track and Field Team, competed in the 100m (1st), 200m (1st), Long Jump (1st), Discus (1st), Shot Put (2nd), and 800m Medley Relay (2nd)!

Congratulations, Madison!

Complete Results >> http://www.juniornationals2017.com

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

 

Nero and Manuel Put in Work on the Road and Track!

Shocker Track Club Elite Road Racing Team member, Tonya Nero, competed in the Gary Bjorklund Half Marathon on June 17th in Duluth, Minnesota.  Tonya finished 6th in 1:16:01 for a new PR!
Results are here >> Gary Bjorklund 2017 Half Marathon Results

Shocker Track Club Elite T&F Team member, Joshua Manuel, competed in the 2017 USATF South Texas Association Open Masters Champion meet in San Antonio, Texas.  Joshua won the open 100m with a time of 10.53.
Results are here >> South Texas Open Masters Results

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 –


Austin Bahner and Tobias Boese Post Big Numbers in Texas

Shocker Track Club Elite Team Member Austin Bahner, and Open Team Member, Tobias Boese, competed in the Decathlon at the 2017 Texas Greatest Athlete Meet in Dallas, Texas on June 3-4! Bahner posted a new PR of 7850 in winning the competition!  Boese posted a score of 6818 in finishing 5th!  Bahner’s mark automatically qualifies him for the USATF National Championship Meet in Sacramento in late June!

Results >> 2017 TGA Mens Decathlon Final Results