Outdoor Masters Meet and Envision 100m Dash a Success!
An amended schedule implemented due to the threat of thunderstorms provided the backdrop for the Fifth Annual Shocker Track Club Wichita Outdoor Masters Track Meet. This year the meet was also the USATF Missouri Valley Association 2016 Outdoor Masters Championship featuring the inaugural Envision 100m Dash event for blind and visually impaired athletes competing under USATF rules for Paralympic athletes.
The meet also included an appearance by Wichita State University sprinter Deja Young! Deja Young, the 100 and 200 Gold Medalist at the Rio Paralympic Games visited with the Envision athletes prior to their competition. Click here for the video interview by KSN-Wichita.
Several outstanding performances were achieved before thunderstorms entered the Wichita area causing the early termination of the meet.
Many thanks to our sponsors – Hiland Dairy, Envision, Ergonomic Solutions, Inc., Muci Family, The Inn at Tallgrass, Larry Staton, Engelken Chiropractic, Dog Pound Cart – for their GREAT support!
RESULTS >> masters-championships-2016-final-results
STC Board Members Announced for 2016 – 2017
The Shocker Track Club, Inc., is pleased to announce the election of Board Members for the 2016 – 2017 year. The Members provide for a strong and diverse mix of individuals with leadership skills and connection to track and field. They are –-
Officers – Darren Muci (President), Chris Ellis (Vice President), Cody Brousek (Treasurer and Director of Operations for Wichita State Track & Field), and Larry Staton (Secretary and Director, Masters Team).
New Board Members – Haley Acker, Anita Curtis, Ron Ewy, Curt Pierson (Director, Team Memberships and Apparel), and Cody Brousek (Treasurer).
Returning Board Members and Directors — Chandra Andrews, Cole Davis (Head Coach, Friends University Track & Field and Cross Country), Vic Everett, Bill Faflick, Denis Fraizer, Dylan Hartnett (Director, Open Team), Joan Hearne, Curtis Hernandez, Amber McGown Hetzendorf, Mike Holladay, Patric Jackson, Emily Green Maier, Laura Markuly (Director, Volunteers and Board Futurist), J Means (USD 259 – Wichita Public Schools Director of Athletics), Ryan Patton, Shamoya Pruitt (Assistant Director, Youth Team), Steve Rainbolt (Head Coach Wichita State Track & Field and Cross Country), Mark Schwarm, and John Wise (Assistant Head Coach Wichita State Track & Field, and Director, Elite Team).
General Information Flyer – stc-basic-flyer-2016-2017
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.
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
Track and Field Coaches from Wichita State University (John Wise), Friends University (Cole Davis), and Cloud County Community College (Drew Mahin) provided critical information to budding collegiate Track and Field athletes at the 2016 Shocker Track Club Track Combine!
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″
Outdoor Youth Track Season
Shocker Track Club is pleased to announce the details for the 2016 Spring/Summer Youth Outdoor Season! Practice begins on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.
Click here for the Registration Packet >> 2016 Youth OUTDOOR Registration Forms Packet
Team Director Cole Davis (Youth@shockertrackclub.com) and Assistant Director Shamoya Pruitt (asstyouth@shockertrackclub.com) will host an informational meeting on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Wichita State University Cessna Stadium Track and Field Team Room. Parking is available in the small lot off 21st Street just east of the Charles Koch Arena practice gymnasium.
Testimonial –
I just wanted to thank everyone for my child’s opportunity to train with your Youth Sprints/Distance/Jumps team. She really enjoyed the great coaches and all of her teammates. We hope to rejoin this team again in the near future! Thanks again, Terry W.
94 West Design Sponsors STC!
Shocker Track Club is pleased to announce a sponsorship partnership with its web designer, 94 West Design, for 2016!
Darren Muci, Shocker Track Club President, stated, “We are honored that 94 West Design is able to sponsor our club! 94 West Design has a strong history of sponsoring fitness-based organizations with a “kid specific” focus, and we are pleased that they are supporting our youth track team. Additionally they will make a donation to our club for every referral for website development.” Visit www.94westdesign.com/STC for details!
Indoor Meet Season Begins for STC Athletes
Shocker Track Club Athletes of all levels have begun competing in the indoor season. Elite Team Member Austin Bahner competed in the Pole Vault at the KSU Wildcat Invitational on January 9th and posted a very nice vault of 15′-1″ for a 4th place finish! Open Team Member Aaron Babbidge competed in the Wichita State Shocker Prelude on January 16th and posted very nice times of 6.98 (60m), and 22.76 (200m), for 6th and 3rd place finishes respectively! Youth Team members Kris Woods, Alyssa Wheeler, Gage Larson, Jake Cox, Christian Compton, and Clay Eckert competed in the National Pole Vault Summit.