Youth Indoor Track & Field Practice Begins Soon! UPDATED!
Attention Youth Athletes and Parents! The first Shocker Track Club Youth Indoor Track and Field practice (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE POLE VAULT) will be held on Tuesday, October 17th at 500p on at the Wichita State University Heskett Center. Contact Youth Team Director, Stephanie Knab, at youth@shockertrackclub.com or Youth Team Operations Director, Gilda Muci, at youthoperations@shockertrackclub.com with any questions.
REGISTRATION & INFORMATION PACKET >> 2017 Youth INDOOR Information and Registration Forms 10 2017 FINAL
Indoor Coaches will be – Stephanie Knab (Multis, Hurdles and High Jump), Deja Young (Sprints), Sam Glomstad-Foster (Sprints and Distance), Krisha Parmar (Throws and Fitness), Alex Muci (Fitness and Sprints), and Marqus Wilson (Sprints and Jumps).
See you soon!
Youth Track & Field and Pole Vault Return for Indoor Season
Youth Team Ends Season on a High Note at USATF JO’s!
A great season came to a close Monday with a BBQ Cookout at Wichita State’s Cessna Stadium! The annual end-of-the-season meal celebrated the accomplishments of all 98 athletes, and the 11 athletes that competed at the USATF Junior Olympics in Lawrence, Kansas!
Congratulations to the athletes that competed valiantly in the USATF Junior Olympics included –
Addie Curtis – 6th (3000m) and 14th (1500m) – All American!
Cale Curtis – 10th (Discus), 20th (400m), 25th (Shot Put), 27th (200m)
Ollie McGee – 11th (100m) and 15th (200m)
Christal Mosley – 11th (High Jump), 18th (200m), and 400m
Nick Wetta – 22nd (100mH) and 38th (200mH)
Will Niederee – 23rd (1500m)
Isaac Smallwood – 27th (Triple Jump)
Levi Allen – 28th (3000m)
Alec Grill – 38th (1500m)
Caiden Unruh – 48th (3000m)
Gabriel Williams – 48th (100m) and 200m
Complete Results >> 2017 USATF JO Results
Photos!
Championship Week! USATF Junior Olympics!
It’s Championship week!
USATF Junior Olympics in Lawrence, Kansas!
Best of luck to the following JO qualifiers – 2017 Junior Olympics Qualifiers are – Alec Grill (1500m), Will Niederee (1500m), Levi Allen (3000m), Caiden Unruh (3000m), Addie Curtis (1500m and 3000m), Gabriel Williams (100m and 200m), Nick Wetta (100H and 200H Hurdles), Cale Curtis (200m, 400m, Shot Put, and Discus), Isaac Smallwood (Triple Jump), Ollie McGee (100m and 200m), and Christal Mosley (200m, 400m, and High Jump)!
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
STC Youth Tracksters Perform Well in the USATF MVA Meet in the Joplin Heat
Thirty-three (33) Shocker Track Club Youth Athletes traveled to Joplin, Missouri to compete in the USATF Missouri Valley Association Qualifier Meet! All competed well in the oppressive Joplin heat! Eleven (11) Athletes qualified for the USATF Junior Olympics Meet that will be contested in Lawrence, Kansas, July 24-30, 2017! Photographs are below!
2017 Junior Olympics Qualifiers are – Alec Grill (1500m), Will Niederee (1500m), Levi Allen (3000m), Caiden Unruh (3000m), Addie Curtis (1500m and 3000m), Gabriel Williams (100m and 200m), Nick Wetta (100H and 200H Hurdles), Cale Curtis (200m, 400m, Shot Put, and Discus), Isaac Smallwood (Triple Jump), Ollie McGee (100m and 200m), and Christal Mosley (200m, 400m, and High Jump)!
2017 MVA Qualifier Meet Participants were – Jacob Wetta (100m and 100H and 200H), Augustin Au (100m and 200m and 400m), Ayden Erbert (100m), Ian Murry (100m and 200m), Olivia Klein (100m and 200m and High Jump), Daijah Moore (100m and 200m and 400m), Makiya Mosley (100m and 200m and 400m), Terri Mosley (100m and 200m and 400m), Antonie’ Bobo (100m and 200m), Maria Oglesby (100m and 200m and 400m), Elijah Mosley (200m and 400m and 800m and 1500m), Aniya Mosley (200m and 400m and 100H and 200H), Terri Mosley (200m), Anna Moon (800m), Samuel Garrison (Shot Put and Discus), Will Doolittle (Shot Put and Discus), Augustine McCormick (Pole Vault), Ethan Hull (Pole Vault), Taylor Linn (Pole Vault), Sophie Miller (Pole Vault), Addison Austin (Pole Vault), Alec Grill (800m and 1500m ), Will Niederee (800m and 1500m), Levi Allen (800m and 1500m and 3000m), Caiden Unruh (800m and 1500m and 3000m), Addie Curtis (1500m and 3000m), Gabriel Williams (100m and 200m), Nick Wetta (100H and 200H Hurdles), Cale Curtis (200m, 400m, Shot Put, and Discus), Isaac Smallwood (Long Jump and Triple Jump), Ollie McGee (Long Jump and 100m and 200m and 400m), and Christal Mosley (100m and 200m and 400m and High Jump)!
Congratulations to all of the Shocker Track Club athletes!
Shocker Track Club Coaches in attendance included – Stephanie Knab, Denis Fraizer, Tyler Knight, Anita Curtis, Craig Curtis, Martiesha Caines, Gilda Muci, Zach Budda, Alex Muci, Curtis Hernandez, and Isaiah Mosley.
See the photos below!
STC Youth Team Coaches Put In Work
We thought you’d enjoy some candid shots of some of our Youth Team Coaches! Enjoy!
Denis Fraizer, Head Pole Vault Coach – Wichita State University
Natalie Engle, Head Sprints Coach – Friends University, NAIA All-American
Matt Byers, Head Throws Coach – Shocker Track Club Elite Team, University of Iowa, NCAA All-American
Curtis Hernandez, Head Distance Coach – Southwestern College, Physical Therapist
Martiesha Caines, Head Horizontal Jumps Coach – Wichita State University, Junior College National Champion
Zach Budda, Head High Jump Coach – Wichita State University
Craig Curtis, Assistant Throws Coach – Fort Hays State University
Krisha Parmar, Assistant Throws Coach – Wichita State University
Alex Muci, Assistant Sprints Coach – Wichita State University
Anita Curtis, Team Mom, Fort Hays State University
Darren Muci, President, Shocker Track Club
Youth Team Receives Genesis GFFT Grant
The STC Youth Team is honored to be a recipient of a 2017 Genesis Foundation for Fitness and Tennis grant! The funds will be available to assist young people in participating in STC Youth team indoor and outdoor programs. Learn more about the Genesis Foundation program here >> https://www.genesisfoundationwichita.com
Youth Track Meet Participation 101
Wonder how to prepare yourself and your child to compete in a Youth track meet? This informational document addresses what to plan for, and think about!
Track Meets 101 informational flyer
Still have questions? Contact Stephanie Knab, Youth Team Director, at youth@shockertrackclub.com
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 –
