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!
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!
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″
STC Track and Field Recruiting Combine
The Shocker Track Club will be hosting the first ever Track & Field Recruiting Combine at Friends University on July 16, 2016! This event is for high school and junior college athletes. Check out the new website (STCTrackCombine.com) and follow us on Twitter (@STCTrackCombine). Here is a flyer for the event … 2016 Track Combine flyer
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
Youth Team Athletes Sign Letters of Intent
Four Shocker Track Club Youth Team athletes signed Letters of Intent during recent signing periods. Garrett Kennedy – Pole Vault (Goddard Eisenhower High), and Davis Bahner – Multis (Wichita Heights High) signed with Wichita State University. Makayla Hollis – Pole Vault and Sprints (Conway Springs High) signed with Friends University. Christian Compton – Pole Vault (Derby High School) signed with Missouri Southern State University.
STC Partners with Envision to Support Volunteers Group
The Shocker Track Club (STC) is pleased to announce that Envision, Inc. is sponsoring its Volunteers group. The mission of Envision is to improve the quality of life and provide inspiration for the blind and visually impaired through employment, outreach, rehabilitation, education and research. Envision is one of the largest employers of the blind and visually impaired in the United States. Through this partnership, Envision is expanding its community involvement and support for WSU programs. The nonprofit organization will have the added benefit of reaching a broad cross-section of the community to build awareness of programs and services offered to youth and adults with vision loss, regardless of their ability to pay.
Darren Muci, Shocker Track Club President, stated, “We are honored that Envision has partnered with us to support our Volunteers group. Its logo will adorn our Volunteer t-shirts, and its banner will hang at the Shocker Track Club and Wichita State Track and Field meets! We also look forward to scheduling track events for adults who are blind or visually impaired at future STC events. Visit www.envisionus.com to learn more about Envision.