Kevin Roulhac broke his own record this past weekend at the Jayhawk Classic when he cleared the previous week’s record by six inches. Roulhac’s throw of 61-04.75 landed him second in the event, earning him a provisional qualifying mark. Other provisional qualifiers for the men included Zach Rosenberger in the pole vault and Andrew Etheridge in the 60m hurdles.

“Kevin (Roulhac) is getting very consistent and his confidence is very high,” said ESU Head Coach David Harris.

The women were able to put together two fourth place finishes. Courtney Maddux finished fourth in the 1000m and Sonya Schement finished fourth in the pole vault. ESU will return to action on February 4-5 as they travel to Lincoln, Neb., to take place in the Husker Invitational.

“We left a lot of our top athletes home to train and get ready for Nebraska,” Harris said.  “We felt like the young ones needed to compete and continue to gain experience”

Brandon Schneeberger

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Katie Mona made the most of her season debut this Saturday in the Tabor Invitational placing first overall. Mona helped carry the women’s team to a first place overall finish out of 11 teams, finishing a whole 10 seconds over first place. The ESU women were able to land three more top 10 finishes. Amy Feldkamp finished fourth overall followed by Courtney Maddux, sixth, and Sydney Oltjen, ninth.

The ESU men also looked impressive with a second place finish out of ten total teams. Once again Asher Delmott led the way for the Hornets with a sixth place finish. Will Hohmeier also finished in the top ten with a ninth place finish. The ESU Men were able to place every runner in the top thirty to secure the second place finish. Next week ESU will compete in the ESU Invitational at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1.

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Three ESU football players cited for marijuana use

Three ESU football players were cited for allegedly possessing marijuana in the North Twin Towers on Aug. 28. Miguel Johns, Jackson Bonnette, and Orelando Pratt Jr. were the three players. Johns was a freshman wide receiver from Newton. Both Bonnette and Pratt were freshman from Corpus Cristi, Tex. Bonnette was one of five quarterbacks on the team, and Pratt also played at the wide receiver position.

All three players were redshirted and had yet to see any game time action. Head Coach Garrin Higgins said the players are no longer with the team. The three have been issued misdemeanor tickets and are currently scheduled for a court date at 9 a.m. on Oct. 28.

Volleyball Sweeps Missouri Western, Northwest Missouri State

The Emporia State Volleyball team swept Missouri Western on Sept. 17. They won their three sets 25-10, 25-15, and 15-17. Strong serving by senior setter Ting Liu, including a seven point run in the first set, and five unanswered serves in the second set helped push the Hornets toward the sweep. Other notable Hornet performances were senior Brianne Bonner with 16 kills and six blocks. Fellow senior Brittney Miller had 12 kills and four blocks, and Meg Schwartz had 11 digs to fill out the Hornets’ defensive game.

In further volleyball action, the Hornets swept Northwest Missouri State on Sept. 18 with wins of 25-20, 25-20, and 26-24. Top player performances were by senior Brittney Miller with 13 kills and Brianne Boner with eight kills and three blocks. Playing a tough defensive game were Paige Vanderpool with nine digs and 12 kills, Katelyn Schmidtberger with 11 digs and Meg Schwartz with 10. Following the Hornets two weekend road sweeps they have now been bumped up to the 11th spot in the AVCA poll. Furthermore, Ting Liu has earned MIAA Specialist of the Week for the third straight week.

Cross Country Teams land top 10 finishes

The men’s and women’s cross-country teams traveled to Lincoln, Neb., this Saturday for the Woody Invitational, the team’s first big meet. Both teams were able to land top ten finishes as the men finished fifth out of 21 and the women seventh of 20.

Out of 295 runners, Asher Delmott led the Hornet men placing 36th overall followed by Will Hohmeier (47th) and Jacob Bull (56th). For the women Kathryn Davison led the way placing 61st overall. She was followed by Sydney Oltjen (66th), Courtney Maddux (74th) and Amy Feldkamp (79th).

The cross-country teams will travel to Hillsboro for the Tabor Invitational this Saturday.

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Emporia State’s cross country teams got off to a running start last Friday when they hosted Newman in the ESU Intersquad/Open.

The women ran a 3200 meter race with a total of 16 runners competing, and started the season off on the right track as they had the top four finishers. Kathryn Davison, a senior from Topeka, won her first race with a time of 12:16.

“It felt great to just get out there and compete again,” Davison said. “Sydney (Oltjen) got her second wind, and I just tried to stick with her. With the four of us sticking together, I think that it really broke down our opponents.”

ESU had only six of the 16 runners, but five of them would crack the top 10 for the women.

Freshman runner Sydney Oltjen finished second with a time of 12:18 to start her collegiate career.

“I felt good all day, didn’t really know anything about Newman, and just wanted to run a good race,” Oltjen said.

Amy Feldkamp and Courtney Maddux rounded out the top five for the women’s team, finishing five seconds ahead of fifth place Taylor Carlson of Newman.

The ESU men also showed a strong debut in the 5K. Of the 29 runners, junior Asher Delmott led the way with a time of 15:45. The Hornets were able to place nine of the top 15 runners.

“I felt good the whole course, really pushed the pace, and my only thought was when I got to the final stretch was that the wind was going to be at my back the rest of the way,” Delmott said. “We really had some freshmen that stepped up today.”

Freshman Jacob Bull had a finishing time of 16:20 for his first collegiate meet, while William Hohmeier, Marcus Portofee and Skyler Delmott rounded out the top five with times of 16:24, 16:26 and 16:29 respectively.

Head Coach Dave Harris was very pleased out of what he saw out of both teams.

“This was a perfect way to start the season, with a low-key meet here at home to see where our runners are right now,” Harris said. “We have only been together about three weeks, and it is only going to get tougher, so we need to raise the intensity. This race was used as a measuring stick, and we really had people in both races step up.”

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