Soccer falls 0-1 against UCM

The Hornets hosted 12-ranked Central Missouri Sunday at the ESU Pitch in a close game. The Hornets fell 1-0 as UCM scored in the 85th minute of the game.

ESU was able to stop 18 of 19 shots on goal by a strong UCM squad that has only been held to one goal or less twice this season.

Junior goalie Nikki Schmitz tied an ESU record held by Megan Martin with 16 stops. ESU got three of their four shots on goal in the second half, the closest from senior defender Jessica Decker who came within inches of scoring in the early stages of the second half. Today the team will travel to Bolivar, Mo. to play Southwest Baptist.

Men take 1st, women 2nd at Haskell XC invitational

The women cross country team once again had a strong showing by senior Katie Mona last Saturday. She won her third straight individual championship at the Haskell Invitational while helping ESU women place second as a team.

She finished almost a full minute ahead of the second place finisher. The Hornets also had a strong finish by Courtney Maddux, who placed 14th, Amy Feldkamp who placed 16th and Kristen Sponsel, who finished in 26th.

The men’s team took home the first place prize and their second overall team championship of the season.

Asher Delmott led the way for the men finishing fourth overall. ESU also had strong finishes from Jacob Bull, ninth, Morgan Riggs, 11th, Ryan Hahn, 19^9th, and Trey Brokaw, 22nd.

Up next for the cross country team is the MIAA championships on Oct. 22 in Joplin, Mo.

Women volleyball sweep Missouri Southern 3-0

The women continued their strong play as they stretch their record to 12-6 on the year with a win against Missouri Southern last Saturday.

The women used 10 blocks and took advantage of more than 20 errors by MSSU to complete the sweep 3-0. The scores were 25-10, 25-16 and 25-22 respectively.

Katie Deutschmann continued her strong play as she hit 750 for the match and stretched her string of double-doubles to three games.

Paige Vanderpool ended the night with seven kills and 15 digs. Meg Schwartz continued her strong defensive play with 15 digs, making it 23 matches in which she has had double digit digs.

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Senior Ryan Hahn runs the men’s 8K race Friday at Jones Park for Emporia State’s Planet Sub Invitational. The men’s cross-country team came in at sixth place. Julie Thephachan/The Bulletin

The Emporia State men’s and women’s cross country teams held their only home meet last Friday at Jones Park. The women were led by Katie Mona, who came in first. The men were paced by Asher Delmott, who finished the race in 19th place. The women were able to finish in 10th place in the 5K while the men were able to place sixth overall in the 10K.

Katie Mona won the women’s 5K race with an impressive time of 17:30.66. This is the second fastest time ever run at the Jones Invitational. She jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.

“It feels good,” Mona said. “I’m really glad that I could run a good race at my last home meet. I will miss it.”

Overall, the ladies were able to place four runners in the top one-hundred. Courtney Maddux placed 51st, Tiffany Orth placed 82nd and Kristen Sponsel finished 85th. Cross country coach Eric Wellman said he was pleased with the overall performance of the women.

“We are doing a great job developing,” Wellman said. “I’m really proud of them and the way they have come together today on this course…our guys fought real hard today.”

For the rest of the men, runner Morgan Riggs finished in 32nd, and Jacob Bull finished in 35th overall. Delmott ran a good race finishing two places higher, 19th, than he did just one year ago. His time was 26:24.83. Overall, the men placed five in the top 60.

“I feel like I did pretty well,” Delmott said. “My coach this year has been saying I need to be more competitive in the second half of the race, so I ran a little more conservative at the start of the race and really tried to push the second half.”

Overall both the men and women had very strong performances in their only home meet of the season.

“They did a good job running on the home course,” said head cross country coach Steve Blocker. “They are continually improving each week. I think Eric Wellman is doing a great job with them and we are just building each week going into MIAA and regional meets.”

Up next for the cross country team is the Haskell Invitational at 9:15 a.m. this Saturday in Lawrence.

Marcus Hix

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All tied up

The Emporia State soccer team added one more tie to their record this season as they traveled to Fort Hays State last Thursday. The Hornets fared well with Fort Hays both on the scoreboard and on the stats sheet as they managed to generate eight shots all on goal to nine shots by Fort Hays.

Unlike previous games this season, it was the Hornets who struck first as Mallory Walden scored her second goal of the season on a header in the 12th minute. Sarah Anderson received the assist off a corner kick. The Tigers answered back in the 56th minute, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.

Hornet volleyball falls to Truman

It took Truman five games, but they finally defeated the Emporia State volleyball team last Saturday, 3-2, winning the final match 15-12. The Hornets were down two matches to one before winning the fourth by two points. Every game on the day was decided by no more than three points. ESU started the day losing the first match 25-22 before answering back with a 25-23 victory. The third match saw Truman win by an identical 25-22 score. The Hornets then won the fourth 25-23 before falling in the final match.

Katie Deutschmann, Paige Vanderpool and Amanda Gerety all registered double-doubles for the Hornets on the day. ESU will look to improve from the defeat as they take on Missouri Western at 7 p.m. on Sept. 23 at White Auditorium.

Mona finishes 10th overall for XC

The Emporia State cross country teams traveled to Lincoln, Neb. this weekend to compete in the Woody Greeno Nebraska Invitational. The men finished 14th overall out of 28 total teams. Asher Delmott finished 40th overall with a time of 26:20.7, and Jacob Bull finished 87th out of over 300 runners.

Katie Mona had the best finish for ESU on the day finishing 10th overall, as she was the second non-Division I runner to cross the finish line at 21:49.0. The ESU women placed 20th overall out of 25 teams. The Hornet runners will compete this Saturday at the Tabor Invitational in Hillsboro.

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Hohneier

Running fast has been this Hornet’s job for the past four years, and he doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. Despite not being heavily recruited, senior cross country and track runner Will Hohmeier has established himself as a leader both athletically and motivationally for the Emporia State cross country and track team.

“I was still on the team his freshman year when we brought him on to the team,” said Eric Wellman, the assistant cross country and track coach. “And he wasn’t a really highly recruited guy. He was kind of a developer – kind of a role player – he’s gotten better every year. (He’s) really developed as a leader, too, and just improved each season on the team.”

The Emporia State track team is currently in its indoor track season in which Hohmeier is focusing his attention on the mile run. This year Hohmeier hopes to break personal records by running a 4:05 mile. Hohmeier also ran cross country. A season in which he led the Hornets in two meets and finished in the top 20 in three.

Hohmeier, who hails from St. Louis, Mo., originally planned on playing soccer during high school. However, when he didn’t make the team his freshman year, he decided to give cross country a try.

“Our soccer coach kept talking about cross country,” Hohmeier said. “And I had some friends on the cross country team, so I just switched over and ran cross country. (I’ve) been running every since.”

In high school, Hohmeier enjoyed success going to state in the 4×8 relay run. He decided Emporia State would be a good fit mainly because of coach Harris.

“(Harris) has had twenty years of experience here, and he has a history in running,” Hohmeier said. “He ran the mile back in his day at a 4:08, so I know he knows what he’s talking about.”

Hohmeier hopes to qualify for nationals this year, but also has plans for the Emporia State track team. With a senior in just about every field and the addition of distance runners, Hohmeier sees this year’s team improving from last year’s conference meet.

If Wellman finds a fault in Hohmeier, it’s his selflessness.

“He’s always thinking about the team,” Wellman said. “I like that, and I want him to continue doing that but (also) to just see what he can do to push himself and to get himself around the track a little bit faster.”

After graduation, Hohmeier, a business management major, plans on working at Western Waterproofing – a service for restoring buildings. But for now, Hohmeier’s job is just running.

“Will’s a natural leader, I would say,” said teammate and junior runner Andrew Wayman. “I mean, he’s a business major. He likes that leadership role, so he really is a leader on this team.”

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Delmott

If anyone on the Emporia State cross country squad knows how to balance work and play, it’s senior ecology and biodiversity major Skyler Delmott.

“He’s really been known to pull off some pranks,” said Cross Country Head Coach David Harris. “He’s good natured, but also terrifically serious about his running and his performances.”

Delmott, an Emporia native, has been the team’s leader and overall best runner this season. His leadership abilities have been an integral part of the Hornets’ success.

“Skyler has some strong values, and he’s got the determination to be the best that he can be – that’s why he is the leader of our distance group, for the most part,” Harris said. “I think people look at Skyler as the hardest worker on our team. I think that helps everybody on our team say, ‘I want to be like him. I want to be at the front of the races just like he is.’ I think the ability for him to lead by example is tremendous for our program.”

Harris strongly believes that Delmott’s leadership skills are a big part of who he is and what his future will entail.

“He has the qualities of a leader, and that’s helped him in everything that he’s done, whether it’s school or it’s running or his personal life,” Harris said. “He has goals and he continues to go after those goals.”

Delmott stated that going to ESU for college seemed like the best fit for him because of the importance of both athletics and academics.

“I chose Emporia State because it was the best option for me, money-wise and major-wise,” Delmott said. “I came in as a freshman and fit right in with the team. The older guys showed me the way, and after they graduated, I was able to impart their knowledge onto the new guys coming in… It’s been a great experience.”

On Oct. 13, the ESU men’s cross country squad squeezed into the South Central Region rakings, earning the number nine spot on the list. While this would be of importance to most, Delmott has taken it in stride.

“I’m not too concerned with the rankings right now,” Delmott said. ”When we go down and run at regionals, those rankings will mean nothing on race day. It is nice to be recognized as a school that is in the top ten.

“We (the team) made it a goal to try and knock some of the other teams off to get back on there, which we’ve succeeded at so far.”

Delmott said several people helped contribute to his success.

“Probably my parents for their support throughout my high school and college career, my high school coach because he really helped get me started and of course Coach Harris and all of the assistant coaches here at Emporia State because they’ve all trained me throughout my college career,” Delmott said.

Junior business administration major and teammate Adam McGovern attested to the presence Delmott brings to the team.

“Skyler’s pretty energetic before practice and whatnot, and during practice, especially on workout days, he’s up there leading and he’s pretty serious,” McGovern said. “He’s there to get the job done – he’s probably one of the hardest working guys on the team.”

While participating in cross country at a high level, Delmott also takes part in a rigorous and successful academic course schedule.

“He’s a good student…he is truly a student-athlete,” Harris said. “He has some tough classes, but he works hard at those classes.”

Harris, along with Delmott himself, has high expectations for the senior runner this season.

“Last year he made the Nationals in track and field, this year he’ll go back and have an excellent shot at being an All-American,” Harris said.

Delmott said he would like to go to Nationals and do well at conference.

Harris said that during the recruiting process, high character, high dedication guys are the ones that he tries to bring in to run for his program. According to Harris, Delmott fits the bill.

“He’s just a good natured guy – he’s a good guy to be around,” Harris said.

Shane Wilson/The Bulletin

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Football team falls to Nebraska-Omaha, 34-13

Quaterback Tyler Eckenrode passes up field Saturday afternoon at Welch Stadium as the Hornets face Nebraska-Omaha. ESU fell to UNO with a final score of 34-13. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin.

The Emporia State football team fell to MIAA foe UNO last Saturday, 34-3. Junior running back and business major, Kevin Smart, scored the only two touchdowns for the Hornets with a 14-yard first quarter score and 1-yard third quarter touchdown. Red-shirt freshman quarterback and business major, Tyler Eckenrode, made his first career start for ESU, throwing for 225 yards on 16 of 30 passing attempts. Junior running back and physical education major La’Darrian Page netted a career high 108 receiving yards to go along with 28 rushing yards. The football team will be back in action at 2 p.m. Oct. 10 at Pittsburg State University.

#6 Volleyball team struggles early at Lady Blues Regional Crossover

Brittney Miller spikes the ball against the Angelo State defense Friday afternoon at Topeka during the Lady Blues Regional Crossover hosted by Washburn. The Hornets won the game 3-0. Kellen Jenkins/The Bulletin.

The Emporia State University volleyball team lost a close match, 2-3, to the #6 ranked West Texas A&M Lady Buffs to start the Lady Blues Regional Crossover in Topeka last Friday. ESU is currently 1-4 vs. WTAMU. The Hornets went on to sweep Angelo State, Southwest Oklahoma State and Southeast Oklahoma State 3-0 to round out the tournament. The team will be back on the court on Oct. 9 as they travel to Pittsburg State and on Oct. 10 as they make their way to Joplin, Mo., to face Missouri Southern.

Cross Country: Hornet men, Mona win titles at ESU Invitational

ESU runners lead the pack Friday evening at Jones Park during the ESU Invitational. The Hornets finished well and look forward to the Ollie Isom Invitational on Oct. 16 in El Dorado. Jonathan Elliott/The Bulletin.

Sophomore Katie Mona won her second consecutive women’s individual championship with a time of 18.17.84 last Friday at the ESU Cross Country Invitational. In the men’s division, Adam McGovern and Skyler Delmott finished in third and fourth place with times of 25.36.15 and 25.39.82, respectively. McGovern and Delmott’s performances catapulted the Hornet men’s squad to a team championship. The Ollie Isom Invitational will be on tap next for the Hornets on October 16 starting at 5 p.m. in El Dorado.

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