Friday, February 2
Manhattan, Kan.
All Day
Kansas State University
vs
DeLoss Dodds Invitational
Wildcats Thrive in Sweep of DeLoss Dodds Invitational
Feb 03, 2018 | Track & Field
MANHATTAN, Kan. – The Kansas State track and field team used a prolific effort, including 18 event victories, five meet records and a school record to sweep the men's and women's dual scoring against Oklahoma State at this weekend's DeLoss Dodds Invitational.
K-State outscored Oklahoma State in the dual-scoring as the K-State men totaled 84 points to Oklahoma State' 32, and the K-State women outscored the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 87-74. Coming into this weekend's DeLoss Dodds Invitational, both the K-State men's and women's teams ranked in the top-25 of the Track and Field News dual rankings, with the K-State women ranking No. 3 and the K-State men ranking No. 22.
"There were a lot of good things that we got out of this weekend," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said of the team. "Some of it has to do with down the road even, I always have to keep the bigger picture in mind."
The promising performances came throughout the weekend, as senior Mitch Dixon set the school record of 21.68m/71-01.75 in the men's weight throw on Friday evening, while several other athletes, including senior Morgan Wedekind, who competed unattached, senior A'Keyla Mitchell and junior Kurt Loevenstein notched multiple victories in their respective events.
Coming off a school-record breaking performance last weekend at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, senior Terrell Smith added another impressive performance in the 200 meters on Saturday, winning the event in 21.02, while also setting a new meet record.
"There were some really high-quality marks, Terrell [Smith]'s 200 in 21.01 on this track is fast," Rovelto said. "I have been here for 30 years and I have seen a number of Olympians not break 21 [seconds] on this track. That is really good."
In the women's 200 meters, Mitchell also bested a meet record, running a lap around the 200-meter track in 24.17 to top the previous meet record of 24.56 set by Juanita Broaddus set in 2004. Mitchell would make another appearance on the track only several events later to be a part of another meet record in the women's 4x400 meter-relay, where the team of Mitchell, Akia Guerrier, Nina Schultz and Lauren Taubert finished in 3:42.68.
The relay team, led by Taubert's 55.07 split, was the seventh-fasted 4x400 meter relay in K-State women's indoor history.
"We don't give up on each other, no matter what we go through," Mitchell said of her team's performance. "When it comes down to it, each and every one of these individuals have to score for us to win a team title, and we are a family."
After day one of the Steve Fritz men's heptathlon, senior Max Estill entered Saturday's competition in second with 2,817 points. Estill started the second day of competition with personal-best marks in both the men's pentathlon 60-meter hurdles (8.55) and the pentathlon pole vault (3.80m/12-05.50), which led to an indoor-best pentathlon score of 4,900 for the senior. Estill finished third overall in the event, as former Wildcat Reinis Kegers won the heptathlon with a meet-record 5,566 points.
At the conclusion of the men's heptathlon, the field events took over the DeLoss Dodds Invitational, where the Wildcats claimed three event victories. First, in the women's long jump, sophomore Nina Schultz jumped a meet-best 5.97m/19-07 on her first attempt to win the event, followed by fellow Wildcat sophomore Konstantina Romaiou who took the second spot with a jump of 5.63m/18-05.75 in the long jump finals.
In the men's long jump, former K-State stand out Ifeanyi Otuonye led some current Wildcats to P.R.'s on Saturday, as Otuonye won the event with a leap of 7.53m/24-08.50, while sophomore Jullane Walker placed second with a top jump of 7.22m/23-08.25, and freshman Tejaswin Shankar jumped 7.21m/23-08 to place third in his first long jump competition.
The remaining field event victories came in the throwing ring, where junior Brett Neelly and senior Jess St. John won the men's and women's shot-put events. Neelly, a native of Gallatin, Tennessee, set a meet record with a throw of 18.68m/61-03.75 on his fifth throw, while St. John won the women's shot put by over a meter with a personal best throw of 16.18m/53-01. St. John's new mark places her 24th in the NCAA this season.
The Wildcats also continued their success in the distance events, as Loevenstein claimed victories in both the men's 800 meters on Friday, and the 1,000 meters on Saturday. Along with Loevenstein, sophomore Travis Hodge set a new personal best of 4:11.86 in the men's mile to win the event, and freshman Sydney Collins shaved a second off her personal best to win the women's 1,000 Meters in 2:57.15.
Following the weekend's DeLoss Dodds Invitational, the Wildcats will split into two groups next week to compete at the Texas Tech Shootout in Lubbock, Texas, and a group of distance runners will depart for the Gorilla Classic hosted at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburgh, Kansas. Both meets begin on Friday, February 9, and will conclude on Saturday, February 10.
For the latest on K-State track and field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
DeLoss Dodds Invitational (Day Two)
Ahearn Fieldhouse
Manhattan, Kan.
Men's Heptathlon 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Max Estill, 8.55 (P.R.)
Men's Heptathlon Pole Vault
4. Max Estill, 3.80m/12-05.5 (P.R.)
Men's Heptathlon 1,000-Meters
4. Max Estill, 2:59.13
Men's Heptathlon Final Scores
3. Max Estill, 4,900 (P.R.)
Women's High Jump
3. Shanae McKenzie, 1.72m/5-07.75 (Ties P.R.)
4. Morgan Coffman, 1.72m/5-07.75
Women's Long Jump
1. Nina Schultz, 5.97m/19-07
2. Konstantina Romaiou, 5.63m/18-05.75 (P.R.)
Men's Long Jump
2. Jullane Walker, 7.22m/23-08.25 (P.R.)
3. Tejaswin Shankar, 7.21m/23-08 (P.R.)
5. Tom Pyle, 6.86m/22-06.25
Women's Shot Put
1. Jess St. John, 16.18m/53-01.25 (P.R.)
2. Taylor Latimer, 14.85m/48-09
3. Gabby Lavington, 13.70m/44-11.75
Men's Shot Put
1. Brett Neelly, 18.68m/61-03.75 (Meet Record)
2. Kyle Mitchell, 17.42m/57-02 (P.R.)
7. Simone Fassina, 13.98m/45-10.75
Women's Mile
5. Amanda Thate, 5:40.68
Men's Mile
1. Travis Hodge, 4:11.86 (P.R.)
2. Ethan Powell, 4:19.06
3. Sam Oxandale, 4:25.23
6. Pierce Flanders, 4:31.40 (P.R.)
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Paige Kimble, 8.68 (P.R.)
Men's 60-Meters
3. Nick Albus, 6.91
Women's 600-Yards
6. Victoria Robinson, 1:27.67
Women's 200 Meters
1. A'Keyla Mitchell, 24.17 (Meet Record)
Men's 200 Meters
1. Terrell Smith, 21.02 (Meet Record)
2. Nick Albus, 21.89
Women's 1,000 Meters
1. Sydney Collins, 2:57.15 (P.R.)
Men's 1,000 Meters
1. Kurt Loevenstein, 2:32.08
Women's 3,000 Meters
3. Anna Keeley, 11:13.94
Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Kansas State 'A', 3:42.68 (Meet Record)
2. Kansas State 'B', 3:51.33
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Kansas State 'A', 3:28.20
K-State outscored Oklahoma State in the dual-scoring as the K-State men totaled 84 points to Oklahoma State' 32, and the K-State women outscored the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 87-74. Coming into this weekend's DeLoss Dodds Invitational, both the K-State men's and women's teams ranked in the top-25 of the Track and Field News dual rankings, with the K-State women ranking No. 3 and the K-State men ranking No. 22.
"There were a lot of good things that we got out of this weekend," Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto said of the team. "Some of it has to do with down the road even, I always have to keep the bigger picture in mind."
The promising performances came throughout the weekend, as senior Mitch Dixon set the school record of 21.68m/71-01.75 in the men's weight throw on Friday evening, while several other athletes, including senior Morgan Wedekind, who competed unattached, senior A'Keyla Mitchell and junior Kurt Loevenstein notched multiple victories in their respective events.
Coming off a school-record breaking performance last weekend at the Razorback Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas, senior Terrell Smith added another impressive performance in the 200 meters on Saturday, winning the event in 21.02, while also setting a new meet record.
"There were some really high-quality marks, Terrell [Smith]'s 200 in 21.01 on this track is fast," Rovelto said. "I have been here for 30 years and I have seen a number of Olympians not break 21 [seconds] on this track. That is really good."
In the women's 200 meters, Mitchell also bested a meet record, running a lap around the 200-meter track in 24.17 to top the previous meet record of 24.56 set by Juanita Broaddus set in 2004. Mitchell would make another appearance on the track only several events later to be a part of another meet record in the women's 4x400 meter-relay, where the team of Mitchell, Akia Guerrier, Nina Schultz and Lauren Taubert finished in 3:42.68.
The relay team, led by Taubert's 55.07 split, was the seventh-fasted 4x400 meter relay in K-State women's indoor history.
"We don't give up on each other, no matter what we go through," Mitchell said of her team's performance. "When it comes down to it, each and every one of these individuals have to score for us to win a team title, and we are a family."
After day one of the Steve Fritz men's heptathlon, senior Max Estill entered Saturday's competition in second with 2,817 points. Estill started the second day of competition with personal-best marks in both the men's pentathlon 60-meter hurdles (8.55) and the pentathlon pole vault (3.80m/12-05.50), which led to an indoor-best pentathlon score of 4,900 for the senior. Estill finished third overall in the event, as former Wildcat Reinis Kegers won the heptathlon with a meet-record 5,566 points.
Senior Max Estill finishes with a grand total 4,9000 points in the Steve Fritz Men's Heptathlon to finish third in the event#KStateTF pic.twitter.com/MKc4vkrOMu
— K-State Track (@KStateTFXC) February 3, 2018
At the conclusion of the men's heptathlon, the field events took over the DeLoss Dodds Invitational, where the Wildcats claimed three event victories. First, in the women's long jump, sophomore Nina Schultz jumped a meet-best 5.97m/19-07 on her first attempt to win the event, followed by fellow Wildcat sophomore Konstantina Romaiou who took the second spot with a jump of 5.63m/18-05.75 in the long jump finals.
In the men's long jump, former K-State stand out Ifeanyi Otuonye led some current Wildcats to P.R.'s on Saturday, as Otuonye won the event with a leap of 7.53m/24-08.50, while sophomore Jullane Walker placed second with a top jump of 7.22m/23-08.25, and freshman Tejaswin Shankar jumped 7.21m/23-08 to place third in his first long jump competition.
The remaining field event victories came in the throwing ring, where junior Brett Neelly and senior Jess St. John won the men's and women's shot-put events. Neelly, a native of Gallatin, Tennessee, set a meet record with a throw of 18.68m/61-03.75 on his fifth throw, while St. John won the women's shot put by over a meter with a personal best throw of 16.18m/53-01. St. John's new mark places her 24th in the NCAA this season.
The Wildcats also continued their success in the distance events, as Loevenstein claimed victories in both the men's 800 meters on Friday, and the 1,000 meters on Saturday. Along with Loevenstein, sophomore Travis Hodge set a new personal best of 4:11.86 in the men's mile to win the event, and freshman Sydney Collins shaved a second off her personal best to win the women's 1,000 Meters in 2:57.15.
Following the weekend's DeLoss Dodds Invitational, the Wildcats will split into two groups next week to compete at the Texas Tech Shootout in Lubbock, Texas, and a group of distance runners will depart for the Gorilla Classic hosted at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburgh, Kansas. Both meets begin on Friday, February 9, and will conclude on Saturday, February 10.
For the latest on K-State track and field follow @kstatesports and @KStateTFXC on Twitter or Kansas State Track & Field/Cross Country on Facebook.
DeLoss Dodds Invitational (Day Two)
Ahearn Fieldhouse
Manhattan, Kan.
Men's Heptathlon 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Max Estill, 8.55 (P.R.)
Men's Heptathlon Pole Vault
4. Max Estill, 3.80m/12-05.5 (P.R.)
Men's Heptathlon 1,000-Meters
4. Max Estill, 2:59.13
Men's Heptathlon Final Scores
3. Max Estill, 4,900 (P.R.)
Women's High Jump
3. Shanae McKenzie, 1.72m/5-07.75 (Ties P.R.)
4. Morgan Coffman, 1.72m/5-07.75
Women's Long Jump
1. Nina Schultz, 5.97m/19-07
2. Konstantina Romaiou, 5.63m/18-05.75 (P.R.)
Men's Long Jump
2. Jullane Walker, 7.22m/23-08.25 (P.R.)
3. Tejaswin Shankar, 7.21m/23-08 (P.R.)
5. Tom Pyle, 6.86m/22-06.25
Women's Shot Put
1. Jess St. John, 16.18m/53-01.25 (P.R.)
2. Taylor Latimer, 14.85m/48-09
3. Gabby Lavington, 13.70m/44-11.75
Men's Shot Put
1. Brett Neelly, 18.68m/61-03.75 (Meet Record)
2. Kyle Mitchell, 17.42m/57-02 (P.R.)
7. Simone Fassina, 13.98m/45-10.75
Women's Mile
5. Amanda Thate, 5:40.68
Men's Mile
1. Travis Hodge, 4:11.86 (P.R.)
2. Ethan Powell, 4:19.06
3. Sam Oxandale, 4:25.23
6. Pierce Flanders, 4:31.40 (P.R.)
Women's 60-Meter Hurdles
1. Paige Kimble, 8.68 (P.R.)
Men's 60-Meters
3. Nick Albus, 6.91
Women's 600-Yards
6. Victoria Robinson, 1:27.67
Women's 200 Meters
1. A'Keyla Mitchell, 24.17 (Meet Record)
Men's 200 Meters
1. Terrell Smith, 21.02 (Meet Record)
2. Nick Albus, 21.89
Women's 1,000 Meters
1. Sydney Collins, 2:57.15 (P.R.)
Men's 1,000 Meters
1. Kurt Loevenstein, 2:32.08
Women's 3,000 Meters
3. Anna Keeley, 11:13.94
Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Kansas State 'A', 3:42.68 (Meet Record)
2. Kansas State 'B', 3:51.33
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
1. Kansas State 'A', 3:28.20
Players Mentioned
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
Jumps
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
/ Track & Field
K-State Track and Field | Tyson Invitational Recap
Wednesday, February 18
K-State Track & Field | DeLoss Dodds Invitational Recap
Wednesday, February 04
K-State Track & Field | Thane Baker Invitational Recap
Monday, January 19
K-State Track & Field | Uniform Reveal
Tuesday, November 11
