K-State Wraps Up Mt SAC Relays with Elite Competition

WALNUT, Calif. – The K-State track and field teams wrapped up competition in day four of the Mt SAC Relays on Saturday (April 20) with multiple athletes competing in elite events at Hilmer Lodge Stadium.

Ten Wildcats competed in the elite category, as well as the men's and women's 4x400 relay teams.

Senior Kade McCall, currently no. 8 in the NCAA Division I men's hammer throw, competed in the elite event against fellow top-15 ranked men, where he threw over 70 meters for a consecutive meet with a 7^th place distance of 70.17m/230-2.

Three men, sophomore Aaron Antoine, junior Marcus Gelpi and senior Devon Richardson all competed in the elite men's high jump, Antoine finishing 5^th at 2.13m/6-11.75, while Gelpi and Richardson both cleared 2.08m/6-9.75, for 6^th and 8^th place, respectively.

Sophomore Sharie Enoe competed in the women's elite high jump, where she finished 6^th with a height of 1.77m/5-9.75.

Multiple Wildcats also competed in the women's elite shot put where junior Daisy Monie led the pack with a 9^th place finish of 15.90m/52-2. Senior Jaycee Schroeder (12^th; 15.13m/49-7.75) and junior Grace Thompson (13^th; 15.12m/49-7.25) landed just half an inch apart in the standings.

Also in the women's elite throwing, sophomore Tamaiah Koonce competed in the discus throw with a distance of 53.50m/175-6 in 7^th place.

Senior Eugene Omalla ran in the 400 meter dash elite where he finished 6^th in 45.80 seconds.

The men's 4x400 relay team, consisting of freshman Nen Matlock and seniors Kyle Gale, E. Omalla and Jaimie Omalla, ran together for the second time where they finished 4^th at 3:04.42, ahead of 8 other schools, including Big 12 competitors BYU and Houston.

The women's 4x400 team of sophomores Twaneise Johnson, Jourdin Edwards, Delaney Wright and junior Ludivine Aubert, ran a time of 3:42.01 in 11^th place.

While not getting the chance to compete in the elite event, junior Monique Hardy won her third consecutive women's hammer throw in the collegiate category with a distance of 62.96m/206-6.

K-State will return to Manhattan to host the Ward Haylett Invitational on Friday and Saturday (April 26-27) at R.V. Christian Track.

Mt SAC Relays
Hilmer Lodge Stadium
Walnut, Calif.

Women's 5,000 Meters Elite
20. Josphine Wanjiku, 16:58.47

Women's Hammer Throw
1. Monique Hardy, 62.96m/206-6
12. Charlotte Cattermole-Williams, 54.90m/180-1

Men's 400 Meters Elite
6. Eugene Omalla, 45.80

Women's Shot Put Elite
9. Daisy Monie, 15.90m/52-2
12. Jaycee Schroeder, 15.13m/49-7.75
13. Grace Thompson, 15.12m/49-7.25

Women's High Jump Elite
6. Sharie Enoe, 1.77m/5-9.75

Men's Hammer Throw
22. Andrew White, 55.57m/182-3

Men's High Jump Elite
5. Aaron Antoine, 2.13m/6-11.75
6. Marcus Gelpi, 2.08m/6-9.75
T8. Devon Richardson, 2.08m/6-9.75

Women's Discus Throw Elite
7. Tamaiah Koonce, 53.50m/175-6

Women's 4x400 Relay Elite
11. K-State, 3:42.01
(Twaneise Johnson, Jourdin Edwards, Delaney Wright, Ludivine Aubert)

Men's 4x400 Relay Elite
4. K-State A, 3:04.42
(Nen Matlock, Kyle Gale, Jaimie Omalla, Eugene Omalla)

Men's Hammer Throw Elite
7. Kade McCall, 70.17m/230-2

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Players Mentioned

Aaron Antoine

Ludivine Aubert

Charlotte Cattermole-Williams

Jourdin Edwards

Sharie Enoe

Kyle Gale

Marcus Gelpi

Monique Hardy

Twaneise Johnson

Tamaiah Koonce

Nen Matlock

Kade McCall

Daisy Monie

Eugene Omalla

Jaimie Omalla

Devon Richardson

Jaycee Schroeder

Grace Thompson

Josphine Wanjiku

Andrew White

Delaney Wright

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