K-STATE TRACK AND FIELD SHOCKER INVITATIONAL March 26-27, 2021 | Cessna Stadium | Wichita, Kansas 2020-21 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE MEET PREVIEW MEET SCHEDULE A strong showing at the UTSA Invitational will UTSA Invitational Friday’s Event Schedule pay dividends this weekend for the Wildcats, 4:00 p.m. .......................................Field Events Begin Mar. 18-20 as the team travels down the road to Wichita, San Antonio, Texas Kansas to partake in the Shocker Invitational 7:00 p.m. ......................................Track Events Begin on March 26-27, which will take place at Cessna Stadium. Saturday’s Event Schedule Shocker Invitational 11:00 a.m. .......................................Field Events Begin Mar. 26-27 12:30 p.m. .....................................Track Events Begin Wichita, Kan. Times are an approximation NOTES ... Indicates events will begin 15-20 minutes Jim Click Combined Events after the conclusion of prior event Apr. 8-9 Adamonis, Taubert Take Charge | Returning to form in the combined events, Tuscon, Ariz. K-State collected two victories in the men’s 2021 USTFCCCA TOP-25 decathlon and women’s heptathlon due to NATIONAL RANKINGS the dominant outings from Matas Adamonis Jim Click Invitational and Lauren Taubert. Adamonis secured 7,293 Women’s Indoor Team Rankings (Points) points to win the men’s decathlon, with Taubert 1. Arkansas ............................................................248.77 Apr. 10 finishing off her opponents with 5,713 points in Tucson, Ariz. the heptathlon field. Taubert pulled off the win 2. Texas A&M ......................................................... 173.37 clinching six of the possible seven events in the 3. Texas .................................................................... 154.10 heptathlon, while Adamonis piled on four wins to 4. Georgia .............................................................. 142.69 Michael Johnson Invitational notch the top podium spot. 5. Florida .................................................................. 132.71 Apr. 16-17 6. LSU .......................................................................119.69 USTFCCCA Top-10 Marks of the Week | Waco, Texas After producing stellar outings in a multitude of 7. Southern California .........................................99.08 events at the UTSA Invitational, K-State found 8. BYU ....................................................................... 98.37 itself on back in the national discussion this 9. Oregon ................................................................80.79 J.D. Martin Invitational week, as the team placed a batch of athletes on 10. Texas Tech .........................................................77.20 the USTFCCCA Top-10 Marks of the Week for 21. Kansas State ........................................... 38.30 Apr. 23-24 the dates of March 16-22. Some of those names Norman, Okla. that were spotted in the rankings included sophomore Hadley Splechter (No. 9, 3000m Steeplechase), senior Logan Wolfley (No. 4, Jav- Texas A&M Alumni Muster elin), senior Ashley Petr (No. 7, Discus), Helene May 1 Ingvaldsen (No. 2, Hammer Throw), junior Taylor Latimer (No. 1, Shot Put), senior Wurrie Njadoe FOLLOW THE CATS College Station, Texas (No. 10, 200 Meters) and the squad of seniors Follow all of the K-State Track and Field action Jullane Walker, Justin Davis, Jah Strange and by following @KStateTFXC on Facebook, freshman Darian Clarke (No. 9, 4x100). Ward Haylett Invitational Twitter and Instagram. May 8 Wolfley Punches into the Record Books | Senior Logan Wolfley waited patiently for his Live results will be provided by Meet Pro Manhattan, Kan. opportunity to get back into the action, and it all paid off last Saturday, as the Silver Lake, Kansas, native recorded an impressive mark of Big 12 Outdoor Championship 70.92m/232-08 in the javelin at the UTSA Invitational. Wolfley’s dominating outing moved Coaching Prestige | Under Director of Track May 14-16 him up to second all-time in school history for and Field and Cross Country Cliff Rovelto, the Manhattan, Kan. the event, breaking his previous best by over six K-State Track and Field coaching staff is among meters. the greatest in the country. Rovelto alone has Double the Speed, Double the Results | coached student-athletes to 300 All-Ameri- NCAA West Preliminary The duo of Vitoria Alves and Kimisha Chambers can certificates and 149 individual conference May 27-29 put the track world on notice, as both athletes championships. In 2019, Rovelto earned the Big College Station, Texas recorded blistering times in the 100-meter 12 women’s outdoor Coach of the Year award for hurdles event last weekend. Alves continued the fifth time in his career, the most of any active her torrid streak in the hurdles with a sparkling coach in the Big 12 and third most all-time. 13.14 seconds to place second overall. Chambers, NCAA Outdoor Championships who sat out the indoor season, made her season June 9-12 debut with a time of 13.38, giving her a spot at What’s on Tap | The Wildcats will post up in third in the race. Tucson, Arizona on Friday April 8 through Sun- Eugene, Ore. day, April 10 for the Jim Click Invitational. Return of the K-State Throw Squad | K-State put on a show in the throws department at the UTSA Invitational, collecting six wins in the field to power past the competition. Behind Wolfley’s historic outing, four other Wildcats broke loose in their respective events to put the track and field world on notice. Senior Cameron Lewis picked up two wins for himself in San Antonio, Texas, as the Mesa, Arizona, native WHAT’S INSIDE earned the top podium in the shot put (17.87m) and discus (51.47m) events. On the women’s Shocker Invitational...........................................................1 side, Ingvaldsen and Petr separated themselves Notes & Quick Facts.........................................................2 at the top from their counterparts, as Ingvaldsen Season Bests.......................................................................3 launched a mark of 64.75m/212-05 to earn the Facility Information..........................................................4 victory in the hammer throw, while Petr used her strength in the discus competition to score Staff........................................................................................5 another win for the throws group. Junior Taylor Men’s Roster........................................................................6 Latimer continued her success in the shot put Women’s Roster.................................................................7 for K-State, firing a heave of 17.12m/56-2 to Bios........................................................................................8 place first overall. The revival of the throw squad Top-10 Lists........................................................................14 comes at a crucial point of the spring campaign, as Wolfley, Ingvaldsen, Petr and Lewis did not Records...............................................................................21 compete during the indoor season. 1 @KSTATETFXC Contact: Grant Leibee | [email protected] | 816-286-7256 K-STATE TRACK AND FIELD UNIVERSITY INFORMATION USTFCCCA TOP-10 MARKS OF Location ............................Manhattan, Kan. (66502) THE WEEK (MAR 16-22).... Founded .................................................................... 1863 GET TO KNOW Hadley Splechter Enrollment.............................................................22,795 Men’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase ..... No. 9 (9:20.74) Director of President ...........................................Richard B. Myers Track and ...............................................................Kansas State ‘65 4x100 Relay Team ................................No. 9 (40.30) Field and Athletics Director .................................... Gene Taylor ............................................................. Arizona State ‘80 Cross Country Logan Wolfley Faculty Athletics Rep ....................... Kenny Lannou Men’s Javelin .......................................No. 4 (70.92m) Conference ............................................................ Big 12 CLIFF Nickname ..........................................................Wildcats Matas Adamonis Colors................................................Purple (PMS 268) ROVELTO Men’s Decathlon .....................................No. 2 (7,293) Band ............................................Pride of Wildcatland School Fight Song ...........................Wildcat Victory Wurrie Njadoe EDUCATION Women’s 200 Meters.........................No. 10 (23.90) Kansas (1978) Taylor Latimer Women’s Shot Put ................................No. 1 (17.12m) HOMETOWN Ancon, Panama TEAM INFORMATION Ashley Petr First Season ..............................................................1905 Women’s Discus.................................No. 7 (55.20m) COACHING EXPERIENCE Individual Conference Champions .....................478 1992-Present: Director of Track & Field and Team Big 12 Championships .....................................4 Helene Ingvaldsen Individual National Champions .............................. 41 Women’s Hammer Throw .............. No. 2 (64.75m) Cross Country Best NCAA Team Finish (Year) ............ 5th (2002) 1988-1992: K-State Assistant Coach Indoor Facility ..........................AHearn Field House Lauren Taubert 1987-1988: University of Kansas Interim Head Outdoor Facility ......................... R.V. Christian Track Women’s Heptathlon