UPDATED! STC Outdoor Masters Meet Information!
The annual Shocker Track Club Outdoor Masters – USATF Missouri Valley Association Masters Championship – Meet will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at Wichita State University’s Cessna Stadium!
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE >> STC Wichita Masters Open Online Registration
Registration Information is available here >> Wichita Masters.Open 2016 Registration 1-2
We are pleased to announce the following changes this year –
- This meet is also the USATF Missouri Valley Association Masters Championship meet!
- The inaugural Envision 100m Dash for visually impaired athletes will contested at 1:10 p.m.
To receive a USATF Missouri Valley Association Masters Championship medal, you MUST be a member of USATF and provide your Membership Number. Click here for USATF Membership Information.
(Non USATF Member Medalists will receive the Shocker Track Club Masters/Open medals.)
- ONLINE REGISTRATION through Google Forms is available now.
- ENVISION of Wichita, Kansas is a strategic partner and generous sponsor of Shocker Track Club Volunteers Group. Eligible athletes MUST Contact Hannah Christenson of Envision for registration details.
- The Opening Ceremony will be held at 1:00 P.M. when we will recognize all of our Field Event Medalists.
- The 55 Meter Hurdles will be added this year.
- The Field Events will be run with a time schedule this year with a rolling schedule implemented for certain events. But, a rolling schedule will NOT be used for the running events.
- Youth athletes may compete in the Pole Vault again this year.
- The Francois Boda Combo Challenge! We are going to run the Senior Masters 300 Meter Dash, the 300 and 400 Meter Hurdles at the same time while Francois tries to run all of us down as he runs a 400 Meter Dash. We will run heats to accommodate younger Masters and Open athletes in the 300 Meter Dash and 300/400 Hurdles.
Bahner Finishes 7th; US Men & Women Sweep Thorpe Cup
STC Elite Team member, Austin Bahner, finished seventh in the Decathlon in the 2016 Thorpe Cup competition with 7593 points! The USA Men (38,845 to 37,427) and Women (18,320 to 16,421) swept both competitions over Germany in the annual competition held in Fayetteville, Arkansas on the University of Arkansas campus!
Complete results are available here >> Thorpe Cup Results.
Article in the Wichita Eagle >> Bahner Rainbolt Thorpe Cup
Austin Bahner Competes in Thorpe Cup
STC Elite Team Member Austin Bahner began competing in his third Thorpe Cup Decathlon competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday. He is currently in 6th place overall. Wichita State University Head Track and Field Coach, Steve Rainbolt, is the Head Men’s Decathlete Coach for this prestigious event! Follow live results here beginning at 3:30 p.m. today and on Twitter at @autobahn12, @coachbolt, and @ShockerTC!
Elite Team Member Profile ** Austin Bahner UPDATE
Austin Bahner (@Autobahn12) finished 5th in the USA Track and Field Indoor Combined Events National Championship meet in Crete, Nebraska at Doane College. Complete results are available here >> USATF Multi Indoor Results,
Gosh, it’s already mid-February! And it’s time to profile our next Olympic hopeful to show what it is like to train like elite athlete.
February showcases Austin Bahner.
He is from Wichita, Kansas, and is a Decathlete! At the recent WSU Herm Wilson Indoor he set a new personal best in the pole vault with a clearance of 16′!
Austin is a decorated decathlete who has proven himself at Wichita State and for Shocker Track Club. He went to Wichita Heights High School where he was a State Champion in Track and Field and Basketball. While at Wichita State University, he had a scholarship in Track and Field and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science. Bahner’s honors in Track and Field include: Five-time Missouri Valley Conference Champion, Three-time NCAA All-American, Runner-up Heptathlon USA Indoor Championships, and Four-time Team USA Competitor for the decathlon.
His weekly training looks something like this: Monday is typically a light day. It usually involves a tempo workout, a few plyometrics, and a series of hang cleans and dumbbell snatches. Tuesday is a speed endurance type workout and sprinting. Speed endurance consists of multiple distances ran at a particular high intensity level with resting periods in between each run. Wednesday’s are either off or light distance runs and upper body lifting. Thursday is another sprint session followed by plyometrics and a hill workout. Friday is 1000 meter (for indoor) or 1500 meter (for outdoor) training and lower body lifting. Aside from the workouts, Austin does event work throughout the week. He throws shot put, discus, and javelin at least once each week. He high jumps and pole vaults once per week and long jumps once every other week. He will typically try to fit in two hurdle sessions per week.
For his diet, he tries to stick to a pretty basic diet. He eats a lot of meats and carb based foods. He makes fruit smoothies and tries to get most vegetables in at dinner. Austin eats a decent amount of food at breakfast, a softball size amount of food for lunch before practice, typically a smoothie as a snack after practice, and a large dinner.
Austin will be competing at the USATF Indoor Combined Events Championships Meet in Crete, Nebraska on February 26-27, 2016. Please follow and support Austin on his journey to Eugene!
Instagram: AustinRayBahner
Twitter: @Autobahn12
Do you have a question about health, fitness or nutrition? Send it to Ask Laura, at futurist@shockertrackclub.com
Laura Markuly, MSE, ACSM HFS, NASM CES/PES/GFS, is and Exercise Physiologist and the owner of Bodyology Sports Performance, LLC. She also serves as the Futurist and Volunteers Chair for Shocker Track Club.
Elite Team Member Profile ** Matt Byers
Happy 2016!
It’s an OLYMPIC YEAR!!! We at Shocker Track Club always get excited every four years – especially for our Elite Team Athletes! Each month we will be spotlighting some of our Olympic hopefuls to show what it is like to train like an elite athlete.
If you are reading this for insight into your New Year’s Resolution, keep reading! Sometimes when you really want to achieve your goal, you just have to buckle down and train like an athlete. There will still be a workout and some recipes posted under the respective sections. Hopefully you will find some inspiration following these athletes.
January showcases Matt Byers.
He is from Wichita, Kansas, and throws the Javelin. He attended Wichita East High School where he was a three-sport athlete in football, basketball, and track. He was a 2x City league champion in javelin and also the City league record. He attended the University of Iowa where he was a 2x All-American and 3x Big Ten Champion. He held the Big Ten record for two and half years and currently holds the University of Iowa Javelin school record. His highest finish at USA Championships was 2013 where he finished in 7th place.
Training schedule: Matt’s training schedule is pretty set in stone. Training and working a part time job can become quite the balancing act. All of his training is organized around his work schedule. Work is usually from 6:00am-12:00pm. Once work is over, he heads home to eat a good lunch and then heads to East High. His daily routine of training is Monday- Friday. At East, he completes lifting (strength training) and med ball throws. He follows that up with plyometrics (jump/power training) and sprints. Javelin is a very explosive, intense movement, so you have to train as such. His lifting consists of mostly Olympic lifts such as cleans, snatches, split snatches, squats, and bench. After the Olympic lifts are complete, he has auxiliary lifts that work the muscles specifically needed for javelin. The same theory applies when it comes to med ball throws – very javelin specific. Plyometrics and sprinting focus on intensity and aggressive speed. The combination of all of these is centered towards activating fast twitch muscles. Speed and strength will create the velocity needed to propel the javelin. Finally, he usually takes it easy on Saturday and Sunday. Matt also picks a day to do a light jog and shake out on the weekend. Along with actual strength and speed training, he has to do technical throw work. Currently he is throwing once a week. He usually picks a day where the weather in Kansas cooperates.
Diet: There isn’t necessarily a specific diet that he follows. It is more about staying away from junk food such as pop, sugar, fried food, etc. He tries to eat meat such as steak, chicken, and other lean protein sources such as fish. He makes a point to do most of the cooking at home to save money and calories. He believes for that keeping fruits and veggies in his diet plays a big role in keeping in good shape. He usually has a protein shake every morning that consists of kale, blueberries, raspberries, and protein powder. For lunch, it is pretty routine. He has a ham and turkey sandwich on wheat bread with yogurt and another fruit such as a banana. To keep hydrated, Matt sticks to mostly drink water and Gatorade.
Please follow and support Matt on his journey to Eugene, Oregon for the Olympic Trials, July 1-10, 2016.
Twitter: @mbyersjavthrow
Do you have a question about health, fitness or nutrition? Send it to Ask Laura, at futurist@shockertrackclub.com
Laura Markuly, MSE, ACSM HFS, NASM CES/PES/GFS, is an Exercise Physiologist and the owner of Bodyology Sports Performance, LLC. She also serves as the Futurist and Director of Volunteers for Shocker Track Club.
Merry It’s Time To Get Back To Work!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, and Happy Get-Back-To-Work! Yep, our resident Exercise Physiologist, Laura, says that it’s time to get back to work so that we can have a successful 2016! Check out her latest great articles –
- Lean It Out Lean It Out
- Full Body Medicine Ball Workout Full Body Medicine Ball Workout
First Gear Running Company Sponsors Youth Team
Shocker Track Club is pleased to announce a sponsorship partnership with First Gear Running Company for the 2015-2016 indoor season!
Darren Muci, Shocker Track Club President, stated, “We are honored that First Gear Running Company (FGRC) is able to sponsor our youth track team. FGRC is locally owned, and has a strong history of sponsoring fitness and running organizations with a “kid specific” focus, and we are pleased that they are supporting our youth track team.” Visit First Gear Running Company in Old Town at 111 North Mosley for all your running and fitness equipment needs! More information about First Gear Running Company is available on their website – www.firstgearrunningcompany.com.
It’s Fall; Stay Healthy!
It’s very easy to lose focus on staying in shape and eating healthy in the fall. But have no fear, Laura has returned with two new articles to help you! Click on the links below and enjoy!
It’s Finally Spring!
Our resident Exercise Physiologist Laura is back with three great articles to help you prepare for your spring workout regimen! “Tips for Running In the Cold“, “Just Run“, and “The Vegan Athlete” will help you prepare for and outstanding, stellar, outdoor season! Go for it!!
October Really Means Walktober
October is here, which means that Fall is right around the corner! And that means that it’s really “Walktober!” Laura, our Resident Exercise Physiologist, is back with three new articles on staying fit while walking! See the Beats and Eats section for articles on –
– It’s Walktober! Walktober
– Eat Well! Eat Well
– Walk More! Walk More
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