By FHSU Sports Information
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| BOULDER, Co. – Four provisional marks were met by the Fort Hays State men’s track and field team as they competed at the Colorado Invitational hosted by the University of Colorado this weekend. Aside from the provisonals, one automatic qualifier and multiple personal records were achieved by the Tigers.
Kolt Newell got things started for Fort Hays State as he was named the champion of the high jump, coming in at 6 feet, 9 inches, a provisional meeting standard. Teammate, Lucas Broxterman finished the event in sixth place with a height of 6 feet, 5 inches. Dean Cronin also brings home a championship as he won the 800-meter with a time of 1:48.66. This time not only sets a new FHSU record, but also gave Cronin a personal record and an NCAA automatic qualifying time. Brett Meyer earned a provisional mark in the 800-meter, finishing his time in 1:51.21 and coming in fifth place. Jonathan Penrose broke his previous PR by over one second as he came in sixth place at 54.72 in the 400-meter hurdles. Malcom Gardner won the 200-meters, coming in at 21.61, while the 4×400 relay team finish their run in 3:18.69, good enough for a sixth place finish. TJ Dozier defeated his field in the discus, winning the event with his distance of 163 feet, 3 inches, long enough for a provisional. Dozier also picked up a fourth place finish in the hammer, going for 186 feet, 10 inches and another provisional mark. Blayne Godshall captured a fourth place finish in the long jump as he hit a distance of 21 feet, 9 inches. In men’s shot put, Christian Delaney threw for 47 feet, inches to place eighth. Sam Dreiling claimed the runner-up title in the pole vault as he jumped for 16 feet, 4 inches. Not only did FHSU compete at the Colorado Invitational, they also sent multiple athletes down south to compete in the West Texas A&M Classic and Multi. Weston Riner came away the top finisher for the men at the meet after he claimed 5,694 points in the decathlon to earn the runner-up position in the event. Next for the Tigers will be a trip to Kearney for the UNK Loper Invitational April 13-14. |