By FHSU Sports Information
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After finishing in a near-school record time in the 1,500-meters over the weekend, Fort Hays State’s Brett Meyer has been named the latest MIAA Track Athlete of the week, announced Monday.
Meyer’s impressive time of 3:43.64 in the event was just 0.6 seconds short of the school record set in 1968 by 14-time All-American, John Mason. This time gave Meyer the fourth automatic time in Division II this year. This mark was hit at the Brian Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., over the weekend.
In just the fourth time Meyer had run the 1,500-meters for Fort Hays State, he finished as the No. 2 Division II runner in the field. This mark out-paced Meyer’s previous time in the event by 12.9 seconds. Meyer now ranks No. 3 in the nation in this event.
This was not the only impressive mark Meyer had on the weekend, as he improved his provisional mark in the 800-meters with his third place finish at the Long Beach State Invitational with a time of 1:50.15. This time places him at No. 12 on the national performance list for that event.
This honor was Meyer’s first outdoor mention of the season. He previously was named Indoor Track Athlete of the Week on Jan. 23. Fort Hays State has had three other mentions for the outdoor season so far, as Malcom Gardner has claimed MIAA Track Athlete twice, and Sam Dreiling earning the Field Athlete honor once.