By FHSU Sports Information
NEW ORLEANS – Both Fort Hays State track and field teams continue their streaks of being ranked in the Top 25 of the latest USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll. The latest installment tabbed the men at No. 12, while the women stand at No. 13 in the rankings released Tuesday (April 24).
The FHSU women earned 7.69 points while the men captured 81.86. The points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. On the women’s side, the Tigers are one of four MIAA to earn a mention alongside No. 9 Lincoln, No. 10 Pittsburg State and No. 23 Missouri Southern. Three conference programs for the men also made the list, led by No. 1 Pittsburg State and No. 15 Central Missouri.
Madison Wolf and Alexcia Deutscher continue to lead the women as they consistently finish high in the javelin. In the most recent meet, Madison Wolf continues to dominate as she claimed first at the KU Relays with her throw of 155 feet, 3 inches. Deutscher placed in the runner-up position at 152 feet, 4 inches. In California over the weekend, Lindsay Roberts set a new school record in the 1,500-meters with a strong time of 4:35.61. Kelly Wycoff also posted an impressive time in the 400-meters, running a time of 54.84 to be the top Division II competitor in the race, while finishing ninth among the field.
The men’s side remains led by Brett Meyer and Decano Cronin who both posted impressive performances in California over the weekend. Meyer earned an automatic mark in the 1,500-meters with his time of 3:43.64. This mark was 0.6 off breaking a long-standing FHSU record. Meyer finished as the second-best Division II runner in the field. Cronin once again broke the school record in the 800-meters in California while capturing an automatic qualifying time of 1:48.47. Meyer placed third in this same event at 1:50.15 to earn a provisional.
Below are the latest USTFCCCA Coaches’ Rankings.
Men
Rank Institution Points
1 Pittsburg State 190.35
2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 175.53
3 Texas A&M-Commerce 159.80
4 Adams State 153.77
5 Tiffin 149.69
6 Angelo State 149.69
7 Chico State 98.67
8 CSU-Pueblo 97.03
9 Grand Valley State 96.96
10 Ashland 84.26
11 Colorado Mines 84.22
12 Fort Hays State 81.86
13 Alabama-Huntsville 80.25
14 Saint Augustine’s 80.25
15 Central Missouri 72.41
16 West Texas A&M 70.82
17 Minnesota State 70.42
18 Western Oregon 58.60
19 Cal State LA 56.36
20 Academy of Art 51.77
21 Lee (Tenn.) 47.96
22 Mount Olive 45.02
23 UC San Diego 40.96
24 Colorado Mesa 38.74
25 Queens (NC) 37.30
Women
Rank Institution Points
1 Grand Valley State 151.41
2 West Texas A&M 147.63
3 Angelo State 126.45
4 Adams State 116.18
5 Azusa Pacific 113.72
6 Alaska Anchorage 107.08
7 SF State 106.40
8 Saint Augustine’s 105.75
9 Lincoln 105.69
10 Pittsburg State 100.47
11 Western State 74.79
12 Walsh 70.82
13 Fort Hays State 70.69
14 Concordia (Ore.) 70.05
15 U-Mary 62.99
16 UC-Colorado Springs 61.15
17 Texas A&M Commerce 60.05
18 Wayne State 58.95
19 Lewis 55.72
20 New Mexico Highlands 54.16
21 Minnesota State 50.24
22 Cal State LA 48.23
23 Missouri Southern 47.29
24 Mount Olive 46.08
25 Shorter 45.56