By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
WICHITA, Kan. – The Fort Hays State men’s track and field team broke one school record, posted three NCAA Division II provisional marks and won three events at the Herm Wilson Invitational hosted by Wichita State on Friday (Feb. 5).
Matthew Pieper opened the day by shattering his own school record in the heptathlon, totaling an NCAA provisional total of 5,226 points. The senior improved his school record by 188 points after posting personal-best marks in four of the seven disciplines. Pieper placed third in the event and currently sits in fourth on the Division II national performance chart with a converted total of 5,250.
Jack Pakkebier improved his PR in the heptathlon by 250 points, finishing fifth with a total of 4,559. Nolan Churchman placed sixth in his first collegiate heptathlon with a total of 4,510 points.
Philip Landrum recorded the second provisional mark of the day in the 60m dash, running the fastest preliminary time of 6.86. He placed second in the finals with a time of 6.88. Landrum went on to win the 200m dash with a time of 22.04.
Ryan Stanley picked up his fourth pole vault victory in as many tries, placing first after clearing the 16-0.75 bar, another NCAA DII provisional mark.
Xavier Robinson was the final event winner of the day for the Tigers, capturing first place in the long jump with a leap of 22-8.5. He also placed second in the triple jump after clearing 46-0.
A pair of middle-distance runners placed second for FHSU, including Ethan Lang in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.08 and Grant Bradley in the mile run after crossing the line in 4:17.67.
The 4x400m relay team of Pakkebier, Lang, Kaden Wren and Pieper capped off the evening with a third-place finish thanks to a time of 3:21.25.
With just two weeks remaining in the regular season, the Tigers will return to action next Saturday (Feb. 13) at the Ichabod Invitational in Topeka, Kan. Field events are slated to begin at 11 a.m. with running events to follow at noon.
Full FHSU Results
Men’s Heptathlon
3rd – Matthew Pieper – 5226 *
60m – 7.20 – 813
LJ – 23-2 – 828
SP – 40-1.25 – 620
HJ – 5-10.75 – 627
60h – 8.72 – 809
PV – 14-1.25 – 702
1000m – 2:44.22 – 827
5th – Jack Pakkebier – 4559
60m – 7.37 – 755
LJ – 19-8.25 – 587
SP – 36-11.75 – 562
HJ – 5-8.5 – 577
60h – 9.01 – 744
PV – 11-9.75 – 509
1000m – 2:44.41 – 825
6th – Nolan Churchman – 4510
60m – 7.31 – 775
LJ – 21-6 – 709
SP – 31-6.5 – 462
HJ – 6-1.25 – 679
60h – 9.30 – 681
PV – 12-1.5 – 535
1000m – 2:59.51 – 669
60m Finals
2nd – Philip Landrum – 6.88
7th – Cole Diffenbaugh – 7.24
60m Prelims
1st – Philip Landrum – 6.86
7th – Cole Diffenbaugh – 7.22
9th – Elijah Crenshaw – 7.43
60m Hurdles Prelims
6th – Sabino Medrano – 8.68
200m Dash
1st – Philip Landrum – 22.04
10th – Cole Diffenbaugh – 23.68
11th – Jama Gleue – 23.80
12th – Taivian Creamer – 23.85
13th – Elijah Crenshaw – 23.99
400m Dash
10th – Taivian Creamer – 52.36
13th – Jama Gleue – 52.92
14th – Hayden Albright – 54.15
800m Run
2nd – Ethan Lang – 1:55.08
5th – Kaden Wren – 1:55.97
7th – Trever Medina – 1:56.42
10th – Caleb Carrasco – 1:58.40
11th – Aaron Mangan – 1:58.67
12th – Grant Bradley – 2:00.10
15th – Isaac Radke – 2:04.18
17th – Joshua Doria – 2:13.35
Mile Run
2nd – Grant Bradley – 4:17.67
5th – Joshua Doria – 4:22.56
7th – Robbie Schmidt – 4:25.06
9th – Ethan Fisher – 4:33.66
3,000m Run
6th – Asher Molina – 8:49.61
9th – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 9:01.13
4x400m Relay
3rd – Jack Pakkebier, Ethan Lang, Kaden Wren, Matthew Pieper – 3:21.25
6th – Nolan Churchman, Trever Medina, Aaron Mangan, Jama Gleue – 3:26.18
9th – Taivian Creamer, Caleb Carrasco, Isaac Radke, Sebastian Garcia – 3:40.38
High Jump
4th – Blayne Godshall – 6-4.75
4th – Lucas Broxterman – 6-4.75
6th – Dayton Williams – 6-2.75
Pole Vault
1st – Ryan Stanley – 16-0.75
3rd – Mark Faber – 15-7
5th – Jacob Clark – 15-1
Carter Jones – NH
Long Jump
1st – Xavier Robinson – 22-8.5
Triple Jump
2nd – Xavier Robinson – 46-0
Weight Throw
5th – Kolgan Ohl – 48-10
Bold indicates NCAA DII provisional mark
* indicates program record