By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State track and field saw another school record go down Saturday (Jan. 29) at the Washburn Open. The Tigers have now seen seven records broken midway through the indoor season.
The women’s 4x400m relay team of Lyric Holman, Chloe Stanley, Mattie Rossi and Taylor Savolt wrapped up the event by finishing first with a time of 3:51.23, setting the program record by 16-hundredths of one second. The time is an NCAA DII provisional qualifying mark and is currently sixth on the national performance chart.
Earlier in the day Holman placed first in the 60m dash with a provisional time of 7.60. Rossi placed second in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.84 while finishing eighth after clearing a distance of 17-4.25. Savolt also competed in two other events, placing third in the triple jump with a leap of 18-7 and finishing eighth in the 60m hurdles after crossing the line in 9.16.
Gretchen Kuffel placed third in the mile run with a personal-best 5:06.53, moving up one spot to fourth on the FHSU DII era performance chart.
On the men’s side, Hayden Albright finished fifth in the 400m dash, running in a personal-best 48.58 to move into second on the FHSU DII era performance chart. After winning the 600y run on Friday, Ethan Lang finished second in the 800m run with a time of 1:53.38. Aaron Mangan was fourth in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.53, while Trever Medina finished sixth in 1:55.85.
Kaden Wren, Mangan, Medina and Lang wrapped up the busy day with a sixth-place finish in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:20.94.
The Tigers will return to action next weekend (Feb. 4-5) at the Herm Wilson Invitational in Wichita, Kan. hosted by Wichita State.
Full FHSU Results – Saturday
Women
60m Dash Finals
1st – Lyric Holman – 7.60 #
60m Dash Prelims
2nd – Lyric Holman – 7.70
60m Hurdles Finals
2nd – Mattie Rossi – 8.84
7th – Chloe Stanley – 9.16
8th – Taylor Savolt – 9.16
60m Hurdles Prelims
3rd – Mattie Rossi – 8.97
4th – Taylor Savolt – 9.15
8th – Chloe Stanley – 9.20
800m Run
8th – Hannah Wiebe – 2:22.92
Mile Run
3rd – Gretchen Kuffel – 5:06.53
6th – Halle Johnson – 5:23.18
3,000 Meter Run
9th – Abigail Stewart – 10:32.33
10th – Jaycee Vath – 10:48.81
Long Jump
3rd – Taylor Savolt – 18-7
8th – Mattie Rossi – 17-4.25
4x400m Relay
1st – Lyric Holman, Chloe Stanley, Mattie Rossi, Taylor Savolt – 3:51.23 ! #
Men
60m Dash Prelims
11th – Hayden Albright – 6.97
15th – Philip Landrum – 7.02
400m Dash
5th – Hayden Albright – 48.58
800m Run
2nd – Ethan Lang – 1:53.38
4th – Aaron Mangan – 1:55.53
6th – Trever Medina – 1:55.85
Mile Run
15th – Grant Bradley – 4:13.34
4x400m Relay
6th – Kaden Wren, Aaron Mangan, Trever Medina, Ethan Lang – 3:20.94
Full FHSU Results – Friday
Women
60m Dash Qualifying
1st – Lyric Holman – 7.73
200m Dash
2nd – Lyric Holman – 24.86
600y Run
3rd – Taylor Savolt – 1:26.41
4th – Mattie Rossi – 1:27.02
10th – Chloe Stanley – 1:31.07
Men
60m Dash Qualifying
2nd – Hayden Albright – 6.95
4th – Philip Landrum – 6.99
200m Dash
10th – Philip Landrum – 22.07 (22.062)
11th – Hayden Albright – 22.07 (22.067)
600y Run
1st – Ethan Lang – 1:11.83
8th – Kaden Wren – 1:14.07
! indicates school record
# indicates NCAA DII provisional mark