Wolf’s automatic mark in javelin highlights seven wins for FHSU women at Alex Francis

Fort Hays State women’s track and field was victorious in seven events on the way to a winning team effort at the Alex Francis Classic, last weekend, in Hays. Madison Wolf, coming off All-America honors as a true freshman in 2014, uncorked the longest throw (160’3″) of her collegiate career in the javelin to lay claim to a spot in the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an automatic qualifying mark.

Wolf’s effort topped a dominating effort by the Tigers in the women’s javelin with two others also reaching provisional qualifying marks. Estefania Lopez threw 155’4″ to post a very solid provisional mark, ranking her fourth in the nation so far for the outdoor season. Megan Honas also had a provisional mark in the event, throwing 139’0.5″ to rank 12^th nationally so far.

FHSU claimed six other events outside of the javelin, including three on the track and three in the field. As a team, FHSU scored 277 points. Barton Community College had 138 points and Colby Community College had 85.

On the track, Anna Eigruber won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.77 seconds. The 4×100-meter relay team of Casey Freed, Ashli Dryden, Kelly Wycoff, and Lexi Riedel won in a time of 48.09 seconds. The 4×400-meter relay team of Mandy Wilson, Mindy Wilson, Riedel, and Wycoff won in a time of 4:14.70.

In the field, Dryden won the long jump with a distance of 18’2.25″, while Eigruber won the triple jump with a distance of 37’9.5″. Rachael Monteil won the hammer throw with a distance of 163’9.5″.

The Tigers return to action next week. Some distance runners will compete at the San Francisco State Distance Festival in San Francisco, Calif., on April 3, while the rest of the team will compete at the ESU Relays in Emporia, on April 4.