FHSU Sports Information Department
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Fort Hays State javelin thrower Estefania Lopez set a new school record in the javelin at the 2016 Kansas Relays. Just a week after teammate Madison Wolf set the record, Lopez regained the record in the event with a throw of 173 feet, 8 inches.
Wolf set the record at 170 feet, 10 inches last week at the KT Woodman Classic, edging Lopez’s old record of 170 feet, 8 inches set at the 2015 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Lopez took the record back on Thursday by besting that mark by nearly three feet. Lopez and Wolf rank second and third nationally in the event, two of just three competitors in Division II to throw over 170 feet this year. Allison Updike of Azusa Pacific has the top throw in the country so far this year at 175 feet, 11 inches.
Lopez finished second in the event overall, only behind the reigning Big 10 champion Sarah Firestone from the University of Nebraska. Firestone threw her furthest mark of the season at 181 feet, 9 inches. Wolf finished fourth in the event at 162 feet, 11 inches, but she and Lopez continued their streak of hitting automatic qualifying marks in every meet so far this season.
Several other FHSU women put up season-best marks in their respective events. The distance medley relay team of Shea Bonine, Mandy Wilson, Sophie Dalmasso, and Micki Krzesinski posted a time of 12:20.73 to finish third in the event. Rachael Monteil threw 166 feet, 4 inches in the hammer throw to finish sixth. Bonine was seventh in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:42.16. The 4×100 meter relay team of Kelly Wycoff, Lexi Riedel, Amber Forbes, and Mindy Wilson finished ninth with a time of 47.99 seconds. Mandy Wilson was 13th in the triple jump in a distance of 37 feet, 5.75 inches.
In prelims, Wycoff posted a season-best time in the 400 meters at 56.50 seconds. Kara Simmons posted a time of 1:05.08 in the 400 meter hurdles.
Tabor College Invitational
On Saturday at the Tabor College Invitational, Selam Ball won the pole vault with a height of 15 feet, 9.75 inches, her best mark of the season in the event. Rachael Monteil was also victorious in the hammer throw with a distance of 162 feet, 6 inches.