FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State men’s track and field finished 10th as a team at the MIAA Championships (May 6-8). Michael Kinuthia and Brett Meyer finished first and second in the 800 meter run, while Kolt Newell finished third in the high jump. All three earned All-MIAA honors.
Fort Hays State scored 43.5 points as a team. The Tigers got 18 of those points in the 800-meter run thanks to Kinuthia and Meyer. Kinuthia crossed the line in 1:54.02, while Meyer was right there with him at 1:54.18. Both earned All-MIAA status.
Kolt Newell was the only other FHSU men’s athlete to earn All-MIAA honors with a third-place finish in the high jump. He cleared a season-best height of 6 feet, 9.5 inches. He was just one and a quarter inches short of the winning height.
TJ Dozier scored seven points for the Tigers in throwing events. He generated five points with a fourth-place finish in the discus with a throw of 166 feet, 1 inch. He scored two points in the hammer throw with a seventh-place finish at 168 feet, 9 inches.
Jake Morrow had a season-best effort of 16 feet, 0.75 inches in the pole vault to finish fifth. The height ranks 26th on the national performance list. Brenner Wells was sixth in the javelin with a throw of 191 feet, 4 inches. Justin Montney finished eighth in the 1500 meters at 4:00.71 seconds, while Christian Delaney was also eighth in the shot put at 50 feet, 0.5 inches. The 4×400 meter relay team also generated points with a sixth-place finish.