F2INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 2019 NCAA DII Indoor Track and Field national qualifiers have been announced, and four Tigers will be heading to compete. The event will be held at Pittsburg State March 8-9.
For the Tigers, three men and one woman will make the trek to compete for their respective national title. Brett Meyer, Kolt Newell and Philip Landrum will represent the men, while Rohey Singhateh makes the lone female appearance for Fort Hays State.
Meyer heads into the mile run at No. 5 on the performance list with his best-time of 4:04.23. The prelim time for that event will be Friday at 3:45 p.m. Last season, Meyer came in second place in the mile run at nationals, bettering his fifth place finish in 2017.
Landrum will look to compete in the 60-meters, an event which he is No. 17 on the performance list. Landrum brings in his best time of 6.83. He will compete at 3:15 p.m. on Friday for the prelims. For Newell, he will compete in the high jump after boasting a provisional mark of 6 feet, 11 inches. Newell ranks at No. 10 on the performance list. The high jump will start at 3:40 on March 8.
Singhateh qualified in the triple jump following her best distance of 39 feet, 9 inches – good enough to put her at No. 17 on the national performance list. Singhateh will commence with the triple jump at 5:55 on March 9.
Schedule of Events (PDF)
