By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The 2019 outdoor season for the Fort Hays State track and field teams is starting to come to a peak as they gear up for the MIAA Outdoor Championships. The meet, which will be hosted at Central Missouri in Warrensburg, is set for May 3 – 5 at Walton Stadium and Kennedy Field.
For the men, six Tigers find themselves ranked on the NCAA Division II performance lists. Brett Meyer leads the Tigers with the only automatic mark as he ranks No. 4 in the 1,500-meters with a strong time of 3:44.18. Meyer was recently invited to participate in the Elite Mile at the Drake Relays where he placed fourth as the only active collegiate runner in the field. Philip Landrum is ranked in two events as he sits at No. 33 in the 100-meters with a time of 10.55 and No. 16 in the 200-meters at 21.07. Malcom Gardner joins Landrum in the 200-meters as he ranks No. 29 with a time of 21.24.
In field events for the men, Kolt Newell sits at No. 11 for the high jump with her mark of 6 feet, 11 inches. Ryan Stanley boasts a provisional mark in the pole vault as he ranks No. 34 with a height of 15 feet, 9 inches. Matthew Pieper rounds out the rankings for the Tigers as he holds the No. 33 spot in the decathlon with 6,386 points.
On the women’s side, strong performances throughout the season will accumulate at the outdoor championships. Alexcia Deutscher hopes to lead the way for the Tigers as she ranks at No. 6 in the javelin with her throw of 160 feet, 2 inches.
The meet will get underway Friday at 1 p.m. starting with the multi-events. Saturday will kick off at 10 with the continuation of multis, followed by field events starting at 12:30 p.m. Running events on Saturday begin at 4:30 p.m. Sunday will commence at 11 a.m. with field events starting, and the remainder of the running events are set for a 12 p.m. start.