By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
KEARNEY, Neb. – With the outdoor season winding down, the Fort Hays State track and field team had one last shot to hit NCAA qualifying marks as a handful of Tigers were sent to the Lopers Last Chance Twilight in Kearney. Both FHSU men and women competed to try to add to the potential qualifiers the Tigers will send to the 2019 NCAA DII Outdoor Championships hosted in Kingsville, Texas.
Four Tiger women competed on the day, including Rohey Singhateh placing in two events. Singhateh earned a third place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 38 feet, 6 inches, followed by a fourth place finish in the long jump with her distance of 18 feet, 5 inches. Kayla Smith added a fifth place finish in the triple jump with her distance of 37 feet, 10 inches. Julia Wagner hurled a sixth place finish in the hammer throw at 156 feet, 9 inches. Cheyenne Nickelson attempted a jump in the pole vault, but reached a no height mark.
For the men, two provisionals were hit as Hunter DeGarmo completed a first place finish in the hammer throw at 182 feet, 3 inches and Kolt Newell placed second in the high jump at 6 feet, 8 inches. Cameron Fouts added a second place finish in the javelin with a throw of 189 feet, 4 inches. Four Tigers placed in the pole vault led by Ryan Stanley (second) and Jonathan Ball (third) who both went for 15 feet, 5 inches. Mark Faber placed fourth at 14 feet, 11 inches and Brandon Ball rounded out the places for FHSU in the event with his height of 14 feet, 11 inches.
Jack Pakkebier was the lone track athlete for FHSU on the day as he competed in both the 200-meters and 400-meters. In the shorter of the two, Pakkebier placed third with a time of 24.03, while placing second in the 400-meters at 53.12.
Fort Hays State will wait to see who and how many athletes they will be sending to nationals, which will be held May 23-25 in Kingsville, Texas.