By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women’s track and field team had 10 top-10 finishes Saturday (Feb. 29) on day two of the 2020 MIAA Indoor Championships. Four Tigers earned a trip to a championship race on Sunday, with five others earning team points. In all, Fort Hays State heads into Sunday with 13.5 points through seven events.
Lyric Holman got things going on the track by winning her heat in the 60m dash prelims, crossing the line in 7.79 to advance to Sunday’s finals.
A pair of Tigers will compete for a championship in the 600y run after both Peri Lange and Layne Needham finished in the top 12 of the prelims. Lange ran in 1:26.26, good for seventh, while Needham finished 10th with a time of 1:27.02.
Emily Salmans posted a time of 2:15.08 in the 800m run, finishing fourth and earning a trip to championship Sunday.
The distance medley relay team of Faith Little, Lyric Holman, Emily Salmans, Carson Pierce placed sixth with a time of 12:26.14, finishing sixth and adding three points to the Tiger total.
In the field events, Rohey Singhateh posted a top mark of 18-6.0 in the long jump, good for fifth place and four team points.
Laurel Haley picked up a team point for the Tigers thanks to an eighth-place finish in the weight throw. The junior hurled the implement 53-7.75 on her fourth toss of the afternoon.
Summer Kragel, Mattie Rossi and Haley George all cleared a max height of 5-3.25, but finished in three different spots due to judges decisions. Kragel placed fifth and picked up three team points, while Rossi added one-half point with a tie for eighth. George finished in a tie for 11th.
The Tigers wrap up the conference meet with day three on Sunday (March 1) beginning at noon.
Women’s 60m Hurdles Prelims
11th – Peri Lange – 9.02
12th – Mattie Rossi – 9.04
Women’s 60m Dash Prelims
4th – Lyric Holman – 7.79 (advances to Sunday’s finals)
Women’s 600y Run Prelims
7th – Peri Lange – 1:26.26 (advances to Sunday’s finals)
10th – Layne Needham – 1:27.02 (advances to Sunday’s finals)
Women’s 800m Run Prelims
4th – Emily Salmans – 2:15.08 (advances to Sunday’s finals)
11th – Hannah Wiebe – 2:20.12
Women’s 200m Dash Prelims
13th – Lindsay Shupe – 25.81
Women’s 5,000m Run
9th – Abigail Stewart – 18:37.36
13th – Brooke Navarro – 19:18.44
14th – Mirena Goncalves – 19:19.91
Women’s Distance Medley Relay
6th – Faith Little, Lyric Holman, Emily Salmans, Carson Pierce – 12:26.14
Women’s Weight Throw
8th – Laurel Haley – 53-7.75
Women’s High Jump
5th – Summer Kragel – 5-3.25
8th – Mattie Rossi – 5-3.25
11th – Haley George – 5-3.25
Women’s Pole Vault
13th – Taylor Linn – 11-7.25
Women’s Long Jump
5th – Rohey Singhateh – 18-6.0
20th – Taylor Savolt – 16-10.5