BY FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
PITTSBURG, Kan. – Fort Hays State Women’s Track and Field produced some impressive performances on Saturday (Apr. 24) at the Pittsburg State Tune-Up. Lyric Holman, Emily Salmans, and Mattie Rossi all broke school records. Holman produced an automatic qualifying result in the 100 meters, while three other Tigers hit provisional qualifying marks.
Holman matched the school record in the 100-meter prelims, running a time of 11.64 seconds. In the finals, she blew that mark away by finishing in 11.46 seconds. As of Saturday night, her effort was best in the nation for the outdoor season. She broke the FHSU record set by Amber Forbes in 2018. Holman won the event by .13 seconds to produce the automatic qualifying mark. She also placed third in the 200 meters in a time of 24.58 seconds.
Salmans set a new school record in the 800 meters in a time of 2:12.71. Her effort was .17 seconds better than the previous record set by Lindsay Roberts in 2018. It was just shy of the NCAA Division II provisional qualifying time. She placed second in the event.
Mattie Rossi broke the school record in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.76. Megan McClain set the previous school record of 1:02.11 in 2006. It was also good for a provisional qualifying time and she placed third in the event. She currently ranks 17th on the national performance list.
Laurel Haley topped the women’s hammer throw with a distance of 176’7″. It was strong enough for a provisional mark, but it wasn’t her top effort of the outdoor season so far.
Addie Berens finished third in the javelin with a throw of 151’10”. It was good for a provisional qualifying mark and was her best effort of the outdoor season so far. It moved her up to ninth on the national performance list.
Another pair of third-place finishers in respective events were Abigail Stewart and Summer Kragel. Stewart was third in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:59.85. Kragel placed third in the high jump, clearing a height of 5’5.25″.