By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
PITTSBURG, Kan. – Fort Hays State Men’s Track and Field had a good showing at the Pittsburg State Tune-Up, held on Saturday (Apr. 24). The Tiger men produced five NCAA provisional qualifying marks and won five events.
In the pole vault, both Mark Faber and Jacob Clark cleared 16’9.5″, the best provisional efforts in the event by Tigers so far this outdoor season. Faber was in the Invitational Division and place fifth, while Clark won the Open Division.
Philip Landrum posted the team’s fastest 100-meter dash time this outdoor season in the prelims at 10.49 seconds. He was only .06 seconds slower in the finals, where he finished second overall at 10.55 seconds. His time in the prelims will serve as his time provisional time for the season.
Ethan Lang won the 800 meters in a provisional qualifying time of 1:51.64. It was also the best effort by a Tiger so far this spring. Robbie Schmidt was also victorious for the Tigers in the 5,000 meter run. He covered the distance in a time of 14:50.58 to claim the title. Joshua Doria was behind Schmidt in second with a time of 14:57.53. Grant Bradley joined the handful of Tiger event winners by topping the 3000-meter steeplechase in a time of 9:17.68.
The 4×100-meter relay team of Xavier Robinson, Philip Landrum, Hayden Albright, and Malcom Gardner blazed a path to victory, covering the single loop around the track in a time of 40.71 seconds.
The only other top-three performer for the Tigers was Dayton Williams, who cleared 6’5″ in the high jump.