By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Fort Hays State track and field teams both finished in the top five at the MIAA Indoor Championships this weekend (Feb. 24-26), with the Tiger men ranking fourth and the women placing fifth. The fourth-place finish for the men is their best-ever finish indoors since joining the MIAA in 2007, while the women’s fifth-place ranking is tied for their top finish in the league.
The Tigers received six All-MIAA awards on Sunday, including the MIAA Champion 4x400m men’s relay team. Two women’s school records went down on the final day, while the teams combined to post nine NCAA Division II national qualifying marks.
For the week, the Tigers picked up 10 All-MIAA honors (seven men, three women) and recorded 22 national qualifying marks (12 men, 10 women).
The Tiger men accumulated 76 points on the week, just three behind third place, while the women finished fifth with 45 points.
The men’s 4x400m relay team of Hayden Albright, Philip Landrum, Ethan Lang and Nolan Churchman wrapped up the tournament with a bang, finishing first with a time of 3:11.32. They are the fourth indoor relay team in school history to win an MIAA Championship and the first-ever Tiger 4x400m relay team to take home the conference title.
Landrum and Lang also earned individual All-MIAA honors, with Landrum finishing third in the 200m dash with a time of 21.49 and Lang placing second in the 800m run after crossing the line in 1:51.22.
Jacob Clark and Ryan Stanley both earned All-MIAA status in the pole vault, with Clark clearing the bar at 16-11.5 to finish second and Stanley taking home third with a top clearance of 16-7.5.
Regan Hodsden earned her second All-MIAA award of the weekend after finishing third in the 3,000m run with a time of 10:03.46. Darian Hudgeons also collected team points in the 3K for the Tigers, ranking fifth with a time of 10:07.95 to move into the top five on the FHSU DII era performance chart.
Mattie Rossi broke the school record in the 600y run for the second time in as many days, surpassing her preliminary time of 1:23.54 with a time of 1:22.94 in Sunday’s finals to finish fourth.
The women’s 4x400m relay team of Lyric Holman, Reba Mader, Taylor Savolt and Rossi shaved .05 off their school-record time, finishing fourth in 3:46.88.
Holman and Savolt also earned team points in individual events, with Holman finishing fourth in the 60m dash finals with a season-best time of 7.53. Savolt was sixth in the triple jump with a top leap of 38-4.25.
Grant Bradley was fourth in the 3,000m run, crossing the line in 8:24.80 to add five team points to the Tiger total. Aaron Mangan also picked up five team points with a fourth-place finish in the 800m run with a time of 1:51.46.
Albright added team points in two individual events, finishing seventh in both the 200m dash finals (21.72) and the 400m dash finals (48.18). Kaden Wren and Xavier Robinson rounded out the team scoring for the Tigers, with Wren finishing seventh in the 600y run (1:12.57) and Robinson ranking eighth in the triple jump (46-11).
The Tigers will now await the announcement of selections for the 2023 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, set to be released Tuesday evening (Feb. 28). Those selected will travel to Virginia Beach, Va. March 10-11.
Full FHSU Results
Sunday
Women
60m Dash Finals
6th – Lyric Holman – 7.53 #
600y Run Finals
4th – Mattie Rossi – 1:22.94 !
Mile Run
15th – Faith Little – 5:16.68
21st – Ashlyn Harbaugh – 5:25.04
3,000m Run
3rd – Regan Hodsden – 10:03.46 @
5th – Darian Hudgeons – 10:07.95
12th – Jaycee Vath – 10:16.14
14th – Elizabeth Fender – 10:27.14
4x400m Relay
4th – Lyric Holman, Reba Mader, Taylor Savolt, Mattie Rossi– 3:46.88 ! #
Triple Jump
6th – Taylor Savolt – 38-4.25 #
Shot Put
16th – Liberty Booker – 40-10.25
Men
200m Dash Finals
3rd – Philip Landrum – 21.49 # @
7th – Hayden Albright – 21.72
400m Dash Finals
7th – Hayden Albright – 48.18 #
600y Run Finals
7th – Kaden Wren – 1:12.57
800m Run Finals
2nd – Ethan Lang – 1:51.22 # @
4th – Aaron Mangan – 1:51.46 #
Trever Medina – DNF
Mile Run
9th – Ethan Fisher – 4:14.30
3,000m Run
4th – Grant Bradley – 8:24.80
19th – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 8:36.93
27th – Ethan Fisher – 8:45.32
4x400m Relay
1st – Hayden Albright, Philip Landrum, Ethan Lang, Nolan Churchman – 3:11.32 # @
Pole Vault
2nd – Jacob Clark – 16-11.5 # @
3rd – Ryan Stanley – 16-7.5 # @
11th – Brady Deges – 14-8
13th – Jonah Remsberg – 14-8
Triple Jump
8th – Xavier Robinson – 46-11
11th – Blake Harnden – 45-0.5
Saturday
Women
60m Dash Prelims
7th – Lyric Holman – 7.57 Q #
13th – Tori Poe – 7.83
60m Hurdles Prelims
9th – Mattie Rossi – 8.71 #
12th – Chloe Stanley – 8.88
200m Dash Prelims
9th – Lyric Holman – 24.71 #
16th – Tori Poe – 25.60
400m Dash Prelims
15th – Kinley Brown – 58.50
17th – Jasey Downing – 59.47
600y Run Prelims
3rd – Mattie Rossi – 1:23.54 Q !
13th – Chloe Stanley – 1:27.96
14th – Hattie Lukert – 1:28.05
800m Run Prelims
9th – Emily Salmans – 2:13.69 #
11th – Hannah Wiebe – 2:17.84
5,000m Run
3rd – Regan Hodsden – 17:32.64 @
8th – Darian Hudgeons – 17:53.92
12th – Jaycee Vath – 18:05.08
19th – Elka Billings – 18:34.51
Distance Medley Relay
7th – Emily Salmans, Kinley Brown, Hannah Wiebe, Faith Little – 12:25.36
Pole Vault
14th – Annabeth Baalmann – 10-9.5
NH – Kaitlin Lindstrom
Long Jump
17th – Taylor Savolt – 16-6.5
Weight Throw
21st – Patrisha Doll – 48-2
Men
60m Dash Prelims
10th – Hayden Albright – 6.87
Philip Landrum – FS
200m Dash Prelims
6th – Philip Landrum – 21.57 Q #
8th – Hayden Albright – 21.59 Q #
400m Dash Prelims
8th – Hayden Albright – 47.63 Q ! #
600y Run Prelims
7th – Kaden Wren – 1:12.18 Q
800m Run Prelims
3rd – Ethan Lang – 1:52.16 Q #
4th – Aaron Mangan – 1:52.90 Q #
5th – Trever Medina – 1:52.16 Q #
12th – Isaac Radke – 1:56.22
5,000m Run
12th – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 14:59.89
18th – Lucas Cisneros – 15:18.07
Distance Medley Relay
3rd – Trever Medina, Nolan Churchman, Ethan Lang, Grant Bradley – 9:54.61 # @
High Jump
11th – Dayton Williams – 6-5.5
Long Jump
15th – Jonah Remsberg – 21-4
Weight Throw
9th – Kolgan Ohl – 57-9
Heptathlon
1st – Nolan Churchman – 5,304 # @
60m – 7.03 – 872
LJ – 22-9.25 – 799
SP – 37-2 – 566
HJ – 6-5.5 – 776
60mH – 8.65 – 825
PV – 14-5.25 – 731
1,000m – 2:52.97 – 735
5th – Jonah Remsberg – 4,791 #
60m – 7.37 – 755
LJ – 21-7 – 716
SP – 27-1.5 – 382
HJ – 5-11.75 – 644
60mH – 8.70 – 813
PV – 14-5.25 – 731
1,000m – 2:51.53 – 750
8th – Luke Hampl – 4,574
60m – 7.49 – 716
LJ – 20-7.25 – 648
SP – 33-11 – 506
HJ – 5-11.75 – 644
60mH – 8.77 – 797
PV – 11-9.75 – 509
1,000m – 2:51.13 – 754
9th – Ethan Salmans – 4,459
60m – 7.37 – 755
LJ – 20-10 – 664
SP – 32-8.25 – 483
HJ – 5-8 – 569
60mH – 8.54 – 851
PV – 11-1.75 – 457
1,000m – 2:58.42 – 680
Friday
Women
Pentathlon
3rd – Mattie Rossi – 3,815 ! # @
60mH – 8.67 – 980 #
HJ – 5-4.25 – 771
SP – 34-11.25 – 572
LJ – 17-4.75 – 643
800m – 2:18.16 – 849
6th – Taylor Savolt – 3,732 #
60mH – 8.88 – 935
HJ – 5-4.25 – 771
SP – 33-2.5 – 537
LJ – 18-0.25 – 697
800m – 2:22.37 – 792
8th – Chloe Stanley – 3,544 #
60mH – 8.78 – 956 #
HJ – 4-9 – 566
SP – 35-2.5 – 577
LJ – 17-2.75 – 628
800m – 2:20.51 – 817
Men
Heptathlon
1st – Nolan Churchman – 3,013
60m – 7.03 – 872
LJ – 22-9.25 – 799
SP – 37-2 – 566
HJ – 6-5.5 – 776
60mH –
PV –
1,000m –
6th – Luke Hampl – 2,514
60m – 7.49 – 716
LJ – 20-7.25 – 648
SP – 33-11 – 506
HJ – 5-11.75 – 644
60mH –
PV –
1,000m –
7th – Jonah Remsberg – 2,497
60m – 7.37 – 755
LJ – 21-7 – 716
SP – 27-1.5 – 382
HJ – 5-11.75 – 644
60mH –
PV –
1,000m –
9th – Ethan Salmans – 2,471
60m – 7.37 – 755
LJ – 20-10 – 664
SP – 32-8.25 – 483
HJ – 5-8 – 569
60mH –
PV –
1,000m –
! – indicates school record mark
# – indicates NCAA Division II national qualifying mark
@ – indicates All-MIAA performance