By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
AZUSA, Calif. & KEARNEY, Neb. – The Fort Hays State track and field teams saw student-athletes compete at a pair of events on Saturday (April 15). The Tigers tallied nine national qualifying marks on the final day of the Bryan Clay Invitational while picking up four event victories at the Loper Invitational. In total, the Tigers turned in 17 national qualifying performances at the Bryan Clay Invitational this week.
Mattie Rossi was seventh in the 400m hurdles, completing the lap in 59.86 to etch her name in the top three on the NCAA DII performance chart so far this season. Taylor Savolt also surpassed the national qualifying time in the race, finishing 16th by matching her personal-best with a time of 1:01.17.
Rossi and Savolt wrapped up the day in the 4x400m relay, teaming up with Lyric Holman and Reba Mader to post a national-qualifying time of 3:45.64. The squad placed 10th in the event and currently rank in the top 10 in DII this season.
Holman also recorded a national-qualifying time of her own in the 100m dash, finishing 17th with a time of 11.82.
A pair of Tigers finished in the top five in the javelin, with Addie Berens placing third and Rhyann Brown finishing fifth. Berens’ top toss traveled 143-4, with Brown recording a top toss of 140-7. Both marks surpassed the national qualifying threshold.
Emily Salmans was 15th in the 1,500m Open B section, crossing the line in 4:38.20. She now ranks third on the FHSU DII era performance list, while Regan Hodsden is sixth on the FHSU chart after finishing 20th with a time of 4:39.27.
On the men’s side, Ryan Stanley cleared 17 feet in the pole vault for the third event in a row, placing third with a top clearance of 17-0.75. Hayden Albright surpassed the national qualifying time in the 400m dash, placing 16th with a time of 47.83 to move to sixth on the FHSU DII era performance chart.
Albright opened the day alongside Toby Wahlmeier, Xavier Robinson and Philip Landrum in the 4x100m relay. The quartet combined for a national-qualifying time of 40.82, good for fifth place on the day.
Aaron Mangan ran the 1,500m run in 3:50.44, good for the second-fastest time at FHSU during the DII era and 12th place in the Open B section. Trever Medina completed the same race in 3:50.76, ranking third at FHSU. Nolan Churchman’s time of 54.03 in the 400m hurdles ranks him fourth at FHSU during the DII era.
In Kearney, Kenny Fritsch won the 100m dash with a time of 11.04, while Hadley Williams finished first in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.28. The Tigers swept the long jump competition, with Ethan Salmans taking the men’s title with a top leap of 20-1 and Anndee Davidson winning on the women’s side with a top mark of 16-9.25.
Several other Tigers earned podium finishes, including Davidson (2nd, 16.93) and Kylin Rudzik (3rd, 16.97) in the 100m hurdles, Hannah Wiebe (3rd, 2:28.25) in the 800m run, Salmans (3rd, 15.56) in the 110m hurdles, Fritsch (3rd, 22.27) in the 200m dash, Javyn Contreras (3rd, 2:00.96) in the 800m run and Kolgan Ohl (3rd, 184-10) in the hammer throw.
The Tigers will next travel to Emporia, Kan. for the Midwest Classic on Saturday, April 22 before hosting the FHSU Alex Francis Classic on April 28.
Full FHSU Results – Saturday
Women
100m Dash
17th – Lyric Holman – 11.82 #
60th – Tori Poe – 12.40
200m Dash
33rd – Lyric Holman – 24.54
60th – Tori Poe – 25.06
400m Dash
78th – Reba Mader – 58.63
400m Hurdles
7th – Mattie Rossi – 59.86 #
16th – Taylor Savolt – 1:01.17 #
42nd – Chloe Stanley – 1:03.59
1,500m Run Open B
15th – Emily Salmans – 4:38.20
20th – Regan Hodsden – 4:39.27
64th – Jaycee Vath – 4:45.92
125th – Darian Hudgeons – 4:54.90
4x100m Relay
9th – Jasey Downing, Kinley Brown, Tori Poe, Lyric Holman– 47.28
4x400m Relay
10th – Lyric Holman, Reba Mader, Taylor Savolt, Mattie Rossi – 3:45.64 #
21st – Chloe Stanley, Kinley Brown, Tori Poe, Jasey Downing – 3:58.69
Javelin
3rd – Addie Berens – 143-4 #
5th – Rhyann Brown – 140-7 #
Men
100m Dash
14th – Philip Landrum – 10.61
74th – Toby Wahlmeier – 11.20
200m Dash
45th – Philip Landrum – 21.74
74th – Toby Wahlmeier – 22.22
400m Dash
16th – Hayden Albright – 47.83 #
50th – Ethan Lang – 49.21
400m Hurdles
23rd – Nolan Churchman – 54.03
1,500m Run Open B
12th – Aaron Mangan – 3:50.44
1,500m Run Open A
86th – Trever Medina – 3:50.76
4x100m Relay
5th – Toby Wahlmeier, Hayden Albright, Xavier Robinson, Philip Landrum – 40.82 #
Pole Vault
3rd – Ryan Stanley – 17-0.75 #
Long Jump
13th – Xavier Robinson – 23-3.25
Full FHSU Results – Friday
Women
800m Run Open
4th – Emily Salmans – 2:10.52 ! #
5,000m Run – Open A Heat 3
9th – Regan Hodsden – 16:47.77 ! #
5,000m Run – Open B
17th – Jaycee Vath – 17:20.22 !
82nd – Darian Hudgeons – 18:16.43
Heptathlon Group A
11th – Mattie Rossi – 4,962 #
100mH – 14.33 – 932
HJ – 5-2.25 – 712
SP – 30-8.5 – 488
200m – 25.68 – 825
LJ – 17-11 – 688
JT – 97-9 – 473
800m – 2:18.48 – 844
Heptathlon Group B
6th – Taylor Savolt – 4,741 #
100mH – 15.15 – 822
HJ – 4-10.5 – 610
SP – 30-11.25 – 492
200m – 26.07 – 791
LJ – 18-4.5 – 729
JT – 98-7 – 478
800m – 2:20.32 – 819
Heptathlon Group C
19th – Chloe Stanley – 4,530 #
100mH – 14.86 – 860
HJ – 4-6 – 481
SP – 33-3.75 – 539
200m – 26.43 – 760
LJ – 17-3.25 – 631
JT – 95-7 – 460
800m – 2:21.85 – 799
Men
800m Run Invite
50th – Trever Medina – 1:50.03 #
63rd – Ethan Lang – 1:50.62 #
80th – Aaron Mangan – 1:51.30 #
Decathlon Group B
Jonah Remsberg – 3,638
100m – 11.55 – 742
LJ – 21-7.5 – 718
SP – 28-2.75 -402
HJ – NH
400m – 53.15 – 675
110mH – 15.88 – 746
DT – 80-0 – 355
! indicates school record
# indicates NCAA DII national qualifying performance
Full FHSU Results – Loper Invitational
Women
100m Hurdles
1st – Hadley Williams – 16.28
2nd – Anndee Davidson – 16.93
3rd – Kylin Rudzik – 16.97
4th – Ellie Dusselier – 17.07
200m Dash
5th – Kylin Rudzik – 29.24
400m Dash
4th – Hannah Wiebe – 1:04.15
5th – Anndee Davidson – 1:04.24
7th – Ellie Dusselier – 1:06.27
8th – Hadley Williams – 1:07.45
9th – Kylin Rudzik – 1:07.85
800m Run
3rd – Hannah Wiebe – 2:28.25
Pole Vault
5th – Kaitlin Lindstrom – 10-9.5
6th – Annabeth Baalmann – 10-9.5
7th – Taylor Linn – 10-9.5
8th – Maleigha Schmidt – 10-3.5
Long Jump
1st – Anndee Davidson – 16-9.25
4th – Kylin Rudzik – 15-7
5th – Ellie Dusselier – 15-6.75
6th – Hadley Williams – 15-0.75
Invitational Shot Put
6th – Liberty Booker – 40-10.5
Shot Put
6th – Kieran Burke – 37-3.75
13th – Hadley Williams – 27-10
14th – Anndee Davidson – 27-2.5
15th – Kylin Rudzik – 26-6.25
16th – Ellie Dusselier – 24-10
Discus
7th – Kieran Burke – 136-3
9th – Jessica Saunders – 128-6
Invitational Hammer
7th – Liberty Booker – 147-8
Hammer
4th – Patrisha Doll – 136-2
5th – Kieran Burke – 129-11
Javelin
4th – Patrisha Doll – 110-0
Men
100m Dash
1st – Kenny Fritsch – 11.04
110m Hurdles
3rd – Ethan Salmans – 15.56
200m Dash
3rd – Kenny Fritsch – 22.27
9th – Jama Gleue – 24.33
800m Run
3rd – Javyn Contreras – 2:00.96
4th – Andrew Waller – 2:01.52
8th – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 2:03.66
14th – Ethan Emmons – 2:16.94
Pole Vault
5th – Kurtis McCormick – 13-4.25
7th – Carter Jones – 12-10.25
Brady Deges – NH
Long Jump
1st – Ethan Salmans – 20-1
Discus Invitational
6th – Kolgan Ohl – 162-11
Discus
14th – Ethan Salmans – 92-2
Hammer Invitational
3rd – Kolgan Ohl – 184-10
Javelin
4th – William Tice – 181-8
5th – Dylan Van Laeys – 162-5
6th – Tyler Stindt – 155-4
Garron Champoux – NM