By FHSU SPORT INFORMATION
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Fort Hays State track and field teams had another banner day on the final day of the 2023 MIAA Outdoor Championships Sunday (May 7), picking up three more conference championships, nine All-MIAA honors, 11 national qualifying marks and two school records.
For the week, the Tigers had five individual event conference champions (three men, two women), their highest total since 2017, 14 All-MIAA honorees (nine women, five men), their highest total since 2008, and 26 national qualifying performances (16 women, 10 men).
The Tiger women recorded their best-ever finish since joining the MIAA in the 2006-07 season, placing third with 108 points. The team point total was 20 points more than their previous MIAA-best.
The Tiger men racked up 79.5 points, their best point total in five years, to finish in sixth place, just 3.5 back of fourth place.
Lyric Holman climbed to the top of the MIAA podium for the fifth time in her career after winning the 200m dash finals with a time of 23.82. It was a wind-legal lifetime best for the Junction City, Kan. native that improved her season-best by 0.16 seconds. The senior also finished fifth in the 100m dash with a season-best time of 11.45 that ranks 10th in NCAA Division II this season.
After breaking the school record with a time of 10.23 in the 100m dash prelims, Philip Landrum duplicated that effort in the finals on Sunday to finish in first place by a full tenth of a second. It was Landrum’s fourth conference championship, including two relay titles and a pair of individual championships.
Regan Hodsden continued her impressive sophomore season for the Tigers, earning her fifth All-MIAA medal of the year after winning the 5,000m run with a time of 17:54.48. The Mitchell, Neb. native was All-MIAA, All-Region and All-American in cross country and earned a pair of All-MIAA medals both indoors and outdoors. Jaycee Vath was sixth in the 5K with a time of 18:17.42, contributing six team points.
Landrum capped off the weekend alongside Hayden Albright, Ethan Lang and Nolan Churchman on the 4x400m relay team that finished second with a school-record time of 3:10.52. The quartet previously won the indoor 4x400m title before climbing onto the All-MIAA podium for the second time this year on Sunday.
The women’s 4x400m relay team of Holman, Reba Mader, Taylor Savolt and Mattie Rossi also broke the school record en route to an All-MIAA finish. The Tigers crossed the line in 3:44.72, 0.4 seconds ahead of the previous school record.
Earlier in the day Savolt and Rossi both finished on the All-MIAA podium in the 400m hurdles. Savolt ran a lifetime best 59.45 to finish second, climbing into sixth on the NCAA Division II national performance list this season, while Rossi was just behind in third with a time of 59.55. Chloe Stanley was sixth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.51, giving the Tigers 17 team points from the single race. Rossi earlier finished fifth in the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.09.
Emily Salmans earned her third All-MIAA medal with a second-place finish in the 1,500m run, completing the race in 4:38.77. Faith Little was sixth in the same race with a time of 4:40.56, earning three team points and etching her name in seventh on the FHSU DII era performance chart. Salmans later finished sixth in the 800m run finals with a time of 2:17.25.
Ethan Lang is now the owner of 12 All-MIAA awards after finishing third in the 800m run finals with a time of 1:53.00. Aaron Mangan (1:55.11) was fifth in that race and Trever Medina (1:56.35) was sixth, giving the Tigers 13 team points from one middle distance race. Medina also contributed five team points in the 1,500m run via a fourth-place finish (3:49.76).
Albright finished fourth in the 400m dash finals after crossing the line in 47.91, good for five team points. He also teamed up with Landrum, Kenny Fritsch and Toby Wahlmeier to run the 4x100m relay in 40.83, good for fifth place and four more team points.
The women’s 4x100m relay team of Jasey Downing, Kinley Brown, Tori Poe and Holman opened the day with a time of 46.67, good for fifth place and four team points.
Two Tigers scored team points in field events on Sunday, including Jessica Saunders finishing fifth in the discus throw with a top toss of 134-3 and Dayton Williamsplacing seventh in the high jump after a clearance of the bar at 6-9.
The Tigers will return to action next Saturday (May 13) at the Loper Twilight in Kearney, Neb. with one last chance to improve their standing on the national qualifying list. The 2023 NCAA Outdoor Championships are scheduled for May 25-27 in Pueblo, Colo.
Full FHSU Results – Sunday
Women
100m Dash Finals
5th – Lyric Holman – 11.45 – 4 team points #
100m Hurdles Finals
5th – Mattie Rossi – 14.09 – 4 team points #
200m Dash Finals
1st – Lyric Holman – 23.82 – 10 team points # @
400m Hurdles Finals
2nd – Taylor Savolt – 59.45 – 8 team points # @
3rd – Mattie Rossi – 59.55 – 6 team points # @
6th – Chloe Stanley – 1:04.51 – 3 team points
800m Run Finals
6th – Emily Salmans – 2:17.25 – 3 team points
1,500m Run
2nd – Emily Salmans – 4:38.77 – 8 team points @
6th – Faith Little – 4:40.56 – 3 team points
5,000m Run
1st – Regan Hodsden – 17:54.48 – 10 team points @
6th – Jaycee Vath – 18:17.42 – 3 team points
11th – Darian Hudgeons – 18:41.40
19th – Elizabeth Fender – 19:07.04
27th – Elka Billings – 19:49.47
4x100m Relay
5th – Jasey Downing, Kinley Brown, Tori Poe, Lyric Holman– 46.67 – 4 team points #
4x400m Relay
3rd – Lyric Holman, Reba Mader, Taylor Savolt, Mattie Rossi – 3:44.72 – 6 team points ! # @
Shot Put
12th – Liberty Booker – 40-4.25
Discus Throw
5th – Jessica Saunders – 134-3 – 4 team points
16th – Kieran Burke – 123-0
Men
100m Dash Finals
1st – Philip Landrum – 10.23 – 10 team points ! # @
400m Dash Finals
4th – Hayden Albright – 47.91 – 5 team points
800m Run Finals
3rd – Ethan Lang – 1:53.00 – 6 team points @
5th – Aaron Mangan – 1:55.11 – 4 team points
6th – Trever Medina – 1:56.35 – 3 team points
1,500m Run
4th – Trever Medina – 3:49.76 – 5 team points
9th – Aaron Mangan – 3:56.34
23rd – Andrew Waller – 4:08.60
5,000m Run
9th – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 15:36.32
15th – Javyn Contreras – 15:56.74
4x100m Relay
5th – Kenny Fritsch, Hayden Albright, Toby Wahlmeier, Philip Landrum – 40.83 – 4 team points #
4x400m Relay
2nd – Hayden Albright, Philip Landrum, Ethan Lang, Nolan Churchman – 3:10.52 – 8 team points ! # @
High Jump
7th – Dayton Williams – 6-9 – 2 team points #
Triple Jump
10th – Blake Harnden – 43-4
11th – Xavier Robinson – 42-6
Discus Throw
9th – Kolgan Ohl – 154-2
Full FHSU Results – Saturday
Women
100m Dash Prelims
5th – Lyric Holman – 11.66 q #
10th – Tori Poe – 12.06
100m Hurdles Prelims
7th – Mattie Rossi – 14.28 q
9th – Chloe Stanley – 14.49
200m Dash Prelims
2nd – Lyric Holman – 23.98 Q #
19th – Tori Poe – 25.14
25th – Kinley Brown – 25.61
26th – Jasey Downing – 25.68
400m Dash Prelims
19th – Reba Mader – 58.95
20th – Kinley Brown – 59.36
21st – Jasey Downing – 59.79
400m Hurdles Prelims
2nd – Taylor Savolt – 1:00.74 Q #
5th – Mattie Rossi – 1:01.41 q #
8th – Chloe Stanley – 1:02.93 q
800m Run Prelims
4th – Emily Salmans – 2:13.54 Q
12th – Faith Little – 2:16.27
16th – Hannah Wiebe – 2:18.97
10,000m Run
2nd – Regan Hodsden – 36:57.85 – 8 team points @
6th – Jaycee Vath – 37:45.27 – 3 team points
15th – Elka Billings – 40:00.12
Pole Vault
Annabeth Baalmann – NH
Kaitlin Lindstrom – NH
Long Jump
14th – Hadley Williams – 15-5
16th – Anndee Davidson – 15-2
Hammer Throw
12th – Liberty Booker – 159-11
Javelin Throw
3rd – Addie Berens – 139-10 – 6 team points # @
5th – Rhyann Brown – 139-0 – 4 team points #
16th – Patrisha Doll – 120-8
Heptathlon
2nd – Mattie Rossi – 5,163 – 8 team points # @
100mH – 14.20 – 950 #
HJ – 5-4.5 – 783
SP – 31-2.75 – 498
200m – 24.92 – 894
LJ – 17-11.75 – 694
JT – 101-3 – 493
800m – 2:18.00 – 851
6th – Chloe Stanley – 4,660 – 3 team points #
100mH – 14.62 – 892
HJ – 4-8.25 – 544
SP – 35-2.75 – 578
200m – 25.75 – 819
LJ – 16-11.25 – 603
JT – 91-0 – 434
800m – 2:22.51 – 790
9th – Hadley Williams – 3,674
100mH – 15.98 – 717
HJ – 4-4.75 – 449
SP – 30-0.25 – 474
200m – 26.96 – 715
LJ – 15-6.25 – 487
JT – 71-0 – 320
800m – 2:45.46 – 512
10th – Ellie Dusselier – 3,621
100mH – 16.90 – 608
HJ – 4-10.75 – 610
SP – 28-0.5 – 435
200m – 28.62 – 583
LJ – 14-11.5 – 443
JT – 74-4 – 338
800m – 2:37.33 – 604
DNF – Taylor Savolt
100mH – 14.67 – 886
HJ – 4-8.25 – 544
Men
100m Dash Prelims
5th – Philip Landrum – 10.23 q ! #
200m Dash Prelims
19th – Toby Wahlmeier – 22.12
20th – Kenny Fritsch – 22.14
400m Dash Prelims
7th – Hayden Albright – 47.65 q #
800m Run Prelims
3rd – Trever Medina – 1:51.93 Q
5th – Ethan Lang – 1:51.87 Q
6th – Aaron Mangan – 1:52.15 Q
13th – Kaden Wren – 1:53.76
14th – Isaac Radke – 1:54.06
10,000m Run
7th – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 31:39.46 – 2 team points
Pole Vault
1st – Ryan Stanley – 17-5 – 10 team points # @
T8th – Brady Deges – 14-10 – 0.5 team points
Long Jump
6th – Xavier Robinson – 23-11 – 3 team points #
Hammer Throw
4th – Kolgan Ohl – 196-5 – 5 team points #
Javelin Throw
14th – Garron Champoux – 166-11
16th – Dylan Van Laeys – 163-1
17th – William Tice – 159-2
Decathlon
1st – Nolan Churchman – 7,158 – 10 team points # @
100m – 10.66 – 938
LJ – 22-10.5 – 807
SP – 38-7.75 – 593
HJ – 6-6.25 – 794
400m – 48.23 – 898
110mH – 15.52 – 788
DT – 103-3 – 493
PV – 13-9.25 – 673
JT – 150-1 – 526
1,500m – 4:45.14 – 648
7th – Ethan Salmans – 1,350 – 2 team points
100m – 17.10 – 21
LJ – 7-11.75 – 11
SP – 24-7.75 – 337
HJ – 3-9.25 – 159
400m – DNS
110mH – DNS
DT – 88-8 – 406
PV – 6-10.75 – 159
JT – 88-7 – 257
1,500m – DNS
! indicates school record
# indicates NCAA DII national qualifying mark
@ indicates All-MIAA performance
Bold indicates 2023 MIAA Outdoor Champion