By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
The Fort Hays State women’s cross country team captured its home event for a second-consecutive season, winning the 2024 FHSU Tiger Open Friday morning (Sept. 13) at the Rolling Ridge Cross Country Course. The Tiger top five combined for 17 points, with eight FHSU runners finishing in the top 10.
Jaycee Vath won the race for a second-consecutive season, improving her time on the five-kilometer course by more than seven seconds thanks to her winning time of 18:17.0. Emma Weiner was close behind, finishing second in 18:19.7. Taylor Hoskinsonnotched a third-place finish, crossing the line in 18:33.8. Darian Hudgeons was fifth with a time of 18:43.3, while Makenzie Premer finished in sixth after traversing the course in 19:02.2.
The Tigers will return to competition in two weeks when they travel to Columbia, Mo. to compete at the Gans Creek Classic on September 27. The women’s six-kilometer race is slated to begin at 10:15 a.m.
Full FHSU Women’s Results
1st – Team – 17 points
1st – Jaycee Vath – 18:17.0
2nd – Emma Weiner – 18:19.7
3rd – Taylor Hoskinson – 18:33.8
5th – Darian Hudgeons – 18:43.3
6th – Makenzie Premer – 19:02.2
7th – Abbye Hudson – 19:16.4
9th – Ashlyn Harbaugh – 19:25.4
10th – Brenna Murphy – 19:26.7
13th – Arely Maldonado – 19:46.4
15th – Madison Sutterfield – 19:53.1
17th – Keziah Bachman – 20:14.4
18th – Alayna Cossaart – 20:18.7
20th – Morgan Beckwith – 20:47.7
22nd – Margaret Browning – 21:00.4
24th – Kyra Nippert – 21:18.5
26th – Eden Bathurst – 21:30.6
Men
The Fort Hays State cross country team defended its home turf Friday morning (Sept. 13), winning the 2024 FHSU Tiger Open with a combined score of 27 points. FHSU had four runners inside the top nine and had 11 runners in the top 20 of the 49-man field.
Jaret Pfizenmaier was the top Tiger runner for the second week in a row, finishing second with a time of 20:07.2. Christian Darrah earned a third-place finish after crossing the line in 20:27.2. Brady Stegmancompleted the four-mile trek in 20:43.6 to finish fifth. Cole Krug finished ninth with a time of 21:12.7, while Kaiden Esfeld traversed the course in 21:19.7 to finish 11th.
Kabelo Maja of Fort Hays Tech Northwest took home the individual title with a time of 19:57.2.
The Tigers will return to competition in two weeks when they travel to Columbia, Mo. to compete at the Gans Creek Classic on September 27. The men’s eight-kilometer race is slated to begin at 9:30 a.m.
Full FHSU Men’s Results
1st – Team – 27 points
2nd – Jaret Pfizenmaier – 20:07.2
3rd – Christian Darrah – 20:27.2
5th – Brady Stegman – 20:43.6
9th – Cole Krug – 21:12.7
11th – Kaiden Esfeld – 21:19.7
12th – Ethan Fisher – 21:21.7
15th – Elijah McCullough – 21:41.8
16th – Daniel Bechle – 21:45.7
17th – Brady Conway – 21:46.9
18th – Daniel Little – 21:49.6
20th – Ian Weich – 22:05.0
22nd – Emery Wolfe – 22:26.4
24th – Chayse McCullough – 22:28.7
26th – Ethan Emmons – 22:31.0
35th – Byron Johnson – 23:45.2