{"id":53938,"date":"2020-03-02T08:24:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53938"},"modified":"2020-03-02T08:24:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:24:13","slug":"four-finalists-for-womens-track-a-miaa-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=53938","title":{"rendered":"Four finalists for women’s track a MIAA meet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PITTSBURG, Kan. – The Fort Hays State women’s track and field team had 10 top-10 finishes Saturday (Feb. 29) on day two of the 2020 MIAA Indoor Championships. Four Tigers earned a trip to a championship race on Sunday, with five others earning team points. In all, Fort Hays State heads into Sunday with 13.5 points through seven events.

Lyric Holman<\/a> got things going on the track by winning her heat in the 60m dash prelims, crossing the line in 7.79 to advance to Sunday’s finals.

A pair of Tigers will compete for a championship in the 600y run after both Peri Lange<\/a> and Layne Needham<\/a> finished in the top 12 of the prelims. Lange ran in 1:26.26, good for seventh, while Needham finished 10th with a time of 1:27.02.

Emily Salmans<\/a> posted a time of 2:15.08 in the 800m run, finishing fourth and earning a trip to championship Sunday.

The distance medley relay team of Faith Little<\/a>, Lyric Holman<\/a>, Emily Salmans<\/a>, Carson Pierce<\/a> placed sixth with a time of 12:26.14, finishing sixth and adding three points to the Tiger total.

In the field events, Rohey Singhateh<\/a> posted a top mark of 18-6.0 in the long jump, good for fifth place and four team points.

Laurel Haley<\/a> picked up a team point for the Tigers thanks to an eighth-place finish in the weight throw. The junior hurled the implement 53-7.75 on her fourth toss of the afternoon.

Summer Kragel<\/a>, Mattie Rossi<\/a> and Haley George<\/a> all cleared a max height of 5-3.25, but finished in three different spots due to judges decisions. Kragel placed fifth and picked up three team points, while Rossi added one-half point with a tie for eighth. George finished in a tie for 11th.

The Tigers wrap up the conference meet with day three on Sunday (March 1) beginning at noon.

Women’s 60m Hurdles Prelims<\/strong>
11th – Peri Lange<\/a> – 9.02
12th – Mattie Rossi<\/a> – 9.04

Women’s 60m Dash Prelims<\/strong>
4th – Lyric Holman<\/a> – 7.79 (advances to Sunday’s finals)

Women’s 600y Run Prelims<\/strong>
7th – Peri Lange<\/a> – 1:26.26 (advances to Sunday’s finals)
10th – Layne Needham<\/a> – 1:27.02 (advances to Sunday’s finals)

Women’s 800m Run Prelims<\/strong>
4th – Emily Salmans<\/a> – 2:15.08 (advances to Sunday’s finals)
11th – Hannah Wiebe<\/a> – 2:20.12

Women’s 200m Dash Prelims<\/strong>
13th – Lindsay Shupe<\/a> – 25.81

Women’s 5,000m Run<\/strong>
9th – Abigail Stewart<\/a> – 18:37.36
13th – Brooke Navarro<\/a> – 19:18.44
14th – Mirena Goncalves<\/a> – 19:19.91

Women’s Distance Medley Relay<\/strong>
6th – Faith Little<\/a>, Lyric Holman<\/a>, Emily Salmans<\/a>, Carson Pierce<\/a> – 12:26.14

Women’s Weight Throw<\/strong>
8th – Laurel Haley<\/a> – 53-7.75

Women’s High Jump<\/strong>
5th – Summer Kragel<\/a> – 5-3.25
8th – Mattie Rossi<\/a> – 5-3.25
11th – Haley George<\/a> – 5-3.25

Women’s Pole Vault<\/strong>
13th – Taylor Linn<\/a> – 11-7.25

Women’s Long Jump<\/strong>
5th – Rohey Singhateh<\/a> – 18-6.0
20th – Taylor Savolt<\/a> – 16-10.5 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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