FHSU Athletics

The Fort Hays State women’s and men’s golf teams continued play at the MIAA Championships in Lawrence, Kan., on Tuesday (Apr. 21) at Alvamar Golf Club. The women improved to eighth in the standings, while the men remained 11th.

In women’s action, Samantha Hobson almost covered Fort Hays State’s entire 18-shot improvement from day one by shooting 16 strokes better than she did on day one. Hobson carded an 81 after a rough first day of 97. She is now tied for 29th individually. Megan DeWerff and Abby Schmidtberger both saw one stroke improvements. DeWerff carded a 92 and Schmidtberger shot 93. Quillen Eichhorn matched her first-day total of 94. Hadley Tharp also shot 94 after carding 98 on the first day.

FHSU shot 360 as a team on day two. FHSU has a two-day total of 738. Central Oklahoma leads as a team at 631, while Lindenwood and Northeastern State are 13 strokes back at 644.

In men’s action, Trey Herman shot three strokes better on day two with a 3-over par 75. He remains in the top 10 of the individual standings, currently tied for eighth. Dylan Wonnacott was eight strokes better with an 80. Kade Megaffin was seven strokes better with an 84. Grant Storey had a huge improvement, shooting 27 strokes better with a 3-over 75 after shooting 102 in the first round. Billy Frey remained consistent, shooting 91 for the second straight day.

Fort Hays State shot 314 as a team on the second day, 34 strokes better than its day one total. The Tigers are at 662 overall. Central Missouri leads the way at 600, while Central Oklahoma is in second with 615 and Washburn is in third with 630.