By Dustin Armbruster

A renewed dedication to the weight room did more that just improve the throwing marks of Hays High senior Jake Gaughan this spring. It also landed him a track and field scholarship with Fort Hays State University.

The senior signed his national letter of intent on Tuesday morning, joining his brother and sister as FHSU athletes. Kylie ran cross country and track while Zach just finished up his senior season with the football team.

Jake Gaughan

While a little bit of natural sibling rivalry pops up from time to time, Jake said watching his older sister and brother compete for the Tigers allowed him to become comfortable with the FHSU atmosphere.

Coach Mitch Harris

Gaughan threw just javelin on varsity last season leaving him off of college radars. Gaughan believed though he could be good enough to throw collegiality and knew that way there would take him through the weight room. This season Gaughan has steadily improved his distances landing him with the 13th best throw in the discus this season at 159′-6.5″. Discus naturally is also his favorite event.