Fort Hays State Track and Field will have eight athletes compete at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Bradenton, Florida, May 25-27. FHSU had five men and three women selected to compete.
FHSU men receiving the invitation include Dillando Allotey, Decano Cronin, Brett Meyer, Kolt Newell and TJ Dozier. FHSU women receiving the invitation are Alexcia Deutscher, Micki Krzesinski and Kelly Wycoff. Allotey and Wycoff will both compete in two events at the championships.
Allotey will compete in the 200 and 400 meters. He owns the eighth fastest time in the nation this year in the 200 meters (20.91 seconds) and the 11th fastest time in the 400 meters (47.09 seconds). He was an All-America performer in the 200 meters during the indoor season. Wycoff will compete in the same events on the women’s side. She owns the 16th fastest time in the nation in the 400 meters (54.80 seconds) and the 21st fastest time in the 200 meters (24.01 seconds).
Cronin and Meyer are a force for the Tigers in the 800 meters. Meyer already gained All-America honors earlier this year for the indoor season in the event, while Cronin was invited to nationals but unable to compete due to illness. Cronin moved to third on the national performance list this past weekend with an altitude adjusted time of 1:48.94, while Meyer is ninth on the performance list with a top time of 1:49.43 this year.
Newell continues to improve in the high jump, clearing a personal best 6 feet, 11 inches this past weekend. His effort ties for ninth best in the nation so far this year.
Dozier ranks 17th on the national performance list in the discus with his best effort at 172 feet, 3 inches this season.
Deutscher owns the fourth-best throw in the women’s javelin this year with a mark of 156 feet, 11 inches. Unfortunately, teammate Estefania Lopez, who owns the nation’s top mark this year, will not be able to compete at the championships due to an injury sustained in mid-April. Deutscher looks to carry on the strong tradition of recent women’s javelin throwers at FHSU.
Krzesinski will compete in the 10,000 meters at the championships. She ranks 11th on the national performance list with a time of 35:02.67.
Here is the schedule for the Tigers at the championships…
Thursday, May 25
Women’s 400 meter prelims (Wycoff) – 6:25 pm ET
Men’s 400 meter prelims (Allotey) – 6:40 pm ET
Women’s 10,000 meters (Krzesinski) – 8:55 pm ET
Friday, May 26
Men’s Discus (Dozier) – 5:00 pm ET
Women’s 200 meter prelims (Wycoff) –5:35 pm ET
Men’s 200 meter prelims (Allotey) –5:50 pm ET
Men’s 800 meter prelims (Cronin & Meyer) –6:20 pm ET
Saturday, May 27
Women’s Javelin (Deutscher) – 11:30 am ET
Men’s High Jump (Newell) – 5:30 pm ET
Women’s 400 meter final (Wycoff) – 6:15 pm ET
Men’s 400 meter final (Allotey) – 6:25 pm ET
Men’s 800 meter final (Cronin & Meyer) – 7:05 pm ET
Women’s 200 meter final (Wycoff) – 7:45 pm ET
Men’s 400 meter final (Allotey) – 7:55 pm ET