NEW ORLEANS – The Fort Hays State men’s track and field team continues to climb in the USTFCCCA National Rankings as they now sit at No. 19 after a weekend of competition in both Lincoln and Kearney. The Tigers were previously No. 23 in the poll and make their way up four places in the latest installment released Tuesday (Feb. 6).
FHSU reaches the No. 19 spot after calculating a total of 37.12 points from the computer-based ranking system within the poll. The Tigers were one of three MIAA programs to earn a mention in the rankings alongside No. 8 Pittsburg State, No. 11 Missouri Southern and No. 24 Emporia State.
After a weekend with the team splitting their talent between the UNK Indoor Invitational and the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite in Lincoln, the Tigers increased their poll presence after earning several provisional marks to go with school records and personal bests. Jake Morrow and Sam Dreiling both earned provisional marks in the pole vault with Morrow winning the event and Dreiling taking third at UNK. In Lincoln, Decano Cronin captured a win in the 800-meter at 1:50.55 to claim a provisional. With this time, Cronin sits at No. 7 in the national performance list. The Tigers rounded out the strong competition by setting a school record in the 4×400 relay with a time of 3:18.20 with a team made up of Jacob Schumacher, Cronin, Brett Meyer and Malcom Gardner.
Below are the latest rankings for Division II Men.
Rank Institution Points
1 Colorado Mines 207.85
2 Grand Valley State 144.56
3 Tiffin 140.48
4 Ashland 124.75
5 Texas A&M-Commerce 116.99
6 Adams State 100.55
7 CSU-Pueblo 96.60
8 Pittsburg State 94.81
9 Findlay 82.55
10 Minnesota State 74.67
11 Missouri Southern 71.33
12 Texas A&M-Kingsville 70.28
13 Academy of Art 68.97
14 Saint Augustine’s 57.15
15 Western Oregon 47.82
16 West Texas A&M 45.28
17 Colorado Christian 43.88
18 Colorado Mesa 42.82
19 Fort Hays State 37.12
20 Wingate 36.65
21 American International 35.74
22 Queens (N.C.) 34.59
23 U-Mary 34.00
24 Emporia State 33.64
25 Eastern New Mexico 33.29