NEW ORLEANS – With the Alex Francis Classic on the horizon, the Fort Hays State women’s track and field team will head into the meet ranked No. 12 in the latest USTFCCCA Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday (March 27). The Tigers captured 68.32 points in the newest edition, but dropped three spots from their previous No. 9 preseason ranking.

FHSU’s 68.32 points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. The Tigers are one three MIAA programs mentioned in the latest rankings, alongside No. 7 Missouri Southern and No. 22 Pittsburg State.

Fort Hays State has taken the past week off from competition due to Spring Break. However, the Alex Francis home meet hopes to put forth a strong showing for the squad. Already on the season, Madison Wolf has claimed the top performance in Division II in the javelin, with her throw of 167 feet, 3 inches. This throw automatically qualified Wolf for the 2018 NCAA Division II National Championships in May. Alexcia Deutscher earned a provisional with her javelin throw of 157 feet, 9 inches, while Rohey Singhateh also achieved a provisional mark in the long jump at 19 feet, 2 ¾ inches.

Below are the latest USTFCCCA rankings.

Rank Institution Points
1 SF State 159.62
2 West Texas A&M 149.22
3 Angelo State 136.97
4 Fresno State 103.24
5 UC-Colorado Springs 100.68
6 Saint Augustine’s 96.40
7 Missouri Southern 91.71
8 Azusa Pacific 89.50
9 Cal State LA 74.72
10 Concordia (Ore.) 72.82
11 Texas A&M-Commerce 72.69
12 Fort Hays State 68.32
13 Central Washington 67.96
14 Wayne State (Neb.) 63.71
15 Ashland 62.04
16 UC San Diego 61.05
17 Academy of Art 54.28
18 Alabama-Huntsville 51.61
19 Alaska Anchorage 51.26
20 Saint Leo 51.18
21 Western Washington 49.40
22 Pittsburg State 49.20
23 Point Loma Nazarene 49.06
24 Harding 48.86
25 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 48.83