NEW ORLEANS – After bringing home a combine four MIAA conference individual titles, both Fort Hays State track and field programs remain in the Top 25 of the latest United State Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Poll, released Tuesday. The men stand at No. 15, while the women improve to No. 13 on the installment.
The FHSU women earned 73.96 points while the men captured 75.86. The points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. On the women’s side, the Tigers are one of five MIAA programs to earn a mention alongside No. 1 Lincoln, No. 2 Pittsburg State, No. 11 Missouri Southern and No. 25 Southwest Baptist. Five conference programs for the men also made the list, led by No. 1 Pittsburg State, No. 8 Lincoln, No. 10 Central Missouri and No. 22 Missouri Southern.
At the MIAA Championships for the men, Bretty Meyer and Decano Cronin claimed individual titles in their events. Meyer claimed first in the 1,500-meters at a time of 3:53.30, while Cronin clocked an 800-meters time of 1:50.06. Meyer also earned another All-MIAA honor as he took third in the 800-meters at 1:51.25. Jake Morrow took second in the pole vault at 16 feet, 11, while Lucas Broxterman earned runner-up in the high jump with a height of 6 feet, 11 inches to both become All-MIAA performers. Kolt Newell took third in the high jump as well at the same height to earn all-conference honors. As a team, the men placed fifth in the MIAA.
The women were once again led by Madison Wolf who is the 2018 MIAA javelin champion with a throw of 158 feet, 2 inches. Alexcia Deutscher took third in the same event to earn All-MIAA honors at 146 feet, 3 inches. Lindsay Roberts brought home two all-conference performances, winning the 1,500-meters at 4:44.37 and placing second in the 800-meters with a time of 2:14.86. Kelly Wycoff produced an all-conference performance in the 400-meters with a time of 54.42 to rank her now at No. 4 on the performance list. Selam Ball placed third in the pole vault with a new school record of 12 feet, 8 ¼ inches and Chelsea Jackson also earned a third place finish in the 10,000-meters with a time of 37:47.31. Both performances were worthy of All-MIAA mentions. The women placed fourth as a team, bettering their 2017 finish.
Below are the latest USTFCCCA rankings.
Men
Rank Institution Points
1 Pittsburg State 173.81
2 Tiffin 160.58
3 Texas A&M-Kingsville 159.81
4 Texas A&M-Commerce 151.33
5 Adams State 149.90
6 Angelo State 143.81
7 CSU-Pueblo 102.46
8 Lincoln 97.83
9 Colorado Mines 92.45
10 Central Missouri 91.61
11 West Texas A&M 91.21
12 Grand Valley State 90.01
13 Chico State 89.75
14 Ashland 86.94
15 Fort Hays State 75.86
16 Saint Augustine’s 74.54
17 Minnesota State 65.82
18 Alabama-Huntsville 58.81
19 Western Oregon 55.06
20 Eastern New Mexico 51.78
21 Cal State LA 50.34
22 Missouri Southern 48.00
23 Academy of Art 47.76
24 Mount Olive 45.05
25 Emporia State 41.61
Women
Rank Institution Points
1 Lincoln 180.51
2 Pittsburg State 159.47
3 West Texas A&M 145.40
4 Angelo State 113.96
5 Adams State 113.09
6 Saint Augustine’s 110.21
7 Azusa Pacific 108.88
8 SF State 108.10
9 Grand Valley State 103.27
10 Alaska Anchorage 92.66
11 Missouri Southern 76.10
12 New Mexico Highlands 74.32
13 Fort Hays State 73.96
14 Western State 72.60
15 Concordia (Ore.) 69.47
16 Texa A&M-Commerce 66.06
17 Walsh 66.00
18 Wayne State 61.96
19 Shippensburg 59.58
20 UC-Colorado Springs 50.87
21 U-Mary 46.97
22 Minnesota State 46.93
23 Chico State 45.54
24 Mount Olive 45.28
25 Southwest Baptist 44.67
