FHSU Sports Information
The Fort Hays State University women’s track and field team opened up the 2014 outdoor season with a dominating performance at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays on Mar. 28-29. The Tiger women grabbed 14 individual crowns and the team title by scoring 378.5 points.
Samantha Woodburn swept the 100 and 200-meter dashes. She kicked off the outdoor season by setting a provisional time of 11.90 seconds in the 100-meter dash which was also good enough to get her a victory in the event. She also put up the top time in the 200-meter dash with a provisional time of 24.05 seconds. Woodburn currently sits sixth on the national performance list in the 100 and fifth in the 200.
Tiger freshman Madison Wolf was also able to hit a provisional mark in the javelin during her first collegiate meet. Wolf’s toss of 147’8″ helped her also notch her first collegiate victory. She currently ranks seventh on the national performance list.
Anna Eigruber won three events for the Tigers. She had victories in the 100-meter hurdles, triple jump and long jump. She won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.52 seconds, the triple jump with a leap of 38’0.25″ and the long jump at 17’6″.
Sam Szczublewski and Rachel Monteil were also multiple event winners. Szczublewski won both the 400 and 800-meter runs. She topped the 400-meter field with a time of 59.20 seconds and finished the 800 in 2:18.55. Monteil made her mark in the hammer throw and shot put. She won the hammer with a heave of 148’7″ and took the crown in the shot put with toss of 39’1″.
The Fort Hays women also took the top spot in the 4×100 and 4×400-meter relays. The team of Lexi Riedel, Whitney Taylor, Hanna Pfannenstiel and Samantha Wooburn ran a time of 47.53 seconds and just missed the provisional qualifying mark of 47.11 seconds in the 4×100. In the 4×400 the team of Jordan Ortega, Sam Szczublewski, Carman Hill and Sydney Lower cruised to victory in 4:06.34.
High jumper Danielle Berry picked up a victory for the Tigers in her event with a jump of 5’3″. Mindy Wilson was victorious in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:06.74.
The Tigers scored 378.5 points to win the team title. Nebraska-Kearney finished runner-up with 87 points and Dodge City Community College finished in third with 66 points.
Several other Tigers also had notable performances. Full results, including the high school portion of the meet, can be found at the link below.