Gaughan third in steeplechase, Wolf fourth in javelin at KU Relays

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The Fort Hays State women’s track and field team traveled to Lawrence, Kan., Apr. 16-19, for the Kansas Relays. Kylie Gaughan and Sam Szczublewski each set personal best marks in their respective events at the meet, while Madison Wolf grabbed a fourth-place finish in the javelin.

Gaughan competed in the unseeded 3,000-meter steeplechase and her time of 11:31.88 was a personal best for the Tiger senior. She also grabbed an impressive third-place finish in the event.

In the unseeded 800-meter run, Szczublewski missed running a provisional time by just over one second with her time of 2:15.89. Her personal best time helped grab ninth-place in the field of 22 runners.

FHSU's Sam Szczublewski at the KU Relays (Courtesy of Mark Shaiken) — FHSU’s Sam Szczublewski at the KU Relays (Courtesy of Mark Shaiken)

Wolf continued her strong freshman campaign for the Tigers with her fourth place finish. She had a toss of 146’2″ to finish second among NCAA Division II athletes. It was a provisional length, but Wolf already has an automatic mark in the event and is locked to compete at outdoor nationals.

Tiger Men at KU Relays
The Fort Hays State men’s track and field team was split into two separate squads this week to compete at two different meets. Several members of the team traveled to Lawrence, Kan., Apr. 16-19, for the Kansas Relays and another group traveled to Hillsboro, Kan. on Apr. 16 for the Tabor Invitational.The Tigers had three athletes post personal best performances at the Kansas Relays.

Jonny Bernasky ran the unseeded 5,000-meter run in a time of 14:52.64 to break fifteen minutes for the first time. He finished 14^th in a field of 22 distance runners.

FHSU's Jonny Bernasky runs in the 5.000 meters at the KU Relays (Courtesy of Mark Shaiken) — FHSU’s Jonny Bernasky runs in the 5.000 meters at the KU Relays (Courtesy of Mark Shaiken)

In the unseeded 1,500-meter run Ryan Hopkins and Nathan Purdue were also able to run personal best times. Hopkins crossed the line in 4:00.67 for 11^th place and right behind him Purdue finished in 12^th place with a time of 4:01.67.

At the Tabor Invitational the Tigers also had some noteworthy performances.

Brett Ottley won the pole vault with a jump of 15′. He grabbed the top spot by vaulting six inches higher than the next best athlete.

In the 200-meter run Nelson Vazquez and DeAndre James finished in third and fourth place. Vazquez ran a time of 22.08 seconds for third and James finished in fourth with a time of 22.21 seconds.

Cade Sharp added a second-place finish for the Tigers in the hammer throw. Sharp heaved the hammer 143’6″ to finish in the second spot.

The 4×100-meter relay team finished in first place. The group ran a time of 42.65 seconds to narrowly top Garden City Community College who also ran a time of 42.65.