FHSU Sports Information
Fort Hays State women’s golf maintained its eighth-place position after the second round at the MIAA Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The Tigers improved by 14 strokes as a team on Tuesday, shooting 378 after a 392 on the first day. The nine teams from the MIAA are competing on the Member’s Course at Alvamar Golf Club.
Samantha Hobson improved by eight strokes on the second day, shooting 88 after a first-round 96. Quillen Eichorn also improved, shooting 95 on the second day after 99 the first. Kaycee Beilman matched her first-round total of 96 and Megan DeWerff improved two strokes with a 99 following a 101. Natalie Bethel withdrew from competition in the second round and did not record a score after an opening round 102.
Fort Hays State has a two-round total of 770. Central Oklahoma and Northeastern State have ran away at the top of the standings, UCO currently at 641 and NSU currently at 653. Northwest Missouri State is 46 strokes back of Northeastern State.
Tiger men drop a spot to 10th
Fort Hays State men’s golf sits in 10th place heading into the final round of the MIAA Championships in Lawrence, Kan. The Tigers were tied for eighth after the first round, but slipped to 10th after the second round of competition on the Championship Course at Alvamar Golf Club.
The Tigers carded the highest team score of the 12 teams competing on Tuesday, 10 strokes more than they shot on Monday. FHSU had a team score of 319, compared to a 309 in the first round.
Trey Herman, currently leading the point standings race for MIAA Player of the Year, will need a solid round on Wednesday in hopes that he can hold on to the lead in the standings. He has one major threat to the top position, Travis Mays of Central Missouri, who sits in a tie for third at 1-under par overall. Herman is currently in a tie for 18th at 6-over par, seven strokes back of Mays. The top 15 finishers get points towards their standing total and Mays is currently in position to leap Herman in the standings as the leaderboard sits after two rounds. Herman has shot rounds of 76 (4-over) and 74 (2-over) so far in the tournament, while Mays has shot 71 (1-under) and 72 (even).All other Tiger golfers were in the 80s on Tuesday, starting with Grabt Storey who shot 80 after a first round 75. Nick VonLintel also shot 80 after a first round 78. Jeff Heptig and Sam Christianason each shot 85 on Tuesday.