FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State women’s track and field was victorious in seven events on the way to a winning team effort at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays. Madison Wolf, coming off All-America honors as a true freshman in 2014, uncorked the longest throw (160’3″) of her collegiate career in the javelin to lay claim to a spot in the NCAA Outdoor Championships with an automatic qualifying mark.
Wolf’s effort topped a dominating effort by the Tigers in the women’s javelin with two others also reaching provisional qualifying marks. Estefania Lopez threw 155’4″ to post a very solid provisional mark, ranking her fourth in the nation so far for the outdoor season. Megan Honas also had a provisional mark in the event, throwing 139’0.5″ to rank 12th nationally so far.
FHSU claimed six other events outside of the javelin, including three on the track and three in the field. As a team, FHSU scored 277 points. Barton Community College had 138 points and Colby Community College had 85.
On the track, Anna Eigruber won the 100-meter hurdles in 15.77 seconds. The 4×100-meter relay team of Casey Freed, Ashli Dryden, Kelly Wycoff and Lexi Riedel won in a time of 48.09 seconds. The 4×400-meter relay team of Mandy Wilson, Mindy Wilson, Riedel, and Wycoff won in a time of 4:14.70.
In the field, Dryden won the long jump with a distance of 18’2.25″, while Eigruber won the triple jump with a distance of 37’9.5″. Rachel Monteil won the hammer throw with a distance of 163’9.5″.
Provisional Mark for Tien
Fort Hays State men’s track and field won eight events on their way to a team win at home. Brady Tien turned in the third-best effort nationally in the pole vault so far this outdoor season with a solid provisional qualifying mark of 16’6″.