FHSU Athletics
Fort Hays State’s top three javelin throwers swept the podium on Sunday at the MIAA Championships in St. Charles, Mo. Estefanio Lopez, Madison Wolf, and Megan Honas finished first, second, and third in the event, all earning All-MIAA honors for their efforts. The Tigers finished 10th in the standings with 30 points.
Lopez’s win in the event marked her fourth consecutive victory in the event this spring. She gave Fort Hays State its fourth consecutive individual champion at the MIAA Championships in women’s javelin. Makayla McPhail won the event in 2012 and 2013, teammate Madison Wolf won in 2014, and now Lopez claims the title in 2015. Fort Hays State’s sweep of the podium generated 24 of the team’s 30 points at the meet.
Lopez threw a distance of 161-feet, 1-inch to top a field of 19 competitors. Wolf threw 158-feet, 2-inches, and Honas threw 148-feet, 5-inches. Honas’ mark improved her national standing in the event. She moved up to 11th nationally, while Lopez continues to have the best mark in the nation and Wolf now ranks fifth. Lopez and Wolf are already automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships, while Honas put herself in much better standing going into the final week of competition before selections are announced.
The FHSU women struggled to score points in other events throughout the weekend. Danielle Berry and Micki Krzesinski each had seventh-place finishes in their respective events to generate two points each. Berry jumped 5-feet, 5.25-inches in the high jump on Sunday, while Krzesinski had a time of 39:41.75 in the 10,000 meters on Saturday. The 4×400-meter relay team of Mindy Wilson, Kelly Wycoff, Casey Freed and Mandy Wilson finished seventh to generate the other two team points for FHSU.
Pittsburg State took the team title with 176.5 points. Central Missouri was second with 164 points and Lincoln was third with 133.