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FHSU wrestling claims fourth straight Kansas Cup

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State, ranked No. 16 in NCAA Division II, claimed the Kansas Cup for the fourth year in a row on Sunday (Jan. 22). As a team the Tigers produced 158 points, 45.5 more than second-place Newman University (112.5) and 51.5 more than third-place Barton (Kan.) Community College.

In the individual standings the Tigers pushed seven of their ten wrestlers into the finals and all ten placed. Claiming individual titles for FHSU were No. 10 ranked Brandon Ball (141), Greg Tooley (157), Rakim Dean (184) and No. 2 ranked Jon Inman (197). Finishing runner-up were Conrad Cole (125), Matt Mejia (133) and No. 9 ranked Christian Lance (285). Also placing for the Tigers were Jacob Kay (149) who took sixth, Kalin Collins (165) who finished third, and Micquille Robinson (174) who took fifth.

The redshirt-freshman Ball continued to stay hot for the Tigers and showed why he is one of the top wrestlers at 141 pounds this year with a 3-0 day. After a bye in the first round, Ball went on to pin his next opponent and then record a technical fall to punch his ticket to the finals. There he met with Colby (Kan.) Community College’s Chris Deters, whom he got the better of in a 13-1 major decision. Ball moved to 26-4 overall, claiming his first Kansas Cup crown.

Tooley improved to 16-2 overall after going 4-0 on the way to his first Kansas Cup title. He did it in pure dominance as all four of his wins came via technical falls including a 21-6 performance over Kansas Wesleyan’s Ty Wilson in the finals.

Dean, like Ball, went 3-0 on his way to victory at 184 pounds and improved his record to 22-11 this season. He started the day off with a technical fall then followed that with a pin in the semifinals. In the finals Dean took full control over Labette (Kan.) Community College’s Tristan Ramberg and walked away with a 12-1 major decision.

In his first time wrestling since December 3, Inman reminded the wrestling world why he is considered the No. 2 wrestler at 197 pounds as he picked up his second consecutive title at the Kansas Cup. Inman started the day with back-to-back pins, in the quarterfinals and semifinals, to find himself facing off with MIAA foe Dalton Weidl of Newman in the finals. After surrendering an early takedown, Inman got it going and earn his third pin of the day 35 seconds into the second period.

The freshman Cole found himself in the finals after a pin and major decision in the first two rounds. Waiting for him was the No. 1 seed in the 125-pound bracket, Newman’s Dustin Reed. Cole fought hard for the first four minutes but a wrong turn found him on his back and a pin was awarded to Reed at the 4:07 mark.

Another freshman, Meija was on fire out of the gate pinning his first two opponents in a combined time of 2:09. From there he punched his ticket to the finals with a technical fall. In the finals, Mejia battled hard with Colby Community College’s Otis Rollins and almost had a late escape in the third to tie the match, but fell just short in a 10-9 decision.

Lance, who is the team leader in wins this season increased his record to 34-4 on the season with his 3-1 second place finish. The ninth-ranked wrestler at 285 pounds started quickly with a pin in the first round and back-to-back major decisions in the following two. In the finals he met Northwest Kansas Tech’s Odgerek Batkhishig. Batkhishig was keeping his distance from Lance the entire match and chose to take his shots wisely and managed to pick up the 8-6 decision.

Overall Inman led the Tigers on scoring with 20.0 team points, followed closely by Ball who had 19.5. Tooley, Dean, Mejia and Cole all generated 18.5.

The Tigers get back into dual action when they head to Wichita to take on Newman on Wednesday (Jan. 25). The wrestling is scheduled to begin at 7 pm.

Kansas Cup Results for Fort Hays State
125 – Conrad Cole (11-16) placed 2nd and scored 15.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) 11-16 won by fall over Jay Maxville (Neosho County Community College) 0-2 (Fall 1:16)
Semifinal – Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) 11-16 won by major decision over Kelvys Gonzalez (Pratt Community College) 14-10 (MD 12-1)
1st Place Match – Dustin Reed (Newman) 7-2 won by fall over Conrad Cole (Fort Hays State) 11-16 (Fall 4:07)

133 – Matt Mejia (5-3) placed 2nd and scored 18.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Matt Mejia (Fort Hays State) 5-3 won by fall over Cole Sutterfield (Newman) 1-10 (Fall 0:32)
Quarterfinal – Matt Mejia (Fort Hays State) 5-3 won by fall over Alpha Diallo (Neosho County Community College) 0-2 (Fall 1:37)
Semifinal – Matt Mejia (Fort Hays State) 5-3 won by tech fall over De`Khayle McFarland (Labette Community College) 1-3 (TF-1.5 0:00 (20-0))
1st Place Match – Otis Rollins (Colby Community College) 3-0 won by decision over Matt Mejia (Fort Hays State) 5-3 (Dec 10-9)

141 – Brandon Ball (26-4) placed 1st and scored 19.50 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) 26-4 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) 26-4 won by fall over Kiefer Teague (Ottawa) 2-6 (Fall 3:17)
Semifinal – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) 26-4 won by tech fall over Dy`Juan Carney (Pratt Community College) 13-15 (TF-1.5 0:00 (18-0))
1st Place Match – Brandon Ball (Fort Hays State) 26-4 won by major decision over Chris Deters (Colby Community College) 2-1 (MD 13-1)

149 – Jacob Kay (16-15) placed 6th and scored 5.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) 16-15 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Michael Aldrich (Ottawa) 8-8 won by fall over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) 16-15 (Fall 2:56)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) 16-15 won by decision over Bryan Burnett (Labette Community College) 0-2 (Dec 3-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) 16-15 won by decision over Andrew Voss (Colby Community College) 0-2 (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi – Dominique Evans (Northwest Technical College) 24-9 won by forfeit over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) 16-15 (For.)
5th Place Match – Sean Taborsky (Barton Community College) 11-8 won by medical forfeit over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) 16-15 (M. For.)

157 – Greg Tooley (16-2) placed 1st and scored 18.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Greg Tooley (Fort Hays State) 16-2 won by tech fall over Noah Hart (Ottawa) 1-10 (TF-1.5 0:00 (16-1))
Semifinal – Greg Tooley (Fort Hays State) 16-2 won by tech fall over Cole Franklin (Neosho County Community College) 2-2 (TF-1.5 0:00 (19-4))
1st Place Match – Greg Tooley (Fort Hays State) 16-2 won by tech fall over Tyler Wilson (Kansas Wesleyan) 13-9 (TF-1.5 0:00 (21-6))

165 – Kalin Collins (3-1) placed 3rd and scored 16.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Kalin Collins (Fort Hays State) 3-1 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Kalin Collins (Fort Hays State) 3-1 won by tech fall over Trayvon Taylor (Ottawa) 4-15 (TF-1.5 0:00 (18-3))
Semifinal – Colton Duhr (Newman) 15-7 won by decision over Kalin Collins (Fort Hays State) 3-1 (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Semi – Kalin Collins (Fort Hays State) 3-1 won by fall over Stefan Johnson (Kansas Wesleyan) 8-13 (Fall 1:53)
3rd Place Match – Kalin Collins (Fort Hays State) 3-1 won by major decision over Kendall Biddle (Barton Community College) 11-6 (MD 12-4)

174 – Micquille Robinson (21-15) placed 5th and scored 10.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) 21-15 received a bye () (Bye)
Quarterfinal – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) 21-15 won by major decision over Caleb Wares (Kansas Wesleyan) 5-14 (MD 18-8)
Semifinal – David Kelly (Barton Community College) 22-13 won by decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) 21-15 (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Semi – Logan Rice (Labette Community College) 4-1 won by decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) 21-15 (Dec 2-1)
5th Place Match – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) 21-15 won by major decision over Caleb Wares (Kansas Wesleyan) 5-14 (MD 13-5)

184 – Rakim Dean (22-11) placed 1st and scored 18.50 team points.
Quarterfinal – Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) 22-11 won by tech fall over Carlos Martinez (Bethany (Kan.)) 0-2 (TF-1.5 0:00 (20-3))
Semifinal – Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) 22-11 won by fall over Devon Baker (Barton Community College) 14-17 (Fall 4:17)
1st Place Match – Rakim Dean (Fort Hays State) 22-11 won by major decision over Tristan Ramberg (Labette Community College) 2-1 (MD 12-1)

197 – Jon Inman (17-0) placed 1st and scored 20.00 team points.
Quarterfinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) 17-0 won by fall over Chance Shull (Northwest Technical College) 5-15 (Fall 2:13)
Semifinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) 17-0 won by fall over Ethan Dean (Barton Community College) 16-15 (Fall 1:40)
1st Place Match – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) 17-0 won by fall over Dalton Weidl (Newman) 5-5 (Fall 3:35)

285 – Christian Lance (34-4) placed 2nd and scored 17.00 team points.
Champ. Round 1 – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) 34-4 won by fall over Miles Rutledge (Ottawa) 0-3 (Fall 0:52)
Quarterfinal – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) 34-4 won by major decision over Anthony Ottinger (Labette Community College) 2-2 (MD 16-7)
Semifinal – Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) 34-4 won by major decision over Gabriel Ledesma (Colby Community College) 2-2 (MD 12-3)
1st Place Match – Odgerek Batkhishig (Northwest Technical College) 33-8 won by decision over Christian Lance (Fort Hays State) 34-4 (Dec 8-6)

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Davis scores 31 but Tigers come up short against No. 1 ranked Bearcats

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Rob Davis scored a game-high 31 points and Fort Hays State held Northwest Missouri State to a season-low 40-percent shooting, but the top-ranked Bearcats had enough fire power for an 82-72 win Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Northwest (18-0, 10-0 MIAA), who extended their MIAA record conference win streak to 22 games, went on a 14-0 run to build a 20-point lead with 10 minutes to play.

The Tigers (10-7, 4-5 MIAA) answered with a 21-11 run to pull within 70-60 with 5:51 to play but would never get any closer than eight the rest of the way.

Rob Davis, who hit six straight 3-pointers in the second half, scored 18 of the 21 points during the run.

Northwest outscored the Tigers by 16 at the free throw line, hitting 29-of-36. FHSU had 17 turnovers including a key one down by eight with less than a minute to play.

Justin Pitts scored 23 to lead the Bearcats.

Tiger women fall to hot-shooting Bearcats

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest Missouri State shot 53-percent from the floor and scored a season-high in points as they hand the Fort Hays State women their second straight loss, 92-80 Saturday afternoon at Bearcat Arena. The Bearcars (7-10, 2-8 MIAA) scored the first seven points of the game and never trailed, leading by as many as 14 in the second quarter first half and 16 late in the game.

The Tigers (14-4, 5-4 MIAA) used a 14-4 third quarter run to pull within two with 4:48 to play in the quarter, but Northwest answered with a  18-9 run the rest of the quarter to build the lead back 11. FHSU would only get as close as eight in the fourth.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Nikola Kacperska led the Tigers with 18 points on 7-of-13 shooting. Tatyana Legette added 15, Jill Faxon 14 and Emma Stroyan 12.

The Bearcats were led by Tanya Meyer’s 28 points. Jasmin Howe added 25 and Arbrie Benson 22.

Tigers rally from 15 down to beat Missouri Western

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

JOSEPH, Mo. – Rob Davis shook of a slow start to score a game-high 20 points, Brady Werth added a career-best 19 along with 11 rebounds and Trey O’Neil scored all of his 14 points in the second half as Fort Hays State rallied from a 15 point first half deficit to beat Missouri Western 74-69.

The Tigers (10-6, 4-4 MIAA) held the Griffons (6-12, 2-7 MIAA) without a field goal over the final five minutes of the first half to pull within five at halftime. A Brady Werth dunk capped an 8-0 run to give the Tigers a 42-41 lead with 14:40 to play, a lead they would never give up.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

The Tigers shot 50-percent in the second half and 45-percent for the game. The Griffons hit 58-percent in the second half and 51-percent for the game but FHSU pulled down 12 offensive rebounds, outscoring MWSU 12-0 on second chance points.

FHSU women lose at Missouri Western

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

JOSEPH, Mo. – Fort Hays State was held to 24-percent shooting in the second half as their eight-game win streak comes to an end in a 65-51 loss at Missouri Western Thursday night. The Tigers (14-3, 5-3 MIAA) only led twice in the game at 2-0 then 31-30 early in the third quarter but the Griffons (13-5, 5-4 MIAA) answered with a 10-0 to take the lead for good.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Nikola Kacperska and Kacey Kennett both scored nine to lead the Tigers who shot 29-percent for the game.

Chelsea Dewey scored 23 to lead the Griffons who knocked down 43-percent of their shots and hit nine of their 14 free throw attempts in the fourth quarter.

FHSU introduces new women’s soccer coach

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HAYS, Kan. – Fort Hays State officially introduced Blake Reynolds as their new head coach of the women’s soccer program at a press conference on Tuesday. Reynolds comes to FHSU after spending four year at Kansas Wesleyan in Salina where he led the Coyotes to a 57-16-12 record, three KCAC regular season championships and one tournament title and back-to-back NAIA women’s tournament appearances.

Blake Reynolds Press Conference

At Fort Hays State, Reynolds inherits a program that is coming off a regular season MIAA championship, back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances and this past season the Tigers had their best finish in program history – making it to the Central Regional Final.

Reynolds is the second head coach in FHSU program history taking over for Craig Shaw who left the program after five years for the head coaching position at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi.

FHSU ranked 23rd in latest WBCA poll

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LILBURN, Ga. – After sitting in the receiving votes category for the last four weeks, the Fort Hays State women’s basketball team jumped to 23rd in the latest edition of the WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ Poll. The Tigers earned 91 points in the voting process of the new poll, released Tuesday (Jan. 17) by the organization.

It is the seventh time the Tigers have been listed in the poll this season, with this being their highest ranking on the year. Their previous high ranking of 25th came on Nov. 29 after their 6-0 start.

The Tigers have a 51-20 record while ranked in the NCAA Division II Coaches Poll, including a 47-19 mark under coach Hobson. FHSU is 1-1 while ranked 23rd in the country all-time.

Fort Hays State is one of five MIAA schools recognized in the latest release. Pittsburg State climbed two spots to third in the country, while Emporia State fell to ninth after losing to No. 12 Central Oklahoma. Central Missouri is the first team listed in the receiving votes category, one point behind 25th-ranked Regis.

In addition, the Tigers are ranked 19th by Hero Sports this week and are receiving votes in the newest D2SIDA Media Poll.

A three-game road trip for the Tigers continues this weekend with a trip to Missouri Western Thursday (Jan. 19). First tip with the Griffons is set for 5:30 p.m. from St. Joseph, Mo.

Below is the WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll for January 17, 2017.

Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Record Points Last Week
1 Ashland (22) 18-0 598 1
2 Virginia Union (2) 15-0 566 3
3 Pittsburg State 16-1 523 5
4 Bellarmine 14-1 519 4
5 Alaska-Anchorage 15-1 497 7
6 California (Pa.) 16-1 458 8
7 Colorado State-Pueblo 17-0 449 10
8 Lincoln Memorial 15-0 442 9
9 Emporia State 14-2 400 2
10 California Baptist 17-2 367 11
11 Angelo State 13-1 348 6
12 Central Oklahoma 15-1 322 16
13 Drury 15-2 320 12
14 Arkansas Tech 11-1 297 13
15 Minnesota State-Moorhead 15-1 275 18
16 Columbus State 12-1 190 24
17 Winona State 15-3 176 20
18 Adelphi 15-2 165 25
19 Wheeling Jesuit 13-2 147 23
20 North Georgia 13-2 100 17
21 Bentley 13-4 98 15
22 Simon Fraser 16-2 97 RV
23 Fort Hays State 14-2 91 RV
24 Lewis 13-4 44 19
25 Regis 13-2 41 RV
Dropped Out: No. 14 Seattle Pacific (13-3); No. 21 Grand Valley State (11-4); No. 22 Eckerd (13-3).

Receiving Votes: Central Missouri (12-2) 40; Florida Southern (12-4) 33; Eckerd (13-3) 32; Seattle Pacific (13-3) 31; Queens, NY (14-3) 30; Edinboro (15-2) 15; Saginaw Valley (12-3) 10; Southern Indiana (14-2) 10; Harding (11-2) 9; Sioux Falls (14-2) 9; Caldwell (14-3) 8; Lander (10-4) 7; Glenville State (13-2) 4; Clayton State (12-3) 3; Grand Valley State (11-4) 3; Eastern New Mexico (12-3) 2.

[Note: 10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 24 combined points.]

Tiger wrestling goes 2-2 at Midwest Duals

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KEARNEY, Neb. – The 18th-ranked Fort Hays State wrestling team moved to 3-4 overall on the season after going 2-2 on Saturday at the Midwest Duals, hosted by Nebraska-Kearney. The Tigers dropped their first match to Colorado Mesa by the score of 31-11, but bounced back with consecutive wins over Western State and New Mexico Highlands by the scores of 24-15 and 31-10 respectively. In the final match of the day the Tigers dropped the dual with Chadron State 32-10.

Box Scores
Colorado Mesa 31, Fort Hays State 11
Fort Hays State 24, Western State 15
Fort Hays State 31, New Mexico Highlands 10
Chadron State 32, Fort Hays State 10

The No. 9 ranked wrestler at 285 pounds, Christian Lance, was the best performer for the Tigers on the mat, the only FHSU wrestler to go undefeated on the day. With the four wins, Lance has now hit 30 wins for the season as he is sporting a 30-3 record on the year.

Brandon Ball was another Tiger that performed well on the mat for the FHSU at 141 pounds. The 7th-ranked Ball went 3-1 on the day dropping his only match in the opening dual to Colorado Mesa’s Daniel Salazar. Salazar was the 12th-ranked wrestler in the nation coming into the event.

Greg Tooley also went 3-1 on the day and won his final three matches, pushing his record to 13-2 on the year. Tooley dropped his first match of the day to Payton Tawter, the No. 9 wrestler in the nation, before responding with three straight major decisions for the Tigers.

Josh Martinez (133), Micquille Robinson (174) and Rakim Dean (184) each added two wins on the day for the Tigers, while Jacob Kay (149), Kyler Mick (165) and Austin Brandt (197) each picked up a win. The Tigers get back to action on Sunday (Jan. 22) when they host the Kansas Cup, looking for a four-peat in the event.

Hot shooting lifts Lopers past Fort Hays State

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

KEARNEY, Neb. – Nebraska-Kearney closed the first half on a 19-7 run to build an eight-point halftime lead then shot 59-percent in the second half and beat Fort Hays State 86-69 Thursday night at the Health and Sports Center. The Tigers (9-6, 3-4 MIAA) were held to 44-percent shooting and hit only 4-for-16 from beyond the arc while the Lopers (12-4, 5-2 MIAA) knocked down a season-high 13 3-pointers.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Rob Davis Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

Rob Davis bounced back from his lowest scoring game of the season with a game-high 26 points. Hadley Gillum scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and pulled down a team-high eight rebounds.

Freshman Kyle Juhl hit four of his five 3-pointers in the second half and led UNK with a career-high 17 points. Trey Lansman, who was held to three points in the first half, added 15 along with a game-high 12 rebounds as the Lopers win their third straight at home over the Tigers.

Tiger women hold off Nebraska-Kearney for eighth straight win

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By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

KEARNEY, Neb. – Fort Hays State outscored Nebraska-Kearney 18-2 in the second quarter in building a 13-point halftime lead then held off several Loper second half rallies for a 57-51 win Thursday night at the Health and Sports Center. The Tigers (14-2, 5-2 MIAA) held Kearney scoreless for 8:49 of the second quarter and to only two points over the final 12:37 of the first half to win their eighth straight overall and fifth straight in conference play.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

Game Highlights

UNK (4-11, 0-7 MIAA), who have lost seven of their last eight, got as close as five with 22 seconds to play.

Sophomore Carly Heim scored 12 and freshman Kasey Kennett added 11 to lead Fort Hays State, who’s now won seven straight in Kearney and 13 straight overall against their most played rival.

The Lopers were led by Michaela Barry who scored 15 and Alexa Hogberg who added 13.

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