FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State had four student-athletes named to the Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 Football Team for the 2014 season, released on Wednesday (Dec. 10). Michael Jordaon has been named to the second team, while Ed Williams, Joita Te’i and Nathan Lindsey are named to the third team.

CLICK HERE for the entire Don Hansen All-Super Region 3 Team for 2014.

A senior from Kerens, Texas, Jordan finished with 250 tackles in his career, sixth-most in Fort Hays State’s NCAA Division II history. He also finished with six interceptions, 10 pass break-ups, five forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his career. This season, he finished third on the team in tackles with 80, adding an interception, a sack, and an MIAA-best four forced fumbles. He had a hand in seven turnovers this year for the Tigers, which includes the four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. An All-MIAA First Team selection, this is Jordan’s third Super Region 3 honor this year, after earning first-team honors by Daktronics and honorable mention honors by Beyond Sports Network.

Williams, a senior from Tampa, Fla., was an All-MIAA First Team selection at wide receiver, posting the sixth most receiving yards for a season in FHSU history with 946 on 53 catches. The reception total tied for 10th most in a single season at FHSU. His 86 receiving yards per game average was eighth-best for a single season in FHSU history. He finished with 1,617 receiving yards in his three-year career at FHSU, moving to 10th all-time in receiving yards. His 14 career receiving touchdowns ties for ninth most in school history. This is Williams’ second Super Region 3 honor this year after earning honorable mention honors by Beyond Sports Network.

Te’i, a senior from Oceanside, Calif., was an All-MIAA Second Team selection on the defensive line. Te’i was one of the top pass rushers in the MIAA this year with a team-high five sacks. He finished with 28 tackles, including 8.5 that went for losses. He tied for seventh in the MIAA in sacks during the regular season. He recorded three of the five sacks in Fort Hays State’s 7-6 win over nationally-ranked Pittsburg State. In his two-year career at FHSU, he produced 66 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, five sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery.

Lindsey, a senior from Inkster, Mich., was an All-MIAA Second Team selection at defensive back. Lindsey had a great all-around season, finishing with 41 tackles, one sack, 5.5 tackles for loss, four pass break-ups, two fumble recoveries, and one blocked kick. He tied for the team lead in interceptions with three. His best game of the season came against Missouri Southern, in which he recorded five tackles, two fumble recoveries (one for a 49-yard touchdown), a sack, an interception, and a 92-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The effort gained him Division II National Athlete of the Week honors by Beyond Sports Network. In his two-year career at FHSU, Lindsey finished with 85 tackles, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, four interceptions, and 291 kick return yards. He had three touchdown returns in his career, one kick, one fumble, and one interception.

The Fort Hays State women’s basketball team is still receiving votes in the latest USA Today/WBCA Division II Top-25 poll. The Lady Tigers (7-1) are receiving 46 votes, 21 more than a week ago.

Four teams from the MIAA are ranked in the top-25 led by Emporia State who holds down the top spot for a second consecutive week. Pittsburg State is up two to No. 6, Washburn falls four to No. 11 and Missouri Southern makes their debut at No. 18. Central Missouri, who lost to FHSU in Hays December 4, is also receiving votes.

Two teams from the Northern Sun and two from the Great America Conference are ranked giving the Central Region eight ranked teams. Another five Central Region teams are receiving votes.

Complete poll below…

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous	Record	Total Points
1.	Emporia State (Kan.) – 26	1	7-0	770
2.	Lewis (Ill.) – 4	3	7-0	715
3.	Northern State (S.D.)	5	9-0	670
4.	West Texas A&M University	6	6-1	573
5.	Tampa (Fla.)	9	6-1	555
6.	Pittsburg State (Kan.)	8	9-1	528
7.	Wayne State (Neb.)	2	8-1	507
8.	Wayne State (Mich.)	11	4-0	498
9.	Alaska – Anchorage – 1	18	7-0	489
10.	Adelphi (N.Y.)	16	8-0	455
11.	Washburn (Kan.)	7	7-1	404
12.	Nova Southeastern (Fla.)	4	5-2	368
13.	Limestone College (S.C.)	12	7-1	324
14.	Rollins College (Fla.)	15	6-1	301
15.	Stonehill College (Mass.)	10	6-1	287
16.	Drury (Mo.)	13	5-2	275
17.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	17	5-1	200
T18.	Arkansas Tech	NR	7-0	161
T18.	Missouri Southern State	NR	8-0	161
20.	Harding (Ark.)	20	6-2	142
21.	Seattle Pacific (Wash.)	23	6-1	134
22.	Assumption College (Mass.)	NR	7-1	129
23.	California (Pa.)	NR	7-1	121
24.	Grand Valley State (Mich.)	NR	5-0	114
25.	California State Polytechnic – Pomona	22	4-2	111

Dropped out: Union University (Tenn.); University of Central Missouri; Colorado Mesa University; West Liberty University (W.Va.); Gannon University (Pa.).

Others receiving votes: West Chester University of Pennsylvania 104; Union University (Tenn.) 102; California State University – San Bernardino 96; Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 91; Michigan Technological University 82; Columbus State University (Ga.) 75; University of Central Missouri 54; Colorado Mesa University 52; Midwestern State University (Texas) 49; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 46; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 44; University of North Georgia 32; California Baptist University 24; Minnesota State University – Mankato 22; University of District of Columbia 22; Humboldt State University (Calif.) 21; Florida Institute of Technology 20; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 19; Simon Fraser University (B.C.) 19; Lee University (Tenn.) 16; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 14; Bentley University (Mass.) 13; Claflin University (S.C.) 13; Livingstone College (N.C.) 12; Benedict College (S.C.) 8; Tarleton State University (Texas) 7; University of New Haven (Conn.) 6; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 5; University of Colorado – Colorado Springs 5; Hillsdale College (Mich.) 4; University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 2; Edinboro University (Pa.) 1.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State had a pair of players named to the Beyond Sports Network All-Super Region 3 Team, which includes senior defensive back Michael Jordan and senior wide receiver Ed Williams. Both were honorable mention selections on the team.

A senior from Kerens, Texas, Jordan finished with 250 tackles in his career, sixth-most in Fort Hays State’s NCAA Division II history. He also finished with six interceptions, 10 pass break-ups, five forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries in his career. This season, he finished third on the team in tackles with 80, adding an interception, a sack, and an MIAA-best four forced fumbles. He had a hand in seven turnovers this year for the Tigers, which includes the four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and one interception. This is Jordan’s second all-super region honor this year, after earning first-team honors by Daktronics.

Williams, a senior from Tampa, Fla., was an All-MIAA First Team selection at wide receiver, posting the sixth most receiving yards for a season in FHSU history with 946 on 53 catches. The reception total tied for 10th most in a single season at FHSU. His 86 receiving yards per game average was eighth-best for a single season in FHSU history. He finished with 1,617 receiving yards in his three-year career at FHSU, moving to 10th all-time in receiving yards. His 14 career receiving touchdowns ties for ninth most in school history.

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Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer was slotted No. 14 in the final National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll of the 2014 season.

The Tigers (11-6-4) finished the 2014 campaign one game short of the NCAA Championships Final Four, advancing the the NCAA Super Region 3 Final with a shootout against Northeastern State in the third round of the NCAA Tournament before falling, 3-2, to Quincy to end the season.

FHSU grabbed several individual honors at the conference,regional and national level. FHSU had nine All-MIAA selections, including Player of the Year (Tanner Brock) and Freshman of the year (Mauricio Castorino). At the regional level, Brock, Diego Cabral, Michael Cole, Eric Hymer, Kent Freund, Carlos Linares and David Lucio were all tabbed All-Central Region. Brock was also named a Daktronics All-American (Third Team).

The complete final NSCAA rankings for 2014 are below…

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1.	Lynn University	3	19-1-1
2.	University Of Charleston	1	22-1-1
3.	Quincy University	5	21-2-2
4.	Colorado Mesa University	11	18-4-1
5.	Young Harris College	2	19-1-1
6.	California State University-Los Angeles	14	15-4-2
7.	Southern New Hampshire University	6	17-1-2
8.	Seattle Pacific University	4	16-2-2
9.	Mercyhurst University	7	19-3-0
10.	Limestone College	9	16-3-1
11.	LIU Post	NR	16-5-2
12.	St. Edward’s University	8	16-3-1
13.	Saint Leo University	19	10-4-4
14.	Fort Hays State University	23	11-6-4
15.	Merrimack College	24	15-5-2
16.	Saginaw Valley State University	21	14-5-2
17.	Southern Connecticut State University	10	15-5-0
18.	Christian Brothers University	13	14-3-1
19.	Azusa Pacific University	20	14-3-0
20.	Midwestern State University	17	13-4-2
21.	Northeastern State University	12	16-3-2
22.	Wingate University	16	14-5-1
23.	Drury University	RV	16-5-0
24.	Notre Dame College	22	10-6-2
25.	Northwood University (Mich.)	15	14-4-1

Also receiving votes: Pfeiffer University (18), New York Institute Of Technology (15), Northwest Nazarene University (11), Tiffin University (7), University of California-San Diego (4), University Of South Carolina-Aiken (3), Colorado School Of Mines (2), Bloomsburg University (1), University of Alabama-Huntsville (1)

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

The Fort Hays State Tigers raced out to a 20-4 lead over the first 10 minutes and cruise to a 94-50 win over Northwestern Oklahoma State Monday night at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers had runs of 9-0, 10-0 and 14-0 in the first half, building a 31-point halftime lead. The Rangers hit just 1 of their first 14 shots and hit only six shots in the first half scoring just 17 points.

Dom Samac led five Tigers in double-figures with a career-high 19 points and 13 rebounds. Royce Williams went 5-for-5 from beyond the arc and scores 17. Jake Stoppel and Achoki Moikobu add 13 and Jeremy Wilson 10.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

Dom Samac Postgame Interview

 

FHSU shoots a season-high 65-percent from the floor including 11-of-17 from beyond the arc and dishes out 27 assists on their 33 made shots. Craig Nicholson recorded nine assists and had five steals.

The Rangers cut a 31-point halftime deficit to 24 midway through the second half, but the Tigers respond with a 25-4 run to build a 45 point lead with just under five minutes to play.

Game Highlights

 

 

The win improves FHSU to 6-3 while the Rangers fall to 2-6 with three of those losses coming to MIAA teams (FHSU, Central Oklahoma and Emporia State).

The Tigers return to action December 16, closing out non-conference play against Bethany College.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Kate Lehman was named the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, announced Monday (Dec. 8) by the conference office.

Lehman had two double-doubles while helping FHSU knock off No. 21 Central Missouri (76-75 in OT) and Missouri Western (81-59). The senior finished the week with averages of 20.5 points and 11.5 rebounds per game, adding 11 total blocks to move into fifth all-time in NCAA Division II history, passing the 400 career blocks mark. Against UCM, Lehman had 19 points, 11 rebounds and eight blocks, just missing a triple-double. Lehman had her fifth 20-plus scoring effort of the season against MWSU, tallying 22 points to go with 12 rebounds. She shot 62.5 percent from the field for the week, hitting 15 of her 24 attempts.

The award is the 10th of its kind for Lehman in her career.  She was also named Athlete of the Week this season on Nov. 24.  The center is averaging 20.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.0 blocks per game on the season.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State’s Trey Page claimed an individual championship at 285 pounds while six wrestlers place in the Top 4 at the Bob Smith Open on Sunday, Dec. 7. Adam Ludwin, Bradley Little and Jon Inman took second at the event, while Garrett Jones and Cash Drylie were fourth.

As a team, the Tigers went 72-51 on the afternoon, picking up 17 falls – second most in the tournament behind Nebraska-Kearney (19). Additionally, FHSU had a tournament high four technical falls on the day, including three straight from Page.

Page’s first tech fall came by shutout, a 16-0 victory over Oscar Soto (NW Kansas Tech).  From there, Page (285) posted another shutout, taking down Shawn Beeson of NE Oklahoma A&M, 15-0. His third and final tech fall of the day was another shutout (17-0) over Riley Fielder (Oklahoma City).  In the semifinal, Page’s match with Tuli Laulu (Adams State) was a narrow 5-3 decision, but the senior heavyweight returned to his dominant ways in the finals, knocking off Ivan DeLeon (Nebraska-Kearney) by major decision, 13-3.

Ludwin’s day began with a bye in the first round before he picked up an 8-2 decision over CSU-Pueblo’s Gage Currier in the second round.  In the quarterfinals, Ludwin (125) won by decision (6-4) over Quinton Harrison (Bethany), setting up a rematch of Friday night’s contest against Zach D’Amico (Central Oklahoma).  Though he dropped the Friday contest, 2-1, Ludwin picked up a revenge victory over D’Amico to reach the finals, shutting the Bronchos’ 125-pounder out, 6-0.  In the finals, however, Ludwin ran out of steam, dropping a 7-2 decision in overtime to Aaron LaFarge of Oklahoma City.

After a first round bye, Little (165) won by major decision (12-3) over NE Oklahoma A&M’s Danny Carrilla in the second round before taking down Jonathan Blackwell (Bethany), 8-3, in the quarterfinals.  Little reached the finals with a pin in 6:24 over Colby CC’s Gavin Grater, but saw his run come to an end in the finals, falling to Zach Skates (Oklahoma City), 6-2.

Inman (184) looked unbeatable early, picking up two straight falls over Trevor Whitaker of Bethany (6:57) and Anthony Ball of CSU-Pueblo (4:43), before rolling through the quarterfinals with an 11-4 decision over UNK’s Zach Stodden.  In the semifinals, Inman doubled up NE Oklahoma A&M’s Brock Warren, 12-6 to square off with Division I opponent Aaron Studebaker of Nebraska. Up early in the match, a late takedown by Studebaker ended Inman’s day in second place by 6-5 decision.

Garrett Jones and Cash Drylie each made the quarterfinals of their respective brackets, and after dropping to the consolation bracket, wrestled their ways back to the third place match.  Once there, Jones fell by decision, 8-3, to Gerald Huff (Adams State) and Drylie dropped a 12-5 contest to Miguel Tovar (Oklahoma City).

The Tigers continue the tournament portion of its regular season schedule next weekend (Sunday, Dec. 14) at the Newman Invitational in Wichita, Kan.  Last season, the Tigers won the team title despite any individual championships, though nine Tigers made the championship matches.

Complete Results for FHSU at the Bob Smith Open are below…

125 Pounds
Adam Ludwin – Second Place
Champ. Round 1 – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Gage Currier (CSU-Pueblo) (Dec 8-2)
Quarterfinal – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Quinton Harrison (Bethany) (Dec 6-4)
Semifinal – Adam Ludwin (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Zach D`Amico (Central Oklahoma) (Dec 6-0)
1st Place Match – Aaron LaFarge (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Lawson Ludwin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 7-2)

133 Pounds
Garrett Jones – Fourth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Sam Hughes (CSU-Pueblo) (Maj 13-2)
Quarterfinal – Gerald Huff (Adams State) won by decision over Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Sean Murphy (Nebraska) (Dec 8-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Ryan Bauer (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 9-7)
Cons. Semi – Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) won by forfeit over Josh Ailey (NE Oklahoma A&M) (FF)
3rd Place Match – Gerald Huff (Adams State) won by decision over Garrett Jones (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-3)

Anthony Calderon
Champ. Round 1 – Zane Rich (Western State) won by decision over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-6)
Cons. Round 1 – Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Aris Shino (Nebraska) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Sam Hughes (CSU-Pueblo) won by major decision over Anthony Calderon (Fort Hays State) (Maj 10-2)

Cesar Regalado
Champ. Round 1 – Cesar Regalado (Fort Hays State) won by decision over James Lohman (Bethany) (Dec 8-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Brandon Thompson (Unattached) won by fall over Cesar Regalado (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:26)
Cons. Round 2 – Cesar Regalado (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Damion Walls Jr. (Bethany) (Dec 10-5)
Cons. Round 3 – Sean Murphy (Nebraska) won by decision over Cesar Regalado (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-3)

141 Pounds
William Homalon
Champ. Round 1 – William Honalon (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Byron Vaughn (Colby CC) (Fall 0:41)
Champ. Round 2 – Dusty Hone (Oklahoma State) won by tech fall over William Honalon (Fort Hays State) (TF 20-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Eric Hughes (CSU-Pueblo) won by major decision over William Honalon (Fort Hays State) (Maj 25-15)

Nathan Toft
Champ. Round 1 – Nathan Toft (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Sebastian Cuffel (NW Kansas Tech) (Dec 6-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Tim Urenda (CSU-Pueblo) won by fall over Nathan Toft  (Fort Hays State) (Fall 1:15)
Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Nathan Toft  (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-0)

Noah Killip
Champ. Round 1 –  Noah Killip  (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Eric Hughes (CSU-Pueblo) (Maj 12-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Noah Killip (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Brett LaBudda (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 6-3)
Quarterfinal – Noah Killip (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Will Steltzlen (Central Oklahoma) (Dec 3-2)
Semifinal – Tim Urenda (CSU-Pueblo) won by decision over Noah Killip (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-5)
Cons. Semi – Andrew Riedy (Nebraska-Kearney) won by fall over Noah Killip (Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:47)

Jacob Kay
Champ. Round 1 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Jonah Whitt (Air Force Prep) (Fall 4:56)
Champ. Round 2 – Will Steltzlen (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-4)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Kyle Fantin (CSU-Pueblo) (Fall 2:32)
Cons. Round 3 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Brett LaBudda (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Martin Ramirez (Adams State) (Fall 6:49)
Cons. Round 5 – Andrew Riedy (Nebraska-Kearney) won by fall over Jacob Kay (Fort Hays State) (Fall 2:11)

Tyler Dryden
Champ. Round 1 – Keith Surber (Nebraska-Kearney) won by tech fall over Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) (TF 16-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Travis Rodenbaugh (Newman) (Fall 2:49)
Cons. Round 2 – Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Nathan Taft (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-0)
Cons. Round 3 – Andrew Riedy (Nebraska-Kearney) won by fall over Tyler Dryden (Fort Hays State) (Fall 6:08)

149 Pounds
Jace Lopez
Champ. Round 1 – Jace Lopez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over John Risewick (Bethany) (Dec 5-2)
Champ. Round 2 – Parker Bohannan (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Jace Lopez (Fort Hays State) (Dec 3-1)
Cons. Round 2 – Jace Lopez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Christian Frame (Newman) (Dec 8-7)
Cons. Round 3 – Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State) won by injury default over Jace Lopez (Fort Hays State) (Inj. 0:00)

Matt Ziegler
Champ. Round 1 – Matt Ziegler (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Christian Frame (Newman) (Dec 8-5)
Champ. Round 2 – D`yon Santiago (Adams State) won by decision over Matt Ziegler (Fort Hays State) (Dec 3-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Matt Ziegler (Fort Hays State) won by decision over John Risewick (Bethany) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 3 – Victor Haro (NW Kansas Tech) won by decision over Matt Ziegler (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-2)

Ky Biddle
Champ. Round 1 – Victor Haro (NW Kansas Tech) won by decision over Ky Biddle (Fort Hays State) (Dec 7-3)
Cons. Round 1 – Ky Biddle (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Lane Lassiter (NE Oklahoma A&M) (Dec 11-9)
Cons. Round 2 – Jonce Blaylock (Oklahoma State) won by major decision over Ky Biddle (Fort Hays State) (Maj 13-4)

157 Pounds
Jace Nordyke
Champ. Round 1 -Jace Nordyke (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Zach Duwe (Newman) (Maj 10-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Gavin Grater (Colby CC) won by fall over Jace Nordyke (Fort Hays State) (Fall 5:26)
Cons. Round 2 – Austin Chauncey (Nebraska) won by major decision over Jace Nordyke (Fort Hays State) (Maj 14-2)

Bradley Little – Second Place
Champ. Round 1 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Danny Carrillo (NE Oklahoma A&M) (Maj 12-3)
Quarterfinal – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Jonathan Blackwell (Bethany) (Dec 8-3)
Semifinal – Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Gavin Grater (Colby CC) (Fall 6:24)
1st Place Match – Zach Skates (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Bradley Little (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-2)

Kregg Clarke
Champ. Round 1 – Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Dawaylan Barnes (NE Oklahoma A&M) (Dec 7-3)
Quarterfinal – Shawn Beiriger (Western State) won by fall over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State) (Fall 5:17)
Cons. Round 4 – Ryan Pellow (Western State) won by decision over Kregg Clarke (Fort Hays State) (Dec 7-4)

165 Pounds
TJ Setter
Champ. Round 1 – Ryan Blees (Oklahoma State) won by fall over Tj Setter (Fort Hays State) (Fall 3:39)
Cons. Round 1 – Tj Setter (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Tj Setter (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Michael Lambert (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 8-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Tanner Ogden (Bethany) won by tech fall over Tj Setter (Fort Hays State) (TF 18-2)

Bryce Lewis
Champ. Round 1 – Bryce Lewis (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Bryce Lewis (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Tanner Ogden (Bethany) (Dec 7-5)
Quarterfinal – Justin Samora (Adams State) won by decision over Bryce Lewis (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Bryce Lewis (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Koery Windham (Adams State) (Dec 6-2)
Cons. Round 5 – Alex Mossing (Air Force Prep) won by decision over Bryce Lewis (Fort Hays State) (Dec 4-2)

174 Pounds
Collins Kalin
Champ. Round 1 – Blane Culp (Central Oklahoma) won by decision over Collins Kalin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Collins Kalin (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Tanner O`Donnell (Bethany) won by decision over Collins Kalin (Fort Hays State) (Dec 7-6)

Dylan Wiesner
Champ. Round 1 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Mark Mabry (Adams State) won by major decision over Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) (Maj 13-3)
Cons. Round 2 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Joshua Ortiz (Baker) (Dec 9-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) (Dec 4-3)
Cons. Round 4 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Allen Emmons (CSU-Pueblo) (Dec 11-6)
Cons. Round 5 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Jared Bass (Oklahoma City) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi – Chance Bila (Nebraska-Kearney) won by decision over Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-7)

Josh Rodriguez
Champ. Round 1 – Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Mario Garcia (Adams State) (Dec 11-4)
Champ. Round 2 – Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Shaquille Dent (Colby CC) (Fall 1:31)
Quarterfinal – Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Allen Emmons (CSU-Pueblo) (Dec 9-8)
Semifinal – Jacobe Smith (NE Oklahoma A&M) won by decision over Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) (Dec 12-5)
Cons. Semi – Mark Mabry (Adams State) won by injury default over Josh Rodriguez (Fort Hays State) (Inj. 0:00)

Micquille Robinson
Champ. Round 1 – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Chance Bila (Nebraska-Kearney) won by major decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) (Maj 13-5)
Cons. Round 2 – Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Noland Puletasi (Wentworth JC) (Maj 14-3)
Cons. Round 3 – Dylan Wiesner (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Micquille Robinson (Fort Hays State) (Dec 4-3)

Nathan Shipley
Champ. Round 1 – Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Noland Puletasi (Wentworth JC) (TF 16-1)
Champ. Round 2 – Jared Bass (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-2)
Cons. Round 2 – Nathan Shipley (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 3 – Jamie Shawver (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Nathan Shipley(Fort Hays State) (Dec 3-2)

184 Pounds
Jon Inman – Second Place
Champ. Round 1 – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Trevor Whittaker (Bethany) (Fall 6:57)
Champ. Round 2 – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Anthony Ball (CSU-Pueblo) (Fall 4:43)
Quarterfinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Zach Stodden (Nebraska-Kearney) (Dec 11-4)
Semifinal – Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Brock Warren (NE Oklahoma A&M) (Dec 12-6)
1st Place Match – Aaron Studebaker (Nebraska) won by decision over Jon Inman (Fort Hays State) (Dec 6-5)

197 Pounds
Skyler Hittle
Champ. Round 1 – Richard Bencomo (Adams State) won by decision over Skyler Hittle (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-1)
Cons. Round 1 – Skyler Hittle (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Cons. Round 2 – Skyler Hittle (Fort Hays State) won by decision over John Loflin (Western State) (Dec 6-1)
Cons. Round 3 – Rakim Dean (Colby CC) won by decision over Skyler Hittle (Fort Hays State) (Dec 4-3)

Cash Drylie – Fourth Place
Champ. Round 1 – Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Kyler Atwood (Bethany) (Dec 10-3)
Champ. Round 2 – Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Austin Beaman (CSU-Pueblo) (Fall 1:41)
Quarterfinal – Anthony McLaughlin (Air Force Prep) won in overtime over Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) (OT 3-1)
Cons. Round 4 – Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Brady Radik (Nebraska-Kearney) (Fall 2:52)
Cons. Round 5 – Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Kyler Atwood (Bethany) (Dec 7-4)
Cons. Semi – Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) won by decision over John Finn (Central Oklahoma) (Dec 9-8)
3rd Place Match – Miguel Tovar (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Cash Drylie (Fort Hays State) (Dec 12-5)

285 Pounds
Zach Kearney
Champ. Round 1 – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State) received a bye () (Bye)
Champ. Round 2 – Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Amer Tipura (Adams State) (Fall 1:27)
Quarterfinal – Niko Bogojevic (CSU-Pueblo) won by major decision over Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State) (Maj 10-2)
Cons. Round 4 – Cody Sivertsen (Oklahoma City) won by decision over Zach Kearney (Fort Hays State) (Dec 5-3)

Casey Hilton
Champ. Round 1 – Casey Hilton (Fort Hays State) won by fall over Quincy Starling (Colorado) (Fall 3:39)
Champ. Round 2 – Ivan DeLeon (Nebraska-Kearney) won by tech fall over Casey Hilton (Fort Hays State) (TF 17-0)
Cons. Round 2 – Jacob Crane (Pratt CC) won by decision over Casey Hilton (Fort Hays State) (Dec 8-4)

Trey Page – First Place
Champ. Round 1 – Trey Page (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Oscar Soto (NW Kansas Tech) (TF 16-0)
Champ. Round 2 – Trey Page (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Shawn Beeson (NE Oklahoma A&M) (TF 15-0)
Quarterfinal – Trey Page (Fort Hays State) won by tech fall over Riley Fielder (Oklahoma City) (TF 17-0)
Semifinal – Trey Page (Fort Hays State) won by decision over Tuli Laulu (Adams State) (Dec 5-3)
1st Place Match – Jack Page (Fort Hays State) won by major decision over Ivan DeLeon (Nebraska-Kearney) (Maj 13-3)

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Craig Nicholson fought off early foul trouble to score a game-high 23 points and lead the Fort Hays State Tigers to a 90-78 win over Missouri Western Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. Nicholson picked up two fouls in the first five minutes and only played 31 minutes but hit 8-of-9 from the field, was 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and hit all five of his free throw attempts.
Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

 

The Tigers trailed by five in the first half but an 8-0 run gave them the lead for good. A Nicholson 3-pointer near the end of the first half put FHSU up 42-32 at the half. They would score the first four points of the second half to go up 14, but Western cut that lead to seven before a 6-0 Tiger run put the game away.

Game Highlights

Jake Stoppel recorded his second double-double of the season, scoring 18 and grabbing 11 rebounds. Dom Samac scored 13, Achoki Moikobu 12 and James Fleming 11.

The Tigers shoot 53-percent from the floor including 7-of-19 from 3-point range. They go 23-of-26 from the free throw line and out-rebound the Griffons by eight.

FHSU is now 5-3 overall and 1-1 in the MIAA. They host Northwestern Oklahoma State Monday at 7pm.

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Kate Lehman led three Lady Tigers in double-figures with 22 points as Fort Hays State runs their win streak to six with an 81-57 victory over Missouri Western Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum. Lehman also grabbed 12 rebounds for her 41st career double-double. Chelsea Mason hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 and Beth Bohuslavsky added a career-high 18 as FHSU improves to 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the MIAA.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview

 

The Lady Tigers led from wire to wire, scoring the first four and building the lead to 17 by halftime. A Chelsea Mason three pushed the lead to 25 in the second half, Missouri Western answered with an 11-2 run to pull within 16. Following a timeout, FHSU responds with a 13-2 run to put the game away.

Game Highlights

 

Missouri Western was led by LaQuinta Jefferson who scores 17. The Griffons see their five-game win streak end and falls to 5-2 and 0-2 in the MIAA.

FHSU Athletics

Fort Hays State opened the dual season with an impressive 29-16 win over No. 9 Central Oklahoma on Friday, Dec. 5. Garrett Jones, Noah Killip, Josh Rodriguez, Jon Inman, Cash Drylie and Trey Page all picked up victories on the evening, helping the Tigers start 1-0 in conference duals as well.  As a team, the Tigers had three pins and two major decisions, giving the team much needed bonus points in the win.

In the first match of the night, Adam Ludwin (125) hung tough with UCO’s Zac D’Amico for much of the match, nearly pulling off a reversal in the final minute of action, but couldn’t circle behind to complete the move, dropping a 2-1 decision.

At 133 pounds, Jones trailed 5-1 in the third period against Dustin Reed (UCO) and looked to be on the verge of another decision loss for the Tigers. Around the 5:30 mark of the match, however, Jones tossed Reed to his back before picking up a come-from-behind victory with a pin in 6:10.  The fall gave FHSU a 6-3 lead in the team score.

Killip furthered that team score advantage (10-3) in his 149 pound bout, running over UCO’s Austin Quinton with a 10-0 major decision.  Killip nearly picked up the Tigers’ second straight pin in the second period, but was only awarded near fall points on his way to the victory.

FHSU found itself trailing soon after Killip’s match, however, as UCO strung together three straight wins at 149, 157 and 165 pounds.

At 149, eighth-ranked Spencer Rutherford (UCO) picked up an 11-3 major decision over FHSU’s Ky Biddle before Bradley Little dropped a narrow 3-2 decision against Jeromy Davenport.  Down 3-1 in the third, Little had an escape and pushed hard through the final two minutes but couldn’t come up with a takedown as the Bronchos tied the match, 10-all.

UCO took back the lead (16-10) at 165 pounds, as No. 1 Chris Watson won by fall over FHSU’s Bryce Lewis in 2:44.  Lewis started the match with an early takedown on Watson, but the top-ranked wrestler found his way into the top position with a reversal before pinning Lewis.

From there, it was all Fort Hays State to close the match, beginning with two wrestlers ranked fifth nationally in their respective weight classes.  At 174 pounds, Rodriguez’s 14-4 major decision came with several near fall points against Colton Gallo (UCO) before the Inman (184 pounds) took control early before sticking Dylan Harmon (UCO) in 4:11 – giving the Tigers back a 20-16 lead.

The Tigers sealed the win behind Drylie’s narrow 5-4 victory over Michael Conner (UCO) at 197 pounds.  Down 3-2 in the third period (though he had around two minutes of riding time built up), Drylie picked up a reversal as the riding clock wound down to a minute before holding on for the decision.  The Tigers led, 23-16, at that point.

Page, ranked eighth nationally, made quick work of his opponent in the final match of the evening, taking down John Finn (UCO) in the first period before turning and sticking the 285-pounder in 2:19.

The win was just FHSU’s fourth all-time against the Bronchos, though the Tigers had UCO on the ropes last year – dropping the match (16-22) because of an open weight class.

FHSU returns to the mats this Sunday (Dec. 7) for the Bob Smith Open at Gross Memorial Coliseum.  Action begins at 9 a.m.

Complete results from Friday’s contest are below…

125 – Zac D’Amico (UCO) wins by decision (2-1) over Adam Ludwin (FHSU)
133 – Garrett Jones (FHSU) wins by fall (6:10) over Dustin Reed (UCO)
141 – Noah Killip (FHSU) wins by major decision (10-0) over Austin Quinton (UCO)
149 – No. 8 Spencer Rutherford wins by major decision (11-3) over Ky Biddle (FHSU)
157 – Jeromy Davenport (UCO) wins by decision (3-2) over Bradley Little (FHSU)
165 – No. 1 Chris Watson (UCO) wins by fall (2:44) over Bryce Lewis (FHSU)
174 – No. 5 Josh Rodriguez (FHSU) wins by major decision (14-4) over Colton Gallo (UCO)
184 – No. 5 Jon Inman (FHSU) wins by fall (4:11) over Dylan Harmon (UCO)
197 – Cash Drylie wins by decision (5-4) over Michael Conner (UCO)
285 – No. 8 Trey Page (FHSU) wins by fall (2:19) over John Finn (UCO)

By GERARD WELLBROCK
Hays Post

Central Missouri outscored Fort Hays State 13-4 over the final 3:31 Thursday night as they erase a seven-point second half deficit and defeat the Tigers 80-71 in front of 2,473 at Gross Coliseum. The Tigers led by five at the half and pushed the lead to seven on several occasions early in the second half , but an 11-2 run by the Mules gave them a 50-48 lead with 11:48 to play.

The Tigers rallied from a five-point deficit with a 7-2 run and tied the game 67-67 on a Royce Williams 3-pointer, but the Mules score the next four and would never trail again.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview

The sixth-ranked Mules shoot 65-percent for the game including 7-of-10 from 3-point range. Rakeem Dickerson led UCM with a game-high 20 points.

The Tigers shoot 47-percent including 12-of-22 from beyond the arc but were out-rebounded by seven. Craig Nicholson led FHSU with 19 points. Dom Samac and Royce Williams both add 12.

Game Highlights

The loss snaps the Tigers four-game win streak and drops them to 4-3. The Mules have won 14 straight dating back to last year’s national championship run and improve to 8-0.

FHSU hosts Missouri Western at 4pm Saturday afternoon.