The season opener for the Fort Hays State football team has finally arrived. The Tigers open at home Thursday night against Emporia State. FHSU has shown steady improvement under head coach Chris Brown who is entering his third season. The Tigers won four games two years ago and five last season.

Emporia State is coming off a school-tying 10-win season which culminated with a thrilling victory over Texas A&M-Kingsville in the Kanza Bowl.

Both teams will be starting sophomore quarterbacks. The Tigers will go with Treveon Albert who saw time at wide receiver and running back. Brent Wilson played in nine games as a backup for the Hornets last season, completing 7-of-21 passes for 112 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

The Tigers have just two players back on offense who will start in the same position they did a year ago in wide receivers Keaton Callins and Tanner Hageman. Starting left guard Jarred Stindt was the Tigers starting center as a true freshman last year. Running backs Andre and Ed Smith return from early season injuries which forced both to miss most of last season. Andre Smith was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick two years ago after rushing for 963 yards and five touchdowns.

Junior safety Micheal Jordan leads the Tiger defense. He is the only returning all-conference player from last season.

The home team has won the last seven and nine of the last 11 in the series. Emporia State won last year’s meeting 41-18 in Emporia. This will mark the 19th time the Tigers and Hornets will face each other in the season opener with the Hornets enjoying a 14-4 advantage.

Thursday night’s game kicks off at 7pm at Lewis Field. You can hear it beginning at 6pm with the Auto World Pregame Tiger Radio Mix-103 and on line at https://www.hayspost.com/tiger-radio/

Click below to view FHSU’s game notes… http://www.fhsuathletics.com/documents/2013/9/3/130903fb.pdf?id=1032

The Fort Hays State Tigers open their season Thursday night at home against Emporia State and one player who will be especially glad to be on the field is Marshall Musil. The former La Crosse standout is finishing up his career with the Tigers after four years at Oklahoma.

Musil injured his knee following the Sooners second game last season and missed the rest of the year. He says he’s just happy to be back on the football field.

Listen to all of Marshall Musil’s press conference…
Marshall Musil Press Conference

Musil, who was used primarily on special teams at Oklahoma, has been working with the tight ends as well as special teams and is listed as the Tigers No. 2 tight end heading into their opener this Thursday night.

The Tigers host Emporia State in the Eagle Communications Kickoff Classic at 7pm.

Fort Hays State football coach Chris Brown held his first weekly news conference Friday afternoon. The Tigers open the 2013 season at home Thursday night against Emporia State in the Eagle Communications Kickoff Classic at Lewis Field.

Chris Brown Segment 1

Chris Brown Segment 2

 

The Fort Hays State football team held their final scrimmage of their preseason camp Wednesday at Lewis Field. The No. 1 offense scored two touchdowns. The first on a seven-yard pass from quarterback Treveon Albert to tight end Zack Gaughan and the second on an Andre Smith 15 yard run.

The defense continued their solid camp deflecting several passes with safety Michael Jordan picking one of the deflections off.

Click below to head coach Chris Brown’s comments following the scrimmage…

Chris Brown Press Conference

The Tigers open the 2013 season on Thursday, September 5th at home against Emporia State at 7pm.

A large crowd gathered Saturday morning for the dedication of the new Schmidt-Bickle Indoor Training Facility on the Fort Hays State campus.

Click below to listen to some of the comments from Saturday dedication…

FHSU President Dr. Edward Hammond

Bob Schmidt

Don Bickle

The 50,400-square-foot facility on the site of the former football practice field between Lewis Field and Big Creek will serve as an indoor practice venue for multiple Tiger sports teams.

The facility has a 65-yard, artificial-turf practice field; batting cages; a 70-yard, three-lane synthetic track with jump pits; a 5,000 square-foot state of the art weight room; and a team meeting room.

The total cost of the project was about $4.2 million and was made possible by major gifts from the families of Bob and Pat Schmidt and Don and Chris Bickle and by the generosity of many other donors. The Schmidts and Bickles both donated $1 million each to launch the project.

2013 FHSU Alumni Run
Overall Finish List
August 24, 2013
Results By Race Heartland Timing (www.heartlandtiming.com) Heartland Timing
4K Run
Female Finishers

Total
Place Name City Bib No Time
1 Ramsey McCarter FHSU Varsity 118 15:03.2
2 Marie Schaller FHSU Varsity 127 15:35.1
3 Carman Hill FHSU Varsity 111 15:41.8
4 Jackie Jamison Alumni 46 15:43.2
5 Micki Krzesinski FHSU Varsity 141 15:52.4
6 Katey Whitesell FHSU Varsity 147 15:53.7
7 Hannah Robinson FHSU Varsity 126 16:01.7
8 Kylie Gaughan FHSU Varsity 110 16:07.6
9 Jordan Ortega FHSU Varsity 175 16:22.9
10 Heidi Hines Alumni 61 16:30.3
11 Alex Nelson FHSU Varsity 119 16:32.4
12 Michelle Klepper FHSU Varsity 140 16:49.0
13 Laura Rokey FHSU Varsity 145 17:05.6
14 Sam Szczublewski FHSU Varsity 130 17:10.0
15 Sydney Lower FHSU Varsity 117 17:10.4
16 Vanessa Resh FHSU Varsity 144 17:26.0
17 Alison Nuttle Alumni 45 17:59.0
18 Amber Anderson FHSU Varsity 104 18:07.4
19 Tori Brass FHSU Varsity 109 18:09.0
20 Bridget Brown Alumni 41 19:51.0
21 Lisa Thompson Alumni 52 21:02.1
22 Patty Weber Alumni 157 22:01.0
23 Kristine Larson Alumni 49 25:49.6
24 Lisa Fouts Alumni 151 25:49.9
25 Lori Dickman Alumni 51 27:21.9
26 Karen McCullough Alumni 60 31:46.8

Male Finishers

Total
Place Name City Bib No Time
1 Bralen Thompson Alumni 54 23:24.8
2 Elijah McCullough Alumni 58 31:41.4

5K Run

Total
Place Name City Bib No Time
1 Cameron Rieth Alumni 2 15:52.0
2 Jason McCullough Alumni 5 15:52.9
3 Tanner Christensen Alumni 7 15:54.8
4 Elias Diaz Alumni 4 15:57.8
5 Isaac Mills FHSU Varsity 71 16:09.4
6 Alex Hendee Alumni 1 16:18.4
7 Jonny Bernasky FHSU Varsity 66 16:21.4
8 Nate Purdue FHSU Varsity 72 16:34.5
9 James Kadolph FHSU Varsity 99 16:37.8
10 Ryan Hopkins FHSU Varsity 68 16:41.0
11 Isaac Williams FHSU Varsity 102 16:43.1
12 Anthony Nicholl Alumni 18 16:43.6
13 Jason Foster FHSU Varsity 95 16:57.8
14 Troy Wineinger FHSU Varsity 103 17:06.9
15 Bentley Regehr FHSU Varsity 76 17:14.9
16 Jared Shillington Alumni 148 17:17.9
17 Chris Ramsgard FHSU Varsity 73 17:21.7
18 Jared Fox Alumni 17 17:23.4
19 Brock Elgin FHSU Varsity 90 17:24.0
20 Jacob Thomas FHSU Varsity 100 17:30.3
21 Michael Wolf FHSU Varsity 86 17:42.0
22 Manny Ultreras FHSU Varsity 101 17:43.1
23 Duncan Holley FHSU Varsity 153 17:46.7
24 Kyle Calvin Alumni 13 17:47.6
25 Jon George Alumni 12 17:51.1
26 Derek Drees FHSU Varsity 88 18:01.6
27 Connor Shoemaker FHSU Varsity 77 18:11.2
28 Chase Killer FHSU Varsity 70 18:21.0
29 Blake Stoppel FHSU Varsity 80 18:26.8
30 Wesley Toews Alumni 11 18:33.1
31 Logan Garrett FHSU Varsity 96 18:36.2
32 Tanner Staab FHSU Varsity 79 19:04.6
33 Jeremy Warner Alumni 149 21:03.3
34 Matt Fouts Alumni 19 21:38.2
35 Will Hurst Alumni 32 21:38.3
36 Brad Chatfield Alumni 171 22:06.0
37 Reed Tevault Alumni 31 23:47.3
38 Bob McAnany Alumni 33 25:12.3
39 Jim Haines Alumni 164 28:53.2

Track Team Relay

Total
Place Name City Bib No Time
1 Crew Vault FHSU Track 168 18:55.5
2 Crew Sprint FHSU Track 167 21:04.2
3 Sprinters Misfits FHSU Track 169 21:22.0
4 Crew Throwers FHSU Track 170 24:26.5

The Fort Hays State football team held their second scrimmage of their preseason Thursday afternoon and the offense struggled, scoring on only two possessions.

Quarterback Treveon Albert broke a couple of long runs but struggled to connect down field.

Chris Brown Press Conference

Head coach Chris Brown mixed and matches personal, giving some younger players a look with the No. 1 offense and didn’t have some of their projected starters on the field after their first series against the No. 1 defense.

The Tigers continue to look for a replacement for starting right guard Matt Erbert who was lost for the season with an knee injury suffered in their first scrimmage this past Sunday. True freshman Trevor Shankle has been taking the snaps since Erbert went down.

Defensive end Basil Bandy continues to have a good camp, tipping a pass that was intercepted by Jalen Hill. The defensive line batted down three passes on the day.

The Tigers get Friday off before returning to the practice field Saturday morning. They are two weeks away from their season opener against Emporia State September 5th.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Lindenwood got four first place votes after winning the first MIAA title in men’s soccer since 1998 last season. The Lions went 8-0-2 and to capture the regular season title and defeated Northeastern State 1-0 to win the conference tournament in Olathe, Kan.

Northeastern State, who finished second to Lindenwood in both the regular season and conference tournament, earned two first places votes and came in just three points behind LWU in the poll. Fort Hays State grabbed the other first place vote and come in third just three points behind the RiverHawks.

Harding, an associate member of the MIAA, comes in as the fourth place pick by the coaches. Southern Nazarene, entering their second season of men’s soccer in the MIAA has been picked fifth. The Crimson Storm come in just three points ahead of the Peacocks of Upper Iowa who are picked to finish sixth. Southwest Baptist is just two points behind UIU and are picked to finish seventh by the coaches this season.

The 2013 season gets underway on September 5, 2013 and will culminate with the MIAA men’s soccer tournament to be held at the College Boulevard Activities Center on Nov. 7 & 9.

2013 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Lindenwood (4)               34
2. Northeastern State (2)    31
3. Fort Hays State (1)         28
4. Harding                           20
5. Southern Nazarene        14
6. Upper Iowa                     11
7. Southwest Baptist            9

— MIAA Media Relations —

Last year, the Fort Hays State volleyball team finished above 500 for the first time since 2005 with a 23-14 record. It was the best season in coach Kurt Kohler’s four years in Hays and the most wins since 2004 which is the last time the Tigers made the NCAA II tournament.

Wednesday night the 2013 edition of the Tigers held their annual Black and Gold Scrimmage at Gross Coliseum. The Black team, which was evenly divided among the team for the first two sets and then was made up of just juniors and seniors for the final two sets, went 4-0.

Kurt Kohler Postmatch Interview

Senior’s Jenna Ulrich and Madison Schwartz led the way with 13 and 12 kills respectively. Ulrich hit .458 and Schwartz .321. Four Tigers had double-figure assists led by Reagan Vanderplas who recorded 25. Kelsey Broadwell added 24. Mackenzie Weinman had 18 digs.

The Tigers open their season September 5th in Hawaii.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Defending MIAA champion Central Missouri once again tops the MIAA preseason women’s soccer poll. The Jennies, who went 10-0-2 last season, earned 11 of the possible 12 first place votes. Central Oklahoma claimed the other first place vote as they were picked to finish second by the coaches.

Northeastern State, who finished 7-4-1 last year, is picked to finish third in the league. The RiverHawks come in just two points ahead of 2012 MIAA tournament champion Fort Hays State who is slated fourth. Northwest Missouri coming off a season where they went 6-4-2 is picked to finish fifth in this year’s poll. Southwest Baptist earns the sixth place slot in the poll while Missouri Southern earned the votes to receive a seventh place ranking.

Nebraska-Kearney is picked eighth in the this season’s coaches poll. Missouri Western is in the ninth slot coming in just one point ahead of Washburn who is slated tenth. Lindenwood has been picked to finish 11th with Emporia State picked to finish 12th this year by the league’s coaches.

The 2013 soccer campaign will get underway on September 5 and will culminate on November 8 & 10 with the conference tournament semi-finals and finals at the College Boulevard Activities Center in Olathe, Kan.

2013 MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (11)      132
2. Central Oklahoma (1)     121
3. Northeastern State         104
4. Fort Hays State              102
5. Northwest Missouri          85
6. Southwest Baptist            77
7. Missouri Southern            64
8. Nebraska-Kearney           46
9. Missouri Western             37
10. Washburn                      36
11. Lindenwood                   32
12. Emporia State               22

— MIAA Media Relations —

 

 

The Fort Hays State football team wrapped up their first week of practice with a scrimmage Sunday morning at Lewis Field. The first team offense scored a touchdown on their second possession. After converting on third and seven and fourth and one, quarterback Treveon Albert hit running back Andre Smith for 26 yards to the two. Albert later scored on a one-yard run. Albert also hit running back Ed Smith for 35 yard touchdown pass.

Chris Brown News Conference

Other highlights included a twisting one-handed catch by tight end Marshal Musil… Backup quarterback Edin Kovac hit tight end Garrett Dreiling for a 25-yard touchdown pass… Cornerback Andreas Ashwood returned a kick for a score and also had an interception in the endzone.

Andreas Ashwood News Conference

Treveon Albert News Conference

The lone negative came early when starting right tackle Matt Erbert from Ellis went down with an apparent knee injury. The severity and his status for the rest of the season is unkown.

The Fort Hays State football team was in shoulder pads and helmets Thursday as their preseason camp moved into day four.

The Tigers are again hoping to be strong in the running game. Andre Smith, who rushed for 963 yards and five touchdowns in 2011 and Ed Smith, who added 748 yards and six touchdowns two seasons ago, are both back after missing much of last season due to injury.

Ed Smith Interview

Chris Brown Interview

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The 2013 MIAA Cross Country Polls find a common thread as both the men’s and women’s coaches have selected Southwest Baptist atop the league and Missouri Southern to finish second. On the women’s side MSSU, who is picked second, was last year’s champion while Fort Hays State, who won the men’s championship, is picked third overall.

In the men’s poll both SBU and MSSU received four first place votes as the Bearcats came in just one points ahead of the Lions. Fort Hays State also earned a first place vote and is two points ahead of Nebraska-Kearney who is picked fourth in the poll. Central Missouri earns the fifth spot on the men’s side coming in four points ahead of sixth pick Northwest Missouri.

Pittsburg State holds the number seven spot while Lindenwood is picked to finish eighth. Emporia State is picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll.

In the women’s poll SBU got five first place votes and came in two points ahead of MSSU who earned four first place votes. Pittsburg State picked up two first place votes and earned the third spot. Central Missouri was picked in the fourth spot overall ahead of Northwest Missouri who was picked fifth.

Their was a tie for the sixth place spot as both Nebraska-Kearney and Fort Hays State each racked up 50 points in the poll. Lindenwood earned the eighth spot in the poll while Central Oklahoma comes in eight points behind as the ninth pick. Emporia State sits just two points ahead of Lincoln in the tenth and eleventh spots.

The MIAA Cross Country Championships will be hosted by Pittsburg State on October 26 in Pittsburg, Kan.

— MIAA Media Relations —

2013 MIAA Preseason Men’s Coaches Poll
1. Southwest Baptist (4)        58
2. Missouri Southern (4)        57
3. Fort Hays State (1)            47
4. Nebraska-Kearney            45
5. Central Missouri                34
6. Northwest Missouri           30
7. Pittsburg State                  28
8. Lindenwood                      17
9. Emporia State                    8

2013 MIAA Preseason Women’s Coaches Poll
1. Southwest Baptist (5)         94
2. Missouri Southern (4)         92
3. Pittsburg State (2)              86
4. Central Missouri                 73
5. Northwest Missouri             62
T6. Nebraska-Kearney           50
T6. Fort Hays State                50
8. Lindenwood                        38
9. Central Oklahoma              30
10. Emporia State                  16
11. Lincoln                              14