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AUDIO – FHSU Basketball News Conference (12/12/11)

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Fort Hays State men’s basketball coach Mark Johnson and women’s coach Tony Hobson held their weekly news conference this afternoon at the Cade Suran Tiger Room.

Both teams are coming off wins over Missouri Western at home Saturday to move to 8-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA.

The Lady Tigers travel to Kearney to face the Lopers of Nebraska-Kearney Tuesday at 6pm. Both teams close out a three-game conference homestand Saturday afternoon against Northwest Missouri State. The women’s game tips at 2pm with the men’s game to follow around 4pm.

Tony Hobson Weekly Press Conference
 Tony Hobson Presser by GerardWellbrock 

Mark Johnson Weekly Press Conference
Mark Johnson Presser by GerardWellbrock

Fast Start Pushes FHSU Past Missouri Western

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The Fort Hays State Tigers scored the first six points of the game then went on a 15-0 first half run to lead by as many 29 in the first half, beating the Missouri Western Griffons 66-53 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

The Tigers used a 15-0 run, holding the Griffons without a field goal for over 10 minutes in the first half and led 41-17 at the half.

FHSU turned the ball over 19 turnovers resulting in 21 Griffon turnovers. The 13 point margin at the end was the closest MWSU could get in the second half.

Markus Yarbough led two Tigers in double-figures with 11 points. Karron McKenzie added 10. FHSU shot 46-percent from the floor, hit 5-of-15 3’s and 17-of-20 from the free throw line.

The game was played in front of members of the 1996 undefeated national championship team which was inducted into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame along with their head coach Gary Garner.

FHSU improves to 8-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
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Omar McDade Postgame Interview
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Game Highlights
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Good Second Half Lifts FHSU Women Past Missouri Western

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers opened the second half with a 12-2 run to build a 16-point lead and never let Missouri Western any closer than 12 and defeat the Griffons 70-48 Saturday afternoon at Gross Coliseum.

The Tigers shot just 30-percent in the first half and led 27-21 at the break, but used runs of 12-2, 11-3 and 14-2 to go up as many as 24 in the second half.

The Lady Tigers shoot just 35-percent for the game including 9-24 from 3-point range. They hit 15-of-17 free throws and outrebound Missouri Western by 24.

Melissa Nelson came off the bench to lead the Tigers in scoring with 15 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Kate Edwards added 14 points and 11 boards while Traci Keyser scored 13.

FHSU improves to 8-1 and 2-1 in the MIAA. The Griffons ar e2-6 and 0-4 in the conference.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
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Game Highlights
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1996 National Championship Team, Coach Gary Garner To Be Inducted Into Tiger Sports Hall of Fame Saturday

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The 1995-96 undefeated Fort Hays State National Championship team returns this Saturday, December 10, for the basketball games against Missouri Western. The team and head coach Gary Garner will be inducted into the Tiger Sports Hall of Fame that morning, then will be recognized in the afternoon at the basketball games beginning at 2 and 4 pm at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

The 1995-96 team finished a perfect 34-0, defeating Northern Kentucky in the national title game 70-63 to claim Fort Hays State’s first and only NCAA II National Championship to date in any sport. It was the third national championship in the history of FHSU men’s basketball, after the Tigers won back-to-back NAIA National Championships in 1984 and 1985. It was the eighth national championship overall for FHSU, after the cross country program claimed four NAIA titles in the 1960s and the women’s basketball team claimed an NAIA title in 1990-91.

Members of the 1995-96 national championship team include Chad Creamer, Geoff Eck, Mark Eck, Alonzo Goldston, Sherick Simpson, Earl Tyson, Anthony Pope, Jeremie Kester, Matt Starkey, Brooke Thompson, Lance Hammond, Head Coach Gary Garner, Assistant Coaches Swede Trenkle, Phil Cook, and Gregg Hackerott, and Manager Doug Bigge.

The team will be honored at halftime of the men’s game against Missouri Western.

– FHSU Sports Information –

FHSU Men’s Basketball Shoots Poorly, Loses To Washburn

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The Fort Hays State Tigers were held to  31-percent shooting and outrebounded by 16 as they drop their first game of the season 61-45 at home to Washburn Tuesday night.

The Ichabods used a 12-3 run to build a seven-point first half lead and were up five at halftime. The never trailed past the 6:37 mark of the first half and pushed the lead as high as 16 in the second half.

Fort Hays State (7-1, 1-1 MIAA) hit just 7-of-26 3-point attempts and were outscored 32-12 in the paint.

Lance Russell scored nine and grabbed five rebounds to lead Fort Hays. Matt Simmons and Kendrick Morse both score seven.

It’s the fewest points scored by the Tigers since tallying 40 in a loss at Northwest Missouri State late in the 2007 season. It’s the fewest points ever scored at home since records of home and away games were kept starting in 1959. It’s Washburn’s first win in Hays since late November 28, 1998.

Mark Johnson Postgame Interview
Mark Johnson Postgame 12-7-11 by GerardWellbrock

Game Highlights
Washburn 12-07-11 by HaysPost

FHSU Women’s Basketball Fall To No. 15 Washburn

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The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers were held to 27-percent shooting in the second half and were out-rebounded by 18, falling to No. 15 Washburn 67-60 Saturday night at Gross Coliseum.

After Washburn used a 9-0 run to go up five, the Tigers score the final seven points of the first half and led by two at halftime.

The Lady Blues put together an 8-2 run to go up six with 12:32 to play and led by as many as nine in the second half, never letting the Tigers closer than five the rest of the way.

The Tigers finished 36-percent from the floor for the game while giving up 15 offensive rebounds.

Crista Bechard who scored 12 and Kate Edwards added 10 as the FHSU drops to 7-1 and 1-1 in the MIAA. Washburn improves to 9-2 and 2-0 in the conference.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview
Tony Hobson Postgame 12-7-11 by GerardWellbrock

Game Highlights
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FHSU Men’s Basketball Jumps To No. 10 In DII Rankings

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Fort Hays State made a giant leap in the national rankings on Tuesday from No. 24 in the nation to No. 10. The Tigers are in the top 10 for the third consecutive year. Fort Hays State is out to a 7-0 start, 1-0 in the MIAA, and hosts Washburn on Wednesday night in the MIAA home opener.

This is the largest one-week leap between regular season polls the Tigers have ever experienced in NCAA Division II. The previous largest leap between regular season polls was over the last two years, when FHSU jumped eight spots from No. 22 to No. 14 in 2009-10 and No. 14 to No. 6 in 2010-11.

Fort Hays State puts that ranking to the test twice this week against Washburn and Missouri Western at home. The Tigers are one of 11 teams in the top 25 that are unbeaten as of Monday, December 5. Three of the teams in front of the Tigers have one loss this year.

Fort Hays State and Missouri Southern are the only MIAA teams in the rankings for the second straight week. Missouri Southern takes over as the nation’s top ranked team this week after a 9-0 start to the year. The Lions were No. 2 last week, but No. 1 Bellarmine, the defending national champion, suffered its first loss of the season.

The complete Top 25 is listed below…

1. Missouri Southern (8-0)
2. Metropolitan State (Colo.) (7-0)
T3. Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) (8-0)
T3. Southern Indiana (6-0)
5. Kentucky Wesleyan (6-0)
6. Bellarmine (Ky.) (6-1)
7. Colorado School of Mines (5-0)
8. Humboldt State (Calif.) (5-1)
9. Findlay (Ohio) (6-1)
10. Fort Hays Stat (Kan.) (7-0)
11. West Liberty (W.Va.) (7-1)
12. Tarleton State (Tex.) (6-1)
13. Rollins (Fla.) (6-0)
T14. Cal Poly Pomona (4-0)
T14. Indiana (Pa.) (5-1)
16. Augustana (S.D.) (5-1)
17. Winona State (Minn.) (6-1)
18. Alabama-Huntsville (5-2)
19. Georgia Southwestern (6-1)
20. Bowie State (Md.) (3-1)
21. Bendict (S.C.) (3-1)
22. Alaska-Anchorage (4-2)
23. Northern Kentucky (6-0)
24. Midwestern State (Tex. ) (6-0)
25. Arkansas Tech (4-1)

– FHSU Sports Information –

 

FHSU’s Clarke Named RMAC Wrestler Of The Week

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Following a perfect 5-0 week, junior Walker Clarke has earned RMAC Wrestler of the Week honors, announced Tuesday by the RMAC office.
 
Clarke won the 184-pound class at the Bob Smith Open in Hays, going 4-0 in the event. For his performance, Clarke was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler of the tournament. He was one of five Tiger wrestlers to place during the weekend.
 
Clarke also helped the Tigers to a 21-18 upset over No. 7 Central Oklahoma on Thursday (Dec. 1). The junior from Stillwater, Okla. defeated No. 5 Tanner Keck in a 3-2 decision that was part of four straight match wins, propelling the Tigers to the 21-18 win.
 
The Tiger wrestlers are 1-0 on the season and travel to Wichita, Kan. on Sunday for the Newman Invitational at 9am.

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Five FHSU Wrestlers Place At Bob Smith Open; Clarke Named Most Outstanding Wrestler

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Five Fort Hays State wrestlers placed at the Bob Smith Open on Saturday (Dec. 3) at Gross Memorial Coliseum. Junior Walker Clarke won the 184-pound class and was named the Most Outstanding Wrestler for the Bob Smith Open.

Clarke won all four of his matches by decision and defeated Tanner Keck of Central Oklahoma, 3-2, in the championship match to take first place. Clarke defeated Keck just two days ago by the same score of 3-2 in the Tigers’ 21-18 dual win over Keck’s Bronchos. In his earlier matches, Clarke defeated Zach Aylor (11-4), Alex Ievushenko (5-0) and Chad Wright (12-6) to set up the championship bout.

Three Tigers finished in second place. All-American Mitchell Means, senior Justin Glenn and senior Dustin Dooley all finished as runner-ups.  Means finished second place in the 149-pound class, going 4-1 on the day. The championship match saw Means drop a close 4-2 to Raufeon Stots of Nebraska-Kearney. Before their match, Means defeated Austin Breckenridge by tech fall, Jesse Long by a pin at 4:30, Ky Corley by a 4-3 decision and Josh Hensley by a pin at 0:50.

Dooley also finished his day 4-1 and in second place in the 141-pound class. The senior from Concordia, Kan. was defeated by Julian Feikert in the Champion match via a fall at 1:50. Prior to his loss, Dooley won all four of his matches by decisions. Dooley defeated David Arcangel (7-0), Javon Haines (6-0), Julian Gunnels (7-2) and Carter McElhany (2-0) before the championship bout.

Glenn was the third Tiger to place in second. The senior from Enid, Okla., fell in the 285-pound champion match to Austin Marsden in a tight 7-5 decision. Glenn won two matches by pins over Shawn Meyer (0:39) and Levi Robertson (2:28), while also notching a victory by a 6-2 decision over Jacob Cole. Glenn finished 3-1 on the day.

Derek Koehn placed fourth for FHSU in the 157-pound class. The sophomore from Pittburg, Kan., was 5-2 on the day and used three wins in the consolation bracket to finish fourth. Koehn started the day winning two straight with the two wins over Zach Legino in a major decision (12-3) and Colby Crank in a 7-2 decision. After falling to Cory Dauphin in a close 2-1 decision, Koehn won three-straight decisions over Tyler Mergen (8-4), Zach Skates (9-2) and Daniel Kelly (3-2). The win over Kelly put Koehn in the third-place bout, where Koehn dropped a 6-1 decision to Alex Munoz.

The Tigers return to the mat on Sunday (Dec. 11) at the Newman Invitational in Wichita, Kan. The event starts at 9 a.m.

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FHSU Wrestling Upsets No. 7 Central Oklahoma

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After falling behind 18-6, the Tiger grapplers won the last four matches to upset No. 7 Central Oklahoma, 21-18, on Thursday night (Dec. 1) at Gross Memorial Coliseum in FHSU’s first dual of the season. Tied at 18-18, senior  Justin Glenn won an overtime decision, 5-3, on a late takedown to give the Tigers the 21-18 win.
 
The Tiger rally started with an Aaron Berscheidt win by forfeit at 174 that cut the Bronchos lead in half to 18-12 with the six points. Junior Walker Clarke scored three points for the Tigers with a close 3-2 decision win at 184 pounds to pull FHSU to within three at 18-15. Another one-point decision tied the score at 18-18 when sophomore Tanner Kriss won a 5-4 decision.
 
The dual came down to the final match at heavyweight between senior Justin Glenn and UCO’s Cody Daughlin. After being tied through the regulation seven minutes, Glenn won in overtime, giving the Tigers the 21-18 victory.
 
Redshirt freshman Joey Dozier pinned UCO’s Kaleb Cradduck at 149 points to give the Tigers their first points of the match.
 
FHSU dropped the first three matches of the night. Adam Ludwin lost a 7-4 decision to Ryan Brooks at 125 poinds, Robbie Hines fell on a pin at 2:41 to Trison Graham and Dustin Dooley dropped a 4-2 decision to Casy Rowell at 141 pounds. The Tigers fell behind 12-0 before the Dozier win via pin.
 
After the Dozier win, the Bronchos won twice more at 157 and 165 pounds. Cory Dauphin defeated Derek Koehn in a close 3-2 decision, while Chris Watson won a 5-1 decision over Benny Armstrong to give UCO an 18-6 lead before the Tiger rally.
 
FHSU (1-0) hosts the Bob Smith Open this weekend, starting at 9 a.m. Saturday (Dec. 3) at Gross Memorial Coliseum.

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Whitehill, Kosjer Named All-Region

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Fort Hays State senior football players Alex Whitehill and Ethen Kosjer were named to the Daktronics All-Super Region 4 First Team on defense for the 2011 season following their record-setting year. The two earn this distinction after both earning All-MIAA First Team honors earlier in the fall. The Daktronics All-Region Team is voted on by sports information directors within Super Region 4.

Whitehill, a native of McPherson, Kan., is a first-team selection at linebacker. Whitehill finished the season leading NCAA Division II in tackles with 164, just five short of the Division II single-season record. However, he did set a new school record for tackles in a season, breaking the old mark of 150 set by Junior Hartig in 1979. He also set a new NCAA Division II record for assisted tackles in a season with 106, breaking the old mark of 105 set by Brian Holliday of Fayetteville State in 2002. Whitehill recorded at least 10 tackles in nine of 11 games this year and never had less than seven in a game. He had at least 20 tackles in a game three times this year. Whitehill was a Preseason All-American selection by Consensus Draft Services. He earned All-MIAA honors and CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District honors for the second year in a row.

Kosjer is a first team selection at punter. The Douglass, Kan., native led the MIAA in punting average for the second straight season, this year at 44.4 yards per boot. He also led all of Super Region 4 in punting average. Kosjer ended the season ranked third in NCAA Division II in punting average. He set new single-season and career records at FHSU for punting average. His 44.4 yards per kick this year eclipsed the old mark of 43.2 set by Adam Ryan in 2000 and his career average of 42.7 passed the mark of 41.4, also set by Ryan. He earned All-MIAA honors for the second time in his career this year and this is the second Daktronics All-Super Region 4 honor of his career, after earning second team honors in 2009.

Both players will now be placed on the Daktronics All-American ballot after earning first team selections.

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FHSU Men’s Basketball Wins Conference Opener At Lincoln

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The Fort Hays State Tigers shoot 68-percent and hit 11-of-12 free throws in the second half and win their conference opener 78-65 over Lincoln Wednesday night in Jefferson City, Mo.

The Tigers never trailed in the game, scoring the first six and led by as many at 15 in the second half.

Karron McKenzie and Matt Simmons both record double-doubles. McKenzie sets a career-high with 26 points and 12 rebounds and led the Tigers with six assists. Simmons tied a career-high with 14 points and also had 12 rebounds and dished out five assists.

It’s the Tigers third straight win in a conference road opener as they improve to 7-0.

Mark Johnson Post-Game Interview:
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Highlights:
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FHSU Women’s Basketball Holds Off Lincoln

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The Fort Hays State Tigers match the best start in school history, holding off the Lincoln Blue Tigers 71-65 Wednesday night in Jefferson City, Mo. to move to 7-0.

Fort Hays State never trailed, scoring the games first eight points and led by as many as 11 in both the first and second half. Lincoln tied the game twice in the second half, the latest with 4:15 to play, the Tigers answered with nine straight.

FHSU shot just 58-percent from the free throw line but Traci Keyser and Kate Edwards  both hit a pair in the final minute to seal the win.

Edwards led the Tigers with 19 points and 15 rebounds. Kimber Weiser added 12 and Keyser 11.

Tony Hobson Postgame Interview:
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Game Highlights:
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