ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Fort Hays State women’s golfer Hannah Perkins posted a 6-over 78 in round two of the 2018 NCAA Division II Super Region 3 Championship Tuesday afternoon (May 8), moving to 6-over for the tournament. The junior sits in a tie for eighth with one round to go at Missouri Bluffs Golf Club.

“I thought the pins were a little tougher today, but some of the holes were made shorter than in round one,” said Perkins. “A few pins were tucked and I had a lot of sliding putts.”

Perkins opened the day with back-to-back double bogeys, but battled back to shoot 42 on the back nine. The Wichita, Kan. native shaved off six strokes on the front nine, firing a [] with one bogey and eight pars. She leads the field with 30 pars through two rounds of golf.

“[Hannah] just had a couple of bad swings to make double bogey,” said Head Coach Rich Guffey. “But after that she played pretty steady.”

“I just told myself that you can’t let these two holes get to me because I still had so much golf left,” said Perkins, when asked how she was able to mentally bounce back. “If I was going to keep myself in position to go back [to nationals], I just needed to push through the rest of the round.”

Perkins is nine shots off the pace of Josefina Haupt of Lindenwood, who is 3-under par for the tournament. The top three teams and the top three individuals not on those teams will advance to the NCAA Championships next week in Houston, Texas (May 16-19).

“I just need to keep hitting the ball solid and keep giving myself birdie opportunities,” said Perkins. “Maybe they begin to fall tomorrow.”

She is set to tee off in round three at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday morning (May 9).

NEW ORLEANS – After bringing home a combine four MIAA conference individual titles, both Fort Hays State track and field programs remain in the Top 25 of the latest United State Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Poll, released Tuesday. The men stand at No. 15, while the women improve to No. 13 on the installment.

The FHSU women earned 73.96 points while the men captured 75.86. The points were tabulated from the computer-based system within the poll. On the women’s side, the Tigers are one of five MIAA programs to earn a mention alongside No. 1 Lincoln, No. 2 Pittsburg State, No. 11 Missouri Southern and No. 25 Southwest Baptist. Five conference programs for the men also made the list, led by No. 1 Pittsburg State, No. 8 Lincoln, No. 10 Central Missouri and No. 22 Missouri Southern.

At the MIAA Championships for the men, Bretty Meyer and Decano Cronin claimed individual titles in their events. Meyer claimed first in the 1,500-meters at a time of 3:53.30, while Cronin clocked an 800-meters time of 1:50.06. Meyer also earned another All-MIAA honor as he took third in the 800-meters at 1:51.25. Jake Morrow took second in the pole vault at 16 feet, 11, while Lucas Broxterman earned runner-up in the high jump with a height of 6 feet, 11 inches to both become All-MIAA performers. Kolt Newell took third in the high jump as well at the same height to earn all-conference honors. As a team, the men placed fifth in the MIAA.

The women were once again led by Madison Wolf who is the 2018 MIAA javelin champion with a throw of 158 feet, 2 inches. Alexcia Deutscher took third in the same event to earn All-MIAA honors at 146 feet, 3 inches. Lindsay Roberts brought home two all-conference performances, winning the 1,500-meters at 4:44.37 and placing second in the 800-meters with a time of 2:14.86. Kelly Wycoff produced an all-conference performance in the 400-meters with a time of 54.42 to rank her now at No. 4 on the performance list. Selam Ball placed third in the pole vault with a new school record of 12 feet, 8 ¼ inches and Chelsea Jackson also earned a third place finish in the 10,000-meters with a time of 37:47.31. Both performances were worthy of All-MIAA mentions. The women placed fourth as a team, bettering their 2017 finish.

Below are the latest USTFCCCA rankings.

Men
Rank Institution Points
1 Pittsburg State 173.81
2 Tiffin 160.58
3 Texas A&M-Kingsville 159.81
4 Texas A&M-Commerce 151.33
5 Adams State 149.90
6 Angelo State 143.81
7 CSU-Pueblo 102.46
8 Lincoln 97.83
9 Colorado Mines 92.45
10 Central Missouri 91.61
11 West Texas A&M 91.21
12 Grand Valley State 90.01
13 Chico State 89.75
14 Ashland 86.94
15 Fort Hays State 75.86
16 Saint Augustine’s 74.54
17 Minnesota State 65.82
18 Alabama-Huntsville 58.81
19 Western Oregon 55.06
20 Eastern New Mexico 51.78
21 Cal State LA 50.34
22 Missouri Southern 48.00
23 Academy of Art 47.76
24 Mount Olive 45.05
25 Emporia State 41.61

Women
Rank Institution Points
1 Lincoln 180.51
2 Pittsburg State 159.47
3 West Texas A&M 145.40
4 Angelo State 113.96
5 Adams State 113.09
6 Saint Augustine’s 110.21
7 Azusa Pacific 108.88
8 SF State 108.10
9 Grand Valley State 103.27
10 Alaska Anchorage 92.66
11 Missouri Southern 76.10
12 New Mexico Highlands 74.32
13 Fort Hays State 73.96
14 Western State 72.60
15 Concordia (Ore.) 69.47
16 Texa A&M-Commerce 66.06
17 Walsh 66.00
18 Wayne State 61.96
19 Shippensburg 59.58
20 UC-Colorado Springs 50.87
21 U-Mary 46.97
22 Minnesota State 46.93
23 Chico State 45.54
24 Mount Olive 45.28
25 Southwest Baptist 44.67

ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Fort Hays State junior golfer Hannah Perkins sits in a tie for fifth place after round one of the 2018 NCAA Division II Central Region Championship, hosted by Lindenwood University at the Missouri Bluffs Golf Course (May 7). Perkins fired an opening round 72 (even-par) to sit two shots back of the leaders.

“I was hitting the ball really solid today. I hit 15 greens [in regulation] and made a couple of up-and-downs that were key to my round,” said Perkins. “These greens are so big that hitting the ball on the correct side of the greens is very important.”

Perkins recorded 16 pars in the opening round, the most in the 66-player field. After opening the day with nine-straight pars, the Wichita, Kan. native picked up a birdie on the 372-yard, par-4 10th hole, before giving back a stroke on the 332-yard, par-4 11th hole. Perkins finished the round with seven-straight pars.

“She was just hitting the ball good today,” said head coach Rich Guffey. “I thought the course was set up about as easy as we have seen it. It was very playable.”

“Overall I am very happy with how the day went,” said Perkins. “I think it will be interesting to see where they put the pin placements the next two days.”

Elin Wahlin (Southwestern Oklahoma State) and Josefina Haupt (Lindenwood) are tied for the lead after shooting 70 (2-under) in the first round.

Perkins is tentatively set to tee off at 10:40 a.m. in round two Tuesday morning (May 8).

“I am happy with where I set myself up after today’s opening round,” said Perkins.

“[Hannah] just needs to keep doing what she is doing,” said Guffey.

KEARNEY, Neb. – The Fort Hays State women’s track and field team improved off their 2017 finish at the MIAA Outdoor Championships after placing fourth this season. The 2018 installment of the meet was held in Kearney May 4-6.

and led the way for the Tigers by bringing home their individual titles. Wolf, who holds the No. 1 performance in the nation, with her throw of 158 feet, 2 inches. Roberts, who earned her title on the track, finished the in a time of 4:44.37 to take the conference crown. Roberts also placed in the runner-up position in the 800-meters at 2:14.86 to earn her second All-MIAA honor of the weekend.

Kelly Wycoff completed the 400-meters in a speedy 54.42 for a second place finish. This time not only gave Wycoff an All-MIAA honor, but she set a new personal record, improved her DII provisional mark and moved to No. 4 on the performance list.

The final two All-MIAA honors on the weekend for the Tigers went to two third place finishers. Selam Ball set a school record, earned a personal record and claimed a provisional with her height of 12 feet, 8 ¼ inches in the pole vault. Chelsea Jackson claimed a third place finish in the 10,000-meters with an impressive time of 37:47.31 for her All-MIAA mention.

Amber Forbes highlighted other notable performances in Kearney as she set a new school record in the 100-meters with her provisional time of 11.64 by coming in fifth place. In the 200-meters, Forbes earned her provisional at 24.05 as she swept the finish line in sixth place. Wycoff finished right after Forbes in seventh with a time of 24.07, good for her own provisional. Alexcia Deutscher also claimed All-MIAA honors by coming in third in the javelin at 146 feet, 3 inches to reach her provisional mark.

Yessenia Gonzales and Chelsea Jackson both finish in the top-ten in the 5,000-meters as Gonzales clocked in at 18:32.61 for sixth place, and Jackson earned eighth at 18:40.69. Gonzales also earned a high finish as she placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at 11:51.04.

In relay competition, the team of Forbes, Wycoff, Yanoudji Diarra and Bree Hysaw placed fourth in the 4×100 with a provisional time of 46.22. Another fourth place finish in the 4×400 by Diarra, Sharee Zombo, Forbes and Wycoff with a time of 3:51.13 helped the Tigers.

In field events, Summer Kragel placed ninth in the high jump at 5 feet, 3 inches, while Courtney Geiger (143 feet, 5 inches) and Laurel Haley (137 feet, 10 inches) finished in eighth and ninth place in the discus.
The Tigers calculated 88 total points to finish in fourth place. Pittsburg State claimed the team title with 191 points, followed by Lincoln with 95 and Central Missouri who totaled 93.5.

Women’s Team Scores
Rank Team Score
1 Pittsburg State 191
2 Lincoln (Mo.) 95
3 Central Missouri 93.5
4 Fort Hays State 88
5 Missouri Southern 75
6 NW Missouri State 58
7 Nebraska-Kearney 57
8 Southwest Baptist 56
9 Washburn 33
10 Lindenwood 32.5
11 Emporia State 21
12 Central Oklahoma 14
13 Missouri Western 4