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Fort Hays State men’s track and field leaped into the USTFCCCA Division II Indoor Track and Field Computer Rankings, released on Tuesday, January 27. The Tigers are ranked No. 24 in the first set of indoor rankings for the 2015 season. The Tigers are one of six men’s programs from the MIAA referenced in the first poll of the season.

The Tigers join Central Missouri (No. 7), Emporia State (No. 12), Missouri Southern (No. 15), Pittsburg State (No. 22), and Nebraska-Kearney (No. 23) in the Top 25.

Fort Hays State has four individuals on the men’s side that have posted NCAA provisional qualifying marks. This includes Rodrigo Alves in the 60-meter dash, Brady Tien in the pole vault, Cory Keehn in the 3000-meter run, and Cory Post in the heptathlon. Both Tien and Keehn rank within the top five on the performance list in their respective events.

Men’s Indoor Track & Field National Team Computer Rankings (Top 25)
2015 Week #1 — January 27
Next ranking: February 3

Rank School Points Conference Head Coach (Yr) Last Week
1 Minnesota State 155.25 NSIC Jim Dilling (2nd) 15
2 Findlay 138.91 GLIAC Marc Arce (27th) 7
3 Ashland 120.71 GLIAC Jud Logan (12th) 2
4 Grand Valley State 111.98 GLIAC Jerry Baltes (16th) 3
5 Colorado Mines 97.46 RMAC Matt Sparks (2nd) 20
6 Tiffin 88.33 GLIAC Jeremy Croy (15th) 13
7 Central Missouri 79.26 MIAA Kirk Pedersen (19th)/Kip Janvrin (17th) 21
8 Lewis 78.69 GLVC Dana Schwarting (10th) 16
9 Western State 77.12 RMAC Chris Bradford (6th) 10
10 Shippensburg 74.06 PSAC Dave Osanitsch (10th) 8
11 Saint Augustine’s 65.73 CIAA George Williams (39th) 4
12 Emporia State 55.84 MIAA Steve Blocker (4th) 32
13 American International 54.64 Northeast-10 Leo Mayo (9th) 27
14 Franklin Pierce 52.56 Northeast-10 Zach Emerson (3rd) 76
15 Missouri Southern 50.29 MIAA Bryan Schiding (2nd) 6
16 Southern Connecticut 49.38 Northeast-10 John Wallin (5th) 14
17 Shorter 48.82 Gulf South Scott Byrd (8th) NR
18 Simon Fraser 48.09 GNAC Brit Townsend (15th) 78
19 Montana St.-Billings 38.87 GNAC Dave Coppock (7th) 89
20 Limestone 38.32 Conf. Carolinas Joseph Wassink (1st) 91
21 Texas A&M-Kingsville 37.79 Lone Star Ryan Dall (7th) 9
22 Pittsburg State 36.61 MIAA Russ Jewett (27th) 12
23 Neb.-Kearney 35.83 MIAA Brady Bonsall (7th) 11
24 Fort Hays State 34.51 MIAA Dennis Weber (22nd) 42
25 Black Hills State 33.91 RMAC Seth Mischke (4th) 55
Dropped out: No. 1 Adams State, No. 5 Southern Indiana, No. 17 Virginia State, No. 18 Sioux Falls, No. 19 Academy of Art, No. 22 West Texas A&M, No. 23 East Stroudsburg, No. 24 Mount Olive, No. 25 Lake Erie

The Fort Hays State Lady Tigers jump 11 spots to No. 6 in the latest USA Today/WBCA top-25 poll. It’s the highest the Lady Tigers have ever been ranked since moving to NCAA II in the early 1990’s and the second time they’ve cracked the top-10. FHSU was reached No. 10 in December of 2012.

Emporia State stays at No. 2 while Pittsburg State drops to No. 9 following their loss at Fort Hays State Saturday. Washburn, Missouri Southern and Central Missouri are still receiving votes.

Rank	Institution – First Place Votes	Previous	Record	Points
1.	Lewis (Ill.) – 30	1	19-0	774
2.	Emporia State (Kan.)	2	16-1	735
3.	Alaska – Anchorage	3	18-1	673
4.	Limestone College (S.C.)	6	18-1	624
5.	Indiana (Pa.)	13	17-1	545
6.	Fort Hays State (Kan.)	17	18-1	522
7.	West Texas A&M University	10	15-2	518
8.	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	11	17-2	498
9.	Pittsburg State (Kan.)	4	17-3	463
10.	Wayne State (Mich.)	5	14-2	452
11.	Livingstone College (N.C.) – 1	18	18-0	429
12.	Columbus State (Ga.)	16	18-1	418
13.	Rollins College (Fla.)	14	14-2	408
14.	Stonehill College (Mass.)	7	14-2	396
15.	Michigan Tech	19	15-1	321
16.	Harding (Ark.)	23	15-2	299
17.	Northern State (S.D.)	15	17-3	277
18.	Bloomsburg (Pa.)	22	15-2	222
19.	Florida Tech	9	15-2	212
20.	Arkansas Tech	12	15-2	204
21.	Drury (Mo.)	21	14-3	191
22.	Seattle Pacific (Wash.)	8	14-3	176
T23.	Nova Southeastern (Fla.)	20	13-4	102
T23.	Wayne State College (Neb.)	NR	17-3	102
25.	Humboldt State (Calif.)	25	15-2	86

Dropped Out: California University of Pennsylvania (PA).

Others receiving votes: Union University (Tenn.) 74; Midwestern State University (Texas) 53; California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 43; Cedarville University (Ohio) 38; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 29; University of New Haven (Conn.) 24; University of District of Columbia 23; University of Colorado – Colorado Springs 20; Lander University (S.C.) 19; Hawaii Pacific University 16; Washburn University (Kan.) 15; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 10; Lincoln University (Pa.) 9; Minnesota State University – Mankato 9; California State University – Dominguez Hills 7; Johnson C Smith University 7; California State University – San Bernardino 6; Colorado Mesa University 6; University of West Florida 6; California Baptist University 4; Missouri Southern State University 4; New York Institute of Technology 4; Gannon University (Pa.) 1; University of Central Missouri 1.

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Initially taking second place in the final standings released on Sunday (Jan. 25), Fort Hays State has been declared the champion of the annual Kansas Cup due to a scoring error made at the tournament. What was first recorded as a 7-0 decision, Adam Ludwin’s semifinal match at 125 pounds actually resulted in an injury default with his opponent unable to finish the match, which gives Fort Hays State two more points in the team standings. Bethany was named the team champion with 112.5 points initially, but Fort Hays State’s 111 points becomes 113 with the two additional bonus points for an injury default, giving the Tigers the championship upon further review.

The error was brought to the attention of head coach Chas Thompsonby members of his team. Thompson went through the proper channels on Sunday and Monday to have the scoring error reviewed. After confirmation that indeed the semifinal match ended as an injury default, it gave Fort Hays State the two bonus points necessary to leap Bethany College in the standings.

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Fort Hays State senior Kate Lehman was tabbed the MIAA Women’s Basketball Athlete of the Week for the fifth time this season on Monday (Jan. 26). Lehman reached a pair of career milestones in the 19-point win over No. 4 ranked Pittsburg State in Hays on Saturday.

Lehman had a historical week for the Tigers, moving into first all-time on the career rebounding list at FHSU, passing All-American Annette Wiles (961) for the top spot on the list. Lehman now has 975 rebounds for her career after grabbing 26 boards over two games last week. Additionally, Lehman averaged a double-double for the week with 19.5 points and 13.0 rebounds per game, adding eight blocks, helping 17th-ranked Fort Hays State to a 34-point win over South Dakota Mines and a 19-point win over fourth-ranked Pittsburg State in Hays. Lehman now has reeled off seven consecutive double-doubles, reaching her 50th career double-double on Saturday in the process.

For the season, she continues to average a double-double of 20.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, adding 4.6 blocked shots per contest.

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No. 15 Fort Hays State had three individual champions and scored 111 team points on its way to a second place finish at the Kansas Cup on Sunday (Jan. 25) in Baldwin City, Kan.

FHSU’s Adam Ludwin (125),  Bradley Little (156) and Trey Page (285) all claimed titles in their respective weight classes, while Anthony Carlderon was second at 133 pounds.

Ludwin went 3-0 on the day with a major decision (9-1) in the first round before two decisions in the semifinals and finals.  Ludwin’s final match saw him knock off Dustin Reed (Newman), 3-2, in a rematch from earlier this season (that Reed won).

Little was also 3-0, starting the day with a bye before three straight decisions led him to the title.  In the finals, Little picked up a 13-8 decision over Alex Rice of Labette.

Page was arguably the most dominant wrestler for FHSU on the day, finishing 4-0 with two technical falls and two pins.  Page started the day with a 16-0 tech fall over Matthew Holt (Bethany) before putting together two straight pins.  His first pin came in just 1:02 against Jacob LaRue (Benedictine) and Page reached the finals with a 6:18 win by fall over Richard Black III.  In the finals, Page gave up just one escape en route to a 16-1 technical fall over Beau Bennett (Baker).

In the team scoring, FHSU held a narrow lead for much of the day before a late push from Bethany gave the Swedes the team title by a close 1.5 points (112.5 points total).  Neosho was third in the standings with 104 points, while Baker (93 points) and Newman (70 points) rounded out the Top 5.

The Tigers are idle until Feb. 4, when they travel to Warrensburg, Mo., to take on Central Missouri in a conference dual.

Complete team score and individual results for the Kansas Cup are below…

Team Score
1. Bethany 112.5
2. Fort Hays State 111
3. Neosho 104
4. Baker 93
5. Newman 70
6. Labette 65.5
7. Pratt 50
8. Benedictine 47
9. Colby 35.5
10. Ottawa 31
11. NW Kansas Tech 29

125 – Adam Ludwin (First Place)
Quarterfinals – Ludwin wins by major decision (9-1) over Quinton Harrison (Bethany)
Semifinals – Ludwin wins by decision (7-0) over Hunter Price (Colby)
First Place Match – Ludwin wins by decision (3-2) over Dustin Reed (Newman)

133 – Anthony Calderon (Second Place)
Quarterfinals – Calderon wins by major decision (15-7) over Beau Rocha (NW Kansas Tech)
Semifinals – Calderon wins by decision (4-3) over Bryce Shoemaker (Baker)
First Place Match – Austin Hood (Neosho) wins by decision (11-4) over Calderon

141 – Tyler Dryden (Fifth Place)
Round 1 – Dryden receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Tyler Hinton (Ottawa) wins by fall (3:56) over Dryden
Cons. Round 2 – Dryden wins by fall (5:52) over Tyler Mann (Benedictine)
Cons. Round 3 – Dryden wins by fall (1:07) over Byron Vaughn (Colby)
Cons. Semifinals – Juan Rivera (Baker) wins by decision (8-5) over Dryden
Fifth Place Match – Dryden wins by fall (2:14) over Alex Shea (Neosho)

149 – Jacob Kay
Round 1 – Kay receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Courtney Strauss (Bethany) wins by fall (6:19) over Kay
Cons. Round 2 – Kaleb Mitchel (Benedictine) wins by major decision (9-1) over Kay

157 – Bradley Little (First  Place)
Round 1 – Little receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Little wins by decision (4-1) over Jonathan Blackwell (Bethany)
Semifinals – Little wins by decision (3-1) over Nick Haugen (Baker)
First Place Match – Little wins by decision (13-8) over Alex Rice (Labette)

165 – Kregg Clarke (Fourth Place)
Round 1 – Clarke receives a bye
Quarterfinals – Tanner Ogden (Bethany) win by decision (7-5) over Clarke
Cons. Round 2 – Clarke receives a bye
Cons. Round 3 – Clarke wins by fall (2:44) over Syed Ali (Pratt)
Cons. Semifinals – Clarke wins by decision (12-6) over Colton Looper (Neosho)
Third Place Match – Derrick Gates (Labette) wins by fall (2:20) over Clarke

174 – Nathan Shipley (Fifth Place)
Round 1 – Shipley wins by decision (7-3) over Michael Kubik (Newman)
Quarterfinals – Shipley wins by major decision (18-6) over Darick Jones (Neosho)
Semifinals – Bryant Guillen (Baker) wins by decision (8-2) over Shipley
Cons. Semifinals – Gabe Suthoff (Benedictine) wins by major decision (14-6) over Shipley
Fifth Place Match – Shipley wins by decision (17-10) over Darick Jones (Neosho)

184 – Ethan Dale (Sixth Place)
Round 1 – Dale receives a bye
Quartfinals – Dale wins by major decision (10-1) over Joshua Ortiz (Baker)
Semifinals – Micah Felton (Pratt) wins by fall (6:50) over Dale
Cons. Semfinals – Samuel Reyes (Neosho) wins by decision (11-9) over Dale
Fifth Place Match – Trevor Whittaker (Bethany) wins by fall (6:28) over Dale

197 – Cash Drylie (Sixth Place)
Quarterfinals – Kasey Crump (Ottawa) wins by decision (5-4) over Drylie
Cons. Round 1 – Drylie wins by fall (2:49) over Dustin Turner (Baker)
Cons. Semifinals – Stephen Loosbrock (Benedictine) wins by decision (6-1) over Drylie
Fifth Place Match – Dillon Archer (Neosho) wins by decision (11-5) over Drylie

285 – Trey Page (First Place)
Round 1 – Page wins by tech fall (16-0) over Matthew Holt (Bethany)
Quarterfinals – Page wins by fall (1:02) over Jacob LaRue (Benedictine)
Semifinals – Page wins by fall (6:18) over Richard Black III (Neosho)
First Place Match – Page wins by tech fall (16-1) over Beau Bennett (Baker)