The TMP-Marian Lady Monarchs play host to the Russell Broncos in the opening round of the 3A Norton sub-state Monday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.

The game is set to start at 7 p.m. Our coverage begins at 6:40 p.m. with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame show.

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The TMP-Marian Lady Monarchs play host to the Russell Broncos in the opening round of the 3A Norton sub-state Monday at Al Billinger Fieldhouse.The game is set to start at 7 p.m. Our coverage begins at 6:40 p.m. with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame show.Girls game<figure>
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State senior&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;has been named this week's MIAA women's basketball athlete of the week, announced Monday by the league office. Randall&nbsp;scored a career-high 29 points in Thursday's win at Missouri Western, helping the Tigers lock up the regular season MIAA title with a 77-69 victory. The senior knocked down 9-of-16 from the floor (56.3 percent), 2-of-4 from behind the arc (50 percent) and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe (75 percent) while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists in the win over the Griffons. Randall had already tallied a career-best 27 points before the end of the third quarter. She then added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds in Saturday's 70-47 win at Northwest Missouri State. The Alva, Okla. native averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the week. This is the second weekly honor for a Tiger player this season after&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;was named athlete of the week in December. Randall finished the regular season with 996 career points, just four points shy of becoming the 22nd 1,000-point scorer in FHSU history. She will look to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau at home on Wednesday (March 3) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank beginning at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State senior&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;has been named this week's MIAA women's basketball athlete of the week, announced Monday by the league office. Randall&nbsp;scored a career-high 29 points in Thursday's win at Missouri Western, helping the Tigers lock up the regular season MIAA title with a 77-69 victory. The senior knocked down 9-of-16 from the floor (56.3 percent), 2-of-4 from behind the arc (50 percent) and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe (75 percent) while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out five assists in the win over the Griffons. Randall had already tallied a career-best 27 points before the end of the third quarter. She then added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds in Saturday's 70-47 win at Northwest Missouri State. The Alva, Okla. native averaged 18.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game for the week. This is the second weekly honor for a Tiger player this season after&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;was named athlete of the week in December. Randall finished the regular season with 996 career points, just four points shy of becoming the 22nd 1,000-point scorer in FHSU history. She will look to eclipse the 1,000-point plateau at home on Wednesday (March 3) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank beginning at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏀 Randall named MIAA women's basketball Player of the Week

LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is once again ranked fifth in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday by the organization. The Tigers wrapped up the regular season as MIAA champions with a 20-2 record, the most wins by a Division II women's basketball team this season. The Tigers are one of three conference schools listed in this week's top 25, joined by Nebraska-Kearney in 14th and Central Missouri in 15th. Minnesota Duluth is the only other ranked team from the central region, with the Bulldogs sitting in eighth this week. FHSU is now 13-3 when playing as the fifth-ranked team in the country all-time after a 2-0 week last week. Fort Hays State will open postseason play on Wednesday when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip is slated for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.

WBCA DII Coaches Poll - Week 5 1. Lubbock Christian (22) 15-0 2. Lander&nbsp;16-0 3. Drury&nbsp;17-1 4. Hawaii Pacific&nbsp;11-0 5. Fort Hays State&nbsp;20-2 6. North Georgia&nbsp;15-1 7. Valdosta State&nbsp;16-2 8. Minnesota Duluth&nbsp;13-1 9. Michigan Tech&nbsp;17-1 10. Texas A&amp;M-Commerce&nbsp;11-2 11. Carson-Newman&nbsp;15-2 12. Daemen&nbsp;11-1 13. Charleston, WV&nbsp;14-2 14. Nebraska Kearney&nbsp;19-3 15. Central Missouri&nbsp;19-3 16. Southwestern Oklahoma State&nbsp;16-2 17. Arkansas Tech&nbsp;13-1 18. Glenville State&nbsp;10-2 19. Tuskegee&nbsp;12-1 20. Gannon&nbsp;11-1 21. Belmont Abbey&nbsp;19-2 22. West Texas A&amp;M&nbsp;14-5 23. Grand Valley State&nbsp;14-4 24. Colorado Mines&nbsp;15-3 25. Benedict&nbsp;11-3

LILBURN, Ga. - The Fort Hays State women's basketball team is once again ranked fifth in this week's WBCA Division II Coaches Poll, released Monday by the organization. The Tigers wrapped up the regular season as MIAA champions with a 20-2 record, the most wins by a Division II women's basketball team this season. The Tigers are one of three conference schools listed in this week's top 25, joined by Nebraska-Kearney in 14th and Central Missouri in 15th. Minnesota Duluth is the only other ranked team from the central region, with the Bulldogs sitting in eighth this week. FHSU is now 13-3 when playing as the fifth-ranked team in the country all-time after a 2-0 week last week. Fort Hays State will open postseason play on Wednesday when they host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinal round of the 2021 MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip is slated for 6 p.m. inside Gross Memorial Coliseum.WBCA DII Coaches Poll - Week 5 1. Lubbock Christian (22) 15-0 2. Lander&nbsp;16-0 3. Drury&nbsp;17-1 4. Hawaii Pacific&nbsp;11-0 5. Fort Hays State&nbsp;20-2 6. North Georgia&nbsp;15-1 7. Valdosta State&nbsp;16-2 8. Minnesota Duluth&nbsp;13-1 9. Michigan Tech&nbsp;17-1 10. Texas A&amp;M-Commerce&nbsp;11-2 11. Carson-Newman&nbsp;15-2 12. Daemen&nbsp;11-1 13. Charleston, WV&nbsp;14-2 14. Nebraska Kearney&nbsp;19-3 15. Central Missouri&nbsp;19-3 16. Southwestern Oklahoma State&nbsp;16-2 17. Arkansas Tech&nbsp;13-1 18. Glenville State&nbsp;10-2 19. Tuskegee&nbsp;12-1 20. Gannon&nbsp;11-1 21. Belmont Abbey&nbsp;19-2 22. West Texas A&amp;M&nbsp;14-5 23. Grand Valley State&nbsp;14-4 24. Colorado Mines&nbsp;15-3 25. Benedict&nbsp;11-3

🏀 FHSU women maintain top-5 ranking in Coaches Poll

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EDMOND, Okla. - The No. 15 Fort Hays State wrestling team saw four Tigers place in the top four of their respective weight class at the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region IV Championships Sunday. Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;placed&nbsp;second in the 285-pound division, locking up a trip&nbsp;to compete at the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships in St. Louis, Mo. March 12-13. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(157 pounds) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(197 pound) both placed third and are in the mix for a trip to nationals, pending a coaches vote on the five "wild card" selections.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;was the final placer for the Tigers, finishing in fourth at 174 pounds. Due to reduced field sizes in all NCAA Championship events this postseason, Super Region IV was assigned 25 qualifying spots for the national championships. Typically, the top three wrestlers at each weight class advance to compete at the NCAA Championships, however this year saw only two finalists from each weight class earn a guaranteed trip to St. Louis. The remaining five spots will go to five of the third-place finishers and will be voted on by the 10 coaches in the region. Official selections for the national championships will be announced early this week. Due to an issue with the team scoring, team standings were not immediately available at the conclusion of the tournament. After coming up once placement short in last year's regionals, eighth-ranked&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;avenged himself by earning his spot at the national tournament with a second-place finish in 2021. Cooper started his day in the quarterfinals, grinding out back-to-back decisions to reach the finals.&nbsp;Though the senior from Cimarron came up on the losing end of a 9-4 decision in the championship bout, he clinched second place&nbsp;due to his earlier win over&nbsp;Ian Keuhl of McKendree. Cooper&nbsp;finished his day 2-1 and scored 10 team points for the Tigers. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;started out fast in the 157-pound weight class. After pinning Central Missouri's John Riddle in the third period of the quarterfinal bout, Scantlin followed that up with another victory by fall. Scantlin pinned Newman's Kendall Frame early in the second period, securing a spot in the championship match. Unfortunately his momentum came to an end there, with Scantlin falling to Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma in that bout by a 5-2 decision.&nbsp;Scantlin&nbsp;then came up just short in a true-second match against Lindenwood's Ronald Gentile, 3-2. Due to the top two wrestlers getting a guaranteed spot in the national championships, this year the second place finisher had to wrestle the third place finisher if they hadn't wrestled earlier in the day. Scantlin concluded the day with a team-high 11 team points and a 2-2 record. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;had a strong regional performance in his first chance at postseason action. Henry didn't wrestle until the semifinal round after advancing through the quarterfinals on an injury default. The redshirt-freshman dropped his first match of the day, falling victim to a late pin against&nbsp;Dalton Abney of Central Oklahoma, forcing Henry to work&nbsp;through the consolation side of the bracket. Henry reached the third-place match with a 10-7 win in the consolation semifinals before securing third place by&nbsp;pinning Newman's Ivan Balavage late in the third period.&nbsp;The redshirt freshman ended his day placing third in the 197-pound division, going 3-1 and scoring 10.5 points for Fort Hays State. Representing the Tigers in the 174-pound weight class,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;started his journey strong with a tech fall victory (17-1) in round one followed by a major decision victory (13-5) in the quarterfinals. After falling in the semifinal bout, Verhaeghe wrestled through the consolation side and earned himself a spot in the third-place matchup after another bonus-point win. Verhaeghe fought hard, but was unable to overcome Central Oklahoma's Wyatt Jordan, falling 8-2. Marty placed fourth for the Tigers in the 174-pound class and scored nine team points after a 3-2 day. No. 1&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;cruised through the first two rounds, winning via&nbsp;tech fall (16-1) in round one and major decision (18-6) in the quarterfinals. Turner ended up on the wrong end of an 8-2 decision in the semifinal bout before suffering a fall in the consolation semifinal. The sophomore turned in a 2-2 record on the afternoon and brought in 4.5 points for the Tigers. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;began his 165-pound tournament with an early second period fall over Thomas Karlo of Kentucky Wesleyan. After being defeated by an 8-3 decision in the quarterfinals, Hicks responded with a close 9-8 decision victory over Drury's Will Kuster in round three of the consolation bracket. Hicks eventually fell in the consolation semifinals via pin, ending his regional performance at 2-2 and giving the Tigers four team points. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;fought hard in the 184-pound division, battling for a close 2-1 decision victory in round three of the consolation bracket before ended his day in the consolation semifinals. Herrick scored one team point for the Tigers. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;was unable to come away with a victory in the difficult 149-pound division.&nbsp;Zebley fell by decision in both round one, 8-2, and round two of the consolation bracket, 2-1. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;dropped both his matches by decision, including 8-2 in the quarterfinals and 6-3 in round three of the consolations. The Tigers await the coaches' votes in the wild card selection of third-place finishers to see if either&nbsp;will join&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;in St. Louis for the National Championships beginning Friday, March 12. Full FHSU results from the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Championships can be found below. 125 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;| 4.5 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over JJ Gilbert (NU) (TF-1.5 3:47 (16-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Blake Bills (DU) (MD 18-6) Semifinal - Paxton Rosen (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Semi - Anthony Pisciotta (MU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:04) 133 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Brody Norman (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 - Jake Patch (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 6-3) 149 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 - Baylor Smith (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Callaway (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 2-1) 157 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 11.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over John Ridle (UCM) (Fall 6:27) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Kendall Frame (NU) (Fall 3:28) 1st Place Match - Ty Lucas (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) 2nd Place Match - Ronald Gentile (LU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 3-2) 165 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;| 4.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Thomas Karlo (KWU) (Fall 3:33) Quarterfinal - Dayton Garrett (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-3) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Will Kuster (DU) (Dec 9-8) Cons. Semi - Kameron Frame (NU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:42) 174 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;| 4th place | 9.0 team points | 3-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over Adrian Salazar (OBU) (TF-1.5 6:19 (17-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Bret Heil (MU) (MD 13-5) Semifinal - Abner Romero (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 9-0) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Austin Morgan (UCM) (Fall 2:17) 3rd Place Match - Wyatt Jordan (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) 184 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;| 1.0 team points | 1-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Dan Fillipek (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ethan Smith (DU) (Dec 2-1) Cons. Semi - Kyle Dickhaus (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 15-3) 197 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 10.5 team points | 3-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by injury default over Colton Clingenpeel (LU) (Inj. 0:00) Semifinal - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 6:41) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Chase Stegall (MU) (Dec 10-7) 3rd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Ivan Balavage (NU) (Fall 6:50) 2nd Place Match - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by no contest over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (NC) 285 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;| 2nd place | 10.0 team points | 2-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Braden Morgan (UCO) (Dec 3-2) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ian Kuehl (McK) (Dec 6-3) 1st Place Match - Jared Rennick (DU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 9-4) 2nd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by no contest over Ian Kuehl (McK) (NC)&nbsp;&nbsp;

EDMOND, Okla. - The No. 15 Fort Hays State wrestling team saw four Tigers place in the top four of their respective weight class at the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region IV Championships Sunday. Senior&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;placed&nbsp;second in the 285-pound division, locking up a trip&nbsp;to compete at the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championships in St. Louis, Mo. March 12-13. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(157 pounds) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(197 pound) both placed third and are in the mix for a trip to nationals, pending a coaches vote on the five "wild card" selections.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;was the final placer for the Tigers, finishing in fourth at 174 pounds. Due to reduced field sizes in all NCAA Championship events this postseason, Super Region IV was assigned 25 qualifying spots for the national championships. Typically, the top three wrestlers at each weight class advance to compete at the NCAA Championships, however this year saw only two finalists from each weight class earn a guaranteed trip to St. Louis. The remaining five spots will go to five of the third-place finishers and will be voted on by the 10 coaches in the region. Official selections for the national championships will be announced early this week. Due to an issue with the team scoring, team standings were not immediately available at the conclusion of the tournament. After coming up once placement short in last year's regionals, eighth-ranked&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;avenged himself by earning his spot at the national tournament with a second-place finish in 2021. Cooper started his day in the quarterfinals, grinding out back-to-back decisions to reach the finals.&nbsp;Though the senior from Cimarron came up on the losing end of a 9-4 decision in the championship bout, he clinched second place&nbsp;due to his earlier win over&nbsp;Ian Keuhl of McKendree. Cooper&nbsp;finished his day 2-1 and scored 10 team points for the Tigers. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;started out fast in the 157-pound weight class. After pinning Central Missouri's John Riddle in the third period of the quarterfinal bout, Scantlin followed that up with another victory by fall. Scantlin pinned Newman's Kendall Frame early in the second period, securing a spot in the championship match. Unfortunately his momentum came to an end there, with Scantlin falling to Ty Lucas of Central Oklahoma in that bout by a 5-2 decision.&nbsp;Scantlin&nbsp;then came up just short in a true-second match against Lindenwood's Ronald Gentile, 3-2. Due to the top two wrestlers getting a guaranteed spot in the national championships, this year the second place finisher had to wrestle the third place finisher if they hadn't wrestled earlier in the day. Scantlin concluded the day with a team-high 11 team points and a 2-2 record. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;had a strong regional performance in his first chance at postseason action. Henry didn't wrestle until the semifinal round after advancing through the quarterfinals on an injury default. The redshirt-freshman dropped his first match of the day, falling victim to a late pin against&nbsp;Dalton Abney of Central Oklahoma, forcing Henry to work&nbsp;through the consolation side of the bracket. Henry reached the third-place match with a 10-7 win in the consolation semifinals before securing third place by&nbsp;pinning Newman's Ivan Balavage late in the third period.&nbsp;The redshirt freshman ended his day placing third in the 197-pound division, going 3-1 and scoring 10.5 points for Fort Hays State. Representing the Tigers in the 174-pound weight class,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;started his journey strong with a tech fall victory (17-1) in round one followed by a major decision victory (13-5) in the quarterfinals. After falling in the semifinal bout, Verhaeghe wrestled through the consolation side and earned himself a spot in the third-place matchup after another bonus-point win. Verhaeghe fought hard, but was unable to overcome Central Oklahoma's Wyatt Jordan, falling 8-2. Marty placed fourth for the Tigers in the 174-pound class and scored nine team points after a 3-2 day. No. 1&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;cruised through the first two rounds, winning via&nbsp;tech fall (16-1) in round one and major decision (18-6) in the quarterfinals. Turner ended up on the wrong end of an 8-2 decision in the semifinal bout before suffering a fall in the consolation semifinal. The sophomore turned in a 2-2 record on the afternoon and brought in 4.5 points for the Tigers. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;began his 165-pound tournament with an early second period fall over Thomas Karlo of Kentucky Wesleyan. After being defeated by an 8-3 decision in the quarterfinals, Hicks responded with a close 9-8 decision victory over Drury's Will Kuster in round three of the consolation bracket. Hicks eventually fell in the consolation semifinals via pin, ending his regional performance at 2-2 and giving the Tigers four team points. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;fought hard in the 184-pound division, battling for a close 2-1 decision victory in round three of the consolation bracket before ended his day in the consolation semifinals. Herrick scored one team point for the Tigers. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;was unable to come away with a victory in the difficult 149-pound division.&nbsp;Zebley fell by decision in both round one, 8-2, and round two of the consolation bracket, 2-1. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;dropped both his matches by decision, including 8-2 in the quarterfinals and 6-3 in round three of the consolations. The Tigers await the coaches' votes in the wild card selection of third-place finishers to see if either&nbsp;will join&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;in St. Louis for the National Championships beginning Friday, March 12. Full FHSU results from the 2021 NCAA Division II Super Region 4 Championships can be found below. 125 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;| 4.5 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over JJ Gilbert (NU) (TF-1.5 3:47 (16-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Blake Bills (DU) (MD 18-6) Semifinal - Paxton Rosen (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Semi - Anthony Pisciotta (MU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5806">Mason Turner</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:04) 133 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Brody Norman (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 - Jake Patch (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5792">Broderick Green</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 6-3) 149 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;| 0-2 Champ. Round 1 - Baylor Smith (NU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) Cons. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Callaway (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5809">Cole Zebley</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 2-1) 157 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 11.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over John Ridle (UCM) (Fall 6:27) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Kendall Frame (NU) (Fall 3:28) 1st Place Match - Ty Lucas (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) 2nd Place Match - Ronald Gentile (LU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5804">Anthony Scantlin</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 3-2) 165 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;| 4.0 team points | 2-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Thomas Karlo (KWU) (Fall 3:33) Quarterfinal - Dayton Garrett (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-3) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Will Kuster (DU) (Dec 9-8) Cons. Semi - Kameron Frame (NU) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6068">Cody Hicks</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 2:42) 174 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;| 4th place | 9.0 team points | 3-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by tech fall over Adrian Salazar (OBU) (TF-1.5 6:19 (17-1)) Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by major decision over Bret Heil (MU) (MD 13-5) Semifinal - Abner Romero (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 9-0) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Austin Morgan (UCM) (Fall 2:17) 3rd Place Match - Wyatt Jordan (UCO) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5807">Marty Verhaeghe</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 8-2) 184 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;| 1.0 team points | 1-2 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal - Dan Fillipek (McK) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 5-2) Cons. Round 2 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Cons. Round 3 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ethan Smith (DU) (Dec 2-1) Cons. Semi - Kyle Dickhaus (LU) won by major decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5795">Clint Herrick</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (MD 15-3) 197 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;| 3rd place | 10.5 team points | 3-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by injury default over Colton Clingenpeel (LU) (Inj. 0:00) Semifinal - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by fall over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Fall 6:41) Cons. Semi -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Chase Stegall (MU) (Dec 10-7) 3rd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by fall over Ivan Balavage (NU) (Fall 6:50) 2nd Place Match - Dalton Abney (UCO) won by no contest over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5794">Tereus Henry</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (NC) 285 |&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;| 2nd place | 10.0 team points | 2-1 Champ. Round 1 -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) received a bye Quarterfinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Braden Morgan (UCO) (Dec 3-2) Semifinal -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by decision over Ian Kuehl (McK) (Dec 6-3) 1st Place Match - Jared Rennick (DU) won by decision over&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) (Dec 9-4) 2nd Place Match -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5790">A.J. Cooper</a>&nbsp;(FHSU) won by no contest over Ian Kuehl (McK) (NC)&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🤼‍♂️ FHSU places four at regionals, Cooper locks up trip to nationals

HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State baseball team held off Pittsburg State for a 11-10 win on Sunday at Larks Park. The Tiger pitching staff combined to strike out 17 Gorillas, the most for an FHSU staff since 2001 (18 K vs Colorado School of Mines, 3/24/01). Tiger starter&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6026">Jake Campbell</a>&nbsp;(1-0) set the tone early, racking up eight strikeouts over the first three innings after striking out the side in each of the first two frames. The redshirt-freshman went on to strike out 11 batters over 5.1 innings of work, the most strikeouts in a game for a Tiger pitcher since 2008 (Matt Augustine, 11 K vs Missouri Western, 5/10/08). The Tigers opened the scoring in the bottom of the third when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6036">Tyler Olson</a>&nbsp;led off with a single.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6056">Conner Kessler</a>&nbsp;followed with a great at-bat, fouling off several pitches before doubling down the right-field line on the 10th pitch of the at bat.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6022">Jacob Bouzide</a>&nbsp;then drove in the first run of the game on a grounder to third. Pittsburg State tied things up with a solo shot in the fourth before FHSU jumped back in front in the home half.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043">Grant Schmidt</a>&nbsp;led off with a bloop double to center that dropped between the left fielder, center fielder and shortstop. He moved to third on a fly ball before scoring on a drive back up the middle from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6051">Kade Wallace</a>. Another Gorilla connected with a solo home run in the top of the fifth, tying the score at 2-2. Fort Hays State then took the lead for good with a four-spot in the bottom of the frame. Kessler led off with another double to right before coming around to score on a Bouzide single. Three batters later, Schmidt worked a two-out walk before&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6057">Ed Scott</a>&nbsp;crushed a three-run bomb to right center, putting the Tigers in front 6-2. The first two batters in the sixth inning reached for PSU, prompting the Tigers to go to the bullpen.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6058">Dustin Menard</a>&nbsp;got out of the jam with a flyout and a strikeout. The Tigers added another run in the sixth when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6053">Jaxson Webb</a>&nbsp;led off with an infield single. The redshirt-freshman then stole second before coming around to score on Kessler's third base hit of the game. Pittsburg State began its comeback in the top of the seventh when three runs came around to score on the third Gorilla home run of the afternoon. But the Tigers answered right back, responding with two runs in the home half of the inning when Webb crushed his second home run of the weekend soaring over the fence in left center, plating Schmidt and giving the Tigers a 9-5 advantage. The Gorillas closed within one with another three-run home run in the eighth, this time after a two-out rally. Fort Hays State had another quick response, pushing across a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth to push the lead to 11-8. With the bases loaded and two outs, Wallace delivered another big hit for the Tigers, sending a 2-2 pitch right back up the middle to score&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6018">Drake Angeron</a>&nbsp;and Schmidt. Pittsburg State manufactured two more runs in the ninth, narrowing the score to 11-10 after two hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. But closer&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6028">Jacob Ensz</a>&nbsp;(1) slammed the door, striking out Gorilla slugger Garrett McGowan for the final out of the game, McGowan's fourth strikeout of the game. Campbell earned the win after allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings of work. All five Tiger pitchers struck out at least one Gorilla, including two from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6055">Cole Zimmerman</a>, two from Kessler, one from Menard and one from Ensz. Eight of the nine Tigers in the opening batting lineup collected a hit, including a 3-for-4 day from Kessler. Bouzide, Angeron, Schmidt, Wallace and Webb all collected two hits, with Scott and Wallace both driving in three runs. Schmidt scored a game-high four runs. Interestingly, current Pittsburg State head coach Bob Fornelli was the head coach of FHSU during that 18-strikeout game in 2001 while current Fort Hays State head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=987">Jerod Goodale</a>&nbsp;was a player on that 2001 team. Fort Hays State will be on the road for the next two weeks before returning to Larks Park March 19-20 when they host Rogers State. The Tigers will play at No. 23 Central Oklahoma next weekend (March 6-7) with a doubleheader set for Saturday followed by a single game on Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. on both days.&nbsp;&nbsp;

HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State baseball team held off Pittsburg State for a 11-10 win on Sunday at Larks Park. The Tiger pitching staff combined to strike out 17 Gorillas, the most for an FHSU staff since 2001 (18 K vs Colorado School of Mines, 3/24/01). Tiger starter&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6026">Jake Campbell</a>&nbsp;(1-0) set the tone early, racking up eight strikeouts over the first three innings after striking out the side in each of the first two frames. The redshirt-freshman went on to strike out 11 batters over 5.1 innings of work, the most strikeouts in a game for a Tiger pitcher since 2008 (Matt Augustine, 11 K vs Missouri Western, 5/10/08). The Tigers opened the scoring in the bottom of the third when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6036">Tyler Olson</a>&nbsp;led off with a single.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6056">Conner Kessler</a>&nbsp;followed with a great at-bat, fouling off several pitches before doubling down the right-field line on the 10th pitch of the at bat.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6022">Jacob Bouzide</a>&nbsp;then drove in the first run of the game on a grounder to third. Pittsburg State tied things up with a solo shot in the fourth before FHSU jumped back in front in the home half.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043">Grant Schmidt</a>&nbsp;led off with a bloop double to center that dropped between the left fielder, center fielder and shortstop. He moved to third on a fly ball before scoring on a drive back up the middle from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6051">Kade Wallace</a>. Another Gorilla connected with a solo home run in the top of the fifth, tying the score at 2-2. Fort Hays State then took the lead for good with a four-spot in the bottom of the frame. Kessler led off with another double to right before coming around to score on a Bouzide single. Three batters later, Schmidt worked a two-out walk before&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6057">Ed Scott</a>&nbsp;crushed a three-run bomb to right center, putting the Tigers in front 6-2. The first two batters in the sixth inning reached for PSU, prompting the Tigers to go to the bullpen.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6058">Dustin Menard</a>&nbsp;got out of the jam with a flyout and a strikeout. The Tigers added another run in the sixth when&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6053">Jaxson Webb</a>&nbsp;led off with an infield single. The redshirt-freshman then stole second before coming around to score on Kessler's third base hit of the game. Pittsburg State began its comeback in the top of the seventh when three runs came around to score on the third Gorilla home run of the afternoon. But the Tigers answered right back, responding with two runs in the home half of the inning when Webb crushed his second home run of the weekend soaring over the fence in left center, plating Schmidt and giving the Tigers a 9-5 advantage. The Gorillas closed within one with another three-run home run in the eighth, this time after a two-out rally. Fort Hays State had another quick response, pushing across a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth to push the lead to 11-8. With the bases loaded and two outs, Wallace delivered another big hit for the Tigers, sending a 2-2 pitch right back up the middle to score&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6018">Drake Angeron</a>&nbsp;and Schmidt. Pittsburg State manufactured two more runs in the ninth, narrowing the score to 11-10 after two hits, a walk and a hit-by-pitch. But closer&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6028">Jacob Ensz</a>&nbsp;(1) slammed the door, striking out Gorilla slugger Garrett McGowan for the final out of the game, McGowan's fourth strikeout of the game. Campbell earned the win after allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over 5.1 innings of work. All five Tiger pitchers struck out at least one Gorilla, including two from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6055">Cole Zimmerman</a>, two from Kessler, one from Menard and one from Ensz. Eight of the nine Tigers in the opening batting lineup collected a hit, including a 3-for-4 day from Kessler. Bouzide, Angeron, Schmidt, Wallace and Webb all collected two hits, with Scott and Wallace both driving in three runs. Schmidt scored a game-high four runs. Interestingly, current Pittsburg State head coach Bob Fornelli was the head coach of FHSU during that 18-strikeout game in 2001 while current Fort Hays State head coach&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/coaches.aspx?rc=987">Jerod Goodale</a>&nbsp;was a player on that 2001 team. Fort Hays State will be on the road for the next two weeks before returning to Larks Park March 19-20 when they host Rogers State. The Tigers will play at No. 23 Central Oklahoma next weekend (March 6-7) with a doubleheader set for Saturday followed by a single game on Sunday. First pitch is slated for 1 p.m. on both days.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

⚾ Tigers strikeout 17 in win over Gorillas

TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball settled for a split for the second straight day at the Washburn Invitational Sunday. The Tigers pounded out 10 hits in a 9-2 win over Truman in the morning before falling to Wayne State (Neb.) 3-2 in their final game of the tournament. Fort Hays State 9, Truman 2 The Tigers started off a bit shaky in their first game of the day, but the offense provided plenty of firepower in the first contest of the day. An error on the first play of the game and then a bunt base hit set up a 2-run triple by Cameryn Patterson of Truman, putting the Tigers in a 2-0 hole early. However, the Tigers chipped away with single runs in the first and second on RBI singles by&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5884">Sara Breckbill</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5957">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;to level the game after two innings. The Tigers really poured on the offense in the third with five runs to take a commanding 7-2 lead.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5883">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;drove home the first run of the inning on a single to right field that was misplayed by the fielder. Eventually the Tigers loaded the bases and then&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5955">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5894">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;each produced 2-RBI singles to break the game open. FHSU added another pair of runs in the sixth on a Breckbill double and a&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5883">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;triple. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5893">Michaelanne Nelson</a>&nbsp;settled in to retired the Truman side in order in four of the final six innings. She also worked out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the fifth by getting a strikeout and groundout. She picked up her second win of the season by allowing just one earned run and six hits with no walks. Nelson struck out five. The Bulldogs used three pitchers in the game and starter Rachael Kernich took the loss in just 1.1 innings of work. Wayne State (Neb.) 3, Fort Hays State 2 The Tigers pulled even twice with the Wildcats, but a pair of well placed dribblers by Wayne State in the top of the seventh produced the decisive run in the nightcap. The Wildcats got on the board first in the second inning when a Tiger fielding error with two outs allowed a run to cross from third. The Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom half of the second and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5957">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;picked up an RBI by patiently drawing a walk. Wayne State moved back in front in the fourth with three straight singles to produce a run. However,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5894">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;had the answer for that in the fifth inning with a two-out RBI single to left center.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5955">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;swiped second base just before to set up the run-scoring opportunity. The Tigers had runners at second and third with two outs in the sixth, but could not push a run across. Wayne State followed with some luck on a pair of balls put in play in the seventh. With one out, Emily Hale hit a dribbler down the third base line just a few feet out from home plate with slow pace. She was just about through first base when the Tigers committed a throwing error to compound the situation. Hale moved up to second on the error. Two batters later, Kim Vidlak also hit a dribbler just a few feet out in front of home plate down the first base line and catcher&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5884">Sara Breckbill's</a>&nbsp;throw to first was too late. The run was unearned due to the error. Both of the errors committed by FHSU in the game allowed two unearned runs for Wayne State. The Tigers could not find a rally in the bottom of the seventh as they were retired in order to end the game. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5887">Hailey Chapman</a>&nbsp;took a tough-luck loss despite allowing just one earned run. She scattered seven hits and walked two, while striking out six in a complete-game effort. Hadley Chvatal tossed a complete game for Wayne State to get the win. She allowed six hits and walked two, while striking out four. Now 4-8 overall on the season, the Tigers will play a pair of games on Friday (Mar. 5) in Emporia, Kansas against a pair of teams they just faced this weekend. The Tigers take on Missouri-St. Louis at 12:30 pm and then Wayne State at 5:30 pm at Trusler Sports Complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball settled for a split for the second straight day at the Washburn Invitational Sunday. The Tigers pounded out 10 hits in a 9-2 win over Truman in the morning before falling to Wayne State (Neb.) 3-2 in their final game of the tournament. Fort Hays State 9, Truman 2 The Tigers started off a bit shaky in their first game of the day, but the offense provided plenty of firepower in the first contest of the day. An error on the first play of the game and then a bunt base hit set up a 2-run triple by Cameryn Patterson of Truman, putting the Tigers in a 2-0 hole early. However, the Tigers chipped away with single runs in the first and second on RBI singles by&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5884">Sara Breckbill</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5957">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;to level the game after two innings. The Tigers really poured on the offense in the third with five runs to take a commanding 7-2 lead.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5883">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;drove home the first run of the inning on a single to right field that was misplayed by the fielder. Eventually the Tigers loaded the bases and then&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5955">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5894">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;each produced 2-RBI singles to break the game open. FHSU added another pair of runs in the sixth on a Breckbill double and a&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5883">Loren Beggs</a>&nbsp;triple. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5893">Michaelanne Nelson</a>&nbsp;settled in to retired the Truman side in order in four of the final six innings. She also worked out of a bases loaded one-out jam in the fifth by getting a strikeout and groundout. She picked up her second win of the season by allowing just one earned run and six hits with no walks. Nelson struck out five. The Bulldogs used three pitchers in the game and starter Rachael Kernich took the loss in just 1.1 innings of work. Wayne State (Neb.) 3, Fort Hays State 2 The Tigers pulled even twice with the Wildcats, but a pair of well placed dribblers by Wayne State in the top of the seventh produced the decisive run in the nightcap. The Wildcats got on the board first in the second inning when a Tiger fielding error with two outs allowed a run to cross from third. The Tigers loaded the bases in the bottom half of the second and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5957">Jessica Espinoza</a>&nbsp;picked up an RBI by patiently drawing a walk. Wayne State moved back in front in the fourth with three straight singles to produce a run. However,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5894">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;had the answer for that in the fifth inning with a two-out RBI single to left center.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5955">Sarah Tiffany</a>&nbsp;swiped second base just before to set up the run-scoring opportunity. The Tigers had runners at second and third with two outs in the sixth, but could not push a run across. Wayne State followed with some luck on a pair of balls put in play in the seventh. With one out, Emily Hale hit a dribbler down the third base line just a few feet out from home plate with slow pace. She was just about through first base when the Tigers committed a throwing error to compound the situation. Hale moved up to second on the error. Two batters later, Kim Vidlak also hit a dribbler just a few feet out in front of home plate down the first base line and catcher&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5884">Sara Breckbill's</a>&nbsp;throw to first was too late. The run was unearned due to the error. Both of the errors committed by FHSU in the game allowed two unearned runs for Wayne State. The Tigers could not find a rally in the bottom of the seventh as they were retired in order to end the game. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5887">Hailey Chapman</a>&nbsp;took a tough-luck loss despite allowing just one earned run. She scattered seven hits and walked two, while striking out six in a complete-game effort. Hadley Chvatal tossed a complete game for Wayne State to get the win. She allowed six hits and walked two, while striking out four. Now 4-8 overall on the season, the Tigers will play a pair of games on Friday (Mar. 5) in Emporia, Kansas against a pair of teams they just faced this weekend. The Tigers take on Missouri-St. Louis at 12:30 pm and then Wayne State at 5:30 pm at Trusler Sports Complex.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🥎 Tigers split for second straight day at Washburn Invitational

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's track and field team placed fifth at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that wrapped up Sunda. The Tigers saw three school records go down Sunday, in addition to two MIAA champions, six All-MIAA performances and six provisional marks on the weekend. FHSU picked up 86 team points to place fifth, matching its best-ever finish at the indoor MIAA championships. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;opened the day with a come-from-behind victory in the heptathlon. The senior compiled 5,258 points over the seven events, breaking his own program record by 32 points. He was in third place with two events remaining, but climbed into the lead after clearing the second-best height in the pole vault (14-1.25) and running the second-best time in the 1,000m (2:46.72). Pieper's total of 5,258 points is also the facility record inside Washburn's Indoor Athletic Facility. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;broke the school record in the 600y run after winning the race in 1:10.91. It was Lang's second All-MIAA honor in the race after placing third a year ago. The sophomore's time is also a new facility record. Pieper and Lang teamed up with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;to break another school record at the end of the day, combining for a time of 3:16.62 in the 4x400m relay, one-hundredth of a second faster than the previous record. The team placed fifth in the race. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5918">Aaron Mangan</a>&nbsp;finished second and earned All-MIAA honors in the 800m run finals, running a personal-best time of 1:52.86. The time is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;earned a pair of All-MIAA honors after placing third in both the 60m finals and the 200m finals. The junior posted a time of 6.87 to start the day in the 60m dash while crossing the line in 21.66 later in the afternoon in the 200m dash. The Tigers also received team points on the track from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren's</a>&nbsp;fourth-place finish in the 600y run finals (1:11.59),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco's</a>&nbsp;eighth-place finish in the 800m run finals (2:05.32) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley's</a>&nbsp;sixth-place finish in the mile run (4:12.86). Fort Hays State picked up points from five other field performances on Sunday, including&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5907">Lucas Broxterman</a>&nbsp;(fifth, 6-4.75) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5953">Dayton Williams</a>&nbsp;(eighth, 6-4.75J) in the high jump,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5927">Xavier Robinson</a>&nbsp;(sixth, 47-0.75) in the triple jump and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;(sixth, 4741) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5934">Nolan Churchman</a>&nbsp;(seventh, 4716) in the heptathlon. The Tigers will now wait to see who is selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships, set to be announced Tuesday (March 2). Those selected will compete in Birmingham, Ala. March 12-13. FHSU posted 10 provisional marks this season, including four that currently rank in the top 15 nationally. Full FHSU Results Sunday Results - Day Two 60m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 6.87 @ 200m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 21.66 @ 600y Run Finals 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;- 1:10.91 ! @ # 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;- 1:11.59 800m Run Finals 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5918">Aaron Mangan</a>&nbsp;- 1:52.86 @ 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco</a>&nbsp;- 2:05.32 Mile Run 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley</a>&nbsp;- 4:12.86 22nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5947">Asher Molina</a>&nbsp;- 4:34.91 24th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco</a>&nbsp;- 4:41.86 3,000m Run 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley</a>&nbsp;- 8:34.05 11th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5940">Joshua Doria</a>&nbsp;- 8:35.88 12th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5929">Robbie Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- 8:36.31 27th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5947">Asher Molina</a>&nbsp;- 9:21.98 4x400m Relay 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;- 3:16.62 ! High Jump 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5907">Lucas Broxterman</a>&nbsp;- 6-4.75 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5953">Dayton Williams</a>&nbsp;- 6-4.75J <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5914">Blayne Godshall</a>&nbsp;- NH Triple Jump 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5927">Xavier Robinson</a>&nbsp;- 47-0.75 Heptathlon 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;- 5,258 ! @ # 60m - 7.23 - 802 LJ - 22-11 - 809 SP - 39-4 - 606 HJ - 6-2 - 696 60h - 8.57 - 843 PV - 14-1.25 - 702 1000m - 2:46.72 - 800 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;- 4,741 60m - 7.25 - 796 LJ - 22-10 - 664 SP - 37-5.25 - 571 HJ - 5-9.25 - 593 60h - 8.96 - 755 PV - 11-9.75 - 509 1000m - 2:41.84 - 853 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5934">Nolan Churchman</a>&nbsp;- 4,716 60m - 7.34 - 765 LJ - 22-1 - 750 SP - 33-0.25 - 489 HJ - 6-4.25 - 749 60h - 9.30 - 681 PV - 11-9.75 - 509 1000m - 2:49.32 - 773 Saturday Results - Day One 60m Dash Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 6.80Q 20th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5932">Hayden Albright</a>&nbsp;- 7.21 200m Dash Prelims 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 21.84q 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5932">Hayden Albright</a>&nbsp;- 22.45 600y Run Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;- 1:11.82q 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;- 1:11.97q 800m Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco</a>&nbsp;- 1:54.02Q 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5918">Aaron Mangan</a>&nbsp;- 1:54.27Q 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5919">Trever Medina</a>&nbsp;- 1:55.70 5,000m Run 12th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5929">Robbie Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- 15:13.59 Distance Medley Relay 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5940">Joshua Doria</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley</a>&nbsp;- 10:06.39 Long Jump 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;- 23-7.5 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5927">Xavier Robinson</a>&nbsp;- 22-6.25 Pole Vault 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5931">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 16-9.25 @ 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5935">Jacob Clark</a>&nbsp;- 15-9.25 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5910">Mark Faber</a>&nbsp;- 15-3.5 Weight Throw 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5922">Kolgan Ohl</a>&nbsp;- 51-2.25 Heptathlon 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;- 2,913 60m - 7.23 - 802 LJ - 22-11 - 809 SP - 39-4 - 606 HJ - 6-2 - 696 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5934">Nolan Churchman</a>&nbsp;- 2,753 60m - 7.34 - 765 LJ - 22-1 - 750 SP - 33-0.25 - 489 HJ - 6-4.25 - 749 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;- 2,624 60m - 7.25 - 796 LJ - 22-10 - 664 SP - 37-5.25 - 571 HJ - 5-9.25 - 593 Bold indicates NCAA Division II provisional mark ! indicates program record @ indicates All-MIAA honors # indicates Indoor Athletic Facility record&nbsp;&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's track and field team placed fifth at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that wrapped up Sunda. The Tigers saw three school records go down Sunday, in addition to two MIAA champions, six All-MIAA performances and six provisional marks on the weekend. FHSU picked up 86 team points to place fifth, matching its best-ever finish at the indoor MIAA championships. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;opened the day with a come-from-behind victory in the heptathlon. The senior compiled 5,258 points over the seven events, breaking his own program record by 32 points. He was in third place with two events remaining, but climbed into the lead after clearing the second-best height in the pole vault (14-1.25) and running the second-best time in the 1,000m (2:46.72). Pieper's total of 5,258 points is also the facility record inside Washburn's Indoor Athletic Facility. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;broke the school record in the 600y run after winning the race in 1:10.91. It was Lang's second All-MIAA honor in the race after placing third a year ago. The sophomore's time is also a new facility record. Pieper and Lang teamed up with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;to break another school record at the end of the day, combining for a time of 3:16.62 in the 4x400m relay, one-hundredth of a second faster than the previous record. The team placed fifth in the race. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5918">Aaron Mangan</a>&nbsp;finished second and earned All-MIAA honors in the 800m run finals, running a personal-best time of 1:52.86. The time is an NCAA Division II provisional qualifying mark. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;earned a pair of All-MIAA honors after placing third in both the 60m finals and the 200m finals. The junior posted a time of 6.87 to start the day in the 60m dash while crossing the line in 21.66 later in the afternoon in the 200m dash. The Tigers also received team points on the track from&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren's</a>&nbsp;fourth-place finish in the 600y run finals (1:11.59),&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco's</a>&nbsp;eighth-place finish in the 800m run finals (2:05.32) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley's</a>&nbsp;sixth-place finish in the mile run (4:12.86). Fort Hays State picked up points from five other field performances on Sunday, including&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5907">Lucas Broxterman</a>&nbsp;(fifth, 6-4.75) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5953">Dayton Williams</a>&nbsp;(eighth, 6-4.75J) in the high jump,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5927">Xavier Robinson</a>&nbsp;(sixth, 47-0.75) in the triple jump and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;(sixth, 4741) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5934">Nolan Churchman</a>&nbsp;(seventh, 4716) in the heptathlon. The Tigers will now wait to see who is selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships, set to be announced Tuesday (March 2). Those selected will compete in Birmingham, Ala. March 12-13. FHSU posted 10 provisional marks this season, including four that currently rank in the top 15 nationally. Full FHSU Results Sunday Results - Day Two 60m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 6.87 @ 200m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 21.66 @ 600y Run Finals 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;- 1:10.91 ! @ # 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;- 1:11.59 800m Run Finals 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5918">Aaron Mangan</a>&nbsp;- 1:52.86 @ 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco</a>&nbsp;- 2:05.32 Mile Run 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley</a>&nbsp;- 4:12.86 22nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5947">Asher Molina</a>&nbsp;- 4:34.91 24th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco</a>&nbsp;- 4:41.86 3,000m Run 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley</a>&nbsp;- 8:34.05 11th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5940">Joshua Doria</a>&nbsp;- 8:35.88 12th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5929">Robbie Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- 8:36.31 27th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5947">Asher Molina</a>&nbsp;- 9:21.98 4x400m Relay 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;- 3:16.62 ! High Jump 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5907">Lucas Broxterman</a>&nbsp;- 6-4.75 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5953">Dayton Williams</a>&nbsp;- 6-4.75J <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5914">Blayne Godshall</a>&nbsp;- NH Triple Jump 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5927">Xavier Robinson</a>&nbsp;- 47-0.75 Heptathlon 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;- 5,258 ! @ # 60m - 7.23 - 802 LJ - 22-11 - 809 SP - 39-4 - 606 HJ - 6-2 - 696 60h - 8.57 - 843 PV - 14-1.25 - 702 1000m - 2:46.72 - 800 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;- 4,741 60m - 7.25 - 796 LJ - 22-10 - 664 SP - 37-5.25 - 571 HJ - 5-9.25 - 593 60h - 8.96 - 755 PV - 11-9.75 - 509 1000m - 2:41.84 - 853 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5934">Nolan Churchman</a>&nbsp;- 4,716 60m - 7.34 - 765 LJ - 22-1 - 750 SP - 33-0.25 - 489 HJ - 6-4.25 - 749 60h - 9.30 - 681 PV - 11-9.75 - 509 1000m - 2:49.32 - 773 Saturday Results - Day One 60m Dash Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 6.80Q 20th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5932">Hayden Albright</a>&nbsp;- 7.21 200m Dash Prelims 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5916">Philip Landrum</a>&nbsp;- 21.84q 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5932">Hayden Albright</a>&nbsp;- 22.45 600y Run Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;- 1:11.82q 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>&nbsp;- 1:11.97q 800m Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5908">Caleb Carrasco</a>&nbsp;- 1:54.02Q 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5918">Aaron Mangan</a>&nbsp;- 1:54.27Q 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5919">Trever Medina</a>&nbsp;- 1:55.70 5,000m Run 12th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5929">Robbie Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- 15:13.59 Distance Medley Relay 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5940">Joshua Doria</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5954">Kaden Wren</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5933">Grant Bradley</a>&nbsp;- 10:06.39 Long Jump 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;- 23-7.5 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5927">Xavier Robinson</a>&nbsp;- 22-6.25 Pole Vault 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5931">Ryan Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 16-9.25 @ 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5935">Jacob Clark</a>&nbsp;- 15-9.25 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5910">Mark Faber</a>&nbsp;- 15-3.5 Weight Throw 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5922">Kolgan Ohl</a>&nbsp;- 51-2.25 Heptathlon 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5925">Matthew Pieper</a>&nbsp;- 2,913 60m - 7.23 - 802 LJ - 22-11 - 809 SP - 39-4 - 606 HJ - 6-2 - 696 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5934">Nolan Churchman</a>&nbsp;- 2,753 60m - 7.34 - 765 LJ - 22-1 - 750 SP - 33-0.25 - 489 HJ - 6-4.25 - 749 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5923">Jack Pakkebier</a>&nbsp;- 2,624 60m - 7.25 - 796 LJ - 22-10 - 664 SP - 37-5.25 - 571 HJ - 5-9.25 - 593 Bold indicates NCAA Division II provisional mark ! indicates program record @ indicates All-MIAA honors # indicates Indoor Athletic Facility record&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏃 FHSU men fifth at MIAA Championships, set three school records

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's track and field team placed sixth at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that wrapped up Sunday (Feb. 28). Two Tigers took home championships while five earned All-MIAA honors. FHSU posted one automatic qualifying mark and two provisional marks on Sunday while picking up 56.5 team points, enough to match its best-ever finish at the event. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5994">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;won the high jump competition after again surpassing the NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark. The freshman cleared a height of 5-9.25 while finishing first in the high jump for the fifth time in five tries this season. Hart cleared the bar on her first attempt at each of the five heights she cleared. After breaking a pair of school records Saturday,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;matched one of those marks while earning one title and three All-MIAA honors on Sunday. Holman placed first in the 60m finals, matching her school-record time of 7.59. She then finished third in the 200m finals, crossing the line in 25 seconds flat. The junior rounded out the day with another podium finish, this time in the 4x400m relay with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>. The Tigers teamed up to post a time of 3:51.98, good for third place. Salmans also earned multiple All-MIAA accolades, placing third in the 800m finals with a time of 2:15.58.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;grabbed the Tigers an additional team point with an eighth-place finish in the race, posting a time of 2:20.26. Savolt helped the Tiger team score in the field events as well, placing sixth in the triple jump with a clearance of 38-9.5, a mark that surpasses the NCAA Division II provisional mark. Elsewhere in the field events,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;placed fifth in the high jump after clearing the 5-4.5 bar, grabbing FHSU 3.5 team points. The Tigers will now wait to see who is selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships, set to be announced Tuesday (March 2). Those selected will compete in Birmingham, Ala. March 12-13. The Tigers recorded six provisional marks this season, including three that currently rank in the top 13 in the country. Full FHSU Results Sunday Results - Day Two 60m Dash Finals 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59 @ ! 200m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 25.00 @ 800m Run Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:15.58 @ 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:20.26 Mile Run <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5996">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- DNS 3,000m Run 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5980">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 10:27.69 16th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5963">Mirena Goncalves</a>&nbsp;- 10:43.72 21st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5970">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 10:47.98 4x400m Relay 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3:51.98 @ High Jump 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5994">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;- 5-9.25 @ % 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;- 5-4.5 13th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 5-2.5 16th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5962">Haley George</a>&nbsp;- 5-0.5 <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5993">Ellie Dusselier</a>&nbsp;- NH Triple Jump 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 38-9.5 14th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5983">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 36-5.5 Saturday Results - Day One 60m Dash Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59Q ! 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5998">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 7.94 60m Hurdles Prelims 9th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 8.90 13th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6002">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 9.30 200m Dash Prelims 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 24.92q ! 22nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5998">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 26.33 400m Dash Prelims 19th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6002">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 1:02.59 800m Run Prelims 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:16.07Q 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:17.99q 14th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5982">Hannah Wiebe</a>&nbsp;- 2:22.26 5000m Run 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5980">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 18:16.54 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5970">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 19:11.14 Distance Medley Relay 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5996">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- 12:49.08 Long Jump 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 17-10.25 9th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 17-9.75 16th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5983">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 16-8.75 Pole Vault 11th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5968">Taylor Linn</a>&nbsp;- 11-4.5 <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5978">Maleigha Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- NH Weight Throw 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5964">Laurel Haley</a>&nbsp;- 53-0 21st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5990">Jessie Castellucci</a>&nbsp;- 43-5.25 Pentathlon 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3,497 ! 60h - 8.92 - 927 HJ - 5-3.75 - 759 SP - 29-7.5 - 466 LJ - 17-7 - 660 800m - 2:30.59 - 685 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 3,191 60h - 9.44 - 820 HJ - 4-11 - 621 SP - 28-7 - 445 LJ - 17-0 - 609 800m - 2:29.77 Bold indicates NCAA Division II provisional mark % indicates NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark ! indicates program record @ indicates All-MIAA honors&nbsp;&nbsp;

TOPEKA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's track and field team placed sixth at the 2021 MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships that wrapped up Sunday (Feb. 28). Two Tigers took home championships while five earned All-MIAA honors. FHSU posted one automatic qualifying mark and two provisional marks on Sunday while picking up 56.5 team points, enough to match its best-ever finish at the event. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5994">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;won the high jump competition after again surpassing the NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark. The freshman cleared a height of 5-9.25 while finishing first in the high jump for the fifth time in five tries this season. Hart cleared the bar on her first attempt at each of the five heights she cleared. After breaking a pair of school records Saturday,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;matched one of those marks while earning one title and three All-MIAA honors on Sunday. Holman placed first in the 60m finals, matching her school-record time of 7.59. She then finished third in the 200m finals, crossing the line in 25 seconds flat. The junior rounded out the day with another podium finish, this time in the 4x400m relay with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>. The Tigers teamed up to post a time of 3:51.98, good for third place. Salmans also earned multiple All-MIAA accolades, placing third in the 800m finals with a time of 2:15.58.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;grabbed the Tigers an additional team point with an eighth-place finish in the race, posting a time of 2:20.26. Savolt helped the Tiger team score in the field events as well, placing sixth in the triple jump with a clearance of 38-9.5, a mark that surpasses the NCAA Division II provisional mark. Elsewhere in the field events,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;placed fifth in the high jump after clearing the 5-4.5 bar, grabbing FHSU 3.5 team points. The Tigers will now wait to see who is selected to compete in the 2021 NCAA Division II Indoor Track &amp; Field Championships, set to be announced Tuesday (March 2). Those selected will compete in Birmingham, Ala. March 12-13. The Tigers recorded six provisional marks this season, including three that currently rank in the top 13 in the country. Full FHSU Results Sunday Results - Day Two 60m Dash Finals 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59 @ ! 200m Dash Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 25.00 @ 800m Run Finals 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:15.58 @ 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:20.26 Mile Run <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5996">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- DNS 3,000m Run 10th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5980">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 10:27.69 16th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5963">Mirena Goncalves</a>&nbsp;- 10:43.72 21st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5970">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 10:47.98 4x400m Relay 3rd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3:51.98 @ High Jump 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5994">Alexandra Hart</a>&nbsp;- 5-9.25 @ % 5th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;- 5-4.5 13th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 5-2.5 16th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5962">Haley George</a>&nbsp;- 5-0.5 <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5993">Ellie Dusselier</a>&nbsp;- NH Triple Jump 6th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 38-9.5 14th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5983">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 36-5.5 Saturday Results - Day One 60m Dash Prelims 1st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 7.59Q ! 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5998">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 7.94 60m Hurdles Prelims 9th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 8.90 13th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6002">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 9.30 200m Dash Prelims 2nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;- 24.92q ! 22nd -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5998">Tori Poe</a>&nbsp;- 26.33 400m Dash Prelims 19th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6002">Chloe Stanley</a>&nbsp;- 1:02.59 800m Run Prelims 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>&nbsp;- 2:16.07Q 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>&nbsp;- 2:17.99q 14th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5982">Hannah Wiebe</a>&nbsp;- 2:22.26 5000m Run 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5980">Abigail Stewart</a>&nbsp;- 18:16.54 18th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5970">Brooke Navarro</a>&nbsp;- 19:11.14 Distance Medley Relay 7th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5969">Faith Little</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5976">Emily Salmans</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5996">Gretchen Kuffel</a>&nbsp;- 12:49.08 Long Jump 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 17-10.25 9th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 17-9.75 16th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5983">Paris Wolf</a>&nbsp;- 16-8.75 Pole Vault 11th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5968">Taylor Linn</a>&nbsp;- 11-4.5 <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5978">Maleigha Schmidt</a>&nbsp;- NH Weight Throw 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5964">Laurel Haley</a>&nbsp;- 53-0 21st -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5990">Jessie Castellucci</a>&nbsp;- 43-5.25 Pentathlon 4th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5975">Mattie Rossi</a>&nbsp;- 3,497 ! 60h - 8.92 - 927 HJ - 5-3.75 - 759 SP - 29-7.5 - 466 LJ - 17-7 - 660 800m - 2:30.59 - 685 8th -&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5977">Taylor Savolt</a>&nbsp;- 3,191 60h - 9.44 - 820 HJ - 4-11 - 621 SP - 28-7 - 445 LJ - 17-0 - 609 800m - 2:29.77 Bold indicates NCAA Division II provisional mark % indicates NCAA Division II automatic qualifying mark ! indicates program record @ indicates All-MIAA honors&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏃‍♀️ Tiger women finish sixth at MIAA Championship

MARYVILLE, Mo. - The No. 5 Fort Hays State women's basketball team secured sole possession of the 2021 MIAA regular season championship with Saturday's 70-47 win at Northwest Missouri State. The Tigers wrap up the regular season 20-2 overall and 20-2 in MIAA play, tied for the most conference wins by a league school in MIAA history. Fort Hays State used two big runs to take complete control in the first half. The Tigers scored the first 14 points of the game, holding the Bearcats scoreless for nearly seven minutes. Northwest (7-15, 7-15 MIAA) closed within seven late in the first quarter before Olivia Hollenbeck hit a layup before the buzzer sounded, giving the Tigers a 19-10 lead after 10 minutes.

The teams traded buckets early in the second quarter before FHSU went on its biggest run of the season, scoring the next 17 points to take a commanding 38-13 lead. The Tigers hit 6-of-7 from the floor during that stretch while forcing three Bearcat turnovers and six consecutive missed shots. Jaden Hobbs scored eight points during that stretch, including a 3-pointer at the 5:11 mark of the second quarter that put the senior over 1,000 points for her collegiate basketball career.

Northwest Missouri State scored six points late in the second quarter, making the halftime score 42-19 in favor of the Tigers. Freshmen took care of business for the Tigers in the third quarter, with Jessis Sallach, Emma Ruddle, Katie Wagner and Hollenbeck combining to score 16 of FHSU's 18 points. A 3-pointer from Wagner gave the Tigers a 33-point advantage late in the third quarter, 60-27, four points shy of their largest lead in a game this season. Northwest scored 11 consecutive points late in the game, but the Tigers had done more than enough early to seal the win. Fort Hays State hit 46.2 percent from the floor (24-of-52), eclipsing 45 percent for the 10th time this season. The Tiger defense held Northwest to a shooting percentage of 29.8 percent, the fourth time they've held an opponent below 30 percent. The Tigers dominated on the boards, outrebounding Northwest 39-27. FHSU forced 11 turnovers, scoring 13 points off those Bearcat miscues. Hobbs finished the game with 13 points and 11 rebounds, recording her fourth double-double of the season. Hollenbeck and Sallach both scored a game-high 14 points. Each also added four rebounds and one block. Whitney Randall added eight points and nine rebounds, with Ruddle contributing eight points and one steal. The Tigers have now won at least 20 games in each of the last 10 seasons. It is far and away the longest active streak in the MIAA, with the next closest school doing so in four-straight seasons. FHSU had eight 20-win seasons over the first 42 years of the program before the current streak began in 2011-12. The win is FHSU's 15th consecutive victory, tied for the fourth longest streak in program history. Fort Hays State will return to Gross Memorial Coliseum for at least one more game Wednesday (March 3) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip between the Tigers and Lions is set for 6 p.m. If the Tigers were to win on Wednesday, they would then host the semifinal and championship rounds of the tournament on Saturday and Sunday, respectively (March 6-7). Game times for those dates are TBD. FHSU season ticket holders can purchase tickets for Wednesday's game beginning at 8 a.m. Monday (March 1) with tickets available to the general public starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday (March 2). Ticket prices are $15 for lower level reserved seats and $10 for upper level general admission seats. Capacity will remain capped at 25 percent for the duration of the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;

MARYVILLE, Mo. - The No. 5 Fort Hays State women's basketball team secured sole possession of the 2021 MIAA regular season championship with Saturday's 70-47 win at Northwest Missouri State. The Tigers wrap up the regular season 20-2 overall and 20-2 in MIAA play, tied for the most conference wins by a league school in MIAA history. Fort Hays State used two big runs to take complete control in the first half. The Tigers scored the first 14 points of the game, holding the Bearcats scoreless for nearly seven minutes. Northwest (7-15, 7-15 MIAA) closed within seven late in the first quarter before Olivia Hollenbeck hit a layup before the buzzer sounded, giving the Tigers a 19-10 lead after 10 minutes.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994655896&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/womens-coach-hobson-interview-5" title="Tony Hobson Postgame at NW MissourI State 022721" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Tony Hobson Postgame at NW MissourI State 022721</a></div></div>The teams traded buckets early in the second quarter before FHSU went on its biggest run of the season, scoring the next 17 points to take a commanding 38-13 lead. The Tigers hit 6-of-7 from the floor during that stretch while forcing three Bearcat turnovers and six consecutive missed shots. Jaden Hobbs scored eight points during that stretch, including a 3-pointer at the 5:11 mark of the second quarter that put the senior over 1,000 points for her collegiate basketball career. <div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994655848&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-27-21-fhsu-wbkb-vs-nwms-highlights" title="#5 Fort Hays State WBB at NW Missouri State Highlights 022721" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">#5 Fort Hays State WBB at NW Missouri State Highlights 022721</a></div></div>Northwest Missouri State scored six points late in the second quarter, making the halftime score 42-19 in favor of the Tigers. Freshmen took care of business for the Tigers in the third quarter, with Jessis Sallach, Emma Ruddle, Katie Wagner and Hollenbeck combining to score 16 of FHSU's 18 points. A 3-pointer from Wagner gave the Tigers a 33-point advantage late in the third quarter, 60-27, four points shy of their largest lead in a game this season. Northwest scored 11 consecutive points late in the game, but the Tigers had done more than enough early to seal the win. Fort Hays State hit 46.2 percent from the floor (24-of-52), eclipsing 45 percent for the 10th time this season. The Tiger defense held Northwest to a shooting percentage of 29.8 percent, the fourth time they've held an opponent below 30 percent. The Tigers dominated on the boards, outrebounding Northwest 39-27. FHSU forced 11 turnovers, scoring 13 points off those Bearcat miscues. Hobbs finished the game with 13 points and 11 rebounds, recording her fourth double-double of the season. Hollenbeck and Sallach both scored a game-high 14 points. Each also added four rebounds and one block. Whitney Randall added eight points and nine rebounds, with Ruddle contributing eight points and one steal. The Tigers have now won at least 20 games in each of the last 10 seasons. It is far and away the longest active streak in the MIAA, with the next closest school doing so in four-straight seasons. FHSU had eight 20-win seasons over the first 42 years of the program before the current streak began in 2011-12. The win is FHSU's 15th consecutive victory, tied for the fourth longest streak in program history. Fort Hays State will return to Gross Memorial Coliseum for at least one more game Wednesday (March 3) when the Tigers host Missouri Southern in the quarterfinals of the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. First tip between the Tigers and Lions is set for 6 p.m. If the Tigers were to win on Wednesday, they would then host the semifinal and championship rounds of the tournament on Saturday and Sunday, respectively (March 6-7). Game times for those dates are TBD. FHSU season ticket holders can purchase tickets for Wednesday's game beginning at 8 a.m. Monday (March 1) with tickets available to the general public starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday (March 2). Ticket prices are $15 for lower level reserved seats and $10 for upper level general admission seats. Capacity will remain capped at 25 percent for the duration of the tournament.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏀 No. 5 Tiger women match MIAA win record with victory over Bearcats

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After its record streak in the Top 25 came to an end, Kansas spent the past the past three weeks quietly getting better, ripping off five consecutive wins before taking No. 14 Texas to overtime in a close loss on the road.

Baylor spent most of that same stretch mired in a COVID-19 shutdown.

So when No. 17 Kansas walked into Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, it had reason to be confident it could end the Bears’ perfect start. And by the time David McCormack finished pouring in 20 points, and Marcus Garrett added 14 on his senior night, the Jayhawks walked out with a 71-58 victory that left No. 1 Gonzaga as the nation’s only undefeated team.

“We had three weeks where they got worse and they had three weeks where they got better,” said Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose team led Kansas wire-to-wire in a 77-69 victory last month in Waco, Texas. “Even Superman has kryptonite and I guess COVID protocols are ours.”

Kansas (18-8, 12-6) had something to do with it, too.

The Jayhawks held the nation’s top 3-point shooting team to 6 of 26 from beyond the arc. They had a 48-28 advantage on the boards. They forced Baylor (18-1, 11-1) into early foul trouble and proceeded to go 18 of 26 from the foul line.

They also made sure Baylor would need to wait at least a few more days to clinch its first conference title since 1950.

“There were a lot of naysayers saying whatever they would like,” said McCormack, who fouled out in the final minutes. “We had our ebbs and flows, but we’re continuing to rise, and we’re going to continue to rise into March.”

MaCio Teague scored 18 points and Davion Mitchell added 13 for the Bears, but leading scorer Jared Butler was 2 of 9 from the field and managed just five points while Garrett — one of the nation’s best defenders — hounded him all night.

The result was just the Bears’ second loss in 12 games against ranked opponents over the past two years, and an end to the best start in school history — though one that still has them positioned for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

“It’s a huge win for us. It’s not going to get you a ring on your finger or anything like that, but it’s a big win,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We could have easily won in Austin and really finished strong, but I’m really happy with the way we played.”

Baylor got off to a lousy start, just like it did in its return from its long COVID-19 pause, when it struggled to a comeback win over Iowa State. The Bears had nearly as many air balls (three) as points (four) over the first 6-plus minutes, and foul trouble sent Butler, Mark Vital and Matthew Mayer to the bench for long stretches.

Baylor eventually got on track, only for Kansas to close with seven straight points and lead 33-30 at the break.

The Jayhawks kept stretching their lead early in the second half. Ochai Agbaji finally knocked down a 3 after missing his first six tries, and McCormack followed Garrett’s miss with an easy put-back to make it 41-33 at the under-16 timeout.

Thus began a back-and-forth tussle between what has become the two premier programs in the Big 12.

Seldom-used guard Dajuan Harris scored five straight points for Kansas. Teague answered with back-to-back 3-pointers for Baylor, getting fouled on the second one and turning it into a four-point play. Christian Braun drove the lane and drew fouls for the Jayhawks, then Vital began getting shots to go in the paint for the Bears.

Kansas was still clinging to a 57-52 lead with 5 minutes to go when Braun made a pair of free throws. That began a 10-2 run over the next 3 1/2 minutes, most of the offense coming at the foul line, effectively putting away the game.

“Our guys, we didn’t quit. We had chances,” Drew said. “It was down to five or seven, I thought we were right there. They drew a foul and I thought that was the turning point as far as our comeback.”

Garrett was the only player honored on senior night, which proceeded despite the late addition of UTEP to the schedule Thursday night. Fellow seniors Mitch Lightfoot and Chris Teahan plan to use COVID-19 rules to return next season.

Baylor committed just three turnovers the entire game. But the Bears had seven shots blocked, struggled from the field and the foul line and led for less than 5 minutes the entire game.

Kansas is starting to hit his stride — Self said as much following the game, when he addressed the roughly 2,000 fans allowed in the Phog due to COVID-19 restrictions. That momentum is a big reason why the Jayhawks added an extra game against UTEP this week, preventing them from a long layoff before the Big 12 Tournament.

Baylor visits No. 10 West Virginia on Tuesday night. Kansas plays the Miners in its final regular-season game.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — After its record streak in the Top 25 came to an end, Kansas spent the past the past three weeks quietly getting better, ripping off five consecutive wins before taking No. 14 Texas to overtime in a close loss on the road.Baylor spent most of that same stretch mired in a COVID-19 shutdown.So when No. 17 Kansas walked into Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday, it had reason to be confident it could end the Bears’ perfect start. And by the time David McCormack finished pouring in 20 points, and Marcus Garrett added 14 on his senior night, the Jayhawks walked out with a 71-58 victory that left No. 1 Gonzaga as the nation’s only undefeated team.“We had three weeks where they got worse and they had three weeks where they got better,” said Baylor coach Scott Drew, whose team led Kansas wire-to-wire in a 77-69 victory last month in Waco, Texas. “Even Superman has kryptonite and I guess COVID protocols are ours.”Kansas (18-8, 12-6) had something to do with it, too.The Jayhawks held the nation’s top 3-point shooting team to 6 of 26 from beyond the arc. They had a 48-28 advantage on the boards. They forced Baylor (18-1, 11-1) into early foul trouble and proceeded to go 18 of 26 from the foul line.They also made sure Baylor would need to wait at least a few more days to clinch its first conference title since 1950.“There were a lot of naysayers saying whatever they would like,” said McCormack, who fouled out in the final minutes. “We had our ebbs and flows, but we’re continuing to rise, and we’re going to continue to rise into March.”MaCio Teague scored 18 points and Davion Mitchell added 13 for the Bears, but leading scorer Jared Butler was 2 of 9 from the field and managed just five points while Garrett — one of the nation’s best defenders — hounded him all night.The result was just the Bears’ second loss in 12 games against ranked opponents over the past two years, and an end to the best start in school history — though one that still has them positioned for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.“It’s a huge win for us. It’s not going to get you a ring on your finger or anything like that, but it’s a big win,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “We could have easily won in Austin and really finished strong, but I’m really happy with the way we played.”Baylor got off to a lousy start, just like it did in its return from its long COVID-19 pause, when it struggled to a comeback win over Iowa State. The Bears had nearly as many air balls (three) as points (four) over the first 6-plus minutes, and foul trouble sent Butler, Mark Vital and Matthew Mayer to the bench for long stretches.Baylor eventually got on track, only for Kansas to close with seven straight points and lead 33-30 at the break.The Jayhawks kept stretching their lead early in the second half. Ochai Agbaji finally knocked down a 3 after missing his first six tries, and McCormack followed Garrett’s miss with an easy put-back to make it 41-33 at the under-16 timeout.Thus began a back-and-forth tussle between what has become the two premier programs in the Big 12.Seldom-used guard Dajuan Harris scored five straight points for Kansas. Teague answered with back-to-back 3-pointers for Baylor, getting fouled on the second one and turning it into a four-point play. Christian Braun drove the lane and drew fouls for the Jayhawks, then Vital began getting shots to go in the paint for the Bears.Kansas was still clinging to a 57-52 lead with 5 minutes to go when Braun made a pair of free throws. That began a 10-2 run over the next 3 1/2 minutes, most of the offense coming at the foul line, effectively putting away the game.“Our guys, we didn’t quit. We had chances,” Drew said. “It was down to five or seven, I thought we were right there. They drew a foul and I thought that was the turning point as far as our comeback.”SO LONG, SENIORGarrett was the only player honored on senior night, which proceeded despite the late addition of UTEP to the schedule Thursday night. Fellow seniors Mitch Lightfoot and Chris Teahan plan to use COVID-19 rules to return next season.BIG PICTUREBaylor committed just three turnovers the entire game. But the Bears had seven shots blocked, struggled from the field and the foul line and led for less than 5 minutes the entire game.Kansas is starting to hit his stride — Self said as much following the game, when he addressed the roughly 2,000 fans allowed in the Phog due to COVID-19 restrictions. That momentum is a big reason why the Jayhawks added an extra game against UTEP this week, preventing them from a long layoff before the Big 12 Tournament.UP NEXTBaylor visits No. 10 West Virginia on Tuesday night. Kansas plays the Miners in its final regular-season game.

🏀 No. 17 KU ends No. 2 Baylor’s perfect start with Senior Night win

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State men's basketball dropped its final regular season contest at No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State on Saturday. The Bearcats finished the season 21-1 by defeating the Tigers 87-62. Fort Hays State finished in a three-way tie for seventh in the MIAA standings, but did not advance to the eight-team MIAA Tournament due to tiebreaker criteria. FHSU wraps its season at 11-11 overall.

Northwest Missouri State never trailed, building a 15-point lead of 45-30 by halftime. The largest lead for the Bearcats was 30 points at the 4:30 mark of the second half. Though the Tigers shot a respectable 47.8 percent from the field, Northwest Missouri's 64 percent effort from the field overall and 55.6 percent clip beyond the 3-point line was too much for the Tigers to overcome. The Bearcats hit 15 3-point field goals compared to just three for the Tigers.

The Bearcats had five players reach double figures in scoring, led by Ryan Hawkins with 24 points. He was 9-of-14 from the field. Diego Bernard led the Bearcats in assists with nine. Hawkins, Wes Dreamer, and Trevor Hudgins all hit four 3-point field goals in the game. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5860">Bjarni Jonsson</a>&nbsp;was the only Tiger to reach double figures in scoring with 10 points. He was 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 at the free-throw line.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. The Tigers finished in a tie for seventh with Rogers State and Emporia State. Rogers State took the No. 7 seed by having a 2-1 record among the three teams tied. Since FHSU and Emporia State were both 1-2 among the group, Emporia took the No. 8 seed by virtue of their head-to-head win over FHSU in the only meeting of the season. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;finished the season with a team-best 18.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5868">Quinten Rock</a>&nbsp;(12.1) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5859">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;(10.7) also finished with a double-figure scoring average.&nbsp;&nbsp;

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Fort Hays State men's basketball dropped its final regular season contest at No. 1 ranked Northwest Missouri State on Saturday. The Bearcats finished the season 21-1 by defeating the Tigers 87-62. Fort Hays State finished in a three-way tie for seventh in the MIAA standings, but did not advance to the eight-team MIAA Tournament due to tiebreaker criteria. FHSU wraps its season at 11-11 overall.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994655857&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/mens-coach-johnson-interview-3" title="Mark Johnson Postgame at #1 NW MissourI State 022721" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mark Johnson Postgame at #1 NW MissourI State 022721</a></div></div>Northwest Missouri State never trailed, building a 15-point lead of 45-30 by halftime. The largest lead for the Bearcats was 30 points at the 4:30 mark of the second half. Though the Tigers shot a respectable 47.8 percent from the field, Northwest Missouri's 64 percent effort from the field overall and 55.6 percent clip beyond the 3-point line was too much for the Tigers to overcome. The Bearcats hit 15 3-point field goals compared to just three for the Tigers.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994655836&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-27-21-fhsu-mbkb-vs-nwms-highlights" title="Fort Hays State at #1 NW Missouri State Highlghts 022721" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Fort Hays State at #1 NW Missouri State Highlghts 022721</a></div></div>The Bearcats had five players reach double figures in scoring, led by Ryan Hawkins with 24 points. He was 9-of-14 from the field. Diego Bernard led the Bearcats in assists with nine. Hawkins, Wes Dreamer, and Trevor Hudgins all hit four 3-point field goals in the game. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5860">Bjarni Jonsson</a>&nbsp;was the only Tiger to reach double figures in scoring with 10 points. He was 4-of-7 from the field and 2-of-3 at the free-throw line.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. The Tigers finished in a tie for seventh with Rogers State and Emporia State. Rogers State took the No. 7 seed by having a 2-1 record among the three teams tied. Since FHSU and Emporia State were both 1-2 among the group, Emporia took the No. 8 seed by virtue of their head-to-head win over FHSU in the only meeting of the season. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5865">Jared Vitztum</a>&nbsp;finished the season with a team-best 18.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5868">Quinten Rock</a>&nbsp;(12.1) and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5859">Kaleb Hammeke</a>&nbsp;(10.7) also finished with a double-figure scoring average.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏀 Tigers season comes to and end following loss to top-ranked Bearcats

HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Pittsburg State on Saturday (Feb. 27), falling 9-1 in the opener before coming up shot in a 6-0 loss in the nightcap. The Tigers and Gorillas will wrap up the conference series Sunday with a single game beginning at noon. Game 1 - Pittsburg State 9, Fort Hays State 1 FHSU's&nbsp;Zach Berg and PSU's David Henderson were locked in a pitcher's dual for much of the opener, with each pitcher allowing just one run over six innings. Neither side scored until the fifth when Jaxson Webb&nbsp;sent a 3-2 pitch sailing over the left-field fence. The Gorillas answered right back, manufacturing a run in the top of the sixth. Berg escaped the inning without further damage after recording his sixth strikeout. Pittsburg State took the lead in the next half inning before tacking on five unearned runs in the eighth. Fort Hays State had a chance to match PSU's run in the seventh, loading the bases with one out. But Gorilla reliever Justin Root escaped the jam with a line out and a ground out. Webb collected three of FHSU's six hits in game one, finishing 3-for-4. Drake Angeron&nbsp;collected two bunt singles, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043">Grant Schmidt</a>&nbsp;recorded the only other hit for the Tigers. Berg finished the game with a line of 6.0 innings, three hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Jacob Ensz&nbsp;(0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs (one earned) over one inning of work. Game 2 - Pittsburg State 6, Fort Hays State 0 Pittsburg State got a quick start in game two, plating five runs (three earned) on three Tiger errors in the first inning. The Tigers never responded, failing to advance a runner past second all evening. Drake Angeron tallied three of the five Tiger hits in game two while stealing one base.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6050">Corbin Truslow</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043">Grant Schmidt</a>&nbsp;also singled for the Tigers. Hunter Parker (0-1) took the loss after allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits over 1.1 innings of work. Ryan Ruder tossed 5.1 innings of solid relief for the Tigers, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out three Gorillas. Jacob Douglas&nbsp;recorded 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, striking out one.&nbsp;&nbsp;

HAYS, Kan. - The Fort Hays State baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader against Pittsburg State on Saturday (Feb. 27), falling 9-1 in the opener before coming up shot in a 6-0 loss in the nightcap. The Tigers and Gorillas will wrap up the conference series Sunday with a single game beginning at noon. Game 1 - Pittsburg State 9, Fort Hays State 1 FHSU's&nbsp;Zach Berg and PSU's David Henderson were locked in a pitcher's dual for much of the opener, with each pitcher allowing just one run over six innings. Neither side scored until the fifth when Jaxson Webb&nbsp;sent a 3-2 pitch sailing over the left-field fence. The Gorillas answered right back, manufacturing a run in the top of the sixth. Berg escaped the inning without further damage after recording his sixth strikeout. Pittsburg State took the lead in the next half inning before tacking on five unearned runs in the eighth. Fort Hays State had a chance to match PSU's run in the seventh, loading the bases with one out. But Gorilla reliever Justin Root escaped the jam with a line out and a ground out. Webb collected three of FHSU's six hits in game one, finishing 3-for-4. Drake Angeron&nbsp;collected two bunt singles, while&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043">Grant Schmidt</a>&nbsp;recorded the only other hit for the Tigers. Berg finished the game with a line of 6.0 innings, three hits, one run, three walks and six strikeouts. Jacob Ensz&nbsp;(0-1) took the loss after allowing four runs (one earned) over one inning of work. Game 2 - Pittsburg State 6, Fort Hays State 0 Pittsburg State got a quick start in game two, plating five runs (three earned) on three Tiger errors in the first inning. The Tigers never responded, failing to advance a runner past second all evening. Drake Angeron tallied three of the five Tiger hits in game two while stealing one base.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6050">Corbin Truslow</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=6043">Grant Schmidt</a>&nbsp;also singled for the Tigers. Hunter Parker (0-1) took the loss after allowing five runs (three earned) on four hits over 1.1 innings of work. Ryan Ruder tossed 5.1 innings of solid relief for the Tigers, allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out three Gorillas. Jacob Douglas&nbsp;recorded 1.1 innings of scoreless relief, striking out one.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

 ⚾ Tigers fall in home opener

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Once recruited by Kansas State, Sean McNeil showcased why the Wildcats wanted him by coming up strong again for West Virginia.

McNeil scored 16 points and No. 10 West Virginia used two big runs in the second half to beat Kansas State 65-43 on Saturday.

“I think it was a tough shooting night for all of us all down the board,” McNeil said. “At halftime, we talked, made some adjustments and figured out who we were really going to be. We came out in the second half and kind of showed that.

“I think we picked our defensive intensity up and that kind of led to some easy buckets.”

McNeil is shooting 29 of 54 (54%) from the floor over his last five games, including 18 of 35 (51%) from 3-point range. McNeil has improved his scoring average from 5.5 last year to 11.7 this season.

“We tried recruiting him. But of course he chose closer to home,” Kansas State coach Bruce Webber said. “His improvement from last year to this year, but even during this year is astronomical. He’s got that pure jump shot.”

The Mountaineers (17-6, 10-4 Big 12) have won six of their last seven, including wins over No. 18 Texas Tech, No. 14 Texas and No. 17 Kansas.

Both teams started without their point guards. Kansas State freshman Nijel Pack, the team’s leading scorer, sat out with an eye infection, and the Wildcats were unable to make up for his floor presence.

“We don’t have ballhandlers and passers. I think he’s one of the leaders in the league in assist to turnovers ratio,” Webber said. “He’s one of the ones who can make big shots and he’s good at that.”

West Virginia’s Miles McBride was banged up in practice and missed the first eight minutes of Saturday’s game. He was held to five points.

With McBride limited and teammates Derek Culver and Jalen Bridges getting into early foul trouble, West Virginia was sluggish in the first half. Davion Bradford took advantage of Culver’s absence with seven first-half points and the Wildcats trailed 26-22 at halftime.

West Virginia scored the first seven points of the second half. Jordan McCabe, who started the game in place of leading scorer Miles McBride, then scored all seven of his points during a 17-0 run that gave the Mountaineers their largest lead, 59-34, with 5:14 remaining.

“I thought the second half we played pretty well. We were pretty efficient,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. “The first half was a miserable half for both teams.”

In the teams’ last meeting Jan. 23, Kansas State committed 28 turnovers and lost 69-47 in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats committed 18 turnovers on Saturday, leading to 23 points for West Virginia.

Culver added 11 points for West Virginia.

Bradford finished with 11 points, and Mike McGuirl had 10 for Kansas State (7-19, 3-14). The Wildcats were held to their second-lowest points total of the season.

Kansas State: The Wildcats saw a two-game winning streak snapped. They were coming off a 62-57 win Tuesday over No. 7 Oklahoma, but couldn’t pull off a second upset of a Top 25 team this season.

West Virginia: The Mountaineers got off to a good start as part of a four-game home blitz over eight days to finish the regular season.

“That’s huge, for us especially,” McNeil said. “Mostly every time we travel, we’ve got anywhere from a two- to three-hour flight. We love playing at home in front of these fans, so we can get some confidence going into the Big 12 tournament.”

One game after making just 58% of its free throws in a win over TCU, West Virginia went 15 of 17 (88%) against Kansas State.

Huggins earned his 898th career win, just behind North Carolina’s Roy Williams. Both could reach Bob Knight’s 902 victories this season.

West Virginia should take another step up after several teams ranked higher lost in the past week.

Kansas State: At Iowa State next Saturday.

West Virginia: Hosts No. 2 Baylor on Tuesday night.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Once recruited by Kansas State, Sean McNeil showcased why the Wildcats wanted him by coming up strong again for West Virginia.McNeil scored 16 points and No. 10 West Virginia used two big runs in the second half to beat Kansas State 65-43 on Saturday.“I think it was a tough shooting night for all of us all down the board,” McNeil said. “At halftime, we talked, made some adjustments and figured out who we were really going to be. We came out in the second half and kind of showed that.“I think we picked our defensive intensity up and that kind of led to some easy buckets.”McNeil is shooting 29 of 54 (54%) from the floor over his last five games, including 18 of 35 (51%) from 3-point range. McNeil has improved his scoring average from 5.5 last year to 11.7 this season.“We tried recruiting him. But of course he chose closer to home,” Kansas State coach Bruce Webber said. “His improvement from last year to this year, but even during this year is astronomical. He’s got that pure jump shot.”The Mountaineers (17-6, 10-4 Big 12) have won six of their last seven, including wins over No. 18 Texas Tech, No. 14 Texas and No. 17 Kansas.Both teams started without their point guards. Kansas State freshman Nijel Pack, the team’s leading scorer, sat out with an eye infection, and the Wildcats were unable to make up for his floor presence.“We don’t have ballhandlers and passers. I think he’s one of the leaders in the league in assist to turnovers ratio,” Webber said. “He’s one of the ones who can make big shots and he’s good at that.”West Virginia’s Miles McBride was banged up in practice and missed the first eight minutes of Saturday’s game. He was held to five points.With McBride limited and teammates Derek Culver and Jalen Bridges getting into early foul trouble, West Virginia was sluggish in the first half. Davion Bradford took advantage of Culver’s absence with seven first-half points and the Wildcats trailed 26-22 at halftime.West Virginia scored the first seven points of the second half. Jordan McCabe, who started the game in place of leading scorer Miles McBride, then scored all seven of his points during a 17-0 run that gave the Mountaineers their largest lead, 59-34, with 5:14 remaining.“I thought the second half we played pretty well. We were pretty efficient,” West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said. “The first half was a miserable half for both teams.”In the teams’ last meeting Jan. 23, Kansas State committed 28 turnovers and lost 69-47 in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats committed 18 turnovers on Saturday, leading to 23 points for West Virginia.Culver added 11 points for West Virginia.Bradford finished with 11 points, and Mike McGuirl had 10 for Kansas State (7-19, 3-14). The Wildcats were held to their second-lowest points total of the season.BIG PICTUREKansas State: The Wildcats saw a two-game winning streak snapped. They were coming off a 62-57 win Tuesday over No. 7 Oklahoma, but couldn’t pull off a second upset of a Top 25 team this season.West Virginia: The Mountaineers got off to a good start as part of a four-game home blitz over eight days to finish the regular season.“That’s huge, for us especially,” McNeil said. “Mostly every time we travel, we’ve got anywhere from a two- to three-hour flight. We love playing at home in front of these fans, so we can get some confidence going into the Big 12 tournament.”FREE THROW IMPROVEMENTOne game after making just 58% of its free throws in a win over TCU, West Virginia went 15 of 17 (88%) against Kansas State.CLOSING IN ON 900Huggins earned his 898th career win, just behind North Carolina’s Roy Williams. Both could reach Bob Knight’s 902 victories this season.POLL IMPLICATIONSWest Virginia should take another step up after several teams ranked higher lost in the past week.UP NEXTKansas State: At Iowa State next Saturday.West Virginia: Hosts No. 2 Baylor on Tuesday night.

 🏀 K-State falls at No. 10 West Virginia

TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball split a pair of games on Saturday at the Washburn Invitational. The Tigers fell 3-1 in their weekend opener to Missouri-St. Louis, but bounced back for an 8-0 run-rule win over Sioux Falls. Missouri-St. Louis 3, Fort Hays State 1 The Tigers struggled to find runs despite producing seven hits in a loss to Missouri-St. Louis. The Tigers left six runners on base, and a golden opportunity with bases-loaded and no-outs in the second ended with a strike out, a pop up, and a ground out. The Tigers surrendered single runs to the Tritons in the second, third, and fourth innings. Jenna Towle doubled home a run in the second, Irene Travis produced a sacrifice fly in the third, and the Tigers committed an error in the fourth to allow a run. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5884">Sara Breckbill</a>&nbsp;generated the only run for the Tigers with an RBI double in the sixth.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5890">Hannah Gates</a>&nbsp;scored on the play, who came in to pinch run for&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5895">Kristen Reed</a>&nbsp;who doubled earlier in the inning. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5893">Michaelanne Nelson</a>&nbsp;took the loss for FHSU in the pitching circle. She allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks. She struck out five. Jenna Towle earned the complete-game win for UMSL, scattering seven hits with no walks. She also struck out five. Fort Hays State 8, Sioux Falls 0 The Tigers scored their runs in bunches in the second contest of the day, forcing the eight-run rule by the end of the fifth. The Tigers plated three in the first, two in the fourth, and three in the fifth to build the 8-0 lead.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5887">Hailey Chapman</a>&nbsp;finished with a complete-game shutout in the pitching circle. In the first inning,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5883">Loren Beggs</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5892">Lexi Kagan</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5896">Lily Sale</a>&nbsp;all produced RBIs. In the fourth,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5894">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;joined the RBI parade and Beggs added another to make it 5-0. The Tigers plated all three runs in the fifth inning due to a rash of three errors by the Cougars. Chapman allowed only three hits and walked one in her 5.0 inning shutout effort. She struck out four. Shayla Shaver took the loss for Sioux Falls, surrendering eight runs (five earned) on nine hits and four walks. She also hit four Tiger batters, but struck out five.

TOPEKA, Kan. – Fort Hays State Softball split a pair of games on Saturday at the Washburn Invitational. The Tigers fell 3-1 in their weekend opener to Missouri-St. Louis, but bounced back for an 8-0 run-rule win over Sioux Falls. Missouri-St. Louis 3, Fort Hays State 1 The Tigers struggled to find runs despite producing seven hits in a loss to Missouri-St. Louis. The Tigers left six runners on base, and a golden opportunity with bases-loaded and no-outs in the second ended with a strike out, a pop up, and a ground out. The Tigers surrendered single runs to the Tritons in the second, third, and fourth innings. Jenna Towle doubled home a run in the second, Irene Travis produced a sacrifice fly in the third, and the Tigers committed an error in the fourth to allow a run. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5884">Sara Breckbill</a>&nbsp;generated the only run for the Tigers with an RBI double in the sixth.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5890">Hannah Gates</a>&nbsp;scored on the play, who came in to pinch run for&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5895">Kristen Reed</a>&nbsp;who doubled earlier in the inning. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5893">Michaelanne Nelson</a>&nbsp;took the loss for FHSU in the pitching circle. She allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and four walks. She struck out five. Jenna Towle earned the complete-game win for UMSL, scattering seven hits with no walks. She also struck out five. Fort Hays State 8, Sioux Falls 0 The Tigers scored their runs in bunches in the second contest of the day, forcing the eight-run rule by the end of the fifth. The Tigers plated three in the first, two in the fourth, and three in the fifth to build the 8-0 lead.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5887">Hailey Chapman</a>&nbsp;finished with a complete-game shutout in the pitching circle. In the first inning,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5883">Loren Beggs</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5892">Lexi Kagan</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5896">Lily Sale</a>&nbsp;all produced RBIs. In the fourth,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5894">Grace Philop</a>&nbsp;joined the RBI parade and Beggs added another to make it 5-0. The Tigers plated all three runs in the fifth inning due to a rash of three errors by the Cougars. Chapman allowed only three hits and walked one in her 5.0 inning shutout effort. She struck out four. Shayla Shaver took the loss for Sioux Falls, surrendering eight runs (five earned) on nine hits and four walks. She also hit four Tiger batters, but struck out five.FHSU Athletics

🥎 FHSU softball splits Saturday action at Washburn Invitational

SALINA – The Ellis girls had a pair of wrestlers earn medals
Friday at the girls division II state championship tournament Friday in Salina.

At 143 pounds freshman Kaydawn Haag earned a second-place
finish in her first ever trip to the state tournament. 

Haag opened the tournament with a first period fall over
Isabelle Masters of Burlingame.

In the championship semifinals Haag earned a 7-1 win over
Trego’s Sydney Boyle.

In the finals Livia Swift of Pratt defeated Haag &nbsp;4-2 to claim the title.

Junior Haley Cranwell finished fifth at 126 pounds.

Cranwell opened the tournament with a second period fall
over Gabby Rusk of Fort Scott. 

In the second round Cranwell lost by a first period fall to
the eventual champion Jordyn Knecht of Paola.

Cranwell went 1-1 on the consolation side of the bracket, wrapping
up the tournament with a 9-7 win over Rusk of Fort Scott in the fifth-place
match.

SALINA – The Ellis girls had a pair of wrestlers earn medals
Friday at the girls division II state championship tournament Friday in Salina.At 143 pounds freshman Kaydawn Haag earned a second-place
finish in her first ever trip to the state tournament. Haag opened the tournament with a first period fall over
Isabelle Masters of Burlingame.In the championship semifinals Haag earned a 7-1 win over
Trego’s Sydney Boyle.In the finals Livia Swift of Pratt defeated Haag &nbsp;4-2 to claim the title.Haag earned a second-place finished.Trego's Boyle finished 3rd.Junior Haley Cranwell finished fifth at 126 pounds.Cranwell opened the tournament with a second period fall
over Gabby Rusk of Fort Scott. In the second round Cranwell lost by a first period fall to
the eventual champion Jordyn Knecht of Paola.Cranwell went 1-1 on the consolation side of the bracket, wrapping
up the tournament with a 9-7 win over Rusk of Fort Scott in the fifth-place
match.

🤼‍♀️Ellis’ Haag 2nd; Cranwell 6th at state tournament

The Hays High Indians hosted Great Bend to close out the regular season and with it honored six seniors. The boys and girls team each recognized their three seniors. Re Green, Ginny Ke, and Maia Lummus on the girls team. TJ Nunnery, Jason Krannawitter, and Dalyn Schwarz for the boys.

GirlsGreat Bend 46 - Hays 40 The opportunities were there for Hays High against Great Bend. They just couldn't take advantage falling 46-40 in the final game of the regular season. The Indians trailed 9-2 in the first quarter after starting the game 1-12 from the field. Hays would tie the game at nine and eventually grab their only first half lead on a free throw at 13-12. Great Bend took the lead back and led 21-20 at halftime.

Great Bend could never push their lead higher than three during the third quarter and Morgan Engle tied the game at 28 on a three pointer with just one second before the fourth quarter.

It took three minutes for either team to get on the board in the fourth quarter. Hays would take their biggest lead of the game at 30-28. It would be their final lead and short lived at just twenty seconds.&nbsp;

Trailing by seven Re Green and Carly Lang hit threes forty-five seconds apart to pull within one at 39-38 with two minutes left. The Indians though would only score two points the remainder of the game on a pair of Jersey Johnson free throws.

Hays falls to 6-14. Great Bend improves to 7-11. They both finish conference play at 1-7.

Both are part of the same 5A Sub-State with Salina Central and Salina South. The Indians will play the top seeded Central Mustangs on Tuesday in Salina. Great Bend also travels to Salina and plays at South High School.

If short-handed Great Bend wasn't supposed to give the number undefeated team in 5A a run on Friday night, nobody relayed the message to the Panthers. Hays High saw Great Bend hit five of their first six shots which included three of three behind the arc for a 13-5 lead.

The Panthers continued to lead for the entire first quarter and kept a one point lead at 18-17 with 3:20 remaining in the second quarter. A Jace Linenberger basket pushed Hays to the lead at 19-18 with 2:25 left before halftime. The Indians never trailed again.

The Indian defense allowed just two third quarter points but scored just seven themselves taking a 32-23 lead to the final quarter. Hays steadily grew the lead through the fourth quarter with the help of eight of eight shooting from the free throw line and five of nine shooting from the field.

An alley-oop dunk finished by senior TJ Nunnery was the finishing touches on senior night allowing the three seniors to be taken off the floor before the final 50-32 final.

Jace Linenberger led all scoring with 15. Dalyn Schwarz added 11 and Nunnery's dunk put him at ten points.

Hays finishes the regular season at 20-0 and wins the Western Athletic Conference at 8-0. Great Bend drops to 4-14 and 1-7.

The same two teams will meet up in the first round of Sub-State in Hays next Wednesday.

The Hays High Indians hosted Great Bend to close out the regular season and with it honored six seniors. The boys and girls team each recognized their three seniors. Re Green, Ginny Ke, and Maia Lummus on the girls team. TJ Nunnery, Jason Krannawitter, and Dalyn Schwarz for the boys.GirlsGreat Bend 46 - Hays 40 The opportunities were there for Hays High against Great Bend. They just couldn't take advantage falling 46-40 in the final game of the regular season. The Indians trailed 9-2 in the first quarter after starting the game 1-12 from the field. Hays would tie the game at nine and eventually grab their only first half lead on a free throw at 13-12. Great Bend took the lead back and led 21-20 at halftime. Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994200859&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-26-21-hhs-wbkb-vs-great-bend-highlights" title="02 - 26 - 21 HHS WBKB Vs Great Bend Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 26 - 21 HHS WBKB Vs Great Bend Highlights</a></div></div>Great Bend could never push their lead higher than three during the third quarter and Morgan Engle tied the game at 28 on a three pointer with just one second before the fourth quarter.It took three minutes for either team to get on the board in the fourth quarter. Hays would take their biggest lead of the game at 30-28. It would be their final lead and short lived at just twenty seconds.&nbsp;Coach Len Melvin<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994200880&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/womens-coach-melvin-interview-1" title="Womens Coach Melvin Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Womens Coach Melvin Interview</a></div></div>Trailing by seven Re Green and Carly Lang hit threes forty-five seconds apart to pull within one at 39-38 with two minutes left. The Indians though would only score two points the remainder of the game on a pair of Jersey Johnson free throws.Hays falls to 6-14. Great Bend improves to 7-11. They both finish conference play at 1-7.Both are part of the same 5A Sub-State with Salina Central and Salina South. The Indians will play the top seeded Central Mustangs on Tuesday in Salina. Great Bend also travels to Salina and plays at South High School.Boys#1 Hays 50 - Great Bend 32If short-handed Great Bend wasn't supposed to give the number undefeated team in 5A a run on Friday night, nobody relayed the message to the Panthers. Hays High saw Great Bend hit five of their first six shots which included three of three behind the arc for a 13-5 lead.The Panthers continued to lead for the entire first quarter and kept a one point lead at 18-17 with 3:20 remaining in the second quarter. A Jace Linenberger basket pushed Hays to the lead at 19-18 with 2:25 left before halftime. The Indians never trailed again.Highlights<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994200850&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-26-21-hhs-mbkb-vs-great-bend-highlights" title="02 - 26 - 21 HHS MBKB Vs Great Bend Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 26 - 21 HHS MBKB Vs Great Bend Highlights</a></div></div>The Indian defense allowed just two third quarter points but scored just seven themselves taking a 32-23 lead to the final quarter. Hays steadily grew the lead through the fourth quarter with the help of eight of eight shooting from the free throw line and five of nine shooting from the field.An alley-oop dunk finished by senior TJ Nunnery was the finishing touches on senior night allowing the three seniors to be taken off the floor before the final 50-32 final.Coach Alex Hutchins<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/994200871&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=true&show_comments=false&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/mens-coach-hutchins-interview-1" title="Mens Coach Hutchins Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Mens Coach Hutchins Interview</a></div></div>Jace Linenberger led all scoring with 15. Dalyn Schwarz added 11 and Nunnery's dunk put him at ten points.Hays finishes the regular season at 20-0 and wins the Western Athletic Conference at 8-0. Great Bend drops to 4-14 and 1-7.The same two teams will meet up in the first round of Sub-State in Hays next Wednesday.

Hays High honors six on senior night

The Hays High Indians wrestling team brought home two more medals from the 5A state tournament in Park City Friday.

Freshman Harley Zimmerman earned a fourth place finish in his first trip to state.

Zimmerman opened the tournament with a 10-8 win over Kyle Adams from Topeak-Seaman.

He then lost by a 22-11 major decision to Hayden Mills over Blue Valley Southwest.

On the back side of the bracket Zimmerman went 1-1, losing in the third place match to Clayton Bowers of Maize 3-2.

At 220 pounds Hays High junior Gavin Meyers entered the tournament 23-0.

He earned a first period fall over Gabe Cornett of KC Turner in the first round.

But lost in the championship semifinals 3-1 in overtime.

Meyers then lost his consolation semifinal match 4-1 to Dylan Ward of Lansing and was forced to injury defeat in the fifth place match.

Meyers finished&nbsp; the year 24-3.&nbsp;

The Hays High Indians wrestling team brought home two more medals from the 5A state tournament in Park City Friday.Freshman Harley Zimmerman earned a fourth place finish in his first trip to state.Zimmerman opened the tournament with a 10-8 win over Kyle Adams from Topeak-Seaman.He then lost by a 22-11 major decision to Hayden Mills over Blue Valley Southwest.On the back side of the bracket Zimmerman went 1-1, losing in the third place match to Clayton Bowers of Maize 3-2.At 220 pounds Hays High junior Gavin Meyers entered the tournament 23-0.He earned a first period fall over Gabe Cornett of KC Turner in the first round.But lost in the championship semifinals 3-1 in overtime.Meyers then lost his consolation semifinal match 4-1 to Dylan Ward of Lansing and was forced to injury defeat in the fifth place match.Meyers finished&nbsp; the year 24-3.&nbsp;He's a two-time state placer.

🤼‍♂️HHS Zimmerman 4th; Meyers 6th at state tournament

The Hays High Indians close out the regular season with a matchup with their rivals Great Bend Panthers Friday night at Hays High School.

The girls game is set to start at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow. Our coverage begins at 5:40 with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame Show. Girls game

&nbsp; &nbsp; You can also listen to the games on&nbsp;<a href="https://radio.securenetsystems.net/cwa/KFIX">96.9 KFIX</a>

The Hays High Indians close out the regular season with a matchup with their rivals Great Bend Panthers Friday night at Hays High School.The girls game is set to start at 6 p.m. with the boys to follow. Our coverage begins at 5:40 with the Hertz Rental Car Pregame Show. Girls game<figure>
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 🏀WATCH: Hays High v Great Bend

During Brooklyn Schaffer's sophomore year, she had a conversation with her older sister. The talk centered around volleyball, a sport the two had played since elementary school. Brooklyn said she thought she could go on to the next level to play volleyball.&nbsp;

At the time Albany was playing for the Warhawks of University of Lousiana-Monroe and had the insight that Brooklyn was looking for. Brooklyn said the conversation led to Albany helping her start the recruiting process.

That process came to an official end Friday as Brooklyn signed her National Letter of Intent to play for Florida State College at Jacksonville. The two year college will be the spring board that Brooklyn looks to use in getting to another school. Her head coach the next two seasons comes with a wealth of experience including qualifying for the Olympics in Beach Volleyball for Puerto Rico.

First year head coach Shannon Funk said that one of the main skills that sets Schaffer up well for college is her ability to read the ball on the other side of net from her libero position. That allows her to be in the correct position defensively.&nbsp;&nbsp;

During Brooklyn Schaffer's sophomore year, she had a conversation with her older sister. The talk centered around volleyball, a sport the two had played since elementary school. Brooklyn said she thought she could go on to the next level to play volleyball.&nbsp;At the time Albany was playing for the Warhawks of University of Lousiana-Monroe and had the insight that Brooklyn was looking for. Brooklyn said the conversation led to Albany helping her start the recruiting process.Brooklyn Schaffer<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/993692620&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/brooklyn-schaffer" title="Brooklyn Schaffer" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Brooklyn Schaffer</a></div></div>That process came to an official end Friday as Brooklyn signed her National Letter of Intent to play for Florida State College at Jacksonville. The two year college will be the spring board that Brooklyn looks to use in getting to another school. Her head coach the next two seasons comes with a wealth of experience including qualifying for the Olympics in Beach Volleyball for Puerto Rico.Coach Shannon Funk<div><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/993693691&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/shannon-funk-about-brooklyn-schaffer" title="Shannon Funk about Brooklyn Schaffer" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Shannon Funk about Brooklyn Schaffer</a></div></div>First year head coach Shannon Funk said that one of the main skills that sets Schaffer up well for college is her ability to read the ball on the other side of net from her libero position. That allows her to be in the correct position defensively.&nbsp;&nbsp;

HHS' Brooklyn Schaffer headed for the Sunshine State

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team clinched a share of its third regular season MIAA championship Thursday evening (Feb. 25), fighting off Missouri Western on the road, 77-69.

Fort Hays State has also all but locked up the top overall seed in the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. Barring any cancellations over the final two games of the regular season, the Tigers would have home-court advantage throughout the tournament. FHSU will host a quarterfinal game on Wednesday (March 3) and would host the semifinals on Saturday (March 6) and the championship on Sunday (March 7) if they were to advance to the weekend. Times are TBA. Both teams traded punches throughout the first half, combining to shoot 50 percent from the floor. There were eight lead changes and six ties, while neither team led by more than five. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;led all scorers with 17 first-half points, hitting 6-of-11 from the floor including a pair of 3-pointers. All eight Tigers who played in the opening half got on the scoresheet, with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5853">Sydney Golladay</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5849">Madison Mittie</a>&nbsp;all adding 3-pointers before the break, helping the Tigers to a slim 39-37 lead. As they have in games all season, the Tigers took firm control of the game with a dominant 10 minute stretch. This time the run came in the second half, spanning the final four minutes of the third quarter and the first six minutes of the fourth period. FHSU outscored the Griffons 25-8 over that stretch, hitting 8-of-13 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the line while forcing seven turnovers and holding MWSU to just three field goals. With the Tigers leading by just one, 48-47, Randall and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5858">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers push the lead to nine with an 8-0 run. Randall scored six of those points, giving the senior a career-high 27 points before the end of the third quarter. Hobbs capped off the quarter with her second 3-pointer, giving the Tigers a 60-52 lead with 10 minutes to play. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5856">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;took over in the fourth quarter, scoring eight points over a three-minute span to help the Tigers push their lead to 18. Hobbs drained another triple and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5854">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;added a bucket to put FHSU in front 73-55 with 4:12 to play. Missouri Western closed within six with 16 seconds to play, but it was too little, too late for the Griffons.

Randall led all scorers with a career-high 29 points, the most points scored by a Tiger this season. The Alva, Okla. native hit 9-of-16 from the floor and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe while matching her career-high with five assists alongside five rebounds. Hobbs tallied 11 points, six assists, four rebounds, two steals and one block. Sallach finished with 10 points after hitting all three of her field goals. Hollenbeck added eight points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5858">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;contributes seven points, one rebound and one block. Golladay filled up the stats sheet with six points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5849">Madison Mittie</a>&nbsp;led the team while matching her career-high with eight rebounds alongside four points, one assist and one steal.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5855">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;chipped in two points, two rebounds and one steal. Fort Hays State hit at least 40 percent from the floor in all four quarters, finishing the game at 45.6 percent (26-of-57). The Tigers scored an impressive 17 points off 17 Griffon turnovers. The Griffons finished the game shooting 52.8 percent from the floor (28-of-53), the best shooting percentage for an FHSU opponent this season. The win was Fort Hays State's first road win over Missouri Western since December 2013. The Tigers have now won 14-straight games, tied for the fifth-longest stretch in team history. The Tigers will look to clinch the regular season title outright and tie the MIAA record for conference wins in a season on Saturday when they finish the schedule at Northwest Missouri State. First tip is slated for 1:30 p.m. from Maryville, Mo.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
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 </figure>ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team clinched a share of its third regular season MIAA championship Thursday evening (Feb. 25), fighting off Missouri Western on the road, 77-69.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/993281782&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/womens-coach-hobson-interview-4" title="Womens Coach Hobson Interview" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Womens Coach Hobson Interview</a></div></div>Fort Hays State has also all but locked up the top overall seed in the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust. Barring any cancellations over the final two games of the regular season, the Tigers would have home-court advantage throughout the tournament. FHSU will host a quarterfinal game on Wednesday (March 3) and would host the semifinals on Saturday (March 6) and the championship on Sunday (March 7) if they were to advance to the weekend. Times are TBA. Both teams traded punches throughout the first half, combining to shoot 50 percent from the floor. There were eight lead changes and six ties, while neither team led by more than five. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;led all scorers with 17 first-half points, hitting 6-of-11 from the floor including a pair of 3-pointers. All eight Tigers who played in the opening half got on the scoresheet, with&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5853">Sydney Golladay</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5849">Madison Mittie</a>&nbsp;all adding 3-pointers before the break, helping the Tigers to a slim 39-37 lead. As they have in games all season, the Tigers took firm control of the game with a dominant 10 minute stretch. This time the run came in the second half, spanning the final four minutes of the third quarter and the first six minutes of the fourth period. FHSU outscored the Griffons 25-8 over that stretch, hitting 8-of-13 from the floor and 7-of-9 from the line while forcing seven turnovers and holding MWSU to just three field goals. With the Tigers leading by just one, 48-47, Randall and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5858">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;helped the Tigers push the lead to nine with an 8-0 run. Randall scored six of those points, giving the senior a career-high 27 points before the end of the third quarter. Hobbs capped off the quarter with her second 3-pointer, giving the Tigers a 60-52 lead with 10 minutes to play. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5856">Jessie Sallach</a>&nbsp;took over in the fourth quarter, scoring eight points over a three-minute span to help the Tigers push their lead to 18. Hobbs drained another triple and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5854">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;added a bucket to put FHSU in front 73-55 with 4:12 to play. Missouri Western closed within six with 16 seconds to play, but it was too little, too late for the Griffons.<div><iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/993281788&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"></iframe><div style="font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;"><a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509" title="Eagle Radio" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">Eagle Radio</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-814667509/02-25-21-fhsu-wbkb-vs-mwsu-highlights" title="02 - 25 - 21 FHSU WBKB Vs MWSU Highlights" target="_blank" style="color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;">02 - 25 - 21 FHSU WBKB Vs MWSU Highlights</a></div></div>Randall led all scorers with a career-high 29 points, the most points scored by a Tiger this season. The Alva, Okla. native hit 9-of-16 from the floor and 9-of-12 from the charity stripe while matching her career-high with five assists alongside five rebounds. Hobbs tallied 11 points, six assists, four rebounds, two steals and one block. Sallach finished with 10 points after hitting all three of her field goals. Hollenbeck added eight points, two rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5858">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;contributes seven points, one rebound and one block. Golladay filled up the stats sheet with six points, three rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5849">Madison Mittie</a>&nbsp;led the team while matching her career-high with eight rebounds alongside four points, one assist and one steal.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5855">Emma Ruddle</a>&nbsp;chipped in two points, two rebounds and one steal. Fort Hays State hit at least 40 percent from the floor in all four quarters, finishing the game at 45.6 percent (26-of-57). The Tigers scored an impressive 17 points off 17 Griffon turnovers. The Griffons finished the game shooting 52.8 percent from the floor (28-of-53), the best shooting percentage for an FHSU opponent this season. The win was Fort Hays State's first road win over Missouri Western since December 2013. The Tigers have now won 14-straight games, tied for the fifth-longest stretch in team history. The Tigers will look to clinch the regular season title outright and tie the MIAA record for conference wins in a season on Saturday when they finish the schedule at Northwest Missouri State. First tip is slated for 1:30 p.m. from Maryville, Mo.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏀No. 5 Tigers secure third regular season MIAA title

PARK CITY – Hays High sophomore Sarah Zimmerman earned a
second-place finish at 109 pounds at the girls Division I state wrestling
tournament Thursday at Hartman Arena in Park City.

Zimmerman opened the tournament with a second-period fall
over Kaitlyn Morris over Washburn Rural. 

She followed that up with a three-period fall over the
number two seed Olivia O’Donnell in the championship semifinals.

In the finals Zimmerman lost an 8-5 decision to top-seed
Dialeen French from Wichita North High School.

With the second-place finish Zimmerman is now a two-time
state placer for the Indians. She finished sixth a year ago at 109 pounds.

<figure>
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 </figure>PARK CITY – Hays High sophomore Sarah Zimmerman earned a
second-place finish at 109 pounds at the girls Division I state wrestling
tournament Thursday at Hartman Arena in Park City.Zimmerman opened the tournament with a second-period fall
over Kaitlyn Morris over Washburn Rural. She followed that up with a three-period fall over the
number two seed Olivia O’Donnell in the championship semifinals.In the finals Zimmerman lost an 8-5 decision to top-seed
Dialeen French from Wichita North High School.With the second-place finish Zimmerman is now a two-time
state placer for the Indians. She finished sixth a year ago at 109 pounds.

🤼‍♀️Zimmerman finishes runner-up at state tournament

#5 Fort Hays State (18-2, 18-2&nbsp;MIAA) at Missouri Western (6-14, 6-14&nbsp;MIAA) Thursday, February 25, 2021 • 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph, Mo. • MWSU Fieldhouse Radio: KJLS (103.30FM) <a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a> The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team wraps up the regular season with two road games this week, beginning with a Thursday night meeting with Missouri Western (Feb. 25). First tip in the women's-only contest is slated for 5:30 p.m. from the MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Mo. After Saturday's win over Central Missouri, the Tigers have a one-game lead over the Jennies and Nebraska-Kearney in the MIAA standings with two games to play.&nbsp;Fort Hays State needs one win to secure at least a share of its third regular season MIAA title (2014-15, 2018-19). Barring any game cancellations, the Tigers would also clinch the No. 1 seed and hosting duties for the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust with one more win. FHSU's win over the Jennies was the 18th Tiger victory of the season, marking the fourth time the Tigers have reached 18 MIAA wins over the last seven seasons. That total has been reached by&nbsp;an MIAA team just 10 times since FHSU joined the league in 2006-07. No other school has more than two such seasons. Fort Hays State can tie the MIAA record for conference wins in a season at 20 with wins in its final two games. Winners of their last 13 games, The Tigers&nbsp;are in the midst of the sixth-longest winning streak in program history. It's the longest active streak in the MIAA and fifth-longest in DII. A win Thursday would put this stretch in a tie for the fifth-longest winning streak in team history. The Tigers won their 10th home game of the season last week, reaching double figures in home wins for the 11th year in a row. FHSU has won at least 10 home games in 12 of head coach Tony&nbsp;Hobson's 13 seasons as a Tiger. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;leads the Tigers in scoring with 15.8 points per game.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;adds 14.9 points per contest, giving the Tigers two of the top 10 scorers in the MIAA.&nbsp;Hobbs also leads the MIAA in assists (5.8 assists per game) while ranking second in steals (2.3 steals per game). In addition,&nbsp;Hobbs is scoring a team-best 17.2 points per game in road games this season.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5858">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;is grabbing a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game in her freshman season, good for ninth in the conference. The Tigers are 29-23 all-time against the Griffons, including a win over MWSU&nbsp;three weeks ago in Hays, 58-49.&nbsp;FHSU has won eight of the last 11 meetings.&nbsp;The home team has dominated the series, with the Tigers leading 20-5 in Hays and the Griffons leading 16-8 in St. Joseph.&nbsp;Fort Hays State has lost its last three games against MWSU in St. Joseph, with the last Tiger win coming in December of 2013.&nbsp;The Tigers are 13-6 against the Griffons under Hobson, including a 3-6 mark on the road. Randall has played the Griffons five times, averaging 9.0 points per contest. She scored a team-high 23 points in the game three weeks ago.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5854">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;added 15 points in her first matchup with MWSU. The Griffons are 6-14 after winning three of their last six games. MWSU is 4-5 at home this season. They are one game back of eighth place in the MIAA standings with two games to play. MWSU ranks 11th in the MIAA in scoring offense (61.0 ppg) and ninth in scoring defense (67.0 ppg). The Griffons rank 13th in the league with an assist/turnover ratio of 0.65. They poke away 8.95 steals each night, second-most in the conference. Asia McCoy leads the team in points (8.2 ppg), rebounds (5.2 rpg) and blocks (0.6 bpg). Camille Evans dishes out 2.5 assists per game and leads the Griffons with 1.6 steals each night.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1614258492461.jpeg" alt="Courtesy FHSU Athletics" />
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 </figure>#5 Fort Hays State (18-2, 18-2&nbsp;MIAA) at Missouri Western (6-14, 6-14&nbsp;MIAA) Thursday, February 25, 2021 • 5:30 p.m. St. Joseph, Mo. • MWSU Fieldhouse Radio: KJLS (103.30FM) <a href="https://streamdb7web.securenetsystems.net/cirrusencore/index.cfm?stationCallSign=KJLS">LISTEN LIVE</a> The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team wraps up the regular season with two road games this week, beginning with a Thursday night meeting with Missouri Western (Feb. 25). First tip in the women's-only contest is slated for 5:30 p.m. from the MWSU Fieldhouse in St. Joseph, Mo. After Saturday's win over Central Missouri, the Tigers have a one-game lead over the Jennies and Nebraska-Kearney in the MIAA standings with two games to play.&nbsp;Fort Hays State needs one win to secure at least a share of its third regular season MIAA title (2014-15, 2018-19). Barring any game cancellations, the Tigers would also clinch the No. 1 seed and hosting duties for the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust with one more win. FHSU's win over the Jennies was the 18th Tiger victory of the season, marking the fourth time the Tigers have reached 18 MIAA wins over the last seven seasons. That total has been reached by&nbsp;an MIAA team just 10 times since FHSU joined the league in 2006-07. No other school has more than two such seasons. Fort Hays State can tie the MIAA record for conference wins in a season at 20 with wins in its final two games. Winners of their last 13 games, The Tigers&nbsp;are in the midst of the sixth-longest winning streak in program history. It's the longest active streak in the MIAA and fifth-longest in DII. A win Thursday would put this stretch in a tie for the fifth-longest winning streak in team history. The Tigers won their 10th home game of the season last week, reaching double figures in home wins for the 11th year in a row. FHSU has won at least 10 home games in 12 of head coach Tony&nbsp;Hobson's 13 seasons as a Tiger. <a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5850">Whitney Randall</a>&nbsp;leads the Tigers in scoring with 15.8 points per game.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5847">Jaden Hobbs</a>&nbsp;adds 14.9 points per contest, giving the Tigers two of the top 10 scorers in the MIAA.&nbsp;Hobbs also leads the MIAA in assists (5.8 assists per game) while ranking second in steals (2.3 steals per game). In addition,&nbsp;Hobbs is scoring a team-best 17.2 points per game in road games this season.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5858">Katie Wagner</a>&nbsp;is grabbing a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game in her freshman season, good for ninth in the conference. The Tigers are 29-23 all-time against the Griffons, including a win over MWSU&nbsp;three weeks ago in Hays, 58-49.&nbsp;FHSU has won eight of the last 11 meetings.&nbsp;The home team has dominated the series, with the Tigers leading 20-5 in Hays and the Griffons leading 16-8 in St. Joseph.&nbsp;Fort Hays State has lost its last three games against MWSU in St. Joseph, with the last Tiger win coming in December of 2013.&nbsp;The Tigers are 13-6 against the Griffons under Hobson, including a 3-6 mark on the road. Randall has played the Griffons five times, averaging 9.0 points per contest. She scored a team-high 23 points in the game three weeks ago.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5854">Olivia Hollenbeck</a>&nbsp;added 15 points in her first matchup with MWSU. The Griffons are 6-14 after winning three of their last six games. MWSU is 4-5 at home this season. They are one game back of eighth place in the MIAA standings with two games to play. MWSU ranks 11th in the MIAA in scoring offense (61.0 ppg) and ninth in scoring defense (67.0 ppg). The Griffons rank 13th in the league with an assist/turnover ratio of 0.65. They poke away 8.95 steals each night, second-most in the conference. Asia McCoy leads the team in points (8.2 ppg), rebounds (5.2 rpg) and blocks (0.6 bpg). Camille Evans dishes out 2.5 assists per game and leads the Griffons with 1.6 steals each night.&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics

🏀📻 No. 5 Tiger women look to clinch share of MIAA title tonight at Missouri Western

&nbsp; INDIANAPOLIS - The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team was listed as a team under consideration for selection into the 2021 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Central Region Championships, announced Wednesday (Feb. 24) by the NCAA. Due to the disparity of games played this season and the limited data available, the schools will be listed as "under consideration" for championship selection in alphabetical order for the first two sets of regional rankings. There was one minor shake-up in the teams under consideration this week, with Central Oklahoma moving into the group and Sioux Falls going unlisted this week. The MIAA now has five teams listed as under consideration, including FHSU, UCO, Central Missouri, Nebraska-Kearney and Emporia State. The Northern Sun has three teams listed this week, including Augustana, Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota Duluth. The Central Region will look a little different this year, including only teams from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) and the Northern Sun (NSIC). The change was made when the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/dii-affirms-plans-host-winter-championships">NCAA Division II Management Council and Presidents Council</a>&nbsp;approved adjusting regional alignments for the 2021 Division II men's and women's basketball championships to better balance the number of active teams in each regional while trying to maintain geographic proximity for the schools in the regional. Prior to the approval, three regionals had 15 or fewer active teams, while three others had 36 or more active teams. The one-year regions keep seven of the eight regions between 27-33 active teams. As a result, teams in the Great American Conference (GAC) will now compete in the South Central Region for this year only. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/division-ii-reduces-bracket-field-sizes-2021-winter-and-spring-championships">NCAA has also reduced field sizes at all Division II Championship events</a>&nbsp;for the 2020-21 season, with basketball moving from 64 to 48 teams. As a result, just six teams will compete in the Central Regional, including automatic bids to the winners of the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust and the NSIC tournament in addition to four at-large selections. Instead of the top overall seed hosting the regional tournament, the six teams selected will&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-division-ii-announces-predetermined-men-s-and-women-s-basketball-regional-sites">compete at a predetermined site</a>, the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo., March 12-15. The No. 3-6 seeds will play an opening round game on Friday, March 12, with the winners playing the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds on Saturday, March 13. The Central Region championship game will follow on Monday, March 15. Fort Hays State (18-2) leads the region in wins and is second in winning percentage behind Minnesota Duluth (10-1, .909). The Tigers wrap up the regular season on the road this week, traveling to play Missouri Western on Thursday (Feb. 25) and Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Feb. 27). FHSU needs just one win over its final two games to secure at least a share of its third MIAA regular season title. Teams under consideration for selection for the Central Region Championships &nbsp;February 24, 2021 (Listed alphabetically) Team Record Augustana (S.D.)11-4 Central Missouri17-3 Central Oklahoma13-6 Concordia-St. Paul11-5 Emporia State16-4 Fort Hays State18-2 Minnesota Duluth10-1 Nebraska-Kearney17-3

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 </figure>&nbsp; INDIANAPOLIS - The fifth-ranked Fort Hays State women's basketball team was listed as a team under consideration for selection into the 2021 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Central Region Championships, announced Wednesday (Feb. 24) by the NCAA. Due to the disparity of games played this season and the limited data available, the schools will be listed as "under consideration" for championship selection in alphabetical order for the first two sets of regional rankings. There was one minor shake-up in the teams under consideration this week, with Central Oklahoma moving into the group and Sioux Falls going unlisted this week. The MIAA now has five teams listed as under consideration, including FHSU, UCO, Central Missouri, Nebraska-Kearney and Emporia State. The Northern Sun has three teams listed this week, including Augustana, Concordia-St. Paul and Minnesota Duluth. The Central Region will look a little different this year, including only teams from the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) and the Northern Sun (NSIC). The change was made when the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/dii-affirms-plans-host-winter-championships">NCAA Division II Management Council and Presidents Council</a>&nbsp;approved adjusting regional alignments for the 2021 Division II men's and women's basketball championships to better balance the number of active teams in each regional while trying to maintain geographic proximity for the schools in the regional. Prior to the approval, three regionals had 15 or fewer active teams, while three others had 36 or more active teams. The one-year regions keep seven of the eight regions between 27-33 active teams. As a result, teams in the Great American Conference (GAC) will now compete in the South Central Region for this year only. The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/division-ii-reduces-bracket-field-sizes-2021-winter-and-spring-championships">NCAA has also reduced field sizes at all Division II Championship events</a>&nbsp;for the 2020-21 season, with basketball moving from 64 to 48 teams. As a result, just six teams will compete in the Central Regional, including automatic bids to the winners of the MIAA Championship Tournament, presented by Citizens Bank &amp; Trust and the NSIC tournament in addition to four at-large selections. Instead of the top overall seed hosting the regional tournament, the six teams selected will&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/media-center/news/ncaa-division-ii-announces-predetermined-men-s-and-women-s-basketball-regional-sites">compete at a predetermined site</a>, the UCM Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, Mo., March 12-15. The No. 3-6 seeds will play an opening round game on Friday, March 12, with the winners playing the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds on Saturday, March 13. The Central Region championship game will follow on Monday, March 15. Fort Hays State (18-2) leads the region in wins and is second in winning percentage behind Minnesota Duluth (10-1, .909). The Tigers wrap up the regular season on the road this week, traveling to play Missouri Western on Thursday (Feb. 25) and Northwest Missouri State on Saturday (Feb. 27). FHSU needs just one win over its final two games to secure at least a share of its third MIAA regular season title. Teams under consideration for selection for the Central Region Championships &nbsp;February 24, 2021 (Listed alphabetically) Team Record Augustana (S.D.)11-4 Central Missouri17-3 Central Oklahoma13-6 Concordia-St. Paul11-5 Emporia State16-4 Fort Hays State18-2 Minnesota Duluth10-1 Nebraska-Kearney17-3 FHSU Athletics

🏀No. 5 Women's Basketball Listed in Second Set of Regional Rankings

&nbsp; NEW ORLEANS - The Fort Hays State men's and women's track and field teams are both listed in the top 25 of this week's USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Indoor National Rating Index, released Tuesday (Feb. 23). The women are ranked 23rd again this week with 29.43 points, while the men are slotted 25th with 28.75 points. The women are receiving points from 10 different marks that rank in the top 30 in the country. Two marks were posted this week, including&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;moving&nbsp;up to 15th in the country with her personal-best time of 7.63 in the 60m dash and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;jumping&nbsp;into 24th in the high jump after clearing a provisional height of 5-5.75. The men have 13 marks ranked in the top 30 nationally, including two new or improved marks this week.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;ran a personal-best 1:54.71 in the 800m run, a time that converts to 1:52.22 due to track size and ranked 23rd in the country.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5910">Mark Faber</a>&nbsp;cleared a personal-best 15-9.25 in the pole vault, climbing to 25th on the national performance chart. Both teams held steady in the latest central region rankings, with the men coming in at No. 8 and the women sitting at No. 9. The FHSU men and women are both ranked sixth in the MIAA entering this weekend's MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Topeka, Kan. Action will begin with multis, prelims, distance races and select field events on Saturday (Feb. 27) before wrapping up with the remainder of the finals on Sunday (Feb. 28).&nbsp;&nbsp;

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/2/1614208511500.jpeg" alt="Courtesy Washburn Sports Information " />
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 </figure>&nbsp; NEW ORLEANS - The Fort Hays State men's and women's track and field teams are both listed in the top 25 of this week's USTFCCCA NCAA Division II Indoor National Rating Index, released Tuesday (Feb. 23). The women are ranked 23rd again this week with 29.43 points, while the men are slotted 25th with 28.75 points. The women are receiving points from 10 different marks that rank in the top 30 in the country. Two marks were posted this week, including&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5966">Lyric Holman</a>&nbsp;moving&nbsp;up to 15th in the country with her personal-best time of 7.63 in the 60m dash and&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5967">Summer Kragel</a>&nbsp;jumping&nbsp;into 24th in the high jump after clearing a provisional height of 5-5.75. The men have 13 marks ranked in the top 30 nationally, including two new or improved marks this week.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5917">Ethan Lang</a>&nbsp;ran a personal-best 1:54.71 in the 800m run, a time that converts to 1:52.22 due to track size and ranked 23rd in the country.&nbsp;<a href="https://fhsuathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5910">Mark Faber</a>&nbsp;cleared a personal-best 15-9.25 in the pole vault, climbing to 25th on the national performance chart. Both teams held steady in the latest central region rankings, with the men coming in at No. 8 and the women sitting at No. 9. The FHSU men and women are both ranked sixth in the MIAA entering this weekend's MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in Topeka, Kan. Action will begin with multis, prelims, distance races and select field events on Saturday (Feb. 27) before wrapping up with the remainder of the finals on Sunday (Feb. 28).&nbsp;&nbsp;FHSU Athletics