FHSU Athletics
COLUMBIA, Mo. - Fort Hays State's Regan Hodsden won the 2023 MIAA Women's Cross Country Championship Friday afternoon, helping the Tigers to a third-place team finish. Two other Tigers joined Hodsden on the All-MIAA podium, with Jaycee Vath placing third to pick up first team honors and Darian Hudgeons placing 20th to receive honorable mention status for the second year in a row.
Hodsden is the second Tiger to win an individual conference title, and the first to do so on the women's team (Cory Keehn, 2012). The Tigers' third-place finish matches their second-best finish at the MIAA meet since joining the league in 2006.
A native of Mitchell, Neb., Hodsden continued a dominant season, winning her third race in as many tries. The 2022 XC All-American won the six-kilometer race in 21:29.8, finishing seven seconds in front of her nearest competitor.
Vath's third-place finish made Fort Hays State the only school with multiple finishers inside the top five. The Lincoln, Kan. native shaved more than 19 seconds off her personal-best 6K time, completing the race in 21:43.0. Hudgeons grabbed the final all-conference spot with a time of 22:29.6.
Abbye Hudson slotted 37th after completing the race in 23:12.7, with Hattie Lukert rounding out the Tiger top five in 46th place with a time of 23:45.2.Pittsburg State captured the team title with 57 team points, placing five runners inside the top 24.Fort Hays State will now take two weeks to prepare for the 2023 NCAA Division II Central Region Championships, slated for Saturday, November 4 in Joplin, Mo.
Full FHSU Results
3rd - Team - 105 points
1st - Regan Hodseden - 21:29.8
3rd - Jaycee Vath - 21:43.0
20th - Darian Hudgeons - 22:29.6
37th - Abbye Hudson - 23:12.7
46th - Hattie Lukert - 23:45.2
54th - Faith Little - 24:03.6
60th - Ashlyn Harbaugh - 24:26.6
72nd - Madison Sutterfield - 24:53.8
82nd - Amelia Foster - 26:11.8
Brenna Murphy - DNF