NEW ORLEANS - Both Fort Hays State track and field teams are listed in the top 20 of the initial USTFCCCA National Track and Field Ratings Index of the 2022 outdoor season, released Tuesday (March 29) by the coaches association. The women are 12th in the country, the top-ranked MIAA program, while the men are 18th in DII.
The women racked up seven provisional performances over the opening weekend, including three that rank in the top five nationally at this point of the season.
FHSU Women Outdoor Provisional Marks - 2022
Event - National Rank - Athlete - Mark
Javelin - 3rd - Addie Berens - 153-6
Javelin - 4th - Rhyann Brown - 150-8
400m Hurdles - 4th - Mattie Rossi - 1:00.32 !
200m - 6th - Lyric Holman - 24.36
100m Hurdles - 7th - Mattie Rossi - 14.19
100m - 11th - Lyric Holman - 11.80
High Jump - 11th - Alexandra Hart - 5-6
! indicates school record
Five different Tigers posted provisional marks on the men's side last week, four of which currently sit in the top 10 on the national performance chart.
FHSU Women Outdoor Provisional Marks - 2022
Event - National Rank - Athlete - Mark
5,000m - 2nd - Robbie Schmidt - 14:05.87 !
Pole Vault - 8th - Jacob Clark - 16-4.75
Pole Vault - 10th - Ryan Stanley - 16-0.75
Javelin - 10th - David Enns - 202-9
100m - Philip Landrum - 10.48
! indicates school record
The Tigers are slated to return to competition Saturday (April 2) at the Central Nebraska Challenge in Kearney, Neb.