FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fort Hays State's Emily Diercks has been named the latest MIAA Women's Cross Country Athlete of the week, announced Tuesday by the league office.
The Hoxie, Kan. native was the top NCAA Division II runner at the FHSU Tiger Open over the weekend (Oct. 11), placing third out of 103 finishers with a five-kilometer time of 17:16.2. The defending MIAA champion has yet to lose to a Division II competitor this season.
The senior helped the Tigers to a third place finish as a team, finishing behind a pair of top-five ranked teams in No. 1 Colorado School of Mines and No. 4 Adams State.
This is the second time Diercks has received an MIAA weekly honor in her career.
Fort Hays State will enter postseason competition next Saturday (Oct. 25) when the Tigers travel to Pittsburg, Kan. for the 2025 MIAA Championships. Diercks' run to defend her title will begin at 10 a.m. from the Four Oaks Golf Course.