FHSU Athletics
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Fort Hays State men's track and field team had a student-athlete earn the MIAA Field Athlete of the Week honor for a fourth time this season, with Nolan Churchman picking up the most recent honor announced Tuesday.
Churchman moved to third on the NCAA Division II national performance list with a total of 5,324 points in the heptathlon at the Washburn Open last weekend (Jan. 31-Feb. 1), placing first at the event. The senior collected over 800 points in three disciplines, including 868 points in the 60m dash with a time of 7.04, 813 points with a personal-best clearance of 15-4.25 in the pole vault and 804 points in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.74. His total is the best performance in the heptathlon by an MIAA competitor this season.
This is the second time Churchman has been named MIAA Field Athlete of the Week, with the Saint George, Kan. native also earning the distinction in December of 2021.Fort Hays State is the only school to receive a field weekly honor from the conference office after pole vaulter Jacob Clark received the first three recognitions of the season.
The Tigers will send a small number of pole vaulters to the Steve Miller Invitational in Manhattan, Kan. this Friday before the rest of the team returns to action next weekend at the 10th Annual Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic in Pittsburg, Kan.