FHSU Athletics
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - The Fort Hays State women's track and field team collected a pair of second team All-America honors on day one of the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships Friday.
Hays native Katie Linenberger opened the day in the high jump and easily cleared the first two bars at 5-4.25 and 5-6 on her initial attempts. She was then one of eight athletes to bow out on the 5-8 bar, finishing in a tie for ninth due to prior misses and earn second team All-American honors as a true freshman.
Emily Diercks McCullough later ran in the 5,000m, crossing the line in 16:44.85 to place 12th and also earn second team All-American status. The senior ran in 15th place after the first 1,000m but climbed into 12th by the midway point of the race. The honor is McCullough's third All-American distinction at the DII level.
Josiah Ball represented the Tiger men in the pole vault and was one of five competitors in the 18-man field who failed to clear a bar on the day. Competing at his second national championship, the sophomore made three attempts at the 16-5.25 bar, a height he surpassed three times this season.
The Tigers will wrap up the event on Saturday at 3 p.m. (4 p.m. ET) when Annabeth Baalmann competes in the women's pole vault.