EMPORIA, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's track and field team placed fifth at the 2022 MIAA Outdoor Championship with 73 team points after picking up three All-MIAA honors and breaking one school record on Sunday (May 8).
 
The 4x400m relay team of Hayden Albright, Jack Pakkebier, Nolan Churchman and Ethan Lang combined for a school-record time of 3:11.06 to wrap up the day with a second-place finish and a spot on the All-MIAA podium.
 
Churchman and Lang also picked up All-MIAA status in individual events, with Churchman finishing second in the 400m dash with a personal-best provisional time of 47.30. Lang posted a third-place finish in the 800m run finals with a time of 1:52.54.
 
The Tigers racked up 15 team points in that 800m race after Aaron Mangan placed fourth with a time of 1:52.99 and Trever Medina finished fifth after crossing the line in 1:54.25.
 
Fort Hays State also picked up team points in three field events on Sunday. Dayton Williams finished fifth in the high jump after clearing the 6-6 bar, while Xavier Robinson was also fifth in the triple jump with a top leap of 48-0. David Enns cleared the provisional threshold in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 208-9, good for seventh place and two team points.
 
For the week, Fort Hays State had four All-MIAA performances including Ryan Stanley's third-place finish in the pole vault on Saturday.
 
Pittsburg State took home the team title with 169 team points, with Missouri Southern placing second with 135 points.
 
The Tigers are next scheduled to compete at the Loper Twilight next Saturday (May 14) in Kearney, Neb. before heading to Allendale, Mich. May 26-28 for the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships.
 
Full FHSU Results - Day Three
100m Dash Finals
8th - Philip Landrum - 28.37 - 1 team point
 
400m Dash Finals
2nd - Nolan Churchman - 47.30 - 8 team points @ #
 
800m Run Finals
3rd - Ethan Lang - 1:52.54 - 6 team points @
4th - Aaron Mangan - 1:52.99 - 5 team points
5th - Trever Medina - 1:54.25 - 4 team points
 
5,000m Run Finals
9th - Robbie Schmidt - 14:59.50
12th - Ethan Fisher - 15:12.48
22nd - Jaret Pfizenmaier - 15:37.65
 
4x100m Relay
Hayden Albright, Philip Landrum, Xavier Robinson, Nolan Churchman - DNF
 
4x400m Relay
2nd - Hayden Albright, Jack Pakkebier, Nolan Churchman, Ethan Lang - 3:11.06 - 8 team points ! @ #
 
High Jump
5th - Dayton Williams - 6-6 - 4 team points
10th - Nolan Churchman - 6-6
 
Triple Jump
5th - Xavier Robinson - 48-0 - 4 team points
12th - Malcolm Wiltshire - 43-1.75
13th - Blake Harnden - 43-1
14th - Cason Liebst - 42-4.75
 
Javelin
7th - David Enns - 208-9 - 2 team points #
14th - Garron Champoux - 183-2
16th - Kasen Ostmeyer - 172-3
 
Full FHSU Results - Day Two
100m Dash Prelims
2nd - Philip Landrum - 10.40
 
200m Dash Prelims
15th - Hayden Albright - 22.01
 
400m Dash Prelims
3rd - Nolan Churchman - 47.66 #
9th - Hayden Albright - 48.12
 
800m Run Prelims
2nd - Ethan Lang - 1:52.26
3rd - Trever Medina - 1:52.40
6th - Aaron Mangan - 1:52.46
18th - Kaden Wren - 1:56.10
 
3,000m Steeplechase Finals
5th - Grant Bradley - 9:09.48 - 4 team points #
 
10,000m Run Finals
4th - Robbie Schmidt - 30:23.66 - 5 team points #
17th - Erick Estrada - 32:37.34
 
Pole Vault
3rd - Ryan Stanley - 17-00.00 - 6 team points @ #
4th - Jacob Clark - 17-00.00 - 5 team points #
6th - Mark Faber - 16-04.00 - 3 team points #
12th - Loren Faurot - 14-06.25
 
Discus
8th - Kolgan Ohl - 165-01 - 1 team point
 
Hammer
7th - Kolgan Ohl - 184-03 - 2 team points
 
Decathlon
4th - Jack Pakkebier - 6,345 - 5 team points
100m - 11.69 = 713
LJ - 20-5 - 635
SP - 41-2.25 - 640
HJ - 5-4.5 - 496
400m - 50.72 - 782
110mH - 16.03 - 729
DT - 127-07 - 642
PV - 13-00.75 - 612
JT - 86-00 - 246
1,500m - 4:41.87 - 669
 
11th - Ethan Salmans - 5,150
100m - 11.93 - 665
LJ - 21-4 - 697
SP - 30-11.75 - 452
HJ - 5-8 - 569
400m - 54.34 - 626
110mH - 15.71 - 766
DT - 65-05 - 271
PV - 10-09.00 - 426
JT - 127-10 - 427
1,500m - 5:23.42 - 432
 
12th - Malcolm Wiltshire - 5,144
100m - 12.05 - 641
LJ - 19-8.25 - 587
SP - 32-9 - 484
HJ - 5-11.5 - 644
400m - 54.55 - 617
110mH - 17.38 - 585
DT - 70-04 - 299
PV - 9-01.50 - 305
JT - 148-11 - 521
1,500m - 5:18.00 - 461
 
! indicates school record
# indicates NCAA DII provisional qualifying mark
@ indicates All-MIAA honors