Fort Hays State Track and Field
at Rumble in the Jungle Invite
Friday, January 23, 2026 • 12:00 p.m.
Pittsburg, Kan. • Robert W. Plaster Center - Harvey Dean Track
 
The Fort Hays State track and field teams next compete at the Rumble in the Jungle Invite Friday (Jan. 23) in Pittsburg, Kan. Field events are set to begin at 12:00 p.m., with action on the track beginning at 2 p.m.
 
The Tigers are one of 16 Division II teams set to compete in the event, with nearly 800 athletes entered. FHSU will send 43 athletes to Pittsburg, with 17 women's competitors scheduled for 22 entries and 26 men's athletes set for 40 entries.
 
Competitors for the women include Annabeth Baalmann, Keziah Bachman, Liberty Booker, Hailey Brown, Margaret Browning, Esther Clark-Pavlovich, Lillian Finke, Amelia Foster, Janae Fugitt, Ashlyn Harbaugh, Ellie Harper, Abbye Hudson, Chloe Mader, Reba Mader, Madelynn Nichols, Emma Slade and Emma Weiner.
 
Entries for the men include Avrey Albright, Hunter Angove, Josiah Ball, Brody Burns, Dean Clark, Brady Deges, Brett Eckhardt, Kaiden Esfeld, Aiden Heidari, Lucas Kirk, Cole Krug, Jayden Michaelis, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Durham Nittler, Bradley Nkosi, Mayan Paz, Wyatt Probst, Spencer Rich, Quade Smith, Drew Tolar, Dylan Velasco, Will Wegerer, Luke Wessel, Logan Willour, Emery Wolfe and Mason Younger.
 
The Tigers have recorded six national qualifying performances so far this season, two of which rank inside the top three in the country. Annabeth Baalmann is the national leader in the women's pole vault thanks to her school-record clearance of 14-1.25 last month. Katie Linenberger is third in the country in the high jump after surpassing the bar at 5-9.25 earlier this season.
 
The men have four national qualifying marks, including Drew Tolar who ranks 14th in DII in the heptathlon with a top point total of 4,866 and three in the pole vault in Mason Younger (19th, 16-0.75), Brady Deges (28th, 15-10) and Josiah Ball (28th, 15-10).
 
The Tigers also competed in last season's Rumble in the Jungle Invite, breaking one school record and posting five national qualifying marks.
 
This is the second of four trips to Pittsburg for the Tigers this indoor season. A pair of multi-athletes competed in the season-opening Boo Rogers Combined Events, with Tolar posting his national-qualifying performance in the heptathlon. FHSU will be back in Gorilla territory in three weeks (Feb. 13-14) for the 11th Annual Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic before returning for the MIAA Championships Feb. 27-March 1.
 
Looking ahead, FHSU will next compete at the Charlie Foster Classic in Kearney, Neb. next Friday (Jan. 30).
 
Full FHSU Entries
Women
60m Prelims
Hailey Brown
Ellie Harper
Chloe Mader
 
200m
Hailey Brown
Ellie Harper
 
400m
Reba Mader
Amelia Foster
 
800m
Janae Fugitt
Madelynn Nichols
 
Mile
Esther Clark-Pavlovich
Keziah Bachman
 
3,000m
Emma Weiner
Ashlyn Harbaugh
Abbye Hudson
Margaret Browning
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
Chloe Mader
 
4x400m Relay
Reba Mader, Hailey Brown, Ellie Harper, Amelia Foster
 
Pole Vault
Annabeth Baalmann
Lillian Finke
 
Shot Put
Liberty Booker
 
Weight Throw
Liberty Booker
Emma Slade
 
Men
60m
Nakari Morrical-Palmer
Josiah Ball
Dylan Velasco
Wyatt Probst
Durham Nittler
Spencer Rich
Brett Eckhardt
 
200m
Nakari Morrical-Palmer
Dylan Velasco
Wyatt Probst
Jayden Michaelis
Durham Nittler
Lucas Kirk
 
400m
Avrey Albright
Brody Burns
 
600y
Mayan Paz
 
800m
Emery Wolfe
Luke Wessel
 
Mile
Kaiden Esfeld
Quade Smith
 
3,000m
Cole Krug
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
Bradley Nkosi
Jayden Michaelis
Brett Eckhardt
Drew Tolar
Lucas Kirk
Spencer Rich
 
4x400m Relay
Avrey Albright, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Jayden Michaelis, Drew Tolar
Mayan Paz, Luke Wessel, Emery Wolfe, Brody Burns
 
Pole Vault
Hunter Angove
Josiah Ball
Brady Deges
Mason Younger
Aiden Heidari
Will Wegerer
 
Long Jump
Dean Clark
Durham Nittler
 
Triple Jump
Dean Clark
 
Shot Put
Logan Willour
Drew Tolar