PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Fort Hays State men's and women's track and field teams continued their indoor season Friday (Jan. 23) at the Rumble in the Jungle Invite. The women's team placed seventh in the team standings with 22 points, while the men were ninth with 13 points. FHSU
 
Annabeth Baalmann collected eight team points after placing second in the pole vault. The senior cleared the 13-6 bar on her first attempt, easily surpassing the national qualifying threshold.
 
Janae Fugitt finished third in the 800m run with a time of 2:21.63, earning six team points in the process.
 
Esther Clark-Pavlovich placed fifth in the mile, compiling four team points with a time of 5:09.49. That mark is good for 10th at FHSU during the program's Division II era.
 
Emma Weiner ran the 3,000m in 10:21.43, also good for 10th on the FHSU DII era chart. That time was good for 13th place.
 
The 4x400m relay team of Reba Mader, Amelia Foster, Hailey Brown and Ellie Harper collected four team points after running in 4:07.08, good for seventh place.
 
Liberty Booker placed ninth in both throwing events after marks of 40-9.75 in the shot put and 50-7 in the weight throw.
 
On the men's side, Dean Clark finished fifth in the long jump with a top mark of 22-6.75. That performance earned the Tigers four team points, while Clark also placed ninth in the triple jump with a leap of 45-4.5.
 
Mason Younger finished sixth in the pole vault after clearing the 15-8.25 bar, collecting three team points, while Will Wegerer tied for seventh with a top clearance of 15-2.25 to add one team point.
 
Mayan Paz chipped in one team point after placing eighth in the 600y. The junior crossed the line in 1:16.56.
 
The men's 4x400m relay team of Avrey Albright, Drew Tolar, Jayden Michaelis and Paz finished in sixth place with a time of 3:17.49, earning four team points and moving to ninth on the FHSU DII era performance chart.
 
The Tigers will be back in action next Friday (Jan. 30) when they split up for a pair of meets. A portion of the squad will head to Kearney, Neb. for the Charlie Foster Classic while the rest of the team travels to Topeka, Kan. for the Washburn Open.
 
Full FHSU Results
Women
60m Prelims
17th - Hailey Brown - 7.96
28th - Ellie Harper - 8.13
 
200m
20th - Hailey Brown - 26.20
29th - Ellie Harper - 27.13
 
400m
9th - Reba Mader - 58.84
10th - Amelia Foster - 59.06
 
800m
3rd - Janae Fugitt - 2:21.63 - 6 team points
16th - Madelynn Nichols - 2:25.64
 
Mile
5th - Esther Clark-Pavlovich - 5:09.49 - 4 team points
12th - Keziah Bachman - 5:18.41
 
3,000m
13th - Emma Weiner - 10:21.43
19th - Ashlyn Harbaugh - 10:28.10
20th - Abbye Hudson - 10:28.36
21st - Margaret Browning - 10:46.23
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
22nd - Chloe Mader - 9.99
 
4x400m Relay
7th - Reba Mader, Amelia Foster, Hailey Brown, Ellie Harper - 4:07.08 - 4 team points
 
Pole Vault
2nd - Annabeth Baalmann - 13-6 - 8 team points #
Lillian Finke - NH
 
Shot Put
9th - Liberty Booker - 40-9.75
 
Weight Throw
9th - Liberty Booker - 50-0
10th - Emma Slade - 48-7
 
Men
60m
29th - Wyatt Probst - 7.18
34th - Dylan Velasco - 7.22
35th - Josiah Ball - 7.23
44th - Durham Nittler - 7.46
47th - Spencer Rich - 7.57
48th - Brett Eckhardt - 7.62
 
200m
22nd - Jayden Michaelis - 22.73
25th - Dylan Velasco - 22.79
32nd - Wyatt Probst - 23.00
39th - Durham Nittler - 23.35
42nd - Lucas Kirk - 24.01
 
400m
23rd - Avrey Albright - 50.61
30th - Brody Burns - 52.28
 
600y
8th - Mayan Paz - 1:16.56 - 1 team point
 
800m
11th - Luke Wessel - 1:56.19
20th - Emery Wolfe - 1:58.23
 
Mile
18th - Quade Smith - 4:33.58
21st - Kaiden Esfeld - 4:34.91
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
14th - Jayden Michaelis - 8.62
15th - Brett Eckhardt - 8.69
19th - Drew Tolar - 8.90
20th - Spencer Rich - 9.00
22nd - Lucas Kirk - 9.26
 
4x400m Relay
6th - Avrey Albright, Drew Tolar, Jayden Michaelis, Mayan Paz - 3:17.49 - 4 team points
10th - Lucas Kirk, Brody Burns, Luke Wessel, Emery Wolfe - 3:28.84
 
Pole Vault
6th - Mason Younger - 15-8.25 - 3 team points
7th - Will Wegerer - 15-2.25 - 1 team point
11th - Brady Deges - 14-8.5
Hunter Angove - NH
Josiah Ball - NH
 
Long Jump
5th - Dean Clark - 22-6.75 - 4 team points
14th - Durham Nittler - 21-5
 
Triple Jump
9th - Dean Clark - 45-4.5
 
Shot Put
12th - Logan Willour - 45-8
17th - Drew Tolar - 31-4
 
# indicates NCAA DII national qualifying mark