ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Fort Hays State women's cross country team placed fifth out of 13 teams at the 2026 MIAA Championships Saturday (Nov. 7) at the Griffon Cross Country Course. Emma Weiner earned second team All-MIAA recognition after placing 18th out of 126 runners.
 
The junior from Hoxie, Kan. traversed the six-kilometer course in 22:05.1 to claim the first all-conference honor of her career. Janae Fugitt was the next Tiger to the line, placing 21st with a personal-best 22:25.5. Madelyn Russell was close behind with another PR, finishing in 22:28.5 to place 24th.
 
Margaret Browning traversed the course in 22:37.5 to place 31st, while Jacee Deges rounded out the Tiger scoring in 39th with a time of 22:59.0.
 
Missouri Southern took home the team title after placing five runners inside the top 20, including champion Ruth Chemutai who won the race by 11 seconds with a time of 20:32.0.
 
The Tigers will continue their postseason push in two weeks when they travel to Sioux Falls, S.D. for the NCAA Central Region Championships. The women's six-kilometer race is slated to begin at 11:15 a.m. from Yankton Trail Park.
 
Full FHSU Results
5th - Fort Hays State - 133 points
18th - Emma Weiner - 22:05.1 - Second Team All-MIAA
21st - Janae Fugitt - 22:25.5
24th - Madelyn Russell - 22:28.5
31st - Margaret Browning - 22:37.5
39th - Jacee Deges - 22:59.0
45th - Esther Clark-Pavlovich - 23:05.7
47th - Madelynn Nichols - 23:10.5
52nd - Keziah Bachman - 23:19.2
67th - Elsie Rickstrew - 23:41.8
72nd - Brenna Murphy - 23:50.4