Fort Hays State Track and Field
at the 11th Annual Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic
Friday-Saturday, February 13-14, 2026
Friday - 2 p.m. • Saturday - noon
Pittsburg, Kan. • Robert W. Plaster Center - Harvey Dean Track
 
The Fort Hays State men's and women's track and field teams will continue their indoor season this weekend (Feb. 13-14) when they travel to Pittsburg, Kan. for the 11th Annual Russ Jewett Indoor Gorilla Classic.
 
Live video will be available with a subscription to The MIAA Network, while live results will also be available online here.
 
The women will have 21 individuals competing in 27 entries, including Annabeth Baalmann, Keziah Bachman, Liberty Booker, Hailey Brown, Margaret Browning, Esther Clark-Pavlovich, Emily Diercks McCullough, Lillian Finke, Amelia Foster, Janae Fugitt, Jayme Hagerman, Ashlyn Harbaugh, Taylor Hoskinson, Abbye Hudson, Donna Jackson, Katie Linenberger, Reba Mader, Natalee North, Makenzie Premer, Emma Slade and Emma Weiner.
 
The men's squad will feature 25 student-athletes competing in 36 entries, including Avrey Albright, Hunter Angove, Josiah Ball, Taran Castro, Dean Clark, Brady Deges, Brock Deterding, Brett Eckhardt, Cole Krug, Farrin Mangelson, Chayse McCullough, Jayden Michaelis, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Hayden Nemechek, Durham Nittler, Bradley Nkosi, Mayan Paz, Austin Ritsema, Drew Tolar, Will Wegerer, Ian Weich, Luke Wessel, Rylan White, Emery Wolfe and Mason Younger.
 
The Tiger women head into the weekend ranked 22nd in Division II thanks to three national qualifying performances, including a pair that rank inside the top four nationally. Baalmann leads the country in the pole vault with her school-record clearance of 14-1.25, while Linenberger ranks fourth in the high jump with a top mark of 5-10. McCullough ranks 22nd in Division II with a school-record time of 16:49.86 in the 5,000m.
 
The men's squad has put together six national qualifying marks this season, including a pair from Tolar in the heptathlon (5,117 - 9th) and the long jump (23-6.75, 35th) and four in the pole vault in Ball (16-7.25, 21st), Angove (16-6, 23rd), Younger (16-0.75) and Deges (15-10, 41st).
 
This is the third of four trips to Pittsburg for the Tigers during the indoor season. The Tigers have two national qualifying marks so far inside the Plaster Center and will return at the end of the month for the MIAA Championships (Feb. 27-March 1).
 
FHSU Entries
Women
60m Dash Prelims
Hailey Brown
 
400m Dash Open
Amelia Foster, Reba Mader
 
600y Run
Amelia Foster, Reba Mader, Makenzie Premer
 
800m Run
Janae Fugitt, Taylor Hoskinson, Makenzie Premer
 
Mile Run
Esther Clark-Pavlovich, Taylor Hoskinson, Abbye Hudson
 
3,000m Run
Emily Diercks McCullough, Emma Weiner
 
5,000m Run
Keziah Bachman, Margaret Browning, Ashlyn Harbaugh
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
Donna Jackson
 
High Jump Invite
Katie Linenberger
 
Pole Vault Invite
Annabeth Baalmann
 
Pole Vault Open
Lillian Finke
 
Long Jump
Jayme Hagerman
 
Shot Put
Liberty Booker, Natalee North
 
Weight Throw
Liberty Booker, Natalee North, Emma Slade
 
Men
60m Dash Prelims
Avrey Albright, Brock Deterding, Bradley Nkosi, Drew Tolar
 
200m Dash
Avrey Albright, Brock Deterding, Nakari Morrical-Palmer
 
400m Dash Open
Avrey Albright, Jayden Michaelis, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Drew Tolar
 
600y Run
Mayan Paz, Luke Wessel, Emery Wolfe
 
800m Run
Luke Wessel, Emery Wolfe
 
Mile Run
Taran Castro, Ian Weich
 
3,000m Run
Farrin Mangelson, Hayden Nemechek, Austin Ritsema
 
5,000m Run
Cole Krug, Chayse McCullough
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
Brett Eckhardt, Jayden Michaelis, Bradley Nkosi
 
4x400m Relay
Avrey Albright, Jayden Michaelis, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Drew Tolar
 
Pole Vault Invite
Hunter Angove, Josiah Ball, Brady Deges, Mason Younger
 
Pole Vault Open
Will Wegerer, Rylan White
 
Long Jump
Durham Nittler, Drew Tolar
 
Triple Jump
Dean Clark