The Fort Hays State men's and women's indoor track and field teams saw one school record go down and added five national qualifying marks Friday (Feb. 20) at a pair of meets on the final day of the regular season.
 
At the Steve Miller Invitational in Manhattan, Kan., the 22nd-ranked women's team put together multiple highlight performances. Taylor Hoskinson broke the school record in the 1,000m run with a time of 2:56.87, nearly three seconds faster than the 14-year old school record.
 
Reba Mader nearly broke her own school record in the 400m dash, placing fifth with a national qualifying time of 55.95 which ranks 43rd in Division II this season. Amelia Foster placed 11th in the same race, running in 57.32 to rank third on the FHSU Division II era performance chart.
 
Annabeth Baalmann put together her second-best performance of the season, clearing the bar at 13-10 on her first attempt to place fourth. That national-qualifying performance would rank fifth in Division II this season were it not for her school-record clearance of 14-1.25 set in December.
 
Hailey Brown finished in sixth place in the 200m dash, crossing the line in 25.61 to rank 10th on the FHSU DII era chart.
 
On the men's side, a trio of pole vaulters cleared the national qualifying mark. Josiah Ball set a new PR with a top clearance of 16-10.75. That performance ranks 12th in Division II this season and third at FHSU during the DII era. Hunter Angove finished fifth after soaring over the bar at 16-4.75, while Brady Deges cleared a personal-best 15-11 to finish seventh.
 
On the track, Luke Wessel finished first in the 800m run with a time of 1:55.19, while Avrey Albright placed second in the 400m dash after crossing the line in 48.44.
 
At the Loper Tune-Up in Kearney, Neb., Kendra Blaylock won the women's 400m dash in 1:03.42, while Natalee North recorded a top heave of 53-0.25 in the weight throw to etch her name fifth on the FHSU DII era performance list.
 
The Tigers will head into the postseason next weekend (Feb. 27-Mar. 1) when they travel to Pittsburg, Kan. for the MIAA Championships.
 
Steve Miller Invitational - Full FHSU Results
Women
60m
4th - Hailey Brown - 7.88
6th - Donna Jackson - 8.17
 
200m
6th - Hailey Brown - 25.61
 
400m
5th- Reba Mader - 55.95 #
11th - Amelia Foster - 57.32
 
600y
3rd - Makenzie Premer - 1:30.07
 
800m
5th - Janae Fugitt - 2:21.46
 
1,000m
3rd - Taylor Hoskinson - 2:56.87 !
 
60m Hurdles
13th - Donna Jackson - 9.23
 
Pole Vault
4th - Annabeth Baalmann - 13-10 #
Lillian Finke - NH
 
Men
60m
2nd - Nakari Morrical-Palmer - 7.04
3rd - Rylan White - 7.10
4th - Brock Deterding - 7.12
 
200m
6th - Drew Tolar - 21.91
8th - Brock Deterding - 22.32
9th - Jayden Michaelis - 22.57
Avrey Albright - DQ
 
400m
2nd - Avrey Albright - 48.44
 
800m
1st - Luke Wessel - 1:55.19
5th - Emery Wolfe - 1:57.10
 
Mile
8th - Taran Castro - 4:22.66
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
10th - Bradley Nkosi - 8.36
11th - Brett Eckhardt - 8.48
14th - Jayden Michaelis - 8.65
15th - Drew Tolar - 8.73
 
Pole Vault
4th - Josiah Ball - 16-10.75 #
5th - Hunter Angove - 16-4.75 #
7th - Brady Deges - 15-11 #
8th - Will Wegerer - 15-5
12th - Mason Younger - 15-5
15th - Aiden Heidari - 14-11
15th - Rylan White - 14-11
 
Shot Put
8th - Drew Tolar - 39-4
 
Loper Tune-Up Entries
Women
60m
4th - Ellie Harper - 8.23
5th - Alonnah Gage - 8.24
 
400m
1st - Kendra Blaylock - 1:03.42
 
60m Hurdles
2nd - Chloe Mader - 9.59
4th - Breanna Wells - 10.22
 
High Jump
5th - Bella Hudson - 5-2.5
6th - Breanna Wells - 4-10.5
 
Long Jump
4th - Alonnah Gage - 17-1.5
 
Triple Jump
2nd - Alonnah Gage - 35-8.75
3rd - Brynlee Frank - 35-8
 
Shot Put
2nd - Liberty Booker - 42-10.75
4th - Natalee North - 39-10.5
 
Weight Throw
5th - Natalee North - 53-0.25
8th - Liberty Booker - 52-6
14th - Emma Slade - 42-6
 
Men
60m Prelims
5th - Dylan Velasco - 7.13
8th - Brady Carlson - 7.26
 
60m Finals
5th - Dylan Velasco - 7.15
8th - Brady Carlson - 7.26
 
Long Jump
4th - Brady Carlson - 21-6
8th - Ervin Fierro - 20-10