PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Fort Hays State women's track and field team placed seventh at the 2026 MIAA Indoor Championships Sunday (March 1), with Reba Mader breaking the school record to win the league title in the 600y run. The Tigers combined for 47.5 points on the week, with 10 different entries contributing to the team score.
 
The Tigers finished the week with four All-MIAA honors, two school records and three national qualifying marks.
 
After qualifying in fourth in the preliminary round of the 600y run, Mader shaved more than two seconds off her time to win the race in 1:21.44, more than 1.5 seconds quicker than the old school record. Amelia Foster placed eighth in the finals with a time of 1:25.62, adding one team point to Mader's 10.
 
Emily Diercks McCullough placed fourth in the 3,000m run with a time of 9:52.87, securing five team points to go along with her eight points added in the 5,000m run on Saturday.
 
Mader and Foster ended the day in the 4x400m run where they combined with Makenzie Premer and Hailey Brown for a time of 3:55.87, placing sixth and securing three team points.
 
Taylor Hoskinson ran the mile in 5:05.74, finishing in seventh place and contributing two team points.
 
Jayme Hagerman advanced to the finals in the triple jump, finishing eighth with a top leap of 36-6.25 to chip in one team point.
 
The Tigers will now await the announcement of selections for the 2026 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships, scheduled for Tuesday (March 3). The indoor track and field championships will be held March 13-14 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
 
Full FHSU Results
600y Finals
1st - Reba Mader - 1:21.44 - 10 team points ! @
8th - Amelia Foster - 1:25.62 - 1 team point
 
Mile
7th - Taylor Hoskinson - 5:05.74 - 2 team points
12th - Esther Clark-Pavlovich - 5:11.89
13th - Abbye Hudson - 5:12.45
 
3,000m
4th - Emily Diercks McCullough - 9:52.87 - 5 team points
16th - Emma Weiner - 10:16.42
19th - Ashlyn Harbaugh - 10:28.52
 
4x400m Relay
6th - Amelia Foster, Makenzie Premer, Hailey Brown, Reba Mader - 3:55.87 - 3 team points
 
Triple Jump
8th - Jayme Hagerman - 36-6.25 - 1 team point
12th - Brynlee Frank - 35-5.75
13th - Alonnah Gage - 35-3.75
 
Shot Put
12th - Liberty Booker - 40-2
13th - Natalee North - 39-11.5
 
Friday/Saturday Results
60m Prelims
12th - Hailey Brown - 7.80
 
200m Prelims
12th - Hailey Brown - 25.44
 
600y Prelims
4th - Reba Mader - 1:23.57 q
7th - Amelia Foster - 1:24.26 q
 
800m Prelims
12th - Janae Fugitt - 2:20.98
 
5,000m
2nd - Emily Diercks McCullough - 16:40.59 - 8 team points ! # @
12th - Emma Weiner - 17:44.07
20th - Ashlyn Harbaugh - 18:19.41
 
60m Hurdles Prelims
9th - Donna Jackson - 8.91
 
Distance Medley Relay
5th - Taylor Hoskinson, Makenzie Premer, Janae Fugitt, Abbye Hudson - 12:21.38 - 4 team points
 
High Jump
2nd - Katie Linenberger - 5-9 - 8 team points # @
Bella Hudson - NH
 
Pole Vault
T-3rd - Annabeth Baalmann - 13-4.75 - 5.5 team points # @
T-12th - Lillian Finke - 11-11
 
Long Jump
13th - Jayme Hagerman - 17-6.25
18th - Alonnah Gage - 16-10.25
 
Weight Throw
9th - Natalee North - 55-2
16th - Liberty Booker - 51-4
18th - Emma Slade - 47-10
 
Pentathlon
15th - Breanna Wells - 2806
60mH - 10.38 - 643
HJ - 4-9.5 - 577
SP - 28-1 - 436
LJ - 15-7 - 492
800m - 2:32.78 - 658
 
! indicates school record
# indicates NCAA Division II national qualifying mark
@ indicates All-MIAA
q indicates qualified for Sunday's finals