PITTSBURG, Kan. - The 24th-ranked Fort Hays State men's track and field team racked up four top-10 finishes on day two of the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championships Saturday (May 2).
 
Drew Tolar ran the 200m prelims in 21.37, finishing in sixth place to earn a spot in Sunday's finals.
 
Noah Morenz finished in seventh place in the 3,000m steeplechase, turning in a personal-best time of 9:12.20 and adding two points to FHSU's team total. That time is third-best at FHSU during the DII era.
 
Cole Krug also recorded a PR in the steeplechase, finishing in 9:21.01 to place ninth. His time is sixth on the DII era list.
 
Kaeden Kasselman reached the finals in the discus, placing ninth with a top toss of 163-5 on his second attempt.
 
Fort Hays State currently sits in eighth place as a team with nine points. The Tigers will wrap up the conference meet on Sunday (May 3), with field events beginning at 11 a.m. and track events starting at 2 p.m.
 
Full FHSU Results
Saturday
200m Prelims
6th - Drew Tolar - 21.37 Q
13th - Nakari Morrical-Palmer - 22.69
 
800m Prelims
11th - Kamryn Golub - 1:53.18
21st - Luke Wessel - 1:57.18
 
110m Hurdles Prelims
11th - Bradley Nkosi - 14.62
12th - Brett Eckhardt - 14.84
 
3,000m Steeplechase
7th - Noah Morenz - 9:12.20 - 2 team points
9th - Cole Krug - 9:21.01
 
Discus
9th - Kaeden Kasselman - 163-5
18th - Logan Willour - 145-7
 
Friday
100m Prelims
7th - Nakari Morrical-Palmer - 10.54 Q
13th - Brock Deterding - 10.79
 
400m Hurdles Prelims
7th - Jayden Michaelis - 53.09 Q
9th - Mayan Paz - 53.82 Q
13th - Lucas Kirk - 55.97
16th - Bryce Steffan - 57.30
 
10,000m
4th - Farrin Mangelson - 30:09.41 - 5 team points
11th - Chayse McCullough - 32:18.06
12th - Ty Raulston - 32:37.28
 
Long Jump
7th - Dean Clark - 24-2.5 - 2 team points *
10th - Drew Tolar - 23-6
16th - Ervin Fierro - 20-10.5
 
Sunday Schedule
100m Finals
Nakari Morrical-Palmer
 
200m Finals
Drew Tolar
 
1,500m
Noah Morenz
Taran Castro
 
5,000m
Farrin Mangelson
Hayden Nemechek
Austin Ritsema
 
400m Hurdles Finals
Jayden Michaelis
Mayan Paz
 
4x100m Relay
Brock Deterding, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Bradley Nkosi, Drew Tolar
 
4x400m Relay
Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Jayden Michaelis, Brock Deterding, Drew Tolar
 
Pole Vault
Hunter Angove
Josiah Ball
Mason Younger
Brady Deges
Rylan White
Will Wegerer
 
Triple Jump
Dean Clark
 
Shot Put
Logan Willour
 
Javelin
Jackson Rumford
Dalton Meyers
Guy Tubbs
 
@ indicates All-MIAA performance
* indicates NCAA DII national qualifying performance
Q indicates qualified for Sunday's finals