PITTSBURG, Kan. - The 24th-ranked Fort Hays State men's track and field team finished in eighth place at the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championships Sunday (May 3), highlighted by one runner-up finish. The Tigers finished the week with 38 team points, one All-MIAA performer and five national-qualifying marks.
 
Josiah Ball finished in a tie for second place in the pole vault, clearing a personal-best 16-11.5 to contribute seven team points. That mark moves him to 14th on the NCAA Division II performance chart and is fifth-best at FHSU during the DII era.
 
Hunter Angove chipped in five team points after placing fourth in the pole vault, successfully clearing the bar at 16-7.5 on his second attempt.
 
Both FHSU relay teams finished in fifth place, adding four points each. The squad of Brock Deterding, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Drew Tolar and Bradley Nkosi finished the 4x100m relay in 40.87, while Deterding, Jayden Michaelis, Mayan Paz and Tolar ran the 4x400m relay in 3:13.85.
 
Two Tigers finished in sixth place in track events, chipping in three team points each. Drew Tolar was sixth in the 200m finals with a time of 21.15, while Farrin Mangelson ran the 5,000m in 14:39.31.
 
Nakari Morrical-Palmer finished in seventh place in the 100m finals, crossing the line in 10.73 to contribute two team points.
 
Jayden Michaelis added one team point with an eighth-place finish in the 400m hurdles, completing the race in 53.03.
 
Dean Clark narrowly missed advancing to the finals in the triple jump, clearing a personal-best 46-11 to finish in 10th place. That distance ranks eighth at FHSU during the DII era.
 
The Tigers will head to Kearney, Neb. for the last chance weekend next Saturday (May 9) before heading to Emporia, Kan. for the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships May 21-23.
 
Full FHSU Results
Sunday
100m Finals
7th - Nakari Morrical-Palmer - 10.73 - 2 team points
 
200m Finals
6th - Drew Tolar - 21.15 - 3 team points
 
1,500m
14th - Taran Castro - 4:00.96
15th - Noah Morenz - 4:02.70
 
5,000m
6th - Farrin Mangelson - 14:39.31 - 3 team points
11th - Hayden Nemechek - 15:12.72
20th - Austin Ritsema - 15:46.07
 
400m Hurdles Finals
8th - Jayden Michaelis - 53.03 - 1 team points *
9th - Mayan Paz - 53.85
 
4x100m Relay
5th - Brock Deterding, Nakari Morrical-Palmer, Drew Tolar, Bradley Nkosi - 40.87 - 4 team points
 
4x400m Relay
5th - Brock Deterding, Jayden Michaelis, Mayan Paz, Drew Tolar - 3:13.85 - 4 team points
 
Pole Vault
2nd - Josiah Ball - 16-11.5 - 7 team points @ *
4th - Hunter Angove - 16-7.5 - 5 team points *
14th - Brady Deges - 15-2
14th - Rylan White - 15-2
14th - Will Wegerer - 15-2
14th - Mason Younger - 15-2
 
Triple Jump
10th - Dean Clark - 46-11
 
Shot Put
17th - Logan Willour - 45-9.5
 
Javelin
10th - Dalton Meyers - 202-11 *
12th - Jackson Rumford - 194-5
14th - Guy Tubbs - 192-0
 
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
 
@ indicates All-MIAA performance
* indicates NCAA DII national qualifying performance
Q indicates qualified for Sunday's finals