PITTSBURG, Kan. - The 24th-ranked Fort Hays State women's track and field team finished in a tie for sixth place at the 2026 MIAA Outdoor Championships Sunday (May 3), adding two All-MIAA performances and breaking one school record on the final day of competition. The Tigers finished the week with 61.5 team points, one champion, three All-MIAA performers and seven national-qualifying marks.
 
Annabeth Baalmann broke her own school record in the pole vault after clearing the bar at 14-1 on her second attempt, collecting eight team points. She tied for the top clearance on the day but finished in second place on a tiebreaker. The senior is now tied for first in Division II this season.
 
Reba Mader also finished runner-up in the 400m hurdles, shaving nearly a full second off her preliminary time to cross the line in 1:00.88. The senior earned eight team points, while Breanna Wells added two with a seventh-place finish after turning in a time of 1:04.24.
 
Taylor Hoskinson finished fifth in the 1,500m run, crossing the line in 4:43.53 to collect four team points. She also ran in the 800m finals, finishing seventh with a time of 2:16.40 to earn two team points.
 
Amelia Foster placed seventh in the 100m finals after crossing the line in 11.92, collecting two team points.
 
Jayme Hagerman tallied one team point in the triple jump, finishing eighth with a top clearance of 38-0.25.
 
Donna Jackson also finished in eighth place in the 100m hurdles finals, completing the race in 14.83 to earn one team point.
 
Both the 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams finished sixth, earning three points each. Ellie Harper, Hailey Brown, Amelia Foster and Donna Jackson combined for a time of 46.67 in the shorter of the two races, while Reba Mader, Hailey Brown, Kendra Blaylock and Amelia Foster turned in a time of 3:52.23 in the final event of the day.
 
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 - Amelia Foster - 11.92 - 2 team points
 
800m Finals
7th - Taylor Hoskinson - 2:16.40 - 2 team points
 
1,500m
5th - Taylor Hoskinson - 4:43.53 - 4 team points
17th - Abbye Hudson - 4:56.34
19th - Esther Clark-Pavlovich - 4:59.89
23th - Janae Fugitt - 5:07.40
 
5,000m
14th - Emma Weiner - 18:21.18
24th - Ashlyn Harbaugh - 19:04.24
 
100m Hurdles Finals
8th - Donna Jackson - 14.83 - 1 team point
 
400m Hurdles
2nd - Reba Mader - 1:00.88 - 8 team points @ *
7th - Breanna Wells - 1:04.24 - 2 team points
 
4x100m Relay
6th - Ellie Harper, Hailey Brown, Amelia Foster, Donna Jackson - 46.67 - 3 team points
 
4x400m Relay
6th - Reba Mader, Hailey Brown, Kendra Blaylock, Amelia Foster - 3:52.23 - 3 team points
 
Pole Vault
2nd - Annabeth Baalmann - 14-1 - 8 team points ! @ *
 
Triple Jump
8th - Jayme Hagerman - 38-0.25 - 1 team point
11th - Alonnah Gage - 36-0
Brynlee Frank - Foul
 
Shot Put
12th - Liberty Booker - 41-2
18th - Natalee North - 37-9.25
 
Javelin
13th - Macy Nachtigal - 132-9
 
Saturday
200m Prelims
11th - Amelia Foster - 24.96
18th - Hailey Brown - 25.73
 
800m Prelims
9th - Taylor Hoskinson - 2:17.37 Q
10th - Janae Fugitt - 2:18.16
14th - Abbye Hudson - 2:19.98
 
100m Hurdles Prelims
8th - Donna Jackson - 14.50 Q
14th - Chloe Mader - 15.27
 
3,000m Steeplechase
4th - Esther Clark-Pavlovich - 11:05.98 - 5 team points
10th - Makenzie Premer - 11:39.85
12th - Brenna Murphy - 12:00.15
 
High Jump
T-8th - Katie Linenberger - 5-3.5 - 0.5 team points
 
Discus
4th - Natalee North - 156-8 - 5 team points *
15th - Emma Slade - 130-6
 
Friday
100m Prelims
6th - Amelia Foster - 11.89 Q
12th - Hailey Brown - 12.20
18th - Ellie Harper - 12.53
 
400m Hurdles Prelims
3rd - Reba Mader - 1:01.85 * Q
9th - Breanna Wells - 1:04.98 Q
 
10,000m
1st - Emily Diercks McCullough - 35:26.92 - 10 team points @ *
10th - Ashlyn Harbaugh - 36:38.88
12th - Emma Weiner - 37:13.27
15th - Margaret Browning - 37:39.01
 
Long Jump
13th - Jayme Hagerman - 17-8.25
19th - Alonnah Gage - 15-9.25
 
Hammer
5th - Liberty Booker - 180-6 - 4 team points *
6th - Emma Slade - 180-5 - 3 team points *
16th - Natalee North - 159-6
 
! indicates school record
@ indicates All-MIAA performance
* indicates NCAA DII national qualifying performance
Q indicates qualified for Sunday's finals