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Coaching Accolades at Fort Hays State University

• 2 NCAA DII National Champions (Ryan Stanley - 2022 indoor, 2021 outdoor)

• 26 All-Americans (Annabeth Baalmann - 2025 outdoor, 2025 indoor, 2024 indoor; Jacob Clark - 2024 outdoor, 2024 indoor, 2023 indoor, 2022 outdoor, 2022 indoor; Ryan Stanley - 2023 outdoor, 2022 indoor, 2022 outdoor, 2022 indoor, 2021 outdoor, 2021 indoor, 2020 indoor, 2019 outdoor; Jake Morrow - 2018 outdoor, 2018 indoor; Sam Dreiling - 2018 outdoor, 2018 indoor; Brady Tien - 2015 outdoor, 2014 indoor; Sheldon Funk - 2005 outdoor; Tony Milhon - 2003 outdoor; Chad Burks - 2003 indoor; Jay Simpson - 2000 outdoor)

• 24 All-MIAA performers

• 4 MIAA Champions (Annabeth Baalmann - 2025 outdoor; Ryan Stanley - 2023 outdoor & 2022 indoor; Casey Wanger - 2007 outdoor)

• 22 RMAC Champions (7 indoor & 15 outdoor, 7 women & 15 men)

• 63 NCAA DII national qualifying marks since 2010

• 49 NCAA DII National Championship participants

• 2 NAIA National Championship participants

• 1 NAIA District 10 Champion

Randy Stanley, currently the pole vault coach at Fort Hays State University, has been associated with FHSU track and field in a variety of roles since 1978. A vaulter himself, Stanley competed for coach Alex Francis and was a Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) champion. At the completion of his competition years, Stanley served as a student assistant track coach under Francis and later spent two years as a graduate assistant for Jim Krob. In the years since, Stanley has served as Physical Education teacher and head track and cross country coach at Victoria High School in Victoria, Kan. Stanley led the Knights to a 1A state track championship on the girls side, while being named coach of the year in both track and field and cross country.

Stanley is a certified USATF Level 2 coach in jumps. Stanley has coached at Fort Hays State alongside coaches Alex Francis, Jim Krob, Dennis Weber and Dr. Jason McCullough, instructing numerous conference men's and women's champions and All-Americans.

Men's vaulters won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Outdoor Championship 11 consecutive years during his time at Fort Hays State (1996-2006). He coached Ryan Stanley to eight All-American honors, including the 2021 NCAA DII Outdoor National Championship and the 2022 NCAA DII Indoor national title. Coach Stanley's vaulters hold the indoor and outdoor school records on both the men's and women's team.

Stanley earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Fort Hays State University in Exercise Science and Sports Administration.