The Fort Hays State outdoor track and field season wrapped up on Saturday (May 23) in San Angelo, Texas, at the NCAA Division II Championships. The Tigers finished the weekend with four All-American honors. After Darcie Schmitz had earned the honors in the long jump and triple jump the previous two days, Bryan Haynes (100 meters) and Lindsay McCormick (javelin) turned in All-American performances on Saturday. Read more...

Darcie Schmitz capped her impressive weekend at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships by breaking her own school record in the triple jump. Schmitz finished seventh, grabbing her second All-American honor of the weekend. On Friday (May 22), she jumped 39-feet, 7.75-inches to break her old school record of 39-feet, 6-inches that she set back on April 10. Read more...

Fort Hays State has five individuals competing at the NCAA Division II Championships in San Angelo, Texas, this weekend. On Thursday (May 21), three of those athletes were in action, which included Darcie Schmitz in the women’s long jump, Bryan Haynes in the men’s 100-meter dash, and Tim McElroy in the men’s hammer throw. Schmitz placed fourth in the long jump with a new FHSU record and shattered her career-best mark, and Haynes qualified for the 100-meter finals. Read more...

The selections have been made for the 2009 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in San Angelo, Texas. Fort Hays State will be represented by five athletes, which includes two men and three women. Men’s qualifiers include Bryan Haynes and Tim McElroy. Women’s qualifiers include Darcie Schmitz, Lindsay McCormick, and Amy Wilson. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squad competed at the MIAA Championships in Joplin, Mo., this past weekend. The FHSU men’s team finished fifth and the women’s team finished seventh. Bryan Haynes and Morgan Witzel were the only individuals to win events for FHSU. Haynes won the men’s 100 and 200 meters, and Witzel won the women’s high jump. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field team competed at the Nebraska-Kearney Twilight meet on Thursday, April 23, in Kearney, Neb. The Tigers won 10 events at the meet, six on the women’s side and four on the men’s side. Read more...

The Fort Hays State University track and field and cross country programs have announced 22 signings for the 2009-2010 season. Below is a capsule on each individual. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squad competed at the K.T. Woodman Invitational in Wichita, Kan., on April 11. Wichita State University hosted the event. Fort Hays State took first place in five events (4 men’s, 1 women’s). Read more...

For the second consecutive week, Bryan Haynes of Fort Hays State was named the MIAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week. He earned the honor for his efforts at the Pittsburg State Triangular this past weekend in Pittsburg, Kan. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squad competed at the Pittsburg State Triangular on Saturday, April 4, in Pittsburg, Kan. The Tigers competed against Pittsburg State and Central Missouri. Fort Hays State individuals won six events (4 women’s, 2 men’s). The women’s team placed second and the men’s team finished third. Read more...

Fort Hays State University hosted the Alex Francis Classic track and field event this past weekend in Hays (March 29). The FHSU men’s and women’s teams were each victorious in the team standings with seven schools competing in the meet. It was the first outdoor track and field event of the season for FHSU. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field athlete Bryan Haynes earned MIAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week honors for the week ending March 29. Haynes was given the honor for his efforts at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays, Kan. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field athlete Darcie Schmitz earned MIAA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week honors for the week ending March 29. Schmitz was given the honor for her efforts at the Alex Francis Classic in Hays, Kan. Read more...

Fort Hays State junior sprinter Bryan Haynes earned All-American honors on Saturday at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track and Field Championships in Houston, Texas. He finished sixth in the 60-meter dash, which gave him All-American honors for the second consecutive indoor season. He was the national champion in the 200-meter dash last year, but was just one position out of qualifying for the finals this year. Read more...

Fort Hays State junior sprinter Bryan Haynes was named the United States Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association South Central Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year. The Peoria, Ariz., native was the high point athlete at the MIAA Indoor Championships, scoring over half of Fort Hays State’s points (26). Haynes will be competing at the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships this weekend in Houston, Texas. Read more...

The Fort Hays State men’s and women’s track and field squads competed at the MIAA Indoor Championships in Warrensburg, Mo., February 27-March 1. The men finished sixth with 44.33 team points, and the women finished ninth with 25 points. Bryan Haynes earned Men’s High Point honors, scoring 26 (over half) of the men’s team points. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field junior Bryan Haynes was named the MIAA Men’s Track Athlete of the Week for the week ending on Sunday, February 1. Haynes, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound junior from Peoria, Ariz., logged a pair of provisional qualification marks during the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational last weekend (Jan. 30-31). Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squad competed at the Kansas State Invitational on Friday and Saturday (Jan. 30-31). The Tigers had 17 top-three finishers at the meet, with 10 coming on the men’s side and seven on the women’s side. Read more...

The Fort Hays State men’s and women’s track and field squads competed at the Charlie Foster Classic, hosted by the University of Nebraska-Kearney in Kearney, Neb. Fort Hays State had 10 top-three men’s finishers and seven top-three women’s finishers at the event. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field team saw its first competition of the indoor season at Wichita State University in the Wichita State Triangular. The Tigers competed against Wichita State University and the University of Tulsa. FHSU finished second in men’s action, while the women finished third. Wichita State won both the men’s and women’s team competitions. Read more...

Fort Hays State women’s track and field athletes Megan McClain and Kendra Matteson were selected to the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic Team for the 2007-08 season. Read more...

The Fort Hays State women’s track and field team was honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as an All-Academic Team. Fort Hays State was one of 58 schools in Division II that earned the honor. To be nominated, the team must carry a minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA. Fort Hays State had a team GPA of 3.16, which ranked 44th out of the 58 teams honored. Read more...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced today the 2008 Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for track and field. Twenty-seven Tiger athletes earned the honor, which included on the men’s team Rocky Baalmann, Justin Bauer, Aaron Davidson, Andrew Gannon, Trayer Gassman, Matt Goetz, Kyle Jilka, Aaron Pablo, Nick Panek, A.J. Preisner, Kyle Reed, Ryan Small, Andrew Smith, Aaron Yoder, and Dan Yoder. On the women’s team, those Tiger athletes earning this honor included Christa Bergmann, Ashley Dopita, Brooke Hobbs, Mallory Joseph, Katie Kersenbrock, Kylene Kirmer, Jessica Kuhn, Megan McClain, Lindsay McCormick, Alison Mishler, Ashlee Orr, and Jayci Peters.

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Six Fort Hays State athletes were in action earlier this weekend at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Pomona, Calif. Three of the six athletes competing for FHSU at nationals garnered All-American honors. The three athletes earning the honors were seniors Brady Maska and Kyle Jilka, and freshman Adam Capps. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field athlete Brady Maska was honored by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as the South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year on Monday. Read more...

Six track and field athletes from Fort Hays State have qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championships in Pomona, Calif., May 22-24. There will be five men and one woman representing the Tigers. The men’s qualifiers include senior Brady Maska (discus and hammer throw), junior Bryan Haynes (100 and 200 meters), sophomore Garrett Edgar (javelin), senior Kyle Jilka (javelin), and freshman Adam Capps (javelin). Junior Lindsay McCormick is the lone women’s qualifier and will compete in the javelin. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field teams were in action this past Saturday at the ESU Twilight Qualifier in Emporia, Kansas. The meet was the last chance for participants to try and qualify for the NCAA II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which will be held in Pomona, California, from May 22-24.

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The Fort Hays State track and field squads had 29 All-MIAA performers at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend in Maryville, Mo. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squads competed at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Maryville, Mo., May 3-4. The men’s team finished fourth with 118.5 points, just a half point behind Emporia State for third. The women’s team finished seventh with 61 points. Read more...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week ending on April 27. Brady Maska of Fort Hays State was named the Men's Field Athlete of the Week. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field teams were in action at the Loper Twilight on Thursday, April 24, in Kearney, Nebraska. The Tiger men’s and women’s teams combined for 13 first-place finishes and set seven new meet records.

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The Fort Hays State track and field teams competed in two meets this past week. Last Wednesday, a select number of Tiger athletes competed in the Tabor College Invitational in Hillsboro, Kansas. Then from Thursday-Saturday, the team also competed in the Kansas Relays in Lawrence, Kansas.

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Former Fort Hays State University Cross Country and Track and Field Coach Jim Krob has been elected into this year’s National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) Hall of Fame. Read more...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its Track and Field Athletes of the Week for the week ending on April 13. Bryan Haynes of Fort Hays State was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Week. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squad competed at the Papa John’s Division II Challenge in Emporia, Kan., over the weekend. The Tiger men and women each placed fourth in the team standings, with Central Missouri coming out on top in both men’s and women’s action. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field hosted a quadrangular on Saturday (April 5) at Lewis Field Stadium and Alex Francis Track in Hays. Also participating in the event was Chadron State, Nebraska-Kearney and Pittsburg State. The scoring for the meet was set up for each team to get a head-to-head score against each of the other three teams. Read more...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its Track & Field Athletes of the Week for the week of action ending on March 30. Brady Maska earned Men's Field Athlete of the Week and Bryan Haynes earned Men's Track Athlete of the Week. For Haynes, it was his third athlete of the week award of the year, after garnering the honor twice during the indoor season. Maska earned his second athlete of the week honor of the year after grabbing the award once during the indoor season. Read more...

Fort Hays State University hosted the 15th Annual Alex Francis Classic in Hays on Saturday, March 29 at Lewis Field Stadium and Alex Francis Track in Hays. The Tigers were victorious in 15 events, which included 13 individual first place finishers and two relay team wins. FHSU won eight men’s events and seven women’s events. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field athletes Bryan Haynes and Brady Maska competed in the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championships in Mankato, Minn. Both individuals earned All-American honors. Bryan Haynes grabbed Fort Hays State’s first individual indoor national championship since 2001 as he won the 200 meter dash. Brady Maska placed fourth in the shot put. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field athletes Bryan Haynes and Brady Maska have been selected to compete in the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships in Mankato, Minn., March 14-15. Haynes qualified in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, while Maska qualified in the shot put. Read more...

Fort Hays State track and field was in action at the MIAA Indoor Championships in Joplin, Mo., on Saturday (March 1). The men’s team finished fifth and the women’s team finished eighth out of the eight schools participating in the event. Read more...

The Fort Hays State indoor track and field teams competed in two meets this past week. On Friday, the team competed at the Prairie Wolf Invitational in Lincoln, Neb., and on Saturday, the team competed at the Wildcat Invitational in Manhattan, Kan. The Tigers had two second-place finishers, three third-place finishers, four fourth-place finishers, and four fifth-place finishers combined in the two meets.

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The Fort Hays State track and field teams were in action at the Nebraska-Kearney All-Comers indoor track meet on Friday (February 15). The Tigers had five individual champions at the meet. Read more...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its Track and Field Athletes of the Week on Monday (February 12). Earning Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors was senior thrower Brady Maska. Earning Men's Track Athlete of the Week honors for the second consecutive week was sophomore sprinter Bryan Haynes. Read more...

The Fort Hays State track and field squad was in action on Thursday and Friday (February 7-8) at the University of Central Missouri Relays. Two Tigers came away with individual champion honors. Bryan Haynes won the 200 meters, Brady Maska won the shot put, and Aaron Yoder won the 1-mile run. Read more...

The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced its Indoor Track and Field Athletes of the Week on Monday (February 4). Bryan Haynes was named the Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his performance this past weekend. Read more...

Fort Hays State had several individuals compete at the J.D. Martin Invitational at the University of Oklahoma. The two-day event took place on Friday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2.

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The Fort Hays State indoor track and field teams competed in two meets this past week. On Friday, a select number of Tiger athletes participated in the Jayhawk Invitational in Lawrence, Kan., while on Saturday, most of the remaining team competed in the Charlie Foster Classic, in Kearney, Neb. In the two events combined, FHSU had two event winners, eight second-place finishes, and nine third-place finishes. Winning individual events were Bryan Haynes in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.60 seconds at the Charlie Foster Classic and Ashlee Orr, who won the 5000-meter run at the Jayhawk Invitational with a time of 18:39.84.

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The Fort Hays State indoor track and field teams were in action last Friday at the Nebraska-Kearney Pre-Holiday Classic in Kearney, Nebraska. Fort Hays State had a total of 15 individuals compete in the meet, while four members won individual events. These individuals include on the men’s side Jordan Stroup, who won the 3000 meter run with a time of 10:02.16, David Funk, who won the pole vault with a height of 14’ 11.50”, and Drew Schmidt, who tied for first in the high jump with a height of 6’ 4.75”. On the women’s side, Kelsey Martin was the lone individual winner after winning the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.55 seconds.

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The Fort Hays State indoor track and field teams opened their season this past Saturday at the KSU Open. FHSU had a total of seven individuals compete in the meet.

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