27 Members of Track & Field Team On MIAA Academic Honor Roll (5/228/08)
27 members of the Fort Hays State men's and women's track and field team have been named to the MIAA Commissioners Academic Honor Roll. Men honored include Rocky Baalmann, Justin Bauer, Aaron Davidson, Andrew Fannon, Trayer Gassman, Matt Goetz, Kyle Jilka, Aaron Pablo, Nick Panek, A.J. Preisner, Kyle Reed, Ryan Small, Andrew Smith, Aaron Yoder and Dan Yoder. Members of the women's team are Christa Bargman, Ashley Dopita, Brooke Hobbs, Mallory Joseph, Katie Kersenbrock, Kylene Kirmer, Jessica Kuhn, Megan McClain, Lindsay McCormick, Alison Mishler, Ashley Orr and Jayce Peters, all having a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

FHSU Track Garners 3 All-Americans
The Fort Hays State track and field team garnered three All-American finishes at the NCAA II Championships. Senior Brady Maska capped his career with a fifth All-American honor finishing third in the discus (177’1”). Kyle Jilka finished fourth in the javelin (214’0”) and Adam Capps was sixth in the javelin (209’1”). Junior Bryan Haynes failed to make the finals in both the 100 and 200 meters.

Haynes Misses 100 Meter Finals at NCAA II Track (5/23/08)
Bryan Haynes failed to make the finals in the 100 meters at the NCAA II Track and Field Championships in Walnut, California. Haynes ran a time of 10.65 which was the 16th fastest in the prelims. Haynes will run in the 200 prelims tonight. Heavy rains delayed the meet for several hours and prevented Brady Maska from competing in the hammer throw he will do that later today.

Maska Named USTFCCCA Region Field Athlete of the Year (5/21/08)
Fort Hays State’s Brady Maska has been named the United State Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year. The senior from Hays has the nation’s top NCAA II mark in the discus (184’9”) and is ranked third in the hammer throw (199’1”). Maska will compete in both events at the NCAA II Outdoor Championships in Pomona, Calif. He placed second in the shot put last year.

Six Tigers To Track and Field Championships (5/13/08)
Six members of the Fort Hays State track and field team have qualified for the NCAA II National Championships in Pomona, Calif. Five men and one woman will  represent the Tigers. The men’s qualifiers include senior Brady Maska in the discus and hammer throw, junior Bryan Haynes in the 100 and 200 meters, sophomore Garrett Edgar in the javelin, senior Kyle Jilka in the javelin and freshman Adam Capps also in the javelin. Junior Lindsay McCormick is the womenb’s lone qualifier and will compete in the javelin. Maska currently owns the best mark in the discus. Maska currently has the best discus mark in the nation and third-best hammer throw mark. Haynes currently owns the second-fastest time in the 200 meters and third-fastest time in the 100 meters. Edgar is ranks tenth in the nation in the javelin.

FHSU Men's Track and Field Finish 4th at MIAA
The Fort Hays State Tiger men’s track team was edged out by a half-a-point for third place by Emporia State and finish fourth at the MIAA Track and Field Championships in Maryville over the weekend. Central Missouri won their third straight men’s team title. Missouri Southern captured the women’s crown with Fort Hays finishing seventh. Fort Hays State junior Bryan Haynes was the meet's high-scorer, winning the 200-meter dash (20.69) and taking second in the 100-meter dash. He also competed in two relays. Haynes is the second Tiger to capture the individual points crown. Senior teammate Brady Maska won that title a year ago. This weekend he won the discus and third in the hammer. Fort Hays State swept the top four places of the javelin led by sophomore Garett Edgar who won it (191-3). Leading the way for the Tiger women was Lindsey McCormick who finished second in the javelin and Ashley Orr who was runner-up in the 10,000 meters.

FHSU's Krob Elected To Coaching Hall of Fame (4/18/08)
Former Fort Hays State Cross Country and Track and Field coach Jim Krob has been elected into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Krob began his coaching career at Burdett High School before taking over at Jewell where his teams won two state titles. His final high school job was at Russell before he moved to the college ranks at Bethany and then Fort Hays State. He will be inducted at a luncheon in Colorado Springs on June 24th.

FHSU Track and Field 4th at DII Challenge (4/14/08)
Both the Fort Hays State men’s and women’s golf teams finished fourth at the Papa John’s Division II Challenge in Emporia Sunday. The Tigers men recorded three first place finishes. Brady Maska won both the shot put and discus while Bryan Haynes took the 200 meters. Sharley Schreiner won the 10,000 meters for the only first place finish for the ladies.

FHSU Has Two All-Americans (3/16/08)
Both of Fort Hays State’s entries into the NCAA II Indoor track and field championships are All-Americans. Bryan Haynes won the national title in the 200 meters with a time of 21.78. Haynes had the sixth best time in qualifying for the finals. Brady Maska finished fourth in the shot put with a mark of 56 3 ¾”.

Tigers Qualify Two For Nationals (3/4/08)
The Fort Hays State indoor track and field team qualifies two for the NCAA II Championships in Boston. Bryan Haynes will be running in both the 60 and 200 meters. Haynes, who is a wide receiver on the Tiger football team, had the sixth best 200 time of those qualified. Brady Maska is going in the shot put. Maska has the seventh best put in the country.

FHSU Men 5th and Women 8th At MIAA Indoor Championships (3/1/08)
The Fort Hays State men’s indoor track and field team finished fifth and the women eighth at the MIAA Indoor Championships in Joplin Saturday. Most of the men’s points came from Bryan Haynes and Jay Lindal who was the only individual champ, winning the 3000 meters and finishing third in the mile. Haynes turned in two second place finishes in the 60 and 200 meters. Brady Maska was second in the shot put. Nobody for the women finished higher than fifth place in any event. The team will now wait to see how many qualify for the national championships in Boston.

FHSU Track and Field Produces Four All-Americans (5/29/07)
Fort Hays State produced four All-Americans at the NCAA II Track and Field Championships over the weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina. Brady Maska in the men’s shot put and discus, Lindsay McCormack and Jayci Peters in the women’s javelin and Amanda Poore in the women’s high jump. Maska finished runner-up in the discus and eighth in the shot put. McCormack was runner-up and Peters eight in the javelin while Poore finished third in the high jump. It’s the second straight year she’s been All-American in that event in both the indoor and outdoor seasons.

Track And Field Qualifies Ten For National Meet
The Fort Hays State track and field team will have their largest contingency at the national meet since 2000, qualifying ten for next week’s meet in Charlotte, N.C. Five men and five will compete in 12 events. Brady Maska will compete in the shot put, discus and hammer throw. He’s joined on the men’s side by Dan Yoder in the 800, Kyle Reed in the discus and Garrett Edgar and Kyle Jilka in the javelin. Edgar has the second best mark this year. For the women, Amanda Poore will be in the high jump, Casey Wanger the pole vault, Crystal Harden the triple jump and Lindsey McCormick and Jayci Peters in the javelin.


Indoor Track Has Two MIAA Champs
The Fort Hays State Tigers had two conference champs at the MIAA Indoor Championships in Warrensburg, Missouri Saturday. Brady Maska won the shot (55'5") and Amanda Poore set a new school record and tied the MIAA indoor record in the high jump. Her mark of 5’8 3/4” is an automatic qualifying mark for the national meet. Among some of the other highlights for the Tigers, David Quillin placed second in the 400 meters and hit qualifying standard for the National Indoor Championships. Senior Casey Wanger assured her spot at the National Indoor Championships by jumpinig 12' 2" and placing 2nd in the pole vault. Maurice Henson hit a national qualifying mark with his 2nd place finish in the triple jump of 46'10 3/4" He was also all conference in the long jump. Other All-MIAA performances came from Aaron Pablo (200 meters), Dan Yoder (1-Mile), Aaron Davidson (5,000 meters), Crystal Harden (Triple Jump). The Tiger men finished sixth and the women seventh.