KEARNEY, Neb. - The Fort Hays State women's track and field team came away with its second team victory in as many events this outdoor season with a first-place finish at the Central Nebraska Challenge Saturday at Kearney High School.
The Tigers tallied five provisional marks and took home five first-place finishes individually.
Lyric Holman began her outdoor season where she left off indoors, winning two events and nearly recording two provisional performances. The sophomore won the 100m dash with a provisional time of 11.77 before winning the 200m dash with a personal-best time of 24.09. Her 200m time is well under the provisional threshold of 24.40, but with a wind reading of 4.4 the mark will not be recognized on the provisional list.
Alexandra Hart picked up yet another victory in the high jump, clearing the 5-8.5 bar to finish first for the seventh time this season. With her name already on the NCAA DII provisional list, the freshman took three good jumps at an automatic-qualifying height of 5-9.75 but failed to clear the height.
Summer Kragel was just behind Hart, finishing second after clearing an NCAA provisional mark of 5-6.
Freshman Addie Berens won the javelin throw with a toss of 141-1, surpassing the provisional threshold for the second time this season.
Laurel Haley posted another provisional mark in the hammer throw this week, placing fourth with a heave of 173-1. Her season-best mark sits at 178-3, accomplished two weeks ago in Emporia.
Elsewhere on the track, Emily Salmans placed first in the 800m run with a time of 2:15.99, with Faith Little just behind her in second with a mark of 2:17.73.
Chloe Stanley was second in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.24 before she placed third in the 400m hurdles when she crossed the line in 1:06.96.
Abigail Stewart placed third in the 1,500m run with a time of 4:54.67.
At the end of the day Holman, Salmans, Hannah Wiebe and Stanley teamed up to place second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:55.33.
The Tigers are scheduled to return to competition next weekend (April 9-10) when they travel to Wichita, Kan. for the K.T. Woodman Classic, hosted by Wichita State University.
Full FHSU results
100m Dash
1st - Lyric Holman - 11.77
200m Dash
1st - Lyric Holman - 24.09 W
8th - Tori Poe - 26.13
12th - Kendra Clary - 27.19
16th - Ella Benkendorf - 28.90
400m Dash
9th - Tori Poe - 1:03.15
10th - Ella Benkendorf - 1:05.84
11th - Zoie Shupe - 1:08.04
800m Run
1st - Emily Salmans - 2:15.99
2nd - Faith Little - 2:17.73
5th - Hannah Wiebe - 2:19.11
16th - Emily Stewart - 2:47.15
17th - Celeste Zamarron - 2:49.26
1,500m Run
3rd - Abigail Stewart - 4:54.67
8th - Carson Pierce - 5:11.83
15th - Gretchen Kuffel - 5:26.97
100m Hurdles
2nd - Chloe Stanley - 15.24
4th - Layne Needham - 15.82
6th - Haley George - 16.64
400m Hurdles
3rd - Chloe Stanley - 1:06.96
5th - Layne Needham - 1:09.97
4x400m Relay
2nd - Lyric Holman, Emily Salmans, Hannah Wiebe, Chloe Stanley - 3:55.33
6th - Faith Little, Tori Poe, Ella Benkendorf, Zoie Shupe - 4:18.31
High Jump
1st - Alexandra Hart - 5-8.5
2nd - Summer Kragel - 5-6
4th - Haley George - 5-2.25
Pole Vault
2nd - Taylor Linn - 11-6.5
4th - Cheyenne Nickelson - 11-0.75
6th - Maleigha Schmidt - 11-0.75
9th - Breanna Schmitz - 9-7
Shot Put
13th - Hailey Rhodes - 38-4
Discus
12th - Jessie Castellucci - 113-6
Hammer Throw
4th - Laurel Haley - 173-1
38th - Hailey Rhodes - 100-11
Javelin
1st - Addie Berens - 141-1
3rd - Rhyann Brown - 136-10
Bold indicates NCAA DII provisional mark
W indicates wind-aided provisional mark (not eligible for postseason selection over 4.0 m/s)