FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
Fort Hays State women’s javelin throwers Estefania Lopez and Madison Wolf have been announced as Fort Hays State’s lone representatives at the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Bradenton, Fla. Ranked among the top four in the nation in the event, they will compete on Saturday, May 28 at 2:25 pm (ET).
Lopez and Wolf remain ranked No. 2 and No. 4 nationally in the event heading to the championships. Wolf set a new school record in the event at the KT Woodman Classic at 170 feet, 10 inches, but Lopez topped that mark a week later at the Kansas Relays at 173 feet, 8 inches. FHSU is the only school to have two athletes throw over 170 feet this year in the event.
Western Washington also has a powerful duo in Bethany Drake and Katie Reichert. Drake ranks third in the nation with a throw of 171 feet, 7 inches, while Reichert ranks fifth at 164 feet, 8 inches. Both school’s duos will look to chase down 2015 national champion Allison Updike, who has the top throw in the nation this year at 175 feet, 11 inches. She threw a career-best 181 feet, 10 inches last year at the NCAA Championships to win the national title.
Both Lopez and Wolf earned All-America status last year, placing exactly where they rank going into this year’s championship. Lopez was the national runner-up and Wolf finished fourth. Lopez joined the Tigers last year, while Wolf is a two-time All-American as she was sixth as a freshman in 2014.
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