TF Preview: Shocker Open – Wichita State Athletics

WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State track and field hosts one final tune up before the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships Friday afternoon in Cessna Stadium.
 
Field events begin at 1 p.m., and the Shockers will honor their 20 seniors at 5 p.m. prior to the first running event.
 
The Shocker Open serves as one last tune up before the postseason as some Shockers will go for NCAA West Preliminaries qualifying marks, and others will take the weekend off ahead of the conference meet.
 
Wichita State will compete against athletes from Bethany, Bethel, Cowley CC, Dodge City CC, Harding, Kansas Wesleyan, Neosho County CC, Northwestern Oklahoma, Oklahoma Baptist, Ottawa, Pratt CC, Science and Arts, Southern Nazarene, and Tabor.
 
SENIORS
MEN
Hudson Bailey
Adrian Diaz Lopez
Erik Enriquez
Joakim Genereux
Athan Huelskamp
RJ Hutchison
Jaleel Montgomery
Adam Rzentkowski
 
WOMEN
Bailey Hartley
Marissa Jensen
Sydney Brown
Grace Lange
Samantha Marx
Destiny Masters
Farrah Miller
Jenna Muma
Chidera Okoro
Audrey Parson
Faith Turner
Kylie Zimmer
 
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE LEADERS
Yared Kidane – 800m – 1:46.73
Josh Parrish – 110m hurdles – 13.50
Josh Parrish – long jump – 7.98m/26’2.25″
Rikard Trogen Hedin – decathlon – 7,191 points
 
ROAD TO EUGENE
The 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor will take place June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore. at Hayward Field. This year for the west region, the road to Eugene goes through College Station, Texas, where the top 48 individual athletes and the top 24 relays in the region will compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries (NCAA First Round) May 28-31 for a spot at the NCAA Championships. The top 12 in each event advance to the championship. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) do not attend the First Rounds, but instead, the top 24 athletes overall advance directly to the NCAA Championship in Eugene.
 
SHOCKERS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 48
MEN
23. Jaleel Montgomery – 100m – 10.23
6. Yared Kidane – 800m – 1:46.73
27. Josh Parrish – 110H – 13.67
25. Jason Parrish – 400H – 50.84
20. Josh Parrish – LJ – 7.69m/25’3.75″
32. Ridge Estes – Discus – 56.72m/186’1″
42. Jordan Rider – Javelin – 64.81m/212’7″
 
WOMEN
12. Destiny Masters – HJ – 1.82m/5’11.5″
39. Arantxa Cortez – PV – 4.16m/13’7.75″
31. Jenna Kuepker – Javelin – 48.74m/159’11”
40. Destiny Masters – Javelin – 46.74m/153’4″
 
RELAYS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 24
MEN
20. 4×100 – Joakim Genereux, Jason Parrish, Josh Parrish, Jaleel Montgomery – 39.89
16. 4×400 – Joakim Genereux, Josh Parrish, Yared Kidane, Jason Parrish – 3:06.79
 
MULTIS IN THE NCAA TOP 24
WOMEN
8. Destiny Masters – Heptathlon – 5,715 points
 
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