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WICHITA, Kan.  --  Wichita State has 25 student-athletes selected to the NCAA West Track and Field Preliminaries in Lawrence, Kan., May 26-28, the largest Shocker contingent in history to compete at the event.

The Shocker men are led by freshman Jared Belardo, who will compete in both the triple jump and long jump. His triple jump is the sixth-best in the competition at 52-6.5/16.01m, while his long jump is the is the 16th-best in the field at 25-4.5/7.73m.

WSU's Carlea Holt has the highest-ranked mark for the Shocker women at No. 15 in the javelin. Her school-record throw of 164-11/50.28m at the Valley Championship moved her from 34th in the West last week to No. 15.

Also with marks in the top 10 in the field at their respetive events are Weston Cottrell, who has the eighth-best hammer throw at 213-10/65.19m, and Damien Odle, who has the 10th-best throw in the javelin at 240-8/73.36m.

The Shockers will also have three competitiors in three different events, the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase and the men's javelin and hammer throw. 

Sidney Hirsch, Rebekah Topham and Kayla Deighan will run in the steeplechase. For the men, Cottrell, Skylar Arneson and Taylor Goldsmith will compete in the hammer throw and Odle, Dylan Reimer and Chase Pote will compete in the javelin. 

Shockers who declared with Top 25 marks in the field include:
-Jared Belardo, 6th in the triple jump at 52-6.5/16.01m.
-Weston Cottrell, 8th in the hammer at 213-10/65.19m.
-Damien Odle, 10th in the javelin at 240-8/73.36m.
-Dylan Reimer, 14th in the javelin at 230-5/70.23m.
-Carlea Holt, 15th in the javelin at 164-11/50.28m.
-Jared Belardo, 16th in the long jump at 25-4.5/7.73m.
-Hunter Veith, 17th in the long jump at 25-2.75/7.69m.
-Skylar Arneson, 19th in the hammer throw at 205-8/62.68m.
-Taylor Larch-Miller, 20th in the 100 hurdles at 13.23.
-Jamesia Milton, 21st in the hammer throw at 197-6/60.19m.
-Shazz Michael Lindo, 25th in the triple jump at 50-8.25/15.45m.

On the women's side, WSU's team will also consist of the following with their ranking and mark:
26. Sidney Hirsch, 3,000m steeplechase, 10:16.71.
30. Rebekah Topham, 3,000m steeplechase, 10:20.95.
36. Ashley Petersen, high jump, 5-8.75/1.75m.
36. Sadie Suenram, discus, 167-5/51.04m.
40. Kayla Deighan, 3000m steeplechase, 10:28.29.
46. Breanne Borman, javelin, 150-11/46.01m.
48, Taylor Swanson, pole vault, 4.02m.

On the men's side, WSU's team will also consist of the following with their rank and mark:
26. Taylor Goldsmith, hammer throw, 203-1/61.89m.
26. Chase Pote, javelin, 221-10/67.63m.
27. Austin Corley, 400m hurdles, 51.71.
32. Ugis Jocis, 1,500m, 3:44.39.
33. Tucker Davis, 200m, 20.98.
41. Jacob James, 110m hurdles, 14.27.
41. Garret Lynch, high jump, 6-11/2.11m
45. Brady Johnson, 10,000m, 29:36.00.