LAWRENCE, Kan.  --  Wichita State qualified three track and field athletes for the NCAA Championship at the 2016 West Preliminaries Friday afternoon at Rock Chalk Park.

Skylar Arneson was the first to qualify, throwing the hammer 207-7/63.28m before Thursday's delay. Arneson's qualifying throw came on his first throw before Thursday's rain delay and helped him to a ninth-place finish.

Ashley Petersen was the second Shocker so far to qualify, and will make her second trip to the NCAA Championship to compete in the high jump. She clearned a personal best height to finish fourth.

Petersen, a 2014 NCAA qualifier who was injured a year ago, cleared a personal-best height of 5-10.75/1.80m on her first try at the height to finish fourth on Friday. The event was moved inside to Anschutz Pavilion due to the weather.

The final flight of the men's javelin had just begun, and Damien Odle's first throw being measured, when the meet was sent to weather delay. His throw of 233-11/71.30m sent him to the competition's lead, and ended up fourth-best and good enough to qualify for the NCAA Championship when the competition was completed after the break.

The women's discus was suspended because of weather after Sadie Suenram finished her flight. Suenram was in 26th before the delay with a throw of 149-9/45.64m.

Other Shocker performances prior to the delay included:

-Brady Johnson finished 16th in the 10,000 meters in a time of 30:10.46.
-Rebekah Topham, Sidney Hirsch and Kayla Deighan finished 23rd, 28th and 40th in the 3,000 Steeplechase in times of 10:30.25,10:39.00 and 11:03.07.
-Jared Belardo was 17th (24-3.5/7.40m) and Hunter Vieth, 24th (24-0.25/7.32m), in the long jump.
-Weston Cottrell was 28th in the Hammer Throw with a throw of 196-8/59.94m, while Taylor Goldsmith fould his attempts.
-Carlea Holt was 29th  and Breanne Borman 37th in the javelin with throws of 150-8/45.92m and 143-8/43.97m, respectively.
-Austin Corley was 30th in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 52.68.
-Chase Pote finished 27th in the javelin after his three throws at 205-6/62.64m. 
-Jamesia Milton finished 14th with a personal best hammer throw of 199-0/60.67m.
-Dylan Reimer finished 17th with a throw of 215-7/65.71m in the javelin.
-Taylor Swanson finished 13th in the pole vault with a height of 13-6.25.

Six Shockers will compete on Saturday, including:

9 a.m., Jared Belardo and Shazz Michael Lindo, triple jump 
11:30 a.m., Taylor Larch-Miller, 100 hurdles
11 a.m., Ugis Jocis, 1,500m
Noon, Jacob James, 110m hurdles,
12:55 p.m., Tucker Davis, 200m