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Shockers Compete at KSU Miller Open

WICHITA, Kan.  --  Wichita State's track and field team will use the Steve Miller Open on February 17 in Ahearn Field House as the final tune up prior to the Missouri Valley Indoor Track and Field championship next week.

Field events will begin at 4 p.m., while running events are slated for a 6 p.m. start. Friday's meet is free and open to the public.

Information on Friday's meet, including heats sheets, complete schedule and final results, can be found on the Kansas State track home meet information page by clicking here. Live results for all of Friday's action will be provided by Heartland Timing, and can be accessed here.

Last week, the Shockers set seven all-time Top 10 marks, including two Wichita State records.

Wichita State's indoor track and field teams set school records in the men's Distance Medley Relay, women's 4x400 meter relay and the women's 400 meters Saturday at the Tyson Invitational and the Pitt State Gorilla Classic.

At the Arkansas Tyson Invitational, the men's DMR of Ugis Jocis, Connor Stine, Zack Penrod and Aaron Miller ran a 9:50.45 to break the 45-year old school record of 9:51.00 ran by Cooper, McAlister, Smith and Walker in 1972.

At Pitt State, the quartet of Natalie Halfman, Martiesha Caines, Daysha Bullocks and Nikki Larch-Miller ran a 3:40.88 in the 4x400 meter relay to also set a school record just set on Jan. 21, 2017 at the Mark Colligan Invitational of 3:42.87.

Nikki Larch-Miller also set an individual school record in the 400 meters with a time of 54.57. Larch-Miller broke the record of 54.93 set by Natalie Morerod in 2014.

Other performances worth-noting:

-Nikki Larch-Miller set two school records last weekend. Larch-Miller set an individual school record in the 400 meters with a time of 54.57. Larch-Miller broke the record of 54.93 set by Natalie Morerod in 2014. At the Pitt State Gorilla Invitational on Saturday, Larch-Miller anchored the 4x400meter relay team to a school record 3:40.88. the relay broke the record recently set on Jan. 21, 2017 at the Mark Colligan Invitational of 3:42.87.

-Jamesia Milton finished fifth in the shot put with a personal best 49-9.25/15.17m, half an inch off the school record at the Arkansas Tyson Invitational.

-Ugis Jocis anchored the distance medley relay team to a 9:50.45 that broke the 45-year old school record of 9:51.00 ran by Cooper, McAlister, Smith and Walker in 1972 at the Arkansas Tyson Invitational. He also won the Invitational Mile in a time of 4:05.20 on Friday.

-Hunter Veith won the long jump at the Pitt State Gorilla Invitational Friday, to highlight the Shockers' indoor track and field day.

Wichita State's women's Pentathletes have four individuals ranked in the Top 20 in the NCAA, with Nikki Larch-Miller leading the way at No. 7 with 4,143 points.

Overall, 27 Shockers have marks ranked in the Top 100 in the NCAA.
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Players Mentioned

Martiesha Caines

Martiesha Caines

Multi
Senior
Natalie Halfman

Natalie Halfman

Sprints
Sophomore
Ugis Jocis

Ugis Jocis

Distance
Senior
Nikki Larch-Miller

Nikki Larch-Miller

Multi
Senior
Jamesia Milton

Jamesia Milton

Throws
Senior
Zack Penrod

Zack Penrod

Distance
Sophomore
Connor Stine

Connor Stine

Distance
Sophomore
Hunter Veith

Hunter Veith

Multi
Junior
Aaron Miller

Aaron Miller

Distance
Junior
Daysha Bullocks

Daysha Bullocks

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Martiesha Caines

Martiesha Caines

Senior
Multi
Natalie Halfman

Natalie Halfman

Sophomore
Sprints
Ugis Jocis

Ugis Jocis

Senior
Distance
Nikki Larch-Miller

Nikki Larch-Miller

Senior
Multi
Jamesia Milton

Jamesia Milton

Senior
Throws
Zack Penrod

Zack Penrod

Sophomore
Distance
Connor Stine

Connor Stine

Sophomore
Distance
Hunter Veith

Hunter Veith

Junior
Multi
Aaron Miller

Aaron Miller

Junior
Distance
Daysha Bullocks

Daysha Bullocks

Freshman
Sprints