WICHITA, Kan. – The Wichita State track and field program wraps up the regular season at Cessna Stadium hosting the Shocker Open, Friday, May 3.
 
Wichita State will honor non-competing athletes Friday evening at 5:00 p.m., while competing athletes will be honored before their event. The Shocker Open begins with the women's hammer throw at 1:30 p.m., followed by men's hammer throw. Running events are scheduled to begin at 5:20 p.m., with the women's 100m hurdles.
 
WSUtv will live stream the meet beginning at 5:00 p.m., on the WSUtv youtube page. Live results will be posted on the official @GoShockersTFXC twitter account and goshockers.com.
 
Admission to the meet is free.
 
2019 SENIOR MEN
Jared Belardo, Hayden Bugner, Isaiah Evans, Kaden Griffin, Ben Johnson, Pedro Montoya, Connor Stine, Aaron True and Nathan Wickoren.
 
2019 SENIOR WOMEN
Alesa Frey, Sarah Hines, Raianna Maples, Trudy Martin, Carlea Miles, Andrea Navarro, Morgan Prather, Kelsey Slawson and Tangy Wiseman.
 
BEST OF THE WEST
20 Shockers rank in the top-48 in the west region, including Cory Martens as the only Shocker to have three top-48 marks. Martens ranks No. 28 in discus (55.26m/181-3), No. 35 in hammer (61.41m/201-6) and No. 47 in shot put shot put (17.63m/57-10.25).
 
CONFERENCE LEADERS
Four Shockers hold No. 1 rankings in The American, including Cory Martens (hammer; 61.41m/201-6), Aaron True (javelin; 75.33m/247-2), Zack Penrod (1500m; 3:42.96) and Rebekah Topham (3000m Steeplechase; 10:09.94).
 
HOW SWEEP IT IS
Distance runners Rebekah Topham and Zack Penrod swept the 110th Drake Relays 1500m races on Friday, April 26. Topham won the women's race in 4:24.76, while Penrod won the men's title with the third fastest 1500m time in Shocker history of 3:42.96.
 
COUNT THEM UP
The Shockers have recorded 28 Wichita State all-time top-10 marks during the outdoor season, including two school records. Winny Koskei set a school record on March 22, winning the Herm Wilson Invitational 3000m with a time of 9:40.68, whle the women's 4x400m team of Daysha Bullocks, Paula Garcia, Taniyah McMillian and Tianna Holmes set a school record with a time of 3:38.21, on April 26.
 
SHOCKER SEASON LEADERS
Cory Martens, Winny Koskei and Claudia Rojo are the only Shockers to lead the team in three different events. Martens in the shot put (17.63m/57-10.25), discus (55.26m/181-3) and hammer (61.41m/201-6). Koskei leads in 3000m (9:40.68), 5000m (16:23.65) and 10,000m (33:50.68), while Rojo has recorded the team's best marks in 100m hurdles (14.22), long jump (5.85m/19-2.5) and heptathlon (4,973).
 
SQUAD GOALS
In the latest USTFCCCA national event squad rankings, the Shocker track and field program is ranked top-10 in three events. The men's team is No. 5 in javelin and decathlon, while the Shocker women's heptathlon is No. 3 in the nation.
 
LAST YEAR AT THE SHOCKER OPEN
A total of 23 personal bests were set and one school record. Kelsey Slawson highlighted the meet bettering her school record with a mark of 15.56m/51-0.75, her mark still stands as the school record.
 
UP NEXT
Wichita State will host the 2019 American Athletic Conference Championships, May 10-12, at Cessna Stadium. 12 women's teams and nine men's team will enter the championship field.