The Basics
            The Shockers head to Colorado for a meet Friday and Nebraska for a meet that spans Friday and Saturday. Every group except for the distance runners take a trip to Colorado for the Air Force Team Challenge, which is a four-team competition pitting WSU against Air Force, Long Beach State and Utah Valley.
            The distance group makes the trip to Lincoln, Nebraska, for the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational. They are going on a separate trip to avoid running at altitude.
 
FOLLOW THE MEET
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Meet Schedule
            The Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational kicks off the weekend on Friday  at 6 p.m. with running events.
            The competition continues with running events at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday.
            The Air Force Team Challenge starts at 2 p.m. on Friday. The meet begins with field events.
            The running events in Colorado Springs start at 4 p.m. with prelim sections of the 60-meter hurdles.
 
Last Time Out
            Rebekah Topham kept her momentum rolling last weekend at the UW Invitational, where she ran in the 3,000 meters. She won her heat with a time of 9:16.80.
            Topham was the fastest collegian at the meet and catapulted herself up the Indoor Performance List. Her time put her at No. 6 in the country in the event this year and moved her to No. 2 in school history in the event.
            Only perennial All-American Aliphine Tuliamuk is ahead of her on the school's performance list.
            Clay Eckert had a standout performance in the heptathlon at the WSU Invitational. He came in second after losing a tiebreaker in the overall heptathlon standings to teammate Nathan Vann (unattached). 
            Eckert scored a personal-best 4,866 points in the overall competition for the runner-up finish.
            Eckert also used wins in the pole vault and 1,000 meters on the second day of the contest to capture a new PR.
            Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Steve Rainbolt said he thinks Eckert will be a force at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 28-29.
 
Director of Track and Field and Cross Country Steve Rainbolt on the Meet
On the goals and expectations for this weekend
"The trip that we have taken many many times to the Air Force Academy during my 20 years here is a great trip every year. It's so wonderful for the athletes to go and see one of country's military academies for one thing, but the competition is always fabulous. It's a really good facility and I really feel like this is a great trip for our team. This year, there's a great field. I love team competition and it's a great chance to rehearse a team mindset ahead of conference. This is a targeted highlight on our indoor schedule."
 
On what makes altitude different
"We benefit from it because the athletes who are in the speed and explosive events like sprinters, they benefit because of the thin air. The sprinters, jumpers and throwers all benefit from it. The 400-meter run isn't affected by the altitude other than having to catch their breath after the race."
 
Rebekah's Rolling
            Rebekah Topham has had an incredible start to her indoor season and is once again looking to be in shape to finish as an All-American.
            Topham kicked off her season at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener in Boston where she ran the school's fifth-fastest 5,000 meters time. She crossed the line in Boston in 16:33.29.
            Topham then went back-to-back weeks running the 1,000 meters. She nearly broke the school record at the Triangular and she did the same again a week later at the Jayhawk Classic where she set the Anschutz Pavilion facility record.
            Last week was Topham's best performance yet this year. She ran the 3,000 meters at the UW Invitational and ran the second-best time in school history with a time of 9:16.80. Her time clocked in as the fastest collegian at the meet and slotted her at sixth in the country this year.
            Topham looks to keep that momentum rolling as the season continues.
 
Eckert On His Way Up
            Clay Eckert is in his first indoor season in a Shocker uniform after redshirting last year.
            Eckert impressed last weekend at the WSU Invitational, finishing as the runner-up in the heptathlon with a career-best 4,866 points. He tied with teammate Nathan Vann, but lost on a tiebreak.
            Eckert used wins in the pole vault and 1,000 meters to capitalize on a strong Day Two.
            Steve Rainbolt said he thinks Eckert will be a force come championship season.
 
2020: The Personal Best Fest
            To open the new year, the Wichita State track and field teams have posted 76 personal-best performances.
            Rebekah Topham's time of 9:16.80 in the 3,000 meters at the UW Invitational was a PR for her while in a Shocker uniform. Her performance put her at No. 2 all-time in school history, trailing only All-American Aliphine Tuliamuk.
            On the second weekend of the year, JD Prinsloo set the school record in the 600 meters with a new PR of 1:20.94.
            Kendra Henry posted PRs in the pentathlon, 60-meter hurdles and high jump on her way to an individual victory at the Jayhawk Classic in the pentathlon.
            The Shockers posted 36 new personal bests in their first weekend of the new year.
            Four of those performances made the Wichita State all-time indoor performance list.
            Joseph Holthusen and Antonio Norman both made the top 10 in the 60-meter hurdles after their races on Friday at the Shocker Prelude. Holthusen and Norman finished 1-2 in the final of the event. Holthusen moved up to No. 6 with a time of 8.00 seconds and Norman ended up at No. 9 after he ran a time of 8.03 in his Shocker debut.
            Rebekah Topham also moved into second on the all-time performance list in the 1,000 meters. She ran a time of 2:49.71 at the Triangular on Saturday to come just .03 seconds away from the school record.
            Amiya Anoma PR'd her way to victory in the long jump at the Triangular. She jumped 5.81m/19-0.75 to improve her personal-best jump by three centimeters.