Shockers on the Home Stretch of Regular Season
 
WICHITA – The Wichita State track and field team is set to compete Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30 at the Drake Relays and the Rock Chalk Classic.
 
The Shockers are sending a distance squad to the Des Moines, Iowa to race in the 1500 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase, 5,000 meters and 4x1600-meter relay on Thursday and Friday at the Drake Relays.
 
"The whole distance culture is all about racing fast and trying to position yourself well," head coach Steve Rainbolt said. "In some cases, we're trying to get athletes up into the fast heats of the conference distance races, but we also want those athletes going and running races that are going to give them confidence when they line up in a tough conference championship race."
 
The majority of the team will head to Lawrence, Kansas for the Rock Chalk Classic on Saturday.
 
"The last couple times we've gone to this meet, it has been a really good track meet, and our athletes have performed well," Rainbolt said. "We are now approaching championship time, and we had a lot of good performances down at OU last weekend. I'll bet we have more good performances."
 
This weekend of meets will be the final competition before the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships on May 13-15 for a large number of the Shocker athletes.
 
"Obviously, at this time of year, it's all about rounding into form in preparation for conference championships, so that's our objective," Rainbolt said. "We're also being really careful with athletes that have aches and pains. Every single detail is focused on preparation for the American Athletic Conference Championship."

In the latest USTFCCCA rankings, the Shocker men edged out Houston for the No. 1 spot in the conference, and the men's high jump squad (No. 9) and women's heptathlon (No. 8) and triple jump (No. 13) squads all ranked in the top 15 in the nation.
 

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SHOCKERS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
No. 10 – Brady Palen; men's high jump
No. 10 – Michael Bryan; men's hammer
No. 25 – Taran Taylor; men's javelin
 
SHOCKERS IN THE AAC TOP 10
 
Men
100 meters
5. Tanner Brown – 10.37w
7. Jaleel Montgomery – 10.49
200 meters
5. Joakim Genereux – 20.91
400 meters
9. Joakim Genereux – 48.19
10. Tanner Brown – 48.41
800 meters
1. Adam Moore – 1:50.80
8. Bryce Merriman – 1:53.45
1500 meters
2. Adam Moore – 3:42.92
6. Bryce Merriman – 3:49.05
5,000 meters
5. Clayton Duchatschek – 14:22.21
10,000 meters
5. Trey Rios – 30:11.80
6. Jackson Caldwell – 30:17.16
10. Ben Flowers – 30:38.37
110-meter Hurdles
5. Adria Navajon Fabregat – 14.19w
8. Hudson Bailey – 14.73
10. Chonnor Ludolph – 14.79w
400-meter Hurdles
5. Yuben Goncalves – 53.24
3,000-meter Steeplechase
3. Clayton Duchatschek – 8:57.25
8. Britte Magnuson – 9:14.44
4x100-meter Relay
4. 41.12
4x400-meter Relay
6. 3:18 74
High Jump
2. Brady Palen – 2.18m
4. Davis Dubbert – 2.05m
6. Chandler Stiawalt – 2.00m
8. Tanner Brown – 1.96m
Long Jump
5. Dowdy Elazarig – 7.20m
7. Adria Navajon Fabregat – 7.15m
9. Morgan Conner – 6.95m
Triple Jump
2. Dowdy Elazarig – 15.39m
Shot Put
5. Dae'Trell Gordon – 16.49m
9. Ridge Estes – 15.86m
Discus
2. Matt Everett – 55.32m
3. Ridge Estes – 54.17m
7. Dae'Trell Gordon – 50.16m
Hammer
1. Michael Bryan – 70.33m
10. Creighton Camp – 48.15m
Javelin
1. Taran Taylor – 69.41m
3. Davis Dubbert – 61.75m
5. Cauy Lindsay – 56.92m
8. Chandler Stiawalt – 52.92m
10. Chonnor Ludolph – 50.87m
Decathlon
1. Tanner Brown – 7178 points
4. Kolby Caster – 6257 points
 
Women
5,000 meters
9. Abeba Sullivan – 16:58.30
4x100-meter Relay
6. 45.51
4x400-meter Relay
9. 3:51.48
High Jump
8. Semaj McGhee – 1.67m
Pole Vault
5. Margaux Thompson – 3.90m
Triple Jump
5. Semaj McGhee – 12.84m
Shot Put
3. Amanda Kakoulias – 15.45m
Javelin
4. Samantha Marx – 43.32m
7. Kourtni Hubert – 40.72m
Heptathlon
5. Brianna Utecht – 4983 points
8. Maria Romero – 4724 points
10. Anna Heacock – 4389 points