Track and Field | 5/18/2023 10:34:00 AM

 Listen to the podcast
 
Wichita State director of track and field Steve Rainbolt discusses the men's championship at the American Athletic Conference outdoor meet, how depth and balance prevailed over the weekend and how his college experiences taught him to value the team aspect of an individual sport.
 
We talk about how the Shockers changed to compete in a new conference, decisions on the margins that paid off and how coach Kirk Hunter produced a superb year for his distance runners.
 
On Sunday, the Shockers won their second consecutive American Athletic Conference men's outdoor title by outscoring Houston by two points in Tampa, Fla.
 
It is WSU's eighth men's outdoor title under Rainbolt, who took over at WSU in 2000, and the 35^th conference title of his tenure.