LINCOLN, Neb. – Brady Palen and
Jaleel Montgomery put up NCAA Top-25 performances to lead the Wichita State men to a second-place team finish, while the women placed third Saturday at the Mark Colligan Memorial in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
Palen, the two-time high jump All-American from Beloit, Kan., cleared a season-best 2.15m/7'0.5" to win the event, tie for the American Athletic Conference lead, and move up to 21
st in the NCAA. He has now jumped over 7 feet 14 times (indoor and outdoor) in his collegiate career.
On the track, Montgomery, a junior from Wichita, recorded back-to-back personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles, running 7.87 to win his prelim and then clocking a 7.79 in the final to win the event, move up to third all-time in Shocker history, take over the conference lead and move up to 22
nd in the NCAA. Freshman
Josh Parrish finished second in 7.96, his second time breaking the 8-second barrier in two meets.
Adria Navajon finished fourth with a time of 8.19.
Kate Campos, another freshman hurdler, made her mark in the Wichita State record books, placing second in the 60-meter hurdles with the fourth-fastest time in school history, 8.45.
Kenisa Meyer clocked a personal-best 8.75 to finish fourth.
Montgomery continued his personal-record breaking day with a second-place finish in the 200 meters, recording a time of 21.68 to claim a spot on WSU's top-10 all-time list at No. 9.
Joakim Genereux finished fourth in 21.87.
Adam Rzentkowski picked up the Shockers' only other event win, taking the mile title with a time of 4:08.16.
Both the men's and women's 4x400-meter relays placed second with times that rank second in the AAC.
Trace Spires, RJ Hutchsion,
JD Prinsloo and
Joakim Genereux ran 3:16.79 and
Farrah Miller,
Sydney Brown,
Elontae Hackney-Cooper and
Sadie Millard ran 3:47.66.
Miller ran her first 800 meters of the season, finishing second in 2:11.78, and Brown ran a personal-best 56.47 in the open 400 meters to place third.
The Shockers return home for the three-day Wilson Invitational, named after Herm Wilson and Pat Wilson, starting Thursday, Jan. 25 in the Heskett Center.
MEN'S RESULTS
| 10 |
Nikko Vazquez |
60m (P) |
7.17 |
| 16 |
Weston Hulse |
60m (P) |
7.81 |
| 17 |
Caden Carlson |
60m (P) |
7.89 |
| 18 |
Tanner Brown |
60m (P) |
8.11 |
| 2 |
Jaleel Montgomery |
200m |
21.68 |
| 4 |
Joakim Genereux |
200m |
21.87 |
| 8 |
RJ Hutchison |
200m |
22.57 |
| 11 |
JD Prinsloo |
200m |
22.80 |
| 16 |
Nikko Vazquez |
200m |
23.80 |
| -- |
Tyler Carroll |
200m |
DQ |
| 3 |
Jason Parrish |
400m |
49.78 |
| 5 |
Bryan Haney |
400m |
50.51 |
| 11 |
Ke'Adre Thompson |
400m |
51.44 |
| 13 |
Brendan Kerr |
400m |
51.66 |
| 3 |
Trace Spires |
600m |
1:21.19 |
| 4 |
Brock Merz |
600m |
1:22.04 |
| 3 |
Ian Schram |
800m |
1:55.71 |
| 1 |
Adam Rzentkowski |
Mile |
4:08.16 |
| 5 |
Jacob Meyers |
Mile |
4:12.44 |
| 10 |
Riley Vandaveer |
Mile |
4:18.24 |
| 3 |
Colin Graham |
3,000m |
8:31.57 |
| 5 |
Cesar Ramirez |
3,000m |
8:33.76 |
| 6 |
Landen O'Neill |
3,000m |
8:38.12 |
| 7 |
Aidan Reyna |
3,000m |
8:40.98 |
| 11 |
Erik Enriquez |
3,000m |
8:48.92 |
| 13 |
Bennett Meoli |
3,000m |
8:57.71 |
| 1 |
Jaleel Montgomery |
60m Hurdles (F) |
7.79 |
| 2 |
Josh Parrish |
60m Hurdles (F) |
7.96 |
| 4 |
Adria Navajon |
60m Hurdles (F) |
8.19 |
| 1 |
Jaleel Montgomery |
60m Hurdles (P) |
7.87 |
| 2 |
Josh Parrish |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.01 |
| 3 |
Adria Navajon |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.12 |
| 11 |
Tyler Carroll |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.34 |
| 12 |
Hudson Bailey |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.34 |
| 13 |
Brock Merz |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.53 |
| 14 |
Jason Parrish |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.63 |
| 21 |
Luke Porter |
60m Hurdles (P) |
9.16 |
| 2 |
Spires, Hutchison,
Prinsloo, Genereux |
4x400m Relay |
3:16.79 |
| 5 |
Goncalves, Haney,
Merz, Ja. Parrish |
4x400m Relay |
3:21.26 |
| 9 |
Kerr, Montgomery,
Carroll, Thompson |
4x400m Relay |
3:27.27 |
| 1 |
Brady Palen |
High Jump |
2.15m/7'0.5" |
| 10 |
Hudson Bailey |
High Jump |
1.88m/6'2" |
| 13 |
Luke Czarnecki |
High Jump |
1.88m/6'2" |
| -- |
Caden Carlson |
Pole Vault |
NH |
| 3 |
Josh Parrish |
Long Jump |
7.12m/23'4.5" |
| 4 |
Adria Navajon |
Long Jump |
6.94m/22'9.25" |
| 6 |
Yuben Goncalves |
Long Jump |
6.90m/22'7.75" |
| 7 |
Harry Barthelemy |
Long Jump |
6.85m/22'5.75" |
| 15 |
Luke Porter |
Long Jump |
6.06m/19'10.75" |
| 17 |
Ke'Adre Thompson |
Long Jump |
5.81m/19'0.75" |
| 4 |
Harry Barthelemy |
Triple Jump |
14.51m/47'7.25" |
| 8 |
Josh Parrish |
Triple Jump |
13.78m/45'2.5" |
| 12 |
Creighton Camp |
Weight Throw |
15.25m/50'0.5" |
| 13 |
Beau Kerschen |
Weight Throw |
14.94m/49'0.25" |
WOMEN'S RESULTS
| 4 |
Faith Turner |
60m (F) |
7.74 |
| 5 |
Miya Evans |
60m (F) |
7.80 |
| 6 |
Elontae Hackney-Cooper |
60m (F) |
7.86 |
| 3 |
Faith Turner |
60m (P) |
7.76 |
| 5 |
Miya Evans |
60m (P) |
7.79 |
| 6 |
Elontae Hackney-Cooper |
60m (P) |
7.81 |
| 12 |
Chidera Okoro |
60m (P) |
7.86 |
| 13 |
Courtney Wilborn |
60m (P) |
7.88 |
| 16 |
Ma'Liyah Anderson |
60m (P) |
7.99 |
| 20 |
Hannah Glennen |
60m (P) |
8.28 |
| 21 |
Kennedy Jarnagin |
60m (P) |
8.68 |
| 22 |
Isa Evans |
60m (P) |
8.70 |
| 23 |
Kinslee Stokely |
60m (P) |
9.36 |
| 4 |
Elontae Hackney-Cooper |
200m |
25.10 |
| 6 |
Sadie Millard |
200m |
25.75 |
| 10 |
Ma'Liyah Anderson |
200m |
26.41 |
| 11 |
Diondra Wilborn |
200m |
26.43 |
| 12 |
Kenisa Meyer |
200m |
26.45 |
| 14 |
Hannah Glennen |
200m |
26.82 |
| 15 |
Sonya Haylor |
200m |
27.03 |
| 17 |
Abby Klipstein |
200m |
27.30 |
| 3 |
Sydney Brown |
400m |
56.47 |
| 6 |
Tyler Lindsey |
400m |
59.71 |
| 4 |
Anna Heacock |
600m |
1:43.20 |
| 5 |
McKenna Huston |
600m |
1:44.82 |
| 2 |
Farrah Miller |
800m |
2:11.78 |
| 7 |
Audrey Parson |
800m |
2:18.06 |
| 6 |
Miranda Dick |
Mile |
5:06.53 |
| 8 |
Peyton Pogge |
Mile |
5:08.22 |
| 9 |
Finja Lammeyer |
Mile |
5:09.77 |
| 6 |
Sarah Bertry |
3,000m |
10:05.65 |
| 7 |
Jenna Muma |
3,000m |
10:07.82 |
| 9 |
Isabelle Hartnett |
3,000m |
10:15.52 |
| 2 |
Kate Campos |
60m Hurdles (F) |
8.45 |
| 4 |
Kenisa Meyer |
60m Hurdles (F) |
8.75 |
| 5 |
Destiny Masters |
60m Hurdles (F) |
8.76 |
| 6 |
Courtney Wilborn |
60m Hurdles (F) |
8.85 |
| 8 |
Anna Heacock |
60m Hurdles (F) |
9.10 |
| 2 |
Kate Campos |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.59 |
| 4 |
Destiny Masters |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.63 |
| 5 |
Kenisa Meyer |
60m Hurdles (P) |
8.84 |
| 7 |
Anna Heacock |
60m Hurdles (P) |
9.06 |
| 8 |
Courtney Wilborn |
60m Hurdles (P) |
9.09 |
| -- |
Diondra Wilborn |
60m Hurdles (P) |
DQ |
| -- |
Abby Klipstein |
60m Hurdles (P) |
DNF |
| 2 |
Miller, Brown,
Hackney-Cooper, Millard |
4x400m Relay |
3:47.66 |
| 8 |
Roman, Meyer,
Masters, Klipstein |
4x400m Relay |
4:08.33 |
| 9 |
Campos, C. Wilborn,
D. WIlborn, Lindsey |
4x400m Relay |
4:09.85 |
| 10 |
Heacock, Anderson,
Glennen, Huston |
4x400m Relay |
4:11.29 |
| 6 |
Mattelyn Swartz |
High Jump |
1.65m/5'5" |
| 8 |
Tess Roman |
High Jump |
1.60m/5'3" |
| -- |
Destiny Masters |
High Jump |
NH |
| -- |
Isa Evans |
Pole Vault |
NH |
| 4 |
Destiny Masters |
Long Jump |
5.61m/18'5" |
| 5 |
Zarrey Sams |
Long Jump |
5.50m/18'0.5" |
| 12 |
Kenisa Meyer |
Long Jump |
5.10m/16'8.75" |
| 16 |
Sadie Millard |
Long Jump |
4.94m/16'2.5" |
| 17 |
Cali Essick |
Long Jump |
4.93m/16'2.25" |
| 19 |
Sonya Haylor |
Long Jump |
4.82m/15'9.75" |
| -- |
Chidera Okoro |
Long Jump |
NM |
| 5 |
Chidera Okoro |
Triple Jump |
11.88m/38'11.75" |
| -- |
Zarrey Sams |
Triple Jump |
NM |
| 9 |
Kylie Zimmer |
Shot Put |
13.74m/45'1" |
| 12 |
Karlynn Hornung |
Weight Throw |
12.61m/41'4.5" |
| 13 |
Samantha Marx |
Weight Throw |
12.26m/40'2.75" |
