LINCOLN, Neb. – Brock Merz broke the Wichita State 600-meter school record as the Shockers picked up nine top-five finishes at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational Friday and Saturday in the Bob Devaney Sports Complex.
 
Merz won his section of the 600 meters, placing fourth overall with a school record-breaking time of 1:20.74.
 
In her second 800-meter race of the season, Farrah Miller clocked the second-fastest time in school history with a personal best of 2:07.61 to place fourth and move up to No. 2 in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
 
Wichita State hurdlers Josh Parrish and Jaleel Montgomery were the lone Shockers to make it out of the day one preliminaries, running 7.97 and 8.01, respectively, to qualify to Saturday's final. Parrish matched his prelim time in the final to place fifth and Montgomery ran 8.08 to place seventh. Parrish has now run sub-eight seconds in five races as a freshman. He also went on to place sixth in the long jump with a personal best of 7.15m/23'5.5" and ninth in the triple jump with a personal-best mark of 14.09m/46'2.75".
 
After breaking her own school record in the pentathlon two days prior, Destiny Masters entered the Husker Invitational high jump competition and placed third with a clearance of 1.79m/5'10.5". Brady Palen also placed third in the high jump with a season-best jump of 2.17m/7'1.5", the second-highest jump in the AAC this year and the No. 20 mark in the nation.
 
Wichita State picked up a pair of top-five finishes in the men's and women's 3,000 meters with Zander Cobb finishing fifth with a personal-best time of 8:19.93 and Lucy Ndungu running a personal-best 9:46.05 to place fourth. Miranda Dick and Sarah Bertry also ran sub-10 minutes for the first time, finishing seventh (9:54.80) and ninth (9:57.67), respectively.
 
Adam Rzentkowski ran a personal best in the mile, finishing fifth in 4:07.48, while assistant coach and Shocker alumnus Adam Moore took the win in 4:01.72.
 
In their collegiate 5,000-meter debuts, Aidan Reyna finished sixth in 14:54.42, and Landen O'Neill finished eighth in 15:08.82.
 
Chidera Okoro made the triple jump final and placed seventh with a mark of 11.99m/39'4".
 
Freshman Miya Evans was Wichita State's top finisher in the 60 meters with a personal best of 7.77, and Montgomery just missed the men's final, finishing ninth in 6.88.
 
Kenisa Meyer also just missed a final, running 8.76 in the 60-meter hurdles prelims to finish ninth.
 
Wichita State returns to action Friday Feb. 9 for the two-day Ichabod Invitational in Topeka, Kan.

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MEN'S RESULTS

9	Jaleel Montgomery	60m (P)	6.88
23	Nikko Vazquez	60m (P)	7.13
28	Tyler Carroll	60m (P)	7.23
14	Jason Parrish	200m	22.25
16	Bryan Haney	200m	22.29
20	Trace Spires	200m	22.36
24	RJ Hutchison	200m	22.49
28	Yuben Goncalves	200m	22.80
30	JD Prinsloo	200m	22.88
32	Ke'Adre Thompson	200m	22.97
13	Trace Spires	400m	48.82
15	Joakim Genereux	400m	48.95
16	Jason Parrish	400m	49.04
19	RJ Hutchison	400m	49.24
23	JD Prinsloo	400m	49.91
29	Bryan Haney	400m	50.27
30	Yuben Goncalves	400m	50.35
4	Brock Merz	600m	1:20.74
11	Brendan Kerr	600m	1:23.21
5	Adam Rzentkowski	Mile	4:07.48
8	Jacob Meyers	Mile	4:11.42
14	Riley Vandaveer	Mile	4:17.62
20	Colin Graham	Mile	4:22.68
--	Cesar Ramirez	Mile	DNF
--	Landen O'Neill	Mile	DNF
--	Hudson Bailey	Mile	DNF
5	Zander Cobb	3,000m	8:19.93
6	Aidan Reyna	5,000m	14:54.42
8	Landen O'Neill	5,000m	15:08.82
10	Cesar Ramirez	5,000m	15:16.15
11	Erik Enriquez	5,000m	15:26.23
5	Josh Parrish	60m Hurdles (F)	7.97
7	Jaleel Montgomery	60m Hurdles (F)	8.08
5	Josh Parrish	60m Hurdles (P)	7.97
6	Jaleel Montgomery	60m Hurdles (P)	8.01
11	Tyler Carroll	60m Hurdles (P)	8.24
12	Brock Merz	60m Hurdles (P)	8.27
17	Jason Parrish	60m Hurdles (P)	8.38
7	Bryan Haney	4x400m Relay	3:17.14
7	Jason Parrish	4x400m Relay	3:17.14
7	Yuben Goncalves	4x400m Relay	3:17.14
7	Brock Merz	4x400m Relay	3:17.14
12	Joakim Genereux	4x400m Relay	3:19.14
12	RJ Hutchison	4x400m Relay	3:19.14
12	JD Prinsloo	4x400m Relay	3:19.14
12	Trace Spires	4x400m Relay	3:19.14
3	Brady Palen	High Jump	2.17m/7'1.5"
14	Luke Czarnecki	High Jump	1.98m/6'6"
6	Josh Parrish	Long Jump	7.15m/23'5.5"
17	Harry Barthelemy	Long Jump	6.52m/21'4.75"
9	Josh Parrish	Triple Jump	14.09m/46'2.75"
18	Creighton Camp	Weight Throw	15.46m/50'8.75"
21	Beau Kerschen	Weight Throw	14.26m/46'9.5"

WOMEN'S RESULTS

16	Miya Evans	60m (P)	7.77
18	Faith Turner	60m (P)	7.79
20	Sydney Brown	60m (P)	7.81
25	Courtney Wilborn	60m (P)	7.81
26	Kate Campos	60m (P)	7.90
22	Sydney Brown	200m	24.92
30	Faith Turner	200m	25.43
33	Elontae Hackney-Cooper	200m	25.51
35	Kate Campos	200m	25.88
35	Courtney Wilborn	200m	25.88
31	Elontae Hackney-Cooper	400m	58.64
38	Anna Heacock	400m	1:00.16
16	McKenna Huston	600m	1:43.98
18	Hannah Glennen	600m	1:47.46
4	Farrah Miller	800m	2:07.61
17	Finja Lammeyer	800m	2:18.90
18	Audrey Parson	800m	2:19.09
10	Jenna Muma	Mile	5:02.13
19	Peyton Pogge	Mile	5:05.57
22	Isabelle Hartnett	Mile	5:07.31
23	Lea Jerkovic	Mile	5:07.39
4	Lucy Ndungu	3,000m	9:46.05
7	Miranda Dick	3,000m	9:54.80
9	Sarah Bertry	3,000m	9:57.67
9	Kenisa Meyer	60m Hurdles (P)	8.76
11	Kate Campos	60m Hurdles (P)	8.78
15	Diondra Wilborn	60m Hurdles (P)	8.92
16	Abby Klipstein	60m Hurdles (P)	9.06
18	Anna Heacock	60m Hurdles (P)	9.08
25	Zarrey Sams	60m Hurdles (P)	9.50
8	Sydney Brown	4x400m Relay	3:48.10
8	Elontae Hackney-Cooper	4x400m Relay	3:48.10
8	Farrah Miller	4x400m Relay	3:48.10
8	Sadie Millard	4x400m Relay	3:48.10
17	Diondra Wilborn	4x400m Relay	3:58.67
17	Kate Campos	4x400m Relay	3:58.67
17	Audrey Parson	4x400m Relay	3:58.67
17	Anna Heacock	4x400m Relay	3:58.67
18	McKenna Huston	4x400m Relay	4:07.11
18	Hannah Glennen	4x400m Relay	4:07.11
18	Lea Jerkovic	4x400m Relay	4:07.11
18	Jenna Muma	4x400m Relay	4:07.11
3	Destiny Masters	High Jump	1.79m/5'10.5"
8	Mattelyn Swartz	High Jump	1.70m/5'7"
15	Tess Roman	High Jump	1.60m/5'3"
10	Zarrey Sams	Long Jump	5.51m/18'1"
14	Chidera Okoro	Long Jump	5.38m/17'8"
23	Sonya Haylor	Long Jump	5.00m/16'5"
27	Grace Lange	Long Jump	4.64m/15'2.75"
7	Chidera Okoro	Triple Jump	11.99m/39'4"
21	Sonya Haylor	Triple Jump	10.59m/34'9"
--	Grace Lange	Triple Jump	NM
14	Kylie Zimmer	Shot Put	12.78m/41'11.25"
16	Anna Zimmer	Shot Put	12.59m/41'3.75"
22	Anna Zimmer	Weight Throw	0
23	Kylie Zimmer	Weight Throw	13.71m/44'11.75"
25	Samantha Marx	Weight Throw	13.50m/44'3.5"
27	Karlynn Hornung	Weight Throw	12.53m/41'1.5"