Wichita State track and field is sending three groups of athletes to the Michael Johnson Invitational, the Kansas Relays and the Tabor College Invitational from Thursday to Saturday.
 
Distance coach Kirk Hunter is taking a group of five runners to race at the KU Relays on Thursday at Rock Chalk Park.
 
The majority of the team will compete at the Michael Johnson Invitational, hosted by Baylor on Friday and Saturday, and five athletes, jumpers and hurdlers, will compete at the Tabor College Invitational on Saturday.
 
The Michael Johnson Invitational features athletes from 23 programs: Abilene Christian, Barton County CC, Baylor, Boston University, Cincinnati, Huston-Tillotson, Incarnate Word, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, New Mexico JC, North Texas, Northern Illinois, Northwestern State, Oklahoma State, Rowan, Southern Illinois, Stephen F. Austin, Texas A&M Commerce, Tarleton State, TCU, Texas Tech, UT-Arlington, Wichita State
 
LAST TIME OUT
Lucy Ndungu ran a conference lead in the 10K at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
Joseph Holthusen clocked an all-conditiions personal best to win the 110-meter hurdles at the KT Woodman Classic.
Brady and Palen and Destiny Masters swept the high jump competition at the KT Woodman Classic.
Kate Campos ran a personal-best 13.86 to win the 100-meter hurdles.
Masters threw an almost six-meter personal best of 47.46m/155'8" to win the javelin.
Jenna Muma ran the second-fastest time in the conference to win the 3K steeplechase in 11:02.93.
 
ROAD TO EUGENE
The NCAA Division I Championships will take place June 5-8 in Eugene, Ore. at Hayward Field. This year for the west region, the road to Eugene goes through Fayetteville, Ark., where the top 48 individual athletes and the top 24 relays in the region will compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries (NCAA First Round) May 22-25 for a spot at the NCAA Championships. The top 12 in each event advance to the championship. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) do not attend the First Rounds, but instead, the top 24 athletes overall advance directly to the NCAA Championship in Eugene.
 
SHOCKERS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 50
MEN
110H
44. Joseph Holthusen – 14.10
400H
46. Jason Parrish – 52.62
HJ
4. Brady Palen – 2.20m/7'2.5"
LJ
7. Josh Parrish – 7.94m/26'0.75"
TJ
42. Harry Barthelemy – 14.98m/49'1.75"
 
WOMEN
800M
40. Farrah Miller – 2:07.18
10,000M
Lucy Ndungu – 33:41.31
HJ
8. Destiny Masters – 1.81m/5'11.25"
JAV
39. Destiny Masters – 47.46m/155'8"
 
MULTIS IN THE NCAA TOP 25
Heptathlon
6. Destiny Masters – 5,749 points
 
USTFCCCA EVENT SQUAD RANKINGS
The heptathlon squad came in at No. 2 in the NCAA after the group's first heptathlon of the season. Destiny Masters, Tess Roman, Sadie Millard and Kenisa Meyer averaged 5,070 points to rank second behind Oklahoma State.