DES MOINES, Iowa – Wichita State sent four runners to the Drake Relays and left with two Shocker all-time top-10 list times and four season bests.
 
Lucy Ndungu recorded an almost full minute personal best in the 5,000 meters, running 16:29.17, the seventh-fastest time in school history in her 5K season debut. She finished 17^th, beating American Athletic Conference opponent Tamara Reeves of Tulsa who finished 18^th. Ndungu's time ranks fourth in the conference going into the conference championship.
 
In the 3,000-meter steeplechase, Jenna Muma and Miranda Dick finished 21^st and 2^nd, respectively, with Muma recording a personal best to improve her time at the No. 10 spot on the Shocker all-time list, clocking 10:53.25 in the first heat and Dick finishing in 10:53.33 (SB) in the second heat. Tulsa's Alicen Ashley and Katharina Pesendorfer finished fifth and sixth with times of 10:29.83 and 10:29.86. Pesendorfer ranks second in the American Athletic Conference with her time from earlier this season, and Ashley sits in fourth. Muma moved up to eighth after this race, and Dick moves up to ninth.
 
Adam Rzentkowski wrapped up the night for the Shockers with a 14^th-place finish in the unseeded section of the 5,000 meters, running a season-best 14:31.75, beating Tulane's Paul Pam by 45 seconds.