FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Wichita State's Destiny Masters advanced to the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a top-12 performance in the high jump at the NCAA West Preliminaries Saturday afternoon at John McDonnell Field.
 

ANOTHER TICKET PUNCHED! 🎟️

Destiny Masters advances to the NCAA Championships in the high jump for the second-straight year! pic.twitter.com/uDPAVvaYh6

— Wichita State T&F/XC (@GoShockersTFXC) May 25, 2024

Having already punched her ticket to Eugene, Ore. in the heptathlon, Masters was seeking her second entry to the national meet. The junior from El Dorado, Kan. cleared 1.81m/5'11.25" on first attempt to place 12^th and claim the final qualifying spot.
 
Masters is the first female Shocker in history qualify to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the high jump in back-to-back seasons and is one of three to qualify in more than one event in the same season. She is the first female Shocker since Connie Long in 1989 to qualify in the high jump to both the indoor and outdoor championships in the same year. Masters is also one of three Shockers to qualify in both the indoor pentathlon and outdoor heptathlon in the same season, joining Tanya Friesen (2013), Breanne Borman (2017) and Nikki Larch-Miller (2017).

Marissa Jensen wrapped up her season with a season-best clearance of 1.76m/5'.25" to take 16th in the high jump.
 
Masters will compete at Hayward Field on Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8.