WICHITA – Wichita State's Destiny Masters was named the College Female Athlete of the Year by the Wichita Sports Commission Wednesday evening at the 26^th Annual Greater Wichita Sports Banquet at INTRUST Bank Arena.
 
The junior from El Dorado, Kan. became a five-time All-American over the course of a year, earning First Team All-American honors at the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships with a sixth-place performance in the pentathlon and Second Team All-American honors in the 2024 heptathlon and 2024 indoor high jump and 2023 and 2024 outdoor high jump.
 
Masters also became a two-time American Athletic Conference champion, winning the 2023 outdoor heptathlon and the 2024 indoor high jump. She earned five all-conference awards over the course of the year, broke the Wichita State pentathlon program record and tied the Shocker indoor high jump record. She placed 13^th in the nation at the United States Olympic Trials to cap her junior campaign, and she will return to Wichita State for one remaining year of eligibility.