LINCOLN, Neb. – Wichita State's Yared Kidane broke his second school record in as many meets, clocking a 1:18.06 in the 600 meters to win the race and set a new meet record Friday afternoon at the Prairie Wolf Invitational in the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
 

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The redshirt-junior from Sweden won his second-straight race in his first track and field season with the Shockers and now holds both the 600 yards and 600 meters school records.
 
Two other Shockers ran Wichita State all-time top-10 times as redshirt-junior Audrey Parson won the 600 meters with the third-fastest time in school history, 1:35.36, and freshman Faith Ekart won the 1,000 meters with the ninth-fastest time in school history, 2:57.32. Redshirt-junior Lea Jerkovic finished right behind Ekart in the 1,000, taking second with a time of 2:57.68.
 
Wichita State recorded seven top-three placements in the field events, including three in the pole vault. Freshman Abby Rexford and redshirt-sophomore Isa Evans both cleared 3.50m/11'5.75" to take second and third, respectively, in the women's competition, and freshman Carson Ratzlaff jumped 4.35m/14'3.25" to place third in his Shocker debut.
 
In the long jump, Kielon McQuarters and Lexi Gagnon each recorded third-place performances, jumping 6.53m/21'5.25" and 5.17m/16'11.5", respectively, and in the high jump, redshirt-freshman Natalie Hill cleared 1.54m/5'0.5" to take third.
 
Over in the throws, sophomore transfer Loudan Hicks threw a foot and a half personal best of 18.13m/59'5.75" to place third and move up to No. 4 in the American Athletic Conference standings.
 
Destiny Masters also threw a big personal best with a mark of 13.46m/44'2", almost a full meter farther than her previous best. She took fourth with her mark and ranks seventh in the AAC.

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MEN'S RESULTS

1	Yared Kidane	600m	1:18.06
7	Hudson Bailey	800m	2:08.24
15	Holden Atwood	60m Hurdles (P)	8.56
20	Rikard Trogen Hedin	60m Hurdles (P)	8.86
10	Kielon McQuarters	High Jump	1.86m/6'1.25"
3	Carson Ratzlaff	Pole Vault	4.35m/14'3.25"
--	Holden Atwood	Pole Vault	NH
3	Kielon McQuarters	Long Jump	6.53m/21'5.25"
4	Luke Czarnecki	Long Jump	6.53m/21'5.25"
--	Amarrion Reese	Triple Jump	NM
3	Ridge Estes	Shot Put	15.77m/51'9"
4	Athan Huelskamp	Shot Put	15.65m/51'4.25"
18	Jarrett Schmidt	Shot Put	13.42m/44'0.5"
3	Loudan Hicks	Weight Throw	18.13m/59'5.75"
9	Beau Kerschen	Weight Throw	16.17m/53'0.75"

WOMEN'S RESULTS

5	Destiny Masters	60m (F)	7.90
5	Destiny Masters	60m (P)	7.83
12	Sonya Haylor	60m (P)	8.12
9	Ali Jacobs*	200m	27.43
1	Audrey Parson	600m	1:35.36
4	Peyton Pogge	800m	2:19.32
1	Faith Ekart	1,000m	2:57.32
2	Lea Jerkovic	1,000m	2:57.68
5	Isabelle Hartnett	1,000m	3:00.50
6	Amanda Treptow	1,000m	3:06.28
4	Emily See	Mile	5:16.85
6	Cailey Freeze	Mile	5:23.64
5	Emily Whorton	60m Hurdles (F)	9.63
3	Sadie Millard	60m Hurdles (P)	8.83
8	Emily Whorton	60m Hurdles (P)	9.56
10	Anna Bundy	60m Hurdles (P)	9.65
11	Natalie Hill	60m Hurdles (P)	9.70
14	Ali Jacobs*	60m Hurdles (P)	9.93
15	Lexi Gagnon	60m Hurdles (P)	10.25
3	Natalie Hill	High Jump	1.54m/5'0.5"
4	Ali Jacobs*	High Jump	1.54m/5'0.5"
7	Emily Whorton	High Jump	1.49m/4'10.5"
2	Abby Rexford	Pole Vault	3.50m/11'5.75"
3	Isa Evans	Pole Vault	3.50m/11'5.75"
6	Shellamae Farmer	Pole Vault	3.20m/10'6"
8	Kinslee Stokely	Pole Vault	3.05m/10'0"
3	Lexi Gagnon	Long Jump	5.17m/16'11.5"
4	Abby Klipstein	Long Jump	5.12m/16'9.75"
8	Anna Bundy	Long Jump	5.01m/16'5.25"
9	Grace Lange	Long Jump	4.88m/16'0.25"
4	Destiny Masters	Shot Put	13.46m/44'2"
14	Reese Goodlet	Shot Put	11.74m/38'6.25"
20	Sadie Millard	Shot Put	10.33m/33'10.75"
16	Samantha Marx	Weight Throw	13.42m/44'0.5"