RALEIGH, N.C. – In his first outdoor race in two years in a Wichita State uniform, Adrian Diaz Lopez set a new program record in the 5,000 meters Friday evening at the Raleigh Relays.
 
The redshirt-senior from Spain ran 13:54.25 to finish sixth in his heat and 42^nd overall, breaking Brady Johnson's record of 14:03.58 from 2015. He's the first-ever Shocker to run sub-14 minutes and holds the second-fastest time this season in the American Athletic Conference behind Tulane's Silas Kiptanui.
 

Wichita State 5K GOAT! 🐐 pic.twitter.com/l1OpDNgwmw

— Wichita State T&F/XC (@GoShockersTFXC) March 28, 2025

Also at the Raleigh Relays, Yared Kidane ran a conference lead in the 1500 meters, clocking a time of 3:45.60 to rank eighth all-time in Wichita State history. In the 10,000 meters, Adam Rzentkowski moved up to No. 3 in Shocker history with a time of 29:38.57 and ranks fourth in the conference standings.

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RESULTS

43	Yared Kidane	1500m	3:45.60
42	Adrian Diaz Lopez	5,000m	13:54.25
82	Adam Rzentkowski	10,000m	29:38.57