FORT WORTH, Texas – Wichita State track and field heads to Fort Worth, Texas for many athletes' final meet of the regular season Saturday, May 3 at Lowdon Track & Field Complex.
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The TCU Horned Frog Invite features athletes from Abilene Christian, Cincinnati, East Texas Baptist, Nelson, New Orleans, Northwestern, Oklahoma, TCU and UT-Arlington.
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Oklahoma brings 11 athletes nationally ranked in the top 25, including NCAA triple jump leaders Brandon Green Jr. and Agur Dwol, No. 2 pole vaulter Olivia Lueking, and No. 2 discus and No. 11 shot putter Ralford Mulings.
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TCU's NCAA 100-meter Indya Mayberry will not race in the open 100 meters but is slated to run the anchor leg of their 4x100-meter relay, which currently ranks No. 3 in the NCAA. The Horned Frogs will also compete six more of their NCAA top-25 athletes.
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Wichita State's
Destiny Masters, who ranks 13
th in the NCAA in the high jump, will compete in her second open high jump competition of the season after posting a season-best 1.82m/5'11.5" during the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Multis.
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AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE LEADERS
Yared Kidane – 800m – 1:46.73
Josh Parrish – 110m hurdles – 13.50
Josh Parrish – long jump – 7.98m/26'2.25"
Rikard Trogen Hedin – decathlon – 7,191 points
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ROAD TO EUGENE
The 2025 NCAA Division I Outdoor will take place June 11-14 in Eugene, Ore. at Hayward Field. This year for the west region, the road to Eugene goes through College Station, Texas, where the top 48 individual athletes and the top 24 relays in the region will compete at the NCAA West Preliminaries (NCAA First Round) May 28-31 for a spot at the NCAA Championships. The top 12 in each event advance to the championship. Combined event athletes (heptathlon and decathlon) do not attend the First Rounds, but instead, the top 24 athletes overall advance directly to the NCAA Championship in Eugene.
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SHOCKERS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 48
MEN
20.
Jaleel Montgomery – 100m – 10.23
6.
Yared Kidane – 800m – 1:46.73
28.
Josh Parrish – 110H – 13.76
20.
Jason Parrish – 400H – 50.84
15.
Josh Parrish – LJ – 7.69m/25'3.75"
43.
Chairo Ogbebor – LJ – 7.46m/24'5.75"
29.
Ridge Estes – Discus – 56.72m/186'1"
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WOMEN
10.
Destiny Masters – HJ – 1.82m/5'11.5"
33.
Arantxa Cortez – PV – 4.16m/13'7.75"
32.
Jenna Kuepker – Javelin – 48.18m/158'1"
38.
Destiny Masters – Javelin – 46.74m/153'4"
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RELAYS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 24
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MULTIS IN THE NCAA TOP 24
WOMEN
7.
Destiny Masters – Heptathlon – 5,715 points
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