Shockers Break 4x400 School Record at Horned Frog Invite
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FORT WORTH, Texas – Joakim Genereux,
Josh Parrish,
Yared Kidane and
Jason Parrish took down a 24-year-old 4x400-meter relay school record to win the TCU Horned Frog Invite.
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The quartet ran 3:06.79, the third-fastest time in the American Athletic Conference this season, to edge out TCU by 0.83 seconds to claim the win.
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The previous Wichita State record was set by Bruce Swan, Derrick Powell, Stefan Johansson Viktors Lacis in 2001.
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The 4x400 was one of five wins of the day for the Shocker men.
Josh Parrish ran a wind-legal personal-best time of 13.67 to win the 110-meter hurdles, and
Brock Merz won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.65.
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Loudan Hicks claimed his second-straight hammer victory, throwing 59.40m/194'10", and
Jordan Rider and
Blake McCormick went 1-2 in the javelin, both with personal-best throws: 64.81m/212'7" for Rider and 62.93m/206'5" for McCormick.
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Jenna Kuepker also recorded a personal best in the women's javelin, throwing 48.74m/159'11" to place second and move up to No. 3 all-time in Wichita State history.
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In the women's high jump,
Destiny Masters tied her season best with a clearance of 1.82m/5'11.5" to take second and record the top collegiate performance. She remains ranked second in the AAC and 16
th in the NCAA.
Travon Williams cleared a personal-best 2.05m/6'8.75" in the men's high jump to finish sixth and move up to tie for No. 4 in the conference.
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Caden Carlson cleared a personal-best 4.80m/15'9" in the pole vault to take sixth and move up to fifth in the AAC. His clearance was the best by a Shocker since the 2020 indoor season and best outdoor clearance since 2019.
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Jaleel Montgomery clocked a 10.39 in the 100 meters, and
Riley Vandaveer ran a personal-best 3:52.04 in the 1500 meters, both finishing third in their races.
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Wichita State will honor its 20 seniors Friday, May 9 at the Shocker Open in Cessna Stadium. Field events begin at 1 p.m., and track events will start at 5:10 p.m. following the senior recognition ceremony at 5 p.m.
MEN'S RESULTS
3 |
Jaleel Montgomery |
100m |
10.39 |
10 |
Joakim Genereux |
100m |
10.49 |
17 |
Jason Parrish |
100m |
10.62 |
21 |
Chairo Ogbebor |
100m |
10.67 |
10 |
Jaleel Montgomery |
200m |
21.49 |
15 |
Trace Spires |
400m |
48.98 |
21 |
RJ Hutchison |
400m |
49.65 |
3 |
Riley Vandaveer |
1500m |
3:52.04 |
7 |
Cesar Ramirez |
1500m |
3:56.07 |
8 |
Jacob Meyers |
1500m |
3:57.43 |
14 |
Landen O'Neill |
1500m |
4:02.08 |
10 |
Erik Enriquez |
5,000m |
15:20.60 |
11 |
Bennett Meoli |
5,000m |
15:30.34 |
12 |
Ian Hunter |
5,000m |
16:16.67 |
1 |
Josh Parrish |
110m Hurdles |
13.67 |
3 |
Tyler Carroll |
110m Hurdles |
14.15 |
8 |
Brock Merz |
110m Hurdles |
14.69 |
10 |
Luke Holthusen |
110m Hurdles |
14.73 |
11 |
Luke Czarnecki |
110m Hurdles |
14.88 |
1 |
Brock Merz |
400m Hurdles |
53.65 |
2 |
Tyler Carroll |
400m Hurdles |
55.11 |
3 |
Luke Holthusen |
400m Hurdles |
56.97 |
2 |
Genereux, Ja. Parrish,
Jo. Parrish, Montgomery |
4x100m Relay |
40.52 |
4 |
Carroll, Acheampong,
Reese, Ogbebor |
4x100m Relay |
41.73 |
1 |
Genereux, Ja. Parrish,
Jo. Parrish, Kidane |
4x400m Relay |
3:06.79 |
5 |
Spires, Hutchison,
Merz, Vandaveer |
4x400m Relay |
3:16.18 |
6 |
Travon Williams |
High Jump |
2.05m/6'8.75" |
11 |
Darius Graham |
High Jump |
1.95m/6'4.75" |
11 |
Hudson Bailey |
High Jump |
1.95m/6'4.75" |
14 |
Kaleb Tesmer |
High Jump |
1.95m/6'4.75" |
-- |
Kielon McQuarters |
High Jump |
NH |
6 |
Caden Carlson |
Pole Vault |
4.80m/15'9" |
8 |
Weston Hulse |
Pole Vault |
4.65m/15'3" |
-- |
Carson Ratzlaff |
Pole Vault |
NH |
3 |
Josh Parrish |
Long Jump |
7.53m/24'8.5" |
10 |
Travon Williams |
Long Jump |
7.08m/23'2.75" |
12 |
Amarrion Reese |
Long Jump |
6.86m/22'6.25" |
13 |
Darius Graham |
Long Jump |
6.80m/22'3.75" |
19 |
Chairo Ogbebor |
Long Jump |
6.13m/20'1.5" |
6 |
Kelvin Acheampong |
Triple Jump |
14.05m/46'1.25" |
9 |
Athan Huelskamp |
Shot Put |
16.27m/53'4.5" |
5 |
Ridge Estes |
Discus |
52.56m/172'5" |
7 |
Athan Huelskamp |
Discus |
50.89m/166'11" |
15 |
Jarrett Schmidt |
Discus |
44.92m/147'4" |
1 |
Loudan Hicks |
Hammer |
59.40m/194'10" |
5 |
Beau Kerschen |
Hammer |
55.51m/182'1" |
1 |
Jordan Rider |
Javelin |
64.81m/212'7" |
2 |
Blake McCormick |
Javelin |
62.93m/206'5" |
9 |
Luke Czarnecki |
Javelin |
47.21m/154'11" |
WOMEN'S RESULTS