EUGENE, Ore. – Wichita State track and field's five student-athletes are set to the compete in the NCAA Outdoor Championships Wednesday through Saturday at Hayward Field.
 
Five-time All-American Destiny Masters is lined up for her final collegiate heptathlon, looking to add to her long list of accolades in a Shocker uniform. After placing 13^th in the heptathlon at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships to earn Second Team All-American accolades, Masters enters this year's competition seeded 15^th with her season-best score of 5,715 points at the Bryan Clay Multis.
 
The senior from El Dorado, Kan. is just the third athlete in Wichita State history to qualify to back-to-back championship meets in the heptathlon, joining Mellanee Welty (1999, 2000) and Tanya Friesen (2012, 2013). Friesen holds the best-ever heptathlon placing for a Shocker, taking fifth in 2013 with a school record 5,899 points.
 
Sophomore Josh Parrish is the first student-athlete in Wichita State men's track and field history to qualify to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in three events in the same year, earning entries in the 110-meter hurdles, long jump and 4x400-meter relay. His twin Jason also earned multiple entries to the championship meet, qualifying in the 400-meter hurdles and the 4x400-meter relay, and redshirt-junior Yared Kidane joined the twins with multiple entries, making it in the 800 meters and 4x400-meter relay.
 
The twins and Kidane mark the fourth, fifth, and sixth male Shockers in history to qualify to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in more than one event in the same year, joining Olympian Preston Carrington (1970 – 110 hurdles and long jump), Bob Christensen (1976 – 10,000m and steeplechase), Olympian Randy Lewis (2002 – long jump and triple jump), and Shannon Armstrong (2003 – 110 hurdles and 4x100m relay).
 
Senior Joakim Genereux will lead off the Shockers' first NCAA Championship 4x400-meter relay since 1975 and second ever in history. Dave Morris, Steve Fitch, Greg Lucas and Vic Everett finished 10^th in 1975.
 
Jason Parrish is just the third Shocker in history and first since 2004 to make it to nationals in the 400-meter hurdles, joining Victors Lacis (2001 – 3^rd – 49.60) and Jordan Kitchen (2004 – 23^rd – 52.06). Parrish holds the seventh-fastest season best time in the field, running 49.17 to win the American Athletic Conference title in May.
 
Josh Parrish gives the Shockers their seventh-ever 110-meter hurdles entry in the championship meet. Preston Carrington recorded the best finish in Wichita State history, taking seventh in 1970, and Lawson Montgomery ran the fastest time for the Shockers in 2013, running 13.79 to finish 13^th. Parrish also gives Wichita State its eighth long jump entry with the best placement coming from Randy Lewis in 2002 when he jumped 7.97m/26'2.75".
 
Kidane is the Shockers' fourth 800-meter entry in the NCAA Outdoor Championships and first since Einars Tupuritis won the NCAA title in 1996 with a time of 1:45.08.
 
Wednesday, June 11
7:08 p.m. CT – 110 Hurdles Semifinal – Josh Parrish – Heat 2, Lane 8 – Top 2 from each heat plus next best 3 advance to final
7:58 p.m. CT – 800m Semifinal – Yared Kidane – Heat 1, Lane 9 – Top 2 from each heat plus next best 3 advance to final
8:14 p.m. CT – 400 Hurdles Semifinal – Jason Parrish – Heat 3, Lane 9 – Top 2 from each heat plus next best 3 advance to final
9:36 p.m. CT – 4x400 Relay Semifinal – Joakim Genereux, Josh Parrish, Yared Kidane, Jason Parrish – Heat 1, Lane 2 – Top 2 from each heat plus next best 3 advance to final
7:40 p.m. CT – Long Jump – Josh Parrish – Flight 2, Position 2 – Top 9 advance to final
 
Friday, June 13
1:45 p.m. CT – Heptathlon 100 Hurdles – Destiny Masters – Heat 3, Lane 6
2:45 p.m. CT – Heptathlon High Jump – Destiny Masters – Flight 1, Position 12
4:45 p.m. CT – Heptathlon Shot Put – Destiny Masters – Flight 1, Position 1
7:42 p.m. CT – 110 Hurdles Final – Josh Parrish
8:14 p.m. CT – 800m Final – Yared Kidane
8:27 p.m. CT – 400 Hurdles Final – Jason Parrish
8:43 p.m. CT – Heptathlon 200m – Destiny Masters – Heat 3, Lane 2
9:21 p.m. CT – 4x400 Relay Final – Joakim Genereux, Josh Parrish, Yared Kidane, Jason Parrish
 
Saturday, June 14
5:30 p.m. CT – Heptathlon Long Jump – Destiny Masters – Flight 2, Position 2
6:45 p.m. CT – Heptathlon Javelin – Destiny Masters – Flight 2, Position 4
9:43 p.m. CT – Heptathlon 800m – Destiny Masters