WICHITA, Kan. – Wichita State sophomore Chairo Ogbebor raced to a new program record in the 60 meters, winning the Coach Wilson Invitational on Saturday in the Heskett Center.
 
The Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada native ran 6.65 on the Shockers' home track, breaking Jaleel Montgomery's record set a season ago. Jason Parrish finished 0.01 seconds behind him to claim the No. 2 spot in Wichita State history with a time of 6.66. He also went on to win the 600 meters with the fifth-fastest time in school history, 1:21.68.
 
Earlier in the week, freshman Cole Smither picked up his first collegiate victory to kick off the Coach Wilson Invitational, winning the heptathlon with 5,098 points (pre-conversion). He recorded the top mark of the competition in four events, coming out on top in the 60 meters, long jump, high jump, 60-meter hurdles and1,000 meters to break the 5,000-point barrier in his second-ever heptathlon.
 
On Friday, the Shockers claimed three more wins, starting with Jelese Alexander's women's long jump win. The senior transfer from Southern Mississippi jumped a personal-best 5.89m/19'4" to win the event, and Kennady Washington took second with a mark of 5.54m/18'2". Alexander went on to finish second in the 60 meters on Saturday with the fifth-best time in school history, 7.53. Josh Parrish and Travon Williams also went 1-2 in the men's long jump, both jumping 7.32m/24'0.25"
 
The Shockers went 1-2-3 in the women's 3,000 meters as Faith Ekart claimed the win in 10:21.88, and Emily See and Kalyn Willingham finished behind her in second and third, respectively.
 
In the weight throw, Karlynn Hornung threw a two-foot personal best of 16.43m/53'11", the No. 9 mark in program history, to place fourth in the women's competition, and Beau Kerschen threw over 18 meters for the third-straight meet to place second in the men's competition (18.11m/59'5").
 
On Saturday, the Shockers went 1-2-3 to sweep both the men's and women's hurdles. Josh Parrish won the men's race in 7.76 with Tyler Carroll finishing second with a season-best time of 7.87 and Jabari Armstrong taking third with the ninth-fastest time in program history, 7.96. Courtney Wilborn won the women's race with a personal-best time of 8.70, Keely Hoback finished second in 8.73, and Cali Kerschen ran a personal-best time of 8.75 to take third.
 
Two Shocker freshmen went 1-2 in the men's pole vault as Liam Miller and Tybee both cleared 4.84m/15'10.5". Sonya Haylor won the triple jump with a leap of 11.75m/38'6.5", and Jasmine Stiede won the 800 meters with a time of 2:17.45, while Audrey Parson ran the second-fastest 600-meter time, 1:34.83, to take second. Sadie Millard claimed the final win of the meet, claiming the 200-meter title with a time of 25.50.

Over at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational, a group of female pole vaulters competed, led by Shellamae Farmer, who placed fourth with a personal-best clearance of 3.92m/12'10.25", the ninth-best jump in program history. Lilly Charest, Isa Evans and Kylie Scott all cleared 3.62m/11'10.5".
 
In Topeka, a small group of Shocker distance runners raced at the Washburn Open. Three updates to Wichita State's all-time mile top-10 list as Elkana Kipruto (4:03.86) and Kelvin Kipyego (4:04.18) finished second and fourth in the men's race with the No. 7 and No. 8 times in school history and Vivien Joritch Kipkori finished second in the women's race, running 4:47.25, the seventh-fastest time in Shocker history. In the 5,000 meters, Mercy Jepkoech ran 16:51.88, the No. 9 time in school history, and Zander Cobb ran 14:10.29, the No. 5 time in school history, both finishing second in their respective races. The Wichita State distance medley relay team of Kipkori, Lexi Gagnon, Audrey Parson and Lucy Ndungu finished second with the No. 8 time in school history, 11:50.83.

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COACH WILSON INVITATIONAL
Men's Results

1	Chairo Ogbebor	60m (F)	6.65
2	Jason Parrish	60m (F)	6.66
1	Chairo Ogbebor	60m (P)	6.74
2	Jason Parrish	60m (P)	6.81
12	Brody Anderson	60m (P)	7.01
21	Andre Pentecost Jr.	60m (P)	7.08
24	Ty Bybee	60m (P)	7.13
4	Brody Anderson	200m	22.36
11	Canyon Crowley	200m	22.90
14	Canyon Crowley	400m	52.13
1	Jason Parrish	600m	1:21.68
2	Brock Merz	600m	1:22.18
16	Ian Hunter	Mile	4:38.18
1	Josh Parrish	60m Hurdles (F)	7.76
2	Tyler Carroll	60m Hurdles (F)	7.87
3	Jabari Armstrong	60m Hurdles (F)	7.96
1	Josh Parrish	60m Hurdles (P)	7.80
2	Jabari Armstrong	60m Hurdles (P)	8.00
3	Tyler Carroll	60m Hurdles (P)	8.02
4	Andre Pentecost Jr.	High Jump	2.03m/6'7.75"
5	Travon Williams	High Jump	2.03m/6'7.75"
1	Liam Miller	Pole Vault	4.84m/15'10.5"
2	Ty Bybee	Pole Vault	4.84m/15'10.5"
4	Carson Ratzlaff	Pole Vault	4.54m/14'10.75"
7	Caden Carlson	Pole Vault	4.54m/14'10.75"
8	Weston Hulse	Pole Vault	4.54m/14'10.75"
21	Malakai Schaad	Pole Vault	3.94m/12'11"
1	Josh Parrish	Long Jump	7.32m/24'0.25"
2	Travon Williams	Long Jump	7.32m/24'0.25"
7	Chairo Ogbebor	Long Jump	7.03m/23'0.75"
14	Andre Pentecost Jr.	Long Jump	6.75m/22'1.75"
4	Josh Parrish	Triple Jump	14.50m/47'7"
9	Tristen Cross	Triple Jump	13.85m/45'5.25"
3	Eli Johnson	Shot Put	15.65m/51'4.25"
15	Jarrett Schmidt	Shot Put	13.78m/45'2.5"
2	Beau Kerschen	Weight Throw	18.11m/59'5"
4	Loudan Hicks*	Weight Throw	17.20m/56'5.25"
1	Cole Smither	Heptathlon	5,098 points
1	Cole Smither	Hept 60m	7.13
1	Cole Smither	Hept Long Jump	6.66m/21'10.25"
4	Cole Smither	Hept Shot Put	10.96m/35'11.5"
1	Cole Smither	Hept High Jump	2.03m/6'7.75"
1	Cole Smither	Hept 60H	8.70
2	Cole Smither	Hept Pole Vault	3.65m/11'11.75"
1	Cole Smither	Hept 1,000m	2:45.02

Women's Results

2	Jelese Alexander	60m (F)	7.53
6	Zada Brown	60m (F)	7.84
7	Courtney Wilborn	60m (F)	7.84
2	Jelese Alexander	60m (P)	7.59
3	Courtney Wilborn	60m (P)	7.78
7	Zada Brown	60m (P)	7.85
8	Miya Evans	60m (P)	7.90
9	Hannah Glennen	60m (P)	7.91
10	Sadie Millard	60m (P)	7.92
11	Keely Hoback	60m (P)	7.95
13	Sonya Haylor	60m (P)	7.96
32	Shellamae Farmer	60m (P)	8.27
36	Isa Evans	60m (P)	8.36
54	Kinslee Stokely	60m (P)	9.12
1	Sadie Millard	200m	25.50
2	Ma'Liyah Anderson	200m	25.63
3	Hannah Glennen	200m	25.77
4	Zakilya Zeigler	200m	26.02
5	Zada Brown	200m	26.08
6	Cali Kerschen	200m	26.15
8	Alexis Hiatt	200m	26.44
2	Audrey Parson	600m	1:34.83
5	Lexi Gagnon	600m	1:39.38
6	Zakilya Zeigler	600m	1:40.57
7	Ma'Liyah Anderson	600m	1:42.46
1	Jasmine Stiede	800m	2:17.45
1	Faith Ekart	3,000m	10:21.88
2	Emily See	3,000m	10:24.17
3	Kalyn Willingham	3,000m	10:27.73
1	Isabelle Hartnett*	5,000m	17:58.62
1	Courtney Wilborn	60m Hurdles (F)	8.70
2	Keely Hoback	60m Hurdles (F)	8.73
3	Cali Kerschen	60m Hurdles (F)	8.75
1	Keely Hoback	60m Hurdles (P)	8.75
2	Courtney Wilborn	60m Hurdles (P)	8.84
3	Cali Kerschen	60m Hurdles (P)	8.87
1	Millard, Glennen, Stiede, Hiatt	4x400m Relay	3:55.48
2	Alexis Phillips	Pole Vault	3.69m/12'1.25"
7	Kinslee Stokely	Pole Vault	3.24m/10'7.5"
1	Jelese Alexander	Long Jump	5.89m/19'4"
2	Kennady Washington	Long Jump	5.54m/18'2.25"
10	Sonya Haylor	Long Jump	5.12m/16'9.75"
1	Sonya Haylor	Triple Jump	11.75m/38'6.75"
3	Kennady Washington	Triple Jump	11.40m/37'5"
3	Margo Todd	Shot Put	12.86m/42'2.25"
6	Reese Goodlet	Shot Put	12.15m/39'10.5"
4	Karlynn Hornung	Weight Throw	16.43m/53'11"
14	Kelli DeSpain	Weight Throw	13.55m/44'5.5"
17	Margo Todd	Weight Throw	13.00m/42'8"
5	Anna Bundy	Pentathlon	3,102 points
6	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pentathlon	3,069 points
14	Pepper Elmore	Pentathlon	2,016 points
2	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent 60H	9.23
6	Anna Bundy	Pent 60H	9.44
13	Pepper Elmore	Pent 60H	10.97
2	Anna Bundy	Pent High Jump	1.63m/5'4.25"
8	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent High Jump	1.42m/4'7.75"
11	Pepper Elmore	Pent High Jump	1.33m/4'4.25"
2	Anna Bundy	Pent Shot Put	9.62m/31'6.75"
8	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent Shot Put	8.68m/28'5.75"
11	Pepper Elmore	Pent Shot Put	6.58m/21'7.25"
3	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent Long Jump	5.19m/17'0.5"
7	Anna Bundy	Pent Long Jump	4.96m/16'3.25"
11	Pepper Elmore	Pent Long Jump	4.67m/15'4"
5	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent 800m	2:36.15
9	Anna Bundy	Pent 800m	2:50.50
13	Pepper Elmore	Pent 800m	3:12.69

DeLOSS DODDS INVITATIONAL
Women's Results

4	Shellamae Farmer	Pole Vault	3.92m/12'10.25"
8	Lilly Charest	Pole Vault	3.62m/11'10.5"
8	Isa Evans	Pole Vault	3.62m/11'10.5"
10	Kylie Scott	Pole Vault	3.62m/11'10.5"

WASHBURN OPEN
Men's Results

2	Elkana Kipruto	Mile	4:03.86
5	Kelvin Kipyego	Mile	4:04.18
14	Austin Carrera	Mile	4:12.03
21	Riley Vandaveer	Mile	4:14.58
23	Greyson Ellensohn	Mile	4:14.94
25	Jacob Meyers	Mile	4:15.32
29	Cesar Ramirez	Mile	4:16.60
35	Titus Kiprotich	Mile	4:17.29
2	Zander Cobb	5,000m	14:10.29
11	Victor Kemboi	5,000m	14:31.74
24	Bennett Meoli	5,000m	14:59.29
35	Ian Hunter	5,000m	15:19.25

Women's Results

2	Vivien Joritch Kipkorir	Mile	4:47.25
9	Lea Jerkovic	Mile	4:57.74
28	Francesca Alvarado	Mile	5:08.60
36	Amanda Treptow	Mile	5:14.67
3	Mercy Jepkoech	5,000m	16:51.88
2	Joritch Kipkorir, Gagnon, Parson, Ndungu	DMR	11:50.83