BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Wichita State's Josh Parrish led the Shockers to a second-place team finish, claiming the Most Valuable Performer award after scoring 22.5 points over two days at the American Conference Indoor Championships.
 
The junior from Olathe, Kan. put up two podium performances, placing second in both the long jump (7.49m/24'7") and 60-meter hurdles (7.71), finished sixth in both the triple jump (14.92m/48'11.5") and 200 meters (21.37), and ran on the seventh-place 4x400-meter relay, scoring the most points of all male competitors in the meet.
 
The Wichita State men placed second as a team in a tightly contested race with South Florida. The Bulls claimed their third-consecutive men's indoor championship, defeating Wichita State 134.5-132. North Texas won its first women's team title with 90 points, and the Wichita State women placed seventh with 56 points.
 
The Shockers recorded six podium finishes on day two to bring their total to nine. Jelese Alexander had a big day in the women's high jump, clearing a six-centimeter personal best of 1.84m/6'0.5" in a back-and-forth high jump competition, ultimately placing second. She went on to finish fourth in the 60-meter dash with a personal-best time of 7.43. The senior scored 13 points for the team. Also in the high jump, Mattelyn Swartz cleared a season best, jumping 1.70m/5'7" to place fifth and score four points.
 
On day two of the heptathlon, Rikard Trogen Hedin cleared a personal best of 4.85m/15'11" in the pole vault on his way to a third-place finish in the heptathlon with 5,370 points. Cole Smither and Myles Larsen placed fifth and seventh with 5,100 and 4,670 points, respectively. The Shockers scored 11 points in the event.
 
On the track, the Shocker men recorded two more podium finishes in the 60 meters as Chairo Ogbebor finished second with a time of 6.73 and Jason Parrish took third in 6.75 to score 14 points for the team. Jason Parrish also joined his twin in the 200-meter final, where he finished fifth in 21.14 to score four points.
 
The final podium performance of the day occurred from a huge personal-best jump by a redshirt-freshman in the triple jump. Asher Buggs-Tipton jumped 15.50m/50'10.25", a 14-centimeter improvement on his previous best to claim the silver medal in the event.
 
Three Shockers scored in the 3,000 meters as Elkana Kipruto finished fourth in the men's race with a time of 8:04.37, and Lucy Ndungu and Vivien Kipkorir finished fifth and eighth in the women's race with times of 9:30.24 and 9:34.74, respectively.
 
Tyler Carroll and Jabari Armstrong joined Josh Parrish in the hurdles scoring, finishing fifth and seventh with times of 7.90 and 8.05, respectively to bring the hurdles point total to 14.
 
Also, scoring on the track, Kelvin Kipyego ran 4:04.54 to finish fifth in the mile, good for four points. Both Shocker 4x400-meter teams finished seventh to score two points each as Andie Rasmussen, Sadie Milalrd, Hannah Glenned and Zakilya Zeigler ran 3:43.09 and Josh Parrish, Canyon Crowley, Brock Merz and Jason Parrish ran 3:14.55.
 
In the shot put, Eli Johnson threw a big personal best, recording a mark of 16.49m/54'1.25" to place seventh and score two points.
 
The Wichita State men tied their best American Conference Indoor Championship team finish, scoring the most points they've ever scored as a team, scoring the most points since 2020.

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MEN'S TEAM SCORES

1	South Florida	134.5
2	Wichita State	132
3	Charlotte	104
4	Tulsa	93
5	North Texas	66.5
6	Rice	46
7	UTSA	41
8	East Carolina	26
9	Memphis	20

WOMEN'S TEAM SCORES

1	North Texas	90
2	Charlotte	82
3	Rice	77
4	East Carolina	69
5	Tulane	63
6	UTSA	59
7	Wichita State	56
8	Tulsa	51
9	South Florida	50
10	Memphis	26
11	Temple	25
12	Florida Atlantic	11
13	UAB	3

MEN'S RESULTS

2	Chairo Ogbebor#	60m (F)	6.73
3	Jason Parrish#	60m (F)	6.75
2	Chairo Ogbebor	60m (P)	6.72
5	Jason Parrish	60m (P)	6.78
16	Brody Anderson	60m (P)	7.03
5	Jason Parrish	200m (F)	21.14
6	Josh Parrish	200m (F)	21.37
6	Jason Parrish	200m (P)	21.15
7	Josh Parrish	200m (P)	21.22
19	Brody Anderson	200m (P)	22.04
19	Brock Merz	800m (P)	1:55.32
20	Jacob Meyers	800m (P)	1:58.48
5	Kelvin Kipyego	Mile (F)	4:04.54
7	Kelvin Kipyego	Mile (P)	4:06.11
4	Elkana Kipruto	3,000m	8:04.37
9	Austin Carrera	3,000m	8:11.20
12	Jacob Meyers	3,000m	8:22.08
19	Kelvin Kipyego	3,000m	8:26.39
26	Victor Kemboi	3,000m	8:31.05
29	Zander Cobb	3,000m	8:32.56
1	Elkana Kipruto#	5,000m	13:50.72
3	Zander Cobb#	5,000m	14:10.58
14	Victor Kemboi	5,000m	14:44.71
2	Josh Parrish#	60m Hurdles (F)	7.71
5	Tyler Carroll	60m Hurdles (F)	7.90
7	Jabari Armstrong	60m Hurdles (F)	8.08
1	Josh Parrish	60m Hurdles (P)	7.70
5	Jabari Armstrong	60m Hurdles (P)	7.99
6	Tyler Carroll	60m Hurdles (P)	8.00
10	Asher Buggs-Tipton	60m Hurdles (P)	8.17
7	Jo. Parrish, Crowley, Merz, Ja. Parrish	4x400m Relay	3:14.55
3	Kipyego, Crowley, Vandaveer, Carrera#	DMR	9:47.88
1	Kaleb Tesmer#	High Jump	2.08m/6'9.75"
3	Andre Pentecost Jr.#	High Jump	2.05m/6'8.75"
5	Cole Smither	High Jump	2.05m/6'8.75"
6	Darius Graham	High Jump	2.00m/6'6.75"
9	Travon Williams	High Jump	1.95m/6'4.75"
4	Liam Miller	Pole Vault	5.10m/16'8.75"
8	Ty Bybee	Pole Vault	4.70m/15'5"
11	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Pole Vault	4.55m/14'11"
--	Caden Carlson	Pole Vault	NH
--	Carson Ratzlaff	Pole Vault	NH
2	Josh Parrish#	Long Jump	7.49m/24'7"
8	Darius Graham	Long Jump	7.26m/23'10"
11	Chairo Ogbebor	Long Jump	7.07m/23'2.5"
15	Tristen Cross	Long Jump	7.02m/23'0.5"
16	Andre Pentecost Jr.	Long Jump	7.02m/23'0.5"
17	Asher Buggs-Tipton	Long Jump	6.99m/22'11.25"
19	Travon Williams	Long Jump	6.86m/22'6.25"
21	Kaleb Tesmer	Long Jump	6.83m/22'5"
2	Asher Buggs-Tipton#	Triple Jump	15.50m/50'10.25"
6	Josh Parrish	Triple Jump	14.92m/48'11.5"
13	Travon Williams	Triple Jump	14.27m/46'10"
14	Darius Graham	Triple Jump	14.06m/46'1.5"
15	Tristen Cross	Triple Jump	13.88m/45'6.5"
7	Eli Johnson	Shot Put	16.49m/54'1.25"
13	Jarrett Schmidt	Shot Put	12.69m/41'7.75"
7	Beau Kerschen	Weight Throw	18.45m/60'6.5"
3	Rikard Trogen Hedin#	Heptathlon	5,370 points
5	Cole Smither	Heptathlon	5,100 points
7	Myles Larsen	Heptathlon	4,670 points
2	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept 60m	7.04
4	Cole Smither	Hept 60m	7.07
6	Myles Larsen	Hept 60m	7.28
4	Cole Smither	Hept Long Jump	6.54m/21'5.5"
5	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept Long Jump	6.51m/21'4.25"
7	Myles Larsen	Hept Long Jump	6.26m/20'6.5"
1	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept Shot Put	14.16m/46'5.5"
6	Cole Smither	Hept Shot Put	11.04m/36'2.75"
7	Myles Larsen	Hept Shot Put	10.74m/35'3"
1	Cole Smither	Hept High Jump	2.08m/6'9.75"
7	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept High Jump	1.78m/5'10"
8	Myles Larsen	Hept High Jump	1.75m/5'8.75"
4	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept 60H	8.78
7	Cole Smither	Hept 60H	8.84
8	Myles Larsen	Hept 60H	9.24
1	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept Pole Vault	4.85m/15'11"
6	Myles Larsen	Hept Pole Vault	4.15m/13'7.25"
7	Cole Smither	Hept Pole Vault	3.75m/12'3.5"
3	Rikard Trogen Hedin	Hept 1,000m	2:47.26
4	Cole Smither	Hept 1,000m	2:48.74
6	Myles Larsen	Hept 1,000m	2:49.29
			#All-Conference

WOMEN'S RESULTS

4	Jelese Alexander	60m (F)	7.43
6	Jelese Alexander	60m (P)	7.40
24	Courtney Wilborn	60m (P)	7.76
25	Zada Brown	60m (P)	7.76
34	Zada Brown	200m (P)	25.39
40	Hannah Glennen	200m (P)	25.89
14	Andie Rasmussen	400m (P)	55.85
20	Zakilya Zeigler	400m (P)	56.56
23	Alexis Hiatt	400m (P)	57.56
11	Lea Jerkovic	800m (P)	2:12.98
12	Audrey Parson	800m (P)	2:13.02
13	Faith Ekart	800m (P)	2:13.37
20	Jasmine Stiede	800m (P)	2:19.17
--	Kalyn Willingham	800m (P)	DNF
9	Vivien Kipkorir	Mile (F)	4:57.35
11	Francesca Alvarado	Mile (F)	4:58.06
4	Vivien Kipkorir	Mile (P)	4:58.45
11	Francesca Alvarado	Mile (P)	4:59.79
17	Kalyn Willingham	Mile (P)	5:11.96
5	Lucy Ndungu	3,000m	9:30.24
8	Vivien Kipkorir	3,000m	9:34.74
14	Sarah Bertry	3,000m	9:45.27
33	Faith Ekart	3,000m	10:03.03
36	Francesca Alvarado	3,000m	10:04.73
--	Mercy Jepkoech	3,000m	DNF
2	Lucy Ndungu#	5,000m	16:11.67
9	Sarah Bertry	5,000m	16:46.23
18	Mercy Jepkoech	5,000m	17:14.58
10	Keely Hoback	60m Hurdles (P)	8.61
15	Courtney Wilborn	60m Hurdles (P)	8.74
18	Cali Kerschen	60m Hurdles (P)	8.79
7	Rasmussen, Millard, Glennen, Zeigler	4x400m Relay	3:43.09
1	Jerkovic, Millard, Parson, Kipkorir#	DMR	11:32.25
2	Jelese Alexander#	High Jump	1.84m/6'0.5"
5	Mattelyn Swartz	High Jump	1.70m/5'7"
9	Anna Bundy	High Jump	1.65m/5'5"
3	Kylie Scott#	Pole Vault	3.97m/13'0.25"
4	Shellamae Farmer	Pole Vault	3.97m/13'0.25"
15	Lilly Charest	Pole Vault	3.62m/11'10.5"
19	Isa Evans	Pole Vault	3.62m/11'10.5"
--	Alexis Phillips	Pole Vault	NH
11	Jelese Alexander	Long Jump	5.73m/18'9.75"
17	Kennady Washington	Long Jump	5.56m/18'3"
20	Sonya Haylor	Long Jump	5.39m/17'8.25"
14	Sonya Haylor	Triple Jump	11.79m/38'8.25"
20	Kennady Washington	Triple Jump	11.47m/37'7.75"
17	Margo Todd	Shot Put	13.18m/43'3"
12	Karlynn Hornung	Weight Throw	16.57m/54'4.5"
16	Margo Todd	Weight Throw	14.82m/48'7.5"
6	Sadie Millard	Pentathlon	3,662 points
9	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pentathlon	3,033 points
10	Anna Bundy	Pentathlon	2,983 points
4	Sadie Millard	Pent 60H	8.74
7	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent 60H	9.02
9	Anna Bundy	Pent 60H	9.32
4	Anna Bundy	Pent High Jump	1.59m/5'2.5"
7	Sadie Millard	Pent High Jump	1.53m/5'0.25"
10	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent High Jump	1.38m/4'6.25"
5	Sadie Millard	Pent Shot Put	10.21m/33'6"
9	Anna Bundy	Pent Shot Put	9.30m/30'6.25"
10	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent Shot Put	8.60m/28'2.75"
3	Sadie Millard	Pent Long Jump	5.63m/18'5.75"
9	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent Long Jump	4.99m/16'4.5"
10	Anna Bundy	Pent Long Jump	4.76m/15'7.5"
3	Sadie Millard	Pent 800m	2:24.71
7	Kaytlin LaDuke	Pent 800m	2:34.24
10	Anna Bundy	Pent 800m	2:52.69
			#All-Conference