NORMAN, Okla – Wichita State track and field will send a small group to the OU O Ring Alumni Open on Friday and Saturday at the John Jacobs Track & Field Complex.
 
Shocker javelin and hammer throwers will compete on Friday, starting at noon, and day two events for Wichita State on Saturday will also begin at noon.
 
Wichita State will compete against athletes from 13 collegiate programs, including DI opponents, Kansas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and UT Arlington.
 
ROAD TO EUGENE
The 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships will take place June 10-14 in Eugene, Ore. at Hayward Field. This year for the west region, the road to Eugene goes through Fayetteville, Ark., 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 27-30 for a spot at the NCAA Outdoor 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 Championships in Eugene.
 
AMERICAN CONFERENCE LEADERS
MEN
Elkana Kipruto – 5,000m
Elkana Kipruto – 10,000m
Jason Parrish – 400H
Josh Parrish – Long Jump
 
WOMEN
Lucy Ndungu – 10,000m
Jelese Alexander – High Jump
Kylie Scott, Shellamae Farmer – Pole Vault
 
SHOCKERS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 48
MEN
100m – Chairo Ogbebor – 10.17 – No. 17
5,000m – Elkana Kipruto – 13:35.77 – No. 26
10,000m – Elkana Kipruto – 28:09.21 – No. 18
110H – Josh Parrish – 13.68 – No. 13
110H – Tyler Carroll – 13.87 – No. 30
400H – Jason Parrish – 50.41 – No. 10
High Jump – Kaleb Tesmer – 2.11m/6'11" – No. 27
Long Jump – Josh Parrish – 7.85m/25'9.25" – No. 7
Long Jump – Travon Williams – 7.67m/25'2" – No. 17
Long Jump – Darius Graham – 7.48m/24'6.5" – No. 45
Javelin – Blake McCormick – 63.41m/208'0" – No. 44
 
WOMEN
High Jump – Jelese Alexander – 1.83m/6'0" – No. 9
Pole Vault – Kylie Scott – 4.06m/13'3.75" – No. 39
Pole Vault – Shellamae Farmer – 4.06m/13'3.75" – No. 39
Long Jump – Jelese Alexander – 6.37m/20'10.75" – No. 11
Javelin – Jenna Kuepker – 47.01m/154'3"
 
RELAYS IN THE NCAA WEST TOP 24
N/A
 
MULTIS IN THE NCAA TOP 24
N/A
 
USTFCCCA EVENT SQUAD RANKINGS (TOP 10)
Men's Long Jump – No. 3
Men's 110m Hurdles – No. 6
Men's 400m Hurdles – No. 9
Women's Heptathlon – No. 7