Faith Ekart

Wichita State Athletics

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Position Distance
Class Sophomore
Highschool Sterling HS
Hometown Sterling, Kan.

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CAREER RESULTS (TFRRS)

Academic Accolades
American Conference All-Academic Team - 2025
2x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2024, Spring '25

2024-25 (Freshman): Cross Country – Raced in six meets…Was the first Shocker across the line, finishing third at the Terry Masterson Twilight Classic…Ran a 6K time of 22:05.5 at the Bradley Pink Classic…Finished 40^th at the AAC Championships, running 22:35.6…Took 132^nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a season-best 6K time of 22:01.6 Indoor – Competed in six meets, recording five top-five finishes…Won the 1,000 meters at the Prairie Wolf Invitational with the ninth-fastest time in school history, 2:57.32…Ran a season-best 800 meters time of 2:14.56 at the Mark Colligan Memorial…Finished 41^st in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:27.64 and ran on the eighth-place distance medley relay at the AAC Indoor Championships. Outdoor – Raced in seven meets, claiming two wins…Won the steeplechase at the ESU Relays and ran on the winning 4x800-meter relay at the Friends Spring Open…Finished 10^th in the 1500 meters at the KT Woodman Classic with a time of 4:37.93…Ran a season-best steeplechase time of 11:00.78 to finish second at the John McDonnell Invitational…Finished 13^th in the steeplechase with a time of 11:19.92 at the AAC Outdoor Championships.

High School: Ran mid-distance, distance and cross country at Sterling High School…Set school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 5K…Three-time all-league, the 2024 league and regional champion and state medalist in cross country…Three-time all-league and all-state in track and field…Three-time league champion, two-time regional champion and four-time state medalist in the 800…Two-time league champion, 2023 district champion and one-time state medalist in the 1600…2023 regional champion and two-time state medalist in the 3200…State champion in the 4x400-meter relay…Led her team to a third-place finish at the 2023 cross country state championships. HS Personal Bests: 40m0 59.04, 800m 2:14.76, 1500m 4:57.21, 1600m 5:15.83, 3200m 11:39.21, 5K XC 19:05

Personal: Daughter of Melissa and Andy…Has six siblings, Boston, Eckley, Will, Gunnar, Cash and Titus…Comes from an athletic family…Mom played basketball at Sterling College, Stepdad played basketball at Manhattan Christian College, Dad played football at Concordia University…Majoring elementary education.