Wichita State Shockers track and field

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The Wichita State Shockers track and field team is the track and field program that represents Wichita State University. The Shockers compete in NCAA Division I as a member of the American Athletic Conference. The team is based in Wichita, Kansas at the Cessna Stadium.^[2]

Wichita State Shockers track and field
University	Wichita State University
Head coach	Steve Rainbolt
Conference	The American
Location	Wichita, Kansas
Outdoor track	Cessna Stadium
Nickname	Shockers
Colors	Black and yellow[1]

The program is coached by Steve Rainbolt.^[3] The track and field program officially encompasses four teams, as the NCAA regards men's and women's indoor track and field and outdoor track and field as separate sports.^[4]

Harold Manning was the Schockers' first NCAA champion and Olympian, setting the 3000 m steeplechase world record at the 1936 United States Olympic trials.^[5]

Postseason

As of 2024^[update], a total of 28 men and 13 women have achieved individual first-team All-American status at the men's outdoor, women's outdoor, men's indoor, or women's indoor national championships.^[6][7]

First team All-Americans
Team	Championships	Name	Event	Place	Ref.
Men's	1929 Outdoor	Hal Manning	3000 meters	2nd	[8]
Men's	1930 Outdoor	Hal Manning	3000 meters	1st	[8]
Men's	1933 Outdoor	Gerald Kepner	Long jump	4th	[9]
Men's	1959 Outdoor	Lew Merriman	800 meters	4th	[10]
Men's	1959 Outdoor	Walter Cokreham	Javelin throw	6th	[11]
Men's	1963 Outdoor	Cal Elmore	Mile run	2nd	[12]
Men's	1966 Outdoor	Fred Burton	Pole vault	3rd	[13]
Men's	1967 Indoor	Fred Burton	Pole vault	3rd	[14]
Men's	1970 Outdoor	Preston Carrington	110 meters hurdles	7th	[15]
Men's	1970 Outdoor	Preston Carrington	Long jump	3rd	[9]
Men's	1971 Outdoor	Preston Carrington	Long jump	6th	[9]
Men's	1974 Outdoor	Temoer Terry	High jump	6th	[16]
Men's	1975 Indoor	Randy Smith	3000 meters	3rd	[17]
Men's	1975 Outdoor	Randy Smith	3000 meters steeplechase	2nd	[18]
Men's	1976 Outdoor	Bob Christensen	3000 meters steeplechase	8th	[18]
Men's	1978 Outdoor	Don Duvall	Long jump	6th	[9]
Men's	1979 Outdoor	Don Duvall	Long jump	8th	[9]
Women's	1986 Indoor	Connie Long	High jump	6th	[19]
Women's	1989 Indoor	Connie Long	High jump	4th	[19]
Men's	1989 Outdoor	Gene Abernathy	Discus throw	7th	[20]
Women's	1989 Outdoor	Connie Long	High jump	2nd	[21]
Men's	1991 Outdoor	Mornay Annandale	10,000 meters	6th	[22]
Men's	1992 Indoor	John Hamilton	Weight throw	2nd	[23]
Women's	1993 Outdoor	Denise Brungardt	Heptathlon	6th	[24]
Men's	1995 Outdoor	Einārs Tupurītis	800 meters	8th	[10]
Men's	1996 Indoor	Einārs Tupurītis	800 meters	1st	[25]
Men's	1996 Indoor	Einārs Tupurītis	800 meters	1st	[25]
Men's	1996 Indoor	Ryan Barkdull	Pole vault	2nd	[14]
Men's	1996 Outdoor	Einārs Tupurītis	800 meters	1st	[10]
Women's	1996 Outdoor	Katie Panek	Hammer throw	8th	[26]
Men's	1997 Indoor	Clint Panek	Weight throw	7th	[23]
Men's	1997 Outdoor	Jay Krom	Javelin throw	6th	[11]
Women's	1998 Indoor	Katie Panek	Weight throw	5th	[27]
Women's	1998 Outdoor	Katie Panek	Hammer throw	4th	[26]
Men's	2001 Outdoor	Viktors Lacis	400 meters hurdles	3rd	[28]
Men's	2002 Indoor	Randy Lewis	Long jump	7th	[29]
Women's	2002 Indoor	Ineta Radevica	Long jump	6th	[30]
Women's	2002 Indoor	Ineta Radevica	Triple jump	4th	[31]
Men's	2002 Outdoor	Randy Lewis	Long jump	2nd	[9]
Women's	2002 Outdoor	Ineta Radevica	Triple jump	2nd	[32]
Men's	2003 Outdoor	Randy Lewis	Triple jump	5th	[33]
Men's	2003 Outdoor	Jens Lukoschat	Decathlon	7th	[34]
Men's	2004 Indoor	Shannon Armstrong	60 meters hurdles	7th	[35]
Women's	2005 Outdoor	Desiraye Osburn	5000 meters	7th	[36]
Women's	2006 Indoor	Desiraye Osburn	Mile run	8th	[37]
Women's	2006 Outdoor	Desiraye Osburn	5000 meters	4th	[36]
Women's	2006 Outdoor	Jackie Brown	Pole vault	3rd	[38]
Women's	2009 Indoor	Kellyn Johnson	Mile run	3rd	[37]
Men's	2010 Indoor	Chris Dickman	Heptathlon	7th	[39]
Women's	2011 Indoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	5000 meters	8th	[40]
Women's	2011 Outdoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	5000 meters	8th	[36]
Women's	2011 Outdoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	10,000 meters	5th	[41]
Women's	2011 Outdoor	Tonya Nero	10,000 meters	7th	[41]
Women's	2012 Indoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	3000 meters	7th	[42]
Women's	2012 Indoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	5000 meters	3rd	[40]
Women's	2012 Outdoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	5000 meters	5th	[36]
Women's	2012 Outdoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	10,000 meters	2nd	[41]
Women's	2013 Indoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	3000 meters	6th	[42]
Women's	2013 Indoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	5000 meters	3rd	[40]
Women's	2013 Outdoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	5000 meters	4th	[36]
Women's	2013 Outdoor	Aliphine Tuliamuk	10,000 meters	2nd	[41]
Women's	2013 Outdoor	Tanya Friesen	Heptathlon	5th	[24]
Women's	2015 Outdoor	Nikki Larch-Miller	Heptathlon	8th	[24]
Men's	2017 Outdoor	Hunter Veith	Decathlon	6th	[34]
Men's	2018 Indoor	Hunter Veith	Heptathlon	2nd	[39]
Men's	2018 Outdoor	Aaron True	Javelin throw	8th	[11]
Men's	2019 Outdoor	Aaron True	Javelin throw	5th	[11]
Women's	2019 Outdoor	Rebekah Topham	3000 meters steeplechase	8th	[43]
Men's	2022 Outdoor	Michael Bryan	Hammer throw	5th	[44]
Men's	2022 Outdoor	Taran Taylor	Javelin throw	4th	[11]
Men's	2023 Indoor	Brady Palen	High jump	7th	[45]
Women's	2024 Indoor	Destiny Masters	Pentathlon	6th	[46]
Men's	2024 Outdoor	Brady Palen	High jump	8th	[16]

See also

• Category:Wichita State Shockers men's track and field athletes (6)
• Category:Wichita State Shockers women's track and field athletes (6)