# Wichita State Shockers track and field

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.
The program is coached by Steve Rainbolt. 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.
Harold Manning was the Schockers' first NCAA champion and Olympian, setting the 3000 m steeplechase world record at the 1936 United States Olympic trials.

## Postseason

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