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Palen Wins High Jump, Shocker Teams Place Fourth on Final Day of AAC Championships

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Wichita State's Brady Palen completed the indoor/outdoor high jump sweep as the Shocker men's and women's teams finished fourth at the American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships Sunday at Park West Athletic Complex. Five Shockers claimed podium finishes on the final day of competition.

Palen kept things interesting in the high jump, competing against South Florida's Kendell Mosley and Rice's Ese Amata. Mosley, Palen and Amata all cleared 2.07m/6'9.5" on first attempt to tie for the lead, Mosley's third clearance of the day and Amata's and Palen's opening bar. Amata cleared the next bar, 2.