WICHITA – The Wichita State track and field team collected eight event wins on day two of the Herm Wilson Invitational.
Maria Romero highlighted the Saturday performances, running the seventh-fastest 1,000 meters in school history and winning the event with a time of 2:57.28.
"Today was just a test to see what she could really do, and I was incredibly impressed with what she did today," distance coach Kirk Hunter said. "I think she impressed everybody that knows her. To do what she did today was amazing, so she stamped herself as a big contributor for this year's distance program, and I'm really proud of her.