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Sixth-year runner gets second wind at Wichita State

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A master’s degree was not in the cards for graduate student Adam Rzentkowski when he earned a scholarship to run for Central Michigan University.

“When I first started college, I just wanted to be four years and done,” Rzentkowski said.

Rzentkowski transferred to Wichita State last year from Central Michigan, where the men’s track-and-field program shut down in 2020. He continued to run cross-country for Central Michigan.

“When the program got cut, I thought cross-country was cut too,” Rzentkowski said. “I didn’t think I was going to be able to run again — period.