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Rock Chalk Classic
Kansas City Finds Success in Distance Events at Rock Chalk Classic
4/26/2025 11:14:00 PM | Track and Field
Seven Roos earned top five placements across a bevy of events in Lawrence
LAWRENCE, KAN. - Kansas City put together a steady team performance at the Rock Chalk Classic on Saturday afternoon. One of the more impressive showings for the Roos came from their distance running group, which totaled several top five performances.Â
Most notably, Luke Swarts and Sam Cleary showed up and showed out in the 1500m and 5000m races respectively. Swarts delivered a second place time of 4:08.86, giving the freshman a career-best time for the event. Cleary notched a stellar 5000m time of 15:05.48, finishing fourth in the event and first among the four Roos in the race.Â
Additionally, several other Roos stood out including Ellie Gira in the 400m, Kai White in the 800m and Tonique Fleming in the 100m and 200m sprints. Gira came less than a half a second shy of her personal best in the 400m, totaling a time of 1:00.71 to place 12th in the event. White took third place in the 800m, recording a time of 1:56.50 in the race. Fleming nabbed two career-best times, running a PR 12.56 in the 100m dash and another PR of 26.03 in the 200m.Â
FULL RESULTSÂ
Women's Long JumpÂ
Jaleesa McWashington / 3rd | 5.37Â
Naomi Eyanagho / 8th | 5.00Â
ÂMen's Long JumpÂ
Brant Wilson / 7th | 6.75
Victor Sewankambo / 11th | 6.42Â
Channing Rainbolt / 16th | 6.02Â
Dontez Carr / 17th | 6.00
ÂWomen's High JumpÂ
Taylor Bailey / T-5th | 1.53Â
Lily Bremer / T-5th | 1.53Â
Â4x100m RelayÂ
Kansas City (Rogers, Eugene, Sewankambo, Lanham) / 3rd | 43.74
ÂMen's 1500mÂ
Luke Swarts / 2nd | 4:08.86
ÂWomen's 400mÂ
Ellie Gira / 15th | 1:00.71Â
McKenna Hood / 22nd | 1:03.21Â
Alyiah Shirley / 24th | 1:03.64
ÂMen's 400mÂ
Najee Simpson / 13th | 49.83Â
ÂWomen's 100m HurdlesÂ
Naomi Eyanagho / 10th | 15.52
ÂWomen's 100mÂ
Tonique Fleming / 14th | 12.56Â
Kyrah Anderson / 21st | 13.20Â
ÂMen's 100mÂ
Victor Sewankambo / 13th | 10.96Â
Dontez Carr / 32nd | 11.80Â
ÂWomen's 800mÂ
Maggie Boley / 7th | 2:28.33Â
ÂMen's 800mÂ
Kai White / 3rd | 1:56.50
Connor Jacober / 10th | 1:58.78
Nathaniel Hartman / 17th | 2:02.38Â
Ian O'Neal / 20th | 2:03.96
ÂWomen's 200mÂ
Tonique Fleming / 16th | 26.03Â
Jayden Lightford / 21st | 26.56Â
Melissa Jackson / 28th | 27.68Â
Kyrah Anderson / 33rd | 28.27
Naomi Eyanagho / 34th | 28.31Â
ÂMen's 200mÂ
Dontez Carr / 24th | 23.72Â
Channing Rainbolt / 25th | 23.80Â
ÂMen's 4x400m RelayÂ
Kansas City (Isaac Kane, Kai White, Connor Jacober, Ian O'Neal) / 3rd | 3:26.32
ÂWomen's 5000m
Madelyn Russell / 12th | 18:42.06Â
ÂMen's 5000mÂ
Sam Cleary / 4th | 15:05.48
Evan Kiefer / 5th | 15:44.56
Athanasius Kibiwott / 7th | 16:02.90
Eli Block / 8th | 16:06.64Â
UP NEXTÂ
Kansas City takes a crack at the USD Tune-Up next Friday and Saturday in Vermillion, S.D. as the Roos will compete at the home of Summit League foe South Dakota on May 2-3.
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