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Roos Close Out Gorilla Classic On A High
2/10/2024 7:32:00 PM | Track and Field
Abdelrahim Mahgoub Regains Summit League Lead in 800-Meter
PITTSBURG, KS. -Â Kansas City Track and Field team competed in the Gorilla Classic, securing three top-five finishes over the two-day meet.
Senior Abdelrahim Mahgoub secured a second-place finish in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:50.88, surpassing the Summit League leader's time of 1:51.39. He regained the first-place ranking after a week. Junior Joan Rocha-Navarro set a personal record in the men's mile, clocking a time of 4:10.21, improving upon his previous best of 4:12.94 from two weeks prior. Rocha-Navarro jumped seven spots in the league rankings, claiming the fifth position, a significant improvement from last week.
In the men's 60-meter prelims, the Roos secured two spots with Kenechukwu Okpareke running 6.73 and Junior Powell running 6.85, earning automatic qualification into the finals. Okpareke finished fourth with a time of 6.76, while Powell secured eighth place with a time of 6.83. Jaleesa McWashington finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.71, currently holding the ninth position in the Summit League rankings.
To conclude the two-day meet, McKenzie Pearson leaped her way to a third-place finish, claiming the Summit League lead with a jump of 12.28m. The conclusion of the 9th annual Gorilla Classic marks the beginning of a two-week countdown until the Summit League Indoor Championship.
Notable Results
Women's
60 Meter Hurdles PrelimsÂ
4. Jaleesa McWashington - 8.79 Q
60 Meter Hurdles FinalÂ
6. Jaleesa McWashington - 8.71
800 Meter
20. Alanie Rivera - 2:18.39Â
Long JumpÂ
7. Jaleesa McWashington - 5.59m (18-4)Â
14. McKenzie Pearson - 5.46m (17-11)Â
Triple JumpÂ
3. McKenzie Pearson - 12.28m (40' 3.5")
8. Jaleesa McWashington - 11.72m (38' 5.5")
High Jump
8. Taylor Bailey - 1.59m (5-2.5)
Men's
60 Meter PrelimsÂ
1.Kenechukwu Okpareke - 6.73 Q
4. Junior Powell - 6.85 Q
60 Meter FinalÂ
4. Kenechukwu Okpareke - 6.76Â
8. Junior Powell - 6.83
400 MetersÂ
11. Logan Pratt - 48.73
800 Meters
2. Abdelrahim Mahgoub - 1:50.88 * School RecordÂ
MileÂ
12. Joan Rocha-Navarro - 4:10.21Â
Triple JumpÂ
11. Benjamin Owere -13.99m (45' 10.75")
14. Nahshon Houston - 13.86m (45' 5.75")Â
NEXT UPÂ
The Roos are gearing up for the Steve Miller Invitational in Manhattan, Kan. on February 16th
Senior Abdelrahim Mahgoub secured a second-place finish in the men's 800 meters with a time of 1:50.88, surpassing the Summit League leader's time of 1:51.39. He regained the first-place ranking after a week. Junior Joan Rocha-Navarro set a personal record in the men's mile, clocking a time of 4:10.21, improving upon his previous best of 4:12.94 from two weeks prior. Rocha-Navarro jumped seven spots in the league rankings, claiming the fifth position, a significant improvement from last week.
In the men's 60-meter prelims, the Roos secured two spots with Kenechukwu Okpareke running 6.73 and Junior Powell running 6.85, earning automatic qualification into the finals. Okpareke finished fourth with a time of 6.76, while Powell secured eighth place with a time of 6.83. Jaleesa McWashington finished sixth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.71, currently holding the ninth position in the Summit League rankings.
To conclude the two-day meet, McKenzie Pearson leaped her way to a third-place finish, claiming the Summit League lead with a jump of 12.28m. The conclusion of the 9th annual Gorilla Classic marks the beginning of a two-week countdown until the Summit League Indoor Championship.
Notable Results
Women's
60 Meter Hurdles PrelimsÂ
4. Jaleesa McWashington - 8.79 Q
60 Meter Hurdles FinalÂ
6. Jaleesa McWashington - 8.71
800 Meter
20. Alanie Rivera - 2:18.39Â
Long JumpÂ
7. Jaleesa McWashington - 5.59m (18-4)Â
14. McKenzie Pearson - 5.46m (17-11)Â
Triple JumpÂ
3. McKenzie Pearson - 12.28m (40' 3.5")
8. Jaleesa McWashington - 11.72m (38' 5.5")
High Jump
8. Taylor Bailey - 1.59m (5-2.5)
Men's
60 Meter PrelimsÂ
1.Kenechukwu Okpareke - 6.73 Q
4. Junior Powell - 6.85 Q
60 Meter FinalÂ
4. Kenechukwu Okpareke - 6.76Â
8. Junior Powell - 6.83
400 MetersÂ
11. Logan Pratt - 48.73
800 Meters
2. Abdelrahim Mahgoub - 1:50.88 * School RecordÂ
MileÂ
12. Joan Rocha-Navarro - 4:10.21Â
Triple JumpÂ
11. Benjamin Owere -13.99m (45' 10.75")
14. Nahshon Houston - 13.86m (45' 5.75")Â
NEXT UPÂ
The Roos are gearing up for the Steve Miller Invitational in Manhattan, Kan. on February 16th
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