Quartet of Roos Tabbed to Summit Outdoor Athletes to Watch List
3/24/2026 10:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Tory Lanham, Stephen Clunis, Jacky-Perez Vela and Naomi Eyanagho were KC's representatives for the league-wide preseason list
Lanham is the defending outdoor 200-meter dash champion while Clunis just earned the 60-meter dash title from the indoor season. Meanwhile, Perez-Vela set a 400-meter school record while grabbing third place at the indoor conference meet. Eyanagho will look to to represent the Roos well in the heptathlon as the junior finished 10th in last year's outdoor conference meet.Â
Additionally, the conference came out with their preseason poll, voted on by each Summit head coach. The Roos snagged sixth in both the men's and women's polls respectively. Last season, the Roo men finished seventh, garnering 58 points as a group at the 2025 Summit Outdoor Championships while the women tallied a sixth place finish, totaling 15 points as a unit.
The Roos gathered 12 points on the men's side, tying Oral Roberts' 12 points and finishing just behind North Dakota and St. Thomas, both of which scored three more points than KC with 15. The Roo women gained 19 points, finishing above Oral Roberts and Omaha while coming in just below North Dakota State and St. Thomas, both of which tallied 29 points in the preseason poll.Â
2026 SUMMIT LEAGUE MEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON POLL
|
 Team |
 Score (1st place votes) |
|
|
 1. |
North Dakota State |
36 (6) |
|
 2. |
South Dakota State |
29 |
|
 3. |
South Dakota |
 28 (1) |
|
 t4. |
North Dakota |
15 |
|
 t4. |
St. Thomas |
15 |
|
 t6. |
Oral Roberts |
12 |
|
t6. |
Kansas City |
12 |
 MEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON ATHLETES TO WATCH LIST
Kaden Pastian, North Dakota State
Sr | Throws | Hillsboro, N.D.
Zach McGlynn, North Dakota State
Sr | Multis| Stephen, Minn.
Ethan Fischer, South Dakota State
Sr | Throws | Maple River, Minn.
Cody Larson, South Dakota State
Sr | Distance | Warner, S.D.
Andrew Cartier, South DakotaÂ
Fr | Jumps | De Pere, Wis.
Aidan Hedderman, South Dakota
So | Hurdles | Sturgis, S.D.
Louis-Lys Fanucchi, North Dakota
So | Distance | Mons En Baroeul, France
Shane Zierden, North Dakota
So | Jumps | Fergus Falls, Minn.
Jack Rosner, St. Thomas
Gr | Multis | De Pere, Wis.
Jason Koel, St. Thomas
Jr | Sprints | Richfield, Wis.
Abraham Chelangam, Oral Roberts
Sr | Distance | Kapchorwa, Uganda
Jordan Wenger, Oral Roberts
So | Jumps | Colorado Springs, Colo.Â
Tory Lanham, Kansas City
Jr | Sprints | Kansas City, Mo.
Stephen Clunis, Kansas City
Sr | Sprints | Kingston, Jamaica
2026 SUMMIT LEAGUE WOMEN'S INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON POLL
|
Team |
Score (1st place votes) |
|
|
 1. |
North Dakota State |
49 (7) |
|
 2. |
South Dakota |
41 (1) |
|
 3. |
North Dakota |
35 |
|
 T4. |
St. Thomas |
29 |
|
 T4. |
South Dakota State |
29 |
|
 6. |
Kansas City |
19 |
|
 7. |
Oral Roberts |
13 |
|
 8. |
Omaha |
9 |
WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD PRESEASON ATHLETES TO WATCH LISTÂ
Adison Kapitzke, North Dakota State
Jr | Throws | Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Paige Renschler, North Dakota State
So | Sprints | Fargo, N.D.
Drew Beason, South Dakota
Fr | Distance | Ankeny, Iowa
Rylie Hansen, South Dakota
Fr | Jumps | Mankato, Minn.
Jadyn Keeler, North Dakota
Sr. | Distance | Barrie, Ontario
Julia Matthews, North Dakota
Jr | Throws | Eden Prairie, Minn.
Alexis Pratt, St. Thomas
Sr | Sprints | North St. Paul, Minn.
Chloe Staub, St. Thomas
Gr | Javelin | Dodge Center, Minn.
Ellie Harris, South Dakota State
So | Sprints | Sioux City, Iowa
Johanna Pihl, South Dakota State
Fr | Jumps | Stockholm, Sweden
Naomi Eyanagho, Kansas City
Jr | Multis | Prosper, Texas
Jacky Perez-Vela, Kansas City
So | Sprints | Wyandotte, Kan.
Destiny Downing, Oral Roberts
So | Jumps | Norman, Okla.
Deborah Mazzei, Oral Roberts
Sr | Distance | Tulsa, Okla.
Emma Klein, Omaha
Sr. | Jumps | Gower, Mo.Â
Jocelynn Skoda, Omaha
So | Long Sprints | West Point, Neb.
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