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Joan Rocha-Navarro
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- SC Tenerife, Canary Islands
- High School:
- La Salle San Ildefonso
2024-25 (Fifth year): Posted a career-best outing in the 5000-meter dash of 15:46.55 in the Summit League Indoor Championships ... Closed out his collegiate career with a time of 4:06.25 in the 1500-meter dash at the Summit League Outdoor Championships.
Personal Bests (Entering 2024-25): 800m - 1:55.20 ... 1000m - 2:46.36 ... 1500m - 3:52.26 ... Mile - 4:21.61 ... 3000m - 8:51.64 ... 6K - 21:13.2 ... 8K - 25:22.5
2023-24 (Senior): Finished 24th out of 140 at the 8K Platte River Rumble with a time of 25:28.1 ... Finished 31st at teh 8K Summit League Championships with a time of 25:59.9 ... Indoor ... Ran a season-best 3000m of 8:49.04 at the ISU Holiday Invite, finishing 6th ... Finished 7th in the mile (4:12.94) at the Black and Gold Invite ... Ran a season-best mile of 4:10.21 to finish 12th at the Gorilla Classic ... Member of 6th-place DMR team at the Summit Championships
2022-23 (Junior): Ran season-best 21:13.2 in 6K Bob Timmons Classic on Sep. 3, finishing 32nd ... Ran season-best 8K of 25:22.5 to finish 45th at Summit League Championships on Oct. 29 ... Indoor ... Ran season-best 2:46.36 in 1000m to finish 3rd at Bob Timmons Classic on Dec. 3 ... Ran season-best 8:51.64 in 3000m at Indoor Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10-11 ... Finished 17th in mile with season-best 4:21.61 at Summit Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26 ... Outdoor ... Ran season-best 800m of 1:55.20 to finish 7th at KT Woodman Classic on Apr. 7-8 ... Ran season-best 3:52.26 to finish 31st in 1500m at Bryan Clay Invite on Apr. 13-15 ... Finished 18th in 1500m (4:02.07) at Summit League Outdoor Championships on May 11-13
2020-22 (Cardinal Stritch): CCAC All-Conference runner in 2021 … Placed 25th at 2021 8K Warrior Invitational with a time of 31:00.7 … Placed 2nd in the 1000m at CCAC Championships with a time of 2:35.02
High School: Ran for CA Milla Chicharrera 2007 … Placed fourth at 2019 Spanish Cross Country Nationals … Personal bests of 1:58 in the 800m and 4:09 in the 1500m
Personal: Born March 17, 2002 in Tarragona, Catalonia … parents Jose Rocha and Angela Navarro … Mother was a mountain runner and father was a triathlete … Has one sibling, Miguel … Also enjoys playing soccer … Intends to major in computer science/math and statistics
Why Kansas City?: “I wanted to improve both my academic and athletic experiences.”
Personal Bests (Entering 2024-25): 800m - 1:55.20 ... 1000m - 2:46.36 ... 1500m - 3:52.26 ... Mile - 4:21.61 ... 3000m - 8:51.64 ... 6K - 21:13.2 ... 8K - 25:22.5
2023-24 (Senior): Finished 24th out of 140 at the 8K Platte River Rumble with a time of 25:28.1 ... Finished 31st at teh 8K Summit League Championships with a time of 25:59.9 ... Indoor ... Ran a season-best 3000m of 8:49.04 at the ISU Holiday Invite, finishing 6th ... Finished 7th in the mile (4:12.94) at the Black and Gold Invite ... Ran a season-best mile of 4:10.21 to finish 12th at the Gorilla Classic ... Member of 6th-place DMR team at the Summit Championships
2022-23 (Junior): Ran season-best 21:13.2 in 6K Bob Timmons Classic on Sep. 3, finishing 32nd ... Ran season-best 8K of 25:22.5 to finish 45th at Summit League Championships on Oct. 29 ... Indoor ... Ran season-best 2:46.36 in 1000m to finish 3rd at Bob Timmons Classic on Dec. 3 ... Ran season-best 8:51.64 in 3000m at Indoor Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10-11 ... Finished 17th in mile with season-best 4:21.61 at Summit Indoor Championships on Feb. 25-26 ... Outdoor ... Ran season-best 800m of 1:55.20 to finish 7th at KT Woodman Classic on Apr. 7-8 ... Ran season-best 3:52.26 to finish 31st in 1500m at Bryan Clay Invite on Apr. 13-15 ... Finished 18th in 1500m (4:02.07) at Summit League Outdoor Championships on May 11-13
2020-22 (Cardinal Stritch): CCAC All-Conference runner in 2021 … Placed 25th at 2021 8K Warrior Invitational with a time of 31:00.7 … Placed 2nd in the 1000m at CCAC Championships with a time of 2:35.02
High School: Ran for CA Milla Chicharrera 2007 … Placed fourth at 2019 Spanish Cross Country Nationals … Personal bests of 1:58 in the 800m and 4:09 in the 1500m
Personal: Born March 17, 2002 in Tarragona, Catalonia … parents Jose Rocha and Angela Navarro … Mother was a mountain runner and father was a triathlete … Has one sibling, Miguel … Also enjoys playing soccer … Intends to major in computer science/math and statistics
Why Kansas City?: “I wanted to improve both my academic and athletic experiences.”
Head Coach Candi Whitaker Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, April 13
Head Coach Mark Turgeon Full Introductory Press Conference
Monday, March 09
T&F Highlights: Summit League Outdoor Championships Day Three
Saturday, May 17
T&F Highlights: Men's 4x400 Full Race
Saturday, May 17
