STATE RUNNERS-UP!
Congrats to the XC Hawklets for placing 2nd at the Class 5 State Meet! Rockhurst scored 99 points, just 8 behind the winning team.
Four juniors placed in the top-21 and earned All-State honors!
STATE RUNNER-UP!
Rock’s 4x100 Relay Team finishes in 2nd Place at State in a time of 42.24! Congrats to Max Smith ’23, Dom Yarbrough ’25, Brayden Worstell ’25, and Kene Okpareke ’23 on an incredible relay season!
Proud of our three sophomores and one senior for their performances in the State 4x800 today! Approximate split times were:
Acorn: 1:55.7
Hayes: 1:58.5
Davis: 1:56.7
Kerr: 1:57.6
Great all-around race - Rock State!
4x100 relay explodes to a sectional championship first place and school record 41.92 of Max Smith, Dom Yarbrough, Brayden Worstell, Kene Okpareke. State bound!
𝕃𝕒𝕤𝕥 𝕟𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥, 𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕪 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕞𝕒𝕕𝕖.
Chandler Gibbens is the new school record holder in the men’s 5k after a stellar 31-second personal-best performance 🤯🎉
The last person to hold this record was none other than Jim Ryun ‼️
Chandler. Gibbens. 😱
Just crushed the 5k in 13:28.71.
This performance is:
1. A 31-second PR for the senior
2. A new school record
3. A new school record by 19. Freaking. Seconds. ‼️🏆🔥
And the last person that held this record was … Jim Ryun 🤯
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We bring you another update from California - Tanner Newkirk hits a 5K PR of 14:13.03 🤩‼️
The freshman claimed 5th place in section 5 at the Stanford Invitational 👏
Officially wrapping up the indoor season with some love for our 𝙰𝚕𝚕-𝙰𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚊𝚗𝚜 🇺🇸🏅
We can’t wait to see these 6 and the rest of our Jayhawks putting in the WORK this outdoor season 👀