Roadrunners complete outdoor regular season

The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners track and field team brought home six top eight finishes from the Rock Chalk Classic hosted by the University of Kansas at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan. on May 1-2.

On Saturday, sophomore Zeshaun Ballance-Gray of Kansas City, Mo. finished fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 14.08 meters. Sophomore Joseph Bland of Versailles, Mo. finished fifth in the shot put with a throw of 14.52 meters.

Freshman Jonah Slovensky of New Florence, Mo. finished sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 11.75 meters. Freshman Colby Jenkins of Brunswick, Mo. finished tied for sixth in the high jump with a jump of 1.89 meters.

Bland also finished seventh in the discus with a throw of 40.41 meters.

Freshman Cash Anderson of Kansas City, Mo. finished eighth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.10.

"It was the culmination of our athletes' year of hard work and dedication, and we could not have asked for a better weekend to end the year on," said assistant coach Kellin Loch. "The weather was perfect, the competition level was high. This past week, we had been tapering to allow for our best performances of the year this weekend. We saw more than a few PRs from our athletes. The best part was that we had more than a few top finishes at a Division I track meet. It was great getting to see our sophomores compete against some big schools. They made for great competition, bringing out the best in our athletes and letting us go out on a high note."

The national qualifiers for the Roadrunners will return to action at the NJCAA Outdoor National Championships on Thursday, May 14.

David Rohrbach

SFCC Athletics