Track and Field Earns Three Gold Medals at Rock Chalk Classic

Saturday, April 30

Lawrence, Kan.

University of Northern Colorado

Rock Chalk Classic

Photo by: Stormie Sickler

5/3/2022 12:01:00 PM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Track & Field

Results

Northern Colorado had six podium finishes

By: By Ryan Pfeifer, UNCBears.com

GREELEY, Colo.- Northern Colorado Track and Field came out on top in multiple events at the Rock Chalk Classic hosted by Kansas on Saturday.

The Bears claimed a total of six podium finishes in four events, three of which were gold medals.

Melodie Leroudier started things off for UNC, blowing away her competition to place first in the 5000m. She clocked a time of 17:00.69, crossing the line a whole 14 seconds before the second-place finisher.

In the 110m hurdles, freshman Jerome Campbell kept his winning ways alive as well. He finished with a time of 14.26 to secure first-place and another gold medal for the Bears. But this was not the only event Campbell placed in while in Kansas, taking seventh in the 100m dash as well.

Earning a silver medal for UNC, Chloe Rylance tabbed a second-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase. She had a final time of 11:30.36.

The Bears' men's triple jump squad was on fire as they swept the entire event while in Kansas and accounted for half of the team's total podium finishes. Qwazon Al-Khaliq led the jumpers with a mark of 15.62m, to round out the team's gold medal wins. He was closely followed by two fellow teammates, Welre Olivier and Tyler Thimsen, who placed second and third, respectively.

The team will now return to the Centennial State for their next competition as they compete at the Air Force Twilight Open to conclude the regular season.

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