Rogers spectacular at National Outdoor Meet

May 18, 2017

Hutchinson, KS-The Broncbuster men competed in the 2017 National Outdoor track meet at Hutchinson Community College.

Denim Rogers was definitely the highlight of the meet, taking home fifth place in the decathlon, an event that he had never done before prior to his freshman season. He ended up with a personal best time in every event, and he did it despite bad weather.

"I am extremely proud of the way Denim competed," Associate Track Coach Doug Marshall said. "We are excited to see what he can do next year."

Rogers completed his well-rounded weekend by taking 6^th in the 1500-meters, 4th in the 110-meter hurdles, 2^nd in the high jump, 6^th in the pole vault, 8^th in the long jump, 12^th in the shot put, 5^th in the discus, 5^th in the javelin, 4^th in the 100-meter dash, 8^th in the 400-meters, 6^th in the 1500-meters and the 4^th in the 110-meter hurdles.

Other placers included Jonathan Challenger, who took home 11^th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.48. James Liburd was 17^th in the 200 meters and 22^nd in the 400 meters.