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The Track and Field teams compete in the NCAA Indoor Championships on March 8 and 9.

Roos Record-Breaking Track and Field Season

Scarlett Gottschalk, Staff Writer
February 29, 2024

Kansas City Track and Field has improved by leaps and bounds this season. Athletes are breaking many meet records, with some records being over 20 years old.   “Overall we have had some great performances, I can’t complain about that,” said Head Coach Benaud Shirley.   The...

Micaela Martin is a senior student-athlete at UMKC who runs track and enjoys trying coffee shops around the city.

Meet a Roo: Micaela Martin

Luis Marin, Staff Writer
October 17, 2023

  Senior liberal arts major and Kansas City track and field sprinter Micaela Martin first started running track her freshman year of high school.   Originally from Sand Springs, Oklahoma, Martin only started running because her dad told her she needed to stay in shape...

UMKC track and field reinstated

UMKC track and field reinstated

Brandy Williams
April 28, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, the UMKC is bringing back its track and field program for the 2022-23 season.  Along with golf and cross country, the athletic department suspended the track and field program in October of 2020 due to budgetary challenges. Coaches were left...

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