The Basics
Event: 2025 Summit League Indoor Track & Field Championships
Location: Sanford Jackrabbit Athletic Center
Complete Results – February 28–March 1, 2025

BROOKINGS, S.D. – The Oral Roberts track and field teams competed in the 2025 Summit League Indoor Championships, notching multiple top-10 performances highlighted by Artwell Magake's fourth-place finish in the Men's 3000m and a top-5 effort by Alex Keter in the Men's 800m.

The Golden Eagles finished 7th in men's team standings (31 points) and 8th in women's (3 points).

News and Notes

• Artwell Magake finished 4th in the Men's 3000 Meter Run with a strong time of 8:13.85.
• Alex Keter secured 5th place in the Men's 800 Meter Final, clocking 1:52.99 after qualifying 4th in prelims.
• Lukundo Kapambalala advanced to the 60 Meter Final and placed 5th with a time of 6.85.
• Andrew Smithwick placed 10th in the 3000m and 11th in the 5000m, scoring valuable team points.
• Cornelius Kipkogei and Nicodemus Rotich placed 13th and 17th, respectively, in the 3000m, and 14th and 17th in the 5000m.
• Jordan Wenger placed 6th in the Men's High Jump, clearing 2.04m, with teammate Kellen Rutledge tying for 8th at 1.99m.
• Women's middle-distance trio of Deborah Mazzei, Ossly Murambidzi, and Rushell Johnson ran in both the 800m and mile, with Mazzei placing 12th in the mile (5:00.30) and 10th in the 800m prelims (2:13.83).
• The Men's Distance Medley Relay team finished 6th (10:31.52), while the Men's 4x400m Relay earned 5th with a time of 3:18.30.
• Women's 4x400m Relay placed 8th, clocking 3:55.88.
• In the field events, Woedem Vasmark-Voegborlo placed 12th in the Long Jump, and Jordan Wenger also earned 11th in the same event.
• On the women's side, Addison Lankford and Destiny Downing contributed in the High Jump, placing 13th and 7th, respectively.

Men's Top-10 Finishers

60 Meter Dash
5th – Lukundo Kapambalala – 6.85

800 Meter Run (Final)
5th – Alex Keter – 1:52.99

3000 Meter Run
4th – Artwell Magake – 8:13.85

High Jump
6th – Jordan Wenger – 2.04m
8th – Kellen Rutledge – 1.99m (tie)

4x400 Meter Relay
5th – Oral Roberts – 3:18.30

Distance Medley Relay
6th – Oral Roberts – 10:31.52

Women's Top-10 Finishers

High Jump
7th – Destiny Downing – 1.62m

Up Next
ORU turns its attention to the outdoor season and prepares for the ORU Invitational on March 29.

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