Athletes with ties to NE Kansas colleges in 2024 Paris Olympics

TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – There are several athletes, and coaches, with ties to Northeast Kansas universities participating in the 2024 Paris Olympic games, including one connected to Emporia State, six to K-State and eight to KU.

The list below includes current and former athletes and coaches:

Emporia State

• Carey McLeod (Jamaica) – Men’s Long Jump

K-State

• Eugene Omalla (Netherlands) – Men’s 4×400 Relay
• Murphy Sheaff (New Zealand) – Women’s Soccer
• Laura Galvan (Mexico) – Women’s 5,000m
• Leticia Romero (Spain) – Women’s Basketball
• Derrick Mein (USA) – Trap Shooting
• Travis Geopfert (New head track coach) – Coaching individual track and field athletes

Kansas

• Bryce Hoppel (USA) – Men’s 800m
• Michael Joseph (St. Lucia) – Men’s 400m
• Sharon Lokedi (Kenya) – Women’s marathon
• Yoveinny Mota (Venezuela) – Women’s 100m hurdles
• Alexandra Emilianov (Moldova) – Women’s Discus
• Hussain Al Hizam (Saudi Arabia) – Men’s Pole Vault
• Joel Embiid (USA) – Men’s basketball
• Stanley Redwine (USA) – Men’s head track and field coach

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