BYU’s Kenneth Rooks qualifies for steeplechase final at Paris Olympics

Aug 5, 2024, 3:28 PM

Kenneth Rooks of Team USA competes during the Men's 3000m Steeplechase of the Olympic Games in Paris at Stade de France on Aug. 5, 2024 in Paris, France. (Christian Petersen. Getty Images)

(Christian Petersen. Getty Images)

BY MADISAN HINKHOUSE, KSL SPORTS

KSLTV.com

PARIS – Former BYU track athlete Kenneth Rooks qualified for the Men’s Steeplechase final.

His Team USA teammate and current BYU athlete James Corrigan failed to qualify for the final, which is slated for Wednesday at 1:40 p.m. MT.

Kenneth Rooks – Steeplechase Qualifier

The top five runners of each qualifying heat move on to the finals, during Rooks’ heat, he stayed in the top five for the entirety of the race.

The College Place, Washington native is a Nike athlete who competed for the BYU Cougars before going pro.

He is a two-time national champion and one-time NCAA champion.

Rooks won the 3,000-meter steeplechase event in June at the USA Olympic Track and Field Trials in Eugene.

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