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MEDI AGUI DE
Ce l e br at i ngt hePas t , Pr e s e nt&Fut ur e
J ordan Scott Kei th Hayes
Lauren Bonds
RebeccaNevi lle
Mason Fi nley
HeatherBergmann
KyleClemons
AndreaGeubelle
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2010 Kansas Track and Field
6 NCAA Team Championships 62 Individual National Champions 60 Conference Team Championships 637Individual Conference Champions 347
26 Olympians
Media Guide Credits Guide Design and Layout: Cara Schlinger Written and Edited By: Cara Schlinger
Editorial Assistance: Erin Penning, Christine Dieckmann, Candace Dunback, Emma Cornish, Mike Cummings, Logan Cox, Lacey Breech and the KU track and field staff Covers: Beau White
All-Americans
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World Records
Photography: Jeff and Laura Jacobsen, University Archives Printing: Pittcraft of Pittsburg, Kan.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Table of Contents Rock Chalk Jayhawk 3............................................Quick Facts 4-5........ Schedule/ Big 12 Track and Field 6-7............ Media Relations/Media Outlets 8-9..................................................Roster 10-12...............................Season Outlook 13........2010 NCAA Qualifying Standards 14-15................ Track and Field Tradition 16-17.................................. Kansas Relays 18...................Legendary Kansas Coaches 19.............................Kansas Hall of Fame 20-21........KU in the USATF Hall of Fame 22-23......This is The University of Kansas 24-25.........................First-Class Facilities 26.......................Track and Field Facilties 27................................. Training Facilities 28-29.......................... Athletic Excellence 30-31..................................KU Traditions 32................................Academic Support 33..................... Active in the Community 34................................... SAAC/”JayRock” 35....................................Famous Alumni 36 .............................................Lawrence 37.......................................... Kansas City 38................................ Big 12 Conference
Coaches and Staff 40-42.......... Head Coach Stanley Redwine 43...........Vertical Jumps Coach Tom Hays 44... Sprints/Hurdles Coach Elisha Brewer 45.......Throws Coach Andy Kokhanovsky 46... Horizontal Jumps Coach Wayne Pate 47.......... Middle Distance/Distance Coach .........................Michael Whittlesey, Ph.D.
48................ Director of Track Operations ......................................Vincent Bingham 49.................Kansas Relays Meet Director ........................................... Milan Donley 50............... Track and Field Support Staff 51...............Athletic Director Lew Perkins 52...........................University Chancellor .............................. Bernadette Gray-Little
Meet the Jayhawks Men 54....................... Baden/Bishop/Bradshaw 55.......................... Breth/Browne/Bussing 56.................................. Canton/Caprario 57.........................................Carter/Fattig 58........................................ Frigon/Fuller 59....................... Hayes/Hays/Humphreys 60............................... Huseman/Imgrund 61......................................Ladron/Merrill 62.................... Mims/Montgomery/Porter 63......................... Proehl/Robison/Rollins 64.......................... Scherzer/C. Schneider 65................................K. Schneider/Scott 66............. Stallbaumer/Toussaint/Trimble 67.................. Trotter/Tyner Jr./Van Orsdel 68.................................... Wasinger/Zarda Freshmen/Newcomers 69...Clemons/Cosgrove/Finley/Hays/Hitman 70.................Jones/Krause/Perry/Peterson 71............................ Rowe/Shank/Vaughn Women 72............ Abernathy/Akin/Barber/Beisner 73...................................................Bonds 74.......................... Bradley/Christie/Coen 75..................................Collins/K. Colvin 76.................Cummings/L. Cunningham/ ..................................S. Cunningham/Erb 77..........................................Grimm/Hall 78...........................................Jones/Knoll 79........................................... Lacy/Miller 80........... Nightengale/Radovich/Schaefer/ .............................................K. Schneider 81....................................................Sokol 82...................................Stowe/Umbarger 83.............. Wertenberger/Wesley/Wiegers 84..................................Wilson/Windisch Freshmen/Newcomers 85..Becker/Bergmann/Christensen/A. Colvin 86...Farren/Geubelle/Grosserode/Hedberg 87..................... Kilwein/Krechyk/Lupton/ .............................. Makhmayeva/Marquis 88............... Morris/Neville/Noonan/Patak 89..............Perryman/Thompson/Turcotte 90..............Turnbull/Washington/Webster
Year in Review 92-93.................................Year in Review 94................... 2009 Men’s Indoor Results 95.............. 2009 Women’s Indoor Results 96........ Team/Postseason Results (Indoor) 97................ 2009 Men’s Outdoor Results 98........... 2009 Women’s Outdoor Results 99......Team/Postseason Results (Outdoor)
Record Book 102......................... Men’s Indoor Records 103............... Men’s All-Time Indoor Bests 104....................Women’s Indoor Records 105..........Women’s All-Time Indoor Bests 106...................... Men’s Outdoor Records 107............. Men’s Outdoor All-time Bests 108................. Women’s Outdoor Records 109....... Women’s Outdoor All-Time Bests 110............. American and World Records
History 112-117.........KU Track and Field History 118 .......................... Year-by-Year Results 119-120........History of the Kansas Relays 121........................Kansas Relays Records 122.......................... National Champions 123.............................Kansas Olympians/ ........................... All-Time Team Captains 124......................... Indoor All-Americans 125...................... Outdoor All-Americans 126-130.........Men’s Conference Champions 130-131....Women’s Conference Champions 132......................................Team Honors On the Cover
The 2010 Kansas Track and Field media guide cover features standouts Jordan Scott, Keith Hayes and Lauren Bonds, as well as five promising freshman in Rebecca Neville, Mason Finley, Andrea Geubelle, Kyle Clemons and Heather Bergmann. The 10 elected team captains for the 2010 season are featured along the bottom of each interior page.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Quick Facts University of Kansas
Team History
Location............................................................... Lawrence, Kan. Founded...............................................................................1866 Enrollment........................................................................30,102 Nickname...................................................................... Jayhawks Colors.............................................................. Crimson and Blue Chancellor..................................................Bernadette Gray-Little Athletics Director...................................................... Lew Perkins Associate AD/Track and Field Administrator........... Chris Howard Affiliation...........................................................NCAA Division I Conference......................................................................... Big 12 Web site......................................................www.kuathletics.com
Seasons of Track and Field (M/W)...............................110th/37th Men’s NCAA Team Titles (I/O)................................................. 3/3 Women’s NCAA Team Titles (I/O)........................................... 0/0 Men’s Conference Titles (I/O).............................................. 27/33 Women’s Conference Titles (I/O)............................................. 0/0
Coaching/Support Staff Head Coach.............................Stanley Redwine (Arkansas, 1985) ..........................................10th Year at Kansas/16th Year Overall Vertical Jumps...................................... Tom Hays (Kansas, 1989) Sprints/Hurdles........................... Elisha Brewer (Arkansas, 1998) Throws.................. Andy Kokhanovsky (Abilene Christian, 1998) Horizontal Jumps..............................Wayne Pate (Indiana, 1981) Distance...............Michael Whittlesey, Ph.D. (Connecticut, 1990) Director of Track Operations........................................................ ...................................Vincent Bingham (Missouri Baptist, 1987) Kansas Relays Meet Director......................................................... ....................................Milan Donley (Southern Colorado, 1981) Administrative Assistant ....................................... Debbie Luman Office e-mail....................................................... dluman@ku.edu
Roster Information Men’s 2008 Big 12 Finish (I/O)..................................... 11th/12th Women’s 2008 Big 12 Finish (I/O).................................. 9th/10th Men’s 2008 NCAA Finish (I/O)..................................... 33rd/DNP Women’s 2008 NCAA Finish (I/O)................................... - /DNP Men’s Big 12 Champions (returning/lost).................................1/0 Women’s Big 12 Champions (returning/lost)...........................0/0 Men’s All-Americans (returning/lost).......................................1/1 Women’s All-Americans (returning/lost)..................................0/2 Men’s NCAA Champions (returning/lost)................................0/0 Women’s NCAA Champions (returning/lost)...........................0/0
Media Relations Track and Field Facilities Track Office Phone................................................ 785-864-3486 Track Office Fax.................................................... 785-864-5525 Track Office Address................................... 1651 Naismith Drive ....................................................................Lawrence, KS 66045 Home Facility (Indoor).......... Bill Easton Track/Anschutz Pavilion Home Facility (Outdoor)....Hershberger Track/Memorial Stadium Meet Contact Number........................................... 785-864-7971 Press Box............................................................... 785-864-5593
Assistant A.D. for Media Relations.................... Chris Theisen Track and Field Contact................................... Cara Schlinger Office Phone..................................................(785) 864-7947 Cell Phone......................................................(307) 690-2446 E-mail....................................................... cschlinger@ku.edu Fax.................................................................(785) 864-7944 Mailing Address.................. 1651 Naismith Drive, Suite 1400 ..................................................... Lawrence, KS 66045-1800 Web site.................................................www.kuathletics.com
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2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009-10 Schedule INDOOR SEASON Date
Event
Location
Dec. 5 Jan. 8 Jan. 15 Jan. 29 Feb. 5-6 Feb. 12-13 Feb. 26-27 March 6 March 12-13
Bob Timmons Challenge Bill Easton Classic Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Jahawk Invitational Husker Invitational ISU Classic/Tyson Inviational Big 12 Indoor Championships Iowa State - NCAA Qualifier/Alex Wilson Last Chance NCAA Indoor Championships
Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Columbia, Mo. Lawrence, Kan. Lincoln, Neb. Ames, Iowa/Fayateville, Ark. Ames, Iowa Ames, Iowa/South Bend,Ind. Fayetteville, Ark.
Home meets in bold
OUTDOOR SEASON
Home meets in bold
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Date March 26-27 April 1-3 April 9-10 April 14-17 April 22-24 April 30 May 14-16 May 27-29 June 9-12 June 23-27
Event Razorback Spring Invitational Texas Relays John McDonnell Invitational Kansas Relays Drake Relays/Penn Relays Arkansas Twilight Big 12 Outdoor Championships National Championship Preliminary Round NCAA Outdoor Championships National Outdoor Championships
Location Fayetteville, Ark. Austin, Texas Fayetteville, Ark. Lawrence, Kan. Des Moines, Iowa/Philadelphia, Penn. Fayetteville, Ark. Columbia, Mo. Austin, Texas Eugene, Ore. Des Moines, Iowa
2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009-10 Big 12 Track & Field
Commissioner: Dan Bebee Assistant Commissioner (Communications): Bob Burda Track and Field Contact: Candice Eng E-Mail: ceng@Big12sports.com Office: (469) 524-1039 • Fax: (469) 524-1045 Mailing Address: 400 East John Carpenter Freeway Irving, TX 75062 Switchboard: 469-524-1000 Web site: www.big12sports.com
BAYLOR BEARS Track and Field Contact: Todd Zeidler E-Mail: Todd_Zeidler@baylor.edu Office: (254) 710-4049 • Fax: (254) 710-1369 Web site: www.BaylorBears.com
NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Track and Field Contact: Jeremy Foote E-Mail: jfoote@huskers.com Office: (402) 472-7778 • Fax: (402) 472-2005 Web site: www.Huskers.com
COLORADO BUFFALOES Track and Field Contact: Linda Poncin E-Mail: linda.poncin@colorado.edu Office: (303) 492-5980 • Fax: (303) 492-3811 Web site: www.CUBuffs.com
OKLAHOMA SOONERS Track and Field Contact: David Bassity E-Mail: dbassity@ou.edu Office: (405) 325-8471 • Fax: (405) 325-7623 Web site: www.SoonerSports.com
IOWA STATE CYCLONES Track and Field Contacts: Sean Sullivan E-Mail: sully87@iastate.edu Office: (515) 294-3372 • Fax: (515) 294-0558 Web site: www.Cyclones.com
OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS Track and Field Contact: Gavin Lang E-Mail: gavin.lang@okstate.edu Office: (405) 744-3875 • Fax: (405) 744-7754 Web site: www.OkState.com
KANSAS JAYHAWKS Track and Field Contact: Cara Schlinger E-Mail: cschlinger@ku.edu Office: (785) 864-7947 • Fax: (785) 864-7944 Web site: www.kuathletics.com
KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Track and Field Contact: David Wiechmann E-Mail: dwiech@ksu.edu Office: (785) 532-7976 • Fax: (785) 532-6093 Web site: www.K-StateSports.com
TEXAS LONGHORNS Men’s Track and Field Contact: Jeremy Sharpe E-Mail: jeremy.sharpe@athletics.utexas.edu Office: (512) 471-8373 • Fax: (512) 471-6040 Women’s Track and Field Contact: Ashley Walker E-Mail: ashley.walker@athletics.utexas.edu Office: (512) 471-8236 • Fax: (512) 471-6040 Web site: www.TexasSports.com
MISSOURI TIGERS Track and Field Contact: Shawn Davis E-Mail: davisshaw@missouri.edu Office: (573) 884-9486 • Fax: (573) 882-4720 Web site: www.MUTigers.com
TEXAS A&M AGGIES Track and Field Contact: Shawn Price E-Mail: sprice@athletics.tamu.edu Office: (979) 845-9534 • Fax: (979) 845-0564 Web site: www.AggieAthletics.com TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Track and Field Contact: Brandon Ireton E-Mail: brandon.ireton@ttu.edu Office: (806) 742-2770 • Fax: (806) 742-1970 Web site: www.TexasTech.com 5
2010 Kansas Track and Field Media Information
Kansas Media Relations Staff Allen Fieldhouse 1651 Naismith Dr. Suite 1400 Lawrence, KS 66045 Offiice: (785) 864-3417 Fax: (785) 864-7944 Chris Theisen Assistant AD Media Relations
Mike Strauss Associate Director Media Relations
Mike Cummings Assistant Director Media Relations
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www.kuathletics.com
Beau White Assistant MR Director Graphic Designer
Katy Lonegran Assistant Director Media Relations
Christine Dieckmann Assistant Director Media Relations
Erin Penning Office Manager Publications Coordinator
Cara Schlinger Media Relations Assistant
Jeff Jacobsen Staff Photographer
The University of Kansas media relations office welcomes your interest in track and field and will make every effort to make your coverage of the Jayhawks an enjoyable experience. The media relations office maintains information on all current studentathletes, as well as historical information on previous athletes and the program in general. For information, interviews or photo shoots and/or file photos, please call or stop by our office located in Parrott Center, Suite 1400, or email a request to Cara Schlinger. The following are some brief guidelines of which media should be aware of: INTERNET RESOURCES For up-to-date news concerning KU track and field, members of the media can retrieve information on the official Kansas Athletics Web site by logging onto www.kuathletics.com. PRESS SERVICES Information regarding current individual and team stats, updated performance lists, as well as information on upcoming meets, will be available each Monday on the KU Athletics web site. If you would like to have a weekly release emailed, please contact Cara Schlinger at cschlinger@ku.edu. INTERVIEWS All interviews with student-athletes and coaches should be arranged through media relations contact Cara Schlinger at (785) 864-7947. Please give at least 24 hours notice. Phone interviews will be done on a call-back basis only when convenient to the athlete or coach. INDOOR EVENTS All home indoor meets will be held in Anschutz Sports Pavilion, located west of Allen Fieldhouse at the corner of Naismith Drive and Irving Hill Road on the KU campus. Parking is available north of Anschutz Pavilion. Media credentials are not required, as indoor meets are free and open to the public. KANSAS RELAYS The Kansas Relays will take place April 14-17. The cost to attend the Relays is $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors with ID. Any media interested in covering the Relays will need to request a credential. To request a credential, contact Media Relations Assistant Cara Schlinger by telephone at (785) 864-7947 or by e-mail at cschlinger@ku.edu.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Media Outlets OUTLET
Address
Phone
Website
Contacts
Newspapers KANSAS CITY STAR 1729 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108 LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD 609 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044 TOPEKA CAPITAL JOURNAL 616 Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607 WICHITA EAGLE 825 East Douglas, Wichita, KS 67201 UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045
816-234-4355 785-843-1000 785-295-1111 785-862-3522 316-268-6251 785-864-4810
kcstar.com Brady McCollough ljworld.com Tom Keegan cjonline.com Tim Bisel cjonline.com Tully Corcoran wichitaeagle.com Brady McCollough kansan.com Samantha Anderson
SPECIALTY MEDIA JAYHAWK ILLUSTRATED
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TELEVISION MEDIA KSNT-TV (NBC) WIBW-TV (CBS) WDAF-TV (FOX) KMBC-TV (ABC) 6NEWS (Sunflower Cable) KSHB-TV (NBC) METRO SPORTS KTKA (ABC)
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785-582-4000 785-272-6397 816-753-4567 816-221-9999 785-832-6397 816-753-4141 816-222-5860 785-215-8503
ksnt.com Johnny Kane wibw.com J.B. Bauersfeld wdaftv4.com Al Wallace kmbc.com Nick Griffith 6productions.com Kevin Romary kshb.com Jack Harry kcondemand.com Leif Lisec 49abcnews.com Nic Hoch
RADIO MEDIA JAYHAWK RADIO & TV NETWORKS KLWN-AM WIBW-AM KJHK-FM - University of Kansas Sports Radio 810 WHB
1420 Wakarusa, Suite 203, Lawrence, KS 66049 3125 W. 6th St., Lawrence, KS 66049-3101 1210 SW Executive Dr., Topeka, KS 66615-3850 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Lawrence, KS 66045 6721 W. 121st St., Overland Park, KS 66209
785-312-7555 Jason Booker 785-843-1320 klwn.com Brian Hanni 785-272-3456 am580wibw.com Bruce Steinbrock 785-864-4745 kjhk.org Tony Bryant 913-706-8802 810whb.com Todd Leabo
Julie Jamison
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Men’s Roster Name Josh Baden Brian Bishop Isaac Bradshaw Jacob Breth Ebo Browne Austin Bussing Nick Canton Nick Caprario Reggie Carter Kyle Clemons Sam Cosgrove Eric Fattig Mason Finley Mike Flores Chandler Frigon Corey Fuller Keith Hayes Kevin Hays Ryan Hays Dan Hitman Kaleb Humphreys Levi Huseman Bret Imgrud Sam Jones Joel Krause Diego Ladron Cooper Merrill Corey Mims Lawson Montgomery Derrick Perry Ryan Peterson Keyen Porter Sean Proehl Clint Robinson Jarrell Rollins Dustin Rowe Nate Scherzer Aaron Schmitt Clay Schneider Kaman Schneider Jordan Scott Corey Shank Jareb Stallbaumer Keron Toussaint Iain Trimble Darryl Trotter Bruce Tyner Dan Van Orsdel Jesse Vaughn Donny Wasinger Zach Zarda
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Year (I/O) RS-Fr./RS-Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./So. Sr./Sr. RS-Fr./So. RS-Fr./RS-Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. - /Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. RS-Fr./RS-Fr. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. RS-Fr./RS-Fr. So./So. - /Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. So./So. RS-Fr./So. Sr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. RS-Fr./So. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. RS-Fr./RS-Fr.
Height 5-10 6-2 5-11 6-4 5-11 6-1 6-5 5-11 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-0 6-8 6-0 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-4 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-4 6-1 5-10.5 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-0 6-4 6-1 5-10 5-10 6-3 6-3 6-2 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-3 6-0 5-9 6-0 -- 5-10 5-11
Event Hometown (HS/Previous College) Distance Colby, Kan. (Colby HS) Throws Cantrall, Ill. (Athens HS) Hurdles Jetmore, Kan. (Jetmore HS) Middle Distance Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS) Sprints Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Distance Houston, Texas (James E. Taylor HS) High Jump Fowler, Kan. (Fowler HS) Distance Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Sprints Bensalem, Pa. (Bensalem HS) Sprints Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS) Distance Hilliard, Ohio (Hilliard Darby HS/Miami-Ohio) Horizontal Jumps Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Throws Salida, Colo. (Buena Vista HS) Middle Distance Wichita, Kan. (Maize HS) Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Horizontal Jumps Baltimore, Md. (Woodlawn HS) Hurdles Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Southeast HS) Pole Vault Independenc, Mo. (Truman HS/Northwest Missouri State) Pole Vault Independence, Mo. (Truman HS) Throws Ocean, N.J. (Ocean Township HS) Distance Sterling, Kan. (Sterling HS) Distance Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS) Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission NW HS) Ozark, Mo. (Ozark HS) Middle Distance Throws Wichita, Kan. (Campus HS/Hutchinson CC) Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission NW HS) Pole Vault Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) Middle Distance Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City HS) Hurdles Bennington, Kan. (Bennington HS) Middle Distance Topeka, Kan. (Topeka West HS) Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Hurdles Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) Distance San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) Pole Vault Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) Sprints Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) Hurdles Sedgwick, Kan. (Sedgwick HS) High Jump Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Distance Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS) Distance Tribune, Kan. (Greely County HS) Pole Vault Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS) Pole Vault Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop HS) Horizontal Jumps Wetmore, Kan. (Wetmore HS) Middle Distance Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Throws Overbrook, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS) Horizontal Jumps Las Vegas, Nev. (Henderson Foothill HS) Sprints Basehor, Kan. (Basehor Linwood HS) Distance Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Throws Tecumseh, Kan. (Shawnne Heights Senior HS) Distance Winona, Minn. (Cotter HS) Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Maranatha Academy)
2010 Kansas Track and Field Women’s Roster Name Mackenzie Abernathy Amanda Akin Anna Barber Natalie Becker Elizabeth Beisner Heather Bergmann Lauren Bonds Kendra Bradley Cori Christensen Claire Christie Kaitlyn Coen Jamacia Collins Alex Colvin Kate Colvin Julia Cummings Lacey Cunningham Sasha Cunningham Kelsey Erb Brenna Farren Andrea Geubelle Kelsey Grimm Tara Grosserode Claire Hall Sarah Hedberg Abby Jones Kyra Kilwein Alison Knoll Alena Krechyk Mary Lacy Kathryn Lupton Taissa Makhnamayeva Allie Marquis Amanda Miller Denesha Morris Rebecca Neville Laura Nightengale Sara Noonan Jaci Perryman Amanda Radovich Lindsey Schaefer Kellie Schneider Cassi Sokol Rebeka Stowe Kathleen Thompson Tessa Turcotte Tara Turnbull Elise Umbarger Taylor Washington Alyx’Andra Webster Riley Wertenberger Micah Wesley Devin Wiegers Shayla Wilson Kara Windisch
Year (I/O) RS-Fr./RS-Fr. RS-Fr./RS-Fr. Jr./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./RS-Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./RS-Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Sr. RS-Fr./RS-Fr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. RS-Fr./So. RS-Fr./RS-Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr.
Height 5-7 5-7 6-1 5-3 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-3 5-8 5-4 5-8 5-9 5-8 5-4 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-10 5-2 5-5 5-9 5-4 6-0 5-4 5-5 5-2 5-0 5-11 5-10 5-10 5-4 5-5 5-4 5-2 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-9 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-7 5-7 5-8 5-8 5-8 5-3 5-2 5-8 5-11 5-7 5-2
Event Distance Distance Middle Distance Distance Vertical Jumps Throws Distance Sprints Middle Distance Pole Vault Distance Horizontal Jumps Pole Vault Pole Vault Pole Vault Throws Sprints High Jump Distance Horizontal Jumps Horizontal Jumps Middle Distance Distance Pole Vault Pole Vault Distance Distance Throws Throws Hurdles Hurdles Distance Distance Sprints Horizontal Jumps Distance Multi-Events Pole Vault Throws Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Distance Pole Vault Throws Sprints Sprints Distance Throws Distance Middle Distance Distance
Hometown (HS/Previous College) Plano, Texas (Plano West HS) Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS) Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West HS) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Concordia, Kan. (Concordia HS) Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS) Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) Medicine Lodge, Kan. (Medicine Lodge HS/Samford) Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission S. HS) Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Monument, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS/San Diego State) Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis Palmer HS) Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS) Spring Hill, Kan. (Spring Hill HS/Liberty) Clarendon, Jamaica (Vere Technical HS) Bucklin, Kan. (Bucklin HS) Dallas, Texas (Ursuline Academy) University Place, Wash. (Curtis Senior HS) Parker, Colo. (Chaparral HS) Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS) Iowa City, Iowa (West HS) Phoenix, Ariz. (North HS) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence Free State HS) Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Grodno, Belarus (Yanka Kupala State University) Houston, Texas (Stratford HS) Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) Almaty, Kazakhstan (Kazak State Women’s University) Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS) Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Manchester, Jamaica (Manchester HS) Merrillville, Ind. (Merrillville HS) El Dorado, Kan. (El Dorado HS) Kirwood, Mo. (Kirkwood HS) Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista HS) Lansing, Kan. (Lansing HS) Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale HS) Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest HS) Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central HS) Albuquerque, N.M. (St. Pius X HS) Chesterfield, Mo. (Marquette HS/Purdue) Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS) Houston, Texas (Westside HS) St. Louis, Mo. (McCluer HS) Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Topeka, Kan. (Topeka HS) Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) Milford, Del. (Milford HS) Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Season Outlook If there was ever a time use the age-old expression “the future looks bright,” it is now, when discussing the Kansas track and field program. The Jayhawks enter the 2010 season with two of the top-ranked recruiting classes in the nation, according to Track and Field News, and an array of talented returners who have ample experience competing at both the conference and national level. Head Coach Stanley Redwine and his staff have worked extremely hard over the last several years to sustain the success and tradition enjoyed by KU track and field athletes throughout its 110 year history. So far, he has followed through, as eight individuals have been crowned NCAA national champions, 69 have earned All-American honors and three teams have finished in the top 10 at the national championship. In an effort to continue these triumphs on the track, Redwine welcomes 35 new names to the 2010 men’s and women’s roster, many of which have already garnered national recognition. Headlining the list of freshmen is throws phenom Mason Finley, who came to Kansas as the national high school record holder in the discus and the U.S.A. Juniors record-holder in the discus and shot put. He was also the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals Champion and Pan-American Juniors Champion in both events. Kyle Clemons and Sam Jones represent two freshmen middle-distance runners who have already recorded times that would make them a competitive force in the collegiate arena. On the women’s side, Andrea Geubelle looks to make significant contributions to the field roster, as she was ranked among the top three athletes in the nation in both the long jump and triple jump. Heather Bergmann, who went undefeated in the javelin her senior year of high school, and Rebecca Neville, who is the second-ranked heptathlete in America, will also be important members for the Crimson and Blue. Finally, Alena Krechyk and Cori Christensen, who the Jayhawks brought in at the semester, will be strong additions to the throws and distance squad, respectively. Along with these freshmen and newcomers, the Jayhawks welcome back a fourtime Big 12 Champion and two-time Indoor All-American pole vaulter in Jordan Scott. The Watkinsville, Ga., native will return for one final indoor season and his third season of outdoor for KU. Joining Scott on the list of accomplished veterans is senior Lauren Bonds, who is coming off one of the most successful cross country seasons in Kansas history. Bonds qualified for the 2009 NCAA Cross Country Championships, which marked the first time since1994 that a KU female athlete has made the trip to Terre Haute, Ind. Bonds also set two school records during the 2009 indoor season. It is no mystery the Jayhawks have the talent to be one of the premier teams in the conference, and quite possibly a threat at the national level as well.
Men’s Team Sprints/Hurdles Coach Elisha Brewer will look to sophomores Keith Hayes and Keyen Porter to lead her squad in 2010. Hayes was impressive in both the indoor and outdoor season as a freshman. He finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and then qualified for outdoor nationals in the 110-meter hurdles after a runner-up finish in the Midwest Region. Porter had three top-five finishes in the 60-meter hurdles during indoor season, as well as posting two NCAA regional qualifying times in the 110-meter hurdles during outdoor season. “I expect Keith Hayes and Keyen Porter to step up and contribute both at the conference and national level,” said Brewer. “Now, obviously, Keith has run faster in the past and should continue to be our top performer, but Keyen definitely has the potential to hit those nationalqualifying times as well.” Long Sprints/Middle Distance
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Along with his veteran leaders in Reggie Carter and Keron Toussaint, Coach Stanley Redwine welcomes several new faces to his squad that are certainly capable of making an immediate impact.
Sam Jones, a freshman from Ozark, Mo., and Kyle Clemons, a freshman from Rowlett, Texas come to Kansas as high school state champions in their respective events. Jones was the Missouri Class 4A Champion in the 800 meters, while Clemons captured the Texas state title in the 400 meters. Both will be strong individual competitors, but will also add depth to the relays during indoor and outdoor season. “I am really excited about our potential in the relays this year,” said Redwine. “We have several returners who will bring experience and maturity, and then with the addition of our new freshmen, we should have four strong relay legs, as opposed to just two or three, which we suffered from a bit last year.” Carter led the team in the 60, 100 and 200-meter dashes last season, while Toussaint, who was selected as a team captain for the 2010 campaign, had the top 600-yard time during indoor season and scored at the Big 12 Championships with a sixth-place finish. Middle Distance/Distance The middle distance/distance squad welcomes a new coach in Michael Whittlesey this season. He brings a wealth of experience to Kansas, after having served as assistant director of track and cross country for 11 years at the University of North Carolina. Under Whittlesey’s guidance, UNC produced nine NCAA individual and relay titles in six years, 70 All-Americans and 36 conference champions. Whittlesey expects senior Bret Imgrund and sophomore Donny Wasinger to lead the team during the 2010 season. Imgrund is the top returning performer in the indoor mile and 3,000 meters and the outdoor 800 meters, all of which are events he plans to compete in again this season. Wasinger will also be a major factor, as he posted the fastest times for KU in the 1,500 and 5,000 meters during the 2009 outdoor season. Wasinger is also coming off a highly successful cross country season, where he was the Jayhawks’ No.1 finisher in all six meets. Other projected contributors include Austin Bussing in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Dan Van Orsdel and Nick Caprario in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Vertical Jumps Already a four-time Big 12 Champion and two-time All-American, senior pole vaulter Jordan Scott has his sights set on the ultimate trophy. “We expect Jordan to make a run at the national title this year,” said Coach Tom Hays. “His competition is basically the same it has been throughout his entire career; Jason Colwick of Rice and Yavgeniy Olhovsky of Virgina Tech, so he is familiar with who he is going up against, but the freshman Jack Whitt at Oral Roberts is certainly going to push all three of those guys. I am confident, though, that Jordan will be ready when it really counts.” Scott added two more honors to his repertoire in 2009, as he was crowned Big 12 Champion for the third-consecutive
Ryan Hays
2010 Kansas Track and Field Season Outlook year and took the bronze at the national championship, earning All-America accolades for the second time in his career. He was also selected as a team captain for the 2010 campaign, marking the third time he has been honored with the title. In addition to Scott, senior Ryan Hays and freshman Corey Shank will play important roles on the pole vault roster, especially at the conference level.
“Iain was ranked fifth two years ago before the injury, so we know he is a strong thrower. His success this year depends on how he recovers and adjusts to the competitive arena again. It is all mental with him right now, but I have no doubt he will be able to throw really far for us.” In 2008, Trimble posted a team-leading mark of 237-11 ft., which as a regional qualifying standard, as well as a U.S. Olympic trials qualifying mark.
“If Corey Shank continues to improve like he has been, he definitely has a chance to score at the conference meet,” projected Hays. “And hopefully even make it to nationals. If he can get a chance to experience what that level of competition feels like, it would really benefit him in the coming years.” The high jump squad also has potential at the conference level, as the top two performers from a year ago are both returning in 2010. Nick Canton led the team during the indoor season with a mark of 6-10.25 ft, while Nate Scherzer had the top jump during outdoor at 6-08.75 ft. “Nick Canton was just one place away from scoring at last year’s indoor conference meet,” said Hays. “So if he can just mature a bit throughout the season, I am confident he will be able to make an impact this year, especially because Nate [Scherzer] will push him every week. Those guys tend to go back and forth with every meet.”
Women’s Team Sprints/Hurdles With the departure of four-time All-American Nickesha Anderson, the women’s roster was left with a sizable hole to fill, but Coach Brewer is encouraged by the progress of junior Kendra Bradley and the speed seen in freshman Denesha Morris. Not only was Bradley the top individual performer in the indoor 400 meters in 2009, but she was also a member of both the indoor and outdoor 4x400-meter relay teams that scored at the conference meets. Morris comes to Kansas from Manchester, Jamaica, where she competed all four years at the Boys and Girls Championships and was a member of a 4x400-meter relay team that earned medals at the 2008 and 2009 Penn Relays. Morris holds a personal record of 23.87 in the 200-meter dash, which would have been the top time in the event for any returning KU athlete. Long Sprints/Middle Distance
Nick Canton Horizontal Jumps Coach Wayne Pate also returns several of his top performers from the 2009 season. Eric Fattig has only one outdoor season left, but Pate is confident the senior captain will make the most of it. Corey Fuller will be a definite leader for the team, as he posted the best indoor and outdoor triple jump marks of 2009, and recorded two regional qualifying jumps during the outdoor season. Coach Pate also hopes to see the emergence of Darryl Trotter, who made significant improvements during the offseason. “Darryl is actually looking better than he did last year because he went home and really trained over the summer. I am hoping he will come into the athlete that I know he can be this year.” Throws The 2010 men’s throwing team is stacked with potential stars. Freshman Mason Finley should have little trouble establishing himself as one of the top athletes in the country in the discus and shot put. He was recently named the 2009 Track and Field News Boys Athlete of the Year and owns several national high school record in the both events. Senior Brian Bishop could certainly be a national contender during outdoor season, as he had a regional-qualifying throw in the discus in 2009 and has continued to improve since then, according to Coach Andy Kokhanovsky. Iain Trimble returns to competition in the javelin after utilizing his redshirt season in 2009. Although the sophomore captain has been removed from competition for over a year due to injury, Coach Kokhanovsky has the utmost confidence in his skills.
Coach Redwine’s middle distance squad will also benefit from the addition of several strong freshmen. Most notably, Taylor Washington out of Houston, Texas and Taissa Makhmayeva, a semester-transfer from Almaty, Kazakhstan. Both athletes specialize in the 400-meter distance. Along with the newcomers, Redwine will look to sophomore Shayla Wilson to make significant contributions in the middle-distance events. Wilson, who was selected as a team captain for the 2010 season, finished eighth in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championships, while also scoring at the league meet as a member of the 4x400meter relay teams. Middle Distance/Distance With a new coach in place and the return of 14 athletes from last year’s roster, the women’s distance team is anxious to get the season underway.
Kendra Bradley
Senior Lauren Bonds will compete in her final season of indoor and outdoor track, after having rewritten the record books just a year ago. Bonds set a Kansas school record of 4:43.74 in the mile and then one week later, turned in another record-setting performance in the 1,000 meters, finishing as the runner-up at the Big 12 Championships in 2:36.60. During the outdoor season, Bonds earned a bid to the national championships in the 1,500 meters after finishing fifth in the Midwest Region. Coach Whittlesey is confident in Bonds’ ability to pick up where she left off as a national-caliber runner.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Season Outlook “She [Bonds] is a great competitor. She is always going to put herself in a position be successful and her leadership has certainly disseminated across the rest of the women’s team.” Rebeka Stowe has stepped up as a definite leader this year, and Cori Christensen, a semester-transfer from Samford, will add depth to the middle-distance roster as well. On the distance side, Kara Windisch and Amanda Miller should both make an impact in the 3,000, 5,000 and 10,000 meters. Veritcal Jumps Both the pole vault and high jump rosters are filled with athletes who have years of valuable experience, something Coach Hays feels will be a major advantage for his squads.
Julia Cummings
The Jayhawks are particularly excited about the return of Julia Cummings, who took a redshirt season in 2009. Cummings is already an accomplished vaulter, as she scored at both the indoor and outdoor Big 12 Championships in 2008. Coach Hays is certain her return will have an immediate impact on the squad, especially during conference action. Also highlighting the 2010 pole vault roster are junior-transfers Jaci Perryman and Tara Turnbull. Both athletes came to Kansas after having posted regional qualifying marks at their previous Division I schools. Perryman and Turnbull also hold an identical career-best mark of 13-01.50 ft.
Alena Krechyk arrived in Lawrence at the semester after having competed one year at Yanka Kupala State University in her native country of Belarus. Krechyk is the U-23 Belarus Natonal Champion in the hammer throw, with her career-best mark standing at 225-1 ft. In addition to the hammer throw, Krechyk plans to compete in the weight throw during indoor season.
The high jump squad will be led by senior Kelsey Erb, who has posted the top marks in the event for the past two seasons.
Multi-Events
“We expect a lot out of Kelsey Erb. She has been as high as third in the conference, so we would like to get to the position where she could attack that again. If she steps up her intensity, I also think she could make it to the national meet.” Horizontal Jumps The 2010 horizontal jumps roster will again be youth-driven, but these young athletes are some of the more talented to compete in the Crimson and Blue. Freshman Andrea Geubelle comes to Kansas from University Place, Wash., where she was a three-time state champion in the long and triple jump. She was also the champion in both events at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals, and selected as the Gatorade Athlete of the Year for Washington. This freshman has everything one looks for in a collegiate athlete. “The great thing about Andrea is she already possesses the two things you really can’t teach,” said Coach Wayne Pate. “She has an overwhelming desire to do well and she aggressive in the midst of her jumps. She really goes after it while in the air, which is something that is very difficult to teach, but of utmost importance for the success in the sport. Once she learns the more technical aspects, like being in the right position at the right time, as well as becoming physically stronger, she will truly be great.” Joining Geubelle as a leader for the team is sophomore Jamaica Collins. Collins is the top returner jumper and will be an important member, as she has a year of solid experience now under her belt. Throws Despite losing its top two performers in Stephanie Horton and Zlata Tarasova, the women’s throws team is still quite strong with five returning athletes and two new highly-touted members.
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Heather Bergmann represents one of two newcomers who should be an immediate threat at both the conference and national level. Bergmann is the top-ranked javelin thrower in the national with a career-best mark of 162-8 ft.
After having no female athlete compete in the pentathlon and heptathlon in 2009, Coach Pate welcomes two strong freshmen to the multi-events roster this season. Rebecca Neville, a freshman from Merrillville, Ind., was ranked second among all heptathletes in the nation coming out of high school. She was also a member of the 2009 Pan American team her senior year, and won the Indiana state title in the long jump in 2009. Sara Noonan, out of Kirkwood, Mo., also shows promise in the pentathlon and heptathlon events, as she is a three-time state qualifier in the 100-meter hurdles, triple jump and 4x200-meter relay. She was the runner up in the triple jump at the 2009 Missouri State Championships. “I am really pleased with what I have seen from Sarah Noonon. I think she is an un-tapped talent that once everything falls into place, is going to be very good for us.” Both the men’s and women’s squads have a lot to look forward to in 2010. The Jayhawks have 11 events on tap for the indoor season, including three home meets, before the NCAA Indoor Championships March 12-13 in Fayetteville, Ark. The outdoor season will feature seven regular-season events, which includes the 83rd annual Kansas Relays April 14-17. Postseason competition begins on May 14-16 with the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in Columbia, Mo., followed by the first round of the outdoor national championships, set for May 2829 in Austin, Texas. Coach Redwine hopes the teams will continue to improve at each meet, so that the athletes are performing at their highest level when the conference and national meets come around. “Last year’s results were not indicative of the quality of coaching and quality of athletes we have at Kansas,” said Redwine. “Looking ahead to the upcoming indoor and outdoor seasons, we have many returning athletes who are much stronger and more mature now, with a year more of experience. That, coupled with the addition of a few key freshmen, gives me confidence to say our team will be very competitive at both the conference and national levels. Our program is certainly headed in the direction we would like to be going.”
Rebeka Stowe
2010 Kansas Track and Field 2010 NCAA Qualifying Standards 2010 MEN’S NCAA INDOOR QUALIFYING STANDRADS Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 5,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay--Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay--Yards# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)*
Automatic FAT MT 6.14@ ---- 6.60@ ---- 7.17@ ---- 7.70@ ----
Provisional FAT MT 6.25@ ---6.71@ ---7.38@ ---7.91@ ----
21.48 21.23 20.83
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21.88 21.63 21.23
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47.15 46.75 46.15
46.9 46.5 45.9
48.25 47.85 47.25
48.0 47.6 47.0
1:48.90 1:48.00
1:48.6 1:47.7
1:51.40 1:50.50
1:51.1 1:50.2
4:00.80 3:59.00
4:00.5 3:58.7
4:05.30 4:03.50
4:05.00 4:03.2
7:57.20 7:54.50
7:56.9 7:54.2
8:07.70 8:05.00
8:07.4 8:04.7
13:50.80 13:47.00
13:50.5 13:46.7
14:13.80 14:10.00
14:13.5 14:09.7
3:10.50 3:08.90 3:06.50
3:10.2 3:08.6 3:06.2
3:14.40 3:12.80 3:10.40
3:14.1 3:12.5 3:10.1
3:10.70 3:09.10 3:07.50
3:10.4 3:08.8 3:07.2
3:14.60 3:13.20 3:11.60
3:14.5 3:12.9 3:11.3
9:33.00 9:30.00
9:32.7 9:29.7
9:44.70 9:41.70
9:44.4 9:41.4
9:35.70 9:33.50
9:35.4 9:33.2
9:47.40 9:45.20
9:47.1 9:44.9
High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put 35-Pound Weight Heptathlon
Metric 2.24 5.50 7.85 16.15 19.30 21.50 5,675 points
Metric 2.14 5.20 7.50 15.45 17.75 19.50 5,325 points
*--Size of track #--Altitude adjustment available @--Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds.
2010 WOMEN’S NCAA INDOOR QUALIFYING STANDRADS Automatic provisional event fat mt fat mt 55 Meters 6.74@ ---- 6.92@ ---60 Meters 7.26@ ---- 7.44@ ---55-Meter Hurdles 7.57@ ---- 7.86@ ---60-Meter Hurdles 8.14@ ---- 8.43@ ---200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 23.90 ---- 24.60 ---(200m/220 yds)* 23.70 ---- 24.40 ---(Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 23.20 ---- 23.90 ---400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* 53.20 52.9 55.20 54.9 (200m/220 yds)* 52.90 52.6 54.90 54.6 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 52.40 52.1 54.40 54.1 800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 2:06.00 2:05.7 2:10.00 2:09.7 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 2:05.00 2:04.7 2:09.00 2:08.7 Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* 4:38.90 4:38.6 4:48.90 4:48.6 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 4:37.00 4:36.7 4:47.00 4:46.7 3,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 9:16.00 9:15.7 9:35.00 9:34.7 9:12.7 9:32.00 9:31.7 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 9:13.00 5,000 Meters# (220m/220 yds or less)* 16:12.50 16:12.2 16:49.50 16:49.2 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 16:07.50 16:07.2 16:44.50 16:44.2 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:37.00 3:36.7 3:44.00 3:43.7 (200m/220 yds)* 3:35.80 3:35.5 3:42.80 3:42.5 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:33.00 3:32.7 3:40.00 3:39.7 Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* 3:36.60 3:36.3 3:43.60 3:43.3 (200m/220 yds)* 3:35.40 3:35.1 3:42.40 3:42.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3:34.20 3:33.9 3:41.20 3:40.9 Distance Medley Relay--Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* 11:09.40 11:09.1 11:30.40 11:30.1 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 11:05.50 11:05.2 11:26.50 11:26.2 Distance Medley Relay--Yards# (200m/220 yds or less)* 11:11.00 11:10.7 11:32.00 11:31.7 (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 11:09.00 11:08.7 11:30.00 11:29.7 High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put 20-Pound Wieght Pentathlon
metric metric 1.85 1.78 4.25 4.00 6.38 6.13 13.30 12.65 16.90 15.20 21.00 18.75 4,075 points 3,725 points
*--Size of track #--Altitude adjustment available @--Qualifying times attained at altitude 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds.
2010 OUTDOOR POSTSEASON REGULATIONS ** There will be no regional qualifying standards for the 2010 outdoor season, as postseason competition has been restructured by the NCAA. The top 48 athletes ranked in each event will now compete at one of two sites of the “National Championship Preliminary Round”. As part of the “West Region,” Kansas athletes who qualify for the preliminary round of NCAA Championships will compete in Austin, Texas on May 28-29.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Track & Field Tradition
Since its inception, the Kansas track & field program has been the home to many legendary coaches, conference titles and Olympic champions. The program has captured six NCAA Track and Field Championships, 60 league crowns, 62 individual national champions and developed over 300 All-Americans. The program’s roots also extend internationally, as Kansas has developed 26 Olympians, nine medalists and four gold medalists.
Billy Mills
Sheila Calmese
Sheldon Battle The “Pachyderms”
Cillf Wiley Kate Sultanova
Charlie Grueber
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Track & Field Tradition
Glenn Cunningham
Wes Santee
Egor Agafonov
Leo Bookman Jim Ryun
Al Oerter Bill Neider 15
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Relays Entering its 83rd year, the Kansas Relays represents one of the premier track & field events in the United States. The meet is one of the top Relays events held in the U.S., bringing together a collection of high school, collegiate and professional talent for four days every April. Over the years, the Relays has showcased some of the best athletes in the world, including many former Olympians. The Kansas Relays continue to grow with each year, as almost 50,000 track & field fans in the past three years have passed through the gates at Memorial Stadium.
The cover for the first Kansas Relays program in 1923.
John Outland: “the Father of the Kansas Relays�
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Relays
Roland Locke sets the world record in the 100-meter dash (9.6) at the 1926 Relays.
1949 Kansas Relays
Gale Sayers
Longtime Kansas Relays announcer Max Falkenstein
2006 Kansas Relays
Jim Ryun competed at the Kansas Relays as a high school, collegiate and professional athlete.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Legendary Coaches Bob TImmons (1966-88) • Coach of 13 indoor league crowns and 14 outdoor titles. • Three Indoor National. Championship teams (1966, 1969, 1970). • Coach of the 1970 Outdoor National Championship team.
Karl Schlademan (1919-1926) • Coached KU to its first conference championship (men’s indoor) and NCAA appearance (men’s outdoor) in 1922.
john Outland • Considered the Father of the Kansas Relays in 1923.
Dr. James Naismith (1901-1906) • First track and field coach in school history. • Inventor of the game of basketball.
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gary schwartz (1989-2000) • Led the women to a combined eight indoor and outdoor NCAA appearances, the most of any KU coach. • Guided the women to tie their best finish ever (second) in the 1992 and 1994 indoor and 1993 outdoor conference championships.
brutus hamilton (1930-1932) • Coached two outdoor conference championship teams (1930, 1931). • Led KU to its first top10 finish at the NCAA Championships. • National Hall of Fame Member (Class of 1974).
Bill Easton (1948-1965) • Won 38 conference crowns between cross country and track and field. • Coached 38 All-Americans and 18 National Champions. • During his tenure, his teams won 41 consecutive dual meets. • National Hall of Fame member (Class of 1975).
Teri Anderson (1978-1980) • Coached the women’s team to its first appearance at the indoor AIAW Championships in 1979, where it finished third, which remains the highest placing in team history.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Hall of Fame
The Kansas Hall of Fame, located in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics, was established to formally recognize outstanding individuals and teams in all sports and to preserve the heritage and tradition of the University’s athletics program. Track and Field and Cross Country athletes are eligible for the Hall of Fame by becoming an NCAA champion, an Olympian or a World or American record holder. Teams and coaches are eligible by finishing in the top ten at the NCAA Championships. Special admittance also may be granted for bringing national distinction and honor to KU. Currently, the Kansas track and field program has placed 57 athletes, seven coaches and 45 teams in the Kansas Hall of Fame. Most recently, head coach Stanley Redwine and the 2001 and 2002 men’s indoor teams were inducted for their backto-back eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships.
ATHLETES Lee Adams Bill Alley Gary Ard Jim Bausch Terry Beucher Les Bitner Dick Blair David Blutcher Leo Bookman Jeff Buckingham George Byers Sheila Calmese Frank Cindrich Sam Colson Glenn Cunningham Cliff Cushman Elwyn Dees Bob Devinney Emmett Edwards Allen Frame Theo Hamilton Herold Hadley Jim Hershberger Scott Huffman Ron Jessie Jan Johnson J.W. Johnson Roger Kathol Kristi Kloster
Doug Knop John Lawson Eddie Lewis Mark Lutz Brian McElroy Billy Mills Ralph Moody Kevin Newell Bill Nieder Jim Niehouse Al Oerter Sanya Owolabi Tom Poor Terry Porter Michael Ricks Scott Russell Jim Ryun Karl Salb Wes Santee Tom Scavuzzo Herb Semper Herb Shelby Randy Smith Dennis Stewart Charlie Tidwell Jay Wagner Cliff Wiley Steve Wilhelm
COACHES Teri Anderson Bill Easton Brutus Hamilton Bill Hargiss Stanley Redwine Gary Schwartz Bob Timmons
TEAMS Men’s Outdoor Track 1932 NCAA - 10th 1933 NCAA - 6th 1952 NCAA - 9th 1953 NCAA - 6th 1955 NCAA - 4th 1956 NCAA - 2nd 1957 NCAA - 4th 1958 NCAA- 2nd 1959 NCAA Title 1960 NCAA Title 1969 NCAA- 2nd 1970 NCAA Title 1971 NCAA - 5th 1972 NCAA - 5th 1974 NCAA - 7th 1975 NCAA - 5th 1976 NCAA - 9th 1978 NCAA - 6th
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Jayhawks in the USATF Hall of Fame No other Division I school can boast more inductees in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame than the University of Kansas. Ten former Jayhawk legends have been enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Washington Heights, N.Y., including former head coach Karl Schlademan, who was inducted in December of 2007.
KARL SCHLADEMAN (1919-26) Class of 2007 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, Schlademan was the track and field head coach for seven seasons and the head of the cross country program for six. He jump-started the championship history that KU’s track and field would soon be known for. In 1922, he led the Jayhawks to their first of 60 conference championships and to their first NCAA appearance.
BILLY MILLS (1958-1961) Class of 1976 A gold medalist in the 10,000-meter run in the 1964 Olympics, Billy Mills was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976. A virtual unknown heading into the race, Mills’ performance set an Olympic record and marked the first and only time an American has won the event. While at Kansas, Mills was a two-time NCAA cross country All-American, the 1960 Big Eight Conference cross country champion and a member of the 1959 and 1960 NCAA Championship Outdoor track teams. AL OERTER (1955-58) Class of 1974 An original inductee into the Hall of Fame in 1974, Al Oerter is recognized as one of the greatest discus throwers ever. Oerter broke the world record in the event four times and won the Olympic gold medal in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, making he and Carl Lewis the only Americans to win gold in the same event at four different Olympic games. The first man to throw the discus over 200 feet, Oerter was also a two-time NCAA champion in the discus while at Kansas (1957 and 1958).
BRUTUS HAMILTON (1930-32) Class of 1974 Inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974, Hamilton’s teams won Big Six Conference outdoor titles in 1930 and 1931 and scored KU’s first top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships in 1932. After Kansas, he spent 33 years as a coach and administrator at California-Berkeley.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Jayhawks in the USATF Hall of Fame
BILL NIEDER (1953-56) Class of 2006 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006, shot put thrower Bill Nieder teamed up with Al Oerter to give KU a dynamic tandem in throwing events in the late 1950s. Nieder was the first collegian to break the 60-foot barrier and was the 1955 NCAA champion. After capturing the silver medal at the 1956 Olympics, Nieder took gold at the 1960 Olympics. He also broke the world record in 1960 with a mammoth toss of 65-7 feet.
JIM RYUN (1966-69) Class of 1980 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980, Ryun, a three-time Olympian, broke six world records and claimed five NCAA titles while at Kansas. Ryun was also the first high school runner to complete the mile in under four minutes. He received the NCAA’s Silver Anniversary Award in 1994, one of the most prestigious awards given out by the organization.
WES SANTEE (1951-55) Class of 2005 A three-time U.S. Outdoor champion, Santee set the world record in the 1,500 meters in 1956 and set the indoor mile record twice (1954 and 1955). During his career as a Jayhawk, Santee won the NCAA 5,000-meter crown in 1952, the NCAA outdoor mile title in 1953 and the NCAA cross country title in 1953. Santee also captured the USA outdoor championships in the 1,500-meter run and mile in 1952, 1953 and 1955.
BILL EASTON (1948-65) Class of 1975 Inducted in 1975, Easton’s Jayhawks won national titles in cross country (1953) and outdoor track (1959 and 1960). During his 18-year tenure at KU, his teams won 38 conference championships, including a stretch of eight-straight years when Kansas won both indoor and outdoor conference titles.
GLENN CUNNINGHAM (1931-34) Class of 1974 An original Hall of Fame inductee in 1974, Cunningham broke the world record in the mile twice in 1934. He captured the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the 1936 Olympics. He won back-to-back national championships in the mile in 1932-33. Cunningham and former Jayhawk star Wes Santee are honored at the Kansas Relays with the running of the Glen Cunningham and Wes Santee 1,500-meter runs.
JIM BAUSCH (1929-30) Class of 1979 Jim Bausch is often referred to as one of KU’s most versatile athletes ever. A 1979 inductee, “Jarrin Jim” set a world record in the decathlon at the 1932 Olympics. He also earned letters at KU in football and basketball. 21
2010 Kansas Track and Field The University of Kansas
KU has more than 40 nationally ranked academic programs, 28 of which are ranked among the nation’s top 30 public schools. Two are number one in the nation: special education and city management/urban policy. Among the top 10 rankings are the school of education and programs in community health, occupational therapy, nursing and petroleum engineering. KU offers nearly 200 fields of study in 13 different schools, from architecture, music and engineering to medicine, social welfare and law. KU has an enrollment of 30,102 students, including 20,811 undergraduates on the Lawrence campus. KU attracts more than 1,500 international students from more than 110 countries. The average ACT score of 24.8 exceeds the national average. KU’s popular Four-Year Tuition Compact freezes tuition rates for four years for first-time freshmen. The Jayhawk Generations Scholarship offers a 12 to 20 percent discount on out-of-state tuition for qualifying children of KU alumni who live outside Kansas. KU ranks seventh in nation among “most popular” public universities, per US News’ Student Choice Awards. Counselors from US News’ “best high schools” rank KU 12th in nation, based on a survey of academic reputation. The KU School of Journalism won the Intercollegiate Writing Competition in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The KU Debate team won the national championship in 2009, its fifth national title. KU’s School of Pharmacy ranks third in the nation for NIH research funding and fifth in nation in exam pass rates. KU’s Confucius Institute is ranked among top four in nation, top 20 in world. KU ranks ninth in the world in the rate of new patents issued. KU’s law school ranks 10th in nation for hands-on educational opportunities.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field The University of Kansas
When Forbes Magazine named the 100 most powerful women in the world, two KU graduates were in the top five. KU promotes a global education and ranks 11th in nation for study abroad participation and 25th in Peace Corps participation among large doctoral universities. KU has produced 25 Rhodes Scholars, more than all other Kansas universities combined. Design-build projects by KU architecture students have won Architecture Magazine’s Home of Year twice in three years, and KU built the first student constructed LEED-Platinum certified building in the state. The Chronicle of Higher Education ranks KU in the top for “Great Colleges to Work For.� The University of Kansas is a major public research and teaching institution with lofty goals and a global outlook. The historic buildings and treecovered campus, along with top-ranked academic programs and growing research endeavors, provide an environment that inspires and challenges students and faculty. Students find a home that is wireless yet historic, on the edge of both prairie and a metropolis with a myriad of opportunities and activities.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field First-Class Facilities
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Track & Field Facilities
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Training Facilities Kansas Athletics is committed to “Unparalleled Excellence” in all areas including providing comfortable and competitive facilities in all sports. Listed are a few of the major improvements in facilities that have been completed since 2003. Booth Family Hall of Athletics
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Allen Fieldhouse Renovation included the construction of a new basketball practice facility; improved concourses; a remodel to Parrott and addition to Anschutz; new office spaces for many departments including dedicated academic areas, compliance and others. FieldTurf installed on Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium state-of-the-art playing surface installed and crown removed from field.
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Golf Hitting Facility indoor hitting stalls added at Alvamar Golf Club.
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Rowing Boathouse new facility located along the Kansas River with generous contributions from the student body and cooperation from the city of Lawrence.
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McCarthy Family Baseball Clubhouse new facility provides home for Kansas baseball at Hoglund Ballpark.
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Anderson Family Football Complex football-only facility built adjacent to Memorial Stadium provides all the amenities
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Allen Fieldhouse Court new basketball floor installed
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Allen Fieldhouse Scoreboard new videoboards added
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Allen Fieldhouse Renovations interior and exterior cleaning, repainted seating in bowl structure, refinished wood seats, new lighting, new sound sound system.
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Booth Family Hall of Athletics facility to honor the history of Kansas Athletics built in Allen Fieldhouse.
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Memorial Stadium Scoreboard video boards added to North Bowl
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Hoglund Indoor Hitting Facility indoor baseball practice area
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Tennis Lounge at First Serve Tennis Complex
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Hydrotherapy Training Center hydrotherapy pools installed in Anderson Strength Center
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Softball outfield lights night softball arrives at KU
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Women’s Basketball Office Renovations new office space
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Arrocha Ballpark new softball stadium
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Anderson Family Strength & Conditioning Center state-of-the-art weight training facility
September ‘06 Olympic Sports locker room renovations May ‘06
Hoglund Ballpark Scoreboard new videoboard added
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Athletic Excellence
• Lew Perkins was one of four finalists for the Sports Business Journal’s National Athletic Director of the Year award in 2008.
• Darrell Stuckey, who completed his Jayhawk football career in 2009, succeeded both on and off the field, as a three-time All-Big 12 selection, a member of the AFCA Good Works team and a finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. • Danielle McCray earned AllAmerica honorable mention honors while leading Kansas to the WNIT finals in 2008-09.
• Former KU golfer Gary Woodland earned his PGA tour card.
• Lauren Bonds set two school records during the 2009 indoor season and was a national qualifier in cross country.
• Sherron Collins is one of two returning men’s basketball AllAmericans for the 2009-10 season.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Athletic Excellence
• Kansas head basketball coach Bill Self was named coach of the year by eight different organizations in 2008.
• Kansas hired Turner Gill in December 2009 as the new head football coach for the Jayhawks.
• Jordan Scott won his thirdconsecutive Big 12 Indoor pole vault title in 2009. • Tony Thompson became the first player in Big 12 history to win the league’s triple crown as he led the conference in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. • Val Chapple won her second-straight Academic AllAmerica honor in 2009.
• Emily Cressy has been named to the AllRegion team her first two seasons at Kansas.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field KU Traditions
The Rock Chalk Chant The Rock Chalk Chant has been the battle cry of KU fans for more than 80 years. This strange, traditional chant, which is among the most famous of all college cheers, was started by E.H.S. Bailey, a professor of chemistry. Bailey wanted a cheer for his Science Club. Returning from a convention in Wichita, Bailey and some associates patterned a yell after the rhythmic cadence of their train rolling along the tracks. On May 21, 1886, Bailey submitted the cheer to his club. Before the University adopted the cheer in 1897, it consisted of “Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, KU” being repeated three times. An English professor soon suggested that “Rock Chalk” be substituted for “Rah, Rah” because it rhymed with Jayhawk. “Rock Chalk” was also symbolic of the chalky limestone formations found on Mount Oread. Teddy Roosevelt once said the Rock Chalk chant was the best he had ever heard. Campanile Hill Campanile Hill forms the picturesque backdrop for Memorial Stadium. On a sunny fall Saturday, the “Hill” is transformed into a congregating place for watching Jayhawk football, sunning and barbequing. Potter Lake, just to the southeast of Memorial Stadium and at the bottom of Campanile Hill, adds to the beauty of the Kansas campus. Waving The Wheat Since the early days of KU sports, it has been a ritual of Jayhawk fans to “wave the wheat” following every Kansas scoring drive. The ritual consists of fans waving their arms in the air, an activity which, when done by a large crowd, resembles a breezy Kansas wheat field. The Nickname During the Civil War a regiment raised by Kansas Governor Charles Robinson called itself the “Independent Mounted Jayhawks” (later officially the First Kansas Calvary and then the Seventh Kansas Regiment). By the end of the Civil War the word Jayhawk was associated with the spirit of camaraderie and the courageous fighting qualities that characterized efforts to keep Kansas a free state. By 1886, the University of Kansas had adopted the mythical bird as part of the KU yell. When the university’s football team first took the field in 1890, it seemed only natural that they should be called Jayhawkers. Few colleges and universities have such a meaningful symbol, one so deeply associated with the struggles of the people who founded them.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field KU Traditions The Fight Song George “Dumpy” Bowles, a student with the class of 1912, longed to make a great contribution to the KU spirit, but wasn’t athletic enough to do historic deeds on the athletic field. He turned to music and produced some outstanding student musical shows. A song in one of these shows was “I’m a Jayhawk.” Written in 1912, it was dormant until 1920 when a growth in school spirit brought out “I’m a Jayhawk” once more. The song contributed to the raising of funds to build both the KU football stadium and student union as World War I memorials. The 1926 glee club made it known nationally. The School Colors The University of Kansas colors, crimson and blue, used since the early 1890s, are not the colors originally adopted by the university Board of Regents in the 1860s. The Regents had decided to adopt the Michigan colors, maize and sky blue. Maize and blue were used at early oratorical meets, and they may have been used when Kansas competed in rowing in the middle 1880s. However, when football came upon the scene in 1890, the student backers wanted to use Harvard crimson as the athletic color in honor of Col. John J. McCook, a Harvard man, who had given money for an athletic field at KU. That field ran east and west in the proximity of where the north bowl of Memorial Stadium stands on the Kansas campus today. Some Yale men were on the faculty, and they demanded the Yale blue be included. The rooters rallied forth to allow crimson and blue on their team. No one fought to retain the original colors, and the vivid deeper tone crimson and blue became generally used. Finally, in May 1896, the KU Athletic Board adopted crimson and blue as the official team colors for the university. The Alma Mater In 1891, professor George Barlow Penny searched for a school song for the Glee and Mandolin Club to sing on its tour through Kansas to Denver and back. No one responded with an original song in answer to his appeals. Just before departure, he thought of the Cornell song “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters.” Hastily changing a few words, he gave it to the glee club men to sing on the trip. He did not expect the song to be used after their return, but “Crimson and the Blue” still goes on. The music is not Cornell’s but an old English folk tune, “Annie Lisle.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Academic Support Student-Athlete Support Services Mission Statement The Student-Athlete Support Services staff focuses all collective resources in support of the academic, personal and interpersonal development of each individual it serves. As part of its commitment to the academic success of its athletes, Kansas Athletics recently completed a new academic complex in the summer of 2009. The facility features individual study rooms and a computer lab.
MARY BETH MARCHIONY Senior Associate Director Academic and Career Counseling Mary Beth Marchiony is in her fifth year as an Associate Director of Academic and Career Counseling. She is responsible for assisting the student-athletes with course selection, tutoring and academic counseling, ensuring that student-athletes continue to progress toward graduation. Prior to coming to KU, Marchiony worked for 14 years at The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, Mo., where she served as Director of College Counseling. She was Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at Park Tudor School (Indianapolis). Prior to her time at Pembroke Hill, Marchiony worked as Regional Director of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Strategic and Instructional Tutoring Program
LISA HEHMAN Academic Counselor
Marchiony graduated from Iona College with a bachelor’s degree in history and political science, and earned a master’s degree in history from UMKC. In addition, she was a Klingenstein Fellow at Columbia University, Teachers College.
Lisa Hehman is in her first year as an academic counselor for the University of Kansas. She works primarily with cross country/track and field, and assists with soccer and men’s and women’s golf.
Marchiony is married to Jim Marchiony (KU Associate Athletics DirectorExternal Affairs). The couple resides in Lawrence with their son, Donald, who graduated from KU in 2009.
Hehman came to KU after working three years as an academic support/life skills specialist at Cleveland State University. She advised and counseled studentathletes on degree programs, course offerings and registration, and oversaw the leadership development and structure of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). Prior to her time at Cleveland State, Hehman worked as a graduate assistant for student support services at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. She has also completed a counseling internship at Lee’s Summit North High School and served as a secondary English teacher at Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts in Kansas City, Mo. Hehman graduated from KU in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communication, and earned a master’s from UMKC in counseling and guidance in 2007.
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• For the current year, Kansas Athletics has allocated more than $1.6 million toward student-athlete support, including $400,000 for tutoring services. • Tutoring is available to any student-athlete, regardless of scholarship status or sport. • Many of the tutors working within STP are instructors or teaching assistants at KU. Some are undergraduate students who have excelled in their respective subject areas. • STP offers individualized tutoring as well as small study groups.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Active in the Community
MIKE HARRITY Assistant Athletics Director Student-Athlete Development and Community Relations At KU, Mike Harrity is responsible for all personal development educational programming, leads the Jayhawk Leadership program, serves as the advisor for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and directs the community outreach plan for the athletics department. Prior to his position at Kansas, Harrity worked at the University of Minnesota Athletics Department as the Coordinator of Student Athlete Development, planning and implementing CHAMPS/Life Skills educational programming. Harrity has earned two degrees from The University of Kansas - a bachelor’s in journalism and a master’s in education, with an emphasis in sports administration. As a graduate student, he worked in StudentAthlete Support Services, overseeing the Jayhawk Job Network and serving as the advisor for SAAC.
Kansas Athletics facilitates and encourages involvement by our teams and individual studentathletes in the life of their community outside the boundaries of their normal college existence. As volunteers, KU student-athletes not only represent themselves, but also their respective teams, Kansas Athletics and the University of Kansas. By volunteering and giving back to Lawrence and surrounding communities, KU student-athletes gain leadership skills through service while providing a positive influence in their community.
Harrity is also currently working on a book that explores the lifelong, positive impact legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has had on those he has taught.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Student-Athlete Advisory Committee / “JayRock”
Kansas Track and Field’s success extends far beyond the track and the classroom. In the five years of “JayRock,” the annual student-athlete variety show, Track and Field has earned three first place finishes (2006-08). In 2010, their rendition of a performance from the hit television show “Glee” earned them the second place trophy. The goal of JayRock is to build camaraderie amongst all sports while promoting unity throughout Kansas Athletics. JayRock is an event organized by the Jayhawk StudentAthlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). The Jayhawk SAAC is a leadership group comprised of student-athletes from all Kansas Athletics teams. SAAC’s mission is to encourage unity and support among KU sports and activities, while providing an opportunity to enhance leadership skills.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Famous Alumni Harold Arlin First play-by-play man for a MLB game on radio K.S. “Bud” Adams Owner, Tennessee Titans Stuart Bailey Producer of “The Daily Show” Nancy Kassebaum Baker U.S. Senator Scott Bakula Actor (TV’s “Quantum Leap,” “Star Trek: Enterprise”)
PAUL RUDD
Kay Waldo Barnes First female mayor of Kansas City, Mo.
Joe Engle NASA astronaut on first shuttle flight
Al Oerter Four-time Olympic gold medalist
Etta Moten Barnett Actress and singer - First African-American woman to entertain at the White House
Ron Evans NASA astronaut on Apollo 17
Sara Paretsky Best-selling mystery writer (V.I. Warshawski series)
Linda Zarda Cook Executive Director of Shell Gas & Power and former CEO of Shell Canada. Named one of the most successful businesswomen in Europe.
BOB DOLE
Alex Graves Executive producer (“West Wing”) Moses Gunn Actor (“Heartbreak Ridge” and “Roots”)
KATHLEEN SEBELIUS WILT CHAMBERLIN
Mandy Patinkin Actor (“Yentl,” “The Princess Bride”; TV’s “Chicago Hope” and “Criminal Minds”)
Wilt Chamberlain Basketball Hall of Famer
Steve Hawley NASA astronaut
Paul Rudd Actor (“Clueless,” “Cider House Rules,” “I Love You, Man”)
Bob Dole Former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate
David Hillis Evolutionary biologist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow
Jim Ryun Three-time U.S. track Olympian and worldrecord miler, U.S. House of Representatives
William Inge Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (“The Dark at the Top of the Stairs,” “Come Back, Little Sheba,” “Picnic,” “Splendor in the Grass”)
Gale Sayers Chicago Bears football star
Bob Eaton Chair of Chrysler Corp. Paul Ehrlich Environmental scientist, population expert and author (“The Population Bomb”). Also a MacArthur Fellow recipient.
Clarence Kelly Former head of the FBI Rebecca Kolls Gardening expert (HGTV’s “Rebecca’s Garden,” ABC’s “Good Morning America”) Bill Kurtis Journalist and producer (A&E’s “Investigative Reports,” “American Justice”)
GALE SAYERS
Delano Lewis Former National Public Radio CEO and Ambassador to South Africa Elmer V. McCollum Scientist (discovered vitamins A, B and D) Billy Mills Olympic gold medalist in track (only American to win the 10,000-meters medal) Lou Montulli Co-founder of Netscape Alan Mulally President and CEO of Ford Motor Company
Kathleen Sebelius U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Douglas Shane Director of Flight Operations for SpaceShipOne, first private manned space program Dean Smith College basketball’s second-winningest coach Deanell Reece Tacha Chief judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Clyde Tombaugh Scientist (discovered the dwarfed planet Pluto) Kent Whealy Founder of the Seed Savers Exchange, MacArthur Fellow Lynette Woodard First female Harlem Globetrotter. All-time leading scorer in college women’s basketball history. Sir Robert Worcester Market research pioneer and top British political commentator and pollster
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2010 Kansas Track and Field The City of Lawrence
Lawrence is not just another college community. It presents the easy-going feeling of a small town combined with big city cultural opportunities. A population of 90,000 that comes from widely diverse backgrounds makes Lawrence an outstanding place to live and raise a family. A community that supports the University of Kansas with its heart and soul, Lawrence envelopes the students so they too think of Lawrence as their own hometown. Lawrence is well known for the arts, alternative music and downtown shops, galleries and restaurants.
About Lawrence • Lawrence Population: 90,000 • Annual Average High Temperature: 66 • Annual Average Low Temperature: 43 • Annual Average Precipitation: 39”
Lawrence boasts a vibrant downtown, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with a wide assortment of shops, galleries, eateries and historic architecture. Many have called Massachusetts Street one of the most beautiful main streets in America.
• Lawrence is conveniently located on Interstate 70, 35 miles west of Kansas City and 25 miles east of Topeka (state capital). Kansas Highway 10 connects Lawrence to the south Kansas City metroplex. Highway 59 serves as the city’s north and south access, and Highway 40 runs parallel to Interstate 70 east and west. • Lawrence was founded in 1854 by the New England Emigrant Aid Society in an effort to keep the territory free from slavery. It is said that it is one of the few cities in the United States founded strictly for political reasons. • Both the Oregon and Sante Fe Trails run through parts of Lawrence and Douglas County. • Lawrence streets are named after the states in the order they came into the Union, beginning with Delaware. • Massachusetts was designated the “Main” street because Lawrence’s founders were from Massachusetts. • Lawrence festivals provide a wealth of musical offerings. Music is a staple in the Lawrence community. The sounds of local talent can be heard echoing through the city’s streets both day and night.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field a short drive to... Kansas City
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ansas City, just 35 miles east of Lawrence, knows how to entertain visitors. After all, from its beginnings this city has a history of delighting travelers with flashy amusement parks and innovative shopping areas. Whether you are enjoying one of the many sporting events or watching a “hog” being assembled at the Harley-Davidson Final Assembly Plant, today’s traveler will find a multitude of diverse and fun attractions. Thrill-seekers of all ages love the side-by-side theme parks, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun. For a wild time, head to the Kansas City Zoo where hundreds of exotic animals reside in their natural habitats. The Kansas City Power & Light District is a vibrant, new eight-block neighborhood in the heart of downtown Kansas City with a combination of entertainment, retail, nightlife and residential areas. The many tastes, flavors and entertainment options of the District makes each visit an exciting experience. The Truman Sports Complex is home to major league sports action for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals at the side-by-side Arrowhead and Kauffman stadiums. In Kansas City, Kan., just off I-70 sits the Community America Ballpark, home of the Kanas City Wizards Soccer Team, and the Kansas Speedway, which hosts NASCAR’s premier series, the NEXTEL Cup Series. It also brings the superstars of the Indy Racing League’s IndyCar Series for an exciting season of heart-pounding motorsports action. No trip to Kansas City is complete without a visit to the Plaza. This 14-square-block outdoor shopping and entertainment district boasts romantic Spanish architecture, European art and dazzling fountains. Designed in 1922, the Plaza features boutiques and fashionable national stores as well as distinctive restaurants, outdoor cafés and nightlife hotspots.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Big 12 Conference Big 12 Conference Communications Staff
Dan Beebe Big 12 Commissioner
Bob Burda Rob Carolla Asst. Commissioner Director of Communications Communications
The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in the classroom as it enters its 14th season in 2009-10. Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast of 34 team crowns and over 400 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued through 2008-09 as Texas A&M captured national titles in men’s golf as well as men’s and women’s outdoor track & field. The league placed two teams in the Bowl Championship Series for the fifth time and had a team play for the BCS National Championship for the sixth season. In addition, two volleyball teams advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship and Oklahoma played in the Women’s Final Four. Missouri softball and Texas baseball punched tickets to the College World Series. Among individual honors, Sally Kipyego (Texas Tech) became the first NCAA Division I female or male runner to win three consecutive cross country national championships. She was named the Honda Award winner for the third season as the nation’s top female cross country athlete, becoming just the eighth athlete to win the award three times in any sport. Jenny Barringer (Colorado) claimed the Honda Award for Track & Field while Oleksandr Nedovyesov (Oklahoma State) was named ITA/Campbell’s Tennis Player of the Year. Over the past five seasons a total of 13 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 12 seasons. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.
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Carmen Branch Joni James Lehmann Emily Franzenburg Asst. Director of Assoc. Dir. of Will Hancock Communications Communications Intern
Candice Eng Will Hancock Intern
Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) was named Academic All-America of the Year in volleyball in 2006 and 2007 by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade-point average in Biochemistry. She also won the national academic honor presented for all sports in 2006-07 and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. She is the first athlete since the Big 12 was formed to earn the accolade. In its history, the conference has over 330 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season.
track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.
The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.
The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 45 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint.
Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons. At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 225 scholars have received over 1.3 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 13 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor
The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University.
The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN and FSN. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract began in 2008-09. In its first 13 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1.1 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas
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tanley Redwine Head Coach 10th Year at Kansas 16th Year Overall Arkansas (1985) Already a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Stanley Redwine is a living legend in Jayhawk country and one of the most well-respected coaches in the United States. A former All-American himself at the University of Arkansas, Redwine has coached 10 individual National Champions (eight at Kansas), 84 All-Americans (69 at KU), three Olympians (all at KU) and 22 National Championship teams between his years as head coach at Kansas and Tulsa and assistant coach at Arkansas.
Not one to focus on the past, Redwine treats each day as a new challenge, working to lead more Kansas athletes to national championships, AllAmerica honors and trips to the Olympic Games. In the summer of 2008 in Beijing, China, Redwine students Scott Russell and Nickesha Anderson represented their respective countries in the Games of the XXIX (29th) Olympiad. Russell finished in 10th place for Canada in the men’s javelin, while Anderson was an alternate on Jamaica’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Redwine protege Charlie Gruber represented the USA in the men’s 1,500 meters. During the 2009 cross country season, Redwine guided Lauren Bonds to her first-ever NCAA Championship appearance, which was also the first for any KU female athlete since the women’s team qualified in 1994. Bonds also set two school records in the mile and 1,000 meters during the 2009 indoor track and field season. Also highlighting the 2009 indoor season was Jordan Scott, who was crowned Big 12 Champion in the pole vault for the third-consecutive year. Scott went on to finish third at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where he received NCAA Indoor All-American honors for the second time in his career. In 2008, Redwine coached 12 track and field All-Americans, the most he has coached in one season since he has been at Kansas. He oversaw Egor Agafonov to his second-consecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth AllAmerica honors (weight throw, hammer throw) and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the hammer throw and the weight throw.
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In the 2008 indoor track and field season, Kansas was just one of 10 schools to have both its men’s and women’s teams finish in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, senior Crystal Manning (long jump and triple jump) and junior Nickesha Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) each won two All-America honors. Only one other woman (Candace Mason) had accomplished the feat in KU history. As an athlete, Redwine placed his name in the Arkansas history books as a 400-meter, 600-yard and 800-meter runner from 1980-1983. Redwine was a four-time All-American and was named UA’s Outstanding Track Athlete all four of his years in Fayetteville. Redwine went on to spend nine years as an assistant coach at his alma mater. During his tenure, the Razorbacks captured nine consecutive NCAA Championships and 22 titles from 1985 to 1994 in both track and field and cross country. He helped produce 14 All-Americans and two NCAA Champions in hurdle and sprint events. Among those All-Americans were two-time 400-meter NCAA indoor and outdoor champion Calvin Davis, three-time 400-meter and 500-meter NCAA champion Robbie Haley and seven-time AllAmerican sprinter Jimmy French. His success as an assistant earned him the head coaching position at the University of Tulsa in 1994. In six years at Tulsa, Redwine’s athletes broke more than 70 school records, most on multiple occasions. He produced 11 NCAA qualifiers and Tulsa’s first-ever All-American. On May 25, 2000, Redwine was rewarded for his efforts by being hired as the head coach at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks’ track and field program has prospered ever since, and he has restored the tradition of KU’s illustrious past.
2010 Kansas Track and Field COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS THE REDWINE FILE Birthplace..................................................Dallas, Texas Hometown................................................Dallas, Texas High School................................... Lake Highlands HS College ................................................. Arkansas, 1985 Wife..............................................................Jacqueline Children........................... Alexa, Crysta and Stanley, Jr. COACHING HISTORY 2000-Present.................................University of Kansas Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field 1994-2000.......................................University of Tulsa Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field 1985-1994................................ University of Arkansas Assistant Coach, Track (Sprints and Hurdles) ATHLETIC HISTORY • Four-time All-American • Six-time conference champion • Two-time U.S. 800-meter champion • Silver Medalist, 800-meter run - Goodwill Games, 1986 and 1994 • Bronze Medalist, 800-meter run - Pan-Am Games, 1983 and 1987 • Five-time World Championship team member HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • 2009 IAAF World Outdoor Championships - Team USA, Assistant Coach (Distance) • 2007 Pan-American Games - Team USA Head Men’s Track Coach • 2005 Big 12 Outdoor Coach of the Year • 2003 Pan-American Games - Team USA, Assistant Coach • University of Arkansas Most Outstanding Track Athlete (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) • Arkansas Hall of Honor Inductee (2003) • Arkansas State Hall of Fame Inductee (2003)
• In Redwine’s first nine seasons at Kansas, the men’s and women’s teams have combined to set more than 62 school records and have cracked the KU all-time top-five list in more than 60 events. As a result of their outstanding performances, Redwine’s 2001 and 2002 men’s track and field teams were enshrined into the KU Hall of Fame after back-to-back eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. • In the past six years, Redwine has been part of the U.S.A. Track and Field staff on three seperate occassions. Most recenlty, in August of 2009, Rdwine served as the men’s distance coach for Team USA at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships in Berlin, Germany. There, he coached Bernard Lagat to a silver medal in the 5,000 meters and a bronze in the 1,500 meters. • In July of 2007, Redwine traveled to Rio de Janeiro as the men’s head track coach for Team USA at the Pan-American games. His athletes took home 20 medals, including three golds. It was the second time Redwine was selected to coach the team, as he also served as an assistant at the 2003 games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. • In 2006-07, Redwine’s men’s cross country team made its second-consecutive NCAA appearance, finishing 20th as Colby Wissel and Paul Hefferon became the first Kansas runners in 12 years to win All-America honors in the same season. Wissel was also one of three indoor athletes to receive All-America honors as the men finished 16th nationally and the women 34th. • During the 2007 outdoor season, Redwine’s teams set a school record with eight AllAmericans, including the first duo of KU men’s long jumpers to claim the distinction in the same year (Eric Babb and Barrett Saunders). The men had their best finish since 1989, ranking 18th in the nation, while the women’s fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships was their highest showing in 13 years. Six different Jayhawks won individual Big 12 titles (also a school record), and freshman pole vaulter and Big 12 Indoor Performer of the Year, Jordan Scott, won the same award during the outdoor season. • In 2006, the men’s cross country team recorded its best results at both the Big 12 Conference Championships and the NCAA Championships in more than a decade, finishing third and 12th, respectively. Redwine and his staff mentored six All-America performers in 10 events.
EDUCATION • University of Arkansas, 1985 Bachelor’s in Administrative Management JAYHAWKS UNDER REDWINE • Three Olympic Athletes - 2008: Nickesha Anderson, Scott Russell - 2004: Charlie Gruber • Two KU Hall of Fame Teams - 2001, 2002 Men’s Track & Field • Eight Individual National Championships • 69 All-America Honors (between cross country and track & field) • 131 Academic All-Big 12 student-athletes in the last three seasons
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Coaching Staff • In 2005, Redwine oversaw five athletes who received All-America accolades in outdoor track. The Jayhawk men finished 25th nationally, and the women placed 29th. • Coach Redwine’s 2004 men’s cross country team finished fourth at both the Big 12 and Regional Championships. In addition, Redwine saw Benson Chesang become the first KU cross country AllAmerican in a decade with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. • During the 2003 season, Redwine guided the women’s indoor track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Conference Championships and a sixth-place finish at the outdoor championships. • In 2002, he produced eight Big 12 champions, 21 total NCAA qualifiers and two individual national champions. The men’s track team finished eighth in the nation during the indoor season, and then gave a fourth-place performance at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships before finishing 21st nationally. Redwine and his staff guided seven athletes to a total of eight All-America honors, while the men’s squad set four outdoor and seven indoor school records and one all-time collegiate record. • In his first season at Kansas, Redwine mentored seven different athletes to a total of nine AllAmerica awards, had three athletes qualify for the
PROMINENT PUPILS • Nickesha Anderson (Kansas)...................................2008 Olympian, Four-time All-American • Stephanie Horton (Kansas)................................................................. Two-time All-American • Jordan Scott (Kansas)............................Two-time All-American, Four-time Big 12 Champion • Zlata Tarasova (Kansas)...................................................................... 2007 Big 12 Champion • Colby Wissel (Kansas)......................... Three-time All-American, Two-time Big 12 Champion • Egor Agafonov (Kansas)........................ Two-time National Champion, Six-time All-American • Julius Jiles (Kansas)...................................................................................2007 All-American • Crystal Manning (Kansas)................... Four-time All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Kate Sultanova (Kansas).......................Four-time All-American, Four-time Big 12 Champion • Eric Babb (Kansas)....................................................................................2007 All-American • Ashley Brown (Kansas)........................................2007 All-American, 2007 Big 12 Champion • Abby Emsick (Kansas)...............................................................................2007 All-American • Paul Hefferon (Kansas)....................................................................... Two-time All-American • Barrett Saunders (Kansas)...................................2007 All-American, 2007 Big 12 Champion • Charisse Bacchus (Kansas).................................................................. Two-time All-American • Sheldon Battle (Kansas)........................Six-time All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Cameron Schwehr (Kansas).......................................................................2006 All-American • Denita Young (Kansas)...............................................................................2006 All-American • Brooklyn Hann (Kansas).............................. Two-time All-American, 2005 Big 12 Champion • Jeremy Mims (Kansas)........................................................................ Two-time All-American • Amy Linnen (Kansas)...............................2005 National Champion, Two-time All-American • Leo Bookman (Kansas)...................Three-time National Champion, Four-time All-American • Benson Chesang (Kansas)...........................2004 All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Kim Clark (Kansas)............................................................................ 2003 Big 12 Champion • Mark Menefee (Kansas).......................................2003 All-American, 2000 Big 12 Champion • Benaud Shirley (Kansas)...............................................................Two-time Big 12 Champion • Katy Eisenmenger (Kansas).......................................................................2002 All-American • Charlie Gruber (Kansas)...........................................2004 Olympian, Five-time All-American • Vadim Gvozdetskiy (Kansas).....................................................................2002 All-American • Monique Peters (Kansas).................................................................... 2002 Big 12 Champion • Scott Russell (Kansas)...................................2008 Olympian, Two-time National Champion, ................................................................................................................ Six-time All-American • Jennie Wonder (Kansas)............................................................................2002 All-American • Brian Blachly (Kansas).........................................2001 All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion • Andrea Bulat (Kansas).........................................2001 All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion • Ryan Speers (Kansas) . ..............................................................................2001 All-American • Andy Tate (Kansas)....................................... Two-time All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion • Jabari Wamble (Kansas).......................................2001 All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion
USATF Indoor Championships, two athletes compete at the USATF Outdoor Championships, two athletes set a total of three national records, one athlete compete at the IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada, and two athletes compete at the World University Games in Beijing, China. Both of his 2000 cross country teams improved at the Big 12 Conference Championships, as the men placed sixth and the women improved from 11th to eighth.
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Assistant Coach Vertical Jumps Sixth Year at Kansas Kansas (1989) PROMINENT PUPILS
THE HAYS FILE Birthplace.....................Loveland, Colo. Hometown.................... McLouth, Kan. High School......................McLouth HS Wife.........................................Rebecca Children........................ Amanda, Kara, ..............................Ryan and Kevin COACHING HISTORY 2004-Present............University of Kansas Vertical Jumps Coach 2003-04................Johnson County CC Jumps/Throws Coach 1996-2003.......... University of Arizona Vertical Jumps Coach 1990-96........... Wichita State University Sprints/Throws/Jumps Coach 1989-90......University of Nevada-Reno Jumps Coach HONORS & ACHIEVEMENTS • Seven vertical jumps athletes have earned All-America awards in his four seasons at Kansas • Since 2005, five vertical jumps athletes have been named Freshman Performer of the Year • Has coached seven athletes to national championships EDUCATION • University of Kansas, 1989 Bachelor’s in Physical Education
Jordan Scott (Kansas) • 2008 & 2009 All-American (Pole Vault) • Four-time Big 12 Champion in the pole vault (2007, 2008, 2009 indoor, 2007 outdoor) • 2007 Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year • 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Perfomer of the Year Kate Sultanova (Kansas) • Four time All-American in the pole vault (2007-08 indoor, 2005 and 2007 outdoor) • Four-time Big 12 Champion in the pole vault (2007-08 indoor, 2005 and 2007 outdoor) • Owns a share of the school record in the indoor pole vault (4.30 meters, 14-01.25 ft.) Amy Linnen (Kansas) • 2002 & 2005 National Champion (indoor pole vault) • Two-time All-American in the pole vault (2005 indoor & outdoor) • 2005 Big 12 Champion (indoor pole vault) • Current NCAA Indoor collegiate record holder Andrea Dutoit (Arizona) • 2001 National Champion (pole vault) • Finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year on ESPN • Had the eighth-best pole vault of all-time in 2004 Dominic Johnson (Arizona) • Three-time Olympian in the pole vault (1996, 2000, 2008) • Holds three NCAA collegiate records (decathlon, pole vault, 400 meters) Klaus Ambrosh (Arizona) • 2000 Olympian in the decathlon (eighth) • 1998 National Champion (decathlon) Einars Tupuritis (Wichita State) • 1996 Olympian in the 800 meters (11th) • 1995 National Champion (indoor & outdoor 800 meters) • Former NCAA Indoor collegiate record holder (800 meters) • 1997 World Indoor Championships competitor (placed sixth in the 800 meters)
• In just three years, Hays has coached pole-vaulter Jordan Scott to four Big 12 Championships, including the most recent indoor title in 2009. Scott has also earned NCAA All-American honors in the pole vault in back-to-back indoor seasons. • In 2008, Kate Sultanova was honored as an NCAA AllAmerican for the fourth time in her career. She also swept the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor pole vault titles, marking the third and fourth league crowns for Sultanova. • In 2007, Hays’ athletes made a clean sweep of the outdoor Big 12 pole vault titles as KU boasted both the men’s and women’s champions. Junior Kate Sultanova became the fourth woman in Jayhawk history to accomplish the feat and freshman Jordan Scott tied the Big 12 record en route to his victory. Scott also won the indoor conference championship in the pole vault and was named the 2007 Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year and the 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Perfomer of the Year. Scott became the first male in school history to recieve either distinction. Sultanova went on to earn All-America honors in both the indoor and outdoor pole vault. • In 2005, Hays coached Sultanova to the outdoor Big 12 Championship. Sultanova earned outdoor AllAmerica honors that year with her seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships and was named the female Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Performer of the Year. • At Johnson County Community College, Hays coached two elite pole vaulters, Andrea Dutoit and Amy Linnen. Both won NCAA pole vault championships and were Olympic trials finalists. Linnen followed Hays to KU where she was the 2005 indoor national champion in the pole vault. • During his tenure at Arizona, Hays helped develop Arizona’s pole vault squad into one of the top teams in the nation. In his six seasons, he coached 15 All-Americans, four national champions, two national runner-ups and two collegiate record holders. • At Wichita State, Hays coached Missouri Valley Conference champions in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and the 1,500-meter run. His athletes also won conference titles in the 400-meter relay, hammer throw, shot put, javelin, pole vault, triple jump and the decathlon. Wichita’s Einers Tupuritis won two NCAA Championships in the 800 meters. • At Nevada, Hays coached two national qualifiers in the triple jump and one national qualifier in the high jump while fielding the top jump program in the Big Sky Conference. • In 2002, Hays was the IAAF Event Development Coordinator for the pole vault, working with world record holder Segey Bubka.
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lisha Brewer Assistant Coach Sprints/Hurdles Sixth Year at Kansas Arkansas (1998)
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Under Brewer’s guidance, Kansas athletes have rewritten the record books in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash and the outdoor 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter relay. The most recent student of Brewer to etch his name in the KU record book was Keith Hayes, who tied the third-fastest 60-meter hurdle time in Kansas history and ran the second-fastest 110-meter hurdle time last year as a freshman. • In her first four seasons, Brewer tutored six AllAmericans as the sprints and hurdles coach at KU; Nickesha Anderson (four times), Ashley Brown (2007) and Julius Jiles (2007).
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THE BREWER FILE Birthplace........................Fort Smith, Ark. Hometown......................Fort Smith, Ark. High School........................ Northside HS Family............................. Daughter, Asjah COACHING HISTORY 2004-Present............ University of Kansas Sprints/Hurdles Coach 2001-04.............. University of Cincinnati Sprints/Hurdles Coach 1998-2000............ University of Arkansas Graduate Assistant Strength Coach ATHLETIC HISTORY • Competed professionally from 1998-2000 • All-American in the 55-meter dash in 1998 • National qualifier in five different events in 1998 • 1998 SEC runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles (13.08) • Arkansas school-record holder in the 100-meter hurdles (12.98) HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Coached the first 400-meter hurdles All-American in Kansas history (Ashley Brown, 2007) • In her six seasons as coach, she has tutored four athletes to All-America honors
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EDUCATION • University of Arkansas, 1998 Bachelor’s in Communications • University of Arkansas, 2001 Master’s in Counselor Education
Nickesha Anderson (Kansas) • 2008 Olympian, Jamaican National Team • Four-time All-American in 2008 (60 meters, 200 meters - indoor) (100 meters, 200 meters - outdoor) • 2008 Big 12 Champion (60 meters) • 2008 NCAA Runner-up (200 meters, indoor) • School record holder in the 60 meters, indoor & outdoor 200 meters, 100 meters, 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays Julius Jiles (Kansas) • School-record holder in the 110-meter hurdles • 2007 All-American (110-meter hurdles) • 2008 Big 12 Runner-up (110-meter hurdles) • Midwest Regional finalist in the 110-meter hurdles (2005, 2007, 2008) • NCAA Qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles (2005, 2007, 2008) Ashley Brown (Kansas) • 2007 All-American (400-meter hurdles) • 2007 Big 12 Champion (100-meter hurdles) • 2007 Big 12 Runner-up (400-meter hurdles) • School-record holder in the 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles • Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that set the school record at the 2008 Big 12 Championships • NCAA Qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles (2007, 2008) David Payne (Cincinnati) • 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist (110-meter hurdles) • Two-time All-American • Four-time Conference USA Champion (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles) • 2004 Mid East Regional Runner-up
• In 2008, Brewer oversaw Anderson to one of the best seasons of any Jayhawk ever as she broke both the 60 and 200-meter dash records on numerous occasions. Her career-best time of 7.22 in the 60 meters earned her the Big 12 championship in the event. Anderson became the first woman in KU history to win two All-America honors in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. • Also in 2008, Brewer coached Sha’Ray Butler to her best season. Butler was a part of the school record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team (Butler, Anderson, Charity Stowers, Crystal Manning - 3:35.86) that qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Butler was also a Big 12 finalist and an NCAA Midwest Regional top-five finsher in the 400-meter hurdles, qualifying her for her first appearance at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. • Brewer also supervised the Kansas record-breaking 4x100-meter relay team of Anderson, Manning, Brown and Victoria Howard (44.61) that qualified for the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after placing fifth at the Big 12 Championships. • In the 2007 outdoor season, Brewer helped Brown become the first 400-meter All-American hurdler in school history. • During the 2007 indoor season, Jiles was the Big 12 runner-up in the 60-meter hurdles (7.85) while Brown broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles (8.32), finishing third at the conference meet. • During the 2006 campaign, Brewer oversaw the 400-meter relay team of Crystal Manning, Tiffany Cherry, Victoria Howard and Charisse Bacchus as they broke the school record (44.99) and reached the finals of the Midwest Regional Championships. • At Cincinnati, Brewer coached two-time All-American David Payne in the 110-meter hurdles. Payne ran a personal record of 13.42 and was a 2004 automatic qualifier in the Olympic Trials. He was also a 2004 Mid East regional runner up in the event. Brewer coached several athletes to the NCAA Championships in both the sprints and hurdles. In 2003 and 2004, Brewer coached athletes to the Mid East regional meet in the 400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash and the 400-meter hurdles.
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ndy Kokhanovsky Assistant Coach Throws Fifth Year at Kansas Abilene Christian (1998) PROMINENT PUPILS
THE KOKHANOVSKY FILE Birthplace...........Dnepropetrovsk, Ukriane Hometown..........Dnepropetrovsk, Ukriane Wife.............................................. Marissa Children................................... Ana-Claire COACHING HISTORY 2005-Present............. University of Kansas Throws Coach 2001-05...University of Louisiana-Monroe Throws/Horizonal Jumps Coach 1998-2001......................... McNeese State Throws/Multi-Events Coach ATHLETIC HISTORY • Competed in the discus at the 1996 Olympics for Ukraine • Set a Division II national record in the discus in 1996 (211-5 ft.) • Discus Division II National Champion and All-American • NJCAA National Champion and AllAmerican in the discus at Blinn Junior College (1994 and 1995) • Set the national record for junior colleges in the discus in 1995 with a throw of 210-8 ft. • 1989 USSR National Champion in the discus • Held the Soviet national discus high school record • Member of the 1986 Junior World Championships Soviet Team • Coached by Szilina Svetlana, who came from the school of Coach Alekseev (most successful throws coach in history) HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Has coached 14 All-Americans and one NCAA Division I National Champion EDUCATION • Abilene Christian University, 1998 Bachelor’s in Education
Stephanie Horton (Kansas) • Two-time All-American in the shot put (2008 indoor and outdoor) • Holds both Kansas school records in the shot put Indoor - 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) Outdoor - 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.) Zlata Tarasova (Kansas) • 2007 Big 12 Champion (Hammer Throw) • Holds two school records (weight throw, hammer throw) Weight Throw - 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.) Hammer Throw - 62.95 meters (206-06 ft.) Egor Agafonov (Kansas) • Two-time National Champion in the weight throw (2007 and 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships) • Six-time All-American Weight Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) Hammer Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) • Six-time Big 12 Champion Weight Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) Hammer Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) • School record holder in the hammer throw (233 ft.) Sheldon Battle (Kansas) • Three All-America honors in 2006 (Indoor Weight Throw and Indoor and Outdoor Shot Put) • 2006 Big 12 Champion (Indoor Shot Put) Denita Young (Kansas) • 2006 All-American in the javelin Scott Russell (Kansas) • 2008 Olympian for Canada, placed 10th in the javelin Kristjan Rahnu (McNeese State) • Southland Conference Champion in the decathlon in 2001
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • In Kokhanovsky’s first four seasons in Lawrence, his athletes have garnered 13 All-America honors, six conference championships and two national championships. • In 2008, Kokhanovsky coached Egor Agafonov to his second-consecutive national championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth AllAmerica honors (weight throw, hammer throw) and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the hammer throw and the weight throw. • Also in 2008, Kokhanovsky tutored Stephanie Horton to All-America honors in the shot put at both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships. • In 2007, Kokhanovsky coached junior Egor Agafonov to the indoor and outdoor conference championships in the weight throw and hammer throw, respectively. Agafonov earned All-America honors in both events and won the 2007 weight throw national championship. • Also in 2007, Kokhanovsky led Zlata Tarasova to the first women’s hammer throw conference championship in school history. • In 2006, Kokhanovsky guided Agafonov to two Big 12 Championships (indoor weight throw and outdoor hammer throw) in Agafonov’s first season in intercollegiate athletics. Agafonov went on to earn All-America accolades with his second-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw. • Kokhanovsky oversaw the culmination of six-time All-American Sheldon Battle’s career. In 2006, Battle repeated as the Big 12 indoor shot put champion and scored points at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the shot put (second), discus (second) and hammer throw (seventh). Battle was named the Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year. • Also in 2006, Kokhanovsky coached Denita Young to outdoor All-America honors in the javelin and Stephanie Horton to a bronze at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships. • At Louisiana-Monroe, Kokhanovsky’s athletes qualified for a total of 11 NCAA regional championships and set seven school records. • In his three years at McNeese State, Kokhanovsky coached All-American Samantha Chesson in the javelin as well as Kristjan Rahnu, who was the Southland Conference champion in the decathlon in 2001.
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ayne Pate
Assistant Coach Horizontal Jumps Third Year at Kansas Indiana (1981) PROMINENT PUPILS
THE PATE FILE Birthplace.......................New Orleans, La. Hometown............................LaPorte, Ind. High School............................ LaPorte HS Wife................................................. Laura Children......................Charlize and Justin COACHING HISTORY 2007-Present............. University of Kansas Horizontal Jumps/Multi-Events Coach 2006-07....................... Indiana University Interim Head Coach, Track and Field 2004-06....................... Indiana University Associate Head Coach 1998-2004................... Indiana University Hurdles/Horizontal Jumps Coach 1995-98........................Purdue University Hurdles/Jumps/Relays Coach 1992-95................................Murray State Head Coach, Track and Field/ Cross Country 1985-92...................... University of Texas Jumps/Sprints Coach 1981-85............... University of Tennessee Jumps Coach ATHLETIC HISTORY • Two-time Big Ten long jump champion • Big Ten 400-meter relay champion HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Two-time National Assistant Coach of the Year (2003 and 2005) • Regional Jumps Coach of the Year • OVC Coach of the Year (1994)
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EDUCATION • Indiana University, 1981 Bachelor’s in Physical Education
Crystal Manning (Kansas) • Three All-America honors in 2008 (long jump/triple jump) Aarik Wilson (Indiana) • 2008 Olympian in the triple jump (USA Olympic Team) • Two-time NCAA Champion, 12-time All-American (LJ/TJ) • Two-time NCAA Runner-up and school record holder (TJ) • No. 3-ranked triple jumper in the world Rose Richmond (Indiana) • 2004 Olympian in the long jump (USA Olympic Team) • Two-time All-American, NCAA Runner-up (long jump) • Big Ten and school record holder in the long jump Greg Yeldell (Indiana) • Three-time All-American (triple jump) Kyle Jenkins (Indiana) • Two-time All-American (triple jump) Kiwan Lawson (Indiana) • All-American (long jump) Hasaan Reddick (Indiana) • Four-time All-American (triple jump) Maria Fleishman (Indiana) • Set school record (triple jump) Lauren Chestnut (Indiana) • School-record holder (triple jump) Mike Turner (Purdue) • All-American and school record holder (triple jump) Myron McMclure (Purdue) • All-American (triple jump) Telisa Young-Scott (Purdue) • Fifth-place at the Olympic Trials (triple jump) Heather Samuel (Murray State) • Three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, 2000) • Two-time All-American (100 meters) Eric Metcalf (Texas) • Two-time NCAA Champion, Five-time All-American (LJ) • Played 14 years in the NFL (Three-time All-Pro RB/WR/RS) James Lott (Texas) • Two-time NCAA Champion, Three-time All-American (HJ) Tyrone Scott (Texas) • Six-time All-American, Two-time USA Champion (TJ) • School-record holder (triple jump) Jon Shelton (Texas) • Three-time All-American, NCAA Runner-up (high jump) Johnny Washington (Texas) • Two-time All-American (triple jump) Rodney Terry (Texas) • All-American (long jump) Greg Neal (Tennessee) • Three-time All-American, American Jr. Record Holder (TJ) David Siler (Tennessee) • Three-time All-American, School record holder (triple jump) John Tillman (Tennessee) • 1992 Olympian, Three-time All-American (triple jump) • NCAA Runner-Up (triple jump)
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • A two-time National Assistant Coach of the Year, Pate has coached five Olympians, 46 All-Americans and seven national champions. • In the summer of 2008, Pate saw one of his most decorated student-athletes, Aarik Wilson, compete for the United States in the triple jump at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. • Also during the 2008 summer, Pate coached Crystal Manning as she took home the gold medal at the 2008 NACAC Under-23 Track & Field Championships in Toluca, Mexico. • During the 2008 track and field season, Pate coached Manning to her second, third and fourth All-America honors as she earned the award in the indoor triple jump and in both the long jump and triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Manning is one of three KU women in school history to earn two AllAmerica honors in the same outdoor season. • At Indiana, Pate was named the 2003 and 2005 National Assistant Coach of the Year. Under his guidance, 22 Indiana athletes became Big Ten champions. Along with leading Wilson to the 2008 Olympics, Pate guided him to two NCAA championships in the triple jump, the 2007 Indoor and Outdoor USA Championships and a No. 3 ranking in the world among triple jumpers. • Also at Indiana, Pate led long jumper Rose Richmond to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and to the 2006 USA title. Richmond was just the second female Olympian in school history. Coach Pate instructed Indiana’s first outdoor All-American since 1993, the first indoor triple jump All-American since 1983 and the first outdoor triple jump All-American since 1980. • At Murray State, Pate was named Ohio Valley Conference Women’s Coach of the Year in 1994. • At Texas, Pate coached two-time NCAA long jump champion and former NFL running back Eric Metcalf as well as three-time NCAA high jump champion James Lott. • At Tennessee, Pate coached two NCAA runner-ups in the triple jump.
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ichael Whittlesey, Ph.D. Assistant Coach Distance First Year at Kansas Connecticut (1990) PROMINENT PUPILS Brie Felnagle (North Carolina) • 2007 NCAA Outdoor Champion (1,500 meters) • 2006 and 2007 NCAA Champion with the Distance Medley Relay (DMR) team. • School record holder in the 1,500 meters and mile • 11-time All-American • Seven-time ACC Champion
THE WHITTLESEY FILE Birthplace...............................Torrington, Conn. Hometown................................... Morris, Conn. High School....................................Wamogo HS Wife...........................................................Carol Children...................Samantha (6) and Ryan (3) COACHING HISTORY 2009-Present...................... University of Kansas Middle Distnace/Distance Coach Assistant Cross Country Coach 1998-08................ University of North Carolina Assistant Director of Cross Country and Track and Fild 1996-97..................................... UNC-Charlotte Assistant Track and Cross Country Coach 1991-95..................... University of Connecticut Graduate Assistant Coach Assistant Strength Coach ATHLETIC HISTORY • First American finisher in the 1995 Boston Marathon • 1996 Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon • 1990 UConn Cross Country team captian HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Two-time ACC Cross Country Coach of the Year (1999 and 2003) • Two-time Southeast Region Coach of the Year (1999 and 2003) • 2003 NCAA Division I Track and Field National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s middle distance/distance • 2007 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regional Assistant Coach of the Year • While at UNC, had two seperate DMR teams hold the American Record EDUCATION • University of Connecticut, 1990 Bachelor’s in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training • University of Connecticut, 1993 Master’s in Biophysical Science/Exercise Physiology • University of North Carolina, 1997 Doctorate in Sports Science/Exercise Physiology
Shalane Flanagan (North Carolina) • 2004 and 2008 Olympian • Two-time NCAA Cross Country Champion (2002 and 2003) • 2003 NCAA Indoor Champion (3,000 meters, DMR) • Three-time NCAA Cross Country Runner of the Year (2001, 2002 and 2003) • 14-time NCAA All-American • 13 Time ACC Champion • School record-holder in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters • 2004 and 2005 USA National Cross Country Champion • 2005 USA National Champion (5,000 meters) Alice Schmidt (North Carolina) • 2002 and 2003 NCAA Champion (800 meters) • 2003 NCAA Champion (DMR) • School record-holder in the indoor & outdoor 800 meters • 7 time ACC Champion • 2007 US World Championship Team member • 2008 Olympian Erin Donohue (North Carolina) • NCAA Champion DMR • Three-time ACC Champion • 2008 Olympian • Eight-time All-American Georgia Kloss (North Carolina) • 2006 and 2007 NCAA Champion (Distance Medley Relay) • 2006 Indoor and Outdoor ACC Champion (800 meters) • Four-time All-American Dominique Jackson (North Carolina) • 2009 ACC Champion (800 meters) • 2009 All-American (800 meters)
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • In Whittlesey’s first season working with the Kansas cross country teams, 10 different KU women and seven different KU men set personal records. Whittlesey also coached the women’s team to a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, which was its best performance in 15 years. • In Whittlesey’s 11 years at the helm of the cross country program at UNC, the Carolina women’s team advanced to the NCAA Championships 10 times, including a program-best sixthplace finish in 1999. The Tar Heels also posted the first backto-back top-10 NCAA finishes in school history, as the team finished 10th in both 2003 and 2004. • Under his guidance, the distance squad at UNC produced nine NCAA individual and relay titles in six years, 70 All-Americans and 36 conference champions. In addition, two seperate DMR teams set the American record while at UNC. • After assisting the Tar Heels to a fourth-place indoor finish and another top-10 outdoor finish, as well as producing four NCAA individual and relay titles, Whittlesey was awarded the first-ever NCAA Division I Track and Field National Assistant Coach of the Year for women’s middle distance/distance in 2003. • In 2007, Whittlesey coached Brie Felnagle to the individual NCAA title in the outdoor 1,500 meters, as well as a title with the distance medley relay squad, where she ran the anchor leg. Under the guidance of Whittlesey, Felnagle captured three NCAA titles and was named an All-American 11 times in her career. • In 2002 and 2003, Whittlesey coached Shalane Flanagan to the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, where she won back-to-back titles, becoming the first Carolina woman to ever win a cross country national championship and only the third woman in NCAA history to successfully defend her title at the event. On the track, Flanagan won the individual national championship in the indoor 3,000 meters and then earned another first-place finish at the 2003 national championships as part of the distance medley relay squad. Under Whittlesey’s guidance, Flanagan earned a spot on the 2004 U.S. Olympic 5,000-meter team and the 2005 and 2007 U.S. Track and Field World Championship team. She later went on the claim a bronze medal in the 10,000 at the 2008 Olympic Games. • Whittlesey also coached standout runners Alice Schmidt, who was a two-time national champion in the outdoor 800 meters and Erin Donahue, who earned All-American status in both cross country and track. Schmidt and Donahue were also members of the 2007 U.S. Track and Field World Championship team, and both earned spots on the 2008 U.S. Olympic team. • While coaching two years at UNC-Charlotte, Whittlesey’s athletes set 53 new school records in 18 different events.
Carol Henry (North Carolina) • Three-time All-American • Canadian National Record in the 3,000 meter Steeplechase Andy Craycraft (North Carolina) • 2003 ACC Champion (800 meters) • UNC school record-holder in the 800 meters Clay Ragan (North Carolina) • 2006 All-American (800 meters) • 2007 ACC Champion (4x400 meter relay)
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incent Bingham Director of Operations Second Year at Kansas Missouri Baptist (1987) PROMINENT PUPILS
THE BINGHAM FILE Birthplace........................St. Louis, Mo. Hometown................. Crystal City, Mo. High School................. Crystal City HS COACHING HISTORY 2008-Present.........University of Kansas Director of Track Operations 2004-07......Missouri Baptist University Head Coach, Track/Cross Country 2000-01...................Lincoln University Head Coach, Track/Cross Country 1999-2000.................. SIU-Carbondale Sprints/Hurdles Coach 1993-99...........Lindenwood University Associate Head Coach Sprints/Jumps Coach Assistant Cross Country Coach 1990-91....... The Ohio State University Volunteer Assistant Coach Multi-Events/Throws 1988-90.............University of Missouri Jumps/Multi-Events Coach 1983-88..........Missouri Baptist College Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Coach HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • NAIA Women’s Indoor National Coach of the Year (2006) • NAIA Women’s Outdoor National Coach of the Year (2006) • NAIA Women’s Indoor Regional Coach of the Year (2005 and 2006) • NAIA Women’s Outdoor Regional Coach of the Year (2005 and 2006) EDUCATION • Missouri Baptist College, 1987 Bachelor’s in Physical Education
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Nickesha Anderson (Missouri Baptist) • 2008 Olympian, Jamaican National Team • 13-time NAIA National Champion (60, 100, 200 and 400 meters and 4x100-meter relay) • 19-time NAIA All-American • NAIA national record-holder in the indoor 60-meters and outdoor 100 and 200 meters Randy Lewis (Lindenwood) • 2004 and 2008 Olympian (Grenada National Team) Ibrahim Bashir (Lindenwood) • 2004 Olympian (Kuwait National Team) Betty Rotich (Missouri Baptist) • Three-time NAIA National Champion (5,000 and 10,000) Shernelle Nicholls (Missouri Baptist) • Two-time NAIA National Champion (shot put) Seidre Forde (Missouri Baptist) • 2006 NAIA National Champion (triple jump) Nadina Marsh (Missouri Baptist) • Two-time NAIA National Champion (pentathlon, heptathlon) Lanece Clark (Missouri Baptist) • Two-time NAIA National Champion (60 meters, 4x100) Margaret Nakintu (Missouri Baptist) • Two-time NAIA National Champion (800 meters, mile) Nikkita Holder (Missouri Baptist) • 2006 NAIA National Champion (4x100-meter relay) Rachel Baldwin • 2006 NAIA National Champion (4x100-meter relay) Roatter Johnson (Lindenwood) • 1999 NAIA National Champion (triple jump) Amy Knobloch (Lindenwood) • 1998 NAIA National Champion (outdoor marathon) Sandra Stepney (Missouri Baptist) • 1989 National Champion (triple jump) Kelly Cox (Missouri Baptist) • Two-time National Champion (high jump) Miriam Otten (Missouri Baptist) • 1988 National Champion (outdoor marathon)
COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Bingham’s teams won three NAIA National Championships. His Lindenwood team took home the men’s indoor title in 1998, while his 2006 Missouri Baptist women’s team won both the indoor and outdoor championships. • At the 2006 NAIA Indoor National Championships, Bingham’s women’s team broke eight national records. It won eight events and had an athlete earn All-America honors in 18 of 21 events. Bingham’s athletes were the top-four scorers in the Athlete of the Year competition. His team’s performance earned him the NAIA Indoor National Coach of the Year award. • Bingham resurrected the Missouri Baptist men’s program in 2006 after it had undergone a 15-year hiatus and led it to a seventh-place finish in its first season of competition. • At the 2006 NAIA Outdoor National Championships, Bingham’s athletes once again won eight national championships. Bingham coached former Jayhawk Nickesha Anderson to the Athlete of the Year honor. Anderson won 12 individual national titles and was a 19-time All-American in her two and a half years running for Bingham at Missouri Baptist. • Also in 2006, Bingham saw Nadina Marsh and Betty Rotich complete sweeps of the women’s multi-events and distance races during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Seidre Forde also won a national championship in the women’s triple jump. His men also improved on their finish from the indoor championships with a fifth-place outdoor finish. His athletes’ accomplishments earned Bingham the NAIA Outdoor National Coach of the Year award as well. All told, Bingham’s athletes earned 78 AllAmerica honors in 2006. • In 2005, much like the men’s program, Bingham brought back the Missouri Baptist women’s program and had instant success. Bingham led the women to a fifthplace finish at the indoor national championships and followed that with a third-place finish at the outdoor championships. • Also at Missouri Baptist, five Bingham athletes earned Academic All-America honors in 2006. • In 1988 at Missouri, Bingham coached Teri LeBlanc to two NCAA Division I All-America honors, in the heptathlon and long jump. • A Missouri, Bingham’s athletes qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships five times. LeBlanc qualified in the indoor 55-meter hurdles and long jump as well as the outdoor heptahlon and long jump. Felicia Allen made it in the outdoor long jump. • Bingham oversaw LeBlanc to five Big Eight Championships in the indoor long jump and pentathlon as well as the outdoor long jump, 100-meter hurdles and heptathlon. • Bingham coached six NCAA Division II All-Americans at Lincoln, with Sedell Roberts grabbing the honor in the indoor 400 meters and Jody Kay Martines taking the award in the outdoor 100 meters and 400-meter relay.
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ilan Donley Kansas Relays Meet Director 10th Year at Kansas Southern Colorado (1981) On Nov. 1, 2006, Milan Donley was named the new Meet Director for the Kansas Relays. Donley had previously served as the horizontal jumps coach for the Jayhawks for seven seasons. Under Donley’s direction, the 82nd anniversary of the Kansas Relays in 2009 attracted nearly 15,000 fans, and in 2008, track and field enthusiasts enjoyed 11 meet records, a world-leading time and several thrilling performances over the four-day event.
THE DONLEY FILE Birthplace........................ Pueblo, Colo. Hometown...................... Beulah, Colo. High School............ Pueblo Central HS Wife.............................................. Julie Children...........Hailey, Ethan and Anna COACHING HISTORY 2006-Present.........University of Kansas Kansas Relays Meet Director 2000-06................University of Kansas Horizontal Jumps Coach 1995-2000............East Tennessee State Head Coach, Track/Cross Country 1990-95............ University of Arkansas Sprints/Jumps/Multi-Events Coach Assistant Cross Country Coach 1988-90................University of Illinois Jumps/Throws/Multi-Events Coach 1986-88.....Univ. of California - Berkley Jumps/Multi-Events Coach 1985-86............. Southwest Texas State Sprints/Jumps Coach 1981-85................Adams State College Head Coach, Women’s Track & Field ATHLETIC HISTORY • Competed in the hurdles for Southern Colorado (1975-1980) HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • 2005 USTFCCCA Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year • Three-time Southern Conference Coach of the Year (1996, 1998, 1999) • 1995 NAIA Indoor and Outdoor Coach of the Year • USATF Level II Instructor EDUCATION • University of Southern Colorado, 1981 Bachelor’s in Education • Adams State College, 1983 Master of Arts in Education
In 2007, Donley’s first year as the Relays meet director, over 10,000 spectators passed through the gates, taking in four days of spectacular weather and competition. In 2005, Donley coached long jumpers Charisse Bacchus and Shatoya Hill to fourth and eighth-place finishes, respectively, at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. He also coached Brooklyn Hann to a third-place finish in the triple jump. Hann went on to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she garnered All-American honors after an eighth-place finish in her event. Hann’s finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump followed her 10th-place result at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Bacchus also had a 10th-place finish at this same meet in the long jump. At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Donley coached Hann and Hill to third and fifth-place finishes, respectively, in the triple jump. On the men’s side in 2005, Donley coached Barrett Saunders to a fifth-place finish in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and a sixth-place result at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the same event. For his efforts, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named Donley the Midwest Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005. Under Donley’s guidance in 2003, triple jumper Benaud Shirley qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, while Brooklyn Hann and Monique Peters both qualified for the Midwest Regional Championships. In 2002, Donley mentored three conference champions: Big 12 indoor long jump champion Peters, Big 12 outdoor triple jump champion Hann and Big 12 outdoor triple jump champion Shirley. He also coached an All-American, as Hann advanced to NCAA competition and finished 10th in the triple jump. Hann also broke both the indoor and outdoor Kansas women’s triple jump records. Prior to coming to KU, Donley guided 17 All-Americans, two national champions, four Olympic team members,
two U.S. champions and two American record holders. This included 1996 Olympian Sheila Hudson, an American record holder in the women’s triple jump and a six-time NCAA champion in the long jump and triple jump. Donley also coached his wife, Julie, in the 1992 Olympic Games. Donley came to Kansas from East Tennessee State University where he was the head track and field and cross country coach. While at ETSU, Donley was Southern Conference Coach of the Year three times in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He guided 54 individual Southern Conference champions, 13 NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans, while his teams set 25 school records. Donley was also the coach of 13-time Southern Conference champion Taneisha Robinson, who competed in the long jump and triple jump. Robinson was also a two-time Southern Conference Athlete of the Year and two time NCAA qualifier. Before his stint at ETSU, Donley was an assistant track and field and cross country coach at the University of Arkansas. While at Arkansas, Donley coached eight AllAmericans and 15 SEC individual champions. Donley previously coached at the University of Illinois as an assistant. Prior to Illinois, Donley coached at several other schools including Cal Berkeley, Southwest Texas State and Adams State College. While at those schools, Donley’s athletes earned many accolades, including two All-American honors, one multiple national champion, an NCAA qualification and an NAIA indoor team championship in 1985. Donley earned his level I and II instructor’s certificates and was the USATF women’s triple jump development coordinator from 1990-93. He has also directed several track and field camps while at Arkansas, East Tennessee State, Illinois and Adams State. Donley coached the 1997-99 Canadian 800-meter champion and 2000 Canadian Olympic team member Zachary Whitmarsh. He received numerous coaching awards, including the Southern Conference men’s and women’s cross country Coach of the Year and the NAIA Women’s Track Coach of the Year, for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Donley and his wife, Julie, reside in Lawrence with their three children, Hailey, Ethan and Anna.
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ew Perkins Lew Perkins has served as Director of Athletics at the University of Kansas since June 2003. He arrived at KU after achieving nationally recognized success as athletics director at the University of Connecticut. That success has continued at KU. In the summer of 2008 Perkins topped the public voting in TIME Magazine’s online poll of the best sports executives in the world. He was the only college sports administrator to make TIME’s list of 35 individuals, which includes team owners, team managers, league commissioners and other executives from around the world. Kansas Athletics has experienced tremendous growth and success during Perkins’ tenure.
THE PERKINS FILE
Birthplace................ Boston, Massachusetts Wife...................................................Gwen Children..................Amy MacNeil & Holly Grandchildren..........Caroline & Alexandra COLLEGE ATHLETICS CAREER 2003-present.............. University of Kansas Director of Athletics 1990-2003..........University of Connecticut Director of Athletics 1987-90.................. University of Maryland Director of Athletics
Student-athletes have excelled in athletic programs in conference and national play, bringing home conference titles, bowl games and national championships under Perkins’ leadership. Success can also be found in the classroom, with student-athletes setting new records for academic excellence. Kansas Athletics fundraising has reached unprecedented levels, resulting in greater services for student-athletes, coaches and numerous upgrades in KU’s athletics facilities. Under Perkins, Kansas Athletics’ $27-million budget has grown to more than $55 million. Perkins has 41 years experience in college athletics and is one of the most respected athletics directors in the country. A native of Chelsea, Mass., Perkins was inducted into his high school Hall of Fame in 1989. A highly recruited basketball player, he played at the University of Iowa (1965-67). Perkins earned his undergraduate degree there in 1967. He
Perkins an d Redwine address th e crowd du ring the award s ceremony of the 200 6 Kansas R elays. obtained his master’s degree in education (1975) from the University of South Carolina and received an honorary Doctor of Education degree at USC Aiken in May 2005. Perkins has served on many NCAA, Big 12 Conference and other prestigious committees, including the Basketball Issues Committee. At the conference level, Perkins has served as Chair of the Big 12 Board of Athletics Directors and as a member of the Big 12 Television Committee. In spring 2005 he was named to the Board of Directors of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He and his wife Gwen have been married 41 years. Their daughter Amy and her husband Brandon Macneill, Executive Associate Athletic Director at Tulane University, are parents to Caroline and Alexandra. Daughter Holly obtained her juris doctorate from the University of Kansas School of Law and is an associate at Polsinelli Shughart in Kansas City. Lew and Gwen are committed to the well-being of all student-athletes, coaches and staff, and are proud to call Kansas home.
1983-87................ Wichita State University Director of Athletics 1980-83.............University of Pennsylvania Associate Director of Athletics 1969-80.... University of Sout Carolina-Aiken Director of Athletics EDUCATION University of Iowa (1967) Bachelor’s of Education University of South Carolina Masters of Education (1975)
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Birthplace.......................Washington, N.C. Husband.................................. Shade Little COLLEGE ATHLETICS CAREER 2009-Present.............. University of Kansas Chancellor
A highly regarded scholar, teacher and university leader, Bernadette Gray-Little began her tenure as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas on August 15, 2009. As KU chancellor, Gray-Little is the chief executive officer of the university, overseeing campuses in Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland Park and Wichita in addition to research and educational centers in Topeka, Hutchinson, Parsons and elsewhere in the state. She succeeds Robert Hemenway, who served as KU chancellor for 14 years. Chancellor Gray-Little previously was executive vice chancellor and provost from 2006 to 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A professor of psychology, Gray-Little rose to the post of UNC’s chief academic officer after successive administrative appointments, including dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, executive associate provost, senior associate dean for undergraduate education for the college, and chair of the Department of Psychology. In these roles, she earned a reputation as a superb fundraiser, a relationship builder, a strong advocate for faculty and for research, and a champion for the highest quality educational experience for students.
psychology from St. Louis University. Her postdoctoral research in cross-cultural psychology was funded by a fellowship from the Fulbright Foundation for study in Denmark. She has also been a Social Science Research Council Fellow and a recipient of a Ford Foundation Senior Scholar Fellowship through the National Research Council. Her research falls primarily into three areas, two of which reflect a continuing interest in the relation of social and cultural factors to personality and psychopathology. First, she has studied the relevance of the client and clinician’s ethnic/racial membership to the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorder. The second area concerns the social determinants of self-esteem and is manifest in research on factors associated with self-esteem in children and adolescents of varied ethnic groups. In a third area of research she has explored the association of relationship satisfaction to the decision-making and influence strategies used by couples in intimate relationships. Gray-Little is married to Shade Key Little, who was assistant dean for academic support services at UNC. They have two adult children and one grandchild.
A native of eastern North Carolina, Gray-Little received her bachelor’s degree from Marywood College in Scranton, Pa., and her master’s and doctoral degrees in
2007-09......... University of North Carolina Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost 2004-06......... University of North Carolina Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences 2001-04......... University of Norht Carolina Executive Associate Provost 1999-01......... University of North Carolina Senior Assocaite Dean 1993-98......... University of North Carolina Pyschology Department Chair 1982-93......... University of North Carolina Director of the Graduate Program in ..... Clinical Psychology EDUCATION St. Louis University (1970) Doctorate in Clinical Psychology St. Louis University (1968) Master’s in Psychology Marywood College (1966) Bachelor’s of Psychology
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Track and Field Staff
DEBBIE LUMAN Administrative Assistant
CARA SCHLINGER Track and Field SID
CHRIS HOWARD NICKESHA ANDERSON Associate Athletics Director Volunteer Assistant Coach Track and Field Administrator
ROSIE MARTINS Athletic Trainer
JOEL LUEDKE Athletic Trainer
LISA HEHMAN Academic Counselor
MARY BETH MARCHIONY Academic Counselor
PAUL HEFFERON Volunteer Assistant Coach
CRYSTAL MANNING Volunteer Assistant Coach
ROSIE RICHMOD Volunteer Assistant Coach
AARIK WILSON Volunteer Assistant Coach
Support Staff
THERESA BECKER Associate AD Compliance
DR. JERRY BAILEY Facility Athletics Representative
LARRY HARE MIKE HARRITY Assistant AD Assistant AD Equipment Operations Student-Athlete Development
LARRY KEATING Senior Associate Athletics Director
BEN KIRTLAND Associate AD Development
SEAN LESTER Associate AD Internal Affairs
JIM MARCHIONY CLEN QUICK Associate AD Assistant AD Academic & Career Planning External Affairs
FRANK REEB Director of Human Resources
BRANDON SIMMONS Associate AD Marketing
CHRIS THEISEN Assistant AD Media Relations
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PAUL BUSKIRK BILL DICKERSON CHARLETTE BLUBAUGH Associate AD Associate AD Associate AD Operations Information Technology Student-Athlete Support Services
JAY ELLIS Assistant AD Facilities
JOHN HADL Associate AD Major Gifts
RODNEY JONES J.D. LOUDABARGER Assistant AD Assistant AD Williams Education Fund Events
DEBBIE VAN SAUN Senior Woman Administrator
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osh Baden RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 5-10 • Distance Colby, Kan. (Colby HS)
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Member of the Jayhawks’ travel squad for much of the season, competing in five of six meets…Posted a season-best 8K time of 25:47.60 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 30), where he finished sixth on the squad and 82nd overall in a field of 245 competitors…Ran a 25:59.30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17)…Competed at the Big 12 Championships, posting an 8K time of 27:04.58 to take 71st place. 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in both cross country and track at Colby High School... Runner-up at the 2007 Kansas Class 4A State Cross Country Championships...Allstate as a senior in 2007...Member of the Kansas all-state academic team in 2006 and 2007...NWKL Academic All-League 2004-2007...Selected to the all-league team in 2004 and 2005...Runner-up in the 3,200 meters at the 2008 Kansas Track and Field State Championships...Placed third in the 1,600 meters at the 2008 state track and field meet...Finished in third place at state in the 800 meters... Fourth place in the 1,600 meters at the 2007 state track and field meet...Placed third in the 3,200 meters at the 2007 state meet...Sixth place at state in 2006 as a sophomore in the 3,200 meters. PERSONAL: Son of Leo and Janice Baden...Born in Superior, Neb...High school valedictorian...Majoring in computer science and math.
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rian Bishop Sr./Sr. • 6-2 • Throws Cantrall, Ill. (SIU-Edwardsville/Athens HS) Personal Bests Indoor Shot Put 14.95m (49-00.75 ft.) Weight Throw 12.33m (40-05.50 ft.)
Outdoor Shot Put 14.85m (48-08.75 ft.) Discus 57.17m (187-6 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Threw a personal-best 187-06 ft. in the discus to place third at the Big 12 Championships (May 16) and qualify for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships…That mark also cracked the KU all-time bests list as the sixthbest discus throw in school history…Placed second in the discus at both the Jim Click Shootout (April 4) and Arkansas Twilight (May 1)…Took seventh at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (May 30) with a throw of 179-02 ft… Had a season-best eighth-place finish in the shot put at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4)…Selected Newcomer of the Year for field athletes by the coaching staff.
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2009 INDOOR: Led the Jayhawks in the shot put and weight throw throughout the season…Placed 12th at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28) in shot put with a season-best throw of 49-00.75 ft…Took fifth at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) in both shot put (46-06 ft.) and weight throw (40-05.50). AT SIUE: First Team All-GLVC and second-place conference finisher in 2008 in the discus with a throw of 178-03 ft... Throw of 178-03 ft. was the third-highest discus throw all-time in the conference... Placed ninth at the NCAA Division II National Championships with a throw of 165-10 ft. HIGH SCHOOL: State runner-up in the discus as a junior (168-10 ft.) and senior (182-09 ft.)...Placed fourth in the shot put at the state championships as a senior (53-03.25 ft.)...Senior Spotlight Champion with a high school-record throw of 185-11 ft...Midwest Sangamo Conference record holder in the discus...Field MVP as a junior ...Competed on the USA Junior World Team in 2008...The top American discus thrower at the Junior World Championships...Lettered two years in soccer...First team all-conference soccer selection. PERSONAL: Son of Charles and Tammy Bishop...Born in Springfield, Ill... Majoring in PE/health education...Grandfather Walter Bishop was a thrower at the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University...Brother Ben Bishop is a thrower at SIU-Edwardsville.
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saac Bradshaw
Fr./So.• 5-11 • Hurdles Jetmore, Kan. (Jetmore HS) Personal Bests Outdoor 400mH................ 58.68
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed at the Kansas Relays (April 17), where he posted a 400-meter hurdle time of 58.68. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Track Team MVP and top point leader as a sophomore, junior and senior…State champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior…Runner-up at the state championships in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior…Placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the state championships his junior season…Finished third in the 300-meter hurdles at the state championships as a junior…Fourth place as a sophomore in the 110-meter hurdles at the state championships…Was named a state scholar for his academic success. PERSONAL: Son of Marc and Sandy Bradshaw…Born in Dodge City, Kan… Majoring in finance…Salutatorian of his high school class.
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Jacob Breth
Sr./Sr. • 6-4 • Multi-Events Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS) Personal Bests Indoor Heptathlon.........4,706 60mH.................8.98 400m.................50.44 Shot Put 14.20m (46-07.25 ft.) Long Jump 5.96m (19-06.65 ft.)
Outdoor Decathlon...........6,320 110mH...............16.41 400m.................49.47 Shot Put 12.88m (42-03.25 ft.) Discus 39.37m (129-2 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Had six top-five performances as a multi-event athlete, including fifth place in the decathlon at the Kansas Relays (April 15) with 6,320 points, which was a career-best score…Finished seventh in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships (May 15), with a career-best 49.47…Took first at the Kansas Relays (April 15) in the same event…Finished third in the discus at the Kansas Relays with a season-best throw of 38.99 meters (127-11 ft.)…Placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships in the shot put, with a career-best mark of 12.88 meters (42-03.25 ft.)…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. 2009 INDOOR: Posted his career-best heptathlon score of 4,706 at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28)…Set personal records in nine different events, including 14.20 meters (46-07.25 ft.) in the shot put, which was good for a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships…Ran a career-best 2:43.50 in the 1,000 meters at the league meet to finish fourth…Posted a career-best high jump mark of 1.87 meters (6-01.50 ft.) to finish seventh at the Husker Invitational (Feb. 6). 2008 OUTDOOR: Posted 12 top-10 finishes in 10 different events…Took home second place in the discus at the Kansas Relays with a personal-best throw of 39.37 meters (129-02 ft.)…Achieved a personal-best decathlon score of 6,077 at the Kansas Relays, good for an eighth-place finish…Placed third in the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 50.74…Finished third in the shot put at the John Jacobs Invitational after a throw of 11.40 meters (37-05 ft.)… Earned a fourth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 4:41.75…Also placed fourth at the Kansas Relays in the javelin, throwing 44.85 meters (147-02 ft.)…Recorded seventh-place finishes at the Kansas Relays in the 110-meter hurdles (16.63) and the high jump (1.75 meters [5-08.75 ft.]). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the heptathlon for the first time during the indoor season…Placed 11th at the ISU Classic with 4,346 points…Finished 10th at the Husker Invitational with 4,311 points…Ran a personal best time of 51.51 in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Invitational. 2007 OUTDOOR: Had the best shot put of any Jayhawk with a toss of 11.47 meters (37-07.75 ft.) at the Kansas Relays...Competed in six different events for the Jayhawks; the 400-meter run, long jump, discus, javelin, shot put and decathlon...Had a season-best in the 400 meter-run at the Tulsa Duels with a time of 51.44...Also had a season-best discus throw at the Tulsa Duels with a distance of 37.61 meters (123-04.75 ft.). 2007 INDOOR: Ran in just one event as a freshman...Finished with a time of 52.08 in the 400-meter run at the Jayhawk Invitational.
Ebo Browne
RS-Fr./So. • 5-11 • Sprints Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Personal Bests Outdoor 800m.................2:03.30
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in the Kansas Relays (April 16), where he finished 68th in the 800 meters with a time of 2:03:80. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the school record as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team as a senior...That relay team also ran the fastest time in the state of Kansas for 2007...Competed in the 2007 Kansas Relays and Kansas 6A State Championships as a senior...Made the 2007 Lawrence Journal-World Track and Field Honor Roll for performance in the 100 meters...Was a two-year letterman in football. PERSONAL: Son of George and Justina Browne...Majoring in applied behavioral science...Cousin Pierre Lisk competed in the 1996 Olympics in the 100 meters and is currently fourth place all-time in KU history in the 100 meters (10.25).
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RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 6-1 • Distance Houston, Texas (James E. Taylor HS)
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Among the Jayhawks’ top-five finishers in five of the six meets in which he competed…Posted a career-best 8K time of 25:26 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3), where he also had a season-best team-finish of third, while placing 62nd overall…Clocked in at 25:30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) to take 123rd…Competed at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31), finishing 62nd in an 8K time of 26:44.50…Selected as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran unattached at the Bob Timmons Classic, finishing in 16th place with an 8K time of 26:59.60...Placed 17th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:00.68…Ran a 26:50 (8K) at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree...Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 26:36.30 to finish 91st in the Men’s Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals.
HIGH SCHOOL: Had a personal-best toss in the discus of 50.47 meters (165-07 ft.) and had a personal-best time in the 400-meter run of 49.90.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in both track and cross country...Was team captain of his cross country team as a junior and senior...Qualified for state as a senior in 2007...Regional qualifier 2005-07...Was a two-time team MVP in track... Was a four-year academic/athletic all-star.
PERSONAL: Son of Conni and Daniel Breth...Chose KU because of the Air Force ROTC...Majoring in business management.
PERSONAL: Full name is Greg Austin Bussing...Son of Greg and Dorothy Bussing...Born in St. Louis, Mo...Majoring in English.
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So./So. • 6-5 • High Jump Fowler, Kan. (Fowler HS) Personal Bests Indoor High Jump 2.09m (6-10.25 ft.)
Outdoor High Jump 2.00m (6-06.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Finished fifth in the high jump at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) with a mark of 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.)…Jumped a season-best 2.00 meters (6-06.75) at the Drake Relays (Apr. 25) and Big 12 Championships (May 16), where he placed 12th and 13th, respectively. 2009 INDOOR: Led the team in the high jump with a mark of 2.09 meters (6-10.25 ft.), which he accomplished at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7)…Took ninth at the Big 12 Championships after clearing 2.05 meters (6-08.75 ft.)…Took third at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) with a jump of 1.98 meters (6-06.00 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track and field...State champion in the high jump as a junior (6-06 ft.) and senior (6-08 ft.)...Regional champion in the high jump as a junior and senior...League champion in the high jump as a sophomore, junior and senior...Placed third at the league championships in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior...Third-place finisher in the triple jump at the state championships as a senior...Finished third in the triple jump at the regional championships as a senior...Competed in the high jump at the Kansas Relays as a junior and senior, placing fifth his junior year...State and regional runner-up in the high jump as a sophomore...Lettered three years in basketball...All-league honorable mention in basketball as a junior and senior...Member of the National Honor Society...Earned a spot on the honor roll for his work in the classroom. PERSONAL: Son of Sara Hayes and Robert Canton...Born in North Little Rock, Ark...Majoring in health and physical education teacher licensure program...Aunt Elissa Mayo, grandfather Greg Bunyan, great uncle Bill Bunyan, great grandmother Loraine Gregory, great grandfather William Price Bunyan II and great-great grandmother Margaret Sheldon all attended the University of Kansas.
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ick Caprario Jr./Jr. • 5-11 • Distance Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Personal Bests Indoor 1,000m.......2:34.75 Mile.............4:39.13 3,000m.......8:41.27 5,000m.......15:04.40
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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six meets for the Crimson and Blue… Posted a season-best 25:31.90 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17)… Finished fourth on the team at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31) in an 8K time of 26:28.23…Had arguably his best race of the season at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14), where he ran the 10K course in 32:23.60 to finish second on the squad and 46th overall…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in three events for the Jayhawks…Finished 19th in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays (April 16) with a time of 15:17.69…Posted a season-best 11th-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Drake Relays (April 23), clocking in at 31:51.59…Ran the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing in 23rd and 13th place, respectively. 2009 INDOOR: Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan 16)…Ran a career-best 3,000 meter time of 8:41.27 at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan 9), where he finished ninth overall…Clocked in at 8:54.05 at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) to finish 13th. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 12th at the Bob Timmons Classic with an 8K time of 26:25.60…Finished in 10th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after posting an 8K time of 27:33.24…Recorded a 56th-place finish at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 26:04…Ran a 25:53 at the ISU PreNationals...Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:32.58 at the Big 12 Championships to finish in 40th place overall and third for the Jayhawks…Competed for the second consecutive year at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, finishing in 61st place with a 10K time of 32:50.70…Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. 2008 OUTDOOR: Had four top-15 finishes in six races…Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 8:56.75…Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays after running 15:05.97…Had a 12thplace finish in the 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 32:08.54…Finished 23rd in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships after running a 16:03.24. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in four different events throughout the season… Placed ninth in the 3,000 meters at the adidas Classic with a season-best time of 8:44.10…Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational (8:44.21)… Ran a season-best time of 15:04 in the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Contributed greatly as a freshman…Finished 17th at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 27:20.48 in his first collegiate race… Helped Kansas to a win over Kansas State with his sixth-place finish at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (16:02.30, 5K)… Set a personal-best at the NCAA PreNationals with a time of 25:29.70 for the 8K (199th place)…Placed 72nd at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 27:16.39…Ran a time of 32:36 in his first 10K race at the Midwest Regionals (85th place). HIGH SCHOOL: Runner-up at the 2006 Nebraska Class A State Cross Country Championships (15:55)...Runner-up at 2007 Nebraska Class A State Track and Field Championships in the 3,200 meters (9:22)...Member of cross country state runner-up teams in 2004 and 2005... Member of track state runner-up teams in 2005 and 2007...Member of 2006 SuperState Boys Cross Country Team...Fouryear letterwinner in both cross country and track. PERSONAL: Son of Pat and Linda Stewart...Majoring in industrial design.
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eggie Carter Sr./Sr. • 5-8 • Sprints Bensalem, Pa. (Morgan State/Bensalem HS) Personal Bests Indoor 60m............6.99
Outdoor 200m..........21.43 400m..........47.52
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the fastest 200 and 400-meter times for the Jayhawks… Posted season-best times in the 200 meters (21.43) and the 400 meters (47.52) at the Big 12 Championships (May 16)…Took second at the Kansas Relays (April 17) in the 400 meters with a time of 48.08. 2009 INDOOR: Ran the 60-meter dash at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), where he finished fifth in 6.99. AT MORGAN STATE: Outdoor Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2007, after posting a season-best time of 47.35 in the 400 meters… Posted indoor times of 21.80 in the 200 meters and 48.20 in the 400 meters.
2008 OUTDOOR: Finished in the top 10 six times, three times each in the long jump and triple jump...Won the long jump at the Missouri Relays with a leap of 6.83 meters (22-05 ft.)...Placed fourth in the triple jump at the Missouri Relays after jumping 13.65 meters (44-09.50 ft.)...Finished in ninth place in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 7.32 meters (24-00.25 ft.)...Had sixth-place finishes in both the long jump (7.31 meters, 23-11.75 ft.) and triple jump (14.33 meters, 47-00.25 ft.) at the Sooner Invitational. 2008 INDOOR: Earned a personal-best mark of 6.66 meters (21-10.25 ft.) in the long jump at the Kansas Invitational (sixth place)…Placed 13th at the adidas Classic with a jump of 6.62 meters (21-08.75 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Participated at four meets in the triple jump…Finished 15th at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 14.40 meters (47-03 ft.)…Had Kansas’ best effort in the triple jump with a leap of 14.77 meters (48-05.50 ft.) at the Drake Relays.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track…2006 Nike Indoor National Champion in the 400 meters (48.50)...All-American as a senior in the 200 meters (21.30) and 400 meters (47.30) during the outdoor season and in the 400 meters (48.32) in the indoor season…All-state as a junior in both the 200 meters (21.80) and the 400 meters (47.62)… Member of all-state 4x400-meter relay team as a freshman (3:18.00)…Two-year letterwinner in football.
2007 INDOOR: Competed in both the triple jump and the long jump during his sophomore season...Career-best triple jump came at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 15th with a leap of 14.03 meters (46-00.50 ft.)...Finished fifth in the triple jump at the Jayhawk Invitational with an effort of 14.60 meters (47-10.75 ft.). 2006 OUTDOOR: Recorded his best effort of the season at the Tom Botts Invitational in the long jump with a leap of 6.85 meters (22-05.25 ft.), good for second place...Finished seventh at the Emporia State Relays with leap of 6.46 meters (21-02.50 ft.)...Finished 15th at Big 12 Championships in the triple jump with a jump of 13.76 meters (45-01.75 ft.).
PERSONAL: Son of Gloria and Reginald Carter…Born in Philadelphia, Pa…Majoring in economics.
Eric Fattig
Sr. • 6-0 • Horizontal Jumps Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Personal Bests Indoor Long Jump 7.24m (23-9 ft.) Triple Jump 14.28m (46-10.25 ft.)
long jump at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) and KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16), where he leaped 7.22 meters (23-08.25 ft.) and 7.18 meters (23-06.75 ft.), respectively…Had a career-best triple jump of 14.28 meters (46-10.25 ft.).
Outdoor Long Jump 7.32m (24-00.25 ft.) Triple Jump 14.77m (48-05.50 ft.)
2006 INDOOR: Finished 12th in the high jump at the ISU Last Chance with a mark of 6.90 meters (22-07.75 ft.)...Leaped that same distance at the ISU Classic for a 20th-place finish...Recorded his best finish of the season at the Jayhawk Invitational, placing sixth with a jump of 6.50 meters (21-04.75 ft.)...Finished eighth at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular meet with an effort of 6.47 meters (21-02.75 ft.)...Also competed in the triple jump, finishing 15th at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 13.55 meters (44-05.50 ft.)...Placed 10th at the Jayhawk Invitational with a jump of 13.47 meters (44-02.50 ft.)...Finished seventh at KU/KSU/MU Triangular with a jump of 13.39 meters (43-11 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Academic all-state in football and track…Named to the academic first team (West Central Division) by the Omaha World Herald...Earned all-class gold in the triple jump, all-class silver in the long jump and Class-A silver in the 400-meter relay at the 2005 Nebraska State track meet. PERSONAL: Born in Kearney, Neb...Parents are Bruce and Ann Fattig...Majoring in engineering.
2009 OUTDOOR: Took a medical hardship. 2009 INDOOR: Posted a team-leading and career-best long jump of 7.24 meters (23-09.00 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27)…Finished second in the
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Chandler Frigon Corey Fuller Sr./Sr. • 5-10 • Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS)
So./So. • 6-3 • Horizontal Jumps Baltimore, Md. (Woodlawn HS)
Personal Bests Indoor 400m..........50.50 600yd..........1:15.49
Personal Bests Indoor Long Jump 6.56m (21-06.25 ft.) Triple Jump 15.21m (49-11 ft.)
Outdoor 200m........... 22.50 400m........... 49.45
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best 200-meter time of 22.85 at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11)…Placed 10th at the Jim Click Shootout in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 51.25. 2009 INDOOR: Competed in the 400 meters at three different events, posting his best time of 51.11 at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7). 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded three top-15 finishes...Ran a personal-best 200 meter time of 22.50 at the Arkansas Twilight en route to a 14th-place finish...Had a personal-best 400-meter run of 49.58 at the Big 12 Championships, placing 23rd...Placed 10th in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 49.81...Finished in 11th place at the Sooner Invitational with a 400-meter time of 49.70. 2008 INDOOR: Ran a season-best 400-meter time of 50.50 at the ISU Last Chance…Placed 17th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 51.17…Ran the 600-yard run at the adidas Classic and placed 17th (1:15.49). 2007 OUTDOOR: Ran the 200 and 400-meter dashes in his freshman season... Season-best time of 22.97 in the 200-meter dash came at the John Jacobs Invitational...Career-best time in the 400-meter dash of 49.45 occurred during the Big 12 Championships. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the 400-meter dash in six meets during his first season as a Jayhawk...Improved his 400 meters time in five consecutive meets... Best time of 51.35 came at the ISU Last Chance...Finished 19th in the 400-meter dash at the Jayhawk Invitational in a time of 52.77. HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fifth at the 2006 Simplot games in the 400-meter run and was a member of the second-place 1,600-meter relay team...A member of the second-place 1,600-meter relay team at the 2006 Colorado state championships. PERSONAL: Son of Kimberli Brown and Brad Frigon... Favorite track and field athletes of all-time are Michael Johnson and Steve Prefontaine...Had several members of his family attend KU, including his mother, father, uncles and grandparents... Majoring in political science (pre-law).
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Outdoor Triple Jump 15.34m (50-4 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Had a very successful freshman season, posting two regional qualifying marks in the triple jump…Had a team-leading and seasonbest mark of 15.34 meters (50-04 ft.) to finish first at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4)...Took second at the Kansas Relays (April 17), where he posted a regional qualifying mark of 1.25 meters (50-00.50 ft.)…Also finished second at the Drake Relays (Apr. 25), and John Jacobs Invitational (April 11). 2009 INDOOR: Placed in the top three in six of the eight meets in which he competed..Had the best triple jump mark on the team by over three feet… Finished as runner up at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (Mar. 7), where he leaped to a season-best 15.21 meters (49-11 ft.)…Finished third at the New Balance Collegiate (Feb. 7) with a mark of 15.12 meters (49-07.25 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Nike Indoor AllAmerican as a senior...First team allstate indoor and outdoor as a senior... Named first team all-county as a junior and senior...Second team all-state as a junior...AAU National Champion as a member of the Baltimore City AAU team his senior year...Lettered in football as a junior and senior. PERSONAL: Son of Vincent Fuller and Nina Dorsey-Fuller...Born in Baltimore, Md. ...Majoring in communication studies...Brother Vincent Fuller II is a defensive back for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) and played collegiately at Virginia Tech.
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eith Hayes
So./So. • 6-1 • Hurdles Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Southeast HS) Personal Bests Indoor 60mH........7.86 200m........22.79
Outdoor 110mH......13.72 400mH......54.55
2009 OUTDOOR: Set the second-best 110-meter hurdle time in school history (13.73) in the prelims of the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, went on to finish second overall in the event...Earned a trip to the NCAA Championships, where he ran 14.01 in the semifinals of the 110-meter hurdles (June 12), just missing the cut for the finals…Placed second at the Kansas Relays in the 110-meter hurdles, with a time of 14.05...Led the team in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 54.55 at the Kansas Relays. 2009 INDOOR: Ran an NCAA qualifying and season-best time of 7.86 in the 60-meter hurdles at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (Mar. 7)...Took first at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) and KU vs. MU Dual (Jan. 16) in the 60-meter hurdles, with times of 8.02 and 8.07, respectively...Also won the 200 meters at the KU vs. MU Dual with a time of 22.79...Finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles, scoring four points toward the team total, at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28). HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior...Placed third in the 300-meter hurdles at the state championships as a junior...Regional champion in both the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore, junior and senior...Holds the school record in the 110-meter hurdles...Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that tied the school record. PERSONAL: Son of Anjular Davis and Keith Hayes...Undecided on major...Sister, Pauletta Dickerson, ran track for the University at Buffalo.
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yan Hays Sr./Sr. • 6-2 • Pole Vault Independence, Mo. (Lindenwood/Truman HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 4.92m (16-01.75 ft.)
Outdoor Pole Vault 4.90m (16-00.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Posted a season-best vault of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.) at the Kansas Relays (April 17) and Big 12 Championships (May 16)…Took fourth at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) and Arkansas Twilight (May 1), where he cleared 4.75 meters (15-07.00 ft.). 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault in five meets…Placed fourth at the Jayhawk Classic with a season-best vault of 4.82 meters (15-09.75 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Had a career-best vault of 4.90 meters (16-01 ft.) at the Kansas Relays, finishing ninth...Improved his vault in each meet he participated in.
2007 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at five meets...Had his best performance as a Jayhawk at the Big 12 Championships, vaulting 4.92 meters (16-01.75 ft.) and finishing in 15th place...Finished seventh at the Illini Invitational with a vault of 4.60 meters (15-01 ft.). AT LINDENWOOD: Qualified for both the Indoor and Outdoor NAIA National Championships...Placed 10th at Outdoor Nationals with a vault of 4.75 meters (15-07 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the pole vault at the state championships during his junior year and placed second in his senior year. PERSONAL: Son of Becky and vertical jumps coach Tom Hays...Father was also a pole vaulter at Kansas...Majoring in economics.
Kaleb Humphreys
So./So. • 5-11 • Distance Sterling, Kan. (Sterling HS) Personal Bests Indoor Mile...........4:22.97 3,000m.....8:43.52
Outdoor 1,500m.....3:59.52 5,000m.....15:02.29
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: One of only seven Jayhawks to compete in all six meets…Ran an impressive 8K time of 25:28.40 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3) to finish 63rd…Recorded a season-best 8K time of 25:06.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational, where he finished third on the KU squad and 94th overall…Ran the 10K course at the Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14) in 33:07.90…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in five different events for KU…Finished 10th in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (Apr. 4)…Ran the 800 meters in 1:59.03 and the 1,500 meters in 3:59.52 at the John Jacobs Invitational (Apr. 11), finishing in ninth and 10th place, respectively…Ran a season-best 5,000 meter time of 15:02.29 at the Kansas Relays (April 16)…Finished 16th in the 10,000 meters and 19th in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships (March 15-17). 2009 INDOOR: Finished fourth in the 1,000 meters (2:36.51) at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16)…Ran a 2:03.77 in the 800 meters to finish 10th at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31)…Recorded a season-best mile time of 4:22.95 at the Husker Invitational (Feb. 7)…Placed eighth in the 3,000 meters with a season-best 8:43.52 at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14). 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets as a true freshman… Finished 13th in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic after running an 8K time of 26:39.80…Recorded a personal-best 8K time of 26:09.10 at the ISU PreNationals...Ran a 26:35.90 at the Big 12 Championships to place 71st...Finished third on the team and 57th overall in his first career 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after clocking in at 32:46.95. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country, track and basketball...Helped Coach Dan Whisler and Sterling High School win three consecutive state championships in cross country (2005-07)...Kansas Class 2A Cross Country State Champion as a senior in 2007...Three-time all-state selection (2005-07)...Runner-up at the Kansas Class 2A Cross Country State Championships in 2005 and 2006...Named academic all-state in 2006 and 2007...Broke the 2A state record in the 3,200 meters in 2007...Won two track state championships in 2007 (1,600 meters and 3,200 meters). PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Lori Humphreys...Born in Hutchinson, Kan... Majoring in community health.
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2005 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks...Placed 64th at the Bob Timmons Classic, completing the 8K race in 30:44.81...Raced in the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel, finishing in 16th place with a time of 17:53.1
Sr./Sr. • 5-11 • Distance Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........1:58.85 1,000m.....2:34.98 Mile...........4:32.12
Outdoor 800m........1:59.83 1,500m.....3:50.04
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best 800-meter time of 1:59.83 at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4)…Clocked in at 4:06.45 in the 1,500 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11)…Member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 INDOOR: Finished seventh in the mile at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) with a time of 4:32.12…Recorded a season-best 1,000-meter time of 2:34.98 at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), where he finished sixth overall. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection…Ran in three meets for the Jayhawks…Recorded a season-best 8K time of 27:29.9 at the Bob Timmons Classic to finish in 30th place…Placed 26th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after running 29:38.24 in the 8K race…Finished 142nd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 27:31.
PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Terri Huseman...Born in Lincoln Neb...Majoring in secondary education/chemistry.
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ret Imgrund Sr./Sr. • 6-0 • Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........1:58.05 Mile...........4:15.86 3,000m.....8:26.96
Outdoor 800m........1:55.17 1,500m.....3:50.04 5,000m.....14:39.95
2008 OUTDOOR: Placed in the top five twice in the 1,500 meters...Finished third at the Missouri Relays with a 1,500-meter time of 4:13.16...Had a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the ESU Twilight with a time of 4:16.10...Ran the 800 meters once, finishing 33rd at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 2:02.50...Season-best 1,500 meter time of 4:08.08 also came at the John Jacobs Invitational.
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Was the Jayhawks’ No. 2 finisher in three of the six meets in which he competed and was one of only two KU runners to post a sub-24:00 8K time during the season…Ran a 25:03.70 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3) to finish 37th out of 245 competitors…Recorded a career-best 8K time of 24:46.60 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17)…Finished second on the team and 41st overall at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31) in an 8K time of 26:03.15.
2008 INDOOR: Set a personal best in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic with a time of 4:34.20…Ran a personal best time of 8:56.98 for the 3,000 meters at the adidas Classic and placed 17th…Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational with a time of 9:03.
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best 1,500-meter time of 3:50.04 to finish sixth at the Kansas Relays (April 18)…Took third at the Relays in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:40.08…Clocked in at 1:55.17 in the 800 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4).
2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors… Placed 13th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a time of 17:10 (5K)…Ran a time of 29:28 (8K) at the Roy Griak Invitational…Competed in the open division at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and ran a personal best time of 26:28 for the 8K race (placed 101st).
2009 INDOOR: Ran his best 3,000-meter time of the season (8:26.96) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28)…Finished fifth at KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) in the same event, with a time of 8:34.14…Record an 11th-place finish in the mile at the New Balance Collegiate (Feb. 7) with a time of 4:15.86.
2007 OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 2007 INDOOR: Ran in both the mile and the 3,000-meter run in his first track season with the Jayhawks...Finished 14th in the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational with a time of 4:40.82...Finished eighth in 9:12.49 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 3,000-meter run. 2006 OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 2006 INDOOR: Did not compete. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two races for Kansas...Ran a personalbest time of 28:40.68 to finish 41st at the Bob Timmons Classic...Finished sixth on the team and 13th overall at the 5K Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a time of 16:37.5. 2005 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
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HIGH SCHOOL: Earned 11 letters (four in track, three in cross country, three in basketball and one in soccer)...Was his team’s point leader in track in 2005... Finished fourth in the state in the 3,200-meter relay in 2003 and 2005...Named all-league in cross country in 2004...Helped his team to a second-place finish at the state championships in 2001 and a third-place finish in 2002.
2005 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in the top three on the team in five of six races…Placed ninth at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 26:19.80… Posted a 15th-place finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after finishing the 8K race in 27:55.02…Led KU at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree, finishing in 42nd place with a time of 25:48…Ran an 8K time of 25:36.20 at the ISU Pre-Nationals... Finished 38th at the Big 12 Championships after clocking in with an 8K time of 25:30.98…Recorded a personal-best 10K time of 32:11.60 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to finish in 30th place. 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded three top-10 finishes...Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 14:49.25...Finished ninth in the steeplechase at the Kansas Relays after posting a time of 9:50.21...Ran a seasonbest 1,500 meter time of 4:01.06 at the John Jacobs Invitational, placing seventh... Finished 24th in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 16:13.82. 2008 INDOOR: Set a personal best at the Husker Invitational in the 3,000 meters (8:31.20)…Competed in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic and took second with a time of 4:20.74w…Placed 39th at the Big 12 Championships in the 3,000 meters
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state championship cross country teams (2006-2007)...Qualified for Nike Team Nationals in 2007...Selected to the 2006 All-Sunflower First Team in track (3,200 meters).
2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished at least third on the team in five of the six meets…Placed 10th at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 26:50.97…Ran a personal best 5K time of 15:42.20 and placed second at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel…Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational and placed 82nd with a time of 26:08.80…Ran a personal best 8K time of 25:02.70 at the NCAA PreNationals and placed 160th…Placed 41st at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 26:08.20…Competed at the Midwest Regionals and completed the 10K course in a time of 34:39.
PERSONAL: Son of Francisco and Maria Ladron...Born in Guadalajara, Mexico... Majoring in business.
2007 OUTDOOR: Ran in the 1,500-meter run, 3,000-meter run and the 5,000-meter run for the Jayhawks...Finished in 15th place at the Kansas Relays with a time of 4:03.6 in the 1,500 meters...Had his best time of 8:41.99 in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the mile, 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run in his inaugural track season for Kansas…Finished in 10th place with a time of 4:30.29 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the mile...Had his best time of 8:43.69 in the 3,000 meters at the Husker Invitational and had a career-best time of 15:02.57 in the 5,000-meter run at the ISU Classic. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five meets for Kansas...Placed 14th as an unattached runner in his first collegiate meet at the Bob Timmons Classic (27:05.69)...Finished third at the 5K Kansas State Wildcat Invitational (15:42.6)... Ran an 8K personal best time of 25:51.4 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals...Finished in 51st place at the Big 12 Championships (26:04.9). HIGH SCHOOL: Finished second at the 2005 Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships with a time of 15:49...Won the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters at the 2006 Kansas 6A State Track and Field Championships...Finished third in the 3,200 meters at the 2005 Kansas 6A State Meet...A member of the third-place 3,200 meter relay team at the 2005 Kansas State 6A Meet...Placed 36th at the cross country Foot Locker Midwest Region. PERSONAL: Son of Frank and Kathy Imgrund...Majoring in exercise science.
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iego Ladron
RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 6-0 • Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) 2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets for KU…Recorded his season-best 8K time of 26:16.50 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3)… Ran in the Men’s Open division of the ISU PreNationals Invitational (Oct. 17), where he crossed the finish line in 27:22.
2008 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized redshirt season.
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ooper Merrill
Jr./Jr. • 5-11 • Pole Vault Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 4.85m (15-11 ft.)
Outdoor Pole Vault 4.90m (16-00.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Tied his career-best vault of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.) three times throughout the season…Finished second at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) and 11th at the Big 12 Championships (May 16). 2009 INDOOR: Recorded a season-best vault of 4.85 meters (15-11 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27)…Cleared 4.82 meters (15-09.75 ft.) at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7) to finish 11th. 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed in the top five in the pole vault three of the four times in which he competed…Finished in third place at the Arkansas Twilight with a career and season-best jump of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.)…Placed fifth at both the Kansas Relays and the Missouri Relays…Posted a 16th-place finish in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 4.75 meters (15-07 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships and placed 11th with a vault of 4.75 meters (15-07 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Started vaulting halfway through his sophomore year...Eastern Kansas League (EKL), district, regional, and Kansas 6A state champion in 2006 (14-09 ft.) and 2007 (15-06 ft.)...Was named to the all-Johnson County first team and all-Sun County first team in 2006 and 2007...Earned all-metro honorable mention in 2006 and allmetro first team honors in 2007... EKL scholar athlete and honor roll student all four years...Played football and basketball for two years...Was captain of the football team...All-EKL defensive back in 2005 and 2006...All-EKL wide receiver in 2006...All-Sun County defensive back in 2006...Honorable mention All-Johnson County defensive back in 2006. PERSONAL: Son of Rob and Kim Merrill...Born in Stone Mountain, Ga. … Majoring in business marketing.
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in track and cross country...Named AllSunflower Runner of the Year as a senior in 2007...All-Kansas First Team in 2007...Sunflower League Champion in 2007...Member of back-to-back Kansas 6A
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Sr. • 6-4 • Middle Distance Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City HS) Personal Bests Indoor 600yd........1:14.70 800m........1:57.12
So./So. • 6-1 • Hurdles Bennington, Kan. (Bennington HS) Personal Bests Indoor 60mH........8.55 200m........23.42
Outdoor 800m........1:56.41
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays (April 16), finishing 21st with a time of 1:56.41. 2009 INDOOR: Competed in the 600 yards and 800 meter events, posting his season-best times in both in Ames, Iowa…Ran a 1:14.70 in the 600 yards at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14) and posted a 1:57.12 in the 800 meters at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7). 2008 OUTDOOR: Ran the 800 meters at the Missouri Relays, placing 22nd. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in five meets…Ran a season-best time of 2:01.86 in the 800 meters at the ISU Classic. 2007 OUTDOOR: Had a season-best time of 2:01.89 at the Kansas Relays in the 800-meter run in his first outdoor season with the Jayhawks. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the 600-yard run at three meets...Started the season with a converted time of 1:17.64 at the K-State All-Comers meet, finishing in 22nd place...Had his best finish at the Jayhawk Invitational, where he placed eighth in a time of 1:17.15. 2006 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2006 INDOOR: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks during his freshman year...Ran in the 600-yard run at four meets...Finished 17th at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:16.94...Placed 17th at the Husker Invitational in a time of 1:15.02...Recorded his best performance of the season at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing in 1:15.02, good for 11th place... Placed 10th at the K-State AllComers in a time of 1:15.95. HIGH SCHOOL: Held personal bests of 1:55 in the 800-meter run and 50.0 in the 400-meter run. PERSONAL: Born in Iowa City, Iowa...Parents are Fred and Susan Mims...Brother of former Jayhawk All-American Jeremy Mims...Majoring in engineering.
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Outdoor 110mH......14.73 400mH......56.23
2009 OUTDOOR: Clocked in at 14.73 in the prelims of the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships (May 16)…Posted a 110-meter hurdle time of 14.89 in the prelims of the Kansas Relays (April 17), and went on to finish eighth in the finals with a time of 15.23. 2009 INDOOR: Ran in four different events throughout the season, including the 60-meter hurdles, 200, 300 and 400-meter dashes…Had a season-best 60-meter hurdle time of 8.55 at the ISU Classic (Feb. 13)…Placed fourth at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) in the same event, posting a time of 8.61. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and one in cross country…Holds four school records: 110-meter hurdles (13.92), 100 meters (10.81), 300-meter hurdles (38.8) and 4x100-meter relay…State champion in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as a junior and senior…Set the Class 2A state meet record in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior (14.23)…State runner-up in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay as a senior…Had 36 of his team’s 42 points at the state meet as a senior to lead it to a third-place finish…League champion as a senior in the 110-meter hurdles, 100 meters, 300-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay… Regional champion in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles his junior and senior years…Was named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior… League champion in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as a junior... Gatorade Rookie of the Year for track and field as a freshman…Two-year letterman in both football and basketball. PERSONAL: Son of Brent and LaDona Montgomery…Born in Topeka, Kan… Majoring in pre-medicine/human biology…Mother, LaDona, attended KU.
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eyen Porter So./So. • 6-3 • Hurdles Lee’s Summit, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) Personal Bests Indoor 60mH........8.06 60m..........7.34 200m........23.03
Outdoor 110mH......14.21 400mH......57.76
2009 OUTDOOR: Met NCAA regional qualifying standards twice in the season in the 110-meter hurdles… Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Missouri Relays (March 27) with a time of 14.29…Took third at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) with a season-best time of 14.21…Also finished third at the Kansas Relays (April 18) in 14.49…Had a season-best 400-meter hurdle time of 57.76, which he set at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4). 2009 INDOOR: Ran in eight different meets during the indoor season…Recorded a season-best 60-meter hurdle time of 8.06 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27)…Took sixth at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) with a time of 8.10…Runner up at the Arkansas Invitational, clocking in at 8.18…Also ran the 60-meter and 200-meter dash, with season-best times of 7.34 and 23.03, respectively.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Meet the Jayhawks HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in track…State champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior in a time of 13.6…Was selected as team MVP as a junior and senior…Posted a personal-best time of 39.1 in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior… All-state as a junior in the 110-meter hurdles, running a time of 14.4…Set a freshman school record of 16.1 in the 110-meter hurdles…Tied the freshman school record in the high jump with a leap of 6 ft…Personal-best high jump is 6-06 ft...Lettered three years in football…Member of the 2006 state champion football team…Was an all-metro cornerback…Named to the academic honor roll as a freshman. PERSONAL: Son of Helen Porter-Ferguson and Randall Ferguson…Born in Bedford, Texas…Majoring in pharmacy.
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ean Proehl RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 6-2 • Distance San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and cross country...Selected to allleague and All-California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first teams in 2007... Placed fourth at the league finals in 2007...Finished in 10th place at the 2007 CIF finals...Was his team’s No. 2 runner in 2006...Fourth man at CIF in 2005 ... Made the top seven at CIF as a freshman in 2004...Earned first team all-league in track. PERSONAL: Son of Pam and Gerry Proehl...Born in Overland Park, Kan... Majoring in business...Sister, Meghan Proehl, is a member of the KU swimming and diving team.
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lint Robison So./So. • 6-0 • Pole Vault Tuscon, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 4.60m (15-1 ft.)
Outdoor Pole Vault 4.60m (15-1 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in the pole vault in four events, posting the exact same mark of 4.60 meters (15-1 ft.) at all four. 2009 INDOOR: Cleared 4.60 meters (15-1 ft.) to take second at the Holiday Preview (Dec. 5), eighth at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), fifth at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) and 10th at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14). HIGH SCHOOL: Team MVP as a junior and senior…Placed second in the pole vault at state as a senior…Set school record in the pole vault as a junior and renewed that record as a senior…Southern Arizona champion as a junior and senior… All-southern Arizona as a junior and senior…Chandler Invitational champion his senior year…Finished in fourth place in the pole vault at the state championships as a junior…Second in his region in the pole vault as a sophomore…Trained with the Pole Pilots Track and Field Club from 2005-2008. PERSONAL: Son of Gary and Susan Robison…Born in Tucson, Ariz…Majoring in pre-physical therapy…Grandfather was the chief starter for the 1996 Olympic Games in track and field.
Jarrell Rollins
Sr. • 6-4 • Sprints Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) Personal Bests Indoor 200m........22.91 400m........48.74
Outdoor 200m........22.15 400m........47.59
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran a 22.15 in the 200 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) to finish 13th…Recorded a season-best 400-meter time of 48.36 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships (May 16)…Finished fourth at the Kansas Relays (April 18) in the same event, with a time of 48.42. 2009 INDOOR: Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that posted the fourthfastest time in school history at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (Mar. 7), clocking in at 3:13.36…Ran a season-best 400-meters time of 48.84 at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27)…Won the 400 meters at the KU vs. MU Duel (Feb. 16) after crossing the finish line in 49.51. 2008 OUTDOOR: Produced four top-10 finishes in the 400 meters, including a first-place finish at the ESU Twilight with a time of 48.87…Ran a season-best 400-meter time of 48.10 at the Arkansas Twilight, good for sixth place…Finished seventh in the 400 meters at both the Missouri Relays and John Jacobs Invitational with identical times of 48.75…Placed ninth in the 400 meters with a time of 48.84 at the Sooner Invitational. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in four different events, but mainly the 400 meters… Placed fourth at the Kansas Invitational in the 200 meters with a time of 22.95… Ran an indoor personal-best time in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 48.47 and placed 11th…Set the Kansas school record in the 500 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (1:04.19)…Placed first in the 600 yards at the Jayhawk Classic (1:12.28). 2007 OUTDOOR: Improved his 400 meters time in each meet in which he competed...Regionally qualified at the Kansas Relays and the Big 12 Championships...Finished with a career-best time of 47.59 in the 400-meter dash with an 18th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. 2007 INDOOR: Had the fastest time on the team in the 400-meter dash with a 49.38 finish at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 18th as a sophomore... Finished fourth in the 400 meter-dash at the Illini Invitational with a converted time of 50.11. 2006 OUTDOOR: Placed 15th at the Emporia State Relays in the 400-meter dash in a time of 52.93. 2006 INDOOR: Ran in the 400-meter dash at six meets during the season... Had the fastest time on the team at the Big 12 Championships, finishing seventh (48.81)...Placed 38th at the Tyson Invitational (49.34)...Placed 19th at the Husker Invitational (49.69) and eighth at the Jayhawk Invitational (50.08)...Ran a time of 50.90 at the K-State All-Comers meet, good for fourth place...Placed 21st at the Arkansas Invitational (50.17). HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in track and twice in cross country...Named the East Texas Athlete of the Year...Named captain of his high school track squad for three years...Held personal bests of 48.71 in the 400-meter dash and 21.36 in the 200-meter dash. PERSONAL: Born in Tyler, Texas...Parents are Christylon and Terry Milligan... Majoring in political science.
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ate Scherzer Sr./Sr. • 5-10 • High Jump Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Personal Bests Indoor High Jump 2.00m (6-06.75 ft.)
Outdoor High Jump 2.05m (6-08.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets for KU, posting his best high jump of 2.05 meters (6-08.75 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (May16)…Took fourth at the Kansas Relays (April 18) with a mark of 2.00 meters (6-06.75 ft.). 2009 INDOOR: Jumped in five events during the indoor season…His best performance was at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28), where he cleared 2.00 meters (6-06.75 ft.) to take 13th…Jumped 1.99 meters (6-06.25 ft.) to finish second at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16). 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded two seventh-place finishes in the high jump (Arkansas Twilight and Missouri Relays) and a 14th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best jump of 2.00 meters (6-06.25 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the high jump five times…Had a season-best jump of 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the high jump and the 110-meter hurdles...Set a career-best mark at the Tulsa Duels with a high jump of 1.93 meters (6-04 ft.) before topping that effort with a jump of 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.) at the Arkansas Twilight, where he finished fourth...Finished 23rd at the Kansas Relays in the high jump with an effort of 1.90 meters (6-02.75 ft.). 2007 INDOOR: Led the Jayhawks in the high jump as a freshman...Had his best performance at the Jayhawk Invitational with a high jump of 2.03 meters (6-08 ft.), where he finished third...Finished sixth at the K-State All-Comers meet with a high jump of 2.00 meters (6-06.25 ft.) HIGH SCHOOL: During his senior year, he was the Eastern Kansas League champion in the high jump and 300-meter hurdles and runner-up in 110-meter hurdles…Part of a team that captured the Eastern Kansas League crown during his senior year...Regional champion and state qualifier in high jump, 300-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles. PERSONAL: Son of Regina and Ron Scherzer...Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Stefan Holm...Majoring in physical therapy.
Clay Schneider
So./So. • 6-3 • Distance Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........1:58.30 1,000m.....2:32.49 Mile...........4:32.07
Outdoor 800m........1:57.48 1,500m.....4:01.28
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two events during his sophomore campaign... Posted a 6K time of 20:57.38 at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5)...Clocked in at 28:00.80 to take 24th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12). 2009 OUTDOOR: Finished 15th at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4) in a seasonbest 800-meter time of 1:57.48…Also ran the 1,500 meters, finishing 12th at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) with a time of 4:01.28. 2009 INDOOR: Ran in three different events during indoor season…Ran the mile in 4:32.07 at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) to finish in sixth place…Posted his season-best 800-meter time at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14), crossing the finish line in 1:58.30…Recorded his fastest 1,000 meters at the Husker Invitational (Feb. 7) in 2:32.49. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four races for the Jayhawks…Finished 34th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 27:38.60…Placed 21st at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:29.72...Posted a personal-best 8K time of 26:46 to finish in 75th place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree…Ran a 27:40.10 in the Men’s Open Race at the ISU PreNationals. 2007 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season 2007 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized his redshirt season HIGH SCHOOL: Ran both cross country and track at Seaman High School...2007 Kansas state champion in the 1,600-meter run...2007 runner-up at the Kansas state cross country championships. PERSONAL: Son of Donald and Lucinda Schneider...Majoring in secondary education-English.
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aman Schneider RS-Fr./So. • 6-3 • Distance Tribune, Kan. (Greeley County HS) Personal Bests Outdoor 800m........1:59.49
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets for the Jayhawks, with his best finish coming at the Kansas Relays (April 16), where he posted an 800-meters time of 1:59.49. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track and cross country…State champion in the 1,600 meters as a senior…All-state in the 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay his senior year…Regional champion in the 800 meters as a senior…MVP and all-area his senior year…Was the WKL League Champion as a senior in the 1,600 meters, 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay…High Plains League (HPL) Champion in the 1,600 meters and 4x800-meter relay as a junior…All-state and HPL Champion in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as a sophomore…Academic all-state as a sophomore…MVP his sophomore year…All-league in the 4x800meter relay, mile and two mile as a freshman…Cross country state runner-up as a senior…All-area and MVP of his cross country team as a sophomore, junior and senior…All-league and state cross country participant all four years…Cross country league champion as a sophomore and senior…Academic all-state cross country as a junior and senior…Member of third-place team at the cross country state championships as a senior and fourth-place team as a freshman…Lettered three years in basketball…Unanimous WKLL All-League as a junior and senior… Nominated for academic and athletic Wendy’s High School Heisman. PERSONAL: Son of Dirk and Darcy Schneider...Was high school valedictorian… Majoring in pre-medicine…Father Dirk ran college track,
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ordan Scott Sr./Jr. • 6-2 • Pole Vault Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 5.55m (18-02.25 ft)
Outdoor Pole Vault 5.60m (18.04.50 ft)
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Already one of the most decorated athletes in KU track and field history, he continued his domination in the pole vault during the indoor season, finishing first in five of the eight events in which he competed and never finished lower than third throughout his junior campaign…Became an NCAA AllAmerican for the second time in his career after finishing third at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 13-14) with a vault of 5.45 meters (17-10.50 ft.)…Tied his career-best vault of 5.55 meters (18-2.50 ft) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 28) to be crowned Big 12 Champion for the third-consecutive year…Named
Big 12 Male Athlete of the Week (Feb. 3) after a then-nation-leading vault of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31)…Won the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) after clearing 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.)...Took first at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), jumping 5.40 meters (17-08.50 ft). 2008 OUTDOOR: Midwest Regional champion in the pole vault with a mark of 5.51 meters (18-01 ft.)…Posted a personal-best jump of 5.60 meters (18-04.50 ft.) to win the pole vault at the UNI Jumps Classic…Finished in first place at the ESU Twilight with a vault of 5.36 meters (17-07 ft.)…Was victorious at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 5.31 meters (17-05 ft.)…Was the runner-up at the Big 12 Championships after posting a jump of 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.)…Finished second at the Kansas Relays with a vault of 5.20 meters (17-00.75 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault nine times…Placed either first or second in every meet except the NCAA Championships…Placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a vault of 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.) to become an All-American…Placed second at the Tyson Invitational with a personal-best mark of 5.55 meters (18-02.25 ft.)… Set the facility record at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a winning mark of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.)…Set the Ahern Fieldhouse record during the KSU All-Comers meet with a winning mark of 5.24 meters (17-02.75 ft.)…Won his third Big 12 Championship (second indoor) with a vault of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Performer of the Year...Big 12 Champion in the pole vault...Pole vault champion at the Midwest Regionals... Qualified for the NCAA Championships...Set a meet record at the USA Junior Championships in June...Won a silver medal in the pole vault at the 2007 PanAmerican Junior Games. 2007 INDOOR: Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year...Big 12 Champion in the pole vault...Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships...Became the first Kansas male student-athlete to receive the Big 12 Freshman Performer of the Year accolade in any season. HIGH SCHOOL: Highly successful pole vaulter, who captured the Georgia state championship three-straight years (2004-06)...Also holds the Geogria state high school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.05 meters (16-07 ft.)...Twice named Georgia Field Athlete of the Year (2005-06)...Took fifth place at the IAAF World Youth Championships...Two-time All-American in both the indoor and outdoor season...Member of the honor roll all four years. PERSONAL: Son of Lynne and Richard Scott ..Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Sergei Bubka...Majoring in sports management.
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areb Stallbaumer Jr./Jr. • 6-0 • Horizontal Jumps Wetmore, Kan. (Wetmore HS) Personal Bests Indoor Long Jump 7.14m (23-05.25 ft.) Triple Jump 13.93m (45-08.50 ft.)
Outdoor Long Jump 7.09m (23-03.25 ft.) Triple Jump 14.38m (47-02.25 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Took seventh in the long jump at the Kansas Relays (April 18) with a season-best leap of 7.09 meters (23-03.25 ft.)…Recorded his best effort in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships (May 17), where he jumped 14.38 meters (47-02.25 ft.)…Received the academic achievement award for posting the highest cumulative GPA of all upperclassmen on the track and field team. 2009 INDOOR: Jumped in seven different meets for KU…Had his best performance at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27), leaping 7.14 meters (23-05.25 ft.) in the long jump…Finished fourth in the long jump at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7) and the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16)…Recorded a season-best triple jump of 13.93 meters (45-08.50 ft.) at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9). 2008 OUTDOOR: Produced three top-five finishes and six top 10s…Placed third at the Missouri Relays with a wind-aided long jump of 6.73 meters (22-01 ft.)… Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 14.26 meters (46-09.50 ft.)… Recorded season-best jumps in both the long jump and triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with leaps of 6.93 meters (22-09 ft.) and 14.29 meters (46-10.75 ft.), respectively. 2008 INDOOR: Placed 17th in the long jump at the Jayhawk Classic with a mark of 6.39 meters (20-11.50 ft.)…Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Kansas Invitational with a season-best leap of 13.34 meters (43-09.25 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in football, basketball and track... Qualified for the Kansas state track meet all four years at Wetmore in the long jump and triple jump...Qualified for the state championships in the 100-meter dash on two occasions...2007 Class 1A long jump and triple jump champion. PERSONAL: Son of Ken and Joyce Stallbaumer...Majoring in pre-pharmacy.
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Jr./Jr. • 6-2 • Middle Distance Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Personal Bests Indoor 400m........48.07 600m........1:21.14 600yd........1:10.23
Outdoor 200m........21.57 400m........47.75
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the 400 meters in three meets, earning his best time at the Big 12 Championships (May 16), where he finished in 47.71.
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2009 INDOOR: Ran a season-best 600-yard time of 1:10.23 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27), went on to finish sixth in the finals to earn three points toward the KU team total… Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that
posted the fourth-fastest time in school history at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (Mar. 7), clocking in at 3:13.36…Took third at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) and fourth at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) in the same event…Also ran the 400 meters and 500 meters, posting times of 48.10 and 1:05.85, respectively. 2008 OUTDOOR: Had seven top-10 finishes in the 10 times he competed… Ran a season-best time in the 200 meters at the Arkansas Twilight (21.57), finishing in sixth place…Placed sixth at the Sooner Invitational with a seasonbest 400 meter time of 47.75…Posted a fourth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 48.40. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 400 meters six times…Set a season-best mark of 48.07 and placed 18th…Placed 13th at the Big 12 Championships (48.74). HIGH SCHOOL: Led the state of Kansas in the 400-meter dash in 2006 and 2007...A member of the winning 800-meter relay team at the 2007 Kansas Relays...Free State school record holder in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team. PERSONAL: Son of Netheli Toussaint...Has one brother, Ashley Toussaint... Undecided on a major.
Iain Trimble
RS-Fr./So. • 6-3 • Throws Overbrook, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS) 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season.
2008 OUTDOOR: Won the javelin in two of the three meets in which he competed before suffering a season-ending injury… His NCAA Regional and U.S. Olympic Trials-qualifying throw of 72.51 meters (237-11 ft.) earned him first place at the Georgia Invitational…Finished first at the Missouri Relays with an NCAA Regional-qualifying throw of 68.04 meters (223-3 ft.)…Placed fourth at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 71.60 meters (234-11 ft.), also an NCAA Regional and U.S. Olympic Trials-qualifying toss. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinner in football...Four-time letterwinner in track and field...Three-time Kansas state champion in the javelin...2007 Kansas Gatorade Athlete of the Year...Two-time javelin champion at the Kansas Relays... Two-time All-American...National high school record holder in the javelin with a throw of 69.97 meters (229-07 ft.). PERSONAL: Son of Brad and Liz Trimble and brother of Kellsey Trimble...Born in Topeka, Kan...Majoring in film.
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arryl Trotter So./So. • 6-0 • Horizontal Jumps Las Vegas, Nev. (Henderson Foothill HS) Personal Bests Indoor Long Jump 6.46m (21-02.50 ft.) Triple Jump 14.23m (46-08.25 ft.)
Outdoor Triple Jump 14.53m (47-8 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Jumped in three meets for the Jayhawks…Recorded his best triple jump mark of 14.53 meters (47-8 ft.) at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4), where he finished fifth overall. 2009 INDOOR: Had his best triple jump in the first meet of the season (Holiday Preview, Dec. 5), where he leaped 14.23 meters (46-08.25 ft.)…Took fourth in the triple jump at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) with a mark of 14.16 meters (46-05.50 ft.)…Recorded a season-best long jump of 6.46 meters (21-02.50 ft.) at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9). HIGH SCHOOL: Holds the school record in the triple jump at 49-01 ft…State champion in the triple jump as a senior in 2008 (49-01 ft.)...Regional champion in the triple jump as a junior in 2007 (45-06 ft.) and as a senior in 2008 (48-11 ft.)…Placed second in the long jump at regionals as a senior with a leap of 22-05 ft.…Also lettered in basketball…Graduated with high honors, holding a 4.1 GPA at the end of his senior year. PERSONAL: Son of Darryl and Adrian Trotter…Born in Las Vegas, Nev… Undecided on major.
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ruce Tyner Jr. So./So. • 5-9 • Sprints Basehor, Kan. (Basehor Linwood HS) Personal Bests Outdoor 100m........11.62
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an Van Orsdel Jr./Jr. • 6-0 • Distance Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Personal Bests Indoor 3,000m.....8:54.44 5,000m.....15:28.81
Outdoor 5,000m.....15:21.96 10,000m...33:14.70
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets during his junior campaign… Recorded a season-best 8K time of 25:33.20 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3), where he finished 68th overall…Had his best team-finish of the year at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31), clocking in at 26:23.33 to finish third on the squad and 53rd overall…Had a solid performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14), finishing the 10K course in 32:56.70…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in three meets…Recorded his best 10,000-meter time at the Drake Relays (April 23), finishing 24th in 33:14.70…Ran the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays (April 16), clocking it at 15:21.96. 2009 INDOOR: Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) in a season-best time of 15:28.81…Ran an 8:54.44 in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), where he finished 12th. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished among the top five for the Jayhawks in four of six races…Placed 15th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 26:50.80… Finished in a season-best 12th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after posting an 8K time of 27:38.10…Posted a 25:59 to finish in 50th place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree…Ran a 26:11.20 at the ISU Pre-Nationals...Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:58.38 to finish 50th at the Big 12 Championships…Finished 60th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after running the 10K race in 32:49.95…Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. 2008 OUTDOOR: Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 9:08.31. 2008 INDOOR: Placed 17th in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational… Ran a season-best 5,000-meter time of 15:32.43 at the ISU Classic.
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the 100-meter dash at the Kansas Relays (April 17), crossing the finish line in 11.62.
2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:27.20 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel…Placed 106th at the Roy Griak Invitational with a time of 26:42…Set a personal record in the 8K with a time of 25:40.40 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals…Placed 61st at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 26:45.85…Stepped up big as the team’s No. 3 runner at the Midwest Regional and placed 71st with a personal-best 10K time of 32:11.
2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
2007 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL: KVL top three in the 200 meters as a senior…Top five in the 100 meters…Ran a personal-best 22.5 in the 200 meters…Posted a 100-meter time of 10.85 as a sophomore…Member of state-qualifying 4x400-meter relay team as a freshman…Ran a personal-best time of 52.9 in the 400 meters as a freshman… Lettered two years in football.
2007 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season
PERSONAL: Son of Sherry Moses…Born in Kansas City, Mo…Majoring in psychology.
2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in cross country...Three-time allconference selection in cross country...A member of two state qualifying teams, which placed fourth in 2005 and fifth in 2006. PERSONAL: Son of Scott Van Orsdel and Lil Lundeen...Born in Hopkins, Minn... Majoring in finance and supply chain management.
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onny Wasinger So./So. • 5-10 • Distance Winona, Minn. (Cotter HS) Personal Bests Indoor Mile...........4:16.01 3,000m.....8:37.38
Outdoor 800m........1:58.24 1,500m.....3:49.03 5,000m.....14:34.11
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Had a highly impressive sophomore season, as he was the Jayhawks’ No. 1 finisher in all six meets and was one of only two KU athletes to run a sub-25:00 8K throughout the season…Rrunner-up at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12), crossing the finish line in 26:05.30…Ran a careerbest 8K time of 24:38.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17), where he finished 42nd overall in a field of 236 runners…Took 35th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14) with a career-best 10K time of 31:58.20. 2009 OUTDOOR: Recorded the fastest time on the team in the 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters...Finished sixth in the 800 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11), posting a time of 1:58.24...Runner-up in the 1,500 meters at the same meet, with a time of 3:54.23...Ran a season-best 1,500 meter-time of 3:49.03 at the Kansas Relays (April 18), where he finished fifth overall...Also ran a seasonbest time in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays, finishing in 14:34.11 to take second. 2009 INDOOR: Ran in four meets as a freshman...Posted his fastest mile time of 4:16.01 at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14), where he finished in seventh place... Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28), posting a time of 18:19.30. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets as a true freshman, while leading the team in four of six races, including the final three meets of the season… Placed fifth in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 25:56… Recorded a 19th-place finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:07.80…Posted an 8K time of 25:48 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree to finish 43rd…Ran a 25:21.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals...Finished in 28th place at the Big 12 Championships after running a personal-best 8K time of 25:17.63… Led the Jayhawks at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 10K time of 32:09.80 to place 28th.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in both cross country and track...Two-year letterman in both swimming and Nordic skiing...2007 state champion in cross country...Conference champion in cross country in 2007...Cross country state runner-up in 2006...Was named cross country team MVP three times (2005-2007)... All-conference selection in cross country all four years (2004-2007)...Three-time cross country all-state selection (2005-2007)...Was named all-conference in track all four years (2005-2008)...Back-to-back state champion in both the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters (2007-2008)...Broke the state record in the 1,600 with his 2008 state championship performance...State runner-up in the 3,200 meters in 2006. PERSONAL: Son of Tony and Marti Wasinger...Born in St. Louis, Mo...Majoring in pre-sport management.
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ach Zarda RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 5-11 • Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Maranatha Academy)
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: One of four sophomores to compete in all six meets for the Crimson and Blue…Finished second on the team and third overall at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12) with an 8K time of 26:11.20…Turned in a career-best 8K time of 25:47.60 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3)…Competed in his first collegiate 10K race at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14), posting an impressive time of 32:35.50 to finish third for the Jayhawks and 52nd overall…Selected as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five of six races as a true freshman… Finished eighth as an unattached runner in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic with a personal-best 8K time of 25:59.90…Named Big 12 Runner of the Week (Sept. 13) after leading the Jayhawks and placing sixth overall at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in an 8K time of 27:12.87…Placed 62nd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 26:16…Recorded a 58th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships after running the 8K race in 26:15.08. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in cross country, track and soccer...Threetime all-state selection for cross country (2005-2007)...Kansas 2A cross country state runner-up in 2007...MVP of his cross country team as a senior in 2007... Received First Team All-Metro (Kansas City) honors in 2007...Earned academic all-state three times (2005-2007)...Third place at Kansas 2A cross country state championships in 2006...Finished ninth at the Kansas 3A cross country state championships in 2005...2A state champion in track in the 3,200 meters and the 1,600 meters (2008)...Kansas 2A state-record holder in the 3,200 meters... Named most valuable runner for track in 2006 and 2008...Member of state champion soccer team in 2004...Made two other appearances at the state soccer tournament (2005 and 2006), helping his team to third and fourth-place finishes, respectively. PERSONAL: Son of Bernie and Karen Zarda...Born in Shawnee, Kan...Valedictorian of his high school class...Majoring in business.
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yle Clemons Fr./Fr. • 5-11 • Sprints Rowlett, Texas (Rowlett HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of 2008 and 2009 state championship track team at Rowlett High School... Individual Texas State champion in the 400-meters his junior and senior seasons…Anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that captured the state championship his junior and senior years...His 4x100-meter relay team in 2008 also held the fastet time in the nation (40.26) that year...2009 district champion in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.4...Anchored the 4x200-meter relay team that took first at the 2009 Texas Relays.
Juniors record in the discus at the 2009 Pan American Juniors Championships, where he threw 214-4 ft...Won gold in both the discus and shot put at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals, where he set a personal best 71-8.75 ft. in the shot put and threw 211 ft. in the discus...2009 Great Southwest Classic discus champion...2009 Gold West shot put and discus champion...Three-time Colorado state champion in both discus and shot put...Lived in Salida, Colo., and attended Salida High School for two years before transferring to Buena Vista High School for his junior and senior years. PERSONAL: Son of Jared and Lisa Finley…Born in Kansas City, Mo...Father, Jared, was a high school state discus champion at Wyandotte in Kansas City, Mo., and also threw discus for the University of Wyoming…Has twin sisters, Matia and Rebecca...Plans to major in film/acting.
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evin Hays So./Fr. • 6-0 • Pole Vault Independence, Mo. (Northwest Missouri State/ Truman HS)
PERSONAL: Son of Tim Clemons and Valarie Hilson…Mother Valarie was a member of Arkansas State track and field team…Undecided on a major.
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am Cosgrove Sr./Sr. • 5-11 • Distance Hilliard, Ohio (Miami-Ohio/Hilliard Darby)
AT MIAMI-OHIO: Competed three seasons for the Redhawks...Scored at the MAC Championships in the 800 meters in 2006 (sixth), 2007 (seventh) and 2009 (seventh)...One of only two true freshmen to score points at the 2006 conference meet...Won the 800 meters at the 2009 Miami Invitational with a career-best time of 1:53.20... Holds a personal-best 1,500-meter time of 3:51.45. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in cross country...Named First Team All-OCC as a senior...Selected as team captain for cross country and track during his senior year...Also lettered in baseball...District champion in the 1,600 meters... Member of the district champion 4x800m relay team...Finished 12th in the 1,600 meters at the state meet his senior year...Selected first team all-district in track... Graduated with a 3.9 GPA...Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born in Columbus, Ohio...Son of Joe and Carol Cosgrove... Completed undergraduate degree in finance from Miami in 2008...Working toward a master's in higher education.
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ason Finley Fr./Fr. • 6-8 • Throws Salida, Colo. (Buena Vista HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Selected as the 2009 Track and Field News Boys Athlete of the Year… National high school record-holder in the discus (236-6 ft.)...Won the gold medal and set a new U.S.A.
AT Northwest Missouri State: Competed in the pole vault during the 2008-09 seasons, recording a personal best vault of 14-1 feet. HIGH SCHOOL: Qualified for the state championships in the pole vault his junior year…A state qualifier in basketball his senior season…Named to the allarea football team as a quarterback in 2008…A member of National Honor Society and on the Honor Roll. PERSONAL: Son of Tom and Becky Hays… Father Tom, is the vertical jumps coach at Kansas… Brother, Ryan, is also a member of the pole vault squad at KU… Grandfather, Howard, also attend KU… Majoring in exercise science.
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aniel Hitman Fr./Fr. • 6-4 • Throws Ocean, N.J. (Ocean Township HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Ocean Township High School...2007 New Jersey Group 3 State Champion in the javelin, took third in 2006...Crowned the 2007 Central Jersey Group 3 Champion and Monmouth County Champion in the javelin... First-team All-Group 3 selection and Second-team All-Conference selection in 2007...Took eighth place at the 2007 Penn Relays...Shore Conference Champion in the javelin in 2006, runner-up in 2007...Competed at the 2006 and 2007 Nike Outdoor Nationals, where he finished 25th and 18th, respectively. PERSONAL: Son of David and Patty Hitman...Plans to pursue a double major in history and health and physical education, with a minor in geography.
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am Jones Fr./Fr. • 5-11 • Middle Distance Ozark, Mo. (Ozark HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time all-state and fourtime all-district and all-conference honoree...2009 Missouri Class 4A 800-meter champion, where he set a personal record of 1:53.33...Runner-up in the 800 meters at the 2008 Missouri Class 4A State Meet...Won the gold medal in the 800 meters at the 2009 Great Southwest Classic in Albuqerque, N.M...Member of the runner-up 4x800 meter relay team at that same event...Finished fifth in the 400 meters at the 2008 Missouri State Meet, where he ran a personal best 49.15...Named Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year in 2006...Highest point earner for his high school team at the 2008 and 2009 state meets...Named team MVP his sophomore, junior and senior years... Also lettered in football and wresting...In football, was a second-team all-district selection as a junior and first-team all-district, all-conference and Southwest Coaches Association as a senior. PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Crystal Jones...Has one brother, Preston... Majoring in exercise science.
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oel Krause So./So. • 5-11 • Throws Wichita, Kan. (Hutchinson CC/Campus HS) AT HUTCHINSON CC: Took sixth in the shot put at the 2008 indoor regional championships with a throw of 46-8 ft.
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished seventh in the shot put at Kansas State Championships his senior year… Was the runner-up at regionals his senior year…Graduated in the top 10 percent of his class…Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Son of Dave and Suzanne Krause…Has one sibling, Jordan (23)… Grandfather, Roland, attended KU…Majoring in finance.
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Fr./Fr. • 5-10 • Middle Distance Topeka, Kan. (Topeka West HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Track and Field team captain his sophomore, junior and senior years...Four-time all-region and all-league selection...Earned all-city honors as a junior and senior...Finished second in the 800 meter at the 2008 and 2009 Kansas state
meet...Member of the 2009 State Champion 4x800 meter relay team...4x400 meter relay team finished fourth at the 2008 and 2009 state meets...Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished seventh at the 2008 AAU Nationals...Named Athlete of the Year as a freshman, junior and senior...Receieved Outstanding Senior Male in 2009...Also played football, garnering all-city and all-league honors...Named to the Topeka West High School Honor Roll all four years. PERSONAL: Son of Chris and Charlotte Perry...Father, Chris, and sister, LaKase, attended KU...Majoring in mechanical engineering.
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yan Peterson Jr./Jr. • 6-1 • Middle Distance Highland Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) 2009 INDOOR/OUTDOOR: Attended Johnson County Community College for the 2009 academic year, therefore did not compete in track and field for KU.
2008 Indoor: Ran a personal-best time of 1:23.37 for the 600 meters at the Jayhawk Classic...Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 13th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:56.60. 2007 Outdoor: Ran in the 800-meter run in five meets during his debut season...Improved his time three-straight meets, capped by his career-best time of 1:53.83 in the Big 12 Championships where he finished 17th...Finished in 27th at the Kansas Relays with his time of 1:56.93. 2007 Indoor: Participated in the 600-meter run and the 800-meter run...Ran the 600 meters in a time of 1:59.69 at the Illini Invitational where he placed fourth... Had a season-best time in the 800-meter run during the Big 12 Championships, finishing in 1:53.78...Finished the Jayhawk Invitational in sixth place with a time of 2:00.12. High School: Placed third at the 2005 nationals in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:05.6...Finished second at the Colorado State Championships as part of the 1,600-meter relay team... Ran the 800 leg on the first-place sprint medley relay team at the 2006 Simplot Games. Personal: Son of Lisa and Mitch Peterson...Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Jim Ryun.
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ustin Rowe Fr./Fr. • 6-1 • Hurdles Sedgwick, Kan. (Sedgwick HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in basketball and track, earned one letter in cross country and football...Was the highest scorer at the state meet for his high school track team as a freshman, sophomore and junior...Finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2006 and 2008 Kansas State Championships, placed fourth in the same event at the 2007 state meet...2006 2A Regional Champion in the 110 meter hurdles and the runner-up in 2007 and 2008...Finished eighth in the 200 meter dash at the 2007 state meet and second at the regional meet... Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that holds the Sedgwick High School record of 3:33.30...Runner-up in the 300 meter hurdles at the 2007 and 2008 3A Regional meet...2006 and 2007 Heart of America League runner-up in the 110 meter hurdles...Also a member of the Sedgwick Track Club for six years...Qualified for the Junior Olympics in the 80-meter hurdles in 2001...Member of the 2009 Heart of America All-Star Basketball Team.
Jesse Vaughn
Fr./Fr. • 5-11 • Throws Tecumseh, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Part of the 2007 Kansas 5A State Championship team…Took first in the javelin at the state championships his junior and senior years…Had a personal best throw of 205-11 ft... Member of the honor roll at Shawnee Heights.
PERSONAL: Son of Dale and Brenda Vaughn…Majoring in physical therapy.
PERSONAL: Son of David and Cindy Rowe...Has one sister, Cristyn...Majoring in exercise science.
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orey Shank Fr./Fr. • 5-10 • Pole Vault Fort Wayne, Ind. (Northrop HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: National High School Freshman Indoor Record Holder (15-6.25)...Won a USATF national title in the pole vault at the 2008 Outdoor Youth National Championships...Two-time NIKE Indoor All-American honoree...Three-time Indiana state pole vault champion (2007-08-09)...Indiana state indoor record holder at 16-6.75 ft. and outdoor record holder at 17-00 ft...Two-time conference, sectional and regional pole vault champion...Holds the Summit Conference Meet pole vault record of 16-7.25 ft...Holds the second highest indoor and outdoor jump nationally for sophomores...Four-time all-area selection and named team MVP three consecutive years (2007-08-09)...Named the News Sentinel Prep Sports Male Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2009...Named the 2009 Gatorade Indiana Track Athlete of the Year...Received the Northrop High School Lifetime Achievement Award for Track and Field...Also earned all-state honors in 2008 and 2009 as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team...2008 and 2009 sectional champion, as well as 2009 regional champion in the 4x100 meter relay...Attended Canterbury High School in Fort Wayne, Ind. for one year before transferring to Northrop High School for his sophomore, junior and senior years. PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Amy Shank...Father, Bob, was two-time AllAmerican pole-vaulter for the University of Illinois, where he also won a Big 10 championship...Majoring in Business.
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ackenzie Abernathy RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 5-7 • Distance Plano, Texas (Plano West HS)
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Returned to cross country after taking a redshirt season in 2008… Competed in two meets for the Jayhawks…Posted her best finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5), where she placed 19th with a 5K time of 20:01.49…Finished 26th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 20:29.30 (Sept. 12). 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized her redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country and track (1,600 meters and 3,200 meters)…Regional qualifier as a senior in 2007…Selected to receive the Plano West Cross Country/Track Scholarship as a senior…Named first team all-district cross country in 2007…Also Lettered in soccer as a freshman…Member of the F.C. Dallas Soccer Club from 2000-2006…Was the team captain of her club soccer team as a sophomore and junior, where she earned the player’s choice award both years and MVP as a junior…Honor roll student and member of the National Honor Society all four years. PERSONAL: Daughter of University of Kansas graduates Gary and Kellye Abernathy…Majoring in exercise science…Grandparents Charles and Marie McCarthy, uncle Kent McCarthy and brother Brendan Abernathy all attended KU…Brother, Ian, played rugby at Stanford University.
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manda Akin RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 5-7 • Distance Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS) 2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in two meets as a sophomore…Ran a 20:51.45 at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5) to take 37th place overall…Posted a career-best 5K time of 20:45.90 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12), where she finished 29th.
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 27th in her debut at the Bob Timmons Classic with a personal-best 5K time of 21:22.30…Finished in 26th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge, posting a 5K time of 21:42.29…Ran in the Open Division at the ISU Pre-Nationals, finishing in 108th place in a time of 23:48.2. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country...Lettered two years in both soccer and track...Three-time all-state selection in cross country (2005-2007)...Named to the Kansas class 5A all-regional team all four years (2004-2007)...Earned All-Centennial League honors four times (2004-2007).
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Bruce and Tami Akin...Majoring in Business.
Anna Barber
Jr./So. • 6-1 • Middle Distance Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) Personal Bests Indoor 400m........59.69 600yd........1:25.67
Outdoor 200m........27.34 400m........59.44
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Turned in a season-best 600-yard time of 1:29.24 at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14)…Took fourth at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) in the same event, finishing in 1:29.82. 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed third in the 400 meters at the ESU Twilight with a time of 1:01.89...Ran a personal-best time in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Twilight (59.44). 2008 INDOOR: Ran a season-best time of 59.69 in the 400 meters at the ISU Last Chance…Placed 12th in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:25.67. HIGH SCHOOL: At the 2007 state championships she was second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.3, second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.15 and was on the 1,600-meter relay team that broke the school record with a time of 3:53...Captain for track and cross country her senior year...Member of the 2007 state track and field championship team…Fifth in the nation in the 800-meter run at the USATF nationals with a time of 2:16.08...Represented Oklahoma at the Great Southwest track meet in 2005, 2006 and 2007. PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Julia Barber...Born in Oklahoma City, Okla...A middle child with five other sisters...Majoring in geology.
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lizabeth Beisner Sr./Sr. • 5-7 • High Jump Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Personal Bests Indoor High Jump 1.66m (5-05.25 ft.)
Outdoor High Jump 1.65m (5-5 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Finished ninth in the high jump at the Big 12 Championships (May 17), with a season-best mark of 1.54 meters (5-5 ft.)…Jumped 1.60 meters (5-3 ft.) four times throughout the season. 2009 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for the Crimson and Blue…Won the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) after clearing 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.)…Recorded a seasonbest high jump of 1.66 meters (5-05.25 ft.) at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31). 2008 OUTDOOR: Competed three times in the high jump, posting identical jumps of 1.55 meters (5-01 ft.) all three times…Placed third at the Missouri Relays, 11th at the Arkansas Twilight and 20th at the Kansas Relays.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Meet the Jayhawks 2008 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2007 OUTDOOR: Consistent at two meets in the high jump...Had a jump of 1.60 meters (5-03 ft.) at the Tulsa Duels and the Kansas Relays. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the high jump at four meets during her freshman year...Recorded a jump of 1.59 meters (5-02.5 ft.) at the K-State All-Comers Meet...At the Husker Invitational she landed her best jump of the season of 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Won 2006 6A state high jump. PERSONAL: Daughter of Kent and Diana Beisner...Valedictorian of graduating high school class and member of National Honor Society...Has two brothers who attended KU...Majoring in business marketing with a concentration in Spanish.
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auren Bonds Sr./Sr. • 5-8 • Distance Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS) Personal Bests Indoor 1,000........2:13.96 Mile...........4:43.74 3,000m.....9:54.32
Outdoor 800m........2:11.47 1,500m.....4:20.95 Steeple......10:37
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Celebrated one of the greatest individual seasons by a KU women’s runner in school history…Became the first KU female athlete to compete at the NCAA Cross Country National Championships since 1994…Placed 61st overall at the national championship meet (Nov. 23), where she ran a 6K time of 21:02.30 and finished ninth among the group of 37 individual qualifiers…Led the squad in all six meets of the 2009 season…Was the top individual finisher not on a national qualifying team at the Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14), which earned her an automatic bid to the Division I Championships…Ran the 6K course at regionals in a career-best 20:49.10 to take fifth place overall and earn All-Region honors for the second-consecutive year... Became the only female in school history to win back-to-back All-Big 12 honors after finishing 10th at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31) in a 6K time of 21:46.52…Placed 17th out of 247 runners at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17), posting a 6K time of 21:03.70…Runner-up at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3) and led her team to a second-place finish with a career-best 5K time of 17:19.90…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the third-consecutive cross country season. 2009 OUTDOOR: Met the NCAA regional qualifying standard in the 1,500 meters four different times throughout the season…Earned a bid to the NCAA Championships in the 1,500 meters after finishing fifth at the Midwest Regional Championships (May 30) with a time of 4:26.04…Recorded the third-fastest 1,500 meter time in school history and her career-best at the Payton Jordan Invitational (May 2), clocking in at 4:20.95…Won the 1,500 meter and 800 meter events at the Kansas Relays (April 18), clocking in at 4:27.36 and 2:11.47, respectively… Ran a season-best 800-meter time of 2:11.47 at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11), where she finished 11th overall. 2009 INDOOR: Set two school records during the indoor season in the mile and 1,000 meters, which she considers the most memorable moments of her track career…Set the mile record of 4:43.74 at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14)…Set the 1,000-meter record at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28), with a time of 2:46.60, which was good for second place and eight points toward the team total, the most for any female KU athlete at the event…Recorded two individual victories throughout the season, in the 800 meters (2:13.96) and 3,000 meters (9:54.32).
2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Led the Jayhawks in all six meets, while capturing two individual medals…Finished first at the Bob Timmons Classic with a career-best 5K time of 18:53.10…Named Big 12 Runner of the Week (Sept. 13) after winning the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 18:59.29…Placed ninth at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with a 6K time of 21:32...Earned All-Big 12 First Team honors with a 12th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships…Finished in 15th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to earn all-region honors with a 6K time of 21:29.70…Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team for the second consecutive year. 2008 OUTDOOR: Qualified for regionals with a personal-best time of 10:40.45 in the steeplechase at the Drake Relays…Placed 17th in the steeplechase at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after posting a time of 10:49.65… Took home the title in the steeplechase at the Kansas Relays, posting a time of 11:02.83…Finished in first place in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 9:56.56…Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Big 12 Championships as a sophomore, running a time of 10:56.13…Finished in sixth place in her only 800-meter run of the season, posting a time of 2:18.31 at the John Jacobs Invitational...Ran a personal-best time of 4:30.32 in the 1,500 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational, finishing 28th. 2008 INDOOR: Ran a personal-best time in the 1,000 meters during the preliminaries at the Big 12 Championships (2:50.44)…Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships in the 1,000 meters with a finals time of 2:52.38…Set a personal best in the mile at the Husky Classic with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 4:47.91…Won the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational in a personal-best time of 10:03.21. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned USTFCCCA Division I All-Region honors with a 25th-place finish at the Midwest Regionals (21:05)…Was the team’s No. 1 runner in every meet she competed in…Finished third at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 22:52…Placed ninth at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 21:47… Competed at the Big 12 Championships and ran a time of 22:04, good for 30th place…Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2007 OUTDOOR: Specialized in the 3,000-meter steeplechase...Ran a time of 10:51.20 at the John Jacobs Invitational...Competed at the Kansas Relays with a time of 11:11.86...Landed a regional mark at the Cardinal Invitational running a time of 10:40.85...Scored points at the Big 12 Championships by finishing sixth (10:41.82)...Ran a personal-best 800-meter time of 2:11.56. 2007 INDOOR: Ran in eight races including four different events throughout the season...Her first collegiate track and field meet was at the K-State All-Comers meet in which she ran a time of 10:32.53 in the 3,000 meters...Finished the mile run at the ISU Classic in a season-best time of 4:58.02...Competed in the 800-meter run at the Illini Invitational in a time of 2:16.81...In the 1,000 meters, she ran her best time at the Big 12 Championships with a preliminary time of 2:53.10...Followed that performance with a time of 2:53.39 in the finals, good for fifth place. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all but one race for KU in an outstanding freshman season...Placed seventh at the Bob Timmons Classic (23:15.04)... Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational and placed 143rd (23:49.3)...Ran a personal-best 6K time of 22:49.0 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals...Finished third on the team and 58th overall at the Big 12 Championships (23:17.6)...Joined Kellie Schneider as the only two Jayhawk freshmen to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and placed 84th overall. HIGH SCHOOL: Was the top senior finisher at the 2005 Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships, placing fourth...At the 2006 Kansas 6A State Track and Field Championships, recorded top-five finishes in the 1,600 meters (third), 800 meters (second) and 1,600 meter-relay (second). PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa Bonds...Majoring in political science...Plans to begin law school at Duke University in the Fall of 2010.
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Kendra Bradley
Meet the Jayhawks
Jr./Jr. • 5-3 • Sprints Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) Personal Bests Indoor 200m........25.03 400m........55.11
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laire Christie Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 3.35m (10-11.75 ft.)
Outdoor 100m........12.26w 200m........24.81 400m........58.66
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in two events at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4), posting a 200-meter time of 26.12 and a 400-meter time of 58.66…Member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships (May 16) with a time of 3:44.33. 2009 INDOOR: Ran the 400 meters in five different meets, with her best performance coming in the preliminary round of the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27), where she ran 56.77…Runner-up at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), clocking in at 58.41. 2008 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best time of 24.81 in the 200 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational, finishing in ninth place…Placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 24.88. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in eight meets…Ran a season-best time of 25.03 in the 200 meters…Placed eighth in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships (57.27). HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time high school state champion...State champion in the 1,600-meter relay all four years at Leavenworth...2006 Kansas state champion in the 200-meter dash...Gold medal winner in the 100 meters, 400 meters and 1,600-meter relay at the 2006 Kansas Relays...Kansas state record holder in the 1,600-meter relay at 3:54.61 and was part of the 800-meter relay team that ranked second in Kansas history with a time of 1:40.82...Set the school record in the 400 meters (55.49.), which ranks as the seventh-best time in the history of the state of Kansas. PERSONAL: Daughter of Arie and Kenneth Bradley...Born in Fort Knox, Ky...Majoring in African-American studies.
So./So. • 5-4 • Pole Vault Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS) Outdoor Pole Valut 3.40m (11-01.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets throughout the season…Recorded her best mark of 3.40 meters (11-01.75 ft.) at the Kansas Relays (April 18). 2009 INDOOR: Cleared a season-best 3.35 meters (10-11.75 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13)…Posted a mark of 3.20 meters (10-6 ft.) at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) and Holiday Preview (Dec. 5). HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in track and field...League champion in the pole vault as a junior and senior...District and regional champion in the pole vault as a senior...Placed fifth in the pole vault at the 6A state championships as a senior...Took first place in the pole vault at the Jayhawk Indoor Invitational as a senior...Fourth-place finisher in the pole vault at the regional championships as a junior...Personal best in the pole vault is 11 ft...Lettered four years in soccer and one year in tennis...Second Team All-Sunflower League in soccer as a junior and senior...Named defender of the year as a senior in 2008...Member of the Olympic Development Kansas state soccer team...Member of the National Honor Society for two years...Two-year member of the principal’s honor roll...Honor roll student for two years...Member of the student council for two years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Ava Christie...Born in Overland Park, Kan... Majoring in business-marketing...Plans to attend law school...Father Mike played football at Kent State...Mother Ava and grandmother Francis attended KU.
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aitlyn Coen Jr./Jr. • 5-8 • Distance Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) Personal Bests Indoor Mile...........5:24.90 3,000m.....10:33.48
Outdoor 3,000m.....10:48.12 5,000m.....18:49.15
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete due to injury. 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
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2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection...Finished in 24th place at the Bob Timmons Classic in a career-best 5K time of 21:16.20… Placed 27th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 21:56.33... Ran a personal-best 6K time of 24:18.10 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to finish 123rd in the Women’s Open Race.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Meet the Jayhawks 2008 OUTDOOR: Took first place in the 5,000 meters at the ESU Twilight with a personal-best time of 18:49.15…Placed 19th at the Missouri Relays with a seasonbest time of 10:48.12 in the 3,000 meters. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 3,000 meters four times...Ran a season-best time of 11:20.64 in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors... Competed in three meets…Placed 43rd at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 25:36.32…Saved her best race for last at the NCAA Pre-Nationals by setting a personal-best time of 25:29. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 5,000-meter run in two events for the Jayhawks in her freshman year...Had a season best time of 19:35.65 when she finished in 22nd at the Kansas Relays. 2007 INDOOR: Ran in the mile, 1,000-meter run and the 3,000-meter run during her inaugural indoor season...Had a season-best finish in the 3,000 meters at the Husker Invitational, crossing the finish line in 10:33.48 ... Finished in 10th place with a time of 5:24.90 in the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational ... Also at the Jayhawk Invitational, she placed 11th in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3.14.95.
long jump as a freshman (19-03 ft.)…Placed third in the long jump at the state meet as a sophomore and junior…Ran eight years for the Win-Stars AAU track team…AAU Junior Olympic Champion in the long jump as a freshman…Runner-up in the triple jump at the AAU Junior Olympics as a freshman…AAU Junior Olympic runner-up in the long jump as a sophomore…Four-year letterwinner in volleyball…First team all-district volleyball as a junior and senior…Second team all-district as a sophomore…Earned honorable mention all-district as a freshman…Academic all-state as a senior…Graduated in the top 15 percent of her class of 512…Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Daughter of LeVonne and Maria Collins…Born in Fort Worth, Texas… Majoring in psychology…Mother Maria played basketball and ran track at Tennessee State… Father LeVonne was a rower at MIT.
2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized her redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Placed 15th at the 2005 Kansas 5A State Cross Country Championships...Highly decorated cross country athlete with the following accolades: three-time all-conference, four-time all-region, three-time all-state, twotime Academic all-state, four-time Most Valuable Runner at Hays High School, two-time conference runner-up, school record holder in the 4K (16:18). PERSONAL: Daughter of Dave and Karen Coen...Majoring in accounting and finance.
Jamaica Collins
So./So. • 5-9 • Horizontal Jumps Forth Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Personal Bests Indoor Long Jump 5.62m (18-05.25ft.) Triple Jump 11.00m (36-01.25 ft.)
Outdoor Long Jump 5.71m (18-08.75 ft.) Triple Jump 11.56m (37-11.25 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Jumped in five different meets during the outdoor season… Turned in her best long jump performance at the Kansas Relays (April 18) with a mark of 5.71 meters (18-08.75 ft.)…Took sixth at the Arkansas Twilight (May 1) after leaping 5.63 meters (18-05.75 ft.)…Posted her season-best triple jump of 11.56 meters (37-11.25 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (May 16). 2009 INDOOR: Top performer on the horizontal jumps squad…Recorded a season-best mark of 5.62 meters (18-05.25 ft.) in the long jump and 11.00 meters (36-01.25 ft.) in the triple jump, both at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7)… Won the long jump at the Holiday Preview (Dec. 5) with a mark of 5.32 meters (17-05.50 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in track…Regional champion in the long jump as a freshman, sophomore and junior…Four-time district champion in the long jump…District champion in the triple jump as a freshman and sophomore…Set a personal record in the long jump as a sophomore with her district-championship leap of 20-03.25 ft…Runner-up at the state meet in the
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ate Colvin Sr./Sr. • 5-4 • Pole Vault Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado State/Lewis Palmer HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 3.71m (12-2 ft.)
Outdoor Pole Vault 3.83 (12-06.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Served a year in residency due to NCAA regulations. 2009 INDOOR: Served a year in residency due to NCAA regulations. AT COLORADO STATE: Mountain West Conference Scholar Athlete in 2006 and 2007…Indoor top-10 finisher in the Mountain West in 2007…Recorded personal bests of 12-02 ft. in indoor and 11-06 ft. in outdoor. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field…First team all-state as a senior…5A state champion in the pole vault as a senior after setting a new allclass state record of 12-07 ft…Placed fifth in the 4x200-meter relay at the 5A state championships as a senior…Colorado Springs Metro Area Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2005…4A state champion in the pole vault as a junior, setting a new state record of 11-07 ft…Member of 4A state championship-winning girl’s team as a junior…Part of second-place finishing 4x100-meter relay team at the state meet her junior year…Made the all-city team as a junior…Became the first sophomore in Colorado to clear 11 feet in the pole vault…Regional champion and fourth-place finisher at the 4A state championships as a sophomore…As a freshman, competed only at the 4A regional and state championships…Placed seventh in the pole vault at the state meet…Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Daughter of Doug and Clara Colvin…Born in Oklahoma City, Okla…Majoring in biology and pre-dentistry…Father Doug played football and ran track at Nebraska Wesleyan.
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Julia Cummings Sasha Cunningham So./So. • 5-7 • Sprints Clarendon, Jamaica (Vere Technical HS)
So./So. • 5-6 • Pole Vault Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 4.02m (13-02.25 ft.)
2009 INDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season. 2008 OUTDOOR: Posted three top-five finishes in the pole vault…Finished in third place at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best and NCAA Regionalqualifying jump of 4.00 meters (13-01.50 ft.)…Placed fourth at the John Jacobs Invitational with a jump of 3.85 meters (12-07.50 ft.), also an NCAA Regionalqualifying leap…Took third at the Missouri Relays with a jump of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed nine times in the pole vault…Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships with a vault of 3.83 meters (12-06.75 ft.)…Had a season-best jump of 4.02 meters (13.02.25 ft.) at the Arkansas Last Chance. HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated with honors from Shawnee Mission South...A member of the National Honor Society...Varsity four-year letterwinner in dance team, gymnastics and track...Three-time state medal winner in the pole vault. PERSONAL: Daughter of Tim and Linda Cummings...Born in Kansas City, Kan... Majoring in exercise science.
acey Cunningham Sr. • 5-10 • Throws Spring Hill, Kan. (Liberty/Spring Hill HS) Personal Bests Indoor Shot Put 11.83m (38-09.75 ft.)
Outdoor Javelin 42.74m (140-3 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Threw the shot put in two meets, with her best mark coming at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16), where she threw 11.83 meters (38-09.75 ft.) to finish eighth. 2008 OUTDOOR: Finished second in the javelin at the Missouri Relays with a throw of 42.74 meters (140-03 ft.)…Placed third at the Sooner Invitational with a javelin throw of 40.53 meters (133-00 ft.)…Posted a seventh-place finish in the javelin at the Arkansas Twilight with a throw of 39.19 meters (128-07 ft.)… Finished in seventh place at the Georgia Invitational with a javelin throw of 36.98 meters (121-04 ft.).
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Outdoor 400m.........58.70 400mH.......1:01.92
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best 400-meter hurdle time of 1:01.92 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships (May 16), where she went on to finish sixth overall in the finals with a time of 1:02.61.
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season.
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Personal Bests Indoor 400m........58.08
Outdoor Pole Vault 4.00m (13-01.50 ft.)
PERSONAL: Daughter of Joy and Vito Giarraputo…Majoring in biblical studies.
2009 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 400-meter dash at six different meets during the indoor season…Posted a season-best time of 58.08 at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27)…Took 14th at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7) with a time of 59.37. HIGH SCHOOL: Most outstanding student of her graduating class of 2007… Best science student for the year 2007…Received academic award for excellence in 2007. PERSONAL: Daughter of Donald Cunningham and Lorraine Ellis…Born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine … Majoring in biochemistry.
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elsey Erb Sr./Sr. • 5-10 • High Jump Bucklin, Kan. (Bucklin HS) Personal Bests Indoor High Jump 1.75m (5-08.75 ft.)
Outdoor High Jump 1.75m (5-08.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Finished in the top-10 in all five events in which she competed…Jumped 1.65 meters (5-05.00 ft.) at the Jim Clark Shootout (Apr. 4) and John Jacobs Invitational (Apr. 11), where she finished fifth and third, respectively…Leaped to a season-best 1.70 meters (5-07.00 ft) to finish second at the Kansas Relays (Apr. 17)…Finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships (May 17) after clearing 1.69 meters (5-06.50 ft)…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 INDOOR: Competed in eight events for KU…Won the high jump at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), with a season-best jump of 1.73 meters (5-08.00 ft.)…Took second in the high jump at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16), leaping 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.)…Jumped 1.68 meters (5-06.00 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27) to finish fifth overall…Competed at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7), finishing in third place with a mark of 1.72 meters (5-0.7.75 ft.). 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded three top-five finishes in the high jump…Placed third at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best and NCAA Regionalqualifying jump of 1.75 meters (5-08.75 ft.)…Finished in ninth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after jumping 1.71 meters (5-07.25
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elsey Grimm So./RS-Fr. • 5-9 • Horizontal Jumps Parker, Colo. (Chaparral HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and three in cross country...Track team captain and team MVP as a senior...First team all-state as a senior in 2008 in the triple jump after placing third at the state championships...Second team allstate in the long jump as a senior with a sixth-place finish...All-state and league champion as a member of the 4x800-meter relay team her junior season of 2007... Achieved all-state honors as a freshman and sophomore in the 4x800-meter relay... Cross country state qualifier in 2004, 2005 and 2006...Was captain of the cross country team...Earned academic letter three years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Karen Grimm...Born in Bedford, Texas... Majoring in sports science...Mother Karen, father Greg and grandfather all attended KU...Mother (Karen) ran track at KU her freshman year.
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laire Hall Sr./Sr. • 6-0 • Distance Iowa City, Iowa (West HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........2:38.46 3,000m.....11:16.37
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in one meet for KU, recording a 5K time of 23:22.20 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12) . 2009 OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 2009 INDOOR: Ran the 800 meters at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16), where she finished sixth overall with a time of 2:38.46. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a personal-best 5K time of 21:14.80 to take 23rd place at the Bob Timmons Classic…Placed 31st at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 23:18.23...Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2008 OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 2008 INDOOR: Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (11.16.37)...Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational and finished 14th with a time of 11:18.67. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Competed in four races…Finished 39th at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 25:22.98…Ran a personal-best 5K time of 21:16 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (placed 16th)…Ran a personal-best 6K time of 24:48.60 at the NCAA PreNationals. 2007 OUTDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season.
Personal Bests Indoor Triple Jump 10.45m (34-03.50 ft.)
2007 INDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season.
Long Jump 4.82m (15-09.75 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Won the triple jump at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) with a season-best mark of 10.45 meters (34-03.50 ft.)…Took ninth in the triple jump at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31) after jumping 10.24 meters (33-07.25 ft.) and recorded a season-best mark of 4.82 meters (15-09.75 ft.) in the long jump at the same meet.
2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized her redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in both cross country and track and field...Named to the 2006 all-state cross country first team...Placed 10th at the 2005 Iowa State Cross Country Championships, 11th at the 2004 state meet and 15th at the same event in 2003...A member of the 2004 Iowa State distance medley championship team. PERSONAL: Daughter of David Hall and Margo Schilling...Majoring in exercise science.
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bby Jones Jr./Jr. • 5-5 • Pole Vault Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Personal Bests Indoor Pole Vault 3.70m (12-01.50 ft.)
Outdoor High Jump 3.71m (12-2 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Recorded the highest vault of the season for the Jayhawks at the Arkansas Twilight (April 11), where she cleared 3.71 meters (12-2 ft.)…Took fifth at the Kansas Relays (April 16) with a mark of 3.70 meters (12-01.50 ft.). 2009 INDOOR: Competed in eight different meets for the Crimson and Blue, with her best vault of 3.70 meters (12-01.50 ft.) coming at the ISU NCAA Qualifier (March 7)…Recorded a vault of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 ft.) twice during the season at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13) and Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28). 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed 12th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships after a season-best leap of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 ft.)…Finished in fifth place in the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invitational with a jump of 3.25 meters (10-08 ft.)…Posted a seventh-place finish in the pole vault at the Missouri Relays with a leap of 3.10 meters (10-02 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault four times…Had a season-best mark of 3.32m (10-10.75) at the Arkansas Invitational (placed 16th). HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the pole vault at the state championships in 2007 and fourth in 2006...Won all four events and the all-around competition in gymnastics at the Kansas state championships in 2006...Set the Lawrence High School record in the pole vault...Set Kansas state records in gymnastics in the allaround and on the beam...Named the 2007 Lawrence Female High School Athlete of the Year. PERSONAL: Daughter of Joe and Nancy Jones...Born in Merriam, Kan... Undecided on a major.
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llison Knoll Sr./Sr. • 5-0 • Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........2:22.26 Mile...........5:12.48 3,000m.....10:19.06
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Outdoor 1,500m.....4:54.03 3,000m.....10:45.41 5,000m.....18:41.31
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four of the Jayhawks’ six meets during her senior campaign…Posted her best finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12), clocking in at 19:57.40 to take 20th place overall…Finished 33rd in the women’s open division at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) with a 6K time of 23:06.70…Member of the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31) travel team, finishing 85th with a time of 24:25.31.
2009 OUTDOOR: Posted two season-best times in the 800 meters (2:28.14) and 1,500 meters (4:54.03) at the Jim Click Shootout (Apr. 4), taking 17th place overall in both events. 2009 INDOOR: Ran her seasonbest 3,000-meter time at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28), clocking in at 10:19.06…Ran a 5:12.48 in the mile at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14) to finish tenth overall. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a personal-best 5K time of 19:41.70 to finish seventh at the Bob Timmons Classic…Placed 10th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 19:57.27…Recorded a personalbest 6K time of 22:26.20 at the ISU Pre-Nationals…Finished in 41st place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with a 6K time of 22:34…Posted a 55th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 22:49.95… Placed 65th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 6K time of 22:40.40. 2008 OUTDOOR: Ran a seasonbest time of 10:45.41 to place 18th in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays… Finished in fifth place in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 10:52.04. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational and placed seventh (10:47.40). 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 11th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 20:03…Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 61st with a time of 23:00.80…Ran a time of 23:23.40 at the Big 12 Championships and placed 75th…Ran a personal-best 6K time of 22:25 at the Midwest Regionals. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in one event for the Jayhawks...Ran in the 5,000-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational, finishing in a time of 18:41.31. 2007 INDOOR: Ran the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational, placing 11th in a time of 5:25.38 ... Ran in the 3,000-meter run at three events...Had a season-best time of 10:27.43 at the Husker Invitational...Finished in a time of 10:33.73 to place 32nd at the Big 12 Championships in the 3,000-meter run. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three races for Kansas...Placed 23rd at the Bob Timmons Classic...Finished eighth in the 5K KSU Wildcat Invitational (19:48.80)...Ran a season-best 6K time of 23:05.10 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals. HIGH SCHOOL: Placed 11th at the Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships in a time of 15:40...Was named to All-Sun County first team, All-Johnson County first team and All-Metro Coaches’ Association first team. PERSONAL: Daughter of Ron and Cindy Knoll...Majoring in applied behavioral science.
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Took 72nd at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) with a 6K time of 21:49.60…Ran a 22:59.25 at the Big 12 Championships, where she finished in 39th place…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.
Sr./Sr. • 5-10 • Throws Houston, Texas (Stratford HS) Personal Bests Indoor Shot Put 12.39m (40-07.75 ft.)
Outdoor Shot Put 12.34m (40-6 ft.) Discus 42.44m (139-3 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Turned in her discus and shot put season bests at the Kansas Relays (April 18), with a marks of 41.40 meters (135-10 ft.) and 12.01 meters (39-07.25 ft.). 2009 INDOOR: Threw the shot put in five different meets, with her best performance coming early in the season at the Holiday Preview (Dec. 5), where she threw 12.03 meters (39-05.75 ft.)…Took sixth at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16) after recording a mark of 11.95 meters (39-02.50 ft.). 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded a personal-best discus throw of 42.44 meters (139-03 ft.) at the Arkansas Twilight, giving her a fourth-place finish…Placed eighth in the discus at the Missouri Relays with a throw of 31.99 meters (104-11 ft.) 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put four times including a season-best throw of 12.00 meters (39-04.50 ft.) at the KSU All-Comers meet. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the discus as well as the shot put...Registered a throw of 12.34 meters (40-06 ft.) in the shot put at the Tulsa Duels...Also at the Tulsa Duels, she threw a season-best mark of 40.82 meters (133-11 ft.) in the discus. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put at five meets...Finished 19th at the Big 12 Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 and 2006 discus district champion...In the shot put, was 2006 district champion, regional champion and finished sixth at the Texas State Championships. PERSONAL: Daughter of Jane Lacy...Member of National Honor Society... Majoring in accounting.
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manda Miller Jr./Jr. • 5-4 • Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Personal Bests Indoor Mile...........5:16.59 3,000m.....9:53.31 5,000m.....17:03.28
Outdoor 3,000m.....10:02.20 5,000m.....17:24.15 10,000m...37:55.59
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Named a cross country and track team captain for the 2009-10 season…Was the Jayhawks’ No. 2 runner in three of the five meets in which she competed…Posted a career-best 5K time of 17:42.50 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3) and finished 10th overall in a field of 211 runners…
2009 OUTDOOR: Finished third and set a new PR of 10:02.20 in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (Apr. 4)…Won the 5,000 meter race at the Kansas Relays (Apr. 16) in a career-best time of 17:24.15…Finished 15th in the 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays (Apr. 24)…Ran the 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in 12th place with a time of 38:14.60…Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2009 INDOOR: Recorded four top-10 finishes in the 3,000 meters…Took second at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9) with a time of 10:00.58…Won the 3,000 meters at the KU vs. MU Dual (Jan. 16) in a time of 10:13.10…Shaved 25 seconds off her 3,000 meter PR at the New Balance Collegiate (Feb. 6), finishing in third place with a time of 9:53.31, which marked the fourth-fastest 3,000-meter time in school history...Ran a season-best 5,000 meter time of 17:03.28 to finish 10th at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 28) and crack KU’s all-time bests list with the fourth-fastest 5,000-meter time. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: KU’s No. 2 finisher at all six meets…Runner-up at the Bob Timmons Classic after posting a 5K time of 19:17.20…Placed fifth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 19:20.75…Finished in 24thplace at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree after running the 6K course in 22:05…Set a personal-best 6K time of 21:47.70 at the ISU Pre-Nationals, where she finished in 94th place overall…Recorded a 38th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 22:17.35…Finished 33rd at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in a 6K time of 21:53.90…Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays after running a season-best time of 10:14.65…Ran a season-best time of 17:57.30 in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays to finish in fifth place…Finished seventh in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 10:32.18. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the mile, 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 meters…Ran both the mile (5:16.59) and 1,000 meters (3:10.92) at the Jayhawk Classic…Competed at the adidas Classic and placed 14th in the 3,000 meters (10:18.05)…Ran a time of 17:39 for the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic and placed 11th. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Contributed to the scoring effort in five of the six meets she ran…Placed 10th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 19:55.80…Finished in 38th place at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 22:27.90…Competed at the Big 12 Championships and finished in a time of 22:50.75 to place 60th…Ran a personal-best time of 22:23 at the Midwest Regionals and placed 96th. HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-sport athlete who also participated in basketball and soccer...Placed fifth at the 2006 6A Kansas State Cross Country Meet, also a member of the state championship team...Finished third in the 1,600 meters at the 2005 6A State Track and Field Championships...Runner-up at the 2005 6A State Cross Country meet, also part of the second-place team that year...Holds Olathe East High School cross country records in the two mile, 4K and 5K... Also the Olathe East High School record holder in the 1,600 meters (5:15)... Named to the Greater KC Area Cross Country Association All-Metro First Team in 2005 and 2006...Named to the All-Sun Girls Cross Country First Team from 2004-2006...Named all-state in 2004, 2005 and 2006...All-Sunflower League from 2003-2006...Member of the All-Star Johnson County Cross Country First Team in 2005 and 2006...Named to the Kansas City Star All-Metro Cross Country First Team in 2005...Member of the Kansas City Star All-Metro Cross Country Second Team in 2006...Named to the All-Star Johnson County Track Second Team in the 1,600 meters in 2005...All-Olathe Track First Team from 2005-2006...Finalist for the KC Sports Commission 2007 Outstanding Female High School Athlete of the Year...Received the Tara Peck Outstanding High School Female Athlete of the Year award in 2007. PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Michele Miller...Majoring in business.
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aura Nightengale So./RS-Fr. • 5-10 • Distance El Dorado, Kan. (El Dorado HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........2:21.26 Mile...........5:07.74 3,000m.....10:43.99
HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in basketball and track...Regional champion in the javelin in 2005...Regional runner-up in 2004 and 2006...Finished sixth in the javelin at the 2004 4A Kansas state meet...Finished sixth in the javelin at the 2006 5A Kansas state meet...Named to the all-metro track and field team in 2006... School record holder in the javelin. PERSONAL: Daughter of Rory and Susan Radovich...Born in Fairbanks, Alaska... Majoring in exercise science.
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2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Appeared in two meets for the Crimson and Blue…Clocked in at 20:25.08 at the Bob Timmons Challenge (Sept. 5) to take 25th place…Set a career-best 5K time of 20:20.30 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12), where she placed 23rd overall.
2009 INDOOR: Ran a season-best mile time of 5:07.74 at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), where she placed sixth…Turned in her best 800-meter performance of the season at the ISU Classic (Feb. 14) with a time of 2:21.26…Also ran the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 9), finishing seventh with a time of 10:43.99. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Impressive showing in her debut at the Bob Timmons Classic, placing fifth in a personal-best 5K time of 19:32.10…Finished 16th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after crossing the finish line in 20:21.73… Placed 39th at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in a personal-best 6K time of 22:31... Ran a 23:36.35 (6K) at the Big 12 Championships to finish in 91st place. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track... Lettered three years in basketball...Three-time first team all-state selection in cross country...Named MVP of her cross country team all four years (2004-07)... Academic all-state in 2006 and 2007...Voted teammate of the year in 2006 and 2007...State Champion in the 800 meters...Named MVP of her track team. PERSONAL: Daughter of Brad and Diane Nightengale...Undecided on major.
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manda Radovich Jr./Sr. • 5-10 • Throws Lansing, Kan. (Lansing HS) Personal Bests Outdoor Javelin 33.02m (108-4 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: The only Jayhawk to compete in the javelin during the 2009 season…Recorded a season-best mark of 33.02 meters (108-4 ft.) at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4). 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season.
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2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the javelin at five meets…Recorded a season-best throw of 35.14 meters (115-03 ft.) at the Missouri Relays to finish in fifth place… Placed sixth at the John Jacobs Invitational with a throw of 34.22 meters (112-03 ft.)…Finished seventh at the Sooner Invitational with a throw of 34.98 meters (114-09 ft.).
RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 5-9 • Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS)
2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five of six meets as a true freshman… Placed 28th at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 21:28.10…Ran a personalbest 5K time of 21:03.45 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge, finishing in 21st place…Posted a personal-best 6K time of 23:26.30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to place 89th in the Women’s Open Division…Finished in 86th place at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 23:45.50…Ran a 6K time of 23:36.35 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to finish in 131st place. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in both cross country and track...Voted team captain of cross country team her senior year (2007)...Second team all-state in 2005 and 2006...Named most outstanding junior in 2006 and most outstanding sophomore in 2005...CHSAA Academic Athlete in 2005 and 2006. PERSONAL: Daughter of Ann and Gregg Schaefer...Majoring in biology.
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ellie Schneider Sr./Sr. • 5-7 • Distance Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) Personal Bests Indoor 1,000m.....2:56.73 Mile...........5:04.72 3,000m.....10:15.43
Outdoor 800m........2:23.88 1,500m.....4:45.36 5,000m.....17:24.15
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Had a very strong senior season, as she was among the Jayhawks’ top five finishers in four of the six meets in which she competed…Ran a career-best 5K time of 18:54.40 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3)…Posted a career-best 6K time of 22:22 at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17), where she finished fourth on the team and 118th overall…Took 47th at the Big
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assi Sokol Sr./Sr. • 5-6 • Distance Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale HS) Personal Bests Indoor 800m........2:32.55 1,000m.....3:09.56 3,000m.....11:40.20
Outdoor 800m........2:23.23 1,500m.....4:56.82 3,000m.....11:07.92
2008 OUTDOOR: Placed 27th at the Missouri Relays in the 3,000 meters with a time of 11:20.23.
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets during her senior campaign… Finished 35th at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5) with a 5K time of 21:21.24… Set a career-best 5K time of 21:11.10 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge (Sept. 12).
2008 INDOOR: Ran both the mile (5:27.38) and 1,000 meters (3:20.98) at the Jayhawk Classic…Ran a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 10:34.70 at the ISU Classic.
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Relays (April 16), where she finished ninth with a time of 15:41.40.
2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three meets…Placed 76th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (23:24)…Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 97th with a time of 24:35.10.
2009 INDOOR: Turned in a season-best mile time of 5:42.70 at the KU vs. MU Duel (Jan. 16), where she finished sixth overall…Also ran the 800 meters at the duel, clocking in at 2:32.55 to take fifth place.
2007 OUTDOOR: Ran the 1,500 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational in a time of 4:56.83...At the Kansas Relays, finished the 1,500-meter race in a time of 4:53.43.
2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a 33rd-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 21:38.90.
2007 INDOOR: Ran three races for Kansas...Had a season-best performance in the 3,000 meters at the ISU Classic with a time of 11:04.28...Ran a time of 19:40.05 at the Husker Invitational in the 5,000-meter run. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all but one race during her freshman campaign...Maintained great consistency throughout the season, staying between 22:45.20 and 23:58.30...Placed 16th in her first collegiate race, the Bob Timmons Classic (23:43.23)...Ran at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 157th (23:58.30)...Logged a personalbest time of 22:45.20 in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals...Placed 77th at the Big 12 Championships...Joined Lauren Bonds as the only two Jayhawk freshmen to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regionals and placed 77th. HIGH SCHOOL: Placed in the top 10 all four years at the Wisconsin Division I State Championships, finishing fifth as a senior, third as a junior, second as a sophomore and eighth as a freshman... Served as cross country team captain for two years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Kurt Schneider and Kimberly Gagliardi... Majoring in applied behavioral science.
2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays, placing 60th with a time of 2:48.88. 2008 INDOOR: Placed 15th at the Jayhawk Classic in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:22.76…Ran a time of 11:40.20 in the 3,000 meters at the KSU AllComers meet and placed seventh...Ran the mile at the ISU Classic (6:07.13). 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three races…Placed 37th at the Bob Timmons Classic (25:12)…Ran a season-best 8K time of 24:22 at the NCAA PreNationals and placed 99th. 2007 OUTDOOR: Ran a time of 2:23.23 in the 800 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational...In the 1,500 meter-run, she finished in a time of 4:56.82 at the Kansas Relays...Ran a time of 11:07.92 in the 3,000-meter run at the Tulsa Duels. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in three events...Ran a time of 5:21.67 in the mile and a 3:09.56 in the 1,000 meters at the Jayhawk Invitational…Ran a season-best time of 10:43.7 in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Classic. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four races for Kansas in her freshman season... Started the season with an 11th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (23:20.72)... Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:37.60)...Ran a personal-best 6K time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:56.60)...Was one of three KU freshmen to compete at the Big 12 Championships, where she placed 78th (23:58.20). HIGH SCHOOL: Finished sixth overall and as the second senior at the 2005 Iowa 4A Cross Country Championships...Recorded four top-five finishes at the 2005 Iowa 4A Track and Field Championships, placing second in the 1,500 meters, second in the 800 meters, fourth in the 3,200 meter-relay and second in the distance medley relay. PERSONAL: Daughter of Neal and Joni Sokol...Majoring in journalism.
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ebeka Stowe So./So. • 5-6 • Distance Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest HS) Personal Bests Indoor 3,000m.....10:30.33 5,000m.....19:08.18
Outdoor Steeple......11:25.25 3,000m.....10:37.53 5,000m.....18:35.98
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: One of the Jayhawks’ top performers in 2009… Opened the season with an individual victory at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5), as she crossed the finish line in 18:42.29, setting a new 5K course record at Rim Rock Farm…Posted a career-best 5K time of 17:50.10 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3), where she finished 15th overall in a field of 211 runners…Took 77th at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17) with a career-best 6K time of 21:51.70…Raced extremely well at the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31), where she finished second behind Lauren Bonds on the team and 28th overall to help the squad capture fifth place, which marked its best finish in 15 years……Received Academic All-Big 12 First Team honors. 2009 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best 11:25.25 in the 3,000 meter steeplechase to finish third at the Kansas Relays (April 18) and crack KU’s all-time bests lists with the third-fastest time in school history…Took fifth in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11), crossing the finish line in 10:37.53…Ran the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships (May 17), finishing in 28th place with a time of 18:35.98. 2009 INDOOR: Competed in five events for the Jayhawks…Took seventh in the 3,000 meters (10:54.39) at the KU vs. MU Dual (Jan. 16)…Took second in the 5,000 meters at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), clocking in at 18:38.81… Ran a season-best 3,000 meter time of 10:30.33 at the Husker Invitational (Feb. 7)…Posted her best 5,000 meter time of the season at the ISU Classic (Feb. 13), finishing in 18:08.18 for 15th place overall. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Was the only true freshman to compete in all six meets for the Jayhawks…Placed 15th at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 20:39... Finished 13th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a personal-best 5K time of 20:10.08…Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 22:42 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree...Clocked in at 22:51.40 at the ISU Pre-Nationals...Finished 78th at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 23:44.60…Finished 91st at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in a 6K time of 22:57.85.
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Outdoor Discus 35.18m (115-5 ft.) Hammer Throw 42.48m (139-8 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Recorded a career-best mark of 42.48 (139-4 ft.) in the hammer throw at the Kansas Relays (April 16)… Finished 10th in the discus at the Arkansas Twilight (May 1) with a season-best mark of 35.18 meters (115-05 ft.). 2009 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put and weight throw in five different meets during the indoor season…Posted her season-best weight throw of 13.66 meters (44-09.75 ft.) at the KU vs. MU Dual (Jan. 16), where she finished fifth… Turned in her best shot put performance at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), with a mark of 11.97 meters (39-03.25 ft.). 2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the hammer throw at five meets, finishing in the top 11 four times…Recorded a seasonbest throw of 38.97 meters (127-10 ft.) at the Sooner Invitational to place 10th… Finished 11th at the Arkansas Twilight with a throw of 37.00 meters (121-05 ft.)…Placed 10th at the Missouri Relays after recording a mark of 34.38 meters (112-09 ft.)…Finished in 11th place at the John Jacobs Invitational with a throw of 32.04 meters (105-01 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put three times…Had a season-best throw of 11.48 meters (37-08 ft.) at the KSU All-Comers meet.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in cross country, three years in both basketball and soccer...All-state all four years (2004-07)... Runner-up at the state cross country meet in 2006 and 2007...Four-time All-Olathe selection (2004-2007)...First team AllSunflower in 2004, 2006 and 2007...Allmetro first team selection in 2004, 2006 and 2007...Named second team All-Metro in 2005...Regional champion in 2004 and 2006...Runner-up at regionals in 2007... Top-three in the Sunflower League in 2004, 2006 and 2007 (finished third, first and second, respectively)...Earned a spot on the all-hustle team for basketball.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2006-07 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Nominee... Selected as the 2007 Mill Valley Female Athlete of the Year by the Shawnee Dispatch...Participated in volleyball, basketball and track...Nine-time letterwinner (four in track, three in basketball, two in volleyball)...Qualified for the state championships in the shot put her sophomore, junior and senior years and qualified in the discus her junior and senior years...Placed fifth in the 5A state shot put in 2006 and 2007...Set a school record with a shot put throw of 12.69 meters (41-07.50 ft.) and in the discus at 35.03 meters (114-11 ft.) at the state championships in 2007...Selected to the 2007 all-sun girls track team by The Sun Newspapers...Selected to the spring 2006 second team all-star Johnson County girls track team...2007 spring all-metro track honorable mention...Throwing team captain her junior and senior years...Also a team captain for volleyball and basketball her senior year...Kaw Valley all-league honorable mention for basketball her senior year...Jaguar Award for team leadership her senior year in basketball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Pat Stowe... Majoring in secondary math education.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Brian and Debbie Umbarger...Born in Shawnee, Kan... Majoring in health, sport and exercise science...Holds the women’s squat, hangclean and bench press records at Mill Valley High School.
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Riley Wertenberger M icah Wesley Jr./Jr. • 5-2 • Distance Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS)
RS-Fr./So. • 5-8 • Throws Topeka, Kan. (Topeka HS)
Personal Bests Indoor 3,000m.....10:44.20 5,000m.....18:19.30
Personal Bests Outdoor Shot Put 12.42m (40-9 ft.) Discus 41.63m (136-7 ft.)
Outdoor 3,000m.....11:25.65 5,000m.....18:51.81
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Saw action in four meets during her junior campaign… Took 36 seconds off her time from the 2008 Bob Timmons Classic time, as she finished 22nd in 2009 with a 5K time of 20:16.26…Posted a career-best 5K time of 19:16.10 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3), crossing the finish line in 109th place…Competed in the women’s open division at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational (Oct. 17), where she finished 82nd in a 6K time of 24:27.50. 2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays (April 16), clocking in at 18:51.81. 2009 INDOOR: Recorded a season-best 3,000-meter time of 10:44.20 at the Husker Invitational (Feb. 7)…Crossed the finish line in the 5,000 meters with a season-best time of 18:19.30 at the ISU Classic (Feb. 13). 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team…Ran a personal-best 5K time of 20:52.80 at the Bob Timmons Classic to finish in 18th place…Placed 23rd at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 21:18.25...Posted a personal-best 6K time of 23:34.30 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to finish 95th in the Women’s Open Division. 2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 3,000 meters at two meets and the 5,000 meters once…Finished in 13th place in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational after posting a time of 11:27.09. 2008 INDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four races…Set a personal best time in the 5K at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (20:57.20)…Ran a personal-best 8K time of 23:55.90 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 91st…Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 93rd (24:14.60). HIGH SCHOOL: Helped lead Olathe East to 2006 6A state cross country title while placing 23rd individually... Member of the 2005 cross country state runner-up team...Three-time 6A state qualifier, All-Sunflower League and All-City in cross country...Twotime honorable mention All-Metro Kansas City Cross Country Coaches Association...Holds the Olathe East record in the 3,200 meters (11:46)... Qualified for the 6A state track meet twice...In 2007, placed ninth in the 3,200 meters at the state championships. PERSONAL: Daughter of Brian and Lori Wertenberger…Majoring in chemical engineering.
Hammer Throw 26.31m (86-3 ft.)
2009 OUTDOOR: Saw action in three different meets in her first year as a Jayhawk…Had a successful showing at the Kansas Relays (April 17-18), recording her season-best marks in both the shot put (12.42 meters – 40-9 ft.) and discus (41.36 meters – 136-7 ft.). 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: 6A State Champion in the shot put as a senior…Named athlete of the year for spring sports in 2008…Nominated for 2008 athlete of the year… Won the 5A state championship in the shot put as a sophomore…Earned AllCentennial League honors as a freshman and sophomore…Broke the city record as a freshman … Competed on AAU team from 2005-2008…Named to the academic honor roll three years…Also lettered in bowling and tennis. PERSONAL: Daughter of Denise Wesley…Born in Topeka, Kan…Majoring in sports medicine.
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evin Wiegers RS-Fr./RS-Fr. • 5-11 • Distance Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five of the Jayhawks’ six meets…Turned in a career-best 5K time of 19:08.70 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3)…Competed in her first collegiate 6K at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invitational, clocking in at 23:08.90 to take 36th in the women’s open division (Oct. 17)…Member of the Big 12 Championships (Oct. 31) squad, finishing the 6K race in 24:13.52. 2009 OUTDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2009 INDOOR: Utilized redshirt season. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in 19th place at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 21:01.10…Placed 22nd at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 21:11.24. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track...Lettered two years in basketball and one year in soccer...Owns Blue Valley High School records in both the 4K and 5K...State of Kansas All-Metro honorable mention all four years (2004-2007)...Placed fifth at AAU nationals as a member of the Brocaw Blazers AAU team in 2006...Finished eighth at AAU Nationals in 2007...Named runner of the week once in 2005...Rookie of the Year selection in 2004...Finished in the top 25 all four years at the state meet (eighth, 24th, 22nd and 22nd, respectively)...Earned player of the year honors in basketball. PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Sabra Wiegers...Undecided on major.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Meet the Jayhawks
Shayla Wilson
So./So. • 5-7 • Middle Distance Milford, Del. (Milford HS) Personal Bests Indoor 400m........57.36 600yd........1:23.13
Outdoor 400m........55.32
2009 OUTDOOR: Ran the 400-meter dash in four meets during the outdoor season…Posted her best time of 55.32 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships (May 16)…Placed 10th at the John Jacobs Invitational (April 11) with a time of 57.07. 2009 INDOOR: Recorded her season-best 400-meter time of 57.36 at the Tyson Invitational (Feb. 13)… Rrunner-up in the 400 meters at the adidas Classic (Jan. 31), clocking in at 1:24.05…Had an impressive performance in the prelims of the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championships (Feb. 27), finishing in a season-best time of 1:23.13 and earning a spot in the finals…Took eighth in the finals with a time of 1:24.11…Was also a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that finished seventh at the league meet with a time of 3:42.82. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and cross country…School-record holder in the indoor 400 meters (58.96) and outdoor 400 meters (56.80)…Outdoor Division 2 State Champion in the 400 meters (57.65) and 200 meters (25.48) as a senior…Henlopen Conference Champion in the 400 meters as a senior with a time of 58.96…Indoor track Henlopen Conference Champion in the 400 meters (57.08) and 200 meters (25.40) as a senior…Outdoor Keith S. Burgess Invitational Meet record holder in the 400 meters (56.80)…Track MVP as a senior…Finished second at the indoor Henlopen Conference Championships in the 400 meters as a junior…Also placed second in the 400 meters (58.36) at the outdoor Henlopen Conference Championships as a junior…Runner-up in the 400 meters (57.53) at the Division 2 Outdoor State Championships as a junior…Finished in fifth place at the Henlopen Conference Championships in the 300-meter hurdles (52.13) as a sophomore…Placed fifth at the Division 2 State Championships in the 300-meter hurdles (50.26) as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Carlene Wilson…Born in Milford, Del… Majoring in psychology.
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ara Windisch Jr./Jr. • 5-2 • Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS) Personal Bests Indoor 3,000m.....10:00.03 5,000m.....17:27.57
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Outdoor 3,000m.....10:11.13 5,000m.....17:19.60 10,000m...38:11.29
2009 CROSS COUNTRY: Among the Jayhawks’ top four finishers in five of the six meets in which she competed…Finished second at the Bob Timmons Classic (Sept. 5) with a 5K time of 18:45.37…Helped her team to a runner-up finish at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree (Oct. 3), where she placed 14th and posted a career-
best 5K time of 17:48.60…Took 37th at the Big 12 Championships after completing the 6K course in 22:53.19…The Jayhawks’ No. 2 finisher at the Midwest Regional Championships (Nov. 14) after clocking in with a career-best 6K time of 21:65.50 to take 42nd place overall. 2009 OUTDOOR: Captured sixth place in the 3,000 meters at the Jim Click Shootout (April 4) with a season-best time of 10:11.13…Ran a 17:19.60 in the 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays (April 24). 2009 INDOOR: Ran the 3,000 meters at five different events, with her top performance coming at the Big 12 Championships, where she clocked in at 10:00.03…Finished ninth in the 3,000 meters at the New Balance Collegiate (Feb. 6) with a time of 10:01.60…Ran the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic (Feb. 13), where she finished third in 17:27.57. 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: KU’s No. 3 runner...Recorded a personalbest 5K time of 19:25 en route to a fourth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic…Placed sixth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 19:31.91…Posted a career-best 6K time of 22:22.50 at the ISU PreNationals…Finished 41st at the Big 12 Championships in a 6K time of 22:25.20… Placed 60th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after posting a 6K time of 22:36.65. 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational, recording a season-best time of 10:15.76…Finished in third place in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays with a season-best time of 17:39.87. 2008 INDOOR: Had a season-best time of 10:27.53 at the adidas Classic, where she placed 16th. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized her redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in both track and cross country... Received Eastern Kansas League Scholar Athlete award all four years...Was the 2007 6A state track and field champion in the 3,200-meter run and was runnerup in the 1,600-meter run...Led her team to a third-place finish at the state track championships in 2007...Named to the all-sun girls track first team in 2006 and 2007...Received all-metro honorable mention for track in 2007...Finished second at the 2006 5A state track meet in the 3,200-meter run...Was runnerup at the 5A State Cross Country Championships in 2005, led the girls’ team to a second-place finish...All-Johnson County cross country first team in 2005... All-sun girls cross country first team in 2005...All-metro cross country second team in 2005...Received 2005 Community America Credit Union Class 5A Cross Country Academic All-State Award...Named the 2004 and 2005 Blue Valley West Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year...Named to the All-Johnson County cross country second team in 2004...All-sun girls cross country honorable mention in 2004...All-metro cross country honorable mention in 2004. PERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Glenda Windisch....Majoring in community health.
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atalie Becker Fr./Fr. • 5-3 • Distance St. Louis, Mo. (Parkway West HS)
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eather Bergmann Fr./Fr. • 5-8 • Throws Concordia, Kan. (Concordia HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Went undefeated in the javelin her senior year of high school…Ranked as the No. 1 high school javelin thrower in the nation, according to Track and Field News…Won the title at the 2009 Nike Outdoor National Championship, where she garnered All-America honors...Won the gold medal in the javelin at the 2009 Great Southwest Track and Field Classic...2009 Kansas 4A State Champion in the javelin...Holds the Concordia High School Girls' Javelin Record...Finished fifth in the javelin at the 2006 state meet, third in 2007 and second in 2008...Placed third in the shot put at the 2008 and 2009 Kansas 4A State Championships... Named the 2009 Gatorade Kansas Female Track and Field Athlete of the Year... Finished first at the 2009 Kansas Relays after throwing 140 ft. in the javelin... Holds a career best throw of 165-6 ft., which was set at the 2008 K.T. Woodman Track Classic in Wichita, Kan...Also competed in volleyball and basketball her sophomore, junior and senior years...Secondteam all-state selection for volleyball...Named to the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Academic Team...Valedictorian of Concordia High School...A University of Kansas Watkins-Berger Scholar and Governor's Scholar. PERSONAL: Daughter of Dennis and Annie Bergmann...Has three siblings; Christa, Gabriel and Cydney...Sister, Christa, competes in track and field at Fort Hays State University...Majoring in secondary chemistry eduacation.
ori Christensen So./So. • 5-8 • Middle Distance Medicine Lodge, Kan. (Samford/Medicine Lodge HS) AT SAMFORD: 2008 All-Southern Conference Freshman Team Selection...Placed 20th at the Crimson Classic and 18th at the Furman Invitational...Placed 24th overall and fifth on the team at the SoCon Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-time 3A state champion in 800 meters, three-time 3A state champion in the 1,600 meters...Runner-up in the 400 meters at the state meet as a freshman and sophomore...Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that took third at state her junior year...Four-time Central Plains League (CPL) Champion in cross country and four-time regional champion... Runner-up at the 3A Cross Country State Championships as a freshman, sophomore and senior...Earned Academic All-State cross country honors her junior and senior years... Lettered in basketball for four years...Threetime CPL All-League First Team selection in basketball...Received All-State honorable mention accolades in basketball her senior year...Named the Hutchinson News Athlete of the Year...A member of the Principal’s Honor Roll for three years, maintaining a 4.0 GPA. PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and Cindy Christensen…Mother, Cindy, played basketball at Kansas…Father, Robert, competed in track and cross country at Wichita State…Majoring in biology…Plans to attend dental school, specializing in orthodontics.
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lex Colvin So./So. • 5-8 • Pole Vault Monument, Colo. (San Diego State/ Lewis Palmer HS) AT San Diego State: Competed in the Aztec Invitational, clearing a height of 3.05m (10 ft.).
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track all four years…Placed third at the state championships her senior year and fourth her sophomore season…Served as student body vice president and a member of the Honor Society. PERSONAL: Daughter of Doug and Clara Colvin….Sister, Kate, also pole vaults at Kansas…Majoring in biology.
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renna Farren Fr./Fr. • 5-2 • Distance Dallas, Texas (Ursuline Academy)
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from the Ursuline Academy in Dallas, Texas...Three-time all-district and all-state selection in track and cross country... Finished fifth at the 2006 cross country state championships and fourth at the 2007 state meet...Member of the 2006 and 2008 5A Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) cross country championship team...Named captain of the track team her senior year...Finished 11th in the 3,200 meters at the 2008 Texas Relays...Runner-up in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at the 2009 track and field state championship...Track team won the title at the 2008 and 2009 5A TAPPS state championships...Also lettered in swimming... Member of the 2005 and 2006 regional and state champion swim teams...Placed in the top-five in four events at the 2005 and 2006 swimming state championships... Member of the Dallas Mustangs Swim Team from 2000-07 and Metroplex Striders from 2007-09...Kerr McGee Elite Pro Qualifier in the 100 and 200-meter breast stroke...Member of the National Honor Society...Named to her high school's honor roll all four years...Graduated Magna Cum Laude. PERSONAL: Daughter of Neil and Terie Farren...Has six siblings...Sister, Kinsey, is a member of the University of Missouri cross country and track and field teams... Plans to major in pre-exercise science.
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ndrea Geubelle Fr./Fr. • 5-5 • Horizontal Jumps University Place, Wash. (Curtis Senior HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked third among all high school athletes in the nation in the triple jump and long jump, according to Track and Field News… Three-time Washington State champion in the long jump and triple jump...Won gold medals in both events at the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals…Finished first at the 2009 USATF Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships, after leaping 40-10.25 ft. in the triple jump....2009 Washington state champion in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.87.... Holds the Washington state triple jump record of 42-10.25 ft. and the West Central District records in the long jump, triple jump and 100-meter dash...Selected as the 2009 Gatordade Athlete of the Year for Washington... Earned South Puget Sound Athlete of the Year honors her sophomore, junior and senior years...Selected as the 2009 Tacoma Athlete Commission Athlete of the Year and Tacoma News Tribune Athlete of the Year... Also competed in volleyball, where she was varsity team captain her junior and senior years, and selected as the team MVP in 2009.
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PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff Geubelle, Dawn and Mike Decius (stepfather)...Has two siblings; Matt (24) and Dillion (9)...Majoring in biology/pre-med.
Tara Grosserode
Fr./Fr. • 5-4 • Middle Distance Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Finished third in the 800 meters at the 2009 Nebraska Class A State Championships...Anchored the 2009 State Champion 4x400 and 4x800 meter relay teams... Member of the 4x400 and 4x800 meter relay teams that hold the Pius X High School records... Four-year state qualifier in the 100, 200, 400 and 800-meter individual events... Member of the 2007 cross country state championship team...Was the top finisher for her high school team at the 2008 Class B Cross Country State Meet...Named to the Lincoln Journal Star All-City team in 2006, 2008 and 2009...Received the 2008 Lincoln Sertoma Club Award for Outstanding Achievement in cross country...Also started at guard for the Pius X basketball team...Named to the Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald All-State Honorable Mention Girls Basketball teams in 2009...Lincoln Journal Star Academic All-State in 2008 and 2009...Member of the National Honor Society from 2007-09...Named Pius X Homecoming Queen in 2008. PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Joann Grosserode...Has four siblings; Patrick, Matthew (deceased 8/6/03), Danny and Mitchell...Brother, Patrick, competed in track and field for South Carolina and Nebraska; brother, Matthew, played football at Iowa State and brother, Danny, played football at Bryant University...Majoring in Spanish.
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arah Hedberg Fr./Fr. • 5-4 • Pole Vault Phoenix, Ariz. (North HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterwinner in track and field...2009 Arizona 5AII State Champion in the pole vault, where she set a personal record and North High School record of 12-00 ft...Runner-up at the 2008 state meet...Received Most Improved Female Track Athlete honors in 2007 and 2008... Also competed for the swimming and diving team...Named most valuable diver her senior year...Finished fourth at the Arizona 5AII State Swimming and Diving Championships...Received Academic All-America honors for swimming and diving...Member of the National Honor Society...International Baccalaureate Dipolma recipient. PERSONAL: Daughter of Mary Connell and Ted Hedberg...Has four siblings; Julie, Emma Jack and Nick...Cousin, Christian Moody, was a member of the KU men's basketball team from 2003-06...Majoring in exercise science.
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yra Kilwein Fr./Fr. • 5-2 • Distance Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner and fourtime state qualifier in cross country...Finished fifth at the 2008 cross country state championships... Kansas City Star All-Metro First Team as a senior, second team as a junior...Named to the 2006 and 2007 Lawrence Journal-World All-Area Team for cross country...Manhattan Cross Country Course and Lawrence Free State High School record holder in the 4K (14:32)...Finished third in the two mile at the 2006 track and field state championships...Placed fifth in the mile and sixth in the two mile at the 2007 track and field state championships...Two-time Lawrence JournalWorld All-Area selection for track...Member of the National Honor Society...Named 6A Cross Country Academic all-state her junior and senior years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Marcy Kilwein...Plans to major in pre-exercise science.
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lena Krechyk Fr./So. • 5-11 • Throws Grodno, Belarus (Yanka Kupala) AT YANKA KUPALA STATE UNIVERSITY: Crowned the U-23 Belarus National Champion in the hammer throw…Holds a personal best mark of 68.61 meters (225-1 ft.).
HIGH SCHOOL: Belarus National Junior Champion in the hammer throw in 2006…Finished 12th in the hammer throw at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships…Competed in the 2008 European Winter Throwing Cup. PERSONAL: Daughter of Aleksey and Tamara Krechyk…Has one brother, VaDim…Undecided on major.
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athryn Lupton Fr./Fr. • 5-10 • Hurdles Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 Texas State Champion in the 300 meter hurdles, where she set a personal record of 42.49...Runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2009 state meet...Highest point earner for her high school track team all four years...Also lettered three years in volleyball.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Brent and Anita Lupton...Has three siblings, Keven, Greg and Lexie...Majoring in sports management.
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aissa Makhnamayeva Fr./Fr. • 5-4 • Sprints/Hurdles Almaty, Kazakhstan (Kazakh State Women’s University)
AT Kazakh State Women’s University: Took first at the 2008 National Junior Championships in the 400-meter dash… Qualified for the 2007 and 2008 World Junior Championships in the 400-meter hurdles…Holds a personal best time of 58.46 in the 400-meter hurdles, 55.11 in the 400-meter dash and 2:16.97 in the 800 meters. PERSONAL: Daughter of Zhalavdin Makhnamayev…Undecided on major.
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llie Marquis Fr./Fr. • 5-5 • Distance Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Shawnee Mission East High School...Four-year letterwinner in cross country and track...Named to the Greater Kansas City All-Metro First Team as a senior, and was a honorable mention selection as a freshman... Qualified for the 2007 6A cross country state championships, finished 18th...First Team All-Sun Girls selection in 2007...AllStar Johnson County Second Team as a junior, honorable mention as a senior... Named to the 2007 Kansas City Star All-Metro Honorable Mention cross country team...Four-time 6A state qualifier in the 1,600 meters, 3,200 meters and 4x800 meter relay...Member of the 2008 and 2009 state champion 4x800 meter relay teams...Received the Most Outstanding High School Girls Relay Team Award at the 2009 Kansas Relays...Finished third at the 2009 track and field state championships in the 3,200 meters... Two-time All-Star Johnson County First Team for the 4x800 meter relay...Named to the 2008 All-Star Johnson County Girls Second Team and 2009 Honorable Mention Team in the 3,200 meters... Received the Dick Gilbert Leadership Award for Track and Field as a senior... Member of the National Honor Society as a junior and senior...Named 610 Sports Radio Scholar Athlete...2009 Paige Winters' Inspirational Award and Scholarship Winner. PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Lisa Marquis...Third-generation Jayhawk... Plans to major in pre-sports science.
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enesha Morris Fr./Fr. • 5-2 • Sprints Manchester, Jamaica (Manchester HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that took first at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games…Finished second in the 200-meter dash at the 2007 CARIFTA Games…Competed at the Penn Relays in 2004 and 2006-09…Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished second at the Penn Relays in 2008 and third in 2009…Competed at the Jamaican National Boys and Girls Championships in 2004-08...Holds a personal-best time of 23.87 in the 200-meter dash and 54.18 in the 400-meter dash. PESONAL: Daughter of Carlton Morris…Has three siblings; Kerry-Ann (25), Carlton Jr. (23) and Jermaine (21)…Plans to major in psychology.
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ebecca Neville Fr./Fr. • 5-6 • Multi-Events Merrillville, Ind. (Merrillville HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Ranked second in the nation by Track and Field News for heptathletes...Member of the USA Pan American team her senior year...2009 Indiana state long jump champion, where she posted a personal best mark of 19-1.75 ft... Two-time sectional champion in the 100-meter hurdles...Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2008 state meet and fourth in 2009...Named MVP of her track and field team her sophomore, junior and senior years...Holds the Merrillville High School record in the long jump... Three-time All-American heptathlete honoree. PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Judith Neville...Brother, David, competed in track and field at Indiana University and recently won a bronze medal in the 400 meters at the Beijing Olympics...Majoring in music education.
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arah Noonan Fr./Fr. • 5-8 • Multi-Events Kirkwood, Mo. (Kirkwood HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time state qualifier in the the 100-meter hudles, 300-meter hurdles, triple jump and 4x200 meter relay...Placed seventh in 2007, sixth in 2008 and fourth in 2009 in the 300-meter hurdles...Finished sixth in 2007, fifth in 2008 and fourth in 2009 in the 100 meter hurdles...Runner-up in the triple jump at the 2009 Missouri State Championships, finished third in 2008 in the same event...Member of the 4x200 meter relay team that finished fourth at the state meet in 2007 and 2009 and fifth in 2008... Holds the Kirkwood High School record in all four events. PERSONAL: Daughter of Tom and Kathly Noonan...Has two sisters, Natalie and Grace...Thirdgeneration Jayhawk...Grandfather, Lynn Kindred, played basketball and golf for Kansas from 1957-59... Majoring in Political Science.
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lly Patak Fr./Fr. • 5-3 • Hurdles Denver, Colo. (Regis Jesuit HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in track at Regis Jesuit High School in Aurora, Colo… State finalist in the 300-meter hurdles in her sophomore, junior and senior years, as well as in the 4x100-meter relay her sophomore year… Holds the school record for the 300 and 100-meter hurdles…Member of the 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams that hold both records at her high school… Finished as league champion in the 300-meter hurdles her senior year… Captained the varsity squad both her junior and senior seasons…Also a fouryear letterwinner in cheerleading and qualified for state in cheerleading all four years…Captained the cheer squad her junior and senior years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Richard Patak, Cara Sherlock and Ed Sherlock (stepfather)…Majoring in physical therapy.
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aci Perryman Jr./Jr. • 5-6 • Pole Vault Phoenix. Ariz. (Arizona/Desert Vista HS) AT ARIZONA: Qualified and competed at West Regionals her freshman and sophomore seasons… Recorded a personal-best vault of 4.00 meters (13-01.50 ft.).
HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in the pole vault her junior and senior years… Broke the Arizona indoor state record and varsity school record her junior year with a vault of 12-09.50 ft…Earned All-America honors at the Nike Indoor National Championships her sophomore season…Earned a Wildcat Excellence academic scholarship…Was a member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Daughter of Jon and Christi Perryman…Brother, Dutch, was also a pole vaulter for the University of Arizona... Cousin, Nate Hybl, was the quarterback for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he earned Rose Bowl MVP honors in 2003... Graduated from Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology...Working towards a master’s in Sports Management.
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athleen Thompson Fr./Fr. • 5-7 • Distance Chesterfield, Mo. (Parkway Central HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Parkway Central High in Chesterfield, Mo...Named cross country team MVP her freshman, sophomore and senior years...Two-time all-state selection...Fourtime state qualifier...Named to the St. Louis PostDispatch All-Metro Cross Country Honorable Mention team in 2005 and 2007... Named to the 2005 St. Louis Track Club All-Metro Second Team...Received allstate honors as a sophomore in the 1,600 meters...Also qualified for state track meet in the 3,200 meters...Named 2006 distance runner of the year for high school track team...Named track team captain and team MVP her senior year... Member of the 2009 all-state 4x800 meter relay team that finished fourth at the state championships...Member of the 2009 Missouri State Champion 4x800 meter relay team and runner-up 4x400 meter relay team...4x800 meter relay team holds the Missouri high school state record of 9:06.89...Recipient of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete of the Year Award for Parkway Central High...Also a member of the Elgin Sharks Track Club...Member of the AAU National Cross Country Team Champion squads in 2000, 2003 and 2005. PERSONAL: Daughter of Bill and Karen Thompson...Uncle is a former member of the KU baseball team...Has nine family members who also attended KU...Plans to major in civil engineering.
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essa Turcotte Fr./Fr. • 5-7 • Distance Albuquerque, N.M. (St. Pius X HS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country...Four-time cross country all-district selection...Named team captain and MVP her junior and senior years...Second-team all-state in 2005, 2006 and 2007, first-team all-state as a senior in 2008...2008 district champion...Seventh-place finish at the 2008 cross country state championships...Named to the New Mexico All-Harrier Team as a senior...Lettered three years in track...Three-time second team all-state in the 3,200 meters and 1,600 meters...Two-time second team all-state in the 800 meters and medley relay...2008 recipient of the New Mexico Athletic Association Sportsmanship Award. PERSONAL: Born in Amarillo, Texas...Daughter of Jeff and Doris Turcotte... Has one sister, Ashley Turcotte...Father, Jeff, was a seven-time letterman in track and cross country at the University of New Mexico...Plans to major in speechlanguage-hearing.
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ara Turnbull Jr./Jr. • 5-8 • Pole Vault Chesterfield, Mo. (Purdue/Marquette HS) AT PURDUE: Placed sixth at 2009 Big 10 Championships with a vault of 3.97 meters (13-00.25 ft.)…Qualified for regionals after clearing 4.00m (13-1.50 ft.) at the Dave Rankin Invitational during the 2008 outdoor season.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and field all four years… Competed in the pole vault at the Missouri State Championships all four seasons, placing third in 2005, fifth in 2006 and fourth in 2007…Three-time “Coach’s Award” winner at Marquette High School…Holds the Marquette High School pole vault record of 11 ft., which she set at the 2007 state meet. PERSONAL: Daughter of Perry and Nancy Turnbull…Father, Perry, was a professional hockey player, drafted second overall in the 1979 NHL Draft… Brother, Travis, plays professional hockey…Majoring in political science.
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aylor Washington Fr./Fr. • 5-8 • Middle Distance Houston, Texas (Westside HS) HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered two years in track and field...Named team MVP her junior and season seasons...Member of the 2008 and 2009 Region 5A Champion 4x400 meter relay teams...Twotime state qualifier in the 4x400 meter relay.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Essie and Jimmy Washington...Has two brothers; Shannon and Antoine...Majoring in broadcast journalism.
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lyx’Andra Webster Jr./Jr. • 5-3 • Sprints St. Louis, Mo. (Barton County CC/McCluer HS) AT BARTON CC: Competed in the 600 meters indoor and ran the first leg on the 4x400-meter relay team…Qualified for junior college nationals in the 400-meter hurdles.
HIGH SCHOOL: Ran the 200 and 400-meter dash throughout high school… Competed at the state championships in both events, garnering all-state honors. PEROSNAL: Daughter of Marie Webster Farr and Anthony Farr…Has six siblings…Mother attended KU…Majoring in business and accounting.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009 Season Review After losing six All-America athletes from the 2008 season, it was no secret that the 2009 Kansas track & field team would be a youth-driven squad. With the help of old reliables Nickesha Anderson, Jordan Scott and Zlata Tarasova, along with the emergence of junior Lauren Bonds and true freshman Keith Hayes, the Jayhawks made sure their presence would be felt at the NCAA Championships once again.
Wissel, a three-time All-American between track and cross country, entered 2009 with one final indoor season of eligibility. The Elm Creek, Neb., product made the most of it, posting provisional qualifying times in the mile (4:01.92), 3,000 meters (7:58.08) and 5,000 meters (13:54.95). Wissel placed fifth in the 5,000 meters and third in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships.
2009 Indoor Season When discussing the prospects of an upcoming season, Kansas head coach Stanley Redwine is never one to use inexperience as an excuse not to perform. The ninth-year head coach of the Jayhawks expected young athletes to step up when it is their time to be leaders. The 2009 indoor season not only saw upperclassmen Scott, Bonds, Tarasova, Stephanie Horton and Colby Wissel step into leadership roles, but also brought hopes of a bright future with true freshmen Hayes, Corey Fuller, Jamaica Collins and Nick Canton, along with newcomers Brian Bishop and Reggie Carter, all leading the Jayhawks in several events.
Hayes came to Kansas as a highly-touted recruit out of Wichita, Kan., and the true freshman did not disappoint, as he began to make his mark during the indoor season. Hayes led all Jayhawks in the 60-meter hurdles, recording an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 7.86 at the ISU NCAA Qualifier. He earned two victories in the event, at the KU vs. MU Duel and at the Arkansas Invitational, and placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships as a freshman.
Scott, a junior in 2009, continued to establish himself as one of the greatest pole vaulters KU has ever seen. An All-American during the 2008 indoor season, Scott repeated that feat in 2009 with a third-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships in College Station, Texas. The Watkinsville, Ga., native also three-peated as Big 12 Indoor Champion in the pole vault, joining Egor Agafonov (2006-08, weight throw) as the only two Jayhawks to pull off back-to-back-to-back Big 12 Championship crowns. Scott was also named Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Male Athlete of the Week for competitions from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 after his then-national-leading vault of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.) at the adidas Classic in Lincoln, Neb. Bonds set indoor school records in both the mile (4:43.74) and 1,000 meters (2:46.60). The junior from Hutchinson, Kan., recorded a provisional qualifying time in the mile at the ISU Classic and placed second in the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, both in school-record times. Tarasova, the school record holder in the weight throw, was six-forsix earning top-six finishes in the event, including two victories and a runner-up honor. The senior from Togliatti, Russia led all KU hammer throwers in 2009 with a mark of 18.01 meters (59-01.25 feet), which she posted at the KU vs. MU Duel. Tarasova also won the hammer throw title at the adidas Classic and the Arkansas Invitational. Horton, a two-time All-American in the shot put, led the Jayhawks in the event with a throw of 14.91 meters (48-11.00 feet), which was recorded at the ISU NCAA Qualifier. The senior from Tigard, Ore., had four topfive showings in the shot put, highlighted by a first-place finish at the Arkansas Invitational and Colby Wissel finished third in the 3,000 placing second at both the adidas meters and fifth in the 5,000 meters at Classic and KU vs. MU Duel.
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Fuller was also an impact freshman for the Jayhawks, leading all KU triple jumpers with a mark of 15.21 meters (49-11.00 feet), posted at the ISU NCAA Qualifier. The Baltimore, Md., product won the event at the KU vs. MU Duel, and had three runner-up finishes. Collins led the KU women in both the triple jump and long jump. The freshman from Fort Worth, Texas, posted both of her best marks at the ISU NCAA Qualifier, 5.62 meters (18-05.25 feet) in the long jump and 11.00 meters (36-01.25 feet) in the triple jump. Collins won the long jump at the Holiday Preview, placed third in the triple jump at the KU vs. MU Duel and finished fourth in the long jump at the same meet. Canton held the KU men’s best high jump of the season, a mark of 2.09 meters (6-10.25 feet) set at the ISU NCAA Qualifier. The freshman from Fowler, Kan., finished in second place in the high jump at the Holiday Preview and took third in the event at the KU vs. MU Duel. Bishop, a transfer from Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, immediately became the leader for the KU men in both the weight throw, posting a season-best mark of 12.33 meters (40-05.50 feet), and in the shot put, throwing a season-best 14.95 meters (49-00.75 feet). Carter, who transferred from Morgan State University, led the KU men in the 60 meters with a time of 6.99, recorded at the Arkansas Invitational. The indoor season was just the beginning for the Kansas track and field team, as many of the Jayhawks’ indoor stars carried that momentum over into the outdoor season. 2009 Outdoor Season Scott, the three-time defending Big 12 indoor champion in the pole vault and two-time All-American, utilized his redshirt season and did not compete outdoors. Anderson, who did not have anymore indoor eligibility, was able to compete in one more outdoor season and wasted no time in refreshing the memories of anyone who may have forgotten what she was capable of on the track. Anderson, a four-time All-American in 2008, regionally qualified for the NCAA Championships with victories in the 100 meters and 200 meters, helped the 4x100-meter relay take home the title and led the 4x400-meter relay to a second-place finish at the Jim Click Shootout in Tucson, Ariz., which was her first event back on the track. The senior from Hanover, Jamaica led the KU women in the 100 meters (11.50), 200 meters (22.95) and 400 meters (54.36). Anderson finished fourth in the 100 meters
2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009 Season Review and fifth in the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championships. At the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, she was battling a leg injury and did not qualify for the finals in either event. However, Anderson earned an atlarge bid to the NCAA Championships in the 200 meters because of her previous performances. Hayes, who began to show his promise during the indoor season, quickly found success on the outdoor track as well. The freshman led the Jayhawks with a time of 13.73 in the 100-meter hurdles, which marked the second-best time in school history. Hayes also led Kansas in the 400-meter hurdles, with a time of 54.55 recorded at the Kansas Relays. He placed second in the 110-meter hurdles at both the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (13.79) and the Kansas Relays (14.05). Hayes earned a trip to the NCAA Outdoor Championships as a freshman, where he advanced out of the prelims and into the semifinals with a time of 14.08. In the semifinals, Hayes ran a time of 14.01 to fall just short of a berth in the finals. Bonds duplicated her indoor success during the outdoor season. The junior led the Kansas women in both the 800 meters and 1,500 meters. Bonds ran 4:20.95 at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif., the third-fastest 1500-meter time in KU history. She finished first in both the 800 meters (2:11.67) and 1,500 meters (4:27.36) at the Kansas Relays, and took second in both events at the John Jacobs Invitational. Bonds placed third in the 1,500 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 4:27.92. She qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships in the 1,500 meters, where she placed fifth with a time of 4:26.04 to advance to her first-ever NCAA Outdoor Championships. At nationals, despite running a preliminary time of 4:26.73 (her third-fastest time of the season), Bonds did not qualify for the event finals. Tarasova was the fourth member of the KU squad to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The school record holder in the hammer throw led the Jayhawks in the event with a season-best mark of 57.59 (188-11 feet) that earned her a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. Tarasova had four other top-five finishes, including second at both the Kansas Relays and Jim Click Shootout. Tarasova posted a mark of 55.87 meters (183-04 feet) at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to take fifth place and punch her ticket to nationals. In the prelims at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, she recorded a throw of 57.34 meters to earn a spot in the finals. There, she threw the hammer 56.44 meters to finish in 11th place. Seven other Jayhawks qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, including Bishop, another star of the indoor season, who finished in third place in the men’s discus at the Big 12 Championships with a career-best throw of 57.17 meters (187-06 feet). Kirk Cooper led all Kansas men’s pole vaulters with a mark of 5.06 meters (16-07.25 feet). The junior from Centennial, Colo., reached a regionalqualifying mark of 5.05 meters (16-06.75 feet) three times before raising the bar at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. Cooper won the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invitational, placed second at the Kansas Relays and finished third at the Arkansas Twilight.
Zlata Tarasova was one of four Jayhawks to qualify for the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships, where she finished 11th overall in the hammer throw.
freshman finished second at the Kansas Relays, Drake Relays and John Jacobs Invitational. Horton concluded her All-America career by leading the Jayhawks in both the shot put and discus during her final outdoor season. The senior posted a season-best shot put of 15.47 meters (50-09.25 feet) to win at the Kansas Relays, and recorded a season-best discus throw of 46.98 meters (154-01.00 feet) to finish 10th at the Big 12 Championships. She met the regional qualifying mark all four times she threw the shot put prior to the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, and went on to finish in 11th place at regionals. Victoria Howard also wrapped up a solid career by regionally qualifying in the women’s 200 meters. The senior from Overland Park, Kan., posted a regional-qualifying time of 23.76 at the John Jacobs Invitational to finish fifth in the event. Emily Reimer saved her best season for last, as she held the second-best KU women’s shot put mark and qualified for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships as a senior. A product of Wichita, Kan., Reimer posted a season-best shot put of 15.23 meters (49-11.75 feet) to qualify for regionals and take third place at the Jim Click Shootout. Keyen Porter had a successful freshman season. The Blue Springs, Mo., native kicked off the outdoor season by winning the 110-meter hurdles at the Missouri Relays with a regional-qualifying time of 14.29. Porter went on to better that time at the John Jacobs Invitational (14.21) en route to a third-place finish.
Fuller was the leader for the KU men in the triple jump, posting a seasonbest mark at the Jim Click Shootout of 15.34 meters (50-4 feet) to win the event and qualify for the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships. The
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2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009 Men’s Indoor Best Performances (By Event) 60 Meters Reggie Carter...................6.99.............. 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Alex Carey.......................7.09.............. 2/6/09........................ Husker Invitational Dustin Turner..................7.13.............. 1/16/09.............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Keyen Porter...................7.34.............. 1/16/09.............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Corbin Kratovil...............7.45.............. 2/6/09.........................Husker Invitational Corey Fuller....................7.45.............. 12/5/08........................... Holiday Preview Jacob Breth......................7.46.............. 2/27/09......Big 12 Indoor Championships Darryl Trotter..................7.57.............. 12/5/08........................... Holiday Preview 60-Meter Hurdles Keith Hayes.....................7.86#............ 3/7/09............. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Keyen Porter...................8.06.............. 2/27/09......Big 12 Indoor Championships Lawson Montgomery.......8.55.............. 2/13/09................................... ISU Classic Jacob Breth......................8.98.............. 1/16/09.............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Corbin Kratovil...............8.99.............. 2/13/09................................... ISU Classic 200 Meters Alex Carey.......................22.64............ 2/6/09.........................Husker Invitational Keith Hayes.....................22.79............ 1/16/09.............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Keyen Porter ..................23.03............ 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Lawson Montgomery.......23.42............ 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Julius Redden..................23.90............ 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational 400 Meters Keron Toussaint...............48.10............ 3/7/09............. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Jarrell Rollins...................48.84............ 2/27/09......Big 12 Indoor Championships Jacob Breth......................50.44............ 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Chandler Frigon..............51.11............ 3/7/09............. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Corbin Kratovil...............52.05............ 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Lawson Montgomery.......52.09............ 3/7/09............. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Julius Redden..................52.40............ 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic Alex Carey.......................53.73............ 12/5/08........................... Holiday Preview 600 Yards Keron Toussaint...............1:10.23......... 2/27/09......Big 12 Indoor Championships Jacob Breth......................1:13.60......... 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic Corey Mims.....................1:14.70......... 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic Corbin Kratovil...............1:16.78......... 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic 800 Meters Corey Mims . ..................1:57.12......... 3/7/09............. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Bret Imgrund...................1:58.05......... 1/31/09............................... adidas Classic Clay Schneider................1:58.30......... 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic Levi Huseman.................1:58.85......... 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic Aaron Schmitt.................2:00.52......... 12/5/08........................... Holiday Preview Kaleb Humphreys............2:03.77......... 1/31/09............................... adidas Classic 1,000 Meters Clay Schneider................2:32.49......... 2/7/09.........................Husker Invitational Levi Huseman.................2:34.98......... 1/31/09.......................Husker Invitational Kaleb Humphreys............2:36.51......... 1/16/09.............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Jacob Breth......................2:43.50......... 2/28/09......Big 12 Indoor Championships Corbin Kratovil...............2:55.62......... 2/28/09......Big 12 Indoor Championships Mile Colby Wissel...................4:01.92#....... 2/7/09.........................Husker Invitational Bret Imgrund...................4:15.86......... 2/7/09.........New Balance Collegiate Invite Patrick McGowan............4:15.90......... 2/7/09.........New Balance Collegiate Invite Donny Wasinger..............4:16.01......... 2/14/09................................... ISU Classic Kaleb Humphreys............4:22.95......... 2/7/09.........................Husker Invitational Clay Schneider................4:32.07......... 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Levi Huseman.................4:32.12......... 1/9/09....................Razorback Invitational Victor Chesang................4:58.80......... 1/16/09.............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel
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3,000 Meters Colby Wissel.............. 7:58.08#.................3/7/09............ Alex Wilson Invitational Bret Imgrund.................8:26.96.....................2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Patrick McGowan....... 8:29.83...................12/5/08...................... Holiday Preview Donny Wasinger............8:37.38.....................2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Nick Caprario............. 8:41.27...................1/9/09...............Razorback Invitational Kaleb Humphreys....... 8:43.52...................2/13/09.............................. ISU Classic Dan Van Orsdel.......... 8:54.44...................1/9/09...............Razorback Invitational 5,000 Meters Colby Wissel.............. 13:54.95#...............2/14/09..........................Husky Classic Dan Van Orsdel.......... 15:28.81.................1/31/09.......................... adidas Classic Isaiah Shirlen............. 15:43.47.................1/31/09.......................... adidas Classic 4x400-Meter Relay Kansas “A” . ............... 3:13.36...................3/7/09........ Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Distance Medley Relay Kansas “A” . ............... 10:24.63.................1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel High Jump Nick Canton............... 2.09 (6-10.25)........3/7/09........ Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Nate Scherzer................2.00 (6-06.75)..........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Collin Childers........... 1.90 (6-02.75)........1/9/09...............Razorback Invitational Corbin Kratovil.......... 1.90 (6-02.75)........2/6/09....................Husker Invitational Jacob Breth................. 1.87 (6-01.50)........2/6/09....................Husker Invitational Pole Vault Jordan Scott...................5.55 (18-02.50)$......2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Kirk Cooper............... 5.12 (16-09.50)......3/7/09........ Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Cooper Merrill...............4.85 (15-11).............2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Clint Robison............. 4.60 (15-01)...........1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Nico Yoch................... 4.45 (14-07.25)......1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Corbin Kratovil.............3.65 (11-11.75)........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Jacob Breth....................3.55 (11-07.75)........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Long Jump Eric Fattig......................7.24 (23-09).............2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Dustin Turner............. 7.18 (23-06.75)......1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Jareb Stallbaumer..........7.14 (23-05.25)........2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Corey Fuller............... 6.56 (21-06.25)......1/31/09.......................... adidas Classic Darryl Trotter............. 6.46 (21-02.50)......1/9/09...............Razorback Invitational Corbin Kratovil.......... 6.17 (20-03.00)......12/5/08...................... Holiday Preview Jacob Breth....................5.96 (19-06.75)........2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Triple Jump Corey Fuller............... 15.21 (49-11.00)....3/7/09........ Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Eric Fattig................... 14.28 (46-10.25)....1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Darryl Trotter............. 14.23 (46-08.25)....12/5/08...................... Holiday Preview Jareb Stallbaumer....... 13.93 (45-08.50)....1/9/09...............Razorback Invitational Shot Put Brian Bishop..................14.95 (49-00.75)......2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Jacob Breth....................14.20 (46-07.25)......2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Corbin Kratovil.......... 13.22 (43-04.50)....2/6/09....................Husker Invitational Weight Throw Brian Bishop............... 12.33 (40-05.50)....1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Eric Fattig................... 10.12 (33-02.50)....1/16/09......... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Heptathlon Jacob Breth....................4,706........................2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Corbin Kratovil.............4,546........................2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships $ - NCAA Automatic Qualifying Mark # - NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark
2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009 Women’s Indoor Best Performances (By Event) 60 Meters Victoria Howard..............7.69...............1/31/09.............................. adidas Classic Aubree Dorsey.................7.74...............1/31/09.............................. adidas Classic Ashley French.................8.18...............1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel 200 Meters Victoria Howard..............24.10.............2/13/09........................ Tyson Invitational Aubree Dorsey.................25.87.............1/31/09.............................. adidas Classic Ashley French.................27.15.............1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel 400 Meters Kendra Bradley................56.77.............2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Sha’Ray Butler.................57.15.............1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Shayla Wilson..................57.36.............2/13/09........................ Tyson Invitational Sasha Cunningham.........58.08.............2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Anna Barber....................1:00.29..........3/7/09............ Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Victoria Howard..............1:00.64..........12/5/08.......................... Holiday Preview 600 Yards Charity Stowers...............1:21.80..........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Shayla Wilson..................1:23.13..........2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Anna Barber....................1:29.24..........2/14/09.................................. ISU Classic 800 Meters Lauren Bonds..................2:13.96..........1/31/09.............................. adidas Classic Laura Nightengale...........2:21.26..........2/14/09.................................. ISU Classic Allison Knoll...................2:22.26..........2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Charity Stowers...............2:25.49..........1/9/09...................Razorback Invitational Cassi Sokol......................2:32.55..........1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Claire Hall.......................2:38.46..........1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel 1,000 Meters Lauren Bonds..................2:46.60!.........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Kellie Schneider..............2:56.73..........2/27/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Megan James ..................3:07.86..........1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Mile Lauren Bonds..................4:43.74#!.......2/14/09.................................. ISU Classic Kellie Schneider..............5:04.72..........3/7/09............ Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Laura Nightengale...........5:07.74..........1/31/09.............................. adidas Classic Alison Knoll....................5:12.48..........2/14/09.................................. ISU Classic Megan James...................5:18.49..........2/14/09.................................. ISU Classic Cassi Sokol......................5:42.70..........1/16/09............. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel
60-Meter Hurdles Chelsea Helm.............. 9.91......................... 12/5/08.................... Holiday Preview Sha’Ray Butler............. 10.04....................... 1/16/09....... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel 4x400-Meter Relay Kansas “A” . ................... 3:42.82....................... 2/27/09....Big 12 Indoor Championships Distance Medley Relay Kansas “A” . ................... 12:16.53..................... 2/27/09....Big 12 Indoor Championships High Jump Kelsey Erb................... 1.73 (5-08).............. 1/9/09.............Razorback Invitational Elizabeth Beisner......... 1.66 (5-05.25)......... 1/31/09........................ adidas Classic Pole Vault Abby Jones.................. 3.70 (12-01.50)....... 3/7/09...... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Mackenzie Wills.......... 3.70 (12-01.50)....... 3/7/09...... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Danielle Hayes............. 3.55 (11-07.75)....... 1/31/09........................ adidas Classic Britany Parker............. 3.35 (10-11.75)....... 1/9/09.............Razorback Invitational Claire Christie............. 3.35 (10-11.75)....... 2/13/09.................. Tyson Invitational Long Jump Jamaica Collins............ 5.62 (18-05.25)....... 3/7/09...... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Kelsey Grimm............. 4.82 (15-09.75)....... 1/31/09........................ adidas Classic Chelsea Helm.............. 4.50 (14-09.25)....... 1/9/09.............Razorback Invitational Triple Jump Jamaica Collins............ 11.00 (36-01.25)..... 3/7/09...... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Kelsey Grimm............. 10.45 (34-03.50)..... 1/16/09....... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Shot Put Stephanie Horton........ 14.91 (48-11.00)..... 3/7/09...... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Emily Reimer............... 14.39 (47-02.50)..... 3/7/09...... Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Mary Lacy................... 12.03 (39-05.75)..... 12/5/08.................... Holiday Preview Elise Umbarger............ 11.97 (39-03.25)..... 1/31/09........................ adidas Classic Lacey Cunningham..... 11.83 (38-09.75)..... 1/16/09....... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Chelsea Helm.............. 9.91 (32-06.25)....... 12/5/08.................... Holiday Preview Weight Throw Zlata Tarasova.............. 18.01 (59-01.25)..... 1/16/09....... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Elise Umbarger............ 13.66 (44-09.75)..... 1/16/09....... Kansas vs. Missouri Duel # - NCAA Provisional Qualifying Mark ! - Kansas School Record
3,000 Meters Amanda Miller................9:53.31..........2/6/09........New Balance Collegiate Invite Lauren Bonds..................9:54.32..........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Kara Windisch ...............10:00.03........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Hayley Harbert................10:05.51........1/31/09.............................. adidas Classic Kellie Schneider..............10:15.43........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Alison Knoll....................10:19.06........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Rebeka Stowe..................10:30.33........2/7/09........................Husker Invitational Laura Nightengale...........10:43.99........1/9/09...................Razorback Invitational Riley Wertenberger..........10:44.20........2/7/09........................Husker Invitational Megan James...................10:47.94........1/9/09...................Razorback Invitational 5,000 Meters Amanda Miller................17:03.28........2/28/09.....Big 12 Indoor Championships Kara Windisch.................17:27.57........2/13/09.................................. ISU Classic Hayley Harbert................17:33.66........2/13/09.................................. ISU Classic Rebeka Stowe..................18:08.18........2/13/09.................................. ISU Classic Riley Wertenberger..........18:19.30........2/13/09.................................. ISU Classic Lauren Bonds set two school records during the 2009 indoor season.
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Men Men 2009 Indoor Schedule/Team Results Meet Holiday Preview Ames, Iowa Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Lawrence, Kan. adidas Classic Lincoln, Neb. New Balance Collegiate Invite New York, N.Y. Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb. ISU Classic Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Big 12 Indoor Championships College Station, Texas Arkansas Last Chance Fayetteville, Ark. Alex Wilson Last Chance South Bend, Ind. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Ames, Iowa NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas
Date 12/5/08 1/9/09
Team Finish N/A N/A
1/16/09
L, 195-166
1/31/09
4th
2/6/09
N/A
2/6/09
N/A
2/12-14/09
N/A
2/12-14/09
N/A
2/27-28/09
11th
3/6/09
N/A
3/7/09
N/A
3/7/09
N/A
3/13-14/09
33rd
2009 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Team Results) Place Points 1. Texas......................................................... 115 2. Nebraska................................................... 102.50 3. Texas A&M............................................... 84 4. Baylor........................................................ 71 5. Oklahoma................................................. 66 6. Texas Tech................................................. 62 7. Missouri.................................................... 56 8. Oklahoma State......................................... 51 9. Iowa State.................................................. 49 10. Kansas State............................................ 35 11. Kansas..................................................32.50 12. Colorado................................................. 16 2009 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Kansas Individual Scorers) 600 Yd Run 6. Keron Toussain.......................................... 1:10.58.....................................3 pts 3,000 Meters 3. Colby Wissel............................................. 8:04.00.....................................6 pts 5,000 Meters 5. Colby Wissel............................................. 14:18.08...................................4 pts 60-Meter Hurdles 5. Keith Hayes............................................... 7.92..........................................4 pts 4x400 Meter Relay 7. Jarrell Rollins, Keith Hayes, Keron Toussaint, Reggie Cartrer..................... 3:16.28.....................................2 pts Pole Vault 1. Jordan Scott............................................... 5.55m (18-02.50 ft)................10 pts 5. Kirk Cooper.............................................. 5.00m (16-04.75 ft).............3.50 pts
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2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships (Kansas Individual Scorers/All-Americans) Pole Vault 3. Jordan Scott............................................... 5.45m (17-10.50ft)...................6 pts
Women Women
2009 Indoor Schedule/Team Results Meet Holiday Preview Ames, Iowa Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Kansas vs. Missouri Duel Lawrence, Kan. adidas Classic Lincoln, Neb. New Balance Collegiate Invite New York, N.Y. Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb. ISU Classic Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Big 12 Indoor Championships College Station, Texas Arkansas Last Chance Fayetteville, Ark. Alex Wilson Last Chance South Bend, Ind. Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Ames, Iowa
Date 12/5/08 1/9/09
Team Finish N/A N/A
1/16/09
L, 195-166
1/31/09
2nd
2/6/09
N/A
2/6/09
N/A
2/12-14/09
N/A
2/12-14/09
N/A
2/27-28/09
9th
3/6/09
N/A
3/7/09
N/A
3/7/09
N/A
2009 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Team Results) Place Points 1. Texas A&M............................................... 130 2. Texas Tech................................................. 103.50 3. Nebraska................................................... 96.50 4. Baylor........................................................ 86 5. Texas......................................................... 83.50 6. Oklahoma................................................. 65 7. Missouri.................................................... 52 7. Kansas State.............................................. 52 9. Kansas....................................................25.50 10. Oklahoma State....................................... 18 11. Iowa State................................................ 17 12. Colorado................................................. 11 2009 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Kansas Individual Scorers) 600 Yd Run 2. Charity Stowers......................................... 1:21.80.....................................8 pts 8. Shayla Wilson............................................ 1:24.11...................................... 1 pt 1,000 Meters 2. Lauren Bonds............................................ 2:46.60.....................................8 pts 4x400 Meter Relay 7. Kendra Bradley, Shayla Wilson Sha’Ray Butler, Charity Stowers..................... 3:42.82.....................................2 pts High Jump 5. Kelsey Erb................................................. 1.68m (5-06.00 ft).................2.5 pts Shot Put 8. Stephanie Horton...................................... 14.41m (47-03.50 ft)................. 1 pt Weight Throw 6. Zlata Tarasova............................................ 17.58m (57-09.25 ft)................3 pts
2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009 Men’s Outdoor Best Performances (By Event) 100 Meters Alex Carey....................10.97............4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational Corbin Kratovil............11.37............5/15/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Dustin Turner...............11.39............4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational Jacob Breth...................11.47............5/15/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Bruce Tyner..................11.62............4/17/09................................... Kansas Relays
110-Meter Hurdles Keith Hayes..................13.73............5/29/09....Midwest Regional Championships Keyen Porter................14.21............4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Lawson Montgomery....14.89............4/17/09................................... Kansas Relays Corbin Kratovil............16.04............5/16/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth...................16.41............4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays
200 Meters Reggie Carter................21.43............5/16/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Alex Carey....................22.15............4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational Jarrell Rollins................22.15............4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Chandler Frigon...........22.85............4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational
400-Meter Hurdles Keith Hayes............... 54.55..........................4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays Lawson Montgomery.56.23..........................4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays Keyen Porter............. 57.76..........................4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Isaac Bradshaw.......... 58.68..........................4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays
400 Meters Reggie Carter................47.52............5/16/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Keron Toussaint............47.71............5/16/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jarrell Rollins................48.36............5/16/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth...................49.47............5/15/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Alex Carey....................50.77............4/17/09................................... Kansas Relays Corbin Kratovil............51.22............5/15/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Chandler Frigon...........51.25............4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational
3,000-Meter Steeplechase Patrick McGowan...... 9:29.07.......................4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays
800 Meters Bret Imgrund................1:55.17.........4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational Corey Mims..................1:56.41.........4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Clay Schneider.............1:57.48.........4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational Donny Wasinger...........1:58.24.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Kaleb Humphreys.........1:59.03.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Kaman Schneider.........1:59.49.........4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Patrick McGowan.........1:59.62.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Levi Huseman..............1:59.83.........4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational Ebo Browne..................2:03.80.........4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays 1,500 Meters Donny Wasinger...........3:49.03.........4/18/09................................... Kansas Relays Bret Imgrund................3:50.04.........4/18/09................................... Kansas Relays Patrick McGowan.........3:56.89.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Kaleb Humphreys.........3:59.52.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Clay Schneider.............4:01.28.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Levi Huseman..............4:06.45.........4/11/09....................John Jacobs Invitational Victor Chesang.............4:31.30.........4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Jacob Breth...................4:38.67.........4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Corbin Kratovil............4:51.40.........5/16/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships 3,000 Meters Kaleb Humphreys.........8:56.21.........4/4/09............................Arizona Invitational 5,000 Meters Donny Wasinger...........14:34.11.......4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Bret Imgrund................14:39.95.......4/23/09.................................... Drake Relays Kaleb Humphreys.........15:02.29.......4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Nick Caprario...............15:17.69.......4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Dan Van Orsdel............15:21.96.......4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Isaiah Shirlen...............15:41.40.......4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays Brock Ternes................15:45.74.......4/16/09................................... Kansas Relays 10,000 Meters Nick Caprario...............31:51.59.......4/23/09.................................... Drake Relays Brock Ternes................32:32.79.......4/23/09.................................... Drake Relays Kaleb Humphreys.........32:58.65.......5/15/09.......Big 12 Outdoor Championships Dan Van Orsdel............33:14.70.......4/23/09.................................... Drake Relays
4X400-Meter Relay Kansas “A”................. 3:11.41.......................4/11/09.........John Jacobs Invitational High Jump Nate Scherzer................. 2.05 (6-08.75).................5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Nick Canton.............. 2.00 (6-06.75)............4/25/09......................... Drake Relays Corbin Kratovil.............. 1.92 (6-03.50).................5/15/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth................ 1.80 (5-10.75)............4/15/09........................ Kansas Relays Pole Vault Kirk Cooper..................... 5.06 (16-07.25).................5/30/09.....Midwest Regional Championships Cooper Merrill........... 4.90 (16-00.75)..........4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Ryan Hays................. 4.90 (16-00.75)..........4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays Clint Robison............ 4.60 (15-01)...............4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Corbin Kratovil.............. 3.95 (12-11.50)...............5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth................ 3.27 (10-08.75)..........4/16/09........................ Kansas Relays Long Jump Dustin Turner............ 7.28 (23-10.75)..........4/11/09.........John Jacobs Invitational Jareb Stallbaumer...... 7.09 (23-03.25)..........4/18/09........................ Kansas Relays Eric Fattig.................. 7.00 (22-11.75)..........4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Corbin Kratovil......... 6.44 (21-01.50)..........4/15/09........................ Kansas Relays Jacob Breth................ 5.94 (19-06)...............4/15/09........................ Kansas Relays Triple Jump Corey Fuller.............. 15.34 (50-04).............4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Darryl Trotter............ 14.53 (47-08).............4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Jareb Stallbaumer...... 14.03 (46-00.50)........4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays Shot Put Brian Bishop.............. 14.85 (48-08.75)........4/17/09........................ Kansas Relays Corbin Kratovil......... 13.33 (43-08.75)........4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Jacob Breth..................... 12.88 (42-03.25).............5/15/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Discus Brian Bishop................... 57.17 (187-06) #.............5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth................ 38.99 (127-11)...........4/16/09........................ Kansas Relays Corbin Kratovil.............. 35.88 (117-08)................5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Javelin Jonathan Edwards..... 56.06 (183-11.25)......4/4/09.................Arizona Invitational Corbin Kratovil.............. 48.47 (159-00)................5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth................ 43.76 (143-07)...........4/16/09........................ Kansas Relays Decathlon Corbin Kratovil.............. 6,716...............................5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Jacob Breth................ 6,320..........................4/16/09........................ Kansas Relays
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2010 Kansas Track and Field 2009 Women’s Outdoor Best Performances (By Event) 5,000 Meters Kara Windisch..............17:19.60.................... 4/24/09.......................Drake Relays Amanda Miller.............17:24.15.................... 4/16/09..................... Kansas Relays Lauren Bonds.......................17:31.71........................... 5/17/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Kellie Schneider...................18:33.11........................... 5/17/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Rebeka Stowe.......................18:35.98........................... 5/17/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Riley Wertenberger.......18:51.81.................... 4/16/09..................... Kansas Relays 10,000 Meters Kara Windisch......................38:11.29........................... 5/15/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Amanda Miller.....................38:14.60........................... 5/15/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships 400-Meter Hurdles Sha’Ray Butler..............1:01.07...................... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Sasha Cunningham..............1:01.92............................. 5/16/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships 3,000-Meter Steeplechase Rebeka Stowe...............11:25.25.................... 4/17/09..................... Kansas Relays 4X100-Meter Relay Kansas “A” . .................45.76......................... 5/1/09................. Arkansas Twilight Nickesha Anderson ran seven regional qualifying times in three different events during the 2009 outdoor season. 100 Meters Nickesha Anderson........ 11.50#..............5/17/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Victoria Howard............ 11.82...............4/17/09............................... Kansas Relays Aubree Dorsey............... 12.02...............4/17/09............................... Kansas Relays Ashley French............... 13.04...............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational 200 Meters Nickesha Anderson........ 22.95#..............5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Victoria Howard............ 23.76#.............4/11/09................John Jacobs Invitational Aubree Dorsey............... 25.36...............3/27/09............................ Missouri Relays Kendra Bradley.............. 26.12...............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational Ashley French............... 26.51...............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational 400 Meters Nickesha Anderson....... 54.36#.............4/11/09................John Jacobs Invitational Shayla Wilson................. 55.32................5/16/09.....Big 12 Outdoor Championships Kendra Bradley.............. 58.66...............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational Sasha Cunningham....... 58.70...............4/17/09.............................. Kansas Relays. 800 Meters Lauren Bonds................ 2:11.47............4/11/09................John Jacobs Invitational Charity Stowers............. 2:12.68............4/18/09............................... Kansas Relays Kellie Schneider............ 2:23.88............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational Megan James................. 2:24.98............4/11/09................John Jacobs Invitational Alison Knoll.................. 2:28.14............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational 1,500 Meters Lauren Bonds................ 4:20.95#..........5/2/09.............. Payton Jordan Invitational Kellie Schneider............ 4:45.36............4/16/09............................... Kansas Relays Megan James................. 4:48.21............4/16/09............................... Kansas Relays Alison Knoll.................. 4:54.03............4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational 3,000 Meters Amanda Miller.............. 10:02.20..........4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational Kara Windisch............... 10:11.13..........4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational Rebeka Stowe................ 10:37.53..........4/11/09................John Jacobs Invitational Hayley Harbert.............. 10:45.31..........4/4/09........................Arizona Invitational Kellie Schneider............ 10:51.83..........4/11/09................John Jacobs Invitational Cassi Sokol.................... 11:34.76..........4/16/09............................... Kansas Relays
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4X400-Meter Relay Kansas “A”....................3:43.14...................... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Sprint Medley Relay Kansas “A”....................4:01.66...................... 4/24/09........................ Penn Relays High Jump Kelsey Erb....................1.70 (5-07.00)........... 4/17/09..................... Kansas Relays Elizabeth Beisner..................1.65 (5-05.00).................. 5/17/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Pole Vault Abby Jones...................3.71 (12-02.00)......... 5/1/09................. Arkansas Twilight Mackenzie Wills..........3.70 (12-01.50)......... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Danielle Hayes..............3.56 (11-08.00)......... 5/1/09................. Arkansas Twilight Claire Christie..............3.40 (11-01.75)......... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Long Jump Jamaica Collins.............5.71 (18-08.75)......... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Triple Jump Jamaica Collins.............11.22 (36-09.75)....... 4/4/09..............Arizona Invitational Shot Put Stephanie Horton.........15.47 (50-09.25)#..... 4/17/09..................... Kansas Relays Emily Reimer................15.23 (49-11.75)#..... 4/4/09..............Arizona Invitational Micah Wesley...............12.42 (40-09.00)....... 4/17/09..................... Kansas Relays Mary Lacy....................12.07 (39-07.25)....... 4/17/09..................... Kansas Relays Discus Stephanie Horton.................46.98 (154-01)................. 5/16/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Micah Wesley...............41.63 (136-07).......... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Mary Lacy....................41.40 (135-10).......... 4/18/09..................... Kansas Relays Elise Umbarger.............35.18 (115-05).......... 5/1/09................. Arkansas Twilight Hammer Throw Zlata Tarasova.......................57.59 (188-11)#............... 5/15/09.... Big 12 Outdoor Championships Elise Umbarger.............42.48 (139-04).......... 4/16/09..................... Kansas Relays Micah Wesley...............26.31 (86-04)............ 5/1/09................. Arkansas Twilight Javelin Amanda Radovich........33.02 (108-04).......... 4/4/09..............Arizona Invitational # - NCAA Regional Qualifying Mark
2010 Kansas Track and Field Men 2009 Outdoor Schedule/Team Results Meet Date Missouri Relays 3/27/09 Columbia, Mo. Jim Click Shootout 4/4/09 Tuscon, Ariz. John Jacobs Invitational 4/11/09 Norman, Okla. Kansas Relays 4/15-18/09 Lawrence, Kan. Drake Relays 4/23-25/09 Des Moines, Iowa Arkansas Twilight 5/1/09 Fayetteville, Ark. Big 12 Outdoor Championships 5/16-17/09 Lubbock, Texas NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 5/29-30/09 Norman, Okla. NCAA Outoodr Championships 6/10-13/09 Fayetteville, Ark. 2009 Big 12 OutdoorChampionships (Team Results) Place Points 1. Nebraska................................................... 148 2. Texas A&M............................................... 126 3. Texas......................................................... 83.50 4. Texas Tech................................................. 75 5. Missouri.................................................... 74 6. Kansas State.............................................. 71 7. Baylor........................................................ 54 8. Oklahoma State......................................... 53 9. Iowa State.................................................. 43 9. Oklahoma................................................. 43 11. Colorado................................................. 34 12. Kansas..................................................12.50
2009 Team / Postseason Results (Outdoor)
Team Finish N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 12th 24th DNP
2009 Big 12 Outdoor Championships (Kansas Individual Scorers) 1500 Meters 8. Donny Wasinger........................................ 4:01.87...................................... 1 pt 4x400 Meter Relay 6. Reggie Carter, Jarrell Rollins Keron Toussaint, Keith Hayes........................ 3:11.74.....................................3 pts Discus 3. Brian Bishop.............................................. 57.17m (187-07 ft.)..................6 pts Pole Vault 6. Kirk Cooper.............................................. 5.05m (16-06.75 ft.).............2.5 pts
Donny Wasinger posted the fastest times for the Jayhawks in both the 5,000 meters (14:34.11) and 1,500 meters (3:49.03) as a freshman last season.
Women
2009 Outdoor Schedule/Team Results Meet Date Missouri Relays 3/27/09 Columbia, Mo. Jim Click Shootout 4/4/09 Tuscon, Ariz. John Jacobs Invitational 4/11/09 Norman, Okla. Kansas Relays 4/15-18/09 Lawrence, Kan. Drake Relays 4/23-25/09 Des Moines, Iowa Arkansas Twilight 5/1/09 Fayetteville, Ark. Big 12 Outdoor Championships 5/16-17/09 Lubbock, Texas NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 5/29-30/09 Norman, Okla. NCAA Outoodr Championships 6/10-13/09 Fayetteville, Ark. 2009 Big 12 Outdoor Championships (Team Results) Place Points 1. Texas A&M............................................... 126.50 2. Texas Tech................................................. 111 3. Nebraska................................................... 109.50 4. Baylor........................................................ 84 5. Texas......................................................... 79 6. Oklahoma................................................. 76 7. Iowa State.................................................. 62 7. Missouri.................................................... 62 9. Kansas State.............................................. 39 10. Kansas..................................................29 11. Oklahoma State....................................... 22 12. Colorado................................................. 19
Team Finish N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 10th 22th DNP
2009 Big 12 Outdoor Championships (Kansas Individual Scorers) 100 Meter Dash 4. Nickesha Anderson................................... 11.50........................................5 pts 200 Meter Dash 5. Nickesha Anderson................................... 23.53........................................4 pts 400 Meter Hurdles 6. Sasha Cunningham................................... 1:02.61.....................................3 pts 4x400 Meter Relay 7. Aubree Dorsey, Nickesha Anderson, Kendra Bradley, Victoria Howard................... 46.19........................................2 pts 4x100 Meter Relay 7. Shayla Wilson, Kendra Bradley, Charity Stowers, Victoria Howard................. 3:44.33.....................................2 pts Hammer Throw 4. Zlata Tarasova............................................ 57.59m (188-11 ft.)..................5 pts High Jump 8. Kelsey Erb................................................. 1.69m (5-06.50 ft.).................... 1 pt Pole Vault 8. Mackenzie Wills........................................ 3.70m (12-01.50 ft.).................. 1 pt
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Kansas Record
Anschutz Pavilion
Big 12 Meet
NCAA Meet
55 Meters
6.22, Pierre Lisk NCAA Championships, 1996
6.14, Izaiq Adeyanju, Wichita State Jayhawk Invitational, 1990
6.14, Leon Gordan Texas Tech, 1997
6.00, Lee McRae Pittsburgh, 1986
55-Meter Hurdles
7.20c, Courtney Hawkins Capital Invitational, 1987
7.10, Courtney Hawkins, Unattached Jayhawk Invitational, 1991
7.09, Larry Wade Texas A&M, 1998
7.07, Allen Johnson North Carolina, 1992
60 Meters
6.69, Leo Bookman Big 12 Championships, 2004
6.67, Tyrone Edgar, KCKCC Jayhawk Invitational, 2004
6.57, DaBryan Blanton Oklahoma, 2004
6.45, Leonard Myles-Mills BYU, 1999
60-Meter Hurdles
7.84, Aaron Thompson, ISU Last Chance, 2006; Julius Jiles, ISU Last Chance, 2008
7.79, Chris Phillips, Unattached Jayhawk Invitational, 2003
7.70, David Davis Nebraska, 2003
7.47, Reggie Torian Wisconsin, 1997
200 Meters
20.53, Leo Bookman NCAA Championships, 2003
20.85, David Oakes, Nike Central Jayhawk Invitational, 1998
20.58, Leo Bookman Kansas, 2004
20.10, Wallace Spearmon Arkansas, 2005
400 Meters
46.50c, Deon Hogan Kodak Invitational, 1983
47.03, Jason Rouser, Oklahoma Big Eight Championships, 1992
45.53, Brandon Couts Baylor, 1998
44.57, Kerron Clement Florida, 2005
600 Yards 600 Meters
1:08.9h, Mike Ricks Big Eight Championships, 1980
1:09.91, John Patterson, Texas Kansas Invitational, 1986
1:07.43, Floyd Thompson Baylor, 2000
1:08.51, Eugene Sanders Mississippi Valley, 1982
1:20.08, Matt Baysinger, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008
1:20.08, Matt Baysinger, Kansas No Record Jayhawk Classic, 2008
No Record
800 Meters 1,000 Meters
1:47.04, Jeremy Mims Alex Wilson Invitational, 2005
1:50.71, Sherridan Kirk, KCKCC Jayhawk Invitational, 2003
1:46.46, Dmitrijs Milkevics Nebraska, 2006
1:45.33, Patrick Nduwimana Arizona, 2001
2:21.72, Charlie Gruber Jayhawk Invitational, 2001
2:21.72, Charlie Gruber, Kansas Jayhawk Invitational, 2001
2:20.24, Christian Smith Kansas State, 2004
2:18.74, Freddie Williams Abilene Christian, 1986
Mile
3:57.50, Jim Ryun Madison Square Garden Invite, 1968
4:04.8, Michael Cox, Kansas KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1994
3:55.02, German Fernandez Oklahoma State, 2009
3:55.0, Tony Waldrop North Carolina, 1974
3,000 Meters
7:53.08, Colby Wissel Alex Wilson Invitational, 2007
8:04.55, Jonathan Brown, ISU Big Eight Championships, 1992
7:55.57, Adam Goucher Colorado, 1998
7:46.03, Adam Goucher Colorado, 1998
5,000 Meters
13:51.82, Craig Watcke Silverstone International, 1989
13:45.42, Jonathan Brown, ISU Big Eight Championships, 1992
13:38.23, Adam Goucher Colorado, 1998
13:20.4, Suleiman Nyambui UTEP, 1981
Mile Relay
3:11.9h, (Rau, Bullock, Hogan, Ricks) Big Eight Championships, 1981
3:09.86, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992
3:08.94, Baylor 1998
3:11.07, Oklahoma 1982
1,600-Meter Relay
3:06.11, (Whitaker, Newell, McCall, Wagner) NCAA Championships, 1977
3:12.90, Barton County CC Jayhawk Invitational, 2001
3:04.46, Baylor 2000
3:03.51, Florida 2005
3,200-Meter Relay
7:18.77, (Teal, Waters, Cox, Handy) Last Chance Meet, 1992
7:48.05, Kansas No Record KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 2000
7:17.45, Clemson 1989
Distance Medley Relay
9:34.91 (Chesang, Madathil, Baysinger, Hodges) Alex Wilson Invitational, 2006
10:04.79, Butler CC Jayhawk Invitational, 1995
9:42.18, Texas 2009
9:27.77, Michigan 2004
High Jump
7-04.25, Tyke Peacock Kansas State Duel, 1982
7-03.5, Mark Todd, Wichita St. Kansas Triangular, 1985
7-06.5, Mark Boswell, Texas, 2000 and Andra Manson, Texas 2007
7-9.25, Hollis Conway SW Louisiana, 1989
Long Jump
26-07.25, Theo Hamilton NCAA Championships, 1975
25-09.75, Chris Wright, KCKCC Kansas Invitational, 1996
26-01.50, Nicholas Gordon Nebraska, 2009
28-2.25, Miguel Pate, Alabama, 2004
Triple Jump
54-06.75, Sanya Owolabi, Big Eight Championships, 1981
54-09.5, Benjamin Koech Blinn College, 1990
53-09.25, Sheldon Hutchinson Nebraska, 2000
57-5, Charlie Simpkins SMU, 1986
Shot Put
67-05.5, Karl Salb Astrodome Relays, 1970
66-11.5, Scott Loftquist, Unattached Missouri Valley, 1985
69-02, Carl Myerscough Nebraska, 2002
70-6.5, Terry Albritton Stanford, 1977
Pole Vault 18-08, Pat Manson Big Eight Championships, 1989
18-02.5, Jeff Buckingham, Lawrence; Doug Lytle, Unattached; Steve Stubblefield, Bud Lite; Missouri Valley Indoor, 1985
18-8.25, Jacob Davis Texas, 1999
19-2.25, Jacob Davis Texas, 1999
Weight Throw
81-01.25, Scott Russell Iowa State Classic, 2002
80-04.25, Scott Russell, Kansas Jayhawk Invitational, 2002
77-10.75, Scott Russell Kansas, 2002
78-9.75, Libor Charfreitag SMU, 2001
Pentathlon Heptathlon
3,891 points, Andy Morris Missouri Invitational, 2001
4,004 points, Rick Schwieger, Nebraska Kansas Invite, 1992
3,893 points, Chad Meyer Texas A&M, 1998
No Record
5,876 points Donovan Kilmartin Texas, 2006
6,136 points Donovan Kilmartin Texas, 2004
BOLD = current Jayhawks w = wind aided a = altitude
5,543 points No Record Mike Evers Big Eight Championships, 1996 h = hand time c = converted y = yards
2010 Kansas Track and Field Men’s Top All-Time Indoor Performers 55 Meters 6.22 6.23c 6.23c 6.30 6.30c
Pierre Lisk, NCAA Championships Charlie Tidwell, Michigan St. Duel Clifford Wiley, USTFF at Oklahoma City Tim Hill, Kansas Indoor Classic Rodney Harris, Big Eight at Lincoln
55-Meter Hurdles 7.20c Courtney Hawkins, Capital Invitational 7.24c John Sease, Philadelphia Track Classic 7.30c Anthony Coleman, Sooner Relays 7.33c Four times
1996 1958 1977 1990 1986
1987 1982 1977
60 Yards 6.0 Clifford Wiley, USTFF at Oklahoma City 6.0 Charlie Tidwell, Michigan St. Duel 6.1 Ten Times 60-Yard Low Hurdles 6.5 George Byers, Big Eight Championships 6.6 Lee Adams, Kansas Federation 6.6 J.W. Johnson, Kansas Federation 6.7 Anthony Coleman, Big Eight Championships 6.7 Bob Hanson, Big Eight Championships 6.7 Charlie Tidwell, KU/KSU/OSU Triangular
1977 1958
1968 1967 1967 1976 1966 1959
60-Yard High Hurdles 7.01 John Sease, Philadelphia Track Classic 7.07 Anthony Coleman, Sooner Indoor Relays 7.10 Gregg Vandaveer, Big Eight Championships 7.10 Delario Robinson, Oklahoma City Invitational 7.10 George Byers, Oklahoma City Invitational 7.10 Mike Bates, Oklahoma City Invitational
1982 1977 1973 1972 1970 1970
60 Meters 6.69 6.75 6.84 6.88
2004 2006 2000 2006
Leo Bookman, Big 12 Championships Aaron Thompson, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Dave Tomlin, Pre-Conference Invitational Adrian Carey, KU/KSU/MU Triangular
60-Meter Hurdles 7.84 Aaron Thompson, ISU Last Chance 7.84 Julius Jiles, ISU Last Chance 7.85 Keith Hayes, Iowa State NCAA Qualifier 7.86 Anson Jackson, Tyson Invitational 7.96 Eric Patterson, Big 12 Championships 200 Meters 20.53 Leo Bookman, NCAA Championships 21.65 Jabari Wamble, Kansas Invitational 21.67 Charles Murphy, Big 12 Championships 21.70 Dave Tomlin, Pre-Conference Invitational 21.70 Brian Martin, Jayhawk Invitational 300 Yards 29.48 30.30 30.50 30.60 30.73
Clifford Wiley, Big Eight Championships Mark Lutz, USTFF at Oklahoma City David Blutcher, Big Eight Championships Kevin Newell, USTFF at Oklahoma City Billy Washington, Big Eight Championships
400 Meters 46.50c Deon Hogan, Eastman Kodak Invitational 46.65 Brian Martin, Last Chance Meet 46.76 Jabari Wamble, Big 12 Championships 47.21c Lester Mickens, Big Eight Championships 47.24c Mike Ricks, Nebraska Duel
2006 2008 2010 2003 2001
2003 2000 2005 2000 1996
1978 1974 1977 1977 1978
1983 1996 2000 1980 1980
440 Yards 46.77 47.49 47.52 47.60 47.74
Deon Hogan, Eastman Kodak Invitational Lester Mickens, Big Eight Championships Mike Ricks, Nebraska Duel Randy Benson, KU/NU/OU Triangular Rodney Bullock, Big Eight Championships
1983 1980 1980 1976 1981
600 Yards 1:08.9h 1:09.14 1:09.30 1:09.35 1:09.3h 1:09.4h
Mike Ricks, Big Eight Championships Lester Mickens, Big Eight Championships Mark Rau, Big Eight Championships Matt Baysinger, Big 12 Championships Rodney Bullock, OSU Duel Jay Wagner, Big Eight Championships
1980 1989 1981 2007 1982 1977
600 Meters 1:20.08 Matt Baysinger, Jayhawk Classic 1:21.96 Luke Steinbrink, Illini Classic BOLD = current Jayhawks
c = converted time
2008 2003 h = hand time
Jack Sachse, Jayhawk Classic Eric Black, Illini Classic Mitch Anderson, Illini Classic
2008 2003 2003
52-09 52-08 52-04 52-03.5
David Bond, Nebraska Invitational Johnny Brackins, Jayhawk Invitational Danny Seay, NCAA Championships Ray Mitchell, Big Eight Championships
1989 1990 1975 1986
800 Meters 1:47.04 Jeremy Mims, ISU Qualifier 1:47.91c Jim Ryun, Oklahoma State Duel 1:49.27 Charlie Gruber, NIU Invitational 1:50.13 Jack Sachse, Big 12 Championships 1:50.58 Matt Baysinger, ISU Classic 1:50.69c Tommy McCall, Big Eight Championships 1:50.79 Brian McElroy, Notre Dame Duel
2005 1967 2000 2007 2007 1977 1970
Shot Put 67-05.50 65-08 65-03 63-02.50 63-02 62-04.75
Karl Salb, Astrodome Relays Sheldon Battle, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Steve Wilhelm, SIU/WSU/KU Triangular Clint Johnson, KU All Comers Triangular Mason Finley, Big 12 Championships Rudy Guevara, NU/CU/KU Triangular
1970 2006 1970 1984 2010 1973
880 Yards 1:48.30 1:51.10 1:51.20 1:51.71 1:51.90
Jim Ryun, Oklahoma State Duel Tommy McCall, Big Eight Championships Brian McElroy, C. Collegiate - South Bend Leonard Martin, Nebraska Duel Jim Neihouse, Big Eight Championships
1967 1977 1970 1981 1970
Weight Throw 81-01.25 Scott Russell, Iowa State Classic 77-05.25 Egor Agafonov, NCAA Championships 70.05 Sheldon Battle, Husker Invitational 62-03 Colin Dutton, Big 12 Championships 61-01.25 Cody Roberts, Big 12 Championships
2002 2007 2006 2005 2006
1,000 Meters 2:21.72 Charlie Gruber, Jayhawk Invitational 2:23.89 Joshy Madathil, Big 12 Championships 2:23.89 Cameron Schwehr, Big 12 Championships 2:24.19 Abraham Kimeli, Big 12 Championships 2:24.75 Gerald Harder, Husker Invitational 2:25.55 Steve Heffernan, Big Eight Championships 2:25.57 Brian Blachly, Big 12 Championships 2:25.97 Mike Cox, Jayhawk Invitational 2:26.49 Jon Justin, Husker Invitational
2001 2006 2004 2004 1986 1988 2002 1993 1990
Pole Vault 18-08 Pat Manson, Big Eight Championships 18-07.25 Jeff Buckingham, Nebraska Duel 18-02.50 Jordan Scott, Big 12 Indoor Championships 18-02.25 Cam Miller, NCAA Championships 17-11.75 Vadim Guozdetskiy, NCAA Championships 17-11.75 Chris Bohanan, NCAA Championships
1989 1983 2009 1989 2002 1986
Mile 3:57.50 3:58.51 3:59.60 4:01.39 4:01.92 4:03.00 4:04.40 4:04.90
Jim Ryun, Madison Square Garden Invite Charlie Gruber, NCAA Championships Bill Dotson, Chicago News Invitational Michael Cox, Big Eight Championships Colby Wissel, Husker Invitational John Lawson, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Cameron Schwehr, ISU Last Chance Wes Santee, Illinois/Michigan St./KU
1968 2001 1963 1993 2009 1966 2006 1954
Pentathlon 3,891 Andy Morris, Missouri Invitational 3,856 Mike Evers, Kansas Invitational 3,684 Nathan Prenger, Big Eight Championships 3,647 Chris Walters, KSU Wildcat Invitational 3,370 Chad Johnson, Big Eight Championships
2001 1996 1995 1993 1995
Heptathlon 5,543 Mike Evers, Big Eight Championships 5,373 Josh Kirk, Big 12 Championships
1996 2006
Two Miles 8:38.90 Jim Ryun, NCAA Championships 8:39.80 John Lawson, Boston AA 8:45.70 John Roscoe, Sooner Indoor Relays 8:49.40 George Mason, Big Eight Championships 8:50.80 Jay Mason, Big Eight Championships
1968 1966 1977 1977 1971
1:22.10 1:23.01 1:23.04
3,000 Meters 7:53.08 Colby Wissel, Alex Wilson Invitational 7:57.86 Benson Chesang, Alex Wilson Invitational 7:58.08 Colby Wissel, Alex Wilson Invitational 8:00.73 Jim Ryun, NCAA Championships 8:01.51 Paul Hefferon, Alex Wilson Invitational 8:03.60 John Lawson, Boston AA Three Miles 13:36.90 Tim Tays, Big Eight Championships 13:39.50 George Mason, Big Eight Championships 13:42.40 John Roscoe, KU/OSU/WSU Triangular 13:43.30 Tom Koppes, Kansas State Fed. Meet 13:44.10 Brent Steiner, TFA/USA in Kansas City
2007 2005 2009 1968 2006 1966
1982 1977 1977 1975 1982
5,000 Meters 13.51.82 Craig Watcke, Silverstone Invitational 13:54.00 Colby Wissel, Husker Invitational 13:54.95 Colby Wissel, Husky Classic 14:02.78 Paul Hefferon, Husky Classic 14:06.50 Tim Tays, Big Eight Championships 14:09.20 George Mason, Big Eight Championships 14:12.00 John Roscoe, KU/OSU/WSU Triangular
1989 2007 2009 2008 1982 1977 1977
High Jump 7-04.25 Tyke Peacock, Kansas State Duel 7-03 Nick Johannsen, Big Eight Championships 7-02 Sharrieff Hazim, Missouri Invitational 7-02 Steve Rainbolt, KU/OSU/WSU Triangular 7-02 Keith Guinn, USTFF
1982 1995 1987 1977 1974
Long Jump 26-07.25 Theo Hamilton, NCAA Championships 25-11 Danny Seay, Big Eight Championships 25-11 Stan Whitley, Big Eight Championships 25-08 Warren Wilhoite, Big Eight Championships 25-07.5 Ron Jessie, NCAA Championships
1975 1975 1969 1983 1969
Triple Jump 54-06.75 Sanya Owolabi, Big Eight Championships
1981
Mile Relay 3:11.9h (Rau, Bullock, Hogan, Rick) Big Eight Championships 3:12.25 (Wilhoite, Bullock, Rau, Hogan) East Tennessee State Invitational 3:12.39 (Hogan, Whitaker, Ricks, Mickens) Husker Invitational 1,600-Meter Relay 3:06.11 (Whitaker, Newell, McCall, Wagner) NCAA Championships 3:11.28 (Gdowski, Baysinger, Mitchell, Babb) Big 12 Championships 3:11.63 (Carter, Hayes, Toussaint, Clemons) Big 12 Championships 3:13.07 (Davis, Martin, Coleman, Pickett) Last Chance Meet 3:13.36 (Carter, Toussaint, Rollins, Hayes) Iowa State NCAA Qualifier 3:13.65 (Baysinger, Golowski, Jiles, Mims) Big 12 Championships 3:13.93 (Jordan, Bookman, Crunkleton, Mims) Big 12 Championships 3,200-Meter Relay 7:18.77 (Teal, Waters, Cox, Handy) Last Chance Meet 7:23.34 (Anderson, Teal, Waters, Smiedala) Last Chance Meet 7:44.36 (Schwehr, Madathil, Kimeli, Ferguson) KU/KSU/MU Triangular 7:44.47 (Hodges, Kaserman, Madathil, Schwehr) KU/KSU/MU Triangular Distance Medley Relay (Meters) 9:34.91 (Madathil, Baysinger, Hodges, Chesang) Alex Wilson Invitational 9:35.83c (Tate, Wamble, Blachly, Gruber) Notre Dame 9:38.36 (Morris, Blachly, Gruber, Tate) Iowa State Invitational 9:44.3c (Hodges, Bookman, Lacio, Blachly) Alex Wilson Invitational 9:47.94 (Teal, Bailey, Anderson, Heffernan) Big Eight Championships 9:51.1h (Neilhouse, Kathol, Hatcher, Smith) CCC 9:51.13 (Schwehr, Jiles, Hodges, Madathil) Big 12 Championships
1981 1981 1980
1977 2007 2010 1994 2009 2005 2002
1992 1991 2003 2005
2006 2001 2001 2002 1990 1969 2006
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55 Meters
6.81c, Sheila Calmese Mo. National Invitational, 1978
55-Meter Hurdles 60 Meters
Big 12 Meet
NCAA Meet
6.85, Passion Richardson, Nike Central Jayhawk Invitational, 1998
6.83, Lakeish Backus, Texas; Sabrina Kelly, Texas, 1997
6.56, Gwen Torrence Georgia, 1987
7.82y, Gwen Poss KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1981
7.90, Tamika Francis, Texas Kansas Invitational, 1992
7.56, Angie Vaughn Texas, 1998
7.39, Tiffany Lott BYU, 1997
7.22, Nickesha Anderson Big 12 Championships, 2008
7.38, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008
7.21, Sanya Richards Texas, 2004
7.13, Angela Williams, USC, 2002; LaKya Brookins, South Carolina, 2009
60-Meter Hurdles
8.32, Ashley Brown ISU Last Chance, 2007
8.48, Ashley Brown, Kansas Jayhawk Invitational, 2007
7.92, Pricilla Lopes Nebraska, 2006
7.84, Virginia Powell USC, 2006
200 Meters
22.62, Nickesha Anderson NCAA Championships, 2008
23.85, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008
22.86, Sanya Richards, Texas, 2004; 22.40, Bianca Knight Porscha Lucas, Texas A&M, 2008 Texas, 2008
400 Meters
53.81, Stacy Keller Alex Wilson Invitational, 2004; Nicole Green, Power Club Jayhawk Invitational, 1996
54.02, Shanelle Porter, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992
52.23, Raasin McIntosh Texas, 2004
50.80, Natasha Hastings South Carolina, 2007
600 Yards
1:20.38, Kim Clark Big 12 Championships, 2003
1:20.5, Michelle Milling, Nebraska Jayhawk Invitational, 1987
1:17.52, Suziann Reid Texas, 1998
1:17.38, Delisa Walton Floyd Tennessee, 1983
800 Meters
2:04.91, Kristi Kloster NCAA Championships, 1996
2:06.35, Tara Arnol, Texas Last Chance Meet, 1985
2:06.94, Althea Chambers Texas Tech, 2006
2:01.77, Hazel Clark Florida, 1999
1,000 Meters
2:46.60, Lauren Bonds Big 12 Indoor Championships, 2009
2:51.08, Kristi Kloster, Kansas KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1994
2:45.68, Nichole Jones Baylor, 2007
2:41.08, Trena Hull UNLV, 1987
Mile
4:41.61, Lauren Bonds Big 12 Championships, 2010
4:38.11, Fran ten Bensel, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992
4:25.91, Jenny Barringer Colorado, 2009
4:29.72, Sarah Bowman Tennessee, 2009
3,000 Meters
9:30.9h, Lauren Bonds Jayhawk Classic, 2010
9:40.48, Susan Bliss, Missouri KU Indoor Classic, 1990
9:09.83, Sally Kipyego Texas Tech, 2009
8:42.03, Jenny Barringer Colorado, 2009
5,000 Meters
16:27.03, Amanda Miller ISU Classic, 2010
17:12.17, Christie Allen, Pittsburg State Jayhawk Invitational, 1992
15:58.86, Sara Gorton Colorado, 2003
15:14.18, Kim Smith Providence, 2004
1,600-Meter Relay
3:35.86, (Manning, Butler, Stowers, Anderson) 3:36.67, Kansas State ISU Invite, 2008 KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1997
3:34.67, Texas 2003
3:27.66, Texas 2003
3,200-Meter Relay
8:56.50c, (Guinn, Schurbarth, M. Brown, Hertzog) Husker Invitational, 1980
9:26.45, Wichita State No Record Jayhawk Invitational, 2001
10:50.98, Tennessee 2009
Distance Medley Relay High Jump
11:07.96 (Stowe, Washington, Christensen, Bonds) Alex Wilson Invitational, 2010
11:51.08, Barton County CC Jayhawk Invitational, 1998
11:12.81, Missouri 2001
10:58.19, UCLA 2002
6-01.25, MaryBeth Labosky Big Eight Championships, 1993
6-2.25, Connie Teaberry, Kansas State Big Eight Championships, 1992
6-4, Destinee Hooker Texas, 2009
6-6, Destinee Hooker Texas, 2009
Long Jump
21-00.75, Charisse Bacchus Alex Wilson Invitational, 2006
20-1, Comfort Igeh, Wayland Baptist Jayhawk Invitational, 1987
21-4, Angee Henry, Texas; Nicole Devonish, Nebraska, 1997
22-4.25, Elva Goulbourne Auburn, 2003
Triple Jump Shot Put
13.54m (44-05.25), Crystal Manning Tyson Invitational, 2008
12.74m (41-09.75), Crystal Manning, Kansas 45-1.5, Stacey Bowers Jayhawk Classic, 2008 Baylor, 1999
46-9, Suzette Lee LSU, 1997
55-01.50 (16.80m), Stephanie Horton New Balance Collegiate, 2008
56-08.25, Tressa Thompson, Unattached Jayhawk Invitational, 1998
59-5.75, Tressa Thompson Nebraska, 1997
62-10, Laura Gerraughty North Carolina, 2004
Pole Vault
4.30m (14-01.25), three times 4.13m (13-06.50), Kate Sultanova, Kansas Amy Linnen, NCAA Championships, 2005 Kansas Invitational, 2008 Kate Sultanova, NCAA Championships, 2007, New Balance Collegiate, 2008
13-10, Natalie Willer Nebraska, 2009
14-10.25, Amy Linnen Arizona (Kansas), 2002
Weight Throw
19.54 (64-01.25), Alena Krechyk Big 12 Championships, 2010
18.80m (61-08.25), Krishna Lee, Missouri Kansas Invitational, 2008
70-03.00, Loren Groves Kansas State, 2008
83-10.25, Brittany Riley Southern Illinois, 2007
Pentathlon
4,053, Candace Mason Big 12 Championships, 1998
4,028, Cris Hall, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992
4,439, Austra Skujyte Kansas State, 2002
4,496, Jacquelyn Johnson Arizona State, 2008
104
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Anschutz Pavilion
h = hand time c = converted y = yards
2010 Kansas Track and Field Women’s Top All-Time Indoor Performers 55 Meters 6.81c 6.85 6.93 6.97
Sheila Calmese, Missouri National Invite Tamra Montgomery, Air Force Open Lori Green-Jones, Kansas Invitational Natasha Shafer, Jayhawk Invitational
1978 1998 1979 1993
55-Meter Hurdles 7.82 Gwen Poss, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 7.89 Lori Lowrey, Missouri National Invite 7.93 Connie McKernan, KU Triangular 7.95 Donna Smitherman, KU Triangular 8.01 Elwanda Smith, KU Triangular
1981 1978 1981 1982 1980
60 Yards 6.82 6.94 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.05
1978 1979 1982 1984 1977 1983
Sheila Calmese, Missouri National Invite Lori Green-Jones, KU Invitational Dora Spearmon, Missouri Triangular Victoria Fulcher, KU All Comers Joni Lewis, Wichita State Duel Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships
60-Yard Hurdles 7.82 Gwen Poss, KU Triangular 7.89 Lori Lowrey, Missouri National Invite 7.94 Connie McKernan, Husker Invitational 7.96 Donna Smitherman, KU Triangular 8.02 Elwanda Smith, KU Triangular 60 Meters 7.22 7.41 7.53 7.55 7.64 7.64 7.64
Nickesha Anderson, Big 12 Championships Tiffany Cherry, Big 12 Championships Robbie Harriford, Big 12 Championships Shameika McField, Iowa State Classic Victoria Howard, Jayhawk Classic Octavia Garrett, Big 12 Championships Charisse Bacchus, KU/KSU/MU Triangular
1981 1978 1983 1982 1980 2008 2006 2003 2002 2008 2004 2006
2:10.95 2:11.64c 880-Yards 2:12.87 2:13.08 2:15.00 2:15.04 2:16.10
Kim Clark, ISU Classic Angie Helmer, KU Last Chance
2005 1985
Angie Helmer, Last Chance Meet Debbie Hertzog, Big Eight Championships Susan Glatter, Last Chance Meet Anne Johannessen, Big Eight Championships Kelly Wood, Missouri Valley Open
1985 1981 1985 1982 1985
1,000 Yards 2:33.30 Kelly Wood, Big Eight Championships 2:36.24 Cathy McMillin, Missouri National Invite 2:36.61 Gretchen Bajema, Big Eight Championships 2:38.04 Debbie Hertzog, Missouri National Invite 2:38.8 Tami Quinn, Big Eight Championships
1984 1978 1982 1979 1980
1,000 Meters 2:41.61 Lauren Bonds, Big 12 Championships 2:49.37 Angela Pichardo, Big 12 Championships 2:49.68 Kristi Kloster, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 2:51.51 Katy Eisenmenger, Big 12 Championships 2:52.31 Melissa O'Rourke, Husker Invitational 2:54.01 Helena Hafstrom, Big Eight Championships 2:54.44 Kerri Woolheater, Big Eight Championships 2:54.58 Megan Manthe, Jayhawk Invitational
2010 2003 1995 2001 2007 1992 1995 2003
Mile 4:43.74 4:43.9h 4:44.81 4:44.84 4:45.02 4:46.24 4:48.01 4:48.72
Lauren Bonds, ISU Classic Michelle Brown, AAU Championships Melissa Swartz, Last Chance Meet Katy Eisenmenger, NCAA Championships Cathy Palacios, NCAA Championships Laura Lavoie, Big 12 Championships Megan Manthe, Big 12 Championships Melissa O'Rourke, ISU Classic
2009 1980 1996 2002 1992 2004 2004 2007
Two Miles 10:48.80 Michelle Brown, Big Eight Championships 11:00.0 Caryne Finlay, East Tennessee Invite 11:01.34 Maureen Finholm, KU Triangular 11:04.38 Tanya Heard, Central Missouri St. Relays 11:05.82 Tracey Keith, Nebraska Duel
1978 1984 1980 1981 1984
3,000 Meters 9:30.9h Lauren Bonds, Jayhawk Classic 9:33.24 Cathy Palacios, Husker Invitational 9:34.90 Melissa Swartz, Big Eight Championships 9:38.80 Julia Saul, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 9:45.72 Kara Windisch, Big 12 Championships 9:49.05 Amanda Miller, Meyo Invitational 9:57.53 Paige Higgins, Illini Classic 10:01.12 Daniela Daggy, Big Eight Championships 10:02.10 Lauren Brownrig, Big 12 Championships 10:03.76 Connie Abbott, ISU Classic
2010 1992 1996 1992 2010 2010 2003 1994 2005 2005
60-Meter Hurdles 8.32 Ashley Brown, ISU Last Chance 8.36 Jennie Wonder, Alex Wilson Invitational 8.48 Brooklyn Hann, ISU Classic 8.60 Charisse Bacchus, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 8.82 Kathryn Lupton, Iowa State NCAA Qualifier 8.82 Rebecca Neville, ISU Classic 8.96 Crystal Manning, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 8.99 Monique Peters, Iowa State Classic
2007 2002 2005 2006 2010 2010 2006 2002
200 Meters 22.62 Nickesha Anderson, NCAA Championships 23.90 Victoria Howard, Big 12 Championships 24.14 Robbie Harriford, Big 12 Championships 24.44 Natasha Shafer, Big Eight Championships 24.53 Latanya Holloway, Big Eight Championships
2008 2008 2003 1992 1994
300 Yards 34.93 35.10 35.33 36.50 36.61
1979 1981 1983 1980 1984
Three Miles 16:59.9 Maureen Finholm, Big Eight Championships 17:17.1 Caryne Finlay, Big Eight Championships 17:21.9 Karen Fitz, KU Triangular 17:22.1 Heather Sterbenz, Kansas Quadrangular 17:22.3 Tracey Keith, Big Eight Championships
1980 1984 1979 1985 1979
400 Meters 53.81 Stacy Keller, Alex Wilson Invitational 54.96 Octavia Garrett, ISU Classic 55.08c Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships 55.11 Sha'Ray Butler, Big 12 Championships 55.30 Taylor Washington, Husker Invitational 55.57 Kendra Bradley, Big 12 Championships 55.69 Carleen Roberts, Merc Bank Invite 55.72 Tiffany Bradley, ISU Last Chance
2004 2005 1987 2007 2010 2008 1997 2006
440 Yards 55.94 56.71 56.94 57.63 57.81
Lorna Turner, Big Eight Championships Charmane Kuhlman, Big Eight Championships Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships Victoria Fulcher, Nebraska Duel Nancy McCullough, Big Eight Championships
1983 1978 1982 1984 1982
5,000 Meters 16:27.03 Amanda Miller, ISU Classic 16:32.34 Julia Saul, Husker Invitational 16:34.06 Kara Windisch, Big 12 Championships 16:55.03 Sarah Heeb, Last Chance Meet 16:59.12 Paige Higgins, Tyson Invitational 17:17.39 Alicia McGregor, ISU Classic 17:23.39 Hayley Harbert, ISU Classic 17:24.48 Daniela Daggy, Big Eight Championships 17:24.86 Connie Abbott, ISU Qualifier 17:26.29 Lynn Lo Presti, Notre Dame Invitational
2010 1992 2010 1996 2003 2008 2008 1994 2005 1998
600 Yards 1:20.38 1:20.48 1:21.42 1:21.76 1:22.38 1:22.50 1:22.61 1:23.13 1:23.22
Kim Clark, Big 12 Championships 2003 Taylor Washington, Big 12 Championships 2010 Charity Stowers, Big 12 Championships 2007 Janice Turner, Big Eight Championships 1989 Sherre-Khan Blackmon, Big 12 Championships 2000 Cortney Jacobs, Big 12 Championships 2006 Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships 1988 Shayla Wilson, Big 12 Championships 2009 Janiece Gatson, Husker Invitational 2007
Sheila Calmese, Missouri National Invite Lori Green-Jones, Big Eight Championships Dora Spearmon, Big Eight Championships Veronica Wilson, Oklahoma Track Classic Vicki Fulcher, Oklahoma Track Classic
800 Meters 2:04.91 Kristi Kloster, NCAA Championships 2:09.37 Laura Lavoie, Iowa State Classic 2:09.42 Angela Pichardo, ISU Classic 2:09.98 Julie Howerton, Big Eight Championships 2:10.37 Maresia Pencil, ISU Invite
1996 2002 2006 1989 2008
43-02.25 42-04.25 41-02.5 40-10.5 40-10.25 40-09 40-03.25
Brooklyn Hann, Alex Wilson Invitational Andrea Geubelle, Big 12 Championships Cassie Bryant-Wans, Big Eight Championships Cynthia Rodes, Big Eight Championships Shatoya Hill, Big 12 Championships Yolanda Taylor, Capitol Invitational Tarita Triplett, Big Eight Championships
2005 2010 1992 1987 2005 1987 1992
Shot Put 55-01.50 53-04.25 50-07.50 49-03.50 48-01.50 47-08.00
Stephanie Horton, New Balance Collegiate Denise Buchanan, NCAA Championships Stine Lerdahl, Jayhawk Invitational Abby Emsick, KSU Open Cheryl Evers, Wildcat Invitational April Kockrow, KSU/Coors Invitational
2008 1987 1985 2003 1993 1997
Weight Throw 64-01.25 Alena Krechyk, Big 12 Championships 62-03 Zlata Tarasova, Big 12 Championships 54-11.25 Lisa Brien, Big Eight Championships 54-01.25 Jamie Waters, Big 12 Championships 53-05.50 April Kockrow, Kansas Invitational 52-08.75 Jennifer Foster, KSU All Comers
2010 2008 1996 2002 1998 2000
Pole Vault 14-01.25 Kate Sultanova, New Balance Collegiate 14-01.25 Amy Linnen, NCAA Championships 13-04.25 Britany Parker, Dan DeHart Invitational 13-02.25 Libby Harmon, Arkansas Last Chance 13-02.25 Julia Cummings, Arkansas Last Chance 13-01.75 Andrea Branson, NCAA Qualifier 12-08 Yvonne Calzonetti, Tyson Invitational 12-07.5 Candace Mason, NCAA Championships
2008 2005 2007 2008 2008 2000 2003 1998
Pentathlon 4,053 Candace Mason, Big 12 Championships 3,843 Ann O’Connor, Big Eight Championships 3,830 Charisse Bacchus, Big 12 Championships 3,716 Rebecca Neville, Big 12 Championships 3,569 Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Championships 3,536 Kim Huthoefer, Big Eight Championships
1998 1988 2005 2010 1987 1989
Mile Relay 3:38.25 MU/KSU/KU Triangular 3:43.36 Big 12 Championships 3:48.55 Big Eight Championships
1995 2005 1982
1,600-Meter Relay 3:35.86 (Manning, Butler, Stowers, Anderson) ISU Invite 2008 3:39.12 (Hann, Keller, McField, Clark) Cyclone National Qualifier 2003 3:37.80 (Morris, Makhmayeva, Wilson, Washington) Alex Wilson Invitational 2010 3:40.66 (Butler, Brown, Stowers, Gatson) ISU Last Chance 2007 3:41.87 (Hann, Keller, McField, Clark), Big 12 Championships 2002 3:42.05 (Brown, Gatson, Stowers, Manning) Big 12 Championships 2007 3:42.32 (Hann, Keller, Garrett, Clark) Big 12 Championships 2004 3:42.36 (Bradley, Hann, Clark, Garrett) Big 12 Championships 2005 3,200-Meter Relay 8:56.50c (Guinn, Schubarth, M. Brown, Hertzog) Husker Invitational 8:57.93c (Panowicz, Howerton, Mangan, Helmer) Big Eight Championships 9:00.59 (Turner, Helmer, Howerton, MacLean) Husker Invitational
1980 1987 1988
High Jump 6-01.25 MaryBeth Labosky, Big Eight Championships 6-00 Ann O’Connor, Husker Pentathlon 5-10 Sondra Rauterkus, KSU Invitational 5-10 Shawn Corwin, Missouri Invitational 5-09 Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Pentathlon 5-09 Keely Hacking, Sooner Invitational
1993 1983 2003 1979 1987 1994
Long Jump 21-00.75 Charisse Bacchus, Alex Wilson Invitational 20-05.25 Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships 20-03.75 Andrea Geubelle, Big 12 Championships 20-03.50 Kim Jones, Big Eight Championships 19-10.75 Monique Peters, Big 12 Championships 19-10.25 Crystal Manning, Big 12 Championships 19-09.50 Yolanda Taylor, Kansas Quadrangular 19-09.50 Candace Mason, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 19-05 Jaci Metzger, Big Eight Championships
2005 1983 2010 1985 2002 2008 1987 1998 1987
Distance Medley Relay 11:07.96 (Stowe, Washington, Christensen, Bonds) Alex Wilson Invitational 2010 11:21.32 (Manthe, Keller, Clark, Lavoie) Alex Wilson Invitational 2004 11:26.97 (Woolheater, Holloway, Kloster, Swartz) Big Eight Championships 1996 11:28.69c (Lavoie, Keller, Ar. Nielsen, Eisenmenger) Alex Wilson Invitational 2002 11:28.80 (Lavoie, Clark, Pichardo, Manthe) Big 12 Championships 2003 11:32.90 (Eisenmenger, March, Nielsen, Lavoie) Iowa State Classic 2002 11:36.87 (Woolheater, Roberts, Kloster, Swartz) Husker Invitational 1996 11:40.67 (Cook, Kloster, Casp, Swartz) Husker Invitational 1994 11:41.64 (Major, Stowers, Pichardo, Seibel) Big 12 Championships 2004
Triple Jump 44-05.25 Crystal Manning, Tyson Invitational
2008
BOLD = current Jayhawks
c = converted time
h = hand time
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Kansas Record
Memorial Stadium
Big 12 Meet NCAA Meet
100 Meters
10.07, Laverne Smith Big Eight Championships, 1976
10.00, Victor Edet, Missouri Big Eight Championships, 1987
10.03, Gerald Phiri Texas A&M, 2008
9.92, Ato Boldon UCLA, 1996
110-Meter Hurdles
13.57, Julius Jiles NCAA Championships, 2008
13.36, Antwon Hicks, Unattached Kansas Relays, 2009
13.38, Larry Wade Texas A&M, 1997
13.00, Renaldo Nehemiah Maryland, 1978
200 Meters
20.27, Larry Jackson Big Eight Championships, 1976
20.15, James Mallard, Alabama Kansas Relays, 1980
20.29, Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M, 2008; 19.86, Justin Gatlin Brendan Christian, Texas, 2003 Tennessee, 2002
400 Meters
45.38, Deon Hogan Kansas Relays, 1980
45.12, Devon Morris, Wayland Baptist Kansas Relays, 1986
44.69, Michael Blackwood Oklahoma, 2000
44.00, Quincy Watts USC, 1992
400-Meter Hurdles
49.47, Nolan Cromwell Big Eight Championships, 1975
48.54, Bershawn Jackson, Nike Kansas Relays, 2006
48.98, Omar Brown Oklahoma, 1998
47.85, Kevin Young UCLA, 1988
800 Meters
1:43.69c, Jim Ryun USTFF Outdoor, 1966
1:47.79, Joseph Chepsiror, Iowa State Big Eight Championships, 1994
1:47.12, Jonathan Johnson Texas Tech, 2004
1:44.55, Julius Achon George Mason, 1996
1,500 Meters
3:33.1h, Jim Ryun US vs. British Commonwealth, 1967
3:38.62, Rick Wohlhuter, Chicago Track Club 3:40.70, Stephen Pifer Kansas Relays, 1976 Colorado, 2006
3:35.30, Sydney Maree Villanova, 1981
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
8:28.54, Kent McDonald AAU, 1975
8:33.70, Randy Smith, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1976
8:32.59, Chuck Sloan Oklahoma State, 2000
8:05.4, Henry Rono Washington St., 1978
5,000 Meters
13:47.80h, Jim Ryun U.S./Spain/Italy, 1967
13:40.35, Kipsubai Kaskie, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1980
13:53.01, Brent Vaughn Colorado, 2005
13:08.4, Henry Rono Washington St., 1979
10,000 Meters
28:51.24, Craig Watcke Kansas Relays, 1989
28:56.9, Simon Kilili, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1978
29:23.67, Matthew Chesang Kansas State, 2005
27:36.2,Gabriel Kamau UTEP, 1982
400-Meter Relay 1,600-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay High Jump
39.39, (Smith, Coleman, Wiley, Jackson) NCAA Championships, 1976
38.45, HSI Kansas Relays, 2000
38.85, Texas A&M 2008
38.04, Texas Christian 1998
3:01.31, Oklahoma 1997
2:59.59, LSU 2005
3:03.96, (Whitaker, Ricks, Mickens, Hogan) 3:03.67, Philadelphia Pioneers NCAA Championships, 1980 Kansas Relays, 1980 9:33.24, (Neihouse, Julian, Bigley, Ryun) Kansas Relays, 1969
9:33.24, Kansas (Neihouse, Julian, Bigley, Ryun) No Record Kansas Relays, 1969
9:20.1, Arkansas 1989
7-04.50, Tyke Peacock Kansas Relays, 1982
7-07, Hollis Conway, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1987
7-08.75, Dusty Jonas Nebraska, 2008
7-09.75, Hollis Conway SW Louisiana, 1989
Long Jump 26-08.50, Stan Whitley US/USSR/Commonwealth, 1969 Triple Jump 55-07.75, Sanya Owolabi USA/USSR, 1982 Discus 203-10, Doug Knop Drake Relays, 1970
26-08.50, Kenny Harrison, K-State Kansas Relays, 1987
26-08.50, Joe Laster, Nebraska, 1997; R. Duncan, Texas, 1997
28-00, Erick Walder Arkansas, 1993
57-02, Kenny Harrison, K-State Kansas Relays, 1987
55-09.75, Will Claye Oklahoma, 2009
57-07.75, Keith Conner SMU, 1982
208-09, Jim McGoldrick, Texas Kansas Relays, 1976
208-00, Carl Myerscough Nebraska, 2004
222-00, Kannes Hopley SMU, 2004
Hammer Throw
233-00, Egor Agafonov Drake Relays, 2006
244-02, Yuri Tamm, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1983
233-11, Chris Rohr Missouri, 2009
268-01, Balazs Kiss USC, 1995
Javelin
267-11, Scott Russell World Championships, 2001
267-06, Scott Russell, Unattached Kansas Relays, 2008
251-05, Scott Warren Nebraska, 1999
292-04, Patrick Boden Texas, 1990
69-00, Christian Cantwell Missouri, 2003
72-02.25, John Godina UCLA, 1995
Shot Put 68-10, Sheldon Battle 74-04.5, Kevin Toth, Unattached USATF, 2005 Kansas Relays, 2003 Pole Vault 18-10.75, Jeff Buckingham 19-04.75, Joe Dial, Unattached Lawrence Invitational, 1983 Kansas Relays, 1987 Decathlon 7,702, Mike Evers 8,380, Steve Fritz, Accusplit Sports Kansas Relays, 1997 Kansas Relays, 1997
106
BOLD = current Jayhawks w = wind aided a = altitude
h = hand time c = converted y = yards
18-02.50, Eric Eshbach, Nebraska, 2000; 19-01, Lawrence Johnson Gabie Baldwin, Nebraska, 2005 Tennessee, 1996 8.004, Moritz Cleve Kansas State, 2009
8,463, Tom Pappas Tennessee, 1999
2010 Kansas Track and Field Men’s Top All-Time Outdoor Performers 100 Meters 10.07 Laverne Smith, Big Eight Championships 10.10w Ricky Mays, Big Eight Championships 10.24 Adrian Jones, USC Invitational 10.25 Pierre Lisk, Big Eight Championships 10.34 Larry Jackson, Big Eight Championships 10.34 Charlie Tidwell, Houston Invitational
1976 1988 1980 1995 1976 1969
110-Meter Hurdles 13.57 Julius Jiles, NCAA Championships 2008 13.73 Keith Hayes, Midwest Regional Championships 2009 13.74c Gregg Vandaveer, Kansas Relays 1973 13.80 Courtney Hawkins, Texas Relays 1987 13.82 John Sease, Jr., Texas El Paso Duel 1982 Anthony Coleman, Big Eight Championships 1976 13.84c 200 Meters 20.27 Larry Jackson, Big Eight Championships 20.37 Leo Bookman, Big 12 Championships 20.3h Laverne Smith, Big Eight Championships 20.3h Clifford Wiley, USTFF
1976 2003 1976 1976
400 Meters 45.38 Deon Hogan, Kansas Relays 45.44c Waddell Smith, Big Eight Championships 45.74c Randy Benson, Big Eight Championships 46.03 Rodney Bullock, Big Eight Championships 46.14 Lester Mickens, Big Eight Championships
1980 1976 1976 1982 1979
400-Meter Hurdles 49.47 Nolan Cromwell, Big Eight Championships 1975 49.6 Cliff Cushman, Olympics at Rome 1960 50.4 Bob Bornkessel, NCAA Championships 1972 50.95 Jimmy Little, Big Eight Championships 1978 51.08 Julius Jiles, Big 12 Championships 2005 800 Meters 1:43.69c Jim Ryun, USTFF Outdoor 1:45.86 Jeremy Mims, NCAA Championships 1:46.46 Tommy McCall, Big Eight Championships 1:46.51 Jeremy Mims, Midwest Regionals 1:46.99 Charlie Gruber, CanAm Series, Boston
1966 2005 1979 2005 2000
1,500 Meters 3:33.1h Jim Ryun, US-British Comm 1967 3:39.0h Bill Dotson, AAU at Walnut 1961 3:40.1h Michael Cox, Big Eight Championships 1995 3:41.08 Charlie Gruber, Stanford Cardinal Invitational 2002 3:42.8h Wes Santee, Compton Invitational 1954 Mile 3:51.1h 3:59.0h 4:00.5h 4:00.93 4:02.9h 4:02.9h
Jim Ryun, AAU at Bakersfield Bill Dotson, AAU at Walnut Wes Santee, Texas Relays Michael Cox, Kansas Relays John Lawson, Big Eight Championships Doug Smith, Kansas Relays
1967 1962 1955 1995 1966 1971
3,000 Meters 7:47.84c Jim Ryun, Coliseum Relays 8:09.64c John Lawson, Southwestern Relays 8:12.40c Jay Mason, UCLA Duel 8:18.24c Wes Santee, Arkansas/Drake/Kansas 8:18.84c Doug Smith, UCLA Duel
1966 1966 1971 1954 1969
3,000-Meter Steeplechase 8:28.54 Kent McDonald, AAU 8:34.4h Bill Lundberg, NCAA Championships 8:38.01 Andy Tate, Mt. Sac Relays 8:41.2h George Mason, NCAA Championships 8:43.12 Steve Heffernan, Florida State Invitational
1975 1976 2001 1976 1990
BOLD = current Jayhawks
c = converted time
5,000 Meters 13:47.8h Jim Ryun, US-Spain-Italy at Viareggio 1967 13:52.80 Mark Menefee, Stanford Cardinal Invitational 2002 13:54.32 Craig Watcke, LSU Quadrangular 1989 13:57.42 Benson Chesang, Penn Relays 2005 13:58.2c Jay Mason, Texas Relays 1971 13:59.47 Paul Hefferon, Cardinal Invitational 2006 14:04.37 Colby Wissel, Cardinal Invitational 2006 10,000 Meters 28:51.54 Craig Watcke, Kansas Relays 29:19.12 Ricardo Amezcua, Mt. Sac Relays 29:23.0 Brent Steiner, Maupintour Classic 29:25.91 John Lawson, NCAA Championships 29:26.29 Ricardo Amezcua, Penn Relays High Jump 7-04.5 Tyke Peacock, Kansas Relays 7-04 Keith Guinn, Pan-Am Trials 7-03.25 Nick Johannsen, Kansas Relays 7-03 Barry Schur, Big Eight Championships 7-02 Three Times
1989 1998 1984 1966 1997
1982 1975 1994 1972
Long Jump 26-08.5 Stan Whitley, US-USSR-Commonwealth 26-08 Danny Seay, California Relays 26-05.25 Theo Hamilton, NCAA Championships 26-03.75 Ray Mitchell, Higgins Invitational 26-02.5 Warren Wilhoite, Texas Relays
1969 1975 1975 1986 1983
Triple Jump 55-07.75 Sanya Owolabi, USA-USSR 53-08.5 David Bond, Drake Relays 53-08.25 Danny Seay, Big Eight Championships 52-08.75 Lester Smith, Wash. State Triangular 52-08.75 Benaud Shirley, ESU Twilight Qualifier
1982 1987 1975 1998 2002
Discus 203-10 202-05 198-04 192-09 190-03 187-06 183-05
Doug Knop, Drake Relays Matt Friedeman, TFA/USA Sheldon Battle, Mesa Classic Clint Johnson, Kansas Relays Karl Salb, Drake Relays Brian Bishop, Big 12 Championships Al Oerter, Big Seven Championships
Hammer Throw 233-00 Egor Agafonov, Drake Relays 218-05 Scott Russell, Big 12 Championships 210-00 Sheldon Battle, Big 12 Championships 202-01 Bill Penney, Central Collegiate 190-02 Colin Dutton, Big 12 Championships Javelin 267-11 261-3 246-10 237-11 221-0 219-05 Shot Put 68-10 67-02.75 66-03 63-05.75 61-03.5 60-03.75
h = hand time
1970 1980 2006 1982 1970 2009 1956
2006 2002 2005 1971 2005
Scott Russell, World Championships Vince Labosky, TAC Ron Bahm, Shocker Festival Iain Trimble, Missouri Relays Jeff Dieterich, Big Eight Championships Hugh Murphy, Big 12 Championships
2001 1990 1986 2008 1996 2007
Sheldon Battle, USATF Karl Salb, AAU Steve Wilhelm, Kansas Relays Clint Johnson, Texas Invitational Steve Stone, Big Eight Championships Bill Nieder, Big Seven Championships
2005 1971 1971 1983 1976 1956
Pole Vault 18-10.75 Jeff Buckingham, Lawrence Invitational 18-08.25 Pat Manson, NCAA Championships 18-06.50 Scott Huffman, Alumni Meet 18-06.50 Cam Miller, NCAA Championships 18-04.25 Jordan Scott, UNI Jumps Classic 18-03.25 Chris Bohanan, Big Eight Championships
1983 1991 1988 1989 2008 1987
Decathlon 7,702 Mike Evers, Kansas Relays 7,657c Owen Buckley, NCAA Championships 7,598c Steve Rainbolt, Kansas Relays 7,525 Craig Branstrom, Kansas Relays 7,315 Andy Morris, Big 12 Championships
1997 1983 1980 1988 2000
400-Meter Relay 39.39 (L. Smith, A. Coleman, C. Wiley, L. Jackson) NCAA Championships 1976 39.59 (C. Wiley, A. Coleman, K. Newell, D. Blutcher) NCAA Championships 1977 40.33 (Cooksey, Coleman, Hill, Lisk) Kansas Relays 1995 1,600-Meter Relay 3:03.96 (S. Whitaker, M. Ricks, L. Mickens, D. Hogan) NCAA Championships 1980 3:05.88 (J. Wagner, N. Cromwell, W. Smith, R. Benson) NCAA Championships 1976 3:05.94 (R. Bullock, D. Hill, L. Martin, D. Hogan) Drake Relays 1983 3,200-Meter Relay 7:24.88 (Baysinger, Madathil, Mims, Schwehr) Texas Relays 7:25.24 (Baysinger, Madathil, Rost, Schwehr) Drake Relays 7:26.22 (Baysinger, Mitchell, Sachse, Gdowski) Penn Relays 7:27.40 (Hagan, Riesinger, Thornton, Dotson) Kansas Relays 7:30.41 (Baysinger, Madathil, Rost, Schwehr) Texas Relays Four-Mile Relay 16:31.64 (Kathol, Solomon, Smith, Neihouse) Drake Relays 16:37.04 (Yergovich, Russell, Paul, Lawson) Kansas Relays 16:37.84 (Solomon, Neihouse, Mason, Smith) Kansas Relays Sprint Medley Relay 3:15.44 (Ard, Olson, Peck, Ryun) Texas Relays 3:16.74 (Scavuzzo, Lutz, Stepp, Jacques) Drake Relays 3:16.94 (Whitley, Hatcher, Meade, Ryun) Texas Relays Distance Medley Relay 9:33.24 (Neihouse, Julian, Bigley, Ryun) Kansas Relays 9:34.04 (Grindal, Peck, Yergovich, Ryun) Drake Relays 9:40.72 (Gaston, Pickett, Norton, Cox) Texas Relays 9:40.95 (Mims, Chesang, Baysinger, Schwehr) Texas Relays
2005 2005 2007 1962 2006
1970 1966 1970
1967 1972 1969
1969 1966 1995 2005
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100 Meters 11.18w, Nickesha Anderson 11.18, Merlene Ottey, Nebraska Drake Relays, 2008 Kansas Relays, 1982 100-Meter Hurdles 13.27, Ashley Brown 12.83, Damu Cherry, Unattached Big 12 Championships, 2007 Kansas Relays, 2009
10.95, Simone Facey Texas A&M, 2008
10.78, Dawn Sowell LSU, 1989
12.70, Anjanette Kirkland Texas A&M, 1997
12.48, Virginia Powell USC, 2006
200 Meters 22.57, Nickesha Anderson Big 12 Championships, 2008 400 Meters 53.40, Lorna Tucker Big Eight Championships, 1982
22.59, Aleen Bailey, Barton County CC Kansas Relays, 2001
22.29, Porscha Lucas Texas A&M, 2008
22.04, Dawn Sowell LSU, 1989
51.71, Rosemarie Whyte, Stellar Athletic Kansas Relays, 2008
51.09, Jessica Beard Texas A&M, 2008
50.10, Monique Henderson UCLA, 2005
400-Meter Hurdles
57.15, Ashley Brown NCAA Championships, 2007
55.67, Nawal El Moutawakil, Iowa State Kansas Relays, 1984
55.09, Melaine Walker Texas, 2005
54.24, Sheena Johnson UCLA, 2004
800 Meters 1,500 Meters
2:05.42, Kristi Kloster Big Eight Championships, 1994
2:01.30, Leann Warren, Oregon Kansas Relays, 1981
2:03.60, Ashley Wysong Missouri, 2000
1:59.11, Suzy Favor Wisconsin, 1990
4:17.19, Katy Eisenmenger Stanford Cardinal Invitational, 2002
4:08.94, Nadesha Raldugina, U.S.S.R. Kansas Relays, 1983
4:12.15, Kara Wheeler Colorado, 2000
4:06.75, Tiffany McWilliams Mississippi St., 2003
3,000 Meters
9:15.48, Cathy Palacios Santa Monica Invitational, 1992
9:13.50, Svetlana Ulmasova, U.S.S.R. Kansas Relays, 1983
9:17.68, Korene Hinds Kansas State, 2000
8:47.35, Vicki Huber Villanova, 1988
3,000-Meter Steeplechase 5,000 Meters
10:25.44, Sarah Heeb US Olympic Trials, 1996
10:34.00, Korene Hinds, Unattached Kansas Relays, 2004
9:58.14, Jenny Barringer Colorado, 2009
9:25.54, Jenny Barringer Colorado, 2009
16:25.29, Julia Saul Texas Relays, 1992
16:02.27, Patty Murray, Western Illinois Kansas Relays, 1986
15:58.58, Sara Slattery Colorado, 2005
15:09.67, Kim Smith Providence, 2004
10,000 Meters
34:27.30, Karen Fitz National AIAW, 1979
34:41.33, Amber Anderson, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1995
34:48.49, Sherri Smith Baylor, 1999
32:19.97, Alicia Craig Stanford, 2004
400-Meter Relay 44.61, (Manning, Anderson, Brown, Howard) Big 12 Championships, 2008 1,600-Meter Relay 3:34.81, (Harriford, Keller, McField, Clark) Midwest Regional Championships, 2003 Distance Medley Relay 11:18.54, (Kloster, Case, Howerton, Swartz) Drake Relays, 1994 Mile Relay 3:48.50, (Brooks, Taylor, Helmer, Turner) Kansas Relays, 1988 High Jump 6-01.75, MaryBeth Labosky Kansas Relays, 1992 and 1993
43.94, Nebraska Kansas Relays, 1983
42.88, Texas A&M 2008
42.36, Texas A&M 2009
3:36.29, Lincoln Kansas Relays, 2007
3:29.11, Baylor 1998
3:25.78 LSU, 2006
Long Jump
21-10.25, Halcyon “Tudie” McKnight Kansas Relays, 1982
21-10.25, Halcyon “Tudie” McKnight, Kansas 22-07.25, Marshevet Hooker Kansas Relays, 1982 Texas, 2005
22-09.25, Sheila Echols LSU, 1987
Triple Jump
44-11.75, Crystal Manning Big 12 Championships, 2007
48-10, Trecia Smith Nike Atlantic Coast, 2001
46-09, Suzette Lee LSU, 1997
Discus
180-10, Abby Emsick Midwest Regional Championships, 2003
199-11, Penny Neer, Nike Coast Track Club 194-01, Becky Breisch Kansas Relays, 1991 Nebraska, 2002
221-05, Meg Ritchie Arizona, 1981
Hammer
206-06, Zlata Tarasova Big 12 Championships, 2007
203-02, Zlata Tarasova Kansas Relays, 2007
219-02, Melissa Price Nebraska, 2002
225-10, Candice Scott Florida, 2004
Javelin
180-00, Anne Baeraas Big Eight Championships, 1984
192-08, Dana Olsen, Houston Kansas Relays, 1982
182-10, Kayla Wilkinson Nebraska, 2008
197-08, Angeliki Tsiolakoudi UTEP, 2000
Shot Put
54-02.50, Stephanie Horton NCAA Championships, 2008
56-00, Rebekah Green, Kansas State Kansas Relays, 2001
59-07, Tressa Thompson Nebraska, 1998
62-03.75, Meg Ritchie Arizona, 1983
14-03.75, Andrea Dutoit, Unattached Kansas Relays, 2004
13-11.25, Natalie Willer Nebraska, 2009
14-10.25, Amy Linnen Arizona (Kansas), 2002
5,740 points, Liz Roehrig, Minnesota Kansas Relays, 2008
6,150 points, Austra Skujyte Kansas State, 2001
6,527 points, Diane Gutherie George Mason, 1995
Pole Vault 14-01.25, Amy Linnen NCAA Outdoor Championships, 2005 Heptathlon 5,674 points, Candace Mason College Station Relays, 1999
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Big 12 Meet NCAA Meet
BOLD = current Jayhawks w = wind aided a = altitude
11:32.61, Michigan No Record Kansas Relays, 1993
10:48.38, Villanova 1988
3:36.57, San Diego Track Club Kansas Relays, 1987
No Record
No Record
6-02.25, Julieanne Broughton, Arizona Kansas Relays, 1990
6-04.75, Destinee Hooker Texas, 2009
6-05, Amy Acuff UCLA, 1995
h = hand time c = converted y = yards
46-01.25, Stacey Bowers Baylor, 1999
2010 Kansas Track and Field Women’s Top All-Time Outdoor Performers 100 Meters 11.18w Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Relays 11.44c Sheila Calmese, Arkansas Relays 11.44 Natasha Shafer, Kansas Relays 11.56 Lori Green-Jones, Memphis St. Invite 11.58 Victoria Howard, Kansas Relays 100-Meter Hurdles 13.27 Ashley Brown, Big 12 Championships 13.32 Jennie Wonder, NCAA Championships 13.51 Brooklyn Hann, Drake Relays 13.69 Connie McKernan, Kansas Relays 13.84 Lori Lowrey, Kansas Relays
2008 1978 1994 1981 2007
2007 2002 2004 1983 1980
200 Meters 22.57 Nickesha Anderson, Big 12 Championships 2008 23.0h Lori Green-Jones, Husker Invitational 1981 23.3h Sheila Calmese, Arkansas Relays 1978 23.45 Victoria Howard, Arkansas Twilight 2007 23.8h Tamra Montgomery, Wichita St. Triang. 1998 400 Meters 53.40 Lorna Tucker, Big Eight Championships 1982 53.80 Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships 1987 54.2h Charmane Kuhlman, Arkansas Relays 1978 54.21 Latayna Holloway, Big Eight Championships 1995 54.23 Carleen Roberts, OU/NU/OSU/KU Quad. 1997 400-Meter Hurdles 57.15 Ashley Brown, NCAA Championships 2007 Dawn Steele-Slavens, Big Eight Championships 1995 58.38 58.98 Sha’Ray Butler, NCAA Midwest Regional 2008 59.16 Janiece Gatson, Big 12 Championships 2007 59.62 Jennie Wonder, Big 12 Championships 2002 800 Meters 2:05.42 Kristi Kloster, Big Eight Championships 2:07.13 Kim Clark, Georgia Tech Invitational 2:07.99 Pamela Schubarth, National AIAW 2:09.59 Maresia Pencil, Big 12 Championships 2:09.63 Laura Lavoie, Georgia Tech Invitational
1994 2004 1980 2008 2004
1,500 Meters 4:17.19 Katy Eisenmenger, Cardinal Invite 2002 4:18.61 Laura Lavoie, Cardinal Invitational 2003 4:20.95 Lauren Bonds, Payton Jordan Invitational 2009 4:22.28 Melissa Swartz, Drake Relays 1996 4:23.28 Cathy Palacios, Texas Relays 1992 4:24.2h Michelle Brown, National AIAW 1980
10,000 Meters 34:27.30 Karen Fitz, National AIAW 34:37.83 Paige Higgins, Penn Relays 35:00.01 Julia Saul, Big Eight Championships 35:28.79 Sarah Heeb, Big Eight Championships 35:56.48 Colleen McClimon, Kansas Relays
1979 2005 1992 1996 1994
High Jump 6-01.75 MaryBeth Labosky, Kansas Relays 6-00 Ann O’Connor, NCAA Championships 5-10.5 Sondra Rauterkus, Midwest Regionals 5-10 Shawn Corwin, National AIAW 5-10 Keely Harding, Big Eight Championships 5-09.75 Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Heptathlon
1992 1985 2003 1979 1994 1987
Long Jump 21-10.25 Halcyon McKnight, Kansas Relays 21-06.25 Charisse Bacchus, NCAA Championships 21-03.25 Kim Jones, Kansas Relays 20-08.5 Monique Peters, Midwest Regionals 20-07.25 Crystal Manning, Kansas Relays
1982 2006 1985 2003 2008
Triple Jump 44-11.75 Crystal Manning, Big 12 Championsips 43-07 Brooklyn Hann, Tom Botts Invitational 41-10 Yolanda Taylor, Big Eight Championships 41-08 Cassie Bryant-Wans, KU Relays 41-03 Heather Schorling, SMU Invitational
2007 2005 1988 1993 1993
Discus 180-10 176-4 170-6.5 166-10 164-11
Abby Emsick, Midwest Regional Championships 2003 Marlea Woodman, Wichita St. Triang. 1998 Teresa Reichert, Kansas Relays 1993 Denise Buchanan, John Jacobs Invite 1987 Lisa Bossch, Texas Relays 1985
Hammer Throw 206-06 Zlata Tarasova, Big 12 Championships 183-02 Jen Widerstrom, Texas Relays 180-02 Jamie Waters, ESU Spring Twilight 170-02 Lisa Beran, Big 12 Championships 169-03 Kim Feldkamp, ESU Twilight Qualifier Javelin 180-00 168-04 168-03 167-09 167-08
2007 2005 2004 1998 1997
Anne Grethe Baeraas, Big Eight Championships 1984 Andrea Bulat, NCAA Championships 2001 Denita Young, Big 12 Championships 2006 Heather Berlin, Nebraska Invitational 1992 Amy Baker, Big Eight Championships 1995
3,000 Meters 9:15.48 Cathy Palacios, Santa Monica Invitational 9:36.38 Julia Saul, Kansas Relays 9:41.9h Michelle Brown, Big Eight Championships 9:45.14 Sarah Heeb, Alabama Relays 9:47.59 Melissa Swartz, Texas Relays
1992 1992 1980 1996 1995
Shot Put 54-02.50 Stephanie Horton, NCAA Championships 52-03.75 Denise Buchanan, NCAA Championships 51-09 Stine Lerdahl, Drake Relays 49-11.75 Emily Reimer, Arizona Invitational 49-08.25 Abby Emsick, Tulsa Duels 49-05.75 Teresa Reichert, Texas Relays
3,000-Meter Steeplechase 10:25.44 Sarah Heeb, US Olympic Trials 10:40.45 Lauren Bonds, Drake Relays 11:25.25 Rebeka Stowe, Kansas Relays 11:36.03 Jesse Violand, ESU Spring Twilight 12:07.90 Lauren Brownrigg, ESU Spring Twilight 12:21.35 Christine Lathrop, ESU Spring Twilight
1996 2008 2009 2004 2003 2004
Pole Vault 14-01.25 Amy Linnen, NCAA Outdoor Championships 2005 13-10 Andrea Branson, Kansas Relays 2000 13-09.25 Kate Sultanova, Texas Relays 2008 13-01.25 Libby Harmon, Big 12 Championships 2008 13-01.25 Julia Cummings, Big 12 Championships 2008
5,000 Meters 16:25.29 Julia Saul, Texas Relays 16:51.51 Melissa Swartz, Alabama Relays 16:52.74 Sarah Heeb, Drake Relays 17:04.93 Karen Fitz, AIAW Region Six 17:07.35 Paige Higgins, Tom Botts Invitational
1992 1996 1996 1979 2005
Heptathlon 5,674 Candace Mason, College Station Relays 5,314 Ann O’Connor, Iowa State Invitational 5,149 Bev Mortimer, Kansas Relays 5,138 Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Championships 5,117 Bev Fuller, Big Eight Championships
BOLD = current Jayhawks
c = converted time
h = hand time
2008 1987 1984 2009 2007 1993
1999 1988 1982 1987 1981
400-Meter Relay 44.61 (Manning, Anderson, Brown, Howard) Big 12 Championships 44.99 (Manning, Cherry, Howard, Bacchus) NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 45.06 (Brooks, Steele, Lawrence, Shafer) Big Eight Championships 45.10 (Williams, Holloway, Steele-Slavens, Shafer) Big Eight Championships 45.28 (Brooks, Holloway, Case, Shafer) Big Eight Championships
2008 2006 1993 1995 1994
880-Yard Relay 1:39.28 (Smith, Maharaj, Turner, Brooks) Kansas Relays 1988 1:40.3 (Spearman, McCullough, Smitherman, Tucker) Big Eight Championships 1982 1:42.0 (Green-Jones, Tucker, McKernan, McKnight) Big Eight Championships 1982 800-Meter Relay 1:35.98 (Brooks, Steele, Holloway, Shafer) Drake Relays 1:36.59 (Howard, Manning, Brown, Anderson) Drake Relays 1:38.25 (Roberts, Montgomery, Hazim, Holloway) Drake Relays 1:38.33 (Brooks, Case, Holloway, Shafer) Drake Relays (prelims) Mile Relay 3:48.50 (Brooks, Taylor, Helmer, Turner) Kansas Relays 3:49.46 (Means, Tucker, McKnight, Hertzog) Kansas Relays 3:50.03 (Brooks, Turner, Johnson, O’Hara) Kansas Relays 1,600-Meter Relay 3:34.81 (Harriford, Keller, McField, Clark) Midwest Regional Championships 3:35.81 Relay Team Arkansas Twilight 3:39.77 (Euler, Hann, Garrett, Clark) Midwest Regional Championships 3:40.72 (Williams, Hann, Garrett, Clark) NCAA Championships 3:40.91 (Ajayi, March, McField, Keller) Big 12 Championships 3:41.30 (Smitherman, Taylor, McKnight, Tucker) Big Eight Championships
1994 2008 1997 1994
1988 1982 1988
2003 2008 2005 2004 2001 1982
3,200-Meter Relay 8:51.56 (Simpson, Guinn, Schubarth, Brown) Drake Relays 1980 8:52.13 (Kloster, Rodehaver, Palacios, Hafstrom) Texas Relays 1992 8:52.25 Relay Team Texas Relays 2002 8:53.16 (Reves, Eisenmenger, Lavoie, Deutsch) Drake Relays 2001 Distance Medley Relay 11:18.54 (Kloster, Case, Howerton, Swartz) Drake Relays 1994 11:22.31 (Kloster, Lawrence, Rodehaver, Palacios) Drake Relays 1992 11:33.13 (Lavoie, Clark, Keller, Eisenmenger) Texas Relays 2002 11:37.62 (Lavoie, March, Reves, Eisenmenger) Drake Relays 2001
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2010 Kansas Track and Field American & World Records KANSAS AMERICAN AND WORLD RECORD HOLDERS
BOLD = world record
Lee Adams (1967-68) • 60-yard low hurdles (indoor): 6.6 Kansas Federation, 1967 Bill Alley (1959-60) • Javelin (outdoor): 270-1.5 (82.33 meters) Austin, Texas, April 4, 1959 (270-0 by Franklin Held, Olympic Club, 1956) Jim Bausch (1930) • Decathlon (outdoor): 7,842 points Kansas Relays, April 17-18, 1932 (7,784 by J. Kenneth Doherty, 1929) • Decathlon (outdoor): 8,462 points Olympic Games, Aug. 5-6, 1932 (8,053 points, Paavo Yrjola, Finland, 1928) (Under new system - equivalent to 8,896 pts.) Jeff Buckingham (1979-80, 1982-83) • Pole vault (outdoor): 18-10.75 (5.76 meters) Lawrence, Kansas, July 16, 1983 (18-10.25 by Brad Pursley, Abilene Christian, 1983) George Byers (1967-69) • 60-yard low hurdles (indoor): 6.5 (four times) Kansas Federation, 1967 Glenn Cunningham (1931-34) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:53.1 Chicago, Ill., June 11, 1932 (3:55.0 by Ray Conger, Illinois AC, 1928) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:52.3 Chicago, Ill., July 1, 1933 (3:52.5 by Gene Venzke, New York AC, 1932) • 1,500 meter-run (indoor): 3:53.3 AAU Indoor at New York, Feb. 23, 1934 (3:55.4 by Gene Venzke, Pennsylvania, 1933) • Mile (indoor): 4:08.4 Knights of Columbus Games, March 17, 1934 (4:10.0 by Gene Venzke, Pennsylvania, 1932) • Mile (outdoor): 4:06.7 Princeton Invitational, June 16, 1934 (4:07.6 by John Lovelock, New Zealand, 1933) • 800-meters (outdoor): 1:49.7 Stockholm, Sweden, August 20, 1936 (1:49.8 by Ben Eastman, Olympic Club, 1934) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:48.4 Olympic Games, August 6, 1936 (3:48.8 by William Bonthron, Princeton, 1934) Deon Hogan (1979-81, 1983) • 400-yard dash (indoor): 47.64 Nebraska Duel, Neb., 1980 (Fastest time ever run on a 220-yard flat track) • 440-yard dash (indoor): 46.88 Big Eight Championships, Feb. 1983 (47.32 by Bert Cameron)
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Scott Huffman (1985-88) • Pole vault (outdoor): 19-7 (5.97 meters) Knoxville, Tenn., June 18, 1994 (19-6.5 by Joe Dial, Athletics West, 1987) J.W. Johnson (1967) • 60-yard low hurdles (indoor): 6.6 Kansas Federation, 1967
Billy Mills (1958-61) • 1,000 meters: 28:24.4 Tokyo, Japan, October 14, 1964 (28:50.2 by Max Truex, Sn Calif Striders, 1960) • Six-mile run (outdoor): 27.11.6 AAU at San Diego, June 26, 1965 (27.40 by Ron Clarke, Australia) • 1,000 meters (outdoor): 28:17.6 Augsburg, Germany, August 12, 1965 (28:24.4 by Mills) Bill Nieder (1954-56) • Shot put (outdoor): 63-10 (19.45 meters) Stanford Invitational, March 19, 1960 (63-4 by Parry O’Brien, 1956) • Shot put (outdoor): 65-7 (19.99 meters) Texas Relays, April 2, 1960 (63-4 by Parry O’Brien: Nieder’s 63-10 was pending at the time) • Shot put (outdoor): 65-10 (20.06 meters) Walnut, Calif., August 12, 1960 (65-7 by Nieder) Al Oerter (1956-58) • Discus (outdoor): 200-5.5 (61.1 meters) Coliseum Relays at Los Angeles, May 18, 1962 (198-2.5 by Jay Silvester, S. Clara TC, 1961) • Discus (outdoor): 202-2 Walnut, Calif., June 23, 1962 (200-5.5 by Oerter)
• 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:33.1 U.S.-British Commonwealth Duel, July 8, 1967 (3:35.6 by Herb Elliott, Australia, 1960) • Mile (indoor): 3:56.4 San Diego Invitational Games, Feb. 19 1971 (Tied 3:56.4 by Tom O’Hara, Loyola, 1964) Wes Santee (1951-54) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:44.2 Goteborg July 23, 1953 (3:45.2 by Robert McMillen, Occidental, 1952) • Mile (indoor): 4:04.9 Illinois-Michigan St. Triangular, Feb. 15, 1954 (4:05.3 by Gil Dobbs, Boston AA, 1954) • Mile (indoor): 4:03.8 Boston AA Games, Jan. 29, 1955 (4:04.9 by Santee) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:42.8 Compton Invitational, June 4, 1954 (3:43.0 by Gunder Hagg, Lennert Strand and Werner Luegg) Charlie Tidwell (1958-60) • 200-yard low hurdles (outdoor) (turn): 22.7 NCAA Outdoor at Berkeley, Calif., June 14, 1958 (22.8 by Elias Gilbert, Winston Salem, 1957) • 200-meter low hurdles (outdoor) (turn): 22.6 AAU Outdoor at Boulder, Colo., June 20, 1959 (22.7 by Tidwell)
• Discus (outdoor): 204-10.5 (62.45 meters) U.S. - Poland Duel at Chicago, July 1, 1962 (202-2.5 by Bladimar Trusenyov, USSR, 1962) • Discus (outdoor): 205-5.5 (62.62 meters) Mt. San Antonio Relays, April 27, 1963 (204-10.5 by Oerter)
• 100 yards (outdoor): 9.3 NCAA Outdoor at Lincoln, Neb., 1959 (Tied record, but wind-aided) • 100 meters (outdoor): 10.1 Meet of Champions at Houston, June 10, 1960 (Tied four others, last in 1959)
• Discus 206-6 (62.94 meters) Walnut, Calif., April 25, 1964 (205.5 by Oerter)
Relays • Sprint Medley: 3:21.8 D. Smith, F. Cindrich, D. McGlinn, W. Santee Texas Relays, 1953 (Hand-off zones measured incorrectly)
Tyke Peacock (1981-82) • High jump: 7-7.25 (2.32 meters) Helsinki, Finland, August 13, 1983 (Tied three others, last in 1982) • High jump: 7-7.75 (2.33 meters) Berlin, Germany, August 17, 1983 (7-7.25 by Peacock and three others) Jim Ryun (1966-69) • Two-mile (outdoor): 8:52.2 Los Angeles, Calif., May 13, 1966 (8:26.4 by Robert Schul, Dayton AC, 1964) • 880-yard run (outdoor): 1:44.9 USTFF Outdoor, June 10, 1966 (1:45.1 by Peter Snell, New Zealand, 1962) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:36.1 Berkley, Calif., July 17, 1966 (3:38.1 by Tom O’Hara, Loyola Chicago, 1964) • Mile (outdoor): 3:51.3 All-America Invitational, July 17, 1966 (3:53.6 by Michael Jazy, France, 1965) • 880-yard run (indoor): 1:48.3 Oklahoma State Duel, 1967 (Fastest time ever on a dirt track) • Mile (outdoor): 3:51.1 AAU Outdoor, June 23, 1967 (3:51.3 by Ryun)
• Sprint Medley: 3:20.2 F. Cindrich, R. Moody, D. Blair, W. Santee Texas Relays, April 2, 1954 (3:22.7 by NYU, 1950) • Sprint Medley: 3:15.2 G. Ard, B. Olison, D. Peck, J. Ryun Texas Relays, March 31, 1967 (3:15.5 by Santa Clara YV, 1962) • Distance Medley: 9:33.8 C. Grindal, D. Peck, T. Yergovich, J. Ryun Drake Relays, April 29, 1967 (9:34.0 by UCLA, 1965) • Distance Medley: 9:33.0 J. Neihouse, R. Julian, T. Bigley, J. Ryun Kansas Relays, April 21, 1969 (9:33.8 by Kansas) • 400-meter relay (outdoor): 38.03 B. Collins, S. Riddick, C. Wiley, S. Williams World Cup at Dusseldorf, Sept. 4, 1977 (38.17 by Black, Taylor, Tinker, Hart, 1972) • Two-mile: 7:25 D. Stewart, J. Neihouse, R. Kathol, B. McElroy NCAA Indoor at Detroit, March 15, 1970 (7:26.4 by Villanova, 1964)
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2010 Kansas Track and Field History Since its inception, the University of Kansas track and field program has been represented by a litany of hall of fame coaches and innovators. Figures such as Bill Easton, Bob Timmons and Stanley Redwine have played a pivotal role in guiding their student-athletes to numerous honors and accolades. Beginning with Fay Moulton, who participated in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the Jayhawk track program has produced its share of Olympians, All-Americans and conference champions. That legacy continued under the tenures of Brutus Hamilton, Bill Easton, Bob Timmons and Gary Schwartz, individuals who each added memorable moments and accomplishments to the lore of Kansas track and field. Entering his tenth season, Stanley Redwine and his assembly of coaches have ushered a new era into the program’s storied history. Through the guidance of Redwine and his staff, the Jayhawks continue to make strides in improving the overall strength of the program. The men’s indoor track team finished eighth at both the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning places in the Kansas Hall of Fame along with Coach Redwine. Also during Redwine’s tenure, 33 KU athletes have earned a total of 69 All-America awards while rewriting the school record books over 60 times. In 2007, Coach Redwine sent 14 qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the largest number of national competitors Redwine has taken to the event during his tenure. Ten more qualified in 2008 and four in 2009. The names and faces have changed throughout the years, but the tradition of Kansas track and field remains as strong as any program in the nation. Early Coaches In 1901, the KU track and field program began under the direction of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. After turning over the reins to J.P. Hagerman in 1907, W.O. Hamilton, who replaced Hagerman, led the squad to its first Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1910.
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Karl Schlademan took control of the program in 1919 and developed the first Jayhawk AllAmerican and NCAA champion. In 1923, Tom Poor won the NCAA high jump and eventually placed fourth in the 1924 Paris Olympics. The Jayhawks nailed down two more Missouri Valley titles in 1927 and 1928 under the direction
of Dr. H.J. Huff, who followed Schlademan, coaching the Jayhawks from 1927-1929. In the early 1930s, Kansas track great Glenn Cunningham and three-sport letterman “Jarrin’ Jim” Bausch helped lead two Jayhawk teams to conference championships. Brutus Hamilton, one of two head coaches from Kansas in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, came to Mount Oread in 1930 and led Kansas to two Big Six Outdoor Championships in 1930 and 1931. Bill Hargiss then took over the program and coached KU to the 1934 indoor and outdoor Big Six Championships. Hargiss coached KU’s first great shot putter, All-American Elwyn Dees, who was the 1935 NCAA champion.
BILL EASTON 1948-65
Oregon, BYU and Drake to give him four titles in five years. Timmons’ coaching career included teaching one of the world’s best track athletes in Jim Ryun. Recruited to Kansas by Timmons, his former high school coach, Ryun set world marks in the 1,500 meters, the mile and the 800 meters while wearing the pink and blue. Even though Timmons handed the reins of the KU track program to then-head coach Gary Schwartz in 1988, he still has close ties to the team. In addition to being a loyal supporter at Jayhawk home meets, Timmons also created Rim Rock Farm, Kansas’ cross country course, site of the 1998 NCAA Divisions I and II Cross Country Championships, and home to the 2006 Big 12 Cross Country Championships. Timmons donated the course to KU in 2005, where a home meet bearing his name (Bob Timmons Classic) is run every year.
KU’s program leveled off in the war years until 1948 when Kansas hired Bill Easton, former director of the Drake Relays. The Easton era began with distance runner Wes Santee’s success at the 1953 NCAA cross country meet, included the NCAA team championship, and ended with the Olympic performances of Billy Mills and Al Oerter in the 1960s.
The Early Years In addition to the great accomplishments of Ryun, many other Kansas track athletes have distinguished themselves internationally. Starting with Fay Moulton in 1904, 31 athletes have represented KU in the Olympic Games. Of those athletes, 10 set world records in their events.
During his 17-year career, Easton’s cross country and track teams combined to win 38 conference titles and won at least one conference title each year. He was only the second collegiate coach to lead his track and cross country teams to a national championship, doing so with cross country in 1953 and track during the 1959 and 1960 seasons. Before he left in 1965, Easton’s track teams had accumulated 41 consecutive duel meet victories. In all, Easton coached a total of 54 All-Americans and 22 national champions, including 18 champions and 38 All-Americans in track.
Bausch, who lettered in football, basketball and track, was one of the first greats to run track at Kansas. “Jarrin’ Jim,” considered by some to be the best athlete in KU’s history, participated in track from 1929 to 1932. He broke the decathlon world record by scoring 8,462 points in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
Easton passed away in October of 1997 at the age of 93. He is missed greatly by those associated with the Kansas track and field family.
In the mid-1930s, Kansas saw the emergence of another soon-to-be world record holder in Glenn Cunningham. After surviving severe burns during a fire as a child, he helped the Jayhawks to Big Six Conference championships in 1931 and 1934. In 1934, he set the world record for both the indoor and outdoor mile. Cunningham ran a 4:08.4 at the Knights of Columbus Games in New York to break the indoor record. His outdoor record was a time of 4:06.7.
BOB TIMMONS 1966-88 After Easton departed in 1965, KU’s track program was placed in the hands of Bob Timmons. “Timmie’s” teams captured 13 Big Eight indoor titles and 14 outdoor titles. He led the Jayhawks to three NCAA indoor championships in 1966, 1969 and 1970. Timmons’ 1970 outdoor team tied for the national championship with
That same year, Bausch received the Sullivan Award as the best amateur athlete in America. In addition to track, he was also a tremendous talent in football, being inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame in 1954.
While he finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the 1932 Olympics, Cunningham garnered the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Between those two events, Cunningham
2010 Kansas Track and Field History established a world record in the 1,500 meters. In 1934, at an AAU meet in New York, he ran the event in a time of 3:53.3, beating the previous record of 3:55.4. In addition to his world records and Olympic performances, Cunningham received the Sullivan Award in 1933. In 1974, he became one of the first inductees of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. The Post-War Years During the 1940s, World War II was taking its toll on America’s youth reserves, but by 1950 Kansas had another outstanding talent on the squad. Born and raised in Ashland, Kan., Wes Santee excelled in distance events and cross country running. Santee broke the indoor mile record in 1954 with a time of 4:04.9. He broke his own record the next year with a time of 4:03.8. In the Big Seven Conference, Santee collected three indoor and outdoor records, plus two cross country titles. The mid-1950s saw Kansas enjoying its finest days in the track world. The Jayhawks won eight consecutive indoor and outdoor conference titles (1952-59). Santee led the 1953 cross country team to its first and only NCAA championship. One of the forces on those dominant Jayhawk teams was a discus thrower from Hyde Park, N.Y. Al Oerter’s career included two NCAA championship titles (1957-58), four Olympic gold medals in four different Olympiads (1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968), and four world records in the discus. Oerter’s best throw came in 1964 at the Mount San Antonio Relays in Walnut, Calif. He moved past his old record of 205-0.5 with a throw measuring 206-6.
run. Bill Alley was also a part of those national championship teams. The javelin thrower won the NCAA crown in 1959 and 1960. He broke an American throwing record in 1960 at 273-10.5. Alley traveled to Rome in 1960 for the Olympics, but did not qualify for the finals. A six-time All-American, sprinter Charlie Tidwell captured four NCAA titles during the two-year span. After winning the 220-yard hurdles title in 1958, Tidwell went on to take the 100-yard dash and the 200-yard hurdles in 1959 and win the 100 and 200 meter crowns the following year. During his career at KU, he set four new world records in the 100-meter dash (10.1), 100-yard dash (9.3), 200-meter low hurdles (22.6) and the 200-yard low hurdles (22.7). Joining Alley and Mills during those championship years was a hurdler named Cliff Cushman. Cushman’s performance in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games earned him a silver medal. He earned two All-America awards in the same event in both 1959 and 1960. The Jim Ryun Era In the latter part of the 1960s, a new star emerged at KU. Little did Jayhawk fans know that Jim Ryun would become one of the most prolific track figures in history. In 1964, at the age of 17, Ryun became the first high schooler to run a sub-four-minute mile. In fact, his high school mile mark of 3:55.3 stood for 31 years. Later in his collegiate career, he would shatter that record and many others.
In addition to Oerter, KU had a premier shot put thrower in the late ‘50s. After capturing the silver medal at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, Bill Nieder went on to take the gold in Rome at the 1960 Olympics. In addition to being the 1955 NCAA champion, Nieder was the first collegiate shot putter to surpass the 60-0 barrier. He broke the world record in 1960 with a throw of 65-7. Back-To-Back Titles In 1959 and 1960, Kansas extended its dominance over other track programs as it won back-to-back national outdoor championships. The squads were led by four outstanding athletes. Distance expert Billy Mills was the Big Eight cross country champion in 1960 and later took the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 Olympics. In a dramatic race, Mills came from behind on the last lap to win the race. Mills also broke a world record in the six-mile
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In his spectacular stint at KU from 1965 to 1969, Ryun owned world records in the 880, 1,500, mile and two-mile runs. Outdoors, he established new marks in the 880 yards, 1,500 meters, mile, two-mile, three-mile and the 5,000 meters. At the NCAA Championships, he captured five titles (four indoor, one outdoor). To this day, he still holds 11 Jayhawk school records. Ryun, who was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1966, was a three-time Olympian. During the same year, the Wichita, Kan., native was named the winner of the AAU Sullivan Award for the top amateur athlete in America. He won the silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games in the 1,500 meters. In 1972, he was tripped up in the 1,500 and did not qualify for the finals. A winner of three U.S. titles in the mile, Ryun was inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1982. The Modern Era Other Jayhawks stood out during the end of Jim Ryun’s career at Kansas. Gary Ard earned his place in the KU Hall of Fame by earning three All-America awards in the long jump between 1966 and 1967. He also teamed up with Ben Olison, Dwight Peck and Ryun to break the world sprint medley relay record at the 1967 Texas Relays with a time of 3:15.2. In 1969, Kansas finished first at the NCAA indoor meet and second at the outdoor finals. That team earned a staggering 21 All-America awards between the two relay events. In 1970, Kansas topped its team achievement from the year before by sweeping both the Big Eight and NCAA indoor and outdoor national championship team titles. The Jayhawks were led by a remarkable throwing trio known affectionately as “The Pachyderms” for their physical prowess. Karl Salb, Steve Wilhelm and Doug Knop finished 1-2-3 in the shot put at the 1969 and 1970 NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in the process. The following year, Kansas completed the Big Eight sweep for the fifth-straight year. In the last quarter century, Cliff Wiley was a member of the quartet that broke the world record in the 400-meter relay in 1977. He later was named to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team. Deon Hogan excelled in the 400-yard dash, as he established a new world record of 46.77 in 1981. Kansas also made its mark in distance running. Craig Watcke was an All-American in the 5,000 and 10,000 meters and was voted the most valuable performer of the 1989 Big Eight Indoor Championships.
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2010 Kansas Track and Field History during his career. In 1980, Sonya Owolabi won the NCAA indoor title in the triple jump and finished his outstanding career as a three-time All-American.
In addition, Michael Cox captured All-America honors in the mile and the 1,500 meters as well as in cross country. The Rise of the Women’s Program While the men are entering their 110th year of competition, the women are youthful in comparison. KU women’s track is in only its 37th year as an organized program, starting in 1973. In some ways, the women’s program started out in similar fashion to the men. Both programs had no formal guidance in their formative years, and both were led by coaches who gained more notoriety in other sports. Under the direction of former KU women’s basketball coach Marian Washington, the women’s track program was born in 1973. In addition to coaching basketball and track, she also served as the women’s athletics director. Teri Anderson became the fourth women’s coach in 1977. With Anderson at the helm, the KU women reached the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) national championships for the first time. The team also took second at the 1978 Big Eight indoor meet. In 1980, the women were second at both the conference indoor and outdoor championships. Sheila Calmese was one of the first outstanding track and field performers for the women at KU. In 1978, Calmese placed first in the 300-yard dash and second in the 60-yard dash at the AIAW Indoor Championships. That same year, she added a third-place finish at the AIAW Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters. She was the first three-time All-American in Kansas women’s track history. Calmese is still second all-time in the 100-meter dash in the Kansas outdoor record book. Kansas was also paced in the early years by All-American Charmane Kuhlman. Kuhlman finished second in the long jump at the 1978 AIAW Indoor Championships.
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A third standout in the early years was Kansas City, Mo., native Shawn Corwin. Corwin was an All-American high jumper in both 1978 and 1979. In 1981, Anderson was replaced by Carla Coffey. Coffey took Kansas to seven national championship meets. Her 1984 indoor team tied for 20th at the NCAA finals. The highest the Jayhawks have ever placed was in 1979 when they took third at the AIAW indoor meet.
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Under Coffey, Kansas became a national name in the throwing events. In 1984 and 1985, Stine Lerdahl was the Big Eight indoor champion in the shot put. In both those years, she gained All-American status when she placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Anne Grethe Baeraas was the first woman at KU to be named an All-American in the javelin during the 1984 season. Denise Buchanan capped a brilliant career at Kansas by being named All-American in the shot put during both the indoor and outdoor season in 1987. She finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a toss of 53-4.25, a school record. In fact, Buchanan broke both the indoor and outdoor shot put records at the NCAA finals. Ann O’Connor, a Salina, Kan., native, became an All-American her freshman year in the high jump in 1984. She set the indoor and outdoor record in the high jump while at KU as well as the pentathlon record. In setting her marks in the high jump, O’Connor became the first woman in Kansas track history to clear the 6-0 mark. Jumping Jayhawks For a time, the jumping events became KU’s most successful area. From the 1979 season through the 1990s, KU produced 31 All-Americans from the pole vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump, heptathlon and decathlon events. Much of the credit was deserved by vertical jumps coach Rick Attig, who coached at Kansas from 1985 through 2000. KU Hall of Famer Jeff Buckingham began the tradition in 1979 by finishing second in the pole vault at the NCAA indoor meet. Buckingham went on to earn three more All-America awards
After Warren Wilhoite finished second and fourth in the long jump during the 1982 and 1983 NCAA indoors, Chris Bohanan and Scott Huffman finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 1986 NCAA indoor pole vault finals. Huffman added a second-place finish in the 1988 event and went on to bigger and better things. In 1993, Huffman won the U.S. Track and Field National Championships and placed fifth at the world championships. A former American pole vault record holder, Huffman joined former Jayhawk sprinter Pierre Lisk (Sierra Leone) at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. At the end of Huffman’s college career, two vaulters stepped in as KU’s leaders. Pat Manson and Cam Miller combined for nine All-America awards from 1987-1991. Manson’s leap of 18-8 at the 1989 Big Eight Indoor Championships remains the KU record today. During that season, Manson, Miller and teammate Cedric Fullard averaged a combined height of 18-5 to rank as the best collegiate pole vault trio ever. Another vaulter who saw success at Kansas was two-time indoor All-American John Bazzoni. In 1995, he took honors in both the indoor and outdoor Big Eight pole vaulting championships. Earning All-America honors with Bazzoni in 1995 was high jumper Nick Johannsen. In 2002, KU vaulter Vadim Gvozdetskiy earned AllAmerica honors in the pole vault, while current KU vaulter Jordan Scott has twice been named an NCAA Indoor All-American in the event. On the women’s side, 11 KU jumpers have taken home All-America awards since 1979. Charmane Kuhlman became the first women’s All-American in 1977, finishing second in the long jump at the NCAA Championships. Shawn Corwin was a four-time recipient in the high jump, earning a pair of runner-up finishes in 1978. Halcyon “Tudie” McKnight earned All-America honors in the long jump three times from 1982-1983. The Kansas Relays long jump event was renamed the “Halcyon ‘Tudie’ McKnight-Blake Women’s Long Jump” in 1995 to honor McKnight’s accomplishments as a Kansas long jumper. She still owns the Kansas Relays and Memorial Stadium long jump records. Ann O’Connor was named All-America in both the high jump and the heptathlon during her career from 1984-88,
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champion in the discus his junior year and a team co-captain his senior year. In all, the Schwartz era produced 41 All-Americans, 48 NCAA and AIAW appearances and several Olympic notables such as Pierre Lisk. Schwartz was added to the Kansas Hall of Fame in 1989 after leading Kansas to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and working with the USA Track and Field coaching staff at the 1999 World Outdoor Championships. A past president of the United States Track Coaches Association, Schwartz was respected by his peers and athletes both as a great coach and teacher of Kansas track and field, who always had his student-athletes’ best interest at heart. MaryBeth Labosky continued KU’s high jump success when she went on to finish sixth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 1992. Joining Labosky as an All-American was javelin thrower Heather Berlin, who placed fourth. Cathy Palacios also left behind a legacy at Kansas in 1992 that surely will be tough to match. Palacios broke four separate school records and earned All-America honors in the indoor mile. The 1992 and 1993 season also brought the Kansas women’s program back into the conference spotlight. KU placed second at the conference indoor meet in 1992, its highest finish in 13 years, and in 1993 placed second in the outdoor meet, its highest finish ever at the competition.
while Candace Mason and Andrea Branson were named All-Americans in the inaugural women’s pole vault competition in 1998. In the 2001 season, Branson was awarded All-American status at the indoor championships while Mason would join her in the outdoor championships. More recently, Amy Linnen and Kate Sultanova brought much success to the pole vault for the Jayhawks. In addition to both being named 2005 outdoor All-Americans, Linnen was the indoor NCAA champion.
GARY SCHWARTZ 1988-2000 A 12-year coaching stint filled with numerous championships, All-Americans and fond memories, brought exciting times for Kansas track and field fans both near and far. Former head track and field coach Gary Schwartz began his career at Kansas not as a coach, but as an athlete. Schwartz was a Big Eight Conference
In 1994, Kansas tied for second at the Big Eight indoor championships. Middle distance runner Kristi Kloster earned All-America honors in the 800 meters at the NCAA indoor meet that year, breaking the school record in the process. After battling through an injury-filled career, Kloster topped her 1994 performance two years later when she won the 800 meters at the 1996 NCAA indoor championships. After winning by .004 seconds in a spectacular photo finish, Kloster became KU’s first women’s NCAA track champion and joined Sheila Calmese as the only women to win a national track and field title for Kansas. Kloster added a third All-America award in the same meet when she ran a leg of the seventhplace distance medley relay team with seniors Melissa Swartz and Kerri Woolheater and junior Latanya Holloway. Swartz picked up an individual All-America award of her own when she placed fifth in the mile. As a result, the KU women finished 15th in the championships, the Jayhawks’ best finish since the 1979 team, which finished third.
In 1998, Candace Mason became just the third Kansas woman to earn three All-American distinctions when she finished in the top eight in both the pole vault and pentathlon competitions. She also broke the Big 12 and Kansas records in the pole vault, pentathlon and heptathlon. Mason took home two more All-America titles, giving her five total in her illustrious career, the most by any Jayhawk in team history. In all, Mason would earn three All-America awards in the heptathlon and two more in the pole vault. In 1998, Andrea Branson stepped on the scene and had a very productive pole vaulting career of her own. She would go on to win five AllAmerican honors between 1998 and 2000, tying her with Mason for the most in program history. When she left KU, Branson had etched her name in the Kansas record books with the top vault in the history of KU women’s pole vaulting, both indoor and outdoor.
STANLEY REDWINE 2001-present With a new look in 2001, the Jayhawk track and field team came out with a mission to get better, and that was exactly what they did. Under first year head coach Stanley Redwine, the cross country team had its first NCAA participant since 1998 and recorded the best conference and regional finishes since the inception of the Big 12 Conference. That was just a sign of things to come as the men’s indoor team went on to finish eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, just a year after the team was only able to finish 47th. Through the 2001 indoor and outdoor seasons, KU earned nine All-America awards beginning with Charlie Gruber, who won two, one in the indoor mile and the other as part of the Distance Medley Relay team. Other members of the AllAmerican DMR team included Jabari Wamble, Andy Tate and Brian Blachly. Tate, another twotime winner in 2001, also was recognized as an All-American in the steeplechase. Three highly-talented field athletes won AllAmerica honors that season, including Scott Russell in the weight throw, Ryan Speers in the shot put and Andrea Bulat in the javelin. The success continued in the 2002 season as the men’s indoor team finished eighth at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, the team recorded 21 total
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2010 Kansas Track and Field History NCAA qualifiers, celebrated eight Big 12 champions, broke 11 school records and watched senior thrower Scott Russell bring home two individual national titles. Russell was honored as both an Academic All-American and as the 2002 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Performer of the Year. Brooklyn Hann of the women’s team was honored as the conference Newcomer of the Year. In 2003, Kansas track and field was in the national spotlight when junior sprinter Leo Bookman won the 200 meter indoor and outdoor national championship titles. The KU coaching staff also watched as 30 of its athletes qualified for the Midwest Regional Championships, including 10 freshmen and five sophomores. The 2003 outdoor season produced 11 NCAA Championship qualifiers, the largest number of national competitors that Redwine had taken in his first four years at KU. Bookman shined again the next year, once more winning the indoor NCAA title in the 200-meter dash. Bookman broke his own Kansas record in the process with a career-best time of 20.42. Charlie Gruber represented the Jayhawks that summer of 2004 in the Athens Olympics, competing for the United States in the 1,500 meters. In 2005, the Jayhawks saw continued success that included four Big 12 individual conference championships, one NCAA individual championship and eight All-Americans. For their efforts, Kate Sultanova was named Big 12 Outdoor Newcomer of the Year, Sheldon Battle
was named Big 12 Outdoor Performer of the Year and Redwine garnered Big 12 Outdoor Coach of the Year honors. The 2006 season saw several Jayhawks collect conference and national accolades. Sheldon Battle capped off his impressive intercollegiate career by repeating as the Big 12 Indoor shot put champion, and earned All-American status in the indoor shot put and the weight throw. His performances during the outdoor season earned him All-American status in the shot put and hammer throw, capping off his two-year career at KU with six All-America honors. For his performance that season, Battle was named the Midwest Field Athlete of the Year. Also in 2006, the line of great Kansas throwers continued as Egor Agafonov captured the Big 12 crowns in the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer, in which he set a new conference record. He went on to earn AllAmerica awards in both events. On the women’s side, Charisse Bacchus earned All-America accolades with her fifth-place performance in the indoor long jump and her seventh-place result in the outdoor long jump. A total of six Jayhawks earned outdoor AllAmerica awards, coupled with three indoor AllAmericans. The latest standouts on the women’s team included pole vaulters Amy Linnen and Kate Sultanova and triple jumper Brooklyn Hann. Linnen was the 2005 indoor NCAA champion in the pole vault, becoming the first KU
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woman to win an individual championship since Kloster in 1996. Sultanova was also impressive in her pole vaulting career, capturing the 2005 Big 12 outdoor championship. Both Linnen and Sultanova garnered outdoor AllAmerican honors at the 2005 NCAA outdoor championships. At the same meet, Brooklyn Hann finished eighth in the triple jump, good for All-American accolades. A highly successful 2007 season was highlighted by one national championship, numerous school records being set and several thrilling performances. During the indoor season, junior Egor Agafonov captured the NCAA Championship in the weight throw with the second-best toss in school history (77-05.25 ft.). Junior Colby Wissel finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run to become the first KU athlete to win AllAmerica honors in the event. Just a few weeks earlier, at the Big 12 Championships, Agafonov defended his Big 12 title in the weight throw, Wissel won the 3,000-meter run and freshman Jordan Scott won the Big 12 Championship in the pole vault with a career-best indoor mark of 17-05.50 feet. Scott, for his efforts throughout the indoor season, was named the Big 12’s Indoor Freshman of the Year. Scott also won the same award during the outdoor season, becoming the first male Jayhawk to win either distinction. Junior Kate Sultanova won the Big 12 title in the pole vault by tying a Big 12 meet record of 13-05.25 feet. Sultanova though, saved her best for the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Her vault of 14-01.25 feet earned her third place and tied the Kansas record set by 2005 national champion Amy Linnen. Sultanova’s AllAmerican effort helped the Jayhawks tie for 34th place at the NCAA’s. Four other records went by the wayside as Ashley Brown set a new mark in the 60-meter hurdles, Victoria Howard broke the 200 meters record, Zlata Tarasova edged out her own record in the weight throw and Crystal Manning tied the school’s best triple jump. The Jayhawks found a way to match their indoor success during the outdoor season. KU, for the first time in the school’s history, had eight different athletes earn All-America honors as the men finished 18th and the women placed 35th at the NCAA Championships. At the conference championships, six members of the crimson and blue were crowned champions, the most for KU since the inception of the Big 12. Ashley Brown, Crystal Manning and Zlata Tarasova led the women to their highest finish
2010 Kansas Track and Field History in team history under coach Redwine, placing fifth. Agafonov, the Big 12 and Midwest Regional Champion in the hammer throw was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America team after the conclusion of the season. The 2008 indoor and outdoor seasons proved to be one of the best in KU history for the Jayhawk women. Junior Nickesha Anderson was perhaps the brightest star for Kansas in 2008, leaving her mark in the school record books. During the indoor season, Anderson broke both the 60 and 200-meter dash records on numerous occasions. Her career-best time of 7.22 in the 60 meters earned her the Big 12 championship in the event.
Egor Agafonov
At the outdoor NCAA championships, Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) and Manning (long jump and triple jump) each won two AllAmerica honors. Only one other woman had accomplished the feat in KU history (Candace Mason). Anderson went on to earn a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as a member of Jamaica’s 4x100-meter relay team. In Egor Agafonov’s final season at Kansas, he won his second-consecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth All-America honors and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the hammer throw and the weight throw.
Although the 2009 campaign featured a youthdriven squad, the Kansas track and field team had several successes throughout the indoor and outdoor seasons.
first year as a Jayhawk, Hayes tied the third fastest 60-meter hurdle time (7.86) in Kansas history and posted the second-fastest 110-meter hurdle time (13.73) in school history.
Lauren Bonds set two school records during the indoor season in the 1,000 meters (2:46.60) and the mile (4:43.74). Colby Wissel, a Redwine protege, hit four NCAA qualifying times in three different events during the indoor season, while also cracking the Kansas all-time bests list in the mile, 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters. Pole vaulter Jordan Scott was crowned Big 12 Indoor Champion for the third consecutive year, after he matched the third-highest mark in school history at 18-02.50 feet at the league championship meet in College Station, Texas. Scott followed that performance with a thirdplace finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships, where he earned All-American honors for the second time in his career.
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Kansas also saw the emergence of freshman hurdler Keith Hayes, who qualified for the national championships in the indoor 60-meter hurdles and outdoor 110-meter hurdles. In his
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Year 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Conference Conference Indoor Outdoor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5T - - - - 6T - - 1 - - 2 - - 4 - - 4 - - 5 - - 5 - - 3 - - 5 - - 3T - - 6 - - 2T - - 2T 1 2 1 3 3 4 2 4 4 5 3 1 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 1 1 4 6 6 3 5 2 4 5 2 4 6 5 3 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 5 5 5 1 3 3 2 3 4 4 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 5 1 1 1 2 1
NCAA Indoor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10T 1 3 4 1 1 4T - - 2T 27T 2 20T
NCAA Outdoor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27 11T - - - - - - - - 23T 38T 37T 35T 10T 6T 14T - - - - - - - - 35 33 - - - - - - - - - - 16T 25T 40 27T 15T 20T 9T 6T 33T 3 2 4 2 1 1 13T 27T 39T 35T 17T 15 10T 48T 2 1T 5 5 12 7T 5 9T
Coach Dr. James Naismith Dr. James Naismith Dr. James Naismith Dr. James Naismith Dr. James Naismith Dr. James Naismith J.P. Hagerman J.P. Hagerman J.P. Hagerman W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton W.O. Hamilton Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Karl Schlademan Dr. H.J. Huff Dr. H.J. Huff Dr. H.J. Huff Brutus Hamilton Brutus Hamilton Brutus Hamilton Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Bill Hargiss Ray Kanehl Ray Kanehl Ray Kanehl Ray Kanehl Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bill Easton Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons
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Conference Conference Indoor Outdoor 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 2 8 7 6 5 4T 8 4 3 5 6 4 4 5 6 5 5 5 7 7 6 4 3 4 4 5 5 8 12 9T 8T 7 6 7 6 9 11 7 4 9 9 9 12 8 4 6 9 7 6 10 9 11 12
NCAA Indoor 5 43T 4T 4 20T 14T 15T - - - - 13T - - 19T 4T 20T 15T - - - - 40T 34T 59T - - 24T 40 47T 8 8 21T 24T 40T 16 16 T22 33
NCAA Outdoor 12T 14T 40T 8 - - 53T 29T - - - - 56T 45T 45 13T 38T 42T - - - - - - 47T 58T - - 70T 32T - - 39T 21T 24T - - 25T 30T 18 T38 --
Coach Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine
NCAA Indoor - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - 34T - - 24 - - 27T - - - - - - - - - - - - 49T - - 15T - - 17T 32T 42T - - - - - - -- 21T 45 34 T10 --
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Coach Marian Washington Thad Talley Thad Talley Gary Pepin Tom Lionvale Teri Anderson Teri Anderson Teri Anderson Carla Coffey Carla Coffey Carla Coffey Carla Coffey Carla Coffey Carla Coffey Carla Coffey Cliff Rovelto Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine
Women’s Track Year-By-Year Year 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Conference Conference Indoor Outdoor - - - - - - 4 - - 4 3 3 4 5 2 3 6 4 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 5 8 8 8 8 8 5 6 2 3 4 2 2 3 4T 4 4 5 12 8 10 10 12 T32 12 11 9 11 6 8 4 6 7 10 7 6 9 8 6 5 3 4 9 10
OTE: Conference action for the men began in 1908 with the first outdoor meet, while indoor competition N began in 1922. The men’s NCAA competition began outdoors in 1921 and indoors in 1965. Women’s conference indoor and outdoor competition began in 1976. Women’s NCAA action began indoors in 1983 and outdoors in 1982. Prior to that, national competition was under the jurisdiction of the AIAW.
2010 Kansas Track and Field History of the Kansas Relays The concept of a major track and field meet at the University of Kansas was first espoused by legendary Kansas football coach John Outland. Outland grew up in the East and became heavily involved with the Penn Relays. It was Outland’s urging to then athletics director and basketball coach Phog Allen that a major Midwest competition could be successful. With the construction of Memorial Stadium in 1921, equipped with a quarter-mile track, plans were put in motion for the event. On April 20, 1923, the first Kansas Relays under the direction of Outland, Allen and Kansas track coach Karl Schlademan, were conducted. More than 600 athletes from across the nation competed. Outland became known as the “Father of the Kansas Relays.” The first decade of the Kansas Relays saw the participation of such outstanding performers as Tom Poor, Jim Bausch and Glenn Cunningham of Kansas, Ed Weir of Nebraska, Jack Elder of Notre Dame and Tom Churchill of Oklahoma. Poor won the first Relays high jump at 6-00.25 ft., and later placed fourth at the 1924 Olympics in Paris, France. Weir, a Cornhusker football star, set a world record (15.0) in the 120-meter high hurdles. Churchill and Bausch, also football stars, won consecutive decathlons in 1928-29 and 1931-32, respectively. Cunningham dominated the distance events in the mid1930s, winning the mile run in 1934-35, and the two-mile in 1932, 1933 and 1936. Bausch and Cunningham both competed in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, with Bausch winning the gold in the decathlon. In 1936, Glen Morris of the Denver Athletic Club broke the American record in the decathlon with 7,576 points, defeating Kansas Olympian Clyde Coffman and Chicago’s Jay Berwanger, college football’s first Heisman Trophy winner.
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Muna Lee, 2005 Kansas Relays Dr. James Naismith, known as the father of basketball; Kansas basketball All-American Adolph Rupp; Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne; and famed Kansas and Michigan football coach Fielding Yost appeared in the early days of the Relays as referees and officials. The 1940s ushered in the retirement of Cunningham who ran his last Relays in 1940. World War II made a major impact on the nation and caused the cancellation of the track event from 1943-45. The Relays were rekindled in 1946 as Harrison Dillard of Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) won the 120 high hurdles in 1946 and 1948, with the latter setting a world record. The Relays were in full stride in the 1950s with the presence of Kansas head coach Bill Easton, who came from Drake in 1948. It was the beginning of the Jayhawks’ dominance in the conference and Midwest relays circuit. Two top Kansas athletes came in the form of weightman Al Oerter and distance ace Wes Santee. Oerter, who went on to win four Olympic golds, won consecutive Relays shot put titles in 1956, 1957 and 1958. Santee, who followed in Cunningham’s footsteps, became the only athlete to win the most outstanding performer award at the Kansas, Drake and Texas Relays. Santee won the Kansas Relays title in 1952 and 1954, and registered the second-fastest American time ever in the mile in 1954. Also a part of the Relays was the State of Kansas interscholastic meet featuring Sunflower State high school competition. The event began in 1904 and was split between large and small school classes. The division was dropped in 1958 and the competition among schools of all sizes produced some of the best high school marks at that time. While the state of Kansas
began competitions among the various classes later on, the Kansas Relays has still retained the high school portion of the meet. High school athletes from Kansas and neighboring states still compete. The 1960s saw a changing of the guard in Kansas track and field as Easton was replaced by Bob Timmons as head coach in 1965. Kansas continued its dominance of the conference with the appearance of Wichita, Kan., native Jim Ryun. Perhaps the most decorated Jayhawk track athlete ever, Ryun has four Kansas Relays most outstanding performer titles to his credit (1966-67-69-71). He is the only athlete to take home the honor on four occasions. In 1967, Ryun set the current Relays record in the mile run at 3:54.94. The 1970s saw the world’s top sprinters come to the Kansas Relays as Missouri and professional football standout Mel Gray won three university titles in the 100-yard dash (1969-71). In the open 100-yard dash, Olympians John Carlos, Herb Washington and Ivory Crockett each took titles in the early portion of the decade. One familiar competitor from Graceland (Iowa) College who later gained fame as a 1976 Olympic gold medalist was decathlete Bruce Jenner. The 1971 titlist as a collegian, he also won the 1974 crown. His 8,240 points stood as a record until 1983. Female athletes made their first appearance in 1962 in a limited number of events. By 1976 a full array of women’s events were sponsored. Perhaps the most dominant performer ever on the women’s side was former Nebraska standout and Olympian Merlene Ottey. She won most outstanding performer titles in 1981, 1982 and 1983, and still owns the 100 and 200-meter
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2010 Kansas Track and Field History of the Kansas Relays dash records. Former Iowa State standout and Olympic gold medalist Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco set a collegiate record in the 400-meter hurdles in 1984. The 1980s continued the stream of top athletes to Mount Oread, including a contingent from the Soviet Union in 1983. Many of the top Olympians made the historic journey to Lawrence and smashed several records. Pole vaulter Joe Dial set the university and invitational vault records en route to being named the men’s outstanding performer in 1985 and 1987. Dial was also the first high school athlete to be named as the Relays’ outstanding performer when he competed for Marlow (Okla.) High in 1980. 1996 KU Olympian Scott Huffman etched his name in the Relays history book by being named the outstanding performer in 1988. A combination of speed and distance marked the Kansas Relays in the 1990s. After Drake sprinter Kevin Little and Kansas State All-America thrower Angie Miller were recognized as the top performers in 1990, Barton County Community College won four of the next six outstanding performer awards. Barton County’s Inez Turner took the honor twice, winning back-to-back honors in 1992 and 1993. Kansas looked strong in both team and individual accomplishments during the Relays of the late 90’s. Former Jayhawk All-American Michael Cox was named the men’s outstanding performer three times in that span. He earned his first two awards in 1992 and 1995 as a
member of the KU track team, and in 1996, Cox returned to win his third award after finishing with a time of 3:59.20 and becoming the first Kansas runner to finish the mile in under four minutes at the Kansas Relays since Jim Ryun did so in 1972. In 1994, KU swept the men’s and women’s collegiate team titles. Also, Natasha Shafer became the first Kansas woman to be named outstanding performer. Jayhawk hurdler Dawn Steele-Slavens duplicated Shafer’s effort by winning the award in 1995. The 1996 Relays also featured a new event as the women’s pole vault was held for the first time. Stacy Dragila, the top-ranked vaulter in America, won the event and set the American record by clearing 13-6.50 feet. Her effort enabled her to be named the 1996 women’s outstanding performer. The 1997 event was a very successful one for KU. Not only did the team earn several individual titles, but the men were named university relays champions. 1997 marked the inaugural running of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, and the event also saw Kevin Toth (unattached), who was named the men’s most outstanding performer, shatter the Relays’ 24-year old shot put record. Toth’s throw of 71-02.50 feet made him the 1997 world leader. After a break in competition due to construction on Memorial Stadium, the Kansas Relays returned in 2000 with the excitement and energy that Kansas Relays fans had enjoyed in years past. Since the turn of the century, the eventual 2000 Olympic gold-medal winner in the 100 meters, Maurice Greene, set a new
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stadium and meet record in the 400-meter relay with a blazing time of 38.45 seconds. The 2001 Relays, ‘An Olympic Return,’ saw some big names make their way back to their old stomping grounds. Former Kansas greats Jim Ryun and Wes Santee excited the crowd with a traditional lap around Memorial Stadium as several Kansas legends and Olympians including Billy Mills and Jim Hershberger gathered to sign autographs for fans and present awards to the winning teams. Day three of the Relays was a day of record-breaking performances. Eight Kansas Relays records were broken along with a Memorial Stadium record in the women’s shot put by Kansas State’s Rebekah Green. The 2005 Relays was one of the more anticipated events in its history. Several records fell during the three-day meet. Dominique Arnold and Muna Lee, both of Team Nike, broke Relays records in the 110-meter hurdles (13.33) and the 100-meter dash (11.1), respectively. Both were named the 2005 Kansas Relays Most Outstanding Performers for their efforts. 2005 also saw the addition of the GOLDZONE, a three-hour window in the meet that featured over 30 former Olympians. The second-largest crowd in Kansas Relays history (24,200) watched as several world-class athletes performed at the highest level, including Maurice Green, Marion Jones, Amy Acuff and Charlie Gruber. More recently, at the past three Relays, a combined 49,500 track and field fans have passed through the gates at Memorial Stadium. The GOLDZONE continued in 2007, the 80th edition of the Kansas Relays, as some of the greatest athletes in the world continued to flock to Lawrence in order to etch their names alongside the legendary track and field athletes who have covered the past 80 years of the Kansas Relays.
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Relays Records 100 Meters (M) Brendan Christensen, Unattached, 2007............................. 10.01 (W) Alex Felix, Adidas, 2006..................................................... 11.04 200 Meters (M) James Mallard, Alabama, 1980............................................ 20.15 (W) Aleen Bailey, Barton County CC, 2001................................ 22.59 400 Meters (M) Devon Morris, Wayland Baptist, 1986................................. 45.12 (W) Rosemarie Whyte, Stellar Athletic, 2008............................. 51.71 800 Meters (M) Victor Lacis, unattached, 2000......................................... 1:48.22 (W) Leann Warren, Oregon, 1981........................................... 2:01.30 1,500 Meters (M) Rick Wohlhuter, Chicago Track Club, 1976...................... 3:38.62 (W) Nadesha Raldugnia, USSR, 1983...................................... 4:08.94 Mile (M) Jim Ryun, Kansas, 1967.................................................... 3:54.70
400-Meter Shuttle Relay (W) Nebraska, 2001................................................................... 54.02 4x110-Meter Shuttle Relay (M) Nebraska, 2003................................................................... 57.50 Two-Mile Relay (M) Oklahoma State, 1965...................................................... 7:21.20 (W) Villanova, 1984................................................................ 8:46.62 Four-Mile Relay (M) Arkansas, 1977............................................................... 16.19.40 (W) Wichita State, 2006........................................................ 20:06.04 Sprint Medley Relay (1,600 meters) (M) Eastern New Mexico, 1973............................................... 3:15.74 (W) Southwest Missouri State, 2001....................................... 3:50.74 Distance Medley Relay (M) Kansas, 1969.................................................................... 9:33.24 (W) Michigan, 1993.............................................................. 11:32.61
3,000 Meters (W) Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 1983...................................... 9:13.00
High Jump (M) Hollis Conway, Unattached, 1987..................................... 7-07 ft. (W) Julieanne Broughton, Arizona, 1990........................... 6-02.25 ft.
3,000 Meter Steeplechase (M) Randy Smith, Unattached, 1976....................................... 8:33.70 (W) Trina Cox, Unattached, 2007......................................... 10:07.30
Long Jump (M) Kenny Harrison, Kansas State, 1987.......................... 26-08.50 ft. (W) Halcyon McKnight, Kansas, 1982............................. 21-10.25 ft.
5,000 Meters (M) Kipsubai Koskei, Unattached, 1980................................ 13:40.35 (W) Patty Murray, Western Illinois, 1986.............................. 16:02.27
Triple Jump (M) Kenny Harrison, Kansas State, 1987................................. 57-2 ft. (W) Trecia Smith, Nike Atlantic, 2001.................................. 48-10 ft.
10,000 Meters (M) Simon Kilili, Unattached, 1978...................................... 28:56.90 (W) Amber Anderson, Unattached, 1995.............................. 34:41.33
Pole Vault (M) Joe Dial, Athletics West, 1987................................... 19-04.75 ft. (W) Andrea Dutoit, Unattached, 2004............................. 14-03.75 ft.
100-Meter Hurdles (W) Nicole Denby, Nike, 2007................................................... 12.72
Discus (M) Jim McGoldrick, Texas, 1976....................................... 208-09 ft. (W) Penny Neer, Coast Athletics, 1991............................... 199-11 ft.
110-Meter Hurdles (M) Antwon Hicks, Nike, 2008.................................................. 13.26 400-Meter Hurdles (M) Bershawn Jackson, Nike, 2006............................................ 48.34 (W) Nawal El Moutawakel, Iowa State, 1984............................. 55.67 400-Meter Relay (M) Sprint Capitol, 2000............................................................ 38.16 (W) Nebraska, 1983................................................................... 43.94 800-Meter Relay (M) Philadelphia Pioneers, 1980 (880 yards).......................... 1:21.55 (W) Barton County CC, 2000................................................. 1:33.63 1,600-Meter Relay (M) Philadelphia Pioneers, 1980............................................. 3:03.67 (W) Lincoln, 2007.................................................................. 3:36.29
Javelin (M) Scott Russell, Unattached, 2008.................................. 267-06 ft. (W) Dana Olson, Houston, 1982........................................ 192-08 ft. Shot Put (M) Kevin Toth, Unattached, 2003................................... 74-04.50 ft. (W) Rebekah Green, Kansas State, 2001............................... 56-00 ft. Hammer (M) Yuri Syedikh, USSR, 1983............................................ 244-02 ft. (W) Zlata Tarasova, Kansas, 2007........................................ 203-02 ft. Decathlon (M) Steve Fritz, Accusplit Sports, 1997...................................... 8,380 Heptathlon (W) Liz Roehrig, Minnesota, 2008............................................. 5,740
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2010 Kansas Track and Field National Champions
KANSAS INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Men’s 1932 1933 1935 1952 1953 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960 1967
Outdoor National Champions (34) Glenn Cunningham.......................Mile Glenn Cunningham.......................Mile Elwyn Dees............................ Shot Put Bob DeVinney.......... 440-yard Hurdles Wes Santee...................... 5,000 Meters Wes Santee....................................Mile Les Bitner.................................. Javelin Bill Nieder.............................. Shot Put Al Oerter................................... Discus Al Oerter................................... Discus Ernie Shelby....................... Long Jump Charlie Tidwell......... 220-yard Hurdles Bill Alley.................................... Javelin Ernie Shelby....................... Long Jump Charlie Tidwell..................... 100 Yards Charlie Tidwell......... 220-yard Hurdles Bill Alley.................................... Javelin Cliff Cushman.......... 440-yard Hurdles Charlie Tidwell..................... 100 Yards Charlie Tidwell......... 220-yard Hurdles Gary Ard............................ Long Jump Jim Ryun.......................................Mile
1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 2002 2003
Karl Salb................................. Shot Put Jan Johnson.......................... Pole Vault Karl Salb................................. Shot Put Karl Salb................................. Shot Put Sam Colson............................... Javelin Randy Smith........................High Jump Tom Scavuzzo, Mark Lutz, Eddie Lewis, Emmett Edwards.......... 440-yard Relay Scott Russell.............................. Javelin Leo Bookman......................200 Meters
Women’s Indoor National Champions (3) 1978 Sheila Calmese..................... 300 Yards 1996 Kristi Kloster...................... 800 Meters 2005 Amy Linnen..........................Pole vault
1970 1971 1973 1975 1977 1980 2002 2003 2004 2007
Jim Ryun.......................................Mile Karl Salb................................. Shot Put Karl Salb................................. Shot Put Dennis Stewart, Jim Neihouse, Roger Kathol, Brian McElroy.............. Two-Mile Relay Karl Salb................................. Shot Put Terry Porter.......................... Pole Vault Theo Hamilton................... Long Jump Kevin Newell, David Blutcher, Clifford Wiley, Jay Wagner....Mile Relay Sanya Owolabi.................. Triple Jump Michael Ricks....................... 600 Yards Scott Russell.................. Weight Throw Leo Bookman..................... 200 Meters Leo Bookman..................... 200 Meters Egor Agafonov............... Weight Throw
Men’s Indoor National Champions (25) 1965 Herald Hadley....................... Two-Mile 1967 Jim Ryun.......................................Mile 1968 Jim Ryun.......................................Mile Jim Ryun............................... Two-Mile 1969 Ron Jessie........................... Long Jump
KANSAS NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONS 1959 NCAA and USTFF Men’ Outdoor Champions • 1960 NCAA and USTFF Men’s Outdoor Champions 1966 Men’s NCAA and USTFF Men’s Indoor Champions • 1969 NCAA and USTFF Men’s Indoor Champions 1970 NCAA and USTFF Men’ Indoor Champions • 1970 Men’s NCAA and USTFF Outdoor Champions
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Olympians / All-Time Captains ALL-TIME JAYHAWK OLYMPIANS 1904 - St. Louis Fay Moulton...................................60 Meters............................................. Did Not Place . .....................................................100 Meters........................................................ Third . .....................................................200 Meters...................................................... Fourth 1920 - Antwerp Everette Bradley..............................Pentathlon......................................................Second 1924 - Paris Tom Poor........................................High Jump...................................................... Fourth Merwin Graham.............................Triple Jump.......................................... Did Not Place 1932 - Los Angeles Jim Bausch......................................Decathlon........................................................... First Glenn Cunningham........................1,500 Meters................................................... Fourth Clyde Coffman................................Decathlon......................................................Seventh 1936 - Berlin Glenn Cunningham........................1,500 Meters...................................................Second 1952 - Helsinki Wes Santee.....................................5,000 Meters..................................... Did Not Qualify 1956 - Melbourne Al Oerter.........................................Discus................................................................. First Bill Nieder......................................Shot Put..........................................................Second 1960 - Rome Bill Nieder......................................Shot Put.............................................................. First Al Oerter.........................................Discus................................................................. First Cliff Cushman................................400 Hurdles....................................................Second Bill Alley.........................................Javelin............................................... Did Not Qualify Terry Beucher.................................Javelin............................................... Did Not Qualify
ALL-TIME JAYHAWK TEAM CAPTAINS 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
A.A. Whippie James Bulter William Bailey J.E. Driscoll Jack Parker Dick Priest Cecil Nembold Fred Haddock Harry Hamilton Will French O.W. Patterson Dan Hazaen Ray Edwards Bonnie Reber Fred Rodkey Paul Murphy D. H. O’Leary Loren Deewall Everett Bradley Everett Bradley Carey Rogers Howard Firebaugh Merwin Graham Howard Rooney Charles Doorbos Clifford Cooper Bernard “Poco” Frazier Lowell Hinshaw George Jones, Ralph Sickel Joe Claner Ray Flick, Clyde Coffman Glenn Cunningham Elwyn Dees none elected Wade Green Lyle Foy Lyle Foy Ray Harris, Bob Stoland Bill Bevan none elected none elected Bob Lilibridge Leroy Robison
1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Leroy Robison John Jackson Tom Scofield Robert Karnes Robert Karnes Emil Schultz Robert DeVinney John Riederer Art Dalzell Robert Smith Dick Blair Lowell Janzen Al Oerter Ernie Shelby Cliff Cushman Gordon Davis Bill Dotson Kirk Hagan, Pete Talbott Floyd Manning, Tonnie Coane Herald Hadley, Glen Martin John Lawson, Gary Schwartz Dwight Peck, Gary Ard Ben Olison, Curt Grindal, Jim Pankratz George Byers, Mike Hays, John Turck Doug Knop, Julio Meade, Roger Kathol, John Oliver Bill Penney, Jay Mason, Phil Reaves, Bill Hatcher Doug Smith, Bob Bornkessel, Bill Hatcher, Sam Colson Sam Colson, Jon Callen, Barry Schur, Mark Lutz Roger Hammond, Randy Smith, Mark Lutz, Dave Anderson Roger Hammond, Randy Smith, Tom Koppes Rudy Guevara, Bill Lundberg, Keith Guinn, Randy Benson Jim Podrebarac, John Roscoe, Cliff Wiley, Mike Wilk Ted Crank, Glenn Harter, Mark Kostek, Kevin Newell, Todd Scales, Stan Whitaker Bruce Coldsmith, Rick Ensz, Matt Friedeman, Jay Reardon, Deon Hogan, Steve Rainbolt
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1964 - Tokyo Billy Mills.......................................10,000 Meters..................................................... First Al Oerter.........................................Discus................................................................. First Kent Floerke...................................Triple Jump....................................... Did Not Qualify Jim Ryun.........................................1,500 Meters..................................... Did Not Qualify 1968 - Mexico City Al Oerter.........................................Discus................................................................. First Jim Ryun.........................................1,500 Meters...................................................Second 1972 - Munich Jim Ryun.........................................1,500 Meters..................................... Did Not Qualify 1976 - Montreal Mark Lutz.......................................200 Meters........................................ Did Not Qualify Terry Porter....................................Pole Vault............................................................13th Sam Colson....................................Javelin.................................................................Fifth Jan Johnson....................................Pole Vault............................................. Did Not Place 1980 - Moscow Clifford Wiley.................................400 Meters..............................................U.S. Boycott 1996 - Atlanta Scott Huffman................................Pole Vault............................................................13th Pierre Lisk (Sierra Leone)................200 Meters........................................ Did Not Qualify . ..................................................4x100 Relay...................................... Did Not Qualify 2004 - Athens Charlie Gruber................................1,500 Meters . ..................................... Did Not Place 2008 - Beijing Nickesha Anderson (Jamaica)..............4x100-meter relay................................ Did Not Place Scott Russell (Canada)....................Javelin.................................................................10th .
Keith Bodner, Deon Hogan, Mark Paulsen, Paul Schultz, Joel Light (M) Deon Hogan, Paul Schultz, Joel Light, Keith Bodner, Mark Paulsen (W) Shawn Corwin, Gwen Poss, Debbie Hertzog, Rebecca McGranahan (M) Jeff Buckingham, Rodney Bullock, Matt Friedman, Mark Ray, Paul Schultz, Tim Tays (W) Grechen Bajema, Tudie McKnight, Rebecca McGranahan, Lorna Tucker, Bev Mortimer (M) Tim Gundy, Clint Johnson, Mark Hanson, Owen Buckley (W) Gretchen Bajema, Annette Craighead, Tudie McKnight, Lorna Tucker, Rebecca McGranahan (M) David Cole, Tim Gundy, Clint Johnson, Kelly Kilcrease, Dennis Malley, Jeff Jaqua (W) Connie McKernan, Susan Glatter, Kelly Wood (M) Rob Rhett, Craig Branstrom, Clint Johnson, Brent Steiner, Craig Leibert, Scott Huffman (W) Caryne Finlay, Stine Lerdahl (M) John Creighton, Kyle Roste, Ray Mitchell, Greg Dalzell, Ron Bahm, Craig Branstrom (W) Kim Sheridan, Kim Jones, Paula Berquist (M) Ron Bahm, Craig Branstrom, Gerald Harder, John Creighton, Scott Huffman (W) Rosie Wadman, Denise Buchanan
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(M) Craig Branstrom, John Creighton, Scott Huffman, Mike Hanna, Craig Watcke (W) Veronda O’Hara, Ann O’Connor, Trish Mangan (M) David Bond, Stacey Smiedala (W) Julie Howerton, Kim Huthoefer (M) Johnny Brackins, Steve Heffernan (W) Terry Grzybowski, Mary Beth Idoux (M) Pat Manson, Stacey Smiedala (W) Kim Huthoefer, Tonya Gundy (M) Brandon Blain, Jason Teal (W) MaryBeth Labosky, Cathy Palacios (M) John Bazzoni, Dan Waters (W) Cheryl Evers, Julia Saul (M) Jon Handy, Harun Hazim (W) Amy Baker, Natasha Shafer (M) Nick Johannsen, Dan Waters (W) Kristi Kloster, Sandy Wilder (M) Mike Evers, Brian Martin (W) Melissa Swartz, Latonya Holloway (M) Matt Norton, Nathan Prenger (W) Kim Feldkamp, Diamond Williams (M) David Cooksey, Mark Romito (W) Candace Mason, Lisa Beran (M) Grady Blackmon, Colby Miller (W) Candace Mason, Tamra Montgomery (M) Jabari Wamble, Scott Russell (W) Eniola Ajayi, Andrea Branson
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
(M) Andy Tate, Jabari Wamble (W) Eniola Ajayi, Ashley Pyle None chosen (M) Leo Bookman, Anson Jackson (W) Kim Clark (M) Leo Bookman (W) Kim Clark (M) Colin Dutton, Brandon Hodges, Chris Jones, Aaron Thompson (W) Kim Clark, Brooklyn Hann, Paige Higgins, Jen Widerstrom (M) Sheldon Battle, Cody Roberts, Erik Sloan, Aaron Thompson (W) Charisse Bacchus, Tiffany Cherry, Libby Harmon, Dena Seibel (M) Paul Hefferon, Matt Baysinger, Cody Roberts (W) Abby Emsick, Sha’Ray Butler, Libby Harmon, Ashley Brown, Alicia McGregor (M) Matt Baysinger, Paul Hefferon, Barrett Saunders, Jordan Scott (W) Lauren Bonds, Ashley Brown, Sha’Ray Butler, Libby Harmon, Alicia McGregor (M) Jordan Scott, Ryan Hays, Eric Fattig (W) Lauren Bonds, Sha’Ray Butler, Kelsey Erb, Charity Stowers (M) Eric Fattig, Ryan Hays, Jordan Scott, Iain Trimble, Keron Toussaint (W) Lauren Bonds, Julia Cummings, Kelsey Erb, Amanda Miller, Shayla Wilson
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Athlete Event (Place) Herald Hadley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (1) Gary Ard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (3) John Lawson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (2) Art Cortez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Lowell Paul. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000 yards (3) Gary Ard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 880 yards (2) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (1) George Byers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-yard hurdles (3) Ron Jessie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (1) Doug Knop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (3) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Bob Steinhoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3t) Stan Whitley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Steve Wilhelm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (2) B. Bornkessel, J. Hatcher, R. Julian, J. Meade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (2) Jan Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Doug Knop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (3) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Steve Wilhelm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (2) D. Stewart, J. Neihouse, R. Kathol, B. McElroy . . . . . . . . . . two-mile relay (1) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Steve Wilhelm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (3) D. Smith, T. Bigely, R. Jacques, K. Reabe . . . . . . . . . . . two-mile relay (3) Terry Porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (1) Barry Schur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (2) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (3) Nolan Cromwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (4) Theo Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (1) Tad Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5t) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (5) Waddle Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (2) C. Wiley, J. Wagner, . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (2) R. Benson, W. Smith Tad Scales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4t) Jay Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (4) Clifford Wiley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 yards (3) K. Newell, D. Blutcher, . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (1) C. Wiley, J., Wagner Lester Mickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (5) Lester Mickens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (2) Jeff Buckingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) J. Little, S. Whitaker, T. McCall, L. Mickens. . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (2) Sanya Owolabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (1) Mike Ricks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (1) Warren Wilhoite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (4) Deon Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 yards (4) T. Jantsch. L. Martin, R. Marks, R. Ensz . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile relay (6) Sanya Owolabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (2) Jeff Buckingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Rodney Bullock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600 yards (8) Warren Wilhoite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Warren Wilhoite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (4) Jeff Buckingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4) R. Bullock, D. Hill, L. Martin, D. Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (5)
BOLD = current Jayhawks
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Chris Bohanan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Scott Huffman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4) Scott Huffman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Cam Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Craig Watcke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 meters (2) David Bond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (8) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Pat Manson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) D. Anderson, S. Smiedala . . . 3,200-meter relay (5) D. Waters, J. Teal Michael Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (9) John Bazzoni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Michael Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (9) John Bazzoni. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4) Nick Johannsen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (8) Brian Martin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 meters (12) Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (2) Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (5) Charlie Gruber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mile (6) Charlie Gruber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mile (2) Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (3) Ryan Speers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (6) Andy Tate, Jabari Wamble. . . . . . . . . . . . . DMR (6) Brian Blachly, Charlie Gruber Leo Bookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (7) Vadim Gvozdetskiy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (1) Leo Bookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (1) Leo Bookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (1) Jeremy Mims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 meters (7) Sheldon Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (7) Sheldon Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (9) Sheldon Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (4) Sheldon Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (10) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (2) Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,000 meters (7) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (1) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (1) Jordan Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (9) Jordan Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3)
TOTAL MEN’S INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS (by event) 60-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 60 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 440 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 600 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 880 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1,000 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 400 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Two Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Two Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Distance Medley Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3,200 Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Kate Sultanova WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS Year 1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1985 1987 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008
Athlete Event (Place) Charmane Kuhlman . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Lori Lowrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-yard hurdles (3) Sheila Calmese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 yards (1) Sheila Calmese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 yards(2) Shawn Corwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (2) Shawn Corwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) Halcyon McKnight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (5) Ann O’Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) Stine Lerdahl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (6) Denise Buchanan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (5) Cathy Palacios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (10) Kristi Kloster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 meters (8) Kristi Kloster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 meters (1) Melissa Swartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (5) K. Woolheater, L. Holloway, K. Kloster, M. Swartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DMR (7) Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Katy Eisenmenger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (9) Brooklyn Hann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (10) Amy Linnen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (1) Charisse Bacchus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (5) Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Nickesha Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 meters (6) Nickesha Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (2) Stephanie Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (8) Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (13) Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3)
TOTAL WOMEN’S INDOOR ALL-AMERICANS (by event) 60-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 60 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 300 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 60 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Distance Medley Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Outdoor All-Americans MEN’S ALL-AMERICANS Year 1923 1932 1933 1935 1947 1950 1951 1952 1953 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1964 1965 1966 1967 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Athlete Event (Place) Tom Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (1) Glenn Cunningham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) Glenn Cunningham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) Elwyn Dees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Tom Scofield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (2t) Herb Semper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (3) Herb Semper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (3) Bob DeVinney. . . . . . . . . . . . 440-yard hurdles (1) Wes Santee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 meters (1) Wes Santee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) Don Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 yards (2) Les Bitner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (1) Al Frame. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (3) Bill Nieder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Les Bitner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Dick Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 yards (2) Kent Floerke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (3) Kent Floerke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (2) Bill Nieder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (2) Jerry McNeal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . two mile (3) Al Oerter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (1) Al Oerter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (1t) Ernie Shelby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (1) Charlie Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 yards (3) Charlie Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . 220-yard hurdles (1) Bill Alley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (1) Cliff Cushman. . . . . . . . . . . . 440-yard hurdles (2) Jim Londerholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Ernie Shelby . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220-yard hurdles (3) Ernie Shelby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (1) Charlie Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 yards (1) Charile Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . 220-yard hurdles (1) Bill Alley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (1) Terry Beucher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Cliff Cushman. . . . . . . . . . . . 440-yard hurdles (1) Charlie Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 yards (1) Charlie Tidwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 yards (1) Bill Dotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (2) Bill Dotson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (3) Bill Silverberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steeplechase (3) John Lawson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . three mile (2) Tom Purma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) John Lawson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . three mile (2) Gary Ard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (1) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (1) George Byers. . . . . . . . . . . . . 120-yard hurdles (4) Jim Ryun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (2) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Stan Whitley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Steve Wilhelm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (2) G. Byers, M, Matthews, S. Whitley, J. Meade . . . . . . . . . 400-yard relay (4) Jan Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (1) Doug Knop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (4) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (3) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Steve Wilhelm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (4) Sam Colson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (4) Bill Penny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hammer (3) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (4) Karl Salb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (1) Sam Colson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Mark Lutz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 yards (2t) Barry Schur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (2) T. Scavuzzo, M. Lutz, P. Stepp, D. Robinson . . . . . . . . . . 440-yard relay (4) Sam Colson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (1) Terry Porter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Randy Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (1) T. Scavuzzo, M. Lutz, E. Lewis, E. Edwards . . . . . . . . . 440-yard relay (1) Nolan Cromwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 hurdles (8) Kent McDonald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steeplechase (6) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (3) Randy Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3)
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008
Clifford Wiley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 yards (5) L. Jackson, W. Smith, R. Benson, C. Wiley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (2) Roger Hammond. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Larry Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 meters (4) Larry Jackson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (6) Bill Lundberg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steeplechase (6) L. Smith, A. Coleman, C. Wiley, L. Jackson. . . . . . . . . 400-meter relay (2) George Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steeplechase (6) Clifford Wiley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 meters (6) Clifford Wiley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (3) D. Blutcher, A. Coleman, C. Wiley, K. Newell. . . . . . . . . 400-meter relay (3) Clifford Wiley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (5) B. Lozito, A. Coleman, C. Wiley, K. Newell. . . . . . . . . . 440-yard relay (3) T. McCall, L. Mickens, C. Wiley, S. Whitaker . . . . . . . . . . . . mile relay (2) S. Whitaker, L. Mickens, T. McCall, K. Newell. . . . . . . 1,600-meter relay (5) Deon Hogan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 meters (4) Sanya Owolabi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (2) S. Whitaker, L. Mickens D. Hogan, M. Ricks. . . . . . . . 1,600-meter relay (2) Matt Friedeman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (7) Jeff Buckingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4) Owen Buckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decathlon (6) Ron Baum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Craig Branstrom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . decathlon (6) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Cam Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Craig Watcke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,000 meters (4) Vince Labosky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (2) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Michael Cox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 meters (4) Michael Evers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon (6) Michael Evers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decathlon (9) Lester Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Triple Jump (8) Charlie Gruber . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 meters (11) Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (3) Andy Tate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steeplechase (4) Charlie Gruber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 meters (7) Scott Russell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (1) Leo Bookman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (1) Mark Menefee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 meters (13) Sheldon Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (2) Jeremy Mims. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 meters (4) Sheldon Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (5) Cameron Schwehr. . . . . . . . . . . 1,500 meters (13) Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 meters (14) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . hammer throw (5) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . hammer throw (4) Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-meter hurdles (8) Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (4) Barrett Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (5) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . hammer throw (3)
WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS Year 1978 1979 1982 1983 1984 1987 1988 1992 1994 1997 1998 1999
Athlete Event (Place) Sheila Calmese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 meters (3) Shawn Corwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (2) Shawn Corwin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) Halcyon McKnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (4) Halcyon McKnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Anne Greathe Bearras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (2) Stine Lerdahl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (6) Denise Buchanan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (6) Ann O’Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (7) MaryBeth Labosky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (6) Heather Berlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (4) Keely Harding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (8) Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (10) Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (3) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4)
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Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (9) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (9) Andrea Bulat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (2) Jennie Wonder. . . . . . . . . . 100-meter hurdles (11) Amy Linnen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (7) Brooklyn Hann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (8) Charisse Bacchus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (7) Denita Young. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (10) Ashley Brown . . . . . . . . . . 400-meter hurdles (10) Abby Emsick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . discus (4) Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (9) Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Nickesha Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 meters (4) Nickesha Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (3) Stephanie Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (8) Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (9) Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (7)
TOTAL MEN’S OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS (by event) 120-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 220-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 440-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 100 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 220 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 440 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 110-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 100 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 400 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1,500 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Two Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Three Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 10,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Steeplechase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 400-Yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 400-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1,600-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Decathalon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
TOTAL WOMEN’S OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICANS (by event) 100-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 400-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 100 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Heptathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Conference Champions MENS INDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference 2009 - at College Station, Texas Pole Vault...................................... Jordan Scott, 18-02.50 2008- at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault...................................... Jordan Scott, 18-00.50 Weight Throw.................................Egor Agafonov, 74-04.50 2007- at Ames, Iowa 3,000 meters....................................... Colby Wissel, 8:06.72 Pole Vault...................................... Jordan Scott, 17-05.50 Weight Throw.................................Egor Agafonov, 76-01.00 2006- at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put..........................................Sheldon Battle, 65-03.25 Weight Throw.................................Egor Agafonov, 72-07.75 2004 - at Lincoln, Neb. 200 Meters............................................ Leo Bookman, 20.58 2002 - at Lincoln, Neb. 200 meters............................................ Leo Bookman, 21.03 Weight Throw....................................Scott Russell, 77-10.75 2001 - at Lincoln, Neb. Weight Throw.........................................Scott Russell, 75-10 Distance Medley Relay............................................... 9:47.94 ..................................................... Andy Tate, Jabari Wamble ................................................ Brian Blachly, Charlie Gruber 2000 - at Ames, Iowa Mile.................................................. Charlie Gruber, 4:04.78 1999 - at Manhattan, Kan. 1,000 Meters...................................... Charlie Gruber, 2:25.3 Mile . ................................................Kevin McGinn, 4:12.39 35-lb. Weight Throw.................................Scott Russell, 73-6 Big Eight Conference 1996 - at Manhattan, Kan. Pole Vault............................................John Bazzoni, 16-8.75 1994 - at Oklahoma City, Okla. Pole Vault............................................John Bazzoni, 17-2.75 1993 - at Ames, Iowa Mile......................................................Michael Cox, 4:01.39 1992 - at Lawrence, Kan. 800 Meters............................................ Dan Waters, 1:53.72 1,000 Meters............................................Jason Teal, 2:28.24 1991 - at Columbia, Mo. 3,000 Meters........................................Michael Cox, 8:15.97 Pole Vault..............................................Pat Manson, 17-4.75 1990 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault...................................................Pat Manson, 17-7 1989 - at Lincoln, Neb. 3,000 Meters.......................................Craig Watcke, 8:17.04 5,000 Meters.....................................Craig Watcke, 14:09.59 Distance Medley Relay............................................... 9:55.89 ......................................................... Jason Teal, Mike Miller, ........................................... Donnie Anderson, Craig Watcke Triple Jump..............................................David Bond, 51-11 Pole Vault...................................................Pat Manson, 18-8 1988 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault...............................................Scott Huffman, 17-9
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1987 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60-Yard Hurdles.............................. Courtney Hawkins, 7.21
Distance Medley Relay............................................... 9:54.19 ...................................................Gerald Harder, Mike Miller, .............................................. Steve Heffernan, Craig Watcke 1986 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump.......................................Craig Branstrom, 6-11.5 1985 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put..................................................Clint Johnson, 60-6 1983 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards................................................Deon Hogan, 46.88 1,000 Yards.......................................... Van Schaffer, 2:11.83 Pole Vault............................................Jeff Buckingham, 18-1 Long Jump......................................... Warren Wilhoite, 25-8 1982 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards........................................Rodney Bullock, 1:09.30 High Jump........................................... Tyke Peacock, 7-3.75 Triple Jump.............................................Greg Johnson, 51-8 1981 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards................................................Deon Hogan, 47.20 600 Yards................................................. Mark Rau, 1:09.30 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:11.9 ...................................................Mark Rau, Rodney Bullock, .......................................................Deon Hogan, Mike Ricks Long Jump.........................................Mark Hanson, 25-3.25 Triple Jump...........................................Sanya Owolabi, 52-5 1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards............................................ Lester Mickens, 47.49 600 Yards................................................. Mike Ricks, 1:08.9 1,000 Yards.............................................. Rick Ensz, 2:11.48 Two Miles.................................................. Tim Tays, 8:51.54 Mile Relay................................................................. 3:12.99 ........................................ Warren Wilhoite, Rodney Bullock, ................................................... Mike Ricks, Lester Mickens Long Jump..............................................Jay Reardon, 24-9.5 Pole Vault.......................................Jeff Buckingham, 17-2.75 1979 - at Oklahoma City, Okla. 60-Yard High Hurdles...................... Anthony Coleman, 7.27 60-Yard Low Hurdles....................... Anthony Coleman, 6.81 600 Yards......................................... Lester Mickens, 1:09.14 Mile Relay................................................................. 3:14.89 ................................................. Jimmy Little, Stan Whitaker, .............................................Tommy McCall, Lester Mickens Pole Vault............................................Jeff Buckingham, 17-4 1978 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards......................................... Lester Mickens, 1:09.61 Pole Vault..................................................... Tad Scales, 16-6 1977 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Yards...................................................Kevin Newell, 6.21 300 Yards.............................................Cliff Wiley, 29.73 *** 600 Yards................................................. Jay Wagner, 1:09.4 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:14.2 ............................................. Stan Whitaker, David Blutcher, ..................................................... Kevin Newell, Jay Wagner High Jump..........................................Steve Rainbolt, 7-0.25 Pole Vault................................................ Tad Scales, 16-6.25 Shot Put............................................... Jim Podrebarac, 57-9 *** Was the on-track winner, but not the conference champion after being declared ineligible. 1976 - at Kansas City, Mo. 440 Yards............................................... Randy Benson, 49.0 Shot Put............................................ Rudy Guevara, 59-2.75 1975 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards......................................................... Cliff Wiley, 6.0 440 Yards...................................................Eddie Lewis, 48.7 600 Yards........................................... Waddell Smith, 1:11.2 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:15.9 .............................................. Eddie Lewis, Nolan Cromwell, .....................................................Randy Benson, Cliff Wiley Long Jump............................................... Danny Seay, 25-11
1974 - at Kansas City, Mo. High Jump............................................ Randy Smith, 7-1.25 1973 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Hurdles................................... Gregg Vandaveer, 7.1 440 Yards............................................... Tom Scavuzzo, 49.5 High Jump................................................. Barry Schur, 6-11 Pole Vault..............................................Terry Porter, 17-0.25 1972 - at Kansas City, Mo. Shot Put.......................................... Rudy Guevara, 58-11.75 Long Jump.............................................. Mike Stull, 25-3.25 Pole Vault...................................................Bill Hatcher, 16-3 1971 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards............................................. Jim Neihouse, 1:52.2 Two Miles.................................................. Jay Mason, 8:50.8 Long Jump................................................... Mike Stull, 24-7 Pole Vault...................................................Bill Hatcher, 16-4 Shot Put...................................................... Karl Salb, 64-0.5 1970 - at Kansas City, Mo. 1,000 Yards..........................................Brian McElroy, 2:10.6 Two Miles.................................................. Jay Mason, 9:02.2 Pole Vault............................................... Jan Johnson, 16-6.5 Shot Put.................................................... Karl Salb, 65-8.75 1969 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles................................. George Byers, 6.5 60-Yard High Hurdles................................ George Byers, 7.3 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:18.1 ................................................ Bob Bornkessel, Jim Hatcher, ..................................................... Randy Julian, Julio Meade Long Jump..............................................Stan Whitley, 25-11 Shot Put.................................................. Karl Salb, 64-11.25 1968 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles................................. George Byers, 6.6 60-Yard High Hurdles................................ George Byers, 7.2 1,000 Yards......................................... Gene McClain, 2:10.5 Mile............................................................. Jim Ryun, 4:05.5 Two Miles.................................................... Jim Ryun, 9:00.8 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:17.3 ......................................................Julio Meade, Jim Hatcher, ...................................................... Randy Julian, Ben Olison Long Jump.............................................Stan Whitley, 24-5.5 1967 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles................................. George Byers, 6.6 60-Yard High Hurdles................................... Lee Adams, 7.4 440 Yards.................................................... Ben Olison, 49.3 880 Yards.................................................... Jim Ryun, 1:52.0 1,000 Yards........................................ Tom Yergovich, 2:12.5 Mile............................................................. Jim Ryun, 3:58.8 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:16.8 ....................................................... Gary Ard, Steve Ashurst, .......................................................Dwight Peck, Ben Olison 1966 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile....................................................... John Lawson, 4:04.8 Two Miles.............................................. John Lawson, 9:08.5 Broad Jump...........................................Art Cortez, 23-11.75 1965 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles.................................. Bob Hanson, 6.8 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:19.7 ....................................................... Ron Suggs, Bob Hanson, .....................................................Lowell Paul, Doug Dienelt 1964 - at Kansas City, Mo. Two Miles.............................................. John Lawson, 9:14.4 High Jump.................................................... Tyce Smith, 6-6 Pole Vault............................................. Floyd Manning, 15-8 1963 - at Kansas City, Mo. 1,000 Yards..............................................Kirk Hagan, 2:12.4 Two Miles............................................ Harold Hadley, 9:25.2 Shot Put.........................................................Yul Yost, 56-11
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Conference Champions 1962 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards................................................. Bill Dotson, 1:56.9 1,000 Yards.......................................... Kirk Hagan, No Time ................................................... (Track Measurement Error) Mile.......................................................... Bill Dotson, 4:20.9 Pole Vault................................................Jack Stevens, 14-10 1961 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards..................................................... Larry McCue, 6.3 1,000 Yards..............................................Kirk Hagan, 2:16.5 Mile.......................................................... Bill Dotson, 4:08.9 Two Miles...................................................Billy Mills, 9:17.4 1960 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards..................................................Charlie Tidwell, 6.2 60-Yard Low Hurdles..............................Charlie Tidwell, 6.8 60-Yard High Hurdles......................... Curtis McClinton, 7.4 880 Yards.................................................. Bob Tague, 1:53.4 1,000 Yards.........................................Cliff Cushman, 2:14.0 1959 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards..................................................Charlie Tidwell, 6.1 60-Yard Low Hurdles..............................Charlie Tidwell, 6.7 60-Yard High Hurdles.................................. Bill Tillman, 7.4 440 Yards........................................................Bob Lida, 49.5 880 Yards.................................................. Bob Tague, 1:33.1 1,000 Yards.........................................Cliff Cushman, 2:11.6 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:18.7 .................................................. Charlie Tidwell, Bob Covey, ....................................................... Cliff Cushman, Bob Lida Broad Jump................................... Darwin Ashbaugh, 23-7.5 High Jump.............................................Bob Cannon, 6-5.25 1958 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards.................................................. Bob Tague, 1:54.9 Mile.........................................................Tom Skutka, 4:11.0 High Jump.................................... Wilt Chamberlain, 6-6.75 Shot Put.........................................................Al Oerter, 57-0 Big Seven Conference 1957 - at Kansas City, Mo. 440 Yards..................................................... Ray Wyatt, 49.8 880 Yards.............................................Lowell Janzen, 1:54.0 Mile...........................................................Bernie Gay, 4:15.1 Two Miles.............................................. Jerry McNeal, 9:29.1 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:22.3 .............................................. Mike Cummins, Bob Franklin, .......................................................... Lou Stroup, Ray Wyatt Broad Jump......................................... Blaine Hollinger, 23-6 Shot Put....................................................Al Oerter, 53-8.25 1956 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards.......................................................... Dick Blair, 6.3 880 Yards.................................................... Al Frame, 1:54.7 Mile............................................................. Al Frame, 4:16.9 Two Miles.............................................. Jerry McNeal, 9:31.9 Shot Put..................................................Bill Nieder, 59-9.25 1955 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards.......................................................... Dick Blair, 6.2 Mile............................................................. Al Frame, 4:26.7 Shot Put..............................................Bill Nieder, 53-10.625 1954 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles................................Bill Biberstein, 7.0 60-Yard High Hurdles...............................Bill Biberstein, 7.6 880 Yards.................................................Wes Santee, 1:55.2 Mile..........................................................Wes Santee, 4:06.5 Two Miles.................................................... Al Frame, 9:39.5 1953 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards.................................................Wes Santee, 1:53.6 Mile..........................................................Wes Santee, 4:08.3 Two Miles..........................................Keith Palmquist, 9:31.0 High Jump.................................................. Buzz Frasier, 6-3 Pole Vault........................................ Norm Steanson, 13-6.75 1952 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile..........................................................Wes Santee, 4:17.8 Two Miles.............................................. Herb Semper, 9:07.0 Pole Vault...............................................Jim Floyd, 13-6.125
1951 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles............................Jack Greenwood, 6.9 60-Yard High Hurdles...........................Jack Greenwood, 7.5 Two Miles.............................................. Herb Semper, 9:11.3 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:24.2 ..................................................Emil Schutzel, Roland Cain, ................................................. Don Smith, Jim Hershberger 1950 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards................................................. Pat Bowers, 1:55.6 Mile..........................................................Bob Karnes, 4:17.2 Two Miles.............................................. Herb Semper, 9:26.8 1949 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards................................................. Pat Bowers, 1:55.8 Two Miles.................................................Bob Karnes, 9:29.2 1948 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile...........................................................Hal Moore, 4:18.6 Two Miles.................................................Bob Karnes, 9:41.1 High Jump.......................................... Tom Scofield, 6-5.375 Big Six Conference 1947 - at Kansas City, Mo. 440 Yards................................................. John Jackson, 51.0 Two Miles.................................................Bob Karnes, 9:54.7 1945 - at Kansas City, Mo. High Jump.................................... Warren Sargent, 5-10.625 1944 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard High Hurdles............................ Frank Stannard, 7.8 High Jump............................................... Tom Scofield, 5-10 Broad Jump..................................Robert Lillibridge, 21-11.5 1941 - at Kansas City, Mo. High Jump............................................... Bob Stoland, 6-2.5 Broad Jump.......................................... Bob Stoland, 22-7.75 1940 - at Kansas City, Mo. Broad Jump...........................................James Jones, 22-10.5 1939 - at Columbia, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles.................................Paul Masoner, 7.0 High Jump............................................. Bob Stoland, 6-3.75 Pole Vault..................................................Don Bird, 13-7.25 1938 - at Columbia, Mo. Pole Vault....................................................... Don Bird, 13-0 1937 - at Columbia, Mo. High Jump............................................... Dale Shannon, 6-3 Pole Vault..................................................... Don Bird, 12-10 1935 - at Columbia, Mo. High Jump...............................................Al Wellhausen, 6-2 Broad Jump............................................Charles Pitts, 23-5.5 Shot Put................................................Elwyn Dees, 48-7.75 1934 - at Columbia, Mo. 60 Yards..............................................................Ed Hall, 6.2 880 Yards................................... Glenn Cunningham, 1:57.8 Mile............................................ Glenn Cunningham, 4:20.3 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:29.1 .............................................. Edwin Hall, Robert Schroeder, ....................................... Theno Graves, Glenn Cunningham Pole Vault..............................................Clyde Coffman, 12-9 Shot Put.....................................................Elwyn Dees, 48-3 1933 - at Columbia, Mo. 60-Yard High Hurdles...................................... Ray Flick, 7.8 Mile............................................ Glenn Cunningham, 4:21.8 Shot Put.....................................................Elwyn Dees, 47-5 1932 - at Columbia, Mo. Mile............................................ Glenn Cunningham, 4:21.9 Pole Vault.......................................Clyde Coffman, 13-0.125
1931 - at Columbia, Mo. 60 Yards...................................................... Ralph Sickel, 6.3 440 Yards................................................. George Jones, 52.7 Pole Vault.........................................Clyde Coffman, 12-10.5 1930 - at Columbia, Mo. Shot Put...................................................Jim Bausch, 48-7.5 1929 - at Columbia, Mo. Two Miles............................................... Poco Frazier, 9:54.3 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:32.6 ......................................... George Jones, Gordon Lagerquist, .......................................................Robert Young, John Mize Missouri Valley Conference 1928 - Des Moines, Iowa 50 Yards..................................................... Lowell Grady, 5.2 Broad Jump......................................... Sol McInerney, 22-4.5 1927 - at Des Moines, Iowa 50 Yards..................................................... Lowell Grady, 5.4 Two Miles............................................... Poco Frazier, 9:54.4 Pole Vault................................................. George Cash, 11-6 1926 - at Ames, Iowa Mile Relay................................................................... 3:55.5 ................................................Clifford Cooper, Paul Woods, ..............................................Stanley Engle, Howard Rooney 1925 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile Relay................................................................... 3:29.4 .......................................................... (Names Not Available) High Jump.................. Tom Poor & Merwin Graham, 6-3.25 1924 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile Relay................................................................... 3:29.4 .......................................................... (Names Not Available) High Jump...................................................... Tom Poor, 6-3 1923 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile Relay................................................................... 3:29.6 .......................................................... (Names Not Available) High Jump................................................ Tom Poor, 6-3 3/4 Pole Vault.................................................Carey Rogers, 12-3 1922 - at Kansas City, Mo. 50-Yard Low Hurdles.............................. Everett Bradley, 6.2 50-Yard High Hurdles............................. Everett Bradley, 6.6 Shot Put........................................... Everett Bradley, 45-1.75
Total Men’s Individual Indoor Conference Titles (1922-2009) 50 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55 meters or 60 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 400 meters or 440 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 600 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 800 meters or 880 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1,000 meters or 1,000 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 3,000 meters or Two Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5,000 meters or Three Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 50-yard High or 50-yard Low Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 60-yard Low Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 55 meters or 60-yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4x400-meter or Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Distance Medley Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 35-Pound Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Conference Champions MENS OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference
1985 - at Manhattan, Kan. Triple Jump................................................. Fred Lewis, 52-3
2008 - at Boulder, Colo. Hammer Throw..................................Egor Agafonov, 221-11
1984 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put..................................................Clint Johnson, 60-0
1975 - at Norman, Okla. 100 Yards................................................ Larry Jackson, 9.66 440 Yards............................................. Randy Benson, 47.01 440-Yard Intermediate Hurdles.........Nolan Cromwell, 50.64 3,000-Meter Steeplechase..................Kent McDonald, 8:36.8 Long Jump.......................................Theo Hamilton, 26-2.75 Triple Jump........................................... Danny Seay, 53-8.25 Javelin............................................. Roger Hammond, 248-8
2007 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault........................................ Jordan Scott, 18-02.5 Long Jump........................................Barrett Saunders, 25-08 Hammer Throw..................................Egor Agafonov, 230-01
1983 - at Stillwater, Okla. 200 Meters..............................................Deon Hogan, 20.87 4x400-Meter Relay.................................................... 3:08.69 ..Leonard Martin, Darin Hill, Rodney Bullock, Deon Hogan Long Jump.................................... Warren Wilhoite, 26-1.75 Triple Jump........................................Sanya Owolabi, 52-7.5 Pole Vault............................................Jeff Buckingham, 18-5 Discus......................................................Jim Boushka,190-6
1974 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards..................................................... Mark Lutz, 10.0 220 Yards..................................................... Mark Lutz, 21.3 440-Yard Relay............................................................... 40.2 ................................................Tom Scavuzzo, Eddie Lewis, ...............................................Mark Lutz, Emmett Edwards High Jump................................................... Barry Schur, 7-2 Pole Vault...................................................Terry Porter, 16-0
1982 - at Norman, Okla. Discus...................................................Clint Johnson, 192-7
1973 - at Manhattan, Kan. 100 Yards....................................................... Mark Lutz, 9.2 220 Yards..................................................... Mark Lutz, 20.4 120-Yard High Hurdles..................... Delario Robinson, 13.4 3,000-Meter Steeplechase..................Kent McDonald, 9:02.8 Pole Vault...................................................Terry Porter, 17-4 Javelin......................................................Sam Colson, 261-7
2006 - at Waco, Texas Hammer Throw..................................Egor Agafonov, 225-02 2005 - at Manhattan, Kan. Discus................................................Sheldon Battle, 188-10 Hammer Throw..................................Sheldon Battle, 210-00 2003 - at Austin, Texas 10,000 Meters..............................Benson Chesang, 31:05.09 Triple Jump........................................ Benaud Shirley, 51-5.5 2002 - at Columbia, Mo. 200 Meters............................................ Leo Bookman, 20.97 Javelin...................................................Scott Russell, 249-03 Hammer Throw.....................................Scott Russell, 218-05 Triple Jump........................................ Benaud Shirley, 51-1.5 2000 - at Columbia, Mo. Mile.................................................. Charlie Gruber, 3:46.33 5,000 Meters................................... Mark Menefee, 14:20.30 Decathlon................................................Andy Morris, 7,315 Hammer Throw.....................................Scott Russell, 195-01 Javelin...................................................Scott Russell, 240-03 1999 - at Waco, Texas 1,500 Meters.................................... Charlie Gruber, 3:46.92 Hammer Throw.......................................Scott Russell, 194-0 1998 - at Columbia, Mo. Javelin.....................................................Scott Russell, 247-7 Big Eight Conference 1996 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters.................................................Pierre Lisk, 10.46 Javelin....................................................Jeff Dieterich, 221-0 1995 - at Ames, Iowa 1,500 Meters........................................Michael Cox, 3:40.1h Pole Vault..............................................John Bazzoni, 17-4.5 1994 - at Lawrence, Kan. 400 Meters.................................................Joe Pickett, 46.59 Pole Vault..........................................John Bazzoni, 16-10.75 1993 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault..............................................John Bazzoni, 17-4.5 1991 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault................................................Pat Manson, 17-5.5 1990 - at Norman, Okla. Javelin................................................ Vince Labosky, 241-10 Shot Put...........................................Chris Redden, 54-10.25 1988 - at Ames, Iowa Decathlon.......................................... Craig Branstrom, 7,309 Pole Vault..............................................Pat Manson, 17-5.75 Javelin............................................. Vince Labosky, 239-4.75 1987 - at Lawrence, Kan. 110-Meter Hurdles........................ Courtney Hawkins, 13.91 Pole Vault......................................... Chris Bohanan, 18-3.25 Javelin........................................................Ron Bahm, 236-1
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1986 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault..........................................Scott Huffman, 18-0.38
1981 - at Ames, Iowa 400 Meters................................................ Mike Ricks, 46.55 1980 - at Manhattan, Kan. 400 Meters..............................................Deon Hogan, 46.20 3,000-Meter Steeplechase..................... Paul Schultz, 8:50.2h Mile Relay................................................................. 3:10.09 .........................................Rodney Bullock, Lester Mickens, .....................................................Deon Hogan, Mike Ricks Discus............................................... Matt Friedeman, 191-5 High Jump...................................................... Joel Light, 7-0 Pole Vault.......................................Jeff Buckingham, 17-0.75 1979 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters..............................................Deon Hogan, 10.49 110-Meter High Hurdles................ Anthony Coleman, 13.74 200 Meters..............................................Deon Hogan, 20.68 800 Meters.......................................Tommy McCall, 1:46.46 440-Yard Relay............................................................... 39.8 ....................................... Anthony Coleman, Kevin Newell, ...............................................Deon Hogan, Lester Mickens Mile Relay................................................................. 3:07.68 ..Lester Mickens, Stan Whitaker, Tommy McCall, Deon Hogan Pole Vault............................................Jeff Buckingham, 16-2 1978 - at Norman, Okla. 200 Meters ..........................................Cliff Wiley, 20.74 *** 110-Meter High Hurdles................ Anthony Coleman, 14.03 440-Yard Relay.......................................................40.23 *** ........................................... Bob Lozito, Anthony Coleman, .....................................................Cliff Wiley, Kevin Newell Mile Relay...........................................................3:05.66 *** ................................................. Cliff Wiley, Lester Mickens, ........................................... Tommy McCall, Stan Whitaker Pole Vault..................................................... Tad Scales, 16-0 *** Was the on-track winner, but not the conference champion after being declared ineligible. 1977 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Meters...........................................Cliff Wiley, 10.17 *** 110-Meter High Hurdles................ Anthony Coleman, 13.59 3,000-Meter Steeple............................ George Mason, 8:53.0 Pole Vault.............................................Marvin Metzger, 16-4 *** Was the on-track winner, but not the conference champion after being declared ineligible. 1976 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters........................................... Laverne Smith, 10.07 200 Meters............................................ Larry Jackson, 20.27 110-Meter High Hurdles................ Anthony Coleman, 13.54 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles.......Nolan Cromwell, 49.47 3,000-Meter Steeplechase................... Bill Lundberg, 8:55.69 440-Yard Relay............................................................. 39.20 .......................................Laverne Smith, Anthony Coleman, ............................................... Waddell Smith, Gary Jackson Mile Relay................................................................. 3:05.76 ... Nolan Cromwell, Jay Wagner, Waddell Smith, Randy Benson Javelin............................................. Roger Hammond, 252-1 Shot Put.................................................. Steve Stone, 61-3.5
1972 - at Boulder, Colo. 120-Yard High Hurdles..................... Delario Robinson, 13.6 High Jump................................................... Barry Schur, 7-3 Javelin......................................................Sam Colson, 264-0 1971 - at Stillwater, Okla. 120-Yard High Hurdles................................Mike Bates, 13.7 Three Miles............................................ Rich Elliott, 14:03.1 Pole Vault...................................................Bill Hatcher, 15-6 Long Jump.............................................Phil Reaves, 24-10.5 Triple Jump.................................................. Mike Stull, 49-8 Shot Put.................................................... Karl Salb, 65-2.75 Discus..................................................Steve Wilhelm, 187-7 Javelin......................................................Sam Colson, 241-0 1970 - at Lawrence, Kan. Long Jump.............................................Phil Reaves, 26-2.25 Pole Vault.................................................. Jon Johnson, 16-7 Shot Put...................................................... Karl Salb, 65-6.5 Discus...................................................... Doug Knop, 192-0 1969 - at Ames, Iowa 120-Yard High Hurdles............................ George Byers, 14.2 440-Yard Interm. Hurdles......................Bob Bornkessel, 52.7 880 Yards.................................................... Jim Ryun, 1:48.7 Mile............................................................. Jim Ryun, 4:08.9 440-Yard Relay............................................................... 40.9 .......................................... George Byers, Mickey Mathews, ................................................... Stan Whitley, Julio Meade Long Jump................................................Stan Whitley, 26-1 Shot Put.................................................... Karl Salb, 60-2.75 Discus...................................................... Doug Knop, 192-8 1968 - at Boulder, Colo. 120-Yard High Hurdles............................ George Byers, 13.9 220 Yards.................................................... Ben Olison, 20.8 880 Yards.................................................... Jim Ryun, 1:50.9 Mile............................................................. Jim Ryun, 4:10.3 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:10.9 ................................................ Paul Mattingly, Julio Meade, .................................................... Ben Olison, Randy Julian Long Jump.............................................Stan Whitley, 25-2.5 Discus...................................................... Doug Knop, 168-1
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Conference Champions 1959 - at Norman, Okla. 100 Yards................................................Charlie Tidwell, 9.4 220-Yard Low Hurdles..........................Charlie Tidwell, 22.7 440-Yard Relay............................................................... 41.0 ................................................Paul Rearick, Paul Williams, ....................................................Bob Lida, Charlie Tidwell Broad Jump..........................................Ernie Shelby, 24-4.75 High Jump..................................................Bob Cannon, 6-5 Javelin.........................................................Bill Alley, 256-10 1958 - at Columbia, Mo. 220-Yard Low Hurdles.............................. Ernie Shelby, 22.5 Broad Jump...............................................Ernie Shelby, 24-3 High Jump..................................................Bob Cannon, 6-5 Discus.......................................................Al Oerter, 177-5.5 Shot Put....................................................Al Oerter, 55-3.75 Javelin.....................................................John Book, 215-0.5 Big Seven Conference
Theo Hamilton 1967 - at Norman, Okla. 120-Yard High Hurdles............................ George Byers, 14.1 880 Yards.................................................... Jim Ryun, 1:49.1 Mile............................................................. Jim Ryun, 4:08.5 Long Jump................................................Gary Ard, 26-0.75 1966 - at Columbia, Mo. Long Jump..................................................Gary Ard, 24-0.5 Triple Jump..................................................Gary Ard, 46-10 Javelin................................................... Tom Purma, 237-2.5 1965 - at Lincoln, Neb. Three Miles......................................... John Lawson, 14:09.6 Triple Jump...................................... Glenn Martin, 48-10.25 Discus................................................. Gary Schwartz, 170-9 1964 - at Stillwater, Okla. 880 Yards............................................. Tonnie Coane, 1:51.1 Javelin...................................................... Tom Purma, 224-1 1963 - at Manhattan, Kan. 880 Yards.................................................Kirk Hagan, 1:50.7 Three Miles........................................ Paul Acevedo, 14:21.0 Pole Vault............................................. Floyd Manning, 15-0 Broad Jump.......................................... Glenn Martin, 23-8.5 Shot Put........................................................Yul Yost, 58-6.5 1962 - at Lawrence, Kan. Pole Vault.............................................Jack Stevens, 14-6.25 1961 - at Boulder, Colo. 880 Yards.................................................Kirk Hagan, 1:49.2 Mile.......................................................... Bill Dotson, 4:14.5 Two Miles...................................................Billy Mills, 9:31.4 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:11.9 ................................................. Gordon Davis, Kirk Hagan, ..................................................... Bill Stoddart, Bob Covey 1960 - at Ames, Iowa 100 Yards................................................Charlie Tidwell, 9.6 220 Yards..............................................Charlie Tidwell, 21.1 Mile.......................................................... Bill Dotson, 4:13.2 440-Yard Relay............................................................... 41.8 ......................................... Paul Rearick, Darwin Ashbaugh, ............................................ Paul Williams, Charlie Tidwell Javelin........................................................Bill Alley, 237-5.5
1957 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards.............................................Lowell Janzen, 1:51.4 Mile........................................................Harold Long, 4:15.0 Two Miles.............................................. Jerry McNeal, 9:09.1 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:12.6 ............................................ Louie Stroup, Mike Cummins, ....................................................Lowell Janzen, Ray Wyatt Broad Jump.................................. Blaine Hollinger, 23-10.75 High Jump......................................... Wilt Chamberlain, 6-5 Pole Vault..............................................David Tams, 13-7.75 Discus.....................................................Al Oerter, 179-10.5 Shot Put......................................................Al Oerter, 53-6.5 1956 - at Manhattan, Kan. 100 Yards........................................................ Dick Blair, 9.7 220 Yards...................................................... Dick Blair, 21.1 880 Yards.............................................Lowell Janzen, 1:52.1 Mile............................................................. Hal Long, 4:14.9 Two Miles.............................................. Jerry McNeal, 9:26.2 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:16.2 ...................................................... Larry Stroup, Ray Wyatt ................................................Louis Stroup, Lowell Janzen Broad Jump........................................... Kent Floerke, 24-0.5 Discus..........................................................Al Oerter, 183-5 Shot Put..................................................Bill Nieder, 60-3.75 1955 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Yards........................................................ Dick Blair, 9.8 220 Yards...................................................... Dick Blair, 20.9 Mile............................................................. Al Frame, 4:16.5 Two Miles.................................................... Al Frame, 9:27.9 Shot Put..............................................Bill Nieder, 57-11.375 Javelin....................................................Les Bitner, 219-4.25 1954 - at Boulder, Colo. 220 Yards...................................................... Dick Blair, 21.0 440 Yards............................................. Frank Cindrich, 47.9 880 Yards.................................................Lloyd Koby, 1:53.8 Mile..........................................................Wes Santee, 4:13.0 Two Miles............................................... Dick Wilson, 9:39.1 Shot Put..................................................Bill Nieder, 51-4.75 Javelin............................................... Don Sneegas, 192-2.75 1953 - at Ames, Iowa 440 Yards.....................................................Don Smith, 47.6 880 Yards.................................................Wes Santee, 1:50.8 Mile..........................................................Wes Santee, 4:13.0 220-Yard Low Hurdles.................................Don Smith, 23.9 High Jump.............................. Kermit Hollingsworth, 6-3.25 Javelin.................................................. Jim Swim, 199-10.75 1952 - at Norman, Okla. 880 Yards..................................................Art Dalzell, 1:56.7 Mile..........................................................Wes Santee, 4:06.3 220-Yard Low Hurdles............................Bob DeVinney, 24.3 Pole Vault.................................................Jim Floyd, 13-5.75
1951 - at Columbia, Mo. Mile Relay................................................................... 3:18.0 ................................................Emil Schutzel, Roland Cain, ....................................................John Riederer, Don Smith 120-Yard High Hurdles.......................Jack Greenwood, 14.6 220-Yard Low Hurdles........................Jack Greenwood, 23.3 1950 - at Lincoln, Neb. Mile..........................................................Bob Karnes, 4:12.6 Two Miles.............................................. Herb Semper, 9:21.0 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:19.9 ...................................................Emil Schutzel, John Stites, ..............................................Jim Dinsmore, Bob DeVinney 220-Yard Low Hurdles........................Jack Greenwood, 23.9 1949 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards................................................. Pat Bowers, 1:54.1 Mile..........................................................Bob Karnes, 4:19.9 Two Miles.................................................Bob Karnes, 9:43.0 Broad Jump........................................... Tom Scofield, 21-3.5 High Jump................................................. Tom Scofield, 6-2 Javelin.............................................Leroy Robison, 162-6.75 Discus..............................................Melvin Thornhill, 142-5 1948 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards...................................................Dick Shea, 1:55.5 Mile..........................................................Bob Karnes, 4:22.3 Two Miles.................................................Bob Karnes, 9:42.0 High Jump.......................................... Tom Scofield, 6-4.125 Big Six Conference 1947 - at Lincoln, Neb. Two Miles.................................................Bob Karnes, 9:51.3 High Jump.......................................... Tom Scofield, 6-7.625 1946 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards................................................. John Jackson, 50.1 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:28.8 ............................................ Floyd Lunsford, Richard Shea, ........................................ Wallace Desterhaft, John Jackson High Jump................................................. Tom Scofield, 6-4 Shot Put.................................................. Charlie Black, 46-4 1945 - at Lincoln, Neb. Javelin...............................................Leroy Robison, 168-5.5 1944 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards............................................. Walter Isaacson, 10.4 220 Yards............................................. Walter Isaacson, 23.0 120-Yard High Hurdles........................ Frank Stannard, 15.1 220-Yard Low Hurdles......................... Frank Stannard, 25.4 Broad Jump........................................... Tom Scofield, 21-3.5 High Jump................................................. Tom Scofield, 6-2 Javelin.............................................Leroy Robison, 162-6.75 1943 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump................................................. Tom Scofield, 6-2 1941 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump....................................... Norman Sanneman, 6-3 1940 - at Lincoln, Neb. Two Miles.................................................. Ray Harris, 9:54.8 220-Yard Low Hurdles.....................................Lyle Foy, 26.2 1939 - at Ames, Iowa Two Miles.................................................. Ray Harris, 9:29.9 Broad Jump........................................ Bob Stoland, 23-10.75 High Jump............................................. Bob Stoland, 6-3.25 Pole Vault................................................Don Bird, 13-6.875 1938 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards.........................................................Lyle Foy, 10.1 220 Yards.........................................................Lyle Foy, 22.5 Pole Vault..................................................... Don Bird, 12-11
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Conference Champions 1937 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards............................................ Jack Richardson, 10.1 220 Yards............................................ Jack Richardson, 22.0 Pole Vault....................................................................... 13-0 ............................. Don Bird, Ray Noble & Jack Richardson Javelin.............................................. Fen Durand, 188-11.25
1927 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards................................................... Lowell Grady, 9.6 220 Yards................................................. Lowell Grady, 21.3 Two Miles............................................... Poco Frazier, 9:56.6 880-Yard Relay............................................................ 1:29.1 ........................................................ (Names Not Available)
1936 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump.......................................... Dale Shannon, 6-0.75 Pole Vault................................................ Ray Noble, 13-3.25
1925 - at Norman, Okla. High Jump................................................... Tom Poor, 6-2.5
1935 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault.............................................. Ray Noble, 13-8.125 Shot Put................................................Elwyn Dees, 51-3.75 1934 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards............................................................Ed Hall, 9.7 220 Yards..........................................................Ed Hall, 21.4 880 Yards................................... Glenn Cunningham, 1:58.0 Mile............................................ Glenn Cunningham, 4:23.3 Two Miles................................. Glenn Cunningham, 10:02.1 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:23.9 ....................................... Robert Schroeder, John McNown, ........................................................ Theno Graves, Ed Hall Broad Jump................................................. Ed Hall, 23-11.5 Pole Vault................................................................ 13-3.875 .........................Gordon Gray, Clyde Coffman & Bob White Shot Put................................................Elwyn Dees, 50-1.75 Javelin............................................. Paul Harrington, 208-11 1933 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards............................................................Ed Hall, 9.8 220 Yards..........................................................Ed Hall, 21.7 880 Yards................................... Glenn Cunningham, 1:52.2 Mile............................................ Glenn Cunningham, 4:18.4 Two Miles................................... Glenn Cunningham, 9:48.8 120-Yard High Hurdles..................................Ray Flick, 15.4 220-Yard Low Hurdles................................Jay Plumley, 24.7 Mile Relay................................................................... 3:19.9 .....................................................Harold Gray, Hall Taylor, ........................................................ Theno Graves, Ed Hall Pole Vault............................................ Gordon Gray, 12-6.75 Shot Put..................................................Elwyn Dees, 47-7.5 1932 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards................................... Glenn Cunningham, 1:53.5 Mile............................................ Glenn Cunningham, 4:14.3 120-Yard High Hurdles..................................Ray Flick, 14.7 Discus..............................................Melvin Thornhill, 142-5 1931 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards........................................................Joe Klaner, 9.5 220 Yards.................................................. Ralph Sickel, 21.1 440 Yards................................................. George Jones, 49.4 220-Yard Low Hurdles............................Bernie Gridley, 23.0 Pole Vault..............................................Clyde Coffman, 12-9 1930 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards..........................................Lowell Hinshaw, 1:57.0 Pole Vault.................................................Jim Bausch, 13-3.5 Shot Put.................................................Jim Bausch, 49-10.5 Discus............................................Melvin Thornhill, 155-11 Javelin.......................................................Jim Bausch, 191-2 1929 - at Ames, Iowa 100 Yards.......................................................Jay Wilcox, 9.6 220 Yards.....................................................Jay Wilcox, 21.2 Two Miles.................................................Ed Fortune, 9:58.4 Missouri Valley Conference 1928 - at Lincoln, Neb. Two Miles............................................... Poco Frazier, 9:38.3 880-Yard Relay............................................................ 1:27.7 ........................................................ (Names Not Available) Broad Jump....................................Cyrus Spangler, 23-11.75
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1924 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump............................................... Tom Poor, 6-3.167 1923 - at Ames, Iowa Broad Jump..................................Merwin Graham, 22-10.25 High Jump................................................. Tom Poor, 6-2.75 Pole Vault..........................................Carey Rogers, 12-6.875 1922 - at Lawrence, Kan. 120-Yard High Hurdles......................... Everett Bradley, 15.4 Broad Jump...................................... Everett Bradley, 23-4.75 Pole Vault.................................................Carey Rogers, 12-0 Shot Put........................................... Everett Bradley, 41-8.25 Discus............................................ Everett Bradley, 127-10.5 1921 - at Ames, Iowa 440 Yards.................................................. Paul O’Leary, 50.6 Broad Jump........................................... Everett Bradley, 23-0 1920 - at St. Louis, Mo. Pole Vault............................................Mariam Howard, 11-0 1918 - at Columbia, Mo. High Jump.................................................... Carl Rice, 6-0.5
Total Men’s Individual Outdoor Conference Titles (1918-2008) 100 meters or 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 200 meters or 220 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 400 meters or 440 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 800 meters or 880 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1,500 meters or Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Two Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5,000 meters or Three Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 110 meters or 120 Yard-Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 220-Yard Low Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 330-Yard Intermediate Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 400 meters or 440-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3,000-Meter Steeplechase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 400-meter or 4x110-yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4x200-yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4x400-meter or Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
WOMENS INDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference 2008 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Meters....................................... Nickesha Anderson, 7.22 Long Jump.................................. Crystal Manning, 19-10.25 Triple Jump................................. Crystal Manning, 43-09.75 Pole Vault....................................... Kate Sultanova, 13-06.50 2007 - at Ames, Iowa Pole Vault....................................... Kate Sultanova, 13-09.25 2005 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault...........................................Amy Linnen, 13-09.25 2003 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards................................................ Kim Clark, 1:20.38 2002 - at Lincoln, Neb. Long Jump....................................Monique Peters, 19-10.75 1999 - at Manhattan, Kan. Pole Vault......................................... Andrea Branson, 12-9.5 1998 - at Ames, Iowa Pole Vault.............................................Candace Mason, 12-6 Pentathlon..........................................Candace Mason, 4,053 Big Eight Conference 1996 - at Manhattan, Kan. 800 Meters.......................................... Kristi Kloster, 2:07.55 3,000 Meters.....................................Melissa Swartz, 9:34.90 Distance Medley Relay............................................. 11:26.97 ...................................Kerri Woolheater, Latanya Holloway, ...............................................Kristi Kloster, Melissa Swartz 1994 - at Oklahoma City, Okla. 800 Meters.......................................... Kristi Kloster, 2:09.20 1993 - at Ames, Iowa 5,000 Meters...........................................Julia Saul, 17:13.92 High Jump....................................MaryBeth Labosky, 6-1.25 1992 - at Lawrence, Kan. Triple Jump.................................... Cassandra Bryant, 41-2.5 1989 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards............................................ Janice Turner, 1:21.76 1987 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pentathlon............................................Ann O’Connor, 3,792 1986 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put............................................ Denise Buchanan, 50-7 1985 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put..............................................Stine Lerdahl, 50-7.25 1984 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put..............................................Stine Lerdahl, 48-10.5 1982 - at Lincoln, Neb. 800 Meters........................................... Bev Mortimer, 2:17.3 4x440 Yard Relay...................................................... 3:48.55 .............................Donna Smitherman, Karen McCullough, ........................................Halcyon McKnight, Lorna Tucker 1981- at Lincoln, Neb. 60-Yard Hurdles.......................................... Gwen Poss, 8.02 Long Jump...................................Halcyon McKnight, 19-3.5 1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. Distance Medley Relay............................................. 11:50.68 ...............................................Lori Lowrey, Pam Schubarth, ..............................................Deb Hertzog, Michelle Brown
2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Conference Champions 4x880 Yard Relay...................................................... 9:13.02 .Tami Guinn, Pam Schubarth, Michelle Brown, Deb Hertzog 1979 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Yards.......................................................Lori Green, 7.02 300 Yards....................................................Lori Green 35.35 1978 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Yards................................................ Sheila Calmese, 6.89 300 Yards............................................ Sheila Calmese, 35.37 60-Yard Hurdles........................................... Lori Lowrey, 8.0 1977 - at Columbia, Mo. 60 Yards.................................................. Sheila Calmese, 7.1 300 Yards.............................................. Sheila Calmese, 36.2 1976 - at Manhattan, Kan. Shot Put................................................Jesse Riddle, 46-7.75
Total Women’s Individual Indoor Conference Titles (1974-2008) 55 meters or 60 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 60 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 200 meters or 300 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 600 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 800 meters or 880 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3,000 meters or Two Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5,000 meters or Three Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 55 meters or 60-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4x400-meter or Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4x800-meter or 4x880-yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Distance Medley Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pentathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
WOMENS OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference 2008 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault....................................... Kate Sultanova, 13-05.25 2007 - at Ames, Iowa 100-Meter Hurdles................................Ashley Brown, 13.27 Triple Jump.......................................Crystal Manning, 13.71 Hammer Throw.................................. Zlata Tarasova, 206-06
1995 - at Ames, Iowa 100 Meters.......................................... Natasha Shafer, 11.4h 400-Meter Relay........................................................... 45.10 ................................ Diamond Williams, Latanya Holloway, ...................................Dawn Steele-Slavens, Natasha Shafer Javelin....................................................... Amy Baker, 167-8 1994 - at Lawrence, Kan. 800 Meters.......................................... Kristi Kloster, 2:05.42 High Jump.............................................Keely Harding, 5-10 1993 - at Boulder, Colo. 400-Meter Hurdles.................................. Dawn Steele, 59.46 10,000 Meters.........................................Julia Saul, 36:35.20 1992 - at Norman, Okla. 800 Meters.......................................... Kristi Kloster, 2:06.78 3,000 Meters.....................................Cathy Palacios, 9:27.11 High Jump......................................MaryBeth Labosky, 6-1.5 Javelin..................................................Heather Berlin, 166-0 1987 - at Lawrence, Kan. Heptathlon.......................................... Rosie Wadman, 5,138 1986 - at Boulder, Colo. Discus............................................. Denise Buchanan, 152-3 Shot Put....................................... Denise Buchanan, 48-3.25 Heptathlon.......................................... Rosie Wadman, 4,617 1985 - at Manhattan, Kan. Discus............................................. Denise Buchanan, 162-2 Shot Put..............................................Stine Lerdahl, 50-5.25 1984 - at Lincoln, Neb. Javelin........................................ Anne Grethe Baeraas, 180-0 Discus...................................................... Lisa Bossch, 164-0 1983 - at Stillwater, Okla. Long Jump......................................Halcyon McKnight, 21-3 1982 - at Norman, Okla. 1,600-Meter Relay....................................................... 3:41.3 .................................... Donna Smitherman, Cherise Taylor, ........................................Halcyon McKnight, Lorna Tucker Long Jump...................................Halcyon McKnight, 21-5.5 Discus.................................................. Robin Small, 167-5.5 1981 - at Ames, Iowa 100-Meter Hurdles.................................... Gwen Poss, 14.86 Long Jump......................................Halcyon McKnight, 20-1 1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. Long Jump......................................Halcyon McKnight, 19-5 Discus.............................................. Robin Small, 151-11.25 Javelin........................................................ Tami Rose, 142-9
1979 - at Manhattan, Kan. 100 Meters.................................................Lori Green, 11.63 200 Meters.................................................Lori Green, 23.49 1978 - at Norman, Okla. 100 Meters.......................................... Sheila Calmese, 11.86 200 Meters.......................................... Sheila Calmese, 24.17 Sprint Medley Relay.................................................... 1:43.4 ..................................Sheila Calmese, Charmane Kuhlman, ...................................................... Amy Miles, Lori Lowrey 400-Meter Relay........................................................... 46.99 ..................................Sheila Calmese, Charmane Kuhlman, ...................................................... Amy Miles, Lori Lowrey 1977 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Meters............................................ Sheila Calmese, 11.5 200 Meters.......................................... Sheila Calmese, 24.30 1976 - at Ames, Iowa Shot Put................................................Jesse Riddle, 43-11.5 1974 - at Manhattan, Kan. Shot Put.............................................. Mary Jacobson, 43-11
Total Women’s Individual Outdoor Conference Titles (1974-2008) 100 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 100-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 400-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 400-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1,600-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Sprint Medley Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Heptathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
2005 - at Manhattan, Kan. Pole Vault....................................... Kate Sultanova, 13-05.25 Triple Jump........................................ Brooklyn Hann, 42-11 2001 - at College Station, Texas Javelin.................................................... Andrea Bulat, 158-0
Crystal Manning
1999 - at Waco, Texas Pole Vault....................................... Andrea Branson, 13-4.25 Heptathlon.........................................Candace Mason, 5,617 1998 - at Columbia, Mo. Pole Vault..........................................Candace Mason, 12-5.5 Heptathlon.........................................Candace Mason, 5,637 Big Eight Conference 1996 - at Lincoln, Neb. 10,000 Meters......................................Sarah Heeb, 35:28.79
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2010 Kansas Track and Field Kansas Team Honors TRACK AND FIELD JAYHAWK OF THE YEAR 2008............................................................Crystal Manning
JAYHAWK OF THE YEAR Track 1989 Craig Watcke Tricia Brown 1990 Steve Hefferman Amy Hadley 1991 Michael Cox Margaret Sullivan 1992 Jason Teal Cathy Palacios 1993 Michael Cox Julia Saul 1994 Joe Pickett Kristi Kloster 1995 Michael Cox Natasha Shafer 1996 Pierre Lisk Melissa Swartz 1997 Ricardo Amezcua Carleen Roberts 1998 Charlie Gruber Tamra Montgomery 1999 Charlie Gruber Scott Russell 2000 Charlie Gruber 2001 Katy Eisenmenger Andy Tate 2002 Katy Eisenmenger 2003 Leo Bookman Kim Clark 2004 Leo Bookman Laura Lavoie 2005 Sheldon Battle 2006 Sheldon Battle 2007 Ashley Brown Colby Wissel 2008 Nickesha Anderson Julius Jiles 2009 Nickesha Anderson
Field Pat Manson MaryBeth Idoux Vince Labosky Kim Hutheofer Pat Manson MaryBeth Labosky Harun Hazim MaryBeth Labosky Harun Hazim MaryBeth Labosky John Bazzoni Keely Harding Nick Johannsen Amy Baker Michael Evers Candace Mason Michael Evers Kim Feldkamp Scott Russell Candace Mason Eniola Ajayi Andrea Branson Candace Mason Andrea Branson ----Scott Russell --------Amy Linnen Charisse Bacchus Kate Sultanova Egor Agafonov Kate Sultanova Egor Agafonov Jordan Scott
NEWCOMER/FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009
Men Brian Martin Nathan Prenger Jon Colby Miller Ricardo Amezcua Lester Smith Ryan Speers Mark Menefee T.J. Hackler Brian Franklin --- Gavin Ball Julis Jiles Egor Agafonov Jack Sachse Jordan Scott Keith Hayes Brian Bishop
Women Latonya Holloway Diamond Williams Carleen Roberts April Kockrow Andrea Branson Andrea Bulat Ashley Pyle Laura Lavoie Brooklyn Hann Abby Emsick Octavia Garrett Kate Sultanova Stephanie Horton Lauren Bonds Brittany Parker Shayla Wilson Mackenzie Wills
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 1989............................................................. Patrick Manson 1991............................................................. Patrick Manson 1995................................................................. John Bazzoni 1996................................................................. Kristi Kloster 1997..................................................................... Lisa Beran 1998..................................................................... Lisa Beran 1999.............................................................Candace Mason 2002..................................................................Scott Russell 2004 .................................................................... Kim Clark ...................................................................... Megan Manthe 2005..................................................................... Kim Clark ...................................................................... Megan Manthe 2007...............................................................Egor Agafonov 2008..................................................................... Eric Fattig 2009................................................................ Lauren Bonds
DR. ROBERT E. FREDRICK SENIOR SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Emily Reimer ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (Top Cumulative GPA For Upperclassmen)
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Men 2001 Brent Behrens 2002 Brent Behrens 2003 Joshy Madathil 2004 Brian Raggett Erik Sloan 2005 Mark Gdowski Grady Sullivan 2006 Mark Gdowski 2007 Eric Fattig 2008 Eric Fattig 2009 Jareb Stallbaumer
Women Eve Lamborn Eve Lamborn Abby Nielsen Kim Clark Megan Manthe Kim Clark Megan Manthe Abby Emsick Kim Clark Megan Foster Megan Manthe Abby Emsick Emily Reimer Elizabeth Beisner Emily Reimer
1991-1992................................................. Donnie Anderson 1992-1993................................................MaryBeth Labosky 1994-1995........................................................ John Bazzoni . 1995-1996........................................................ Kristi Kloster 1997-1998............................................................ Lisa Beran 2001-2002........................................................ Andrea Bulat 2001-2002.........................................................Scott Russell 2005-2006..................................................... Joshy Madathil 2006-2007........................................................Abby Emsick
GLENN CUNNINGHAM AWARD Given to those who provide exceptional leadership, even while having to overcome personal adversity. (Discontinued) Men 1994 Dan Waters 1995 Michael Evers 1996 Jeff Dieterich 1997 Marcus Scheid 1998 Eric Patterson 1999 Chris Dunback 2000 Chris Dunback
Women Sandy Wilder Sandy Wilder Kristi Kloster Robbie O’ Brien Candace Mason Candace Mason Jennie Wonder Ashley Fienberg
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