2008 Kansas Track & Field Media Guide by Kansas Jayhawks

Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field Egor Agafonov 2007 Weight Throw National Champion

Table of Contents

Introduction Quick Facts.......................................................................................................2 Schedule/Opponent Contacts..................................................................3 Media Information........................................................................................4 This is Kansas Track and Field Track and Field Tradition............................................................................6 Kansas Relays..................................................................................................8 Legendary Coaches................................................................................... 10 Jayhawks in the Hall of Fame................................................................. 11 The University of Kansas.......................................................................... 14 Athletics Excellence................................................................................... 16 Athletics Facilities....................................................................................... 18 KU Tradition.................................................................................................. 20 KU Head Coaches....................................................................................... 21 Famous Alumni........................................................................................... 22 Welcome to Lawrence.............................................................................. 24 The Big 12 Conference............................................................................. 26 Coaches and Staff Head Coach Stanley Redwine................................................................ 28 Middle Distance/Distance Coach Doug Clark................................. 30 Sprints/Hurdles Coach Elisha Brewer.................................................. 31 Vertical Jumps Coach Tom Hays........................................................... 32 Throws Coach Andy Kokhanovsky....................................................... 33 Horizontal Jumps Coach Wayne Pate................................................. 34 Kansas Relays Meet Director Milan Donley...................................... 35 Chancellor Bob Hemenway.................................................................... 36 Director of Athletics Lew Perkins......................................................... 37 Track and Field and Support Staff........................................................ 38 Meet the Jayhawks Women's Roster.......................................................................................... 40 Men's Roster................................................................................................. 41 2008 Outlook............................................................................................... 42 Meet the Women........................................................................................ 43 Meet the Men.............................................................................................. 62 2007 Year-In-Review Indoor Season Recap................................................................................ 80 Outdoor Season Recap............................................................................ 81 2007 Indoor Results................................................................................... 82 2007 Outdoor Results............................................................................... 84 Record Book Indoor Record Books................................................................................. 88 All-Time Indoor Performance Charts.................................................. 90 Outdoor Record Books............................................................................. 92 All-Time Outdoor Performance Charts............................................... 94 Kansas American and World Record Holders.................................. 96 History Jayhawk Track and Field Through the Years..................................... 98 Year-by-Year Summary...........................................................................103 History of the Kansas Relays ...............................................................104 Kansas NCAA Champions......................................................................106 Kansas Olympians and Captains........................................................107 Indoor All-Americans..............................................................................108 Outdoor All-Americans..........................................................................109 Men’s Conference Champions.............................................................110 Women’s Conference Champions......................................................112 Team Honors..............................................................................................116

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

University of Kansas

Quick Facts

Location..................................................................... Lawrence, Kan. Founded.........................................................................................1866 Enrollment................................................................................. 29,613 Nickname............................................................................. Jayhawks Colors.....................................................................Crimson and Blue Chancellor................................................... Dr. Robert Hemenway Athletics Director..........................................................Lew Perkins Assoc. AD/Track and Field Administrator......... Chris Howard Conference.................................................................................Big 12 Website......................................................... www.kuathletics.com

2007-08 Team Information

Head Coach......................... Stanley Redwine (Arkansas, 1985) .......................Eighth Year at Kansas/14th Year as Head Coach Sprints/Hurdles.........................Elisha Brewer (Arkansas, 1998) Distance................. Doug Clark (Central Missouri State, 1981) Vertical Jumps...................................... Tom Hays (Kansas, 1989) Throws..............Andy Kokhanovsky (Abilene Christian, 1998) Horizontal Jumps...........................Wayne Pate (Indiana, 1981) Kansas Relays Meet Director............................................................ ....................................Milan Donley (Southern Colorado, 1981) Kansas Relays Asst. Meet Director....................... Jake Strecker Administrative Assistant ......................................Debbie Luman. Office E-mail...........................................................dluman@ku.edu 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 Meet Contact Number............................................785-864-7975 Home Facility (Outdoor).HershbergerTrack/Memorial Stadium Press Box.......................................................................785-864-5593

Big 12 Conference

Commissioner...................................................................Dan Bebee Assistant Commissioner (Communications)..........Bob Burda Track and Field Contact........................................... Jason Berney Mailing Address.................. 400 East John Carpenter Freeway ................................................................................. Irving, TX 75062 Switchboard................................................................ 469-524-1000 Media Relations Fax.................................................. 469-524-1025 Website........................................................www.big12sports.com

Team Information

Mens 2006 Big 12 Finish (I/O)........................................... 7th/6th Womens 2006 Big 12 Finish (I/O).................................... 6th/5th Mens 2006 NCAA Finish (I/O)....................................... 16th/18th Womens 2006 NCAA Finish (I/O)................................ 34th/35th Mens Big 12 Champions (returning/lost)..............................4/0 Womens Big 12 Champions (returning/lost).......................4/0 Mens All-Americans (returning/lost).......................................4/1 Womens All-Americans (returning/lost)................................3/1 Mens NCAA Champions (returning/lost)...............................1/0 Womens NCAA Champions (returning/lost)........................0/0

Team History

Seasons of Track and Field (M/W)............................108th/35th 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

Guide Credits

The 2008 University of Kansas Track and Field media guide was written,editedanddesignedbyKansasMediaRelationsAssistant Eric Dolan. Editorial contributions by Mike Cummings, Christine Dieckmann, Katy Lonergan, Erin Penning, Chris Theisen and Mike Strauss ofthe KansasMediaRelationsstaff.Specialthanksto Candace Dunback, Debbie Luman, Janiece Richard, Steven SchoonandtheKansastrackandfieldcoachingstaff. Photography by Jeff Jacobsen, Laura Jacobsen and University Archives. Covers designed by Kansas Athletics Graphics Designer Beau White. Printing by MultiAd of Peoria, Ill.

On the Cover

EgorAgafonov,2007NCAAchampioninthehammerthrow(center) and 2007 All-Americans ColbyWissel (indoor 3,000-meter run), Kate Sultanova (indoor and outdoor pole vault), Paul Hefferon (outdoor5,000-meterrun),JuliusJiles(outdoor110-meterhurdles), Barrett Saunders (outdoor long jump), Ashley Brown (outdoor 400-meter hurdles) and Crystal Manning (outdoor triple jump).

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Indoor Schedule

Schedules

Date Event Location Dec. 8 KSU All-Comers Manhattan, Kan. Jan. 11 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Jan. 19 Kansas Invitational Lawrence, Kan. Jan. 25 Jayhawk Classic Lawrence, Kan. Feb. 1-2 Husker Invitational Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 8 New Balance Collegiate Invitational NewYork,N.Y. Feb. 15 ISU Classic Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 16 ISU Classic Ames, Iowa Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 29 Big 12 Indoor Championships Lincoln, Neb. Mar. 1 Big 12 Indoor Championships Lincoln, Neb. Mar. 8 Iowa State Invite (NCAA Qualifier) Ames, Iowa Mar. 14-15 NCAA Indoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark.

Outdoor Schedule

Date Event Location Mar. 21 Wake Forest Invitational Winston Salem, N.C. April 2-5 Texas Relays Austin, Texas April 12 John Jacobs Invitational Norman, Okla. April 16-19 Kansas Relays Lawrence, Kan. April 24-26 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa May 2 Arkansas Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. May 3 Payton Jordan Invitational Palo Alto, Calif. May 16-18 Big 12 Championships Boulder, Colo. May 30-31 NCAA Midwest Regional Lincoln, Neb. June 11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships Des Moines, Iowa

Big 12 Track and Field Contacts Baylor University SID: Jon Brown Office: 254-710-4049 E-mail: jonathan_brown@baylor.edu

University of Colorado SID: Linda Poncin Office: 303-492-5980 E-mail: linda.poncin@colorado.edu

Iowa State University SID: Brad Gee Office: 515-294-3372 E-mail: bradgee@iastate.edu

Kansas State University SID: Tracy Lorg Office: 785-532-7975 E-mail: tlorg@ksu.edu

University of Missouri SID: Tom Lewis Office: 573-884-9486 E-mail: tlewis@mizzou.edu

University of Nebraska SID: Jeremy Foote Office: 402-472-7778 E-mail: jfoote@huskers.com

University of Oklahoma SID: David Bassity Office: 405-325-8231 E-mail: dbassity@ou.edu

Oklahoma State University SID: Jason Trout Office: 405-742-7714 E-mail: jason.r.trout@okstate.edu

University of Texas SID: Laurenâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Williams Office: 512-232-9460 E-mail: Lauren.williams@athletics.utexas.edu

Texas A&M University SID: Shawn Price Office: 979-845-2566 E-mail: sprice@athletics.tamu.edu

Texas Tech University SID: Brandon Ireton Office: 806-742-2770 E-mail: brandon.ireton@ttu.edu

Big 12 Conference SID: Jason Berney Office: 469-524-1039 E-mail: jberney@big12sports.com

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Media Information

The University of Kansas media relations office welcomes your interest in track and field and will make every effort to make your coverageoftheJayhawksanenjoyableexperience.Themediarelations officemaintainsinformationonallcurrentstudent-athletes,aswellas historical information on previous athletes and the program in general. For information, interviews or photo shoots and/or file photos,pleasecallorstopbyourofficelocatedinAllenFieldhouseor faxarequest.Thefollowingaresomebriefguidelinesofwhichmedia should be aware: Internet Resources For up-to-date news concerning KU track and field, members of the media can retrieve information on the official Kansas Athletics website, by logging onto www.kuathletics.com.

Press Services Weeklypressreleasesincludingupdatedindividualandteamstatsand performancesheets,aswellasinformationonupcomingmeets,will be available each Monday.The releases are available in PDF format via email. To be included in the email list, please contact Media Relations Assistant Eric Dolan at dolan@ku.edu. The releases will also be available on the KU athletics website in PDF format. For fax service, please contact the Kansas media relations office.

Contact Information Asst. A.D./Media Relations..................................................Chris Theisen Track and Field Contact.............................................................Eric Dolan Office Phone...........................................................................785-864-7947 Dolan Cell Phone...................................................................585-260-8322 Dolan E-Mail...........................................................................dolan@ku.edu Media Relations Fax..............................................................785-864-7944 Mailing Address................................................................................ Rm. 104 ........................................................................................1651 Naismith Drive ........................................................................................ Lawrence, KS 66045 Website..................................................................... www.kuathletics.com

Chris Theisen Assistant A.D. Media Relations

Mike Strauss Associate Director Media Relations

Beau White Assistant Director Media Relations/ â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Graphic Designer

Christine Dieckmann Assistant Director Media Relations

Katy Lonergan Assistant Director Media Relations

Mike Cummings Assistant Director Media Relations

Eric Dolan Media Relations Assistant

Erin Penning Office Manager

Jeff Jacobsen Staff Photographer

Interviews Allinterviewswithstudent-athletesandcoachesshouldbearranged through media relations contact Eric Dolan at 785-864-7947. Please give at least 24 hours notice. Phone interviews will be done on a callback 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 and indoor meets are free and open to the public. Kansas Relays The Kansas Relays will take place April 16-19.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.Torequestacredential,contactMediaRelationsAssistant Eric Dolan by telephone at 785-864-7947 or by e-mail at dolan@ku.edu.

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Media Outlets

Address Office Phone Fax Number Website 619 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-1000 785-843-4512 www.kusports.com Flint Hall, Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-4810 785-864-5261 www.kansan.com 616 SE Jefferson Street, Topeka, KS 66607 785-295-1188 785-295-1230 www.hawkzone.com 1729 Grand, Kansas City, MO 64108 816-234-4355 816-234-4360 www.kcstar.com PO Box 130, Olathe, KS 66051 913-764-2211 913-764-2251 www.joconews.com 6205 Stilwell Road, Plano, TX 75023 866-829-9143 214-764-3817 7th and New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044 785-843-1000 785-832-6363 www.sunflowerbroadband.com 3125 West Sixth Street, Lawrence, KS 66049 785-843-1320 785-841-5924 2073 Dole Center, Lawrence, KS 66045 785-864-4745 785-864-5173

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

This is Kansas Track and Field 6 - Track and Field Tradition 8 - Kansas Relays 10 - Legendary Coaches 11 - Jayhawks in the Hall of Fame 14 - The University of Kansas 16 - Athletics Excellence 18 - Athletics Facilities 20 - KU tradition 21 - KU Head Coaches 22 - Famous Alumni 24 - Welcome to Lawrence 26 - Introduction to Kansas City 28 - Big 12 Conference

Track and Field Affectionately known as “the Pachyderms”, Karl Salb (kneeling), Steve Wilhelm (left) amd Doug Knopp (right) finished 1-2-3 in the shot put at the 1969 and 1970 NCAA Championships.

Since its inceptio n, the Kansas trac k and field program has be en the home to legendary coaches, confer ence titles an d Olympic champions.The pr ogram has captur ed six NCAA Track and Field Championships, 60 league crowns, 71 indivi dual national ch ampions and developed over 300 All-Americ ans. The program’s roots also extend inte rnationally, as Kansas has de veloped 24 Olym pians, nine medalists and fo ur gold medalist s.

Andrea Branson

•Five-time All-American •Two-time Conference Champion

Charlie Gruber

•2004 Olympian (1500-meter run) •Five-time Conference Champion •Five-Time AllAmerican

Leo Bookman

•Three-time National Champion •Four-time All-American •Three-timeConferenceChampion

Billy Mills

•1964 10,000-meter run Olympic Gold Medalist •Member of 1959 and 1960 National Championship teams •1961 Two-Mile Run Conference Champion •National Hall of Fame Member (Class of 1976)

Cliff Wiley

•12-time All-American •Seven-time Conference Champion •Member of 1977 Mile Relay National Championship team

Scott Russell

•Six-time All-American •2002 Javelin National Champion •2002 Weight Throw National Champion •Nine-timeConferenceChampion

Tradition Kristi Kloster

•Three-time All-American •Three-time Conference Champion •1996 National Champion in the indoor 800-meter run

Shelia Calmese

•Three-Time All-American •Eight-Time Conference Champion •1978300-yard dash AIAW National Champion

Jim Ryun

•Three-time Olympian (1968, 72, 76) •Silver Medalist, 1,500-meter run in 1968 •Five-Time NCAA Champion •Broke five World Records •Seven-time All-American •10-time Conference Champion •National Hall of Fame Member (Class of 1980)

Glenn Cunningham

•Broke World Records in the Mile and 1,500 meters while at KU •12-time Conference Champion •1932 and 1933 NCAA Mile Champion •Two-time Olympian •SilverMedalistat1936Olympicsin1,500meters •National Hall of Fame Member (Class of 1974)

Wes Santee

•1952 Olympian (5,000-meter run) •Seven-time Conference Champion •1952 5,000-meter run National Champion •1953 Mile National Champion •Three-timeAll-American

Al Oerter

Bill Neider Sheldon Battle

•Six-Time All-American •Three-Time Conference Champion •2006MidwestFieldAthleteoftheYear

•Two-Time Shot Put Olympic Medalist~ 1956: Silver, 1960: Gold •Five-time Conference Champion •1955ShotPutNationalChampion •Member of National Hall of Fame (Class of 2006)

•Olympic Discus Champion: 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968 •First person in Olympic history to become a Four-TimeChampionin one Event •Seven-timeConference Champion •1957 and 1958 NCAA Discus Champion •National Hall of Fame Member (Class of 1974)

Kansas Relays

1936 Kansas Relays

John Outland, "the Father of the Kansas Relays."

Entering its 81st year, the Kansas Relays represents one of the premier track and field events held in the United States.The event, which is the third-largest in the country, brings together a collection of high school, college, university and professional talent striving to compete against the very best competition. In recentyears,theRelayshasintroducedprofessionalathletesandformerOlympians into a series of invitational events, appropriately labeled“The Gold Zone.”The Kansas Relays continue to grow with each year, as 2005 and 2006 produced the second and third-largest crowds in the event’s history.

Campanile Hill is the backdrop of the 1956 Relays

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Roland Locke sets the World Record in the 100-yard dash at the 1926 Kansas Relays with a time of 9.6 seconds.

The cover for the first Kansas Relays program in 1923.

The Kansas Relays in 1949 Wilt Chamberlain

Start of the women's 100-meter dash final in 2005

Jim Ryun competed at the Kansas Relays as a high school, collegiate and professional athlete.

Longtime Kansas Relays announcer Max Falkenstien

Legendary Coaches 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 their best finish to date in both the indoor and outdoor conference championships

Bill Easton

1948-1965 •Won 38 conference crowns between cross country & track and field •Coached 38 AllAmericans & 18 National Champions •During his tenure, his teams won 41 consecutive dual meets •National Hall of Fame member (Class of 1975)

Karl Schlademan 1919-1926 • Coached KU to its first conference championship (men's indoor) and NCAA appearance (men's ourdoor) in 1922

Teri Anderson 1978-1980 • Coached the women's team to its first appearance at the indoor AIAW Championships in 1979 and the thirdplace finish remains its highest placing in team history.

John Outland

•Considered the Father of the Kansas Relays in 1923

Bob Timmons

Brutus Hamilton Dr. James Naismith

1901-1906 •First track and field coach in KU History •Inventor of the game of basketball

1930-1932 •Coached two conference championship teams •Led KU to its first top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships •National Hall of Fame member (Class of 1974)

1966-1988 •Coach of 13 indoor league crowns and 14 outdoor titles •Three Indoor National Champions (1966, 1969 and 1970) •Coach of the 1970 Outdoor National Championship team

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. TrackandFieldandCrossCountryathletesareeligiblefortheHallofFamebybecominganNCAAchampion,anOlympian, oraWorldorAmericanrecordholder.TeamsandcoachesareeligiblebyfinishinginthetoptenattheNCAAChampionships.Special admittance also may be granted for bringing national distinction and honor to KU. Currently,theKansastrackandfieldprogramhasplaced57athletes,sevencoachesand45teamsintheKansasHallofFame. Mostrecently,headcoachStanleyRedwineandthe2001and2002men’sindoorteamswereinductedfortheirback-to-backeighthplace 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

Women’s Indoor Track 1979 AIAW - 3rd 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

Men’s Indoor Track 1965 NCAA - 10th 1966 NCAA Title 1967 NCAA - 3rd 1968 NCAA - 4th 1969 NCAA Title 1970 NCAA Title 1971 NCAA - 4th 1973 NCAA - 2nd 1975 NCAA - 2nd 1978 NCAA - 4th 1979 NCAA -4th 1980 NCAA - 4th 1989 NCAA - 4th 2001 NCAA - 8th 2002 NCAA -8th Men’s Cross Country 1950 NCAA - 4th 1951 NCAA - 2nd 1953 NCAA Title 1954 NCAA - 4th 1955 NCAA - 2nd 1957 NCAA - 5th 1956 NCAA - 2nd 1961 NCAA - 4th 1963 NCAA - 4th 1965 NCAA - 6th 1989 NCAA - 10th

Jayhawks in the 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.

Brutus Hamilton (1930-32) Class of 1974

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-backnationalchampionships in the mile in 1932-33. Cunningham andformerJayhawkstarWesSanteeare honored at the Kansas Relays with the running of the Glen Cunningham and Wes Santee 1,500-meter runs.

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). Duringhis18-yeartenureatKU,histeamswon38conference championships, including a stretch of eight-straight years when Kansas won both indoor and outdoor conference titles.

Inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974, Hamilton’s teamswonBigSixConferenceoutdoor 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 CaliforniaBerkeley.

Al Oerter (1955-58) Class of 1974

Karl Schlademan (1919-1926) Class of 2007

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2007, Schlademan was the head coach for track and field 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 60conferencechampionshipsandto their first NCAA appearance.

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).

USATF Hall of Fame 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 HallofFamein1976.Avirtualunknownheading 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 AllAmerican, the 1960 Big Eight Conference cross country champion and a member of the 1959 and 1960 NCAA Championship Outdoor track teams.

Jim Ryun (1966-69) Class of 1980

Bill Nieder (1953-56) Class of 2006

Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006, shot putter Bill Nieder teamed up with Al Oerter to giveKUadynamictandeminthrowingevents inthelate1950s.Niederwasthefirstcollegian to break the 60 foot barrier and was the 1955 NCAA champion. After capturing the silver medalatthe1956Olympics,Niedertookgold at the 1960 Olympics. He also broke the world record in 1960 with a mammoth toss of 65-7 feet.

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 wasalsothefirsthighschoolrunnerto 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 & 1955). During his career as a Jayhawk, Santee won the NCAA 5,000m 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.

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.

The University Kansas Roots, Global Reach

The University of Kansas — fondly known as KU — is a tradition-rich, comprehensive research university that throughout its distinguished history has excelled in creating superior, enduring value for students, the state of Kansas and the world. KU ranks among the nation’s premier public research universities and is a leading center for study in a wide range of fields: the arts and humanities, the sciences and the professions. Founded by the same determined New Englanders who had emigrated to the Kansas Territory to create a state free of slavery, KU became one of the first universities of the Great Plains. The university opened its doors on Sept. 12, 1866, to 29 men and 26 women. Never in its history has KU restricted admissions based on race or gender. Since its early years, KU has been fueled by high aspirations and today enjoys a national reputation for innovation and academic excellence. In 1890, the first chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi west of the Mississippi River were chartered in Lawrence. The following year, the KU Endowment Association was established, the first foundation of its kind supporting a state-assisted university. In 1908, KU became one of the first 11 public universities to be admitted to the prestigious Association of American Universities. Not to be forgotten: KU initiated interscholastic basketball competition in 1898, under the leadership of Dr. James Naismith, the founder of basketball. With a student body of 29,613 and an endowment with assets of more than $1 billion, KU has become a diversified, broad-based center of learning with professional schools in allied health, architecture and urban design, business, education, engineering, fine arts, journalism and mass communication, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social welfare. KU also has expanded geographically, adding the Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas; the School of Medicine clinical branch in Wichita; the Edwards Campus in Overland Park; and educational and research facilities throughout the state.

World-class, Accessible Education

KU faculty members have earned international distinction: 10 have been elected national academy members, 35 are fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and 269 have received Fulbright awards for international study since 1950. Led by the faculty, KU students have achieved an impressive record of major honors: 25 Rhodes, 401 Fulbright, 43 Goldwater, 16 Truman, 17 Udall and nine Marshall scholarships; 24 Mellon fellowships; five Javits fellowships; and one Churchill scholarship and one Nobel Prize laureate. KU prepares students for success in an increasingly global economy. Among public universities, KU ranks fourth in the nation for the percentage of its students who study abroad, and 23rd in the nation for the number of graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers. In 2005, KU was chosen as one of five universities to receive the Paul Simon Award for excellence in and commitment to international education. The attractiveness of KU to outstanding high school graduates is reflected in the current student body — the best-qualified in KU history — based on high school GPA and standardized test scores. In 2005, KU enrolled 57 National Merit scholars (16th among U.S. public universities), five National Hispanic scholars and four National Achievement scholars. For more information, or to join in supporting the University of Kansas, go to www. ku.edu.

of Kansas Jayhawk Alumni

Every university likes to identify its famous graduates, and of course we have a few names we like to drop too. Some are instantly recognizable, like Wilt Chamberlain or presidential candidate Bob Dole. Some have won notable awards, like Nobel prize winner Vernon Smith, or have positions of national influence, like Janet Murguia, leader of the nation’s largest Hispanic advocacy group La Raza. One even discovered a planet. His name was Clyde Tombaugh and the planet is Pluto. But most importantly to us are the thousands of alumni who tell us KU gave them the knowledge and experience to lead successful lives and careers. They are in your community — the doctor, pharmacist, city manager, business owner, your teacher. Ask them how important KU is to them — and you.

Path-breaking Research

Research at the University of Kansas is a thriving, dynamic enterprise that contributes directly to the health, safety, cultural life and economy of the state and nation. Independent, multidisciplinary research centers focus on such areas as human health and development, the environment and natural sciences, the arts and humanities, information technology and informatics, educational research, natural resources and infrastructure and societal organization. KU continues to broaden its commitment to fostering collaborative relationships among researchers at all its campuses and with other educational and corporate institutions and external research partners. In fiscal year 2005, total research expenditures of $280 million set a University record.

DEEP Analysis of KU

A nationwide study by Indiana University, the“Documenting Effective Educational Practice” report, in 2004 lauded KU as a progressive research university that thoroughly engaged students in the learning process. “Many other colleges and universities will benefit from learning about KU policies and practice,” the DEEP report stated.

University Statistics

•27,875 undergraduates and graduate students at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses; 2,769 students at the medical center; 2,610 students at the Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. •More than 170 fields of study and more than 100 opportunities to study abroad are offered to students. •In 2005, KU awarded about $180 million in financial aid and scholarships to more than 15,000 students. The average award was almost $8,500.

Student Statistics

•69.1 percent of students come from Kansas •KU students hail from 50 states and more than 115 countries •More than 1,500 students originate from abroad •Average age of undergraduate students: 21 •Percentage of men to women: 48 to 52 •17.4% of the University of Kansas student body is multicultural •Average ACT score for freshmen: 24.6 (31.3% scored above 27) •Retention rate for freshmen: 81 percent

Athletics Facilities

Rim Rock Farm

Horejsi Family Athletics Center

Robinson Natatorium Hoglund Ballpark

Allen Fieldhouse 16

Athletics Facilities

Bill Easton Track in Anschutz Sports Pavilion

Shot Put Area at McCook-Olympic Field

Throw Ring at McCook-Olympic Field Jim Hershberger Track at Memorial Stadium

Memorial Stadium

Athletics Excellence

Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball - 2006-07 Big 12 Champions

Colby Wissel

Amanda Costner

2006 Big 12 Cross Country ChampionBig 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year Big 12 Champion 2007NCAAIndoorAll-American(3,000meters)

Kate Sultanova

Big 12 Indoor Pole Vault Champion NCAA Indoor and Outdoor All-American

Julius Jiles

2007 All-American Outdoor 110-Meter Hurdles

Athletics Excellence

Anthony Collins

All-American Outland Trophy Finalist

Ashley Brown

Big 12 100-Meter Hurdle Champion Outdoor All-American (400-Meter Hurdles)

Aqib Talib

All-American Bronko Nagurski Trophy Finalist

Egor Agafonov

NCAA Indoor Weight Throw Champion Big 12 Outdoor Hammer Throw Champion Second Team Academic All-American

Elizaveta Avdeeva

All-Big 12 First Team Singles & Doubles

Brandon Rush

Wooden Award All-American All-Big 12 First Team

KU Tradition 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. Even though there was no football team at KU until 1890, the Rock Chalk Chant tradition steadily grew. 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. Professor Bailey would be amazed to hear 50,000 Jayhawk football fans shouting the cheer he gave his Science Club in 1886; a cheer that Teddy Roosevelt said was the best he had ever heard.

The School Colors

Campanile Hill

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.

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.

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. Until that time, Kansas football games were played at Central Park on Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. 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.

On Commencement Day, KU grads make the walk down Campanile in a procession line before entering Memorial Stadium for graduation ceremonies.

What’s a Jayhawk?

The University of Kansas is home of the Jayhawk, a mythical bird with a fascinating history. Its orgin is rooted in the historic struggles of Kansas settlers. The term “Jayhawk” was probably coined about 1848. Accounts of its use appeared from Illinois to Texas. The name cobines two birds -- the blue jay -- a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and the sparrow hawk, a stealthy hunter. The message here: Don’t turn your back on this bird.

Waving The Wheat

Since the early days of KU football, 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 Memorial Stadium 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.

KU Head Coaches Coach (Alma Mater) Sport Year at Kansas Ray Bechard (Fort Hays State, 1980) Volleyball 10th The all-time winningest coach in school history, he led the Kansas to three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2003-05) and led the team to the second round in 2003 and 2004. Tracy Bunge (Kansas, 1986) Softball 12th Returned to her alma mater in 1996 and has led the Jayhawks to four NCAA Tournament appearances (1997, 99, 2005 and 2006) and the school’s first Big 12 softball title in 2006.

Ray Bechard Volleyball

Rob Catloth (Kansas, 1985) Rowing Leading the rowing program to new heights in both Big 12 and regional competitions.

13th

Bill Self

Men’s Basketball

Clark Campbell (Kansas, 1993) Swimming and Diving 6th Has coached nine NCAA Championship participants over the last two years, and led the team to a Top 25 ranking in 2005. Earned his 100th career victory in 2006-07. Mark Francis (SMU, 1986) Soccer 9th Led KU to its first conference championship in 2004 and three appearances in the NCAA Tournament (2001, 2003 and 2004). Kit Grove (Kansas, 1997) Men’s Golf Looks to continue tradition of excellence set forth by legendary coach Ross Randall.

Tracy Bunge Softball

1st

Amy Hall-Holt (Murray State, 1995) Tennis 5th Helped her team achieve a national ITA ranking two seasons in a row and has coached four AllBig 12 performers during the past two seasons. Bonnie Henrickson (St. Cloud State, 1986) Women’s Basketball 2005 Carol Eckman Award winner, guided KU to a WNIT appearance in 2005-06.

Stanley Redwine

Track and Field/Cross Country

4th

Mark Mangino (Youngstown State, 1987) Football 6th The only coach to lead Kansas to three bowl games, he guided the Jayhawks to a school record 12 victories in 2007 en route to the school's first BCS Bowl appearance (2008 Orange Bowl). The Jayhawks also earned their highest ranking ever in 2007, reaching number two in the polls.

Rob Catloth Rowing

Erin O’Neil (Georgia, 1997) Women’s Golf 4th Coached KU’s first Big 12 individual champion, Amanda Costner in 2007. Costner also qualified for the NCAA Regionals in 2006 and was named Big 12 Female Sportsperson of the Year.

Ritch Price Baseball

Ritch Price (Willamette, 1978) Baseball 6th Led KU to its first conference championship in more than 50 years in 2006 and an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Three of his former players are currently in the major leagues. Stanley Redwine (Arkansas, 1985) Track and Field/Cross Country 8th Has coached 54 All-Americans and four individual national champions in his seven years at KU. He has also guided the individual Big 12 men’s cross country champion in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

Clark Campbell Swimming and Diving

Mark Francis Soccer

Bill Self (Oklahoma State, 1985) Men’s Basketball 5th Led Kansas to three consecutive Big 12 Championships and four straight NCAA Tournament appearances. Self’s teams have won back-to-back Big 12 Tournament titles.

Kit Grove

Amy Hall-Holt

Men’s Golf

Tennis

Bonnie Henrickson Women’s Basketball

Erin O’Neil Women’s Golf

Mark Mangino Football

Famous Alumni

K.S. “Bud” Adams

Robert Eaton

Sheila Bair

Joe Engle

Etta Moten Barnett

Paul Ehrlich

William E. Borah

Ronald E. Evans

owner, Tennessee Titans

chairwoman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

actress and singer (first African-American woman to entertain at the White House)

U.S. Senator from Idaho; sponsored bills establishing labor department, Children’s Bureau

George Brown

first African-American elected lieutenant governor in U.S. (1974)

Peter Brown

president and CEO of AMC Entertainment, Inc.

Sen. Sam Brownback

current member of Congress and candidate for 2008 Republican presidential nomination

Wilt Chamberlain NBA Hall of Famer

John E. Christensen

Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Omaha

Linda Zarda Cook

executive director of Shell Gas & Power and former CEO of Shell Canada

Dale R. Corson

president, Cornell University (1969-77); physicist who discovered basic element Astatine (AT)

NASA astronaut

environmental scientist, population expert and author, MacArthur Fellow recipient

NASA astronaut

Lorenzo Dow Fuller, Jr.

first African-American host on NBC-TV

Moses Gunn

actor (“Heartbreak Ridge”, “Roots”)

Ann Hamilton

sculptor, installation artist and MacArthur Fellow recipient

Steve Hawley NASA astronaut

David Hills

evolutionary biologist and MacArthur Fellow recipient

Jane Dee Hull

governor of Arizona

William Inge

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (“Picnic”), Oscar Award-winner

Wes Jackson

David Dillon

Chairman and CEO, Kroger, Inc.

environmental historian; president of The Land Institute, Salina, Kan.; a MacArthur Fellow recipient

Bob Dole

Nancy Landon

David Ewing Duncan

Kenton Keith

former U.S. Senate majority leader; 1996 presidential nominee

former CEO of Chrysler Corp.

award winning science writer, author and commentator

first female U.S. senator (1979-97) without having been preceeded in office by her husband

U.S. ambassador to Quatar (1992-95)

Famous Alumni

Rick Kellerman

Sara Paretsky

Rebecca Kolls

Mandy Patinkin

president, American Academy of Family Physicians

Gardening expert (“Rebecca’s Garden”, “Good Morning America”)

Lee Kyung-sook

president of Sookmyung Women’s University, South Korea

Doug Lamborn

U.S. Congressman, 5th District, Colorado

Neil Lebute

film director/writer (“Wicker Man”, “Nurse Betty”, “In the Company of Men”)

Delano Lewis

best-selling mystery writer (V.I. Warshawski series)

actor (“Yentl”, “The Princess Bride”)

Artur Pizarro concert pianist

Dr. William Plested III

president of American Medical Association

Malcolm S. Robinson

president, National Bar Association

Paul Rudd

actor (“Clueless”, “Cider House Rules”, “Anchorman”, “40-Year Old Virgin”)

former National Public Radio CEO and ambassador to South Africa

Adolph Rupp

Billy Mills

Jim Ryun

Olympic gold medalist in 10,000 meters

David McClain

President, University of Hawaii

Elmer McCollum

scientist (discovered vitamins A and D)

Lou Montulli

co-founder of Netscape

Rep. Dennis Moore

current members of U.S. Congress

NCAA’s third-winningest men’s basketball coach

three-time U.S. track Olympian and former member of U.S. House of Representatives

Gale Sayers

NFL Hall of Fame running back

Kathleen Sebelius governor of Kansas

Dean Smith

NCAA’s second-winningest men’s basketball coach

Deanell Reece Tacha

current members of U.S. Congress

chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Alan Mulally

Clyde Tombaugh

president and CEO of Ford Motor Company

astronomer who discovered the planet Pluto

Janet Murguia

William F. Woo

Rep. Jerry Moran

president, National Council of La Raza

first Asian-American to be the editor of a major daily American newspaper, St. Louis Post Dispatch

Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Quick Facts 4 Lawrence Population: 81,604 4 Annual Average High Temperature: 67 4 Annual Average Low Temperature: 45 4 Annual Average Precipitation: 37” 4 Lawrence is conveniently located on Interstate 70 between Kansas City and Topeka (state capital). Kansas Highway 10 connects Lawrence to south Kansas City, Kan. Highway 59 serves as the city’s north and south access, and Highway 40 runs parallel to Interstate 70 east and west. 4 Lawrence was founded in 1854 by the New England Emigrant Aid Society in an effort to keep the territory free from slavery.. 4 Lawrence boasts the most vibrant downtown shopping district in Kansas. Many have called Massachusetts Street one of the most beautiful main streets in America. 4 Both the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails run through parts of Lawrence and Douglas County. 4 Lawrence streets are named after the states in the order they came into the Union, beginning with Delaware. 4 Massachusetts was designated the “Main” street because Lawrence’s founders were from Massachusetts. 4 Lawrence is a city literally bustling with activity. You’ll find a wide array of exciting cultural, educational and entertainment opportunities everywhere you look.

Lawrence, Kansas Distance Chart (From Lawrence to...)

The Sporting News selected Lawrence as one of the 50-best sports towns in North America in a recent report.

Topeka, Kan. .......................................................... 20 miles Kansas City ............................................................. 30 miles Manhattan, Kan. ................................................... 91 miles Wichita, Kan. ........................................................161 miles Omaha, Neb. ........................................................187 miles Oklahoma City, Okla. ........................................298 miles St. Louis, Mo. ........................................................301 miles Dallas, Texas .........................................................444 miles Little Rock, Ark. ...................................................466 miles Denver, Colo. ......................................................542 miles Chicago, Ill. ...........................................................578 miles

Lawrence is truly a college town with a vitality and diversity uniquely its own. The city is home to two universities: the University of Kansas and Haskell Indian Nations University. Baker University neighbors Lawrence to the south in Baldwin City. Psychology Today calls Lawrence one of the 25 least-stressful cities in which to live. 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. The League of American Bicyclists designated Lawrence a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bicycle-Friendly Communityâ&#x20AC;? in 2000. Clinton Lake was ranked among the top 50 lakes in the country by Boating World Magazine.

Big 12 Conference Success On The Field And In The Classroom The Big 12 Conference has been synonymous with success in competitive play and in the classroom as it enters its 12th season, and league members anticipatecontinuedsuccessduring the 2007-08 academic year. Inthefirst11yearsoftheBig12,theconferencecanboastof30team and more than 350 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued this past season, with team titles in men’s cross country (Colorado)andwomen’svolleyball(Nebraska)inadditiontonumerous individual crowns. Duringthepastthreeseasonsalone,atotalof11NCAAtrophieshave beenhoistedbyBig12institutions,withatleastonenationalcrownwonin 10of11yearsfortheconference,includingeachofthepast10seasons. Through the first nine Bowl Championship Series title games, the Big12leadsallconferenceswithfiveappearancesinthecontest. Big12 squadshaveplayedforthefootballnationalchampionshipfivetimesin the last eight years, with berths in 12 BCS games overall. Inbasketball,eightmen’sandwomen’steamshaveadvancedtotheir respectiveFinalFoursinthepastsixseasonsastheBig12continuesits placeamongtheeliteintercollegiateathleticconferences. Numerous nationalhonorshavebeenwonbymen’sandwomen’sstudent-athletes duringconferencehistory,withKevinDurant(Texas)themostrecentto garner accolades as the consensus 2007 National Player of the Year. TheBig12anditsmemberinstitutionsarecommittedtoacompetitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the student-athletes,administrators,coachesandgameofficialsoftheBig12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Big12student-athletesalsodowellingarneringnationalacademic recognition. This past season, two league standouts were named the Academic All-America of the Year in their sport by ESPN The Magazine and the College Sports Information Directors of America. Nebraska’sSarahPavan(volleyball)boasteda4.0grade-pointaveragein Biochemistry,whileAaronIveyofOklahoma(baseball)hada4.0GPAin Energy Management. Competitiveexcellence,scholarshipandsportsmanshipareallequal componentsoftheBig12philosophy.All-Big12teamsandAcademicAllBig12squadsarerecognizedforeachsportattheendoftheirrespective seasons. Attheendofeachacademicyear,theConferencehonorsitstopmale andfemalestudent-athleteswiththeBig12AthleteoftheYearandBig12 Sportsperson of the Year awards. Institutionscanalsonominatestudent-athletesfortheprestigiousDr. PrenticeGauttPostgraduateScholarshipsattheendofeachacademicyear. Atotalof177scholarshavereceivedmorethan$1millioninpostgraduate financial aid through the first 10 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball,crosscountry,football,golf,indoortrack&field,outdoortrack & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fieldedinbasketball,crosscountry,golf,gymnastics,indoortrack&field, outdoortrack&field,soccer,softball,swimming,tennisandvolleyball.

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Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan Beebe Associate Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Allen Associate Commissioner - WBB & Championships . . . . . . . Dru Hancock Associate Commissioner - MBB & Game Management . John Underwood Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Pace Assistant Commissioner - Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Burda Assistant Commissioner - Events & Human Resources . . . . Brad Clements Assistant Commissioner - Governance & Compliance . . . . . Lori Ebihara Assistant Commissioner - Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dayna Scherf Assistant Commissioner - Football & Student Services . Edward T. Stewart Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Carolla Director of Football Championship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Donnie Duncan Director of Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Ellen Enigk Director of Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maark Keith Coordinator of Football Officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Walt Anderson Associate Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joni James Assistant Director of Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carmen Branch Assistant Director of Video Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Hollister Staff Accountant/Ticket Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tim Frick Executive Assistant to the Commissioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Ellis Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Regina Everett Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tracy Hunt Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valerie Rocha Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Simmons Receptionist/Administrative Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daysi Tavera Assistant for Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blair Beneke Will Hancock Communications Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Berney Will Hancock Communications Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Walker

Theconferenceismadeupof12institutionsthathavesharedmany traditionalrivalriesthroughouttheirhistories.Memberschoolsinclude 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. Theinstitutionscreatedaleaguethatencompassessevenstates,over 42millionpeopleandmorethan18milliontelevisionhouseholdswithin its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Eachchampionshiphelpstodetermineteamsand/orindividualsthat willrepresenttheConferenceinnationalpostseasoncompetition.The winneroftheBig12footballchampionshipgameearnstheleague’sberth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. The Big 12 is under the direction of its fourth commissioner, Dan Beebe,whotookoverthereinsinSeptemberof2007. Beebeservedas theinterimcommissionerandchiefoperatingofficeroftheBig12prior to being appointed as the Big 12 Commisioner. Inits11-yearhistory,theconferencehasdistributed$913.2millionto its 12 member institutions. TheBig12staffadministerstomorethan4,600student-athletesin21 sports. The conference is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Meet the Coaches and staff 28 - Head Coach Stanley Redwine 30 - Distance/Middle Distance Coach Doug Clark 31 - Sprints and Hurdles Coach Elisha Brewer 32 - Vertical Jumps Coach Tom Hays 33 - Throws Coach Andy Kokhanovsky 34 - Horizontal Jumps Coach Wayne Pate 35 - Kansas Relays Meet Director Milan Donley 36 - Chancellor Robert Hemenway 37 - Director of Athletics Lew Perkins 38- Track and Field Support Staff

Stanley Redwine Head Coach Eighth Year

Kansas

Arkansas, 1985 Coach Redwine

Birthplace:

Dallas, Texas

Family: Wife, Jacqueline Daughters, Crysta and Alexa Son, Stanley Jr. Education:

Arkansas, 1985 Bachelor's in Administrative Management

Coaching Experience:

University of Arkansas (1985-94) Sprints and Hurdles University of Tulsa (1994-2000) Head Coach, Cross Country and Track and Field University of Kansas (2000-Present) Head Coach, Cross Country and Track and Field

Accolades:

• Head Coach for Team USA at the 2007 Pan-American Games • 2005 Big 12 Outdoor Coach of the Year • Assistant Coach for Team USA atthe2003Pan-AmericanGames • University of Arkansas Hall of Honor Inductee (2003) • Arkansas State Hall of Fame Inductee (2003) • Silver Medalist, 800-meter run (Goodwill Games, 1986, 1994) •BronzeMedalist,800-meterrun (Pan-Am Games, 1983, 1987) • Two-time U.S. 800-meter champion • University of Arkansas Most Outstanding Track Athlete (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) • Four-time All-American • Six-time conference champion

Sincetakingthereinsofthetrackandfieldandcross country teams at the University of Kansas, Stanley Redwinehasfoundsuccessinleapsandbounds.Ashe entershiseighthyearatthehelm,Redwine,hisstaffand histeamscontinuetoestablishtheirmarksintheloreof Jayhawkhistory,shatteringschoolrecordsandadding several All-Americans to the illustrious luminaries of Kansas’storiedpast.Judgingbyhisresults,bothasacoach and as an athlete, this path looks to continue into the future. InRedwine’sfirstsevenseasons, 29 Kansas student-athletes have achieved54All-Americahonorsand themen’sandwomen’steamshave combinedtosetmorethan60school recordsandcracktheKUall-timetopfive list in more than 60 events. At Kansas, hehascoachedfourtrackand fieldathletestonationalchampionships in six different events. As a result of their outstanding performances, Redwine’s2001and2002men’strack andfieldteamswereenshrinedinto the KU Hall of Fame after back-toback eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. Since coming to Lawrence, Redwine has been selected to coach at the international level on two occasions.InJulyof2007,hetraveledtoRiodeJaneiroas themen'strackandfieldheadcoachforTeamUSAatthe Pan-Americangames.Redwine'sathletestookhome20 medals,includingthreegolds.Redwinealsoservedasan assistanttrackcoachatthe2003gamesinSantoDomingo, Dominican Republic. ThroughoutRedwine'stenure,histeamshavealso shown great success in the classroom. In the past two seasonsalone,thecrosscountryteamshavesupplied18 members to the Academic All-Big 12 teams, while the track and field teams have contributed 45 to the same list. Followingthe2007outdoortrackseason,11more student-athleteswerenamedtotheUSTFCCCADivision I All-AcademicTeam and yet another, Egor Agafonov, was named an Academic All-American by CoSIDA/ ESPN The Magazine.

Theathleticachievementsofthe2006-07seasons werejustasplentifulastheacademicaccolades.Themen's crosscountryteammadeitssecond-consecutiveNCAA appearance, finishing 20th as Colby Wissel and Paul HefferonbecamethefirstKansasrunnersin12yearsto winAll-Americahonorsinthesameseason.Wisselwas alsooneofthreeindoortrackandfieldathletestoreceive All-Americahonorsasthemenfinished16thnationally andthewomen34th.Theoutdoorseasonwasoneofthe best in Redwine's tenure as his squads continued to display the success and tradition associated with the Kansas track and field program.The teams set a school record with eight All-Americans, includingthefirstduoofKUmen'slong jumperstoclaimthedistinctioninthe same year (Eric Babb and Barrett Saunders). The men had their best finish since 1989, ranking 18th in the nation,whilethewomen'sfifth-place finishattheBig12Championshipswas their highest showing in 13 years. Six differentJayhawkswonindividualBig 12 titles in 2006-07 (also a school record) and freshman pole vaulter Jordan Scott won the Big 12 Outdoor FreshmanPerformeroftheYearaward. Scottalsowon the same award during the indoor season. InRedwine'ssixthseason,themen’scrosscountryteam recorded its best results at both the Big 12 Conference ChampionshipsandtheNCAA Championshipsinmore than a decade, finishing third and 12th, respectively. Additionally, Redwine and his staff mentored Benson Chesangtoback-to-backBig12titlesincrosscountry,the firsttimeaJayhawkhadaccomplishedthefeatsincethe 1950s. Onthetrack,Redwineandhisstaffoversawthe developmentofSheldonBattle,asix-timeAll-American. Battlewasnamedthe2006DivisionIMen'sIndoorField Athlete of theYear for the Midwest Region. In total, the 2006trackandfieldseasondeliveredRedwineandhis staff six more All-America performers in 10 events. In2005,Redwineandhisstaffoversawfiveathletes receiveAll-AmericaaccoladesinoutdoortrackasRedwine and his staff guided Amy Linnen to Big 12 and NCAA Championships in the pole vault. The Jayhawk men

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

finished25thnationallyasthewomenplaced29thnationally.Thesummer of2005alsosawtheJayhawksclaimsuccessontheinternationalstageasPaul Hefferoncapturedsilverinthe5000-meterraceattheJuniorPanAmGames in Windsor, Ontario. CoachRedwine's2004men'scrosscountryteamtieditsBig12and regionalfinishesfromthepreviousseason,finishingfourthatbothmeets.In additiontothefirstofhistwoBig12championships,Redwineandhisstaff sawChesangbecomethefirstKUcrosscountry All-Americaninadecade with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Duringthe2003season,Redwineguidedthewomen’sindoortrack and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Conference Championshipsandasixth-placefinishattheoutdoorchampionships.On themen’sside,RedwineandhisstaffhelpeddevelopLeoBookmanashe becametheindoorandoutdoornationalchampioninthe200-meterdash,a feat he would repeat at the indoor championships in 2004. Redwine’s second season at KU was very prosperous. In 2002, he produced eight Big 12 champions, 21 total NCAA qualifiers and two individual national titlists.The men's track teams finished eighth in the nationduringtheindoorseasonandthengaveafourth-placeperformance attheBig12OutdoorChampionshipsandfinished21stnationally.Alsoin 2002, Redwine and his staff guided seven athletes to a total of eight AllAmericantitles,whilethemen’ssquadsetfouroutdoorandsevenindoor school records and one all-time collegiate record. In his first season at Kansas, Redwine and his staff made their mark quickly,turningwhatsomeconsideredarebuildingprojectintoabudding powerhouse.Redwinementoredsevendifferentathletestoatotalofnine All-AmericaawardsandhadthreeathletesqualifyfortheUSATFIndoor Championships, two athletes compete at the USATF Outdoor Championships, two athletes set a total of three national records,oneathletecompeteatthe IAAF World Championships in Edmonton,Canada,andtwoathletes compete at the World University Games in Beijing, China. Both his 2000 cross country teams improved at the Big 12 Conference championships as well, as the men placed sixth and the women improved from11thto eighth.

BeforeRedwinewasselectedas head coach at Kansas on May 25, 2000, he had a six-year stint as head coach at the University of Tulsa. At Tulsa,Redwine'sathletesbrokemore than 70 school records, most on multiple occasions. In many events, Redwine'sathletescompletelyrewrote the Golden Hurricane's all-time Top-10 performance lists. Including someofthetopfinishesinconference history,Redwineproduced11NCAA qualifiers and Tulsa's first-ever AllAmerican.Redwinealsooversawthe GoldenHurricanesastheyregistered CoachRedwinewithhiswifeJacqueline, someofthehighestconferencefinishes daughterAlexaandsonStanleyJr. in school history. PriortohiscoachingstintatTulsain1994,Redwinespent11yearsas anassistantcoachattheUniversityofArkansas,oneofthepremiertrackand field programs in the nation. During his tenure at UA, the Razorbacks capturednineconsecutiveNCAAchampionshipsand22titlesfrom1985 through1994inbothtrackandfieldandcrosscountry.Hehelpedproduce 14All-AmericansandtwoNCAAchampionsinhurdleandsprintevents. AmongthoseAll-Americansweretwo-time400-meterdashNCAAindoor and outdoor champion, Calvin Davis; three-time 400-meter dash and 500-meter dash NCAA champion, Robbie Haley; and seven-time AllAmerican sprinter, Jimmy French. BeforebecomingacoachatArkansas,Redwineplacedhisnameinthe Razorbackhistorybooksasa400-meter,600-yardand800-meterrunner from1980-1983.Redwinewasafour-timeAll-Americanandwasnamed UA'sOutstandingTrackAthleteallfourofhisyearsinFayetteville.Hewasa six-timeconferencechampionandstillranksamongtheRazorbacks'Top-10 insixevents,whichincludesanchoringtheschool'srecord-settingsprint medleyrelayteam(3:15.10)atthePennRelaysin1983,whichstillranksas thesecond-besttimeinschoolhistory.Forhisachievements,Redwinewas inducted into the University of Arkansas Hall of Honor in 2003. Professionally, Redwine retired from competition in 1996 after he finishedfifthinthe800-meterrunattheU.S.OlympicTrialsinAtlanta,Ga. He was a U.S. OlympicTrial qualifier five consecutive times from 1980 to 1996 and was a two-time silver medalist in the 800-meter run at the GoodwillGamesin1986and1994.HealsowonabronzemedalatthePan American Games in 1983 and 1987. Redwine was also a World Championshipteammemberin1985,1987,1989,1991and1993anda two-time U.S. 800-meter champion. Redwineearnedhisbachelor'sdegreeinadministrativemanagement fromtheUniversityofArkansasin1985.Heandhiswife,Jacqueline,have three children: Crysta (25), Stanley Jr. (22), and Alexa (17).

Redwine and the Jayhawks 1 - Olympic Athlete (Charlie Gruber in the 1,500-meter run at the 2004 Games in Athens) 2 - KU Hall of Fame teams (2001 and 2002 Men's Track and Field) 6 - Individual Track and Field National Championships 54 - All-America honors recieved by athletes under his tenure 63 - AcademicAll-Big12student-athletesinthelasttwoseasons,includingoneAcademicAll-American(EgorAgafonov)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Doug Clark Assistant Coach Middle Distance/Distance Eighth Year

Kansas

Central Missouri State, 1981 Coach Clark Birthplace: Marshalltown, Iowa Education:

Central Missouri State, 1981 Bachelor's in Education University of Arkansas, 1989 Master'sinSportsManagement

Coaching Experience:

University of Arkansas (1988-93) Assistant Cross Country Coach Track and Field Distance Coach University of Texas-El Paso (1994) Distance University of Tulsa (1994-2000) Distance University of Kansas (2000-Present) Assistant Cross Country Coach Track and Field Distance Coach

Accolades:

• Coached first Kansas Olympic distancerunner(CharlieGruber, 1,500 meters in 2004) since Jim Ryun in 1972 • Two athletes have broken the school record for the 3,000meter run in the last three years • Coached 12 track and field All-Americans in seven seasons at Kansas • Coached four All-Americans in cross country in the last four seasons • Coached for nine national championship teams from 1991-94 • Top Masters runner in Oklahoma from 1996-2000 • Qualified for the 2000 Olympic Marathon Trials

Doug Clark is in his eighth year at the University of Kansas as an assistant cross country coach and middle distance/distance coach for the track team. Clark cametoKUaftersixsuccessfulseasonsasanassistantcoachtoStanleyRedwine attheUniversityofTulsa.ClarkhasworkedcloselywithRedwinethroughouthis career,alsocoachingalongsidehimfrom1988-93attheUniversityofArkansas. Throughout Clark's seven-year tenure, the Jayhawks have produced AllAmerican athletes in the 1,500-meter run (two), Mile (two), 3,000-meter run (one), 3,000-meter steeplechase (one), 5,000-meter run (two), and distance medley relay (four) as well as an additional nine NCAA qualifiers in cross country and track. In that period, the team has also made major revisions to the school's all-time performance lists including school records in the men's and women's1,000-meterrun,women's1,500-meterrun,men's3,000-meterrunand the men's and women's distance medley relays. Most recently, in 2007, Clark led junior ColbyWissel to the the indoor conference championship and AllAmerica honors in the 3,000-meter run.Wissel also broke the school record in the event, topping a mark that had been set by another of Clark's athletes (Benson Chesang in 2005). Since arriving at Kansas, Clark also directed Jayhawk alumnus Charlie Gruber to a second-place finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials and as a member of the 2004 USA Olympic Team in the 1,500-meter run. That year Gruber ran 3:34.71 for 1,500 meters and 1:46.30 for 800 meters, was champion at the USATF 4K Cross Country Championships and finished second at the USATF Indoor Championships in the 1,500-meter run. In 2005, he oversaw Paul Hefferon to the USATF Junior Championship title and to the silver medal at the Pan American Junior Championships, both in the 5,000-meter run. The men's cross country team finished 12th (2005) and 20th (2006) at the NCAA Championships, the first consecutive top-20 finishes since 1991-92. The team also had back-to-back third-place showings at the conferencemeetin2005and2006,whichwerethehighestfinishessinceKansasplacedsecondintheBigEight Conference in 1981.The women have had their five highest finishes at the Big 12 Championships since Clark joinedthestaff.Thesecond-placefinishatthe2006MidwestRegionalsmatchedthemen'sbesteffortsincethe inception of the regional format in 1978. Since 2004, Kansas also boasts three Big 12 individual champions as well as four All-Americans in the last four seasons. DuringClark'stenureatTulsa,thedistanceandmiddledistanceathletesagainmademajormodificationsto the school record book including multiple Western Athletic Conference and Missouri Valley Conference championships.Mostnotably,ClarkdirectedDwightDavistoaschoolrecord3:59.29mileandTulsa'sfirst-ever track All-American awards in the indoor mile and outdoor 1,500-meter run in 2000. Prior to Tulsa, Clark served as an assistant coach at the University of Texas-El Paso in the spring of 1994. While with the Miners, he coached Jim Svenoy to a NCAA Championship in the outdoor 3,000 meter steeplechase. Under Clark, Svenoy also set a Norwegian record in the indoor 3,000-meter run (7:51), good enough for a second-place finish at the NCAA Championships. UTEP finished third in the nation during the indoor season and was national runner-up during the outdoor championships. While with Arkansas, Clark helped assemble one of the most dominant teams in the history of college athletics.Duringthe1991-92,1992-93and1993-94schoolyears,ArkansaswonallnineNCAAChampionships in Cross Country (three), Indoor Track (three) and Outdoor Track (three). Clark was an NCAA qualifier in cross country at Central Missouri State University and qualified for the 2000 Olympic Marathon Trials, running 2:17.40. He was the top Masters runner in Oklahoma from 1996-2000 posting times of 14:58/5K, 25:45/8K, and 31:41/10K.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Elisha Brewer Assistant Coach - Sprints/Hurdles Fourth Year

Kansas

Arkansas, 1998 Coach Brewer Birthplace: Fort Smith, Arkansas

Family:

Daughter, Asjah

Education:

University of Arkansas, 1998 Bachelor's in communications University of Arkansas, 2001 Master'sincounseloreducation

Coaching Experience:

University of Arkansas (1998-2000) Graduate Assistant Strength Coach University of Cincinnati (2001-04) Sprints and Hurdles University of Kansas (2004-Present) Sprints and Hurdles

Accolades:

• 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 theoutdoor100-meterhurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 110-meter hurdlesandthe400-meterrelay • Coached the first 400-meter hurdles All-American in Kansas history • In her six seasons as coach, she has tutored four athletes to AllAmerica honors •Competedprofessionallyfrom 1998-2000 • All-American in the 55-meter dash in 1998 • National qualifier in five different events in 1998 • SEC runner-up in the 100-meter hurdles (13.08)

Elisha Brewer enters her fourth year on the Kansas track and field coaching staff. In her first three seasons, Brewer has tutored two AllAmericans as the sprints and hurdles coach at KU. All-AmericanathletesJuliusJilesandAshleyBrowntookhomethehonor during the outdoor season in 2007. Jiles finished eighth in the 110-meter hurdles (13.95) and Brown placed 10th in the 400-meter hurdles (57.15) at the NCAA Championships. With the honor, Brown became the first 400-meter All-American hurdler in school history. Additionally under Brewer,sophomoreVictoriaHowardshowedtremendousimprovementin the outdoor 100-meter (11.58) and 200-meter (23.45) dashes. 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-meterhurdles(8.32),finishingthirdattheconferencemeet.Breweralso coached Howard to a new Kansas mark in the 200-meter dash (24.03). CoachBreweranddaughter,Asjah Duringthe2006campaign,BrewerguidedSha’RayButlertoaspotatthe USATF Junior Outdoor Championships and coachedTiffany Cherry to the Big 12 Conference finals and to a new school record in the indoor 60-meter dash (7.41). The 400-meter relay team of Crystal Manning, Cherry, Howard andCharisse Bacchus broke the school record (44.99) and reached the finals of the Midwest RegionalChampionships.Assophomores,BrownandJileswerefinalistsattheBig12Championshipswhile Brown placed sixth at the Midwest Regional Championships (59.26). In 2005, she guided Julius Jiles to a very successful season. Jiles scored at both the indoor and outdoor Big 12 Championships in the short hurdles. Jiles was one of only three freshmen who qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles, doing so with a provisional mark of 7.89. He was also an NCAA outdoor qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles, where he ran a seasonal and personal best of 13.94, good for 12th overall. Brewer also played an instrumental role in the successful seasons of Brooklyn Hann and Cherry. Like Jiles, Hann was an indoor and outdoor scorer for the Jayhawks at the Big 12 Championships in the hurdles. She placed fifth at the indoor meet and seventh at the outdoor meet, where she was a regional qualifier in the 100m hurdles (13.60). Cherry, another Big 12 indoor finalist, placed seventh in the 60-meter dash in a time of 7.48. BrewercametoKUfromtheUniversityofCincinnatiwheresheservedasassistantcoachforthreeseasons, focusingonsprintsandhurdles.InthreeyearsatUC,Brewercoachedtwo-timeAll-AmericanDavidPaynein the 110-meter hurdles. Payne ran a personal record of 13.42 and was a 2004 automatic qualifier in the OlympicTrials. 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. Brewer graduated from Arkansas in 1998 with a degree in communications and served as a graduate assistantstrengthcoachforthenexttwoyearswhilecompetingprofessionallyasaReebok-sponsoredathlete. Sheservedasanacademiccounselorforayearwhileearninghermaster'sdegreeincounseloreducationfrom Arkansas in May 2001. At Arkansas, Brewer had an outstanding college track career. Her senior year (1998), she was named an All-Americaninthe55-meterdashandwastherunner-upinthe100-meterhurdlesattheSECchampionships. She went on that year to finish fifth in the 100-meter hurdles at the USATF Championships. In that same year, Brewerwasanationalqualifierintheindoor55-meterdashand55-meterhurdlesandtheoutdoor100-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and as the second leg on the 4x100 relay. Brewer has a five-year-old daughter, Asjah.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Tom Hays Assistant Coach - Vertical Jumps Fourth Year

Kansas

Kansas, 1989 Coach Hays Birthplace: Loveland, Colo.

Family:

Wife, Rebecca Daughters, Amanda and Kara Sons, Ryan and Kevin

Education:

University of Kansas, 1989 Bachelor'sinphysicaleducation

Coaching Experience:

University of Nevada-Reno (1989-90) Jumps Wichita State (1990-96) Sprints, Throws and Jumps University of Arizona (1996-2003) Vertical Jumps Johnson County Community College (2003-04) Jumps and Throws University of Kansas (2004-Present) Vertical Jumps

Accolades:

• Five vertical jumps athletes have earned All-American awards in his three seasons at Kansas •Since 2005, five vertical jumps athletes have been awarded Freshman Performer of theYear honors • Coached seven athletes to national championships

Tom Hays enters his fourth season as the vertical jumps coach at the University of Kansas. Hays is a familiar face to the KU track program. Hays competed for the Jayhawks in the mid-80s before receiving his degree in education in 1989. 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 as well 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. Additionally, in 2005, Hays coached Sultanova to the outdoor Big 12 championship. Sultanova earned outdoor All-American honors that year with her seventhplacefinishattheNCAA ChampionshipsandwasnamedthefemaleBig12OutdoorFreshmanPerformerof the Year. Hays was previously an assistant at Johnson County Community College. At JCCC, Hays was in charge of coachingandrecruiting all field events and coached two elite pole vaulters, Andrea Dutoit and AmyLinnen, who both won NCAA pole vault championships and were Olympic trial finalists. Linnen followed Hays to KU where she was the 2005 indoor national champion in the pole vault. Prior to Johnson County, Hays spent six years as an assistant at the University of Arizona and seven years at Wichita State. In the 1989-90 season, Hays was an assistant at Nevada-Reno. DuringhistenureatArizona,HayshelpeddevelopArizona's polevaultsquadintooneofthetopteamsinthenation.Inhis six seasons, he coached 15 All-Americans, four national champions, two national runner-ups and two collegiate record holders. While at Wichita State, Hays coached Missouri Valley Conference champions in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters,800metersandthe1,500-meterrun.Hisathletesalso wonconferencetitlesinthe400-meterrelay,hammerthrow, shot put, javelin, pole vault, triple jump and the decathlon. Wichita's Einers Tupuritis won two NCAA Championships CoachHayswithhiswife,Rebeccaandtheirfourchildren: Amanda, Ryan, Kevin and Kara. in the 800 meters. Prior to Wichita, Hays spent one season as an assistant at Nevada-Reno. At UNR, he 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. Inadditiontohisexperiencecoachingatthecollegiatelevel,Hayshasalsoworkedatseveralelitetrackand field camps and clinics. In 2002, Hays was the IAAF Event Development Coordinator for the pole vault, working with world record holder Segey Bubka. From 1998-2002, he worked with the Kiss the Sky Vault Camp in Flagstaff, Arizona, and for four years he was a guest coach at theWallsendTrack and Field Club. Hays also served as director of the Shocker vault camp from 1992-97. A native of McLouth, Kan., Hays earned a B.A. in physical education from KU in 1989. At the prep level, Hays was the Kansas 2A state champion in the pole vault, while setting the state record at 15-0 feet.That season, Hays was also the high school national runner-up, clearing 16-03 feet at the Golden West Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Hays and his wife Rebecca have four children: Amanda, Ryan, Kevin and Kara.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Andy Kokhanovsky Assistant Coach - Throws Third Year

Kansas

Abilene Christian, 1998 Coach

Kokhanovsky Birthplace: Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Family: Wife, Marissa Daughter, Ana-Claire

Education:

AbileneChristianUniversity,1998 Bachelor's in education

Coaching Experience:

McNeese State (1998-2001) Throws and Multi's University of Louisiana at Monroe (2001-05) Throws and Horizontal Jumps University of Kansas (2005-Present) Throws

Accolades:

• 11 All-Americans in the past two seasons •Competed in the discus at the 2004 Olympics for Ukraine • Set a Division II national record in the discus in 1996 • Discus Division II national champion and All-American • NJCAA National Champion and All-American in the discus • 1989 USSR National Champion in the discus • Held the Soviet national discus high school record • Member of the 1986 Junior World Championships Soviet Team

Andy Kokhanovsky is entering his third year as a member of the Kansas track and field coaching staff, serving as the throws coach.Throughout Kokhanovsky's first two seasons in Lawrence, his athletes have experiencedanincredibleamountofsuccess.Inthatspan,hisathleteshavegarnered11All-Americahonors, six conference championships and one national championship. In2007,KokhanovskycoachedjuniorEgorAgafonovtotheindoorandoutdoorconferencechampionships intheweightthrowandhammerthrow,respectively.AgafonovearnedAll-Americahonorsinbotheventsand wonthe2007weightthrownationalchampionship.Onthewomen'sside,KokhanovskyledZlataTarasovato the first women's hammer throw conference championship in school history. Kokhanovsky'sfirstseasonatKUwasquiteproductive.HeguidedAgafonovtotwoBig12Championships (indoor weight throw and outdoor hammer throw) in Agafonov's first season in intercollegiate athletics. AgafonovwentontoearnAll-Americaaccoladeswithhissecond-placefinishatNCAAIndoor Championships in the weight throw and a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw. Kokhanovsky also 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 Championshipsinshotput(second),discus(second)and hammer throw(seventh).Forhisaccomplishments, BattlewasnamedtheMidwestRegionFieldAthleteoftheYear.Onthewomen’sside,Kokhanovskycoached DenitaYoung to outdoor All-America honors in the javelin and Stephanie Horton to a bronze at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships. Kokhanovsky came to KU from the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he enjoyed much success as the throws and horizontal jumps coach from 2001-05. During his tenure at ULM, his athletes qualified for a total of 11 NCAA regional championships and set seven school records. Before his stint at ULM, Kokhanovsky coached the throwers and multi-events at McNeese State from 1998-2001. 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. Kokhanovsky graduated from Abilene Christian University in 1998 with a B.S. in education. In 1996, he set a Division II national record in the discus with a throw of 211-5. He was also the national champion and an All-American in the event. In the same year, Kokhanovsky represented the Ukraine in the discus at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. Before his time in Abilene, Kokhanovsky competed at Blinn Junior College where he set the national record for junior colleges in the discus in 1995 with a throw of 210-8. He was an All-American and the national champion in the discus in 1994 and 1995 at Blinn. In addition to his time as a collegiate thrower and coach, Kokhanovsky was a member of the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian national teams from 1984-1993. In 1989, he won the USSR national championships in the discus andin1992wasrankedashighas12thintheworldinthateventafterthrowing his personal record of 215-05. He has competed in the World University Games in Germany (1989), England (1991) and the United States (1993). Additionally, Kokhanovsky held the Soviet national high school record (ages 17 and younger) in the discus with a throw of 215-02. He was also a member of the Soviet junior national team where he competed at the 1986 Junior World Championships in Greece, finishing ninth. Kokhanovsky holds a Level I and II USA Track and Field coaching certification and a USA Weightlifting coaching certification. He resides in CoachKokhanovskywithhiswife, Marissaandtheirnewborndaughter, Lawrence with his wife Marissa and newborn daughter, Ana-Claire. Ana-Claire

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Wayne Pate Assistant Coach - Horizontal Jumps First Year

Kansas

Indiana, 1981 Two-time National Assistant Coach of theYear,Wayne Pate is in his first season as the horizontal jumps coachfortheJayhawks.Hebringsmorethan26yearsofcoachingexperiencetotheKansasstaffinwhichhehas coached 46 All-Americans and seven national champions. Birthplace: Patespentnineyears(1998-2007)atIndianaUniversitywhereheworkedasanassociateheadcoachsince LaPorte, Ind. 2004andservedastheinterimheadcoachfortheHoosierslastseason.WhileinBloomington,Patewasnamed the2003and2005NationalAssistantCoachoftheYear.Underhisguidance,22IndianaathletesbecameBigTen Family: champions. Wife, Laura PaterecentlyguidedtriplejumperAarikWilsontotwoNCAAchampionships,the2007IndoorandOutdoor Daughter, Charlize USAChampionshipsandarankingashighasthirdintheworld.HealsoledlongjumperRoseRichmondtothe Son, Justin 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and to the 2006 USA title. Richmond was just the second female Olympian in schoolhistory.CoachPateinstructedIndiana'sfirstoutdoorAll-Americansince1993,thefirstindoortriplejump Education: Indiana University, 1981 All-American since 1983 and the first outdoor triple jump All-American since 1980. Bachelor'sinphysicaleducation PriortohisstintatIndiana,Pateservedasthehurdles,jumpsandrelayscoachatPurduefrom1995-98.The LaPorte,Ind.,nativejoinedtheBoilermakersafterspendingthreeseasonsastheheadtrackandfieldandcross Coaching Experience: country coach at Murray State, once earning Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year honors. University of Tennessee From1985-92,PatewasthejumpsandsprintscoachattheUniversityofTexas.Amonghisaccomplishments (1981-85) in Austin, Pate coached two-time NCAA long jump champion and former NFL running back Eric Metcalf and Jumps three-time NCAAhighjumpchampionJamesLott.PrecedinghissevenseasonswiththeLonghorns,Patespent University of Texas his first four yearscoachingthejumpersatTennesseefrom1981-85wherehehadtwoNCAArunner-upsinthe (1985-92) triple jump. Jumps and Sprints Pate graduated from Indiana in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in physical education. As a Hoosier, Pate Murray State (1992-95) was a two-time Big Ten champion in the long jump and was also a member of IU's 400-meter relay Big Ten Head Coach, Cross Country and championship team. Track and Field Pate and his wife, Laura, have a daughter, Charlize, and a son, Justin.

Coach Pate

Purdue University (1995-98) Hurdles, Jumps and Relays Indiana University (1998-2004) Hurdlers and Horizontal Jumps (2004-06) Associate Head Coach (2006-07) Interim Head Coach, Track and Field University of Kansas (2007-Present) Horizontal Jumps

Accolades:

• Two-time Big Ten long jump champion • Big Ten 400-meter relay champion • 2003 National Assistant Coach of the Year • 2005 National Assistant Coach of the Year

Coach Wayne Pate with his wife, Laura, daughter, Charlize and son, Justin.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Milan Donley Kansas Relays Meet Director Eighth Year

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 80th anniversary of the Kansas Relays in 2007 sawover10,000spectatorspassthroughthegateswheretheyenjoyedfourdays 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,inthetriplejump.Onthemen'ssidein2005,DonleycoachedBarrett SaunderstoafifthplacefinishinthelongjumpattheBig12IndoorChampionshipsandasixthplaceresultattheBig12OutdoorChampionships 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. PriortocomingtoKU,Donleyguided17All-Americans,twonationalchampions,fourOlympicteammembers,twoU.S.championsandtwo American record holders.This includes 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 EastTennessee 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 ConferencechampionTaneishaRobinson,whocompetedinthelongjumpandtriplejump.Robinsonwasalsoatwo-timeSouthernConference 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 All-Americans 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, SouthwestTexas State and Adams State College.While at these 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 earnedhis levelI and II instructor'scertificatesand was the USATF women's triple jump development coordinator from1990-93.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 800m champion and 2000 Canadian Olympic team member Zachary Whitmarsh. He has also received numerous coaching awards, including the Southern Conference men's and women's cross country Coach of theYear 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.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Chancellor Robert Hemenway Robert Hemenway’s life has been marked by accomplishment as an administrator, teacher and scholar. As the 16th chancellor of the University of Kansas, he is the chief executivefortheuniversity,whichspans the main campus in Lawrence, the EdwardsCampusinOverlandPark,the Medical Center campus in Kansas City, Kan., and its clinical branch in Wichita. Leaders of other universities recognizeHemenway’sadministrative talents. In 2002, Hemenway was elected to chair the 18-member NCAA Division I board of directors, a position he held through January 2005. This appointment follows two terms as chairman of the board for the Big 12 Conference. From 2005-2006, he served on the NCAA Division I President’s Task Force. Since coming to KU in 1995, Hemenway has streamlined the administration,madetheuniversitymorestudent-centeredandoverseen KU’sgrowingnationalreputation.UnderHemenway’sleadership,KUhas set a goal to be recognized as aTop 25 public university. A growing list of nationallyrankedacademic programs andachievements offaculty and students support this goal. U.S.News&WorldranksKU’sacademicreputationas31stamongpublic universities and 24 of KU’s graduate programs are ranked 25th or higher amongsimilarprogramsatpublicuniversities.KU’sgraduateprogramsin citymanagementandurbanpolicyandspecialeducationareranked1stin the nation. Research funding at KU, a major source for Kansas economic development, has climbed steadily, reaching a record $281 million in fiscal year 2005. KU students win several of the nation’s most prestigious awards every year, including the Rhodes, Goldwater, Marshall and Udall scholarships. A selection of 10 Academic All-Americans during 2005-06 athleticseasonbroughtthenumberofKUstudent-athleteschosenforthis honor since 1990 to 53. In Kansas, Hemenway has performed a complex balancing act, positioning KU as a major player in the movement to make the Greater Kansas City area a national center for life sciences and information technology,whileatthesametimeforgingstrongerconnectionswiththe rural counties of western Kansas. “To me, both Kansas and Kansas City are filled with opportunity,” Hemenway says. “KU wants to be a better partner to the entire state.” Hemenwayremainsacommittedscholarandteacher.Heisknownfor his biography of African-American novelist Zora Neale Hurston, a“Best Books”pick by the NewYorkTimes in 1978 and a Quality Paperback Book Clubselectionin1991.Hemenwayisteachinga7:30a.m.undergraduate English course this fall. Thechancellorandhiswife,Leah,liveintheOutlook,theKUchancellor’s officialresidence.FouroftheChancellor’seightchildrenaregraduatesof KU. The Hemenways have six grandchildren.

Kansas Athletics Staff Phone Directory

(785 area code) Lew Perkins, Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3143 Dr. Jerry Bailey, Faculty Athletics Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-9714 Theresa Becker, Associate AD/Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7995 Randy Bird, Nutritionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-1846 Charlette Blubaugh, Assistant AD/Ticket Operations . . . . . . . . . 864-7954 Jason Booker, Jayhawk Sports Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312-7555 Megan Brent, Sports Psychologist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7724 Paul Buskirk, Associate AD/Student Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7962 David Clemmer, Director of Marching Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3367 Bill Cowgill, Men’s Basketball Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7938 Bill Dickerson, Associate AD/Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-4210 Diane Douglas, Human Resources Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-2381 John Hadl, Associate AD/Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7945 Larry Hare, Assistant AD/Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7918 Mike Harrity, Life Skills Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7085 Jeff Jacobsen, Staff Photographer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331-9930 Rodney Jones, Assistant AD/Williams Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3486 Catherine Jarzemkoski, Spirit Squad Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3002 Larry Keating, Senior Associate Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7196 Ben Kirtland, Associate Athletics Director/Development . . . . . . 864-7856 Kristine Kuhr-Fowler, Asst. Athletics Director/Compliance . . . . 864-3524 Sean Lester, Associate Athletics Director/Internal Affairs . . . . . . 864-3470 Mike Lickert, Director of Video Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3929 Brandon Macneill, Associate AD/Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3310 Larry Magee, Head Team Physician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7360 Jim Marchiony, Associate AD/External Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3359 Brad Nachtigal, Associate AD/Facilities & Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-4212 Judy Pottorff, Staff Counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-4205 Chris Schlemmer, Manager of Information Services . . . . . . . . . . 864-1000 Andrew Steinberg, Assistant AD/Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-4843 Stephanie Temple, KUstore.com Mechandising Manager . . . . . 864-7197 Chris Theisen, Assistant AD/Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-3417 Debbie Van Saun, Associate AD/SWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7903 Susan Wachter, Chief Financial Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7914 Beau White, Asst. Media Relations Dir./Graphic Design . . . . . . . 864-3407 JoAnn Zerr, Director of Business Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 864-7479

Hemenway Academic Experience • 1995-present Chancellor, University of Kansas, overseeing the main campus in Lawrence, the Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., a clinical branch in Wichita, and the Edwards Campus in Overland Park. KU has nearly 30,000 students, more than 13,000 faculty and staff, and a budget of around $600 million. • 1989-95 Chancellor, University of Kentucky, Lexington Campus • 1986-89 Dean of Arts and Sciences, University of Oklahoma • 1981-86 Chair, Department of English, University of Kentucky • 1973-81 Associate Professor and Professor of English, University of Kentucky • 1968-73 Assistant and Associate Professor of American studies, University of Wyoming

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Director of Athletics Lew Perkins Lew Perkins has served as Director of Athletics at the University of Kansas since June 2003. He arrived at KU after achievingnationallyrecognizedsuccess as athletics director at the University of Connecticut. Kansas Athletics has experiencedtremendousgrowthand success during Perkins’ short tenure. •In the spring of 2007, the studentathletes in KU’s 18-sport program achieved extraordinary success in the classroom. KU student-athletes combined for a 3.02 aggregate GPA, the department’s highest since these statistics have been kept. Nine teams posted3.0grade-pointaveragesorbetterand247student-athletesonactive rosters (61 percent) posted a 3.0 GPA or higher, including 36 with perfect 4.0 GPA’s; •Thefootballteamwonthe2005FortWorthBowlandhasparticipated in a bowl game in two of the last four years; •The men’s basketball team reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA Championship twice – in 2004 and 2007 – and has won the last three Big 12Conferenceregular-seasonchampionships,aswellasthe2006and2007 Big 12 tournament titles; •The volleyball team has appeared in three NCAA tournaments in the last four years, reaching the second round in 2003 and 2004; •ThesoccerteamhasappearedintwoNCAAtournaments,reachingthe Sweet 16 in 2003; •ThesoftballteamwontheBig12Championshipin2006andreached the NCAA tournament for the second straight season; •ThebaseballteamwontheBig12Championshipin2006andreached the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994; •The women’s basketball team reached the 2006 Women’s National Invitation Tournament, its first postseason appearance since 2000; •Fourteen KU student-athletes qualified for the 2007 NCAA outdoor track and field championships, the most under seven-year head coach StanleyRedwine.EightofthoseindividualsearnedAll-Americanaccolades, themostindividualoutdoorAll-AmericansinKUhistory,excludingrelay teams. KansasAthleticsfundraisinghasreachedunprecedentedlevels.Under Perkins, KU’s $27-million athletics budget has grown to more than $50 million. That fundraising, including landmark apparel and corporatepartner contracts, has resulted in greater services for KU coaches and student-athletes, and numerous upgrades in KU’s athletics facilities: •The Booth Family Hall of Athletics, which opened in January 2006 in AllenFieldhouse,celebratesthetraditionandhistoryofKansasAthletics; •The spirit and aura of Allen Fieldhouse has been enhanced by renovations that were completed prior to the 2005-06 season, include freshlypaintedbleachers,newwindows,newlightingandsoundsystems, andanewcenter-hungscoreboard,whichincludesalarge,state-of-the-art video board; •Thebaseballcomplexnowincludesanindoorhittingfacilityandanew scoreboard and a state-of-the-art video board; •Withfundingsecured,constructionhasbegunontheAndersonFamily Football Complex and practice fields adjacent to Memorial Stadium; •A new Aquatic Rehabilitation Center houses three Hydroworx pools thatenhancerehabilitationeffortsundertheguidanceandsupervisionof the University of Kansas Sports Medicine Staff.

Perkinshasservedonmany The Perkins File NCAA, Big 12 Conference and otherprestigiouscommittees. Birthdate His current NCAA obligations March 24, 1945 include the Basketball Issues Committee.Attheconference Birthplace level, Perkins serves as Boston, Massachusetts a member of the Big 12 Wife TelevisionCommittee,andhas Gwen served as Chair of the Big 12 Board of Athletics Directors. Children In spring 2005 he was named Amy Macneill and Holly Perkins to the Board of Directors of the Naismith Basketball Hall Education of Fame. Additionally, he is a University of Iowa (1967) memberoftheGatoradeBoard of Directors. University of South Carolina Masters of Education (1975) At Connecticut (1990-2003), Perkins was College Athletics Career instrumentalinguidingUConn 1969-80 athleticstoimpressivegrowth Director of Athletics – athletically, academically University of South Carolina-Aiken and financially. His leadership influenced six NCAA Division 1980-83 I National Championships. Associate Director of Athletics He was rewarded in 2000 University of Pennsylvania as the inaugural winner of the National Athletic Director of 1983-87 Director of Athletics the Year Award as selected by Wichita State University Street&Smith’sSportsBusiness Journal, in conjunction with 1987-90 the National Association Director of Athletics of Collegiate Directors of University of Maryland Athletics (NACDA). A native of Chelsea, Mass., 1990-2003 Perkins was inducted into Director of Athletics his high school Hall of Fame University of Connecticut in 1989. A highly recruited 2003-present basketball player, he played Director of Athletics at the University of Iowa University of Kansas (1965-67) for Hall of Fame coach and KU graduate Ralph Miller. Perkins earned his undergraduate degree there in 1967. Perkins served as Director of Athletics (1969-80) and head basketball coach(1969-79)attheUniversityofSouthCarolinaAikenasthatinstitution grewfromajuniorcollegetoafour-yearinstitution.Hereceivedhismaster’s degreeineducation(1975)fromtheUniversityofSouthCarolina.Perkins deliveredthecommencementaddressandreceivedanhonoraryDoctorof Education degree at USC Aiken in May 2005. PerkinsalsohasservedasathleticsdirectorattheUniversityofMaryland and Wichita State University, and associate director of athletics at the University of Pennsylvania. Perkins is married to the former Gwen Flaum. Like Lew, Gwen earned an undergraduate degree from Iowa and a master’s degree in education from the University of South Carolina. They have two daughters (Amy, husbandBrandonMacneill,andHolly)andtwogranddaughters(Caroline and Alexandra Macneill).

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Kansas Track and Field Staff

Debbie Luman AdministrativeAssistant (785) 864-3486

Eric Dolan Track and Field SID (785) 864-7947

Charlie Gruber VolunteerAssistantCoach

Jake Strecker Kansas Relays Asst. Meet Director

Janiece Richard StudentAssistantCoach

Clif Mitchell Kansas Relays Graduate Assistant

Adam Daveline Athletic Trainer

Lacy Hatfield Athletic Trainer

Darren Kennedy Student Manager

Whitney Hobson Student Office Assistant

Chris Howard Associate AD Track and Field Administrator

Mary Beth Marchiony Academic Counselor

Shanda Hayden Academic Counselor

Theresa Becker Associate AD Compliance

Kristine Fowler Assistant AD Compliance

J.D. Loudabarger Assistant AD Events

Jerry Bailey Faculty Athletics Representative

Larry Hare Assistant AD Equipment Operations

Brandon Macneill Associate AD Administration

Rose Richmond VolunteerAssistantCoach

Support Staff

Aarik Wilson VolunteerAssistantCoach

Charlette Blubaugh Assistant AD Ticketing

Paul Buskirk Associate AD Student Athlete Support Services

Bill Dickerson Associate AD Facilities

John Hadl Associate AD Major Gifts

Larry Keating Senior Associate Athletics Director

Ben Kirtland Associate AD Development

Sean Lester Associate AD Internal Affairs

Rodneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Jones Assistant AD WilliamsEducational Fund

Glen Quick Assistant AD AcademicandCareerPlanning

Andrew Steinberg Assistant AD Marketing

Chris Theisen Assistant AD Media Relations

Debbie Van Saun Associate AD Senior Woman Administrator

Jim Marchiony Associate AD External Affairs

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Diane Douglas Human Resources Director

Jay Ellis Assistant AD Facilities

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Women's Roster Men's Roster 2008 Outlook Meet the Women Women's Newcomers Meet the Men Men's Newcomers

Name

2008 Kansas Women’s Track and Field Roster

Melissa Arnold Nickesha Anderson Anna Barber Elizabeth Beisner Lauren Bonds Kendra Bradley Ashley Brown Sha’Ray Butler Kaitlyn Coen Julia Cummings Kelsey Erb Cydney Gaines Rachel Gruenbacher Claire Hall Hayley Harbert Libby Harmon Danielle Hayes Caroline Hayner Chelsea Helm Stephanie Horton Victoria Howard Cortney Jacobs Megan James Abby Jones Alison Knoll Mary Lacy Crystal Manning Alicia McGregor Amanda Miller Lisa Morrisey Sarah Nackley Britany Parker Maresia Pencil Amanda Radovich Emily Reimer Kellie Schneider Cassi Sokol Charity Stowers Kate Sultanova Zlata Tarasova Elise Umbarger Riley Wertenberger Kara Windisch

Year (I/O) So./So. Jr./Jr. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Fr./Fr. So./So. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Jr./Jr. So./So. So./So. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr.

Height 5-5 5-4 6-1 5-7 5-8 5-3 5-6 5-3 5-8 5-6 5-10 5-8 5-1 6-0 5-3 5-7 5-4 5-7 5-7 6-2 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-5 5-0 5-10 5-8 5-6 5-4 5-6 5-8 5-4 5-7 5-10 5-7 5-7 5-6 5-6 5-5 5-7 5-8 5-2 5-2

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Distance Sprints Middle Distance High Jump Middle Distance Sprints Hurdles/Sprints Sprints Distance Pole Vault High Jump Sprints Distance Distance Distance Pole Vault Pole Vault Sprints Multi-Events Throws Sprints Sprints Distance Pole Vault Distance Throws Jumps/Sprints Distance Distance Distance Distance Pole Vault Middle Distance Throws Multi-Events Distance Distance Sprints Pole Vault Throws Throws Distance Distance

Hometown (HS/Previous College)

Mundelein, Ill. (Mundelein) Hanover, Jamaica (Missouri Baptist) Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence) Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson) Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Overton, Neb. (Kearney) Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster) Hays, Kan. (Hays) Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South) Bucklin, Kan. (Bucklin) Bellevue, Neb. (Bellevue West) Lenexa, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Iowa City, Iowa (West) Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest) Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South) Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson) Greenwood Village, Colo. (Arapahoe) Tulsa, Okla. (Union) Tigard, Ore. (Tigard) Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) Atlantic, Iowa (Atlantic) Kansas City, Mo. (North Kansas City) Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence) Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest) Houston, Texas (Stratford) Terrell, Texas (Cedar Hill) Independence, Mo. (Truman) Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East) Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa) Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest) McKinney, Texas (McKinney) Clarendon, Jamaica (Missouri Baptist) Lansing, Kan. (Lansing) Wichita, Kan. (Northeast Magnet) Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper) Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale) Hartwell, Ga. (Leavenworth) Krasnodar, Russia (School No. 90) Togliatti, Russia (School No. 64) Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley) Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East) Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West)

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Name

Egor Agafonov Clint Armistead Matt Baysinger Jacob Breth Douglas Brown Nick Caprario Alex Carey Victor Chesang Kirk Cooper Jonathan Edwards Kresimir Eres Eric Fattig Chandler Frigon Ryan Hays Paul Hefferon Levi Huseman Bret Imgrund Julius Jiles Josh Kirk Chris Kuhman Patrick McGowan Cooper Merrill Corey Mims Bryan Muoneke Charles Murphy Hugh Murphy Ryan Peterson Alex Rock Jarrell Rollins Jack Sachse Barrett Saunders Nate Scherzer Aaron Schmitt Clay Schneider Jason Schweitzer Jordan Scott Jareb Stallbaumer Keron Toussaint Iain Trimble Dustin Turner Dan Van Orsdel Ryan Weber Colby Wissel

2008 Kansas Men’s Track and Field Roster Year (I/O) Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Jr./Jr. Sr./Sr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Fr./Fr. So./Jr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Jr./Jr. So./So. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. Fr./Fr. So./So. Fr./Fr. Sr./Sr.

Height 6-3 5-10 6-3 6-4 5-9 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-4 6-1 6-3 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-0 6-0 6-2 5-7 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-11 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-2 5-10 5-10 6-3 5-6 6-2 6-0 6-2 6-3 5-10 6-0 6-0 5-10

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Hometown (HS/Previous College)

Throws Togliatti, Russia (School No. 57) Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest) Middle Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) Multi-Events Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll) Middle Distance Barrington, Ill. (Barrington) Distance Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Sprints Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas (Queens) Distance Nairobi, Kenya (Sacho) Pole Vault Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill) Throws Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) Throws Zagreb, Croatia (Graditeljska Tehnicka Skola) Horizontal Jumps Kearney, Neb. (Kearney) Sprints/Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) Pole Vault Independence, Mo. (Lindenwood University) Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West) Distance Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie) Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest) Hurdles/Sprints Kansas City, Mo. (Central) Multi-Events Olathe, Kan. (Johnson County CC) Distance Cleveland, Ohio (Elyria Catholic) Distance Springdale, Ark. (Springdale) Pole Vault Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley) Middle Distance Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City) Hurdles/Sprints Austin, Texas (McNeil) Sprints Dallas, Texas (Lake Highlands) Throws Baldwin City, Kan. (Baldwin) Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) Distance Lawrence, Kan. (Free State) Sprints Tyler, Texas (John Tyler) Middle Distance Ottawa, Kan. (Ottawa) Horizontal Jumps Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (The Benjamin School) High Jump Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) Distance Topeka, Kan. (Seaman) Middle Distance Houston, Texas (Tulsa) Pole Vault Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee) Horizontal Jumps Wetmore, Kan. (Wetmore) Sprints Lawrence, Kan. (Free State) Throws Overbrook, Kan. (Shawnee Heights) Long Jump Oak Grove, Mo. (Johnson County CC) Distance Hopkins, Minn. (Hopkins) Middle Distance Cary, Ill. (Cary Grove) Distance Elm Creek, Neb. (Kearney)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

2008 Outlook At the University of Kansas it is a challenge for the track and field teams to live up to the expectations that have been set by the overabundance of historicallygreatathletesandteamsthathavecomebeforethem.However, under head coach Stanley Redwine and his staff, the Kansas track and field teams are not only equaling many of the successes accomplished before them, they have been adding to the distinguished Kansas track and field record book. In 2007, ZlataTarasova became the first KU woman to win the Big 12 conference championship in the hammer throw, Colby Wissel was the school’s first runner to win All-America honors in the indoor 3,000-meter run with the same being true for Julius Jiles in the 110-meter hurdles and Ashley Brown in the 400-meter hurdles. Jordan Scott, the 2007 Big 12 Male Indoor and Co-Outdoor Freshman Performer of the Year, was the first Jayhawk to earn either honor and Egor Agafonov, not to be outdone, won the 2007 national championship in the weight throw. Each of these athletes found a way to make the Kansas record book a littlethickerandeachoneofthemisreturningforthe2008season.Inall,the women return one indoor All-American along with three outdoor AllAmericanswhiletwoindoorandthreeoutdoormen’sAll-Americansfroma year ago will spend the 2008 season in the crimson and blue uniform. In addition, nine women’s school records and three men’s school records are held by current members of their respective teams. The women's team is looking to qualify for the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships for the fourth consecutive time. Kansas has never had a women's team accomplish that feat in either season in its history. Sha'RayButler,VictoriaHoward,CharityStowersandCourtneyJacobshave already proven to be productive sprinters for KU and are back for Kansas this season. Butler is fourth all-time at Kansas in the indoor and outdoor 400-meterrun,Howardhastheschool'sfastestindoor200-meterdashtime andthethirdbestoutdoor200-meterdashtimewhileStowersissecondand Jacobs is fifth all-time in the 600-yard run. SophomoreLaurenBondsandseniorAliciaMcGregorlooktocontinue their success in the middle distance and distance events. Bonds, in her first season as a Jayhawk, scored at the Big 12 Championships in the indoor 1,000-meter run and in the outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase. McGregor also scored for Kansas at the outdoor conference championships with an eighth-place finish in the 10,000-meter run. Kansas has had a strong history of successful field athletes and the accolades look to continue in 2008. In addition to Tarasova, seniors Kate Sultanova and Crystal Manning will also be defending their conference championships. Sultanova took home the indoor Big 12 pole vault last seasonandwonAll-Americahonorsintheeventduringboththeindoorand outdoor seasons. Senior Libby Harmon andjuniorStephanieHorton arealsoreturningtoLawrence after scoring in the outdoor Big 12 championships in the pole vault and shot put, respectively. On the men's side, Jiles is joined by senior Matt Baysinger and sophomore JackSachsetoleadtheKansas sprinters. Baysinger placed fourth at the indoor conferencechampionshipsin the600yardsand alsoscored in the outdoor 800-meter TheKansaswomen'steamisattemptingtoqualify run.SachsereturnsasKansas' fortheindoorandoutdoorNCAAChampionships

2007TrackNewcomeroftheYear.Sachse cappedasuccessfulindoorseason,scoring at the Big 12 meet with a seventh-place finish in the 800-meter run. Senior Charles Murphy also returns to the Jayhawk squad after missing all of 2007. Murphy has made his mark at Kansas with the third best individual time in school history in the 200-meter dash. Wissel and senior Paul Hefferon havealreadyfoundsuccessinthemiddle distance and distance events for the Jayhawks. Both of them scored at the indoor and outdoor conference championships in the 5,000-meter run Libby Harmon, at the right, last season and Hefferon also placed celebrating her vault with former teammate, Laura Gjerde. fourth in the outdoor 10,000-meter run. Wissel will also be defending his indoor conference championship in the 3,000 meters. As with the women, the men have also continued to develop an impressivehistoryinthefieldevents.AddingtoScott'sindoorandoutdoor conferencechampionshipsinthepolevaultandAgafonov'saccomplishments in the weight throw is the equally successful long jumper Barrett Saunders. Saunders finished fifth in the nation last year in the long jump and scored in both Big 12 conference championships in 2007, including his Big 12 conferencechampionshipintheoutdoorseason.Hehasalsocontributedto the Jayhawks with the 400-meter relay team that placed eighth at the outdoor conference meet. The2008squadsappeartobestrongwiththereturningmembersfrom ayearago,however,withtheadditionofseveralhighlytoutednewcomers, both teams have high expectations. Junior transfer Nickesah Anderson and freshman Kendra Bradley will boost the athleticism of the KU women's sprinters. Anderson comes to KU as a twelve-time individual champion at Missouri Baptist University and Bradley was a three-time Kansas high school state champion. Amanda Miller, who scored in five of six meets for the 2007 Kansas crosscountryteamandAnnaBarber,whofinishedsecondattheOklahoma state championships in the 800-meter run, will try to contribute in the women's middle distance and distance events. The men have a promising core of freshman making their debuts this year. Nick Caprario had an outstanding cross country season for the Jayhawks and looks to continue his success on the track.Two-time Kansas state champion in the pole vault, freshman Cooper Merrill, will look to follow in the recent success of the men's pole vaulters. FreshmanKresimirEresbeginshiscareer at KU as the under-21 Croatian national championinthediscus.JuniortransferDustin Turnerwasatwo-timelongjumpAll-American at Johnson County Community College and freshman Iain Trimble makes his way to Lawrence with three state championships in the javelin. With the mix of a proven group of returningathletesandsomehighlydecorated newcomers, the 2008 Kansas track and field teams could leave future KU teams with even Jordan Scott, the 2007 Big 12 indoor and outdoor pole vault more to live up to.

for the fourth consecutive season.

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champion, celebrates with Coach Hays.

Melissa Arnold

Lauren Bonds

So./So. • 5-5 Mundelein, Ill. Mundelein High School

So./So. • 5-8 Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson High School

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Competed unattached at the Kansas State vs. Kansas duel and placed 18th with a time of 22:57. 2007 Outdoor: Ran the 1,500 meters in two races ... Ran a time of 5:23.61 at the JohnJacobsInvitational...IntheeventattheKansasRelays,sheranaseason-best time of 5:21.75. 2007 Indoor: Competed at the Jayhawk Invitational in two events ... Ran a time of 3:24.44 in the 1,000 meters and 11:46.76 in the 3,000 meters. 2006 Cross Country: Competed in one event for the Jayhawks, finishing 56th at the Bob Timmons Invitational. High School: Participated in both track and field and cross country. Personal: Daughter of Bert and Sharon Arnold ... Born July 31, 1988, in Mundelein, Ill. ... Majoring in elementary education. Personal Bests: Outdoor 1,500-meter run: 5:21.75 Indoor 1,000-meter run: 3:24.44 Indoor 3,000-meter run: 11:46.76

Elizabeth Beisner High Jump

So./So. • 5-7 Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence High School 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 ... Undecided on a major. Personal Bests: Indoor High Jump: 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.) Outdoor High Jump: 1.60 meters (5-03 ft.)

Middle Distance

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Accolades

2007 All-Big 12 in cross country 2007 USTFCCCA All-Region in cross country 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team 2007 track and field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

2007 Cross Country: Earned USTFCCCA Division I All-Region honors with a 25th-place finish at the Midwest Regional (21:05) … Was the team’s No. 1 runner in every meet she competed in … Finished third at the Bob Timmons Invitational 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 and All-Big 12 honors … Selected to the 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 Championship by finishing sixth (10:41.82). 2007 Indoor: Ran in eight races including fourdifferenteventsthroughouttheseason ... 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: Quickly earned a spot among the top-seven runners on the team ... Registered best time of the year at NCAA Pre-Nationals, running the 6K in 22:49.0, good for 94th place ... Finished seventh at the BobTimmons Invitational in a time of 12:15.04 ... Placed 58th at Big 12 Championships in a time of 23:17.6. 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,recordedtop-fivefinishesin1,600-meterrun(third),800-meter run (second) and 1,600 meter-relay (second place). Personal: Daughter of Lisa Bonds ... Born on June 9, 1988, in Junction City, Kan. ... Majoring in political science. Personal Bests: Indoor Mile: 4:58.02 Indoor 1,000-meter run: 2:53.10 3,000-meter steeplechase: 10:40.85

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Ashley Brown Sprints/Hurdles

Jr./Sr. • 5-6 Overton, Neb. Kearney High School Accolades

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2007 All-American in the 400-meter hurdles 2007 Big 12 Champion in the 100-meter hurdles 2006 Academic All-Big 12 Track and Field Second Team KU record holder in three events (60, 100 and 400-meter hurdles)

HighSchool:Brokethestaterecordinthe100-meterhurdlesandwonfour-straight state championships in the event ... Broke the USATF triple jump record in 1999 ... Was the champion in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2004 Kansas Relays and runnerup in the 300-meter hurdles ...Totaled six varsity letters at Kearney (four track, two dance team). Personal: Born October 23, 1985, in Kearney, Neb. … Parents are Todd and Michele Brown … Twin brother, Micah, is a member of the KU football team ... Father played football at Nebraska, was drafted by the Detroit Lions and played six seasons in the CFL … Majoring in exercise science. Personal Bests: 60-meter hurdles: 8.32 400-meter hurdles: 57.54 100-meter hurdles: 13.27

Sha'Ray Butler Sprints

2007 Outdoor: Earned All-America honors by finishing 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships ... Was the Big 12 champion in the 100-meterhurdlesandBig12runner-upinthe400-meterhurdles...Brokeschool records in both the 100 and 400-meter hurdles ... Ran the 100-meter hurdles in 13.27 at the Big 12 Championships, breaking the record she set a week earlier at the ArkansasTwilight ...The 400-meter hurdles record was also set at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 57.54 seconds ... Had a second place finish at the Midwest Regional ... Two-time Big 12 Track and Field Athlete of the Week. 2007 Indoor: Set a 60-meter hurdles record of 8.32 and registered a third-place finish at the Big 12 Indoor Championships ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 60-meter hurdles ... A member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished with the second best time in Kansas history at the ISU Classic with a time of 3:40.66 ... On the 1,600-meter relay team that finished with the fourth best time in Kansas history at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 3:42.05. 2006 Outdoor: Placed sixth at the Midwest Regional Championships in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:00.05 ... Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:00.65 ... Placed third at the Ward Haylett Invitational in a time of 1:01.48 and second at the Emporia State Relays (1:02.91) in the 400-meter hurdles ... Also competed in the 100-meter hurdles at the Kansas Relays, finishing fourth in a time of 14.16 ... Ran a14.19 inthe 100-meter hurdlesatWardHaylettInvitational,goodforasecondplace finish. 2005 Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 100-meter hurdles (13.82) and 10th in the 400-meter hurdles (1:01.92) at the Big 12 Championships … Finished fourth in the 100 hurdles (14.45) and won the 400 hurdles (1:02.55) at the Nebraska Invitational … Had a time of 14.38 in the 100-meter hurdles at the Kansas Relays, good for fifth. 2005 Indoor: Finished third in the 60-meter hurdles at the KSU/KU/MU Triangular in a time of 8.97… Sat out most of the season due to surgery.

Jr./Jr. • 5-3 Lancaster, Texas Lancaster High School • • •

Accolades Fourth all-time in the 400-meter hurdles and indoor 400-meter dash Member of KU's second best 1,600-meter relay team 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Track and Field First Team

2007 Outdoor: Eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles ... Wonthe400-meterhurdleswithaseasonbesttimeof59.54attheKansasRelays ... Set Regional marks at the Kansas Relays and the Big 12 Championships. 2007 Indoor: Placed third in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a career-best time of 55.11 seconds ... Fourth on the all-time list in the 400-meter run ... A member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished with the second best time in Kansas history at the ISU Classic with a mark of 3:40.66. 2006 Outdoor: Competed at USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in the 400-meter hurdles ... Placed fourth at theWard Haylett Invitational in a time of 1:05.79 and ran a season-best 1:01.18 at the Tom Botts Invitational in the 400-meter hurdles ... Also placed third at the Tulsa Duels in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 1:01.97. 2006 Indoor: Competed in the 400-meter dash for the Jayhawks ... Registered a 20th-place finish at the ISU Last Chance (57.70) ... Recorded best time of season at Big 12 Championships (57.27), finishing 17th ... Placed 34th at ISU Classic (57.63) ... Finished 17th at the Husker Invitational (58.31) ... Ran a 1:00.15 at KU/KSU/MU Triangular, good for fifth-place ... Placed 14th at Arkansas Invitational (1:00.02). High School: Had a personal record time of 43.64 in the 300-meter hurdles ... Raced on the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams, holding personal best splits of 11.4 (100 meters) and 54.7 (400 meters). Personal: Born July 29, 1987, in Dallas, Texas ... Parents are Raymond and Sonia Butler ... Majoring in pre-medicine and human biology. Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter dash: 55.11 400-meter hurdles: 59.54

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Kaitlyn Coen

Kelsey Erb

So./So. • 5-8 Hays, Kan. Hays High School

So./So. • 5-10 Bucklin, Kan. Bucklin High School

Distance

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Accolades Holds three school records at Hays High School 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Second Team

2007 Cross Country: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors … Competed in three meets … Placed 43rd at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 25:36 … Ran her best race at the NCAA PreNationals by setting a personal best time of 25:29.

High Jump

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Accolades 2007 track and field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team Three-time high school state champion in the high jump State record holder in the triple jump

2007 Outdoor: Participated in four meets with the Jayhawks ... Landed a mark of 1.70 meters (5-07 ft.) in the high jump at theTulsa Duels ... Recorded a jump of 1.60 meters (5-03 ft.) at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Competed at the Kansas Relays and finished with a jump 1.65 meters (5-05 ft.) ... Had her best leap at the Big 12 Championships as she equaled a personal best jump of 1.70 meters (5-07 ft.) for a ninth place finish. 2007 Indoor: Competed mainly in the high jump during her first season at Kansas ... Improved in nearly every meet throughout the season ... Had a jump of 1.59 meters (5-02.5 ft.) in her first meet at K-State All-Comers Meet ... At the Jayhawk Invitational she recorded a jump of 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.) ... Had her best jump at the final meet of the season at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 1.68 meters (5-06 ft.) good for 13th place ... Competed in the triple jump just one time at the Husker Invitational (9.91 meters, 32-06.25 ft.).

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.

High School:Three-time state champion in the high jump ... 2006 state triple jump runner-up ...Twice finished third in the state championships in the triple jump ... Holds state record in the triple jump.

2006 Cross Country: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks, running unattached in the 6K Bob Timmons Invitational, where she placed 34th (25:23.3) and 13th at the 5K KSU Wildcat Invitational (20:36.2). High School: Placed 15th at the 2005 Kansas 5A State Cross Country Championships ... Highly decorated cross country athlete with the following accolades:three-timeall-conference,four-timeall-region,three-timeall-state, two-time All-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) ... On the team that holds the freshman school record for the 3,200-meter relay ... Also was on the team that holds the record for the 4xMile relay. Personal: Daughter of Dave and Karen Coen ... Born on Aug. 17, 1988, in Jonesboro, Ark. ... Majoring in accounting and finance. Personal Bests: Indoor Mile Run: 5:24.90 Indoor 3,000-meter run: 10:33.48 Outdoor 5,000-meter run: 19:35.65

Personal: Daughter of Deena and Paul Erb ... Born on November 5, 1987... Majoring in speech language and hearing sciences and disorders. Personal Bests: Indoor High Jump: 1.68 meters (5-06 ft.) Indoor Triple Jump: 9.91 meters (32-06.25 ft.) Outdoor High Jump: 1.70 meters (5-07 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Cydney Gaines

Rachel Gruenbacher

Sprints

Jr./Jr. • 5-8 Bellevue, Neb. Bellevue West High School 2007 Outdoor: Competed in one race ... Ran a time of 1:00.87 at the Kansas Relays in the 400 meters. 2007 Indoor: Competed once in four different events for Kansas ... In the 200 meters she ran a time of 26.84 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... Ran a time of 1:01.38 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 400-meter run ... Ran the 600-yard run at the K-State All-Comers Meet in a time of 1:26.05 ... At the Illini Invitational she ran a time of 1:36.66 in the 600 meters. 2006 Outdoor: Did not compete. 2006 Indoor: Did not compete. High School: Ran in the 100-meter dash, 200-meterdashandthe400-meterrelayatthe 2004Nebraskastatechampionships...Helped Bellevue West to a third-place finish at the 2004 Class A state championships. Personal: Born on March 28, 1986 ... Parents are Keith and Schernol Gaines ... Majoring in cummunication studies and French. Personal Bests: Indoor 200-meter run: 26.84 Indoor 400-meter run: 1:01.38 Outdoor 400-meter run: 1:00.87

Distance

So./So. • 5-1 • Lenexa, Kan. St.Thomas Aquinas High School • •

Accolades Two-time Kansas 5A state champion in the 800-meter relay Member of the 2005 Kansas 5A state track champions 2007 Outdoor: Ran the 800-meter run in three meets ... At the Tulsa Duels she ran a time of 2:23.88 ... Finished in a time of 2:19.63 at the Kansas Relays. 2007 Indoor: Competed in five meets as a freshman ... Improved in every meet in the 800 meters ... Ran a time of 2:21.30 at the Husker Invitational ... Ran a seasonbest time of 2:19.71 at the ISU Classic. High School: Participated in both cross country and track and field ... Placed 24th at the 2005 Kansas 5A State Cross Championships...Four-yearletterwinner in cross country ... A member of two state champion800-meterrelayteamsandthe 2005Kansas5Astatetrackchampionship team. Personal: Daughter of Kurt and Sylvia Gruenbacher ... Considering a major in nursing ... Born on July 2, 1987. Personal Bests: Indoor 800-meter run: 2:19.71 Outdoor 800-meter run: 2:19.63

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Claire Hall

2007 Indoor: Competed in the mileandthe3,000-meterrunin three meets ... Ran the mile in a time of 5:18.20 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... At the K-State All-Comersmeet,sheranatime of 10:36.11 in the 3,000 meters ... Ran a time of 10:39.08 in the 3,000 meters at the Husker Invitational.

Distance

So./So. • 6-0 Iowa City, Iowa West High School •

2006 Cross Country: Ran a personal best time of 22:53.8 in the 6K at the NCAA PreNationals ... Placed 74th at the Big 12 Championships (23:48.3) ... Finished in seventh place at the KSU Wildcat Invitational (19:46.5), her fastest time in the 5K ... Ran at the NCAA Midwest Regional and finished 103rd with a time of 23:42.0.

Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team

2007 Cross Country: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team… Competed in four races … Finished 39th at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 25:22 … 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 at the NCAA PreNationals. 2007 Outdoor: Did not compete. 2007 Indoor: Did not compete.

2006 Outdoor: Placed second at theWard Haylett Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:48.03 ... Finished eighth at the Kansas Relays in the5,000-meterruninaseasonbesttimeof18:12.66...Finished sixth at the Emporia State Relays in time of 18:37.40 ... Ran the 3,000 meters at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing 13th in a time of 10:55.22.

2006 Cross Country: Did not compete. 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 Iowa State Cross Country Championships and 15th at 2003 Iowa State Cross Country Championships ... A member of2004Iowadistancemedleystatechampionshipteam. Personal: Daughter of David Hall and Marge Schilling ... Born on Nov. 13, 1987, in Iowa City, Iowa ... Majoring in exercise science.

Hayley Harbert Distance

Sr./Sr. • 5-3 Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee Mission Northwest High School • •

Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Second Team 2005 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team

2007 Cross Country: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors … Scored in every meet by placing anywhere from second to fifth on the team … Gradually improved her time in each race … Placed seventh at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a personal best 5K time of 19:40 … Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 27th with a time of 22:25 … Placed 48th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 22:23 … Set a personal best 6K time of 21:44 at the Midwest Regional. 2007 Outdoor: Ran at only two meets ... Competed at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 18:04.07 in the 5,000 meters ... Ran in two events at the Big12Championships...Placed17thinthe5,000meterswithattimeof18:38.91 ... Finished in 11th place in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 38:19.81.

2006 Indoor: compete.

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2005CrossCountry:Finished88thoverallattheMidwestRegionalChampionships in a time of 23:39 ... Ran a 23:14 at the Big 12 Championship, good for 57th overall ... Finished 87th overall at NCAA Pre-Nationals in a time of 23:41.5 ... Ran a 24:10 at the Roy Griak Invitational. 2005 Outdoor: Did not compete. 2005 Indoor: Finished eighth in the 3,000 meters at the KSU/KU/MU Triangular in a time of 10:42.64 ... At the Jayhawk Invitational, finished sixth in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 18:47.31. 2004 Cross Country: Competed in one event, placing 16th at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 20:16.47. High School: Helped Shawnee Mission Northwest to the state cross country championships in 2003 ... Named to the All-Sunflower cross country team in 2002 and 2003 ... Named to the All-Metro cross country team in 2003. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Pat Harbert ... Born June 9, 1986, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Majoring in secondary English education. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 10:36.11 Indoor Mile: 5:18.20 Outdoor 5,000-meter run: 18:04.07

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Libby Harmon

Danielle Hayes

Sr./Sr. • 5-7 Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission South High School

So./So. • 5-4 Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson High School

Pole Vault

Accolades 2007 track and field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team 2005 and 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Track and Field First Team Kansas 6A state pole vault record holder 3.68 meters (12-01 ft.)

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2007 Outdoor: Set Regional marks at the Kansas Relays and Big 12 Championships ... Second on the team in the pole vault behind three-time AllAmerican Kate Sultanova ... Had a season-best vault of 3.90 meters (12-09.5 ft.) attheBig12Championships,goodforseventhplace...SixthattheKansasRelays after a pole vault of 3.80 meters (12-05.5 ft.). 2007 Indoor: Participated in eight different meets in the pole vault ... Had a season-best vault of 3.75 meters (12-03.5 ft.) at the Husker Invitational. 2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete. 2005 Outdoor: A Big 12 competitor in the pole vault where she finished 13th with a jump of 3.65 meters (11-11.75 ft.) ... Finished seventh at the Kansas Relays, matching her jump of 3.65 meters ... Had a second-place result at the Tulsa Duels with a jump of 3.50 meters (11-05.75 ft.). 2005 Indoor: A Big 12 competitor in the pole vault ... Finished sixth in the pole vault at the Husker Invitational and the Jayhawk Invitational with jumps of 3.65 meters (11-11.75 ft.) and 3.50 meters (11-05.75 ft.), respectively. 2004 Outdoor: Second in the pole vault at theTulsa Invitational (3.50 meters, 11-05.75 ft.) ... Placed 12th in the pole vault at the 2004 Kansas Relays with a season best of 3.65 meters (11-11.75 ft.) ... Equaled her vault of 3.65 meters at the Big 12 Championships to place 13th. 2004 Indoor:Was the winner of the pole vault at the Jayhawk Invitational with her best vault of the indoor season at 3.82 meters (12-6.25) ... Finished third in the pole vault at both theWildcat Invitational and the KU/KSU/MUTriangular ... Finished 11th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. HighSchool:Aseven-timeletterwinneratShawneeMissionSouthHighSchool ... Holds the school and Kansas 6A state record in the pole vault with a mark of 3.68 meters (12-01 ft.) ...Won the 6A state pole vault championship in 2003 ... A first-team all-metro selection in track ... A four-time letterwinner in gymnastics. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Melissa Harmon ... Born Feb. 12, 1985, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Majoring in political science ... Plans to attend law school after graduation in May of 2008. Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 3.82 meters (12-06.25 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 3.90 meters (12-09.5 ft.)

2007 Outdoor: At theTulsa Duels she reached a height of 3.05 meters (10-0 ft.) in her only competition of the season. 2007 Indoor: Competed twice in the pole vault ... Earned a mark of 3.20 meters (10-06 ft.) at both the K-State All-Comers Meet and the Jayhawk Invitational. Personal: Daughter of Scott and Carol Hayes ... Brother Dyllan also attended KU ... Majoring in Community Health. Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 3.20 meters (10-6 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 3.05 meters (10-0 ft.)

Chelsea Helm Multi-Event

So./So. • 5-7 Tulsa, Okla. Union High School 2007 Outdoor: Competed in only two meets, but in many events as part of the heptathlon ... Landed a mark of 4.92 meters (16-01.75 ft.) in the long jump at the Tulsa Duels ... Placed 13th at the Big 12 Championships in the heptathlon with 4,151 points. 2007 Indoor: Competed in the long jump, shot put, high jump, pentathlon and 60-meter hurdles ... Ran a time of 9.49 in the hurdles at the K-State All-Comers Meet ... Had a best height of 1.38 meters (4-06.25 ft.) in the high jump at the JayhawkInvitational...Placed13thinthepentathlonattheBig12Championships, racking up 2,973 points. High School: A member of three state track championship teams ... Qualified for the state track championships all four years of high school ... A member of the Presidential Honor Roll all four years of high school ... State runner-up in the 300-meter hurdles in 2006 ... A member of the two-time state champion 1,600-meter relay team. Personal: Daughter of Janie and John Helm ... Born on July 14, 1987 ... Majoring in Early Childhood Education. Personal Bests: Indoor Triple Jump: 11.85 meters (38-10.5 ft.) 60-meter hurdles: 9.49 Heptathlon: 4,151 points

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Stephanie Horton

Victoria Howard

Jr./Jr. • 6-2 Tigard, Ore. Tigard High School

Jr./Jr. • 5-6 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley West High School

Throws

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Accolades Bronze medalist at the 2006 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships 2006 Women's Newcomer of the Year

2007 Outdoor: Met the regional mark four times in the shot put ... Had a seasonbest performance at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 15.45 meters (50-08.25 ft.) while placing fifth ... Participated in the discus at two meets ... Placed 16th in the discus at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 43.63 meters (143-01.75 ft.). 2007 Indoor:Paricipated in seven meets in the shotput ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships at the first meet of the year in early December with a throw of 15.52 meters (50-11 ft.) at the K-State All-Comers Meet ... Continued to throw more than 50 feet at the Illini Invitational with her throw of 15.25 meters (50-00.75 ft.) ... Placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 14.45 meters (47-05 ft.). 2006 Outdoor: Earned a bronze medal at the 2006 USATF Junior Outdoor Championships in the shot put with a throw of 14.80 meters (48-06.25 ft.) ... Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the shot put (14.73 meters, 48-04 ft.) and 18th in the discus (42.75 meters, 140-3 ft.) ... Recorded a seasonbest throw in the shot put (15.24 meters, 49-11.25 ft.), good for third place, and season-best throw in the discus (46.58 meters, 152-07 ft.) at the Mesa Classic ... Also finished third in shot put at the Kansas Relays (14.87 meters, 48-9.50 ft.). 2006 Indoor: Primarily participated in the shot put, throwing at six meets duringher firstseason...FinishedfifthattheBig12Championshipswithathrow of 14.92 meters (48-11.5 ft.) ... Recorded her best throw of the season at 15.25 meters (50-00.75 ft.) at the Husker Invitational, good for third place ...Won the JayhawkInvitationalwithathrow of 15.07 meters (49-5.75 ft.) ... Placed second at the KU/KSU/ MUTriangularandcameineighth at K-State All-Comers ... Finished third at the Arkansas Invitational (14.37 meters, 47-01.75 ft.) ... Also competed in the weight throw at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular,finishing12thwithher throw of 13.38 meters (43-10.75 ft.). High School: Broke the Oregon sate record in the shot put ...Won the state championship in both the discus and shot put in 2005 ... Ranked 32nd in the nation for women in the shot put.

Sprints

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Accolades KU record holder in the indoor 200-meter dash (24.03) Third all-time in the outdoor 200-meter dash (23.45)

2007 Outdoor: Earned regional marks in four of the six races she ran ... Ran a season-best time of 11.58 in the 100 meters at the Kansas Relays ... Placed eighth in the 100-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 11.83 ... In the 200 meters, she ran her season best time at the ArkansasTwilight (23.45) ... Finished 11th in the 200-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 23.60. 2007 Indoor: Competed 11 times for Kansas in the 60 meters and the 200 meters ... Ran a season best time in the 60-meter dash at the Dan DeHart Invitational (7.68) and placed 15th in the event at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7.69 ... In the 200 meters, her best time came at the Tyson Invitational ... Her time of 24.03 broke the school record ... Placed 13th in the 200-meter run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24.37. 2006 Outdoor: Ran a season-best time in the 100-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships (12.05) ... Placed second in 100 meters at theTim Botts Invitational, running the dash in 12.12 ... Recorded a season-best time of 24.66 in the 200-meter dash at the Tom Botts Invitational. 2006 Indoor: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks during her freshman season ... Ran the 60-meter dash at three meets ... Placed 48th at the Tyson Invitational (8.14) ... Ran a time of 8.09 at both the Jayhawk Invitational (15th-place) and at the Arkansas Invitational (30th) ... Recorded the best time of her season at the K-State All-Comers Meet (7.89), good for 12th-place ... Also ran the 200 meters at six events ... Recorded best finish of season (16th) at ISU's Last Chance meet (25.28) ... Placed 18th at the Big 12 Championships (25.40) .. Finished 48th at the Tyson Invitational (25.84) ... Placed 16th at the Jayhawk Invitational (26.20) ... Finished fifth at KU/KSU/MU Triangular (26.11) ... Placed 26th at Arkansas Invitational (25.98). High School: Won the Kansas Relays in the 100 meters ... Was the Eastern KansasLeaguechampioninthe100metersand200metersforfourstraightyears ... Named first team All-Johnson County and All-Metro by the Kansas City Star ... State champion in the 100-meter run ...Voted vice-president of her senior class.

Personal: Daughter of Deborah Hemmingway and James Horton ... Born on August 8, 1987, in Portland, Ore. ... Majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology. Personal Bests: Indoor Shot Put: 15.52 meters (50-11 ft.) Outdoor Shot Put: 15.45 meters (50-08.25 ft.) Discus: 46.58 meters (152-07 ft.)

Personal: Born May 14, 1987, in Overland Park, Kan. ... Parents are Armando and LaTonya Howard. Personal Bests: 60-meter dash: 7.68 Indoor 200-meter dash: 24.03 Outdoor 200-meter dash: 23.45

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Cortney Jacobs

Megan James

Jr./Jr. • 5-5 Atlantic, Iowa Atlantic High School

So./So. • 5-7 Kansas City, Mo. North Kansas City High School

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Accolades Fifth all-time in the 600-yard dash (1:22.50)

2007 Indoor and Outdoor: Redshirted. 2006 Outdoor: Placed first in the 400-meter run at theWard Haylett Invitational with a season-best time of 55.73 ... Finished second at theTom Botts Invitational (55.95) ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships with a 400 meters time of 55.74 ... Placed 11th in the 800-meter run at the Tulsa Duels (2:26.73). 2006 Indoor: Competed in three events for the Jayhawks during the season ... Primarily competed in the 600-yard run ... Recorded her best finish of the year at the Big 12 Championships, good for fifth place (1:22.50) ... Placed fourth at the Husker Invitational (1:26.52) ... Finished second at the KU/KSU/MUTriangular (1:25.68) ... Placed fourth at the K-State All-Comers Meet (1:28.90) ... Also competed extensively in the 400 meters ... Placed 19th at the ISU Last Chance (57.38) ... Recorded her best time of the season at the ISU Classic (57.13) ... PlacedfourthattheJayhawkInvitational(57.33)...Finished11thattheArkansas Invitational (57.42) ... Also competed in 200-meter dash at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing eighth (25.75). 2005 Outdoor: Finished seventh in the 400-meter dash at the Nebraska Invitational in a time of 56.92 ... Had a fourth place finish in the 400-meter dash at the Kansas Relays in a time of 56.70 ... Finished sixth in the 200-meter dash at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 25.68. 2005 Indoor: Finished 10th in the 400-meter dash at the ISU Last Chance Meet in a time of 56.08 ... Was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 11:59.82 ... Ran on the fourth-placefinishingdistancemedley relay team at the Husker Invitational (12:08.81). High School: Won a total of 10 varsity letters at Atlantic (four cross country, two basketball, four track) ... Set the Iowa state record in the 400 meter-run ...Brokeschoolrecordsinthe200-meter dash,400-meterdash,400-meterrelay, 1,600-meterrelayandthesprintmedley relay...Wonatotalofeightgoldmedals at the Drake Relays ... Member of the cross country all-state team in 2000, 2001and2003...NamedtheSouthwest Iowa Track Runner of the Year in 2004. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Marilyn Jacobs ... Born on July 21, 1987 ... Major is undecided. Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter dash: 57.13 600-yard dash: 1:22.50 Outdoor 400-meter dash: 55.73

Distance

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Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Track and Field First Team

2007 Cross Country: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team … A reliable scorer, consistently finishing seventhontheteam…Placed13that the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 20:08 … Ran a time of 23:03 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 63rd … Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 81st with a time of 23:42 … Ran a personal best 6K time of 22:39 at the Midwest Regional. 2007 Outdoor: Redshirted. 2007 Indoor: Competed in the mile and the 1,000-meter run ... Ran a season-best time of 5:16.97 in the mile at the ISU Classic ... Competed in the 1,000-meter run at the Husker Invitational in a time of 3:07.03. 2006 Cross Country: Ran in four races for Kansas ... Broke 20 minutes in the 5K for the first time at the KSU Wildcat Invitational (19:59.0) ... Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational and placed 198th ... Ran the best 6K time of her career, at that time, in her final meet of the season at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, finishing 130th (23:15.9). 2005 Cross Country: Ran a 24:45.7 at NCAA Pre-Nationals ... Finished in a time of 25:21 at the Roy Griak Invitational ... Finished 22nd overall at the Bob Timmons Invitational in a time of 20:41.45. High School: In cross country, was an all-conference performer all four years ... All-district selection her sophomore through senior years ... State qualifier her junior and senior seasons ... Nominated for the Greater Kansas City Cross Country Coaches Association honorable mention team ... In track, was named all-district all four years ... Ran a 5:08 in the 1,600-meter run and an 11:32 in the 3,200-meter run ... All-conference, all-sectional and a state qualifier her junior and senior years ... All-state her senior year ... Kansas City Star all-metro second team her senior year ...Tied her school record in the mile her senior year with a time of 5:08. Personal: Daughter of Teri James ... Born April 27, 1987, in Leavenworth, Kan. ... Majoring in exercise science. Personal Bests: Indoor Mile: 5:16.97 1,000-meter run: 3:07.03

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Alison Knoll

Mary Lacy

So./So. • 5-0 Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

So./So. • 5-10 Houston, Texas Stratford High School

Throws

Distance

2007 Cross Country: A consistent number five runner for the Jayhawks … 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 … Ran a time of 23:23 at the Big 12 Championships and placed 75th … Ran a personal best 6K time of 22:25 at the Midwest Regional.

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 theTulsa 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.

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.

High School: 2005 and 2006 discus district champion ... In the shot put, was 2006districtchampion,regionalchampionandfinishedsixthattheTexasState Championships.

2007 Indoor: Ran the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational, placing 11th in a time of 5:25.38 ... Ran in the 3,000-meterrunatthreeevents ... 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.

Personal: Daughter of Jane Lacy ... Favoritetrack and field athlete of alltimeisRandy Barns ... Member of National H o n o r Society ... Majoring in accounting.

2006 Cross Country: Competed at three events for theJayhawksduringtheseason ... Finished 23rd at the 6K Bob Timmons Invitational in a time of 24:48.3 ... Placed eighth in the 5K Kansas State Wildcat Invitational in a time of 19:48.8 ... Finished 118th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in a time of 23:05.1.

Personal Bests: Indoor Shot Put: 12.39 meters (40-07.75 ft.) Discus: 40.82 meters (133-11 ft.) Outdoor Shot Put: 12.34 meters (40-06 ft.)

High School: Placed 11th at the Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships in a time of 15:40 ... 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 ... Born on Aug. 14, 1987, in Shawnee, Kan. ... Majoring in exercise science. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 10:27.43 Indoor Mile: 5:28.38 Outdoor 5,000-meter run: 18:41.31

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Crystal Manning

HorizontalJumps/Sprints Sr./Sr. • 5-8 Terrell, Texas Cedar Hill High School

Accolades 2007 All-American in the triple jump 2007 Outdoor Big 12 Champion in the triple jump KU record holder in the outdoor triple jump (13.71 meters, 44-11.75 ft.) Tied the KU record in the indoor triple jump (13.16 meters, 43-02.25 ft.)

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2007 Outdoor: Named a 2007 Outdoor Track and Field All-American after a ninth place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Set a school record on two occasions in the triple jump ... At the John Jacobs Invitational,she seta new Kansas record with a jump of 13.29 meters (43-07.25 ft.) ... Broke her own record at the Big 12 Championshipswith aleapof13.71meters (44-11.75 ft.) and won a Big 12 title ... A member of the 400-meter and 1,600-meter relay teams at the Big 12 meet ... Landed a regionalmarkof6.05 meters (19-10 ft.) in the long jump at the Kansas Relays ... Competed in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships and placed ninth ... Ran the 200 meters once and finished with a time of 24.94 at the Tulsa Duels.

2006 Outdoor: Competed in the triple jump five times throughout the season ... Placed second at the Kansas Relays (12.43 meters, 40-09.5 ft.) and the Drake Relays (12.60 meters, 41-04.5 ft.) ... Jumped a season-best 12.55 meters (41-2.25 ft.) at the Texas Relays ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed eighth with a triple jump of 11.91 meters (39-01.25 ft.) ... Also competed at the NCAA Midwest RegionalChampionshipsandjumped12.35meters(40-06ft.),goodfor17thplace ... Competed in the 200-meter dash, placing second at theTom Botts Invitational (24.41) ... Also ran in the Big 12 Championships. 2006 Indoor: Competed in six events during the season for the Jayhawks ... Found success often in the triple jump ... Finished second at the AlexWilson Invitational with a jump of 12.64 meters (41-5.75 ft.) and fourth at the Big 12 Championships (12.53 meters, 41-1.5 ft.) ...Won the Jayhawk Invitational, jumping 12.30 meters (40-04 ft.) and recorded a second place finish at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular, leaping 12.13 meters (39-09.75 ft.) ... Had a third-place finish at the Husker Invitational (12.26 meters, 40-02.75 ft.) and a fifth-place finish at the Tyson Invitational (12.59 meters, 41-03.75 ft.) ... Also competed at three meets in the 200-meter run, finishing 18th at the Husker Invitational (25.47), sixth at the Jayhawk Invitational (25.48) and fourth at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (25.27) ... Also ran the 60-meter hurdles at two meets, finishing third at KU/KSU/MU Triangular (8.95) and sixth at the K-State All-Comers Meet (9.28) ... Competed in the high jump at the Jayhawk Invitational (5-0.25), good for fifth place ... Ran in the 60-meter dash at the Arkansas Invitational (8.09), finishing in 29th place. 2005 Outdoor: Had a third-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a jump of 12.59 meters (41-03.75 ft.) ... Finished ninth in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with her leap of 12.42 meters (40-09 ft.) ... Placed seventh in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the Kansas Relays. 2005 Indoor: Finished ninth in the triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 12.07 meters (39-07.25 ft.) ... Her leap of 12.31 meters (40-04.75 ft.) in the triple jump at the Sooner Invitational was good for third place. High School: Named Cedar Hill's MostValuableTrack Athlete in 2003 and 2004 ... Wasastatequalifierinboththe200-meterdashandthelongjumpin2004...Posted personal bests of 23.52 in the 200-meter dash, 12.83 meters (42-01.25 ft.) in the triple jump, 5.87 meters (19-03 ft.) in the long jump and 1.70 meters (5-07 ft.) in the high jump ... Was the 2004 USA Track and Field triple jump champion ... Also won the triple jump at the Golden West meet. Personal: Daughter of Antionette Titus ... Born on April 15, 1986, in Dallas, Texas. Personal Bests Indoor Triple Jump: 13.16 meters (43-02.25 ft.) Outdoor Triple Jump: 13.71 meters (44-11.75 ft.) Outdoor 200-meters: 24.94

2007 Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter dash, 200 meters, long jump and the triple jump throughout the season ...Tied the school record in the triple jump (13.16 meters, 43-02.25 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational ... Set NCAA provisional qualifier marks three times in the triple jump ... Placed 11th at the Big 12 Championships in the triple jump with a leap of 12.39 meters (40-07.75 ft.) ... A member of the 1,600-meter relay team that placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships ... Used her season-best leap in the long jump to place fourth (5.95 meters, 19-06 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships ... Ran a season-best time of25.01 in the 200-meter dashattheJayhawkInvitational...Sprintedtoatimeof 7.74 in the 60-meter dash at the Jayhawk Invitational.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Alicia McGregor Distance

Sr./Sr. • 5-6 Independence, Mo. Truman High School • •

Accolades 2005 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Second Team Eighth all-time in the indoor 3,000-meter run (10:03.94)

2007 Cross Country: Usually a top three finisher for the Jayhawks … Placed third at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel in a 5K time of 19:09 … Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 19th with a time of 22:02 … Finished 41st at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 22:12 … Set a personal-best 6K time of 21:56 at the Midwest Regional and came in 70th. 2007 Outoor: Ran a season-best time of 17:59.72 at the John Jacobs Invitational in the 5,000-meter run ... Competed in the 5,000-meter run and 10,000-meter runattheBig12Championships...Finishedin15th-placeinthe5,000-meterrun with a time of 18:17.82 ... Scored for the Jayhawks with an eighth-place finish in the 10,000 meters with a time of 37:02.62. 2007 Indoor: A three event student-athlete for the Jayhawks ... Finished 21st in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships (10:03.94) ... Ran a time of 5:20.23in the mile atthe JayhawkInvitational...AlsoattheJayhawkInvitational, ran a time of 3:09.57 in the 1,000-meter run.

2005 Cross Country: Competed in six events for the Jayhawks ... Finished 82nd overall at the Midwest Regional Championships in a time of 23:29 ... Placed 51st at the Big 12 Championships (23:02) ... Ran a time of 23:23.6 at NCAA Pre-Nationals, good for 74th overall ... named second team Academic All-Big 12. 2005 Outdoor: Finished 15th in the 5,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays in a time of 19:15.80. 2005 Indoor: Placed 12th in the 5,000-meter run at the Jayhawk Invitational in a time of 19:12.97 ... Finished ninth in the 3,000-meter run at the KSU/KU/MU Triangular in a time of 10:47.63. 2004 Cross Country: Competed in three meets ... Placed 13th at the BobTimmons Invitational, crossing the finish line in a time of 20:14.32. High School: Received eight letters atTruman high school (four cross country, four track and field) ... Garnered all-conference and all-district honors in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Personal: Daughter of Fernando McGregor and Caryl Goodyear-Bruch ... Born Dec. 26, 1985, in Redlands, Calif. ... Majoring in political science and international studies. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 10:03.94 Outdoor 5,000-meter run: 17:59.72 10,000-meter run: 37:02.62

2006 Cross Country: Finished 17th at the Bob Timmons Invitational ... Had a seasonhigh finish of third at the KSU Wildcat Invitational (18:50.2) ... Finished 41st at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a season-best time of 22:20.1 ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships and finished 57th in a time of 23:13.8...Placed80thatthe MidwestRegional (23:06.5). 2006 Outdoor: Competed in two events for theJayhawks...Placedsixthinthe3,000-meter run at the Tom Botts Invitational (10:36.11) and theTulsa Duels (10:42.59) ... Also ran the 5,000-meter run ... Won the Ward Haylett Invitational (18:22.09) ... Ran a season-best time of 18:12 at the Kansas Relays and placed seventh.

The3,000-metersteeplechaseatthe2007KansasRelaysonHershbergerTrack at Memorial Stadium. Kansas hosts the 81st Annual Kansas Relays in 2008.

2006 Indoor:Competed in two events during the season ... Primarily ran the 3,000 meters ... Recorded her best time of the season at the Husker Invitational (10:37.65), good for 23rd place ... Finished third at the Jayhawk Invitational (10:50.35), eighth at the KU/ KSU/MUTriangular (10:51.43) and eighth at the Arkansas Invitational (10:52.04) ... Ran in the 5,000-meter run at the ISU Classic (18:30.40), finishing 51st.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Lisa Morrisey Distance

Sr./Sr. • 5-6 Ottawa, Kan. Ottawa High School Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team

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2007 Cross Country: Academic All-Big 12 first team honors … Competed in all six meets … Placed 13th at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 23:49 … Finished fourth at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel in a 5K time of 19:34 … Ran a time of 22:25 at the NCAA PreNationals and placed 35th … Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 76th (23:23) … Ran a seasonbest time of 22:05 at the Midwest Regional. 2007 Outdoor: Ran a time of 2:28.87 at the John Jacobs Invitational in the 800-meter run ... In the 1,500 meters she ran a season-best time of 4:56.42 at the Kansas Relays.

2005 Indoor: Competed in the 1,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished 20th in the mile at the Husker Invitational in a time of 5:15.40 ... Ran a 3:05.18 in the 1,000-meter run at the Jayhawk Invitational, good for seventh. 2004 Cross Country: Talented freshman came on strong toward the end of the season ... Competed in six events ... Finished 15th in the BobTimmons Invitational (20:15.20) ... Came in 33rd at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a time of 24:23.7 ... Raced in the Roy Griak Invitational, finishing with a time of 24:24 ... At theBig12Championships,sheplaced52ndoverallandthirdamongKansasrunners (23:28.28) ... Recorded her best time of the season at the Midwest Regional, finishing 72nd overall and second on the team with a time of 22:25.94. High School: Named to the Lawrence Journal-World and Ottawa Herald all-area team all four years ... Helped Ottawa High to a seventh-place finish at the 2003 Kansas state cross country meet ... In track, she was the Huron League champion in the 800-meter run, 1,600-meter run and the 3,200-meter run all four years of high school. Personal: Born Jan. 16, 1986, in Lawrence, Kan. ... Parents are Mark and Cyndi Morrisey ... Majoring in journalism - strategic communications. Personal Bests: Indoor Mile: 5:09.58 Indoor 800-meter run: 2:22.57 Outdoor 1,500-meter run: 4:56.42

Sarah Nackley Distance

2007 Indoor: Competed mostly in the mile, but also in the 800-meter run, 1,000-meter run and 3,000-meter run ... Ran a season-best time of 5:09.58 in the mile at the ISU Classic ... Ran a time of 3:08.99 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 1,000 meters ... In the 3,000-meter run, she ran a time of 10:45.9 ... Finished eighth in the 800-meter run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 2:22.57. 2006 Cross Country: Placed fourth at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (18:58.6) ... Ran a season-best time of 21:59.1 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... Had a 64-place improvement over her sophomore year at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 100th (23:16.1) ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships for the third consecutiveyearandplaced45th(22:48.9)...Finishedastheteam'snumberone runner in five out of seven meets.

So./So. • 5-8 Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee Mission Northwest High School •

Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team 2007 Cross Country: Earned Academic All-Big 12 first team honors.

2006 Outdoor: Competed in 10 races and three different events ... Ran the 800 meters in four meets, placing 15th at the Kansas Relays (2:19), 23rd at theTom Botts Invitational (2:23.58), 25th at the Emporia State Relays (2:31.44) and 13th at theTulsa Duels (2:30.32) ... Mostly competed in the 1,500-meter run ... Ran a season-best time of 4:47.79 at the Kansas Relays and placed 12th ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 22nd (4:50.09) ... Raced at the Big 12 Championships in the 5,000-meter run and placed 24th (18:23.70).

2007 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2006 Indoor: Competed in three events during her sophomore season for the Jayhawks ... Ran the mile at four events, placing 13th in the event at the Husker Invitational with a season best time of 5:08.65 ... At the Big 12 Championships, she competed in the 1,000-meter run (2:58.64), good for 11th place and the 3,000-meter run (10:13.99), good for 23rd-place ... At the Jayhawk Invitational she ran the 1,000 meters, finishing in sixth place (3:07.69) and the 3,000 meters, finishing in second (10:48.66).

2006 Cross Country: Ran at three meets for the Jayhawks ... Placed 26th at the 6K Bob Timmons Invitational in a time of 24:54.9 ... Finished ninth at the 5K Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel in a time of 19:54.2.

2005 Cross Country: Ran the last three races as the team's number one runner ... Finished 43rd overall at the Midwest Regional Championships (22:36) ... Ran a 22:43 at the Big 12 Championships, placing 39th ... Finished 24th overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:25.2) ... Ran a 24:43 at the Roy Griak Invitational, coming in second on the team. 2005 Outdoor: Competed in the Big 12 Championships in the 1,500-meter run ... Finished second in the 1,500-meter run (4:38.2) and 14th in the 800-meter run (2:22.62) at the Nebraska Invitational ... Her 1,500 meters time at the Nebraska Invitational qualified her for Junior Nationals ... Ran a 4:47.2 in the 1,500-meter run at the Kansas Relays, good for 12th ... A member of the 4XMile relay team that finished second at the Kansas Relays in a time of 21:04.45.

2007 Indoor: Ran in four different events during the season including the mile run, the 1,000-meter run, 3,000-meter run, and the 5,000-meter run. .. Had a season best time at the ISU Classic with a finish of 10:36.11 in the 3,000-meter run.

High School: Placed 18th at the 2006 Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships ... A member of the 2006 Kansas 6A State Cross Country championship team ... Named to the all-Sun County, all-Jefferson County and all-metro coaches' association first teams for her accomplishments. Personal: Daughter of Dan and Amy Nackley ... Born on July 28, 1988, in Shawnee, Kan. ... Majoring in health, sport and exercise. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 10:36.11 Indoor 5,000-meter run: 18:22.54 Indoor Mile: 5:27.36

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Britany Parker

Maresia Pencil

So./So. • 5-4 McKinney, Texas McKinney High School

Sr./Sr. • 5-7 Clarendon, Jamaica Edwin Allen High School

Pole Vault

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Accolades 2007 Women's Field Newcomer of the Year OwnstheindoorpolevaultfacilityrecordatIllinois(3.95meters,12-11.5ft.) Third all-time in the indoor pole vault (4.07 meters, 13-04.25)

Middle Distance

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Accolades 2005 NAIA Outdoor All-American in the 800-meter run 2005 NAIA Indoor All-American in the 800-meter run 2004 NAIA Outdoor All-American in the 800-meter run

2007 Outdoor: Met the regional mark at the Kansas Relays with a pole vault of 3.80 meters (12-05.5 ft.).

2007 Outdoor: Competed in the 800 meters four times ... Ran a time of 2:12.76 at the JohnJacobsInvitational...Had her best performance at the lastmeetwithatimeof2:10.50 at the Big 12 Championships to finish in 12th place.

2007 Indoor: Competed in the pole vault at eight meets ... Set the facility record at Illinois during the Illini Invitational with a mark of 3.95 meters (12-11.5 ft.) ... Met the NCAA provisional qualifying mark four times ... Had her best mark at the Dan DeHart Invitational with a pole vault of 4.07 meters (13-04.25 ft.) ... Placed seventhattheBig12Championships with a vault of 3.90 meters (12-09.5 ft.).

2007 Indoor: Ran a time of 1:27.87 in the 600-yard run at the Jayhawk Invitational ... In the 800 meters, she ran a season-best time of 2:15.11 at the ISU Last Chance.

High School: Set a Texas state high school record in the pole vault with her mark of 4.04 meters (13-03 ft.) ... Wasatwo-timeTexasstatechampion in the pole vault (2005 and 2006) ... Recorded the highest female vault in Texas history, vaulting 4.12 meters (13-06.25 ft.) ... Was the 2006 Nike Indoor runner-up at 4.00 meters (13-01.5 ft.) ... Placed thrid at the 2005 GoldenWest Invitational ...Was the2006GreatSouthwestchampion ... Placed second at the USATF National Junior Championships ... Member of the 2006 USA world junior team. Personal: Daughter of Connie and Ralph Gilbert ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Yelena Isinbayeva ... Majoring in Physical Therapy.

At Missouri Baptist University: Was a 2004 NAIA outdoor and 2005 NAIA indoor and outdoor AllAmerican in the 800 meterrun ... A member of the 3,200 meter-relay team that won at the 2004 Penn Relays ... Silver medalist at the C.A.C. Games in 2004. Personal: Daughter of Christeen Gouldbourne ... Born on March 26, 1985 ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Jacqueline Gayle ... Majoring in communication studies. Personal Bests: 600-yard dash: 1:27.87 Indoor 800-meter run: 2:15.11 Outdoor 800-meter run: 2:10.50

Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 4.07 meters (13-04.25 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 3.80 meters (12-05.50 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Emily Reimer

Kellie Schneider

Jr./Jr. • 5-7 Wichita, Kan. Northeast Magnet High School

So./So. • 5-7 Kenosha, Wisc. Tremper High School

Multi-Events

Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Track and Field First Team 2007 recipient of Kansas' track and field Academic Achievement Award

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Distance

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.

2007 Outdoor: Participated in the shot put and the javelin ... Recorded a seasonbest toss of 13.28 meters (43-06.75 ft.) in the shot put at theTulsa Duels ... In the javelin,shehadathrowof38.56meters(126-06ft.)attheBig12Championships, good for an 11th-place finish.

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.

2007 Indoor: Competed five times in the shot put ...Threw a season-best mark of 12.75 meters (41-10 ft.) at the Illini Invitational.

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 Outdoor: Competed in three different events, primarily the javelin ... Placed sixth at theWard Haylett Invitational with a javelin toss of 37.44 meters (122-10 ft.) ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 12th with a season-best javelin of 39.91 meters (127-08 ft.) ... Placed ninth in the shot put at the Emporia State Relays with a mark of 11.76 meters (38-07 ft.) ... Also ran the 100-meter hurdles at the Tulsa Duels and finished 11th (22.06). 2006 Indoor: Competed in five different events for the Jayhawks ... Placed sixth in the 600-yard run at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (1:33.09) ... Recorded a season best in the long jump at the Jayhawk Invitational (4.78 meters, 15-08.25 ft.) and placed 15th ... Had a season best toss in the shot put at the Jayhawk Invitational at 11.76 meters (38-07.50 ft.) and placed sixth ... Also competed in the high jump ... Placed fifth at the KU/KSU/MUTriangular with a high jump of 1.48 meters(4-10.25 ft.) ... Competed in the weight throw at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular with a toss of 9.09 meters (29-10 ft.).

2006 Cross Country: Competed in all but one meet during her freshman campaign ... Maintained great consistency throughout the season, staying between 22:45.2 and 23:58.3 ... Placed 16th in her first collegiate race, the Bob Timmons Invitational (23:43.23) ... Ran at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 157th (23:58.3) ... Logged a personal best time of 22:45.2 in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... Placed 77th at the Big 12 Championships ... Joined Lauren Bonds as the only two Jayhawk freshmentocompeteattheNCAA Midwest Regional, and placed 77th overall.

High School: Competed in track for Wichita East High School because Northeast Magnet did not field any sports teams ... Valedictorian of her high school ... Four-time letterwinner in track ... Broke the school record in the javelin (38.05 meters, 124-10 ft.) ... As a senior, she qualified for state championships in the high jump, javelin and the 800-meter run, placing fourth in the javelin ... Qualified for the state championships in the high jump and javelin as both a junior and a sophomore. Personal: Born June 6, 1987, in Wichita Kan. ... Parents are Jill Lokke and Marvin Reimer ... Majoring in architectural engineering. Personal Bests: Indoor Shot Put: 12.75 meters (41-10 ft.) Outdoor Shot Put: 13.28 meters (43-06.75 ft.) Outdoor Javelin: 38.56 meters (126-06 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

High School: Placed in the top 10 all four years at the Wisconsin Division I State Championships, placing fifth as a senior, third as a junior,secondasasophomoreand eighth as a freshman ... Served as crosscountryteamcaptainfortwo years. Personal: Daughter of Kurt SchneiderandKimberlyGagliardi ... Born on Nov. 26, 1987, in Kenosha, Wis. ... Undecided on a major. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 11:04.28 Indoor 5,000-meter run: 19:40.05 Outdoor 1,500-meter run: 4:53.43

Cassi Sokol

Charity Stowers

So./So. • 5-6 Urbandale, Iowa Urbandale High School

Jr./Jr. • 5-6 Hartwell, Ga. Leavenworth High School

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Competed in three races … Placed 37th at the Bob Timmons Invitational (25:12) … Ran a season-best 6K time of 24:22 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 99th.

Sprints

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Accolades Second all-time in the 600-yard run (1:21.42) 2007 Outdoor: Had a season best time of 56.96 in the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays ... Finished 15th at the Big 12 Championshipswitha time of 57.62 in that event ... Also ran the 800 meters (2:19.98) at the Tulsa Duels.

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 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... In the 1,000 meters, she ran a time of 3:09.56 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... Ran a season-best time of 10:43.7 in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Classic.

2007 Indoor: Primarily ran the 600-yard run ... Ran a time of 1:24.50 at the Husker Invitational ... Placed fourth at the Big12Championships with a run of 1:21.42 after a preliminary time of 1:22.44 ... Also ran once in the 400 meters (57.61) at the ISU Classic.

2006 Cross Country: Ran in four races for Kansasinherfreshmanseason...Startedthe season with an 11th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Invitational (23:20.72) ... Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:37.6) ... Ran a personal best 6K time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:56.6) ... Was oneofthreeKUfreshmentocompeteatthe Big 12 Championships, where she placed 78th (23:58.2). High School: Finished sixth overall and as thesecond senior atthe 2005Iowa4ACross Country Championships ... Recorded four top-five finishes at the 2005 Iowa 4ATrack andFieldChampionships,placingsecondin the 1,500-meter run, second in the 800-meter run, fourth in the 3,200 meterrelay and second as a member of the distance medley relay team.

2006 Outdoor: Ran two events for the Jayhawks...Placed6th in the 800-meter run at theTulsa Duels (2:19.19) ... Primarily ran the 400 meters ... Notched a time of 56.59 at the Kansas Relays and competed at the Big 12 Championships with a personal best time of 56.57 in the 400-meter dash.

Personal: Daughter of Neal and Joni Sokol ... Born on May 5, 1988, in Ottumwa, Iowa ... Majoring in journalism.

2006 Indoor: Ran the 400-meter dash ... Placed 11th at the Jayhawk Invitational (59.34) ... Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 14th (56.91) ... Ran a season-best at the ISU Last Chance (57.09).

Personal Bests: Indoor Mile: 5:21.67 Outdoor 1,500-meter run: 4:57.82 Outdoor 3,000-meter run: 11:07.92

High School: Kansas 6A state champion in the 200-meter dash as a junior ... Runner-up in the 400-meter dash as a junior and senior ...Was a member of the champion 1,600 meter-relay team her junior and senior seasons ... Named the 2005 Kansas High School Female Athlete of the Year. Personal: Daughter of Rocko and Darlette Stowers ... Born July 14, 1987, in Lebanon, Penn. ... Major is pre-medicine. Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter dash: 56.91 600-yard run: 1:21.42 Outdoor 400-meter dash: 56.57

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Kate Sultanova

Zlata Tarasova

Sr./Sr. • 5-5 Krasnodar, Russia School No. 90

Jr./Jr. • 5-7 Togliatti, Russia School No. 64

Pole Vault

Accolades 2007 Big 12 Indoor champion in the pole vault 2005 Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Performer of the Year 2005 Big 12 Outdoor champion in the pole vault Three-time All-American in the pole vault Tied the indoor pole vault school record (4.30 meters, 14-01.25 ft.)

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2007 Outdoor: Earned AllAmericahonorsinthepolevault ... Finished fifth at the NCAA Championships with a vault of 4.05 meters (13-03.5 ft.) ... Finished third at the Big 12 Championships and Kansas Relayswith vaultsof4.15meters (13-07.25 ft.) ... Has a sixth place showing at the Midwest Regional.

Throws

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Accolades School record holder in the weight throw (18.87 meters, 61-11 ft.) School record holder in the hammer throw (62.30 meters, 204-05 ft.) 2007 Outdoor Big 12 champion in the hammer throw

2007 Outdoor: Met a regional mark in all five meets in the hammer throw ... Set a new Memorial Stadium record at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 61.93 meters (203-02 ft.) ... Broke her own Kansas hammer throw record at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 62.95 meters (206-06 ft.) ... Her throw at the Big 12 meet earned her the Big 12 championship by more than six feet. 2007 Indoor: Competed in the weight throw six times ... Set a new Kansas record at the Tyson Invitational with a throw of 18.93 meters (62-01.25 ft.) ... Placed fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 18.68 meters (61-03.5 ft.)

2007 Indoor: All-American in the pole vault with a third place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Tied a Jayhawk record with a vault of 4.30 meters (14-01.25 ft.) at the NCAA Championships ... Won the Big 12 title in the pole vault ... Tied a Big 12 meet record of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.) ... WonthepolevaultattheHusker Invitational ... Broke the Anschutz Pavilion record at the Jayhawk Invitational with a vault of 4.05 meters (13-03.5 ft.). 2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete. 2005 Outdoor: Named Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Performer of the Year ... Earned All-American honors at the NCAA Championships by finishing seventh overall with a jump of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.) and was the Big 12 champion in the pole vault after jumping that same height ... Finished third at the Kansas Relays ... Had a fourth place result at theTexas Relays with a jump of 4.05 meters (13-03.5 ft.).

2006 Outdoor: Competed in the hammer in seven meets for the Jayhawks ... Placed third at the Texas Relays ... Won the Mesa Classic with a throw of 60.93 meters (199-11 ft.) ... Placed second at the Kansas Relays ...Was runner-up at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 58.65 meters (192-05 ft.) ... Was the NCAA Midwest Regional Champion with a school record mark of 62.30 meters (204-05 ft.) ... Competed at the NCAA Championships and placed 15th. 2006Indoor:Competedintheweightthrow...Improvedgreatlywitheachmeet ... Placed eighth at the ISU Classic ... Set a new Kansas record at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 18.87 meters (61-11 ft.) and placed fourth. High School: Named to the honor list of excellence in studies and success in sports ... Placed third at the Russian Junior Championship with a hammer throw of 58.20 meters (190-11 ft.) ... Played tennis for six years. Personal: Daughter ofValentinTarasova and SvetlanaTarasova ... Born Dec. 2, 1986, in Togliatti, Russia ... Major is undecided. Personal Bests: Weight Throw: 18.93 meters (62-01.25 ft.) Hammer Throw: 62.95 meters (206-06 ft.)

2005 Indoor: Finished 10th in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships with a jump of 4.00 meters (13-01.5 ft.) ... Finished third at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.) ... Won the pole vault competition at the Husker Invitational (4.16 meters, 13-07.75 ft.). Personal: At the 2004 Russian Championships she finished first in the pole vault with a 4.10 meter effort (13-05.25 ft.) ... Was the number one ranked 19-andunder pole vaulter in Russia ... Born on December 31, 1984. Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 4.30 meters (14-01.25 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 4.15 meters (13-07.25 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

NickeshaAnderson

Kendra Bradley

Jr./Jr. • 5-4 Hanover, Jamaica HerbertMorrisonTechnicalHigh

Fr./Fr. • 5-3 Leavenworth, Kan. Leavenworth High School

Sprints

At Missouri Baptist University: Dominated the sprinting events in her two years at Missouri Baptist University of the NAIA ... Twelve-time individual champion...Capturedtheindoor60-meterdashandthe200-meterdash...Also took home the title in the outdoor 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dash ... Defendingchampioninthe100-meterdashattheKansasRelaysafterposting a 2007 season-best time of 11.29. Personal: Daughter of Kenute Anderson and Wanda Riggan-Vidal ... Born on March 15, 1985, in Hanover, Jamaica ... Majoring in early childhood education.

Sprints

High School:Three-time high school state champion ... State champion in the 1,600-meterrelayallfouryearsatLeavenworth...2006Kansasstatechampionin 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 on December 15, 1988 ,in Fort Knox, Ky. ... Majoring in elementary education.

Anna Barber

Julia Cummings

Fr./Fr. • 6-1 Tulsa, Okla. Jenks High School

Fr./Fr. • 5-6 Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission South High School

Middle Distance

HighSchool:Atthe2007statechampionshipsshewassecondinthe800-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.

Pole Vault

High School: Graduated with honors from Shawnee Mission South High School ... 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 July 13, 1988, in Kansas City, Kan. ... Majoring in sports management.

Personal: Daughter of Michael and Julia Barber ... Born on December 6, 1988, in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... A middle child with five other sisters ... Intending to major in nursing.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Caroline Hayner

Amanda Miller

Fr./Fr. • 5-7 Greenwood Village, Colo. Arapahoe High School

Fr./Fr. • 5-4 Overland Park, Kan. Olathe East High School

Sprints

Distance

High School: Was a four-year varsity letterwinner ... Qualified for the state championships all four years ... Broke three school records at Arapahoe high school as part of the 800-meter relay, 400-meter relay and 800-meter meldey relayteams...2005all-statehonorablemention...Namedas DenverPost‘Athlete to Watch’ in 2004 and 2005 ... 2006 Simplot Games finalist in the 800-meter relay.

2007 Cross Country: Contributed to the scoring effort in five of the six meets inwhichshecompeted…Placed10thattheKansasStatevs.KansasDuelwith a 5K time of 19:55 … Finished in 38th place at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 22:27 … Scored for the Jayhawks at the Big 12 Championships and finished in a time of 22:50 to place 60th … Ran a personal best time of 22:23 at the Midwest Regional and placed 96th.

Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Bob Hayner ... Born on April 12, 1989, in Syracuse, N.Y. ... Intends to major in exercise science.

High School: Multi-sport athlete who also participated in basketball and soccer ... Placed fifth at the 2006 6A Kansas state cross country meet ... 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 ... Holds the Olathe East High School 1,600 meter track record (5:15) ... Named to the GKCACCA all-Metro first team in 2005-2006 ... Named to the all-Sun cross country first team from 2004-2006 ... Named all-state in 2004-2006 ... Named to the all-sunflower league from 2003-2006 ... Member of the allJohnson County cross country first team in 2005 and 2006 ... Named to the Kansas City Star all-metro first team in 2005 ... Member of the Kansas City Star all-metro second team in 2006 ... All-Olathe track first team from 2005-2006 ... Finalist for the Kansas City Sports Commission 2007 Outstanding Female High School Athlete of theYear award ... Received theTara Peck Outstanding High School Female Athlete of the Year award in 2007.

Abby Jones Pole Vault

Fr./Fr. • 5-5 Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence High School 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 schoolrecordinthepolevault...SettheKansasstaterecordsingymnasticsinthe all-around and on the beam ... Named the 2007 Lawrence Female High School Athlete of the Year. Personal: Daughter of Joe and Nancy Jones ... Born on May 2, 1989, in Merriam, Kan. ... Undecided on a major.

Personal: Daughter of Greg and Michele Miller ... Born November 19, 1988, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Undecided on a major.

Amanda Radovich Throws

So./So. • 5-10 Lansing, Kan. Lansing High School 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 20065AKansasstatemeet...Namedtotheall-metrotrackandfieldteamin2006 ... School record holder in the javelin. Personal: Daughter of Rory and Susan Radovich ... Born February 10, 1988, in Fairbanks, Alaska ... Majoring in exercise science.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Elise Umbarger

Kara Windisch

Fr./Fr. • 5-8 Shawnee, Kan. Mill Valley High School

Fr./Fr. • 5-2 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley West High School

Throws

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 thestatechampionshipsintheshotputhersophomore,junior,andsenioryears 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 TheSunNewspapers...Selectedtothespring2006secondteamall-starJohnson 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 Brian and Debbie Umbarger ... Born January 22, 1989, in Shawnee,Kan....Majorisundecided...Holdsthewomen'ssquat,hang-cleanand bench press records at Mill Valley High School.

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Did not compete. 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 earned runner-up 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 runner-up 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 ... Allsun 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 Country 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 ... Born February 8, 1989, in Overland Park, Kan. ... Majoring in graphic design.

Riley Wertenberger Distance

Fr./Fr. • 5-2 • Olathe, Kan. Olathe East High School 2007 Cross Country: Competed in four races … Set a personal best time in the 5K at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (20:57) … Ran a personal best 6K time of 23:55 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 91st … Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 93rd (24:14). High School: Helped lead Olathe East to the 2006 6A state cross country title while placing 23rd individually ... Member of the 2005 cross country state runner-upteam ...Three time6Astatequalifier,all-sunflowerleagueandall-city in cross country ... Two- time 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, she placed 9th in the 3,200-meter run at the state championships. Personal: Daughter of Brian and Lori Wertenberger ... Born June 6, 1989 ... Majoring in chemical engineering.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Egor Agafonov

Matt Baysinger

Sr./Sr. • 6-3 Togliatti, Russia School No. 57

Sr./Sr. • 6-3 Stillwell, Kan. Blue Valley West High School

Middle Distance

Throws

Accolades 2007 NCAA Champion in the weight throw 2006 and 2007 Big 12 Champion in the weight throw 2006 and 2007 Big 12 Champion in the hammer throw ESPN/CoSida Academic All-American Four-time All American

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2007 Outdoor: Won the Big 12 Championship in the hammer throw for the second consecutive year with a facility record throw of 70.14 meters (230-01.50 ft.) ... Hammer throw champion at the Kansas Relays ... All-American in the hammer throw with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships ... Academic All-District ... ESPN/CoSida Academic All-American. 2007 Indoor:Won the 2007 National Championship in the weight throw with a toss of 23.60 meters (77-05.25 ft.) at the NCAA's ... All-American in the weight throw ... His National Championship distance marked the second-best throw in Kansas history ... Won the Big 12 Championship in the weight throw for the second consecutive year with a toss of 23.19 meters (76-01 ft.) ... Won the weight throw with facility record throws at the Illini Invitational and Dan DeHart Invitational ... Male athlete of the meet at the Husker Invitational with a meet record throw of 22.57 meters (74-00.75 ft.) ...Won the weight throw in all but one meet in which he participated. 2006 Outdoor: Dominated competion in the hammer throw ...Won the Big 12 Championship with a toss of 68.63 meters (225-02 ft.) ... Also crowned regional champion in the event with a toss of 68.99 meters (226-04 ft.) ... Earned AllAmerica honors with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships with a hammer toss of 66.83 meters (219-03 ft.) ... Also won the Drake Relays with a school record hammer throw of 71.02 meters (233-00 ft.) 2006 Indoor: Earned All-America honors with a second-place finish in the weight throw at the NCAA Championships and won the Big 12 Championships in the weight throw with matching tosses of 23.19 meters (76-01 ft.) ... Competed at three meets in the weight throw for the Jayhawks, finishing first at all three, including the Big 12 Championships ... Placed first at the ISU Classic (22.25 meters, 73-00.75 ft.) ... Won the Husker Invitational with a throw of 21.77 meters (71-05.25 ft.). High School: Held a personal record of 70.76 meters (232-2 ft.) in the hammer throw. Personal: Born February 7, 1983, in Sarapul, Russia ... Parents are Gennady Agafonov and Nataly Agafonova ... Hobbies are skiing and swimming ... Majoring in economics. Personal Bests: Weight Throw: 23.60 meters (77-05.25 ft.) Hammer Throw: 71.02 meters (233-00 ft.)

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Accolades Member of distance medley relay school record team (9:34.91) KSU All-Comers meet record holder in the 600-yard run (1:11.32)

2007 Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in the 800-meter run ... Ran the 800 meters in five meets and had a season-best time of 1:50.04 at the ArkansasTwilight meet, the best time of the season for any Jayhawk ... Set Regional marks at both the Arkansas Twilight and Big 12 Championships. 2007 Indoor: Moved into the all-time top-five in two events ... Fourth all-time with a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:09.35 in the 600-yard run ... Moved into fifth place all-time with an 800 meter time of 1:50.58, good for second place at the ISU Classic ... Set the 600-yard meet record at the KSU All-Comers meet with a time of 1:11.32. 2006 Outdoor: Competed in the 800 meters ... Placed second at the Kansas Relays (1:51.93)... Also placed second at theWard Haylett Invitational (1:49.83) en route to qualifying for the NCAA Regional ... Finished seventh at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:53.42 ... Finished 13th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in a time of 1:51.97. 2006 Indoor: Competed in the 600-yard run and 800 meters for the Jayhawks ... Finished second at the Big 12 Championships in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:09.85, the second fastest time in America in 2006 ...Won the 600-yard run at fourmeets,includingtheHuskerInvitational(1:10.01),theJayhawkInvitational (1:10.99), the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (1:11.07) and the KSU All-Comers (1:12.28) ... Ran the 400 meter leg of the distance medley relay team that set the school record (9:34.91) and placed tenth at the NCAA Indoor Championships (9:46.53). 2005 Outdoor: A member of the 1,600-meter relay team that finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships (3:10.81) ... Ran the 400 meter leg on the distance medley relay team that won the Texas Relays. 2005 Indoor: Had his first career win at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 600-yard run (1:11.44) ... Had a seventh place finish in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:10.82 ...Was a member of the Kansas 1,600-meter relayteamthatfinishedsixthattheBig12Championships...Finishedthirdinthe 600-yard run with a time of 1:10.59 at the Husker Invitational. High School: Had an outstanding career at Blue ValleyWest ... Broke school records in the 100, 200 and 400 meters as well as the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meterrelays and the distance medley relay ... Named first teamall-SunCountyandfirstteamall-JohnsonCounty hissenioryear...Namedhonorablementionall-metro in 2004 ... Helped head coach Mark Hanson and the Jaguars to a East Kansas League and a 6A regional championship in 2004 ...Won a total of nine letters in high school (four track, three cross country, two basketball). Personal: Born Sept. 10, 1985, in Denver, Colo. ... ParentsareSteveandLeighAnneBaysinger...Majoring in sociology and communications. Personal Bests: 600-yard run: 1:09.35 Indoor 800-meter run: 1:50.58 Outdoor 800-meter run: 1:49.83

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Jacob Breth

Victor Chesang

So./So. • 6-4 Wichita, Kan. Bishop Carroll High School

Jr./Jr. • 5-10 Nairobi, Kenya Sacho High School

Mulit-Event

2007 Outdoor: Had the best shot put for 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 theTulsa Duels with a time of 51.44 ... Also had a seasonbest discus throw at theTulsa 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.

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Placed 16th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 17:36 … Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in the open division and placed 123rd with an 8K time of 27:01. 2007 Outdoor: Participated in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in three meets as a sophomore ... Had a season and career-best time of 9:53.16 in the event at the Kansas Relays ... Finished 15th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 29th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships. 2007 Indoor: Competed in three different events for Kansas; the mile run, 3,000-meter run and 5,000 meterrun ... Had a career-best time of 8:45.54 at the ISU Classic in the 3,000-meter run ... Ran a season-best time of 4:30.98 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the mile.

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. Personal: Son of Conni and Daniel Breth ... Chose KU because of the Air Force ROTC ... Majoring in business management.

2006 Outdoor: Competed in five eventsforJayhawksduringtheseason... Ran in the 5,000-meter run (18:13.90) and the 10,000-meter run (34.11.58) at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 27th and 20th, respectively ... Placed eighth in 5,000 meters at theTom Botts Invitational in a time of 15:45.74 and in the 1,500 meters at the Emporia State Relays (4:04.23) ... Ran the 800 meters attheWardHaylettInvitational,placing 16th in a time of 1:58.36.

Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter dash: 52.08 Decathlon: 5,826 points Discus: 37.61 meters (123-04.75 ft.)

2006Indoor:Ranthreeeventsduringtheseason...Competedinthe3,000-meter run and finished 70th at ISU Classic (8:49.18) ... Recorded his best 3,000 meters finish of the season at the Jayhawk Invitaional, where he placed fifth with a time of 8:51.98 ... Placed 14th at the Arkansas Invitational with a time of 9:01.29 ... Competed in the 5,000-meter run at the Husker Invitational, placing ninth in a time of 15:42.71 ... Ran the mile at the KSU/KU/MU Triangular, placing sixth with a time of 4:27.52. 2005 Cross Country: Ran in one race during his first year on the squad ... Competed in the open division at NCAA Pre-Nationals and finished the 8K race in 28:41.0. Personal: Nephew of former teammate Benson Chesang ... Son of IreneTallam ... Born July 18, 1985, in Eldama Ravine, Kenya ... Major is undecided. Personal Bests: Indoor 5,000-meter run: 15:42.71 Indoor 3,000-meter run: 8:45.54 3,000-meter steeplechase: 9:53.16

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Kirk Cooper

Jonathan Edwards

So./So. • 6-4 Centennial, Colo. Smokey Hill High School

Sr./Sr. • 6-1 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley High School

Pole Vault

Throws

Accolades Placed sixth at the 2007 USA Junior Outdoor Championships

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2007 Outdoor: Only competed twice for the Jayhawksbecauseofinjury.

2007 Outdoor: Competed in the pole vault ineverymeetfortheJayhawksasafreshman ... Had a season-best vault of 5.07 meters (16-07.50 ft.) at the Midwest Regional ... Placed 12th at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished second at the Tulsa Duels with a vault of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.)

2006 Outdoor: Recorded his best effort in the javelin at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 54.10 meters (177-06 ft.), good for 17th place ... Placed second at the Tom Botts Invitational with a throw of 52.25 meters (171-05 ft.).

2007 Indoor: Participated in eight meets in the pole vault ... His best vault of the season, 5.07 meters (16-07.50 ft.), came at the Big 12 Championships, where he placed 10th. High School: Placed third in the Colorado state meet as a sophomore ...Won league, regional and state as a junior and a senior ... Had a personal record of 5.02 meters (16-05.50 ft.), which is the second highest vault in Colorado state history ... Was awarded Smoky Hill High School Athlete of the Year award in 2006. Personal: Born January 6, 1988 ... Parents are Mark and Susan Cooper ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Don Cooper, a pole vaulter from the 1950s at Nebraska ... Major is undecided. Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 5.07 meters (16-07.50 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 5.07 meters (16-07.50 ft.)

2005 Outdoor: Finished third in the javelin at the Tulsa Duels with a throw of 49.35 meters (161-11 ft.) ... Finished sixth at the Euler Invitational with a throw of 55.47 meters (182-00 ft.). High School: Broke the Blue Valley High School record in the javelin with a personal-best toss of 58.75 meters (192-09 ft.) ... Named first team all-metro in 2003 ... Was the javelin district champion for theTigers in 2003 ... Kansas state runner-up in the javelin in 2003 ... Named to the Johnson County Sun first team ... East Kansas League javelin champion in 2002 and 2003 ... Also an accomplished wrestler, qualified for the state tournament in 2003 and 2004 ... Second team all-state academic selection. Personal: Born April 19, 1985, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Parents are Dave and Liz Truckenmiller ... Majoring in organismal biology. Personal Bests: Javelin: 58.75 meters (192-09 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Eric Fattig

Horizontal Jumps Jr./Jr. • 6-0 Kearney, Neb. Kearney High School

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Accolades 2007 recipient of Kansas' track and field Academic Achievement Award

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. 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 JayhawkInvitationalwithaneffort 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 Championshipsinthetriplejump with a jump of 13.76 meters (45-01.75 ft.). 2006 Indoor: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks in his first year ... In the long jump, he finished 12th at the ISU Last Chance with a jump 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.).

Chandler Frigon

Sprints/Middle Distance

So./So. • 5-10 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch High School

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 seasonasaJayhawk...Improvedhis400meterstimeinfiveconsecutivemeets... 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-meterrelayteam ... A member of the second-place 1,600-meterrelayteam 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 severalmembersofhis family attend KU, including his mother, father, several uncles and grandparents ... Majoring in political science (pre-law).

Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter run: 51.35 Outdoor 200-meter run: 22.97 Outdoor 400-meter dash: 49.45

High School: Academic all-state in football and track ... Named to the academic first team (West Central Division) by theOmahaWorld 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 May 8, 1987, in Kearney, Neb. ... Parents are Bruce and Ann Fattig ... Majoring in engineering. Personal Bests: Indoor Triple Jump: 14.03 meters (46-00.50 ft.) Indoor Long Jump: 6.50 meters (21-04.75 ft.) Outdoor Triple Jump: 14.77 meters (48-05.50 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Ryan Hays Pole Vault

Jr./Jr. • 6-2 Independence, Mo. Truman High School 2007 Outdoor: Competed in both the pole vault and the high jump as a freshman ... 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.

2006 Cross Country: Earned All-America status after finishing42ndattheNCAACrossCountryChampionships (31:47.7) ... Named all-region for the second-straight year after a 10th-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regionals (31:02.3) ... Named All-Big 12 after finishing fourth at the Big 12 Championships (24:41.1) ... Won the seasonopening BobTimmons Invitational, his first career victory (25:38.9). 2006 Outdoor: Recorded a fifth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 14:17.77 ... Placed 14th and earned All-America honors at the NCAA Championships in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 14:28.37 ... Ran a season-best time of 13:59.47 in 5,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational, finishing 17th ... Finished sixth in the mile at the Kansas Relays in a time of 4:12.70.

2005 Cross Country: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Finished 88th overall and third on the team at the NCAA Championships (30:54.1) to help the team to a 12th-place finish ... Finished first on the team at the Midwest Regional Championships (31:10), receiving all-region honors ... Garnered all-conference accolades by finishing 13th overall at the Big 12 Championships (24:21) ... Finished second on the team and 29th overall at NCAA Pre-Nationals (24:18.1) ... Ran a 25:07 at the Roy Griak Invitational, good for 39th place.

Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 4.92 meters (16-01.75 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 4.90 meters (16-01 ft.)

Paul Hefferon Distance

Sr./Sr. • 6-0 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley West High School Accolades 2006 All-American in cross country 2006 Outdoor All-American in the 5,000-meter run 2005 Junior Pan-Am Games silver medalist (5,000-meter run) Three-time All-Big 12 and all-region in cross country 2005 and 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team

2007 Cross Country: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Finished as the team’s number two runner in every meet he competed in …Was runner-up at the Bob Timmons Invitational with a time of 25:50 … Finished 18th at the Roy Griak Invitational (24:54) … Ran a season-best time of 24:06 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and finished in 55th place … Placed 21st at the Big 12 Championships (25:28) … Ran a personal best time of 30:40 in the 10K at the Midwest Regionals and placed 20th. 2007Outdoor:FinishedfourthintheBig12Championshipsinthe10,000-meter run and seventh in the 5,000-meter run ... Had the two best times of the season

2007 Indoor: Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championshipsinthe5,000-meterrunafterfinishingwith a time of 14:03.50 ... Finished second at the Husker Invitational in the 3,000-meter run ...Won the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational ... Ran in four different events for Kansas: the mile, 1,000-meter run, 3,000 meter-run and 5,000-meter run.

2006 Indoor: Competed in three events during the season ... Placed third in the mileattheJayhawkInvitationalinatimeof4:11.17...Competedinthe3,000meters at five meets ... Placed seventh and earned a NCAA provisional qualifying time (8:01.51) at the AlexWilson Invitational ... Finished 12th at Big 12 Championships (8:15.13) ... Came in sixth at the ISU Classic (8:05.01) ... Won both the KU/KSU/ MU Triangular (8:27.07) and the Arkansas Invitational (8:22.06) ... Ran the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing third in a time of 14:13.88.

Personal: Born on August 11, 1986 ... Son of Becky and vertical jumps coach TomHays...Fatherwasalsoapolevaulter at Kansas ... Majoring in Sports Management.

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for any Jayhawk in the 10,000-meter run, including a season-best time of 29:45.33 at the Cardinal Invitational ... Also ran the 1,500-meter run at the Kansas Relays.

2005 Outdoor: During the summer, won the 5K at the USA Juniors en route to capturing silver at the Junior Pan Am Games inWindsor, Ontario ... Finished sixth in the 5K at the Big 12 Championships ... Won the 3,000-meter run at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 8:30.97 ... Finished first in the 5,000-meter run at the Emporia State University Relays and the UMKC Invitational ... Also placed first in the mile relay at the Kansas Relays. 2005 Indoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships (42nd, 8:43.89) ... Ran a personal best of 8:28.78 in the 3,000 meters at the ISU Classic ... Competed in the 3,000-meter run at the KSU/KU/MU Triangular, finishing seventh in a time of 8:45.36. 2004 Cross Country: Competed in four events ... Placed 14th at the BobTimmons Invitational ... Recorded his best 8K time (25:51) with a 42nd-place finish at the Big 12 Championships ... Placed 34th at the NCAA Midwest Regional. High School: As a senior, won the state cross country championship as well as the 3,200-meter run and the 1,600-meter run for the Blue Valley West track team ... Broke school records in the 5K (15:34), the 1,600 meters, 3,200 meters and as a member of the 3,200-meter relay team ... Named first team all-metro five times, three times in track and two in cross country ... Named the Johnson County Sun Runner of theYear in 2003 ... Named the Johnson County Sun Athlete of theYear in 2004 ... Named the 2003 Kansas City Star Cross Country Runner of the Year. Personal: Born March 30, 1986, in Royal Oak, Mich. ... Parents are Dan and Jan Hefferon ... Majoring in business. Personal Bests: Indoor 5,000-meter run: 14:03.50 Indoor 3,000-meter run: 8:01.51 Outdoor 10,000-meter run: 29:45.33

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Levi Huseman

Bret Imgrund

Jr./Jr. • 5-11 Tonganoxie, Kan. Tonganoxie High School

So./So. • 6-0 Shawnee, Kan. Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Distance

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Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country Second Team

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). 2007 Outdoor: Did not compete. 2007 Indoor: Ran in both the mile and the 3,000-meter run in his first track seasonwiththeJayhawks...Finished14thinthemileattheJayhawkInvitational with a time of 4:40.82 ... Finished eighth in 9:12.49 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 3,000-meter run. 2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete. 2006 Cross Country: Competed in two races for Kansas ... Ran a personal-best time of 28:40.68 to finish 41st at the Bob Timmons Invitational ... Finished sixth on the team and 13th overall at the 5K Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a time of 16:37.5. 2005 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete. 2005 Cross Country: Competed in twoeventsfortheJayhawks...Placed 64th at the Bob Timmons Invitational,completingthe8Krace in 30:44.81 ... Raced in the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel, finishing in 16th place with a time of 17:53.1 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. Personal: Son of Brian andTerri Huseman ... Born July 25, 1987, in Lincoln Neb. ... Majoring in secondary education/science. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 9:12.29 Indoor Mile: 4:40.82

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Consistently finished third on the team … Placed 10th at the BobTimmons Invitational with a time of 26:50 (8K) … Ran a personal best 5K time of 15:42 and placed second at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel … CompetedattheRoyGriakInvitational and placed 82nd with a time of 26:08 (8K) … Ran a personal best 8K time of 25:02 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 160th … Placed 41st and third ontheteamattheBig12Championships with a time of 26:08 (8K) … Competed attheMidwestRegionalandcompleted the 10K course in a time of 34:39. 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 theTulsa 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: Emerged as a future top-seven mainstay during his freshman year ... Placed 51st at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 26:04.9 ... Finished 14th at the BobTimmons Invitaional in a time of 27:05.7 and finished 96th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in a time of 25:51.4. High School: Mile and two-mile state champion ... Two-time all-metro cross country first team ... All-metro track first team ... Earned three letters in track and field and three in cross country ... Placed second at the 6A state cross country championships ... Named 2006 Johnson County Track Athlete of the Year. Personal: Son of Kathy and Frank Imgrund ... Favorite track athlete of all-time is Billy Mills ...Was a member of the National Honor Society and organized a shoe drive at his high school ... Majoring in Biology. Personal Bests: Indoor 5,000-meter run: 15:02.57 Indoor 3,000-meter run: 8:43.69 Outdoor 3,000-meter run: 8:41.99

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Julius Jiles

Sprints/Hurdles

Sr./Sr. • 6-0 Kansas City, Mo. Central High School

Accolades 2007 All-American in the 110-meter hurdles School record holder in the 110-meter hurdles (13.66) Second all-time in the 60-meter hurdles (7.85)

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2007 Outdoor: First Jayhawk All-American in the 110-meter hurdles, finishing eighth at the NCAA Championships in a time of 13.95 ... Finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 13.92 ... Set a new school record with a time of 13.66 at the NCAA Championships ... Ran a time of 13.85 at the ArkansasTwilight in the 110-meter hurdles ... Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles in a time of 51.37, his best time of the year. 2007 Indoor: Ran in the 60-meter hurdles ... Had a career-best time of 7.85 seconds in a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships, the second-best 60-meter hurdles time in school history. 2006 Outdoor: Ran season-best time, 14.02, in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12Championships,goodforseventhplace...Wonthe110-meterhurdlesatboth the Tom Botts Invitational (14.12) and the Tulsa Duels (14.12) ... Also competed in 400-meter hurdles, recording a season-best time of 52.22 in the preliminaries of the Big 12 Championships. 2006 Indoor: Competed in three meets during the season ... Primarily ran 60-meter hurdles ... Finished fifth at the ISU Last Chance meet in a time of 7.98 ... Placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships (8.09) ... Came in second at the Husker Invitational (7.96) ... Won the Jayhawk Invitational (8.08). 2005 Outdoor: Was an NCAA outdoor qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles, whereherana seasonalandthen-personalbestof13.94,goodfor12thoverall... Finished seventh in the 110-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships (14.16) ... Had a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles (51.08) ... Won the 110-meter hurdles at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 14:21. 2005 Indoor: Was one of only three freshmen who qualified for the NCAA IndoorChampionshipsinthe60-meterhurdles,doingsowithaprovisionalmark of 7.89 ... Scored points for the team in the 60-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Championships,finishingsixthinatimeof7.95...Competedonthe1,600-meter relay team that finished sixth in a time of 3:13.65. High School: Was a member of the 2004 Missouri state champion team ... Named Central High School's MostValuableTrack Athlete three straight years ... Named the Gatorade Missouri Track Athlete of the Year in 2004 ... In 2004, he broke the Missouri state record in the 110-meter hurdles and in the 300-meter intermediate hurdles ... Scored 38 points for Central at the state championship meet. Personal: Born Feb. 14, 1986, in Kansas City, Mo. ... Son of Loleita Jiles. Personal Bests: 60-meter hurdles: 7.85 110-meter hurldes: 13.66 400-meter hurdles: 51.08

Josh Kirk

Mulit-Events

Sr./Sr. • 6-2 Olathe, Kan. Olathe South High School 2007 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year in the decathlon ... Finished the year ranked 22nd in the nation in the decathlon ...Won the decathlon at the Kansas Relays ... Had a season-high for Kansas with 7,152 points in the decathlon at the Kansas Relays ... Ran in the 100-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles and 200 and 400-meter dashes ... Also competed in the long jump and discus ... Had a team-best 200 meters time of 22.58 in 2007 at the Arkansas Twilight ... Finished ninth at the Big 12 Championships in the decathlon with 7,064 points. 2006 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the decathlon ... Placed fifth in the decathlon at the Big 12 Championships, scoring 7,251 points ... Finished 14th in the pole vault at the Kansas Relays and sixth at the Ward Haylett Invitational with equal jumps of 4.60 meters (15-01 ft.). 2006 Indoor: Competed in six events during the season for the Jayhawks ... Primarily competed in the pole vault, finishing 11th at the Tyson Invitational (4.61 meters, 15-01.50 ft.) ... Won the KU/KSU/MU Triangular with a vault of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.) ... Placed fourth at the KSU All-Comers with a vault of 4.85 meters (15-11 ft.) ... Competed in the heptathlon at two meets, finishing fifth at the Big 12 Championships and earning a provisional NCAA qualifying scoreof5,373points...FinishedthirdintheheptahlonattheHuskerInvitational, scoring 5,070 points ... Also ran in the 600-yard run at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing 10th (1:15.02) ... Competed in the long jump at the Arkansas Invitational, placing ninth (6.65 meters, 21-10.25 ft.) ... Placed seventh in the high jump at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular (1.90 meters, 6-02.75 ft.) ... Finished 26th in the shot put at the Jayhawk Invitational with a throw of 11.23 meters (36-10.25 ft.). 2005 Outdoor: Redshirted ... Competed unattached and finished tied for 13th in the pole vault at the Kansas Relays (4.75 meters, 15-07 ft.). 2005 Indoor: Had a seventh-place finish in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Championships, earning a total of 5,126 points ... Finished 11th in the pole vault at a height of 4.40 meters (14-05.25 ft.) at the Jayhawk Invitational. At Johnson County: Earned All-America status by finishing second in the decathlon at the NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships ... In the meet, accumulated a JCCC record of 6,571 points in the event ... Also earned All-America honors in the pentathlon by finishing third at the NJCAA Indoor Championships. High School: Competed for head coach Tim Quinn at Olathe South ... Earned sevenletters(threesoccer,onebasketball,threetrack)...QualifiedfortheKansas 6A State Track Championships in the 300-meter hurdles and the long jump ...Was theSunflowerLeagueChampioninthelong jump his senior year ... In 2003, earned second-team all-Johnson County and honorable mention all-metro accolades in the 300-meter hurdles. Personal: Born Jan. 28, 1985, in Lawrence, Kan. ... Parents are Randy and Debbie Kirk ... Majoring in sports management. Personal Bests: Indoor PoleVault: 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.) Outdoor Long Jump: 7.19 meters (23-07 ft.) Outdoor 400-meter run: 48.71

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Patrick McGowan Distance

Sr./Sr. • 6-0 Springdale, Ark. Springdale High School •

Accolades Member of the 2007 Big 12 Spring Sports Good Works Team

2007 Cross Country: Closed out his cross country career by running his best 10K time of his career at the Midwest Regional (32:25) and placed 79th … Placed fifth at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 15:57 … Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:37 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals … Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 70th with a time of 27:09.

2004 Cross Country: Raced in five events for the Jayhawks as a freshman ... Finished 32nd in the BobTimmons Invitational in a time of 28:09.44 ... Ran a time of 27:10.8 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel, good for 33rd ... Ran a 28:00.00 at the Roy Griak Invitational ... Running in the open division at NCAA Pre-Nationals, finished 127th in a time of 27:03.10. High School: School record holder in the 3,200-meter relay and the 3,200-meter run at Springdale ... Named cross country all-state in 2003 and in track in 2004 ... Memberoftheall-state3,200-meterrelayand1,600-meterrelayteamsin2003and 2004 ... Was a member of the all-Arkansas teams of 2003 and 2004. Personal: Born Oct. 10, 1986, in Fayetteville, Ark. ... Parents are Kelly Carithers and Bill McGowan ... Majoring in biology. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 8:32.18 Indoor 5,000-meter run: 14:43.85 3,000-meter steeplechase: 9:06.78

Corey Mims

2007 Outdoor: Led Kansas in the 3,000-meter steeplechase ... Had a career-best time in the event of 9:06.78 at the Cardinal Invitational ... Finished second at the Kansas Relays in the event with a time of 9:33.0 and placed 11th at the Big 12 Championships in 9:44.42. 2007 Indoor: Participated in the mile, 1,000-meter run, 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run ... Finished fourth in the mile with a time of 4:17.76 and sixth in the 1,000-meter run in a time of 2:37.33 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... Had his best time in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 27th in 8:32.18 ... Posted a time of 14:43.85 in the 5,000-meter run at the ISU Last Chance meet, a season-best performance. 2006 Cross Country: One of the team's most improved runners, recorded top-10 finishes at the Bob Timmons Invitational (ninth, 26:39.3) and at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (second, 15:30.3) ... Placed 56th at the Big 12 Championships (26:10.2) ... Finished 62nd at NCAA Midwest Regionals (32:46.4) ... Ran a season-best 25:08.6 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals in Terre Haute, Ind. 2006 Outdoor: Competed in four different events for the Jayhawks ...Won the 3000-metersteeplechaseattheEmporiaStateRelaysinatimeof9:42.8...Placed eighth in the event at the Kansas Relays in a time of 9:45.51 ... Captured fifth in the 3000-meter run at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 8:49.79 ... Finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run at the Ward Haylett Invitational in a time of 3:59.7. 2006 Indoor: Did not compete. 2005 Cross Country: Competed at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 77th in a time of 26:29 ... Placed 22nd at the Bob Timmons Invitational in a time of 28:11.40 ... Ran a time of 16:28.6 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel, good for eighth ... Placed 188th at the Roy Griak Invitational in a time of 27:17 ... Finished 77th in a time of 26:30.5 in the open division of NCAA PreNationals. 2005 Outdoor: Competing unattached, finished 20th in the 5,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays in a time of 15:42.26. 2005 Indoor: Finished 69th in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 15:52.47 at the ISU Classic ... Competing at the Husker Invitational,placed10thinthe5,000-meter (15:55.59) ... Ran a time of 8:54.69 at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular in the 3,000 meters, good for 16th place.

Middle Distance

So./Jr. • 6-3 Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City High School 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: Redshirted. 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 Invatational in a time of 1:15.02 ... Recordedhisbestperformanceof the season at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing in 1:15.02, good for 11th place ... Placed 10th at the K-State All-Comers 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 Oct. 5, 1986, in Iowa City, Iowa ... Parents are Fred and Susan Mims ... Brother of former Jayhawk All-American Jeremy Mims ... Majoring in engineering. Personal Bests: Indoor 800-meter run: 1:57.15 Outdoor 800-meter run: 2:01.89 600-yard run: 1:15.02

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Charles Murphy

Hugh Murphy

Sr./Sr. • 5-10 Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands High School

Sr./Sr. • 6-3 Baldwin City, Kan. Baldwin High School

Sprints

Accolades Third all-time in the 200-meter dash (21.67)

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2007 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete. 2006 Outdoor: Did not compete. 2006 Indoor: Ran in Kansas' first meet of the season ... Finished 10th in the 60-meter dash at the K-State All-Comers meet with a time of 7.11. 2005 Outdoor: Competed in the 100 and 200-meter dash … Finished in ninth in a time of 11.02 in the 100 meters at the Nebraska Invitational and seventh in the 100 meters at the Tulsa Duels (11.05) … Ran the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championships, finishing with a time of 21.90.

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Accolades Fifth all-time at KU in the javelin (66.87 meters, 219-07 ft.)

2007 Outdoor: Primarily competed in the javelin for the Jayhawks ... Finished second at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best javelin of 66.87 meters (219-05 ft.) ... Has the fifth-longest throw in Kansas history with that toss ... Had the sixth-longest throw in school history when he finished second at theTulsa Duels with a toss of 65.80 meters (215-10 ft.). 2007 Indoor: Did not compete. At Brown University: Top freshman in the Ivy League in the javelin with a throw of 65.70 meters (215-07 ft.) in 2003 ... Led the Ivy League in 2006 in the javelin with a throw of (224-08 ft.) ... Named to the all-Ivy League team in 2006 ... Ranks second on Brown's alltime list in the javelin.

2005 Indoor: Competed in the 60, 200 and 400-meter dashes … Finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 200-meter dash … Ran the 200 meters in 21.67 in the Big 12 prelims, the third-best 200-meter dash time in school history … Also had his best time in the 400-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships where he finished seventh in a time of 48.32 … Best time in the 60-meter dash came at the Arkansas Invitational (7.01). 2004 Indoor: Placed second in the 400-meter dash in 51.81 at the KU/KSU/ MU Triangular ... Finished 12th in the 200 meters with a time of 22.33 at the Wildcat Invitational ... Had his best 400-meter time of the indoor season with a time of 50.98 at the Jayhawk Invitational.

High School: Kansas state runner-upinthejavelinin2001 and2002...Hadapersonalbest javelin of 60.53 meters (198-07 ft.).

2004 Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 400-meter dash in 50.77 at the Emporia State Relays ... Placed 10th in the 200-meter dash at the Hurricane Invitational.

Personal: Son of Jack and Rosemary Murphy ... Born February 13, 1984 ... Favorite track and field athlete of alltime is discus thrower Mac Wilkins ... Majoring in english and sociology.

High School: Earned letters in track and field (three) and football (one) ... Earned a top 10 ranking in the state ofTexas and won all-district honors in 2003. Personal: Born on September 16, 1984, inYoungstown, Ohio ... Mother is Stacey Murphy.

Personal Bests: Javelin: 66.87 meters (219-05 ft.).

Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter dash: 48.32 Indoor 200-meter dash: 21.67 100-meter dash: 11.02

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Ryan Peterson

Jarrell Rollins

So./So. â&#x20AC;˘ 6-1 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch High School

Jr./Jr. â&#x20AC;˘ 6-4 Tyler, Texas John Tyler High School

Middle Distance

Sprints

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 Outdoor: Ran in both the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash ... 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: Participated inthe600-meterrunandthe 800-meter run ... Ran the 600 meters in a time of 1:59.69 at the Illini Invitationalwhereheplaced fourth ... Had a season-best time in the 800-meter run during the Big 12 Championships,finishingin 1:53.78 ... Finished the JayhawkInvitationalinsixthplace with a time of 2:00.12.

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.

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 championshipsaspartofthe 1,600-meter relay team ... Ran the 800 leg on the firstplace 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 ... Undecided on a major. Personal Bests: Indoor 800-meter run: 1:53.78 600-meter dash: 1:59.69 Outdoor 800-meter run: 1:53.83

2006 Indoor: Ran in the 400-meter dash at six meetsduringtheseason... Hadthefastesttimeonthe 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 ... Placed21stattheArkansas 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 schoolsquadforthreeyears...Heldpersonalbestsof48.71inthe400-meterdash and 21.36 in the 200-meter dash. Personal: Born June 19, 1987, inTyler,Texas ... Parents are Christylon andTerry Milligan ... Majoring in political science. Personal Bests: Indoor 400-meter run: 48.81 Outdoor 200-meter run: 22.66 Outdoor 400-meter dash: 47.59

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Jack Sachse

Barrett Saunders

Middle Distance

HorizontalJumps/Sprints

So./So. • 6-0 Ottawa, Kan. Ottawa High School

Accolades 2007 track and field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team 2007 KU Men's Track Newcomer of the Year award

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2007 Outdoor: Named as KU's 2007 Men's Track Newcomer of the Year ... Ran the 800 meters in four meets ... Had a season-best time of 1:51.81 at the Kansas Relays, finishing fifth ... Also ran a 4:13.12 in the 1,500 meters at the Tulsa Invitational ... Named to the 2007 track and field USTFCCCA All-Academic Team. 2007 Indoor: Ran the 800 meters in seven meets ... Had his best time of the season of 1:50.13 when he placed seventhattheBig12Championships in the 800-meter run ... Won the 800-meter run at his first three meets. High School: Placed seventh at the Nike Outdoor Nationals in the 800-meter run in a personal record time of 1:51.73 ... Was the secondfastest returning senior in the 800 meters according to Track and Field News ...Two-time state champion in the 800 meters (2005 and 2006) and was the runner-up in 2004. Personal: Son of Judge and Susan Sachse ... Held a 4.0 GPA throughout high school ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time isWilson Kipketer, the world record holder in the 800 meters ... Majoring in sports management. Personal Bests: Indoor 800-meter run: 1:50.13 Outdoor 800-meter run: 1:51.81

Sr./Sr. • 6-2 Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The Benjamin School

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Accolades 2007 All-American in the outdoor long jump 2007 Outdoor Big 12 champion in the long jump

2007 Outdoor: Led the Jayhawks in the long jump in his junior season ... Won the Big 12 Championship with a long jump of 7.82 meters (25-08 ft.) to become thefirstKansaslongjumpchampionsince1983...All-Americaninthelongjump after finishing fifth at the NCAA Championships ... Part of the only long jump duo to win All-America honors in school history with Eric Babb ... Set regional marks in each meet in which he competed ...Won the Midwest Regional in the long jump ... Had a season-best long jump of 7.87 meters (25-10 ft.) at theTexas Relays and was named the Big 12 Male Co-Athlete of theWeek for his efforts ... Also ran on the team's 400-meter relay team. 2007 Indoor: Participated in the 60-meter dash and the long jump ... Had his best and the team's season-best time of 7.02 in the 60-meter dash at the K-State All-Comers meet ... Had the team's best long jump of the season at the Dan DeHart Invitational with a jump of 7.32 meters (24-00.25 ft.) ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in four consecutive meets. 2006 Indoor and Outdoor: Did not compete. 2005 Outdoor: A member of the 400-meter relay team that finished fifth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in a time of 41.08 ... Finished sixth in the long jump at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships with a leap of 7.45 meters (24-05.50 ft.). 2005 Indoor: Finished fifth in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships with a leap of 7.35 meters (24-01.50 ft.) ... Had a sixth place result at the AlexWilson Invitational in the long jump and finished seventh at the Husker Invitational with a long jump of 7.06 meters (23-02 ft.). 2004 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the long jump at the Hurricane Invitational. 2004 Indoor: Placed second in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular ... Placed eighth in the long jump at the K-State AllComers meet. High School: Earned four letters in football and three in track ... Had personal best jumps of 1.98 meters (6-06 ft.) in the high jump, 14.50 meters (47-07 ft.) in the triple jump and 7.34 meters (24-01 ft.) in the long jump ... Won the long jump and triple jump at the district meet in 2003 ... Placed first in the long jump and triple jump at the regional meet ... Broke the school record in the triple jump at 13.84 meters (45-05 ft.). Personal: Born March 27, 1985, in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. ... Parents are Stanley Saunders and Rhoda Rolle-Saunders ... Majoring in sociology. Personal Bests: 60-meter dash: 6.92 Indoor long jump: 7.50 meters (24-07 ft.) Outdoor long jump: 7.87 meters (25-10 ft.)

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Nate Scherzer

Jason Schweitzer

So./So. • 5-10 Overland Park, Kan. St.Thomas Aquinas High School

Sr./Sr. • 5-6 Houston, Texas Cy-Fair High School

Multi-Events

Middle Distance

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.) beforetoppingthateffortwithajumpof1.95meters(6-04.75ft.)attheArkansas 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 Cross Country: Ran a personal best time of 16:19 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (placed 7th) … Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 210th with a season-best time of 25:36 … Placed 76th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 27:49 … Ran a 10K time of 32:56 at the Midwest Regional and placed 96th.

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.)

2007 Outdoor: Ran in the 1,500-meter run, 5,000-meter run and 800-meter run ... Best 1,500-meter time came at the Kansas Relays when he finished 24th in a time of 4:06.64 ... Ran a season-best time of 2:03.61 in the 800 meters at the Tulsa Duels.

High School: During his senior year, he was the Eastern Kansas League champion in the highjump and300-meterhurdlesand 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.

2007 Indoor: Competed in the mile, 1,000-meter run, 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meterrunduringhisjuniorseason...Finishedsixthinthe3,000-meterrun in a converted time of 8:57.95 at the Illini Invitational ... Finished in ninth at the Jayhawk Invitational with a time of 4:29.05 in the mile ... Placed 11th in the 1,000-meter run in a time of 2:42.82 at theJayhawkInvitational...Hadaseasonbest time of 15:28.36 at the ISU Classic in the 5,000-meter run. 2005 Cross Country (Tulsa): Participated in five meets for theTulsa Golden Hurricane ... Captured a personal-best in the 8,000-meter run with a time of 25:29.14 ... Turned in a season-best performance in the 10,000-meter run at the Chile Pepper Invitational.

Personal: Son of Regina andRonScherzer...Favorite track and field athlete of alltime is Stefan Holm ... Majoring in physical therapy.

2004 Cross Country (Tulsa): Competed in all six meets for the UniversityofTulsa...WasTulsa'sleading finisher in two meets, the Hurricane Festival and the Cowboy Jamboree ... WasTulsa's second-highest finisher at the Southern Stampede and the Chile Pepper Festival.

Personal Bests: Indoor high jump: 2.03 meters (6-08 ft.) Outdoor high jump: 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.) 110-meter hurdles: 16.49

2003 (Tulsa): Redshirted. High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at Cy-Fair High School ... Was a three-time Region II-5A qualifier for the 3,200-meter run ... Helped his team capture a pair of district championships. Personal: Son of John and Robi Schweitzer ... Born December 10, 1984 ... An exercise sports science major. Personal Bests: Indoor 5,000-meter run: 15:28.36 Indoor 3,000-meter run: 8:57.95 Outdoor 1,500-meter run: 4:06.64

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Jordan Scott

Dan Van Orsdel

So./So. • 6-2 Watkinsville, Ga. Oconee County High School

So./So. • 6-0 Hopkins, Minn. Hopkins High School

Pole Vault

Accolades 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Performer of the Year 2007 Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year 2007 Big 12 champion in the outdoor pole vault 2007 Big 12 champion in the indoor pole vault 2007 Pan-Am Junior Games silver medalist in the pole vault

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2007 Outdoor: Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Performer of the Year ... Big 12 Champion in the pole vault ... Pole vault champion at the Midwest Regional ... 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 theYear ... 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 decorated pole vaulter who captured the Georgia state championshipthree-straightyears(2004-06)...AlsoholdstheGeogriastatehigh 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 WorldYouth Championships ...Two-time All-American in both the indoor and outdoor season. Personal: Son of Lynne and Richard Scott ... A member of the honor roll all four years of high school ... Earned Webpage Design Excellence Award in 2004 ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Sergei Bubka ... Majoring in Graphic Design. Personal Bests: Indoor Pole Vault: 5.32 meters (17-05.50 ft.) Outdoor Pole Vault: 5.55 meters (18-02.50 ft.)

Distance

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Accolades 2007 Academic All-Big 12 Cross Country First Team

2007 Cross Country: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Was shuffled aroundwithintheteamplacing anywherefromthirdtosevenththroughoutthe year … Ran a personal best 5K time of 16:27 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 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals … Placed 61st at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 26:45 … Stepped up big as the team’snumberthreerunnerattheMidwest Regional and placed 71st with a personal best 10K time of 32:11. 2007 Outdoor: Did not compete. 2007 Indoor: Did not compete. 2006 Cross Country: Ran at two events for the Jayhawks ... Finished 38th at the Bob Timmons Invitational in a time of 28:28.8 ... Placed 16th at the 5K Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel in a time of 16:48.2. High School: Three-year letterwinner in cross country ...Three-time all-conference selection in cross country ... A member of two state qualfying teams which placed fourth and fifth ... In track and field, was a four-time letterwinner, two-time allconferencememberandtwo-timeall-state selection ... Awarded most valuable relay teamawardaspartofthe3,200-meterrelay team, which holds the second-best time in school history. Personal: Son of Scott Van Orsdel and Lil Lundeen ... Born May 6, 1988, in Hopkins, Minn. ... Majoring in Business.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Colby Wissel Distance

Sr./Sr. • 5-10 Elm Creek, Neb. Kearney High School • • • • • •

Accolades 2007 All-American in the indoor 3,000-meter run 2006 individual Big 12 cross country champion Three-time All-Big 12 and all-region in cross country Three-time Academic All-Big 12 Two-time All-American in cross country School record holder in the 3,000-meter run (7:53.08)

2007 Cross Country: Completed one of the most accomplished careers of any Jayhawkrunner…EarnedAcademicAll-Big12secondteamhonors…Became the fifth Jayhawk and the first since Billy Mills in 1959 to be a two-time cross country All-American … Placed 39th at the NCAA Championships (30:36), earninghimAll-Americaaccolades…Earnedall-conferencehonorsbyplacing fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24:51 … Named all-region with his fifth place finish at the Midwest Regional in a personal best 10K time of 30:11 …Won the BobTimmons Invitational with a time of 25:49 … Placed first at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a winning 5K time of 15:07 … Ran a personal best 8K time of 23:47 at the NCAAPre-Nationals(placed 25th) … Finished as the team’stoprunnerinallseven meets. 2007 Outdoor: Finished fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:37.26 ... Led the team withseason-besttimesinthe 1,500-meter run (3:47.08), mile (4:17.43) and the 5,000 meters (14:06.08). 2007 Indoor: Became the first KU runner to ever receiveAll-Americanhonors in the 3,000 meters ... Led the Kansas distance runners with a first place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 8:06.72 ... Set a KU record in the 3,000 meters (7:53.08) ... Automatically qualified for the NCAA Indoor National Championships ... Finished seventh at the NCAA Championships in a time of 7:58.52 ... Ranks second alltime in KU history in the 5K after running a time of 13:54.00 at the Husky Classic.

2006 Cross Country: Captured the Big 12 Individual Cross Country Championship at Rim Rock Farm in time of 24:34.4 ... Earned All-America status at the NCAA Cross Country Championships after placing 26th (31:34.3) ...Won the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel in 14:57.2 ... Was the top Kansas finisher in five of the seven races during season and placed second in the other two meets. 2006 Outdoor: Placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 14:15.94 ...Won the 5,000 meters at theTom Botts Invitational in a time of 14:42.61 ... Ran a season-best time of 14:04.37 in the 5,000 meters at the Cardinal Invitational ... Ran the mile at the Kansas Relays in a time of 4:05.19, finishing third. 2006 Indoor: Ran three events during the season ... Competed in the mile at three meets ... Placed second at the Jayhawk Invitational (4:08.13) ... Finished third at KU/KSU/MU Triangular (4:14.17) ... Had an eighth-place finish at Arkansas Invitational (4:13.45) ... Ran in the 3,000 meters at four meets ... Recorded NCAA provisionalqualifyingtimesattwomeets;theAlexWilsonInvitational(8:04.41-12th place) and ISU Classic (8:04.19-fifth place) ... Placed eighth at the Big 12 Championships (8:13.55) ... Finished fifth at the Husker Invitational (8:15.27) ... Also ran in the 5,000-meter run at Big 12 Championships, finishing 11th (14:32.57). 2005 Cross Country: Finished second on the team and 87th overall at the NCAA Championships ... Finished 15th overall (31:22) at the Midwest Regional Championships,goodforall-regionhonors...Namedall-conferenceafterfinishing 10th overall at the Big 12 Championships (24:20) ... Finished 52nd overall at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (24:35.0) ... Ran a time of 24:53 at the Roy Griak Invitational, good for 22nd ... Started the season by winning the first two races of the year (the Bob Timmons Invitational and the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel). 2005 Outdoor: Finished 12th at the NCAA Midwest Regional in the 5,000-meter run, running a time of 14:31.23 ... Finished seventh in the 5,000 meters at the Drake Relays in a time of 14:15.29 ... Finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in a time of 14:19.27 ... Was a member of the winning 4-mile relay team at the Kansas Relays (17:49.85). 2005 Indoor: Finished 13th in the 3,000-meter run at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in a time of 8:18.68 ...Was a member of the distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in a time of 9:51.90 ... Finished eighth at the ISU Last Chance meet in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 14:36.26 ... Had a 14th place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Classic, running a time of 8:16.85 ... Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the Husker Invitational in a time of 8:23.14. 2004 Cross Country: Competed in six events as a freshman ... Placed third at the Bob Timmons Invitational ... Recorded his best 8K time of the year with a time of 25:12 in a 19th place effort at the Big 12 Championships ... Placed 17th at the NCAA Midwest Regional. High School: Broke the Nebraska state record for the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... Crowned state champion nine times in his high school career (cross country in 2001, 2002 and 2003; in the 1,600-meter run in 2003 and 2004; in the 3,200-meter run in 2003 and 2004; and in the 3,200-meter relay in 2003 and 2004) ... Named the Gatorade Nebraska Track Athlete of the Year in 2003 and 2004 ... Named the Kearney Hub Male Track Athlete of the Year in 2003 and 2004 ... Was the Kearney HubAthleteoftheYearin2004...HelpedheadcoachRogerMathiesenandKearney High to three consecutive state track championships. Personal: Born April 25, 1985, in Belleville, Kan. ... Parents are Stan and Sheila Wissel ... Majoring in business. Personal Bests: Indoor 3,000-meter run: 7:53.08 Indoor 5,000-meter run: 13.54.00 Outdoor 5,000-meter run: 14:06.08

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Clint Armistead

Nick Caprario

Fr./Fr. • 5-10 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Northwest High School

Fr./Fr. • 5-11 Kearney, Neb. Kearney High School

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Competed in two events ... Ran a time of 29:46 in his first collegiateraceattheBobTimmonsInvitational...Placed15thattheKansasState vs. Kansas Duel (17:26, 5K). High School: Earned three varsity letters in cross country ... Was named team leader his senior year ... Helped lead his team to the first state championship in the history of Blue Valley Northwest High School ... Placed sixth in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters at the Eastern Kansas League meet in track. Personal: Son of Lance and Julie Armistead...Born on April 2, 1989, in Rockledge, Fla. ... Majoring in Journalism/Film.

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Contributed greatly as a freshman … Consistently finished fourth on the team … Finished 17th at the BobTimmons Invitational with a time of 27:20 in his first collegiate race … Helped Kansas to a victory against Kansas State with his sixth-place finish at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (16:02, 5K) … Set a personal record at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a timeof25:29forthe8K(199thplace)…Placed72ndattheBig12Championships with a time of 27:16 … Ran a time of 32:36 in his first 10K race at the Midwest Regional (85th place). High School: Runner-up at 2006 Nebraska Class A State Cross Country Championships (15:55) ... Runner-up at the 2007 Nebraska Class A StateTrack and Field Championships in the 3,200 meters (9:22) ... Member of the cross country state runner-up teams in 2004 and 2005 ... Member of the track state runner-upteamsin2005and2007...Memberofthe2006Super-StateBoyscross country team ... Four year letterwinner in cross country and track. Personal: Son of Pat and Linda Stewart ... Born Dec. 19, 1988, in Port Charlotte, Fla. ... Majoring in industrial design.

Douglas Brown

Alex Carey

Fr./Fr. • 5-9 Barrington, Ill. Barrington High School

Fr./Fr. • 6-0 Nassau,NewProvidence,Bahamas Queens College

Middle Distance

High School: Three-year letterwinner in track ... Member of two conference championshipteamsin2006and2007....Memberoftheall-conference,all-sectional and all-state 1,600-meter relay team. Personal: Son of Jeff and Cathy Brown ... Born March 5, 1989, in Seoul, South Korea... Majoring in Journalism.

Sprints

High School: Placed second at high school nationals ... Finished third at the BAISS Championships ... Named Senior Boy's Athlete of the Year. Personal: Son of Derek and Rosomuab Carey ... Born on Feb. 6, 1990, in Nassau, Bahamas ... Majoring in accounting.

Kresimir Eres Throws

Fr./Fr. • 6-3 Zagreb, Croatia Graditeljska Tehnicka Skola High School: Croatian Under-21 National Champion in the discus in 2007. Personal: Son of Zlatko and Ana Eres ... Born on Oct. 19, 1987, in Zagreb, Croatia ... Favorite track and field athlete is Edis Elkasevic, two-time NCAA champion in the shot put ... Majoring in interior design.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Chris Kuhman

Alex Rock

Fr./Fr. • 5-7 Cleveland, Ohio Elyria Catholic High School

Fr./Fr. • 6-3 Lawrence, Kan. Free State High School

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Competed in two meets as a freshman ... Placed 72nd with a time of 29:11 at the Bob Timmons Invitational ... Ran a 5K time of 16:58 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel and placed 12th. High School: State qualifier in cross country ... Two-time regional qualifier, conference champion and team MVP ...Two-time Lorain County Runner of the Year ... Indoor track state qualifier in the 1,600-meter run ...Two-time outdoor track regional qualifier and conference champion in the 3,200-meter run. Personal: Son of Tim and Jill Kuhman ... Born Sept. 14, 1988, in Toledo, Ohio ... Majoring in pre-medicine and biology.

Distance

2007 Cross Country: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Competed in four meets as a freshman ... Placed 56th with a time of 28:34 in his first collegiate meet at the Bob Timmons Invitational ... Had a 5K time of 16:47 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (placed 10th) ... Ran a season best time of 27:40 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 135th in the open division. High School: State champion in the 3,200-meter relay in 2003 and 2004 ... School record holder in the 3,200-meter relay ... Was runner-up at the state championshipsinthe3,200-meterrelayin2005...NamedClass6Acrosscountry Academic all-state in 2004. Personal: Son of Jane and Randall Rock ... Born July 26, 1986, in Ottawa, Kan. ... Majoring in secondary chemistry eduacation.

Cooper Merrill

Aaron Schmitt

Fr./Fr. • 5-11 Leawood, Kan. Blue Valley High School

Fr./Fr. • 5-10 Highlands Ranch, Colo. Highlands Ranch High School

Pole Vault

High School: Started vaulting halfway through his sophomore year ... Eastern Kansas League,regional,andKansas6Astatechampionin2006and2007...Was named to the all-Johnson County first team and all-Sun County first team in 2006and2007...Earnedall-metrohonorablementionin2006andall-metrofirst team honors in 2007.

Middle Distance

High School: First team all-academic in 2007 ... Finished fourth at the 5A state championships in the 3,200-meter relay and fifth at the 2007 Simplot Games. Personal: Son of Bob and Janice Schmitt ... Born Feb. 2, 1989, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Majoring in pre-business.

Personal: Son of Rob and Kim Merrill ... Born July 13,1988, in Sonte Mountain, Ga. ... Majoring in pre-business.

Bryan Muoneke

Clay Schneider

Fr./Fr. • 5-11 Austin, Texas McNeil High School

Fr./Fr. • 6-3 Topeka, Kan. Seaman High School

Hurdles/Sprints

High School: Placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles Rice Univeristy's Bayou Classic in 2007 ... Competed in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2007Texas Relays and UTSA Relays ... Helped lead McNeil High School to a first-place finish at the 2007 5A district championships. Personal: Son of Ada and Maurice Muoneke ... Born on Dec. 3, 1988, in Kerrville, Texas ... Majoring in petroleum engineering.

Middle Distance

2007 Cross Country: Competed in two meets as a freshman, both as an unattached runner … Ran a time of 30:19 at the BobTimmons Invitational … Placed 14th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 17:21. 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 cross country Kansas state championships. Personal: Son of Donald and Lucinda Schneider ... Born Dec. 19, 1988, in Topeka, Kan. ... Majoring in education.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Jareb Stallbaumer

Dustin Turner

Fr./Fr. • 6-0 Wetmore, Kan. Wetmore High School

Jr./Jr. • 5-10 Oak Grove, Mo. Oak Grove High School

Horizontal Jumps

High School: Four-time letterwinner in football, basketball and track ... Qualified for the Kansas state track meet all four years atWetmore 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 ... Born Sept. 23, 1988, in Sabetha, Kan. ... Majoring in pre-pharmacy.

Keron Toussaint Sprints

Fr./Fr. • 6-2 Lawrence, Kan. Free State High School High School: Led the state of Kansas in the 400-meter dash in 2006 and 2007 ... Amemberofthewinning800-meterrelayteamatthe2007KansasRelays... Free State school record holder in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team. Personal: Son of NetheliToussaint and brother of AshleyToussaint ... Born on Feb. 10, 1989 ... Undecided on a major.

Iain Trimble Throws

Fr./Fr. • 6-3 Overbrook, Kan. Shawnee Heights High School 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 theYear ...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.).

Long Jump

At Johnson County: All-American in the indoor and outdoor long jump in 2007 ...Was the first JCCC athlete to win the East Jayhawk conference championship in the indoor triple jump ... Fifth all-time at JCCC in the indoor and outdoor long jump (7.23 meters, 23-08.75 ft.) and the indoor triple jump (13.97 meters, 45-10 ft.)... All-region and all-conference in the indoor and outdoor long jump in 2006 and 2007. High School: Six-time all-state in the long jump and triple jump ... Missouri 3A state champion in the long jump and runner-up in the triple jump in 2005 ... Holds the Oak Grove school record in the long jump (7.04 meters, 23-01 ft.) and the triple jump (14.10 meters, 46-03 ft.) ... Nine-time letterwinner (four in track and field, four in football and one in basketball) ...Two-time all-metro selection in track and field ... Was the conference champion in both the long jump and triple jump in 2003, 2004 and 2005 ...Was the district champion in those events in2004and2005...Sectionalchampioninthelongjumpandtriplejumpin2005 ... Earned Missouri RiverValley all-conference in football at running back and defensive back in 2003. Personal: Son of Scott Turner and brother of Josh Turner ... Born on March 12, 1987, in Minot, N.D. ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Carl Lewis ... Majoring in economics with a minor in business.

Ryan Weber

Middle Distance

Fr./Fr. • 6-0 Cary, Ill. Cary Grove High School 2007 Cross Country: Ran in two races as an unattached runner in his freshman campaign ... Placed 75th at the BobTimmons Invitational with a time of 25:50 ... Ran a time of 17:57 and placed 17th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel. High School: Two-time cross country team MVP ... Two-time cross country state qualifier ... A member of Cary Grove's first-ever cross country state qualifyingteam...SetthesophomorerecordatthePalatineInvite...Ownsoneof the top five fastest times on Cary Grove's home course. Personal: Son of Bill and Denise Weber ... Born Sept. 4, 1988, in Cary, Ill. ... Majoring in accounting.

Personal: Son of Brad and Liz Trimble and brother of Kellsey Trimble ... Born May 28, 1988, in Topeka, Kan. ... Majoring in film.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

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2007 Indoor Seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Recap

Highlighted by a national champion, numerous school records and several thrilling performances at the Big 12 Indoor Conference Championships, the University of Kansas men's track and field team produced a highly successful 2007 indoor season. Themen'sseasonsawseveraloutstanding performancesandthecrowningofanother nationalchampiontoaddtotheprogram's illustrioushistory.EgorAgafonovcaptured his second consecutive Big 12 title in the weight throw with a throw of 23.19 meters (76-01 ft.). However, he had his best performance at the end of the season with a national championship throw of 23.60 meters (77-05.25 ft.) at the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark.That toss not only gave Agafonov first Egor Agafonov place, but also set a new personal record thatcurrentlyranksasthesecondbestmark of all-time in Kansas history, trailing only Scott Russell (24.72 meters, 81-01.25ft.).Agafonov's10pointshelpedtheJayhawkstiefor16thplace in the nation. Colby Wissel led the Kansas distance team withafirst-placefinishinthe3,000-meterrunatthe Big12Championshipsinatimeof8:06.72.Thenext week at the Iowa State Invitational he set a new KU record in the event (7:53.06) while automatically qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Wissel finished seventh at the event in a time of 7:58.52 and became the first KU runner to receive All-Americahonorsinthe3,000meters.Wisselalso displayedmarkedimprovementinthe5,000-meter run, shaving nearly 33 seconds off his time with a finish of 13:54.00 at the Husker Classic. He now ranks second all-time in KU history in the 5K. Colby Wissel Freshman Jordan Scott provided one of the biggest boosts to this year's men's squad, taking hometheBig12polevaulttitleonhisthirdattemptwithacareer-bestmark of5.32meters(17-05.50ft.).Followinghisoutstandingperformance,Scott wasappropriatelynamedtheBig12MaleIndoorTrackandFieldFreshman of the Year. He is the first Kansas male athlete to recieve the honor. JuniorJuliusJilescontinuedtoimproveasheisnowsecondonKU's 60-meterhurdlesall-timelistwithacareer-best7.85.Thattimeplacedhim secondattheBig12Championshipsin2007.FellowJuniorMattBaysinger moved into the top five in two events this season. His time of 1:09.35 in the 600-yard run at the Big 12 Championships wasgoodforfourthonKU'sall-timelistandhis 800-meter time of 1:50.58 put him fifth in the Kansas record books. BehindstrongperformancesofAgafonov, Wissel,ScottandJiles,theteamplacedseventh at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. Kansas' three individual conference champions were its most since 2001 while the Jayhawks haven't missed the NCAA Championships since 1997.The 2007 squad's 16th-placefinishwasthesecond-highestunder StanleyRedwine,onlyeclipsedbythe2001and 2002 Hall of Fame teams who placed eighth. Matt Baysinger

Five Kansas school records were setthroughoutthewomen's2007indoor seasonastheJayhawksplacedsixthatthe Big 12 Championships. After missing the entire 2006 season,junior KateSultanova returned triumphantly, winning the Big 12 title in the pole vault by tying a Big 12 meet record of 4.10 meters (13-05.25 ft.). Like Agafonov in the weight throw, Sultanova had her best effort at the Kate Sultanova NCAAIndoorNationalChampionships. Her All-American vault of 4.30 meters (14-01.25 ft.) gave her third place and tied the Kansas record set by 2005 nationalchampionAmyLinnen.Sultanova'ssixpointsatnationalsgavethe Jayhawks a tie for 34th place in the country. Four other Kansas records went by the wayside in 2007. Victoria Howard set a new mark in the 200-meter dash at theTyson Invitational with a time of 24.03 seconds. In her first indoor track season, Ashley Brown set a new 60-meter hurdles record of 8.32 seconds and registered a third-place finish at the Big 12 Indoor Championships. At the prestigious Tyson Invitational, two JayhawksalsoetchedtheirnameamongKU'sall-time greats. ZlataTarasova finished fourth in the weight throwwithatossof18.93meters(62-01.25ft.),edging therecordshesetatlastyear'sBig12Championships bytwoinches.JuniorCrystalManningtiedtheKansas record in the triple jump set by Brooklyn Hann in 2005 with a leap of 13.16 meters (43-02.25 ft.). At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Kansas produced several exceptional performances. In addition to Sultanova's victory in the pole vault, Sha'Ray Butler, Charity Stowers and Lauren Bonds Victoria recordedtop-fivefinishesintheirrespectiveevents. Howard Butlerplacedthirdinthe400-meterdashinacareerbest55.01,whileStowerstookfourthinthe600-yard run and moved into second place on KU's all-time list in the event with a personal-best time of 1:21.42. Bonds produced a tremendous kick in the final200metersofthe1,000-meterruntotakefifthandnowranksfifthalltime in the event. Heading into the final event at the Big 12 Championships, the 1,600-meter relay,theteamtrailedrivalMissouriby justthreepoints.The quartetofJanieceGatson,Stowers,Brown andManningtookhomefifth-placeinthe eventwhileMissourifinished12thenabling Kansas to finish one point ahead of the Tigers and securing a sixth-place finish. The women's trip to the 2007 NCAA Indoor Championships marked the third straight year in which the team has qualified. It is just the second time in schoolhistoryinwhichthatfeathasbeen accomplished.The2008squadcanbethe first women's team in school history to qualifyforthenationalchampionshipsin four straight seasons.

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Sha'Ray Butler

2007 Outdoor Seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Recap

The 2007 Kansas outdoor track and field season was one for the recordbooks,highlightedbyfiveschoolrecordsandeightAll-Americans - the most individual outdoor All-Americans in KU history.The Jayhawks alsoboastedsixBig12individualchampions,themostKansashashadsince the inception of the conference. The men's team finished 18th at the NCAA Championships, its highestfinishattheeventsince1989.LeadingthewaywasEgorAgafonov who claimed his fourth All-American award by finishing fourth in the hammer throw. Agafonov, one of Kansas' three Big 12 men's conference champions,alsowontheMidwestRegiontitle,settingmeetrecordsinthe process. His toss of 67.84 meters (230-01 ft.) at the conference meet is now the Big 12 standard as he broke the record of 67.39 meters (221-01 ft.), set back in 2001. Agafonov would later be named to the CoSIDA/ ESPNtheMagazineAcademicAll-AmericaTeamforhisperformanceinthe classroom. Freshman Jordan Scott became the first freshman since 1996 to win both the Big 12 indoor and outdoor pole vault titles. For his efforts, he was named the Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Performer of the Year. He also set a new meet record at the USA JuniorChampionshipsinJune,winningwithavault of 5.52 meters (18-01.25 ft.). The men's four All-Americans matched the most in any outdoor season for Kansas since 1980. The only other season in that time in which the Jayhawks posted four All-America honors was in 2006. Julius Jiles became KU's first ever AllAmericaninthe110-meterhurdleswhenheplaced Jordan Scott eighth at the NCAA Championships,settinga school record in the event with a time of 13.66 seconds. Also at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships, senior Eric Babb and junior Barrett Saunders earned All-America honors in the long jump when they took fourth and fifth,respectively. Saundersenjoyedabanner outdoor season in 2007, winning both the Big 12 and Midwest Regional titles. He became the first Jayhawk to win the Julius Jiles conference long jump title since 1983. Babb burst onto the long jump scene by winning the Kansas Relays, finishing third at the Midwest Regionals and fourth at the Big 12 Championships. He and Barrett Saunders Saunders became the first pair of KU men's long jumperstoclaimoutdoorAll-America distinctions in the same year. Equaling their second-best finish under coach Redwine at the Big12Championshipscoupledwithafourth-placefinishat theMidwest RegionalChampionships,themenadvancedtotheirthirdstraightNCAA Championships.The2008seniorclasscanbethefirstsincetheendofthe BobTimmonseratoreachtheNCAAOutdoorandIndoorChampionships in all four years of their collegiate careers in the crimson and blue.

Kansas'women'steamfinishedthe2007outdoorseasonwithfour All-Americans,themostthatanyKansaswomen'steamhaseverproduced. Theteam'sthreeconferencechampionswerealsothemostofanywomen's teamsincetheinceptionoftheBig12Conferenceandthefifth-placefinish attheBig12ChampionshipsmarkedKU'shighestfinisheverunderhead coach Stanley Redwine. Ashley Brown had an impressive outdoor season for the Jayhawks. She earnedAll-Americahonorsbyfinishing 10th in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Championships, broke school records in both the 100-meter hurdles (13.27) and 400-meter hurdles (57.54) and becoming the Big 12 champion in the 100-meter hurdles and the runnerup in the 400-meter hurdles. Not to be outdone, Crystal Ashley Brown Manning took home All-American honors with a ninth-place finish at the NCAA Championships in the triple jump. Manning was also the Big 12Conferencechampioninthetriplejump,settingaschoolrecordinthe process with her leap of 13.71 meters (44-11.75 ft.). Along with Brown and Manning, Zlata Tarasova earned a Big 12 Championship. Her Big 12 titlewinninghammerthrowof62.95meters (206-06 ft.) is now the furthest toss in KU history. KateSultanovaduplicatedher All-America pole vault performance from the indoor season, earning the same honor at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, tying for fifth place. Also at nationals, senior Abby Crystal Manning Emsick capped a tremendous career with an All-American performance in the discus. Emsick, the school record holder in the discus, took home thefirstAll-Americahonorofhercareerafterfinishingfourth.Emsickalso displayedexcellenceintheclassroomreceivingtheSeniorStudent-Athlete Scholar Award and joining Agafonov on the academic all-district team. SeveralotherwomenalsoworkedtheirwayintotheKansasrecord books.In2007,VictoriaHowardcrackedtheall-timetopfivelistinboththe 100(fourth)and200meters(third)withtimesof11.58and23.45seconds, respectively. Lauren Bonds completed the second-fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:40.85) and just three pole vaulters have had better performances than Libby Harmon's vault of 3.90 meters (12-09.50 ft.). Similartothewomen'sindoortriptotheNCAAChampionships,it wasalsothethirdstraightyearinwhichtheJayhawkshavequalifiedforthe outdoornationalchampionshipmeetanditisalsojustthesecondtimein schoolhistoryinwhichthatfeathasbeenaccomplished.Thewomen's2008 seniorclasscanbecomethefirstclassinthehistoryoftheprogramtoreach the NCAA Indoor Championships and NCAA Outdoor Championships in each of their four seasons at Kansas.

Zlata Tarasova

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

2007 Women's Indoor Results Event Time/Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet 60 meters 7.68(p) . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicotoria Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan DeHart Individual (1-27-07) 7.74. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 200 meters 24:03(p)KR. . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyson Invitional (2-10-07) 25:01. . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 25:26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan DeHart Invitational (1-27-07) 400 meters 55.11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sha'Ray Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 56.76. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janiece Gatson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 57.61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charity Stowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 600-yard run 1:21:42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charity Stowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 1:23.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janiece Gaston. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-25-06) 1:27.87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maricia Pencil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 800 meters 2:12.64 . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa O'Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 2:16:43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 2:19.35 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 1,000 meters 2:52.31 . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa O'Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) 2:53.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 3:02.57 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) Mile 4:48.72 . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa O'Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 4:58.02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 5:09.58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Morrisey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 3,000 meters 10:03.94. . . . . . . . . . . . . Alicia McGregor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 10:19.96(c). . . . . . . . . . .Melissa O'Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-State All-Comers (12-06-07) 10:24.67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Morrisey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 5,000 meters 17:43.45. . . . . . . . . . . . . Alicia McGregor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 18:20.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alison Knoll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 18:22.54. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Nackley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) Distance Medley Relay 11:52.33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas ‘A’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 1,600-meter Relay 3:40.66 . . . . Brown, Stowers, Gaston, Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Last Chance (3-3-07) 3:42.05 . . . . Brown, Stowers, Gaston, Manning. . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) High Jump 5-06. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Erb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 5-4.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Beisner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational(2-3-07) 4-06.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) Pole Vault 14-01.25KR . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Championships (3-9-07) 13-04.25#. . . . . . . . . . . . . Britany Parker. . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan DeHart Invitational (1-27-07) 12-03.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . Libby Harmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) Long Jump 19-06. . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alex Wilson Invitational (3-4-06) 17-07. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shatoya Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 14-08.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illini Invitational (1-13-07) Triple Jump 43-02.25KR#. . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyson Invitational (2-10-07) 38-10.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shatoya Hill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 32-06.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Erb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) Shot Put 50-11# . . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Horton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-State All Comers (12-09-06) 41-10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Reimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Illini Invitational (1-13-07) 40-07.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07)

2006-07 Schedule/Results

Meet

2007 Big 12 Championships Women’s Results Feb. 23-24 Lied Recreational Center Ames, Iowa

Place Points 1. Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 2. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 3. Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 4. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74.50 5. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.50 6. Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 7. Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 8. Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 9. Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 10. Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 11. Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 12. Oklahoma State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2007 Big 12 Championships Kansas Women’s Scorers

60-meter hurdles 3rd Ashley Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.39 400-meter dash 3rd Sha'Ray Butler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.11 600-yard run 4th Charity Stowers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:21.42 8th Janiece Gatson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:23.55 1,000-meter run 5th Lauren Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:53.39 Mile 6th Melissa O'Rourke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:52.17 Long Jump 4th Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.94m (19-06 ft.) Pole Vault 1st Kate Sultanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20m (13-09.25 ft.) Weight Throw 5th Zlata Tarasova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.68m (61-03.50 ft.) Distance Medley Relay 7th Lauren Bonds, Sha'Ray Butler Maresia Pencil, Melissa O'Rourke. . . . . . . . . . 11:52.33 1,600-meter Relay 5th Ashley Brown, Charity Stowers, Janiece Gaston, Crystal Manning . . . . . . . . . . 3:42.05

NCAA Indoor Championships Kansas Women’s Placings at Fayetteville, Ark. March 9-10, 2007 Pole Vault 3rd Kate Sultanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.30m (14-01.25 ft.)

Weight Throw 62-01.25KR . . . . . . . . . . . . Zlata Tarasova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyson Invitational (2-6-07) Pentathlon 2,973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07)

$- NCAA Automatic Qualifier %- NCAA Record

!- Facility Record (s)- Semifinal Mark

Team Place

K-State All Comers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Illini Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Jayhawk Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Dan DeHart Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Husker Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ISU Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Big 12 Indoor Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th Iowa State Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -NCAA Indoor Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34th

#- NCAA Provisional Qualifier (p)- Preliminary Mark KR- Kansas Record (c)- Converted Mark

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

2007 Men's Indoor Results Event Time/Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet 60 meters 7.02. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrett Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-State All Comers (12-9-06) 7.16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominic Roux. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 7.27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 60-meter hurdles 7.85(p)# . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julius Jiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 200 meters 22.91(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julius Jiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan DeHart Invitational (1-27-07) 400 meters 49.38(p). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrell Rollins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 49.82(p). . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Gdowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 50.29(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan DeHart Invitational (1-27-07) 600-yard run 1:09.35(p). . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Baysinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 1:10.33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clif Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 1:13.63 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark Gdowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 800 meters 1:50.13(p). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Sachse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 1:50.58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Baysinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) 1:56.51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michael Rost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-03-07) 1,000 meters 2:29.71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrian Ludwig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) 2:30.90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 2:37.33 . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick McGowan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) Mile 4:13.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 4:17.76 . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick McGowan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) 3,000 meters 7:53.08$KR . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Wissel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Last Chance (3-3-07) 8:13.61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) 8:32.18 . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick McGowan. . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 5,000 meters 13:54.00#. . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Wissel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husky Classic (2-10-07) 14:03.50#. . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husky Classic (2-10-07) 15:02.57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Imgrund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ISU Classic (2-10-07) Distance Medley Relay 10:22.77. . Babb, Baysinger, Mitchell, Gdowski . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07) 1,600-meter Relay 3:11.28 . . . Babb, Baysinger, Mitchell, Gdowski . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) High Jump 6-08. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Scherzer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jayhawk Invitational (1-20-07) Pole Vault 17-05.50#. . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 16-07.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk Cooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) 16-01.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07) Long Jump 24-00.25. . . . . . . . . . . . Barrett Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . Dan DeHart Invitational (1-27-07) 23-02.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) 21-04.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Fattig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Husker Invitational (2-3-07) Triple Jump

46-00.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Fattig. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-24-07)

Shot Put 43-03.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K-State All Comers (12-9-07) Weight Throw 77-05.25. . . . . . . . . . . . . Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Championships (3-9-07) 59-09.50. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (2-23-07)

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2006-07 Indoor Schedule/Results Team Place

K-State All Comers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Illini Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Jayhawk Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Dan DeHart Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th Husker Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -ISU Classic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Big 12 Indoor Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Iowa State Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -NCAA Indoor Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16th

2007 Big 12 Championships Men’s Results Feb. 23-24 Lied Recreational Center Ames, Iowa

Place Points 1. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 1. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 3. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.50 4. Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 4. Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 6. Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.50 7. Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 8. Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 9. Texas A&M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 10. Iowa State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 11. Kansas State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 12. Oklahoma State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2007 Big 12 Championships Kansas Men’s Scorers

60-meter hurdles 2nd Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.88 600-yard run 4th Matt Baysinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:09.53 6th Clif Mitchell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:10.33 800-meter run 7th Jack Sachse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:52.12 3,000-meter run 1st Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:06.72 5,000-meter run 3rd Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:04.16 8th Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:20.73 Long Jump 8th Barrett Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.30m (23-11.50 ft.) Pole Vault 1st Jordan Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.32m (17-05.50 ft.) Weight Throw 1st Egor Agafonov . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.19m (76-01 ft.) 1,600-meter Relay 8th Eric Babb, Matt Baysinger, Clif Mitchell, Mark Gdowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3:11.28

NCAA Indoor Championships Kansas Men’s Placings at Fayetteville, Ark. March 9-10, 2007

Weight Throw 1st Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.61m (77-05.25 ft.) 3,000-meter run 7th Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:58.42

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2007 Women's Outdoor Results Event Time/Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet

100 meters 11.58^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 12.39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janiece Gatson. . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 200 meters 23.45^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Howard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 24.94. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 28.20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 400 meters 55.42. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sha'Ray Butler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 56.96. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charity Stowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-20-07) 1:00.87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cydney Gaines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-20-07) 800 meters 2:10.50 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maresia Pencil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 2:10.92 . . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa O’Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-07) 2:11.56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 1,500 meters 4:25.22^. . . . . . . . . . . . Melissa O'Rourke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Invitational (4-29-07) 4:53.43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kellie Schneider. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-19-07) 4:56.42 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Morrisey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-19-07) 3,000-meter Steeplechase 10:40.85. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Invitational (4-29-07) 5,000 meters 17:59.72. . . . . . . . . . . . . Alicia McGregor . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 17:59.72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Haley Harbert . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 18:41.31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alison Knoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 100-meter Hurdles 13.27^KR. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 16.65. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 400-meter Hurdles 57.54^KR. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 59.16^(p). . . . . . . . . . . . Janiece Gatson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 59.54^(p). . . . . . . . . . . . . Sha’Ray Butler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 400-meter Relay 45.47^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas ‘A’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 1,600-meter Relay

3:41.80 . . . . . Brown, Gatson, Butler, Manning. . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07)

3,200-meter Relay 9:00.45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas ‘A’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Relays (4-7-07) Distance Medley Relay 11:50.59. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas ‘A’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Relays (4-7-07) High Jump

1.70m (5-07 ft.) . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelsey Erb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 1.60m (5-03 ft.) . . . . . . . . Elizabeth Beisner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07)

Pole Vault 4.15m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 3.90m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Libby Harmon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 3.81m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Gjerde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight(5-4-07) Long Jump 6.05m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 4.92m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) Triple Jump 13.71m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 12.18m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shatoya Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) Shot Put 15.45m^ . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07) 15.14m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Emsick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 13.28m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Reimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07)

2007 Schedule/Results

Meet

Team Place

Tulsa Duels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Texas Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Sooner Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Kansas Relays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Drake Relays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Nebraska Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Big 12 Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th NCAA Midwest Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th NCAA Outdoor Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35th

2007 Big 12 Championships Women’s Results May 11-13 Ed Weir Stadium Lincoln, Neb.

Place Points 1. Texas A&M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 2. Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 3. Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 4. Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 5. Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 6. Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 7. Kansas State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 8. Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 9. Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 10. Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 11. Baylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 12. Oklahoma State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

2007 Big 12 Championships Kansas Women’s Scorers

100-meter dash 8th Victoria Howard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.83 100-meter hurdles 1st Ashley Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.27 400-meter hurdles 2nd Ashley Brown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.54 4th Janiece Gatson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.28 8th Sha'Ray Butler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:03.41 1,500-meter run 6th Melissa O'Rourke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:37.25 3,000-meter Steeplechase 6th Lauren Bonds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:41.82 10,000-meter run 8th Alicia McGregor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37:02.62 400-meter Relay 5th Crystal Manning, Ashley Brown, Victoria Howard, Sha'Ray Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.76 1,600-meter Relay 7th Ashley Brown, Janiece Gatson, Sha'Ray Butler, Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . 3:44.75 Triple Jump 1st Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.71m (44-11.75 ft.) Pole Vault 3rd Kate Sultanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.10m (13-05 ft.) 7th Libby Harmon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.90m (12-09.50 ft.) Shot Put 5th Stephanie Horton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.45m (50-08.25 ft.) Discus 2nd Abby Emsick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.76m (179-08 ft.) Hammer Throw 1st Zlata Tarasova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.95m (206-06 ft.)

Discus 54.76m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abby Emsick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-11-07) 40.82m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Lacy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 36.19m. . . . . . . . . . . . Stephanie Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07)

NCAA Outdoor Championships Women’s Placings at Sacramento, Calif. June 6-9, 2007

Hammer 62.95m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zlata Tarasova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07)

Discus 4th Abby Emsick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.10m (178-06 ft.) Pole Vault 5th Kate Sultanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.05m (13-03.50 ft.)

Javelin 38.56m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Emily Reimer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07) 20.87m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelsea Helm . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07)

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2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

2007 Men's Outdoor Results Event Time/Mark. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meet

200 meters 22:58. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Kirk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 22.66. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrell Rollins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 22.97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chandler Frigon. . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 400 meters 47.69. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jarrell Rollins. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-20-07) 50.15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Kirk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 50.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chandler Frigon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 800 meters 1:50.04^. . . . . . . . . . . . . Matt Baysinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 1:50.89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clif Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 1:51.81 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack Sachse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 1,500 meters 3:47.08^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 3:55.22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) 3:55.55 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benson Chesang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-21-07) Mile 4:17.43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Relays (4-7-07) 3,000-meter Steeplechase 9:06.78^. . . . . . . . . . . Patrick McGowan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Invitational (4-29-07) 9:53.16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victor Chesang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-19-07) 5,000 meters 14:06.08^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Invitational (4-29-07) 14:30.57. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 14:37.85. . . . . . . . . . . . . Benson Chesang. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Invitational (4-29-07) 10,000 meters 29:45.33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Hefferon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Invitational (4-29-07) 31:22.73. . . . . . . . . . . . . Benson Chesang. . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-11-07) 32:40.28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bret Imgrund. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-11-07) 110-meter Hurdles 13.85^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 16.44. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Kirk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 16.49. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Scherzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 400-meter Hurdles 53.75. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 400-meter Relay 41.59. . . . . . . . Jiles, Saunders, Babb, Frigon. . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07) 1,600-meter Relay

3:11.49 . . . Baysinger, Mitchell, Gdowski, Rollins . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-20-07)

3,200-meter Relay 7:26.22 . . . Baysinger, Mitchell, Sasche, Gdowski. . . . . . . . . . . . . Penn Relays (4-28-07) High Jump 1.95m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nate Scherzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 1.83m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) Pole Vault 5.55m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jordan Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07) 5.05m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirk Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-20-07) 4.90m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Hays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kansas Relays (4-20-07) Long Jump 7.87m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . Barrett Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Relays (4-7-07) 7.67m^. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 7.17m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Kirk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07)

2007 Schedule/Results

Meet

Team Place

Tulsa Duels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Texas Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Sooner Invitational. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Kansas Relays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Drake Relays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Nebraska Invitational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Big12 Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th NCAA Midwest Regional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th NCAA Outdoor Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18th

2007 Big 12 Championships Men’s Results May 11-13 Ed Weir Stadium Lincoln, Neb.

Place Points 1 Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110.5 2 Texas Tech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 3 Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 4 Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 5 Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 6 Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 7 Baylor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 8 Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 9 Texas A&M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 10 Kansas State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 11 Iowa State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34.5 12 Oklahoma State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2007 Big 12 Championships Kansas Men’s Scorers

800-meter run 7th Matt Baysinger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:53.25 5,000-meter run 4th Colby Wissel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:37.26 7th Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14:39.61 10,000-meter run 4th Paul Hefferon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30:52.21 110-meter Hurdles 6th Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.14 400-meter Hurdles 4th Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51.37 400-meter Relay 8th Julius Jiles, Barrett Saunders, Eric Babb, Chandler Frigon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.59 Long Jump 1st Barrett Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.82 m (25-08 ft.) 4th Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.67m (25-02 ft.) Pole Vault 1st Jordan Scott. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.55m (18-02.50 ft.) Discus 3rd Cody Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.88m (180-01 ft.) Hammer Throw 1st Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70.14m (230-01 ft.) 8th Cody Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.86m (183-03 ft.) Javelin 2nd Hugh Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66.87m (219-05 ft.)

Triple Jump 14.77m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eric Fattig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drake Relays (4-28-07) Shot Put 11.47m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Breth . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) Discus 57.37m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07) 37.61m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Breth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tulsa Duels (3-24-07) 36.25m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Josh Kirk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs (4-14-07) Hammer 70.14m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) 55.86m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cody Roberts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-12-07) Javelin 66.87m^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hugh Murphy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Big 12 Championships (5-13-07) 51.51m. . . . . . . . . . . Johnathan Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arkansas Twilight (5-4-07) 41.72m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Breth . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Jacobs Invitational (4-14-07)

$- NCAA Automatic Qualifier ^ - Regional Mark

!- Facility Record (s)- Semifinal Mark

NCAA Outdoor Championships Men’s Placings at Sacramento, Calif. June 6-9, 2007 110-meter hurdles 8th Julius Jiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.95 Long Jump 4th Eric Babb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.67m (25-02 ft.) 5th Barrett Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.49m (24-07 ft.) Hammer Throw 4th Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69.85m (229-02 ft.)

#- NCAA Provisional Qualifier (p)- Preliminary Mark KR- Kansas Record (c)- Converted Mark

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

The Record Book 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

- Women’s Indoor Record Book - Men’s Indoor Record Book - All-time Women’s Indoor Performance Chart - All-time Men’s Indoor Performance Chart - Women’s Outdoor Record Book - Men’s Outdoor Record Book - All-time Women’s Outdoor Performance Chart - All-time Men’s Outdoor Performance Chart - Kansas American and World Record Holders

Kansas Women’s Indoor Record Book

Kansas Record

Anschutz Pavilion

Big 12 Meet

NCAA Meet

55 Meters

6.81c, Sheila Calmese Mo. National Invitational, 1978

6.85, Passion Richardson, Nike Central Jayhawk Invitational, 1998

6.83, Lakeish Backus, Texas; Sabrina Kelly, Texas, 1997

55-Meter Hurdles

7.82y, Gwen Poss KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1981

7.90, Tamika Francis, Texas Kansas Invitational, 1992

7.56, Angie Vaughn Texas, 1998

60 Meters

7.38, Nickesha Anderson Jayhawk Classic, 2008

7.38, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008

7.21, Sanya Richards Texas, 2004

7.13, Angela Williams USC, 2002

60-Meter Hurdles

8.32, Ashley Brown ISU Last Chance, 2007

8.48, Ashley Brown, Kansas Jayhawk Invitational, 2007

7.95, Raasin McIntosh Texas, 2004

7.90, Perdita Felicien Illinois, 2002

200 Meters

23.77, Nickesha Anderson Arkansas Invitational, 2008

23.85, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008

22.86, Sanya Richards Texas, 2004

22.43, Veronica Campbell Arkansas, 2004

400 Meters 53.81, Stacy Keller Alex Wilson Invitational, 2004

54.02, Shanelle Porter, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992; Nicole Green, Power Club Jayhawk Invitational, 1996

52.23, Raasin McIntosh Texas, 2004

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

800 Meters

2:04.91, Kristi Kloster NCAA Championships, 1996

2:06.35, Tara Arnol, Texas Last Chance Meet, 1985

2:07.18, Emily Diederich Kansas State, 1998

1,000 Meters

2:49.37, Angela Pichardo Big 12 Championships, 2003

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

4:43.9h, Michelle Brown AAU Championships, 1980

4:38.11, Fran ten Bensel, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992

4:38.18, Sally Kipyego Texas Tech, 2007

4:30.63, Suzy Favor Wisconsin, 1989

3,000 Meters

9:33.24, Cathy Palacios Husker Invitational, 1992

9:40.48, Susan Bliss, Missouri KU Indoor Classic, 1990

9:11.41, Sally Kipyego Texas Tech, 2007

8:49.18, Kim Smith Providence, 2004

5,000 Meters

16:32.34, Julia Saul Husker Invitational, 1992

17:12.17, Christie Allen, Pittsburgh State Jayhawk Invitational, 1992

15:58.86, Sara Gorton Colorado, 2003

15:14.18, Kim Smith Providence, 2004

1,600-meter Relay

3:39.12, (Hann, Keller, McField, Clark) Cyclone National Qualifier, 2003

3:36.67, Kansas State KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1997

3:34.67, 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

Distance Medley Relay

11:21.32 (Manthe, Keller, Clark, Lavoie) Alex Wilson Invitational, 2004

11:51.08, Barton County CC Jayhawk Invitational, 1998

11:12.81, Missouri 2001

High Jump

6-01.25, MaryBeth Labosky Big Eight Championships, 1993

6-2.25, Connie Teaberry, Kansas State Big Eight Championships, 1992

6-2, Erin Aldrich Texas, 1998

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, Neb., 1997

Triple Jump

13.16m (43-02.25), Brooklyn Hann Alex Wilson Invitational, 2005 Crystal Manning Tyson Invitational, 2007

12.74m (41-09.75), Crystal Manning, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008

45-1.5, Stacey Bowers Baylor, 1999

Shot Put

53-04.25, Denise Buchanan NCAA Championships, 1987

56-08.25, Tressa Thompson, Unattached Jayhawk Invitational, 1998

59-5.75, Tressa Thompson Nebraska, 1997

Pole Vault

4.30m (14-01.25), Amy Linnen NCAA Championships, 2005 Kate Sultanova NCAA Championships, 2007

4.13m (13-06.50), Kate Sultanova, Kansas Kansas Invitational, 2008

13-9.25, Jenny Green Nebraska, 2004

14-10.25, Amy Linnen Arizona (Kansas), 2002

Weight Throw

18.93m (62-01.25), Zlata Tarasova Tyson Invitational, 2007

18.80m (61-08.25) , Krishna Lee, Missouri Kansas Invitational, 2008

69-0.75, Renetta Seile Kansas State, 1998

75-7.5, Candice Scott Florida, 2002

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

4,412, Hyleas Fountain Georgia, 2004

6.56, Gwen Torrence Georgia, 1987 7.39, Tiffany Lott BYU, 1997

50.82, Sanya Richards Texas, 2004

1:17.38, Delisa Walton Floyd Tennessee, 1983 2:01.77, Hazel Clark Florida, 1999

3:28.69, Texas 2004 8:24.72, Villanova, 1987 10:58.19, UCLA 2002 6-5.50, Amy Acuff UCLA, 1995 22-4.25, Elva Goulbourne Auburn, 2003 46-9, Suzette Lee LSU, 1997

62-10, Laura Gerraughty North Carolina, 2004

BOLD indicates current Jayhawks

Key:

w = wind aided

h= hand time

y= yards

a=altitude

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

c=converted

All-Time Women’s Indoor Performance Chart 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 60 Yards 6.82 6.94 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.05

Angie Helmer, Last Chance Meet 1985 Debbie Hertzog, Big Eight Championships 1981 Susan Glatter, Last Chance Meet 1985 Anne Johannessen, Big Eight Championships 1982 Kelly Wood, Missouri Valley Open 1985

1981 1978 1981 1982 1980

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

Sheila Calmese, Missouri National Invite 1978 Lori Green-Jones, KU Invitational 1979 Dora Spearmon, Missouri Triangular 1982 Victoria Fulcher, KU All Comers 1984 Joni Lewis, Wichita State Duel 1977 Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships 1983

1,000 Meters 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 2:53.10 Lauren Bonds, Big 12 Championships 2:54.01 Helena Hafstrom, Big Eight Championships 2:54.44 Kerri Woolheater, Big Eight Championships 2:54.58 Megan Manthe, Jayhawk Invitational

2003 1995 2001 2007 2007 1992 1995 2003

Mile 4:43.9h 4:44.81 4:44.84 4:45.02 4:46.24 4:48.01 4:48.72 4:55.14 4:57.31

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 Susan MacLean, Big Eight Championships Maureen Finholm, Big Eight Championships

1980 1996 2002 1992 2004 2004 2007 1988 1979

Two Miles 10:48.80 11:00.0 11:01.34 11:04.38 11:05.82

Michelle Brown, Big Eight Championships Caryne Finlay, East Tennessee Invite Maureen Finholm, KU Triangular Tanya Heard, Central Missouri St. Relays Tracey Keith, Nebraska Duel

1978 1984 1980 1981 1984

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

1981 1978 1983 1982 1980

60 Meters 7.41 7.43 7.53 7.55 7.64 7.64 7.64

Tiffany Cherry, Big 12 Championships Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Invitational 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

2006 2008 2003 2002 2008 2004 2006

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 8.96 Crystal Manning, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 8.99 Monique Peters, Iowa State Classic

2007 2002 2005 2006 2006 2002

200 Meters 23.77 Nickesha Anderson, Arkansas Invitational 24.03 Victoria Howard, Tyson Invitational 24.14 Robbie Harriford, Big 12 Championships 24.44 Natasha Shafer, Big Eight Championships 24.53 Latanya Holloway, Big Eight Championships

2008 2007 2003 1992 1994

300 Yards 34.93 35.10 35.33 36.5 36.61

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

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 55.69 Carleen Roberts, Merc Bank Invite 55.72 Tiffany Bradley, ISU Last Chance 56.76 Janiece Gatson, ISU Classic

3,000 Meters 9:33.24 Cathy Palacios, Husker Invitational 9:34.90 Melissa Swartz, Big Eight Championships 9:38.80 Julia Saul, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 9:57.53 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 10:03.21 Lauren Bonds, Kansas Invitational 10:03.94 Alicia McGregor, Big 12 Championships

1992 1996 1992 2003 1994 2005 2005 2008 2007

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

2004 2005 1987 2007 1997 2006 2007

5,000 Meters 16:32.34 Julia Saul, Husker Invitational 16:55.03 Sarah Heeb, Last Chance Meet 16:59.12 Paige Higgins, Tyson Invitational 17:24.48 Daniela Daggy, Big Eight Championships 17:24.86 Connie Abbott, ISU Qualifier 17:26.29 Lynn Lo Presti, Notre Dame Invitational 17:28.70 Maureen Finholm, Big Eight Championships 17:29.92 Ashley Ace, Husker Invitational

1992 1996 2003 1994 2005 1998 1978 1993

440 Yards 55.94 56.71 56.94 57.63 57.81

Lorna Turner, Big Eight Championships 1983 Charmane Kuhlman, Big Eight Championships 1978 Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships 1982 Victoria Fulcher, Nebraska Duel 1984 Nancy McCullough, Big Eight Championships 1982

600 Yards 1:20.38 1:21.42 1:21.76 1:22.38 1:22.50 1:22.61 1:23.22

Kim Clark, Big 12 Championships 2003 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 Janiece Gatson, Husker Invitational 2007

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 2:10.85 Maresia Pencil, Arkansas Invitational 2:10.95 Kim Clark, ISU Classic 2:11.64c Angie Helmer, KU Last Chance

880-Yards 2:12.87 2:13.08 2:15.00 2:15.04 2:16.10

1996 2002 2006 1989 2008 2005 1985

High Jump 6-01.25 MaryBeth Labosky, Big Eight Championships 1993 6-00 Ann O’Connor, Husker Pentathlon 1983 5-10 Sondra Rauterkus, KSU Invitational 2003 5-10 Shawn Corwin, Missouri Invitational 1979 5-09 Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Pentathlon 1987 5-09 Keely Hacking, Sooner Invitational 1994 Long Jump 21-00.75 Charisse Bacchus, Alex Wilson Invitational 2005 20-05.25 Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships 1983 20-03.5 Kim Jones, Big Eight Championships 1985 19-10.75 Monique Peters, Big 12 Championships 2002 19-09.50 Yolanda Taylor, Kansas Quadrangular 1987 19-09.50 Candace Mason, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 1998 19-06.25 Crystal Manning, Kansas Invitational 2008 19-05 Jaci Metzger, Big Eight Championships 1987

Triple Jump 43-02.25 Brooklyn Hann, Alex Wilson Invitational 2005 43-02.25 Crystal Manning, Tyson Invitational 2007 41-02.5 Cassie Bryant-Wans, Big Eight Championships 1992 40-10.5 Cynthia Rodes, Big Eight Championships 1987 40-10.25 Shatoya Hill, Big 12 Championships 2005 40-09 Yolanda Taylor, Capitol Invitational 1987 40-03.25 Tarita Triplett, Big Eight Championships 1992 Shot Put 53-04.25 50-11 50-07.5 49-03.5 48-01.5 47-08

Denise Buchanan, NCAA Championships Stephanie Horton, K-State All-Comers Stine Lerdahl, Jayhawk Invitational Abby Emsick, KSU Open Cheryl Evers, Wildcat Invitational April Kockrow, KSU/Coors Invitational

1987 2006 1985 2003 1993 1997

Weight Throw 62-01.50 Zlata Tarasova, Tyson Invitational 54-11.25 Lisa Brien, Big Eight Championships 54-01.25 Jamie Waters, Big 12 Championships 53-05.5 April Kockrow, Kansas Invitational 52-08.75 Jennifer Foster, KSU All Comers

2007 1996 2002 1998 2000

Pole Vault 14-01.25 14-01.25 13-04.25 13-01.75 12-08 12-07.5 12-06.25 12-06

2005 2007 2007 2000 2003 1998 2004 1998

Amy Linnen, NCAA Championships Katie Sultanova, NCAA Championships Britany Parker, Dan DeHart Invitational Andrea Branson, NCAA Qualifier Yvonne Calzonetti, Tyson Invitational Candace Mason, NCAA Championships Libby Harmon, Jayhawk Inv. Ashley Feinberg, KU/KSU/MU

Pentathlon 4,053 Candace Mason, Big 12 Championships 3,843 Ann O’Connor, Big Eight Championships 3,830 Charisse Bacchus, Big 12 Championships 3,569 Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Championships 3,536 Kim Huthoefer, Big Eight Championships

1998 1988 2005 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 3:39.12 (Hann, Keller, McField, Clark) Cyclone National Qualifier 3:40.66 (Butler, Brown, Stowers, Gatson) ISU Last Chance 3:41.87 (Hann, Keller, McField, Clark), Big 12 Championships 3:42.05 (Brown, Gatson, Stowers, Manning) Big 12 Championships 3:42.32 (Hann, Keller, Garrett, Clark) Big 12 Championships 3:42.36 (Bradley, Hann, Clark, Garrett) Big 12 Championships 3:42.81 (Hann, Keller, March, McField) Iowa State Classic 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

2003

2007 2002 2007 2004 2005 2002

1980 1987 1988

Distance Medley Relay 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 BOLD indicates current Jayhawks c = converted time h = hand time

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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

60 Meters

6.69, Leo Bookman Big 12 Championships, 2004

6.67, Tyrone Edgar, KCKCC Jayhawk Invitational, 2004

6.57, DaBryan Blanton Oklahoma, 2004

60-Meter Hurdles

7.84, Aaron Thompson ISU Last Chance, 2006

7.79, Chris Phillips, Unattached Jayhawk Invitational, 2003

7.70, David Davis Nebraska, 2003

200 Meters

20.53, Leo Bookman NCAA Championships, 2003

20.85, David Oakes, Nike Central Jayhawk Invitational, 1998

20.58, Leo Bookman Kansas, 2004

20.26, Shawn Crawford Clemson, 2000

400 Meters

46.50c, Deon Hogan Kodak Invitational, 1983

47.03, Jason Rouser, Oklahoma Big Eight Championships, 1992

45.53, Brandon Couts Baylor, 1998

45.35, Alleyne Francique LSU, 2002

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

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

1:48.25, Aldwyn Sappleton Oklahoma, 200

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

Mile

3:57.50, Jim Ryun Madison Square Garden Invite, 1968

4:04.8, Michael Cox, Kansas KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 1994

3:59.86, Leonel Manzano Texas, 2005

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

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

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

3:03.96, Baylor 2004

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

9:43.66, Texas 2007

9:28.83, Stanford 2000

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

26-00, Chris Wright Nebraska, 1998

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, Un. 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

78-6.5, Tore Johnsen UTEP, 1984

Pentathlon Heptathlon

3,891 points, Andy Morris Missouri Invitational, 2001

4,004 points, Rick Schwieger, Nebraska 3,893 points, Chad Meyer Kansas Invite, 1992 Texas A&M, 1998

5,543 points No Record Mike Evers Big Eight Championships, 1996

5,791 points Donovan Kilmartin Texas, 2005

7.07, Allen Johnson North Carolina, 1992 6.45, Leonard Myles-Mills BYU, 1999 7.47, Reggie Torian Wisconsin, 1997

No Record 1:45.33, Patrick Nduwimana Arizona, 2001 2:18.74, Freddie Williams Abilene Christian, 1986 3:55.0, Tony Waldrop North Carolina, 1974 7:46.03, Adam Goucher Colorado, 1998 13:20.4, Suleiman Nyambui UTEP, 1981

No Record 6,136 points Donovan Kilmartin Texas, 2004

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All-Time Men’s Indoor Performance Chart 55 Meters 6.22 6.23c 6.23c 6.30c 6.30

Pierre Lisk, NCAA Championships Charlie Tidwell, Michigan St. Duel Clifford Wiley, USTFF at Oklahoma City Rodney Harris, Big Eight at Lincoln Tim Hill, Kansas Indoor Classic

1996 1958 1977 1986 1990

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

1987 1982 1977

60 Yards 6.0 Charlie Tidwell, Michigan St. Duel 6.0 Clifford Wiley, USTFF at Oklahoma City 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 Charlie Tidwell, KU-KSU-OSU Triangular Bob Hanson, Big Eight Championships

1958 1977

1968 1967 1967 1976 1959 1966

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 George Byers, Oklahoma City Invitational 7.10 Mike Bates, Oklahoma City Invitational 7.10 Delario Robinson, Oklahoma City Invitational

1982 1977 1973 1970 1970 1972

60 Meters 6.69 6.75 6.84 6.88

Leo Bookman, Big 12 Championships Aaron Thompson, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Dave Tomlin, Pre-Conference Invitational Adrian Carey, KU/KSU/MU Triangular

2004 2006 2000 2006

60-Meter Hurdles 7.84 Aaron Thompson, ISU Last Chance 7.85 Julius Jiles, Big 12 Championships 7.86 Anson Jackson, Tyson Invitational 7.96 Eric Patterson, Big 12 Championships 8.03 Aaron Thompson, Big 12 Championships

2006 2007 2003 2001 2004

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

2003 2000 2005 2000 1996

300 Yards 29.48 30.30 30.50 30.60 30.73

1978 1974 1977 1977 1978

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

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 1:22.10 Jack Sachse, Jayhawk Classic 1:23.01 Eric Black, Illini Classic 1:23.04 Mitch Anderson, Illini Classic

2008 2003 2008 2003 2003

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

880 Yards 1:48.3 1:51.1 1:51.2 1:51.71 1:51.9

1967 1977 1970 1981 1970

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

1,000 Meters 2:21.72 Charlie Gruber, Jayhawk Invitational 2:23.89 Cameron Schwehr, Big 12 Championships 2:23.89 Joshy Madathil, 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 2004 2006 2004 1986 1988 2002 1993 1990

Mile 3:57.50 3:58.51 4:01.39 4:03.00 4:04.40 4:04.90

Jim Ryun, Madison Square Garden Invite Charlie Gruber, NCAA Championships Michael Cox, Big Eight Championships John Lawson, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Cameron Schwehr, ISU Last Chance Wes Santee, Illinois/Michigan St./KU

1968 2001 1993 1966 2006 1954

Two Miles 8:38.9 8:39.8 8:45.7 8:49.4 8:50.8

Jim Ryun, NCAA Championships John Lawson, Boston AA John Roscoe, Sooner Indoor Relays George Mason, Big Eight Championships Jay Mason, Big Eight Championships

1968 1966 1977 1977 1971

3,000 Meters 7:53.08 Colby Wissel, Alex Wilson Invitational 7:57.86 Benson Chesang, 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

2007 2005 1968 2006 1966

Three Miles 13:36.9 Tim Tays, Big Eight Championships 13:39.5 George Mason, Big Eight Championships 13:42.4 John Roscoe, KU-OSU-WSU Triangular 13:43.3 Tom Koppes, Kansas State Fed. Meet 13:44.1 Brent Steiner, TFA/USA in Kansas City

1982 1977 1977 1975 1982

5,000 Meters 13.51.82 Craig Watcke, Silverstone Invitational 13:54.00 Colby Wissel, Husker Invitational 14:03.50 Paul Hefferon, Husker Invitational 14:06.5 Tim Tays, Big Eight Championships 14:09.2 George Mason, Big Eight Championships 14:12.0 John Roscoe, KU-OSU-WSU Triangular

1989 2007 2007 1982 1977 1977

High Jump 7-04.25 Tyke Peacock, Kansas State Duel 7-03 Nick Johannsen, Big Eight Championships 7-02 Keith Guinn, USTFF 7-02 Steve Rainbolt, KU/OSU/WSU Triangular 7-02 Sharrieff Hazim, Missouri Invitational

1982 1995 1974 1977 1987

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 52-09 David Bond, Nebraska Invitational 52-08 Johnny Brackins, Jayhawk Invitational 52-04 Danny Seay, NCAA Championships 52-03.5 Ray Mitchell, Big Eight Championships

1981 1989 1990 1975 1986

Shot Put 67-05.5 65-08 65-03 63-02.5 62-04.75

1970 2006 1970 1984 1973

Karl Salb, Astrodome Relays Sheldon Battle, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Steve Wilhelm, SIU/WSU/KU Triangular Clint Johnson, KU All Comers Triangular Rudy Guevara, NU/CU/KU Triangular

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 Pole Vault 18-08 18-07.25 18-02.25 17-11.75 17-11.75

2002 2007 2006 2005 2006

Pat Manson, Big Eight Championships 1989 Jeff Buckingham, Nebraska Duel 1983 Cam Miller, NCAA Championships 1989 Vadim Guozdetskiy, NCAA Championships 2002 Chris Bohanan, NCAA Championships 1986

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

Mile Relay 3:11.9h 3:12.25 3:12.39

(Rau, Bullock, Hogan, Rick) Big Eight Championships (Wilhoite, Bullock, Rau, Hogan) East Tennessee State Invitational (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 3:13.07 (Davis, Martin, Coleman, Pickett) Last Chance Meet 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 9:51.13 (Schwehr, Jiles, Hodges, Madathil) Big 12 Championships 9:51.1h (Neilhouse, Kathol, Hatcher, Smith) CCC

1981 1981 1980

1977 2007 1994 2005 2002

1992 1991 2003 2005

2006 2001 2001 2002 1990 2006 1969

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100 Meters

11.44c, Sheila Calmese 11.18, Merlene Ottey, Nebraska 11.12, Marshevet Hooker Arkansas Relays, 1978; Kansas Relays, 1982 Texas, 2005 11.44, Natasha Shafer Kansas Relays, 1994

100-Meter Hurdles

13.27, Ashley Brown Big 12 Championships, 2007

13.03, Chitua Oheari, Unattached Kansas Relays, 2004

Big 12 Meet

12.70, Anjanette Kirkland Texas A&M, 1997

NCAA Meet 10.78, Dawn Sowell LSU, 1989

12.61, Gail Devers UCLA, 1988

200 Meters 23.0h, Lori Green-Jones 22.59, Aleen Bailey, Barton County CC Husker Invitational, 1981 Kansas Relays, 2001 400 Meters 53.40, Lorna Tucker 52.19, Nicki Green, Powerade Big Eight Championships, 1982 Kansas Relays, 1996

22.73, two times Nanceen Perry, Texas, 1997; LaKeisha Backus, Texas, 1998

22.04, Dawn Sowell LSU, 1989

51.21, Suziann Reid Texas, 1998

50.18, Pauline Davis Alabama, 1989

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

800 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

1,500 Meters

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

10:14.89, Barbora Kuncova Oklahoma State, 2005

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 44.99, (Manning, Cherry, Howard, Bacchus) 43.94, Nebraska Midwest Regional Championships, 2006 Kansas Relays, 1983 1,600-Meter Relay 3:34.81 3:36.57, San Diego Track Club (Harriford, Keller, McField, Clark) Kansas Relays, 1987 Midwest Regional Championships, 2003

53.54, Sheena Johnson UCLA, 2004 1:59.11, Suzy Favor Wisconsin, 1990

9:43.25, Ida Nilsson Northern Arizona, 2004

43.36, Texas 1999

42.50, LSU 1989

3:29.11 Baylor, 1998

3:25.26 Texas, 2004

Distance Medley Relay

11:18.54 (Kloster, Case, Howerton, Swartz) Drake Relays, 1994

11:32.61, Michigan No Record Kansas Relays, 1993

Mile Relay

3:48.50 (Brooks, Taylor, Helmer, Turner) Kansas Relays, 1988

3:36.57, San Diego Track Club Kansas Relays, 1987

No Record

High Jump

6-01.75, MaryBeth Labosky Kansas Relays, 1992 and 1993

6-02.25, Julieanne Broughton, Arizona Kansas Relays, 1990

6-01.5, Erin Aldrich Texas, 1999

Long Jump

21-10.25, Halcyon McKnight Kansas Relays, 1982

21-10.25, Halcyon McKnight, Kansas Kansas Relays, 1982

22-07.25, Marshevet Hooker Texas, 2005

Triple Jump

44-11.75, Crystal Manning Big 12 Championships, 2007

48-10, Trecia Smith Nike Atlantic Coast, 2001

46-01.25, Stacey Bowers Baylor, 1999

Discus

180-10, Abby Emsick Midwest Regional Championships, 2003

199-11, Penny Neer, Nike Coast Track Club 182-08, Becky Breisch Kansas Relays, 1991 Nebraska, 2002

Hammer

206-06, Zlata Tarasova Big 12 Championships, 2007

203-02, Zlata Tarasova Kansas Relays, 2007

219-02, Melissa Price Nebraska, 2002

Javelin

180-00, Anne Baeraas Big Eight Championships, 1984

192-08, Dana Olsen, Houston Kansas Relays, 1982

179-06, Katy Doyle Texas A&M, 2004

Shot Put

52-03.75, Denise Buchanan NCAA Championships, 1987

56-00, Rebekah Green, Kansas State Kansas Relays, 2001

59-07, Tressa Thompson Nebraska, 1998

62-03.75, Meg Ritchie Arizona, 1983

Pole Vault 13-11.75, Amy Linnen 14-03.75, Andrea Dutoit, Unattached Midwest Regional Championships, 2005 Kansas Relays, 2004

13-05.25, Erin Anderson Kansas State, 2000 Kate Sultanova, 2005

14-10.25, Amy Linnen Arizona (Kansas), 2002

Heptathlon

6,150 points, Austra Skujyte Kansas State, 2001

5,674 points, Candace Mason College Station Relays, 1999

5,704 points, Marlene Harmon, Naturite Track Club, Kansas Relays, 1981

10:48.38, Villanova 1988 No Record

6-05, Amy Acuff UCLA, 1995 22-09.25, Sheila Echols LSU, 1987 46-09, Suzette Lee LSU, 1997 221-05, Meg Ritchie Arizona, 1981 225-10, Candice Scott Florida, 2004 197-08, Angeliki Tsiolakoudi UTEP, 2000

6,527 points, Diane Gutherie George Mason, 1995

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All-Time Women’s Outdoor Performance Chart 100 Meters 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 11.62 Latanya Holloway, Big Eight Championships

1978 1994 1981 2007 1994

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 20-3 Yolanda Taylor, Big Eight Championships

2007 2002 2004 1983 1980

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

200 Meters 23.0h Lori Green-Jones, Husker Invitational 23.3h Sheila Calmese, Arkansas Relays 23.45 Victoria Howard, Arkansas Twilight 23.8h Tamra Montgomery, Wichita St. Triang. 23.81 Latanya Holloway, Big Eight Championships

1981 1978 2007 1998 1994

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

400 Meters 53.40 Lorna Tucker, Big Eight Championships 53.80 Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships 54.21 Latayna Holloway, Big Eight Championships 54.23 Carleen Roberts, OU/NU/OSU/KU Quad. 54.2h Charmane Kuhlman, Arkansas Relays

1982 1987 1995 1997 1978

Hammer 206-06 183-02 180-02 170-02 169-03

Zlata Tarasova, Big 12 Championships Jen Widerstrom, Texas Relays Jamie Waters, ESU Spring Twilight Lisa Beran, Big 12 Championships Kim Feldkamp, ESU Twilight Qualifier

400-Meter Hurdles 57.15 Ashley Brown, NCAA Championships 2007 58.38 Dawn Steele-Slavens, Big Eight Championships 1995 59.16 Janiece Gatson, Big 12 Championships 2007 59.54 Sha'Ray Butler, Kansas Relays 2007 59.62 Jennie Wonder, Big 12 Championships 2002

Javelin 180-00 168-04 168-03 167-09 167-08

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

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 2:09.63 Laura Lavoie, Georgia Tech Invitational 2:10.6h Susan Glatter, Texas Invitational

1994 2004 1980 2004 1984

Shot Put 52-03.75 51-09 50-08.25 49-08.25 49-05.75

Denise Buchanan, NCAA Championships Stine Lerdahl, Drake Relays Stephanie Horton, Big 12 Championships Abby Emsick, Tulsa Duels Teresa Reichert, Texas Relays

1987 1984 2007 2007 1993

1,500 Meters 4:17.19 Katy Eisenmenger, Cardinal Invite 4:18.61 Laura Lavoie, Cardinal Invitational 4:22.28 Melissa Swartz, Drake Relays 4:23.28 Cathy Palacios, Texas Relays 4:24.2h Michelle Brown, National AIAW

2002 2003 1996 1992 1980

Pole Vault 13-11.75 13-10 13-07.75 12-09.50 12-09.50

Amy Linnen, Midwest Regionals Andrea Branson, Kansas Relays Kate Sultanova, Midwest Regionals Libby Harmon, Big 12 Championships Candace Mason, Big 12 Championships

2005 2000 2005 2007 1998

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

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

3,000-Meter Steeplechase 10:25.44 Sarah Heeb, US Olympic Trials 10:40.85 Lauren Bonds, Cardinal Invitational 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 2007 2004 2003 2004

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

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

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

400-Meter Relay 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

1982 2006 1985 2003 1985

2007 2005 1988 1993 1993

2007 2005 2004 1998 1997

1988 1982 1988

2003 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 BOLD indicates current Jayhawks c = converted time h = hand time

1999 1988 1982 1987 1981

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 1:38.25 (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 3:39.77 (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

Abby Emsick is the school record holder in the discus with her throw of 55.12 meters (180-10 ft.) at the 2003MidwestRegionalChampionships. Emsickalso ranks fourth all-time in the shot put.

1994 1997 1994

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100 Meters

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NCAA Meet

10.07, Laverne Smith Big Eight Championships, 1976

10.00, Victor Edet, Missouri Big Eight Championships, 1987

10.19, Billy Fobbs Texas A&M, 1997

9.92, Ato Boldon UCLA, 1996

110-Meter Hurdles

13.66, Julius Jiles NCAA Championships, 2007

13.59, Three Times, Kansas Relays Wayne Rody, Wisconsin, 1985

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, Brendan Christian Texas, 2003

400 Meters

45.38, Deon Hogan Kansas Relays, 1980

45.12, Devon Morris, Wayland Baptist Kansas Relays, 1986

44.69, Michael Blackwood Oklahoma, 2000

400-Meter Hurdles

49.47, Nolan Cromwell Big Eight Championships, 1975

46.78, Miles Smith, S.E. Missouri State Kansas Relays, 2004

48.98, Omar Brown Oklahoma, 1998

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

1,500 Meters

3:33.1h, Jim Ryun US vs. British Commonwealth, 1967

3:38.62, Rick Wohlhuter, Chicago Track Club, Kansas Relays, 1976

3:42.91, Jorge Torres Colorado, 2002

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

400-Meter Relay

39.39, (Smith, Coleman, Wiley, Jackson) NCAA Championships, 1976

38.45, HSI Kansas Relays, 2000

39.28, Texas 2003

1,600-Meter Relay

3:03.96, 3:03.67, Philadelphia Pioneers (Whitaker, Ricks, Mickens, Hogan) Kansas Relays, 1980 NCAA Championships, 1980

44.00, Quincy Watts USC, 1992 47.85, Kevin Young UCLA, 1988 1:44.55, Julius Achon George Mason, 1996

27:36.2,Gabriel Kamau UTEP, 1982 38.04, Texas Christian 1998

3:01.31, Oklahoma 1997

Distance Medley Relay 9:33.24, (Neihouse, Julian, Bigley, Ryun) Kansas Relays, 1969

9:33.24, Kansas No Record (Neihouse, Julian, Bigley, Ryun) Kansas Relays, 1969

High Jump

7-07, Hollis Conway, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1987

7-04.50, Tyke Peacock Kansas Relays, 1982

19.86, Justin Gatlin Tennessee, 2002

2:59.91, UCLA 1988 9:20.1, Arkansas 1989

7-06.50, Mark Boswell Texas, 1999

7-09.75, Hollis Conway SW Louisiana, 1989

Long Jump 26-08.50, Stan Whitley 26-08.50, Kenny Harrison, K-State US/USSR/Commonwealth, 1969 Kansas Relays, 1987 Triple Jump 55-07.75, Sanya Owolabi 57-02, Kenny Harrison, K-State USA/USSR, 1982 Kansas Relays, 1987

26-08.50, two times Joe Laster, Nebraska, 1997; R. Duncan, Texas, 1997

28-00, Erick Walder Arkansas, 1993

53-07, two times Chris Hercules, Texas, 1999; Leonard Cobb, Texas, 1997

57-07.75, Keith Conner SMU, 1982

Discus

203-10, Doug Knop Drake Relays, 1970

208-09, Jim McGoldrick, Texas Kansas Relays, 1976

208-00, Carl Myerscough Nebraska, 2004

222-00, Kannes Hopley SMU, 2004

Hammer

233-00, Egor Agafonov Drake Relays, 2006

244-02, Yuri Tamm, Unattached 230-01, Egor Agafonov, 2007 Kansas Relays, 1983

Javelin

267-11, Scott Russell World Championships, 2001

251-04, Ed Kaminski, Nike Track Club Kansas Relays, 1996

268-01, Balazs Kiss USC, 1995

251-05, Scott Warren Nebraska, 1999

292-04, Patrick Boden Texas, 1990

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

67-07.75, Carl Myerscough, Nebraska, 2004

72-02.25, John Godina UCLA, 1995

Decathlon

7,804, Aaron Fox Texas, 1997

7,702, Mike Evers Kansas Relays, 1997

8,380, Steve Fritz, Accusplit Sports Kansas Relays, 1997

18-02.50, two times Eric Eshbach, Nebraska, 2000; Gabie Baldwin, Nebraska, 2005

19-01, Lawrence Johnson Tennessee, 1996 8,463, Tom Pappas Tennessee, 1999

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All-Time Men’s Outdoor Performance Chart

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 13.66 Julius Jiles, NCAA Championships 2007 13.74c Gregg Vandaveer, Kansas Relays 1973 13.80 Courtney Hawkins, Texas Relays 1987 13.82 John Sease, Jr., Texas El Paso Duel 1982 13.84c Anthony Coleman, Big Eight Championships 1976 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 49.6 Cliff Cushman, Olympics at Rome 50.4 Bob Bornkessel, NCAA Championships 50.95 Jimmy Little, Big Eight Championships 51.08 Julius Jiles, Big 12 Championships

1975 1960 1972 1978 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 1961 1955 1995 1966 1971

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

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 203-10 202-05 198-04 192-09 190-03 183-05 Hammer 233-00 218-05 210-00 202-01 190-02 Javelin 267-11 261-3 246-10 221-0 219-05 Shot Put 68-10 67-02.75 66-03 63-05.75 61-03.5 60-03.75 Pole Vault 18-10.75 18-08.25 18-06.50 18-06.50 18-03.25

Doug Knop, Drake Relays Matt Friedeman, TFA/USA Sheldon Battle, Mesa Classic Clint Johnson, Kansas Relays Karl Salb, Drake Relays Al Oerter, Big Seven Championships

1970 1980 2006 1982 1970 1956

Egor Agafonov, Drake Relays Scott Russell, Big 12 Championships Sheldon Battle, Big 12 Championships Bill Penney, Central Collegiate Colin Dutton, Big 12 Championships

2006 2002 2005 1971 2005

Scott Russell, World Championships Vince Labosky, TAC Ron Bahm, Shocker Festival Jeff Dieterich, Big Eight Championships Hugh Murphy, Big 12 Championships

2001 1990 1986 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

Jeff Buckingham, Lawrence Invitational Pat Manson, NCAA Championships Scott Huffman, Alumni Meet Cam Miller, NCAA Championships Chris Bohanan, Big Eight Championships

1983 1991 1988 1989 1987

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

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

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

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

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

1997 1983 1980 1988 2000

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 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

2005 2005 2007 1962 2006

1970 1966 1970

1967 1972 1969

1969 1966 1995 2005

1967 1972 1969

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Discontinued Events 100 Yards 9.3 Mickey Matthews, Drake Relays 1969 220 Yards 20.5 Mark Lutz, AAU at Bakersfield 1973 440 Yards 46.5 Ben Olison, Champions Inv. 1968 880 Yards 1:44.9 Jim Ryun, USTFF at Terre Haute 1966 Two Miles 8:25.2 Jim Ryun, Coliseum Relays 1966 Three Miles 13:21.0 Jim Ryun, US-Spain-Italy Triangular 1967 Six-Mile Run 28:24.0 John Lawson, NCAA Championships 1966 Marathon 2:20:47 Paul Schultz, Dallas White Rock 1981 440-Yard Hurdles 50.6 Nolan Cromwell Big Eight Championships 1975

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Kansas American and World Record Holders LEE ADAMS (1967-68)

BILLY MILLS (1958-61)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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) 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)

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)

AL OERTER (1956-58)

• 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): 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) • 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) • Discus 206-6 (62.94 meters) Walnut, Calif., April 25, 1964 (205.5 by Oerter)

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)

J.W. JOHNSON (1967)

• 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)

• Mile (indoor): 3:56.4 San Diego Invitational Games, Feb. 19 1971 (Tied 3:56.4 by Tom O’Hara, Loyola, 1964)

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)

• Mile (outdoor): 3:51.3 All-America Invitational, July 17, 1966 (3:53.6 by Michael Jazy, France, 1965)

• 60-yard low hurdles (indoor): 6.6 Kansas Federation, 1967

• 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): 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)

• 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)

RELAYS

• Sprint Medley: 3:21.8 D. Smith, F. Cindrich, D. McGlinn, W. Santee Texas Relays, 1953 (Hand-off zones measured incorrectly) • 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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History of Kansas Track and Field 98 - Jayhawk Track and Field Through the Years 103 - Year-By-Year Summary 104- History of the Kansas Relays 106 - Kansas NCAA Champions 107 - Kansas Olympians and Captains 108 - Indoor All-Americans 109 - Outdoor All-Americans 110 - Indoor Men's Conference Champions 112 - Outdoor Men's Conference Champions 115 - Women's Conference Champions 116 - Team Honors

Jayhawk Track and Field Through the Years Wilt Chamberlain

Glenn Cunningham

Al Oerter

Bill Nieder Jim Bausch

Gale Sayers

Since its inception, the University of Kansas trackandfieldprogramhasbeenrepresentedby 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 guidingtheirstudent-athletestonumeroushonors and accolades. Beginning with Fay Moulton, who participated in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the Jayhawk track programhasproduceditsshareofOlympians,AllAmericansandconferencechampions.Thatlegacy Ray Moulton continued underthetenures of Brutus Hamilton, Bill Easton, BobTimmons and Gary Schwartz, individuals who each added memorablemoments and accomplishments to the lore of Kansastrackand field. Enteringhiseighthseason,Stanley Redwineandhisassemblyofcoacheshave usheredaneweraintotheprogram’sstoriedhistory.Throughtheguidanceof Redwineandhisstaff,theJayhawkscontinuetomakestridesinimprovingthe overallstrengthoftheprogram.Themen’sindoortrackteamfinishedeighth 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 duringRedwine’stenure,29KUathleteshaveearnedatotalof54All-America awards while rewriting the school record books over 60 times. In 2007, coach Redwine sent 14 qualifiers to the NCAA Championships. The14competitorswerethelargestnumberofnationalcompetitorsRedwine has taken to the event during his tenure. Thenamesandfaceshavechangedthroughouttheyears,butthetraditionof 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. JamesNaismith,theinventorofbasketball. AfterturningoverthereinstoJ.P. Hagermanin1907,W.O.Hamilton,whoreplacedHagerman,ledthesquadto its first Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1910. KarlSchlademantookcontroloftheprogramin1919and developedthefirst JayhawkAll-Americanand NCAA champion. In 1923, Tom Poor won the NCAA high jump and eventually placed fourth in the 1924 Paris Olympics. The Jayhawksnaileddowntwo more MissouriValley titles in1927and1928underthe direction of Dr. H.J. Huff, whofollowedSchlademan, coaching the Jayhawks from 1927-1929.

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In the early 1930s, Kansas track great Glenn Cunningham and three-sport letterman“Jarrin’Jim”BauschhelpedleadtwoJayhawkteamstoconference championships. Brutus Hamilton, one of two head coaches from Kansas in the NationalTrack 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 outdoorBigSixChampionships. HargisscoachedKU’sfirstgreatshotputter, All-American Elwyn Dees, who was the 1935 NCAA champion.

The Easton Era

KU’s program leveled off in the war years until 1948 when Kansas hired Bill Easton,formerdirectoroftheDrakeRelays.TheEastonerabeganwithdistance runnerWesSantee’ssuccessatthe1953NCAAcrosscountrymeet,included theNCAAteamchampionship,andendedwiththeOlympicperformancesof Billy Mills and Al Oerter in the 1960s. Duringhis17-yearcareer,Easton’scrosscountryandtrackteamscombined 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 crosscountryin1953andtrackduringthe1959and 1960 seasons. Before he left in 1965, Easton’s track teamshadaccumulated41consecutivedualmeet victories. In all, Easton coached a total of 54 AllAmericansand22nationalchampions,including18 champions and 38 All-Americans in track. Easton passed away in October of 1997 at the age Bill Easton of 93. He is missed greatly by those associated with the Kansas track and field family.

The Timmons Era

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 14outdoortitles.HeledtheJayhawkstothreeNCAAindoorchampionships in 1966, 1969 and 1970. Timmons’1970 outdoor team tied for the national championship with Oregon, BYU and Drake to give him four titles in five years. Timmons’coaching career included teaching one of the world’s best track athletesinJimRyun. RecruitedtoKansasbyTimmons,hisformerhighschool coach,Ryunsetworldmarksinthe1,500meters,themileandthe800meters while wearing the pink and blue. EventhoughTimmonshandedthereinsoftheKUtrackprogramtothenhead 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 plays a huge role in maintaining Rim Rock Farm, Kansas' cross country course, site of the 1998 NCAA Divisions I and II Cross Country Championships, and home to the2006Big12CrossCountryChampionships.Timmonsdonatedthecourse to KU in 2005.

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The Early Years

In addition to the great accomplishments of Ryun, many other Kansas track athletes havedistinguishedthemselvesinternationally. 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. Bausch,wholetteredinfootball,basketballand 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 trackfrom1929to1932. Hebrokethedecathlon worldrecordbyscoring8,462pointsinthe1932 Los Angeles Olympics. In 1932, Bausch received the Sullivan Award as thebestamateurathleteinAmerica. Inaddition to track, he was also a tremendous talent in football, being inducted into the National Football Hall of Fame in 1954. In the mid-1930s, Kansas saw the emergence Dr. James Naismith 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 NewYork to break the indoor record. His outdoor record was a time of 4:06.7. 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 established a world record in the 1,500 meters. In 1934, at an AAU meet in New York, he ran the event in a timeof3:53.3,beatingthepreviousrecordof3:55.4. Inadditiontohisworld recordsandOlympicperformances,CunninghamreceivedtheSullivanAward in 1933. In 1974, he became one of the first inductees of the NationalTrack and Field Hall of Fame.

The Post-War Years

During the 1940s, World War II was taking its toll on America’s youth reserves,butby1950Kansashadanotheroutstandingtalentonthesquad. BornandraisedinAshland,Kan.,WesSanteeexcelledindistanceeventsand 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 theBigSevenConference,Santeecollectedthreeindoorandoutdoorrecords, plus two cross country titles. The mid-1950s saw Kansas enjoying its finest days in the track world. TheJayhawkswoneightconsecutiveindoorandoutdoorconferencetitles (1952-59).Santeeledthe 1953 cross country team to its first andonly 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 RelaysinWalnut,Calif.Hemovedpasthisoldrecord of 205-0.5 with a throw measuring 206-6. In addition to Oerter, KU had a premier shot put thrower in the late‘50s. After capturing the silver medalatthe1956OlympicsinMelbourne,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 shotputtertosurpassthe60-0barrier. Hebrokethe world record in 1960 with a throw of 65-7.

Al Oerter

Back-To-Back Titles

In1959and1960,Kansasextendeditsdominanceoverothertrackprograms asitwonback-to-backnationaloutdoorchampionships.Thesquadswereled by four outstanding athletes. Distance expert Billy Mills was the Big Eight crosscountrychampionin1960andlatertookthegoldmedalinthe10,000 meters at the 1964 Olympics. In a dramatic race, Mills came from behind on thelast lap to wintherace. Millsalso brokeaworldrecordinthesix-milerun. 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 CharlieTidwell captured four NCAA titles during the two-year span. After winning the 220-yard hurdles title in 1958, Tidwellwent onto takethe100-yarddashandthe200-yardhurdlesin1959 andwinthe100and200metercrownsthefollowingyear. Duringhiscareer at KU, he set four new world records in the 100-meter dash (10.1), 100-yard dash(9.3),200-meterlowhurdles(22.6)andthe200-yardlowhurdles(22.7). JoiningAlleyandMillsduringthosechampionshipyearswasahurdlernamed CliffCushman. Cushman’sperformanceinthe400-meterhurdlesatthe1960 RomeOlympicGamesearnedhimasilvermedal. HeearnedtwoAll-America awards in the same event in both 1959 and 1960.

1960 Outdoor Track and Field National Champions The Jim Ryun Era

In the latter part of the 1960s, a new star emerged at KU. Little did Jayhawk fansknowthatJimRyunwouldbecomeoneofthemostprolifictrackfigures in history. In 1964, at the age of 17, Ryun became the first high schooler to runasub-four-minutemile. Infact,hishighschoolmilemarkof3:55.3stood for 31 years. Later in his collegiate career, he would shatter that record and many others. In his spectacular stint at KU from 1965 to 1969, he ownedworldrecordsinthe880,1,500,mileandtwomileruns. Outdoors,heestablishednewmarksinthe 880 yards, 1,500 meters, mile, two-mile, three-mile andthe5,000meters. At theNCAA Championships, he captured five titles (four indoor, one outdoor). To this day, he still holds 11 Jayhawk school records. Ryun,whowasnamedSportsIllustrated’sSportsman oftheYearin1966,wasathree-timeOlympian.During the same year, the Wichita, Kan., native was named the winner of the AAU Sullivan Award for the top amateurathleteinAmerica. Hewonthesilvermedal in 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 themile,RyunwasinductedintotheNationalTrack Jim Ryun and Field Hall of Fame in 1982.

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The Modern Era

Other Jayhawks stood out during the end of Jim Ryun’s career at Kansas.

GaryArdearnedhisplaceintheKUHallofFamebyearningthreeAll-America awardsinthelongjumpbetween1966and1967. HealsoteamedupwithBen Olison,DwightPeckand Ryun to break the world sprint medley relay record at the 1967Texas Relays with a time of 3:15.2. In 1969, Kansas finished first at theNCAAindoormeetandsecondattheoutdoorfinals.Thatteamearneda staggering 21 All-America awards between both events. In 1970, Kansas topped its team achievement from the year before by sweeping both the Big Eight and NCAA indoor and outdoor national championshipteamtitles.TheJayhawkswereledbyaremarkablethrowing trioknownaffectionatelyas“thePachyderms”fortheir physical prowess. Karl Salb, SteveWilhelm 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. During 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. In 1981, he established a new world record (46.77). Kansas also made its mark in distance running. CraigWatcke 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. In addition, Michael Cox captured All-America honors in the mile and the 1,500 meters as well as in Cliff Wiley cross country.

The Rise of the Women's Program

While the men are entering their 107th year of competition, the women are youthful in comparison. KU women’s track is in only its 34th 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 guidanceintheirformativeyears,andbothwereledbycoacheswhogained 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 coachingbasketballandtrack,shealsoservedaswomen’sathleticsdirector. TeriAndersonbecamethefourthwomen’scoachin1977.WithAndersonat thehelm,theKUwomenreachedtheAssociationofIntercollegiateAthletics for Women national championships for the first time. The team also took secondatthe1978BigEight indoor meet. In 1980, they were secondat both the conference indoor and outdoor championships. Sheila Calmese was one of the first outstanding performers for the women. In 1978, Calmese placedfirstinthe300-yarddashandsecondinthe 60-yarddashattheAIAWIndoorChampionships. That same year, she added a third-place finish at the AIAW Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters. Shewasthefirstthree-timeAll-American in Kansas women’s track history. Calmese still owns a share of the Kansas outdoor record in the 100-meter dash. Kansas was also paced in the early years by AllAmericanCharmaneKuhlman. Kuhlmanfinished second in the long jump at the 1978 AIAW Indoor Championships. A third standout in the early years was Kansas City, Mo., native Shawn Corwin. Corwin was an All-Americanhighjumperinboth1978and1979.

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In 1981, Anderson was replaced by Carla Coffey. Coffey took Kansas to sevennationalchampionshipmeets.Her1984indoorteamtiedfor20thatthe NCAA finals. The highest the Jayhawks have ever placed was in 1979 when they took third at the AIAW indoor meet. 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 sixthattheNCAAIndoorChampionships. AnneGretheBaeraaswasthefirst woman at KU to be named an All-American in the javelin during the 1984 season. Denise Buchanan capped a brilliant career at Kansas, being named AllAmericanintheshotputduringboththeindoorandoutdoorseasonin1987. She finished fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a toss of 53-4.25, aschoolrecord.Infact,Buchananbrokeboththeindoorandoutdoorshotput records at the NCAA finals. AnnO’Connor,aSalina,Kan.,native,becameanAll-Americanherfreshman year in the high jump in 1984. She set the indoor and outdoor record in the highjumpwhileatKUaswellasthepentathlonrecord.Insettinghermarksin 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 1979seasonthroughthe1990s,KUproduced31All-Americansfromthepole vault,highjump,longjump,triplejump,heptathlonordecathlonevents.Much ofthecreditwasdeservedbyverticaljumpscoachRickAttig,whocoachedat 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 earnthreemoreAll-Americaawardsduringhiscareer.In1980,SonyaOwolabi won the NCAA indoor title in the triple jump and finished his outstanding career as a three-time All-American. After Warren Wilhoite finished second and fourth in the long jump during the 1982 and 1983 NCAA indoors, Chris Bohanan and Scott Huffmanfinishedthirdandfourth,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. One of the top female performers at Kansas was three-time All-American Halcyon“Tudie” McKnight, who still owns both the indoor and outdoor long jump records. She was the Big Eightoutdoorlongjumpchampionfrom1980to 1983andthe1982indoorconferencelongjump champion.TheKansasRelayslongjumpevent was renamed the“Halcyon‘Tudie’McKnightBlake Women’s Long Jump” in 1995 to honor McKnight’saccomplishmentsasaKansaslong jumper. She still owns the Kansas Relays and Memorial Stadium long jump records. In 1993, Huffman won the U.S. Track and FieldNationalChampionshipsandplacedfifth attheworldchampionships.AformerAmerican polevaultrecordholder,Huffmanjoinedformer Scott Huffman 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 ChampionshipsremainsastheKUrecordtoday.Duringthatseason,Manson, MillerandteammateCedricFullardaveragedacombinedheightof18-5to rank as the best collegiate pole vault trio ever.

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AnothervaulterwhosawsuccessatKansaswas two-time indoor All-American John Bazzoni. In 1995, he took honors in both the indoor and outdoorBigEightpolevaultingchampionships. Earning All-America honors with Bazzoni in 1995 was high jumper Nick Johannsen. And most recently in 2002, KU vaulter Vadim Gvozdetskiy earned All-America honors in the pole vault. Onthewomen’sside,11KUjumpershavetaken homeAll-Americaawardssince1979.Charmane Kuhlmanbecamethefirstwomen’sAll-American in1977,finishingsecondinthelongjumpatthe 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. Tudie McKnight Ann O’Connor was named All-America in both the high jump and the heptathlon during her careerfrom1984-88,whileCandaceMasonandAndreaBransonwerenamed 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 championshipswhileMasonwouldjoinherintheoutdoorchampionships. Morerecently,AmyLinnenandKateSultanovahavebroughtmuchsuccess to the pole vault for the Jayhawks. In addition to both being named 2005 outdoor All-Americans, Linnen was the indoor NCAA 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 seventh-place distance medleyrelayteamwithseniorsMelissaSwartzandKerri WoolheaterandjuniorLatanyaHolloway.Swartzpicked up an individual All-America award of her own when she placed fifth in the mile. As a result, the four women finished15thinthechampionships,KU’sbestfinishsince 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. MasontookhometwomoreAll-Americantitles,giving her five total in her illustrious career, the most by any Jayhawk in team history. In all, Mason would earn three AndreaBranson All-American 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 All-American honorsbetween1998and2000,tyingherwithMasonforthemostinprogram history.WhensheleftKU,BransonhadetchedhernameintheKansasrecord books with the top vault in the history of KU women’s pole vaulting, both indoor and outdoor.

The Schwartz Era

The Redwine Era

A12-yearcoachingstintfilledwithnumerouschampionships,All-Americans andfondmemoriesbroughtexcitingtimesforKansastrackandfieldfansnear andfar.FormerheadtrackandfieldcoachGarySchwartzbeganhiscareerat Kansasnotasacoach,butasanathlete.SchwartzwasaBigEightConference championinthediscushisjunioryearandateam co-captain his senior year. In all, the Schwartz era produced 41 All-Americans, 48 NCAA and AIAW appearancesandseveralOlympicnotablessuch as Pierre Lisk. Schwartz was added to the Kansas Hall of Fame in 1989 after taking Kansas to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships andmostrecentlyworkedwiththeUSA Trackand Field coaching staff in the 1999 World Outdoor Championships. A past president of the United StatesTrack Coaches Association, Schwartz was Gary Schwartz respectedbyhispeersandathletesbothasagreat 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. 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 toughtomatch. PalaciosbrokefourseparateschoolrecordsandearnedAllAmerica honors in the indoor mile. The1992and1993season also brought the Kansas women’s program back intotheconferencespotlight.KUplacedsecondattheconferenceindoormeet in1992,itshighestfinishin13years,andin1993placedsecondintheoutdoor meet, its highest finish ever at the competition. In 1994, Kansas tied for second at the Big Eight indoor championships. Middle distance runner Kristi Kloster earned All-America honors in the 800 metersattheNCAA indoormeetthatyear,breakingtheschoolrecordinthe process. After battling through an injury-filled career, Kloster topped her 1994performancetwoyearslaterwhenshewonthe800metersatthe1996 NCAA indoorchampionships. Afterwinningby.004secondsinaspectacular photo finish, Kloster became KU’s first women’s NCAA track champion

With a new look in 2001, the Jayhawk track and field team came out with a missiontogetbetter,andthatwasexactlywhattheydid.Underfirstyearhead coachStanleyRedwine,thecrosscountryteamhaditsfirstNCAA participant since1998andrecordedthebestconferenceandregionalfinishessincethe 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.

Men

Kansas Coaching History Year-By-Year

1901-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. James Naismith 1907-09 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J.P. Hagerman 1910-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .W.O. Hamilton 1919-26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karl Schlademan 1927-29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. H.J. Huff 1930-32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brutus Hamilton 1933-43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Hargiss 1944-47 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ray Kanehl 1948-65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bill Easton 1966-88 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Timmons 1988-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Schwartz 2001-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Redwine

Women

1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marian Washington 1974-75 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thad Talley 1976 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Pepin 1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom Lionvale 1978-80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teri Anderson 1981-87 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carla Coffey 1988 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cliff Rovelto 1988-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gary Schwartz 2001-present . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stanley Redwine

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Through the 2001 indoor andoutdoorseasons,KU earnednine All-Americanawardsbeginningwith 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 All-American DMR teamincludedJabariWamble, Andy Tate and Brian Blachly. Tate, Head Coach Stanley Redwine anothertwo-timewinnerin2001,also with Olympian Charlie Gruber wasrecognizedasanAll-Americanin the steeplechase. ThreehighlytalentedfieldathleteswonAll-Americahonors,includingScott Russell in the weight throw, Ryan Speers in the shot put and Andrea Bulat in the javelin. Thesuccesscontinuedinthe2002seasonasthemen’sindoorteamfinished eighth at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, the teamrecorded21totalNCAA qualifiers,celebratedeightBig12champions, broke11schoolrecordsandwatchedseniorthrowerScottRussellbringhome twoindividual national titles. Russell was honored as both an Academic AllAmerican 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 200m indoor and outdoor national championshiptitles.TheKU coaching staff also watched as 30 of itsathletes qualifiedfortheMidwestRegionalChampionships,including10freshmen and five sophomores. The 2003 outdoor season produced 11 NCAA Championship qualifiers, the largestnumberofnationalcompetitorsthatRedwine had taken in his first four years at KU. Bookman shined again the next year, winning the indoor NCAA title in the 200-meter dash again. BookmanbrokehisownKansasrecordintheprocess withacareer-besttimeof20.42.Gruberrepresented theJayhawksintheAthensOlympics,competingfor the United States in the 1,500 meters. In 2005, the Jayhawks saw continued success that included four Big 12 individual conference championships,oneNCAA individualchampionship and eight All-Americans. For their efforts, Kate Sultanova was named Big 12 Outdoor Newcomer of theYear, Sheldon Battle was named Big 12 Outdoor Leo Bookman 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.SheldonBattlecappedoffhisimpressiveintercollegiatecareerby repeating as the Big 12 Indoor shot put champion and earned All-America status in the indoor shot put and the weight throw, while his performances duringtheoutdoorseasonearnedhimAll-Americanstatusintheshotputand hammer throw, capping off his two-year career at KU with six All-America SheldonBattle

honors.Forhisperformancethatseason,BattlewasnamedtheMidwestField Athlete of the Year. Alsoin2006,thelineofgreatKansasthrowerscontinuedasEgorAgafonov 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. Onthewomen’sside,CharisseBacchusearnedAll-Americaaccoladeswith herfifth-placeperformanceintheindoorlongjumpandherseventh-place result in the outdoor long jump. A total of six Jayhawks earned outdoor AllAmerica awards coupled with three indoor All-Americans. Thelateststandoutsonthewomen’steamincludepolevaultersAmyLinnen and Kate Sultanova and triple jumper Brooklyn Hann. Linnen was the 2005 indoor NCAA champion in the pole vault, becoming the first KU woman to win an individual championship since Kloster in 1996. Sultanova has also beenimpressiveinherpolevaultingcareer,capturingthe2005Big12outdoor championship. BothLinnenandSultanovagarneredoutdoorAll-American honors at the 2005 NCAA outdoor championships. At the same meet, Brooklyn Hann finished eighth in the triple jump, good for All-American accolades. Ahighlysuccessful2007seasonwashighlightedbyanationalchampionship, numerous school records and several thrilling performances. During the indoor season, junior Egor Agafonov captured the NCAA Championshipintheweightthrowwiththesecondbesttossinschoolhistory (77-05.25 feet). Junior ColbyWissel finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run to become the first KU athlete to win All-America 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 careerbestindoormarkof17-05.50feet. Scott,forhiseffortsthroughouttheindoor season, was named the Big 12's Indoor Freshman of theYear. Scott also won thesameawardduringtheoutdoorseason,becomingthefirstmaleJayhawkto win either distinction. JuniorKateSultanovawontheBig12titleinthepolevaultbytyingaBig12 meetrecordof13-05.25feet.Sultanovathough,savedherbestfortheNCAA IndoorNationalChampionships.Hervaultof14-01.25feetearnedherthird placeandtiedtheKansasrecordsetby2005nationalchampionAmyLinnen. Sultanova'sAll-AmericanefforthelpedtheJayhawkstiefor34thplaceatthe NCAA's. Four other records went by the wayside as Ashley Brown set a new markinthe60-meterhurdles,VictoriaHowardbrokethe200metersrecord, Zlata Tarasova edged out her own record in the weight throw and Crystal Manning tied the school's best triple jump. TheJayhawksfoundawaytomatchtheirindoorsuccessduringtheoutdoor season.KU,forthefirsttimeintheschool'shistory,hadeightdifferentathletes earnAll-Americahonorsasthemenfinished18thandthewomenplaced35th attheNCAAChampionships.Attheconferencechampionships,sixmembers ofthecrimsonandbluewerecrownedchampions,themostsincetheinception of the Big 12. Ashley Brown, Crystal Manning and Zlata Tarasova led the womentotheirhighestfinishinteamhistoryundercoachRedwine,placing fifth. Agafonov, the Big 12 and Midwest Regional Champion in the hammer throwwasnamedtotheCoSIDA/ESPNtheMagazineAcademicAll-America team after the conclusion of the season.

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Men’s Track Year-By-Year

Conference NCAA Year Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outoor

Coach

1901 - - - - - - - - Dr. James Naismith 1902 - - - - - - - - Dr. James Naismith 1903 - - - - - - - - Dr. James Naismith 1904 - - - - - - - - Dr. James Naismith 1905 - - - - - - - - Dr. James Naismith 1906 - - - - - - - - Dr. James Naismith 1907 - - - - - - - - J.P. Hagerman 1908 5T - - - - - - J.P. Hagerman 1909 - - 6T - - - - J.P. Hagerman 1910 - - 1 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1911 - - 2 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1912 - - 4 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1913 - - 4 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1914 - - 5 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1915 - - 5 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1916 - - 3 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1917 - - 5 - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1918 - - 3T - - - - W.O. Hamilton 1919 - - 6 - - - - Karl Schlademan 1920 - - 2T - - - - Karl Schlademan 1921 - - 2T - - - - Karl Schlademan 1922 1 2 - - 27 Karl Schlademan 1923 1 3 - - 11T Karl Schlademan 1924 3 4 - - - - Karl Schlademan 1925 2 4 - - - - Karl Schlademan 1926 4 5 - - - - Karl Schlademan 1927 3 1 - - - - Dr. H.J. Huff 1928 3 1 - - 23T Dr. H.J. Huff 1929 3 4 - - 38T Dr. H.J. Huff 1930 3 1 - - 37T Brutus Hamilton 1931 3 1 - - 35T Brutus Hamilton 1932 2 3 - - 10T Brutus Hamilton 1933 3 2 - - 6T Bill Hargiss 1934 1 1 - - 14T Bill Hargiss 1935 4 6 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1936 6 3 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1937 5 2 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1938 4 5 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1939 2 4 - - 35 Bill Hargiss 1940 6 5 - - 33 Bill Hargiss 1941 3 6 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1942 6 6 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1943 6 6 - - - - Bill Hargiss 1944 3 2 - - - - Ray Kanehl 1945 5 5 - - - - Ray Kanehl 1946 5 1 - - 16T Ray Kanehl 1947 3 3 - - 25T Ray Kanehl 1948 2 3 - - 40 Bill Easton 1949 4 4 - - 27T Bill Easton 1950 1 3 - - 15T Bill Easton 1951 3 3 - - 20T Bill Easton 1952 1 1 - - 9T Bill Easton 1953 1 1 - - 6T Bill Easton 1954 1 1 - - 33T Bill Easton 1955 1 1 - - 3 Bill Easton 1956 1 1 - - 2 Bill Easton 1957 1 1 - - 4 Bill Easton 1958 1 1 - - 2 Bill Easton 1959 1 1 - - 1 Bill Easton 1960 2 1 - - 1 Bill Easton 1961 1 2 - - 13T Bill Easton 1962 1 4 - - 27T Bill Easton 1963 3 1 - - 39T Bill Easton 1964 2 1 - - 35T Bill Easton 1965 2 1 10T 17T Bill Easton 1966 1 4 1 15 Bob Timmons 1967 1 1 3 10T Bob Timmons 1968 1 1 4 48T Bob Timmons 1969 1 1 1 2 Bob Timmons 1970 1 1 1 1T Bob Timmons 1971 1 1 4T 5 Bob Timmons 1972 3 1 - - 5 Bob Timmons 1973 2 1 2T 12 Bob Timmons 1974 5 1 27T 7T Bob Timmons 1975 1 1 2 5 Bob Timmons 1976 2 1 20T 9T Bob Timmons

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1977 1 1 5 12T Bob Timmons 1978 1 2 43T 14T Bob Timmons 1979 2 1 4T 40T Bob Timmons 1980 1 1 4 8 Bob Timmons 1981 1 6 20T - - Bob Timmons 1982 1 1 14T 53T Bob Timmons 1983 1 2 15T 29T Bob Timmons 1984 8 7 - - - - Bob Timmons 1985 6 5 - - - - Bob Timmons 1986 4T 8 13T 56T Bob Timmons 1987 4 3 - - 45T Bob Timmons 1988 5 6 19T 45 Bob Timmons 1989 4 4 4T 13T Gary Schwartz 1990 5 6 20T 38T Gary Schwartz 1991 5 5 15T 42T Gary Schwartz 1992 5 7 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1993 7 6 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1994 4 3 40T - - Gary Schwartz 1995 4 4 34T 47T Gary Schwartz 1996 5 5 59T 58T Gary Schwartz 1997 8 12 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1998 9T 8T 24T 70T Gary Schwartz 1999 7 6 40 32T Gary Schwartz 2000 7 6 47T - - Gary Schwartz 2001 9 11 8 39T Stanley Redwine 2002 7 4 8 21T Stanley Redwine 2003 9 9 21T 24T Stanley Redwine 2004 9 12 24T - - Stanley Redwine 2005 8 4 40T 25T Stanley Redwine 2006 6 9 16 30T Stanley Redwine 2007 7 6 16 18 Stanley Redwine

Women’s Track Year-By-Year

Conference NCAA Year Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outoor

Coach

1973 - - - - - - - - Marian Washington 1974 - - 4 - - - - Thad Talley 1975 - - 4 - - - - Thad Talley 1976 3 3 - - - - Gary Pepin 1977 4 5 - - 14 Tom Lionvale 1978 2 3 - - - - Teri Anderson 1979 6 4 3 39T Teri Anderson 1980 2 2 - - - - Teri Anderson 1981 3 4 - - - - Carla Coffey 1982 4 5 - - 25T Carla Coffey 1983 5 5 34T 33T Carla Coffey 1984 5 4 - - 28T Carla Coffey 1985 4 3 24 - - Carla Coffey 1986 3 4 - - - - Carla Coffey 1987 3 3 27T 46T Carla Coffey 1988 5 8 - - 46T Cliff Rovelto 1989 8 8 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1990 8 8 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1991 5 6 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1992 2 3 - - 25T Gary Schwartz 1993 4 2 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1994 2 3 49T - - Gary Schwartz 1995 4T 4 - - -- Gary Schwartz 1996 4 5 15T - - Gary Schwartz 1997 12 8 - - - - Gary Schwartz 1998 10 10 17T 39T Gary Schwartz 1999 12 T32 32T 24T Gary Schwartz 2000 12 11 42T - - Gary Schwartz 2001 9 11 - - 30T Stanley Redwine 2002 6 8 - - - - Stanley Redwine 2003 4 6 - - - - Stanley Redwine 2004 7 10 -- - - Stanley Redwine 2005 7 6 21T 29T Stanley Redwine 2006 9 8 45 64T Stanley Redwine 2007 6 5 34 35 Stanley Redwine

NOTE: Conference action for the men began in 1908 with the first outdoor meet, while indoor competition 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.

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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. WiththeconstructionofMemorialStadiumin1921,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 John Outland Outland, Allen and Kansas track coach Karl Schlademan, were conducted.Morethan600athletesfromacrossthenationcompeted.Outlandbecameknown as the “Father of the Kansas Relays.” ThefirstdecadeoftheKansasRelayssawtheparticipationofsuchoutstandingperformers asTom Poor, Jim Bausch and Glenn Cunningham of Kansas, EdWeir of Nebraska, Jack Elder of Notre Dame and Tom Churchill of Oklahoma. Poor won the first Relays high jump at 6-0 1/4, 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-meterhighhurdles.ChurchillandBausch,alsofootballstars,wonconsecutivedecathlons in1928-29and1931-32,respectively.Cunninghamdominatedthedistanceeventsinthemid1930s, 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 HeismanTrophy winner. 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 FieldingYost 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 impactonthenationandcausedthecancellationofthetrack event from 1943-45.The Relays were rekindled in 1946 as Harrison Dillard of Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) won the120highhurdlesin1946and1948,withthelattersetting 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’ dominanceintheconferenceandMidwestrelayscircuit.TwotopKansasathletescameinthe form of weightman Al Oerter and distance aceWes 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 andTexas 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 Statehighschoolcompetition.Theeventbeganin1904andwassplitbetweenlargeandsmall 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 begancompetitionsamongthevariousclasseslateron,theKansasRelayshasstillretainedthe highschoolportionofthemeet.HighschoolathletesfromKansasandneighboringstatesstill compete. The 1960s saw a changing of the guard in Kansas track and field as Easton was replaced by BobTimmonsasheadcoachin1965.Kansascontinueditsdominanceoftheconferencewith the appearance ofWichita, 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 professionalfootballstandoutMelGray won three university titles in the 100-yard dash (1969-71). In the open 100-yard dash, Olympians John Carlos, HerbWashington and Ivory Crockett each took titles in the early portion of the decade. One familiar competitor from Graceland(Iowa)Collegewholater gained fame as a 1976 Olympic goldmedalistwasdecathleteBruce Jenner. The 1971 titlist as a collegian, he also won the 1974 crown. His 8,240 points stood as a record until 1983.

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Female athletes made their first appearance in 1962 in a limitednumberofevents.By1976afullarrayofwomen’s events were sponsored. Perhaps the most dominant performereveronthewomen’ssidewasformerNebraska standout and Olympian Merlene Ottey. She won most outstandingperformertitlesin1981,1982and1983,and still owns the 100 and 200-meter dash records. Former IowaStatestandoutandOlympicgoldmedalistNawalEl 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’soutstandingperformerin1985and1987.Dialwas 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 outstandingperformerawards.BartonCounty’sInez Turnertookthehonortwice,winningback-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 namedthemen’soutstandingperformerthreetimes 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 inauguralrunningofthewomen’s3,000-metersteeplechase,andtheeventalsosawKevinToth (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. Aftera breakincompetitionduetoconstruction on Memorial Stadium,theKansasRelays returned in 2000 with the excitement and energy that Kansas Relays fans had enjoyed from yearspast.Sincetheturnofthecentury,theeventual2000Olympicgold-medalwinnerinthe 100 meters, Maurice Greene, set a new stadium and meet record in the 400-meter relaywitha blazing time of 38.45 seconds. The 2001 Relays,‘An Olympic Return,’saw some big names make their way back to their oldstompinggrounds.FormerKansasgreatsJimRyunandWesSanteeexcitedthecrowdwith atraditionallaparoundMemorialStadiumasseveralKansaslegendsandOlympiansincluding BillyMillsandJimHershbergergatheredtosignautographsforfansandpresentawardstothe winning teams. Day three of the Relays was a day of record breaking performances. Eight KansasRelaysrecordswerebrokenalongwithaMemorialStadiumrecordinthewomen'sshot put by Kansas State's Rebekah Green. The 2005 Relays was one of the more anticipated events in its history. Several records fell over the three day meet. Dominique Arnold and Muna Lee, both ofTeam 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 severalworld-classathletesperformedatthehighestlevel,includingMauriceGreen,Marion Jones, Amy Acuff and Charlie Gruber. More recently, at the past two Relays, a combined 36,000 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 continue 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.

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Kansas Relays Records 100 Meters (M) Leo Bookman, Kansas, 2004 10.04 (W) Muna Lee, Nike, 2005 11.1 200 Meters (M) James Mallard, Alabama, 1980 20.15 (W) Marlene Ottey, Nebraska, 1981 22.61 400 Meters (M) Devon Morris, Wayland Baptist, 1986 45.12 (W) Suziann Reid, Nike, 2005 52.95 800 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 3,000 Meters (W) Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 1983 9:13.50 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (M) Randy Smith, Unattached, 1976 8:33.94 (W) Trina Cox, Unattached, 2007 10:07.30 5,000 Meters (M) Kipsubai Koskei, Unattached, 1980 13:40.35 (W) Patty Murray, Western Illinois, 1986 16:03.27 10,000 Meters (M) Simon Kilili, Unattached, 1978 28:56.90 (W) Amber Anderson, Unattached, 1995 34:41.33 100-Meter Hurdles (W) LaShinda Demus, Nike, 2005 12.93 110-Meter Hurdles (M) Dominique Arnold, Nike, 2005 13.33 400-Meter Hurdles (M) Bershawn Jackson, Nike, 2005 48.67 (W) Nawal El Moutawakel, Iowa State, 1984 55.67 400-Meter Relay (M) HSI, 2000 38.45 (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) San Diego Track Club, 1987 3:36.57 400-Meter Shuttle Relay (W) Nebraska, 2001 54.02 4x110-Meter Shuttle Relay (M) Nebraska, 2001 59.10 Two-Mile Relay (M) Oklahoma State, 1965 7:21.44 (W) Villanova, 1984 8:46.62

Four-Mile Relay (M) Arkansas, 1977 16.19.64 (W) Wichita State, 2006 20:48.33 Sprint Medley Relay (M) Eastern New Mexico, 1973 3:15.74 (W) Southwest Missouri State, 2001 (1,600 m eters) 3:50.74 Distance Medley Relay (M) Kansas, 1969 9:33.24 (W) Michigan, 1993 11:32.61 High Jump (M) Hollis Conway, Unattached, 1987 7-07 ft. (W) Julieanne Broughton, Arizona, 1990 6-02.25 ft. Long Jump (M) Kenny Harrison, Kansas State, 1987 26-8.50 ft. (W) Halcyon McKnight, Kansas, 1982 21-10.25 ft. Triple Jump (M) Kenny Harrison, Kansas State, 1988 55-11 ft. (W) Trecia Smith, Jamaica, 2002 45-07.75 ft. Pole Vault (M) Joe Dial, Athletics West, 1987 19-04.75 ft. (W) Andrea Dutoit, Unattached, 2004 14-03.25 ft. Brysun Stately, Nebraska, 2007 14-03.25 ft. Discus (M) Jim McGoldrick, Texas, 1976 208-09 ft. (W) Penny Neer, Coast Athletics, 1991 199-11 ft. Javelin (M) Ed Kaminski, Nike, 1996 251-04 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) Marlene Harmon, L.A. Track Club, 1981 5,704

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Kansas NCAA Individual Champions

1932 1933 1935 1952 1953 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960 1967

Men's 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

1965 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1975 1977 1980 2002 2003 2004 2007

Men's Indoor National Champions (25)

Herald Hadley........................ Two-Mile Jim Ryun............................................ Mile Jim Ryun............................................ Mile Jim Ryun.................................. Two-Mile Ron Jessie............................ Long Jump 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

Kansas NCAA Team Champions National Championship Teams

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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Kansas Olympians/Captains All-Time Jayhawk Olympians 1904 - St. Louis Fay Moulton 1920 - Antwerp Everette Bradley 1924 - Paris Tom Poor Merwin Graham 1932 - Los Angeles Jim Bausch Glenn Cunningham Clyde Coffman 1936 - Berlin Glenn Cunningham 1952 - Helsinki Wes Santee 1956 - Melbourne Al Oerter Bill Nieder 1960 - Rome Bill Nieder Al Oerter Cliff Cushman Bill Alley Terry Beucher

60 Meters 100 Meters 200 Meters

Did Not Place Third Fourth

Pentathlon

Second

High Jump Triple Jump

Fourth Did Not Place

Decathlon 1,500 Meters Decathlon

First Fourth Seventh

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Second

5,000 Meters

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Discus Shot Put Shot Put Discus 400 Hurdles Javelin Javelin

First Second First First Second Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify

1964 - Tokyo Billy Mills Al Oerter Kent Floerke Jim Ryun 1968 - Mexico City Al Oerter Jim Ryun 1972 - Munich Jim Ryun 1976 - Montreal Mark Lutz Porter Sam Colson Jan Johnson 1980 - Moscow Clifford Wiley 1996 - Atlanta Scott Huffman Pierre Lisk (Sierra Leone) 2004 - Athens Charlie Gruber

10,000 Meters Discus Triple Jump 1,500 Meters

First First Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify

Discus 1,500 Meters

First Second

1,500 Meters

Did Not Qualify

200 Meters Pole Vault Javelin Pole Vault

Did Not Qualify Terry 13th Fifth Did Not Place

400 Meters

U.S. Boycott

Pole Vault 200 Meters 4x100 Relay

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1,500 Meters

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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 1946 1947

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 Leroy Robison John Jackson

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

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 FloydManning,TonnieCoane 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 1975 Roger Hammond, Randy Smith, Tom Koppes 1976 Rudy Guevara, Bill Lundberg, Keith Guinn, Randy Benson 1977 Jim Podrebarac, John Roscoe, Cliff Wiley, Mike Wilk

1978 Ted Crank, Glenn Harter, Mark Kostek, Kevin Newell, Todd Scales, Stan Whitaker 1979 Bruce Coldsmith, Rick Ensz, MattFriedeman,JayReardon, Deon Hogan, Steve Rainbolt 1980 Keith Bodner, Deon Hogan, Mark Paulsen, Paul Schultz, Joel Light 1981 (M) Deon Hogan, Paul Schultz, Joel Light, Keith Bodner, Mark Paulsen (W) Shawn Corwin, Gwen Poss, Debbie Hertzog, Rebecca McGranahan 1982 (M) Jeff Buckingham, Rodney Bullock, Matt Friedman, Mark Ray, Paul Schultz, Tim Tays, (W) Grechen Bajema, Tudie McKnight, Rebecca McGranahan, Lorna Tucker, Bev Mortimer 1983 (M) Tim Gundy, Clint Johnson, Mark Hanson, Owen Buckley (W) Gretchen Bajema, Annette Craighead, Tudie McKnight, Lorna Tucker, Rebecca McGranahan 1984 (M) David Cole, Tim Gundy, Clint Johnson, Kelly Kilcrease, Dennis Malley, Jeff Jaqua (W) Connie McKernan, Susan Glatter, Kelly Wood 1985 (M) Rob Rhett, Craig Branstrom, Clint Johnson, Brent Steiner, Craig Leibert, Scott Huffman (W) Caryne Finlay, Stine Lerdahl

1986 (M) John Creighton, Kyle Roste, Ray Mitchell, Greg Dalzell, Ron Bahm, Craig Branstrom (W) Kim Sheridan, Kim Jones, Paula Berquist 1987 (M) Ron Bahm, Craig Branstrom, Gerald Harder, JohnCreighton,ScottHuffman (W) Rosie Wadman, Denise Buchanan 1988 (M) Craig Branstrom, John Creighton, Scott Huffman, Mike Hanna, Craig Watcke (W) Veronda O’Hara, Ann O’Connor, Trish Mangan 1989 (M) David Bond, Stacey Smiedala (W) Julie Howerton, Kim Huthoefer 1990 (M) Johnny Brackins, Steve Heffernan (W) Terry Grzybowski, Mary Beth Idoux 1991 (M) Pat Manson, Stacey Smiedala (W) Kim Huthoefer, Tonya Gundy 1992 (M) Brandon Blain, Jason Teal (W) MaryBeth Labosky, Cathy Palacios 1993 (M) John Bazzoni, DanWaters (W) Cheryl Evers, Julia Saul 1994 (M) Jon Handy, Harun Hazim (W) Amy Baker, Natasha Shafer 1995 (M) Nick Johannsen, Dan Waters (W) Kristi Kloster, Sandy Wilder 1996 (M) Mike Evers, Brian Martin (W) Melissa Swartz, Latonya Holloway

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

(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 (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 2006 (M) Sheldon Battle, Cody Roberts, Erik Sloan, Aaron Thompson (W) Charisse Bacchus, Tiffany Cherry, Libby Harmon, Dena Seibel 2007 (M) Paul Hefferon, Matt Baysinger, Cody Roberts (W) Abby Emsick, Sha'Ray Butler,LibbyHarmon, Ashley Brown, Alicia McGregor

107

Men's All-Americans

Kansas Indoor All-Americans

Year Athlete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Event (Place) 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1988 1989

108

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) 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)

1990 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Pat Manson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Pat Manson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) D. Anderson, . . . . . . . . 3,200-meter relay (5) S. Smiedala, 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) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

Year

Athlete

1977 1978 1979 1983 1984 1985 1987 1992 1994 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2005 2006 2007

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) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

Women's All-Americans

Event (Place)

Total Men All-Americans 110-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1,000 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 880 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Two Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1,500 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 600 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 60 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 60-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 440 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 440-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 400 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 440-Yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 220 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 220-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 100 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Steeplechase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Three Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 120-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1,600-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3,200-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total Men’s All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Total Women All-Americans Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 60-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 400-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 DMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 300 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 60 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 440 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 100 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Heptathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 100-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Total Women’s All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Kansas Outdoor 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

Men's All-Americans

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)

1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007

Kent McDonald . . . . . . . . steeplechase (6) Danny Seay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Danny Seay . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (3) Randy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) 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 . . . . . . . 400m 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500m (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) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

Six-timeAll-American Scott Russell

Year

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Americans

Athlete

Event (Place)

1978 1979 1982 1983 1984 1987 1988 1992 1994 1997 1998

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 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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)

1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007

Andrea Branson . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (4) 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) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

2005 Outdoor Pole Vault All-American Amy Linnen

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

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Kansas Indoor Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Champions ** INDOOR **

1974 - at Kansas City, Mo. High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Randy Smith, 7-1.25

Big 12 Conference

2007- 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- Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheldon Battle, 65-03.25 Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . Egor Agafonov, 72-07.75 2004 - Lincoln, Neb. 200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Bookman, 20.58 2002 - Lincoln, Neb. 200 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leo Bookman, 21.03 Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott Russell, 77-10.75 2001 - 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 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

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Sheldon Battle was the 2006 Big 12 Indoor track and field shot put champion. 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 ***Wastheon-trackwinner,butnottheconferencechampion after being declared ineligible.

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

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

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

George Byers is the only runner in KU history to win the 60-yard low hurdlesBigEight championshipin threeconsecutive years.

Kansas Indoor Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Champions 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 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

BigSevenshot putchampion Bill Nieder won the event in 1955 and 1956.

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

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Kansas Outdoor Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Champions ** OUTDOOR ** Big 12 Conference

2007 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault.......................................... Jordan Scott, 18-02.5 Long Jump...................................... Barrett Saunders, 25-08 Hammer Throw...............................Egor Agafonov, 230-01

1988 - at Ames, Iowa Decathlon...................................... Craig Branstrom, 7,309 Pole Vault............................................Pat Manson, 17-5.75 Javelin...........................................Vince Labosky, 239-4.75

1977 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Meters..........................................Cliff Wiley, 10.17 *** 110-Meter High Hur............... Anthony Coleman, 13.59 3,000-Meter Steeple.................... George Mason, 8:53.0 Pole Vault..........................................Marvin Metzger, 16-4 ***Wastheon-trackwinner,butnottheconferencechampion after being declared ineligible.

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 HammerThrow................................ Scott Russell, 195-01 Javelin................................................. Scott Russell, 240-03

Charlie Gruber, the 1999 Big 12 Outdoor champion in the1,500-meter run, ran the eventduringthe 2004 Olympic gamesinAthens.

Pat Manson was a two-time Big Eight Outdoor champion in the pole vault (1988 and 1991). 1987 - at Lawrence, Kan. 110-Meter Hurdles.................Courtney Hawkins, 13.91 Pole Vault...................................... Chris Bohanan, 18-3.25 Javelin........................................................ Ron Bahm, 236-1 1986 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault.....................................Scott Huffman, 18-0 3/8 1985 - at Manhattan, Kan. Triple Jump................................................ Fred Lewis, 52-3 1984 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put................................................ Clint Johnson, 60-0 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 1982 - at Norman, Okla. Discus..................................................Clint Johnson, 192-7 1981 - at Ames, Iowa 400 Meters................................................Mike Ricks, 46.55

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

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Mile Relay..............................................................3:05.66 *** ................................................. Cliff Wiley, Lester Mickens, .......................................... Tommy McCall, Stan Whitaker Pole Vault.....................................................Tad Scales, 16-0 ***Wastheon-trackwinner,butnottheconferencechampion after being declared ineligible.

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 Hur............... 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

1976 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters........................................Laverne Smith, 10.07 200 Meters..........................................Larry Jackson, 20.27 110-Meter High Hur............... Anthony Coleman, 13.54 400-Meter Interm. 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 1975 - at Norman, Okla. 100 Yards...............................................Larry Jackson, 9.66 440 Yards...........................................Randy Benson, 47.01 440-Yard Interm. Hurd.............. Nolan Cromwell, 50.64 3,000-Meter Steeple.................. Kent McDonald, 8:36.8 Long Jump...................................Theo Hamilton, 26-2.75 Triple Jump........................................ Danny Seay, 53-8.25 Javelin...........................................Roger Hammond, 248-8 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 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 Steeple.................. Kent McDonald, 9:02.8 Pole Vault.................................................. Terry Porter, 17-4 Javelin..................................................... Sam Colson, 261-7 1972 - at Boulder, Colo. 120-Yard High Hurdles.............. Delario Robinson, 13.6 High Jump................................................... Barry Schur, 7-3 Javelin..................................................... Sam Colson, 264-0

Jan Johnson won the 1970 Big Eight Conference title in the pole vault at the outdoor championships in Lawrence, Kan.

1978 - at Norman, Okla. 200 Meters .........................................Cliff Wiley, 20.74 *** 110-Meter High Hur............... Anthony Coleman, 14.03 440-Yard Relay.........................................................40.23 *** .........................................Bob Lozito, Anthony Coleman, ......................................................Cliff Wiley, Kevin Newell

2008 Kansas Jayhawks Track and Field

Kansas Outdoor Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Champions The legendary Jim Ryun excelled in the mile and 880-yard run, winning three conference championships in each event over a three year period. 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 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

1962 - at Lawrence, Kan. Pole Vault.......................................... Jack Stevens, 14-6.25

Shot Put................................................. Bill Nieder, 51-4.75 Javelin.............................................Don Sneegas, 192-2.75

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

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

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

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

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

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

Big Seven Conference

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

1964 - at Stillwater, Okla. 880 Yards........................................... Tonnie Coane, 1:51.1 Javelin...................................................... Tom Purma, 224-1

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

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

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

Spanning between the Big Six and the Big Seven, Bob Karnes won six conference titles - three in the mile and three in the two mile. 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

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Kansas Outdoor Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Champions 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 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 1936 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump........................................Dale Shannon, 6-0.75 Pole Vault............................................... Ray Noble, 13-3.25 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

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1925 - at Norman, Okla. High Jump....................................................Tom Poor, 6-2.5 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 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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

Everett Bradley wonfourindividual conference championships in 1922, taking home the broad jump, 120-yard hurdles, shot put and the discus.

Missouri Valley Conference

1928 - at Lincoln, Neb. Two Miles...............................................Poco Frazier, 9:38.3 880-Yard Relay...............................................................1:27.7 ...........................................................(No Names Available) Broad Jump.............................. Cyrus Spangler, 23-11.75

Total Individual Indoor Conference Title (1922-2007)

Tom Poor won back-to-back-to-back Missouri Valley Conference championships in the high jump from 1923-25.

Individual Outdoor Conference Titles (1918-2007) 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

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 ...........................................................(No Names Available)

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 35-Pound Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

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** INDOOR ** Big 12 Conference

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 Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 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

1981 - at Ames, Iowa 100-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwen Poss, 14.86 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halcyon McKnight, 20-1

1976 - at Manhattan, Kan. Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jesse Riddle, 46-7.75

1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . Halcyon McKnight, 19-5 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robin Small, 151-11.25 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tami Rose, 142-9

** OUTDOOR ** Big 12 Conference

2007 - at Ames, Iowa 100 Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . Ashley Brown, 13.27 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal Manning, 13.71 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . Zlata Tarasova, 206-06 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 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

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

1996 - at Lincoln, Neb. 10,000 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Heeb, 35:28.79 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

Individual Indoor Conference Titles (1974-2007) 55 meters or 60 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 200 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Pentathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Individual Outdoor Conference Titles (1974-2007) 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Heptathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Total Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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Kansas Team Honors

Jayhawk Of The Year

Track Field 1989 Craig Watcke Pat Manson Tricia Brown MaryBeth Idoux 1990 Steve Hefferman Vince Labosky Amy Hadley Kim Hutheofer 1991 Michael Cox Pat Manson Margaret Sullivan MaryBeth Labosky 1992 Jason Teal Harun Hazim Cathy Palacios MaryBeth Labosky 1993 Michael Cox Harun Hazim Julia Saul MaryBeth Labosky 1994 Joe Pickett John Bazzoni Kristi Kloster Keely Harding 1995 Michael Cox Nick Johannsen Natasha Shafer Amy Baker 1996 Pierre Lisk Michael Evers Melissa Swartz Candace Mason 1997 Ricardo Amezcua Michael Evers Carleen Roberts Kim Feldkamp 1998 Charlie Gruber Scott Russell Tamra Montgomery Candace Mason 1999 Charlie Gruber Eniola Ajayi Scott Russell Andrea Branson Candace Mason 2000 Charlie Gruber Andrea Branson 2001 Katy Eisenmenger -- Andy Tate -- 2002 Katy Eisenmenger Scott Russell 2003 Leo Bookman -- Kim Clark -- 2004 Leo Bookman -- Laura Lavoie -- 2005 Sheldon Battle Amy Linnen 2006 Sheldon Battle Charisse Bacchus 2007 Ashley Brown Kate Sultanova Colby Wissel Egor Agafonov

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 2005 Kim Clark Megan Manthe Megan Manthe 2007 Egor Agafonov

Jordan Scott

Academic Achievement Award (Top cumulative GPA for upperclassmen)

Men Women 2001 Brent Behrens Eve Lamborn 2002 Brent Behrens Eve Lamborn Abby Nielsen 2003 Joshy Madathil Kim Clark Megan Manthe 2004 Brian Raggett Kim Clark Erik Sloan Megan Manthe Abby Emsick 2005 Mark Gdowski Kim Clark Grady Sullivan Megan Foster Megan Manthe 2006 Mark Gdowski Abby Emsick 2007 Eric Fattig Emily Reimer

Newcomer Of The Year

Men Women 1994 Brian Martin Latonya Holloway 1995 Nathan Prenger Diamond Williams 1996 Jon Colby Miller Carleen Roberts 1997 Ricardo Amezcua April Kockrow 1998 Lester Smith Andrea Branson 1999 Ryan Speers Andrea Bulat 2000 Mark Menefee Ashley Pyle 2001 T.J. Hackler Laura Lavoie 2002 Brian Franklin Brooklyn Hann 2003 --- Abby Emsick 2004 Gavin Ball Octavia Garrett 2005 Julis Jiles Kate Sultanova 2006 Egor Agafonov Stephanie Horton 2007 Jack Sachse Lauren Bonds Jordan Scott Brittany Parker

Dr. Robert E. Fredrick Senior Scholar Athlete of the Year

1991-1992 1992-1993 1994-1995 1995-1996 1997-1998 2001-2002 2001-2002 2005-2006 2006-2007

Donnie Anderson MaryBeth Labosky John Bazzoni Kristi Kloster Lisa Beran Andrea Bulat Scott Russell Joshy Madathil Abby Emsick

Glenn Cunningham Award

Giventothosewhoprovideexceptionalleadership,evenwhilehaving to overcome personal adversity. (Discontinued)

Brittany Parker LaurenBonds

Jack Sachse

2007 Newcomers of the Year

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Men Women 1994 Dan Waters Sandy Wilder 1995 Michael Evers Sandy Wilder 1996 Jeff Dieterich Kristi Kloster 1997 Marcus Scheid Robbie Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2C6;Brien 1998 Eric Patterson Candace Mason 1999 Chris Dunback Candace Mason 2000 Chris Dunback Jennie Wonder Ashley Fienberg

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