2009 Kansas Track & Field Media Guide by Kansas Jayhawks

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Table of Contents

ROCK CHALK JAYHAWK 4....................................................................Quick Facts 5.......................................Schedule/Big 12 Track & Field 6........................................................Media Information 7............................................................... Media Outlets 8............................................................ Women’s Roster 9................................................................. Men’s Roster 10-13............2009 Outlook/NCAA Qualifying Standards 14-15...........................................Track & Field Tradition 16-17....................................................... Kansas Relays 18-19............. Legendary Coaches/ Kansas Hall of Fame 20-21...............................................USATF Hall of Fame 22-23....................................... The University of Kansas 24-25...............................................First-Class Facilities 26-27.............................................The Future of Kansas 28-29.............................................. Athletics Excellence 30-31.......................................................... KU Tradition 32.................................................................. Academics 33............................................ Active in the Community 34-35.....................................................Famous Alumni 35.................................................................... Lawrence 36.......................................................Big 12 Conference 2

THE COACHES

THE JAYHAWKS

38-40................................Head Coach Stanley Redwine 41...............Middle Distance/Distance Coach Doug Clark 42.......................... Sprints/Hurdles Coach Elisha Brewer 43.................................. Vertical Jumps Coach Tom Hays 44............................... Throws Coach Andy Kokhanovsky 45...........................Horizontal Jumps Coach Wayne Pate 46............ Director of Track Operations Vincent Bingham 47................. Kansas Relays Meet Director Milan Donley 48.................................... Chancellor Robert Hemenway 49.................................Director of Athletics Lew Perkins 50..........................................Track & Field Support Staff

52-53..........................Anderson/Barber/Beisner/Bonds 54-55...........................Bradley/Butler/Coen/Cummings 56-57.....................Cunningham/Erb/Gruenbacher/Hall 58-59............................Harbert/Hayes/Horton/Howard 60-61.......................................James/Jones/Knoll/Lacy 62-63............................Miller/Parker/Radovich/Reimer 64-65...................K. Schneider/Sokol/Stowers/Tarasova 66............................................Umbarger/Wertenberger 67.................................................Windisch/Newcomers 68-71...........................................................Newcomers 72...................................................... Roster Breakdown 73-74.............................Breth/Caprario/Carey/Chesang 75-76............................. Cooper/Edwards/Fattig/Frigon 77-78.....................Hays/Huseman/Imgrund/McGowan 79-80..............................Merrill/Mims/Rollins/Scherzer 81-82..............Schmitt/C. Schneider/Scott/Stallbaumer 83-84................... Toussaint/Trimble/Turner/Van Orsdel 85......................................................................... Wissel 86-92...........................................................Newcomers

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YEAR IN REVIEW 94-95..............................................2008 Year in Review 96.....................................2008 Women’s Indoor Results 97.......................................... 2008 Men’s Indoor Results 98.................................. 2008 Women’s Outdoor Results 99........................................2008 Men’s Outdoor Results

RECORD BOOK

HISTORY

102...........................................Women’s Indoor Records 103...............................................Women’s Indoor Bests 104................................................Men’s Indoor Records 105....................................................Men’s Indoor Bests 106........................................ Women’s Outdoor Records 107............................................Women’s Outdoor Bests 108............................................. Men’s Outdoor Records 109................................................. Men’s Outdoor Bests 110.................................... American and World Records

112-117..............................Kansas Track & Field History 118................................. Kansas Year-By-Year Summary 119-120............................. History of the Kansas Relays 121.............................................. Kansas Relays Records 122................................................. National Champions 123......................................Kansas Olympians/Captains 124.................................... Kansas Indoor All-Americans 125..................................Kansas Outdoor All-Americans 126-131..........................Kansas Conference Champions 132................................................. Kansas Team Honors

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Quick Facts UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

Location.................................................................................................Lawrence, Kan. Founded.................................................................................................................1866 Enrollment..........................................................................................................30,102 Nickname....................................................................................................... Jayhawks Colors.................................................................................................Crimson and Blue Chancellor................................................................................... Dr. Robert Hemenway Athletics Director........................................................................................Lew Perkins Associate AD/Track and Field Administrator..............................................Chris Howard Conference...........................................................................................................Big 12 Web site......................................................................................www.kuathletics.com

2008-09 TEAM INFORMATION

Head Coach..............................................................Stanley Redwine (Arkansas, 1985) .............................................................. Ninth Year at Kansas/15th 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) Director of Track Operations......................... Vincent Bingham (Missouri Baptist, 1987) Kansas Relays Meet Director.......................... Milan Donley (Southern Colorado, 1981) Kansas Relays Assistant 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)......................................Hershberger Track/Memorial Stadium Press Box.................................................................................................785-864-5593

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BIG 12 CONFERENCE

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

TEAM INFORMATION

Men’s 2008 Big 12 Finish (I/O)......................................................................... 10th/9th Women’s 2008 Big 12 Finish (I/O)...................................................................... 3rd/4th Men’s 2008 NCAA Finish (I/O)....................................................................T22nd/T38th Women’s 2008 NCAA Finish (I/O)................................................................T10th/T15th Men’s Big 12 Champions (returning/lost)................................................................. 1/2 Women’s Big 12 Champions (returning/lost)............................................................ 1/4 Men’s All-Americans (returning/lost)....................................................................... 1/2 Women’s All-Americans (returning/lost).................................................................. 5/4 Men’s NCAA Champions (returning/lost).................................................................. 0/1 Women’s NCAA Champions (returning/lost)............................................................. 0/0

TEAM HISTORY

Seasons of Track and Field (M/W)................................................................ 109th/36th 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

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Schedule/Big 12 Track & Field 2008-09 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS TRACK & FIELD SCHEDULE DATE MEET LOCATION Dec. 6 Holiday Preview Ames, Iowa Jan. 9-10 Razorback Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Jan. 16 Kansas vs. Missouri Lawrence, Kan. Jan. 31 adidas Classic Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 6-7 New Balance Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y. Feb. 13-14 ISU Classic Ames, Iowa Feb. 13-14 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 27-28 Big 12 Indoor Championships College Station, Texas March 7 Alex Wilson Invitational Notre Dame, Ind. March 7 Iowa State NCAA Qualifier Ames, Iowa March 13-14 NCAA Indoor Championships College Station, Texas

DATE MEET LOCATION March 27-28 Missouri Relays Columbia, Mo. April 4 Arizona Invitational Tucson, Ariz. April 11 John Jacobs Invitational Norman, Okla. April 15-18 Kansas Relays Lawrence, Kan. April 23-25 Drake Relays Des Moines, Iowa May 1 Arkansas Twilight Fayetteville, Ark. May 15-17 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Lubbock, Texas May 29-30 NCAA Midwest Regional Championship Norman, Okla. June 10-13 NCAA Outdoor Championships Fayetteville, Ark.

2008-09 BIG 12 CONFERENCE TRACK & FIELD BIG 12 CONFERENCE Track and Field Contact: Bonnie Ryan E-Mail: bryan@big12sports.com Office: (469) 524-1040 Fax: (469) 524-1045 Web site: www.Big12Sports.com

KANSAS STATE WILDCATS Track and Field Contact: David Wiechmann E-Mail: dwiech@ksu.edu Office: (785) 532-7976 Fax: (785) 532-6093 Web site: www.K-StateSports.com

OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS Track and Field Contact: Gavin Lang E-Mail: gavin.lang@okstate.edu Office: (405) 744-3875 Fax: (405) 744-7754 Web site: www.OkState.com

BAYLOR BEARS Track and Field Contact: Jon Brown E-Mail: jonathan_brown@baylor.edu Office: (254) 710-4049 Fax: (254) 710-1369 Web site: www.BaylorBears.com

MISSOURI TIGERS Track and Field Contact: Clyde Verdin E-Mail: varsity234@gmail.com Office: (573) 884-9486 Fax: (573) 882-4720 Web site: www.MUTigers.com

TEXAS LONGHORNS Track and Field Contacts: Jeremy Sharpe, Ashley Walker E-Mail: jeremy.sharpe, ashley.walker@athletics.utexas.edu Office: (512) 471-8373, (512) 471-8236 Fax: (512) 471-6040 Web site: www.TexasSports.com

COLORADO BUFFALOES Track and Field Contact: Linda Poncin E-Mail: linda.poncin@colorado.edu Office: (303) 492-5980 Fax: (303) 492-3811 Web site: www.CUBuffs.com

NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Track and Field Contact: Jeremy Foote E-Mail: jfoote@huskers.com Office: (402) 472-7778 Fax: (402) 472-2005 Web site: www.Huskers.com

TEXAS A&M AGGIES Track and Field Contact: Shawn Price E-Mail: sprice@athletics.tamu.edu Office: (979) 845-9534 Fax: (979) 845-0564 Web site: www.AggieAthletics.com

IOWA STATE CYCLONES Track and Field Contacts: Erin Heissel, Sean Sullivan E-Mail: eheissel@iastate.edu, sully87@iastate.edu Office: (515) 294-3372 Fax: (515) 294-0558 Web site: www.Cyclones.com

OKLAHOMA SOONERS Track and Field Contact: David Bassity E-Mail: dbassity@ou.edu Office: (405) 325-8471 Fax: (405) 325-7623 Web site: www.SoonerSports.com

TEXAS TECH RED RAIDERS Track and Field Contact: Brandon Ireton E-Mail: brandon.ireton@ttu.edu Office: (806) 742-2770 Fax: (806) 742-1970 Web site: www.TexasTech.com KUAthletics.com

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Media Information CHRIS THEISEN

MIKE STRAUSS

BEAU WHITE

KATY LONERGAN

MIKE CUMMINGS

CHRISTINE DIECKMANN

JEFF JACOBSEN

ERIN PENNING

Assistant Athletics Director for Media Relations Men’s Basketball theisen@ku.edu • (785) 864-3474

Assistant Media Relations Director/Graphic Designer Football beau@ku.edu • (785) 864-3407

Assistant Media Relations Director Soccer, Baseball mtc@ku.edu • (785) 864-3575

Staff Photographer jacobsen@ku.edu • (785) 331-9930

KELLEN COLEMAN

Media Relations Assistant Track & Field, Cross Country kellencoleman@ku.edu • O: (785) 864-3575 • C: (512) 228-7227

KU MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. A.D./Media Relations................................................................. Chris Theisen Track and Field Contact.................................................................. Kellen Coleman Office Phone...................................................................................(785) 864-7947 Coleman Cell Phone.......................................................................(512) 228-7227 Coleman E-Mail..................................................................kellencoleman@ku.edu Media Relations Fax.......................................................................(785) 864-7944 Mailing Address.................................................. Kansas Athletics Media Relations ...............................................................................................1651 Naismith Drive ............................................................................................... Lawrence, KS 66045 Web site............................................................................... www.kuathletics.com

Associate Media Relations Director Football mstrauss@ku.edu • (785) 864-3420

Assistant Media Relations Director Women’s Basketball katyl@ku.edu • (785) 864-7314

Assistant Media Relations Director Volleyball, Softball cdieck@ku.edu • (785) 864-7942

Publications Coordinator/Office Manager epenning@ku.edu • (785) 864-3417

PRESS SERVICES Weekly press releases, including updated individual and team stats and performance sheets, as well as information on upcoming meets, 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 Kellen Coleman at kellencoleman@ku.edu. The releases will also be available on the KU Athletics Web site in PDF format. INTERVIEWS All interviews with student-athletes and coaches should be arranged through media relations contact Kellen Coleman at (512) 228-7227. Please give at least 24 hours notice. Phone interviews will be done on a call-back basis only when convenient to the athlete or coach.

INDOOR EVENTS All home indoor meets will be held in Anschutz Sports Pavilion, located west of Allen Fieldhouse at the corner of Naismith Drive and Irving Hill Road on the KU campus. Parking is available north of Anschutz Pavilion. Media credentials are not The University of Kansas media relations office welcomes your interest in track required and indoor meets are free and open to the public. and field and will make every effort to make your coverage of the Jayhawks an KANSAS RELAYS enjoyable experience. The media relations office maintains information on all The Kansas Relays will take place April 15-18. The cost to attend the Relays is $10 current student-athletes, as well as historical information on previous athletes and for adults and $5 for students and seniors with ID. Any media interested in covering the program in general. For information, interviews or photo shoots and/or file the Relays will need to request a credential. To request a credential, contact Media photos, please call or stop by our office located in Allen Fieldhouse or e-mail a Relations Assistant Kellen Coleman by telephone at (512) 228-7227 or by e-mail request to Kellen Coleman. The following are some brief guidelines of which media at kellencoleman@ku.edu. should be aware of: INTERNET RESOURCES For up-to-date news concerning KU track and field, members of the media can retrieve information on the official Kansas Athletics Web site by logging onto www.kuathletics.com.

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WEBSITE

CONTACTS

1729 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108 609 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044 616 Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607 616 Jefferson, Topeka, KS 66607 825 East Douglas, Wichita, KS 67201 Stauffer-Flint Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045

816-234-4355 785-843-1000 785-295-1111 785-862-3522 316-268-6251 785-864-4810

kcstar.com ljworld.com cjonline.com cjonline.com wichitaeagle.com kansan.com

SPECIALTY MEDIA JAYHAWK ILLUSTRATED

1201 E. 11th, Winfield, KS 67156

214-764-6337

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TELEVISION MEDIA KSNT-TV (NBC) WIBW-TV (CBS) WDAF-TV (FOX) KMBC-TV (ABC) SUNFLOWER BROADBAND KSHB-TV (NBC) METRO SPORTS KTKA (ABC)

P.O. Box 2700, Topeka, KS 66601 631 SW Commerce Pl., Topeka, KS 66615-1234 3030 Summit, Kansas City, MO 64108 1049 Central, Kansas City, MO 64105 645 New Hampshire, Lawrence, KS 66044 4720 Oak, Kansas City, MO 64112 6550 Winchester, Kansas City, MO 64133 2121 SW Chelsea Dr., Topeka, KS 66614

785-582-4000 785-272-6397 816-753-4567 816-221-9999 785-832-6397 816-753-4141 816-222-5860 785-215-8503

ksnt.com wibw.com wdaftv4.com kmbc.com 6productions.com kshb.com kcondemand.com 49abcnews.com

RADIO MEDIA JAYHAWK RADIO & TV NETWORKS KLWN-AM WIBW-AM KJHK-FM - University of Kansas SPORTS RADIO 810 WHB

1420 Wakarusa, Suite 203, Lawrence, KS 66049 3125 W. 6th St., Lawrence, KS 66049-3101 1210 SW Executive Dr., Topeka, KS 66615-3850 1000 Sunnyside Ave., Lawrence, KS 66045 6721 W. 121st St., Overland Park, KS 66209

785-312-7555 785-843-1320 klwn.com 785-272-3456 am580wibw.com 785-864-4745 kjhk.org 913-706-8802 810whb.com

Brady McCollough Gary Bedore Kurt Caywood Tully Corcoran Brady McCollough Travis Robinett Julie Jamison Lance Veeser J.B. Bauersfeld Frank Boal Len Dawson Kevin Romary Jack Harry Leif Lisec Dave DeCandis Jason Booker Brian Hanni Bruce Steinbrock Tony Bryant Todd Leabo

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Women’s Roster 2009 KANSAS WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ROSTER Name Yr. (Indoor/Outdoor) Ht. Event Hometown (HS/Previous College) Mackenzie Abernathy.................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-7................................................. Distance................................................................................................... Plano, Texas (Plano West HS) Amanda Akin................................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-7................................................. Distance.......................................................................................................Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS) Nickesha Anderson......................... Sr./Sr...............................................5-4................................................. Sprints.......................................................................... Hanover, Jamaica (Herbert Morrison Technical) Anna Barber................................... So./So.............................................6-1................................................. Middle Distance................................................................................................. Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS) Elizabeth Beisner........................... Jr./Jr................................................5-7................................................. High Jump..............................................................................................Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Lauren Bonds................................. Jr./Jr................................................5-8................................................. Distance...........................................................................................Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS) Kendra Bradley.............................. So./So.............................................5-3................................................. Sprints.........................................................................................Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS) Sha’Ray Butler................................ Sr./Sr...............................................5-3................................................. Sprints...................................................................................................Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS) Claire Christie................................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-4................................................. Pole Vault................................................................. Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS) Kaitlyn Coen................................... Jr./Jr................................................5-8................................................. Distance................................................................................................................ Hays, Kan. (Hays HS) Jamaica Collins............................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-9................................................. Horizontal Jumps........................................................................ Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS) Kate Colvin..................................... Jr./Jr................................................5-4................................................. Pole Vault....................................Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado State University/Lewis Palmer HS) Julia Cummings.............................. So./So.............................................5-6................................................. Pole Vault................................................................. Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS) Lacey Cunningham........................ Sr./Jr...............................................5-10............................................... Throws....................................................................Springhill, Kan. (Liberty University/Spring Hill HS) Sasha Cunningham........................ Fr./Fr...............................................5-7................................................. Sprints......................................................................................Clarendon, Jamaica (Vere Technical HS) Aubree Dorsey................................ Jr./Jr................................................5-6................................................. Sprints......................................................... Tulsa, Okla. (Kansas City [Kan.] Community College/TSST) Kelsey Erb...................................... Jr./Jr................................................5-10............................................... High Jump.....................................................................................................Bucklin, Kan. (Bucklin HS) Ashley French................................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-1................................................. Sprints.........................................................................................Dallas, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS) Kelsey Grimm................................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-9................................................. Horizontal Jumps........................................................................................Parker, Colo. (Chaparral HS) Rachel Gruenbacher....................... Jr./Jr................................................5-1................................................. Middle Distance......................................................................... Lenexa, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Claire Hall....................................... Jr./Jr. ..............................................6-0................................................. Distance........................................................................................................Iowa City, Iowa (West HS) Hayley Harbert............................... Sr./Sr...............................................5-3................................................. Distance....................................................................Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Danielle Hayes............................... Jr./Jr................................................5-4................................................. Pole Vault......................................................................................... Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS) Stephanie Horton........................... Sr./Sr...............................................6-2................................................. Throws..............................................................................................................Tigard, Ore. (Tigard HS) Victoria Howard............................. Sr./Sr...............................................5-6................................................. Sprints.................................................................................. Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS) Megan James................................. Jr./Jr................................................5-7................................................. Distance...................................................................................Kansas City, Mo. (North Kansas City HS) Abby Jones..................................... So./So.............................................5-5................................................. Pole Vault...............................................................................................Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS) Alison Knoll.................................... Jr./Jr................................................5-0................................................. Distance................................................................... Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Kristin Lacio................................... So./So.............................................5-6................................................. Throws.................................................................................................... Kingman, Kan. (Kingman HS) Mary Lacy...................................... Jr./Jr................................................5-10............................................... Throws.....................................................................................................Houston, Texas (Stratford HS) Amanda Miller............................... So./So.............................................5-4................................................. Distance....................................................................................... Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Laura Nightengale......................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-10............................................... Distance.................................................................................................El Dorado, Kan. (El Dorado HS) Britany Parker................................ Jr./Jr................................................5-4................................................. Pole Vault.............................................................................................McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS) Amanda Radovich.......................... Jr./Jr................................................5-10............................................... Throws.........................................................................................................Lansing, Kan. (Lansing HS) Alexa Redwine............................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-6................................................. Middle Distance.................................................................................... Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Emily Reimer.................................. Sr./Sr...............................................5-7................................................. Throws........................................................................................ Wichita, Kan. (Northeast Magnet HS) Lindsay Schaefer............................ Fr./Fr...............................................5-9................................................. Distance......................................................................... Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Kellie Schneider............................. Jr./Jr. ..............................................5-7................................................. Distance..................................................................................................... Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS) Cassi Sokol..................................... Jr./Jr................................................5-6................................................. Distance............................................................................................. Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale HS) Rebeka Stowe................................ Fr./Fr...............................................5-6................................................. Distance.........................................................................................Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest HS) Charity Stowers.............................. Sr./Sr...............................................5-6................................................. Sprints..................................................................................................Hartwell, Ga. (Leavenworth HS) Zlata Tarasova................................ Sr./Sr...............................................5-7................................................. Throws.................................................................................................Togliatti, Russia (School No. 64) Elise Umbarger............................... So./So.............................................5-8................................................. Throws.................................................................................................. Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS) Riley Wertenberger........................ So./So.............................................5-2................................................. Distance...................................................................................................Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS) Micah Wesley................................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-8................................................. Throws...........................................................................................................Topeka, Kan. (Topeka HS) Devin Wiegers................................ Fr./Fr...............................................5-11............................................... Distance................................................................................................Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) Mackenzie Wills............................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-7................................................. Pole Vault....................................................................................New Carlisle, Ohio (Troy Christian HS) Shayla Wilson................................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-7................................................. Middle Distance............................................................................................. Milford, Del. (Milford HS) Kara Windisch................................ So./So.............................................5-2................................................. Distance............................................................................... Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Nickesha Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NICK-ee-shuh Elizabeth Beisner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bize-nurr Sha’Ray Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shuh-ray Kaitlyn Coen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KOH-in Rachel Gruenbacher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . groo-in-bah-kurr Alison Knoll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NOLE Kristin Lacio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LASS-ee-oh Emily Reimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RYE-murr Kellie Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sh-n(eye)-der Lindsay Schaefer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SHAY-furr Cassi Sokol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . so-KULL 8

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Rebeka Stowe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . stoe Charity Stowers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rhymes with “powers” Zlata Tarasova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . zlah-tuh Elise Umbarger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . oom-barr-gurr Devin Wiegers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wee-gurs Kara Windisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . win-DISH

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Men’s Roster 2009 KANSAS MEN’S TRACK AND FIELD ROSTER Name Yr. (Indoor/Outdoor) Ht. Event Hometown (HS/Previous College) Josh Baden..................................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-10............................................... Distance.............................................................................................................. Colby, Kan. (Colby HS) Dane Bell....................................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-1................................................. Throws.................................................................................................... Pittsburg, Kan. (Pittsburg HS) Sam Bird........................................ Fr./Fr...............................................6-0................................................. Distance............................................................................................Columbia City, Ind. (Northrop HS) Brian Bishop................................... Jr./Jr................................................6-2................................................. Throws............................................ Cantrall, Ill. (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville/Athens HS) Isaac Bradshaw.............................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-11............................................... Hurdles....................................................................................................... Jetmore, Kan. (Jetmore HS) Jacob Breth.................................... Jr./Jr................................................6-4................................................. Multi-Events....................................................................................... Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS) Ebo Browne.................................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-11............................................... Sprints................................................................................................... Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Austin Bussing............................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-1................................................. Distance.........................................................................................Houston, Texas (James E. Taylor HS) Nick Canton.................................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-5................................................. High Jump.......................................................................................................Fowler, Kan. (Fowler HS) Nick Caprario.................................. So./So.............................................5-11............................................... Distance......................................................................................................Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Alex Carey...................................... So./So.............................................6-0................................................. Sprints.................................................................. Nassau, New Providence Bahamas (Queens College) Reggie Carter................................. Jr./Jr................................................5-8................................................. Sprints..............................................................Bensalem, Pa. (Morgan State University/Bensalem HS) Victor Chesang............................... Sr./Sr...............................................5-10............................................... Distance.................................................................................................Eldama Ravine, Kenya (Sacho) Kirk Cooper.................................... Jr./Jr................................................6-4................................................. Pole Vault...........................................................................................Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS) Jonathan Edwards.......................... Sr./Sr...............................................6-1................................................. Throws..........................................................................................Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) Eric Fattig....................................... Sr./Sr...............................................6-0................................................. Horizontal Jumps........................................................................................Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS) Chandler Frigon............................. Jr./Jr................................................5-10............................................... Middle Distance............................................................. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Corey Fuller.................................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-3................................................. Horizontal Jumps................................................................................. Baltimore, Md. (Woodlawn HS) Keith Hayes.................................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-1................................................. Hurdles........................................................................................ Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Southeast HS) Ryan Hays...................................... Jr./Jr................................................6-2................................................. Pole Vault.......................................................... Independence, Mo. (Lindenwood College/Truman HS) Kaleb Humphreys........................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-11............................................... Distance...................................................................................................... Sterling, Kan. (Sterling HS) Levi Huseman................................ Sr./Sr...............................................5-11............................................... Distance...........................................................................................Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS) Bret Imgrund................................. Jr./Jr................................................6-0................................................. Distance....................................................................Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Corbin Kratovil............................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-5................................................. Multi-Events.......................................................................................Martin, S.D. (Bennett County HS) Diego Ladron................................. Fr./Fr...............................................6-0................................................. Distance....................................................................Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS) Patrick McGowan........................... Sr./Sr...............................................6-0................................................. Distance..............................................................................................Springdale, Ark. (Springdale HS) Cooper Merrill................................ So./So.............................................5-11............................................... Pole Vault......................................................................................Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS) Corey Mims.................................... Sr./Jr...............................................6-4................................................. Middle Distance..................................................................................... Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City HS) Lawson Montgomery..................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-1................................................. Hurdles............................................................................................Bennington, Kan. (Bennington HS) Keyen Porter.................................. Fr./Fr...............................................6-3................................................. Hurdles.................................................................................Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS) Sean Proehl.................................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-2................................................. Distance................................................................................... San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) Julius Redden, Jr............................ Fr./Fr...............................................5-11............................................... Sprints.................................................................................................... Louisville, Ky. (Romeoville HS) Clint Robison.................................. Fr./Fr...............................................6-0................................................. Pole Vault......................................................................................Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS) Jarrell Rollins................................. Sr./Jr...............................................6-4................................................. Sprints..........................................................................................................Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS) Nate Scherzer................................. Jr./Jr................................................5-10............................................... High Jump....................................................................... Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS) Aaron Schmitt................................ So./So.............................................5-10............................................... Middle Distance............................................................. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS) Clay Schneider............................... So./So.............................................6-3................................................. Distance.......................................................................................................Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS) Kaman Schneider........................... Fr./Fr...............................................6-3................................................. Distance............................................................................................. Tribune, Kan. (Greely County HS) Jordan Scott................................... Jr./Jr................................................6-2................................................. Pole Vault.................................................................................... Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS) Isaiah Shirlen................................. Jr./Jr................................................6-3................................................. Distance........................................................................... Old Fort, N.C. (UNC-Charlotte/McDowell HS) Jareb Stallbaumer.......................... So./So.............................................6-0................................................. Horizontal Jumps....................................................................................Wetmore, Kan. (Wetmore HS) Brock Ternes................................... Sr./Sr...............................................5-8................................................. Distance............................................................ Emporia, Kan. (Emporia State University/Emporia HS) Keron Toussaint.............................. So./So.............................................6-2................................................. Middle Distance.................................................................................... Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS) Iain Trimble.................................... So./So.............................................6-3................................................. Throws..................................................................................... Overbrook, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS) Darryl Trotter.................................. Fr./Fr...............................................6-0................................................. Horizontal Jumps.................................................................... Las Vegas, Nev. (Henderson Foothill HS) Dustin Turner................................. Sr./Sr...............................................5-10............................................... Horizontal Jumps..............Oak Grove, Mo. (Johnson County [Kan.] Community College/Oak Grove HS) Bruce Tyner, Jr................................ Fr./Fr...............................................5-9................................................. Sprints.......................................................................................... Basehor, Kan. (Basehor Linwood HS) Dan Van Orsdel............................... Jr./Jr................................................6-0................................................. Distance.............................................................................................Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS) Donny Wasinger............................. Fr./Fr...............................................5-10............................................... Distance....................................................................................................... Winona, Minn. (Cotter HS) Colby Wissel................................... Sr./Sr...............................................5-10............................................... Distance...................................................................................................Elm Creek, Neb. (Kearney HS) Zach Zarda..................................... Fr./Fr...............................................5-11............................................... Distance.....................................................................................Shawnee, Kan. (Maranatha Academy)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ebo Browne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-bow Josh Baden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . bay-din Nick Caprario . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ca-prahr-ee-oh Victor Chesang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chi-SANG Eric Fattig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fat-igg Chandler Frigon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . free-gone Levi Huseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hews-man Diego Ladron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lay-drun Clint Robison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . roe-buh-sun Jarrell Rollins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . juh-rell

Brock Ternes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tur-ness Clay Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sh-n(eye)-der Kaman Schneider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sh-n(eye)-der Keron Toussaint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kurr-on TOO-sahnt Iain Trimble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ee-un Donny Wasinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . wah-seeng-er Colby Wissel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . whiss-ull

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2009 Outlook

KELSEY ERB

Gone is six-time All-American, two-time national champion and six-time Big 12 champion Egor Agafonov. Gone are five other All-Americans and five more Big 12 Champions between the men’s and women’s teams. Returning, however, are All-Americans Nickesha Anderson, Jordan Scott and Stephanie Horton to lead head coach Stanley Redwine’s talented group of Jayhawks in 2009. The women’s track & field team is coming off of one of the best seasons in Kansas history in 2008, finishing in a school-record third place at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, a school-best fourth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, a second-best finish of tied for 10th at the NCAA Indoor championships and tied for 15th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, also second all-time at KU.

Men’s Middle Distance/Distance Unlike the sprinters and hurdlers, coach Doug Clark’s middle distance and distance runners feature a lot of experience to go along with a talented group of newcomers. Seniors Colby Wissel and Patrick McGowan are each back for one final season. Between the two of them, Wissel and McGowan have competed in 22 seasons throughout indoor/outdoor track and cross country. In the 2008 outdoor season, McGowan had the top KU times in both the 3,000 meters (8:56.22) and the 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:29.01). Wissel, an All-American in 2007, recorded the best time for the Jayhawks in 2008 in the 1,500 meters with a season-best of 3:57.32. McGowan also had the second-best time in that event, just behind Wissel at 3:57.95.

With some fresh faces on the men’s side, the Jayhawks look to improve upon Senior Corey Mims and sophomore Keron Toussaint return to lead the middle their 2008 postseason finishes. distance runners in 2009. Toussaint posted the top KU time in both the indoor and outdoor 400 meters (48.07, 47.75) in 2008, and had the second-best Men’s Sprints/Hurdles Senior Jarrell Rollins and sophomore Alex Carey are the lone returners on 200-meter time (21.57) in the outdoor season, trailing only Julius Jiles. a youth-driven group coached by Elisha Brewer. The Jayhawks feature eight newcomers in 2009, led by freshman Keith Hayes and junior transfer Reggie Carter (Morgan State). The veterans of the squad, Carey and Rollins, posted the top-two 200-meter times for Kansas in the 2008 indoor season (22.71 and 22.91, respectively). Rollins also posted the second-best KU time in the indoor 400 meters, clocking in with a season-best of 48.47. Carey led all Kansas sprinters in the 100 meters during the outdoor season, topping out at 11.12. The hurdles competitors are very green for the Jayhawks this season, with zero event-specific athletes returning from the 2008 team. Looking to lead the KU hurdlers in 2009 are freshmen Hayes, Keyen Porter and Lawson Montgomery. All three also look to make some noise in sprints as well. 10

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Other returners to watch this season are junior distance runners Bret Imgrund and Dan Van Orsdel, sophomore distance runner Nick Caprario, junior middle distance runner Chandler Frigon and sophomore middle distancer Aaron Schmitt. Looking to add depth to the Kansas roster in 2009 are sophomore distance runner Clay Schneider and freshmen distance runners Donny Wasinger, Zach Zarda and Kaleb Humphreys. Men’s Vertical Jumps All-American pole vaulter and team captain Jordan Scott returns to lead coach Tom Hays’ vertical jumps athletes in 2009. Four newcomers join the five returning Jayhawks on this year’s squad. Scott was an All-American in the pole vault during the 2008 indoor season, and won the outdoor regional

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2009 Outlook championship. The junior from Watkinsville, Ga., set personal bests in 2008 during both the indoor (5.55 meters, 18-02.50 ft.) and outdoor (5.60 meters, 18-04.25 ft.) seasons in leading all KU pole vaulters. Scott set the facility record at the Armory Track and Field Center in New York at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a winning mark of 5.50m (18-00.50). He also set the Ahern Fieldhouse record during the KSU All-Comers meet with a winning mark of 5.24m (17-02.75). At the 2008 Big 12 Indoor Championships, Scott won his third conference title (second indoor) with a vault of 5.50m (18-00.50).

meters, 24-00.25 ft.).

Junior Nate Scherzer was the top Kansas high jumper in 2008 during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, posting marks of 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.) and 2.00 meters (6-06.75 ft.), respectively. Scherzer and sophomore Aaron Schmitt return to lead a young group of high jumpers this season. Freshman Nick Canton arrives in Lawrence looking to make an immediate impact for the Jayhawks.

Men’s Throws With the departure of Agafonov, the new face of coach Andy Kokhanovsky’s KU men’s throwers could be sophomore Iain Trimble. In limited action during the 2008 outdoor season, Trimble posted the best mark for the Jayhawks in the javelin (72.51 meters, 237-11 ft.), an NCAA regional-qualifying mark as well as a U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier.

The top long jump from a year ago went to senior Dustin Turner, who posted a jump of 7.33 meters (24-00.75 ft.). Also returning in 2009 is sophomore Jareb Stallbaumer, who had the best triple jump for KU during the 2008 indoor season (13.34 meters, 43-09.25 ft.). Freshman Corey Fuller should make an immediate impact for the Jayhawks in the triple jump, and freshman Darryl Trotter also looks to make a splash in 2009.

Junior team captain Ryan Hays, junior Kirk Cooper and sophomore Cooper Senior Jonathan Edwards also returns for one final outdoor season. Trimble Merrill are also returning KU pole vaulters. The new face in 2009 is freshman and Edwards, along with junior transfer Brian Bishop, will lead Kansas in 2009, Clint Robison. while freshman Dane Bell will attempt to make his mark during his rookie campaign. Men’s Horizontal Jumps Coach Wayne Pate’s top two long jumpers and No. 1 triple jumper from the 2008 outdoor season return this season, bringing solid experience to the table for the KU horizontal jumps athletes. Senior team captain Eric Fattig recorded the best mark in the triple jump for the Jayhawks during last year’s outdoor season (14.33 meters, 47-00.25 ft.), and had the second-best long jump (7.32

Men’s Multi-Events The Jayhawks feature two multi-events athletes in 2009, one returner and one newcomer. Junior Jacob Breth is back after leading Kansas in the decathlon, discus and shot put during the 2008 outdoor season and in the heptahlon and 55-meter hurdles during last year’s indoor season. The Wichita, Kan., native posted a personal-best score of 6,077 in the decathlon, a personal-best throw of 35.22 meters (115-06.75 ft.) in the discus, a mark of 11.40 meters (37-5 ft.) in the shot put, a score of 4,346 in the heptathlon and a time of 8.86 in the 55-meter hurdles a year ago. Freshman Corbin Kratovil is the newcomer, and will add depth in the 400 meters, 60-meter hurdles, high jump, long jump and shot put among other events.

ERIC FATTIG

Women’s Sprints/Hurdles 2008 Beijing Olympian and three-time All-American Nickesha Anderson is the star of Coach Brewer’s Kansas women’s sprinters. In her first season at KU last year, Anderson set four school records and two Anschutz Pavilion records, was named the Indoor Midwest Track Athlete of the Year, won the Big 12 Championship in the 60-meter dash and was the first women’s All-American in school history in the 60 meters as well as the first in the indoor and outdoor 200 meters. The senior from Hanover, Jamaica, set Kansas records in the 60 meters (7.22) and 200 meters (22.62) during the 2008 indoor season and in the 100 meters (11.23) and 200 meters (22.57) during the outdoor season. Anderson also had KU’s best mark in the outdoor 400 meters in her only time to run it, 54.45 at the Kansas Relays.

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2009 Outlook Senior Victoria Howard also returns to lead the Jayhawks in 2009. The Overland Park, Kan., native had the second-best times at Kansas in the 60 meters and 200 meters during the 2008 indoor season and in the 100 meters and 200 meters during the outdoor season.

Women’s Horizontal Jumps Coach Pate’s women’s horizontal jumps squad has undergone a complete makeover from the 2008 group, as there are no returnees from a year ago. Highly-touted freshmen Jamaica Collins and Kelsey Grimm look to fill the void left by four-time All-American Crystal Manning.

Senior team captains Sha’Ray Butler and Charity Stowers, as well as sophomore Kendra Bradley, all return as well to provide the Jayhawks with much experience Women’s Throws heading into the season. Two-time All-American Stephanie Horton is back this season to headline Coach Kokhanovsky’s KU women’s throwers. The senior from Tigard, Ore., won AllKansas also features three newcomers to help boost the team this season. America honors in the shot put in both the indoor and outdoor seasons a year Freshmen Sasha Cunningham and Ashley French, along with junior transfer ago. In the process, Horton set indoor and outdoor Kansas shot put records, Aubree Dorsey will all be competing in their first seasons as Jayhawks. posting marks of 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) and 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.), respectively. In becoming an outdoor All-American, Horton became the first Women’s Middle Distance/Distance One of the most experienced groups on the team, Coach Clark’s women’s Jayhawk to do so in the shot put since Denise Buchanan accomplished the middle distance and distance runners return 13 athletes from last season. To feat in 1987. Horton also led KU in the discus during the 2008 outdoor season, add to that, eight newcomers join the 2009 team to make it one of the deepest recording a throw of 44.97 meters (147-06.50 ft.). groups as well. Kansas also returns its 2008 leaders in the weight throw, hammer throw and Junior team captain Lauren Bonds held the best KU mark in six events last season, three each in both indoor and outdoor. Bonds had personal-best times of 2:50.44 in the indoor 1,000 meters, 4:47.91 in the indoor mile and 10:03.21 in the indoor 3,000 meters. In the outdoor season, the Hutchinson, Kan., product led KU with times of 4:30.32 in the 1,500 meters, 9:56.56 in the 3,000 meters and a personal-best 10:40.45 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

javelin. Senior Zlata Tarasova set a Kansas school record in the weight throw a year ago, tossing it 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.). The Togliatti, Russia, native also set the pace for the Jayhawks in the hammer throw, recording a mark of 59.98 meters (196-09 ft.).

Senior Hayley Harbert returns for one final season in a KU uniform. The Shawnee, Kan., native held the best Kansas time in the 10,000 meters during the 2008 outdoor season. Sophomores Amanda Miller and Kara Windisch, as well as juniors Megan James and Kellie Schneider, are also familiar faces to watch for in 2009.

Emily Reimer held Kansas’ No. 2 spot in three events last season, the indoor shot put (12.85 meters, 42-02 ft.), the outdoor shot put (13.57 meters, 44-06.25 ft.) and the javelin (36.96 meters, 121-03.25 ft.). The senior from Wichita, Kan., also set a personal best with her mark in the outdoor shot put.

Senior Lacey Cunningham led KU in the javelin last year with a mark of 42.74 meters (140-02.75 ft.) and is back for another season.

Also returning for the Jayhawks hoping to make an impact are juniors Amanda Notable newcomers include freshman middle distance runner Shayla Wilson Radovich and Mary Lacy along with sophomore Elise Umbarger. Newcomers and freshmen distance runners Laura Nightengale and Rebeka Stowe. looking to make their mark in 2009 are sophomore Kristin Lacio and freshman Micah Wesley. Women’s Vertical Jumps Team captain Kelsey Erb returns to lead Coach Hays’ women’s vertical jumps athletes in 2009. The junior from Bucklin, Kan., had a solid sophomore campaign, holding the top KU mark in the high jump in both the indoor (1.75 meters, 5-08.75 ft.) and outdoor (1.75 meters, 5-08.75 ft.) seasons. Also returning for the women’s vertical jumpers is sophomore Julia Cummings. The Overland Park, Kan., product had a breakout freshman season in 2008, achieving NCAA regional-qualifying standards in the pole vault in both the indoor (4.02 meters, 13-02.25 ft.) and outdoor (4.00 meters, 13-01.25 ft.) seasons. Juniors Elizabeth Beisner, Britany Parker and Danielle Hayes, along with sophomore Abby Jones are back for the Jayhawks as well hoping to provide depth. Freshman pole vaulters Mackenzie Wills and Claire Christie could give Kansas instant help on top of all of its returning experience. 12

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NCAA Qualifying Standards MEN’S INDOOR STANDARDS (SEA LEVEL) Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 5,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay (Metric)# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay (Yardage)# (200 m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200 m/220 yds)*

WOMEN’S INDOOR STANDARDS (SEA LEVEL)

AUTOMATIC FAT MT 6.14@ — 6.63@ — 7.17@ — 7.70@ —

PROVISIONAL FAT 6.25@ 6.74@ 7.38@ 7.91@

MT — — — —

21.33 21.08 20.83

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21.73 21.48 21.23

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46.95 46.55 46.15

46.7 46.3 45.9

48.05 47.65 47.25

47.8 47.4 47.0

1:48.60 1:48.00

1:48.3 1:47.7

1:51.10 1:50.50

1:50.8 1:50.2

4:00.30 3:59.50

4:00.0 3:59.2

4:04.80 4:04.00

4:04.5 4:03.7

7:55.80 7:54.50

7:55.5 7:54.2

8:06.30 8:05.00

8:06.0 8:04.7

13:48.90 13:47.00

13:48.6 13:46.7

14:11.90 14:10.00

14:11.6 14:09.7

3:09.70 3:08.10 3:06.50

3:09.4 3:07.8 3:06.2

3:13.60 3:12.00 3:10.40

3:13.3 3:11.7 3:10.1

3:10.70 3:09.10 3:07.50

3:10.4 3:08.8 3:07.2

3:14.80 3:13.20 3:11.60

3:14.5 3:12.9 3:11.3

9:36.20 9:34.00

9:35.9 9:33.7

9:47.90 9:45.70

9:47.6 9:45.4

9:39.70 9:37.50

9:39.4 9:37.2

9:51.40 9:49.20

9:51.1 9:48.9

Event 55 Meters 60 Meters 55-Meter Hurdles 60-Meter Hurdles 200 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 400 Meters (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 800 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 3,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 5,000 Meters# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* 1,600-Meter Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Mile Relay (Under 200m/220 yds)* (200m/220 yds)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay (Metric)# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)* Distance Medley Relay (Yardage)# (200m/220 yds or less)* (Banked or Over 200m/220 yds)*

AUTOMATIC FAT MT 6.74@ — 7.26@ — 7.57@ — 8.14@ —

PROVISIONAL FAT 6.92@ 7.44@ 7.86@ 8.43@

MT — — — —

23.60 23.40 23.20

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24.30 24.10 23.90

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53.00 52.70 52.40

52.7 52.4 52.1

55.00 54.70 54.40

54.7 54.4 54.1

2:05.40 2:05.00

2:05.1 2:04.7

2:09.40 2:09.00

2:09.1 2:08.7

4:38.60 4:38.00

4:38.3 4:37.7

4:48.60 4:48.00

4:48.3 4:47.7

9:15.80 9:15.00

9:15.5 9:14.7

9:34.80 9:34.00

9:34.5 9:33.7

16:09.60 16:08.00

16:09.3 16:07.7

16:46.60 16:45.00

16:46.3 16:44.7

3:35.40 3:34.20 3:33.00

3:35.1 3:33.9 3:32.7

3:42.40 3:41.20 3:40.00

3:42.1 3:40.9 3:39.7

3:36.60 3:35.40 3:34.20

3:36.3 3:35.1 3:33.9

3:43.60 3:42.40 3:41.20

3:43.3 3:42.1 3:40.9

11:11.00 11:09.00

11:10.7 11:08.7

11:32.00 11:30.00

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METRIC METRIC High Jump 2.24 2.14 Pole Vault 5.50 5.20 Long Jump 7.85 7.50 Triple Jump 16.10 15.40 Shot Put 19.30 17.75 35-Pound Weight 21.50 19.50 Heptathlon 5,650 points 5,300 points *—Size of track. #—Altitude adjustment available. @— Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds

METRIC METRIC High Jump 1.85 1.78 Pole Vault 4.20 3.95 Long Jump 6.35 6.10 Triple Jump 13.30 12.65 Shot Put 16.90 15.20 20-Pound Weight 21.00 18.75 Pentathlon 4,050 points 3,700 points *—Size of track. #—Altitude adjustment available. @—Qualifying times attained at altitude of 6,000 feet and above, add .04 seconds. Times attained at altitude of 3,000-5,999 feet, add .02 seconds.

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Event 100 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters# 1,500 Meters# Mile# 3,000- Meter Steeplechase# 5,000 Meters# 10,000 Meters# (Auto) 10,000 Meters# (Prov) 110-Meter Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles 400-Meter Relay 440-Yard Relay 1,600-Meter Relay Mile Relay

FAT 10.55 21.35 47.20 1:50.40 3:47.80 4:06.00 9:07.00 14:12.00 28:45.00 29:30.00 14.30 52.51 40.66 40.86 3:10.00 3:11.10

Event 100 Meters 200 Meters 400 Meters 800 Meters# 1500 Meters# Mile# 3,000-Meter Steeplechase# 5000 Meters# 10,000 Meters# (Auto) 10,000 Meters# (Prov) 100-Meter Hurdles 400-Meters Hurdles 400-Meter Relay 440-Yard Relay 1,600-Meter Relay Mile Relay

FAT 11.75 23.96 54.61 2:09.80 4:27.80 4:49.30 10:50.25 16:52.00 33:30.00 35:00.00 13.92 1:00.82 45.70 45.90 3:42.00 3:43.30

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Metric 2.10 5.05 7.34 15.00 16.80 51.70 61.60 56.80 7,500 points 6,900 points

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Metric 1.75 3.85 6.00 12.32 14.30 47.30 43.45 54.15 5,500 points 5,050 points

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MT — — 46.9 1:50.1 3:47.5 4:05.7 9:06.7 14:11.7 28:44.7 29:29.7 — 52.2 40.4 40.6 3:09.7 3:10.8

MT — — 54.3 2:09.5 4:27.5 4:49.0 10:50.0 16:51.7 33:29.7 34:59.7 — 1:00.5 45.4 45.6 3:41.7 3:43.0

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Track & Field Tradition Since its inception, the Kansas track & field program has been the home to legendary coaches, conference titles and Olympic champions. The program has captured six NCAA Track and Field Championships, 60 league crowns, 72 individual national champions and developed over 300 All-Americans. The program’s roots also extend internationally, as Kansas has developed 26 Olympians, nine medalists and four gold medalists. “THE PACHYDERMS”

EGOR AGAFONOV ANDREA BRANSON LEO BOOKMAN

SCOTT RUSSELL

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Entering its 82nd year, the Kansas Relays represents one of the premier track & field events in the United States. The meet is one of the top Relays events held in the U.S., bringing together a collection of high school, collegiate and professional talent for four days every April. Over the years, the Relays has showcased some of the best athletes in the world, including many former Olympians. The Kansas Relays continue to grow with each year, as almost 50,000 track & field fans in the past three years have passed through the gates at Memorial Stadium.

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ROLAND LOCKE SETS THE WORLD RECORD IN THE 100-YARD DASH AT THE 1926 RELAYS (9.6 )

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Legendary Coaches

KARL SCHLADEMAN

GARY SCHWARTZ

BILL EASTON

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TERI ANDERSON

DR. JAMES NAISMITH

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Kansas Hall of Fame

The Kansas Hall of Fame, located in the Booth Family Hall of Athletics, was established to formally recognize outstanding individuals and teams in all sports and to preserve the heritage and tradition of the University’s athletics program. Track and Field and Cross Country athletes are eligible for the Hall of Fame by becoming an NCAA champion, an Olympian, or a World or American record holder. Teams and coaches are eligible by finishing in the top ten at the NCAA Championships. Special admittance also may be granted for bringing national distinction and honor to KU. Currently, the Kansas track and field program has placed 57 athletes, seven coaches and 45 teams in the Kansas Hall of Fame. Most recently, head coach Stanley Redwine and the 2001 and 2002 men’s indoor teams were inducted for their back-to-back eighth-place finishes at the NCAA Championships. ATHLETES

Lee Adams Bill Alley Gary Ard Jim Bausch Terry Beucher Les Bitner Dick Blair David Blutcher Leo Bookman Jeff Buckingham George Byers Sheila Calmese Frank Cindrich Sam Colson Glenn Cunningham Cliff Cushman Elwyn Dees Bob Devinney Emmett Edwards Allen Frame Theo Hamilton Herold Hadley Jim Hershberger Scott Huffman Ron Jessie Jan Johnson J.W. Johnson Roger Kathol Kristi Kloster Doug Knop

John Lawson Eddie Lewis Mark Lutz Brian McElroy Billy Mills Ralph Moody Kevin Newell Bill Nieder Jim Niehouse Al Oerter Sanya Owolabi Tom Poor Terry Porter Michael Ricks Scott Russell Jim Ryun Karl Salb Wes Santee Tom Scavuzzo Herb Semper Herb Shelby Randy Smith Dennis Stewart Charlie Tidwell Jay Wagner Cliff Wiley Steve Wilhelm

COACHES

Teri Anderson Bill Easton Brutus Hamilton Bill Hargiss Stanley Redwine Gary Schwartz Bob Timmons

TEAMS

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

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KU in the USATF Hall of Fame No other Division I school can boast more inductees in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame than the University of Kansas. Ten former Jayhawk legends have been enshrined into the Hall of Fame in Washington Heights, N.Y., including former head coach Karl Schlademan, who was inducted in December of 2007.

GLENN CUNNINGHAM (1931-34) Hall of Fame Class of 1974 An original Hall of Fame inductee in 1974, Cunningham broke the world record in the mile twice in 1934. He captured the silver medal in the 1,500 meters at the 1936 Olympics. He won back-to-back national championships in the mile in 1932-33. Cunningham and former Jayhawk star Wes Santee are honored at the Kansas Relays with the running of the Glen Cunningham and Wes Santee 1,500-meter runs.

BILL EASTON (1948-65) Hall of Fame Class of 1975 Inducted in 1975, Easton’s Jayhawks won national titles in cross country (1953) and outdoor track (1959 and 1960). During his 18-year tenure at KU, his teams won 38 conference championships, including a stretch of eight-straight years when Kansas won both indoor and outdoor conference titles.

KARL SCHLADEMAN (1919-1926) Hall of Fame 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 60 conference championships and to their first NCAA appearance.

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BRUTUS HAMILTON (1930-32) Hall of Fame Class of 1974 Inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame in 1974, Hamilton’s teams won Big Six Conference outdoor titles in 1930 and 1931 and scored KU’s first top-10 finish at the NCAA Championships in 1932. After Kansas, he spent 33 years as a coach and administrator at California-Berkeley.

AL OERTER (1955-58) Hall of Fame Class of 1974 An original inductee into the Hall of Fame in 1974, Al Oerter is recognized as one of the greatest discus throwers ever. Oerter broke the world record in the event four times and won the Olympic gold medal in 1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968, making he and Carl Lewis the only Americans to win gold in the same event at four different Olympic games. The first man to throw the discus over 200 feet, Oerter was also a two-time NCAA champion in the discus while at Kansas (1957 and 1958).

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BILL NIEDER (1953-56) Hall of Fame Class of 2006 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006, shot put thrower Bill Nieder teamed up with Al Oerter to give KU a dynamic tandem in throwing events in the late 1950s. Nieder was the first collegian to break the 60-foot barrier and was the 1955 NCAA champion. After capturing the silver medal at the 1956 Olympics, Nieder took gold at the 1960 Olympics. He also broke the world record in 1960 with a mammoth toss of 65-7 feet.

BILLY MILLS (1958-1961) Hall of Fame Class of 1976 A gold medalist in the 10,000-meter run in the 1964 Olympics, Billy Mills was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1976. A virtual unknown heading into the race, Mills’ performance set an Olympic record and marked the first and only time an American has won the event. While at Kansas, Mills was a two-time NCAA cross country AllAmerican, the 1960 Big Eight Conference cross country champion and a member of the 1959 and 1960 NCAA Championship Outdoor track teams.

WES SANTEE (1951-55) Hall of Fame 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 RYUN (1966-69) Hall of Fame Class of 1980 Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1980, Ryun, a threetime Olympian, broke six world records and claimed five NCAA titles while at Kansas. Ryun was also the first high school runner to complete the mile in under four minutes. He received the NCAA’s Silver Anniversary Award in 1994, one of the most prestigious awards given out by the organization.

JIM BAUSCH (1929-30) Hall of Fame 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.

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The University of Kansas 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. 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 at Lawrence. The following year, the KU Endowment Association was established, the first foundation of its kind supporting a stateassisted university. Not to be forgotten: KU initiated interscholastic basketball competition in 1898 under the leadership of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of the game. With a student body of over 30,000 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 planning, business, education, engineering, fine arts, journalism and mass communications, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy and social welfare. KU also has expanded geographically, adding the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.; the School of Medicine clinical branch in Wichita; the Edwards Campus in Overland Park; and educational and research facilities throughout the state. In addition, KU prepares students for success in an increasingly global economy. Among public universities, KU ranks seventh in the nation for the percentage of its students who study abroad and 25th in the nation for the number of graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers.

World-class, Accessible Education

KU teachers have earned international distinction: 12 have been elected national academy members, 33 are fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and 283 have received Fulbright awards for international study since 1950. Astronaut Steve Hawley, a Salina native and KU graduate, returned to Lawrence in fall 2008 to join the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is teaching students and traveling the state, emphasizing the importance of science education. Led by these world-class teachers, KU students have achieved an impressive record of major honors: 25 Rhodes, 406 Fulbright, 45 Goldwater, 24 Mellon, 16 Truman, 16 Udall and nine Marshall scholarships. Architecture magazine has twice bestowed its “Home of the Year” award on KU studentbuilt projects. The debate team has won four national titles. Journalism and math student have placed first in their respective collegiate competitions. The attractiveness of KU to outstanding high school graduates is reflected in the current student body. In fall 2007, 30 percent of KU first-time freshmen scored 27 or higher on the ACT or converted SAT equivalent. Nationally, 15 percent of ACT test takers scored 27 or above. The average freshman ACT score of 24.6 is a record high for KU, well above the national average of 22 Last fall, KU enrolled 35 National Merit scholars, eight National Hispanic scholars and two National Achievement scholars. For more information, or to join in supporting the University of Kansas, go to:

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The University of Kansas Jayhawk Alumni

To date, thousands of men and women have experienced the value of a KU degree. About 142,600 KU alumni live in Kansas and an equal number live elsewhere in the United States; more than 5,000 alumni live abroad. KU alumni include Ford CEO Alan Mulally; businesswoman Cynthia Carroll, named seventh-most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine; actor Paul Rudd; Janet Murguia, president of National Council of La Raza, the nation’s largest constituencybased Hispanic organization; former presidential nominee Robert Dole; Clyde Tombaugh, who discovered the dwarf planet, Pluto; Oscar and Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright William Inge; William Woo, the first Asian-American to be the editor of a major daily American newspaper; and other CEOs, actors, politicians, astronauts and athletes. Five KU alumni have won MacArthur Foundation “genius” awards. One Jayhawk (Vernon Smith) has received a Nobel Prize; another (Brian McClendon) created Google Earth.

Path-Breaking Research

KU is known for bioscience research in areas such as cancer, vaccines and Parkinson’s disease. The KU Cancer Center seeks to heighten Kansans’ access to breakthrough treatments by becoming a designated National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center. Strong programs in drug development and delivery are fueled by the School of Pharmacy, which is No. 1 in the nation in portion of faculty funded by the prestigious National Institutes of Health, and No. 4 overall in funding. KU’s total research expenditures in all disciplines reached $289 million in 2007. There are 19 KU-developed technologies in the marketplace and nearly 70 new invention disclosures a year. Professors across campus are researching critical topics such as climate change, monarch migration, payday lending businesses and avian flu. KU students contribute to major research, too. One student studied why — despite the risks — people talk on cell phones while driving.

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

• 20,298 undergraduates and 5,321 graduate students at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses; 2,918 students at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. • More than 100 fields of study and more than 100 opportunities to study abroad are offered to students. • $165 million in financial aid and scholarships went to more than 16,000 students in 2007-08.

Student Statistics

• 69.4 percent of students come from Kansas • KU students come from 50 states and more than 110 countries • More than 1,500 students come from abroad • Average age of undergraduate students: 21 • Percentage of men to women: 49.6 to 50.4 • 17.4 percent of the University of Kansas student body is multicultural • Average ACT score for freshmen: 24.6 (enhanced) • Retention rate for freshmen: 81 percent

KU Tuition & Fees

In fall 2007, KU initiated its groundbreaking Four-Year Tuition Compact for incoming freshmen. Under the compact, incoming freshmen will have no tuition increases for four years, the time it takes to complete most bachelor’s degree programs. For more information, visit www.tuition.ku.edu.

Visit KU

The KU Visitor Center at 15th and Iowa streets is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and on select weekends. Check out the many visit options available by logging on to www.admissions.ku.edu, calling (785) 864-3911 or e-mailing visit@ku.edu. KUAthletics.com

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First-Class Facilities SHOT PUT AREA AT McCOOK-OLYMPIC FIELD

BILL EASTON TRACK/ANSCHUTZ SPORTS PAVILION

THROW RING AT McCOOK-OLYMPIC FIELD JIM HERSHBERGER TRACK AT MEMORIAL STADIUM

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First-Class Facilities

HOREJSI FAMILY ATHLETICS CENTER RIM ROCK FARM

ROWING BOATHOUSE

HOGLUND BALLPARK

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The Future of Kansas

Construction is underway on a $55 million renovation and new contstruction project to Kansas Athletics facilities, on the University of Kansas Athletics complex. The complex will include a facelift to Anschutz Pavillion, as well as the Wagnon Student Athlete center and provide more room for the student-athletes.

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The Future of Kansas The upgrades to the University of Kansas Athletics complex will feature a brand new Student Services Lounge. The lounge will offer a quiet place for student-athletes to study and relax between classes and before and after practice. Also, the renovations to the Olympic Sport offices and lounge will give athletes a place to meet with coaches or just kick back after class, practice, or a training session.

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Athletics Excellence The 2007-08 season was one of the greatest years in Kansas athletics history. Among the highlights were the football team’s Orange Bowl victory, the basketball team’s national championship and a host of individuals earning national and conference honors.

Kansas men’s basketball won its fifth national championship.

Did You Know? Lew Perkins was one of four finalists for the Sports Business Journal’s National Athletic Director of the Year award.

Kansas became the fourth school to win a BCS game and then play in the Final Four three months later. 1999 – Ohio State (Sugar Bowl, Final Four) 2000 – Wisconsin (Rose Bowl, Final Four) 2007 – Florida (BCS National Championship Game, Final Four) 2008 – Kansas (Orange Bowl, Final Four)

Egor Agafonov (track and field) was a six-time All-American, two-time national champion in the weight throw and a six-time Big 12 champion.

Emily Powers (golf) earned All-Big 12 honors in 2007-08 and qualified to play in the United States Open in June. 28

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Katie Martincich (volleyball) was named the Big 12’s Female Sportsperson of the Year in 2008. Kansas golfer Amanda Costner claimed the award in 2007.

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Aqib Talib was a consensus All-American and one of three KU football players to earn All-America honors as the Jayhawks won the FedEx Orange Bowl to cap the 2007 season. Head football coach Mark Mangino was the consensus national coach of the year in 2007 after guiding the Jayhawks to a 12-1 record. Brandon Rush was one of three Kansas basketball players to earn All-America honors while leading the Jayhawks to the National Championship in 2007-08.

“Mario’s Miracle”

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KU Tradition The Rock Chalk Chant

Campanile Hill Campanile Hill forms the picturesque backdrop for Memorial Stadium. On a sunny fall Saturday, the “Hill” is transformed into a congregating place for watching Jayhawk football, sunning and barbequing. Potter Lake, just to the southeast of Memorial Stadium and at the bottom of Campanile Hill, adds to the beauty of the Kansas campus.

Waving The Wheat

Since the early days of KU 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.

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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.

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The School Colors

During the Civil War a regiment raised by Kansas Governor Charles Robinson called itself the “Independent Mounted Jayhawks” (later officially the First Kansas Cavalry 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.

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.

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.

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 KU 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 Yale blue be included. The rooters rallied forth to allow crimson and blue on their team. No one fought to retain the original colors, and the vivid deeper tone crimson and blue became generally used. Finally, in May 1896, the KU Athletic Board adopted crimson and blue as the official team colors for the university.

The Fight Song

The Alma Mater

George “Dumpy” Bowles, a student with the class of 1912, longed to make a great contribution to KU spirit, but wasn’t athletic enough to do historic deeds on the a thletic field. He turned to music and produced some outstanding student musical shows. A song in one of these shows was “I’m a Jayhawk.” Written in 1912, it was dormant until 1920 when a growth in school spirit brought out “I’m a Jayhawk” once more. The song contributed to the raising of funds to build both the stadium and union as World War I memorials. The 1926 glee club made it known n ationally.

In 1891, professor George Barlow Penny searched for a school song for the Glee and Mandolin Club to sing on its tour through Kansas to Denver and back. No one responded with an original song in answer to his appeals. Just before departure, he thought of the Cornell song “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters.” Hastily changing a few words, he gave it to the glee club men to sing on the trip. He did not expect the song to be used after their return, but “Crimson and the Blue” still goes on. The music is not Cornell’s but an old English folk tune, “Annie Lisle.”

What’s a Jayhawk? The University of Kansas is home of the Jayhawk, a mythical bird with a fascinating history. Its origin 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 combines 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.

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Academics Student-Athlete Support Services Mission Statement

The Student-Athlete Support Services staff focuses all collective resources in support of the academic, personal and interpersonal development of each individual we serve. Therefore, we commit our energy and effort to these students as they pursue their undergraduate degrees at the University of Kansas and beyond.

Academic Excellence • University of Kansas student-athletes posted an impressive semester in the classroom last spring as 10 different teams recorded grade point averages of 3.0 or better. • Overall, the 500 student-athletes on teams representing KU had a combined 3.03 grade point average last spring. • Kansas Athletics has allocated more than $1.4 million toward student-athlete support for the current year, including $400,000 for tutoring services. • Since the 1990s, Kansas has produced 112 Academic AllAmericans in all sports. • For their academic achievements last season, 410 studentathletes were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll after recording a grade point average of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester. Eighty-six student-athletes were also named to Academic All-Big 12 first or second teams. Eleven studentathletes were named Academic All-Americans.

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Academic Highlights • 2007-08 • KU student-athletes combined for a grade point average of 3.03 in 2007-08 -- the highest mark in school history. • A total of 410 student-athletes posted a 3.0 GPA or higher to qualify for the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. • Eighty-six student-athletes were named either Academic AllBig 12 First or Second Team.

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Active in the Community Kansas Athletics facilitates and encourages involvement by our teams and individual student-athletes in the life of their community outside the boundaries of their normal college existence. As volunteers, KU student-athletes not only represent themselves, but also their respective teams, Kansas Athletics and the University of Kansas. By volunteering and giving back to Lawrence and surrounding communities, KU student-athletes gain leadership skills through service while providing a positive influence in their community.

MIKE HARRITY Assistant AD for Student-Athlete Development Fifth Season at Kansas

At KU, Mike Harrity is responsible for all personal development educational programming, serves as the advisor for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and directs the community outreach plan for the athletics department. Prior to his position at Kansas, Harrity worked at the University of Minnesota Athletics Department as the Coordinator of Student Athlete Development, planning and implementing CHAMPS/Life Skills educational programming. Harrity has earned two degrees from The University of Kansas a bachelor's in journalism and a master's in education, with an emphasis in sports administration. As a graduate student, he worked in Student-Athlete Support Services, overseeing the Jayhawk Job Network and serving as the advisor for SAAC. Harrity is also currently working on a book that explores the lifelong, positive impact legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden has had on those he has taught.

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Famous Alumni Sara Paretsky Best-selling mystery writer (V.I. Warshawski series) Mandy Patinkin Actor (“Yentl,”“The Princess Bride”; TV’s “Chicago Hope” and “Criminal Minds”) Paul Rudd Actor (“Clueless,”“Cider House Rules”; TV’s “Friends”) Jim Ryun Three-time U.S. track Olympian and world-record miler, U.S. House of Representatives

BOB DOLE

KATHLEEN SEBELIUS

Harold Arlin First play-by-play man for an MLB game on radio

Moses Gunn Actor (“Heartbreak Ridge” and “Roots”)

K.S. “Bud” Adams Owner, Tennessee Titans

Ann Hamilton Sculptor, MacArthur “Genius” Fellow recipient

Stuart Bailey Producer of “The Daily Show”

Steve Hawley NASA astronaut

Nancy Kassebaum Baker U.S. Senator

Kevin Helliker Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist

Scott Bakula Actor, (TV’s “Quantum Leap,”“Star Trek: Enterprise”)

David Hillis Evolutionary biologist and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow

Kay Waldo Barnes First female mayor of Kansas City, Mo.

William Inge Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (“The Dark at the Top of the Stairs,”“Come Back, Little Sheba,”“Picnic,” “Splendor in the Grass”)

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Gale Sayers Chicago Bears football star Kathleen Sebelius Governor of Kansas Gerald Seib Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Douglas Shane Director of Flight Operations for SpaceShipOne, first private manned space program Dean Smith College basketball’s second-winningest coach Vernon Smith Nobel Prize laureate in economics Deanell Reece Tacha Chief judge of the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Clyde Tombaugh Scientist, discovered the dwarfed planet Pluto Kent Whealy Founder of the Seed Savers Exchange, MacArthur Fellow William Allen White Journalist, Pulitzer Prize winner Lynette Woodard First female Harlem Globetrotter. All-time leading scorer in college women’s basketball history. Sir Robert Worcester Market research pioneer and top British political commentator and pollster

Billy Mills Olympic gold medalist in track (only American to win the 10,000-meters medal) Lou Montulli Co-founder of Netscape Alan Mulally President and CEO of Ford Motor Company Al Oerter Four-time Olympic Gold Medalist

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The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in the classroom as it enters its 13th season in 2008-09.

She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast 31 team crowns and over 385 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued during 2007-08 as Kansas captured the Big 12’s first national title in men’s basketball, while the league added 31 individual crowns.

Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons.

Over the past four seasons a total of 12 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 11 seasons. The Big 12 leads all conferences with five appearances in Bowl Championship Series title games. League squads have played for the football national championship five times in the last nine years with berths in 14 BCS games overall, including two in 2007. The Big 12 led all conferences with four teams ranked in the Top 10 in the final national polls a season ago. In addition, an all-time high eight league players earned consensus All-America recognition in 2007, more than any other conference. In basketball, nine men’s and women’s teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past seven seasons as the Big 12 continues its place among the elite intercollegiate athletic conferences. The six men’s Final Four participants since 2002 is more than any conference. Numerous national honors have been won by basketball student-athletes during the league’s history, with Michael Beasley (Kansas State), D.J. Augustin (Texas) and Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) the most recent to garner accolades as consensus All-America in 2007-08. The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship. Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) was named Academic All-America of the Year in volleyball the past two seasons by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade-point average in Biochemistry. She also won the national academic honor presented for all sports in 2006-07 and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. She is the first athlete since the Big 12 was formed to earn the accolade. In addition to his athletic accomplishments, Augustin was an Academic All-America First Team choice. In its history, the conference can boast of over 300 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season. The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. 36

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At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards. Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 201 scholars have received over $1.2 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 12 years of the program. The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men’s squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women’s teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball. The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University. The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 45 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint. The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league’s berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series. In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN, FSN and CBS College Sports. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract begins in 2008-09. In its first 12 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1 billion to its 12 member institutions. The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in 21 sports. The conference is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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STANLEY REDWINE HEAD COACH • NINTH YEAR AT KANSAS ARKANSAS (1985)

Already a member of the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, Stanley Redwine is a living legend in Jayhawk country and one of the most well-respected coaches in the United States. A former All-American himself at the University of Arkansas, Redwine has coached 10 individual National Champions (eight at Kansas), 83 All-Americans (68 at KU), three Olympians (all at KU) and 22 National Championship teams between his years as head coach at Kansas and Tulsa and assistant coach at Arkansas.

In 2008, Redwine coached 12 track and field All-Americans, the most he has coached in one season since he has been at Kansas. He oversaw Egor Agafonov to his second-consecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth All-America honors (weight throw, hammer throw) and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the hammer throw and the weight throw.

In the 2008 indoor track and field season, Kansas was just one of 10 schools to have both its men’s and women’s teams finish in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships. At the NCAA Outdoor Championships, senior Crystal Manning (long jump and triple jump) and junior Nickesha Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) each won two AllAmerica honors. Only one other woman (Candace Mason) had accomplished the feat Not one to focus on the past, Redwine treats each day as a new challenge, working to in KU history. lead more Kansas athletes to national championships, All-America honors and trips to As an athlete, Redwine placed his name in the Arkansas history books as a 400-meter, the Olympic Games. 600-yard and 800-meter runner from 1980-1983. Redwine was a four-time AllThis past summer of 2008 in Beijing, China, Redwine students Scott Russell and American and was named UA’s Outstanding Track Athlete all four of his years in Nickesha Anderson represented their respective countries in the Games of the XXIX Fayetteville. Redwine went on to spend nine years as an assistant coach at his alma (29th) Olympiad. Russell finished in 10th place for Canada in the men’s javelin, while Anderson was an alternate on Jamaica’s women’s 4x100-meter relay team. At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, Redwine athlete Charlie Gruber represented the USA in the men’s 1,500 meters.

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mater. During his tenure, the Razorbacks captured nine consecutive NCAA Championships and 22 titles from 1985 to 1994 in both track and field and cross country. He helped produce 14 All-Americans and two NCAA Champions in hurdle Birthplace...........................................Dallas, Texas and sprint events. Among those All-Americans were two-time 400-meter NCAA indoor and outdoor champion Calvin Hometown..........................................Dallas, Texas Davis, three-time 400-meter and 500-meter NCAA champion Robbie Haley and seven-time All-American sprinter Jimmy High School............................... Lake Highlands HS French. College........................................... Arkansas, 1985 Family....... Wife, Jacqueline; three children, Alexa, His success as an assistant led him to earn the head coaching position at the University of Tulsa in 1994. In six years at Tulsa, Redwine’s athletes broke more than 70 school records, most on multiple occasions. He produced 11 NCAA qualifiers Crysta and Stanley, Jr. and Tulsa’s first-ever All-American. On May 25, 2000, Redwine was rewarded for his efforts by being hired as the head COACHING HISTORY coach at the University of Kansas. The Jayhawks track and field program has prospered ever since, as he has restored the 2000-Present:..........................University of Kansas tradition of KU’s illustrious past. Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field 1994-2000.................................University of Tulsa COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS • In Redwine’s first eight seasons at Kansas, the men’s and women’s teams have combined to set more than 60 school Head Coach, Cross Country/Track and Field records and have cracked the KU all-time top-five list in more than 60 events. As a result of their outstanding performances, 1985-1994.......................... University of Arkansas Redwine’s 2001 and 2002 men’s track and field teams were enshrined into the KU Hall of Fame after back-to-back eighth Assistant Coach, Track (Sprints and Hurdles) place finishes at the NCAA Championships.

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Four-time All-American Six-time conference champion Two-time U.S. 800-meter champion Silver Medalist, 800-meter run (Goodwill Games, 1986 and 1994) Bronze Medalist, 800-meter run (Pan-Am Games, 1983 and 1987) Five-time World Championship team member

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2007 Pan-American Games - Team USA Head Coach, Men’s Track and Field 2005 Big 12 Outdoor Coach of the Year 2003 Pan-American Games - Team USA, Assistant Coach University of Arkansas Most Outstanding Track Athlete (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983) Arkansas Hall of Honor Inductee (2003) Arkansas State Hall of Fame Inductee (2003)

• In July of 2007, Redwine traveled to Rio de Janeiro as the men’s head track coach for Team USA at the Pan-American games. His athletes took home 20 medals, including three golds. It was the second time Redwine was selected to coach the team, as he also served as an assistant at the 2003 games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. • In 2006-07, Redwine’s men’s cross country team made its second consecutive NCAA appearance, finishing 20th as Colby Wissel and Paul Hefferon became the first Kansas runners in 12 years to win All-America honors in the same season. Wissel was also one of three indoor athletes to receive All-America honors as the men finished 16th nationally and the women 34th. • During the 2007 outdoor season, Redwine’s teams set a school record with eight All-Americans, including the first duo of KU men’s long jumpers to claim the distinction in the same year (Eric Babb and Barrett Saunders). The men had their best finish since 1989, ranking 18th in the nation, while the women’s fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championships was their

EDUCATION • University of Arkansas, 1985 Bachelor’s in Administrative Management

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highest showing in 13 years. Six different Jayhawks won individual Big 12 titles (also a school record), and freshman pole vaulter and Big 12 Indoor Performer of the Year, Jordan Scott, won the same award during the outdoor season. • In 2006, the men’s cross country team recorded its best results at both the Big 12 Conference Championships and the NCAA Championships in more than a decade, finishing third and 12th, respectively. Redwine and his staff mentored six All-America performers in 10 events. • In 2005, Redwine oversaw five athletes who received All-America accolades in outdoor track. The Jayhawk men finished 25th nationally, and the women placed 29th. • Coach Redwine’s 2004 men’s cross country team finished fourth at both the Big 12 and Regional Championships. In addition, Redwine saw Benson Chesang become the first KU cross country All-American in a decade with a seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships. • During the 2003 season, Redwine guided the women’s indoor track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Big 12 Conference Championships and a sixth-place finish at the outdoor championships. 40

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• Nickesha Anderson (Kansas)........................ 2008 Olympian, Four-time All-American • Stephanie Horton (Kansas).................................................... Two-time All-American • Jordan Scott (Kansas)......................2008 All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Zlata Tarasova (Kansas)........................................................... 2007 Big 12 Champion • Colby Wissel (Kansas).............. Three-time All-American, Two-time Big 12 Champion • Egor Agafonov (Kansas)........... Two-time National Champion, Six-time All-American • Julius Jiles (Kansas)........................................................................2007 All-American • Crystal Manning (Kansas).......Four-time All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Kate Sultanova (Kansas)............Four-time All-American, Four-time Big 12 Champion • Eric Babb (Kansas)..........................................................................2007 All-American • Ashley Brown (Kansas)............................. 2007 All-American, 2007 Big 12 Champion • Abby Emsick (Kansas).....................................................................2007 All-American • Paul Hefferon (Kansas)........................................................... Two-time All-American • Barrett Saunders (Kansas)....................... 2007 All-American, 2007 Big 12 Champion • Charisse Bacchus (Kansas)...................................................... Two-time All-American • Sheldon Battle (Kansas)............Six-time All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Cameron Schwehr (Kansas)............................................................2006 All-American • Denita Young (Kansas)...................................................................2006 All-American • Brooklyn Hann (Kansas)................... Two-time All-American, 2005 Big 12 Champion • Jeremy Mims (Kansas)........................................................... Two-time All-American • Amy Linnen (Kansas)....................2005 National Champion, Two-time All-American • Leo Bookman (Kansas)....... Three-time National Champion, Four-time All-American • Benson Chesang (Kansas)...............2004 All-American, Three-time Big 12 Champion • Kim Clark (Kansas).................................................................. 2003 Big 12 Champion • Mark Menefee (Kansas)............................ 2003 All-American, 2000 Big 12 Champion • Benaud Shirley (Kansas).................................................. Two-time Big 12 Champion • Katy Eisenmenger (Kansas)............................................................2002 All-American • Charlie Gruber (Kansas).................................2004 Olympian, Five-time All-American • Vadim Gvozdetskiy (Kansas)...........................................................2002 All-American • Monique Peters (Kansas)......................................................... 2002 Big 12 Champion • Scott Russell (Kansas)....2008 Olympian, Two-time National Champion, Six-time AA • Jennie Wonder (Kansas).................................................................2002 All-American • Brian Blachly (Kansas).............................. 2001 All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion • Andrea Bulat (Kansas).............................. 2001 All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion • Ryan Speers (Kansas) ....................................................................2001 All-American • Andy Tate (Kansas)............................Two-time All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion • Jabari Wamble (Kansas)........................... 2001 All-American, 2001 Big 12 Champion

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DOUG CLARK

ASSISTANT COACH • MIDDLE DISTANCE/DISTANCE NINTH YEAR AT KANSAS • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE (1981)

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THE CLARK FILE Birthplace..........Marshalltown, Iowa Hometown.................Lexington, Mo. High School.................. Lexington HS

COACHING HISTORY

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

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• Top Masters runner in Oklahoma (1996-2000) • Qualified for 1980 USA Olympic Trials Marathon (2:17.40) • NCAA qualifier in cross country at Southwest Missouri State (1977 and 1978)

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • Coached first Kansas Olympic distance runner (Charlie Gruber, 1,500 meters in 2004) since Jim Ryun in 1972 • Coached 12 track and field All- Americans at Kansas • Coached for nine national championship teams from 1991-94

EDUCATION • Central Missouri State, 1981 Bachelor’s in Education • University of Arkansas, 1989 Master’s in Sports Management

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• In Clark’s last five seasons at Kansas, the men’s cross country team • Colby Wissel (Kansas) has had four All-Americans; Colby Wissel in 2006 and 2007, Paul - Two-time Cross Country All-American (2006, 2007) Hefferon in 2006 and Benson Chesang in 2004. - 2007 All-American (3,000 meters) - 2007 Big 12 Champion (3,000 meters) • Clark’s men’s cross country teams finished 12th at the 2005 NCAA - 2006 Big 12 Cross Country Champion Championships and 20th at the 2006 NCAA Championships, Kansas’ - School-record holder (3,000 meters) first two top-20 finishes since 1994. The team also had back-to- • Paul Hefferon (Kansas) back third-place showings at the conference level in 2005 and - 2006 Cross Country All-American 2006, which were the highest finishes since Kansas placed second - 2006 All-American (5,000 meters) in the Big Eight Conference in 1981. The second-place finish at the - 2005 USA Junior Champion (5,000 meters) 2006 NCAA Midwest Regionals matched the team’s best effort • Cameron Schwehr (Kansas) since the inception of the regional format in 1978. - 2006 All-American (1,500 meters) • Clark mentored three consecutive Big 12 Champions from • Benson Chesang (Kansas) 2004-2006 in Benson Chesang (2004, 2005) and Colby Wissel - 2004 Cross Country All-American, - Two-time Big 12 Cross Country Champion (2004, 2005) (2006). - 2003 Big 12 Champion (10,000 meters) • Clark has produced All-Americans in the 1,500 meters (two), • Mark Menefee (Kansas) Mile (two), 3,000 meters (one), 3,000-meter steeplechase (one), - 2003 All-American (5,000 meters) 5,000 meters (two), and distance medley relay (four), as well as • Katy Eisenmenger (Kansas) an additional nine NCAA qualifiers in cross country and track. His - 2002 All-American (Mile) athletes have also set school records in the men’s and women’s - School-record holder in the 1,500 meters 1,000 meters, women’s 1,500 meters, men’s 3,000 meters and the • Charlie Gruber, Kansas men’s and women’s distance medley relay. - 2004 Olympian, USA Olympic Team (1,500 meters) • Clark directed Jayhawk alumnus Charlie Gruber to a second-place - Five-time All-American (1,500 meters, Mile, DMR) finish at the 2004 Olympic Trials, earning him a spot on the 2004 - School-record holder (1,000 meters) USA Olympic Team in the 1,500-meter run. That year, Gruber ran a • Andy Tate, Kansas 3:34.71 (1,500 meters) and 1:46.30 (800 meters), was champion - Two-time All-American (Steeplechase and DMR) at the USATF 4K Cross Country Championships and finished second -2001 Big 12 Champion (Distance Medley Relay) at the USATF Indoor Championships in the 1,500-meter run. In • Dwight Davis (Tulsa) 2005, Clark oversaw Paul Hefferon to the title at the USATF Junior - 2000 All-American (Mile, 1,500 meters) Championship and to the silver medal at the Pan American Junior - School-record holder in the mile (3:59.29) and 1,500 meters • Jim Svenoy (UTEP) Championships (both in the 5,000-meter run). - 1994 NCAA Champion (Steeplechase) • While at Tulsa, Clark’s teams held school records in the women’s - 1994 NCAA Runner-up (3,000 meters) 1,000 meters, mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, distance medley - School-record holder in the 3,000 meters (7:51) relay, 4x800-meter relay and 1,500 meters as well as the men’s 800 meters, mile, 3,000 meters, 5,000 meters, 1,500 meters, 3,000-meter steeplechase and distance medley relay. • At UTEP, Clark assisted the Miners to a No. 3 finish in the nation during the 1994 indoor season and national runner-up honors during the 1994 outdoor championships. Clark also coached Jim Svenoy to the 1994 NCAA Championship in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. • While Clark was an assistant coach for Arkansas, the Razorbacks won all nine NCAA Championships in cross country (three), indoor track (three) and outdoor track (three) during the 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1993-94 school years. KUAthletics.com

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ELISHA BREWER ASSISTANT COACH • SPRINTS/HURDLES FIFTH YEAR AT KANSAS • ARKANSAS (1998)

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THE BREWER FILE Birthplace................ Fort Smith, Ark. Hometown............... Fort Smith, Ark. High School...................Northside HS Family...................... Daughter, Asjah

• Under Brewer’s guidance, Kansas athletes have rewritten the record books in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash and the outdoor 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 110-meter hurdles and the 400-meter relay. • In her first four seasons, Brewer has tutored six All-Americans as the sprints and hurdles coach at KU; Nickesha Anderson (four times), Ashley Brown (2007) and Julius Jiles (2007).

• In 2008, Brewer oversaw Anderson to one of the best seasons of any Jayhawk ever as she broke both the 60 and 200-meter dash COACHING HISTORY 2004-Present.....University of Kansas records on numerous occasions. Her career-best time of 7.22 in the 60 meters earned her the Big 12 championship in the event. Sprints/Hurdles Coach 2001-04........ University of Cincinnati Anderson became the first woman in KU history to win two AllAmerica honors in both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Sprints/Hurdles Coach 1998-2000......University of Arkansas • Also in 2008, Brewer coached Sha’Ray Butler to her best season. Graduate Assistant Butler was a part of the school record-breaking 4x400-meter relay Strength Coach team (Butler, Anderson, Charity Stowers, Crystal Manning - 3:35.86) that qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships. Butler was also ATHLETIC HISTORY a Big 12 finalist and an NCAA Midwest Regional top-five finsher in • Competed professionally from the 400-meter hurdles, qualifying her for her first appearance at 1998-2000 the NCAA Outdoor Championships. • All-American in the 55-meter dash in 1998 • Brewer also supervised the Kansas record-breaking 4x100-meter • National qualifier in five different relay team of Anderson, Manning, Brown and Victoria Howard events in 1998 (44.61) that qualified for the 2008 NCAA Midwest Regional • SEC runner-up in the 100-meter Championships after placing fifth at the Big 12 Championships. hurdles (13.08) • In the 2007 outdoor season, Brewer helped Brown become the • Arkansas school-record holder in first 400-meter All-American hurdler in school history. the 100-meter hurdles (12.98) • During the 2007 indoor season, Jiles was the Big 12 runner-up in HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS the 60-meter hurdles (7.85) while Brown broke the school record • Coached the first 400-meter in the 60-meter hurdles (8.32), finishing third at the conference hurdles All-American in Kansas meet. history (Ashley Brown, 2007) • In her six seasons as coach, she has • During the 2006 campaign, Brewer oversaw the 400-meter relay team of Crystal Manning, Tiffany Cherry, Victoria Howard tutored four athletes to All- and Charisse Bacchus as they broke the school record (44.99) and America honors reached the finals of the Midwest Regional Championships.

EDUCATION • University of Arkansas, 1998 Bachelor’s in Communications • University of Arkansas, 2001 Master’s in Counselor Education

• At Cincinnati, Brewer coached two-time All-American David Payne in the 110-meter hurdles. Payne ran a personal record of 13.42 and was a 2004 automatic qualifier in the Olympic Trials. He was also a 2004 Mid East regional runner up in the event. Brewer coached several athletes to the NCAA Championships in both the sprints and hurdles. In 2003 and 2004, Brewer coached athletes to the Mid East regional meet in the 400-meter relay, 1,600-meter relay, 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash, 110-meter hurdles, 400-meter dash and the 400-meter hurdles.

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• Nickesha Anderson (Kansas) - 2008 Olympian, Jamaican National Team -Four-time All-American in 2008 (60 meters, 200 meters - indoor) (100 meters, 200 meters - outdoor) - 2008 Big 12 Champion (60 meters) - 2008 NCAA Runner-up (200 meters, indoor) - School record holder in the 60 meters, indoor and outdoor 200 meters, 100 meters, 4x100 and 4x400-meter relays • Julius Jiles (Kansas) - School-record holder in the 110-meter hurdles - 2007 All-American (110-meter hurdles) - 2008 Big 12 Runner-up (110-meter hurdles) - Midwest Regional Finalist in the 110-meter hurdles (2005, 2007, 2008) - NCAA Qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles (2005, 2007, 2008) • Ashley Brown (Kansas) - 2007 All-American (400-meter hurdles) - 2007 Big 12 Champion (100-meter hurdles) - 2007 Big 12 Runner-up (400-meter hurdles) - School-record holder in the 60-meter hurdles, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles - Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that set the school record at the 2008 Big 12 Championships - NCAA Qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles (2007, 2008) • David Payne (Cincinnati) - 2008 Olympic Silver Medalist (110-meter hurdles) - Two-time All-American - Four-time Conference USA Champion (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles) - 2004 Mid East Regional Runner-up

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TOM HAYS

ASSISTANT COACH • VERTICAL JUMPS FIFTH YEAR AT KANSAS • KANSAS (1989)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Hays added two pole vault All-Americans to his resumé in 2008 as Kate Sultanova held the honor for the fourth time while Jordan Scott picked up his first All-America honor. Sultanova also swept the Big 12 Indoor and Outdoor pole vault championships, and Scott THE HAYS FILE won the Big 12 Indoor pole vault title. The conference titles were Birthplace..................Loveland, Colo. the third and fourth for Sultanova, and Scott’s third in two years. Hometown..................McLouth, Kan. High School.................... McLouth HS • In 2007, Hays’ athletes made a clean sweep of the outdoor Big Family...Wife, Rebecca; four children, 12 pole vault titles as KU boasted both the men’s and women’s champions. Junior Kate Sultanova became the fourth woman in Amanda, Kara, Ryan and Kevin Jayhawk history to accomplish the feat and freshman Jordan Scott COACHING HISTORY tied the Big 12 record en route to his victory. Scott also won the 2004-Present.....University of Kansas indoor conference championship in the pole vault and was named Vertical Jumps Coach the 2007 Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year and the 2003-04...............Johnson County CC 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Perfomer of the Year. Scott Jumps/Throws Coach became the first male in school history to recieve either distinction. 1996-2003........University of Arizona Sultanova went on to earn All-America honors in both the indoor Vertical Jumps Coach and outdoor pole vault. 1990-96.......Wichita State University • In 2005, Hays coached Sultanova to the outdoor Big 12 Sprints/Throws/Jumps Coach 1989-90...University of Nevada-Reno championship. Sultanova earned outdoor All-America honors that year with her seventh-place finish at the NCAA Championships and Jumps Coach was named the female Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Performer of the HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Year. • Seven vertical jumps athletes have earned All-America awards in his • At Johnson County Community College, Hays coached two elite pole vaulters, Andrea Dutoit and Amy Linnen. Both won NCAA four seasons at Kansas • Since 2005, five vertical jumps pole vault championships and were Olympic trials finalists. Linnen followed Hays to KU where she was the 2005 indoor national athletes have been named champion in the pole vault. Freshman Performer of the Year • Has coached seven athletes to • During his tenure at Arizona, Hays helped develop Arizona’s pole vault squad into one of the top teams in the nation. In his six national championships seasons, he coached 15 All-Americans, four national champions, EDUCATION two national runner-ups and two collegiate record holders. • University of Kansas, 1989 • At Wichita State, Hays coached Missouri Valley Conference Bachelor’s in Physical Education champions in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 800 meters and the 1,500-meter run. His athletes also won conference titles in the 400-meter relay, hammer throw, shot put, javelin, pole vault, triple jump and the decathlon. Wichita’s Einers Tupuritis won two NCAA Championships in the 800 meters.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Jordan Scott (Kansas) - 2008 All-American (Pole Vault) - Three-time Big 12 Champion in the pole vault (2008 indoor, 2007 indoor and outdoor) - 2007 Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year - 2007 Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Perfomer of the Year • Kate Sultanova (Kansas) - Four time All-American in the pole vault (2007 and 2008 indoor, 2005 and 2007 outdoor) - Four-time Big 12 Champion in the pole vault (2008 indoor and outdoor, 2007 indoor, 2005 outdoor) - Owns a share of the school record in the indoor pole vault (4.30 meters, 14-01.25 ft.) • Amy Linnen (Kansas) - 2002 and 2005 National Champion (indoor pole vault) - Two-time All-American in the pole vault (2005 indoor and outdoor) - 2005 Big 12 Champion (indoor pole vault) - Current NCAA Indoor collegiate record holder (pole vault) • Andrea Dutoit (Arizona) - 2001 National Champion (pole vault) - Finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year on ESPN - Had the eighth-best pole vault of all-time in 2004 • Dominic Johnson (Arizona) - Three-time Olympian in the pole vault (1996, 2000, 2008) - Holds three NCAA collegiate records (decathlon, pole vault, 400 meters) • Klaus Ambrosh (Arizona) - 2000 Olympian in the decathlon (placed eighth) - 1998 National Champion (decathlon) • Einars Tupuritis (Wichita State) - 1996 Olympian in the 800 meters (placed 11th) - 1995 National Champion (indoor and outdoor 800 meters) - Former NCAA Indoor collegiate record holder (800 meters) - 1997 World Indoor Championships competitor (placed sixth in the 800 meters)

• At Nevada, Hays coached two national qualifiers in the triple jump and one national qualifier in the high jump while fielding the top jump program in the Big Sky Conference. • In 2002, Hays was the IAAF Event Development Coordinator for the pole vault, working with world record holder Segey Bubka. KUAthletics.com

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Assistant Coach

ANDY KOKHANOVSKY ASSISTANT COACH • THROWS FOURTH YEAR AT KANSAS • ABILENE CHRISTIAN (1998)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

THE KOKHANOVSKY FILE Birthplace...Dnepropetrovsk, Ukriane Hometown...Dnepropetrovsk, Ukriane Family......................... Wife, Marissa; Daughter, Ana-Claire

COACHING HISTORY

2005-Present.....University of Kansas Throws Coach 2001-05........U. of Louisiana-Monroe Throws/Horizonal Jumps Coach 1998-2001..................McNeese State Throws/Multi-Events Coach

ATHLETIC HISTORY

• Competed in the discus at the 1996 Olympics for Ukraine • Set a Division II national record in the discus in 1996 (211-5 ft.) • Discus Division II national champion and All-American • NJCAA National Champion and All- American in the discus at Blinn Junior College (1994 and 1995) • Set the national record for junior colleges in the discus in 1995 with a throw of 210-8 ft. • 1989 USSR National Champion in the discus • Held the Soviet national discus high school record • Member of the 1986 Junior World Championships Soviet Team • Coached by Szilina Svetlana, who came from the school of Coach Alekseev (most successful throws coach in history)

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Also in 2006, Kokhanovsky coached Denita Young to outdoor AllAmerica honors in the javelin and Stephanie Horton to a bronze at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships. • At Louisiana-Monroe, Kokhanovsky’s athletes qualified for a total of 11 NCAA regional championships and set seven school records.

• Has coached 14 All-Americans

• In his three years at McNeese State, Kokhanovsky coached AllAmerican Samantha Chesson in the javelin as well as Kristjan EDUCATION • Abilene Christian University, 1998 Rahnu, who was the Southland Conference champion in the decathlon in 2001. Bachelor’s in Education 44

PROMINENT PUPILS

• In Kokhanovsky’s first three seasons in Lawrence, his athletes have • Stephanie Horton (Kansas) garnered 13 All-America honors, six conference championships and - Two-time All-American in the shot put (2008 indoor and outdoor) two national championships. - Holds both Kansas school records in the shot put • In 2008, Kokhanovsky coached Egor Agafonov to his second- Indoor - 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) consecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well Outdoor - 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.) as his fifth and sixth All-America honors (weight throw, hammer • Zlata Tarasova (Kansas) throw) and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the - 2007 Big 12 Champion (Hammer Throw) - Holds two school records (weight throw, hammer throw) hammer throw and the weight throw. Weight Throw - 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.) • Also in 2008, Kokhanovsky tutored Stephanie Horton to All- Hammer Throw - 62.95 meters (206-06 ft.) America honors in the shot put at noth the NCAA Indoor and • Egor Agafonov (Kansas) - Two-time National Champion in the weight throw Outdoor Championships. (2007 and 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships) • In 2007, Kokhanovsky coached junior Egor Agafonov to the - Six-time All-American indoor and outdoor conference championships in the weight throw Weight Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) and hammer throw, respectively. Agafonov earned All-America Hammer Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) honors in both events and won the 2007 weight throw national - Six-time Big 12 Champion Weight Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) championship. Hammer Throw (2006, 2007, 2008) • Also in 2007, Kokhanovsky led Zlata Tarasova to the first women’s -School record holder in the hammer throw (233-00 ft.) • Sheldon Battle (Kansas) hammer throw conference championship in school history. - Three All-America honors in 2006 • In 2006, Kokhanovsky guided Agafonov to two Big 12 Weight Throw and Shot Put (Indoor) Championships (indoor weight throw and outdoor hammer throw) Shot Put (Outdoor) in Agafonov’s first season in intercollegiate athletics. Agafonov - 2006 Big 12 Champion (Indoor Shot Put) went on to earn All-America accolades with his second-place finish • Denita Young (Kansas) at NCAA Indoor Championships in the weight throw and a fifth- - 2006 All-American in the javelin place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer • Scott Russell (Kansas) - 2008 Olympian for Canada, placed 10th in the javelin throw. • Kristjan Rahnu (McNeese State) • Kokhanovsky oversaw the culmination of six-time All-American - Southland Conference Champion in the decathlon (2001) Sheldon Battle’s career. In 2006, Battle repeated as the Big 12 indoor shot put champion and scored points at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in shot put (second), discus (second) and hammer throw (seventh). Battle was named the Midwest Region Field Athlete of the Year.

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Assistant Coach

WAYNE PATE ASSISTANT COACH • HORIZONTAL JUMPS SECOND YEAR AT KANSAS • INDIANA (1981)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

THE PATE FILE Birthplace...............New Orleans, La. Hometown.................... LaPorte, Ind. High School......................LaPorte HS Family.......Wife, Laura; Two children, Charlize and Justin

COACHING HISTORY

2007-Present.....University of Kansas Horizontal Jumps/Multi-Events Coach 2006-07................Indiana University Interim Head Coach, Track and Field 2004-06................Indiana University Associate Head Coach 1998-2004............Indiana University Hurdles/Horizontal Jumps Coach 1995-98................ Purdue University Hurdles/Jumps/Relays Coach 1992-95.........................Murray State Head Coach, Track and Field/ Cross Country 1985-92................University of Texas Jumps/Sprints Coach 1981-85........University of Tennessee Jumps Coach

ATHLETIC HISTORY

• Two-time Big Ten long jump champion • Big Ten 400-meter relay champion

HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Greg Yeldell (Indiana) • A two-time National Assistant Coach of the Year, Pate has coached - Three-time All-American (triple jump) • Kyle Jenkins (Indiana) five Olympians, 46 All-Americans and seven national champions. - Two-time All-American (triple jump) • In the summer of 2008, Pate saw one of his most decorated student- • Kiwan Lawson (Indiana) athletes, Aarik Wilson, compete for the United States in the triple jump - All-American (long jump) • Hasaan Reddick (Indiana) at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China. - Four-time All-American (triple jump) • Also during the 2008 summer, Pate coached Crystal Manning as she • Maria Fleishman (Indiana) took home the gold medal at the 2008 NACAC Under-23 Track & Field - Set school record (triple jump) • Lauren Chestnut (Indiana) Championships in Toluca, Mexico. - School-record holder (triple jump) • During the 2008 track and field season, Pate coached Manning to her • Mike Turner (Purdue) second, third and fourth All-America honors as she earned the award - All-American and school record holder (triple jump) in the indoor triple jump and in both the long jump and triple jump at • Myron McMclure (Purdue) - All-American (triple jump) the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Manning is one of three KU women • Telisa Young-Scott (Purdue) in school history to earn two All-America honors at the same outdoor - Fifth-place at the Olympic Trials (triple jump) season. • Heather Samuel (Murray State) - Three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, 2000) • At Indiana, Pate was named the 2003 and 2005 National Assistant - Two-time All-American (100 meters) Coach of the Year. Under his guidance, 22 Indiana athletes became Big • Eric Metcalf (Texas) Ten champions. Along with leading Wilson to the 2008 Olympics, Pate - Two-time NCAA Champion, Five-time All-American (LJ) guided him to two NCAA championships in the triple jump, the 2007 - Played 14 years in the NFL (Three-time All-Pro RB/WR/RS) Indoor and Outdoor USA Championships and a No. 3 ranking in the • James Lott (Texas) - Two-time NCAA Champion, Three-time All-American (HJ) world among triple jumpers. • Tyrone Scott (Texas) • Also at Indiana, Pate led long jumper Rose Richmond to the 2004 - Six-time All-American, Two-Time USA Champion (TJ) Olympic Games in Athens and to the 2006 USA title. Richmond was just - School-record holder (triple jump) the second female Olympian in school history. Coach Pate instructed • Jon Shelton (Texas) Indiana’s first outdoor All-American since 1993, the first indoor triple - Three-time All-American, NCAA Runner-up (high jump) jump All-American since 1983 and the first outdoor triple jump All- • Johnny Washington (Texas) - Two-time All-American (triple jump) American since 1980. • Rodney Terry (Texas) • At Murray State, Pate was named Ohio Valley Conference Women’s - All-American (long jump) • Greg Neal (Tennessee) Coach of the Year in 1994. - Three-time All-American, American Jr. Record Holder (TJ) • At Texas, Pate coached two-time NCAA long jump champion and • David Siler (Tennessee) former NFL running back Eric Metcalf as well as three-time NCAA high - Three-time All-American, School record holder (triple jump) • John Tillman (Tennessee) jump champion James Lott. - 1992 Olympian, Three-time All-American (triple jump) • At Tennessee, Pate coached two NCAA runner-ups in the triple jump. - NCAA Runner-Up (triple jump)

• Two-time National Assistant Coach of the Year (2003 and 2005) PROMINENT PUPILS • Regional Jumps Coach of the Year • Crystal Manning (Kansas) - Three All-America honors in 2008 (long jump/triple jump) • OVC Coach of the Year (1994) • Aarik Wilson (Indiana) - 2008 Olympian in the triple jump (USA Olympic Team) EDUCATION - Two-time NCAA Champion, 12-time All-American (LJ/TJ) • Indiana University, 1981 - Two-time NCAA Runner-up and school record holder (TJ) Bachelor’s in Physical Education - No. 3-ranked triple jumper in the world • Rose Richmond (Indiana) - 2004 Olympian in the long jump (USA Olympic Team) - Two-time All-American, NCAA Runner-up (long jump) - Big Ten and school record holder in the long jump

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Director of Track Operations

VINCENT BINGHAM DIRECTOR OF TRACK OPERATIONS FIRST YEAR AT KANSAS • MISSOURI BAPTIST (1987)

COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS

THE BINGHAM FILE

• Bingham’s teams have won three NAIA National Championships. His Lindenwood team took home the men’s indoor title in 1998, while his 2006 Missouri Baptist women’s team won both the indoor and outdoor championships.

Birthplace.................... St. Louis, Mo. • At the 2006 NAIA Indoor National Championships, Bingham’s Hometown............... Crystal City, Mo. women’s team broke eight national records. They won eight events High School................ Crystal City HS and had an athlete earn All-America honors in 18 of 21 events. Bingham’s athletes were the top-four scorers in the Athlete of the COACHING HISTORY Year competition. His team’s performance earned him the NAIA 2008-Present.....University of Kansas Indoor National Coach of the Year award. Director of Track Operations 2004-07...Missouri Baptist University • Bingham resurrected the Missouri Baptist men’s program in 2006 Head Coach, Track/Cross Country after it had undergone a 15-year hiatus and led it to a seventh2000-01.................Lincoln University place finish in its first season of competition. Head Coach, Track/Cross Country 1999-2000................SIU-Carbondale • At the 2006 NAIA Outdoor National Championships, Bingham’s athletes once again won eight national championships. Bingham Sprints/Hurdles Coach 1993-99........Lindenwood University coached current Jayhawk Nickesha Anderson to the Athlete of the Year honor. Anderson won 12 individual national titles and was Associate Head Coach a 16-time All-American in her two years running for Bingham at Sprints/Jumps Coach Missouri Baptist. Assistant Cross Country Coach 1990-91.....The Ohio State University • Also in 2006, Bingham saw Nadina Marsh and Betty Rotich Volunteer Assistant Coach complete sweeps of the women’s multi-events and distance races Multi-Events/Throws during the indoor and outdoor seasons. Bingham’s Seidre Forde 1988-90...........University of Missouri also won a national championship in the women’s triple jump. His Jumps/Multi-Events Coach men also improved on their finish from the indoor championships 1983-88.......Missouri Baptist College with a fifth-place outdoor finish. His athletes’ accomplishments Sprints/Hurdles/Jumps Coach earned Bingham the NAIA Outdoor National Coach of the Year award as well. ATHLETIC HISTORY • Missouri Class 3A state-record • All told, Bingham’s athletes earned 78 All-America honors in holder in the 1,600 meters and 2006. 3,200 meters • In 2005, much like the men’s program, Bingham brought back HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS the Missouri Baptist women’s program and had instant success. • NAIA Women’s Indoor National Bingham led the women to a fifth-place finish at the indoor Coach of the Year (2006) national championships and followed that with a third-place finish • NAIA Women’s Outdoor National at the outdoor championships. Coach of the Year (2006) • NAIA Women’s Indoor Regional • Also at Missouri Baptist, five Bingham athletes earned Academic Coach of the Year (2005 and 2006) All America honors. • NAIA Women’s Outdoor Regional • In 1988 at Missouri, Bingham coached Teri LeBlanc to two NCAA Coach of the Year (2005 and 2006) Division I All America honors, in the heptathlon and long jump.

EDUCATION • Missouri Baptist College, 1987 Bachelor’s in Physical Education 46

• Bingham’s athletes have qualified for the NCAA Division I Championships five times. LeBlanc qualified in the indoor 55-meter

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hurdles and long jump as well as the outdoor heptahlon and long jump. Felicia Allen made it in the outdoor long jump. • Bingham oversaw LeBlanc to five Big Eight Championships , in the indoor long jump and pentathlon as well as the outdoor long jump, 100-meter hurdles and heptathlon. • Bingham has coached six NCAA Division II All-Americans, with Sedell Roberts grabbing the honor in the indoor 400 meters and Jody Kay Martines taking the award in the outdoor 100 meters and 400-meter relay.

PROMINENT PUPILS

• Nickesha Anderson (Missouri Baptist) - 2008 Olympian, Jamaican National Team - 13-time NAIA National Champion (60, 100, 200, 400, 4x100) -16-time NAIA All-American • Randy Lewis (Lindenwood) - 2004 and 2008 Olympian (Grenada National Team) • Ibrahim Bashir (Lindenwood) - 2004 Olympian (Kuwait National Team) • Betty Rotich (Missouri Baptist) -Three-time NAIA National Champion (5,000 and 10,000) • Shernelle Nicholls (Missouri Baptist) - Two-time NAIA National Champion (shot put) • Seidre Forde (Missouri Baptist) - 2006 NAIA National Champion (triple jump) • Nadina Marsh (Missouri Baptist) - Two-time NAIA National Champion (pentathlon, heptathlon) • Lanece Clark (Missouri Baptist) - Two-time NAIA National Champion (60 meters, 4x100) • Margaret Nakintu (Missouri Baptist) -Two-time NAIA National Champion (800 meters, mile) • Nikkita Holder (Missouri Baptist) -2006 NAIA National Champion (4x100-meter relay) • Rachel Baldwin -2006 NAIA National Champion (4x100-meter relay) • Roatter Johnson (Lindenwood) - 1999 NAIA National Champion (triple jump) • Amy Knobloch (Lindenwood) - 1998 NAIA National Champion (outdoor marathon) • Sandra Stepney (Missouri Baptist) - 1989 National Champion (triple jump) • Kelly Cox (Missouri Baptist) - Two-time National Champion (high jump) • Miriam Otten (Missouri Baptist) - 1988 National Champion (outdoor marathon)

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Kansas Relays Meet Director

MILAN DONLEY

KANSAS RELAYS MEET DIRECTOR NINTH YEAR AT KANSAS • SOUTHERN COLORADO (1981) On Nov. 1, 2006, Milan Donley was named the new Meet Director for the Kansas Relays. Donley had previously served as the horizontal jumps coach for the Jayhawks for seven seasons. Under Donley’s direction, the 81st anniversary of the Kansas Relays THE DONLEY FILE in 2008 attracted 13,500 fans who were able to enjoy 11 meet Birthplace.....................Pueblo, Colo. records, a world-leading time and several thrilling performances Hometown....................Beulah, Colo. over the four-day meet. High School........... Pueblo Central HS In 2007, Donley’s first year as the Relays meet director, over Family......Wife, Julie; Three children, 10,000 spectators passed through the gates, taking in four days of Hailey, Ethan and Anna spectacular weather and competition. COACHING HISTORY In 2005, Donley coached long jumpers Charisse Bacchus and 2006-Present.....University of Kansas Shatoya Hill to fourth and eighth-place finishes, respectively, at Kansas Relays Meet Director the Big 12 Outdoor Championships. He also coached Brooklyn 2000-06.............University of Kansas Hann to a third place finish in the triple jump. Hann went on to the Horizontal Jumps Coach NCAA Outdoor Championships where she garnered All-American 1995-2000........ East Tennessee State honors after an eighth place finish in her event. Hann’s finish at Head Coach, Track/Cross Country the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump followed her 1990-95......... University of Arkansas 10th-place result at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Bacchus also Sprints/Jumps/Multi-Events Coach had a 10th-place finish at this same meet in the long jump. At the Assistant Cross Country Coach Big 12 Indoor Championships, Donley coached Hann and Hill to 1988-90.............University of Illinois third and fifth-place finishes, respectively, in the triple jump. On Jumps/Throws/Multi-Events Coach the men’s side in 2005, Donley coached Barrett Saunders to a fifth 1986-88....Univ. of California, Berkley place finish in the long jump at the Big 12 Indoor Championships Jumps/Multi-Events Coach and a sixth place result at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in 1985-86..........Southwest Texas State the same event. For his efforts, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Sprints/Jumps Coach Country Coaches Association named Donley the Midwest Region 1981-85............ Adams State College Assistant Coach of the Year in 2005. Head Coach, Women’s Track & Field Under Donley’s guidance in 2003, triple jumper Benaud Shirley ATHLETIC HISTORY • Competed in the hurdles for qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships, while Brooklyn Hann and Monique Peters both qualified for the Midwest Regional Southern Colorado (1975-1980) Championships. HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS • 2005 USTFCCCA Midwest Region In 2002, Donley mentored three conference champions: Big 12 indoor long jump champion Peters, Big 12 outdoor triple jump Assistant Coach of the Year • Southern Conference Coach of the champion Hann and Big 12 outdoor triple jump champion Shirley. He also coached an All-American, as Hann advanced to NCAA Year (1996, 1998, 1999) competition and finished 10th in the triple jump. Hann also broke • 1995 NAIA Indoor and Outdoor both the indoor and outdoor Kansas women’s triple jump records. Coach of the Year Prior to coming to KU, Donley guided 17 All-Americans, two national • USATF Level 2 Instructor champions, four Olympic team members, two U.S. champions and EDUCATION two American record holders. This includes 1996 Olympian Sheila • University of Southern Colorado, 1981 Hudson, an American record holder in the women’s triple jump Bachelor’s in Education and a six-time NCAA champion in the long jump and triple jump. • Adams State College, 1983 Donley also coached his wife, Julie, in the 1992 Olympic Games. Master of Arts in Education

Donley came to Kansas from East Tennessee State University where he was the head track and field and cross country coach. While at ETSU, Donley was Southern Conference Coach of the Year three times in 1996, 1998 and 1999. He guided 54 individual Southern Conference champions, 13 NCAA qualifiers and two All-Americans, while his teams set 25 school records. Donley was also the coach of 13-time Southern Conference champion Taneisha Robinson, who competed in the long jump and triple jump. Robinson was also a two-time Southern Conference Athlete of the Year and two time NCAA qualifier. Before his stint at ETSU, Donley was an assistant track and field and cross country coach at the University of Arkansas. While at Arkansas, Donley coached eight 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, Southwest Texas 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 earned his level I and II instructor’s certificates and was the USATF women’s triple jump development coordinator from 1990-93. He has also directed several track and field camps while at Arkansas, East Tennessee State, Illinois and Adams State. Donley coached the 1997-99 Canadian 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 the Year and the NAIA Women’s Track Coach of the Year, for both the indoor and outdoor seasons. Donley and his wife, Julie, reside in Lawrence with their three children, Hailey, Ethan and Anna.

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Chancellor

DR. ROBERT HEMENWAY UNIVERSITY CHANCELLOR

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 executive of the university, which includes the main campus in THE HEMENWAY Lawrence, the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., the Edwards ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Campus in Overland Park and the School of Medicine-Wichita, along with facilities in Garden City, Hays, Parsons, Pittsburg, Topeka 1995-present and Yoder. Chancellor University of Kansas Under Hemenway’s leadership, a growing number of KU At KU, Hemenway oversees the main academic programs have received national recognition, and the achievements of faculty and students have cemented KU’s position campus in Lawrence, the Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., a clinical as an international research university. U.S. News & World Report branch in Wichita and the Edwards ranks 12 KU graduate programs in the top 10 nationwide and 26 in the top 25. KU’s graduate programs in city management and urban Campus in Overland Park. KU has policy and special education are ranked first in the nation. nearly 30,000 students, over 13,000 faculty and staff and a budget of KU enrolls more Kansans than any other university, with 70 percent of its more than 29,000 students coming from the Sunflower State. around $600 million. The diverse student body is highly talented, with an average ACT 1989-95 score well above the national average. KU students regularly win Chancellor the nation’s most prestigious awards, including Rhodes, Goldwater, University of Kentucky, Marshall, Fulbright, National Science Foundation and Udall scholarships. In intercollegiate competitions, KU students excel Lexington Campus — the men’s basketball team was the 2008 NCAA Champions, the 1986-89 debate team ranked first in the nation for the 2007-08 season, the Dean of Arts and Sciences journalism program was first in the Hearst writing competition and University of Oklahoma the football team was the victor in the 2009 Insight Bowl. Research at KU, a major source of Kansas economic growth, has 1981-86 climbed steadily, reaching $289 million in fiscal year 2007. The Chair, Department of English university’s No. 1 research priority is to achieve National Cancer 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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Institute designation for the KU Cancer Center at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City. This designation will lead to superior cancer research and care for citizens throughout the state and region. As a public institution, KU remains focused on working for the people of Kansas. KU doctors treat patients throughout the state, during medical outreach trips and via telemedicine. KU researchers measure groundwater levels in western Kansas, while law enforcement officers trained by KU’s Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center protect Kansans in every county. Leaders of other universities recognize Hemenway’s administrative talents. In November 2007, he was elected to the 11-member executive committee for the Association of American Universities, an organization representing the nation’s most prestigious research universities. He has also served on the board of directors for the American Council on Education, the National Association of State and Land Grant Colleges and the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, which he chaired from 2002 to 2005. Hemenway remains a committed scholar and teacher. He is known for his biography of African-American novelist Zora Neale Hurston, a “Best Books” pick by the New York Times in 1978 and a Quality Paperback Book Club selection in 1991. Hemenway also stays connected to the classroom, most recently teaching an honors seminar on global poverty. Hemenway grew up in Hastings, Nebraska. Before becoming chancellor of KU, he served as chancellor of the University of Kentucky. Hemenway and his wife, Leah, live in the Outlook, the KU chancellor’s official residence. Four of the chancellor’s eight children are KU graduates. The Hemenways have seven grandchildren.

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Athletics Director

LEW PERKINS DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Athletics; a beautiful Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame exhibit was unveiled in the Hall of Athletics in February 2008; • The spirit and aura of Allen Fieldhouse has been enhanced by renovations that were completed prior to the 2005-06 season, include freshly painted bleachers, new windows, new lighting and sound systems, and a new center-hung scoreboard, which includes a large, state-of-the-art video board; • The baseball complex now includes an indoor hitting facility and a new scoreboard, complete with a large, state-of-the-art video board, as well as a new clubhouse. • A new Aquatic Rehabilitation Center houses three Hydroworx pools • In the spring of 2008, the student-athletes in KU’s 18-sport program that enhance rehabilitation efforts under the guidance and supervision achieved unprecedented success in the classroom. Eleven KU teams of the University of Kansas Sports Medicine Staff. posted 3.0 grade-point averages or better and 282 student-athletes Perkins has served on many NCAA, Big 12 Conference and other on active rosters (58 percent) posted a 3.0 GPA or higher, including prestigious committees, including the Basketball Issues Committee. At 58 with perfect 4.0 GPA’s. Kansas student-athletes earned a combined the conference level, Perkins has served as Chair of the Big 12 Board of 3.03 grade-point average during the 2008 spring semester, setting an Athletics Directors and as a member of the Big 12 Television Committee. Athletics Department-record; In spring 2005 he was named to the Board of Directors of the Naismith • The football team has won two consecutive bowl games -- the 2008 Basketball Hall of Fame. Additionally, he is a member of the Gatorade Orange Bowl, which capped a school-record 12-win season, and the Board of Directors. 2008 Insight Bowl, marking the first time in school history that KU has played in bowl games in back-to-back seasons. KU football has now At Connecticut (1990-2003), Perkins was instrumental in guiding been bowl-eligible in five of the last six years; UConn athletics to impressive growth - athletically, academically and • The men’s basketball team won the 2008 NCAA Men’s Basketball financially. His leadership influenced six NCAA Division I National Championship, reached the Elite Eight of the 2004 and 2007 NCAA Championships. Championships and has won the last three Big 12 Conference regularHe was rewarded in 2000 as the inaugural winner of the National season championships, as well as the last two Big 12 tournament Athletic Director of the Year Award as selected by Street & Smith’s titles; Sports Business Journal, in conjunction with the National Association • The women’s volleyball team has appeared in three NCAA tournaments, of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA). reaching the second round in 2003 and 2004; • The women’s soccer team has appeared in two NCAA tournaments, A native of Chelsea, Mass., Perkins was inducted into his high school reaching the Sweet 16 in 2003; Hall of Fame in 1989. A highly recruited basketball player, he played • The softball team won the Big 12 Championship in 2006 and reached at the University of Iowa (1965-67) for Hall of Fame coach and KU the NCAA tournament for the second straight season; graduate Ralph Miller. Perkins earned his undergraduate degree there • The baseball team won the Big 12 Championship in 2006 and reached in 1967. the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1994; • The women’s basketball team reached the 2008 and 2006 Women’s Perkins served as Director of Athletics (1969-80) and head basketball coach (1969-79) at the University of South Carolina Aiken as that National Invitation Tournament; • Several track-and-field student-athletes have won NCAA titles, and institution grew from a junior college to a four-year institution. He received his master’s degree in education (1975) from the University many have received All-America and All-Big 12 honors. of South Carolina. Perkins delivered the commencement address and Kansas Athletics fundraising has reached unprecedented levels. Under received an honorary Doctor of Education degree at USC Aiken in May Perkins, KU’s $27-million athletics budget has grown to more than $55 2005. Perkins also has served as athletics director at the University million. That fundraising, including landmark apparel and corporate- of Maryland and Wichita State University, and associate director of partner contracts, has resulted in greater services for KU coaches and athletics at the University of Pennsylvania. student-athletes, and numerous upgrades in KU’s athletics facilities: • The $31 million Anderson Family Football Complex and two new Perkins is married to the former Gwen Flaum. Like Lew, Gwen earned practice fields - adjacent to Kivisto Field at Memorial Stadium - were an undergraduate degree from Iowa and a master’s degree in education from the University of South Carolina. They have two daughters - Amy completed in summer 2008; • The Booth Family Hall of Athletics, which opened in January 2006 (husband Brandon Macneill) and Holly - and two granddaughters in Allen Fieldhouse, celebrates the tradition and history of Kansas (Caroline and Alexandra Macneill).

Lew Perkins has served as Director of Athletics at the University of Kansas since June 2003. He arrived at KU after achieving nationally recognized success as athletics director at the University of Connecticut. In the summer of 2008 Perkins topped the public voting in TIME Magazine’s online poll of the best sports executives in the world. He was the only THE PERKINS FILE college sports administrator to make TIME’s list of 35 individuals, which Birthplace....................Boston, Mass. includes team owners, team managers, league commissioners and executives from around the world. Family..... Wife, Gwen; Children, Amy other Macneill and Holly; Grandchildren, Kansas Athletics has experienced tremendous growth and success Caroline and Alexandra during Perkins’ tenure.

EDUCATION • University of Iowa (1967) • University of South Carolina Masters of Education (1975) COLLEGE ATHLETICS CAREER 2003-present Director of Athletics University of Kansas 1990-2003 Director of Athletics University of Connecticut 1987-90 Director of Athletics University of Maryland 1983-87 Director of Athletics Wichita State University 1980-83 Associate Director of Athletics University of Pennsylvania 1969-80 Director of Athletics University of South Carolina-Aiken

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Anna BARBER

Senior • 5-4 Sprints Hanover, Jamaica (Herbert Morrison Technical)

Sophomore • 6-1 Middle Distance Tulsa, Okla. (Jenks HS)

Personal Bests 60m 100m 200m 400m Indoor 7.22 - 22.62 Outdoor - 11.23 22.57 54.45

Personal Bests 200m 400m 600 yards Indoor - 59.69 1:25.67 Outdoor 27.34 59.44 -

2008 OUTDOOR: Earned two All-America honors in a record-setting season in which she set personal bests and school records in both the 100 meters and 200 meters … Won the 100 meters at the Kansas Relays with a personal best and school-record time of 11.23 … Placed third at the Big 12 Championships in the 200 meters after running a school record and personalbest time of 22.57 … Finished fourth in the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors with a time of 11.37 … Earned All-America honors in the 200 meters at the NCAA Championships with a time of 22.91, finishing in third place … Won all-region honors in both the 100 meters and 200 meters after placing third (11.41) and second (22.68), respectively, at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships … Finished in sixth place in the 100 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 11.35 … Won the 100 meters at the Drake Relays with a wind-aided time of 11.18 … Posted a first-place finish in the 200 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a wind-aided time of 23.07.

2008 OUTDOOR: Placed third in the 400 meters at the ESU Twilight with a time of 1:01.89 ... Ran a personal-best time in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Twilight (59.44). 2008 INDOOR: Ran a season-best time of 59.69 in the 400 meters at the ISU Last Chance … Placed 12th in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 1:25.67. HIGH SCHOOL: At the 2007 state championships she was second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:17.3, second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 57.15 and was on the 1,600-meter relay team that broke the school record with a time of 3:53 ... Captain for track and cross country her senior year ... Member of the 2007 state track and field championship team ... Fifth in the nation in the 800-meter run at the USATF nationals with a time of 2:16.08 ... Represented Oklahoma at the Great Southwest track meet in 2005, 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Julia Barber ... Born in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... A middle 2008 INDOOR: Earned seven first place finishes between the 60 meters and 200 meters … child with five other sisters ... Majoring in geology. Set the Kansas school record in the 60 meters at the Big 12 Championships … Her time of 7.22 was good enough to make her the Big 12 Champion, the first in school history … Earned Big 12 Athlete of the Week on Feb. 19 … Ran an Anschutz Pavilion record in the 60 meters (7.38) and the 200 meters (23.85) at the Jayhawk Classic … Became KU’s first All-American in the 60 meters and 200 meters … At the NCAA Championships, placed sixth in the 60 meters (7.28) and second in the 200 meters (22.62) … The 200 meter time is a Kansas school record. AT MISSOURI BAPTIST UNIVERSITY: Dominated the sprinting events in her two years at Missouri Baptist University of the NAIA ... Twelve-time individual champion ... Captured the indoor 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash ... Also took home the title in the outdoor 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dash ... Defending champion in the 100-meter dash at the Kansas Relays after posting a 2007 season-best time of 11.29. PERSONAL: Daughter of Kenute Anderson and Wanda Riggan-Vidal ... Born in Hanover, Jamaica ... 2008 Olympian (Jamaica, 4x100-meter relay) ... Majoring in early childhood education.

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Elizabeth BEISNER

Lauren BONDS

Junior • 5-7 High Jump Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS)

Junior • 5-8 Distance Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)

High Jump 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.) 1.60 meters (5-03 ft.)

Personal Bests 800m 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m SC Indoor - 2:50.44 - 4:47.91 10:03.21 Outdoor 2:11.56 - 4:30.32 - 9:56.56 10:37

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed three times in the high jump, posting identical jumps of 1.55 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Won two meets and was the Jayhawks’ No. 1 finisher at all six meets … meters (5-01 ft.) all three times … Placed third at the Missouri Relays, 11th at the Arkansas Earned All-Big 12 honors with a 12th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships … Finished in 16th place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to earn all-region honors … Took home the Twilight and 20th at the Kansas Relays. championship at the Bob Timmons Classic with a 5K time of 18:53.1 … Named Big 12 Runner of 2008 INDOOR: Redshirted ... Competed unattached in the high jump at the Jayhawk Classic and the Week (Sept. 13) after winning the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 18:59.29 placed eighth with a jump of 1.48 meters (4-10.25 ft.). … Placed ninth at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with a 6K time of 21:32 ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2007 OUTDOOR: Consistent at two meets in the high jump ... Had a jump of 1.60 meters (5-03 2008 OUTDOOR: Qualified for regionals with a personal-best time of 10:40.45 in the steeplechase at ft.) at the Tulsa Duels and the Kansas Relays. the Drake Relays … Placed 17th in the steeplechase at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the high jump at four meets during her freshman year ... Recorded after posting a time of 10:49.65 … Took home the title in the steeplechase at the Kansas Relays, a jump of 1.59 meters (5-02.5 ft.) at the K-State All-Comers Meet ... At the Husker Invitational posting a time of 11:02.83 … Finished in first place in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays she landed her best jump of the season of 1.63 meters (5-04.25 ft.). with a time of 9:56.56 … Placed fourth in the steeplechase at the Big 12 Championships as a sophomore, running a time of 10:56.13 … Finished in sixth place in her only 800-meter run of HIGH SCHOOL: Won 2006 6A state high jump. the season, posting a time of 2:18.31 at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Ran a personal-best time of 4:30.32 in the 1,500 meters at the Payton Jordan Invitational, finishing 28th. PERSONAL : Daughter of Kent and Diana Beisner ... Valedictorian of graduating high school class and member of National Honor Society ... Has two brothers who attended KU ... Majoring 2008 INDOOR: Ran a personal-best time in the 1,000 meters during the preliminaries at the Big 12 Championships (2:50.44) … Placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships in the 1,000 meters in business marketing with a concentration in spanish. with a finals time of 2:52.38 … Set a personal best in the mile at the Husky Classic with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 4:47.91 … Won the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational in a personal-best time of 10:03.21. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned USTFCCCA Division I All-Region honors with a 25th-place finish at the Midwest Regionals (21:05) … Was the team’s No. 1 runner in every meet she competed in … Finished third at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 22:52 … Placed ninth at the NCAA PreNationals 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 Championships by finishing sixth (10:41.82) ... Ran a personal-best 800-meter time of 2:11.56. 2007 INDOOR: Ran in eight races including four different events throughout the season ... Her first collegiate track and field meet was at the K-State All-Comers meet in which she ran a time of 10:32.53 in the 3,000 meters ... Finished the mile run at the ISU Classic in a season-best time of 4:58.02 ... Competed in the 800-meter run at the Illini Invitational in a time of 2:16.81 ... In the 1,000 meters, she ran her best time at the Big 12 Championships with a preliminary time of 2:53.10 ... Followed that performance with a time of 2:53.39 in the finals, good for fifth place. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: 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 Bob Timmons Classic in a time of 23:15.04 ... Placed 58th at Big 12 Championships in a time of 23:17.6.

LAUREN BONDS

HIGH SCHOOL: Was the top senior finisher at the 2005 Kansas 6A State Cross Country Championships, placing fourth ... At the 2006 Kansas 6A State track and field championships, recorded top-five finishes in 1,600-meter run (third), 800-meter run (second) and 1,600 meter-relay (second). PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa Bonds ... Born in Junction City, Kan. ... Majoring in spanish. KUAthletics.com

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Sha’Ray BUTLER

Sophomore • 5-3 Sprints Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth HS)

Senior • 5-3 Sprints/Hurdles Lancaster, Texas (Lancaster HS)

Personal Bests 100m 200m 400m Personal Bests 200m 400m 400m Hurdles Indoor - 25.03 55.57 Indoor 25.55 55.11 Outdoor 12.26w 24.81 59.98 Outdoor - - 58.98 2008 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best time of 24.81 in the 200 meters at the John Jacobs 2008 OUTDOOR: Posted seven top-five finishes in the 400-meter hurdles … Earned all-region Invitational, finishing in ninth place … Placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Missouri Relays honors after finishing in fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, running a personal-best time of 58.98 … Took first place at the Missouri Relays with a time of 1:03.49 … Finished secwith a time of 24.88. ond at the Kansas Relays after posting a time of 59.71 … Placed fifth at the Big 12 Champion2008 INDOOR: Competed in eight meets … Ran a season-best time of 25.03 in the 200 meters ships with a time of 1:00.31 … Ran a time of 1:00.91 at the Arkansas Twilight to finish in second … Placed eighth in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships (57.27). place … Finished fifth at the Texas Relays with a time of 1:01.29 … Posted a third-place finish at the John Jacobs Invitational, running a time of 1:04.17 ... Competed in the 400-meter hurdles HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time high school state champion ... State champion in the 1,600-meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. relay all four years at Leavenworth ... 2006 Kansas state champion in the 200-meter dash ... Gold medal winner in the 100 meters, 400 meters and 1,600-meter relay at the 2006 Kansas Relays 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 400 meters eight times as well as twice in the 200 meters … ... Kansas state record holder in the 1,600-meter relay at 3:54.61 and was part of the 800-meter Placed ninth at the Big 12 Championships in the 400 meters with a season-best time of 56.01 relay team that ranked second in Kansas history with a time of 1:40.82 ... Set the school record … Won the 400 meters at the Husker Invitational (56.05) ... Competed in the 4x400-meter relay in the 400 meters (55.49.), which ranks as the seventh-best time in the history of the state of at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Kansas. 2007 OUTDOOR: Eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 400-meter hurdles ... Won the PERSONAL: Daughter of Arie and Kenneth Bradley ... Born in Fort Knox, Ky. ... Majoring in 400-meter hurdles with a season best time of 59.54 at the Kansas Relays ... Set Regional marks african american studies. 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 the Ward 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 in Dallas, Texas ... Parents are Raymond and Sonia Butler ... Majoring in premedicine and human biology.

SHA’RAY BUTLER

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The Jayhawks Kaitlyn COEN

Julia CUMMINGS

Junior • 5-8 Distance Hays, Kan. (Hays HS)

Sophomore • 5-6 Pole Vault Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS)

Personal Bests Mile 3,000m 5,000m Personal Bests Indoor 5:24.90 10:33.48 Indoor Outdoor - 10:48.12 18:49.15 Outdoor 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection … Ran a personal-best 6K time of 24:18.1 at the ISU Pre-Nationals, placing 123rd in the Women’s Open Race … Finished in 24th place at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 21:16.2 … Placed 27th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 21:56.33.

Pole Vault 4.02 meters (13-02.25 ft.) 4.00 meters (13-01.50 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Posted three top-five finishes in the pole vault … Finished in third place at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best and NCAA Regional-qualifying jump of 4.00 meters (13-01.50 ft.) … Placed fourth at the John Jacobs Invitational with a jump of 3.85 meters (12-07.50 ft.), also an NCAA Regional-qualifying leap … Took third at the Missouri Relays with a jump of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 ft.).

2008 OUTDOOR: Took first place in the 5,000 meters at the ESU Twilight with a personal-best time of 18:49.15 … Placed 19th at the Missouri Relays with a season-best time of 10:48.12 in 2008 INDOOR: Competed nine times in the pole vault … Placed sixth at the Big 12 the 3,000 meters. Championships with a vault of 3.83 meters (12-06.75 ft.) … Had a season-best jump of 4.02 meters (13.02.25 ft.) at the Arkansas Last Chance. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 3,000 meters four times ... Ran a season-best time of 11:20.64 in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational. 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 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors … Competed in three track ... Three-time state medal winner in the pole vault. meets … Placed 43rd at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 25:36 … Ran her best race at the NCAA Pre-Nationals by setting a personal best time of 25:29. PERSONAL: Daughter of Tim and Linda Cummings ... Born in Kansas City, Kan. ... Majoring in exercise science. 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. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks, running unattached in the 6K Bob Timmons Classic, 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-time all-conference, fourtime all-region, three-time all-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 in Jonesboro, Ark. ... Majoring in accounting and finance.

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Lacey CUNNINGHAM

Kelsey ERB

Senior • 5-10 Throws Springhill, Kan. (Liberty University/Spring Hill HS)

Junior • 5-10 High Jump Bucklin, Kan. (Bucklin HS)

Javelin - 42.74 meters (140-03 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Finished second in the javelin at the Missouri Relays with a throw of 42.74 meters (140-03 ft.) … Placed third at the Sooner Invitational with a javelin throw of 40.53 meters (133-00 ft.) … Posted a seventh-place finish in the javelin at the Arkansas Twilight with a throw of 39.19 meters (128-07 ft.) … Finished in seventh place at the Georgia Invitational with a javelin throw of 36.98 meters (121-04 ft.). PERSONAL: Daughter of Joy and Vito Giarraputo … Majoring in biblical studies.

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

High Jump 1.75 meters (5-08.75 ft.) 1.75 meters (5-08.75 ft.)

Triple Jump 10.95 meters (35-11 ft.) -

2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded three top-five finishes in the high jump … Placed third at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best and NCAA Regional-qualifying jump of 1.75 meters (5-08.75 ft.) … Finished in ninth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after jumping 1.71 meters (5-07.25 ft.) … Posted a runner-up finish at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 1.70 meters (5-07 ft.) … Placed fifth at the Texas Relays with a leap of 1.65 meters (5-05 ft.) … Finished sixth at the John Jacobs Invitational with a jump of 1.65 meters (5-05 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Set a personal-best mark in the high jump at the Husker Invitational (1.75 meters [5-08.75 ft.]) … Placed eighth in the high jump at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 1.68 meters (5-06 ft.) … Won the Arkansas Invitational and the Kansas Invitational high jump events … Competed in the triple jump at the Jayhawk Classic and took third place with a personal-best mark of 10.95 meters (35-11 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Landed a mark of 1.70 meters (5-07 ft.) in the high jump at the Tulsa 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. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field, volleyball and basketball ... Three-time state champion in the high jump ... 2006 state triple jump champion ... Twice finished second in the state championships in the triple jump ... Holds state record in the triple jump ... 2006 state runner-up in the long jump ... Twice placed third in the long jump at the state championships. PERSONAL: Daughter of Deena and Paul Erb ... Majoring in speech language and hearing sciences and disorders.

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Claire HALL

Junior • 5-1 Middle Distance Lenexa, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)

Junior • 6-0 Distance Iowa City, Iowa (West HS)

Personal Bests 800m Indoor 2:14.06 Outdoor 2:15.49

Personal Bests 3,000m Indoor 11:16.37 Outdoor -

2008 OUTDOOR: Posted four top-five finishes in the 800 meters … Recorded a seventh-place finish at the Sooner Invitational with a personal-best time of 1:15.49 … Finished in fourth place at the Kansas Relays with a time of 2:16.61 … Placed fourth at the John Jacobs Invitational after running a time of 2:16.94 … Ran a time of 2:17.24 at the Missouri Relays to finish in fifth place … Was the runner-up at the ESU Twilight with a time of 2:20.16.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a personal-best 5K time of 21:14.8 to take 23rd place at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed 31st at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 23:18.23 ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team. 2008 OUTDOOR: Did not compete.

2008 INDOOR: Ran the 800 meters eight times ... Ran a personal-best time of 2:14.06 at the ISU 2008 INDOOR: Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (11.16.37) ... Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational and finished 14th with a time of 11:18.67. Last Chance ... Placed third at the Husker Invitational (2:16.06). 2007 OUTDOOR: Ran the 800-meter run in three meets ... At the Tulsa Duels she ran a time of 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team... Competed in four races ... Finished 39th at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 25:22 ... Ran a personal-best 5K time 2:23.88 ... Finished in a time of 2:19.63 at the Kansas Relays. of 21:16 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel (placed 16th) ... Ran a personal-best 6K time of 2007 INDOOR: Competed in five meets as a freshman ... Improved in every meet in the 800 24:48 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals. meters ... Ran a time of 2:21.30 at the Husker Invitational ... Ran a season-best time of 2:19.71 2007 OUTDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season. at the ISU Classic. HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in both cross country and track and field ... Placed 24th at the 2007 INDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season. 2005 Kansas 5A State Cross Country Championships ... Four-year letterwinner in cross country 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized her redshirt season. ... A member of two state champion 800-meter relay teams and the 2005 Kansas 5A state track championship team. HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in both cross country and track and field ... Named to the 2006 allstate cross country first team ... Placed 10th at the 2005 Iowa State Cross Country Championships, PERSONAL: Daughter of Kurt and Sylvia Gruenbacher ... Considering a major in nursing. 11th at the 2004 Iowa State Cross Country Championships and 15th at 2003 Iowa State Cross Country Championships ... A member of 2004 Iowa distance medley state championship team. PERSONAL: Daughter of David Hall and Marge Schilling ... Majoring in exercise science.

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Danielle HAYES

Senior • 5-6 Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)

Junior • 5-4 Pole Vault Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson HS)

Personal Bests 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 10,000m Indoor 3:12.12 5:18.20 10:04.80 17:23.99 Outdoor - - 10:15.63 17:38.78 37:30.73

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Pole Vault 3.53 meters (11-07 ft.) 3.25 meters (10-08 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best time of 10:15.63 in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays to finish in sixth place … Placed fourth in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 10:19.61 … Finished third in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Relays after running a time of 10:22.40 … Posted a ninth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 37:30.73.

2008 OUTDOOR: Posted identical pole vault marks of 3.25 meters (10-08 ft.) the two times in which she competed … Placed fifth at the John Jacobs Invitational and sixth at the Missouri Relays. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault five times … Earned a personal-best mark in the

2008 INDOOR: Competed in four different events ... Ran a time of 3:12.12 for the 1,000 meters at pole vault at the Big 12 Championships (3.53m [11-07 ft.]) and placed 15th. the Jayhawk Classic and placed eighth ... Placed third in the mile at the Kansas Invitational ... Ran a personal-best time of 10:04.80 in the 3,000 meters at the adidas Classic (placed sixth) ... Finished 27th 2007 OUTDOOR: At the Tulsa Duels she reached a height of 3.05 meters (10-0 ft.) in her only at the Big 12 Championships in the 3,000 meters (10:11.73) ... Ran the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic competition of the season. and finished seventh with a time of 17:23. 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 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.

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 Big 12 Championships ... Placed 17th in the 5,000 meters with at time of 18:38.91 ... Finished in 11th place in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 38:19.81. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the mile and the 3,000-meter run in three meets ... Ran the mile in a time of 5:18.20 at the Jayhawk Invitational ... At the K-State All-Comers meet, she ran a time 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. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a personal best time of 22:53.8 in the 6K at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... 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 Regionals and finished 103rd with a time of 23:42.0. 2006 OUTDOOR: Placed second at the Ward Haylett Invitational in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:48.03 ... Finished eighth at the Kansas Relays in the 5,000-meter run in a season-best time of 18:12.66 ... 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 INDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season. 2005 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished 88th overall at the Midwest Regional Championships in a time of 23:39 ... Ran a 23:14 at the Big 12 Championships, 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: Utilized her redshirt season. 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 Classic with a time of 20:16.47. HIGH SCHOOL: Helped Shawnee Mission Northwest to a state cross country championship 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 ... Majoring in secondary English education. 58

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HAYLEY HARBERT

Jayhawks Track & Field

The Jayhawks

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Stephanie HORTON

Victoria HOWARD

Senior • 6-2 Throws Tigard, Ore. (Tigard HS)

Senior • 5-6 Sprints Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)

Shot Put 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.)

Discus 46.58 meters (152-07 ft.)

Personal Bests 60m 100m 200m 400m Indoor 7.64 - 23.90 58.16 Outdoor - 11.63w 23.45 -

2008 OUTDOOR: All-American in the shot put after placing eighth at the NCAA Championships with a final-round throw of 16.12 meters (52-10.75 ft.) ... Set a Kansas school record and personal best with a shot put of 16.52 meters (54-02.50 ft.) in the preliminaries of the NCAA Championships ... Earned all-region honors after placing fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, posting a throw of 15.86 meters (52-00.50 ft.) … Recorded six NCAA Regional-qualifying throws throughout the season … Finished fifth in the shot put at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 16.05 meters (52-08 ft.) … Claimed the title in the shot put at the Sooner Invitational after posting a throw of 15.88 meters (52-01.25 ft.) … Recorded a victory at the Georgia Invitational with a shot put of 15.85 meters (52-00 ft.) … Also won the shot put at the Arkansas Twilight after a toss of 15.73 meters (51-07.25 ft.) … Posted a mark of 15.09 meters (49-06.25 ft.) to place fourth in the shot put at the Kansas Relays … Finished second in the discus at the Arkansas Twilight after a throw of 44.97 meters (147-06 ft.).

2008 OUTDOOR: Took first place in the 200 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 24.08 … Placed third in the 100 meters at the Kansas Relays after posting an NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 11.63 (wind-aided) … Finished third at the John Jacobs Invitational with an NCAA Regional-qualifying time of 23.75 (wind-aided) in the 200 meters.

2007 INDOOR: Participated in seven meets in the shot put ... 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: Ran a season-best time in the 100-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships (12.05) ... Placed second in 100 meters at the Tim 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.

2008 INDOOR: Competed mostly in the 200 meters, with races also in the 60 meters and 400 meters … Ran a personal-best time of 7.64 in the 60 meters at the Jayhawk Classic … Placed eighth in the 200 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24.16 after setting a new personal best in the preliminaries (23.90) … Finished second in the 400 meters at the KSU AllComers meet (58.16).

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 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put seven times … Set a Kansas school record in the shot 12 Championships with a time of 11.83 ... In the 200 meters, she ran her season-best time at the put with a throw of 16.80 meters (55-01.50 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships (placed second) … Arkansas Twilight (23.45) ... Finished 11th in the 200-meter dash at the Big 12 Championships Gained All-America status with an eighth place finish at the NCAA Championships with a toss of with a time of 23.60 ... Qualified for the NCAA Championships. 16.60 meters (54-05.50 ft.). 2007 INDOOR: Competed 11 times for Kansas in the 60 meters and the 200 meters ... Ran a 2007 OUTDOOR: Met the regional mark four times in the shot put ... Had a season-best season-best time in the 60-meter dash at the Dan DeHart Invitational (7.68) and placed 15th in performance at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 15.45 meters (50-08.25 ft.) while the event at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 7.69 ... In the 200 meters, her best time placing fifth ... Participated in the discus at two meets ... Placed 16th in the discus at the Big 12 came at the Tyson Invitational ... Her time of 24.03 broke the school record ... Placed 13th in the Championships with a throw of 43.63 meters (143-01.75 ft.). 200-meter run at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24.37.

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 season-best 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 during her first season ... Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw 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 Jayhawk Invitational with a throw of 15.07 meters (49-5.75 ft.) ... Placed second at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular and came in eighth 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, finishing 12th with her throw of 13.38 meters (43-10.75 ft.).

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 Kansas League champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters for four straight years ... Named first team AllJohnson County and All-Metro by the Kansas City Star ... State champion in the 100-meter dash ... Voted vice-president of her senior class. PERSONAL: Born in Overland Park, Kan. ... Parents are Armando and LaTonya Howard.

HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the Oregon state 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. PERSONAL: Daughter of Deborah Hemingway and James Horton ... Born in Portland, Ore. ... Majoring in ecology and evolutionary biology. KUAthletics.com

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The Jayhawks Megan JAMES

Abby JONES

Junior • 5-7 Distance Kansas City, Mo. (North KC HS)

Sophomore • 5-5 Pole Vault Lawrence, Kan. (Lawrence HS)

Personal Bests 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m Indoor 3:07.03 - 5:16.97 10:33.84 Outdoor - 4:53.99 - 10:40.24

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Pole Vault 3.32 meters (10-10.75 ft.) 3.55 meters (11-07.75 ft.)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Recorded two top-15 finishes … Placed sixth at the Bob Timmons Classic with a 5K personal-best time of 19:32.4 … Finished 14th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 20:12.46 … Ran a personal-best 6K time of 22:19.6 to finish in 146th place at the ISU Pre-Nationals … Posted a 6K time of 22:52.70 to finish 57th at the Big 12 Championships … Placed 61st at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in a 6K time of 22:59 … Finished 85th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 6K time of 22:50.60 ... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2008 OUTDOOR: Placed 12th in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships after a season-best leap of 3.55 meters (11-07.75 ft.) … Finished in fifth place in the pole vault at the John Jacobs Invitational with a jump of 3.25 meters (10-08 ft.) … Posted a seventh-place finish in the pole vault at the Missouri Relays with a leap of 3.10 meters (10-02 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault four times … Had a season-best mark of 3.32m (10-10.75) at the Arkansas Invitational (placed 16th).

2008 OUTDOOR: Finished in second place in the 1,500 meters at the ESU Twilight, running HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the pole vault at the state championships in 2007 and fourth in a time of 4:54.82 … Placed 15th in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 2006 ... Won all four events and the all-around competition in gymnastics at the Kansas state championships in 2006 ... Set the Lawrence High School record in the pole vault ... Set Kansas 10:40.24. state records in gymnastics in the all-around and on the beam ... Named the 2007 Lawrence 2008 INDOOR: Ran the 3,000 meters five times, including a time of 10:33.84 at the Husker Female High School Athlete of the Year. Invitational (sixth place) … Ran the mile in a time of 5:19.18 at the Jayhawk Classic and finished sixth … Competed in the 1,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic with a time of 3:09.60 (finished PERSONAL: Daughter of Joe and Nancy Jones ... Born in Merriam, Kan. ... Undecided on a major. fourth). 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team … A reliable scorer, consistently finishing seventh on the team … Placed 13th at 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 Regionals. 2007 OUTDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season. 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 Classic 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 in Leavenworth, Kan. ... Majoring in exercise science. 60

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MEGAN JAMES

Jayhawks Track & Field

The Jayhawks Alison KNOLL

Mary LACY

Junior • 5-0 Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)

Junior • 5-10 Throws Houston, Texas (Stratford HS)

Personal Bests 3,000m 5,000m Indoor 10:27.43 Outdoor 10:45.41 18:41.31

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Shot Put 12.39 meters (40-07.75 ft.) 12.34 meters (40-06 ft.)

Discus 42.44 meters (139-03 ft.)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a personal-best 5K time of 19:41.7 to finish seventh at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed 10th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of 19:57.27 … Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 22:26.2 at the ISU Pre-Nationals … Finished in 41st place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with a 6K time of 22:34 … Posted a 55th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in a 6K time of 22:49.95 … Placed 70th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 6K time of 22:40.40.

2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded a personal-best discus throw of 42.44 meters (139-03 ft.) at the Arkansas Twilight, giving her a fourth-place finish … Placed eighth in the discus at the Missouri Relays with a throw of 31.99 meters (104-11 ft.) 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put four times including a season-best throw of 12.00 meters (39-04.50 ft.) at the KSU All-Comers meet.

2008 OUTDOOR: Ran a season-best time of 10:45.41 to place 18th in the 3,000 meters at the 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the discus as well as the shot put ... Registered a throw of 12.34 Missouri Relays … Finished in fifth place in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time meters (40-06 ft.) in the shot put at the Tulsa Duels ... Also at the Tulsa Duels, she threw a seasonbest mark of 40.82 meters (133-11 ft.) in the discus. of 10:52.04. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational and placed seventh 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put at five meets ... Finished 19th at the Big 12 Championships. (10:47.40). 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: A consistent number five runner for the Jayhawks … Placed 11th at the HIGH SCHOOL: 2005 and 2006 discus district champion ... In the shot put, was 2006 district Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 20:03 … Competed at the NCAA Pre-Nationals champion, regional champion and finished sixth at the Texas State Championships. and placed 61st with a time of 23:00 … Ran a time of 23:23 at the Big 12 Championships and PERSONAL: Daughter of Jane Lacy ... Member of National Honor Society ... Majoring in placed 75th … Ran a personal best 6K time of 22:25 at the Midwest Regionals. accounting. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in one event for the Jayhawks ... Ran in the 5,000-meter run at the John Jacobs Invitational, finishing in a time of 18:41.31. 2007 INDOOR: Ran the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational, placing 11th in a time of 5:25.38 ... Ran in the 3,000-meter run at three events ... Had a season-best time of 10:27.43 at the Husker Invitational ... Finished in a time of 10:33.73 to place 32nd at the Big 12 Championships in the 3,000-meter run. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at three events for the Jayhawks during the season ... Finished 23rd at the 6K Bob Timmons Classic 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. 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 in Shawnee, Kan. ... Majoring in exercise science.

MARY LACY

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Jayhawks Track & Field

The Jayhawks Amanda MILLER

Britany PARKER

Sophomore • 5-4 Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Olathe East HS)

Junior • 5-4 Pole Vault McKinney, Texas (McKinney HS)

Personal Bests 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 10,000m Indoor 3:10.92 5:16.59 10:18.05 17:39.62 Outdoor - - 10:14.65 17:57.30 37:55.59

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Pole Vault 4.07 meters (13-04.25 ft.) 3.80 meters (12-05.50 ft.)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Was KU’s No.2 finisher at all six meets … Runner-up at the Bob Timmons Classic after posting a personal-best 5K time of 19:17.2 … Placed fifth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 19:20.75 … Set a personal-best 6K time of 21:47.7 to finish in 94th place at the ISU Pre-Nationals … Recorded a 38th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 22:17.35 … Finished 35th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in a 6K time of 21:53.90 … Posted a 24th-place finish at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in a 6K time of 22:05 … Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at the Arkansas Twilight, placing 12th with a jump of 3.51 meters (11-06.25 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault five times … Had a season-best mark of 3.81 meters (12-06 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational and placed ninth. 2007 OUTDOOR: Met the regional mark at the Kansas Relays with a pole vault of 3.80 meters (12-05.5 ft.).

2008 OUTDOOR: Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Missouri Relays after running a season2007 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at eight meets ... Set the facility record at Illinois best time of 10:14.65 … Ran a season-best time of 17:57.30 in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas during the Illini Invitational with a mark of 3.95 meters (12-11.5 ft.) ... Met the NCAA provisional Relays to finish in fifth place … Finished seventh in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs qualifying mark four times ... Had her best mark at the Dan DeHart Invitational with a pole vault Invitational with a time of 10:32.18. of 4.07 meters (13-04.25 ft.) ... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships with a vault of 3.90 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the mile, 1,000, 3,000 and 5,000 meters … Ran both the mile meters (12-09.5 ft.). (5:16.59) and 1,000 meters (3:10.92) at the Jayhawk Classic … Competed at the adidas Classic HIGH SCHOOL: Set a Texas state high school record in the pole vault with her mark of 4.04 and placed 14th in the 3,000 meters (10:18.05) … Ran a time of 17:39 for the 5,000 meters at meters (13-03 ft.) ... Was a two-time Texas state champion in the pole vault (2005 and 2006) ... the ISU Classic and placed 11th. Recorded the highest female vault in Texas history, vaulting 4.12 meters (13-06.25 ft.) ... Was the 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Contributed to the scoring effort in five of the six meets in which she 2006 Nike Indoor runner-up at 4.00 meters (13-01.5 ft.) ... Placed thrid at the 2005 Golden West competed … Placed 10th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 19:55 … Finished Invitational ... Was the 2006 Great Southwest champion ... Placed second at the USATF National in 38th place at the NCAA Pre-Nationals with a time of 22:27 … Scored for the Jayhawks at the Junior Championships ... Member of the 2006 USA world junior team. Big 12 Championships and finished in a time of 22:50 to place 60th … Ran a personal best time PERSONAL: Daughter of Connie and Ralph Gilbert ... Majoring in physical therapy. of 22:23 at the Midwest Regionals and placed 96th. HIGH SCHOOL: Multi-sport athlete who also participated in basketball and soccer ... Placed fifth at the 2006 6A Kansas state cross country meet ... 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 all-Johnson 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 the Year award ... Received the Tara Peck Outstanding High School Female Athlete of the Year award in 2007. PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Michele Miller ... Born in Kansas City, Mo. ... Majoring in business.

AMANDA MILLER

2009 University of Kansas Track & Field Guide

Jayhawks Track & Field

The Jayhawks

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Amanda RADOVICH

Emily REIMER

Junior • 5-10 Throws Lansing, Kan. (Lansing HS)

Senior • 5-7 Throws Wichita, Kan. (Northeast Magnet HS)

Javelin - 35.14 meters (115-03 ft.)

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Shot Put 12.85 meters (42-02.00 ft.) 13.57 meters (44-06.25 ft.)

Javelin 39.91 meters (130-11 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the javelin at five meets … Recorded a season-best throw of 35.14 meters (115-03 ft.) at the Missouri Relays to finish in fifth place … Placed sixth at the John Jacobs Invitational with a throw of 34.22 meters (112-03 ft.) … Finished seventh at the Sooner Invitational with a throw of 34.98 meters (114-09 ft.).

2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded six top-10 finishes … Finished third in the javelin at the Missouri Relays after a season-best toss of 36.96 meters (121-03 ft.) … Took first in the shot put at the Missouri Relays with a throw of 12.41 meters (40-08.75 ft.) … Posted a personal-best shot put mark of 13.57 meters (44-06.25 ft.) at the Sooner Invitational to place sixth … Finished in eighth place in the shot put at the Arkansas Twilight with a throw of 13.38 meters (43-10.75) HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in basketball and track ... Regional champion in the javelin in 2005 … Also posted an eighth-place finish in the javelin at the Arkansas Twilight, recording a throw ... Regional runner-up in 2004 and 2006 ... Finished sixth in the javelin at the 2004 4A Kansas of 35.75 meters (117-03 ft.) … Placed sixth in the javelin at the Sooner Invitational with a toss state meet ... Finished sixth in the javelin at the 2006 5A Kansas state meet ... Named to the all- of 34.22 meters (112-03 ft.). metro track and field team in 2006 ... School record holder in the javelin. 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put in seven meets … Had a personal-best performance PERSONAL: Daughter of Rory and Susan Radovich ... Born in Fairbanks, Alaska ... Majoring in at the Husker Invitational with a throw of 12.85 meters (42-02.00 ft.) and placed 15th. exercise science. 2007 OUTDOOR: Participated in the shot put and the javelin ... Recorded a season-best toss of 13.28 meters (43-06.75 ft.) in the shot put at the Tulsa Duels ... In the javelin, she had a throw of 38.56 meters (126-06 ft.) at the Big 12 Championships, good for an 11th-place finish. 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. 2006 OUTDOOR: Competed in three different events, primarily the javelin ... Placed sixth at the Ward 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/MU Triangular 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.). 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 in Wichita Kan. ... Parents are Jill Lokke and Marvin Reimer ... Majoring in architectural engineering.

EMILY REIMER

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Cassi SOKOL

Junior • 5-7 Distance Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS)

Junior • 5-6 Distance Urbandale, Iowa (Urbandale HS)

Personal Bests 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m Indoor 3:20.98 - 5:27.38 10:34.70 19:40.05 Outdoor - 4:53.43 - 11:20.23 -

Personal Bests 800m 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m Indoor - 3:09.56 - 5:21.67 11:40.20 Outdoor 2:23.23 - 4:56.82 - 11:07.92

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 70th at the Big 12 Championships in a 6K time of 23:18.05 … 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a 33rd-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of Finished 93rd in the Women’s Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals with a 6K time of 23:31.8. 21:38.9. 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed 27th at the Missouri Relays in the 3,000 meters with a time of 2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays, placing 60th with a time 11:20.23. of 2:48.88. 2008 INDOOR: Ran both the mile (5:27.38) and 1,000 meters (3:20.98) at the Jayhawk Classic 2008 INDOOR: Placed 15th at the Jayhawk Classic in the 1,000 meters with a time of 3:22.76 … Ran a personal-best 3,000-meter time of 10:34.70 at the ISU Classic. … Ran a time of 11:40.20 in the 3,000 meters at the KSU All-Comers meet and placed seventh ... Ran the mile at the ISU Classic (6:07.13). 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 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in three races … Placed 37th at the Bob Timmons Classic (25:12) … Ran a season-best 6K time of 24:22 at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and placed 99th. 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 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 2007 INDOOR: Ran three races for Kansas ... Had a season-best performance in the 3,000 meters 11:07.92 in the 3,000-meter run at the Tulsa Duels. 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. 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 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all but one meet during her freshman campaign ... season-best time of 10:43.7 in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Classic. 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 Classic (23:43.23) ... Ran at the Roy 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four races for Kansas in her freshman season ... Started the Griak Invitational, placing 157th (23:58.3) ... Logged a personal-best time of 22:45.2 in the 6K season with an 11th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (23:20.72) ... Competed at the Roy at the NCAA Pre-Nationals ... Placed 77th at the Big 12 Championships ... Joined Lauren Bonds Griak Invitational (24:37.6) ... Ran a personal-best 6K time at the NCAA Pre-Nationals (22:56.6) as the only two Jayhawk freshmen to compete at the NCAA Midwest Regionals, and placed 77th ... Was one of three KU freshmen to compete at the Big 12 Championships, where she placed overall. 78th (23:58.2). HIGH SCHOOL: Placed in the top 10 all four years at the Wisconsin Division I State Championships, HIGH SCHOOL: Finished sixth overall and as the second senior at the 2005 Iowa 4A Cross placing fifth as a senior, third as a junior, second as a sophomore and eighth as a freshman ... Country Championships ... Recorded four top-five finishes at the 2005 Iowa 4A Track and Field Served as cross country team captain for two years. Championships, placing second in the 1,500-meter run, second in the 800-meter run, fourth in the 3,200 meter-relay and second as a member of the distance medley relay team. PERSONAL: Daughter of Kurt Schneider and Kimberly Gagliardi ... Born in Kenosha, Wis. ... Majoring in applied behavioral science. PERSONAL: Daughter of Neal and Joni Sokol ... Born in Ottumwa, Iowa ... Majoring in journalism.

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Charity STOWERS

Zlata TARASOVA

Senior • 5-6 Sprints/Middle Distance Hartwell, Ga. (Leavenworth HS)

Senior • 5-7 Throws Togliatti, Russia (School No. 64)

400m 500m 600 yards 800m 56.91 1:16.28 1:21.42 56.57 - - 2:11.94

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Weight Throw 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.) -

Hammer Throw 62.95 meters (206-06 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best 800-meter time of 2:11.94 at the Sooner Invitational to finish in third place … Placed eighth in the 800 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 2:18.93 … Finished in seventh place in the 400 meters at the Missouri Relays after posting a time of 58.32 … Ran a time of 2:19.55 in the 800 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational to place eighth.

2008 OUTDOOR: Posted five top-five finishes in the hammer throw while reaching the NCAA Regional-qualifying mark six times … Placed third at the Big 12 Championships with a seasonbest throw of 59.98 meters (196-09 ft.) … Finished in seventh place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a toss of 59.17 meters (194-01 ft.) … Recorded a fourth-place finish at the Sooner Invitational after posting a throw of 56.16 meters (184-03 ft.) … Posted a throw of 55.83 meters (183-02 ft.) at the Arkansas Twilight to finish in third place … Placed 2008 INDOOR: Posted four top-five finishes in the 600 yards ... Took first place at the Jayhawk second at the Georgia Invitational with a toss of 55.45 meters (181-11 ft.) … Finished fourth at Classic, running a time of 1:25.30 ... Finished fifth at the Big 12 Championships in a time of the Missouri Relays after recording a mark of 54.44 meters (178-07 ft.). 1:23.92 ... Placed fifth at the ISU Classic with a time of 1:23.76 ... Fifth-place finisher at the Kansas Invitational (1:27.77) ... Competed at the NCAA Championships in the 4x400-meter relay. 2008 INDOOR: Broke the Kansas school record for the weight throw while placing fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a throw of 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.) … Hit an NCAA provisional 2007 OUTDOOR: Had a season best time of 56.96 in the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays ... qualifying mark in three out of six meets … Won the Arkansas Invitational with a throw of Finished 15th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 57.62 in that event ... Also ran the 800 18.42 meters (60-05.25 ft.). meters (2:19.98) at the Tulsa Duels. 2007 OUTDOOR: Met a regional mark in all five meets in the hammer throw ... Set a new 2007 INDOOR: Primarily ran the 600-yard run ... Ran a time of 1:24.50 at the Husker Invitational Memorial Stadium record at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 61.93 meters (203-02 ft.) ... Broke ... Placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships with a run of 1:21.42 after a preliminary time of her own Kansas hammer throw record at the Big 12 Championships with a toss of 62.95 meters 1:22.44 ... Also ran once in the 400 meters (57.61) at the ISU Classic. (206-06 ft.) ... Her throw at the Big 12 meet earned her the Big 12 championship by more than six feet. 2006 OUTDOOR: Ran two events for the Jayhawks ... Placed sixth in the 800-meter run at the Tulsa Duels (2:19.19) ... Primarily ran the 400 meters ... Notched a time of 56.59 at the Kansas 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw six times ... Set a new Kansas record at the Relays and competed at the Big 12 Championships with a personal-best time of 56.57 in the Tyson Invitational with a throw of 18.93 meters (62-01.25 ft.) ... Placed fifth at the Big 12 400-meter dash. Championships with a toss of 18.68 meters (61-03.5 ft.) 2006 INDOOR: Ran the 400-meter dash ... Placed 11th at the Jayhawk Invitational (59.34) ... 2006 OUTDOOR: Competed in the hammer throw in seven meets for the Jayhawks ... Placed Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed 14th (56.91) ... Ran a season-best at the ISU third at the Texas Relays ... Won the Mesa Classic with a throw of 60.93 meters (199-11 ft.) ... Last Chance (57.09). 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 HIGH SCHOOL: Kansas 6A state champion in the 200-meter dash as a junior ... Runner-up in mark of 62.30 meters (204-05 ft.) ... Competed at the NCAA Championships and placed 15th. 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 2006 INDOOR: Competed in the weight throw ... Improved greatly with each meet ... Placed the Year. 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. PERSONAL: Daughter of Rocko and Darlette Stowers ... Born in Lebanon, Penn. ... Major is premedicine. 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 of Valentin Tarasova and Svetlana Tarasova ... Born in Togliatti, Russia ... Major is undecided.

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Elise UMBARGER

Riley WERTENBERGER

Sophomore • 5-8 Throws Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS)

Sophomore • 5-2 Distance Olathe, Kan. (Olathe East HS)

Shot Put 11.48 meters (37-08 ft.) -

Hammer Throw 38.97 meters (127-10 ft.)

Personal Bests 3,000m 5,000m Indoor - Outdoor 11:25.65 19:10.75

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the hammer throw at five meets, finishing in the top 11 four times … Recorded a season-best throw of 38.97 meters (127-10 ft.) at the Sooner Invitational to place 10th … Finished 11th at the Arkansas Twilight with a throw of 37.00 meters (121-05 ft.) … Placed 10th at the Missouri Relays after recording a mark of 34.38 meters (112-09 ft.) … Finished in 11th place at the John Jacobs Invitational with a throw of 32.04 meters (105-01 ft.).

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Ran a personal-best 5K time of 20:52.8 at the Bob Timmons Classic to finish in 18th place … Posted a personal-best 6K time of 23:34.3 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to finish 95th in the Women’s Open Race … Finished 23rd at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 21:18.25.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2006-07 Wendy’s High School Heisman Award Nominee ... Selected as the 2007 Mill Valley Female Athlete of the Year by the Shawnee Dispatch ... Participated in volleyball, basketball and track ... Nine-time letterwinner (four in track, three in basketball, two in volleyball) ... Qualified for the state championships in the shot put her sophomore, junior and senior years and qualified in the discus her junior and senior years ... Placed fifth in the 5A state shot put in 2006 and 2007 ... Set a school record with a shot put throw of 12.69 meters (41-07.50 ft.) and in the discus at 35.03 meters (114-11 ft.) at the state championships in 2007 ... Selected to the 2007 all-sun girls track team by The Sun Newspapers ... Selected to the spring 2006 second team all-star Johnson County girls track team ... 2007 spring all-metro track honorable mention ... Throwing team captain her junior and senior years ... Also a team captain for volleyball and basketball her senior year ... Kaw Valley all-league honorable mention for basketball her senior year ... Jaguar Award for team leadership her senior year in basketball.

2008 INDOOR: Utilized her redshirt season.

2008 OUTDOOR: Competed in the 3,000 meters at two meets and the 5,000 meters once … 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the shot put three times … Had a season-best throw of 11.48 Finished in 13th place in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational after posting a time of 11:27.09. meters (37-08 ft.) at the KSU All-Comers meet.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Brian and Debbie Umbarger ... Born in Shawnee, Kan. ... Majoring in health, sport and exercise science ... Holds the women’s squat, hang-clean and bench press records at Mill Valley 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 PreNationals 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-up team ... Three time 6A state qualifier, all-sunflower league and all-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 ... Majoring in chemical engineering.

RILEY WERTENBERGER

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Mackenzie ABERNATHY

Sophomore • 5-2 Distance Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West HS)

Freshman • 5-7 Distance Plano, Texas (Plano West HS)

Personal Bests 3,000m 5,000m Indoor 10:27.53 Outdoor 10:15.76 17:39.87 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Recorded a personal-best 5K time of 19:25.0 en route to a fourth-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic … Placed sixth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a 5K time of 19:31.91 … Posted a personal-best 6K time of 22:22.5 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to finish in 156th place … Finished 41st at the Big 12 Championships in a 6K time of 22:25.20 … Placed 65th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after posting a 6K time of 22:36.65.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country and in track (1,600 meters and 3,200 meters) … Regional qualifier as a senior in 2007 … Selected to receive the Plano West Cross Country/Track Scholarship as a senior … Named first team all-district cross country in 2007 … Lettered in soccer as a freshman … Member of the F.C. Dallas Soccer Club from 2000-2006 … Was the team captain of her club soccer team as a sophomore and junior, where she earned the player’s choice award both years and MVP as a junior … Honor roll student all four years … Member of the National Honor Society all four years … Was selected out of 834 students in her sophomore class to receive creative writing award … Selected to receive Dean’s List Scholarship for Engineering.

PERSONAL: Third-generation Jayhawk … Daughter of University of Kansas graduates Gary and 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational, recording a Kellye Abernathy … Born in Plano, Texas … Majoring in physical therapy … Grandparents season-best time of 10:15.76 … Finished in third place in the 5,000 meters at the Kansas Relays Charles and Marie McCarthy, uncle Kent McCarthy and brother Brendan Abernathy all attended with a season-best time of 17:39.87. KU as well … Brother Ian Abernathy played rugby at Stanford University. 2008 INDOOR: Had a season-best time of 10:27.53 at the adidas Classic (placed 16th). 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized her redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in both track and cross country ... Received Eastern Kansas League Scholar Athlete award all four years ... Was the 2007 6A state track and field champion in the 3,200-meter run and earned runner-up in the 1,600-meter run ... Led her team to a thirdplace 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 ... All-sun girls cross country first team in 2005 ... Allmetro 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.

Amanda AKIN Freshman • 5-7 Distance Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 27th in her debut at the Bob Timmons Classic with a personalPERSONAL: Daughter of Paul and Glenda Windisch ... Born in Overland Park, Kan. ... Majoring best 5K time of 21:22.3 … Finished in 26th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge, in graphic design. posting a 5K time of 21:42.29 … Ran in the Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals, finishing in 108th place in a time of 23:48.2. HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in cross country ... Lettered two years in both soccer and track ... Three-time all-state selection in cross country (2005-2007) ... Named to the Kansas class 5A all-regional team all four years (2004-2007) ... Earned All-Centennial League honors four times (2004-2007). PERSONAL: Daughter of Bruce and Tami Akin ... Born in Topeka, Kan. ... Majoring in exercise science.

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Kate COLVIN

Freshman • 5-4 Pole Vault Overland Park, Kan. (Shawnee Mission South HS)

Junior • 5-4 Pole Vault Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado State University/Lewis Palmer HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in track and field ... League champion in the pole vault as a junior and senior ... District and regional champion in the pole vault as a senior ... Placed fifth in the pole vault at the 6A state championships as a senior ... Took first place in the pole vault at the Jayhawk Indoor Invitational as a senior ... Fourth-place finisher in the pole vault at the regional championships as a junior ... Personal best in the pol vault is 11 ft. ... Lettered four years in soccer and one year in tennis ... Second Team All-Sunflower League in soccer as a junior and senior ... Named defender of the year as a senior in 2008 ... Member of the Olympic Development Kansas state soccer team ... Member of the National Honor Society for two years ... Two-year member of the principal’s honor roll ... Honor roll student for two years ... Member of the student council for two years.

AT COLORADO STATE: Mountain West Conference Scholar Athlete in 2006 and 2007 … Indoor top-10 finisher in the Mountain West in 2007 … Recorded personal bests of 12-02 ft. in indoor and 11-06 ft. in outdoor.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field … First team all-state as a senior … 5A state champion in the pole vault as a senior after setting a new all-class state record of 12-07 ft. … Placed fifth in the 4x200-meter relay at the 5A state championships as a senior … Colorado Springs Metro Area Track and Field Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2005 … 4A state champion in the pole vault as a junior, setting a new state record of 11-07 ft. … Member of 4A state championship-winning girl’s team as a junior … Part of second-place finishing 4x100-meter relay team at the state meet her junior year … Made the all-city team as a junior … Became the first sophomore in Colorado to clear 11 feet in the pole vault … Regional champion and fourth-place finisher at the 4A state championships as a PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Ava Christie ... Born in Overland Park, Kan. ... Majoring in sophomore … As a freshman, competed only at the 4A regional and state championships … Placed business-marketing ... Plans to attend law school ... Father Mike played football at Kent State ... seventh in the pole vault at the state meet … Member of the National Honor Society.

Mother Ava and grandmother Francis attended KU.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Doug and Clara Colvin … Born in Oklahoma City, Okla. … Majoring in biology and pre-dentistry … Father Doug played football and ran track at Nebraska Wesleyan.

Jamaica COLLINS

Sasha CUNNINGHAM

Freshman • 5-9 Horizontal Jumps Fort Worth, Texas (North Crowley HS)

Freshman • 5-7 Sprints Clarendon, Jamaica (Vere Technical HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in track … Regional champion in the long jump as a freshman, sophomore and junior … Four-time district champion in the long jump … District champion in the triple jump as a freshman and sophomore … Set a personal record in the long jump as a sophomore with her district-championship leap of 20-03.25 ft. … Runner-up at the state meet in the long jump as a freshman (19-03 ft.) … Placed third in the long jump at the state meet as a sophomore and junior … Ran eight years for the Win-Stars AAU track team … AAU Junior Olympic Champion in the long jump as a freshman … Runner-up in the triple jump at the AAU Junior Olympics as a freshman … AAU Junior Olympic runner-up in the long jump as a sophomore … Four-year letterwinner in volleyball … First team all-district volleyball as a junior and senior … Second team all-district as a sophomore … Earned honorable mention all-district as a freshman … Academic all-state as a senior … Graduated in the top 15 percent of her class of 512 … Member of the National Honor Society.

HIGH SCHOOL: Most outstanding student of her graduating class of 2007 … Best science student for the year 2007 … Received academic award for excellence in 2007.

PERSONAL: Daughter of LeVonne and Maria Collins … Born in Fort Worth, Texas … Majoring in psychology … Mother Maria played basketball and ran track at Tennessee State … Father LeVonne was a rower at MIT.

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PERSONAL: Daughter of Donald Cunningham and Lorraine Ellis … Born in Spanish Town, St. Catherine … Majoring in biochemistry.

Jayhawks Track & Field

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Kelsey GRIMM

Junior • 5-6 Sprints Tulsa, Okla. (Kansas City [Kan.] CC/TSST)

Freshman • 5-9 Horizontal Jumps Parker, Colo. (Chaparral HS)

AT KANSAS CITY CC: Placed seventh at nationals in the 100 meters with a time of 11.8 in 2007. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and three in cross country ... Track team captain and team MVP as a senior … First team all-state as a senior in 2008 in the triple jump after placing HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track … Qualified for nationals all four years … Placed third at the state championships … Second team all-state in the long jump as a senior with second in the 100 meters at nationals as a junior … Finished second at nationals in the a sixth-place finish … All-state and league champion as a member of the 4x800-meter relay 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore … Recorded a personal-best time of 11.78 in the 100 meters team her junior season of 2007 … Achieved all-state honors as a freshman and sophomore in as a sophomore … Also lettered in basketball and in the band as a dancer. the 4x800-meter relay … Cross country state qualifier in 2004, 2005 and 2006 … Was captain of the cross country team … Earned academic letter three years. PERSONAL: Daughter of Gina and Michael Smith … Born in Tulsa, Okla. … Majoring in economics. PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Karen Grimm … Born in Bedford, Texas … Majoring in sports science … Mother Karen, father Greg and grandfather all attended KU … Mother (Karen) ran track at KU her freshman year.

Ashley FRENCH

Kristin LACIO

Freshman • 5-1 Sprints Dallas, Texas (South Grand Prairie HS)

Sophomore • 5-6 Throws Kingman, Kan. (Kingman HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and field ... District champion as a senior in 2008 ... State qualifier as a senior ... Regional qualifier as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior ... Earned SGP (Showing Great Pride) award as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... Also lettered in volleyball ... Named outstanding hitter of her volleyball team ... A/B honor roll student.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in track and field … State qualifier in the javelin and discus as a sophomore, junior and senior … Qualified for state in the discus as a freshman … Third-place finisher in the discus at the state meet as a junior … Placed fifth in the discus at state as a sophomore and senior … Lettered three years in both basketball and golf … All-state honorable mention in basketball her senior year … Team placed fourth at the state basketball PERSONAL: Daughter of Jimmy and Trish French ... Born in Arlington, Texas ... Majoring in tournament in 2006 … High academic honor roll all four years … Member of Hugh O’ Brian graphic design ... Father Jimmy ran track at the University of Arkansas. Youth Leadership (HOBY). PERSONAL: Daughter of Nic and Karen Lacio … Born in Kingman, Kan. … Majoring in sports administration … Brother Derec Lacio ran track for the Jayhawks … Sister Erin Lacio also attended KU.

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Lindsay SCHAEFER

Freshman • 5-10 Middle Distance El Dorado, Kan. (El Dorado HS)

Freshman • 5-9 Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Impressive in debut at the Bob Timmons Classic, placing fifth in a personal-best 5K time of 19:32.1 … Finished in 16th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after posting a 5K time of 20:21.73 … Placed 39th at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in a personal-best 6K time of 22:31.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five of six meets as a true freshman … Ran a personalbest 5K time of 21:03.45 at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge, finishing in 21st place … Posted a personal-best 6K time of 23:26.3 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to place 89th in the Women’s Open Race … Placed 28th at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 21:28.1 … Finished in 86th place at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 23:45.5 … Ran a 6K time of 23:36.35 HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Lettered three years at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to finish in 138th place. in basketball ... First team all-state selection three times (2005-2007) ... Was MVP of her cross country team all four years (2004-2007) ... Academic all-state in 2006 and 2007 ... Voted HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in both cross country and track ... Voted team captain of teammate of the year in 2006 and 2007 ... State champion in track ... Named MVP of her track cross country team senior year (2007) ... Second team all-state in 2005 and 2006 ... Named most team. outstanding junior in 2006 and most outstanding sophomore in 2005 ... Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) Academic Athlete in 2005 and 2006. PERSONAL: Daughter of Brad and Diane Nightengale ... Born in El Dorado, Kan. ... Undecided on major. PERSONAL: Daughter of Ann and Gregg Schaefer ... Born in Morristown, N.J. ... Majoring in biology.

Alexa REDWINE

Rebeka STOWE

Freshman • 5-6 Middle Distance Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)

Freshman • 5-6 Distance Olathe, Kan. (Olathe Northwest HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Recipient of Black Leadership Award. PERSONAL: Daughter of Stanley and Jacque Redwine … Born in Springdale, Ark. … Majoring in social welfare … Father Stanley is the Kansas track and field/cross country head coach and was a four-time All-American track athlete at the University of Arkansas … Sister Crysta Redwine and brother Stanley Redwine, Jr., also attended the University of Kansas … Cousin Mike Conley, Jr., is the point guard for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played collegiately at The Ohio State University.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Was the only true freshman to compete in all six meets for the Jayhawks … Finished 13th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in a personal-best 5K time of 20:10.08 … Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 22:42 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree to place 47th … Placed 15th at the Bob Timmons Classic in a 5K time of 20:39.0 … Posted a 78th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a 6K time of 23:44.60 … Finished 96th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals in a 6K time of 22:57.85 … Placed 204th at the ISU Pre-Nationals with a 6K time of 22:51.4. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in cross country, three years in both basketball and soccer ... All-state all four years in cross country (2004-2007) ... Runner-up at the state cross country meet in 2006 and 2007 ... Four-time All-Olathe selection (2004-2007) ... First team All-Sunflower in 2004, 2006 and 2007 ... All-Metro first team selection in 2004, 2006 and 2007 ... Named second team All-Metro in 2005 ... Regional champion in 2004 and 2006 ... Runner-up at regionals in 2007 ... Top-three in the Sunflower League in 2004, 2006 and 2007 (finished third, first and second, respectively) ... Earned a spot on the all-hustle team for basketball. PERSONAL: Daughter of Pat Stowe ... Born in Wichita, Kan. ... Majoring in secondary math education.

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Mackenzie WILLS

Freshman • 5-8 Throws Topeka, Kan. (Topeka HS)

Freshman • 5-7 Pole Vault New Carlisle, Ohio (Troy Christian HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: 6A State Champion in the shot put as a senior … Named athlete of the year for spring sports in 2008 … Nominated for 2008 athlete of the year … Won the 5A state championship in the shot put as a sophomore … Earned All-Centennial League honors as a freshman and sophomore … Broke the city record as a freshman … Competed on AAU team from 2005-2008 … Named to the academic honor roll three years … Also lettered in bowling and tennis.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in track and field … Indoor and outdoor state champion in the pole vault as a senior … Named the Ohio High School Field Event Athlete of the Year ... Set the all-Ohio record at 13 ft. … Academic All-Ohio Division 3 as a freshman, sophomore and senior … First place in the pole vault at the Midwest Meet of Champions as a senior … Field event star of stars winner her senior year … Placed seventh at state in the pole vault as a sophomore … Fourth-place finisher at the state meet as a freshman … Lettered two years in diving and one in basketball … Member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Denise Wesley … Born in Topeka, Kan. … Majoring in sports medicine. PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Judy Wills … Born in Springfield, Ohio … Undecided on major.

Devin WIEGERS

Shayla WILSON

Freshman • 5-11 Distance Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)

Freshman • 5-7 Middle Distance Milford, Del. (Milford HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in 19th place at the Bob Timmons Classic in a personal-best HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in track and cross country … School-record holder in the indoor 400 5K time of 21:01.1 … Placed 22nd at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with a 5K time of meters (58.96) and outdoor 400 meters (56.80) … Outdoor Division 2 State Champion in the 400 21:11.24. meters (57.65) and 200 meters (25.48) as a senior … Henlopen Conference Champion in the 400 meters as a senior with a time of 58.96 … Indoor track Henlopen Conference Champion in the HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track ... Lettered two years in 400 meters (57.08) and 200 meters (25.40) as a senior … Outdoor Keith S. Burgess Invitational basketball and one year in soccer ... Owns Blue Valley High School records in both the 4K and Meet record holder in the 400 meters (56.80) … Track MVP as a senior … Finished second at the 5K ... State of Kansas All-Metro honorable mention all four years (2004-2007) ... Placed fifth at indoor Henlopen Conference Championships in the 400 meters as a junior … Also placed second AAU nationals as a member of the Brocaw Blazers AAU team in 2006 ... Finished eighth at AAU in the 400 meters (58.36) at the outdoor Henlopen Conference Championships as a junior … Nationals in 2007 ... Named runner of the week once in 2005 ... Rookie of the Year selection in Runner-up in the 400 meters (57.53) at the Division 2 Outdoor State Championships as a junior 2004 ... Finished in the top 25 all four years at the state meet (eighth, 24th, 22nd and 22nd, … Finished in fifth place at the Henlopen Conference Championships in the 300-meter hurdles respectively) ... Earned player of the year honors in basketball. (52.13) as a sophomore … Placed fifth at the Division 2 State Championships in the 300-meter hurdles (50.26) as a sophomore. PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Sabra Wiegers ... Born in Leawood, Kan. ... Undecided on major. PERSONAL: Daughter of Michael and Carlene Wilson … Born in Milford, Del. … Majoring in psychology.

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MEN’S ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Classification Seniors......................................................................................................................................10 Juniors......................................................................................................................................11 Sophomores............................................................................................................................... 8 Freshmen..................................................................................................................................22 Total..........................................................................................................................................51 Newcomers...............................................................................................................................26

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By State or Country Kansas.......................................................................................................................................23 Colorado..................................................................................................................................... 3 Missouri..................................................................................................................................... 3 Nebraska.................................................................................................................................... 3 Minnesota.................................................................................................................................. 2 Texas.......................................................................................................................................... 2 Arizona....................................................................................................................................... 1 Arkansas.................................................................................................................................... 1 California................................................................................................................................... 1 Georgia...................................................................................................................................... 1 Illinois........................................................................................................................................ 1 Indiana....................................................................................................................................... 1 Iowa........................................................................................................................................... 1 Kentucky.................................................................................................................................... 1 Maryland................................................................................................................................... 1 Nevada....................................................................................................................................... 1 North Carolina............................................................................................................................ 1 Pennsylvania.............................................................................................................................. 1 South Dakota............................................................................................................................. 1 Bahamas.................................................................................................................................... 1 Kenya......................................................................................................................................... 1

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By Classification Seniors....................................................................................................................................... 9 Juniors......................................................................................................................................16 Sophomores............................................................................................................................... 9 Freshmen..................................................................................................................................15 Total..........................................................................................................................................49 Newcomers...............................................................................................................................18

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Nick CAPRARIO

Junior • 6-4 Multi-Events Wichita, Kan. (Bishop Carroll HS)

Sophomore • 5-11 Distance Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS)

Personal Bests 60mH 400m Discus LJ SP DEC Personal Bests 1,000m Mile 3,000m 5,000m 10,000m Indoor 9.46 51.51 - 19-05.75 39-08.75 Indoor 2:43.75 4:39.13 8:44.10 15:04.40 Outdoor - 50.33 129-02 19-10.75w 37-05 6,077 Outdoor - - 8:56.75 15:05.97 32:08.54 2008 OUTDOOR: Posted 12 top-10 finishes in 10 different events … Took home second place in the discus at the Kansas Relays with a personal-best throw of 39.37 meters (129-02 ft.) … Achieved a personal-best decathlon score of 6,077 at the Kansas Relays, good for an eighth-place finish … Placed third in the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 50.74 … Finished third in the shot put at the John Jacobs Invitational after a throw of 11.40 meters (37-05 ft.) … Earned a fourth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays with a time of 4:41.75 … Also placed fourth at the Kansas Relays in the javelin, throwing 44.85 meters (147-02 ft.) … Recorded seventh-place finishes at the Kansas Relays in the 110-meter hurdles (16.63) and the high jump (1.75 meters [5-08.75 ft.]).

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:32.58 at the Big 12 Championships to finish in 40th place … Placed 12th at the Bob Timmons Classic with an 8K time of 26:25.6 … Finished in 10th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after posting an 8K time of 27:33.24 … Recorded a 56th-place finish at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 26:04 … Finished 207th at the ISU Pre-Nationals after running 25:53.0 in the 8K … Competed for the second consecutive year at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, finishing the 10K race in 32:50.70 to place 64th … Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team.

2007 OUTDOOR: Had the best shot put of any Jayhawk with a toss of 11.47 meters (37-07.75 ft.) at the Kansas Relays ... Competed in six different events for the Jayhawks; the 400-meter run, long jump, discus, javelin, shot put and decathlon ... Had a season-best in the 400 meter-run at the Tulsa Duels with a time of 51.44 ... Also had a season-best discus throw at the Tulsa Duels with a distance of 37.61 meters (123-04.75 ft.).

2008 INDOOR: Competed in four different events throughout the season … Placed ninth in the 3,000 meters at the adidas Classic with a season-best time of 8:44.10 … Finished fifth in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational (8:44.21) … Ran a season-best time of 15:04 in the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic.

2008 OUTDOOR: Had four top-15 finishes in six races … Finished fourth in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 8:56.75 … Placed eighth in the 5,000 meters at the 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the heptathlon for the first time during the indoor season … Placed Kansas Relays after running 15:05.97 … Had a 12th-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the Big 11th at the ISU Classic with 4,346 points … Finished 10th at the Husker Invitational with 4,311 12 Championships with a time of 32:08.54 … Finished 23rd in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 points … Ran a personal best time of 51.51 in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Invitational. Championships after running a 16:03.24.

2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Contributed greatly as a freshman … Consistently finished fourth on 2007 INDOOR: Ran in just one event as a freshman ... Finished with a time of 52.08 in the the team … Finished 17th at the Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 27:20 in his first collegiate 400-meter run at the Jayhawk Invitational. 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 time HIGH SCHOOL: Had a personal-best toss in the discus of 50.47 meters (165-07 ft.) and had a of 25:29 for the 8K (199th place) … Placed 72nd at the Big 12 Championships with a time of personal-best time in the 400-meter run of 49.90. 27:16 … Ran a time of 32:36 in his first 10K race at the Midwest Regionals (85th place). PERSONAL: Son of Conni and Daniel Breth ... Chose KU because of the Air Force ROTC ... Majoring HIGH SCHOOL: Runner-up at 2006 Nebraska Class A State Cross Country Championships (15:55) in business management. ... Runner-up at the 2007 Nebraska Class A State Track 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-up teams in 2005 and 2007 ... Member of the 2006 Super-State Boys cross country team ... Four year letterwinner in cross country and track.

JACOB BRETH

PERSONAL: Son of Pat and Linda Stewart ... Born in Port Charlotte, Fla. ... Majoring in industrial design.

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Victor CHESANG

Sophomore • 6-0 Sprints Nassau, New Providence Bahamas (Queens College)

Senior • 5-10 Distance Eldama Ravine, Kenya (Sacho)

Personal Bests 100m 200m 400m Indoor - 22.71 53.24(c) Outdoor 11.12 22.40w -

Personal Bests 3,000m 5,000m SC Indoor 8:45.54 15:42.71 Outdoor 9:19.89 16:16.50 9:53.16

2008 OUTDOOR: Placed in the top 20 three times … Had a season-best 10th-place finish in the 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in 54th place at the Bob Timmons Classic with an 8K time of 200 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 22.61 … Ran a season-best time of 11.12 in 29:00.0. the 100 meters at the Kansas Relays, good for a 28th-place finish. 2008 OUTDOOR: Ran three times during the outdoor season ... Finished in ninth place in 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 200 meters seven times … Ran a season best time of 22.71 in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 9:19.89 ... Placed 15th in the the 200 meters at the ISU Last Chance … Placed third at the Kansas Invitational (22.81). steeplechase at the Kansas Relays with a time of 10:18.94. HIGH SCHOOL: Placed second at high school nationals in the 100 meters ... Finished third at the 2008 INDOOR: Ran a season-best 3,000-meter time of 9:01.05 at the KSU All-Comers meet BAISS Championships in the 100 meters ... Named Senior Boy’s Athlete of the Year. and placed third. PERSONAL: Son of Derek and Rosomuab Carey ... Born in Nassau, Bahamas ... Majoring in 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed 16th at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K time of 17:36 accounting. … 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 meter-run ... 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. 2006 OUTDOOR: Competed in five events for the Jayhawks during the season ... 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 the Tom 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 at the Ward Haylett Invitational, placing 16th in a time of 1:58.36. 2006 INDOOR: Ran three events during the season ... Competed in the 3,000-meter run and finished 70th at ISU Classic (8:49.18) ... Recorded his best 3,000-meter finish of the season at the Jayhawk Invitational, 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 Irene Tallam ... Born in Eldama Ravine, Kenya ... Major is undecided.

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Kirk COOPER

Jonathan EDWARDS

Junior • 6-4 Pole Vault Centennial, Colo. (Smoky Hill HS)

Senior • 6-1 Throws Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley HS)

Pole Vault 5.15 meters (16-10.75 ft.) 5.07 meters (16-07.50 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Finished in the top five in the pole fault at five different meets ... Won the pole vault at the Missouri Relays after clearing 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.) ... Twice cleared an NCAA Regional-qualifying mark of 5.05 meters (16-06.75 ft.), at the Texas Relays and then again at the Big 12 Championships, finishing fifth at both meets ... Placed 14th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals after vaulting 4.91 meters (16-01.25 ft.) ... Finished in fourth place at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.). 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault eight times during the season … Reached a personal best mark of 5.15 meters (16-10.75 ft.) and placed fifth at the Husker Invitational … Placed second at the Jayhawk Classic and the Kansas Invitational … Finished third at the Arkansas Invitational and the Tyson Invitational … Competed at the Big 12 Championships and placed sixth with a mark of 5.05 meters (16-06.75 ft.).

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Javelin - 58.75 meters (192-09 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2007 OUTDOOR: Only competed twice for the Jayhawks because of injury. 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.). 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 the Tigers in 2003 ... Kansas state runner-up in the javelin in 2003 ... Named to the 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the pole vault in every meet for the Jayhawks as a freshman ... Johnson County Sun first team ... East Kansas League javelin champion in 2002 and 2003 ... Also Had a season-best vault of 5.07 meters (16-07.50 ft.) at the Midwest Regionals ... Placed 12th an accomplished wrestler who qualified for the state tournament in 2003 and 2004 ... Second at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished second at the Tulsa Duels with a vault of 4.90 meters team all-state academic selection. (16-00.75 ft.) PERSONAL: Born in Kansas City, Mo. ... Parents are Dave and Liz Truckenmiller ... Majoring in 2007 INDOOR: Participated in eight meets in the pole vault ... His best vault of the season, 5.07 organismal biology. 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: 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.

KIRK COOPER

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Eric FATTIG

Chandler FRIGON

Senior • 6-0 Horizontal Jumps Kearney, Neb. (Kearney HS)

Junior • 5-10 Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS)

Long Jump 6.90 meters (22-07.75 ft.) 7.32 meters (24-00.25 ft.)

Triple Jump 14.03 meters (46-00.50 ft.) 14.77 meters (48-05.50 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Finished in the top 10 six times, three times each in the long jump and triple jump ... Won the long jump at the Missouri Relays with a leap of 6.83 meters (22-05 ft.) ... Placed fourth in the triple jump at the Missouri Relays after jumping 13.65 meters (44-09.50 ft.) ... Finished in ninth place in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 7.32 meters (24-00.25 ft.) ... Had sixth-place finishes in both the long jump (7.31 meters, 23-11.75 ft.) and triple jump (14.33 meters, 47-00.25 ft.) at the Sooner Invitational.

Personal Bests 200m 400m 600 yards Indoor - 50.50 1:15.49 Outdoor 22.50 49.45 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded three top-15 finishes ... Ran a personal-best 200 meter time of 22.50 at the Arkansas Twilight en route to a 14th-place finish ... Had a personal-best 400-meter run of 49.58 at the Big 12 Championships, placing 23rd ... Placed 10th in the 400 meters at the Arkansas Twilight with a time of 49.81 ... Finished in 11th place at the Sooner Invitational with a 400-meter time of 49.70.

2008 INDOOR: Ran a season-best 400-meter time of 50.50 at the ISU Last Chance … Placed 2008 INDOOR: Earned a personal-best mark of 6.66 meters (21-10.25 ft.) in the long jump at 17th at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 51.17 … Ran the 600-yard run at the adidas the Kansas Invitational (sixth place) … Placed 13th at the adidas Classic with a jump of 6.62 Classic and placed 17th (1:15.49). meters (21-08.75 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Ran the 200 and 400-meter dashes in his freshman season ... Season-best 2007 OUTDOOR: Participated at four meets in the triple jump … Finished 15th at the Big 12 time of 22.97 in the 200-meter dash came at the John Jacobs Invitational ... Career-best time in Championships with a jump of 14.40 meters (47-03 ft.) … Had Kansas’ best effort in the triple the 400-meter dash of 49.45 occurred during the Big 12 Championships. jump with a leap of 14.77 meters (48-05.50 ft.) at the Drake Relays. 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the 400-meter dash in six meets during his first season as a 2007 INDOOR: Competed in both the triple jump and the long jump during his sophomore Jayhawk ... Improved his 400 meters time in five consecutive meets ... Best time of 51.35 came season ... Career-best triple jump came at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 15th with a leap at the ISU Last Chance ... Finished 19th in the 400-meter dash at the Jayhawk Invitational in a of 14.03 meters (46-00.50 ft.) ... Finished fifth in the triple jump at the Jayhawk Invitational with time of 52.77. an effort of 14.60 meters (47-10.75 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Placed fifth at the 2006 Simplot games in the 400-meter run and was a member 2006 OUTDOOR: Recorded his best effort of the season at the Tom Botts Invitational in the of the second-place 1,600-meter relay team ... A member of the second-place 1,600-meter relay long jump with a leap of 6.85 meters (22-05.25 ft.), good for second place ... Finished seventh team at the 2006 Colorado state championships. at the Emporia State Relays with leap of 6.46 meters (21-02.50 ft.) ... Finished 15th at Big 12 PERSONAL: Son of Kimberli Brown and Brad Frigon ... Favorite track and field athletes of allChampionships in the triple jump with a jump of 13.76 meters (45-01.75 ft.). time are Michael Johnson and Steve Prefontaine ... Had several members of his family attend 2006 INDOOR: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks in his first year ... In the long jump, KU, including his mother, father, several uncles and grandparents ... Majoring in political science he finished 12th at the ISU Last Chance with a jump of 6.90 meters (22-07.75 ft.) ... Leaped that (pre-law). same distance at the ISU Classic for a 20th-place finish ... Recorded his best finish of the season at the Jayhawk Invitational, placing sixth with a jump of 6.50 meters (21-04.75 ft.) ... Finished eighth at the KU/KSU/MU Triangular meet with an effort of 6.47 meters (21-02.75 ft.) ... Also competed in the triple jump, finishing 15th at the Big 12 Championships with a jump of 13.55 meters (44-05.50 ft.) ... Placed 10th at the Jayhawk Invitational with a jump of 13.47 meters (44-02.50 ft.) ... Finished seventh at KU/KSU/MU Triangular with a jump of 13.39 meters (43-11 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Academic all-state in football and track ... Named to the academic first team (West Central Division) by the Omaha World Herald ... Earned all-class gold in the triple jump, all-class silver in the long jump and Class-A silver in the 400-meter relay at the 2005 Nebraska State track meet. PERSONAL: Born in Kearney, Neb. ... Parents are Bruce and Ann Fattig ... Majoring in engineering.

ERIC FATTIG

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Ryan HAYS

Levi HUSEMAN

Junior • 6-2 Pole Vault Independence, Mo. (Lindenwood College/ Truman HS)

Senior • 5-11 Distance Tonganoxie, Kan. (Tonganoxie HS)

Pole Vault 4.92 meters (16-01.75 ft.) 4.90 meters (16-01 ft.)

Personal Bests 800m 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m Indoor - 2:37.65 - 4:34.20 8:56.98 16:10.36 Outdoor 2:02.50 - 4:03.13 - - -

2008 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection … Ran in three meets for the Jayhawks … Recorded a season-best 8K time of 27:29.9 at the Bob Timmons Classic to finish in 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault five times … Placed fourth in the pole vault at the 30th place … Placed 26th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after running 29:38.24 in the Jayhawk Classic with a season-best mark of 4.82m (15-09.75 ft.). 8K race … Finished 142nd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 27:31. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in both the pole vault and the high jump as a freshman ... Had a 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed in the top five twice in the 1,500 meters ... Finished third at the Missouri career-best vault of 4.90 meters (16-01 ft.) at the Kansas Relays, finishing ninth ... Improved his Relays with a 1,500-meter time of 4:13.16 ... Had a fifth-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the vault in each meet he participated in. ESU Twilight with a time of 4:16.10 ... Ran the 800 meters once, finishing 33rd at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 2:02.50 ... Season-best 1,500 meter time of 4:08.08 also came at the 2007 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at five meets ... Had his best performance as a John Jacobs Invitational. 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.). 2008 INDOOR: Set a personal best in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic with a time of 4:34.20 … Ran a personal best time of 8:56.98 for the 3,000 meters at the adidas Classic and placed 17th AT LINDENWOOD: Qualified for both the Indoor and Outdoor NAIA National Championships ... … Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters at the Kansas Invitational with a time of 9:03. Placed 10th at Outdoor Nationals with a vault of 4.75 meters (15-07 ft.). 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors… Placed 13th at HIGH SCHOOL: Placed third in the pole vault at the state championships during his junior year the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a time of 17:10 (5K) … Ran a time of 29:28 (8K) at the and placed second in his senior year. Roy Griak Invitational … Competed in the open division at the NCAA Pre-Nationals and ran a PERSONAL: Son of Becky and vertical jumps coach Tom Hays ... Father was also a pole vaulter at personal best time of 26:28 for the 8K race (placed 101st). Kansas ... Majoring in economics. 2007 OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 2007 INDOOR: Ran in both the mile and the 3,000-meter run in his first track season with the Jayhawks ... Finished 14th in the mile at the Jayhawk Invitational with a time of 4:40.82 ... Finished eighth in 9:12.49 at the Jayhawk Invitational in the 3,000-meter run. 2006 OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 2006 INDOOR: Did not compete. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two races for Kansas ... Ran a personal-best time of 28:40.68 to finish 41st at the Bob Timmons Classic ... Finished sixth on the team and 13th overall at the 5K Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a time of 16:37.5. 2005 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2005 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2005 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks ... Placed 64th at the Bob Timmons Classic, completing the 8K race in 30:44.81 ... Raced in the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel, finishing in 16th place with a time of 17:53.1 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.

RYAN HAYS

PERSONAL: Son of Brian and Terri Huseman ... Born in Lincoln Neb. ... Majoring in secondary education/chemistry. KUAthletics.com

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Patrick McGOWAN

Junior • 6-0 Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)

Senior • 6-0 Distance Springdale, Ark. (Springdale HS)

Personal Bests 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m Indoor 2:37.65 - 4:20.74 8:31.20 14:48.29 Outdoor - 4:01.06 - 8:41.99 14:49.25

Personal Bests 1,000m 1,500m Mile 3,000m 5,000m SC Indoor 2:37.22 - 4:23.23 8:28.93 14:42.78 Outdoor - 3:57.95 - 8:56.22 - 9:06.78

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Finished in the top three on the team in five of six races … Recorded a personal-best 10K time of 32:11.60 at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships to finish in 31st place … Finished 38th at the Big 12 Championships after clocking in with an 8K time of 25:30.98 … Placed ninth at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 26:19.8 … Posted a 15thplace finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after finishing the 8K race in 27:55.02 … Led KU at the 8K OSU Cowboy Jamboree with a 42nd-place finish after posting a time of 25:48 … Ran an 8K time of 25:36.2 to place 183rd at the ISU Pre-Nationals.

2008 OUTDOOR: Finished in the top 20 in each of his five races … Placed third in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time of 8:56.22 … Finished fourth at the Kansas Relays in the steeplechase with a time of 9:40.02 … Posted a ninth-place finish in the steeplechase at the Texas Relays with a season-best time of 9:29.01.

2008 INDOOR: Set a personal best at the Husker Invitational in the 3,000 meters (8:31.20) … Competed in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic and took second with a time of 4:20.74 … Placed 39th at the Big 12 Championships in the 3,000 meters (8:41.35) … Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic (14:48) … Competed in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships and placed 15th with a time of 14:49.

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.

Timmons Classic 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 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational 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 overall and third on the team at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 26:08 (8K) … Competed at the Midwest Regionals and completed the 10K course in a time of 34:39.

2006 CROSS COUNTRY: One of the team’s most improved runners, recorded top-10 finishes at the Bob Timmons Classic (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.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in the mile at the Jayhawk Classic and finished fourth with a time of 4:23.23 … Ran the 1,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic and finished seventh (2:37.22) … Ran a personal-best 3,000 meter time of 8:28.93 at the New Balance Collegiate … Set a personal best time in the 5,000 meters at the ISU Classic and placed 13th (14:42) … Competed at the Big 12 Championships in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:35.18 2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded three top-10 finishes ... Placed fourth in the 5,000 meters at the (placed 30th). Missouri Relays with a time of 14:49.25 ... Finished ninth in the steeplechase at the Kansas 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Closed out his cross country career by running his best 10K time of his career at the Relays after posting a time of 9:50.21 ... Ran a season-best 1,500 meter time of 4:01.06 at the Midwest Regionals (32:25) and placed 79th … Placed fifth at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel with a 5K John Jacobs Invitational, placing seventh ... Finished 24th in the 5,000 meters at the Big 12 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. Championships with a time of 16:13.82.

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 ... 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Consistently finished third on the team … Placed 10th at the Bob Posted a time of 14:43.85 in the 5,000-meter run at the ISU Last Chance meet, a season-best performance.

2006 OUTDOOR: Competed in four different events for the Jayhawks ... Won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Emporia State Relays in a time of 9:42.8 ... Placed eighth in the event at the Kansas Relays in a time of 9:45.51 ... Captured fifth place in the 3,000-meter run at the Tulsa Duels in a time of 8:49.79 ... Finished ninth in the 2007 OUTDOOR: Ran in the 1,500-meter run, 3,000-meter run and the 5,000-meter run for the 1,500-meter run at the Ward Haylett Invitational in a time of 3:59.7.

Jayhawks ... Finished in 15th place at the Kansas Relays with a time of 4:03.6 in the 1,500 meters 2006 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. ... Had his best time of 8:41.99 in the 3,000 meters at the Tulsa Duels.

2005 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 77th in a time of 26:29 ... Placed 22nd

2007 INDOOR: Competed in the mile, 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run in his inaugural at the Bob Timmons Classic in a time of 28:11.40 ... Ran a time of 16:28.6 at the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel, good track season for Kansas ... Finished in 10th place with a time of 4:30.29 at the Jayhawk Invitational 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 in the mile ... Had his best time of 8:43.69 in the 3,000 meters at the Husker Invitational and had the open division of NCAA Pre-Nationals. 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 Bob Timmons 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.

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, placed 10th in the 5,000 meters (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. 2004 CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in five events for the Jayhawks as a freshman ... Finished 32nd in the Bob Timmons Classic 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

PERSONAL: Son of Kathy and Frank Imgrund ... Favorite track athlete of all-time is Billy Mills ... cross country all-state in 2003 and in track in 2004 ... Member of the all-state 3,200-meter relay and 1,600-meter Was a member of the National Honor Society ... Majoring in exercise science. relay teams in 2003 and 2004 ... Was a member of the all-Arkansas teams of 2003 and 2004. PERSONAL: Born in Fayetteville, Ark. ... Parents are Kelly Carithers and Bill McGowan ... Majoring in biology. 78

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Cooper MERRILL

Corey MIMS

Sophomore • 5-11 Pole Vault Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS)

Senior • 6-4 Middle Distance Iowa City, Iowa (Iowa City HS)

Pole Vault 4.75 meters (15-07.00 ft.) 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.)

Personal Bests 800m 600 yards Indoor 1:57.15 1:15.02 Outdoor 2:01.89 -

2008 OUTDOOR: Placed in the top five in the pole vault three of the four times in which he 2008 OUTDOOR: Ran the 800 meters at the Missouri Relays, placing 22nd. competed … Finished in third place at the Arkansas Twilight with a career and season-best jump of 4.90 meters (16-00.75 ft.) … Placed fifth at both the Kansas Relays and the Missouri 2008 INDOOR: Competed in five meets … Ran a season-best time of 2:01.86 in the 800 meters Relays … Posted a 16th-place finish in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships with a jump at the ISU Classic. of 4.75 meters (15-07 ft.). 2007 OUTDOOR: Had a season-best time of 2:01.89 at the Kansas Relays in the 800-meter run 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault at the Big 12 Championships and placed 11th with in his first outdoor season with the Jayhawks. a vault of 4.75 meters (15-07 ft.). HIGH SCHOOL: Started vaulting halfway through his sophomore year ... Eastern Kansas League (EKL), district, regional, and Kansas 6A state champion in 2006 (14-09 ft.) and 2007 (15-06 ft.) ... Was named to the all-Johnson County first team and all-Sun County first team in 2006 and 2007 ... Earned all-metro honorable mention in 2006 and all-metro first team honors in 2007 ... EKL scholar athlete and honor roll student all four years ... Played football and basketball for two years ... Was captain of the football team ... All-EKL defensive back in 2005 and 2006 ... All-EKL wide receiver in 2006 ... All-Sun County defensive back in 2006 ... Honorable mention All-Johnson County defensive back in 2006.

2007 INDOOR: Competed in the 600-yard run at three meets ... Started the season with a converted time of 1:17.64 at the K-State All-Comers meet, finishing in 22nd place ... Had his best finish at the Jayhawk Invitational, where he placed eighth in a time of 1:17.15. 2006 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2006 INDOOR: Competed in two events for the Jayhawks during his freshman year ... Ran in the 600-yard run at four meets ... Finished 17th at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 1:16.94 ... Placed 17th at the Husker Invatational in a time of 1:15.02 ... Recorded his best performance of the season at the Jayhawk Invitational, finishing in 1:15.02, good for 11th place ... Placed 10th at the K-State All-Comers in a time of 1:15.95.

PERSONAL: Son of Rob and Kim Merrill ... Born in Stone Mountain, Ga. ... Majoring in business marketing. HIGH SCHOOL: Held personal bests of 1:55 in the 800-meter run and 50.0 in the 400-meter run. PERSONAL: Born in Iowa City, Iowa ... Parents are Fred and Susan Mims ... Brother of former Jayhawk All-American Jeremy Mims ... Majoring in engineering.

COREY MIMS

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Nate SCHERZER

Senior • 6-4 Sprints Tyler, Texas (John Tyler HS)

Junior • 5-10 High Jump Overland Park, Kan. (St. Thomas Aquinas HS)

Personal Bests 200m 400m 600 yards Indoor 22.91 48.47 1:12.28 Outdoor 22.21 47.59 -

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2008 OUTDOOR: Produced four top-10 finishes in the 400 meters, including a first-place finish at the ESU Twilight with a time of 48.87 … Ran a season-best 400-meter time of 48.10 at the Arkansas Twilight, good for sixth place … Finished seventh in the 400 meters at both the Missouri Relays and John Jacobs Invitational with identical times of 48.75 … Placed ninth in the 400 meters with a time of 48.84 at the Sooner Invitational.

2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded two seventh-place finishes in the high jump (Arkansas Twilight and Missouri Relays) and a 14th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best jump of 2.00 meters (6-06.25 ft.)

2008 INDOOR: Competed in four different events, but mainly the 400 meters … Placed fourth at the Kansas Invitational in the 200 meters with a time of 22.95 … Ran an indoor personal-best time in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 48.47 and placed 11th … Set the Kansas school record in the 500 meters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (1:04.19) … Placed first in the 600 yards at the Jayhawk Classic (1:12.28).

High Jump 2.03 meters (6-08 ft.) 2.00 meters (6-06.25 ft.)

2008 INDOOR: Competed in the high jump five times … Had a season-best jump of 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.) at the Tyson Invitational. 2007 OUTDOOR: Competed in the high jump and the 110-meter hurdles ... Set a career-best mark at the Tulsa Duels with a high jump of 1.93 meters (6-04 ft.) before topping that effort with a jump of 1.95 meters (6-04.75 ft.) at the Arkansas Twilight, where he finished fourth ... Finished 23rd at the Kansas Relays in the high jump with an effort of 1.90 meters (6-02.75 ft.).

2007 OUTDOOR: Ran in both the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash ... Improved his 400 2007 INDOOR: Led the Jayhawks in the high jump as a freshman ... Had his best performance meters time in each meet in which he competed ... Regionally qualified at the Kansas Relays and at the Jayhawk Invitational with a high jump of 2.03 meters (6-08 ft.), where he finished third ... the Big 12 Championships ... Finished with a career-best time of 47.59 in the 400-meter dash Finished sixth at the K-State All-Comers meet with a high jump of 2.00 meters (6-06.25 ft.) with an 18th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: During his senior year, he was the Eastern Kansas League champion in the high 2007 INDOOR: Had the fastest time on the team in the 400-meter dash with a 49.38 finish at jump and 300-meter hurdles and runner-up in 110-meter hurdles ... Part of a team that captured the Big 12 Championships, finishing 18th as a sophomore ... Finished fourth in the 400 meter- the Eastern Kansas League crown during his senior year ... Regional champion and state qualifier in high jump, 300-meter hurdles and 110-meter hurdles. 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 PERSONAL: Son of Regina and Ron Scherzer ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Stefan Holm ... Majoring in physical therapy. 52.93. 2006 INDOOR: Ran in the 400-meter dash at six meets during the season ... Had the fastest time on the team at the Big 12 Championships, finishing seventh (48.81) ... Placed 38th at the Tyson Invitational (49.34) ... Placed 19th at the Husker Invitational (49.69) and eighth at the Jayhawk Invitational (50.08) ... Ran a time of 50.90 at the K-State All-Comers meet, good for fourth place ... Placed 21st at the Arkansas Invitational (50.17). HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four times in track and twice in cross country ... Named the East Texas Athlete of the Year ... Named captain of his high school track squad for three years ... Held personal bests of 48.71 in the 400-meter dash and 21.36 in the 200-meter dash. PERSONAL: Born in Tyler, Texas ... Parents are Christylon and Terry Milligan ... Majoring in political science.

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Clay SCHNEIDER

Sophomore • 5-10 Middle Distance Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch HS)

Sophomore • 6-3 Distance Topeka, Kan. (Seaman HS)

Personal Bests 800m Indoor - Outdoor 1:59.85

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2008 OUTDOOR: Ran the 800 meters five times, finishing in the top 15 twice … Placed ninth at the ESU Twilight with a time of 2:00.79 … Finished in 15th place at the Missouri Relays in a time of 2:03.80 … Posted a season-best time of 1:59.85 at the Sooner Invitational, finishing in 23rd place.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four races for the Jayhawks … Posted a personal-best 8K time of 26:46 to finish in 75th place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree … Finished 34th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 27:38.6 … Placed 21st at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:29.72 … Recorded a 121st-place finish in the Men’s Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals after running the 8K in 27:40.1.

2008 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season.

2008 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 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. 2008 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. PERSONAL: Son of Bob and Janice Schmitt ... Born in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... Majoring in 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in two meets as a freshman, both as an unattached runner pre-business. … Ran a time of 30:19 at the Bob Timmons Classic … 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 Kansas state cross country championships.

AARON SCHMITT

PERSONAL: Son of Donald and Lucinda Schneider ... Born in Topeka, Kan. ... Majoring in education.

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Jordan SCOTT

Jareb STALLBAUMER

Junior • 6-2 Pole Vault Watkinsville, Ga. (Oconee County HS)

Sophomore • 6-0 Horizontal Jumps Wetmore, Kan. (Wetmore HS)

Pole Vault 5.55 meters (18-02.25 ft.) 5.60 meters (18-04.50 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Regional champion in the pole vault with a vault of 5.51 meters (18-01 ft.) … Also named to the Midwest All-Region team with his pole vault regional championship … Of the eight meets in which he competed in the pole vault, he was victorious four times … Posted a personal-best jump of 5.60 meters (18-04.50 ft.) to win the pole vault at the UNI Jumps Classic … Finished in first place at the ESU Twilight with a vault of 5.36 meters (17-07 ft.) … Placed first at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 5.31 meters (17-05 ft.) … Was the runner-up at the Big 12 Championships after posting a jump of 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.) … Finished second at the Kansas Relays with a vault of 5.20 meters (17-00.75 ft.).

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Long Jump 6.70 meters (21-11.75 ft.) 7.00 meters (22-11.75 ft.)w

Triple Jump 13.34 meters (43-09.25 ft.) 14.29 meters (46-10.75 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Produced three top-five finishes and six top 10s … Placed third at the Missouri Relays with a wind-aided long jump of 6.73 meters (22-01 ft.) … Finished fourth in the triple jump at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 14.26 meters (46-09.50 ft.) … Posted a fifth-place finish at the ESU Twilight with a long jump of 6.93 meters (22-09 ft.) … Recorded season-best jumps (non-wind aided) in both the long jump and triple jump at the Big 12 Championships with leaps of 6.93 meters (22-09 ft.) and 14.29 meters (46-10.75 ft.), respectively.

2008 INDOOR: Placed 17th in the long jump at the Jayhawk Classic with a mark of 6.39 meters (20-11.50 ft.) … Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Kansas Invitational with a season2008 INDOOR: Competed in the pole vault nine times … Placed either first or second in every best leap of 13.34 meters (43-09.25 ft.). meet except the NCAA Championships … Placed ninth at the NCAA Championships with a vault of 5.30 meters (17-04.50 ft.) to become an All-American … Placed second at the Tyson HIGH SCHOOL: Four-time letterwinner in football, basketball and track ... Qualified for the Invitational with a personal-best mark of 5.55 meters (18-02.25 ft.) … Set the facility record at Kansas state track meet all four years at Wetmore in the long jump and triple jump ... Qualified the Armory Track and Field Center in New York at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational with a for the state championships in the 100-meter dash on two occasions ... 2007 Class 1A long jump winning mark of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.) … Set the Ahern Fieldhouse record during the KSU and triple jump champion. All-Comers meet with a winning mark of 5.24 meters (17-02.75 ft.) … Won his third Big 12 PERSONAL: Son of Ken and Joyce Stallbaumer ... Born in Sabetha, Kan. ... Majoring in preChampionship (second indoor) with a vault of 5.50 meters (18-00.50 ft.). pharmacy. 2007 OUTDOOR: Big 12 Outdoor Freshman Co-Performer of the Year ... Big 12 Champion in the pole vault ... Pole vault champion at the Midwest Regionals ...Qualified for the NCAA Championships ... Set a meet record at the USA Junior Championships in June ... Won a silver medal in the pole vault at the 2007 Pan-American Junior Games. 2007 INDOOR: Big 12 Indoor Freshman Performer of the Year ... Big 12 Champion in the pole vault ... Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships ...Became the first Kansas male student-athlete to receive the Big 12 Freshman Performer of the Year accolade in any season. HIGH SCHOOL: Highly decorated pole vaulter who captured the Georgia state championship three-straight years (2004-06) ... Also holds the Geogria state high school record in the pole vault, clearing 5.05 meters (16-07 ft.) ... Twice named Georgia Field Athlete of the Year (2005-06) ... Took fifth place at the IAAF World Youth Championships ... Two-time All-American in both the indoor and outdoor season ... Member of the honor roll all four years. PERSONAL: Son of Lynne and Richard Scott ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Sergei Bubka ... Majoring in sports management.

JORDAN SCOTT

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Iain TRIMBLE

Sophomore • 6-2 Middle Distance Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)

Sophomore • 6-3 Throws Overbrook, Kan. (Shawnee Heights HS)

Personal Bests 200m 400m Indoor - 48.07 Outdoor 21.57 47.75

Personal Bests Indoor Outdoor

Javelin - 72.51 meters (237-11 ft.)

2008 OUTDOOR: Had seven top-10 finishes in the 10 times he competed … Ran a season-best time in the 200 meters at the Arkansas Twilight (21.57), finishing in sixth place … Placed sixth at the Sooner Invitational with a season-best 400 meter time of 47.75 … Posted a fourth-place finish in the 400 meters at the Missouri Relays with a time of 48.40.

2008 OUTDOOR: Won the javelin in two of the three meets in which he competed before suffering a season-ending injury … His NCAA Regional and U.S. Olympic Trials-qualifying throw of 72.51 meters (237-11 ft.) earned him first place at the Georgia Invitational … Finished first at the Missouri Relays with an NCAA Regional-qualifying throw of 68.04 meters (223-03 ft.) … Placed fourth at the Kansas Relays with a throw of 71.60 meters (234-11 ft.), also an NCAA 2008 INDOOR: Competed in the 400 meters six times … Set a season-best mark of 48.07 and Regional and U.S. Olympic Trials-qualifying toss. placed 18th … Placed 13th at the Big 12 Championships (48.74). HIGH SCHOOL: Three-time letterwinner in football ... Four-time letterwinner in track and field HIGH SCHOOL: Led the state of Kansas in the 400-meter dash in 2006 and 2007 ... A member of ... Three-time Kansas state champion in the javelin ... 2007 Kansas Gatorade Athlete of the Year the winning 800-meter relay team at the 2007 Kansas Relays ... Free State school record holder ... Two-time javelin champion at the Kansas Relays ... Two-time All-American ... National high in the 400-meter dash and as a member of the 1,600-meter relay team. school record holder in the javelin with a throw of 69.97 meters (229-07 ft.). PERSONAL: Son of Netheli Toussaint and brother of Ashley Toussaint ... Undecided on a major.

PERSONAL: Son of Brad and Liz Trimble and brother of Kellsey Trimble ... Born in Topeka, Kan. ... Majoring in film.

KERON TOUSSAINT

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Dustin TURNER

Dan VAN ORSDEL

Senior • 5-10 Horizontal Jumps Oak Grove, Mo. (Johnson County CC /Oak Grove HS)

Junior • 6-0 Distance Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins HS)

Long Jump 7.30 meters (23-11.50 ft.) 7.33 meters (24-00.75 ft.)

60m 7.12 -

2008 OUTDOOR: Recorded four top-10 finishes in the long jump … Earned a 15th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships with a leap of 7.07 meters (23-02.50 ft.) ... Placed fifth at the Sooner Invitational with a season-best jump of 7.33 meters (24-00.75 ft.) … Finished sixth at the John Jacobs Invitational with a leap of 7.19 meters (23-07.25 ft.) … Posted a seventh-place finish at the Arkansas Twilight with a jump of 7.10 meters (23-03.50 ft.) … Placed fourth at the Missouri Relays with a leap of 6.91 meters (22-08 ft.).

Personal Bests 3,000m 5,000m Indoor 9:02.35 15:32.43 Outdoor - 15:30.56 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Ran a seasonbest 8K time of 25:58.38 to finish 50th at the Big 12 Championships … Finished a season-best 12th place at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge after posting an 8K time of 27:38.10 … Placed 15th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 26:50.8 … Posted an 8K time of 25:59 to finish in 50th place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree … Finished 62nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after running the 10K race in 32:49.95 … Placed 225th at the ISU PreNationals in an 8K time of 26:11.2.

2008 INDOOR: Competed in the long jump in six meets … Placed 11th in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a season-best jump of 7.15 meters (23-05.50 ft.) … Ran the 60 2008 OUTDOOR: Finished sixth in the 3,000 meters at the John Jacobs Invitational with a time meters at the Kansas Invitational and placed seventh (7.42). of 9:08.31. 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.

2008 INDOOR: Placed 17th in the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Invitational … Ran a seasonbest 5,000-meter time of 15:32.43 at the ISU Classic. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Named Academic All-Big 12 First Team … Was shuffled around within the team, placing anywhere from third to seventh throughout the year … Ran a personalbest 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’s number three runner at the Midwest Regionals and placed 71st with a personal best 10K time of 32:11.

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.]) ... Ninetime 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 in 2004 and 2007 OUTDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2005 ... Sectional champion in the long jump and triple jump in 2005 ... Earned Missouri River 2007 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. Valley all-conference in football at running back and defensive back in 2003. 2006 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized his redshirt season. PERSONAL: Son of Scott Turner and brother of Josh Turner ... Born in Minot, N.D. ... Favorite track and field athlete of all-time is Carl Lewis ... Majoring in economics with a minor in business. 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 all-conference member and two-time all-state selection ... Awarded most valuable relay team award as part of the 3,200-meter relay team, which holds the second-best time in school history.

PERSONAL: Son of Scott Van Orsdel and Lil Lundeen ... Born in Hopkins, Minn. ... Majoring in finance and supply chain management.

DUSTIN TURNER

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The Jayhawks Colby WISSEL Senior • 5-10 Distance Elm Creek, Neb. (Kearney HS)

... 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 Classic ... 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 Regionals.

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 Personal Bests 1,500m 3,000m 5,000m and 2004; in the 3,200-meter run in 2003 and 2004; and in the 3,200-meter relay in 2003 and 2004) ... Indoor - 7:53.08 13:54.00 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 Hub Athlete of the Year in 2004 ... Helped head Outdoor 3:57.32 - 14:06.08 coach Roger Mathiesen and Kearney High to three consecutive state track championships. 2008 OUTDOOR: Placed ninth at the Drake Relays in the 1,500 meters, posting a time of 3:57.32. PERSONAL: Born in Belleville, Kan. ... Parents are Stan and Sheila Wissel ... Majoring in business. 2007 INDOOR: Utilized his redshirt season. 2007 CROSS COUNTRY: Completed one of the most accomplished careers of any Jayhawk runner … Earned Academic All-Big 12 Second Team honors … 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), earning him All-America accolades … Earned all-conference honors by placing fifth at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 24:51 … Named all-region with his fifth-place finish at the Midwest Regionals in a personal best 10K time of 30:11 … Won the Bob Timmons Classic 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 NCAA Pre-Nationals (placed 25th) … Finished as the team’s top runner in all seven 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 with season-best times in the 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 receive All-American honors 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 all-time 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 the Tom 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 provisional qualifying times at two meets; the Alex Wilson Invitational (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, good for all-region honors ... Named all-conference after finishing 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 Classic and the Kansas State vs. Kansas Duel). 2005 OUTDOOR: Finished 12th at the NCAA Midwest Regionals 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).

COLBY WISSEL

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Sam BIRD

Freshman • 5-10 Distance Colby, Kan. (Colby HS)

Freshman • 6-0 Distance Columbia City, Ind. (Northrop HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized his redshirt season.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Posted a personal-best 8K time of 26:03.7 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to place 65th in the Men’s Open Race … Finished 78th at the Big 12 Championships in an 8K time HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in both cross country and track at Colby High School ... Runner-up of 26:53.5 … Placed 121st at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree after running a 27:08 8K … Competed at the 2007 Kansas Class 4A State Cross Country Championships ... All-state as a senior in 2007 unattached at the Bob Timmons Classic and Missouri Cross Country Challenge, finishing in 28th ... Member of the Kansas all-state academic team in 2006 and 2007 ... NWKL Academic All- place (27:26.1) and 13th place (27:42.06), respectively. League 2004-2007 ... Selected to the all-league team in 2004 and 2005 ... Runner-up in the 3,200 meters at the 2008 Kansas Track and Field State Championships ... Placed third in the 1,600 HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in both track and cross country ... Conference and section meters at the 2008 state track and field meet ... Finished in third place at state in the 800 meters champion in cross country as a senior in 2007 ... Qualified for state in 2006 and 2007 ... Made ... Fourth place in the 1,600 meters at the 2007 state track and field meet ... Placed third in the the all-region team in 2006 and 2007 ... Earned all-semistate honors in 2006 and 2007 ... Named 3,200 meters at the 2007 state meet ... Sixth place at state in 2006 as a sophomore in the 3,200 MVP of his cross country team in both 2006 and 2007 ... All-conference 2005-2007 ... All-section meters. team member 2006 and 2007 ... Member of state-qualifying team in 2005 ... Named team’s most valuable rookie as a freshman in 2004 ... Was a two-time state qualifier in track. PERSONAL: Son of Leo and Janice Baden ... Born in Superior, Neb. ... Was high school valedictorian PERSONAL: Son of Gary and JoAnn Bird ... Born in Columbia City, Ind. ... Majoring in atmospheric ... Majoring in computer science and math. science.

Dane BELL

Brian BISHOP

Freshman • 6-1 Throws Pittsburg, Kan. (Pittsburg HS)

Junior • 6-2 Throws Cantrall, Ill. (Southern Illinois U. Edwardsville/Athens HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track and field … Lettered in the javelin his freshman, sophomore and junior seasons, achieving a personal-best throw of 154 ft. … Lettered in the shot put as a junior and senior, setting a personal-best mark of 50 ft. … Placed sixth at state in the shot put as a senior, posting a throw of 49.67 ft. … Was a one year letterman in the discus, as a senior, where he had a personal best throw of 144 ft. … Lettered in football as a junior and senior and in basketball as a senior … Named honorable mention and second team all-state in football … Was a Kansas Scholar all four years … Selected to the all-academic team all four years … Held a 4.0 GPA throughout his high school career.

AT SIUE: First Team All-GLVC and second-place conference finisher in 2008 in the discus with a throw of 178-03 ft. … Throw of 178-03 ft. was the third-highest discus throw all-time in the conference … Placed ninth at the NCAA Division II National Championships with a throw of 165-10 ft.

HIGH SCHOOL: State runner-up in the discus as a junior (168-10 ft.) and senior (182-09 ft.) … Placed fourth in the shot put at the state championships as a senior (53-03.25 ft.) … Senior Spotlight Champion with a high school-record throw of 185-11 ft. … Midwest Sangamo Conference record holder in the discus … Field MVP as a junior … Competed on the USA Junior PERSONAL: Son of Daniel and Julie Bell … Born in Saint Joseph, Mo. … Majoring in computer World Team in 2008 … Was the top American discus thrower at the Junior World Championships science. … Lettered two years in soccer … First team all-conference soccer selection. PERSONAL: Son of Charles and Tammy Bishop … Born in Springfield, Ill. … Majoring in PE/ health education … Grandfather Walter Bishop was a thrower at the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University … Brother Ben Bishop is a thrower at SIUE.

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The Jayhawks Isaac BRADSHAW

Austin BUSSING

Freshman • 5-11 Hurdles Jetmore, Kan. (Jetmore HS)

Freshman • 6-1 Distance Houston, Texas (James E. Taylor HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Track Team MVP and top point leader as a sophomore, junior and senior … State champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior … Runner-up at the state championships in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior … Placed fifth in the 110-meter hurdles at the state championships his junior season … Finished third in the 300-meter hurdles at the state championships as a junior … Fourth place as a sophomore in the 110-meter hurdles at the state championships … Was named a state scholar for his academic success.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Recorded a personal-best time in the 8K by running 26:36.3 to finish 91st in the Men’s Open Race at the ISU Pre-Nationals … Finished 102nd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 26:50 … Placed 17th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:00.68 … Ran unattached at the Bob Timmons Classic, finishing in 16th place in an 8K time 26:59.6.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in both track and cross country ... Was team captain of his PERSONAL: Son of Marc and Sandy Bradshaw … Born in Dodge City, Kan. … Majoring in cross country team as a junior and senior ... Qualified for state as a senior in 2007 ... Regional finance … Was salutatorian of his high school class. qualifier 2005-2007 ... Three-year regional track qualifier ... Was a two-time team MVP in track ... Was a four-year academic/athletic all-star. PERSONAL: Full name is Greg Austin Bussing ... Son of Greg and Dorothy Bussing ... Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Majoring in journalism.

Ebo BROWNE

Nick CANTON

Freshman • 5-11 Sprints Lawrence, Kan. (Free State HS)

Freshman • 6-5 High Jump Fowler, Kan. (Fowler HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Broke the school record as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team as a senior … That relay team also ran the fastest time in the state of Kansas for 2007 … Competed in the 2007 Kansas Relays and Kansas 6A State Championships as a senior … Made the 2007 Lawrence Journal-World Track and Field Honor Roll for performance in the 100 meters … Was a two-year letterman in football.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track and field … State champion in the high jump as a junior (6-06 ft.) and senior (6-08 ft.) … Regional champion in the high jump as a junior and senior … League champion in the high jump as a sophomore, junior and senior … Placed third at the league championships in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior … Third-place finisher in the triple jump at the state championships as a senior … Finished third in the triple jump at the regional championships as a senior … Competed in the high jump at the Kansas Relays PERSONAL: Son of George and Justina Browne … Born in Lawrence, Kan. … Majoring in as a junior and senior, placing fifth his junior year … State and regional runner-up in the high applied behavioral science … Cousin Pierre Lisk competed in the 1996 Olympics in the 100 jump as a sophomore … Lettered three years in basketball … All-league honorable mention in meters and is currently fourth place all-time in KU history in the 100 meters (10.25). basketball as a junior and senior … Member of the National Honor Society … Earned a spot on the honor roll for his work in the classroom. PERSONAL: Son of Sara Hayes and Robert Canton … Born in North Little Rock, Ark. … Majoring in health and physical education teacher licensure program … Aunt Elissa Mayo, grandfather Greg Bunyan, great uncle Bill Bunyan, great grandmother Loraine Gregory, great grandfather William Price Bunyan II and great-great grandmother Margaret Sheldon all attended the University of Kansas.

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The Jayhawks Reggie CARTER

Keith HAYES

Junior • 5-8 Sprints Bensalem, Pa. (Morgan State University/Bensalem HS)

Freshman • 6-1 Hurdles Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Southeast HS)

AT MORGAN STATE: Outdoor Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2007 after posting a season- HIGH SCHOOL: State champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a junior ... Placed third in the best time of 47.35 in the 400 meters … Posted indoor times of 21.80 in the 200 meters and 300-meter hurdles at the state championships as a junior ... Regional champion in both the 48.20 in the 400 meters. 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Holds the school record in the 110-meter hurdles ... Member of the 4x100-meter relay team that tied the school HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track … 2006 Nike Indoor National Champion in the 400 record. meters (48.50) ... All-American as a senior in the 200 meters (21.30) and 400 meters (47.30) during the outdoor season and in the 400 meters (48.32) in the indoor season … All-state as a PERSONAL: Son of Anjular Davis and Keith Hayes ... Born in Wichita, Kan. ... Undecided on major junior in both the 200 meters (21.80) and the 400 meters (47.62) … Member of all-state 4x400- ... Sister Pauletta Dickerson ran track for the University at Buffalo. meter relay team as a freshman (3:18.00) … Two-year letterwinner in football. PERSONAL: Son of Gloria and Reginald Carter … Born in Philadelphia, Pa. … Majoring in economics.

Corey FULLER

Kaleb HUMPHREYS

Freshman • 6-3 Horizontal Jumps Baltimore, Md. (Woodlawn HS)

Freshman • 5-11 Distance Sterling, Kan. (Sterling HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a Nike Indoor All-American as a senior … First team all-state indoor and outdoor as a senior … Named first team all-county as a junior and senior … Second team allstate as a junior … AAU National Champion as a member of the Baltimore City AAU team his senior year … Lettered in football as a junior and senior.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in all six meets as a true freshman … Finished in 59th place (third on the team) in his first career 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after clocking in at 32:46.95 … Posted a personal-best 8K time of 26:09.1 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to finish in 223rd place … Finished 13th in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic after running an 8K time of 26:39.8 … Placed 18th at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in an 8K time of PERSONAL: Son of Vincent Fuller and Nina Dorsey-Fuller … Born in Baltimore, Md. … Majoring 28:03.07 … Finished 61st at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree, posting an 8K time of 26:14 … Ran a in communication studies … Brother Vincent Fuller II is a defensive back for the Tennessee Titans 26:35.9 8K at the Big 12 Championships to place 71st. of the National Football League (NFL) and played collegiately at Virginia Tech. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in cross country, track and basketball ... Helped Coach Dan Whisler and Sterling High School win three consecutive state championships in cross country (2005, 2006, 2007) ... Kansas Class 2A Cross Country State Champion as a senior in 2007 ... Three-time all-state selection (2005-2007) ... Runner-up at the Kansas Class 2A Cross Country State Championships in 2005 and 2006 ... Named academic all-state in 2006 and 2007 ... Broke the 2A state record in the 3,200 meters in 2007 ... Won two track state championships in 2007 (1,600 meters and 3,200 meters). PERSONAL: Son of Robert and Lori Humphreys ... Born in Hutchinson, Kan. ... Majoring in community health.

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The Jayhawks Corbin KRATOVIL

Lawson MONTGOMERY

Freshman • 6-5 Multi-Events Martin, S.D. (Bennett County HS)

Freshman • 6-1 Hurdles Bennington, Kan. (Bennington HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track and field … MVP of the state track meet as a junior … State champion in the 400 meters as a junior … Ran a personal-best 400-meter time as a junior (49.76) … Runner-up at the state championships as a senior in the long jump, 100 meters and 200 meters … Placed fourth at state in the 400 meters as a senior … Finished second in the long jump and 200 meters at the state championships as a junior … Placed third in the 100 meters as a junior at the state championships … Finished in third place in both the long jump and high jump at the state track meet as a freshman … Personal bests include 6.5 ft. in the high jump, 49.76 in the 400 meters, 23.29 ft. in the long jump, 22.4 in the 200 meters and 10.79 in the 100 meters … Lettered in basketball his freshman and sophomore years, earning all-conference honors both seasons … Lettered in football as a junior and was named all-conference … Ranked No. 3 in his high school class with a 3.97 GPA … Key Club President his junior and senior year … Vice President of the student council as a senior.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and one in cross country … Holds four school records: 110-meter hurdles (13.92), 100 meters (10.81), 300-meter hurdles (38.8) and 4x100meter relay … State champion in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as a junior and senior … Set the Class 2A state meet record in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior (14.23) … State runner-up in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay as a senior … Had 36 of his team’s 42 points at the state meet as a senior to lead it to a third-place finish … League champion as a senior in the 110-meter hurdles, 100 meters, 300-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay … Regional champion in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles his junior and senior years … Was named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior … League champion in the 110-meter hurdles and 300-meter hurdles as a junior … Placed seventh at the state meet in the 4x100-meter relay his junior year … Placed third in the 110-meter hurdles as a sophomore at the state championships … League champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a sophomore … Gatorade Rookie of the Year for track and field as a freshman … Made it to the state meet in PERSONAL: Son of Matt and Judy Kratovil … Born in Gordan, Neb. … Plans to major in physical the 110-meter hurdles as a freshman … Two-year letterman in both football and basketball … therapy or exercise science … Brother Cole played basketball at Northern State University … Team MVP of his football team as the quarterback his junior and senior years … Team leader Sister Abby played basketball at South Dakota State University ... Also has a little sister, Cara. in rebounds for his basketball team as a junior and senior as they went to state both years … Named to the principal’s honor roll for his work in the classroom. PERSONAL: Son of Brent and LaDona Montgomery … Born in Topeka, Kan. … Majoring in pre-medicine/human biology … Mother, LaDona, attended KU.

Diego LADRON

Keyen PORTER

Freshman • 6-0 Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Shawnee Mission Northwest HS)

Freshman • 6-3 Hurdles Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs South HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized his redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in track and cross country ... Named All-Sunflower Runner of the Year as a senior in 2007 ... All-Kansas First Team in 2007 ... Sunflower League Champion in 2007 ... Member of back-to-back Kansas 6A state championship cross country teams (2006-2007) ... Qualified for Nike Team Nationals in 2007 ... Selected to the 2006 All-Sunflower First Team in track (3,200 meters).

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered all four years in track … State champion in the 110-meter hurdles as a senior in a time of 13.6 … Was selected as team MVP as a junior and senior … Posted a personal-best time of 39.1 in the 300-meter hurdles as a senior … All-state as a junior in the 110-meter hurdles, running a time of 14.4 … Set a freshman school record of 16.1 in the 110-meter hurdles … Tied the freshman school record in the high jump with a leap of 6 ft. … Personal-best high jump is 6-06 ft. ... Lettered three years in football … Member of the 2006 state champion football team … Was an all-metro cornerback … Named to the academic honor roll as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Son of Francisco and Maria Ladron ... Born in Guadalajara, Mexico ... Majoring in business (accounting). PERSONAL: Son of Helen Porter-Ferguson and Randall Ferguson … Born in Bedford, Texas … Majoring in pharmacy.

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The Jayhawks Sean PROEHL

Clint ROBISON

Freshman • 6-2 Distance San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS)

Freshman • 6-0 Pole Vault Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Utilized his redshirt season. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in track and cross country ... Selected to all-league and AllCalifornia Interscholastic Federation (CIF) first teams in 2007 ... Placed fourth at the league finals in 2007 ... Finished in 10th place at the 2007 CIF finals ... Was his team’s No. 2 runner in 2006 ... Fourth man at CIF in 2005 ... Made the top seven at CIF as a freshman in 2004 ... Earned first team all-league in track.

HIGH SCHOOL: Team MVP as a junior and senior … Placed second in the pole vault at state as a senior … Set school record in the pole vault as a junior and renewed that record as a senior … Southern Arizona champion as a junior and senior … All-southern Arizona as a junior and senior … Chandler Invitational champion his senior year … Finished in fourth place in the pole vault at the state championships as a junior … Second in his region in the pole vault as a sophomore … Trained with the Pole Pilots Track and Field Club from 2005-2008.

PERSONAL: Son of Gary and Susan Robison … Born in Tucson, Ariz. … Majoring in pre-physical PERSONAL: Son of Pam and Gerry Proehl ... Born in Overland Park, Kan. ... Majoring in business therapy … Grandfather was the chief starter for the 1996 Olympic Games in track and field. ... Sister Meghan Proehl is a member of the KU swimming and diving team.

Julius REDDEN, JR.

Kaman SCHNEIDER

Freshman • 5-11 Sprints Louisville, Ky. (Romeoville HS)

Freshman • 6-3 Distance Tribune, Kan. (Greely County HS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track … All-conference and indoor state qualifier in the 100 meters as a senior, achieving a personal best of 10.7 … MVP, all-conference and state qualifier in the 100 meters as a sophomore … MVP, state qualifier and all-region honoree as a freshman … Personal bests included 10.7 in the 100 meters, 22.8 in the 200 meters, 48.5 in the 400 meters and 22 ft. in the long jump … Lettered two years in volleyball and one in basketball … Defensive player of the year as a freshman on the basketball team … Co-MVP of the volleyball team as a sophomore … Competed two years with the Aurora Flyers AAU team, qualifying for the junior Olympics as a junior and senior … Named to the principal’s honor roll for his academic work … Was top 10 in his class as a freshman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterman in track and cross country … State champion in the 1,600 meters as a senior … All-state in the 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay his senior year … Regional champion in the 800 meters as a senior … MVP and all-area his senior year … Was the WKL League Champion as a senior in the 1,600 meters, 800 meters and 4x800-meter relay … High Plains League (HPL) Champion in the 1,600 meters and 4x800-meter relay as a junior … All-state and HPL Champion in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters as a sophomore … Academic all-state as a sophomore … MVP his sophomore year … All-league in the 4x800-meter relay, mile and two mile as a freshman … State participant in the 4x800-meter relay his freshman year … Cross country state runner-up as a senior … All-area and MVP of his cross country team as a sophomore, junior and senior … All-league and state cross country participant all PERSONAL: Son of Sharon Kittrell and Julius Redden, Sr. … Born in Louisville, Ky. … Majoring in four years … Cross country league champion as a sophomore and senior … Academic allpolitical science/business … Brother Laron Kittrell played basketball for North Park University. state cross country as a junior and senior … Member of third-place team at the cross country state championships as a senior and fourth-place team as a freshman … Lettered three years in basketball … Unanimous WKLL All-League as a junior and senior … MVP, all-area, allleague and all-academic as a senior … Named Garden City Telegram Athlete of the Week … Academic all-league all four years … Nominated for academic and athletic Wendy’s High School Heisman. PERSONAL: Son of Dirk and Darcy Schneider … Born in Tribune, Kan. … Was high school valedictorian … Majoring in pre-medicine … Father Dirk ran college track, Uncle Brad played college basketball and Uncle Scott played college football. 90

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Darryl TROTTER

Junior • 6-3 Distance Old Fort, N.C. (UNC-Charlotte/McDowell HS)

Freshman • 6-0 Horizontal Jumps Las Vegas, Nev. (Henderson Foothill HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a personal-best 8K time of 25:37.4 to finish 187th at the ISU PreNationals … Recorded a season-best seventh-place finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 27:18.80 … Placed 19th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 27:09.3 … Finished 52nd at the Big 12 Championships after running the 8K race in 26:04.68 … Competed in the 10K NCAA Midwest Regional Championships, clocking in at 33:06.50 and placing 78th … Posted a 154th-place finish at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree after running an 8K time of 27:43.

HIGH SCHOOL: Holds the school record in the triple jump at 49-01 ft. … State champion in the triple jump as a senior in 2008 (49-01 ft.) ... Regional champion in the triple jump as a junior in 2007 (45-06 ft.) and as a senior in 2008 (48-11 ft.) … Placed second in the long jump at regionals as a senior with a leap of 22-05 ft. … Also lettered in basketball … Graduated with high honors, holding a 4.1 GPA at the end of his senior year.

PERSONAL: Son of Darryl and Adrian Trotter … Born in Las Vegas, Nev. … Undecided on AT CHARLOTTE: Competed for the Charlotte 49ers as a freshman ... Ran a personal-best 8K time major. of 25:55 ... Placed eighth at the Charlotte Relay ... Competed in Pre-Nationals, the George Mason Invitational and the Winthrop Invitational ... Finished 72nd out of a 146-man field at the Atlantic 10 Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in cross country and two years in basketball ... A two-time all-state performer in indoor track ... Placed third in the state in the 3,200-meter run (2005) ... Earned all-state honors in the 3,200-meter run in the 2005 outdoor season ... Conference cross country champion as a senior in 2005 ... Five-time all-conference performer in track and threetime cross country all-conference runner ... 2005 NW 4A Conference Runner of the Year ... Twice was named all-region in track ...Three-time all-region selection in cross country (2003-2005) ... Named freshman of the year in 2002. PERSONAL: Son of Vaughn and Linda Shirlen ... Born in Old Fort, N.C. ... Majoring in history, political science.

Brock TERNES

Bruce TYNER, JR.

Senior • 5-8 Distance Emporia, Kan. (Emporia State University/Emporia HS)

Freshman • 5-9 Sprints Basehor, Kan. (Basehor Linwood HS)

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran a Kansas personal-best 8K time of 25:44.3 at the ISU Pre-Nationals to place 47th in the Men’s Open Race … Placed 14th at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K-time of 26:44.3 … Finished eighth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 27:24.66 … Recorded a 55th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships in an 8K time of 26:09.53 … Placed 99th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships after running the 10K race in 33:40.35 … Finished in 105th place at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree with an 8K time of 26:53.

HIGH SCHOOL: KVL top three in the 200 meters as a senior … Top five in the 100 meters … Ran a personal-best 22.5 in the 200 meters … Posted a 100-meter time of 10.85 as a sophomore … Member of state-qualifying 4x400-meter relay team as a freshman … Ran a personal-best time of 52.9 in the 400 meters as a freshman … Lettered two years in football. PERSONAL: Son of Sherry Moses … Born in Kansas City, Mo. … Majoring in psychology.

AT EMPORIA STATE: Honorable mention all-conference in cross country as a junior in 2007 ... Named to the all-conference team in the 10K as a junior ... Selected to the all-academic team his junior season ... Earned a spot on the cross country all-regional academic team as a junior ... All-conference in the 10K in outdoor track his junior season ... Personal bests during his junior season included 31:52 (10K), 25:22 (8K), 15:26 (5K), 8:59 (3K) and 4:29 (mile) ... Selected to the cross country all-regional academic team as a sophomore in 2006 ... Named to the all-academic teams for both cross country and track his sophomore season ... Named to the all-academic teams for both cross country and track as a freshman in 2005. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in both cross country and track ... Received the ROHO and Extra Step awards as a senior in 2004 ... Most-improved performer in cross country in 2003 ... Named the most improved performer in track in 2002 and 2003. PERSONAL: Son of Steve and Carmaine Ternes ... Born in Bismarck, N.D. ... Graduated from Emporia State with a bachelor of science in sociology with a minor in writing ... Graduate student in sociology at KU. KUAthletics.com

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The Jayhawks Donny WASINGER Freshman • 5-10 Distance Winona, Minn. (Cotter HS) 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: True freshman finished as the No. 1 KU runner in four of six races, including the final three of the season … Led the Jayhawks at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships with a 10K time of 32:09.80 to place 29th … Finished in 28th place at the Big 12 Championships after running a personal-best 8K time of 25:17.63 … Placed fifth in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic in an 8K time of 25:56.0 … Recorded a 19th-place finish at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge with an 8K time of 28:07.80 … Posted an 8K time of 25:48 at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree to finish 43rd … Finished in 160th place at the ISU Pre-Nationals after running the 8K race in 25:21.1. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in both cross country and track ... Two-year letterman in both swimming and Nordic ski ... 2007 state champion in cross country ... Conference champion in cross country in 2007 ... Cross country state runner-up in 2006 ... Was named cross country team MVP three times (2005-2007) ... All-conference selection in cross country all four years (2004-2007) ... Three-time cross country all-state selection (2005-2007) ... Was named allconference in track all four years (2005-2008) ... Back-to-back state champion in both the 1,600 meters and the 3,200 meters (2007-2008) ... Broke the state record in the 1,600 with his 2008 state championship performance ... State runner-up in the 3,200 meters in 2006. PERSONAL: Son of Tony and Marti Wasinger ... Born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Majoring in economics.

Zach ZARDA Freshman • 5-11 Distance Shawnee, Kan. (Maranatha Academy) 2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in five of six races as a true freshman … Named Big 12 Runner of the Week (Sept. 13) after placing sixth at the Missouri Cross Country Challenge in an 8K time of 27:12.87 … Finished eighth as an unattached runner in his debut at the Bob Timmons Classic with a personal-best 8K time of 25:59.9 … Placed 62nd at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in an 8K time of 26:16 … Recorded a 58th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships after running the 8K race in 26:15.08 … Placed 226th at the ISU Pre-Nationals with an 8K time of 26:12.2. HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in cross country, track and soccer ... Three-time all-state selection for cross country (2005-2007) ... Kansas 2A cross country state runner-up in 2007 ... MVP of his cross country team as a senior in 2007 ... Received First Team All-Metro (Kansas City) honors in 2007 ... Earned academic all-state three times (2005-2007) ... Third place at Kansas 2A cross country state championships in 2006 ... Finished ninth at the Kansas 3A cross country state championships in 2005 ... 2A state champion in track in the 3,200 meters and the 1,600 meters (2008) ... Kansas 2A state-record holder in the 3,200 meters ... Named most valuable runner for track in 2006 and 2008 ... Member of state champion soccer team in 2004 ... Made two other appearances at the state soccer tournament (2005 and 2006), helping his team to third and fourth-place finishes, respectively. PERSONAL: Son of Bernie and Karen Zarda ... Born in Shawnee, Kan. ... Was valedictorian of his high school class ... Majoring in business. 92

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2008 INDOOR SEASON REVIEW Records and milestones were reached in historic numbers by the University of Kansas track and field teams and individuals throughout the 2008 indoor season. Nine school records were topped, while the women’s team undoubtedly had one of their most impressive seasons in team history. Kansas was one of just 10 schools to have both their men’s and women’s team finish in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships.

Also entering their names into the KU men’s record book were seniors Julius Jiles and Matt Baysinger. Jiles tied Aaron Thompson’s mark in the 60-meter hurdles at 7.84 while Baysinger’s time of 1:20.08 in the inaugural running of the 600 meters at Anschutz Pavilion set the school mark.

The women were particularly successful throughout the indoor campaign. While climbing to sixth in the national rankings last year, the women’s team placed 10th at the NCAA Championships and third at the Big 12 Conference Senior Egor Agafonov joined a prestigious list with former Jayhawks Karl Salb, Championships - the best finish in team history at both events. Jim Ryun and Leo Bookman as the only KU athletes to successfully defend their indoor national titles. Agafonov won the weight throw for the second-straight Six women qualified for the NCAA’s, the most during the tenure of head coach year to lead the men to a 22nd-place finish at the NCAA Championships. The Stanley Redwine and four earned All-America honors, tying a team record, in men were in the national rankings on every occasion after the first week of the five events, another team record. season, topping out at 11th. The Jayhawks saw their first women’s triple jump All-American in senior Crystal Agafonov, in his last indoor season, also became the first student-athlete in Manning, and their first 60-meter and 200-meter All-American in junior the 108-year history of Kansas track and field to win three-straight conference Nickesha Anderson. Anderson became the first woman since Kristi Kloster in championships in the event, as well as earn All-America honors in the event for 1996 to earn All-America honors in two events. three consecutive years.

Anderson had one of the best seasons of any Jayhawk as she broke both the 60 “I am glad to be a Jayhawk,” the Togliatti, Russia, native said of his Kansas and 200-meter records on numerous occasions. Her career-best time of 7.22 in career. “I have a lot of favorite parts; the track, Memorial Stadium, everything. the 60 meters earned her the Big 12 championship in the event. I like school and I like my professors. Everything is great. I am just proud to be a Manning had one of the best conference championships in women’s team Jayhawk and support the crimson and blue.” history as the triple jump school-record holder won both the long jump and Sophomore Jordan Scott joined Agafonov as a Big 12 champion and All- triple jump titles en route to becoming the meet’s co-high point scorer. Also at American in 2008. Scott won the Big 12 pole vault title for the second time in as that meet, she and Anderson joined juniors Sha’Ray Butler and Charity Stowers many years and launched himself into third on the event’s all-time performance on the school-record breaking 1,600-meter relay team (3:35.86). list. The Watkinsville, Ga., native became Kansas’ first back-to-back pole vault Juniors Stephanie Horton and Zlata Tarasova led the women’s throwers as champion in Big 12 history. 94

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2008 Year in Review Junior Stephanie Horton became the first woman to win All-America honors in the shot put at KU since 1987. Horton and Anderson each set school records in 2008 with Horton surpassing Denise Buchanan’s 21-year-old mark in the outdoor shot put (she also did so in the indoor shot put) and Anderson broke a 30-year-old record in the 100 meters and a 27-year-old mark in the 200 Senior Kate Sultanova matched the school’s best pole vault in 2008, which she meters. shares with Amy Linnen. For the second-straight year, the Krasnodar, Russia, There was only one meet in 2008 in which senior Egor Agafonov did not place native won the Big 12 title and earned All-America honors. first – the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Championships – where he placed third and left With 12 out of 17 scorers from the 2008 Big 12 Championships being with All-America honors. Agafonov became the first Jayhawk in 35 years to win underclassmen, Kansas will have an excellent opportunity to stretch the limits outdoor All-America honors in the same event for three consecutive seasons. of their success for yet another indoor season in 2009. The Togiatti, Russia, native also won his third straight Big 12 title and regional title – the first Jayhawk to accomplish either feat in the hammer throw. 2008 OUTDOOR SEASON REVIEW With the highest finishes in team history at all five postseason meets in 2008, Sophomore Jordan Scott equaled Agafonov’s regional championship with the team success of the KU women was certainly one of the top highlights a meet record in the men’s pole vault. Scott jumped to fourth all-time in the of the 2008 outdoor track and field season for the University of Kansas. The event at KU with an Olympic qualifying effort in June. Jayhawk men and women concluded their respective outdoor seasons at the NCAA Championships with a combined six All-America honors, 14 All-Region Senior Julius Jiles was the only male to find his way to the top of the Jayhawks’ illustrious outdoor record book in 2008. His time of 13.57 at the NCAA honorees, five school records and two conference champions. Championships broke his own record from the same meet in 2007. Including the indoor season the women finished higher than any other team in the program’s history at each postseason meet in which they competed. At the The Jayhawks also excelled in the classroom with 27 being honored on the outdoor NCAA championships, senior Crystal Manning (long jump and triple Academic All-Big 12 lists. It was the second-most recipients of any Big 12 jump) and junior Nickesha Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) each won school. Junior Eric Fattig earned CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine Academic Alltwo All-America honors. Only one other woman had accomplished the feat in America honors shortly after he and senior Ashley Brown were awarded with All-District honors. Fattig has maintained a 4.0 GPA throughout his career. KU history (Candace Mason). they also broke into the school record book at the conference championships. Horton placed second as she set the KU standard at 16.80 meters (55-01.5 ft.)in the shot put, while Tarasova’s weight throw of 18.97 meters (62-03 ft.) placed her fifth and now stands as the school’s best.

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2008 Women’s Indoor Results Event Athlete Time/Mark Meet 60 Meters Nickesha Anderson ....... 7.22$KR* ............... Big 12 Championships (3-1-08) Victoria Howard ............ 7.64 ............................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Crystal Manning ........... 7.84 ................................KSU All-Comers (12-8-07) 60-Meter Hurdles Ashley Brown ............... 8.36# ............................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) Chelsea Helm ................ 9.88 ............................ Husker Invitational (2-1-08) 200 Meters Nickesha Anderson ....... 22.62KR* .............. NCAA Championships (3-14-08) Victoria Howard ............ 23.90#* ............... Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Crystal Manning ........... 24.73 .......................... Husker Invitational (2-2-08) Kendra Bradley ............. 55.57 ................... Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) 400 Meters Sha’Ray Butler .............. 56.01 ................... Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Cydney Gaines .............. 58.00 ............................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) 600 Yards Maresia Pencil .............. 1:23.35(c)* .....................KSU All-Comers (12-8-07) Charity Stowers ............ 1:23.76 ...................................ISU Classic (2-16-08) Anna Barber ................. 1:25.67 ................ Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Maresia Pencil .............. 2:10.37* .......................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) 800 Meters Rachel Gruenbacher ..... 2:14.06* .......................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) Chelsea Helm ................ 2:34.45 ....................... Husker Invitational (2-2-08) 1,000 Meters Lauren Bonds ............... 2:50.44* .............. Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Alicia McGregor ............ 3:06.80 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Megan James ............... 3:09.60 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Mile Lauren Bonds ............... 4:47.91#* ...........................Husky Classic (2-16-08) Lisa Morrisey ................ 5:05.87 ...................................ISU Classic (2-16-08) Alicia McGregor ............ 5:14.29 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) 3,000 Meters Lauren Bonds ............... 10.03.21* ................. Kansas Invitational (1-19-08) Hayley Harbert ............. 10:04.80 ..............................adidas Classic (2-9-08) Alicia McGregor ............ 10:06.28 ..............................adidas Classic (2-9-08) 5,000 Meters Alicia McGregor ............ 17:17.39 .................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Hayley Harbert ............. 17:23.39 .................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Amanda Miller .............. 17:39.62 .................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Kate Sultanova ............. 14-01.25!KR$* .... New Balance Collegiate (2-9-08) Pole Vault Libby Harmon................ 13-02.25#* ..............Arkansas Last Chance (3-7-08) Julia Cummings............. 13-02.25# ................Arkansas Last Chance (3-7-08) High Jump Kelsey Erb ..................... 5-08.75* ..................... Husker Invitational (2-2-08) Long Jump Crystal Manning............ 19-10.25* ............ Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Chelsea Helm................ 15-06.25..................... Husker Invitational (2-1-08) Triple Jump Crystal Manning............ 44-05.25$KR* ............. Tyson Invitational (2-16-08) Kelsey Erb...................... 35-11.25* ...................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Shot Put Stephanie Horton ......... 55-01.50KR#* ...... New Balance Collegiate (2-9-08) Emily Reimer................. 42-02.......................... Husker Invitational (2-2-08) Mary Lacy ..................... 39-04.50.........................KSU All-Comers (12-8-07) Weight Throw Zlata Tarasova................ 62-03KR#* ........... Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Pentathlon Chelsea Helm ................ 2,400 .......................... Husker Invitational (2-1-08) 1,600-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’ ...................... 3:35.86#KR ...................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) DMR Kansas ‘A’ ...................... 11:50.32 .............. Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) KEY: $ - NCAA Automatic Qualifier ! - Facility Record # - NCAA Provisional Qualifier 96

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2007-08 INDOOR SCHEDULE/RESULTS Meet Team Place K-State All Comers (Dec. 8, 2007)...................................................................... n/a Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 11, 2008)................................................................ n/a Kansas Invitational (Jan. 19, 2008)................................................................... n/a Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 25, 2008)........................................................................ n/a Husker Invitational (Feb. 1-2, 2008).................................................................. n/a New Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 8-9, 2008)........................................ 8th ISU Classic (Feb. 15-16, 2008)........................................................................... n/a Tyson Invitational (Feb. 15-16, 2008)................................................................ n/a Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 29-March 1, 2008)..................................... 3rd Iowa State Invitational (March 8, 2008)............................................................ n/a NCAA Indoor Championships (March 14-15, 2008)....................................... T10th 2008 BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FEB. 29-MARCH 1 (LINCOLN, NEB.) Women’s Results Place Points 1. Texas A&M................................................................................................119.25 2. Nebraska.........................................................................................................95 3. Kansas.........................................................................................93 4. Texas...............................................................................................................79 5. Texas Tech...................................................................................................70.50 6. Baylor.........................................................................................................68.25 7. Oklahoma........................................................................................................59 8. Missouri..........................................................................................................55 9. Kansas State....................................................................................................54 10. Iowa State.....................................................................................................30 11. Oklahoma State.............................................................................................13 12. Colorado..........................................................................................................5 2008 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Kansas Women’s Scorers) 60-Meter Hurdles 4. Ashley Brown (8.43#).............................................................................5 points 60 Meters 1. Nickesha Anderson (7.22$)..................................................................10 points 200 Meters 3. Nickesha Anderson (23.06$)...................................................................6 points 8. Victoria Howard (24.16).......................................................................... 1 point 400 Meters 8. Kendra Bradley (57.27)........................................................................... 1 point 600 Yards 5. Charity Stowers (1:23.92).......................................................................4 points 800 Meters 4. Maresia Pencil (2:13.35).........................................................................5 points 1,000 Meters 6. Lauren Bonds (2:52.38)..........................................................................3 points Long Jump 1. Crystal Manning (6.05m, 19-10.25 ft.).................................................10 points Triple Jump 1. Crystal Manning (13.35m$, 43-09.75 ft.).............................................10 points Shot Put 2. Stephanie Horton (16.80m#, 55-01.50 ft.).............................................8 points Weight Throw 5. Zlata Tarasova (18.97m# 62-03.00 ft.)...................................................4 points Pole Vault 1. Kate Sultanova (4.13m#, 13-06.50 ft.).................................................10 points 3. Libby Harmon (3.83m, 12-06.75 ft.).......................................................5 points 6. Julia Cummings(3.83m, 12-06.75 ft.).....................................................3 points High Jump 8. Kelsey Erb (1.68m, 5-06.00 ft.)................................................................ 1 point Distance Medley Relay 8. L. Morrisey, S. Butler, R. Gruenbacher, L. Bonds (11:50.32)...................... 1 point 4x400-Meter Relay 3. S. Butler, C. Stowers, C. Manning, N. Anderson (3:40.52)........................6 points 2008 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 14-15 (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.) Kansas Women’s All-Americans 60 Meters 6. Nickesha Anderson.......................................................................................7.28 200 Meters 2. Nickesha Anderson.....................................................................................22.62 Pole Vault 3. Kate Sultanova................................................................... 4.25m (13-11.25 ft.) Triple Jump 13. Crystal Manning............................................................. 13.07m (42-10.75 ft.) Shot Put 8. Stephanie Horton............................................................. 16.60m (54-05.50 ft.)

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2008 Men’s Indoor Results Event Athlete Time/Mark. Meet 55 Meters Josh Kirk ....................... 6.82 ........................................ISU Classic (2-14-08) Jacob Breth ................... 6.89 ........................................ISU Classic (2-14-08) 55-Meter Hurdles Jacob Breth ................... 8.86 ........................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Julius Jiles ..................... 7.12 ................................KSU All-Comers (12-8-07) 60 Meters Barrett Saunders .......... 7.18 ................................KSU All-Comers (12-8-07) Josh Kirk ....................... 7.31 ..................... Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) 60-Meter Hurdles Julius Jiles ..................... 7.84# ............................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) Jacob Breth ................... 9.46 ............................ Husker Invitational (2-1-08) Alex Carey ..................... 22.71 ............................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) 200 Meters Jarrell Rollins ................ 22.91 .....................Arkansas Invitational (1-11-08) Charles Murphy ............ 22.93 .......................... Husker Invitational (2-2-08) Keron Toussaint ............ 48.07 ............................... ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) 400 Meters Jarrell Rollins ................ 48.47 ................... Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Matt Baysinger ............. 49.64 ............................. Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Matt Baysinger ............. 1:10.26 .................. Big 12 Championships (3-1-08) 600 Yards Jarrell Rollins ................ 1:12.28 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Jacob Breth ................... 1:15.10 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Matt Baysinger ............. 1:20.08KR! ..................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) 600 Meters Jack Sachse ................... 1:22.10 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Ryan Peterson ............... 1:23.37 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Matt Baysinger ............. 1:50.77 ............................ ISU Last Chance (3-8-08) 800 Meters Jack Sachse ................... 1:53.01 ..................Arkansas Invitational (1-11-08) Ryan Peterson ............... 1:56.60 ................ Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Jack Sachse ................... 2:32.40(c) .......................KSU All-Comers (12-8-07) 1,000 Meters Paul Hefferon ................ 2:36.74 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Patrick McGowan .......... 2:37.22 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Paul Hefferon ................ 4:18.39 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Mile Bret Imgrund ................ 4:20.74 .......................... Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Jack Sachse ................... 4:21.75 ..................... Kansas Invitational (1-19-08) Paul Hefferon ................ 8:11.40# .............. New Balance Collegiate (2-9-08) 3,000 Meters Patrick McGowan .......... 8:28.93 ................ New Balance Collegiate (2-8-08) Bret Imgrund ................ 8:31.20 ....................... Husker Invitational (2-2-08) Paul Hefferon ................ 14:02.78# ...........................Husky Classic (2-15-08) 5,000 Meters Patrick McGowan .......... 14:42.78 .................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Bret Imgrund ................ 14:48.29 .................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Jordan Scott.................. 18-02.50$ ................... Tyson Invitational (2-16-08) Pole Vault Kirk Cooper.................... 16-10.75........................ Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Ryan Hays...................... 15-09.75........................ Jayhawk Classic (1-25-08) Nate Scherzer................ 6-04.75....................... Tyson Invitational (2-15-08) High Jump Jacob Breth.................... 6-01.50.................................. ISU Classic (2-14-08) Josh Kirk........................ 5-03........................................ISU Classic (2-14-08) Barrett Saunders........... 24-01.75.............. Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Long Jump Dustin Turner................. 23-05.50............. Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Eric Fattig ..................... 21-10.25................... Kansas Invitational (1-19-08) Jareb Stallbaumer......... 43-09.25................... Kansas Invitational (1-19-08) Triple Jump Kresimir Eres.................. 46-02.75..............................adidas Classic (2-9-08) Shot Put Jacob Breth.................... 39-08.75.................................ISU Classic (2-14-08) Josh Kirk........................ 37-08.75.............. Big 12 Championships (2-29-08) Weight Throw Egor Agafonov............... 74-06.25............... NCAA Championships (2-29-08) Jacob Breth ................... 4,346.......................................ISU Classic (2-15-08) Heptathlon 1,600-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’ ...................... 3:14.76 .................. Big 12 Championships (3-1-08) KEY: $ - NCAA Automatic Qualifier ! - Facility Record # - NCAA Provisional Qualifier

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2007-08 INDOOR SCHEDULE/RESULTS Meet Team Place K-State All Comers (Dec. 8, 2007)..................................................n/a Arkansas Invitational (Jan. 11, 2008)............................................n/a Kansas Invitational (Jan. 19, 2008)...............................................n/a Jayhawk Classic (Jan. 25, 2008)....................................................n/a Husker Invitational (Feb. 1-2, 2008)..............................................n/a New Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 8-9, 2008).................. 14th ISU Classic (Feb. 15-16, 2008).......................................................n/a Tyson Invitational (Feb. 15-16, 2008)............................................n/a Big 12 Indoor Championships (Feb. 29-March 1, 2008)............... 10th Iowa State Invitational (March 8, 2008)........................................n/a NCAA Indoor Championships (March 14-15, 2008)...................T22nd 2008 BIG 12 INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FEB. 29-MARCH 1 (LINCOLN, NEB.) Men’s Results Place Points 1. Texas........................................................................................ 106 2. Nebraska.................................................................................. 104 3. Texas Tech................................................................................... 93 4. Texas A&M.................................................................................. 76 5. Missouri..................................................................................... 67 6. Oklahoma...............................................................................65.50 7. Colorado..................................................................................... 54 8. Kansas State............................................................................... 46 9. Baylor......................................................................................... 38 10. Kansas................................................................. 37.50 11. Iowa State................................................................................ 32 12. Oklahoma State........................................................................ 22 2008 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Kansas Men’s Scorers) 60-Meter Hurdles 8. Julius Jiles (8.13)................................................................. 1 point 600 Yards 3. Matt Baysinger (1:10.26)...................................................6 points 800 Meters 6. Jack Sachse (1:54.16).........................................................3 points 3,000 Meters 8. Paul Hefferon (8:17.43)....................................................... 1 point Long Jump 5. Barrett Saunders (7.36m, 24-01.75 ft.)..............................4 points Weight Throw 1. Egor Agafonov (22.67m$, 74-04.50 ft.)............................10 points Pole Vault 1. Jordan Scott (5.50m$, 18-00.50 ft.).................................10 points 6. Kirk Cooper (5.05m, 16-06.75 ft.)....................................2.5 points 2008 NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MARCH 14-15 (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.) Kansas Men’s All-Americans Pole Vault 9. Jordan Scott................................................... 5.30m (17-04.50 ft.) Weight Throw 1. Egor Agafonov.............................................. 22.71m (74-06.25 ft.)

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2008 Women’s Outdoor Results Event Athlete Time/Mark Meet 100 Meters Nickesha Anderson............. 11.18#w*....................................... Drake Relays (4-26-08) Victoria Howard.................. 11.63#w........................................Kansas Relays (4-19-08) Kendra Bradley................... 12.26w..........................................Kansas Relays (4-18-08) 100-Meter Hurdles Ashley Brown..................... 13.65p#.................................Midwest Regionals (5-30-08) Chelsea Helm...................... 16.34w..........................................Kansas Relays (4-16-08) Nickesha Anderson............. 22.57#KR*....................... Big 12 Championships (5-18-08) 200 Meters Victoria Howard.................. 23.68p#*......................... Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) Kendra Bradley................... 24.88.......................................... Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Nickesha Anderson............. 54.45#...........................................Kansas Relays (4-18-08) 400 Meters Cydney Gaines.................... 56.47p*........................... Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) Charity Stowers.................. 58.32.......................................... Missouri Relays (3-29-08) 400-Meter Hurdles Ashley Brown..................... 58.82#...............................................Texas Relays (4-5-08) Sha’Ray Butler.................... 58.98*#.................................Midwest Regionals (5-31-08) Maresia Pencil.................... 2:09.59p#*...................... Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) 800 Meters Charity Stowers.................. 2:11.94*............................... Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Rachel Gruenbacher........... 2:15.49*............................... Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Lauren Bonds...................... 4:30.32........................ Payton Jordan Invitational (5-4-08) 1,500 Meters Lisa Morrisey...................... 4:44.04*....................................Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Megan James..................... 4:53.99..........................................Kansas Relays (4-17-08) Lauren Bonds...................... 9:56.56....................................... Missouri Relays (3-28-08) 3,000 Meters Alicia McGregor.................. 10:04.00........................................Kansas Relays (4-17-08) Amanda Miller.................... 10:14.65..................................... Missouri Relays (3-28-08) 3,000m Steeplechase Lauren Bonds...................... 10:40.45#*..................................... Drake Relays (4-26-08) Alicia McGregor.................. 17:37.86*....................................... Drake Relays (4-24-08) 5,000 Meters Hayley Harbert................... 17:38.78......................................... Drake Relays (4-24-08) Kara Windisch..................... 17:39.87........................................Kansas Relays (4-17-08) Hayley Harbert................... 37:30.73.......................... Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) 10,000 Meters Amanda Miller.................... 37:55.59.......................... Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) Alicia McGregor.................. 38:11.01.......................... Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) Kansas ‘A’ ............................ 44.61KR#......................... Big 12 Championships (5-18-08) 400-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’............................. 1:36.59........................................... Drake Relays (4-25-08) 800-Meter Relay 1,600-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’............................. 3:35.81#....................................Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) 3,200-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’............................. 9:04.47..............................................Texas Relays (4-3-08) DMR Kansas ‘A’............................. 11:56.33............................................Texas Relays (4-5-08) Sprint Medley Team Kansas ‘A’............................. 3:56.11..............................................Texas Relays (4-4-08) Kate Sultanova................... 13-09.25#*........................................Texas Relays (4-5-08) Pole Vault Libby Harmon..................... 13-01.25#....................... Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) Julia Cummings.................. 13-01.25#....................... Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) Kelsey Erb........................... 5-08.75........................... Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) High Jump Elizabeth Beisner................ 5-01........................................... Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Chelsea Helm...................... 4-11..............................................Kansas Relays (4-16-08) Crystal Manning................. 21-06.25w*.......................NCAA Championships (6-11-08) Long Jump Chelsea Helm...................... 14-10.75.......................................Kansas Relays (4-16-08) Crystal Manning................. 44-09.75#$..................... Big 12 Championships (5-18-08) Triple Jump Stephanie Horton............... 54-02.50KR*.....................NCAA Championships (6-12-08) Shot Put Emily Reimer...................... 44-06.25*............................ Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Chelsea Helm...................... 34-00.25...................................Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Stephanie Horton............... 147-06.50.................................Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Discus Mary Lacy........................... 139-03......................................Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Lacey Cunningham............. 140-02.75.................................. Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Javelin Emily Reimer...................... 121-03.25.................................. Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Amanda Radovich............... 115-03.50.................................. Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Zlata Tarasova..................... 196-09#.......................... Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) Hammer Elise Umbarger................... 127-10.25............................ Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Chelsea Helm...................... 3,929.............................................Kansas Relays (4-16-08) Heptathlon KEY: $ - U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier ! - Facility Record # - NCAA Regional Qualifier 98

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2008 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE/RESULTS Meet Team Place Missouri Relays (March 28-29, 2008)................................................................ n/a Texas Relays (April 2-5, 2008)........................................................................... n/a John Jacobs Invitational (April 12, 2008)........................................................... n/a Kansas Relays (April 16-19, 2008)..................................................................... n/a Drake Relays (April 24-26, 2008)....................................................................... n/a Arkansas Twilight (May 2, 2008)....................................................................... n/a Payton Jordan Invitational (May 4, 2008).......................................................... n/a Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 16-18, 2008)........................................... 4th NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (May 30-31, 2008)............................ 4th NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14, 2008)....................................... T15th 2008 BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 16-18 (BOULDER, COLO.) Women’s Results Place Points 1. Texas A&M.....................................................................................................157 2. Nebraska.......................................................................................................105 3. Texas Tech...................................................................................................101.5 4. Kansas......................................................................................83.5 5. Kansas State.................................................................................................76.5 6. Oklahoma........................................................................................................75 T7. Baylor............................................................................................................59 T7. Texas..............................................................................................................59 9. Iowa State....................................................................................................36.5 10. Missouri........................................................................................................35 11. Oklahoma State.............................................................................................17 12. Colorado........................................................................................................13 2008 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Kansas Women’s Scorers) 100 Meters 6. Nickesha Anderson (11.35!)...................................................................3 points 200 Meters 3. Nickesha Anderson (22.57#)...................................................................6 points 800 Meters 6. Maresia Pencil (2:11.68).........................................................................3 points 400-Meter Hurdles 3. Ashley Brown (58.37#)...........................................................................6 points 5. Sha’Ray Butler (1:00.31#).......................................................................4 points 3,000-Meter Steeplechase 4. Lauren Bonds (10:56.13#)......................................................................5 points 4x100-Meter Relay 5. Kansas ‘A’ (44.61!)..................................................................................4 points 4x400-Meter Relay 5. Kansas ‘A’ (3:40.02!)...............................................................................4 points High Jump 3. Kelsey Erb (1.75m#, 5-08.75 ft.)..........................................................5.5 points Pole Vault 1. Kate Sultanova (4.10m#, 13-05.25 ft.).................................................10 points T3. Libby Harmon (4.00m#, 13-01.50 ft.)................................................5.5 points T3. Julia Cummings(4.00m#, 13-01.50 ft.)..............................................5.5 points Long Jump 5. Crystal Manning (6.19m, 20-03.75 ft.)...................................................4 points Triple Jump 2. Crystal Manning (13.66m#, 44-09.75 ft.)...............................................8 points Shot Put 5. Stephanie Horton (16.05m!, 52-08.00 ft.)..............................................4 points Hammer Throw 3. Zlata Tarasova (59.98m!, 196-09 ft.).......................................................6 points 2008 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNE 11-14 (DES MOINES, IOWA) Kansas Women’s All-Americans 100 Meters 4. Nickesha Anderson.....................................................................................11.37 200 Meters 3. Nickesha Anderson.....................................................................................22.91 Long Jump 9. Crystal Manning................................................................. 6.26m (20-06.50 ft.) Triple Jump 7. Crystal Manning............................................................... 13.40m (43-11.75 ft.) Shot Put 8. Stephanie Horton............................................................. 16.12m (52-10.75 ft.)

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2008 Men’s Outdoor Results Event Athlete Time/Mark Meet 100 Meters Alex Carey.............................. 11.12................................................... Kansas Relays (4-18-08) Charles Murphy...................... 11.47................................... John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) Josh Kirk................................ 11.51......................................Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) 110-Meter Hurdles Julius Jiles.............................. 13.57KR$*...............................NCAA Championships (6-12-08) Bryan Muoneke..................... 16.06.................................................Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Jacob Breth............................ 16.63w................................................ Kansas Relays (4-17-08) 200 Meters Julius Jiles.............................. 21.45............................................... Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Keron Toussaint...................... 21.57............................................... Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Jarrell Rollins......................... 22.21............................................... Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) 400 Meters Keron Toussaint...................... 47.75...........................................Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Jarrell Rollins......................... 48.10............................................... Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Chandler Frigon..................... 49.58......................................Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) 400-Meter Hurdles Julius Jiles.............................. 51.48#............................................. Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Corey Mims............................ 59.63.................................................Missouri Relays (3-29-08) 800 Meters Matt Baysinger...................... 1:49.08#.......................................... Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Ryan Peterson........................ 1:56.48............................................ Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Bret Imgrund......................... 1:59.16................................ John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) 1,500 Meters Colby Wissel........................... 3:57.32..................................................Drake Relays (4-24-08) Patrick McGowan................... 3:57.95............................................ Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Bret Imgrund......................... 4:01.06................................ John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) 3,000 Meters Patrick McGowan................... 8:56.22................................ John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) Nick Caprario.......................... 8:56.75................................ John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) Dan Van Orsdel....................... 9:08.31................................ John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) 3,000m Steeplechase Patrick McGowan................... 9:29.01.....................................................Texas Relays (4-4-08) Bret Imgrund......................... 9:50.21................................................ Kansas Relays (4-17-08) Victor Chesang....................... 10:18.94.............................................. Kansas Relays (4-17-08) 5,000 Meters Paul Hefferon......................... 14:10.17#....................................Cardinal Invitational (4-4-08) Bret Imgrund......................... 14:49.25............................................Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Colby Wissel........................... 14:59.69.............................Payton Jordan Invitational (5-2-08) 10,000 Meters Paul Hefferon......................... 31:15.84.................................Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) Nick Caprario.......................... 32:08.54.................................Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) 400-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’................................ 41.53......................................Big 12 Championships (5-18-08) 1,600-Meter Relay Kansas ‘A’................................ 3:10.50...................................Big 12 Championships (5-18-08) DMR Kansas ‘A’................................ 10:16.09...................................................Texas Relays (4-5-08) Sprint Medley Team Kansas ‘A’................................ 3:26.16.....................................................Texas Relays (4-4-08) Discus Kresimir Eres.......................... 157-05........................................Georgia Invitational (4-12-08) Jacob Breth............................ 129-02................................................. Kansas Relays (4-17-08) Josh Kirk................................ 118-00.25........................................ Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Pole Vault Jordan Scott........................... 18-04.25$*.................................... UNI Jumps Classic (6-15-08) Kirk Cooper............................ 16-06.75#.................................................Texas Relays (4-3-08) Cooper Merrill........................ 16-00.75.......................................... Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) High Jump Nate Scherzer......................... 6-06.75............................................ Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Josh Kirk................................ 6-00.75............................................ Arkansas Twilight (5-2-08) Jacob Breth............................ 5-08.75................................................ Kansas Relays (4-16-08) Long Jump Dustin Turner......................... 24-00.75......................................Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Eric Fattig............................... 24-00.25.................................Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) Barrett Saunders.................... 23-08.....................................Big 12 Championships (5-17-08) Triple Jump Eric Fattig............................... 47-00.25......................................Sooner Invitational (4-26-08) Jareb Stallbaumer.................. 46-10.75.................................Big 12 Championships (5-18-08) Shot Put Jacob Breth............................ 37-5.................................... John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) Josh Kirk................................ 36-07.....................................Big 12 Championships (5-16-08) Discus Jacob Breth............................ 115-06.75*.......................... John Jacobs Invitational (4-12-08) Hammer Throw Egor Agafonov....................... 229-06#....................................... Midwest Regionals (5-31-08) Javelin Iain Trimble............................ 237-11#$...........................................Missouri Relays (3-28-08) Hugh Murphy......................... 212-10.50#.......................................... Kansas Relays (4-18-08) Josh Kirk................................ 187-03.25............................................ Kansas Relays (4-18-08) Decathlon Jacob Breth............................ 6,077*................................................. Kansas Relays (4-17-08) KEY: $ - U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier ! - Facility Record # - NCAA Regional Qualifier

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2008 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE/RESULTS Meet Team Place Missouri Relays (March 28-29, 2008)............................................n/a Texas Relays (April 2-5, 2008).......................................................n/a John Jacobs Invitational (April 12, 2008).......................................n/a Kansas Relays (April 16-19, 2008).................................................n/a Drake Relays (April 24-26, 2008)...................................................n/a Arkansas Twilight (May 2, 2008)...................................................n/a Payton Jordan Invitational (May 4, 2008)......................................n/a Big 12 Outdoor Championships (May 16-18, 2008).......................9th NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (May 30-31, 2008)...... 11th NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14, 2008)................... T38th 2008 BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY 16-18 (BOULDER, COLO.) Men’s Results Place Points 1. Colorado................................................................................... 138 2. Texas A&M................................................................................ 121 3. Texas.......................................................................................... 96 4. Nebraska.................................................................................... 95 5. Texas Tech................................................................................... 76 6. Baylor......................................................................................... 72 7. Oklahoma................................................................................... 55 8. Missouri..................................................................................... 49 9. Kansas........................................................................41 10. Kansas State............................................................................. 38 11. Iowa State................................................................................ 26 12. Oklahoma State........................................................................ 11 2008 Big 12 Indoor Championships (Kansas Men’s Scorers) 800 Meters 4. Matt Baysinger (1:50.63#)..................................................5 points 10,000 Meters 8. Paul Hefferon (31:15.84)..................................................... 1 point 110-Meter Hurdles 2. Julius Jiles (13.72!).............................................................8 points 4x400-Meter Relay 7. Kansas ‘A’ (3:10.06)............................................................2 points Pole Vault 2. Jordan Scott (5.30m#, 17-04.50 ft.)...................................8 points 5. Kirk Cooper (5.05m#, 16-06.75 ft.).....................................3 points Hammer Throw 1. Egor Agafonov (67.65m!, 221-11 ft.)................................10 points Javelin 5. Hugh Murphy (62.66m#, 205-07 ft.)..................................4 points 2008 NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS JUNE 11-14 (DES MOINES, IOWA) Kansas Men’s All-Americans Hammer Throw 3. Egor Agafonov................................................. 69.92m (229-05 ft.)

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Women’s Indoor Records

Kansas Record

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Big 12 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

7.22, Nickesha Anderson Big 12 Championships, 2008

7.38, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008

7.21, Sanya Richards Texas, 2004

60-Meter Hurdles

8.32, Ashley Brown ISU Last Chance, 2007

8.48, Ashley Brown, Kansas Jayhawk Invitational, 2007

7.92, Pricilla Lopes Nebraska, 2006

7.84, Virginia Powell USC, 2006

200 Meters

22.62, Nickesha Anderson NCAA Championships, 2008

23.85, Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008

22.86, Sanya Richards, Texas, 2004; Porscha Lucas, Texas A&M, 2008

22.40, Bianca Knight Texas, 2008

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

2:06.94, Althea Chambers Texas Tech, 2006

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

4:36.31, Sally Kipyego Texas Tech, 2008

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, Pittsburg State Jayhawk Invitational, 1992

15:58.86, Sara Gorton Colorado, 2003

15:14.18, Kim Smith Providence, 2004

1,600-Meter Relay

3:35.86, (Manning, Butler, Stowers, Anderson) ISU Invite, 2008

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

6-3.5, Destinee Hooker Texas, 2006

Long Jump

21-00.75, Charisse Bacchus Alex Wilson Invitational, 2006

20-1, Comfort Igeh, Wayland Baptist Jayhawk Invitational, 1987

21-4, Angee Henry, Texas; Nicole Devonish, Nebraska, 1997

Triple Jump Shot Put

13.54m (44-05.25), Crystal Manning Tyson Invitational, 2008

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

45-1.5, Stacey Bowers Baylor, 1999

55-01.50 (16.80m), Stephanie Horton New Balance Collegiate, 2008

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

59-5.75, Tressa Thompson Nebraska, 1997

Pole Vault

4.30m (14-01.25), three times Amy Linnen, NCAA Championships, 2005 Kate Sultanova, NCAA Championships, 2007, New Balance Collegiate, 2008

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

18.97m (62-03), Zlata Tarasova Big 12 Championships, 2008

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

70-03.00, Loren Groves Kansas State, 2008

83-10.25, Brittany Riley Southern Illinois, 2007

Pentathlon

4,053, Candace Mason Big 12 Championships, 1998

4,028, Cris Hall, Nebraska Big Eight Championships, 1992

4,439, Austra Skujyte Kansas State, 2002

4,496, Jacquelyn Johnson Arizona State, 2008

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6.56, Gwen Torrence Georgia, 1987 7.39, Tiffany Lott BYU, 1997 7.13, Angela Williams USC, 2002

50.80, Natasha Hastings South Carolina, 2007

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

3:27.66, Texas 2003 8:24.72, Villanova, 1987

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NCAA Meet

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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

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Women’s Indoor Bests 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

1981 1978 1981 1982 1980

60 Yards 6.82 6.94 7.00 7.00 7.00 7.05

1978 1979 1982 1984 1977 1983

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

60-Yard Hurdles 7.82 Gwen Poss, KU Triangular 7.89 Lori Lowrey, Missouri National Invite 7.94 Connie McKernan, Husker Invitational 7.96 Donna Smitherman, KU Triangular 8.02 Elwanda Smith, KU Triangular

1981 1978 1983 1982 1980

60 Meters 7.22 7.41 7.53 7.55 7.64 7.64 7.64

2008 2006 2003 2002 2008 2004 2006

Nickesha Anderson, Big 12 Championships Tiffany Cherry, Big 12 Championships Robbie Harriford, Big 12 Championships Shameika McField, Iowa State Classic Victoria Howard, Jayhawk Classic Octavia Garrett, Big 12 Championships Charisse Bacchus, KU/KSU/MU Triangular

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 22.62 23.90 24.14 24.44 24.53

Nickesha Anderson, NCAA Championships Victoria Howard, Big 12 Championships Robbie Harriford, Big 12 Championships Natasha Shafer, Big Eight Championships Latanya Holloway, Big Eight Championships

2008 2008 2003 1992 1994

300 Yards 34.93 35.10 35.33 36.50 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

1979 1981 1983 1980 1984

400 Meters 53.81 54.96 55.08c 55.11 55.57 55.69 55.72

Stacy Keller, Alex Wilson Invitational Octavia Garrett, ISU Classic Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships Sha'Ray Butler, Big 12 Championships Kendra Bradley, Big 12 Championships Carleen Roberts, Merc Bank Invite Tiffany Bradley, ISU Last Chance

2004 2005 1987 2007 2008 1997 2006

440 Yards 55.94 56.71 56.94 57.63 57.81

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

1983 1978 1982 1984 1982

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 Charity Stowers, Big 12 Championships Janice Turner, Big Eight Championships Sherre-Khan Blackmon, Big 12 Championships Cortney Jacobs, Big 12 Championships Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships Janiece Gatson, Husker Invitational

2003 2007 1989 2000 2006 1988 2007

800 Meters 2:04.91 2:09.37 2:09.42 2:09.98

Kristi Kloster, NCAA Championships Laura Lavoie, Iowa State Classic Angela Pichardo, ISU Classic Julie Howerton, Big Eight Championships

1996 2002 2006 1989

2:10.37 2:10.95 2:11.64c

Maresia Pencil, ISU Invite 2008 Kim Clark, ISU Classic 2005 Angie Helmer, KU Last Chance 1985

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

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

1985 1981 1985 1982 1985

1,000 Yards 2:33.30 2:36.24 2:36.61 2:38.04 2:38.8

Kelly Wood, Big Eight Championships Cathy McMillin, Missouri National Invite Gretchen Bajema, Big Eight Championships Debbie Hertzog, Missouri National Invite Tami Quinn, Big Eight Championships

1984 1978 1982 1979 1980

1,000 Meters 2:49.37 Angela Pichardo, Big 12 Championships 2:49.68 Kristi Kloster, KU/KSU/MU Triangular 2:50.44 Lauren Bonds, Big 12 Championships 2:51.51 Katy Eisenmenger, Big 12 Championships 2:52.31 Melissa O'Rourke, Husker Invitational 2:54.01 Helena Hafstrom, Big Eight Championships 2:54.44 Kerri Woolheater, Big Eight Championships 2:54.58 Megan Manthe, Jayhawk Invitational

2003 1995 2008 2001 2007 1992 1995 2003

Mile 4:43.9h 4:44.81 4:44.84 4:45.02 4:46.24 4:47.91 4:48.01 4:48.72 4:55.14

Michelle Brown, AAU Championships Melissa Swartz, Last Chance Meet Katy Eisenmenger, NCAA Championships Cathy Palacios, NCAA Championships Laura Lavoie, Big 12 Championships Lauren Bonds, Husky Classic Megan Manthe, Big 12 Championships Melissa O'Rourke, ISU Classic Susan MacLean, Big Eight Championships

1980 1996 2002 1992 2004 2008 2004 2007 1988

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

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

Three Miles 16:59.9 17:17.1 17:21.9 17:22.1 17:22.3

Maureen Finholm, Big Eight Championships Caryne Finlay, Big Eight Championships Karen Fitz, KU Triangular Heather Sterbenz, Kansas Quadrangular Tracey Keith, Big Eight Championships

1980 1984 1979 1985 1979

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 17:17.39 Alicia McGregor, ISU Classic 17:23.39 Hayley Harbert, ISU Classic 17:24.48 Daniela Daggy, Big Eight Championships 17:24.86 Connie Abbott, ISU Qualifier 17:26.29 Lynn Lo Presti, Notre Dame Invitational

1992 1996 2003 2008 2008 1994 2005 1998

High Jump 6-01.25 6-00 5-10 5-10 5-09 5-09

MaryBeth Labosky, Big Eight Championships Ann O’Connor, Husker Pentathlon Sondra Rauterkus, KSU Invitational Shawn Corwin, Missouri Invitational Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Pentathlon Keely Hacking, Sooner Invitational

1993 1983 2003 1979 1987 1994

Long Jump 21-00.75 20-05.25 20-03.5 19-10.75 19-10.25 19-09.50 19-09.50 19-05

Charisse Bacchus, Alex Wilson Invitational Halcyon McKnight, Big Eight Championships Kim Jones, Big Eight Championships Monique Peters, Big 12 Championships Crystal Manning, Big 12 Championships Yolanda Taylor, Kansas Quadrangular Candace Mason, KU/KSU/MU Triangular Jaci Metzger, Big Eight Championships

2005 1983 1985 2002 2008 1987 1998 1987

Triple Jump 44-05.25 43-02.25 41-02.5 40-10.5 40-10.25 40-09 40-03.25

Crystal Manning, Tyson Invitational Brooklyn Hann, Alex Wilson Invitational Cassie Bryant-Wans, Big Eight Championships Cynthia Rodes, Big Eight Championships Shatoya Hill, Big 12 Championships Yolanda Taylor, Capitol Invitational Tarita Triplett, Big Eight Championships

2008 2005 1992 1987 2005 1987 1992

Shot Put 55-01.50 53-04.25 50-07.5 49-03.5 48-01.5 47-08

Stephanie Horton, New Balance Collegiate Denise Buchanan, NCAA Championships Stine Lerdahl, Jayhawk Invitational Abby Emsick, KSU Open Cheryl Evers, Wildcat Invitational April Kockrow, KSU/Coors Invitational

2008 1987 1985 2003 1993 1997

Weight Throw 62-03 Zlata Tarasova, Big 12 Championships 54-11.25 Lisa Brien, Big Eight Championships 54-01.25 Jamie Waters, Big 12 Championships 53-05.5 April Kockrow, Kansas Invitational 52-08.75 Jennifer Foster, KSU All Comers

2008 1996 2002 1998 2000

Pole Vault 14-01.25 14-01.25 13-04.25 13-02.25 13-02.25 13-01.75 12-08 12-07.5

Amy Linnen, NCAA Championships Kate Sultanova, NCAA Championships/NB Collegiate Britany Parker, Dan DeHart Invitational Libby Harmon, Arkansas Last Chance Julia Cummings, Arkansas Last Chance Andrea Branson, NCAA Qualifier Yvonne Calzonetti, Tyson Invitational Candace Mason, NCAA Championships

Pentathlon 4,053 3,843 3,830 3,569 3,536

Candace Mason, Big 12 Championships Ann O’Connor, Big Eight Championships Charisse Bacchus, Big 12 Championships Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Championships Kim Huthoefer, Big Eight Championships

1998 1988 2005 1987 1989

Mile Relay 3:38.25 3:43.36 3:48.55

MU/KSU/KU Triangular Big 12 Championships Big Eight Championships

1995 2005 1982

2005 2007, 2008 2007 2008 2008 2000 2003 1998

1,600-Meter Relay 3:35.86 (Manning, Butler, Stowers, Anderson) ISU Invite 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

2008 2003 2007 2002 2007 2004 2005

3,200-Meter Relay 8:56.50c (Guinn, Schubarth, M. Brown, Hertzog) Husker Invitational 8:57.93c (Panowicz, Howerton, Mangan, Helmer) Big Eight Championships 9:00.59 (Turner, Helmer, Howerton, MacLean) Husker Invitational

1980 1987 1988

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

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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; Julius Jiles, ISU Last Chance, 2008

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

20.10, Wallace Spearmon Arkansas, 2005

400 Meters

46.50c, Deon Hogan Kodak Invitational, 1983

47.03, Jason Rouser, Oklahoma Big Eight Championships, 1992

45.53, Brandon Couts Baylor, 1998

44.57, Kerron Clement Florida, 2005

600 Yards 600 Meters

1:08.9h, Mike Ricks Big Eight Championships, 1980

1:09.91, John Patterson, Texas Kansas Invitational, 1986

1:07.43, Floyd Thompson Baylor, 2000

1:20.08, Matt Baysinger, Kansas Jayhawk Classic, 2008

No Record

6.45, Leonard Myles-Mills BYU, 1999 7.47, Reggie Torian Wisconsin, 1997

1:08.51, Eugene Sanders Mississippi Valley, 1982 No Record

800 Meters 1,000 Meters

1:47.04, Jeremy Mims Alex Wilson Invitational, 2005

1:50.71, Sherridan Kirk, KCKCC Jayhawk Invitational, 2003

1:46.46, Dmitrijs Milkevics Nebraska, 2006

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

3:03.51, Florida 2005

3,200-Meter Relay

7:18.77, (Teal, Waters, Cox, Handy) Last Chance Meet, 1992

7:48.05, Kansas No Record KU/KSU/MU Triangular, 2000

7:17.45, Clemson 1989

Distance Medley Relay

9:34.91 (Chesang, Madathil, Baysinger, Hodges) Alex Wilson Invitational, 2006

10:04.79, Butler CC Jayhawk Invitational, 1995

9:43.66, Texas 2007

9:27.77, Michigan 2004

High Jump

7-04.25, Tyke Peacock Kansas State Duel, 1982

7-03.5, Mark Todd, Wichita St. Kansas Triangular, 1985

7-06.5, Mark Boswell, Texas, 2000 and Andra Manson, Texas 2007

7-9.25, Hollis Conway SW Louisiana, 1989

Long Jump

26-07.25, Theo Hamilton NCAA Championships, 1975

25-09.75, Chris Wright, KCKCC Kansas Invitational, 1996

26-00, 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, Unattached Missouri Valley, 1985

69-02, Carl Myerscough Nebraska, 2002

70-6.5, Terry Albritton Stanford, 1977

Pole Vault 18-08, Pat Manson Big Eight Championships, 1989

18-02.5, Jeff Buckingham, Lawrence; Doug Lytle, Unattached; Steve Stubblefield, Bud Lite; Missouri Valley Indoor, 1985

18-8.25, Jacob Davis Texas, 1999

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

Pentathlon Heptathlon

3,891 points, Andy Morris Missouri Invitational, 2001

4,004 points, Rick Schwieger, Nebraska Kansas Invite, 1992

3,893 points, Chad Meyer Texas A&M, 1998

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

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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

19-2.25, Jacob Davis Texas, 1999

78-9.75, Libor Charfreitag SMU, 2001 No Record 6,136 points Donovan Kilmartin Texas, 2004

Jayhawks Track & Field

Men’s Indoor Bests 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

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 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

1996 1958 1977 1986 1990 1987 1982 1977

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

2004 2006 2000 2006

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

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

2006 2008 2003 2001

200 Meters 20.53 21.65 21.67 21.70 21.70

Leo Bookman, NCAA Championships Jabari Wamble, Kansas Invitational Charles Murphy, Big 12 Championships Dave Tomlin, Pre-Conference Invitational Brian Martin, Jayhawk Invitational

2003 2000 2005 2000 1996

300 Yards 29.48 30.30 30.50 30.60 30.73

Clifford Wiley, Big Eight Championships Mark Lutz, USTFF at Oklahoma City David Blutcher, Big Eight Championships Kevin Newell, USTFF at Oklahoma City Billy Washington, Big Eight Championships

1978 1974 1977 1977 1978

400 Meters 46.50c 46.65 46.76 47.21c 47.24c

Deon Hogan, Eastman Kodak Invitational Brian Martin, Last Chance Meet Jabari Wamble, Big 12 Championships Lester Mickens, Big Eight Championships 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 1:21.96 1:22.10 1:23.01 1:23.04

Matt Baysinger, Jayhawk Classic Luke Steinbrink, Illini Classic Jack Sachse, Jayhawk Classic Eric Black, Illini Classic Mitch Anderson, Illini Classic

2008 2003 2008 2003 2003

800 Meters 1:47.04 1:47.91c 1:49.27 1:50.13 1:50.58 1:50.69c 1:50.79

Jeremy Mims, ISU Qualifier Jim Ryun, Oklahoma State Duel Charlie Gruber, NIU Invitational Jack Sachse, Big 12 Championships Matt Baysinger, ISU Classic Tommy McCall, Big Eight Championships 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

Jim Ryun, Oklahoma State Duel Tommy McCall, Big Eight Championships Brian McElroy, C. Collegiate - South Bend Leonard Martin, Nebraska Duel Jim Neihouse, Big Eight Championships

1967 1977 1970 1981 1970

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 3:59.60 4:01.39 4:03.00 4:04.40 4:04.90

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

1968 2001 1963 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 13:39.5 13:42.4 13:43.3 13:44.1

1982 1977 1977 1975 1982

Tim Tays, Big Eight Championships George Mason, Big Eight Championships John Roscoe, KU/OSU/WSU Triangular Tom Koppes, Kansas State Fed. Meet Brent Steiner, TFA/USA in Kansas City

5,000 Meters 13.51.82 Craig Watcke, Silverstone Invitational 13:54.00 Colby Wissel, Husker Invitational 14:02.78 Paul Hefferon, Husky Classic 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 2008 1982 1977 1977

High Jump 7-04.25 7-03 7-02 7-02 7-02

Tyke Peacock, Kansas State Duel Nick Johannsen, Big Eight Championships Keith Guinn, USTFF Steve Rainbolt, KU/OSU/WSU Triangular Sharrieff Hazim, Missouri Invitational

1982 1995 1974 1977 1987

Long Jump 26-07.25 25-11 25-11 25-08 25-07.5

Theo Hamilton, NCAA Championships Danny Seay, Big Eight Championships Stan Whitley, Big Eight Championships Warren Wilhoite, Big Eight Championships Ron Jessie, NCAA Championships

1975 1975 1969 1983 1969

Triple Jump 54-06.75 52-09 52-08 52-04 52-03.5

Sanya Owolabi, Big Eight Championships David Bond, Nebraska Invitational Johnny Brackins, Jayhawk Invitational Danny Seay, NCAA Championships 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

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

1970 2006 1970 1984 1973

Weight Throw 81-01.25 Scott Russell, Iowa State Classic 77-05.25 Egor Agafonov, NCAA Championships 70.05 Sheldon Battle, Husker Invitational 62-03 Colin Dutton, Big 12 Championships 61-01.25 Cody Roberts, Big 12 Championships

2002 2007 2006 2005 2006

Pole Vault 18-08 18-07.25 18-02.50 18-02.25 17-11.75 17-11.75

Pat Manson, Big Eight Championships 1989 Jeff Buckingham, Nebraska Duel 1983 Jordan Scott, Tyson Invitational 2008 Cam Miller, NCAA Championships 1989 Vadim Guozdetskiy, NCAA Championships 2002 Chris Bohanan, NCAA Championships 1986

Pentathlon 3,891 3,856 3,684 3,647 3,370

Andy Morris, Missouri Invitational Mike Evers, Kansas Invitational Nathan Prenger, Big Eight Championships Chris Walters, KSU Wildcat Invitational 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 Mile Relay 3:11.9h 3:12.25 3:12.39

1996 2006

(Rau, Bullock, Hogan, Rick) Big Eight Championships (Wilhoite, Bullock, Rau, Hogan) East Tennessee State Invitational (Hogan, Whitaker, Ricks, Mickens) Husker Invitational

1981 1981 1980

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

1977 2007 1994 2005 2002

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

1992 1991 2003 2005

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

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100 Meters 11.23, Nickesha Anderson 11.18, Merlene Ottey, Nebraska 10.95, Simone Facey Kansas Relays, 2008 Kansas Relays, 1982 Texas A&M, 2008 100-Meter Hurdles 13.27, Ashley Brown 13.03, Chitua Oheari, Unattached 12.70, Anjanette Kirkland Big 12 Championships, 2007 Kansas Relays, 2004 Texas A&M, 1997

10.78, Dawn Sowell LSU, 1989 12.48, Virginia Powell USC, 2006

200 Meters 22.57, Nickesha Anderson 22.59, Aleen Bailey, Barton County CC Big 12 Championships, 2008 Kansas Relays, 2001 400 Meters 53.40, Lorna Tucker 51.71, Rosemarie Whyte, Stellar Athletic Big Eight Championships, 1982 Kansas Relays, 2008

22.29, Porscha Lucas Texas A&M, 2008

22.04, Dawn Sowell LSU, 1989

51.09, Jessica Beard Texas A&M, 2008

50.10, Monique Henderson UCLA, 2005

400-Meter Hurdles

57.15, Ashley Brown NCAA Championships, 2007

55.67, Nawal El Moutawakil, Iowa State Kansas Relays, 1984

55.09, Melaine Walker Texas, 2005

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

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

5,000 Meters

16:25.29, Julia Saul Texas Relays, 1992

16:02.27, Patty Murray, Western Illinois Kansas Relays, 1986

15:58.58, Sara Slattery Colorado, 2005

15:09.67, Kim Smith Providence, 2004

10,000 Meters

34:27.30, Karen Fitz National AIAW, 1979

34:41.33, Amber Anderson, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1995

34:48.49, Sherri Smith Baylor, 1999

32:19.97, Alicia Craig Stanford, 2004

400-Meter Relay 44.61, (Manning, Anderson, Brown, Howard) 43.94, Nebraska 42.88, Texas A&M Big 12 Championships, 2008 Kansas Relays, 1983 2008 1,600-Meter Relay 3:34.81, (Harriford, Keller, McField, Clark) 3:36.57, San Diego Track Club 3:29.11, Baylor Midwest Regional Championships, 2003 Kansas Relays, 1987 1998 Distance Medley Relay 11:18.54, (Kloster, Case, Howerton, Swartz) 11:32.61, Michigan No Record Drake Relays, 1994 Kansas Relays, 1993 Mile Relay 3:48.50, (Brooks, Taylor, Helmer, Turner) 3:36.57, San Diego Track Club No Record Kansas Relays, 1988 Kansas Relays, 1987 High Jump 6-01.75, MaryBeth Labosky 6-02.25, Julieanne Broughton, Arizona 6-01.5, Erin Aldrich Kansas Relays, 1992 and 1993 Kansas Relays, 1990 Texas, 1999

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

9:29.20, Jenny Barringer Colorado, 2008

42.50, LSU 1989 3:25.78 LSU, 2006 10:48.38, Villanova 1988 No Record 6-05, Amy Acuff UCLA, 1995

Long Jump

21-10.25, Halcyon “Tudie” McKnight Kansas Relays, 1982

21-10.25, Halcyon “Tudie” 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 Kansas Relays, 1991

194-01, Becky Breisch Nebraska, 2002

221-05, Meg Ritchie Arizona, 1981

Hammer

206-06, Zlata Tarasova Big 12 Championships, 2007

203-02, Zlata Tarasova Kansas Relays, 2007

219-02, Melissa Price Nebraska, 2002

225-10, Candice Scott Florida, 2004

Javelin

180-00, Anne Baeraas Big Eight Championships, 1984

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

182-10, Kayla Wilkinson Nebraska, 2008

197-08, Angeliki Tsiolakoudi UTEP, 2000

Shot Put

54-02.50, Stephanie Horton NCAA Championships, 2008

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

59-07, Tressa Thompson Nebraska, 1998

62-03.75, Meg Ritchie Arizona, 1983

13-05.25, Erin Anderson, Kansas State, 2000; Kate Sultanova, 2005 and 2008

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

Pole Vault 13-11.75, Amy Linnen 14-03.75, Andrea Dutoit, Unattached Midwest Regional Championships, 2005 Kansas Relays, 2004 Heptathlon 5,674 points, Candace Mason 5,740 points, Liz Roehrig, Minnesota College Station Relays, 1999 Kansas Relays, 2008

6,150 points, Austra Skujyte Kansas State, 2001

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22-09.25, Sheila Echols LSU, 1987 46-09, Suzette Lee LSU, 1997

6,527 points, Diane Gutherie George Mason, 1995

Jayhawks Track & Field

Women’s Outdoor Bests ALL-TIME WOMEN’S OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE CHART 100 Meters 11.23 11.44c 11.44 11.56 11.58

Nickesha Anderson, Kansas Relays Sheila Calmese, Arkansas Relays Natasha Shafer, Kansas Relays Lori Green-Jones, Memphis St. Invite Victoria Howard, Kansas Relays

2008 1978 1994 1981 2007

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

2007 2002 2004 1983 1980

200 Meters 22.57 23.0h 23.3h 23.45 23.8h

Nickesha Anderson, Big 12 Championships Lori Green-Jones, Husker Invitational Sheila Calmese, Arkansas Relays Victoria Howard, Arkansas Twilight Tamra Montgomery, Wichita St. Triang.

2008 1981 1978 2007 1998

400 Meters 53.40 53.80 54.21 54.23 54.2h

Lorna Tucker, Big Eight Championships Veronda O’Hara, Big Eight Championships Latayna Holloway, Big Eight Championships Carleen Roberts, OU/NU/OSU/KU Quad. Charmane Kuhlman, Arkansas Relays

1982 1987 1995 1997 1978

400-Meter Hurdles 57.15 Ashley Brown, NCAA Championships 58.38 Dawn Steele-Slavens, Big Eight Championships 58.98 Sha’Ray Butler, NCAA Midwest Regional 59.16 Janiece Gatson, Big 12 Championships 59.62 Jennie Wonder, Big 12 Championships

2007 1995 2008 2007 2002

800 Meters 2:05.42 2:07.13 2:07.99 2:09.59 2:09.63

1994 2004 1980 2008 2004

Kristi Kloster, Big Eight Championships Kim Clark, Georgia Tech Invitational Pamela Schubarth, National AIAW Maresia Pencil, Big 12 Championships Laura Lavoie, Georgia Tech Invitational

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

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

3,000-Meter Steeplechase 10:25.44 Sarah Heeb, US Olympic Trials 10:40.45 Lauren Bonds, Drake Relays 11:36.03 Jesse Violand, ESU Spring Twilight 12:07.90 Lauren Brownrigg, ESU Spring Twilight 12:21.35 Christine Lathrop, ESU Spring Twilight

1996 2008 2004 2003 2004

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 6-00 5-10.5 5-10 5-10 5-09.75

1992 1985 2003 1979 1994 1987

MaryBeth Labosky, Kansas Relays Ann O’Connor, NCAA Championships Sondra Rauterkus, Midwest Regionals Shawn Corwin, National AIAW Keely Harding, Big Eight Championships Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Heptathlon

Long Jump 21-10.25 21-06.25 21-03.25 20-08.5 20-07.25

Halcyon McKnight, Kansas Relays Charisse Bacchus, NCAA Championships Kim Jones, Kansas Relays Monique Peters, Midwest Regionals Crystal Manning, Kansas Relays

1982 2006 1985 2003 2008

Triple Jump 44-11.75 43-07 41-10 41-08 41-03

Crystal Manning, Big 12 Championsips Brooklyn Hann, Tom Botts Invitational Yolanda Taylor, Big Eight Championships Cassie Bryant-Wans, KU Relays Heather Schorling, SMU Invitational

2007 2005 1988 1993 1993

Discus 180-10 176-4 170-6.5 166-10 164-11

Abby Emsick, Midwest Regional Championships Marlea Woodman, Wichita St. Triang. Teresa Reichert, Kansas Relays Denise Buchanan, John Jacobs Invite Lisa Bossch, Texas Relays

2003 1998 1993 1987 1985

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

2007 2005 2004 1998 1997

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

Anne Grethe Baeraas, Big Eight Championships Andrea Bulat, NCAA Championships Denita Young, Big 12 Championships Heather Berlin, Nebraska Invitational Amy Baker, Big Eight Championships

1984 2001 2006 1992 1995

Shot Put 54-02.50 52-03.75 51-09 49-08.25 49-05.75

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

2008 1987 1984 2007 1993

Pole Vault 13-11.75 13-10 13-09.25 13-01.25 13-01.25

Amy Linnen, Midwest Regionals Andrea Branson, Kansas Relays Kate Sultanova, Texas Relays Libby Harmon, Big 12 Championships Julia Cummings, Big 12 Championships

2005 2000 2008 2008 2008

Heptathlon 5,674 5,314 5,149 5,138 5,117

Candace Mason, College Station Relays Ann O’Connor, Iowa State Invitational Bev Mortimer, Kansas Relays Rosie Wadman, Big Eight Championships Bev Fuller, Big Eight Championships

1999 1988 1982 1987 1981

400-Meter Relay 44.61 (Manning, Anderson, Brown, Howard) Big 12 Championships 44.99 (Manning, Cherry, Howard, Bacchus) NCAA Midwest Regional Championships 45.06 (Brooks, Steele, Lawrence, Shafer) Big Eight Championships 45.10 (Williams, Holloway, Steele-Slavens, Shafer) Big Eight Championships 45.28 (Brooks, Holloway, Case, Shafer) Big Eight Championships 880-Yard Relay 1:39.28 (Smith, Maharaj, Turner, Brooks) Kansas Relays 1:40.3 (Spearman, McCullough, Smitherman, Tucker) Big Eight Championships 1:42.0 (Green-Jones, Tucker, McKernan, McKnight) Big Eight Championships 800-Meter Relay 1:35.98 (Brooks, Steele, Holloway, Shafer) Drake Relays 1:36.59 (Howard, Manning, Brown, Anderson) Drake Relays 1:38.25 (Roberts, Montgomery, Hazim, Holloway) Drake Relays 1:38.33 (Brooks, Case, Holloway, Shafer) Drake Relays (prelims)

Mile Relay 3:48.50 (Brooks, Taylor, Helmer, Turner) Kansas Relays 3:49.46 (Means, Tucker, McKnight, Hertzog) Kansas Relays 3:50.03 (Brooks, Turner, Johnson, O’Hara) Kansas Relays 1,600-Meter Relay 3:34.81 (Harriford, Keller, McField, Clark) Midwest Regional Championships 3:35.81 Relay Team Arkansas Twilight 3:39.77 (Euler, Hann, Garrett, Clark) Midwest Regional Championships 3:40.72 (Williams, Hann, Garrett, Clark) NCAA Championships 3:40.91 (Ajayi, March, McField, Keller) Big 12 Championships 3:41.30 (Smitherman, Taylor, McKnight, Tucker) Big Eight Championships

1988 1982 1988

2003 2008 2005 2004 2001 1982

3,200-Meter Relay 8:51.56 (Simpson, Guinn, Schubarth, Brown) Drake Relays 1980 8:52.13 (Kloster, Rodehaver, Palacios, Hafstrom) Texas Relays 1992 8:52.25 Relay Team Texas Relays 2002 8:53.16 (Reves, Eisenmenger, Lavoie, Deutsch) Drake Relays 2001 Distance Medley Relay 11:18.54 (Kloster, Case, Howerton, Swartz) Drake Relays 1994 11:22.31 (Kloster, Lawrence, Rodehaver, Palacios) Drake Relays 1992 11:33.13 (Lavoie, Clark, Keller, Eisenmenger) Texas Relays 2002 11:37.62 (Lavoie, March, Reves, Eisenmenger) Drake Relays 2001

2008 2006 1993 1995 1994

1988 1982 1982

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100 Meters

10.07, Laverne Smith Big Eight Championships, 1976

10.00, Victor Edet, Missouri Big Eight Championships, 1987

10.03, Gerald Phiri Texas A&M, 2008

9.92, Ato Boldon UCLA, 1996

110-Meter Hurdles

13.57, Julius Jiles NCAA Championships, 2008

13.59, 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, twice: Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M, 2008 Brendan Christian, Texas, 2003

19.86, Justin Gatlin Tennessee, 2002

400 Meters

45.38, Deon Hogan Kansas Relays, 1980

45.12, Devon Morris, Wayland Baptist Kansas Relays, 1986

44.69, Michael Blackwood Oklahoma, 2000

44.00, Quincy Watts USC, 1992

400-Meter Hurdles

49.47, Nolan Cromwell Big Eight Championships, 1975

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

48.98, Omar Brown Oklahoma, 1998

47.85, Kevin Young UCLA, 1988

800 Meters

1:43.69c, Jim Ryun USTFF Outdoor, 1966

1:47.79, Joseph Chepsiror, Iowa State Big Eight Championships, 1994

1:47.12, Jonathan Johnson Texas Tech, 2004

1:44.55, Julius Achon George Mason, 1996

1,500 Meters

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

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

3:40.70, Stephen Pifer Colorado, 2006

3:35.30,Sydney Maree Villanova, 1981

3,000-Meter Steeplechase

8:28.54, Kent McDonald AAU, 1975

8:33.70, Randy Smith, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1976

8:32.59, Chuck Sloan Oklahoma State, 2000

8:05.4, Henry Rono Washington St., 1978

5,000 Meters

13:47.80h, Jim Ryun U.S./Spain/Italy, 1967

13:40.35, Kipsubai Kaskie, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1980

13:53.01, Brent Vaughn Colorado, 2005

13:08.4, Henry Rono Washington St., 1979

10,000 Meters

28:51.24, Craig Watcke Kansas Relays, 1989

28:56.9, Simon Kilili, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1978

29:23.67, Matthew Chesang Kansas State, 2005

400-Meter Relay 1,600-Meter Relay Distance Medley Relay High Jump

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

38.45, HSI Kansas Relays, 2000

38.85, Texas A&M 2008

3:03.96, (Whitaker, Ricks, Mickens, Hogan) NCAA Championships, 1980

3:03.67, Philadelphia Pioneers Kansas Relays, 1980

3:01.31, Oklahoma 1997

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

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

7-04.50, Tyke Peacock Kansas Relays, 1982

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

7-08.75, Dusty Jonas Nebraska, 2008

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 Discus 203-10, Doug Knop 208-09, Jim McGoldrick, Texas Drake Relays, 1970 Kansas Relays, 1976

26-08.50, twice: Joe Laster, Nebraska, 1997; R. Duncan, Texas, 1997

Hammer

233-00, Egor Agafonov Drake Relays, 2006

244-02, Yuri Tamm, Unattached Kansas Relays, 1983

230-01, Egor Agafonov 2007

Javelin

267-11, Scott Russell World Championships, 2001

267-06, Scott Russell, Unattached Kansas Relays, 2008

251-05, Scott Warren Nebraska, 1999

38.04, Texas Christian 1998 2:59.59, LSU 2005

7-09.75, Hollis Conway SW Louisiana, 1989 28-00, Erick Walder Arkansas, 1993

54-04.75, Shardae Boutte Oklahoma, 2008

57-07.75, Keith Conner SMU, 1982

208-00, Carl Myerscough Nebraska, 2004

222-00, Kannes Hopley SMU, 2004

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27:36.2,Gabriel Kamau UTEP, 1982

9:20.1, Arkansas 1989

Shot Put 68-10, Sheldon Battle 74-04.5, Kevin Toth, Unattached 69-00, Christian Cantwell USATF, 2005 Kansas Relays, 2003 Missouri, 2003 Pole Vault 18-10.75, Jeff Buckingham 19-04.75, Joe Dial, Unattached 18-02.50, twice: Eric Eshbach, Nebraska, 2000; Lawrence Invitational, 1983 Kansas Relays, 1987 Gabie Baldwin, Nebraska, 2005 Decathlon 7,702, Mike Evers 8,380, Steve Fritz, Accusplit Sports 7,804, Aaron Fox Kansas Relays, 1997 Kansas Relays, 1997 Texas, 1997

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268-01, Balazs Kiss USC, 1995 292-04, Patrick Boden Texas, 1990 72-02.25, John Godina UCLA, 1995 19-01, Lawrence Johnson Tennessee, 1996 8,463, Tom Pappas Tennessee, 1999

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Men’s Outdoor Bests ALL-TIME MEN’S OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE CHART 100 Meters 10.07 10.10w 10.24 10.25 10.34 10.34

Laverne Smith, Big Eight Championships Ricky Mays, Big Eight Championships Adrian Jones, USC Invitational Pierre Lisk, Big Eight Championships Larry Jackson, Big Eight Championships Charlie Tidwell, Houston Invitational

1976 1988 1980 1995 1976 1969

110-Meter Hurdles 13.57 Julius Jiles, NCAA Championships 13.74c Gregg Vandaveer, Kansas Relays 13.80 Courtney Hawkins, Texas Relays 13.82 John Sease, Jr., Texas El Paso Duel 13.84c Anthony Coleman, Big Eight Championships

2008 1973 1987 1982 1976

200 Meters 20.27 20.37 20.3h 20.3h

Larry Jackson, Big Eight Championships Leo Bookman, Big 12 Championships Laverne Smith, Big Eight Championships Clifford Wiley, USTFF

1976 2003 1976 1976

400 Meters 45.38 45.44c 45.74c 46.03 46.14

Deon Hogan, Kansas Relays Waddell Smith, Big Eight Championships Randy Benson, Big Eight Championships Rodney Bullock, Big Eight Championships Lester Mickens, Big Eight Championships

1980 1976 1976 1982 1979

High Jump 7-04.5 7-04 7-03.25 7-03 7-02

Tyke Peacock, Kansas Relays Keith Guinn, Pan-Am Trials Nick Johannsen, Kansas Relays Barry Schur, Big Eight Championships Three Times

1982 1975 1994 1972

Long Jump 26-08.5 26-08 26-05.25 26-03.75 26-02.5

Stan Whitley, US-USSR-Commonwealth Danny Seay, California Relays Theo Hamilton, NCAA Championships Ray Mitchell, Higgins Invitational Warren Wilhoite, Texas Relays

1969 1975 1975 1986 1983

Triple Jump 55-07.75 53-08.5 53-08.25 52-08.75 52-08.75

Sanya Owolabi, USA-USSR David Bond, Drake Relays Danny Seay, Big Eight Championships Lester Smith, Wash. State Triangular Benaud Shirley, ESU Twilight Qualifier

1982 1987 1975 1998 2002

Discus 203-10 202-05 198-04 192-09 190-03 183-05

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

Hammer 233-00 218-05 210-00 202-01 190-02

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 Iain Trimble, Missouri Relays Jeff Dieterich, Big Eight Championships Hugh Murphy, Big 12 Championships

2001 1990 1986 2008 1996 2007

Sheldon Battle, USATF Karl Salb, AAU Steve Wilhelm, Kansas Relays Clint Johnson, Texas Invitational Steve Stone, Big Eight Championships Bill Nieder, Big Seven Championships

2005 1971 1971 1983 1976 1956

1967 1962 1955 1995 1966 1971

Pole Vault 18-10.75 18-08.25 18-06.50 18-06.50 18-04.25 18-03.25

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

1983 1991 1988 1989 2008 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 7,657c 7,598c 7,525 7,315

Mike Evers, Kansas Relays Owen Buckley, NCAA Championships Steve Rainbolt, Kansas Relays Craig Branstrom, Kansas Relays Andy Morris, Big 12 Championships

1997 1983 1980 1988 2000

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

5,000 Meters 13:47.8h Jim Ryun, US-Spain-Italy at Viareggio 13:52.80 Mark Menefee, Stanford Cardinal Invitational 13:54.32 Craig Watcke, LSU Quadrangular 13:57.42 Benson Chesang, Penn Relays 13:58.2c Jay Mason, Texas Relays 13:59.47 Paul Hefferon, Cardinal Invitational 14:04.37 Colby Wissel, Cardinal Invitational

400-Meter Relay 39.39 (L. Smith, A. Coleman, C. Wiley, L. Jackson) NCAA Championships 39.59 (C. Wiley, A. Coleman, K. Newell, D. Blutcher) NCAA Championships 40.33 (Cooksey, Coleman, Hill, Lisk) Kansas Relays

1967 2002 1989 2005 1971 2006 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

1989 1998 1984 1966 1997

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 1:45.86 1:46.46 1:46.51 1:46.99

1966 2005 1979 2005 2000

Jim Ryun, USTFF Outdoor Jeremy Mims, NCAA Championships Tommy McCall, Big Eight Championships Jeremy Mims, Midwest Regionals Charlie Gruber, CanAm Series, Boston

1,500 Meters 3:33.1h Jim Ryun, US-British Comm 3:39.0h Bill Dotson, AAU at Walnut 3:40.1h Michael Cox, Big Eight Championships 3:41.08 Charlie Gruber, Stanford Cardinal Invitational 3:42.8h Wes Santee, Compton Invitational 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 1995 2002 1954

Javelin 267-11 261-3 246-10 237-11 221-0 219-05 Shot Put 68-10 67-02.75 66-03 63-05.75 61-03.5 60-03.75

1,600-Meter Relay 3:03.96 (S. Whitaker, M. Ricks, L. Mickens, D. Hogan) NCAA Championships 3:05.88 (J. Wagner, N. Cromwell, W. Smith, R. Benson) NCAA Championships 3:05.94 (R. Bullock, D. Hill, L. Martin, D. Hogan) Drake Relays

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

2005 2005 2007 1962 2006

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

1970 1966 1970

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

1967 1972 1969

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

1969 1966 1995 2005

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

1969 1973 1968 1966 1966 1967 1966 1981 1975

1976 1977 1995

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American and World Records KANSAS AMERICAN AND WORLD RECORD HOLDERS LEE ADAMS (1967-68)

• 60-yard low hurdles (indoor): 6.6 Kansas Federation, 1967 BILL ALLEY (1959-60) • Javelin (outdoor): 270-1.5 (82.33 meters) Austin, Texas, April 4, 1959 (270-0 by Franklin Held, Olympic Club, 1956) JIM BAUSCH (1930) • Decathlon (outdoor): 7,842 points Kansas Relays, April 17-18, 1932 (7,784 by J. Kenneth Doherty, 1929) • Decathlon (outdoor): 8,462 points Olympic Games, Aug. 5-6, 1932 (8,053 points, Paavo Yrjola, Finland, 1928) (Under new system - equivalent to 8,896 pts.) JEFF BUCKINGHAM (1979-80, 1982-83) • Pole vault (outdoor): 18-10.75 (5.76 meters) Lawrence, Kansas, July 16, 1983 (18-10.25 by Brad Pursley, Abilene Christian, 1983) GEORGE BYERS (1967-69) • 60-yard low hurdles (indoor): 6.5 (four times) Kansas Federation, 1967 GLENN CUNNINGHAM (1931-34) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:53.1 Chicago, Ill., June 11, 1932 (3:55.0 by Ray Conger, Illinois AC, 1928) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:52.3 Chicago, Ill., July 1, 1933 (3:52.5 by Gene Venzke, New York AC, 1932) • 1,500 meter-run (indoor): 3:53.3 AAU Indoor at New York, Feb. 23, 1934 (3:55.4 by Gene Venzke, Pennsylvania, 1933) • Mile (indoor): 4:08.4 Knights of Columbus Games, March 17, 1934 (4:10.0 by Gene Venzke, Pennsylvania, 1932) • Mile (outdoor): 4:06.7 Princeton Invitational, June 16, 1934 (4:07.6 by John Lovelock, New Zealand, 1933) • 800-meters (outdoor): 1:49.7 Stockholm, Sweden, August 20, 1936 (1:49.8 by Ben Eastman, Olympic Club, 1934) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:48.4 Olympic Games, August 6, 1936 (3:48.8 by William Bonthron, Princeton, 1934) DEON HOGAN (1979-81, 1983) • 400-yard dash (indoor): 47.64 Nebraska Duel, Neb., 1980 (Fastest time ever run on a 220-yard flat track) • 440-yard dash (indoor): 46.88 Big Eight Championships, Feb. 1983 (47.32 by Bert Cameron) SCOTT HUFFMAN (1985-88) • Pole vault (outdoor): 19-7 (5.97 meters) Knoxville, Tenn., June 18, 1994 (19-6.5 by Joe Dial, Athletics West, 1987)

J.W. JOHNSON (1967)

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

BILLY MILLS (1958-61)

• 1,000 meters: 28:24.4 Tokyo, Japan, October 14, 1964 (28:50.2 by Max Truex, Sn Calif Striders, 1960) • Six-mile run (outdoor): 27.11.6 AAU at San Diego, June 26, 1965 (27.40 by Ron Clarke, Australia) • 1,000 meters (outdoor): 28:17.6 Augsburg, Germany, August 12, 1965 (28:24.4 by Mills)

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BILL NIEDER (1954-56) • Shot put (outdoor): 63-10 (19.45 meters) Stanford Invitational, March 19, 1960 (63-4 by Parry O’Brien, 1956) • Shot put (outdoor): 65-7 (19.99 meters) Texas Relays, April 2, 1960 (63-4 by Parry O’Brien: Nieder’s 63-10 was pending at the time) • Shot put (outdoor): 65-10 (20.06 meters) Walnut, Calif., August 12, 1960 (65-7 by Nieder)

AL OERTER (1956-58)

• Discus (outdoor): 200-5.5 (61.1 meters) Coliseum Relays at Los Angeles, May 18, 1962 (198-2.5 by Jay Silvester, S. Clara TC, 1961) • Discus (outdoor): 202-2 Walnut, Calif., June 23, 1962 (200-5.5 by Oerter) • 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) • Mile (outdoor): 3:51.3 All-America Invitational, July 17, 1966 (3:53.6 by Michael Jazy, France, 1965) • 880-yard run (indoor): 1:48.3 Oklahoma State Duel, 1967 (Fastest time ever on a dirt track) • Mile (outdoor): 3:51.1 AAU Outdoor, June 23, 1967 (3:51.3 by Ryun) • 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:33.1 U.S.-British Commonwealth Duel, July 8, 1967 (3:35.6 by Herb Elliott, Australia, 1960) • Mile (indoor): 3:56.4 San Diego Invitational Games, Feb. 19 1971 (Tied 3:56.4 by Tom O’Hara, Loyola, 1964)

WES SANTEE (1951-54)

• 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:44.2 Goteborg July 23, 1953 (3:45.2 by Robert McMillen, Occidental, 1952) • Mile (indoor): 4:04.9 Illinois-Michigan St. Triangular, Feb. 15, 1954 (4:05.3 by Gil Dobbs, Boston AA, 1954) • Mile (indoor): 4:03.8 Boston AA Games, Jan. 29, 1955 (4:04.9 by Santee)

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• 1,500 meters (outdoor): 3:42.8 Compton Invitational, June 4, 1954 (3:43.0 by Gunder Hagg, Lennert Strand and Werner Luegg)

CHARLIE TIDWELL (1958-60)

• 200-yard low hurdles (outdoor) (turn): 22.7 NCAA Outdoor at Berkeley, Calif., June 14, 1958 (22.8 by Elias Gilbert, Winston Salem, 1957) • 200-meter low hurdles (outdoor) (turn): 22.6 AAU Outdoor at Boulder, Colo., June 20, 1959 (22.7 by Tidwell) • 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 Since its inception, the University of Kansas track and field program has been represented by a litany of hall of fame coaches and innovators. Figures such as Bill Easton, Bob Timmons and Stanley Redwine have played a pivotal role in guiding their student-athletes to numerous honors and accolades. Beginning with Fay Moulton, who participated in the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, the Jayhawk track program has produced its share of Olympians, All-Americans and conference champions. That legacy continued under the tenures of Brutus Hamilton, Bill Easton, Bob Timmons and Gary Schwartz, individuals who each added memorable moments and accomplishments to the lore of Kansas track and field. Entering his ninth season, Stanley Redwine and his assembly of coaches have ushered a new era into the program’s storied history. Through the guidance of Redwine and his staff, the Jayhawks continue to make strides in improving the overall strength of the program. The men’s indoor track team finished eighth at both the 2001 and 2002 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, earning places in the Kansas Hall of Fame along with Coach Redwine. Also during Redwine’s tenure, 33 KU athletes have earned a total of 68 AllAmerica awards while rewriting the school record books over 60 times. In 2007, Coach Redwine sent 14 qualifiers to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the largest number of national competitors Redwine has taken to the event during his tenure, and 10 more qualified in 2008.

In the early 1930s, Kansas track great Glenn Cunningham and three-sport letterman “Jarrin’ Jim” Bausch helped lead two Jayhawk teams to conference championships. Brutus Hamilton, one of two head coaches from Kansas in the National Track and Field Hall of Fame, came to Mount Oread in 1930 and led Kansas to two Big Six Outdoor Championships in 1930 and 1931. Bill Hargiss then took over the program and coached KU to the 1934 indoor and outdoor Big Six Championships. Hargiss coached KU’s first great shot putter, All-American Elwyn Dees, who was the 1935 NCAA champion.

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During his 17-year career, Easton’s cross country and track teams combined to win 38 conference titles and won at least one conference title each year. He was only the second collegiate coach to lead his track and cross country teams to a national championship, doing so with cross country in 1953 and track during the 1959 and 1960 seasons. Before he left in 1965, Easton’s track teams had accumulated 41 consecutive dual meet victories. In all, Easton coached a total of 54 All-Americans and 22 national champions, including 18 champions and 38 All-

Even though Timmons handed the reins of the KU track program to then-head coach Gary Schwartz in 1988, he still has close ties to the team. In addition to being a loyal supporter at Jayhawk home meets, Timmons also created Rim Rock Farm, Kansas’ cross country course, site of the 1998 NCAA Divisions I and II Cross Country Championships, and home to the 2006 Big 12 Cross Country Championships. Timmons donated the course to KU in 2005, where a home meet bearing his name (Bob Timmons Classic) is run every year.

Easton passed away in October of 1997 at the age of 93. He is missed greatly by those associated with the Kansas track and field family.

BOB TIMMONS 1948-65

After Easton departed in 1965, KU’s track program was placed in the hands of Bob Timmons. “Timmie’s” teams captured 13 Big Eight indoor titles and 14 outdoor titles. He led the Jayhawks to three NCAA indoor championships BILL EASTON in 1966, 1969 and 1970. Timmons’ 1970 outdoor team 1948-65 tied for the national championship with Oregon, BYU KU’s program leveled off in the war years until 1948 when and Drake to give him four titles in five years. Kansas hired Bill Easton, former director of the Drake Relays. The Easton era began with distance runner Wes Timmons’ coaching career included teaching one of the Santee’s success at the 1953 NCAA cross country meet, world’s best track athletes in Jim Ryun. Recruited to included the NCAA team championship, and ended with Kansas by Timmons, his former high school coach, Ryun the Olympic performances of Billy Mills and Al Oerter in set world marks in the 1,500 meters, the mile and the 800 meters while wearing the pink and blue. the 1960s.

The names and faces have changed throughout the years, but the tradition of Kansas track and field remains as strong as any program in the nation. Early Coaches In 1901, the KU track and field program began under the direction of Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. After turning over the reins to J.P. Hagerman in 1907, W.O. Hamilton, who replaced Hagerman, led the squad to its first Missouri Valley Conference championship in 1910. Karl Schlademan took control of the program in 1919 and developed the first Jayhawk All-American and NCAA champion. In 1923, Tom Poor won the NCAA high jump and eventually placed fourth in the 1924 Paris Olympics. The Jayhawks nailed down two more Missouri Valley titles in 1927 and 1928 under the direction of Dr. H.J. Huff, who followed Schlademan, coaching the Jayhawks from 1927-1929. 112

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History The Early Years In addition to the great accomplishments of Ryun, many other Kansas track athletes have distinguished themselves internationally. Starting with Fay Moulton in 1904, 31 athletes have represented KU in the Olympic Games. Of those athletes, 10 set world records in their events.

and outdoor conference titles (1952-59). Santee led American throwing record in 1960 at 273-10.5. Alley the 1953 cross country team to its first and only NCAA traveled to Rome in 1960 for the Olympics, but did not championship. qualify for the finals. One of the forces on those dominant Jayhawk teams was a discus thrower from Hyde Park, N.Y. Al Oerter’s career included two NCAA championship titles (1957-58), four Olympic gold medals in four different Olympiads (1956, 1960, 1964 and 1968), and four world records in the discus. Oerter’s best throw came in 1964 at the Mount San Antonio Relays in Walnut, Calif. He moved past his old record of 205-0.5 with a throw measuring 206-6.

Bausch, who lettered in football, basketball and track, was one of the first greats to run track at Kansas. “Jarrin’ Jim,” considered by some to be the best athlete in KU’s history, participated in track from 1929 to 1932. He broke the decathlon world record by scoring 8,462 points in the In addition to Oerter, KU had a premier shot put thrower 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. in the late ‘50s. After capturing the silver medal at the That same year, Bausch received the Sullivan Award as the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, Bill Nieder went best amateur athlete in America. In addition to track, he on to take the gold in Rome at the 1960 Olympics. In was also a tremendous talent in football, being inducted addition to being the 1955 NCAA champion, Nieder was into the National Football Hall of Fame in 1954. the first collegiate shot putter to surpass the 60-0 barrier. He broke the world record in 1960 with a throw of 65-7. In the mid-1930s, Kansas saw the emergence of another soon-to-be world record holder in Glenn Cunningham. Back-To-Back Titles After surviving severe burns during a fire as a child, he In 1959 and 1960, Kansas extended its dominance over helped the Jayhawks to Big Six Conference championships other track programs as it won back-to-back national in 1931 and 1934. In 1934, he set the world record for outdoor championships. The squads were led by four both the indoor and outdoor mile. Cunningham ran a outstanding athletes. Distance expert Billy Mills was 4:08.4 at the Knights of Columbus Games in New York to the Big Eight cross country champion in 1960 and later break the indoor record. His outdoor record was a time took the gold medal in the 10,000 meters at the 1964 of 4:06.7. Olympics. In a dramatic race, Mills came from behind on the last lap to win the race. Mills also broke a world While he finished fourth in the 1,500 meters at the 1932 record in the six-mile run. Bill Alley was also a part of Olympics, Cunningham garnered the silver medal at the those national championship teams. The javelin thrower 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Between those two events, won the NCAA crown in 1959 and 1960. He broke an 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 time of 3:53.3, beating the previous record of 3:55.4. In addition to his world records and Olympic performances, Cunningham received the Sullivan Award in 1933. In 1974, he became one of the first inductees of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. The Post-War Years During the 1940s, World War II was taking its toll on America’s youth reserves, but by 1950 Kansas had another outstanding talent on the squad. Born and raised in Ashland, Kan., Wes Santee excelled in distance events and cross country running. Santee broke the indoor mile record in 1954 with a time of 4:04.9. He broke his own record the next year with a time of 4:03.8. In the Big Seven Conference, Santee collected three indoor and outdoor records, plus two cross country titles.

A six-time All-American, sprinter Charlie Tidwell captured four NCAA titles during the two-year span. After winning the 220-yard hurdles title in 1958, Tidwell went on to take the 100-yard dash and the 200-yard hurdles in 1959 and win the 100 and 200 meter crowns the following year. During his career at KU, he set four new world records in the 100-meter dash (10.1), 100-yard dash (9.3), 200-meter low hurdles (22.6) and the 200-yard low hurdles (22.7). Joining Alley and Mills during those championship years was a hurdler named Cliff Cushman. Cushman’s performance in the 400-meter hurdles at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games earned him a silver medal. He earned two All-America awards in the same event in both 1959 and 1960. The Jim Ryun Era In the latter part of the 1960s, a new star emerged at KU. Little did Jayhawk fans know that Jim Ryun would become one of the most prolific track figures in history. In 1964, at the age of 17, Ryun became the first high schooler to run a sub-four-minute mile. In fact, his high school mile mark of 3:55.3 stood for 31 years. Later in his collegiate career, he would shatter that record and many others. In his spectacular stint at KU from 1965 to 1969, Ryun owned world records in the 880, 1,500, mile and twomile runs. Outdoors, he established new marks in the 880 yards, 1,500 meters, mile, two-mile, three-mile and the

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History 5,000 meters. At the NCAA Championships, he captured Knop finished 1-2-3 in the shot put at the 1969 and 1970 five titles (four indoor, one outdoor). To this day, he still NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in the holds 11 Jayhawk school records. process. During the following year, Kansas completed the Big Eight sweep for the fifth-straight year. Ryun, who was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1966, was a three-time Olympian. During In the last quarter century, Cliff Wiley was a member of the same year, the Wichita, Kan., native was named the the quartet that broke the world record in the 400-meter winner of the AAU Sullivan Award for the top amateur relay in 1977. He later was named to the 1980 U.S. athlete in America. He won the silver medal in the Olympic Team. Deon Hogan excelled in the 400-yard 1968 Olympic Games in the 1,500 meters. In 1972, he dash. In 1981, he established a new world record (46.77). was tripped up in the 1,500 and did not qualify for the Kansas also made its mark in distance running. Craig finals. A winner of three U.S. titles in the mile, Ryun was Watcke was an All-American in the 5,000 and 10,000 inducted into the National Track and Field Hall of Fame meters and was voted the most valuable performer of in 1982. the 1989 Big Eight Indoor Championships. In addition, Michael Cox captured All-America honors The Modern Era Other Jayhawks stood out during the end of Jim Ryun’s in the mile and the 1,500 meters as well as in cross career at Kansas. Gary Ard earned his place in the KU country. Hall of Fame by earning three All-America awards in the long jump between 1966 and 1967. He also teamed The Rise of the Women’s Program up with Ben Olison, Dwight Peck and Ryun to break the While the men are entering their 109th year of world sprint medley relay record at the 1967 Texas Relays competition, the women are youthful in comparison. with a time of 3:15.2. In 1969, Kansas finished first at KU women’s track is in only its 36th year as an organized the NCAA indoor meet and second at the outdoor finals. program, starting in 1973. In some ways, the women’s That team earned a staggering 21 All-America awards program started out in similar fashion to the men. Both programs had no formal guidance in their formative between both events. years, and both were led by coaches who gained more In 1970, Kansas topped its team achievement from the notoriety in other sports. year before by sweeping both the Big Eight and NCAA indoor and outdoor national championship team titles. Under the direction of former KU women’s basketball The Jayhawks were led by a remarkable throwing trio coach Marian Washington, the women’s track program known affectionately as “The Pachyderms” for their was born in 1973. In addition to coaching basketball and physical prowess. Karl Salb, Steve Wilhelm and Doug track, she also served as the women’s athletics director.

SHEILA CALMESE

Teri Anderson became the fourth women’s coach in 1977. With Anderson at the helm, the KU women reached the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national championships for the first time. The team also took second at the 1978 Big Eight indoor meet. In 1980, they were second at both the conference indoor and outdoor championships. Sheila Calmese was one of the first outstanding track and field performers for the women at KU. In 1978, Calmese placed first in the 300-yard dash and second in the 60-yard dash at the AIAW Indoor Championships. That same year, she added a third-place finish at the AIAW Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters. She was the first three-time All-American in Kansas women’s track history. Calmese is still second all-time in the 100-meter dash in the Kansas outdoor record book. Kansas was also paced in the early years by All-American Charmane Kuhlman. Kuhlman finished second in the long jump at the 1978 AIAW Indoor Championships.

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A third standout in the early years was Kansas City, Mo., native Shawn Corwin. Corwin was an All-American high jumper in both 1978 and 1979. In 1981, Anderson was replaced by Carla Coffey. Coffey took Kansas to seven national championship meets. Her 1984 indoor team tied for 20th at the NCAA finals. The highest the Jayhawks have ever placed was in 1979 when they took third at the AIAW indoor meet. Under Coffey, Kansas became a national name in the throwing events. In 1984 and 1985, Stine Lerdahl was

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History the Big Eight indoor champion in the shot put. In both those years, she gained All-American status when she placed sixth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Anne Grethe Baeraas was the first woman at KU to be named an All-American in the javelin during the 1984 season.

the Kansas Relays and Memorial Stadium long jump records. In 1993, Huffman won the U.S. Track and Field National Championships and placed fifth at the world championships. A former American pole vault record Denise Buchanan capped a brilliant career at Kansas by holder, Huffman joined former Jayhawk sprinter Pierre being named All-American in the shot put during both Lisk (Sierra Leone) at the 1996 Olympic Games in the indoor and outdoor season in 1987. She finished Atlanta. fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a toss of 53-4.25, a school record. In fact, Buchanan broke both At the end of Huffman’s college career, two vaulters the indoor and outdoor shot put records at the NCAA stepped in as KU’s leaders. Pat Manson and Cam Miller combined for nine All-America awards from 1987-1991. finals. Manson’s leap of 18-8 at the 1989 Big Eight Indoor Ann O’Connor, a Salina, Kan., native, became an All- Championships remains the KU record today. During that American her freshman year in the high jump in 1984. season, Manson, Miller and teammate Cedric Fullard She set the indoor and outdoor record in the high jump averaged a combined height of 18-5 to rank as the best while at KU as well as the pentathlon record. In setting collegiate pole vault trio ever. her marks in the high jump, O’Connor became the first Another vaulter who saw success at Kansas was twowoman in Kansas track history to clear the 6-0 mark. time indoor All-American John Bazzoni. In 1995, he took honors in both the indoor and outdoor Big Eight pole Jumping Jayhawks For a time, the jumping events became KU’s most vaulting championships. Earning All-America honors successful area. From the 1979 season through the with Bazzoni in 1995 was high jumper Nick Johannsen. 1990s, KU produced 31 All-Americans from the pole And most recently in 2002, KU vaulter Vadim Gvozdetskiy vault, high jump, long jump, triple jump, heptathlon or earned All-America honors in the pole vault. decathlon events. Much of the credit was deserved by vertical jumps coach Rick Attig, who coached at Kansas On the women’s side, 11 KU jumpers have taken home AllAmerica awards since 1979. Charmane Kuhlman became from 1985 through 2000. the first women’s All-American in 1977, finishing second KU Hall of Famer Jeff Buckingham began the tradition in in the long jump at the NCAA Championships. Shawn 1979 by finishing second in the pole vault at the NCAA Corwin was a four-time recipient in the high jump, earning indoor meet. Buckingham went on to earn three more a pair of runner-up finishes in 1978. Halcyon “Tudie” All-America awards during his career. In 1980, Sonya Owolabi won the NCAA indoor title in the triple jump and finished his outstanding career as a three-time AllAmerican. After Warren Wilhoite finished second and fourth in the long jump during the 1982 and 1983 NCAA indoors, Chris Bohanan and Scott Huffman finished third and fourth, respectively, in the 1986 NCAA indoor pole vault finals. Huffman added a second-place finish in the 1988 event and went on to bigger and better things. One of the top female performers at Kansas was threetime All-American Halcyon “Tudie” McKnight, who still owns both the indoor and outdoor long jump records. She was the Big Eight outdoor long jump champion from 1980 to 1983 and the 1982 indoor conference long jump champion. The Kansas Relays long jump event was renamed the “Halcyon ‘Tudie’ McKnightBlake Women’s Long Jump” in 1995 to honor McKnight’s accomplishments as a Kansas long jumper. She still owns

McKnight earned All-America honors in the long jump three times from 1982-1983. Ann O’Connor was named All-America in both the high jump and the heptathlon during her career from 1984-88, while Candace Mason and Andrea Branson were named All-Americans in the inaugural women’s pole vault competition in 1998. In the 2001 season, Branson was awarded All-American status at the indoor championships while Mason would join her in the outdoor championships. More recently, Amy Linnen and Kate Sultanova have brought much success to the pole vault for the Jayhawks. In addition to both being named 2005 outdoor AllAmericans, Linnen was the indoor NCAA champion.

GARY SCHWARTZ 1988-2000

A 12-year coaching stint filled with numerous championships, All-Americans and fond memories, brought exciting times for Kansas track and field fans both near and far. Former head track and field coach Gary Schwartz began his career at Kansas not as a coach, but as an athlete. Schwartz was a Big Eight Conference champion in the discus his junior year and a team co-captain his senior year. In all, the Schwartz era produced 41 All-Americans, 48 NCAA and AIAW appearances and several Olympic notables such as Pierre Lisk. Schwartz was added to the Kansas Hall of Fame in 1989 after leading Kansas to a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Championships and most recently worked with the USA Track and Field coaching staff in the 1999

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History World Outdoor Championships. A past president of the United States Track Coaches Association, Schwartz was respected by his peers and athletes both as a great coach and teacher of Kansas track and field, who always had his student-athletes best interest at heart.

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 medley relay team with seniors Melissa Swartz and Kerri MaryBeth Labosky continued KU’s high jump success Woolheater and junior Latanya Holloway. Swartz picked when she went on to finish sixth at the NCAA Outdoor up an individual All-America award of her own when Championships. Joining Labosky as an All-American was she placed fifth in the mile. As a result, the KU women javelin thrower Heather Berlin, who placed fourth. finished 15th in the championships, the Jayhawks’ best finish since the 1979 team, which finished third. Cathy Palacios also left behind a legacy at Kansas in 1992 that surely will be tough to match. Palacios broke four In 1998, Candace Mason became just the third Kansas separate school records and earned All-America honors woman to earn three All-American distinctions when in the indoor mile. she finished in the top eight in both the pole vault and pentathlon competitions. She also broke the Big 12 The 1992 and 1993 season also brought the Kansas and Kansas records in the pole vault, pentathlon and women’s program back into the conference spotlight. heptathlon. KU placed second at the conference indoor meet in 1992, its highest finish in 13 years, and in 1993 placed Mason took home two more All-America titles, giving second in the outdoor meet, its highest finish ever at the her five total in her illustrious career, the most by any competition. Jayhawk in team history. In all, Mason would earn three All-America awards in the heptathlon and two more in In 1994, Kansas tied for second at the Big Eight indoor the pole vault. championships. Middle distance runner Kristi Kloster earned All-America honors in the 800 meters at the In 1998, Andrea Branson stepped on the scene and had NCAA indoor meet that year, breaking the school a very productive pole vaulting career of her own. She record in the process. After battling through an injury- would go on to win five All-American honors between filled career, Kloster topped her 1994 performance two 1998 and 2000, tying her with Mason for the most in years later when she won the 800 meters at the 1996 program history. When she left KU, Branson had etched NCAA indoor championships. After winning by .004 her name in the Kansas record books with the top vault seconds in a spectacular photo finish, Kloster became in the history of KU women’s pole vaulting, both indoor KU’s first women’s NCAA track champion and joined and outdoor.

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STANLEY REDWINE 2001-present

With a new look in 2001, the Jayhawk track and field team came out with a mission to get better, and that was exactly what they did. Under first year head coach Stanley Redwine, the cross country team had its first NCAA participant since 1998 and recorded the best conference and regional finishes since the inception of the Big 12 Conference. That was just a sign of things to come as the men’s indoor team went on to finish eighth at the NCAA Indoor Championships, just a year after the team was only able to finish 47th. Through the 2001 indoor and outdoor seasons, KU earned nine All-America awards beginning with Charlie Gruber, who won two, one in the indoor mile and the other as part of the Distance Medley Relay team. Other members of the All-American DMR team included Jabari Wamble, Andy Tate and Brian Blachly. Tate, another two-time winner in 2001, also was recognized as an All-American in the steeplechase. Three highly-talented field athletes won All-America honors, including Scott Russell in the weight throw, Ryan Speers in the shot put and Andrea Bulat in the javelin. The success continued in the 2002 season as the men’s indoor team finished eighth at the NCAA Championships for the second consecutive year, the team recorded 21 total NCAA qualifiers, celebrated eight Big 12 champions, broke 11 school records and watched senior thrower Scott Russell bring home two individual national titles. Russell was honored as both an Academic All-American and as the 2002 Big 12 Conference Outdoor Performer of the Year. Brooklyn Hann of the women’s team was honored as the conference Newcomer of the Year. In 2003, Kansas track and field was in the national spotlight when junior sprinter Leo Bookman won the 200 meter indoor and outdoor national championship titles. The KU coaching staff also watched as 30 of its athletes qualified for the Midwest Regional Championships, including 10 freshmen and five sophomores. The 2003 outdoor season produced 11 NCAA Championship qualifiers, the largest number of national competitors that Redwine had taken in his first four years at KU. Bookman shined again the next year, once more winning the indoor NCAA title in the 200-meter dash. Bookman broke his own Kansas record in the process with a careerbest time of 20.42. Charlie Gruber represented the Jayhawks that summer of 2004 in the Athens Olympics, competing for the United States in the 1,500 meters.

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History In 2005, the Jayhawks saw continued success that included four Big 12 individual conference championships, one NCAA individual championship and eight All-Americans. For their efforts, Kate Sultanova was named Big 12 Outdoor Newcomer of the Year, Sheldon Battle was named Big 12 Outdoor Performer of the Year and Redwine garnered Big 12 Outdoor Coach of the Year honors. The 2006 season saw several Jayhawks collect conference and national accolades. Sheldon Battle capped off his impressive intercollegiate career by repeating as the Big 12 Indoor shot put champion, and earned All-American status in the indoor shot put and the weight throw. His performances during the outdoor season earned him All-American status in the shot put and hammer throw, capping off his two-year career at KU with six AllAmerica honors. For his performance that season, Battle was named the Midwest Field Athlete of the Year. Also in 2006, the line of great Kansas throwers continued as Egor Agafonov captured the Big 12 crowns in the indoor weight throw and the outdoor hammer, in which he set a new conference record. He went on to earn AllAmerica awards in both events. On the women’s side, Charisse Bacchus earned AllAmerica accolades with her fifth-place performance in the indoor long jump and her seventh-place result in the outdoor long jump. A total of six Jayhawks earned outdoor All-America awards, coupled with three indoor All-Americans. The latest standouts on the women’s team include pole vaulters Amy Linnen and Kate Sultanova and triple jumper Brooklyn Hann. Linnen was the 2005 indoor NCAA champion in the pole vault, becoming the first KU woman to win an individual championship since Kloster in 1996. Sultanova has also been impressive in her pole vaulting career, capturing the 2005 Big 12 outdoor championship. Both Linnen and Sultanova garnered outdoor All-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. A highly successful 2007 season was highlighted by a national championship, numerous school records and several thrilling performances. During the indoor season, junior Egor Agafonov captured the NCAA Championship in the weight throw with the second-best toss in school history (77-05.25 ft). Junior Colby Wissel finished seventh in the 3,000-meter run to

become the first KU athlete to win 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 career-best indoor mark of 17-05.50 feet. Scott, for his efforts throughout the indoor season, was named the Big 12’s Indoor Freshman of the Year. Scott also won the same award during the outdoor season, becoming the first male Jayhawk to win either distinction. Junior Kate Sultanova won the Big 12 title in the pole vault by tying a Big 12 meet record of 13-05.25 feet. Sultanova though, saved her best for the NCAA Indoor National Championships. Her vault of 14-01.25 feet earned her third place and tied the Kansas record set by 2005 national champion Amy Linnen. Sultanova’s AllAmerican effort helped the Jayhawks tie for 34th place at the NCAA’s. Four other records went by the wayside as Ashley Brown set a new mark in the 60-meter hurdles, Victoria Howard broke the 200 meters record, Zlata Tarasova edged out her own record in the weight throw and Crystal Manning tied the school’s best triple jump. The Jayhawks found a way to match their indoor success during the outdoor season. KU, for the first time in the school’s history, had eight different athletes earn All-America honors as the men finished 18th and the women placed 35th at the NCAA Championships. At the conference championships, six members of the crimson

and blue were crowned champions, the most since the inception of the Big 12. Ashley Brown, Crystal Manning and Zlata Tarasova led the women to their highest finish in team history under coach Redwine, placing fifth. Agafonov, the Big 12 and Midwest Regional Champion in the hammer throw was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America team after the conclusion of the season. The 2008 indoor and outdoor seasons proved to be one of the best in KU history for the Jayhawk women. Junior Nickesha Anderson was perhaps the brightest star for Kansas in 2008, leaving her mark in the school record books. During the indoor season, Anderson broke both the 60 and 200-meter dash records on numerous occasions. Her career-best time of 7.22 in the 60 meters earned her the Big 12 championship in the event. At the outdoor NCAA championships, Anderson (100 meters and 200 meters) and Manning (long jump and triple jump) each won two All-America honors. Only one other woman had accomplished the feat in KU history (Candace Mason). Anderson went on to earn a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China, as a member of Jamaica’s 4x100-meter relay team. In Egor Agafonov’s final season at Kansas, he won his second-consecutive National Championship in the weight throw, as well as his fifth and sixth All-America honors and his third-consecutive Big 12 Championship in both the hammer throw and the weight throw.

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Conference Conference NCAA NCAA Year Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor 1977 1 1 5 12T 1978 1 2 43T 14T 1979 2 1 4T 40T 1980 1 1 4 8 1981 1 6 20T - - 1982 1 1 14T 53T 1983 1 2 15T 29T 1984 8 7 - - - - 1985 6 5 - - - - 1986 4T 8 13T 56T 1987 4 3 - - 45T 1988 5 6 19T 45 1989 4 4 4T 13T 1990 5 6 20T 38T 1991 5 5 15T 42T 1992 5 7 - - - - 1993 7 6 - - - - 1994 4 3 40T - - 1995 4 4 34T 47T 1996 5 5 59T 58T 1997 8 12 - - - - 1998 9T 8T 24T 70T 1999 7 6 40 32T 2000 7 6 47T - - 2001 9 11 8 39T 2002 7 4 8 21T 2003 9 9 21T 24T 2004 9 12 24T - - 2005 8 4 40T 25T 2006 6 9 16 30T 2007 7 6 16 18 2008 10 9 T22 T38

Coach Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Bob Timmons Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Gary Schwartz Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine Stanley Redwine

Women’s Track Year-By-Year Conference Conference NCAA NCAA Year Indoor Outdoor Indoor Outdoor 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 2008 3 4 T10 T15 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. With the construction of Memorial Stadium in 1921, equipped with a quarter-mile track, plans were put in motion for the event. On April 20, 1923, the first Kansas Relays under the direction of Outland, Allen and Kansas track coach Karl Schlademan, were conducted. More than 600 athletes from across the nation competed. Outland became known as the “Father of the Kansas Relays.” The first decade of the Kansas Relays saw the participation of such outstanding performers as Tom Poor, Jim Bausch and Glenn Cunningham of Kansas, Ed Weir of Nebraska, Jack Elder of Notre Dame and Tom Churchill of Oklahoma. Poor won the first Relays high jump at 6-0 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-meter high hurdles. Churchill and Bausch, also football stars, won consecutive decathlons in 1928-29 and 1931-32, respectively. Cunningham dominated the

distance events in the mid-1930s, winning the mile run in 1934-35, and the two-mile in 1932, 1933 and 1936. Bausch and Cunningham both competed in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, with Bausch winning the gold in the decathlon. In 1936, Glen Morris of the Denver Athletic Club broke the American record in the decathlon with 7,576 points, defeating Kansas Olympian Clyde Coffman and Chicago’s Jay Berwanger, college football’s first Heisman Trophy winner. Dr. James Naismith, known as the father of basketball; Kansas basketball All-American Adolph Rupp; Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne; and famed Kansas and Michigan football coach Fielding Yost appeared in the early days of the Relays as referees and officials. The 1940s ushered in the retirement of Cunningham who ran his last Relays in 1940. World War II made a major impact on the nation and caused the cancellation of the track event from 1943-45. The Relays were rekindled in 1946 as Harrison Dillard of Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) won the 120 high hurdles in 1946 and 1948, with the latter setting a world record. The Relays were in full stride in the 1950s with the presence of Kansas head coach Bill Easton, who came

from Drake in 1948. It was the beginning of the Jayhawks’ dominance in the conference and Midwest relays circuit. Two top Kansas athletes came in the form of weightman Al Oerter and distance ace Wes Santee. Oerter, who went on to win four Olympic golds, won consecutive Relays shot put titles in 1956, 1957 and 1958. Santee, who followed in Cunningham’s footsteps, became the only athlete to win the most outstanding performer award at the Kansas, Drake and Texas Relays. Santee won the Kansas Relays title in 1952 and 1954, and registered the second-fastest American time ever in the mile in 1954. Also a part of the Relays was the State of Kansas interscholastic meet featuring Sunflower State high school competition. The event began in 1904 and was split between large and small school classes. The division was dropped in 1958 and the competition among schools of all sizes produced some of the best high school marks at that time. While the state of Kansas began competitions among the various classes later on, the Kansas Relays has still retained the high school portion of the meet. High school athletes from Kansas and neighboring states still compete. The 1960s saw a changing of the guard in Kansas track and field as Easton was replaced by Bob Timmons as head coach in 1965. Kansas continued its dominance

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History of the Kansas Relays of the conference with the appearance of Wichita, Kan., native Jim Ryun. Perhaps the most decorated Jayhawk track athlete ever, Ryun has four Kansas Relays most outstanding performer titles to his credit (1966-67-69-71). He is the only athlete to take home the honor on four occasions. In 1967, Ryun set the current Relays record in the mile run at 3:54.94. The 1970s saw the world’s top sprinters come to the Kansas Relays as Missouri and professional football standout Mel Gray won three university titles in the 100-yard dash (1969-71). In the open 100-yard dash, Olympians John Carlos, Herb Washington and Ivory Crockett each took titles in the early portion of the decade. One familiar competitor from Graceland (Iowa) College who later gained fame as a 1976 Olympic gold medalist was decathlete Bruce Jenner. The 1971 titlist as a collegian, he also won the 1974 crown. His 8,240 points stood as a record until 1983. Female athletes made their first appearance in 1962 in a limited number of events. By 1976 a full array of women’s events were sponsored. Perhaps the most dominant performer ever on the women’s side was former Nebraska standout and Olympian Merlene Ottey. She won most outstanding performer titles in 1981, 1982 and 1983, and still owns the 100 and 200-meter dash records. Former Iowa State standout and Olympic gold medalist Nawal El Moutawakel of Morocco set a collegiate record in the 400-meter hurdles in 1984. The 1980s continued the stream of top athletes to Mount Oread, including a contingent from the Soviet Union in 1983. Many of the top Olympians made the historic journey to Lawrence and smashed several records. Pole vaulter Joe Dial set the university and invitational vault records en route to being named the men’s outstanding performer in 1985 and 1987. Dial was also the first high school athlete to be named as the Relays’ outstanding performer when he competed for Marlow (Okla.) High in 1980. 1996 KU Olympian Scott Huffman etched his name in the Relays history book by being named the outstanding performer in 1988. A combination of speed and distance marked the Kansas Relays in the 1990s. After Drake sprinter Kevin Little and Kansas State All-America thrower Angie Miller were recognized as the top performers in 1990, Barton County Community College won four of the next six outstanding performer awards. Barton County’s Inez Turner took the honor twice, winning back-to-back honors in 1992 and 1993. 120

Kansas looked strong in both team and individual accomplishments during the Relays of the late 90’s. Former Jayhawk All-American Michael Cox was named the men’s outstanding performer three times in that span. He earned his first two awards in 1992 and 1995 as a member of the KU track team, and in 1996, Cox returned to win his third award after finishing with a time of 3:59.20 and becoming the first Kansas runner to finish the mile in under four minutes at the Kansas Relays since Jim Ryun did so in 1972. In 1994, KU swept the men’s and women’s collegiate team titles. Also, Natasha Shafer became the first Kansas woman to be named outstanding performer. Jayhawk hurdler Dawn Steele-Slavens duplicated Shafer’s effort by winning the award in 1995. The 1996 Relays also featured a new event as the women’s pole vault was held for the first time. Stacy Dragila, the top-ranked vaulter in America, won the event and set the American record by clearing 13-6.50 feet. Her effort enabled her to be named the 1996 women’s outstanding performer. The 1997 event was a very successful one for KU. Not only did the team earn several individual titles, but the men were named university relays champions. 1997 marked the inaugural running of the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, and the event also saw Kevin Toth (unattached), who was named the men’s most outstanding performer, shatter the Relays’ 24-year old shot put record. Toth’s throw of 71-02.50 feet made him the 1997 world leader. After a break in competition due to construction on Memorial Stadium, the Kansas Relays returned in 2000 with the excitement and energy that Kansas Relays fans had enjoyed in years past. Since the turn of the century, the eventual 2000 Olympic gold-medal winner in the 100 meters, Maurice Greene, set a new stadium and

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meet record in the 400-meter relay with a blazing time of 38.45 seconds. The 2001 Relays, ‘An Olympic Return,’ saw some big names make their way back to their old stomping grounds. Former Kansas greats Jim Ryun and Wes Santee excited the crowd with a traditional lap around Memorial Stadium as several Kansas legends and Olympians including Billy Mills and Jim Hershberger gathered to sign autographs for fans and present awards to the winning teams. Day three of the Relays was a day of record breaking performances. Eight Kansas Relays records were broken along with a Memorial Stadium record in the women’s shot put by Kansas State’s Rebekah Green. The 2005 Relays was one of the more anticipated events in its history. Several records fell over the three day meet. Dominique Arnold and Muna Lee, both of Team Nike, broke Relays records in the 110-meter hurdles (13.33) and the 100-meter dash (11.1), respectively. Both were named the 2005 Kansas Relays Most Outstanding Performers for their efforts. 2005 also saw the addition of the GOLDZONE, a three-hour window in the meet that featured over 30 former Olympians. The second-largest crowd in Kansas Relays history (24,200) watched as several world-class athletes performed at the highest level, including Maurice Green, Marion Jones, Amy Acuff and Charlie Gruber. More recently, at the past three Relays, a combined 49,500 track and field fans have passed through the gates at Memorial Stadium. The GOLDZONE continued in 2007, the 80th edition of the Kansas Relays, as some of the greatest athletes in the world 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) Brendan Christensen, Unattached, 2007....................................................10.01 (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) Rosemarie Whyte, Stellar Athletic, 2008...................................................51.71 800 Meters (M) Victor Lacis, unattached, 2000................................................................1:48.22 (W) Leann Warren, Oregon, 1981..................................................................2:01.30 1,500 Meters (M) Rick Wohlhuter, Chicago Track Club, 1976...............................................3:38.62 (W) Nadesha Raldugnia, USSR, 1983............................................................4:08.94 3,000 Meters (W) Svetlana Ulmasova, USSR, 1983.............................................................9:13.50 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (M) Randy Smith, Unattached, 1976.............................................................8:33.70 (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.....................................................16:02.27 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, 2003..........................................................................................57.50 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..............................................................................20:06.04 Sprint Medley Relay (1,600 meters) (M) Eastern New Mexico, 1973......................................................................3:15.74 (W) Southwest Missouri State, 2001.............................................................3:50.74 Distance Medley Relay (M) Kansas, 1969........................................................................ 9:33.24 (W) Michigan, 1993....................................................................................11:32.61 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.................................................26-08.50 ft. (W) Halcyon McKnight, Kansas, 1982....................................................21-10.25 ft. Triple Jump (M) Kenny Harrison, Kansas State, 1986......................................................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) Scott Russell, Unattached, 2008........................................................267-06 ft. (W) Dana Olson, Houston, 1982................................................................192-08 ft. Shot Put (M) Kevin Toth, Unattached, 2003..........................................................74-04.50 ft. (W) Rebekah Green, Kansas State, 2001.....................................................56-00 ft. Hammer (M) Yuri Syedikh, USSR, 1983....................................................................244-02 ft. (W) Zlata Tarasova, Kansas , 2007............................................203-01 ft. Decathlon (M) Steve Fritz, Accusplit Sports, 1997.............................................................8,380 Heptathlon (W) Liz Roehrig, Minnesota, 2008....................................................................5,740

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National Champions KANSAS NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Men’s Outdoor National Champions (34) 1932 1933 1935 1952 1953 1955 1957 1958 1959 1960

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

1967 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 2002 2003

Gary Ard............................................. Long Jump Jim Ryun.......................................................Mile 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 1996 2005

Sheila Calmese......................................300 Yards Kristi Kloster...................................... 800 Meters Amy Linnen..........................................Pole vault

Men’s Indoor National Champions (25) 1965 1967

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

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

Herald Hadley.......................................Two-Mile Jim Ryun.......................................................Mile

KANSAS NCAA TEAM CHAMPIONS 1959 NCAA and USTFF Men’ Outdoor Champions • 1960 NCAA and USTFF Men’s Outdoor Champions 1966 Men’s NCAA and USTFF Men’s Indoor Champions • 1969 NCAA and USTFF Men’s Indoor Champions 1970 NCAA and USTFF Men’ Indoor Champions • 1970 Men’s NCAA and USTFF Outdoor Champions

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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 1964 - Tokyo Billy Mills Al Oerter Kent Floerke Jim Ryun

Discus Shot Put

1968 - Mexico City Al Oerter Jim Ryun Did Not Place 1972 - Munich Third Jim Ryun Fourth 1976 - Montreal Mark Lutz Second Terry Porter Sam Colson Fourth Jan Johnson Did Not Place 1980 - Moscow Clifford Wiley First 1996 - Atlanta Fourth Scott Huffman Seventh Pierre Lisk (Sierra Leone) Second 2004 - Athens Charlie Gruber Did Not Qualify 2008 - Beijing Nickesha Anderson (Jamaica) First Scott Russell (Canada) Second

Shot Put Discus 400 Hurdles Javelin Javelin

First First Second Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify

10,000 Meters Discus Triple Jump 1,500 Meters

First First Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify

60 Meters 100 Meters 200 Meters Pentathlon High Jump Triple Jump Decathlon 1,500 Meters Decathlon 1,500 Meters 5,000 Meters

Discus 1,500 Meters

First Second

1,500 Meters

Did Not Qualify

200 Meters Pole Vault Javelin Pole Vault

Did Not Qualify 13th Fifth Did Not Place

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13th Did Not Qualify Did Not Qualify

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Did Not Place

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Did Not Place 10th

2008 OLYMPIANS NICKESHA ANDERSON (middle) AND SCOTT RUSSELL 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

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

1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

none elected none elected Bob Lilibridge Leroy Robison Leroy Robison John Jackson Tom Scofield Robert Karnes Robert Karnes Emil Schultz Robert DeVinney John Riederer Art Dalzell Robert Smith Dick Blair Lowell Janzen Al Oerter Ernie Shelby Cliff Cushman Gordon Davis Bill Dotson Kirk Hagan, Pete Talbott Floyd Manning, Tonnie Coane Herald Hadley, Glen Martin John Lawson, Gary Schwartz Dwight Peck, Gary Ard Ben Olison, Curt Grindal, Jim Pankratz George Byers, Mike Hays, John Turck Doug Knop, Julio Meade, Roger Kathol, John Oliver Bill Penney, Jay Mason, Phil Reaves, Bill Hatcher Doug Smith, Bob Bornkessel, Bill Hatcher, Sam Colson Sam Colson, Jon Callen, Barry Schur, Mark Lutz Roger Hammond, Randy Smith, Mark Lutz, Dave Anderson

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982

1983 1984 1985

Roger Hammond, Randy Smith, Tom Koppes Rudy Guevara, Bill Lundberg, Keith Guinn, Randy Benson Jim Podrebarac, John Roscoe, Cliff Wiley, Mike Wilk Ted Crank, Glenn Harter, Mark Kostek, Kevin Newell, Todd Scales, Stan Whitaker Bruce Coldsmith, Rick Ensz, Matt Friedeman, Jay Reardon, Deon Hogan, Steve Rainbolt Keith Bodner, Deon Hogan, Mark Paulsen, Paul Schultz, Joel Light (M) Deon Hogan, Paul Schultz, Joel Light, Keith Bodner, Mark Paulsen (W) Shawn Corwin, Gwen Poss, Debbie Hertzog, Rebecca McGranahan (M) Jeff Buckingham, Rodney Bullock, Matt Friedman, Mark Ray, Paul Schultz, Tim Tays (W) Grechen Bajema, Tudie McKnight, Rebecca McGranahan, Lorna Tucker, Bev Mortimer (M) Tim Gundy, Clint Johnson, Mark Hanson, Owen Buckley (W) Gretchen Bajema, Annette Craighead, Tudie McKnight, Lorna Tucker, Rebecca McGranahan (M) David Cole, Tim Gundy, Clint Johnson, Kelly Kilcrease, Dennis Malley, Jeff Jaqua (W) Connie McKernan, Susan Glatter, Kelly Wood (M) Rob Rhett, Craig Branstrom, Clint Johnson, Brent Steiner, Craig Leibert, Scott Huffman

1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

(W) Caryne Finlay, Stine Lerdahl (M) John Creighton, Kyle Roste, Ray Mitchell, Greg Dalzell, Ron Bahm, Craig Branstrom (W) Kim Sheridan, Kim Jones, Paula Berquist (M) Ron Bahm, Craig Branstrom, Gerald Harder, John Creighton, Scott Huffman (W) Rosie Wadman, Denise Buchanan (M) Craig Branstrom, John Creighton, Scott Huffman, Mike Hanna, Craig Watcke (W) Veronda O’Hara, Ann O’Connor, Trish Mangan (M) David Bond, Stacey Smiedala (W) Julie Howerton, Kim Huthoefer (M) Johnny Brackins, Steve Heffernan (W) Terry Grzybowski, Mary Beth Idoux (M) Pat Manson, Stacey Smiedala (W) Kim Huthoefer, Tonya Gundy (M) Brandon Blain, Jason Teal (W) MaryBeth Labosky, Cathy Palacios (M) John Bazzoni, Dan Waters (W) Cheryl Evers, Julia Saul (M) Jon Handy, Harun Hazim (W) Amy Baker, Natasha Shafer (M) Nick Johannsen, Dan Waters (W) Kristi Kloster, Sandy Wilder (M) Mike Evers, Brian Martin (W) Melissa Swartz, Latonya Holloway (M) Matt Norton, Nathan Prenger (W) Kim Feldkamp, Diamond Williams

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

(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 (M) Sheldon Battle, Cody Roberts, Erik Sloan, Aaron Thompson (W) Charisse Bacchus, Tiffany Cherry, Libby Harmon, Dena Seibel (M) Paul Hefferon, Matt Baysinger, Cody Roberts (W) Abby Emsick, Sha’Ray Butler, Libby Harmon, Ashley Brown, Alicia McGregor (M) Matt Baysinger, Paul Hefferon, Barrett Saunders, Jordan Scott (W) Lauren Bonds, Ashley Brown, Sha’Ray Butler, Libby Harmon, Alicia McGregor (M) Jordan Scott, Ryan Hays, Eric Fattig (W) Lauren Bonds, Sha’Ray Butler, Kelsey Erb, Charity Stowers

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1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1988 1989

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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)

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Cam Miller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Craig Watcke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 meters (2) David Bond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (8) Pat Manson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Pat Manson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) D. Anderson, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . weight throw (1) Jordan Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (9) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS Year

Athlete

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Charmane Kuhlman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Lori Lowrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60-yard hurdles (3) Sheila Calmese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 yards (1) Sheila Calmese. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 yards(2) Shawn Corwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (2) Shawn Corwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) Halcyon McKnight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (5) Ann O’Connor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) Stine Lerdahl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (6) Denise Buchanan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (5) Cathy Palacios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (10) Kristi Kloster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 meters (8) Kristi Kloster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 meters (1) Melissa Swartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (5) K. Woolheater, L. Holloway, K. Kloster, M. Swartz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DMR (7) Candace Mason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (2) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Andrea Branson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (5) Katy Eisenmenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mile (9) Brooklyn Hann. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (10) Amy Linnen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (1) Charisse Bacchus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (5) Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) Nickesha Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 meters (6) Nickesha Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (2) Stephanie Horton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (8) Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (13) Kate Sultanova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pole vault (3) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

2009 University of Kansas Track & Field Guide

Event (Place)

TOTAL MEN’S 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1,600-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3,200-Meter Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 DMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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60 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 200 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 60-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 400-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 DMR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 300 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 60 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 440 Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 800 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 100 Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Heptathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 100-Meter Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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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

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)

1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 .

T. Scavuzzo, M. Lutz, E. Lewis, E. Edwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440-yard relay (1) Nolan Cromwell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440 hurdles (8) Kent McDonald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . steeplechase (6) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (2) Danny Seay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (3) Randy Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (3) 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) Egor Agafonov. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . hammer throw (3)

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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 O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (7) MaryBeth Labosky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (6) Heather Berlin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . javelin (4) Keely Harding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . high jump (8) Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (10) Candace Mason. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . heptathlon (3)

1999 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008

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) Nickesha Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 meters (4) Nickesha Anderson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200 meters (3) Stephanie Horton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . shot put (8) Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . long jump (9) Crystal Manning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . triple jump (7) *Bold indicates current Jayhawks

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2008- at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault..................................................................... Jordan Scott, 18-00.50 Weight Throw............................................................Egor Agafonov, 74-04.50 2007- at Ames, Iowa 3,000 meters...................................................................Colby Wissel, 8:06.72 Pole Vault..................................................................... Jordan Scott, 17-05.50 Weight Throw............................................................ Egor Agafonov, 76-01.00 2006- at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put....................................................................Sheldon Battle, 65-03.25 Weight Throw............................................................ Egor Agafonov, 72-07.75 2004 - at Lincoln, Neb. 200 Meters...................................................................... Leo Bookman, 20.58 2002 - at Lincoln, Neb. 200 meters...................................................................... Leo Bookman, 21.03 Weight Throw...............................................................Scott Russell, 77-10.75 2001 - at Lincoln, Neb. Weight Throw....................................................................Scott Russell, 75-10 Distance Medley Relay.........................................................................9:47.94 ............................................................................... Andy Tate, Jabari Wamble ...........................................................................Brian Blachly, Charlie Gruber 2000 - at Ames, Iowa Mile..............................................................................Charlie Gruber, 4:04.78 1999 - at Manhattan, Kan. 1,000 Meters..................................................................Charlie Gruber, 2:25.3 Mile ............................................................................. Kevin McGinn, 4:12.39 35-lb. Weight Throw............................................................Scott Russell, 73-6

Big Eight Conference

1996 - at Manhattan, Kan. Pole Vault......................................................................John Bazzoni, 16-8.75 1994 - at Oklahoma City, Okla. Pole Vault......................................................................John Bazzoni, 17-2.75 1993 - at Ames, Iowa Mile................................................................................. Michael Cox, 4:01.39 1992 - at Lawrence, Kan. 800 Meters....................................................................... Dan Waters, 1:53.72 1,000 Meters...................................................................... Jason Teal, 2:28.24 1991 - at Columbia, Mo. 3,000 Meters................................................................... Michael Cox, 8:15.97 Pole Vault........................................................................Pat Manson, 17-4.75 1990 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault.............................................................................Pat Manson, 17-7 1989 - at Lincoln, Neb. 3,000 Meters..................................................................Craig Watcke, 8:17.04 5,000 Meters................................................................Craig Watcke, 14:09.59 Distance Medley Relay.........................................................................9:55.89 ....................................................................................Jason Teal, Mike Miller, .......................................................................Donnie Anderson, Craig Watcke Triple Jump........................................................................ David Bond, 51-11 Pole Vault.............................................................................Pat Manson, 18-8 1988 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault.........................................................................Scott Huffman, 17-9 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

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1986 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump..................................................................Craig Branstrom, 6-11.5

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

1985 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put............................................................................ Clint Johnson, 60-6

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

1983 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards........................................................................... Deon Hogan, 46.88 1,000 Yards......................................................................Van Schaffer, 2:11.83 Pole Vault..................................................................... Jeff Buckingham, 18-1 Long Jump....................................................................Warren Wilhoite, 25-8 1982 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards....................................................................Rodney Bullock, 1:09.30 High Jump.......................................................................Tyke Peacock, 7-3.75 Triple Jump....................................................................... Greg Johnson, 51-8 1981 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards........................................................................... Deon Hogan, 47.20 600 Yards.............................................................................Mark Rau, 1:09.30 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:11.9 ..............................................................................Mark Rau, Rodney Bullock, ..................................................................................Deon Hogan, Mike Ricks Long Jump....................................................................Mark Hanson, 25-3.25 Triple Jump..................................................................... Sanya Owolabi, 52-5 1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards........................................................................Lester Mickens, 47.49 600 Yards............................................................................. Mike Ricks, 1:08.9 1,000 Yards...........................................................................Rick Ensz, 2:11.48 Two Miles..............................................................................Tim Tays, 8:51.54 Mile Relay............................................................................................3:12.99 ................................................................... Warren Wilhoite, Rodney Bullock, .............................................................................. Mike Ricks, Lester Mickens Long Jump....................................................................... Jay Reardon, 24-9.5 Pole Vault................................................................ Jeff Buckingham, 17-2.75 1979 - at Oklahoma City, Okla. 60-Yard High Hurdles..................................................Anthony Coleman, 7.27 60-Yard Low Hurdles...................................................Anthony Coleman, 6.81 600 Yards.....................................................................Lester Mickens, 1:09.14 Mile Relay............................................................................................3:14.89 ........................................................................... Jimmy Little, Stan Whitaker, ........................................................................Tommy McCall, Lester Mickens Pole Vault..................................................................... Jeff Buckingham, 17-4 1978 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards.....................................................................Lester Mickens, 1:09.61 Pole Vault................................................................................Tad Scales, 16-6 1977 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Yards.............................................................................. Kevin Newell, 6.21 300 Yards.........................................................................Cliff Wiley, 29.73 *** 600 Yards............................................................................ Jay Wagner, 1:09.4 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:14.2 ........................................................................ Stan Whitaker, David Blutcher, ............................................................................... Kevin Newell, Jay Wagner High Jump.....................................................................Steve Rainbolt, 7-0.25 Pole Vault...........................................................................Tad Scales, 16-6.25 Shot Put......................................................................... Jim Podrebarac, 57-9 *** Was the on-track winner, but not the conference champion after being declared ineligible. 1976 - at Kansas City, Mo. 440 Yards.......................................................................... Randy Benson, 49.0 Shot Put.......................................................................Rudy Guevara, 59-2.75 1975 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60 Yards..................................................................................... Cliff Wiley, 6.0 440 Yards...............................................................................Eddie Lewis, 48.7 600 Yards.......................................................................Waddell Smith, 1:11.2 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:15.9 ......................................................................... Eddie Lewis, Nolan Cromwell, ................................................................................Randy Benson, Cliff Wiley Long Jump......................................................................... Danny Seay, 25-11

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1972 - at Kansas City, Mo. Shot Put.....................................................................Rudy Guevara, 58-11.75 Long Jump.........................................................................Mike Stull, 25-3.25 Pole Vault..............................................................................Bill Hatcher, 16-3 1971 - at Kansas City, Mo. 880 Yards.........................................................................Jim Neihouse, 1:52.2 Two Miles.............................................................................Jay Mason, 8:50.8 Long Jump..............................................................................Mike Stull, 24-7 Pole Vault..............................................................................Bill Hatcher, 16-4 Shot Put.................................................................................Karl Salb, 64-0.5 1970 - at Kansas City, Mo. 1,000 Yards......................................................................Brian McElroy, 2:10.6 Two Miles.............................................................................Jay Mason, 9:02.2 Pole Vault......................................................................... Jan Johnson, 16-6.5 Shot Put...............................................................................Karl Salb, 65-8.75 1969 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles............................................................ George Byers, 6.5 60-Yard High Hurdles........................................................... George Byers, 7.3 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:18.1 ...........................................................................Bob Bornkessel, Jim Hatcher, ...............................................................................Randy Julian, Julio Meade Long Jump........................................................................Stan Whitley, 25-11 Shot Put.............................................................................Karl Salb, 64-11.25 1968 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles............................................................ George Byers, 6.6 60-Yard High Hurdles........................................................... George Byers, 7.2 1,000 Yards......................................................................Gene McClain, 2:10.5 Mile........................................................................................Jim Ryun, 4:05.5 Two Miles...............................................................................Jim Ryun, 9:00.8 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:17.3 ................................................................................Julio Meade, Jim Hatcher, .................................................................................Randy Julian, Ben Olison Long Jump.......................................................................Stan Whitley, 24-5.5 1967 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles............................................................ George Byers, 6.6 60-Yard High Hurdles...............................................................Lee Adams, 7.4 440 Yards................................................................................ Ben Olison, 49.3 880 Yards................................................................................Jim Ryun, 1:52.0 1,000 Yards.................................................................... Tom Yergovich, 2:12.5 Mile........................................................................................Jim Ryun, 3:58.8 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:16.8 ..................................................................................Gary Ard, Steve Ashurst, ................................................................................. Dwight Peck, Ben Olison 1966 - at Kansas City, Mo. Mile................................................................................. John Lawson, 4:04.8 Two Miles........................................................................ John Lawson, 9:08.5 Broad Jump......................................................................Art Cortez, 23-11.75 1965 - at Kansas City, Mo. 60-Yard Low Hurdles..............................................................Bob Hanson, 6.8 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:19.7 ................................................................................. Ron Suggs, Bob Hanson, ............................................................................... Lowell Paul, Doug Dienelt 1964 - at Kansas City, Mo. Two Miles........................................................................ John Lawson, 9:14.4 High Jump................................................................................Tyce Smith, 6-6 Pole Vault........................................................................Floyd Manning, 15-8 1963 - at Kansas City, Mo. 1,000 Yards..........................................................................Kirk Hagan, 2:12.4

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Kansas Conference Champions 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 1937 - at Columbia, Mo. High Jump...........................................................................Dale Shannon, 6-3 Pole Vault................................................................................Don Bird, 12-10

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

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

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Kansas Conference Champions MENS OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference

2008 - at Boulder, Colo. Hammer Throw............................................................Egor Agafonov, 221-11

1985 - at Manhattan, Kan. Triple Jump............................................................................Fred Lewis, 52-3

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

1984 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put............................................................................ Clint Johnson, 60-0

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 1999 - at Waco, Texas 1,500 Meters................................................................Charlie Gruber, 3:46.92 Hammer Throw.................................................................Scott Russell, 194-0 1998 - at Columbia, Mo. Javelin...............................................................................Scott Russell, 247-7

Big Eight Conference

1996 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters............................................................................Pierre Lisk, 10.46 Javelin..............................................................................Jeff Dieterich, 221-0 1995 - at Ames, Iowa 1,500 Meters...................................................................Michael Cox, 3:40.1h Pole Vault........................................................................John Bazzoni, 17-4.5 1994 - at Lawrence, Kan. 400 Meters........................................................................... Joe Pickett, 46.59 Pole Vault....................................................................John Bazzoni, 16-10.75 1993 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault........................................................................John Bazzoni, 17-4.5 1991 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault..........................................................................Pat Manson, 17-5.5 1990 - at Norman, Okla. Javelin...........................................................................Vince Labosky, 241-10 Shot Put......................................................................Chris Redden, 54-10.25 1988 - at Ames, Iowa Decathlon................................................................... Craig Branstrom, 7,309 Pole Vault........................................................................Pat Manson, 17-5.75 Javelin........................................................................Vince Labosky, 239-4.75 1987 - at Lawrence, Kan. 110-Meter Hurdles................................................... Courtney Hawkins, 13.91 Pole Vault....................................................................Chris Bohanan, 18-3.25 Javelin.................................................................................. Ron Bahm, 236-1

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1986 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault....................................................................Scott Huffman, 18-0.38

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 1980 - at Manhattan, Kan. 400 Meters........................................................................ Deon Hogan, 46.20 3,000-Meter Steeplechase..............................................Paul Schultz, 8:50.2h Mile Relay............................................................................................3:10.09 .....................................................................Rodney Bullock, Lester Mickens, .................................................................................Deon Hogan, Mike Ricks Discus.......................................................................... Matt Friedeman, 191-5 High Jump................................................................................. Joel Light, 7-0 Pole Vault................................................................ Jeff Buckingham, 17-0.75 1979 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters........................................................................ Deon Hogan, 10.49 110-Meter High Hurdles............................................Anthony Coleman, 13.74 200 Meters........................................................................ Deon Hogan, 20.68 800 Meters.................................................................. Tommy McCall, 1:46.46 440-Yard Relay..........................................................................................39.8 ................................................................... Anthony Coleman, Kevin Newell, .......................................................................... Deon Hogan, Lester Mickens Mile Relay............................................................................................3:07.68 .......................... Lester Mickens, Stan Whitaker, Tommy McCall, Deon Hogan Pole Vault..................................................................... Jeff Buckingham, 16-2 1978 - at Norman, Okla. 200 Meters .....................................................................Cliff Wiley, 20.74 *** 110-Meter High Hurdles............................................Anthony Coleman, 14.03 440-Yard Relay................................................................................. 40.23 *** ....................................................................... Bob Lozito, Anthony Coleman, .................................................................................Cliff Wiley, Kevin Newell Mile Relay..................................................................................... 3:05.66 *** ............................................................................. Cliff Wiley, Lester Mickens, ........................................................................Tommy McCall, Stan Whitaker Pole Vault................................................................................Tad Scales, 16-0 *** Was the on-track winner, but not the conference champion after being declared ineligible. 1977 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Meters......................................................................Cliff Wiley, 10.17 *** 110-Meter High Hurdles............................................Anthony Coleman, 13.59 3,000-Meter Steeple..................................................... George Mason, 8:53.0 Pole Vault.......................................................................Marvin Metzger, 16-4 *** Was the on-track winner, but not the conference champion after being declared ineligible. 1976 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Meters..................................................................... Laverne Smith, 10.07 200 Meters.......................................................................Larry Jackson, 20.27 110-Meter High Hurdles............................................Anthony Coleman, 13.54 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles..................................Nolan Cromwell, 49.47 3,000-Meter Steeplechase............................................Bill Lundberg, 8:55.69 440-Yard Relay........................................................................................39.20 ..................................................................Laverne Smith, Anthony Coleman, .......................................................................... Waddell Smith, Gary Jackson

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THEO HAMILTON 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 Intermediate Hurdles....................................Nolan Cromwell, 50.64 3,000-Meter Steeplechase...........................................Kent McDonald, 8:36.8 Long Jump................................................................. Theo Hamilton, 26-2.75 Triple Jump..................................................................... Danny Seay, 53-8.25 Javelin........................................................................Roger Hammond, 248-8 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 Steeplechase...........................................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 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

Jayhawks Track & Field

Kansas Conference Champions 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 1964 - at Stillwater, Okla. 880 Yards.........................................................................Tonnie Coane, 1:51.1 Javelin.................................................................................Tom Purma, 224-1 1963 - at Manhattan, Kan. 880 Yards.............................................................................Kirk Hagan, 1:50.7 Three Miles................................................................... Paul Acevedo, 14:21.0 Pole Vault........................................................................Floyd Manning, 15-0 Broad Jump.....................................................................Glenn Martin, 23-8.5 Shot Put...................................................................................Yul Yost, 58-6.5 1962 - at Lawrence, Kan. Pole Vault.......................................................................Jack Stevens, 14-6.25 1961 - at Boulder, Colo. 880 Yards.............................................................................Kirk Hagan, 1:49.2 Mile.....................................................................................Bill Dotson, 4:14.5 Two Miles..............................................................................Billy Mills, 9:31.4 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:11.9 ..............................................................................Gordon Davis, Kirk Hagan, .................................................................................Bill Stoddart, Bob Covey 1960 - at Ames, Iowa 100 Yards............................................................................Charlie Tidwell, 9.6 220 Yards..........................................................................Charlie Tidwell, 21.1 Mile.....................................................................................Bill Dotson, 4:13.2 440-Yard Relay..........................................................................................41.8 .................................................................... Paul Rearick, Darwin Ashbaugh, .........................................................................Paul Williams, Charlie Tidwell Javelin..................................................................................Bill Alley, 237-5.5 1959 - at Norman, Okla. 100 Yards............................................................................Charlie Tidwell, 9.4 220-Yard Low Hurdles......................................................Charlie Tidwell, 22.7

440-Yard Relay..........................................................................................41.0 ............................................................................Paul Rearick, Paul Williams, ................................................................................Bob Lida, Charlie Tidwell Broad Jump.................................................................... Ernie Shelby, 24-4.75 High Jump............................................................................. Bob Cannon, 6-5 Javelin...................................................................................Bill Alley, 256-10 1958 - at Columbia, Mo. 220-Yard Low Hurdles..........................................................Ernie Shelby, 22.5 Broad Jump......................................................................... Ernie Shelby, 24-3 High Jump............................................................................. Bob Cannon, 6-5 Discus...................................................................................Al Oerter, 177-5.5 Shot Put...............................................................................Al Oerter, 55-3.75 Javelin............................................................................... John Book, 215-0.5

Big Seven Conference

1957 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards........................................................................Lowell Janzen, 1:51.4 Mile...................................................................................Harold Long, 4:15.0 Two Miles.........................................................................Jerry McNeal, 9:09.1 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:12.6 .........................................................................Louie Stroup, Mike Cummins, ...............................................................................Lowell Janzen, Ray Wyatt Broad Jump............................................................ Blaine Hollinger, 23-10.75 High Jump.....................................................................Wilt Chamberlain, 6-5 Pole Vault.........................................................................David Tams, 13-7.75 Discus.................................................................................Al Oerter, 179-10.5 Shot Put.................................................................................Al Oerter, 53-6.5 1956 - at Manhattan, Kan. 100 Yards.................................................................................... Dick Blair, 9.7 220 Yards.................................................................................. Dick Blair, 21.1 880 Yards........................................................................Lowell Janzen, 1:52.1 Mile........................................................................................ Hal Long, 4:14.9 Two Miles.........................................................................Jerry McNeal, 9:26.2 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:16.2 ..................................................................................Larry Stroup, Ray Wyatt ............................................................................Louis Stroup, Lowell Janzen Broad Jump......................................................................Kent Floerke, 24-0.5 Discus......................................................................................Al Oerter, 183-5 Shot Put............................................................................ Bill Nieder, 60-3.75 1955 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Yards.................................................................................... Dick Blair, 9.8 220 Yards.................................................................................. Dick Blair, 20.9 Mile........................................................................................Al Frame, 4:16.5 Two Miles...............................................................................Al Frame, 9:27.9 Shot Put........................................................................ Bill Nieder, 57-11.375 Javelin.............................................................................. Les Bitner, 219-4.25

...............................................................................John Riederer, Don Smith 120-Yard High Hurdles.................................................. Jack Greenwood, 14.6 220-Yard Low Hurdles................................................... Jack Greenwood, 23.3 1950 - at Lincoln, Neb. Mile.................................................................................... Bob Karnes, 4:12.6 Two Miles.........................................................................Herb Semper, 9:21.0 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:19.9 ..............................................................................Emil Schutzel, John Stites, ......................................................................... Jim Dinsmore, Bob DeVinney 220-Yard Low Hurdles................................................... Jack Greenwood, 23.9 1949 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards............................................................................ Pat Bowers, 1:54.1 Mile.................................................................................... Bob Karnes, 4:19.9 Two Miles........................................................................... Bob Karnes, 9:43.0 Broad Jump......................................................................Tom Scofield, 21-3.5 High Jump.............................................................................Tom Scofield, 6-2 Javelin........................................................................Leroy Robison, 162-6.75 Discus..........................................................................Melvin Thornhill, 142-5 1948 - at Lincoln, Neb. 880 Yards...............................................................................Dick Shea, 1:55.5 Mile.................................................................................... Bob Karnes, 4:22.3 Two Miles........................................................................... Bob Karnes, 9:42.0 High Jump......................................................................Tom Scofield, 6-4.125

Big Six Conference

1947 - at Lincoln, Neb. Two Miles........................................................................... Bob Karnes, 9:51.3 High Jump......................................................................Tom Scofield, 6-7.625 1946 - at Lincoln, Neb. 440 Yards............................................................................ John Jackson, 50.1 Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:28.8 .........................................................................Floyd Lunsford, Richard Shea, ...................................................................Wallace Desterhaft, John Jackson High Jump.............................................................................Tom Scofield, 6-4 Shot Put............................................................................. Charlie Black, 46-4 1945 - at Lincoln, Neb. Javelin..........................................................................Leroy Robison, 168-5.5

1954 - at Boulder, Colo. 220 Yards.................................................................................. Dick Blair, 21.0 440 Yards.......................................................................... Frank Cindrich, 47.9 880 Yards.............................................................................Lloyd Koby, 1:53.8 Mile....................................................................................Wes Santee, 4:13.0 Two Miles...........................................................................Dick Wilson, 9:39.1 Shot Put............................................................................ Bill Nieder, 51-4.75 Javelin......................................................................... Don Sneegas, 192-2.75 1953 - at Ames, Iowa 440 Yards................................................................................ Don Smith, 47.6 880 Yards............................................................................Wes Santee, 1:50.8 Mile....................................................................................Wes Santee, 4:13.0 220-Yard Low Hurdles............................................................ Don Smith, 23.9 High Jump......................................................... Kermit Hollingsworth, 6-3.25 Javelin............................................................................ Jim Swim, 199-10.75 1952 - at Norman, Okla. 880 Yards..............................................................................Art Dalzell, 1:56.7 Mile....................................................................................Wes Santee, 4:06.3 220-Yard Low Hurdles.......................................................Bob DeVinney, 24.3 Pole Vault............................................................................Jim Floyd, 13-5.75

CLIFF WILEY

1951 - at Columbia, Mo. Mile Relay..............................................................................................3:18.0 ............................................................................ Emil Schutzel, Roland Cain,

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Kansas 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

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 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

1937 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards........................................................................Jack Richardson, 10.1 220 Yards........................................................................Jack Richardson, 22.0 Pole Vault................................................................................................. 13-0 .......................................................... Don Bird, Ray Noble & Jack Richardson Javelin......................................................................... Fen Durand, 188-11.25

1927 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards...............................................................................Lowell Grady, 9.6 220 Yards.............................................................................Lowell Grady, 21.3 Two Miles.......................................................................... Poco Frazier, 9:56.6 880-Yard Relay.......................................................................................1:29.1 .....................................................................................(No Names Available)

1936 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump......................................................................Dale Shannon, 6-0.75 Pole Vault...........................................................................Ray Noble, 13-3.25

1925 - at Norman, Okla. High Jump...............................................................................Tom Poor, 6-2.5

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

1923 - at Ames, Iowa Broad Jump............................................................Merwin Graham, 22-10.25 High Jump.............................................................................Tom Poor, 6-2.75 Pole Vault.................................................................... Carey Rogers, 12-6.875 1922 - at Lawrence, Kan. 120-Yard High Hurdles.................................................... Everett Bradley, 15.4 Broad Jump................................................................Everett Bradley, 23-4.75 Pole Vault........................................................................... Carey Rogers, 12-0 Shot Put.....................................................................Everett Bradley, 41-8.25 Discus.......................................................................Everett Bradley, 127-10.5 1921 - at Ames, Iowa 440 Yards..............................................................................Paul O’Leary, 50.6 Broad Jump.....................................................................Everett Bradley, 23-0 1920 - at St. Louis, Mo. Pole Vault...................................................................... Mariam Howard, 11-0 1918 - at Columbia, Mo. High Jump................................................................................ Carl Rice, 6-0.5

Missouri Valley Conference

1938 - at Lincoln, Neb. 100 Yards.....................................................................................Lyle Foy, 10.1 220 Yards.....................................................................................Lyle Foy, 22.5 Pole Vault................................................................................Don Bird, 12-11

1935 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault.........................................................................Ray Noble, 13-8.125 Shot Put.......................................................................... Elwyn Dees, 51-3.75

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1924 - at Lincoln, Neb. High Jump...........................................................................Tom Poor, 6-3.167

GLENN CUNNINGHAM

Total Men’s Individual Outdoor Conference Titles (1918-2008) 100 meters or 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 200 meters or 220 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 400 meters or 440 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 800 meters or 880 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 1,500 meters or Mile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Two Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5,000 meters or Three Miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 10,000 meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 110 meters or 120 Yard-Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 220-Yard Low Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 330-Yard Intermediate Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 400 meters or 440-Yard Hurdles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3,000-Meter Steeplechase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 400-meter or 4x110-yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 4x200-yard Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 4x400-meter or Mile Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 High Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Pole Vault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Discus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Hammer Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Decathlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Total Men’s Individual Indoor Conference Titles (1922-2008) 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Long Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Triple Jump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Shot Put . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 35-Pound Weight Throw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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Kansas Conference Champions WOMENS INDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference

2008 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Meters..................................................................Nickesha Anderson, 7.22 Long Jump.............................................................Crystal Manning, 19-10.25 Triple Jump............................................................Crystal Manning, 43-09.75 Pole Vault.................................................................Kate Sultanova, 13-06.50 2007 - at Ames, Iowa Pole Vault.................................................................Kate Sultanova, 13-09.25 2005 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pole Vault......................................................................Amy Linnen, 13-09.25 2003 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards.............................................................................Kim Clark, 1:20.38 2002 - at Lincoln, Neb. Long Jump..............................................................Monique Peters, 19-10.75 1999 - at Manhattan, Kan. Pole Vault................................................................... Andrea Branson, 12-9.5 1998 - at Ames, Iowa Pole Vault.......................................................................Candace Mason, 12-6 Pentathlon................................................................... Candace Mason, 4,053

Big Eight Conference

1996 - at Manhattan, Kan. 800 Meters..................................................................... Kristi Kloster, 2:07.55 3,000 Meters.............................................................. Melissa Swartz, 9:34.90 Distance Medley Relay.......................................................................11:26.97 ..............................................................Kerri Woolheater, Latanya Holloway, ..........................................................................Kristi Kloster, Melissa Swartz 1994 - at Oklahoma City, Okla. 800 Meters..................................................................... Kristi Kloster, 2:09.20 1993 - at Ames, Iowa 5,000 Meters..................................................................... Julia Saul, 17:13.92 High Jump.............................................................. MaryBeth Labosky, 6-1.25 1992 - at Lawrence, Kan. Triple Jump.............................................................. Cassandra Bryant, 41-2.5 1989 - at Lincoln, Neb. 600 Yards........................................................................Janice Turner, 1:21.76 1987 - at Lincoln, Neb. Pentathlon.......................................................................Ann O’Connor, 3,792 1986 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put...................................................................... Denise Buchanan, 50-7 1985 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put........................................................................Stine Lerdahl, 50-7.25 1984 - at Lincoln, Neb. Shot Put........................................................................Stine Lerdahl, 48-10.5 1982 - at Lincoln, Neb. 800 Meters..................................................................... Bev Mortimer, 2:17.3 4x440 Yard Relay..................................................................................3:48.55 ........................................................ Donna Smitherman, Karen McCullough, .....................................................................Halcyon McKnight, Lorna Tucker 1981- at Lincoln, Neb. 60-Yard Hurdles...................................................................... Gwen Poss, 8.02 Long Jump..............................................................Halcyon McKnight, 19-3.5 1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. Distance Medley Relay.......................................................................11:50.68 ..........................................................................Lori Lowrey, Pam Schubarth, .........................................................................Deb Hertzog, Michelle Brown 4x880 Yard Relay..................................................................................9:13.02 ........................... Tami Guinn, Pam Schubarth, Michelle Brown, Deb Hertzog

1979 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Yards...................................................................................Lori Green, 7.02 300 Yards................................................................................Lori Green 35.35 1978 - at Lincoln, Neb. 60 Yards........................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 6.89 300 Yards....................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 35.37 60-Yard Hurdles.......................................................................Lori Lowrey, 8.0 1977 - at Columbia, Mo. 60 Yards............................................................................. Sheila Calmese, 7.1 300 Yards......................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 36.2 1976 - at Manhattan, Kan. Shot Put..........................................................................Jesse Riddle, 46-7.75

WOMENS OUTDOOR CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Big 12 Conference

2008 - at Boulder, Colo. Pole Vault.................................................................Kate Sultanova, 13-05.25 2007 - at Ames, Iowa 100-Meter Hurdles.......................................................... Ashley Brown, 13.27 Triple Jump................................................................. Crystal Manning, 13.71 Hammer Throw............................................................ Zlata Tarasova, 206-06 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

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 1981 - at Ames, Iowa 100-Meter Hurdles............................................................... Gwen Poss, 14.86 Long Jump.................................................................Halcyon McKnight, 20-1 1980 - at Lincoln, Neb. Long Jump.................................................................Halcyon McKnight, 19-5 Discus..........................................................................Robin Small, 151-11.25 Javelin...................................................................................Tami Rose, 142-9 1979 - at Manhattan, Kan. 100 Meters............................................................................Lori Green, 11.63 200 Meters............................................................................Lori Green, 23.49 1978 - at Norman, Okla. 100 Meters.................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 11.86 200 Meters.................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 24.17 Sprint Medley Relay...............................................................................1:43.4 .............................................................Sheila Calmese, Charmane Kuhlman, .................................................................................. Amy Miles, Lori Lowrey 400-Meter Relay.....................................................................................46.99 .............................................................Sheila Calmese, Charmane Kuhlman, .................................................................................. Amy Miles, Lori Lowrey 1977 - at Lawrence, Kan. 100 Meters...................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 11.5 200 Meters.................................................................... Sheila Calmese, 24.30 1976 - at Ames, Iowa Shot Put..........................................................................Jesse Riddle, 43-11.5 1974 - at Manhattan, Kan. Shot Put........................................................................ Mary Jacobson, 43-11 Total Women’s Individual Indoor Conference Titles (1974-2008) 55 meters or 60 yards...............................................................................................................3 60 meters.................................................................................................................................1 200 meters or 300 yards...........................................................................................................3 600 yards.................................................................................................................................2 800 meters or 880 yards...........................................................................................................3 3,000 meters or Two Miles.......................................................................................................1 5,000 meters or Three Miles.....................................................................................................1 55 meters or 60-Yard Hurdles...................................................................................................2 4x400-meter or Mile Relay.......................................................................................................1 4x800-meter or 4x880-yard Relay............................................................................................1 Distance Medley Relay.............................................................................................................2 High Jump................................................................................................................................1 Pole Vault.................................................................................................................................5 Long Jump...............................................................................................................................3 Triple Jump..............................................................................................................................2 Shot Put...................................................................................................................................4 Pentathlon...............................................................................................................................3 Total Champions..............................................................................................38 Total Women’s Individual Outdoor Conference Titles (1974-2008) 100 Meters...............................................................................................................................4 200 Meters...............................................................................................................................3 800 Meters...............................................................................................................................2 3,000 Meters............................................................................................................................1 10,000 Meters..........................................................................................................................2 100-Meter Hurdles...................................................................................................................2 400-Meter Hurdles...................................................................................................................1 400-Meter Relay......................................................................................................................2 1,600-Meter Relay...................................................................................................................1 Sprint Medley Relay.................................................................................................................1 High Jump................................................................................................................................2 Pole Vault.................................................................................................................................4 Long Jump...............................................................................................................................4 Triple Jump..............................................................................................................................2 Shot Put...................................................................................................................................4 Discus.......................................................................................................................................5 Javelin......................................................................................................................................5 Hammer Throw........................................................................................................................1 Heptathlon...............................................................................................................................3 Total Champions..............................................................................................49

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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

2008................................................................ Crystal Manning

(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 2008 Eric Fattig Elizabeth Beisner

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 2008 Nickesha Anderson Kate Sultanova Julius Jiles Egor Agafonov

NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Men Brian Martin Nathan Prenger Jon Colby Miller Ricardo Amezcua Lester Smith Ryan Speers Mark Menefee T.J. Hackler Brian Franklin --- Gavin Ball Julis Jiles Egor Agafonov Jack Sachse Jordan Scott

Women Latonya Holloway Diamond Williams Carleen Roberts April Kockrow Andrea Branson Andrea Bulat Ashley Pyle Laura Lavoie Brooklyn Hann Abby Emsick Octavia Garrett Kate Sultanova Stephanie Horton Lauren Bonds Brittany Parker

JULIUS JILES

NICKESHA ANDERSON

DR. ROBERT E. FREDRICK SENIOR SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

1991-1992.....................................................Donnie Anderson 1992-1993...................................................MaryBeth Labosky 1994-1995........................................................... John Bazzoni 1995-1996............................................................ Kristi Kloster 1997-1998................................................................Lisa Beran ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS 2001-2002........................................................... Andrea Bulat 1989..................................................................Patrick Manson 2001-2002............................................................ Scott Russell 1991..................................................................Patrick Manson 2005-2006........................................................ Joshy Madathil 1995..................................................................... John Bazzoni 2006-2007........................................................... Abby Emsick 1996...................................................................... Kristi Kloster 1997..........................................................................Lisa Beran GLENN CUNNINGHAM AWARD 1998..........................................................................Lisa Beran Given to those who provide exceptional leadership, even while 1999................................................................. Candace Mason having to overcome personal adversity. (Discontinued) 2002...................................................................... Scott Russell Men Women 2004 ..........................................................................Kim Clark 1994 Dan Waters Sandy Wilder .........................................................................Megan Manthe 1995 Michael Evers Sandy Wilder 2005...........................................................................Kim Clark 1996 Jeff Dieterich Kristi Kloster .........................................................................Megan Manthe 1997 Marcus Scheid Robbie O’ Brien 2007...................................................................Egor Agafonov 1998 Eric Patterson Candace Mason 2008.......................................................................... Eric Fattig 1999 Chris Dunback Candace Mason 2000 Chris Dunback Jennie Wonder Ashley Fienberg 132

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