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Cross Country. KU Women's Cross Country Team Recognized for Academic Success (Kansas Jayhawks)
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The University of Kansas women's cross country squad earned All-Academic Team honors, it was announced Friday by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
More than 10,000 runners hit streets for Kansas City Marathon (The Kansas City Star)
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Trey Vernon is under doctor’s orders to avoid traditional training for marathons, but he still runs in at least one a year. Amy Bricco finds time to train for marathons even while raising three children. Whatever their training methods, both Vernon and Bricco were victorious Saturday in the Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon.
Webb eases to 3:58 victory in Glenn Cunningham Mile at Kansas Relays
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Lawrence, Kansas, USA - Alan Webb eased past South Africa's Peter van der Westhuizen with 50 metres remaining in the Glenn Cunningham Mile at the 82nd Kansas Relays (15-18 April) on Saturday (18) in Lawrence (USA) to win with 3:58.90. Van der Westhuizen, in his first-ever international outdoor mile, also cracked the four-minute barrier finishing second with 3:59.54.
WEBB TO OPEN OUTDOOR SEASON AT KANSAS RELAYS By David Monti [Article]
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By David Monti(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, all rights reservedThe fastest-ever American miler, Alan Webb, will open his outdoor season at the Kansas Relays on April 18, in Lawrence, Ks., the University of Kansas reported today. via FloTrack
Marathon Runner Headed Back to Antarctica (KSHB-TV Kansas City)
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A local marathoner is heading back to Antarctica to run his second marathon there.
KU track and field names team captains (Lawrence Journal-World)
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Kansas University track and field coach Stanley Redwine on Thursday announced his 2009 team captains: Lauren Bonds, Sha’Ray Butler, Kelsey Erb, and Charity Stowers will lead the women, while Jordan Scott, Ryan Hays and Eric Fattig will lead the men.
2009 Kansas Vs. Missouri Indoor Dual [Coverage]
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For the first time since 1976, the Kansas track and field teams will face off with the Missouri Tigers in the Kansas vs. Missouri dual meet Friday on the Bill Easton Track inside Anschutz Pavilion.
Four Individuals Pick Up Wins for Kansas Track and Field at Holiday Preview (Kansas Jayhawks)
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Hayley Harbert, MacKenzie Willis, Jordan Scott and Jamaica Collins, as well as both the Kansas men's and women's 4x400-meter relays teams all found the winner's circle for the Jayhawks Friday at the Cyclone Holiday Track and Field Preview in Ames, Iowa.
Kansas Track and Field Kicks off with Holiday Preview (WIBW Topeka)
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Kansas track and field will get a taste of the indoor season on Friday, Dec. 5, as 45 Jayhawk athletes head to Ames, Iowa, for the Cyclone Holiday Track and Field Preview
Two Kansas Indoor Track and Field Meets Cancelled (Kansas Jayhawks)
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Kansas Athletics has announced changes to the 2009 home indoor track and field meet schedule.
Kansas Cross Country Finishes Season at NCAA Midwest Regional (WIBW Topeka)
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Led by top-30 performances from Lauren Bonds, Donny Wasinger and Bret Imgrund, the Kansas men's and women's cross country teams finished eighth and seventh, respectively, at the NCAA Midwest Regional Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
Kansas Cross Country Set to Compete at the Cowboy Jamboree (Kansas Jayhawks)
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After a three-week break from competition, the Kansas cross country teams are back in action as the Jayhawks compete in the 72nd-annual OSU Cowboy Jamboree Saturday in Stillwater, Okla.
Eric Sexton named new Athletic Director at Wichita State
Posted by Matt
Eric Sexton comes to Wichita State's athletic department as an outsider with a lot of insider ties. WSU announced Sexton's hiring as athletic director on Wednesday, a move that soothed coaches and administrators in the department. Many of them know Sexton, 43, from his many years as a WSU student, golfer and employee involved with the department.
Kansas State improves at Texas Relays, Sellers clears 7-06.50
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Kansas State improves at Texas Relays, Sellers clears 7-06.50
Scott Sellers of Kansas State named Big 12 Men's Performer of the Year
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After capturing the men’s high jump title with a school-record height, Kansas State junior Scott Sellers was voted the Big 12 Men’s Indoor Performer of the Year by a poll of the league’s coaches
Nickesha Anderson of Kansas runs worlds fastest time in 200 at 22.94
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Junior Nickesha Anderson claimed the fastest 200 meters time of any woman in the world in 2008 as the University of Kansas track and field teams saw success throughout the country on Saturday.
6Sports video: KU Indoor Track and Field team in action Friday (Lawrence Journal-World)
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The Kansas Indoor Track and Field team was in action on Friday at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Kansas State to host Invitational
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The Kansas State track and field teams will bring in the new year with their second meet of the season when the Wildcats host the KSU Invitational this Friday and Saturday, January 4-5.
Half-marathon — and overhydration — nearly cost a reporter her life (The Kansas City Star)
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My first half-marathon was nothing like I expected it to be. My finishing time was about right — 1:51:33. But I didn’t think in late spring that the temperature would be in the mid-70s by the time the race started. I didn’t plan on the sun beating down on me for nearly two hours.
K-State’s Sellers wins high jump at NCAA track and field meet (The Kansas City Star)
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Scott Sellers brought Kansas State its first individual title in nearly a decade when he won the men’s high jump Friday at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships.
The nickname “Sunflower State” calls to
mind the wild flowers of the plains of Kansas and the officially
recognized state
flower.
source: State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols by Benjamin F. Shearer,
Barbara S. Shearer
