champions, having won with Drake in 1944, 1945 and 1946, before
bringing Kansas homo first in '53. His 1951 Jayhawkers were
runners-up. : :

Behind Frame, every member of thts autumn's teameeesthrea of
which were running the 4~mile course for the first Gime... «spun
maximum performances. Jan Howell, Mas bavilie sophomore, finished
Legh: Lowell Janzen, York, Nebraska, sophomore, 27th; Tom Rupp,

- 28th

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and Grant Cookson, Clay Center sophomore, 55th.

Frame won easily at Ames in 15:16.7, a new course record, over

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a 5-mile course, thereby crowning KU's eighth straight individual
titlist as well as team champion. All of thase havc been accom

plished under Easton, who's harriers never Uave been out of the

throne room since he assumed command in the fall of !47,

' Janzen came home a eerhrise second in -15:45,1, Rupp was fifth

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in 15249; Howell sixth in 15:53, thereby clustering every Jayhawk
scorer among the first half-dozen. Cookson was 16th, high for a
No. 5 man. He ran 16324. eis

' U's team score was only 14 points, 21 lower than second
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f Jayhawk freshmen completed a double by winning the conParénea
postal cross-country title, with an overall wacord of 12 wins and
two losses, the young Hewks completed a fino poSeat meet son doa.
Jerry MeNeal, Minneapolis, Minn., recruit, won CAS’ PeecMi Le on=

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the-track title in 9340.8, sparkling time for a yearling.
KU also grabbed the fourth, fifth, sixth and 15th slots with

Bob Nicholson, Maize; Paul Baker, Dedham, Masse; Verlyn Schmidt,

Hays and Bob Cormack, Abilene, tO score 16 points, 20 less then

runner-up Kansas Statce .

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