SUMMARY OF TRACK SEASON - 1944

The experience of track coaches throughout the nation this season has
been one of changing personnel. Senene has been no exception, Of 93 men who
have reported for track during the season, only 38 remained to finash the season.
A number of these boys were Navy Vel2 Sratenes who were transferred to other units.
Several civilian boys were called into service by Uncle Sam. |

The outdoor track schedule included two dual, one triangular, one relay
carnival, and the Big Six Outdoor Championship Meet.

In the dual meets Kansas was defeated by the University of Oklahoma at
Norman by a score of 70 to 60, and by Iowa State at Ames by a score of 913 to 39%.

In a triangular meet with Nebraska and Kansas State at Lawrence, Kansas
won with 85 points to 87 for Nebraska and 12 for Kansas State.

In the Drake Relays at Des Moines, Kansas placed the following men:
Robert Lillibridge, 2nd in the broad jump; Frank stennard, Srd in the 120 yard high
hurdles; Tom Scofield, Srd in the high jump; Jim Richey, 3rd in the 440 yard rum;
Leroy Robison, 3rd in the javelin throw; and a mile relay composed of Lynn Leigh,
Robert Lillibridge, Frenk Stannard and Jim Richey placed fifth.

The Big Six Outdoor Championship was won by Iowa State with 67 points,
Kansas was second with 56% points. Other Big Six selina placed in the following
order: Oklahoma - 343 points

Missouri « $23 points

Nebraska - 243 points

Kansas State e 9 points

Men from the University of Kansas to gather points were:
_ Frank Stennard - a double winner, wiming both the high and the low cits races;
Walter Isaacson - a double winner, winning both the 100 and 220 yard dashes;
Tom Scofield = a dovble winner, winning both the high jump and the broad jump;
Leroy Robison - won the javelin throw;

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