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Wednesday, March 3, 1976
University Dally Kansan
Lundberg seeks sub-4-minute mile
By GARY VICE
Sports Writer
Ever since Roger Bannister of Great Britain ran the first sub-four-minute mile in 1854, many distance runners have had the experience of breaking that coveted time barrier.
After four years of competitive running, Bill Lundberg, University of Kansas track captain, thinks he might be able to join that select list of runners this
Landberg ran the mile in 4:08.8 last year and expects to improve that time when Big Eight track competition moves outdoors after spring break.
"IT'S GOT TO BE a goal for anyone who 'hits not achieved it,' said the lanky blond
sports
runner. "I could do it this year in the right race. It's important to get in the good competition. A hot race could change everything."
However, Lundberg, a senior from Jackson, Mich., said improvement and achievement were more important to him than a single record time.
"The most important thing is to compete and do well," he said. "You've got to perform for the team and not worry about the time.
"It's important to beat the other guy. If you didn't beat the other guy and you got a good time, you can only get so much consolation out of it."
AT THE BIG EIGHT indoor track meet, Lundberg was one of a lot of KU hopefuls in the two-mile run. His teammates, George Mason and John Rocoe, were also competing in the event, until Rocoe was disqualified for turning the run.
"I felt bad for John," Lundberg said, "and our guys were having such bad luck I wanted to do something. And, since it was very important in the championship race, I really wanted to win."
Lindbergh the lead on the first lap and settled in to set the pace for the rest of thefirst.
"I GOT TO STAR out strong," he continues. "I'm a pace runner and I haven't seen much."
Midway through the race, Mason began making his way through the pack until he was running. When jiff off Lundberg's shoulder. When Mason began to make his bid to overtake him, Landberg fought him off to retain the lead.
"Well, I was really inspired for George to be up there," he said. "He thought I was tired, which I was, but I wanted that lead and I wanted to win so bad."
Lundberg ran a strong race on Municipal Auditorium's small indoor track, but the finishing kick of Kansas State's Jeff Schenkelman了Lundberg from winning.
LUNBEND, WHO WAS second in the 48-
lap race, said, "You do feel like you are
around in circles when you're leading
in a long race. Sometimes it's hard to keep
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This weekend in Manhattan, Lambert will be running the three-mile run for the first time this season in hopes of qualifying for the NCAA Indoor Track Championships in Detroit. He said he wished the Big Eight runner in all of its meets to give the distance runners a better chance of qualifying for the nationals.
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Lundberg has already earned a trip to the national championships as the mule leg of the distance medley relay squad, along with Ensz, Randy Benson and Glenn Harter.
LUNDERBEG, WHO'S HOMETOWN is only 65 miles from Detroit, said, "It's great to qualify for the distance medley and get to go back home."
"I know there won't be as many teams running in the nationals this year," Lundberg said. "We have a real good chance of getting into the finals."
He said the qualifying standard for the relay had been lowered four seconds this year to 9:53. The Jayhawks are under the mark by only half a second.
Lundberg came to KU after achieving All-America status as a junior college cross-country runner. At the national junior college meet, he won both the mile and two-mile run to gain recognition as the meet's outstanding performer.
HE HAS MADE the transition to the university level so smoothly that he was persuaded by KU head track coach Bob Timmins to become a steelcase runner
Lundberg said he began running the steeplechase because it was a challenge and because he believed he could be successful in the event on the conference level.
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Thur.—7-9 p.m.
Sat.—10 a.m.-5 p.m.
"the first race I ever ran was 9:09," he said. "By the end of the year in the AAU I had a record."
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"It's a grueling race. I fell in my first
race. My legs just gave in. I was kind of afraid of going over those barriers and being put down.
Lundberg needs to keep himself inspired while challenging the fatiging 28 barriers and seven water jumps of the steeplechase. They comprise 8.32 and qualify for the Olympic trials.
"NOW I KNOW that if you can get down your rhythm and just keep charging and powering it," she said.
"It's an event which is weak as far as the U.S. is concerned," he said. "So far only two have qualified and they are both from Kansas."
The two qualifiers are Randy Smith, who ran for Wichita State, and Kent McDonald, who ran for Oklahoma State.
"The steeplechase is my best opportunity to make the trials." Lundberg said.
Pondering the challenges he has undertaken, Lundberg said, "For anything in life, you have to set goals for yourself or you'll never go anywhere."
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