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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 21, 2000
Kansas Relays High School/Event Schedule
High school portion the Relays' lifeblood
By Brandon Krisztal
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The return of the Kansas Relays marks the return of not only one of the largest collegiate and open invitations, but one of the best high school competitions in the Midwest. Nearly every high school in Kansas, along with schools from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Nebraska, will compete today and tomorrow.
Free State
High School
track and field
coach Steve
Heffernan competed in his first
Kansas Relaws
lifeblood for the Relays.
The last two years, the high school portion of the meet competed at the
"On the high school level, especially, it's a very special event," he said. "Not only are you racing against the best in your state, you are competing against the best kids in the Midwest. There's a joy in watching a high school girl get a personal best by three inches in the high jump and place fifth. The look on her face — that's a joy to watch."
in 1986 as a member of the Kansas track team. Because there were no Relays his first two years of coaching at Free State High School, both Heffernan and his team are ecstatic about the meet.
"It's just a real marquee event for the Midwest."
"For the kids in the Olathe district and Lawrence who have never competed in a Relays because they are only three-year high schools, this is going to be special," he said. "It's just a real marque event for the Midwest."
Steve Heffernan
Kansas Relays events coordinator Tim Weaver also is excited about the return of the event. Not only does it provide a showcase for high school athletes, but the high school portion also serves as almost a
Free State High track coach
Sunflower Classic in Olathe. Olathe East's track and field coach, Mike Wallace, was in charge of the event, which took the place of
the missing Relays.
Wallace's assistant track and field coach, Jeff Meyers, said he thought the Relays provided a great environment for the sport.
"The Kansas Relays is an excellent place to come up and compete," he said. "The atmosphere is similar to state. The large crowds, facilities and similar surfaces make it very beneficial."
The high school events are mixed in with the corresponding collegiate and open events.
The Relays began Wednesday, but the high school events are scheduled to begin at 8 this morning with the girls' long jump, pole vault and boys' javelin.
Today Field Events
8 a.m. — Girls' long jump; Boys' long javelin; Girls'
pole vault
10:30 a.m. — Girls' javelin; Boys' long jump
11 a.m. — Boys' high jump
noon — Boy's pole vault; Bill Nieder Men's shot put
1 p.m. — Tudle McNickble-Blake Women's long jump;
Women's javelin; Men's pole vault (on FB
field)
2 p.m. — Girls' high jump
2 n.p. — Women's shot put
2 p.m. — Girls' high jump
3 p.m. — Women's shot put
3:30 p.m. — Theo Hamilton Men's long jump; Men's javelin
Schedule of Events
Running Events noon — Women's shuttle hurdle relay
noon — women a shuffle nurel relay
12.15 p.m. — Adams, Byers, Johnson Men's shuttle hur
12:15 p.m. — Adams, Byers, Johnson Men's shuttle hue drelay
12:30 p.m. — Girls' 3200 (F)
12:45 p.m. — Boys' 3200 (F)
1 p.m. — Girls' 100 (P)
1:15 p.m. — Boys' 100 (P)
1:30 p.m. — Women's 100 (P)
1:50 p.m. — Men's 100 (P)
2:10 p.m. — Women's 400 IM hurdles (P)
2:25 p.m. — Men's 400 IM hurdles
2:40 p.m. — Girls' 300 IM hurdles
2:55 p.m. — Boys' 300 IM hurdles
3:10 p.m. — Girls' distance medley relay (F)
3:25 p.m. — Boy's distance medley relay (F)
3:40 p.m. — Women's sprint medley relay (F)
3:58 p.m. — Men's sprint medley relay (F)
4:16 p.m. — Bill Easton Men's 4 mile relay (F)
4:36 p.m. — Girls' 400 dash (F)
4:47 p.m. — Boys' 400 dash (F)
4:58 p.m. — Women's 800 relay (F)
5:09 p.m. — Men's 800 relay (F)
5:19 p.m. — Girls' 1600 run (F)
5:27 p.m. — Jim Ryum Boys' 1600 run (F)
5:35 p.m. — Girls' 400 relay (P)
5:40 p.m. — Boys' 400 relay (P)
5:55 p.m. — Women's 400 relay (P)
6:09 p.m. — Men's 400 relay (P)
6:23 p.m. — Girls' 800 run (F)
6:41 p.m. — Boys' 800 run (F)
7:03 p.m. — Girls' 1600 relay (P)
7:22 p.m. — Boys' 1600 relay (P)
7:38 p.m. — Women's 1600 relay (P)
8 p.m. — Men's 1600 relay (P)
Tomorrow
Tomorrow
Field Events
8 a.m. — Girls' discus
10 a.m. — Boys' triple jump
10:30 p.m. — Boys' discus
noon — Men's triple jump; Girls' shot put; Women's pole vault (track side); Women's high jump
12:30 p.m. — Girls' triple jump
1 p.m. — Women's discus; Men's Invitational pole vault
2 p.m. — Boys' shot put; Men's Invitational shot put
2:30 p.m. — Women's triple jump
3 p.m. — Carl V, Rice Men's high jump
3:30 p.m. Al Oerter Men's discus
Running Events
9 a.m. — Elementary School 400 relay
10:10 a.m. — Masters 400 relay
19:20 a.m. — Fraternity 400 relay
19:30 a.m. — Sorority 400 relay
19:40 a.m. — KUAC 400 relay
10 a.m. — Girls' 100 hurdles (F)
10:14 a.m. — Boys' 2 mile relay (F)
10:26 a.m. — Women's 2 mile relay (F)
10:39 a.m. — Bob Timmons Men's 2 mile relay (F)
10:51 a.m. — Boys' 110 hurdles (P)
11:03 a.m. — Men's 110 hurdles (P)
11:27 a.m. — Women's 100 hurdles (F)
11:51 a.m. — Girls' 100 hurdles (F)
12:03 p.m. — Special Olympic 400 relay
12:18 p.m. — Women's distance medley relay (F)
12:28 p.m. — Ed Ehlab Men's distance medley relay (F)
12:40 p.m. — Women's Invitational 200 dash
12:48 p.m. — Men's Invitational 200 dash
12:58 p.m. — Boys' 110 hurdles (F)
1:11 p.m. — Men's 110 hurdles (F)
1:18 p.m. — Girls' 100 hurdles (F)
1:25 p.m. — Women's 100 hurdles (F)
1:33 p.m. — Women's 300 run (F)
1:48 p.m. — Women's 300 run (F)
1:55 p.m. — Women's Special Olympic 100
2 p.m. — Men's Special Olympic 100
2:08 p.m. — Girls' 100 (F)
2:15 p.m. — Boys' 100 (F)
2:22 p.m. - Shelia Calmese-Wesson Women's 100 (F)
2:30 p.m. - Men's 100 dash (F)
2:35 p.m. - Women's special Invitational 100
2:40 p.m. - Men's Special Invitational 100
2:55 p.m. - Kristi Kloster Women's 800 run (F)
2:03 p.m. - Men's 800 (F)
3:10 p.m. - Girls' 400 relay (F)
3:17 p.m. - Boys' 400 relay (F)
3:25 p.m. - Women's 400 relay (F)
3:32 p.m. - J. Marks Men's 400 Relay (F)
3:40 p.m. — Women's 1500 run (F)
3:48 p.m. — Wes Sante Men's 1500 run (F)
3:55 p.m. — Glen Cunningham Men's Invitational mile
4:03 p.m. — Women's 400 IM hurdles (F)
4:10 p.m. — Women's 400 IM hurdles (F)
4:18 p.m. — Women's Invitational 400
4:25 p.m. — Men's Invitational 400
4:33 p.m. — Women's 300 steeplechase
4:47 p.m. — Larry Winn Men's 300 steeplechase
5 p.m. — Girls' 1600 relay (F)
5:08 p.m. — Boys' 1600 relay
5:15 p.m. — Women's 1600 relay
5:25 p.m. — Women's 1600 relay
(D) — Final (P) — Preliminary
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