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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2014
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RELAYS FROM PAGE 10
a personal best race in the new facility."
Following Vollmer's win, sophomore Tianna Valentine used a heavy tailwind to her advantage in the 100 meters, running a personal best 11.33 to blow away the competition and give the Jayhawks their third-straight event victory on Saturday afternoon. The time not only earned her the victory, but it placed her in the top 10 of 100 meters performers in University history.
Earlier in the week, freshman Grace Morgan turned in a special performance in the first race of her collegiate career. The Lawrence native, running in front of her hometown fans,
turned in a 17:11.88 in the 5,000 meters to give her the victory in her very first race as a Jayhawk.
The Jayhawks also saw a pair of event victories on the field. The first of these came on Thursday in the women's hammer throw competition. Sophomore Daina Levy was able to hit a high mark of 60.14 meters to grab the event title. Two days later, on Saturday, sophomore Sydney Conley gave the Jayhawks their second field event victory in the long jump, recording a personal best 6.50 meter-mark that put her at third in the NCAA standings.
The Jayhawks also dominated the team events over the weekend, winning five of the eight relay events. These victories
came in the men and women's distance medley relay, the men and women's 4x100 meter relay and the women's 4x400 meter relay.
Overall, this year's Kansas Relays was a big success for the Jayhawks. Not only did they claim numerous victories in all facets of the track and field events that took place, but they gave the thousands of fans that came out to Rock Chalk Park a good introduction to the new home of University track and field.
— Edited by Amber Kasselman
DAINA LEVY
Hammer throw
60.14 meters (1974"
GRACE MORGAN
5,000 meters
17.11.88
WINNING JAYHAWKS
HANNAH RICHARDSON,
WHITNEY ADAMS, RHAVEAN
KING, NATALIE BECKER
Women's distance medley relay
11:31.21
BRENDAN SOUCIE,
DOMINIQUE MANLEY, DALEN
FINK, REID BUCHANAN
Men's distance medley relay
9:59.52
MICHAEL STIGLER
400-meter hurdles
49.35
ALISHA KEYS, DIAMOND DIXON,
TIANNA VALENTINE,
SYDNEY CONLEY
Women's 4x100 meter relay
45.23
SHAWN SMITH, JAIMIE WILSON
MICHAEL STIGLER,
DEMARIO JOHNSON
Women's 4x100 meter relay
40.44
HANNAH RICHARDSON
1,500 meters
4:29.68
LINDSAY VOLLMER
100-meter hurdles
13.49
RHAVEAN KING
800 meters
2:10.28
DIAMOND DIXON, RHAVEAN
KING, MERCEDES SMITH,
WHITNEY ADAMS
4x400 meter relay
3:40.76
SYDNEY CONLEY
Long jump
6.50 meters (21'4"
Junior Lindsay Vollmer clears a hurdle in the 100m hurdle event at the Kansas Relays on Saturday. Vollmer placed first in the event with a time of 13.49 seconds.
AARON GROENE/KANSAN
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Freshman distance runner Grace Morgan runs in the middle of the pack on Friday. Morgan won the women's 5000m event at the Kansas Relays on Saturday, with a personal record time of 17:11.88.
KANSAN COMICS
Jayhawks ACT.
A. Agree to stay with your buddy.
C. Check in with your buddy regularly.
T. Take charge to return home together
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