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THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 2015
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Swimming and diving team returns to Robinson
AMIE JUST
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Kansas swimming and diving returns home Saturday for the first time since early December. The Jayhawks (9-2) take on the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-3) at 10 a.m. in Robinson Natatorium.
A Kansas swimmer does the breaststroke at a home meet last season. The swimming and diving team returns home Saturday for the first time since December.
Swimmers prepare for a heat in Robinson Natatorium last season. The Jayhawks take on Arkansas at 10 a.m. Saturday.
AT HOME/ON THE ROAD
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AT HOME/ON THE ROAD Kansas is 5-1 on its own turf.
Arkansas is 2-1 on the road.
FAST FACTS
1. Kansas is the only Big 12 opponent Arkansas has faced season.
2. Arkansas is the only SEC opponent Kansas has faced all season.
3. Last season, Arkansas hosted Kansas and won 207-91. The season previously, Arkansas came to Kansas and won 219-81.
4. Kansas and Arkansas have competed every year since 2007. Arkansas has won every time.
COMMON OPPONENTS Kansas and Arkansas have competed against one common opponent: Missouri State.
The Razorbacks hosted the Bears on Jan. 23 and made easy work of them, winning 191-96.
Kansas faced Missouri State
on Oct. 25 and dominated them 277-75.
STAR COMPARISONS Kansas junior Haley Mold.
en's fastest time in the 200-yard freestyle of the year is 1:50.94. Arkansas junior Anna Mayfield posted a comparable time of 1:49.90 earlier this season.
Kansas freshman Hannah Driscoll's fastest time of the year in the 50-yard freestyle is 23.78. Arkansas senior Susanna White's season best in the event is 23.68. If the two swim against each other on Saturday, Robinson Natatorium could get loud.
ALMOST THE END Saturday's dual against Arkansas is the second-to-last meet in Robinson Natatorium before championship season. It's also the last non-conference meet Kansas has for the season.
ALMOST THE END
The meet is Arkansas' last dual meet of the season before the Virginia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships.
Track to host final home indoor meet of the season Friday
Edited by Emma Seiwert
G.J. MELIA
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The Kansas track and field team will host its final home indoor meet Thursday and Friday in Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Most events will take place Friday, beginning at 9 a.m. with the women's weight throw and men's pentathlon 60-meter hurdles. The heptathlon 60-meter dash, shot put, long jump and high jump will take place Thursday afternoon starting at 2 p.m.
In its previous meet, the Kansas State Indoor Triangular in Ahearn Field House on Jan. 17, Kansas took third place behind Kansas State and Wichita State. The field will be much larger Friday, with 20 schools competing in the meet. Notable include Kansas State, UMKC and Fort Havs State.
Coach Stanley Redwine said the meet would be more reliant on the team aspect because more players will be able to compete than in the triangular.
letes," Redwine said. "I think that's the most important thing. If our athletes are competing at their very best, the team will do well."
Two events to key in on are the men's 1,000-meter and men's 3,000-meter. Senior Evan Landes, freshman Chris Melgares and senior James Wilson finished with a 1-2-3 sweep of the top spots in the 3,000 meter in Manhattan two weeks ago. In the 1,000-meter, senior Josh Munsch and sophomore Daniel Koech took the top two spots.
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There are four separate heats for each event. The first two 1,000-meter heats will start at 1 p.m. and 1:15 p.m, and the final two at 5:35 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. The 3,000 meter will start at 2:20, 2:50, 6:40 and 6:55 p.m.
Senior Jonathan Fuller will also look to build on an impressive performance in Manhattan, jumping a career high 6 feet 10.25 inches in the high jump. The event is scheduled for 3 p.m.
"Week by week and meet by meet, you want to perform better than you did the previous week," Redwine said. "I think if we are doing those things, we're moving in the right direction. The coaching staff has done a great job in preparing the athletes to compete well."
The final event of the day will be the men's 4x400 relay, the first of two heats set to start at 7:45 p.m.; and the second at 8:05 p.m.
Edited by Mackenzie Clark
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be 200 motor last
Senior Kenneth McCain explodes off the starting line in the 200-meter last season.
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Then-sophomore Jessica Murray jumps over a hurdle at a meet last season. Kansas has one last indoor meet left
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