THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012
PAGE 19
POLEVAULT
University freshman will travel to Spain for Junior Olympics
Casey Bowen, a freshman from Gardner, finished second in pole vault at the USA Junior Championships on June 15. The championships were held at Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.
Bowen's runner-up position earned him a spot on Team USA, according to the athletics department. The team will travel to Barcelona, Spain for the 2012 World Junior Championships, July 10 - 15. Bowen is one of only two Americans representing Team USA in the pole vault competition.
During his first season at Kansas, Bowen was one of the most consistent pole vaulters competing in both the indoor and outdoor Big 12 Championships. He came in seventh place at the outdoor league meet and qualified his way into the NCAA West Preliminary Meet, where he tied for 41st.
Bowen wasn't the only successful Jayhawk last Friday. Reid Buchanan, a freshman from Manhattan, advanced to the semifinals of the 1,500-meter run by running the race in 3:53.53, earning a spot in the finals as the 12th qualifier.
—Kelsea Eckenroth
TRACK
Dixon earns spot in Olympics
TYLER CONOVER editor@kansan.com
A school record was set on Sunday in the women's 400-meter, at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore., as Diamond Dixon earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic Relay Team.
In the final round of qualifying for the 400-meter Sunday night, Dixon was up against some of the best in the world, including 2011 World Champion Sanya Richard-Ross. Needing at least a top-six finish to make the U.S. Olympic Team, Dixon ran a school record time of 50.88 and a earned a fifth-place finish that secured her spot on the team.
Had Dixon finished in the top three, she would have been guaranteed to run the 400 in London. The fifth-place finish earned her a spot in the 4x4 relay pool instead.
There are several other Jayhawks in Eugene for Olympic qualifying, but only two, Kyle Clemons and Andrea Geubelle, have seen action thus far.
Clemons finished 23rd in the men's 400 on Friday, which was not enough to advance to the next round, but Geubelle is still very much in the hunt.
Geubelle competed in triple jump on Saturday, qualifying with a jump of 44-4 1/4 feet (13.52 meters), which placed her at the top
of the leader board through the first round. In the second and third round of jumps, Geubelle had consecutive faults and consequently fell to fourth place.
Still firmly in the mix, Geubelle will compete in the 12-person final qualifying round Monday at 7:45 p.m. CST. She will need to best her previous jump by .78 meters to hit the necessary A-Standard mark of 14.30 meters (46-11 feet) in order to earn a spot in the London games.
Geubelle also competes in long jump. Qualifying for that event begins June 29.
—Edited by Megan Hinman
NBA FINALS
LeBron finally a champ
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MIAMI — Music blared and confetti fell, the only celebration LeBron James really wanted in Miami.
Not that one two summers ago, the welcoming rally where he boasted of multiple titles, perhaps without realizing how hard it would be to win just one.
He dreamed of this moment, with teammates surrounding him and the NBA championship trophy beside him.
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LeBron James of the Miami Heat is flanked by the Larry O'Brien Championship (left) and the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP trophies at a press conference as he talks about his dominant performance, helping his team win the NBA Finals and cementing his legacy.
"You know, my dream has become a reality now, and it's the best feeling I ever had," James said.
James had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, leading the Miami Heat in a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night to win the NBA Finals in five games.
Ripped and ridiculed for the way he announced he was leaving Cleveland and taking his talents to South Beach, it's all worth it now for James.
Best player in the game. Best team in the league.And now,NBA champion.
"I'm happy now that eight years later, nine years later since I've been drafted, that I can finally say that I'm a champion, and I did it the right way."
James said. "I didn't shortcut anything. You know, I put a lot of hard work and dedication in it, and hard work pays off"
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