THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2012
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TRACK AND FIELD
Jayhawks finish Kansas Relays with victories
I MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
The women's team regained its top 10 ranking after an overall impressive performance at the Kansas Relays. It's now ranked No. 7 in the US Track and Field and Cross Country poll.
The men's team also moved into the rankings, at No. 25, thanks to several event wins in its only home meet of the season. The women's team dropped into the eleventh spot last week, while the men's team was unranked for the only week this season.
There are now five Kansas athletes in the top 10 of their individual events, as well as the women's 4x400-meter relay.
That 4x400-relay team has already finished with a time that's fast enough to qualify for the NCAA West preliminary meet in Austin, Texas. On Saturday, the team ran the Kansas Relais record time of 3:31.87 minutes, which is the sixth-fastest time in the NCAA this year. It was not the only 4x400-meter relay team to win though; the men's
team ended the meet with back-to-back Kansas wins, running a time of 3.08.67 minutes.
Junior Andrea Geubelle won the long jump competition with a 6.50-meter jump, the eighth-best jump in the nation thus far. She also showed she has some serious speed on the track with a 100-meter time of 11.72 seconds. That is the third-fastest time on the team behind sophomore Diamond Dixon and junior Paris Daniels.
Her long-jump partner junior Francine Simpson also had success on the track, running in the 4x100-meter relay and winning the event.
Junior Mason Finley won men's shot put at the relays. His throw of 19.89 meters (63.5 feet) is the furthest shot put in the NCAA this season.
Diamond Dixon's 400-meter time of 51.80 seconds at the relays is now the second-fastest in the nation.
Edited by Caroline Kraft
Teammates Michael Stigler, Kenneth McCuin, Michael Hester and Kyle Clemmons pose for a photo after placing first in the men's 4x400-meter relay Saturday afternoon at the Kansas Relays. The KU men won the event with a time of 3:08.67 minutes.
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Royals lose to Cleveland, tie third-longest losing streak
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Kansas City Royals catcher Humberto Quintero, left, and pitcher Danny Duffy meet on the mound during the second inning against the Toronto Blue Jays, Sunday. The Royals continued their losing streak on Tuesday.
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CLEVELAND — Derek Lowe allowed one run over six innings and the Cleveland Indians handed the Kansas City Royals their 12th straight loss, 4-3 on Tuesday night.
The Royals have been outscored 73-44 during the streak, which ties for third-longest in team history. They also lost 12 in a row in 1997 and 2008. Kansas City lost 13 straight in 2006 and had a team-record 19 consecutive losses in 2005.
Cleveland built upon a recently completed 7-2 trip by returning
to Progressive Field and earning their second home win in six games.
Lowe (3-1) gave up eight hits and struck out five. Chris Perez got his seventh save, allowing a ninth-inning run.
Jack Hannahan had a two-run double in Cleveland's three-run fifth against Jonathan Sanchez (1-1).
Beforehand, the Royals continued to try anything to get out of their funk. On Monday, they vented frustrations in a closed-door pregame meeting in which voices were raised in anger. Before opening a three-game series
in Cleveland, players gathered around a clubhouse television to play a baseball video game.
That didn't help, either.
Sanchez hit Indians leadoff batter Jason Kipnis in the hand with his fifth pitch. Kipnis eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Carlos Santana to put Cleveland ahead 1-0.
On April 14, Sanchez hit ShinSoo Choo with a pitch. Indians starter Jeanmar Gomez retaliated the next inning by plunking the Royals' Mike Moustakas, leading to a brief bench-clearing scuffle. Gomez drew a five-game suspension and was suspended along
with Hannahan and manager Manny Acta.
A year ago with San Francisco, Sanchez broke Choo's left thumb with a pitch. The Royals acquired him in a trade for outfielder Melky Cabrera in November.
Sanchez walked the bases loaded in the second, but got Kipnis on a first-pitch popout, followed by a double-play grounder by Asdrubal Cabrera.
He also loaded the bases with walks in the fifth. One run scored on a sacrifice fly by Shelley Duncan. Hannahan followed with a double to right-center to make it 4-1 and finish Sanchez.