TY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
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RELAYS
ASHLEIGH LEE/ANSAK
Sophomore middle-distance runner Dalen Fink passes the baton to his teammate, sophomore distance runner Brendan Soucie, to compete in the third leg of the Men's Distance Medley Friday afternoon at the 85th Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. Kansas won the distance medley with a time of 10:18.21
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
TARA BRYANT/KANSAN
Sophomore Diamond Dixon struggles to pass DeeDee Trotter in the Women's 400-Meter Dash Invitational. Saturday afternoon at the Kansas Relays.
Men's relay team wins 4x1 mile, women finish close second place
The Kansas men also saw success over the weekend with the relay team, recording a victory in the 4x1 mile relay. The relay group consisted of senior Austin Bussing running the first leg and handing off to sophomore James Wilson, freshman Reid Buchannan on the third leg, and senior Zach Zarda on the fourth and final leg. They finished the race with a time of 17:17.16 minutes, though Austin Bussing said
time was a secondary concern for the team.
Bussing is running in his final Kansas Relays as a Jayhawk and said it feels great to get a win in the event in front of a good home crowd.
"It was just about getting out there and competing." Bussing said.
"You get a good sense of the Kansas track tradition that we have here when you come to the relays," Bussing said. "It's always a great experience."
South Dakota ran the relay in 17:36.78 seconds, for second place. Fort Hays State finished third.
Running in the Kansas women's 4x1 mile relay were junior Tessa Turcotte, Kathleen Thompson and freshmen Ragan Allen, and Sara Seiwald. The team finished in second place behind Pittsburg St. who ran the relay in 20:49.30 minutes. Kansas' time was 21:00.83 minutes.
Max Goodwin
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Senior hurdler Isaac Bradshaw competes in the Men's 400-Meter Hurdles, Friday afternoon. Bradshaw finished with a time of 55.47.