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THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
THE UNIVERSIT
TRACK AND FIELD
Day one at Relays proves succesful for Jayhawks
Sheri Kaye Campbell, a junior from Lincoln, is pictured moments before executing a jump during the women's heptathlon high jump at Memorial Stadium for the 85th annual Kansas Relays. Campbell placed fifth with a clearance of 1.60 meters.
As the 85th Kansas Relays began Wednesday morning with the men's decathlon and women's heptathlon, Kansas coach Stanley Redwine strolled through the infield of Memorial Stadium, greeting coaches of other schools and prepping athletes for their events.
With four of the eight events completed after the first day, Vollmer is in second place, trailing Liz Roehrig, who is competing unattached.
This gesture proved helpful and successful for the team. Freshman Lindsey Vollmer started the heptathlon by winning the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.06.
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"It was a really great start," Vollmer said. "In hep, the first event means a lot. Coming off of a really good first event just carries on to the rest."
"I have a lot of improvement from the last heptathlon that I did," Vollmer said. "I feel like we're in a lot better place going into day two, so we're where we need to be"
Vollmer is looking forward to tomorrow's javelin throw, as she sees it as her best event. The shot put was an event that she would have liked to have done better in but is pleased with her overall standing of second place and point total of 3,304. Morgan Whitson, a runner for the University of Missouri, is in third with 3,136 points going into day two of competition.
Sophomore Amanda Caines is ninth in the standings. Caines feels good about her first four events since it's her first heptathlon.
Kansas Relay events will continue through Saturday. Today will feature the men's 110 meter hurdles at 8:30 a.m.
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Junior Amanda Caines focuses before beginning her sprint toward the bar during the women's heptathlon high jump at Memorial Stadium for the 85th annual Kansas Relays.
Junior Amanda Caines clears the bar during the women's high jump at the 85th annual Kansas Relays Wednesday morning at the Memorial Stadium. Caines placed fourth with a clearance of 1.63 meters.
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Nike competitor Dylan Armstrong lets his first throw of Wednesday night's Kansas Relays shot put competition fly in downtown Lawrence.
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