University Daily Kansan, April 16, 1985
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Joe Wilkins III/KANSAN
KU's team of Joe Manuel, Greg Leibert, John Creighton and Greg Dalzell will be among the favorites in the Ed Elbel distance medley 1969 Relays. KU set a world record in the event in th
KU team strong in distance relay
By DAVID O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
One of Kansas' best chances for a first place finish in this weekend's Kansas Relays should come in the men's distance medley relay.
The team of Greg Dalzell, John Creighton, Joe Manuel and Greg Leibert is one of 16 entered in the event, which is scheduled to begin at 2:26 Saturday afternoon. The four combined for a time of 9 minutes 47 seconds at the Domino's Pizza Relays in Florida last month. That time is one of the highest among the entries for Saturday's race.
Dalzell, Bakersfield, Calif., junior, will run the opening leg of 800 meters.
Illinois, Michigan and Iowa State are expected to battle KU for first place. Drake, northwestern, Wichita and several others could also be factors.
"MY JOB IS really nice."
Dalzell said, "I have to hand the
baton off in good position so the other guys can compete to the best of their abilities.
"So I'm going to get in there and mix it up. The one thing I'll have on my mind is to hand the baton in first place."
Creighton, Lenexa sophomore, will follow with the second leg of 400 meters.
"My job is mainly to keep us in
patient." Creighton said. "I don't
have a problem."
Among those running the second leg could be Iowa State's Danny Harris, Olympic silver medalist in the 400-meter hurdles.
"I hope he does run," Creighton said. "The only way I can run faster is to run with someone as fast or faster than me."
MANUEL, BONITA, CALIF,
sophomore, will run the third leg of
1,320 meters before handing off to
Leibert, Kansas City, Mo., senior,
who will run the mile anchor leg.
Liebert said one of the KU relay team members was their unit on and off the track.
"I feel pretty confident with this team because we're all good friends," he said. "We've got good comradery."
Dalzell said each runner played a vital role on the team.
"If one of us does bad, the other guys don't get down on you."
"We don't have one guy like a Jim Ryun or a Wes Santee," he said. "We've got four guys who are each really strong."
"And who want to win," Creighton added.
This group of four, KU's best in the distance medley, will compete in the event once more this year, at the Drake Relays. But Saturday's race is the one they consider most important
"We'RE STACKING IT for this one," Creighton said. "This one is our bread and butter."
Kansas has traditionally been strong in the distance medley, with such greats as Ryu, Santé and Kraig. Those who have competed in the event.
Ryun was on the KU team that set a world record of 9.33.0 in the distance medley at the 1969 relays That time still stands as a Kansas Relays record.
Dalzell has an added incentive because his father, Art, was a standout on KU's distance medley teams of the early 50s. Art Dalzell and Santee were the staples on relay teams that completely dominated the Texas-Kansas-Drake relays circuit in the distance events.
Their teams in the distance medley, four mile, and two mile relay events were undefeated in three years at the Texas, Kansas and Drake relays. That translates to 27 victories in 27 races.
Sports Writer
By TONY COX
The recently resurfaced Jim Hershberger Track and the new Glenn Martin Jumping Pits will be used in competition for the first time when the 60th Annual Kansas Relays begin this week.
The track was originally built at Memorial Stadium in 1969 with a donation from Hershberger, annually the largest contributor to the Athletic Department.
His donation of $190,000 financed the resurfacing of the track last July.
"It's a very big improvement
because not only has it been resur-
faced, but it's been repaired and
repainted," said Bob Timmons,
men's head track coach, said.
Some of the finish lines were changed when the track was repainted, eliminating some crossovers, Timmons said.
THE ORIGINAL EIGHT-LANE track built in 1969 included tartan runways for the long jump, triple jump, high jump and pole vault
The inside lanes of the track were deteriorating because of poor drainage, and it became necessary to resurface it.
leveled to eliminate the drainage problems.
The new Pro-Turf surface has been
The new jumping area was also added to the southeast corner of the stadium in July. A donation from the U.S. government, Fla. financed the jumping area.
Martin was a four year letterman and team captain for KU in the early 1960s. His sophomore season, he won the Big Eight outdoor long jump championship. He is now an insurance executive and investor.
THE NEW JUMPING area includes pits for the pole vault, long jump, triple jump and high jump events.
Timmons said, "The new jumping
area has been a godsend for us because we can practice at the same time as the football team."
The new jumping pits double the jumping and vaulting space that was previously available.
In addition, a new field event area was added northeast of the stadium. It will make it possible for the javelin and football teams to play in the stadium complex for the first time.
THE RESURFACING OF the track and the new jumping pits, along with the indoor track at the Anschutz Sports Pavilion, give KU's program one of the top facilities in the nation. Timmons said.
Relays may sew up higher attendance by selling buttons
By CECILIA MILLS Sports Writer
Track fans headed for the Kansas
weekend would be well advised
to stay home.
Relays officials are hoping to boost attendance at this year's meet with the sale of promotional buttons that will double as tickets for admission. Holders of student All Sports tickets received Relays tickets in the fall.
"This is the first year for buttons," Terry Johnson, Athletic Department ticket manager said. "In the past we've gone with regular tickets, but there were separate ones for Friday and Saturday."
"We decided to combine them for both days."
The promotional buttons cost $1 in advance and $3 on Friday and Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The buttons are for sale at about 35 local athletic ticket office in Allen Field House from 8-5 Monday through Friday.
THE BUTTONS ALSO will be sold in front of Wescole Hall this week.
The buttons were designed by Greg Leibert, Kansas City, Mo., senior Leibert, a member of the men's track team, will be running the mile leg of the distance medley relay on Saturday.
Shawn Driscoll, Relays Trichairman, said that the buttons were mailed to everyone who donated money to support the Relays. The buttons also had been given away at high school and at civic group meetings. Driscoll, Russell junior, said about 10,000 buttons were ordered.
"We're hoping that they will develop interest in the Relays."哭
Driscoll said the idea of using
buttons came from the Wichita River Festival.
SOME BUSINESSES MAY be giving the buttons away as a promotion or with the purchase of certain items, Johnson said. He said that merchants had responded well, and the exposure would help attendance.
"The majority of people go on Saturday. We're hoping with the buttons, more people will stop in on Friday." Johnson said.
He said the most buttons would be sold on Thursday.
Kelly Edell, manager at Dairy Queen, 1835 Massachusetts St., said the sale of buttons at that store had been slow.
"People want to see what the weather's going to be like," he said. "The weather was kind of rainy last year. It's traditional around here."
"We had about 50 to start and we have about 40 left," she said.
"Nobody's coming in specifically for them. If somebody does, I look for it to be this week," she said.
EDELL SAID THE store had been selling the buttons for the Athletic Department for the past two weeks
Students who bought All Sports tickets will not need to purchase buttons.
Costa Costa, Mt. Prospect, III freshman, said he planned on going to the Relays since he had bought an All Sports ticket. He said his friends had told him about the meet when they were buying their tickets.
Mary Rellihan, Kansas City, Kan.
freshman, said that she had attended
the Relays while she was at Bishop
Mike High School, Kansas City,
Kan.
"I came from Miege and we had always heard about Kansas track," Rellhan said. She said she was now waiting to see whether it would rain.
By SUE KONNIK Sports Writer
Relays' long races draw 800 runners
More than 800 runners are expected to turn out for the 10,000 meter road race and the 15th annual Kansas Relays马拉松 Saturday morning.
The marathon and 10,000 meter run will begin at 7 a.m. at 10th and Maine Streets, 7 a.m. at Memorial Stadium.
Nine members of the KU track team will participate in the 10,000 meter run. The team will not enter anyone in the marathon.
The course for both runs is new this year. Runners in both races will start together on Maine Street and run the same course until Louisiana Street intersects 21st Street. At that point, runners will turn off and head south on Louisiana. Runners in the 10,000 will go straight on 21st Street.
The marathon runners will return to the 10,000 course after completing
ner on the KU track team, said the new course was better.
John DesRosiers, a distance run
"The new course is a lot flatter," he said. "There's only one hill going up Naismith Street. It makes it a lot easier and quicker to run."
Bob Busby holds the marathon record with a time of 2 hours 20 minutes and one second, set in 1978. Also in 1978, Simon Killie set the 10,000 meter road course record with a time of 28:56.9.
Dan Owens, a member of the KU track team, won the marathon in 1982 at 2:27.13. Owens will enter the 10,000 meter race on the track for Kansas this year.
A 10,000 meter run will also be held in the stadium. It will only be open to members of college track teams that have met the qualifying time of 31 minutes.
Several members of KU's track team said they would have liked to run the 10,000 meter race on the track, but none of them met the qualifying time.
4.23 Women's Juco mile relay previews
4.37 Men's Juco mile relay previews
4.51 Bill Easton 4-mile jump relays
2.00 Men's open pole vault previews & finals
2.00 Men's Bill Neider shot put previews
3.00 Women's long jump previews & finals
SATURDAY
Morning Session
| Time | Field events |
| :--- | :--- |
| 8:00 | Boys' long jump prelims & finals |
| 8:00 | Girls' discus prelims & finals |
| 9:00 | Boys' high jump prelims & finals |
| 10:00 | Women's javelin prelims & finals |
| 10:00 | Women's shot put prelims & finals |
| 10:00 | Girls' long jump prelims & finals |
| Time | Track events |
| :--- | :--- |
| 7:00 | Marathon & 10,000 run |
| 8:00 | Boy's distance medley relay |
| 8:30 | Girls' 440 relay prelims |
| 8:43 | Boys' 440 relay prelims |
| 8:55 | Women's Juco 440 relay prelims |
| 9:07 | Men's Juco 440 relay prelims |
| 9:19 | Women's 440 relay prelims |
| 9:34 | Men's Julian Marks 440 relay prelims |
| 9:50 | Girls' 2 mile finals |
| 9:59 | Boys' 2 mile finals |
| 10:14 | Girls' 2 mile finals |
| 10:29 | Women's 2 mile relay finals |
| 10:41 | Women's 2 mile relay finals |
| 10:53 | Men's 2 mile relay finals |
Time Field events
1.00 Men's triple jump prelimits & finals
1.00 Boys' javelin prelimits & finals
1.00 Men's Carl V Face high jump prelimits & finals
Time Track events
1.00 Opening Ceremonies
1.30 Men's Larry Winn 3000 steeplechase finals
1.42 Girls' 440 relay finals
1.47 Girls' 440 relay finals
1.52 Women's Juco 440 relay finals
2.04 Men's Juco 440 relay finals
2.16 Men's Juco 440 relay finals
2.21 Men's Julius Marks 440 relay finals
2.26 Men's Ed Elbelt Distance Medley Relay Finals
2.37 Men's Juco 1500 relay finals
2.44 Glenn Cunningham—Wes Saintee 1500 run finals
Girls' 100 finals
2.58 Men's 100 hurdles finals
3.00 Women's 100 finals
3.03 Women's 100 hurdles finals
3.06 Men's 100 finals
3.09 Men's 110 hurdles finals
3.12 Boys' 110 hurdles finals
3.15 Women's 400 finals
3.30 Men's 400 finals
3.36 Men's invitational 400 finals
3.42 Women's 400 finals
3.48 Women's 800 finals
4.00 Women's 400 hurdles finals
4.08 Women's CIFR Cushman 400 hurdles finals
4.16 Women's 400 finals
4.22 Women's 200 finals
4.27 Women's 3000 finals
4.40 Women's 5000 finals
4.56 Women's 400 finals
5.06 Girls' mile relay finals
5.12 Boys' mile relay finals
5.18 Men's Juco mile relay finals
5.24 men's Juco mile relay finals
5.30 Women's mile relay finals
5.36 Women's mile relay finals
Joe Wilkins NJ/KANSAN
KU freshman Scott Huffman will compete against five of the top pale vaulters in the U.S. Saturday at 2 p.m. KU grad and former American record holder Jeff Buckingham is also scheduled to compete. But, Buckingham has been having knee problems.
The pole vault is one of two events that have extended invitations to top athletes in the country. The pole vault contest is held every Saturday at Memorial Stadium, p.m. Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Pole vaulting event features best in U.S.
One of the most familiar names to accept an invitation was Jeff Buckingham, KU graduate and former American record holder Buckingham has been working out with the University of Kansas Relays record holder and defending champion Steve Stubblefield.
By MIKE BRENNAN
Sports Writer
Five of the best pole vaulters in the United States have accepted invitations to compete in the men's open pole vault of the Kansas Relays this weekend.
Oklahoma STATE VAULTER Joe Dial, who is now the second-ranked vaulter in the United States, will also compete Saturday. So will former Kansas State vaulter Doug Curran, who played the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
But Buckingham may have to watch the pole vault from the sidelines. Kansas track coach Bob Timmons said Buckingham suffered from a sore knee, which could cause him to drop out of the competition.
Rounding out the invitational field will be David Volz, an Indiana
graduate and former American record holder.
The vaulters will be using the new Glenn Martin jumping pits, which were built so that the jumping events could be run at the same time as the track events were being run. The pits cost $30,000 and were a gift from Martin, a KU alumnus.
KANSAS VAULT COACH Rick Attig was instrumental in getting the best vaulters to compete in the relays. Several of them are near the area, which made it easier for them to accept.
"People are 50-yard line conscious, and depending on the way the wind blows, we can start from either side." Timmons said. "The better the quality of athletes, the better the meet is, and it reflects well on the relays and the program."
Timmons said that the pole vault event would be more visible now that it was located at the 50-yard line.
"To vault against guys like that," Attig said, "it gets the kids pretty excited."
Competing along with the big names in the pole vault will be the vaulters who have qualified for the event Kansas vaulter Scott Huff. This team has been one of the most consistent performers on the team, will be competing.
"I want to break the 18-foot barrier," Huffman said. "Half my hometown is coming."