THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2009
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SPORTS 21
TRACK & FIELD
Athletes fall short at championships
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
The Kansas track and field team ended the outdoor season, sending four of its members to Fayetteville, Ark., for the Outdoor Championships on June 10-13. Despite its best efforts, Kansas wasn't able to win at any of the events that it competed in.
Senior Zlata Tarasova, the only Jayhawk competing in the field events, qualified for the finals in the Hammer Throw and competed in the finals on Friday.
Tarasova placed fourth in the qualifying rounds Wednesday, throwing 57.14 meters (188 feet) on her first attempt. In the finals on Friday, Tarasova took 11th overall throwing 56.44 meters on her final attempt.
On the track, junior Lauren Bonds competed in the 1500-meter run finishing ninth in her preliminary heat running 4:26.37, not qualifying for the finals.
Senior Nickesha Anderson made it through the preliminary round of the 200 meter dash Thursday placing second, running 23.76 seconds, then missed the cut an hour later in the semi-finals in the same event. Anderson's time of 23.70 tied with Kristy White of the University of Miami for ninth. However it was ruled that White's time was 0.05 faster than
Anderson's.
Freshman hurdler Keith Hayes got through to the semi-finals of the 110-hurdles event on Thursday. In the event, the top three hurdlers of the four heats advance on to the semi-finals. Hayes took fourth in his heat running 14.08 seconds.
The event also took the six fastest times that didn't automatically advance to make a total of 18 for the semi-finals. Hayes time was fast enough to give him a spot in the semi-finals placing him 15th of the 18 semi-finalists.
In the semi-finals on Friday, Hayes ran 14.01 seconds taking ninth place and 16th overall, missing the finals.
For Hayes, it's a chance to build on his performance — Hayes was one of five freshmen that competed in the semi-final round.
Hayes will compete along with freshmen Keyen Porter, Nick Canton, Corey Fuller and Mackenzie Wills at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Junior Jordan Scott, who redshirt this year, will compete as an individual at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Both meets will take place in Eugene, Ore., June 25-28.
Edited by David Ugarte
NBA
Lakers parade continuing on despite riots
BY DAISY NGUYEN
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Looting and vandalism that broke out in the aftermath of the Los Angeles Lakers' basketball championship won't keep the city from celebrating the team's victory: City officials and the Lakers are planning a victory parade they hope will overshadow unrest the police chief blames on a mob of "knuckle-heads."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A parade was being planned for Wednesday. City officials were meeting Monday afternoon to plan for security along the parade route and a rally to be held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Trouble erupted Sunday night in the area around Staples Center, the Lakers' home court, even though the team won its 15th National Basketball Association championship in Florida, defeating the Orlando Magic 99-86 in Game 5 of the final series.
Los Angeles Lakers fans break the windshield and try to flip a police car while celebrating their teams victory in the NBA Finals over the Orlando Magic in downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 14.
In 2000, a large crowd that watched the Lakers win the NBA title turned into a mob that torched police cars, a TV van and caused about $750,000 in property damage to businesses.