====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0371_1 from reel: L 747 (1969-09-11 to 1970-01-09) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/13972 Title: Big Eight Open Looms as Indicator Summary: Article about KU gymnastics team's preparation for the Big Eight Open competition, featuring coach Bob Lockwood's expectations and profiles of key athletes including Kirk Gardner, the defending champion. Category: sports Subjects: gymnastics; college sports; athletic competition; Big Eight Conference Named Entities: Lockwood, Bob [coach]; Gardner, Kirk [athlete]; Joseph, Marc [athlete]; Hemphill, Roger [athlete]; Carley, Gerald [athlete]; Brouillette, John [athlete] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Photo: Kirk Gardner Summary: Photo of Kirk Gardner, Atchison junior and top individual performer on KU's gymnastics team, who has scored a 9.45 on the still rings and is defending Big Eight Open champion. Category: photos/graphics Subjects: athletics; gymnastics; university sports Named Entities: Gardner, Kirk [athlete] Confidence: 0.9 Title: [advertisements] Advertisers include: The University Shop; Hrensberg's Shoes Category: advertisements Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.