Trackjourneymen find home
By MARY ARNOLD
Kansan Sports Writer
What does a trackman do if he doesn't have a team to compete for? If you are Jay Steinberg, Glen Ellyn, Ill., junior, you start your own.
As a freshman, Steinberg ran for the KU track team, but found that he was not able to devote enough time to his studies, so he gave up track.
Because he enjoyed running and wanted to stay in shape, Steinberg sought other students to work out with, but there was no organized group.
"There was no program here for guys with ability in track, unless they went out for the varsity team." Steinberg said.
So, during the summer of 1968, Steinberg formed the Kansas Track Club and had it sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union.
Olympic coach
Adviser for the 20 club members is Bill Easton, former KU track team coach and coach for the Mexican track team in the 1968 Olympics.
Easton said that he thought the club was a good idea and helped the runners maintain a high degree of physical fitness.
Easton added that he hoped that more people who are interested in running for fun and competition would join the club.
Most of the present members joined for those very reasons.
Steve Young, Leavenworth freshman, said he was interested in the club because he participated in cross country in high school and wanted to continue with his running and keep in shape. He added that even though he wasn't good enough for the varsity, he wanted to compete against other schools and run in AAU meets and the club offered him this opportunity.
Ron Schloerb, Prairie Village sophomore, said he joined the club because he liked to run and enjoyed working out.
Wanting to represent KU was one of the reasons Chris Sims, Kansas City, Mo., sophomore joined the club.
"I was going to run in the Tristate marathon on my own, but would rather represent KU so I joined the Kansas Track Club," Sims said.
Sims added that the club gave
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him the opportunity to run against other teams and work with students who had the same interest he did.
Injuries, workouts
As with any track team, injuries do occur. David Mannering, Smith Center sophomore, sprained his knee during workout. Mannering said he went out for the club because he wanted to keep in shape, but because of the injury, has been incapacitated for the present.
The club has scheduled workouts Monday through Friday but the members work out on their own on weekends. Workouts not only include running over varied terrain, but calisthenics and weight lifting as well.
During the next two weeks, the club will host two meets with several Kansas junior colleges. On October 19, the club will
travel to Falls City, Neb., to compete in the Tri-state marathon sponsored by the Nebraska Cornhuskers Track Club of Lincoln and the Falls City JayCees. The marathon distance is 26 miles, 385 yards and will be run in a circular route through Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.
On November 1, the club will participate in the Kansas Federation meet at Kansas State University, with other Kansas colleges and junior colleges.
The club will run in the Missouri Valley AAU Cross Country Championships November 15 at Hays.
Steinberg, president of the club, said that membership is open to anyone in the KU area who is interested in running. His goals are that the club will continue to gain new members and improve their running times.
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