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University Daily Kansan, April 16, 1982
Strong group in men's field, team competition
By RON HAGGSTROM Sports Editor
A solid group of collegiate athletes tops the men's field in the 57th annual Kansas Relays.
Among the top athletes are three Big Eight stars, spinner Jupiter Butter from Oklahoma State, Kansas high school basketballer and Iowa disease blower Broger Scott Crawley.
The change from past years where the Relays have been more of an individual competition to team competition and team scores be kept this year (only NCAA Division I schools received invitations) has led to some strong team entrants in the Kansas Relays.
Relays. The top teams that will be represented in the Relays will be Southern
Methodist, who finished second in the NCAA outdoor a year ago, Brigham Young, sixth place in the NCAA last year, Michigan, last year's Big 10 outdoor champs, Illinois, Big 10 indoor champions in 1980, Iowa State, last season's Big Eight indoor champions, Southern Illinois, Missouri Valley Conference indoor champions in 1982 and outdoor in 1981 and the Kansas Jayhawks, Big Eight indoor champions in 1981 and 1982.
The pole vault will be the main event to watch as three of the top five finishers in the NCAA 1982 Indoor Championships are entered. Included in that field is Kansas State's Doug Lytle, NCAA indoor champion State's doe Diah, who finished fourth and Jeff Buckingham, who took fifth.
Also the Glenn Cunningham mile
Mike Lehmann, Illinois shot putter, is the favorite to win this year's Bill Neider Shot Put. Lehmann's throw of 89-2% is over five feet longer than that of his closest competitor.
should be a spectacular show with Olympian Randy Wilson and U.S. recorder Doug Padilla, formerly of Brigham Young, leading the field.
The Glenn Cunningham mile is one of the last remaining open invitational walks.
This event belongs to the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
The Cowboys have the top two
wins in the regular season with a time of 10.12, and Ron Ingram. 10.43
Butler is an Olympian and two-time All-American while Ingram, also an All-American, won the Kansas Relays last year.
Ingram, who plays football for the Cowboys, owns the school record in the Tigers' history.
After those two it's anybody's guess who will find where.
The other top qualifiers are: Andrew Bruce, Michigan, who is the Big Ten champion and owns the Big Ten meet record; Anthony Polk, Kansas; Veryl Switzer, Kansas State; Francis Ude, Minnesota; who last year as a freshman set the Gopher record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.2, and Northern Iowa running back Kelly Ellis.
Kansas' Adrian Jones leads the 200-meter dash field. Jones, the California state juc Champ last year, has been clocked at 20.39.
200-Meter Dash
Behind Jones comes the Cowboy's Butler. After Butler is another Big Eight member, Kansas State's Willie Major.
The other top qualifiers are: Mike Jorgensen and Mike Ockerman, Drake; Thomas Curts, Oklahoma State; Butch Woolfolk, Michigan, who was a running back on the Wolverines football team that ground gainer in Michigan history.
400-Meter Dash
Southern Methodist's Russell Carter and Linda Brooks are the top two candidates for governor.
Carter, a cornerback on the Mustangs football team, set the school record last year with a clocking of 46.02.
The ether top qualifiers are: Rondney Bullock, Kansas; Jorgensen, Drake, who won the Missouri. Ivy Walker, who won the NCAA interior; Mike Bradley and Bill Tanner, Kansas State, and Kevin Smith, Wichita State
Wyoming's Holton Roald and Kansas State's Sammy Rotich own the best times in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:49.34.
The other top qualifiers are: Keith Connolly, Marquette; Jeff Pixley, Colorado; Mike Shea, Michigan; Bill Bryan, Southernologist, andist,
110-Meter High Hurdles
10-Meter High Hurdles
Once again Oklahoma State has the top qualifier. With a time of 14.04 Albert Jones heads the field.
After Jones comes Kansas newcomer John Sease. Sease, a junior college transfer, has been clocked in 14.06.
Following Sease is another Kansas newcomer, Valentino Robinson.
The other top qualifiers are: Derrick Gentry, Illinois; Shelby Johnson, Michigan; Craig Nordle, Northern Iowa, who is a wide receiver on the football team, and Brian Howie, Kansas State.
Larry Winn
Larry Winn
3,000-Meter Steeplechase
All-American Tom Stevens, from Illinois, leads the pack in the steelechase.
Stevens, an Illini co-captain, holds the school record at Illinois.
Big Ten counterpart, Brian Diemer from Michigan, has the second best qualifying time this year. Diemer, a cross-country All-American, was the Big Ten champion in the steeplechase last year.
Sophomore Francis Ude, who holds the record at Minnesota in the 100-meter dash, finished fourth in the 200 and fifth in the 100 at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
The other top qualifiers are: Vern Iwanich, Drake; Mike Baker, Illinois State; Ben Pacilio, Wyoming; Paul Schultz, Kansas, who won the Big Eight steeplechase in 1980, and Don Hurley, Minnesota.
Southern Methodist's Wilson Kigen is by far the top qualifier in the 5,000-meter run, Kigen, a native of Kenya, a transfer from South Plains Junior College. Kigen's qualifying time is 11 seconds better than the next qualifier.
The other top qualifiers are: Joe Nzau, Wyoming; Karsten Schulz, Southern Illinois; Mike Baker, Illinois State; Waid Johnson and Scott Fitzgibbons, Drake, and Gerard Donkowski, Michigan.
Wes Santee
500 Motor Bars
Chris Mares of Drake has the fastest time so far this season.
The next top five qualifying times belong to the Big Ten.
Illinois' Jon Schmidt has the second fastest qualifying time followed by Mike Gebeke and Dallas Alaire of Michigan's Dan Beck and Bill O'Reilly.
Billy Mills
The second best qualifier in the 5,000-meter run is the top qualifier in the
10,000-meter run. That individual is Wyoming's Nauu.
The other top qualifiers are: Herman Sahneyah, Illinois State; Joseph Kipsang, Iowa State; Gary Parent Eau, Michigan; Pete Fitch, Illinois, who is a cross-country All-American, Fitzzibbons and Johnson, Drake.
400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Oklahoma State also has the top qualifier in the 400-meter hurdles in college.
Following Patton are Kansas' Mark Rau and Robinson. Rau, who is coming on an ankle injury, was a four-time All-American. All-American before coming to KU.
The other top qualifiers are: Sam Nwosu, Southern Illinois, Charles Charle
Campbell, Southern Methodist, and Hal Martin, Oklahoma State.
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440 Yard Relay
Leading the 440-yard relay pack will be Oklahoma State's team of Butler, Ingram, Sterling Starks and Curtis Thomas.
"If those four stay healthy, then I think they should have a good shot at winning the Big Eight for the third straight year and compete for the national title," Oklahoma State coach Rahbah Tate said.
The other top qualifying teams are: Kansas, Southern Illinois; Michigan; Western Illinois; Wichita State, and Kansas State.
884-Yard Relay
The same Oklahoma State foursome heads the 880-yard relay.
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