Wednesday, August 20, 1975
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Cross country hopes to rebound
Last season, the University of Kansas cross country team experienced its worst season in ten years with a seven place finish in the Big Eight meet.
It shouldn't happen again this fall.
Not only does coach Bob Timmons return most runners from last season, but he also has the edge on the ball.
Bill Lundberg
McDonald, the Big Eight steeplechase champion for three years in a row, missed last season with a broken foot suffered on a geology field trip. A healthy McDonald could make a big difference on this year's team.
An experienced competitor, McDonald looks forward to a good season in his last intercollegiate competition. He completed his track eligibility last spring.
McDonald, who competed in Europe this summer, broke his own KU record in the steeplechase last spring with a 6:28.8 time and sixth in the NCAA meet in that event.
former junior college All-America, led the KU cross country team last year by finishing seventh in the league meet with a time of 25:06. If he improves as much this fall as he did last spring, he and McDonald should provide a formidable one-two punch.
he should be closely followed by fellow steeplechauser Bill Lundberg. Lundberg, a
Also returning are Tom Koppes, George Mason, Tim Tubin and Joel Camron.
Koppes finished third on the Jayhawk squad in the league meet last year. He was named to the All-Star team and improved on that. As a sophomore, he ran 25-21 in the league. At high school in Lakewood, Calif., he was named the most valuable player in team in both his junior and senior years.
Mason and Cambron are two runners who like long distances. Both run the marathon in addition to the six-mile and other distance races. They could make a big difference in the KU cross country fortunes this year.
Hobson, a junior college transfer last year,
has shown a great deal of progress. He has
run a 29-41 six mile, and he could be a
performer for the Jayhawks this season.
Kent McDonald
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KU's All Big Eight football selections from last year were Laverne Smith, Steve Towle, Kurt Kniff, Mike Lemon and Emmett Edwards.
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Bob Timmons gave University of Kansas track fans an indication of things to come in his first year as head track and cross country coach in 1985.
Timmons' record sparkles
His teams won three national titles that year. The Jayhawks captured the United States Track and Federation cross country title, then the track squad followed by winning the NCAA Indoor and the National Federation Outdoor.
And that was only the beginning. Under Timmons' direction, KU has won three NCAA Indoor titles and one Outdoor crown. In 2013, he played in the Indoor and fourth in the Outdoor.
In 30 Big Eight championship meets (Cross country, indoor track and outdoor
Before coming to KU, Timmons compiles an outstanding reputation as a high school coach at Caldwell, Emporia, Wichita West and Wichita East.
Timmons coached four state cross country team champions and three individual champions. In track and field, he produced six team champions, 29 individual champions and six state championship relay teams.
track) his teams have won 18 titles, fifteen second three times and three third times.
As a swimming coach at Wichita East, Timmons produced seven state championships and 52 individual state champions.
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