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KU Relays day one recap
▶ GRIFFIN HUGHES
@Griffin]Hughes
The 89th Kansas Relays began Wednesday afternoon with the beginning of the women's heptathlon and men's decathlon.
On the women's side, Texas Tech dominated, landing three athletes within the top five competitors, including both of the top two through four events. Kansas has only one athlete competing in the heptathlon, junior Talia Marquez.
Marquez sits in ninth after day one, just one point behind Monica Howard from Emporia State. She has a ways to go before catching the leaders, however, as she remains 500 points behind the leader.
Most of Marquez's points came in the first
event of the day; she got 768 points from a 15.57 time in the 100-meter hurdles.
On the men's side, the Jayhawks sent two athletes to the track on day one: junior Dylan Poirier and sophomore Lucas Shaw. Shaw couldn't claw his way into the top 10, trailing the next closest competitor by 80 points.
Porier enjoyed more success in day one: his 3,441 points are good enough for fifth and he remains within striking distance of the top athlete at 3,795.
Just like the heptathlon, one school dominated the ten-event competition on the men's side, but on that side the Nebraska Cornhuskers are at the top. Each of the top three competitors are from Nebraska, although the man currently
in first place, freshman Cale Wagner, is competing unattached.
The multis will restart again tomorrow bright and early at 9 a.m. The rest of the collegiate events won't start again until Friday, when Daina Levy leads an extremely talented women's throwing roster to the hammer throw at 3 p.m.
The majority of the quadrangular events will go on Saturday morning through the evening. The stacked field includes two-time All-American Sharon Lokedi, competing in her first ever outdoor 5,000 meters, and junior Strymar Livingston, competing in the 800 meters.'
Edited by Brendan Dzwierzynski
All-day men's: Long jump, hammer throw, shot put, high jump, pole vault
Thursday, April 21:
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Conclusion of decathlon and heptathlon
All-day women's: Shot put, long jump, javelin, high jump, hammer throw
Track events begin at 5 p.m.
Field events begin at 10 a.m.
800 meters,1,500 meters, 3,000 steeplechase, 5,000 meters,and 10,000 meters
All events are at Rock Chalk Park unless otherwise noted.
Every year around this time, one of the biggest track and field meets takes place at Rock Chalk Park. The 89th Kansas Relays began on Wednesday and will go until Saturday, but there will be other activities that fans can do throughout the weekend.
Fan events begin at 5:30 p.m.
2016 Kansas Relays schedule of events
5:30 p.m.: Men's street pole vault in Salty Iguana parking lot at 6th & Wakarusa Streets
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dsherwoodku
Eight male competitors will compete in an exhibition style pole vault event. The rules will be the same as normal pole vault events with the competitors getting three attempts to clear the bar, according to a KU Athletics release. Big Jay and Baby Jay will make an appearance, while local businesses around the Salty Iguana will sell food and beverages.
Saturday, April 233
Field events:
For the sixth-consecutive year, Street Shot Put will take place in downtown Lawrence. The event is put on by eXplore of Lawrence and will feature some of the top shot putters in the nation, according to a KU Athletics release.
6 p.m.: Downtown shot put at 8th Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire Streets.
All remaining high school meet field events begin at 10:30 a.m.
High school and college meets will swap events throughout the day. High schools will have preliminaries in several events on Friday.
Friday, April 22:
Field events begin at 8
a.m.
Morning events: High school field
8 p.m.: There will be fireworks in conjunction with final race of the meet the 4x400 meter relay.
Evening events: College field
A beverage garden will also be available at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, while a "family fun zone" will be available from 1-5 p.m. That will include inflatable games along with other family-friendly activities, according to the release. Along with the fun zone, the Army ROTC and National Guard will provide a climbing wall, along with a military police vehicle on site.
Track events begin at 9 a.m. and will last all day.
All-day: On Friday and Saturday "Lane10," which is a food and beverage tent will be available for fans. Included in the "Lane10 tent" will be food and beverages from Salty Iguana, Mr. Bacon Barbecue and Torched Goodness, according to a KU Athletics release. This will be the second year the tent will be at the meet.
Edited by Mackenzie Walker
Fan events begin at 6:00 p.m.
Fan events begin at 7 a.m.
10:30 a.m. to approximately 3:10 p.m.: High school relays and finals
Quadrangular events begin at 4 p.m.
4:37 p.m.: Quadrangular and college finals
Track events begin at 10:30 a.m.
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