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thursday, September 11, 2003
Student Union Activities and the Board of Class Officers will select and honor two KU students with the 12th annual Ex.C.E.L. Award for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership. One male and female student will be selected to receive the $500 award from the Board of Class Officers. The award will be presented during halftime of the KU Homecoming football game.
Pick up an application packet at the SUA box office on level 4 of the Kansas Union starting 9-5-03 Applications are due by 9-26-03 in the SUA office.
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Megan Manthe echoed the pose of a silhouette sculpture of former KU runner Jim Ryun as spectators waited for the rest of the racers in the Bob Timmons Invitational Saturday at Rim Rock Farm. The Kansas men's and women's cross country teams both finished first in the meet.
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The Kansas men's and women's cross country teams are heading to Topeka this weekend to compete in the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational.
Cross country to compete against K-State in Topeka
Though the meet will not affect conference or regional standings, Brian Raggett, Overland Park senior, said it would be a worthwhile trip.
By Sean O'Grady
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Kansan staff writer
"It gives us a good chance as a team to see where we are at against some other teams in the conference," he said.
The meet will give the teams the opportunity to compete against in-state and conference rival Kansas State.
Coach Stanley Redwine said the meet would be good practice before conference competition starts, but he said he wasn't too worried about the results.
we beat K-State, it doesn't matter until conference time or regionals or nationals," he said.
"Whether K-State beats us or if
Raggett, however, said the team still looked forward to racing the Wildcats.
"You don't want to lose to anyone when you run, especially to them," he said. "It's always good to beat K-State."
After sweeping the men's and women's team titles last week at The Bob Timmons Invitational, the 'Hawks will run Stateland Cross Country Course, a shorter, much flatter course than Rim Rock Farm.
The men will race a 6.4-kilometer course instead of the normal distance of eight kilometers.
The women will run a four kilometer race, two kilometers shorter than last week.
"This meet, at least mentally, is a lot easier for me and other girls who aren't long distance runners," said Megan Manthe, Anoka, Minn., junior. Manthe is
"I think its the same everywhere. Our goal is to go out and compete as team."
Stanley Redwine
Cross country coach
a middle-distance runner during the track season.
Coach Stanley Redwine said the distance didn't bother him.
"I think its the same everywhere," he said. "Our goal is to go out and compete as a team."
In addition to K-State, Kansas will run against Wichita State, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Fort Hays State.
The women's race starts at 8:30 a.m., and the men will run at 9 a.m. Directions to Stateland Cross Country Course can be found at www.kuathletics.com.
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