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The University Daily Kansan
Thursday, October 28, 1999
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Design the new CLAS Tee Shirt and win $250
The Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is sponsoring a design contest for the new CLAS tee shirt.
The rules are:
1. Designs must be no larger that 13x13 inches and submitted on white paper
2. You may use one or more of the following colors: black, blue, red, or yellow
4. Design is for the front of the shirt only - shirt color is white
3. The CLAS logo must be incorporated into the design
5. You must be a registered student at KU
6. Winning design becomes the property of the college
(You will need to sign a standard copywrite assignment letter - due to the use of KU's Jayhawk)
You may pick up an entry form and logo copy in the College Office, 200 Strong Hall For further information contact Linda Luckey, 864-3516 or lluckey@ukans.edu
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"He's not egotistical," Timmons said. "I just think he really knew he could do it."
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Jim Ryun stands in front of the Campanile while he was a runner for the Jayhawks. Thousands used to come watch the boy wonder compete. Contributed photo
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The feat was something that escaped Ryn's grasp of just how truly amazing it was. As a senior, Ryun set ran his fastest high school mile ever — 3:55.00.
"Coach Timmons coached me not only mentally and physically, but ultimately spiritually as well." Ryun said. "He knew it was an enormous challenge, and it would take everything to get there."
Despite the tremendous amount of attention Ryan's accomplishments received, Timmons said that Ryun kept a level head and took it all in stride.
In 1964 Ryun made the U.S. Olympic track team while still an 18-year-old high school student. Ryun competed in the 1500 meters at the Olympics in Tokyo but did not qualify.
In 1964, Ryun eclipsed the four minute mark for the first time in high school sports history - 3:59:00.
Ryun 'couldn't have run a better race'in Olympics
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After the '64 Olympics, Ryun enrolled at Kansas and was reuilted with Timmons, who had been hired as the Jayhawks assistant track coach. At that time, freshmen still were ineligible to race with the varsity team, but Ryun did not let that stop him from running. He ran as an unaffiliated athlete and quickly drew notice of the University.
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Ryun's name quickly became familiar at Kansas. While crowds at track meets and at the nationally known Kansas Relays came to watch a 19-year-old Ryun run, he still had yet to run competitively as a Jayhawk. Thousands of spectators attended Ryun's training sessions for the 1968 Olympics.
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"He had tremendous pull and appeal to get the fans — something track and field was not used to," Falkenstein said.
"He was a very shy person, and he did not like dealing with the media," Falkenstein said. "That made life difficult for him — he received a tremendous amount of attention."
Falkenstein recalls a time when 32,000 people watched Ryun run in the U.S. Olympic Trials.
After qualifying for the Olympics in '68, Ryun overcame a bout with mononucleosis and battled Mexico
By 1969, at the mere age of 22, Ryun's face had been plastered on the cover of several sports magazines and track publications, but fame was something that Ryun did not relish.
"His picture was on Sports Illustrated four or five times, and he couldn't deal with that." Timmons said. "He was very humble and to this day his humility is still there."
Ryun qualified for the U.S. team, again at the 1,500 meters. This time, however, during the qualifying race Ryun was nudged and fell to the track — ending his medal hopes and his Olympic career.
team win a Big 8 or NCAA championship," Ryun said. "The individual stuff came later."
In 1969, Ryun's last year at Kansas, he was plagued with injuries and illness. Ryun's years of racing at a high level had begun to catch up with him. He walked off the track at several events that year including the Drake Relays, the NCAA Outdoor Championships and the National AAU Meet. In the same year, Ryun decided to retire from racing.
"I couldn't have run a better race as far as I am concerned," he said after the race.
Fortunately for the track and field world, after all Ryun had been through, his love for running propelled him to make a comeback from his retirement and give the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. a shot.
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He posted a time of 3:37:07 and lost by almost three seconds, but Ryan said that was the best he could do.
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And although Ryun humbly accepted the fame that did come later, Falkenstein said that it was not something with which Ryun was comfortable.
City's high altitude. He again ran the 1,500 meters, but this time he finished with the silver medal — his best performance at the Olympics.
"At Kansas it was always breaking new ground, trying to help the
Currently he lives in Lawrence, owns a farm south of town and is working with high school students in programs to help them become great runners. Also, in 1996, Ryun was elected on the Republican ticket to the U.S. House of Representatives in the Kansas' second district and was re-elected in 1998.
In 1973, Ryun continued his competitive desire during a stint in a professional league.
This past year Ryun, along with his son Drew, a senior at Kansas, his daughter, and his son all formed a team that ran in the annual Capitol Hill Challenge.
Since he has been in office, Ryun said that his running has been limited to the early morning hours and was mainly for fitness. However, Ryun's competitive fire that was lit by Timmons in the 1960s still burns.
Naturally, Ryun's team won the race. And, in a sense, he still was representing Kansas, a place he always will be proud of.
"Once you've been to the University and been through the experience, you'll always be a Jayhawk," Ryun said.
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