THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
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NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WRAP UP
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Weekly sports Trivia
Q: Who ran the first four-minute mile?
A: Roger Bannister
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Quote of the Week
"When it comes to sports I am not particularly interested. Generally speaking, I look upon them as dangerous and tiring activities performed by people with whom I share nothing except the right to trial by jury."
Fran Lebowitz
Fact of the Week
Wilma Rudolph was the first woman to win three gold medals in the Olympics. She was born prematurely and survived polio as a child.
— lkwldp.org
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17 Kickball
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18 Volleyball
Read about the volleyball team's recent trip to Rome from the eyes of senior Allison Mayfield.
Athletes earn honors, set records
Twelve track and field athletes competed in Ames, Iowa, June 8-11. Ten returned to Kansas with All-American honors. The Kansan reports their results and feelings following competition.
BY HANNAH WISE
hwise@kansan.com
Ten track and field athletes returned to Lawrence as All Americans after the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Ames, Iowa. The women's 4x400 meter relay team of freshman Diamond Dixon, sophomore Denesha Morris, junior Shayla Wilson and senior Kendra Bradley finished eighth in the nation with a school record time of 3:33.00 minutes. All four earned All-American honors.
Dixon also was awared the All-American first team distinction for her 400 meter sprint.
All of the Kansas field athletes were awarded All-American honors. Freshman Johann Swanepoel earned first team in the pole vault. Freshman Jessica Maroszek was awarded first team in the women's discus. Sophomore Andrea Geubelle
earned honorable mention in the long jump and first team in the triple jump. Sophomore Mason Finley earned first team honors in the shot put. Sophomore Heather Bergmann was awarded first team in the javelin throw.
The distance runners also earned awards. Senior Donny Wasinger earned second team honors in the 1500 meters after a controversial semi-final race. The controversy arose after Wasinger found himself in three-person fall in the race. He was allowed to race in the finals after coachies discussed the fall with race officials.
Junior Rebeka Stowe was awarded first team honors for her performance in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
Track and field athletes will continue to train for the National Outdoor Championships June 22-26 in Eugene, Ore.
Day 1 - Wednesday, June 8
WOMEN'S RESULTS
400 Meters (Semifinals)
2. Diamond Dixon, 51.64
(Qualified for finals)
Long Jump
21. Andrea Geubelle, 5.99m
(19-8.00 ft.)
Discus Throw
8. Jessica Maroszek, 53.03m
(173-11 ft.)
MEN'S RESULTS
400 Meters (Semifinals)
16. Kyle Clemons, 46.11
Javelin Throw
5. Johann Swanepoel, 72.24m (237-0 ft.)
Discus Throw
3. Mason Finley, 60.16m (197-4 ft.)
Senior Kendra Bradley (left) and freshman Diamond Dixon (center) sprint in the KU Relays April 23. Bradley and Dixon, along wth Shayla Wilson and Denesha Morris, were a part of the school-record 4x400 relay team that took 8th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Mike Gunnoe/KANSAN file phot Sophomore Mason Finley throws in the shot put last year. He placed fifth with a throw of 18.94 meters (62-01.75 feet). Finley earned All American honors in shot put.
Day 2 - Thursday, June 9
WOMEN'S RESULTS
3,000-Meter Steeplechase (Semifinals)
5. Rebeka Stowe, 10:07.90 (Advances to finals)
4X400-Meter Relay Kansas (Bradley, Morris, Dixon, Wilson), 3:33.31 (Advanced to Finals)
Javelin Throw
7. Heather Bergmann, 49.14m (161-2 ft.)
MEN'S RESULTS
1,500 Meters
21. Donny Wasinger, 3:57.85
(Advanced to Finals)
School Record
Day 3 - Friday, June 10
WOMEN'S RESULTS
400 Meters (Finals)
3. Diamond Dixon, 51.88
Triple Jump
8. Andrea Geubelle, 13.06m
(42-10.25 ft.)
**MEN'S RESULTS**
Shot Put
5. Mason Finley, 18.94m
(62-01.75 ft.)
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