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KANSAS RELAYS
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Record setting
Hurdler sets record for 400 meters this year
The lack of big name athletes in this year's Gold Zone competition resulted in a lack of fans in the stands.
Nothing, however, could stop Bershawn "Batman" Jackson from putting on a show and running the fastest time in the world this year in the 400-meter hurdles.
Jackson came in at 48.75 seconds, the fastest time this year by more than a second. The victory makes him a three-time defending Kansas Relays champion.
"There are a lot more good things to come," Jackson said. "Every athlete has expectations for their first race of the season. You train so hard in the fall, and your first race often determines how your season will turn out. I am happy with the time."
Jackson, the Nike team member, also described himself as an "88 out of 100" right now and promised that he would reach 100 by August for the 2007 World Championships in Osaka, Japan.
In the 1,500 meters, Mike Teagankamp led wire-to-wire, beating out Kansas junior Colby Wissel for the gold with a time of 3:43.01.
"This is the first time I've run back in the Kansas City area since I was in college, so it has been six years now," Teagankamp said. "It's nice to get close to my hometown
(Lee's Summit) and go out and give the crowd some excitement. It was a really good time."
Teagankamp's time translates to a four-minute mile, but the winner wishes he could just run a mile instead of the 1,500.
"I think the overall crowd can relate better to a mile," Tegankamp said. "It is easier for them to understand a four-minute mile than it is for a conversion to a 1,500 (meter). I think it is something that would have been nice, maybe next year."
In the invitational pole vault, Jeff Hartwig, the oldest competitor in the field, cleared 18-09 feet to win the event. At the beginning of the season Hartwig announced that it would be his last, but his early success has made that decision a bit more difficult.
In one of the most exciting races Saturday, Nichole Denby edged out 2004 Ojlympic Gold medalist Joanna Hayes by 0.06 seconds to win the 100-meter hurdles. Denby's time was 12.72 seconds.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern can be contacted at tbern@kansan.com.
Edited by James Pinick
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Bershawn Jackson leads during the final heat of the men's 400-meter hurdles at the Kansas Relays. Jackson's time of 48.75 seconds represented the world-best time this year for the event.
Relays best of the best
Several Jayhawks set personal records, regional qualifying marks
Three Jayhawks that impressed on the field:
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1. Egor
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— As expected,
Agafonov won
his third-straight
hammer-throw
competition this
season. His winning
toss of 227-
Babb
05 feet was the fourth farthest throw in the nation this year. That throw was also the second farthest winning toss in Kansas Relays history.
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door season.
the Kansas Relays.
2. Eric Babb
- The senior won the men's long jump with a leap of 25-09.25.
His jump was a career record. It was his first victory of the out-
3. Zlata Tarasova — She was seeded second coming into the hammer throw but pulled out the victory with a toss of 203-02. That
throw was just off the best toss in her career, 204-05.
Wissel
Three Jayhawks that impressed on the track:
Howard
1. Colby Wissel — The cross country All-American finished second in the men's invitational 1,500 meters in 3:47.08. This
was the first time Wissel had run the 1,500 this outdoor season. It is also his best individual finish at
2. Victoria Howard — The sophomore_won the women's 100 meters in a career-best 11.58 seconds. Howard's time ranks 10th in the
NCAA Midwest region.
McGowan
3. Patrick McGowan — The junior finished second in the men's 3,000 meter steepe-chase in a time of 9:33. The time was his best of the season in his
second outdoor race this year.
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Freshman Jacob Breth makes it over the bar during the pole vault event of the decathlon Thursday afternoon during the Kansas Relays. Kansas senior Josh Kirk won the decathlon.
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