====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0219_2 from reel: NP 13609 (2005-04-19 to 2005-09-03) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/63392 Title: NCAA Hopefuls Summary: Twelve University of Kansas track and field athletes qualify for NCAA Championships in Sacramento, California, with details on individual competitors and team performance. Category: sports Subjects: track and field; NCAA championships; athletics Named Entities: Battle, Sheldon [athlete]; Mims, Jeremy [athlete]; Widerstrom, Jen [athlete]; Redwine, Stanley [coach] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Athletics Department Takes a Stab Summary: Analysis of recent controversies involving KU Athletics Department, including incidents with basketball player J.R. Giddens, baseball player Scott Sharpe, and football player John Randle, and the department's public image challenges. Category: sports Subjects: athletics department; public relations; university scandals Named Entities: Perkins, Lew [athletics director]; Giddens, J.R. [basketball player]; Sharpe, Scott [baseball player]; Randle, John [football player] Confidence: 0.85 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.