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Monday, June 24, 2013
TRACK & FIELD
'A TOUGH WIN'
Geubelle wins triple jump at USA Championship
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Senior horizontal jumper Andrea Gebuleb described her performance in the triple jump at the NCAA national championships as a disappointment after finishing runner-up. Of course, that disappointment was easy to overcome once the Jayhawks clinched the team title.
At the USA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa, on Thursday, Geubelle was given another opportunity to prove herself as the best triple jumper in the nation, and this time there was reason to celebrate as she won the triple jump crown with a jump of just over 45 feet.
"This was definitely an awesome competition," Geubelle said after her victory. "I knew the girls would come
out jumping so I knew it would be hard to win. I had a rough NCAA meet so that was definitely motivation to come out here and do well. It definitely helps my confidence to come out here and get a win though, especially to put a 46-foot jump out there."
There were eight Jayhawks at the meet in total, competing against the top amateurs and pros in the U.S.
Sophmore Michael Stigler qualified for the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles, but was unable to make the finals, finishing with the 15th fastest time of 51.94 seconds. Senior sprinter Kyle Clemons was the only other representative of the men's team. He
Geubelle also claimed a seventh place finish in the long jump competition with a jump that was half of an inch short of 22 feet.
finished with a time of 46.56 seconds for 22nd place.
In the junior section of the 100 meter dash, freshman Tianna Valentine ran a time of 12.09 seconds in the final for an eighth place finish.
Senior Heather Bergmann added to her decorated collegiate career in the javelin with a throw of 164 feet. Bergmann finished eighth in the competition and leaves Kansas with seven of the top 10 marks in the school record books.
On Sunday, the final day of the meet, senior Paris Daniels did not qualify for the finals, but finished with the 12th fastest time of the semi-finals at 23.12 seconds. Junior Jessica Maroszek finished seventh in the discus with a throw of more than 190 feet.
Edited by Allison Kohn
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