The University Daily Kansan
Monday, June 17, 2013
Page 15
CHAMPIONSHIP REWIND
The Jayhawks remained a dominant presence throughout the meet. Here is a summary of their national title sweep.
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
The Kansas women earned 17 points and ended the first day of competition at the top of the standings. Senior Andrea Geubelle had the best finish of the day for the Jayhawks in the long jump by placing second and gaining eight points for the team score. Geubelle leaped 21 feet 4 in. in the finals, but couldn't top Lorraine Ugen of TCU. Senior throwers Heather Bergmann and Alena Krychek also added one point to the total. Krychek threw 223 ft., and earned a third place finish. Bergmann threw the javelin for a personal record of 167 ft. on her last collegiate finish in eighth place with her third straight year as a first team All-American.
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
Kansas was able to maintain its first place lead. The Jayhawks qualified for the finals in the 4x400 meter relay while Paris Daniels qualified in the 200 meter dash. Junior thrower Jessica Maroszek took fourth place in the discus with a toss of 183 ft. After two days, the throwers had combined for 14 of the team's 22 points. Sophomore Lindsay Vollmer began her national title heptathlon by ending the first day of competition in third place after four of the seven events.
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
The Javhawks wrapped up the team's national title by ending the day with 48 points, 15 points ahead of second place Oregon. Vollmer won an individual national title in the heptathlon, becoming the first outdoor champion in school history. Vollmer set a personal record in all three events of the day: the long jump, the javelin and the 800 meter dash. Guebelle earned her second runner-up finish of the meet in the triple jump, while junior Natalia Bartnovskya earned a runner-up finish in the pole vault.
SATURDAY, JUNE 8
Daniels competed in the 4x100 meter relay along with freshman Tianna Valentine, senior Denesha Morris and junior Diamond Dixon. The team took fifth with a time of 44.92 seconds. Daniels then ran the 200 meter finals in a time of 22.59 seconds for a fourth place finish. She then returned to the track for a third and final time for the 4x400 meter relay. The team of Daniels, Morris, Dixon and senior Taylor Washington ran the relay in 3:32.74 minutes for sixth place. When the final results were announced, the teammates sang the alma mater, gave coach Stanley Redwine a Gatorade bath and celebrated the first championship for the women's track and field program.
Edited by Allison Kohn
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas' Diamond Dixon, left, takes the baton from teammate Denesha Morris in the 4x400 relay race during the NCAA outdoor track and field championships on June 8.