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/ SPORTS / THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
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Olympian athletes compete at Relays
Know the athletes to watch for during this week's events
BY KORY CARPENTER
kcarpenter@kansan.com
The Kansas Relays will bridge the gap between basketball season and the spring football game. Fans will invade Memorial Stadium this week to see high school, college and even Olympic athletes compete in the 83rd running of the event.
With the overwhelming number of athletes to watch, here's a rundown of five Kansas athletes and three Olympic athletes that should not be missed this week.
Freshman jumper Andrea Geubelle was the only freshman to compete in the triple-jump at the Indoor National Championships last month in Fayetteville, Ark. She is set to compete in the triple-jump at noon Friday. She holds the eighth-best distance in the nation in this event. Geubelle is also signed up for the women's long-jump at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The third-best weight throw distance in the nation belongs to freshman Alena Krechyk, Krechyks toss of 211-10 feet earned her the top spot in the West region standings. She is a first-year thrower; the event is at 4:30 p.m. Thursday.
After being a redshirt in 2009, junior javelin thrower lain Trimble makes his return to the Kansas Relays but has yet to return to his 2008 form this year. He is currently fifth in the Big 12 and 15th in the West region. It will be interesting
to see if the home crowd advantage will push Trimble back onto the podium.
Senior distance runner Lauren Bonds is competing in her final Kansas Relays. She will close out her KU career with five events this week. Bonds is competing in the distance medley relay and 4x1 mile relay along with 800, 3,000 and 5,000 meters.
The one event that is sure to garner attention is the men's 110-meter hurdles. Three sprinters are ranked in the top 15 nationally, including sophomore Keith Hayes, who is ranked 13th in the country.
Out of all the 5,521 athletes competing this week, spinner Veronica Campbell Brown probably stands out the most because of her Olympic pedigree. CampbellBrown, a Jamaican runner, has won five Olympic medals, including three gold medals. CampbellBrown will bring plenty of star power to the Relays, which currently rates as the second largest track and field meet in the country.
Campbell Brown will be joined by fellow Olympians Churandy Martina and Brendan Christian. Martina, a Netherlands native, will highlight the men's invitational 100-meter dash, which is set for 2:45 p.m on Saturday. Christian, an Antigua native, is a former Texas Longhorn and two-time Olympian and currently holds the Longhorn 100-meter record. He will be competing in the men's invitational 200-meter dash at 3:45 p.m. Saturday.
Event finals will coincide Saturday with the invitationals, all featuring the Olympians and other special guests.
See a photo gallery of the Relays at kansan.com/photos
—Edited by Kate Larrabee
View an updated scoreboard of all the events at kansan.com.
Arkansas State sophomore Taylor Short competes in the 400-meter dash portion of the men's decathlon Wednesday afternoon. Short finished fifth in the event with a time of 53.64 seconds.
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Sophomore Kelsey Grimm leaps over a hurdle in the first part of the women's heptathalon in the Kansas Relays. The heptathalon started Wednesday and will finish Thursday.
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