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monday, april 19, 2004
RELAYS: Some Relays athletes on road to Olympics
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ms javelin. As it sailed through the air, the referee raised his red flag. Russell had crossed the white line. The throw was a foul and would not be counted.
Jayhawk freshman Gavin Ball continued a terrific first season with a victory in the men's shot put.
His throw of 59-feet-9.5 inches was a full foot farther than unattached athlete Brad Johnson and three other seniors from Midwest colleges.
tripte jumper Brooklyn Hann delivered a jump of 42-feet.-75inches, which won the competition by a margin of.25 inches.
Jayhawk assistant coach Doug Reynolds won the disc with a throw of 197-feet-2-inches. He is planning to compete at the Olympic Trials.
On Thursday, she won the women's 800-meter unseeded. On Friday she was part of the
In the track events, Kim Clark took advantage of the hometown crowd and had two victories in two days.
women's distance medley team.
The medley team had little competition from the field, and held the lead from the first seconds of the race.Megan Manthe ran the final leg of the race.
"It was hard to push myself when I was running all alone," she said.
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Clark came back to the Relays on Saturday to cheer on her teammates in the women's 1600-meter relay. The team finished second in the event.
Jeremy Mims rounded off the Jayhawk victories, winning the men's 800-meter run.
For most of the crowd, it was their first chance to see the Olympic team from the Caribbean islands of St. Kitts and Nevis.
men jobs say, "It's the first chance that a lot of our friends get to see us run," he said.
They came to the Kansas Relays to compete in the men's invitational 200-meter dash, and also participate in a special 400-meter relay.
Lauren Brownrigg, a junior distance runner from Tualatin, Ore., stepped out of a pool of water during Friday's women's 3000 meter steeplechase.
Delwayne Delaney ran a 21.21-second race in the 200-
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Arrah Nielsen, Wichita senior, took a minute to recuperate after running the women's 800 meter run Saturday afternoon. The 77th annual Kansas Relays ran Thursday through Saturday.
meter dash, but the spotlight was stolen by American Starr Roberts, who won the competition with 21.03.
Later on Saturday, the St. Kitts and Nevis athletes lost in a 400-meter relay against an All-Star team fielded at the Relays.
In the high school events coach Stanley Redwine announced that Julius Jiles o Kansas City, Mo., would join the Jayhawk squad next year.
Jiles tied the Relays record in
Looking back on the day, Weaver said that "the quality of competition is certainly right
the boy's 300-meter hurdles on Saturday in addition to winning the boy's 110-meter hurdles.
where we want it."
Edited by Collin LaJoie
After raving about the athletes, he paused, then added excitedly, "Man, I really love my job."
BOOKMAN:400-meter dash included for endurance training
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Then he reappeared two hours and 10 minutes later for his most ambitious run of the day.
Bookman attempted the 400- meter dash.
off the lead.
Coach Stanley Redwine explained earlier in the week that he was trying to build Bookman's endurance in the longer race.
At the starter's gun, Nike's James Davis took the early lead
Bookman hung close entering the final turn, but then appeared to tire.
He still sprinted the final 150 meters, his head bobbing side to side with obvious fatigue.
The final time was 47.69, a fourth-place finish two seconds
In the field
After crossing the line, Bookman stumbled over to the infield grass, exhausted.
Davis, the winner, came over to shake his hand. Bookman was blunt with Davis.
"I don't want to run no 400 ever again in my entire
Bookman
They shared a laugh
After the Penn Relays, Davis
Davis pointed out that this was his first attempt in the 400, and added, "Leo's mainly a sprinter."
will relax in the coming weeks as he prepares for the Olympic trials.
"I'm confident I can run faster," he said.
As for Bookman, he is also still training, which makes his 100-meter time that much more impressive.
"I'm still learning how to run better," he said. "This week, I changed some things."
The Olympic games in Athens are the ultimate goal. To make them, he has to finish in the top three at the U.S. Olympic Trials in July.
After the races, he said,"I think my chance is just as good as anyone else."
Bookman will start practicing for his event, the 200-meter dash.
"I'm still learning how to run better. This week, I changed some
things.
Leo Bookman Kansas senior
this week.
He is also considering more work in the 100-meter dash.
He said that he had been talking with coach Redwine about running in a relay team at the Penn Relays, but nothing has been finalized.
— Edited by Collin LaJoie
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Jeremy Mims, Iowa City, Iowa, junior, ran the men's 800 meter Saturday afternoon. Mims placed first out of 12 runners with a time of 1:50.80.
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