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Summer Session Kansan Tuesday, June 14, 1966
PROBLEMS WITH AAU
Ryun sets world mark
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.—(UPI) Kansas middle distance ace Jim Ryun produced one of the 10 meet records in the fourth annual U.S. Track and Field Federation national championships during the weekend but be-clouded his chances of AAU titles two weeks hence.
Ryun set a world record here by winning the 880 yard sprint in 1:44.9.
The issue of his participation in the national AAU meet arose from an announcement by the Amateur Athletic Union last week that those who competed in the USTFF meet here would be
banned from the AAU meet unless USTFF officials applied for and received official sanction. USTFF officials ignored the warning.
BOTH RYUN AND HIS coach indicated that it would be entirely up to the AAU to determine whether he would compete in the AAU meet, one of two meets set aside for qualifications for the dual meets against Russia and Poland in California next month.
Georgia Johnson, a 17-year-old member of the Houston Metropolitan Track Club, became the first four-event winner in USTFF meet history. She won the 100-
yard dash for women in 11.1 and collected blue ribbons in breaking two meet marks and establishing an automatic one. She won the 220-yard dash, the 80-yard hurdles and the long jump.
The Iowa Track Club of Des Moines won its third consecutive women's title, and the Jayhawk Track Club, paced by Ryun, won the men's team crown.
Hawk swimmer is All-American
Indian teachers attend institute
Donald L. Pennington, 21-year-old junior from Kansas City, has been named to the 1966 NCAA All-America swimming team. The announcement concerning Pennington, the second All-America swimmer in KU history, was made by Coach Dick Reamon of the Jayhawk staff.
Pennington is a graduate of Shawnee Mission East high school. During the past two years he has been the leading point producer for KU and became the first Jayhawk swimmer to score in the NCAA meet. In 1965 Pennington
Owens to speak
Ted Owens, head basketball coach, will be the guest speaker at the first Coaches Appreciation Banquet in Liberal, Kansas, on Monday. June 20th. The dinner is being sponsored by the Kids Inc., organization and the KU alumni chapter of Liberal.
was the Big Eight champion in the 1650 freestyle with a record time of 17:57. He was also the runner-up in the 200 yard individual medley and the 500 yard freestyle.
DURING THE PAST SEASON Pennington became one of two triple winners at the Big Eight championships. He won the 1650 yard freestyle with a new record time of 17:21, the 400 yard individual medley in record 4:28.3 and the 500 yard freestyle in 4:56.6. Pennington is the first Big Eight swimmer to be clocked under 5 minutes for the 500 yard freestyle.
At the close of the past season Pennington was voted the "Outstanding Varsity Swimming" award. He has also been elected as a co-captain for next season. Coach Reamon said he was delighted to learn that Pennington had been named for All-America honors. "He is one of the finest swimmers to ever enroll at Kansas. Don was the top performer in the Big Eight meet," Reamon said.
Twenty-five teachers of Speech to American Indian high school pupils in public, private, and government schools will participate in an NDEA Institute for Advanced Study on the KU campus through July 23.
The institute is offered by the speech and drama department in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Institute director is Dr. Lynn R. Osborn, associate chairman of speech and drama.
The teachers will have daily opportunity to observe a class of 25 Indian ninth-grade pupils at Haskell Institute.
Star athlete here
An outstanding two sport athlete, Bobby Johnson of San Diego, California, has signed a national letter-of-intent to enroll at the University of Kansas next fall. The announcement was made today by Coach Jack Mitchell.
Johnson, 5-9, 160, is a two year letterman in track and football. He was named to the Western League all-star team and California (C.I.F.) all-star squad. A spinner on the track team, Johnson has been clocked in 9.6 for the 100-yard dash and was recently named Western League "Trackman of the Year" for 1966.
Varsity and freshman tennis awards have been announced by Kansas coach Bob Mulcahy. The varsity letter winners are: Mike Allen, St. Louis, Mo.; Don Gordy, Hutchinson; John Grantham, Topeka; Jim Keller, Russell; Bruce
Tennis awards announced
Landeck, Kansas City, and Bill Terry, Hutchinson. The freshman numerals winners include: Mike Borders, Kansas City; Dudley Bush, Salina; Bill DeBaum, Kansas City; Sid Kanter, Kansas City; Jack Kilrey, Kansas City, and John Towner, Kansas City.
Preps sign for swim team
Kansas varsity swimming coach Dick Reamon has announced the signing of four outstanding high school athletes, including two All-Americans, to join the Jayhawks next season.
style and the 200-yard freestyle at the Kansas state meet this past season.
Tom Ellis, 5-11, 160, from Shawnee Mission high school, placed third in the 100-yard free-
John "Bo" Darrah, 5-10, 155, of Wichita East high school, is considered by Reamon to be one of the finest swimming prospects in the state of Kansas this year.
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