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The 1966 Kansas Centennial Relays was a breath-taking mile by Jim Ryun, a gruelling 3,000 meter steeplechase, relays and more relays. It was a well-deserved handshake for Jim Ryun, a dash over the hurdles and an unfortunate accident for one thincladder who broke his ankle (top, left to right). It was a smooth transfer between Loyola team members (bottom, left to right).
The Relays also meant smashed track and field meet records, and a new national mark.
Kansas claimed ten of the records, winning the University distance medley in 9:41.3; the Freshman-Junior College two mile relay in 7:46.7; the Fresh-Juco distance medley in 9:50.4 (the national freshman mark); the Fresh-Juco one mile relay in 3:15.5; the Fresh-Juco shot put at $ 53^{\prime}-11\frac{1}{4} $"; the Fresh-Juco javelin throw at $ 217^{\prime}-10\frac{1}{2} $"; the Fresh-Juco broad jump at $ 23^{\prime}-4\frac{1}{2} $"; the Fresh-Juco pole vault at $ 15^{\prime}-6 $"; the Fresh-Juco high jump at $ 6^{\prime}-4\frac{1}{4} $ and the Glenn Cunningham mile with a 3:55.8.