Tuesday, April 30, 1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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Photo by Beth Gaeddert
ON THE WAY TO TIE AN NCAA RECORD
Dave Stevens, anchor man for KU in the shuttle hurdles relay at the Drake Relays Saturday, races toward the tape for an NCAA record tying clocking of 56.7. Other members of the team were George Byers, Ken Gaines and Lee Adams.
Jayhawks now winningest
KU's three relay victories at the Drake Relays last weekend moved the Jayhawks into the lead as the top relay winning school in the history of the Mid-west relays circuit. Kansas now has won 112 relay titles at the Texas, Kansas and Drake Relays—two more than Texas, which had held the lead for more than two decades.
Triumphs at Drake in the shuttle hurdles, two-mile and distance medley gave Kansas seven relay crowns on this year's circuit for the school's largest single-season total since the 1959 squad bagged eight.
KU's running versatility was evidenced by winning races at six different distances this year from the 880 through the four-mile. The Jayhawks also matched the national collegiate record with their 56.7 clocking in the shuttle hurdles at Drake.
Of the eight standard relays, the only ones Kansas failed to win on the 1968 circuit were the 440 and sprint medley. KU was
second in the 440 at both Texas and Kansas and posted the best preliminary time at Drake only to be disqualified for running out of the lane.
This was the 20th consecutive year the Jayhawks have captured one or more relay titles on the Texas-Kansas-Drake circuit and during those two decades Kansas has claimed 95 of its 112 relay victories.
Of the 22 relay records on the Midwest circuit the Jayhawks own seven. They have the four-mile record at all three meets (16:36.8 at Kansas, 16:38.7 at Drake and 16:40.2 at Texas), the distance medley mark at Drake (9:33.8) and Kansas (9:41.3), the sprint medley standard at Texas (3:15.2) and the shuttle hurdle mark at Drake set last weekend.
Kansas' 880 relay team of John Jackson, Jim Hatcher, Julio Meade and Ben Olison missed wrapping up a "triple crown" when it lost to Ohio University by two yards. The team lowered the school record for the third
straight time with a 1:23.9 clocking—fourth best in Big Eight history.
Another school record fell in the two-mile relay. Curt Grindal (1:52.7), Mark Ferrell (1:50.2), Gene McClain (1:50.7) and Jim Ryun (1:48.2) won in 7:21.8.
Earlier in the season the 440- relay team lowered the school record to 40.5, giving this year's team four new KU standards out of a possible eight.
With the big relay meets gone, the Kansas squad turns its attention to dual competition prior to defending its Big Eight crown at Boulder, Colo., May 17-18.
The Jayhawks host Southern Illinois Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium in their last home appearance of the season.
Three members of the team will be Mark Ferrell, Gene McClaim
and Jim Ryun. Timmons said the fourth spot will be determined at Saturday's dual meet with Southern Illinois. Curt Grindal, Roger Kathol and Paul Mattingly will compete in the 880 and the fastest will be on the team.
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Kansas will enter a two-mile team in the West Coast Relays at Fresno, Calif., May 11, coach Bob Timmons announced Monday.
Two-mile team to Fresno
BUSINESS SCHOOL DAY Wednesday - May 1, 1968
AFTERNOON PROGRAM
1:30—Forum Room—Kansas Union "Present and Future Social Responsibilities of the Business Community"
Discussion Leaders:
Discussion Leaders:
Dean James K. Logan, KU School of Law
Professor Joseph Pichler, KU School of Business
Curtis McClinton, banker, community leader and Kansas City Chief
Fullback
Banquet
6:30 p.m.—Kansas Room—Kansas Union Introductions by departing Business School Dean Joseph W. McGuire and newly-appointed Dean Clifford Clark *Speaker-William Avery, former Governor of Kansas
Banquet Tickets may be obtained at the Business School Office, 202 Summerfield for $2.00