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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, March 18, 1968
Ryun leads Kansas to fourth in NCAA
Despite blisters and sore tendons and arches, Jim Ryun, the world's top 1,500 and 800-meter runner, led KU's Jayhawks to a fourth place finish in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Meet in Detroit, Saturday. Villanova University captured its first NCAA indoor championship by compiling 35 1-3 points, the highest in the four-year history of the indoor meet. KU tallied 15 1-3.
Ryum, who hurt an ankle three weeks before the Big Eight Indoor meet and reinjured it last Wednesday, defeated Gerry Lindgren of Washington State in the 2-mile run Friday night. Ryum was timed in 8:38.9, while Lindgren who placed second was clocked at 8:40.7.
In the mile Saturday, the KU star finished only three yards ahead of Sam Bair of Kent State. Ryun's time of 4:06.8 was well below his meet record of 3:58.6.
Ryun, noted for his fast finishes, ran the last quarter of the mile in 54.7.
KU finished sixth in the distance medley and mile relays, just missing a scoring position. Julio Meade failed to qualify in the 60-year dash. Bob Steinhoff tied for fifth in the pole vault at 15-6.
Villanova dethroned the favored defending champion Southern California by taking four firsts in the meet. Southern Cal was second with 25 points and Oklahoma was third with 17.
Sophomore quartermiler Larry James anchored the Villanova mile relay team to a meet record of 3:14.4.
Jim Ryun and Bob Beamon of Texas-El Paso, formerly Texas Western, became the meet's only double winners. Beamon set an indoor long jump record and won the triple jump.
KU boxer to national tournament
Mike Murray, Prairie Village senior, will represent the Wichita boxing team in the 156-pound class at the National Golden Gloves Tournament of Champions in Salt Lake City March 20-23.
Murray, who competed in the Kansas City regional tournament last year, also won the 156-pound crown in the recent Springfield, Mo., Tournament.
The Wichita team left Sunday night to begin practice in Salt Lake City.
schedule of four games in two days. The action began with one game Friday afternoon.
KU's chapter of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity took first place in a 16-team invitational basketball tournament at Baker University, Baldwin, Friday and Saturday. The Phi Psi's played a hectic
Phi Psi's win Baker basketball tourney