KANSAS RELAYS
2C THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 20, 2006
THURSDAY
❖ Hammer Events
11 a.m. — Men's hammer throw
3 p.m. — Women's hammer throw
Distance Events
- Distance Events
5 p.m. — Women's unseded 800-meter run
6:15 p.m. — Men's unsedded 800-meter run
7:25 p.m. — Women's unsedded 1500-meter run
8:45 p.m. — Men's unsedded 1500-meter run
9:55 p.m. — Women's unsedded 3000-meter steeple
10:10 p.m. — Women's 3000-meter-run
10:20 p.m. — Master's mile
10:30 p.m. — Women's open 5K
7 p.m. — Men's open 5K
7:30 p.m. — Women's 5000-meter run
7:55 p.m. — Men's 5000-meter run
8:35 p.m. — Women's 10,000-meter run
9:20 p.m. — Men's 10,000-meter run
FRIDAY
Field Events
8 a.m. - Girl's javelin
8 a.m. - Boy's shot put
30 a.m. - Boy's pole vault
10 a.m. - Girl's high jump
11 a.m. - Boy's triple jump
11 a.m. - Girl's javelin
11:30 a.m. - Women's shot put
Neon - Women's triple jump
1:30 a.m. - Girl's pole vault
1:30 a.m. - Women's triple jump
2 p.m. - Women's javelin
2 p.m. - Men's shot put
4 p.m. - Men's triple jump
4 p.m. - Girl's triple jump
5:00 p.m. - Boy's high jump
5:00 p.m. - Girl's javelin
5:30 p.m. - Girl's pole vault
6:30 p.m. - Girl's shot put
+ Running Events
9:30 a.m. — Girl's four-mile relay
9:30 a.m. — Women's four-mile relay
9:55 a.m. — Girl's shuttle hurdle relay
10:05 a.m. — Women's shuttle hurdle relay
10:10 a.m. — Boy's shuttle hurdle relay
10:20 a.m. — Boy's shuttle hurdle relay
10:30 a.m. — Girl's 400-meter dash
10:45 a.m. — Girl's 400-meter dash
11:05 a.m. — Women's 4 x 200-meter relay
11:15 a.m. — Men's 4 x 200-meter relay
11:30 a.m. — Girl's 3200-meter run
11:45 a.m. — Boy's 3200-meter run
Noon — KR for kids 4th grade relay
Open ceremony and National Annapolis
12:30 p.m. — Boy's 100-meter dash
12:45 p.m. — Women's 100-meter dash
1:05 p.m. — Men's 100-meter dash
1:30 p.m. — Women's 400-meter hurdles
1:45 p.m. — Men's 400-meter hurdles
2:05 p.m. — Boy's 300-meter hurdles
2:25 p.m. — Girl's 300-meter hurdles
2:45 p.m. — KR for kids 4th grade relay
2:50 p.m. — Girl's distance medley relay
3:05 p.m. — Boy's distance medley relay
3:20 p.m. — Women's distance medley relay
3:35 p.m. — Women's distance medley relay
3:50 p.m. — Women's 400-meter dash
4:05 p.m. — Men's 400-meter dash
4:25 p.m. — Girl's 4 x 100-meter relay
4:55 p.m. — Boy's 4 x 100-meter relay
5:25 p.m. — Women's 4 x 100-meter relay
6:05 p.m. — Community 4 x 100-meter relay
6:10 p.m. — Girl's 800-meter run
6:20 p.m. — Boy's 800-meter run
6:30 p.m. — Men's steeplechase
6:45 p.m. — Women's steeplechase
7 p.m. — Girl's 4 x 400-meter relay
7:25 p.m. — Girl's 4 x 400-meter relay
7:50 p.m. — Women's 4 x 400-meter relay
8:10 p.m. — Girl's 4 x 400-meter relay
8:30 p.m. — Women's four-mile relay
8:55 p.m. — Men's four-mile relay
SATURDAY
- **Field Events**
8 a.m. — Boy's discus
10:30 a.m. — Women's pole vault
10:45 a.m. — Women's discus
11 a.m. — Men's high jump
11 a.m. — Boy's long jump
11 a.m. — Men's long jump
1:30 a.m. — Girl's discus
3 p.m. — Girl's long jump
3 p.m. — Women's long jump
2 p.m. — Women's Invitational Pole Vault
3 p.m. — Women's Invitational Shot
3:30 p.m. — Women's Invitational Pole Vault
4 p.m. —男子的 discus
Running Events
9 a.m. — Boy's 110-meter hurdles
8:15 a.m. — Women's 110-meter hurdles
9:35 a.m. — Girl's 100-meter hurdles
9:50 a.m. — Women's 100-meter hurdles
10:10 a.m. — Girl's sprint medley relay
10:30 a.m. — Boy's sprint medley relay
10:50 a.m. — Women's sprint medley relay
11:05 a.m. — Men's sprint medley relay
11:25 a.m. — Masters 4 x 100-meter relay
11:30 a.m. — Grade school 4 x 100-meter relay
11:35 a.m. — Girl's 4 x 200-meter relay
11:50 a.m. — Boy's 4 x 200-meter relay
12:10 p.m. — Girl's two-mile relay
12:35 p.m. — Boy's two-mile relay
12:55 p.m. — Women's two-mile relay
13:05 p.m. — Men's two-mile relay
13:15 p.m. — 200-meter jumping race
11:77 p.m. — Masters 800-meter run
12:00 p.m. - Hy-Vee Shopping Cart race
12:25 p.m. - Youth 50-meter dash
Opening ceremony and National Anthem
2 p.m. — Women's invitational 200-meter dash
2:05 p.m. — Women's invitational 200-meter dash
2:10 p.m. - Girl's 100-meter hurdles
2:15 p.m. - Women's 100-meter hurdles
2:20 p.m. - Women's invitational 100-meter hurdles
2:25 p.m. - Boy's 110-meter hurdles
2:30 p.m. - Men's 110-meter hurdles
2:35 p.m. - Women's invitational 110-meter hurdles
2:40 p.m. - Girl's 100-meter dash
2:45 p.m. - Women's 100-meter dash
2:50 p.m. - Women's invitational 100-meter dash
2:55 p.m. - Boy's 100-meter dash
3 p.m. - Men's 100-meter dash
3:05 p.m. - Men's invitational 100-meter dash
3:10 p.m. - Women's 800-meter run
3:15 p.m. - Men's 800-meter run
3:20 p.m. - Girl's 4 x 100-meter Sunflower Showdown
3:25 p.m. - Girl's 4 x 100-meter Sunflower Showdown
3:30 p.m. - Boy's 4 x 100-meter Sunflower Showdown
3:35 p.m. - Boy's 4 x 100-meter Showdown
3:40 p.m. - Women's 4 x 100-meter relay
3:45 p.m. - Men's 4 x 100-meter relay
3:50 p.m. - Men's invitational mile
4 p.m. - Women's 400-meter hurdles
4:05 p.m. - Men's 400-meter hurdles
4:10 p.m. - Women's invitational 400-meter hurdles
4:15 p.m. - Girl's 400-meter dash
4:20 p.m. - Women's 600-meter dash
4:25 p.m. - Women's invitational 400-meter dash
4:30 p.m. - Boy's 400-meter dash
4:35 p.m. - Women's 400-meter dash
4:40 p.m. - Men's invitational 400-meter dash
4:45 p.m. - Women's 1500-meter run
4:50 p.m. - Men's 1500-meter run
4:55 p.m. - Women's Main Event - Invite 4 x 100
5 p.m. - Man's Main Event - Invite 4 x 100
5:20 p.m. - Mesters 100-meter run
5:25 p.m. - Girl's 1600-meter run
5:40 p.m. - Boy's 1600-meter run
5:55 p.m. - Girl's 4 x 400-meter Sunflower Showdown
6 p.m. - Girl's 4 x 400-meter relay
6:05 p.m. - Boy's 4 x 400-meter Sunflower Showdown
6:10 p.m. - Girl's 4 x 400-meter relay
6:15 p.m. - Women's 4 x 400-meter relay
6:20 p.m. - Men's 4 x 400-meter relay
Local economy sees dollar signs
Relays expected to bring visitors revenue to town
Source: kuathletics.com
BUSINESS
The return of the Gold Zone will mean the return of the Green Zone for area merchants as they cash in on the Kansas Relays.
Last year's Relays brought an extra $4 million into the Lawrence-area economy, according to Bob Sanner of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS
mphillips@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Fans who don't yet have a room should call hotels to check for last-minute cancellations.
"Typically during Relays weekend the hotels in Lawrence are sold out," Sanner said. "It's not uncommon for people to be forced into Johnson County once the Lawrence rooms are all booked."
There will be about 6,000 athletes traveling to Lawrence to participate, and last year an additional 25,000 fans were in attendance. Because the Relays take place over an entire weekend, local hotels will see an increase in business.
In 2003 the chamber calculated 1,147 hotel rooms in Lawrence.
The $4 million impact is based on calculations of how much the aver-
people to be forced into Johnson County once the Lawrence rooms are all booked."
it's not uncommon for
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Bob Sanner
age person spends while in Lawrence. Sanner said some of the visitors will spend the weekend, while others will make a dav trip.
This will be the 79th installment of the Relays. Last year drew the second-biggest crowd in the event's history.
earlier this month that his goal was to break the attendance record of 30,000, which was set in 1972 when Lim Rim competed in the Relays.
The University profits less than the community from the event, because of appearance fees paid to bring in top athletes. In addition, the University only takes in money from ticket sales and concessions at Memorial Stadium.
Tickets to the event are $10 for adults and $5 for children. Students will be admitted for free with a KUID.
Meet director Tim Weaver said
- Edited by Kathryn Anderson
The Gold Zone portion of the event is scheduled to run between 2 and 5 p.m. Saturday.
Olympians spotlighted Sprinters Greene, Gatlin headline superstar lineup
INFORMATION GATHERED BY EVAN KAFARAKIS ekafarakis@kansan.com
Maurice Greene
**Event:** 4 x 100-meter relay
**Height:** 5 feet, 9 inches
**Weight:** 180 pounds
**Quick hits:** 2000 Olympic
100-meter and 4 x 100-
meter relay gold medalist.
2004 Olympic 100 meter
bronze medalist and 4 x
100-meter relay silver med
alist. Three-time world 100-meter champion. One of the greatest sprinters of all time. Started running track at 8 years old.
Event: 4 x 100-meter relay Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 165 pounds Quick hits: 2004 Olympic 200-meter gold medalist. Olympic 4 x 100-meter silver medalist. Participated in Fox Television's show "Man vs. Beast" in 2003.
clinics and talks for school children. Her ambition is to become a pediatric psychologist.
Shawn Crawford
Event: 400-meter dash
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 148 pounds
Quick hits: A bronze medal
ist in the 4 x 400-meter
relay at the 2004 Olympic
games in Athens, Greece,
with the Jamaican team.
She conducts coaching
Raced against a zebra and giraffe. Defeated the giraffe.
Brian Lewis
baseball, but didn't make his high school's varsity team, so he went out for the track team.
Event: 100-meter dash
Height: 5 feet, 8 inches
Weight: 158 pounds
Quick Hits: 2000 Olympic
4 x 100-meter relay gold medalist, 1999 World Outdoor Championship gold medalist in the 4 x 100-meter relay. Grew up playing
Michelle Burgher
Justin Gatlin
Event: 4 x 100-meter relay
Height: 6 feet, 1 inch
Weight: 180 pounds
Quick hits: 2005 World Outdoor 100-meter and 200-meter champion. 2004 Olympic 100-meter gold medalist. 2004 200-meter bronze medalist and 4
x four-meter relay silver medalist. Collegiate star at the University of Tennessee, winning six NCAA titles by the end of his sophomore season.
Nick Hysong
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Height: 6 feet, 1 inch
Weight: 180 pounds
Quick hits: 2000 Olympic gold medalist in the pole vault. 2001 World Outdoor Championship bronze medalist in the pole vault.
1995 US Indoor Champion.
Otis Harris
Event: Pole Vault
Event: 200-meter dash
Height: 6 feet, 1 inch
Weight: 165 pounds
Quick hits: 2004 Olympic
400-meter silver medalist.
2004 Olympic 4 x 400-meter relay gold medalist.
Eight-time NCAA All-Ameri
est in North Carolina.
where he ended his collegiate career after his junior season.
Torri Edwards
Event: 200-meter dash
Height: 5 feet, 4 inches
Weight: 127 pounds
Quick hits: 2003 World outdoor 100-meter gold and 200-meter silver medalist. 2003 World Outdoor 4 x 100-meter relay silver medalist. 2003 US Outdoor
100-meter and 200-meter champion. 2000 Olympic Bronze medalist in the 4 x 100meter relay. Edwards established herself as one of the world's finest women's sprinters in recent years.
Allyson Felix
Event: 100-meter dash
Height: 5 feet, 6 inches
Weight: 125 pounds
Quick Hits: 2005 World
Outdoor 200-meter dash champion. Two-time USA
Outdoor 200-meter champion. 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 200-meter
dash. At the age of 19 Felix won her first World Championships Gold.
Crystal Cox
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- a sprinter and a mother.
Event: 200-meter dash
Height: 6 feet, 3 inches
Weight: 175 pounds
Quick hits: 2004 Olympic 4 x 400-meter gold medalist.
2004 USA Indoor 200-meter champion. Discussed on NBC's "Today Show" being an Olympic Mom
Austra Skujyte
Event: long jump, shot put and college 100-meter hurdles
Height: 6 feet, 2 inches
Weight: 176 pounds
Quick hits: 2004 Olympic Silver in Heptathalon. 2004 World Indoor Championships Bronze medalist
NCAA Champion 2001 and 2002. Dominant during her collegiate career as a Kansas State Wildcat in multi-event competitions.
Allen Johnson
Event: 4 x 100-meter relay Height: 5 feet,10 inches Weight: 165 pounds Quick hits: Seven-time U.S. Outdoor champion in the 110-meter hurdles.1996 Olympic gold medalist in the 110-meter hurdles.A four-time World Outdoor
champion and a three-time World Indoor 60-meter hurdles champion, as well as a four-time U.S. Indoor champion. Quite the resume for a fierce competitor who just recently confessed that he is blind in his left eye.
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