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Sophomore Mason Finley improved on his weight throw results from last year throwing 56.29-feet, which earned him third place.
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Sophomore Andrea Guebelle crosses the finish line in the 200-meter dash Saturday during the Bob Timmons Challenge hosted in Anshutz Sports Pavilion. Guebelle finished third in the event with a time of 25.48.
"It was good. I PR-ed from last year by six feet so I think it was good," Finley said.
The women's pole vaulters swept the medals with first, second and third place finishen. Freshman Demi Payne managed her first collegiate win at 3.9 meters, just short of the 4-meter qualifying mark for the NCAA. Senior Jaci Perryman and junior Julia Cummings came in at 3.8-meters and 3.7-meters, respectively.
Sophomore Rebecca Neville came in first in the 60-meter hurdles race with a time of 8.93.
"It was an OK start to the season it was a way faster start than last year. We know that I can run way faster. I am definitely going to put the race together," Neville said.
Transfer sophomore Francine Kimone Simpson's debut for Kansas was solid as she finished behind sophomore Denesha Morris in the 60-meter dash. Sophomore Andrea Geubelle rounded out the top three.
"That was pretty amazing," Simpson said. "It was pretty good to know that all three of us were in the top three."
time of 25.14.
Geubelle followed Simpson in third at 25.48. Both times are just above the NCAA qualifying times.
Simpson also finished second in the 200-meter dash with a
For the men,
senior Keron
Toussaint took
Another young face for the Jayhawks was 800-
want to but this year it was a good start."
man Nikolos Giancana, finished third also at two-meter, which was ultimately a four-way tie.
Experience paid off for junior Nick Canton who won high jump by clearing the two-meter mark on his first try. His teammate, fresh-
meter winner, freshman Dalen Fink. This was his first experience running on an indoor track; however he took right to it.
"At the next meet we are just going to have to get better from here."
first in the 600-yard run with a time of 1:13.03.
"We know that I can run way faster.I am definitely going to put the race together."
"It was my first race in college so I was really nervous and anxious coming into it," Fink said. "I want to keep dropping my times
STANLEY REDWINE
Coach
The second flight of the women's 4x400 had the Jayhawk team flying around the track for a final time of 3:44:75. The team was composed of freshman Diamond Dixon, sophomore Taylor Washington, junior
"It is a good way to start off the season," Toussaint said. "Normally I do not start out as good as 1
REBECCA NEVILLE Sophomore hurdler
and staying
competitive trying to keep up. We have a great group of guys we are all going to look to push ourselves."
out a competitor and getting a time of 2:35.20.
Sophomore Sean Proehl won the 1000-meter race by edging
"It was good to catch him right at the end. I almost didn't think I was going to," Proehl said.
Shayla Wilson and sophomore Denesha Morris. All four of the women speed around the track for the entire race and almost lapped the last place competition.
"Even though
though they are young it is a great team because they are all really fast and motivated in practice."Wilson said. "I don't think age has anything to do with it because they are all really good runners."
Redwine said it was a good start to the season, but also leaves room for improvement.
The men's 4x400 placed second with a time of 3:21.56.
"At the next meet we are just going to have to get better from here." Redwine said. "We need to make sure that our athletes train over the Christmas holidays and then we will see where we are again."
The next meet will be in Lawrence on Jan. 8, 2011, for the Bill Easton Classic.
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— Edited by Emily McCoy
Freshman middle distance runner Dalen Fink pushes past freshman middle distance teammate Nick Seckfort in the 800 meter run at Saturday's Bob Timmons Challenge hosted in Anshutz Sports Pavilion. Fink captured the win with a team of 1:56:49 while Seckfort was right on his heels finishing in fourth at 1:57:02.
The ten members of the Big 12 who will remain in the conference can head into the bowl season resting easy, knowing that they won't have to watch Nebraska bring the Big 12 trophy with them to a different conference. Instead they can focus on improving the reputation of the Big 12 by winning as many bowl games as possible.
Thankfully, Stoops changed the moniker (he has lost his last five BCS Bowl games and lost to Mizzou as the number one team in the nation), and did it coming back from a 17 to nothing deficit in the early second quarter.
Had Nebraska won and gone on to receive the Big 12's automatic BCS bid it would've been the ultimate insult to the Big 12 in what is already perceived to be a down year for the conference. Pundits would claim how it's more like the Big Ten has three teams playing in the BCS, and continue to throw the remaining Big 12 teams under the bus as underachievers in a down year for the conference because of the struggles of Texas.
And fans of the school's will be happy to know that next season, even though there will not be a Big 12 Championship game, there will be a defending champion to try and unseat.
history was not just a victory for Oklahoma, but also a victory for the Big 12 conference as a whole. The team that effectively destroyed the championship doesn't get to win the last one. And this year the Cornhuskers can't blame their loss on officiating like last year's loss to Texas. If they want to blame anyone, they can look at themselves and their inability to hold onto the football.
Edited by Anna Nordling
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