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TRACK & FIELD
Busy weekend sends track team to three meets across country
BY ANDREW HAMMOND
ahammond@kansan.com
Kansas vs. 16 ranked men's and women's track teams
**When:** Feb. 12-13
**Where:** Fayetteville, Ark.
This weekend Kansas track and field will slice its squad into three teams to compete in meets all over the country. The Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville," Ark., will host 26 Jayhawks while the KU throwers will be in the mountains of Colorado Springs, Colo. at the Air Force Invitational. The other members of the team will get a preview of the Big 12 Indoor championship site, Ames, Iowa, for the ISU Classic. Here's a look at the three events:
Tyson Invitational
Who to watch for: Senior Lauren Bonds looks for her third NCAA provisional of the season. Corey Shank and Jordan Scott aim for medals in the invitational pole vault event.
Kansas' throwers vs. schools from the Mountain West Conference When: Feb. 12-13
Storyline: Shank looks to join Bonds, Scott and triple-jumper Andrea Geubelle as a qualifier for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
Air Force Invitational
Where: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Who to watch for: All KU throwers as they face unfamiliar competition.
Storyline: Freshman Mason Finley heads back home to Colorado. Finley is from Salida, Colo., which
is only two hours from the Air Force Academy.
Kansas' distance runners and multi-event athletes vs. nine ranked men and women's teams
Where: Ames, Iowa
ISU Classic
Who to watch for: Nick Caprario looks to top his career-best time of 14:52.24 in the 5,000 meters.
Storyline: Distance runners get an early preview of the Lied Recreational Center, home of this season's Big 12 Indoor Track and Field Championships. Also, freshmen Rebecca Neville and Sara Noonan compete in three events: shot put, 60-meter hurdles and long jump.
- Edited by Taylor Bern