EUGENE, Ore. — Kansas State high jumper Erik Kynard Jr. is headed to the London Olympics, while Kansas triple jumper Andrea Geubelle came up just short.
Kynard jumped 7 feet, 53/4 inches Monday at the U.S. Olympic trials and placed second to Jamie Ni… Continue reading
Andrea Geubelle asked herself the natural question after having a national title torn from her grasp at the NCAA Outdoor two weeks ago.
Why me?
At some stage of grief, she arrived at an answer.
“Part of me is glad it happened to me and not somebody e… Continue reading
For finishing in the the top eight of their respective events this past weekend at the NCAA Outdoor, Kansas and Kansas State placed multiple individuals on the USTFCCCA All-America teams announced Tuesday. KU had three men and 12 women first-teamers, w… Continue reading
Final Fours have special meaning for anyone with a stake in Kansas athletics.
The Jayhawks captured one on the hardwood earlier this year, and now they can add one on the track thanks to a fourth-place finish from the KU women at the NCAA Outdoor in De… Continue reading
Opportunities for team achievement are somewhat spotty in college track and field.
Reason enough for the Kansas women, who enter the NCAA Outdoor on Wednesday ranked No. 2 nationally, to already embrace one shot at a high finish earlier this season.
Co… Continue reading
MANHATTAN — The opportunity to net any and all team points consumed the Kansas women’s team Sunday at the Big 12 Outdoor.
So much so, senior Rebeka Stowe loitered around the track for just a few minutes in order to try a grueling double.
After cla… Continue reading
MANHATTAN — Francine Simpson grew up in Jamaica, which means she grew up in a country of sprinters.
Jamaicans are known for this, Usain Bolt and all. But Simpson, a junior at Kansas, always dreamed of taking a different path to the Olympic Games.
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MANHATTAN — When Nebraska last crossed a Big 12 finish line, it signaled a void in track and field.
To long-time Kansas State coach Cliff Rovelto, a healthy rivalry was lost. So too was a personal connection with Huskers coach Gary Pepin, who once co… Continue reading
ROBINSON HONORED BY BASKETBALL WRITERS: Kansas junior forward Thomas Robinson was named to the 2011-12 U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Team it was announced Monday. The first team consists of five forwards, as the USBWA selected the nat… Continue reading
The Kansas women’s indoor track and field team, behind runner Diamond Dixon and triple jumper Andrea Geubelle’s individual NCAA titles, took second place at the NCAA Indoor track and field Championships on Saturday in Nampa, Idaho.
The fini… Continue reading