BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP | MAY 14-16, 2021 | R.V. CHRISTIAN TRACK | MANHATTAN, KAN. 2021 OUTDOOR SCHEDULE BIG 12 OUTDOOR meet schedule MARCH 19-20 | COLUMBIA, MO. CHAMPIONSHIP Friday, May 14 AT 11:00 am ................................................Decathlon 100 Meters MISSOURI SPRING OPENER 11:30 am ................................ Heptathlon 100 Meter Hurdles 11:45 am................................................ Decathlon Long Jump MARCH 24-27 | AUSTIN, TEXAS Starting line 12:00 pm ................................Women’s Hammer Throw 12:15 pm .............................................. Heptathlon High Jump AT TEXAS RELAYS 12:45 pm ....................................................Decathlon Shot Put BACK AT BIG 12’S 1:45 pm .................................................. Decathlon High Jump This weekend’s Big 12 Championship marks the 2:15 pm .....................................................Heptathlon Shot Put MARCH 26-27 | TULSA, OKLA. first Big 12 outdoor Championship in nearly two 2:30 pm ........................................Men’s Hammer Throw AT ORU INVITATIONAL years. The previous Big 12 outdoor Championship 3:15 pm ............................................... Heptathlon 200 Meters was hosted in Norman, Oklahoma from May 10- 3:45 pm ................................................Decathlon 400 Meters 12. 2019. The men’s and women’s teams each 4:00 pm ................................... Women’s Javelin Throw APRIL 9-10 | COLUMBIA, MO. placed fifth while Bryce Hoppel (800 meters), 6:30 pm ..........................................Men’s Javelin Throw Gleb Dudarev (hammer throw), Cordell Tinch 8:15 pm .................................... Women’s 10,000 Meters AT MISSOURI INVITATIONAL (110-meter hurdles) and Alexandra Emilianov 9:00 pm ........................................Men’s 10,000 Meters (discus) all claimed individual crowns. APRIL 16-17 | WACO, TEXAS Saturday, May 15 10:00 am .................................. Decathlon 110 Meter Hurdles AT MICHAEL JOHNSON INVITATIONAL JAYHAWKS AT THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP 11:00 am ..............................................Heptathlon Long Jump This year’s Big 12 outdoor Championship marks the 11:00 am .........................................................Decathlon Discus 24th in the conference’s history since beginning 12:15 pm .........................................Heptathlon Javelin Throw APRIL 23 | FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. back in 1997. The Jayhawks have claimed one 12:30 pm .................................................Decathlon Pole Vault AT JOHN MCDONNELL INVITATIONAL team conference crown back in 2013, when the 1:30 pm......................................Heptathlon 800 Meters KU women’s team swept both indoor and outdoor 2:00 pm .............................................. Men’s High Jump conference championships, before winning the 2:00 pm ........................................Women’s Long Jump MAY 1 | LAWRENCE, KAN. 2013 NCAA Outdoor Championship in Eugene, 2:00 pm ............................................Women’s Shot Put Oregon. This year, the Kansas men enter the Big 12 3:00 pm ...........................................Decathlon Javelin Throw VS ROCK CHALK CLASSIC 3:00 pm .................................Women’s 1,500 Meter Prelims outdoor Championship ranked 15th in the country 3:20 pm .........................................Men’s 1,500 Meter Prelims and third in the Big 12, while the KU women rank 3:40 pm .....................Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles Prelims MAY 8 | MANHATTAN, KAN. 36th in the NCAA and 6th among conference foes. 3:55 pm ..............................Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Prelims AT WARD HAYLETT INVITATIONAL 4:15 pm ................................... Women’s 400 Meters Prelims UNPRECEDENTED HEIGHTS 4:30 pm .................................... Decathlon 1,500 Meters The Kansas men’s pole vault unit has accomplished 4:30 pm .......................................... Women’s Pole Vault MAY 14-18 | MANHATTAN, KAN. a feat that no other school in NCAA history has 4:35 pm ......................................... Men’s 400 Meters Prelims done, as four Jayhawks have cleared the 18-feet 4:55 pm ....................................Women’s 100 Meters Prelims AT BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP mark in the pole vault this season. Among them 5:00 pm ............................................. Men’s Long Jump are Zach Bradford, Hussain Al-Hizam, Kyle Rogers 5:00 pm ..................................................Men’s Shot Put 5:10 pm .......................................... Men’s 100 Meters Prelims MAY 27-29 | COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS and Christian Champen, who all rank in the top-11 5:30 pm...................................Women’s 800 Meters Prelims nationally and take up the top-four spots in the Big AT NCAA WEST PRELIMINARY 5:50 pm......................................... Men’s 800 Meters Prelims 12 for those scheduled to compete this weekend. 6:10 pm .................... Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles Prelims At the Rock Chalk Classic from April 30-May 1, all 6:30 pm .......................... Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Prelims JUNE 9 -12 | EUGENE, ORE. four Jayhawks cleared 18-feet in the same meet, 6:50 pm ..................................Women’s 200 Meters Prelims 7:05 pm ..........................................Men’s 200 Meters Prelims AT also the first to accomplish such a feat. NCAA OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 7:20 pm ................Women’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase INDIVIDUAL TOP MARK 7:35 pm ..................... Men’s 3,000 Meter Steeplechase Zach Bradford 5.81m (19-0.75 ft.) BIG 12 MEET RECENT HISTORY Hussain Al-Hizam 5.70m (18-8.25 ft.) Sunday, May 16 1:00 pm ....................................... Women’s Triple Jump Kyle Rogers 5.52m (18-1.25 ft.) 1:00 pm ......................................... Women’s High Jump Men’s Christian Champen 5.52m (18-1.25 ft.) 2:00 pm ............................................... Women’s Discus Year Kansas Finish (Pts.) Location 2:00 pm ............................................... Men’s Pole Vault 2019 5th (79) Norman, Okla. RETURNING BIG 12 CHAMPS 3:00 pm............................ Women’s 4x100 Meter Relay 2018 3rd (101) Waco, Texas On one of the biggest stages of the track & field 3:10 pm................................... Men’s 4x100 Meter Relay 3:20 pm ......................................Women’s 1,500 Meters 2017 2nd (143) Lawrence, Kan. season, the Jayhawks come with experience. Four Jayhawks enter this weekend’s Big 12 outdoor 3:30 pm ............................................. Men’s Triple Jump 2016 2nd (116) Fort Worth, Texas Championship having already claimed a Big 12 3:30 pm ............................................Men’s 1,500 Meters 2015 5th (85.25) Ames, Iowa outdoor title in their careers. Among them are 3:45 pm .............................Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles 2014 7th (67) Lubbock, Texas 3:55 pm ....................................Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Gleb Dudarev (hammer throw), Hussain Al-Hizam 4:05 pm ........................................Women’s 400 Meters 2013 5th (82.5) Waco, Texas (pole vault), Ivan Henry (4x400 meter relay) and 4:15 pm ...............................................Men’s 400 Meters 2012 7th (64) Manhattan, Kan. Alexandra Emilianov (discus). Dudarev is seeking 4:25 pm .........................................Women’s 100 Meters his fourth career Big 12 outdoor title, which would 4:30 pm ...................................................... Men’s Discus Women’s tie for the most in the event in Big 12 outdoor 4:35 pm ...............................................Men’s 100 Meters Year Kansas Finish (Pts.) Location history (Nick Miller, 4x). 4:45 pm ........................................ Women’s 800 Meters 2019 5th (73.5) Norman, Okla. 4:55 pm ..............................................Men’s 800 Meters SIGHTS SET ON POSTSEASON 5:10 pm ............................Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles 2018 3rd (109) Waco, Texas 5:20 pm ..................................Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles 2017 5th (84) Lawrence, Kan. The start of the Big 12 outdoor Championship marks the start of the postseason for the 5:30 pm ........................................ Women’s 200 Meters 5:40 pm ..............................................Men’s 200 Meters 2016 4th (82.4) Fort Worth, Texas Jayhawks, as KU will move on from the Big 12 2015 4th (101) Ames, Iowa 5:50 pm .....................................Women’s 5,000 Meters outdoor Championship on to the NCAA West 6:15 pm ............................................Men’s 5,000 Meters 2014 4th (100.5) Lubbock, Texas Preliminary in College Station, Texas May 27-29, 6:35 pm ........................... Women’s 4x400 Meter Relay 2013 1st (158) Waco, Texas followed by the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 6:45 pm ................................. Men’s 4x400 Meter Relay 2012 2nd (129.5) Manhattan, Kan. Eugene, Oregon June 9-12. Bold indicates event final 2020-21 KANSAS TRACK & FIELD 1 MEET NOTES /// BIG 12 OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2 Quick facts MEDIA INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION WEEKLY PRESS RELEASE Location Lawrence, Kan. Weekly press releases, including updated individual and team stats, performance sheets, as well as School Founded 1866 information on upcoming meets will be made available prior to the team’s next meet. The releases are Enrollment 27,619 (Fall 2020) available in PDF format via email. To be included on the e-mail list, please contact Andy Eisch at aeisch@ Nickname Jayhawks ku.edu. The releases will also be available on the KU Athletics web site in PDF format. School Colors Crimson (PMS