2014 @KUTRACK SCHEDULE MEET 3 - Holiday Inn Invitational INDOOR FRIDAY, SATURDAY FRI // 4PM-8:25PM DECEMBER JAN. 17-18, 2014 SAT // 12PM - 3:25PM 7 . .Bob Timmons Challenge. Lawrence, Kan. JANUARY Live results available Watch highlights and 10 . .Bill Easton Classic. Lawrence, Kan. BOB DEVANEY via Nebraska post-meet interviews CENTER athletics at huskers by logging on to you- 17-18 Holiday Inn Invitational Lincoln, Neb com/track tube com/KUAthletics 24 . .Jayhawk Classic. Lawrence, Kan. Visit the Meet Central Get live updates and Watch instant clips FEBRUARY Page at KU Athletics results by following the of races, jumps and 7-8 Armory Collegiate Invitational New York, N Y to get in-depth official Twitter account of throws by following 14-15 Tyson Invitational Fayetteville, Ark updates, results Kansas Track & Field, @KUTrack on Vine 28 Big 12 Indoor Championships Ames, Iowa @KUTrack MARCH 1 Big 12 Indoor Championships Ames, Iowa @KUTRACK STARTERS 14-15 NCAA Indoor Championships Albuquerque, N M • The Jayhawks will travel to compete in Lincoln for the first time since Nebraska hosted the Big 12 Indoor Championships in February of 2011 OUTDOOR 26-29 Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays Austin, Texas • This weekend’s meet will reunite former Big 12 conference foes Kansas and Nebraska The two schools competed against one another for over 100 years as members of the Missouri Valley, Big APRIL Six, Big Seven, Big Eight and Big 12 Conferences before the Cornhuskers’ departure in 2011 5 Sun Angel Classic Tempe, Ariz • Combined event specialist Lindsay Vollmer will look to keep her blazing start to the 2014 11-12 John McDonnell Invitational Fayetteville, Ark campaign going as she is slated to compete in the shot put and long jump competitions A week 16-19. 87th Annual Kansas Relays . Lawrence,. Kan. ago, the junior tallied career bests in the high jump and 60-meter hurdles 26 Triton Invitational San Diego, Calif • The KU men’s pole vaulters currently see three Jayhawks ranked among the top-15 in the nation after senior Alex Bishop, sophomore Jake Albright and freshman Nick Meyer all cleared 5 21 MAY meters (17’1”) at the Bill Easton Classic last week Kansas has the most vaulters of any school in the 3 . .Rock Chalk Classic . .Lawrence, . Kan. nation currently ranked inside the top-20 (4) 16-18 Big 12 Outdoor Championships Lubbock, Texas • Caleb Cowling will return to his native Lincoln this weekend to compete in the long jump and triple 29-31 NCAA West Preliminary Fayetteville, Ark jump The freshman was a two-time state champion at Lincoln Pius X • Three Kansas women feature three women who currently sit among the top-five of the NCAA JUNE rankings in their respective events Junior Lindsay Vollmer has the No 1 high jump mark in the 11-14 NCAA Outdoor Championships Eugene, Ore nation of 1 81 meters (5’11¼”), senior Natalia Bartnovskaya’s 4 15m (13’7¼”) vault is second in the TBA US Track & Field Championships Sacramento, Calif nation and senior Diamond Dixon is fifth in the 200 meters after clocking in at 24 31 last week • Now in his 14th year as Kansas’ head coach, Stanley Redwine is seeing an average of just over 10 Bold - Home Meet athletes per season earn First Team All-America distinctions • The KU women are looking to replace 70 percent of the scorers which led the 2013 team to the 2014 @KUTRACK STAFF NCAA Outdoor Championship • The Kansas men return over 80 percent of the points from a year ago that helped lead the squad to Head Coach - Track & Field/Cross Country . .Stanley . Redwine sixth- and fifth-place performances at the indoor and outdoor Big 12 Championships, respectively Sprints/Middle Distance 14th Season The outdoor finish was the best result by a KU men’s team since 2005 Arkansas ‘85 Assistant Head Coach . Tom. .Hays . Vertical Jumps 10th Season Kansas ‘89 2014 QUICK FACTS Assistant Coach . .Elisha . Brewer . Sprints/Hurdles Ninth Season SCHOOL INFO 2014 TEAM INFO Location Lawrence, Kan Arkansas ‘98 (M) 2013 Big 12 Finish (In/Out) 6th/5th Founded 1866 (W) 2013 Big 12 Finish (In/Out) 1st/1st Assistant Coach . Andy. Kokhanovsky . Enrollment 27,939 (M) 2013 NCAA Finish (In/Out) None/t28 Throws Ninth Season Nickname Jayhawks (W) 2013 NCAA Finish (In/Out) 2nd/1st Abiline Christian ‘98 Colors Crimson and Blue Affiliation NCAA Division I (M) Big 12 Champions (returning/lost) (2/1) Assistant Coach . .Wayne . Pate . Conference Big 12 (W) Big 12 Champions (returning/lost) (4/4) Horizontal Jumps/Combined Events Seventh Season (M) First Team All-Americans (returning/lost) (1/0) Indiana ‘81 TEAM HISTORY (W) First Team All-Americans (returning/lost)............................ (5/7) Seasons of Track and Field (M/W) 114th/41st Assistant Coach . Michael. Whittlesey. (M) NCAA Champions (returning/lost) (0/0) Men’s NCAA Team Titles (I/O) 3/3 (W) NCAA Champions (returning/lost) (2/1) Distance/Middle Distance/Cross Country Fifth Season Women’s NCAA Team Titles (I/O) 0/1 Connecticut ‘90 Men’s Conference Titles (I/O) 27/33 Women’s Conference Titles (I/O) 1/1 2014 @KUTrack 2014 Kansas Top Indoor Marks JAYHAWKS JOURNEY TO LINCOLN FOR HOLIDAY INN INVITATIONAL Kansas will try to continue its strong start to the 2014 campaign when the Jayhawks travel north to the home of former Big 12 MEN conference foe Nebraska this weekend at the Holiday Inn Invitational in Lincoln, Neb The meet, scheduled for Jan 17-18, will see 60m DeMario Johnson 6 84 Bill Easton Classic over 600 athletes from 14 collegiate teams compete inside the Bob Devaney Sports Center The 10th-ranked Kansas women will 200m DeMario Johnson 22 04 Bill Easton Classic see 32 athletes compete in Lincoln, while the Jayhawk men will see 30 of their athletes in action 400m Michael Stigler 48 75 Bill Easton Classic 600yd Michael Stigler 1:10 95 Bob Timmons Challenge LAST TIME OUT 800m Dominique Manley 1:56 53 Bill Easton Classic Kansas track & field’sNatalia Bartnovskaya, Lindsay Vollmer and Michael Stigler proved themselves worthy of their Bowerman 1,000m Daniel Koech 2:30 49 Bill Easton Classic Watch List status as they competed last week at the Bill Easton Classic inside Anschutz Sports Pavilion Bartnovskaya and Vollmer 3,000m Eric Lightfoot 9:10 27 Bill Easton Classic tallied NCAA-leading performances while Stigler turned in victories in three events as the men’s and women’s teams took part in 4x400m Johnson, Manley, their first meet of the calendar year Stigler, McCuin 3:15 08 Bill Easton Classic DMR -- -- -- Bartnovskaya got over 4 15 meters (13’7¼”) on her first attempt to move her to No 2 in the NCAA and gave the senior her first HJ Jonathan Fuller 2 09m Bill Easton Classic victory of the season Vollmer took all three of her attempts at 1 81 meters (5’11¼”) in the high jump, but saved her best for last, Austin Hoag 2 09m Bill Easton Classic sliding over for her fifth clearance of the day and moving into the Kansas history books Her mark was the highest hit by a KU PV Jake Albright 5 21m Bill Easton Classic female since 1993 and moved her to No 3 on the school’s all-time indoor performance list Her leap was also the highest by a Alex Bishop 5 21m Bill Easton Classic collegian so far this young season Nick Meyer 5 21m Bill Easton Classic LJ Caleb Cowling 6 90m Bill Easton Classic Stigler was once again the top performer on the track for the KU men, picking up a pair of victories and aiding in a third Friday TJ Richard Smith 14 26m Bill Easton Classic evening The junior started his day in the 60-meter hurdles, where he sprinted through the finish in 8 14, outleaning Kansas State’s SP Paul Golen 14 92m Bill Easton Classic Devin Dick to take the win He then went on to post a win in the 400 meters, pulling away from the rest of the field in the final 100 WT Paul Golen 13 97m Bob Timmons Challenge meters to pick up his third-career victory in the event Stigler posted a time of 48 75, less than half a second off of his career best WOMEN KU WOMEN SLOTTED AT NO. 10 IN PRESEASON RANKINGS 60m Tianna Valentine 7 47 Bill Easton Classic With the return of three NCAA champions as well as a four All-Americans from a year ago, the Kansas women’s track & field team 200m Diamond Dixon 24 31 Bill Easton Classic earned a spot on the annual U S Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) preseason indoor national 400m -- -- -- rankings list The Jayhawks found themselves slotted at No 10 in the nation entering the 2014 campaign, marking the second- 600yd Diamond Dixon 1:21 15 Bill Easton Classic consecutive season the team has begun the year ranked inside the top-10 800m KayLee Farmer 2:20 49 Bob Timmons Challenge Mile Lydia Saggau 5:10 00 Bill Easton Classic Kansas has had recent success when it comes to the USTFCCCA computer rankings Since the middle of the 2012 season to the end 3,000m Nashia Baker 10:22 83 Bill Easton Classic of last year, the KU women found themselves ranked in the top-five of the national rankings for 23-consecutive weeks Counting 60mH Lindsay Vollmer 8 47 Bill Easton Classic this week’s ranking, the KU women have seen themselves inside the top-10 of the indoor or outdoor NCAA ranks in 32 of the last 4x400m Newell, Dixon, 33 weeks King, Adams 3:47 38 Bill Easton Classic DMR M Baker, M Klaver, JAYHAWKS SEE THREE ON EARLY WATCH FOR ‘THE BOWERMAN’ L Saggau, N Baker 12:14 81 Bill Easton Classic Kansas track & field’s national champion heptathlete, Lindsay Vollmer, is one of 10 athletes named to the preseason Bowerman HJ Lindsay Vollmer 1 81m Bill Easton Classic Watch List as was released by the U S Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) last week