KU track nabs 3 titles

By Staff Reports     May 14, 2016

Fort Worth, Texas — Kansas University won three individual tittles on the first day of the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday at the Lowdon Track complex.

KU’s Daina Levy won the hammer throw, Jake Albright won the men’s pole vault, and Sharon Lokedi won the 10,000 meters, breaking a 20-year KU winless streak in the event.

Levy won with a toss of 218 feet, 3 inches. Albright’s winning height was 18-01/2. And Lokedi won in 34:59.58.

KU is leading the women’s team standings with 21 points. Oklahoma is in second with 20.

On the men’s side, OU leads with 41 points, and Kansas is second with 33.

The meet resumes Saturday and concludes Sunday.

MEN

Team scores: Oklahoma 41, Kansas 33, Kansas State 28, Oklahoma State 22, Texas 16, Texas Tech 8, TCU 6, Iowa State 2.

KU results

10,000 — 2. Evan Landes, 3:16.73; 6. Chris Melgares, 30:57.97.

Pole vault — 1. Jake Albright, 18-01/2; 2. Nick Meyer, 17-101/2; 6. Nick Maestretti, 17-61/2; 12. Hussain Al Hizam, 16-03/4.

Hammer throw — 8. Mitch Cooper, 189-8; 11. Brandon Lombardino, 169-3.

Decathlon (through 5 of 10 events) — 7. Dylan Poirier, 3,455.

WOMEN

Team scores: Kansas 21, Oklahoma 20, Kansas State 11, Texas 8, Iowa State 8, Oklahoma State 8.

KU results

10,000 — 1. Sharon Lokedi, 34:59.58; 12. Emily Downey, 37:00.02.

Hammer throw — 1. Daina Levy, 218-3; 8. Dasha Tsema, 179-3.

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