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Kansas sprinter Dixon named Midwest Track Athlete of the Year

Kansas University senior sprinter Diamond Dixon on Monday was named the Midwest Region Track Athlete of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

Obama honors KU track champs at White House

President Barack Obama honored 19 NCAA Division I championship teams, including the 2012-13 Kansas University women’s track and field team, during a ceremony Monday at the White House.

Ex-Jayhawk Clemons gets track record share

The United States 4X400 relay team — including Kansas University product Kyle Clemons — set the indoor world record Sunday.

KU track champs invited to White House

The Kansas University women’s track and field team, which earned the program’s first national title in June at the NCAA Outdoor meet, will be honored by President Barack Obama on Monday at the White House.

Dixon, Stigler win at Big 12 track

Kansas University senior Diamond Dixon and junior Michael Stigler earned individual Big 12 Championships as the KU track and field teams closed out the league’s indoor meet on Saturday.

KU track athletes second at Big 12 Indoor

Runner-up finishes from Sydney Conley and Natalia Bartnovskaya were among Kansas’ highlights Friday at the Big 12 Track Indoor. Conley was second in the women’s long jump at 20-81⁄2. Bartnovskaya was second in the women’s pole vault at 14-11⁄4.

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New KU track at Rock Chalk Park honored with distinct label

Kansas University officials announced Wednesday that the track surface at Rock Chalk Park will be recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) as the fifth Class I Certified track on United States soil, and will be one of only 105 in the entire world.

Ex-KU track standout Clemons claims USA 400m title

Former Kansas University track and field standout Kyle Clemons won gold in the 400 meters on Sunday at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships.

KU track teams tune up in Indiana

The Kansas University women’s distance medley relay team ran the third-fastest time in school history as KU track and field athletes competed on Saturday at the Alex Wilson Invitational.

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KU track’s Dixon PRs again in Arkansas

For the second week in a row, Kansas University senior Diamond Dixon set a new personal best in the 200 meters on Saturday as the KU track and field teams wrapped up their weekend at the Tyson Invitational.

Buchanan leads KU track at ISU

Kansas University junior Reid Buchanan was runner-up with a career-best time in the 3,000 meters on Saturday at the ISU Classic, site of the upcoming Big 12 track and field championships.

KU’s King excels in 800 meters

Kansas University sophomore Rhavean King posted one of the best all-time performances by a Jayhawk in the 800 meters at the Tyson Invitational.

Track relay team sets KU record

The Kansas University women’s 4x800-meter relay team broke a 34-year school record with its first-place finish at the Armory Collegiate Invitational on Saturday at the Armory Track and Field Center.

KU sprinter Dixon sets 500 record

Kansas University senior sprinter Diamond Dixon posted one of the fastest 500-meter times ever by a collegian as she claimed an easy victory in the event Friday night inside The Armory Track & Field Center. Eleven other Jayhawks turned in personal record performances as both the men’s and women’s squads wrapped up a solid first day at the Armory Collegiate Invitational.

Pole vaulter wins KU's third straight Big 12 weekly award

Kansas University senior pole vaulter Natalia Bartnovskaya earned the KU women’s track and field team’s third-straight Big 12 Athlete of the Week award, the conference announced Wednesday.

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April 2013
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April 2012
Gallery: Kansas Relays 2012 (Friday)
January 2012
Gallery: Jayhawk Classic track meet
Gallery: KU track and field at the BIll Easton Classic
April 2011
Gallery: 2011 Kansas Relays - April 23: KU and invitational athletes
KU’s Kyle Clemons: 1st place, 400 meters
KU women take top 3 spots in 400
Videos: Kansas Relays: April 23, 2011
Gallery: 2011 Kansas Relays - April 22: Kansas University
December 2010
Gallery: KU Track at the Bob Timmons Challenge
May 2010
KU thrower looking to break records
KU freshman earns conference honor
April 2010
Kansas Relays come to a close
Gallery: 2010 Kansas Relays
January 2010
KU runners find success at home meet
Bonds paces KU track
May 2009
FSHS senior will join KU track team
April 2009
KU freshman shines at relays
March 2009
Gallery: KU releases drawings of proposed Olympic Sports Village
August 2008
KU cross country team opens 2008 season on Saturday
KU grad Russell reaches finals
Jayhawks hold Olympic Sports Media Day
Audio: KU cross country coach Stanley Redwine talks about his former athlete Scott Russell, who is competing for Canada in the javelin at the 2008 Olympics
July 2008
Ex-KU great Russell takes aim at Olympics
June 2008
3 Jayhawks qualify for NCAA track finals
Jayhawks head to track & field nationals
April 2008
Agafonov enjoys back-to-back wins
Kansas Relays kick off
February 2008
Nickesha Anderson
KU track star Sultanova honored
January 2008
KU Indoor Track and Field team in action Friday
Hawks headed to NCAA Indoor Championships
December 2007
All-star squad
October 2007
KU legend Al Oerter passes away
Remembering Al Oerter
June 2007
Three Jayhawks place at national track meet
January 2007
KU track and field team wins 16 events

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