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Breaking new 'ground: Olympian wins in unusual venue

Olympic bronze medalist Janay DeLoach-Soukup, who has long-jumped in stadiums big and small all over the world, now can say she’s competed — and won — in a livestock arena. By Gary Bedore

Kansas' Paris Daniels nets track honor

Kansas University senior Paris Daniels was named the Big 12 Track & Field Female Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Wednesday.

KU women’s track third at Arkansas meet

Kansas University senior Paris Daniels raced to the third-fastest 200-meter time in the world this year as the KU women’s track and field team finished third on Saturday at the John McDonnell Invitational.

Vault title highlight for KU

Kansas University junior pole vaulter Natalia Bartnovskaya set the school vault record for the second consecutive week during the KU track-and-field team’s appearance at the Sun Angel Classic on Saturday.

KU track cleans up in Mesa

Kansas University’s Jessica Maroszek, Alena Krechyk and Paris Daniels turned in NCAA top-five performances, and Jayhawks claimed victories in four other events Friday at the Mesa Track and Field Classic.

Jumpers lead KU at Texas Relays

Christen Guenther and Natalia Barnovskaya leaped to school-record marks in the pole vault and five Kansas University track and field athletes earned event titles, Friday at the Texas Relays.

KU women’s track outdoor preseason No. 1

Kansas University’s NCAA Indoor runner-up women’s track team was ranked as the preseason No. 1 outdoor team, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday.

Nation's track coaches name KU's Andrea Geubelle athlete of the year

Kansas University long- and triple-jumper Andrea Geubelle was named the nation’s female athlete of the year, the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Tuesday.

Eleven Jayhawks get track All-America nod

Kansas University’s women’s track-and-field team had a program-best 11 athletes named first- or second-team All-Americans, it was announced Monday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).

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Jump for joy: KU’s Andrea Geubelle relishes Indoor titles

The last time Andrea Geubelle was at an NCAA Track and Field Championships, she thought she had won another individual title but later learned she hadn’t. Friday, she thought she hadn’t won and later learned she had. By Andrew Hartsock

KU women's track second at NCAA Indoor

Kansas University had two more individual national champions, and the KU women’s track-and-field team repeated as national NCAA Indoor runner-up Saturday.

Geubelle wins title; KU women's track leads at NCAA Indoor Championships

Kansas University senior Andrea Geubelle claimed the long jump championship while teammate Francine Simpson took bronze on the first day of the NCAA Indoor Championships, Friday at Randal Tyson Center. The KU women sit in first place with 20 points.

Big 12 honors KU’s Stanley Redwine

Kansas University’s Stanley Redwine was named Big 12 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of the Year, the league announced Monday.

KU track sends 12 to NCAA Indoor Championships

Kansas University’s women’s track team will send 11 athletes to the NCAA Indoor Championships, the NCAA announced Monday. One KU men's runner will join them.

KU relay team earns bid to NCAA Indoor Championships

Kansas University’s 4x400-meter relay team posted its fastest time of the season — second-best in school history — on Saturday at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet to qualify for next week’s NCAA Indoor Championships.