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Kansas University sophomore runner Colby Wissell crosses the finish line of the Men's Invitational Mile Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Free State's Alysha Valencia (middle) races in the finals of the Girls 1600 meter run Saturday at the Kansas Relays. Valencia also participated in the finals of the Girls 4x400 relay.

Published on April 22, 2006

Muna Lee slows up after crossing the finish line of the women's 4x100 meter relay main event. Lee's team, USA All-Stars won by a long shot with a time of 42.91 Saturday at the Kansas Relays Goldzone II.

Published on April 22, 2006

Pat Manson clears the bar during the men's pole vault competition Saturday at the Kansas Relays. Manson successfully cleared a height of more than 18 feet for the 20th consecutive year.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High junior Omar Mohran takes off after receiving the baton from teammate, senior Nathan Hickey. LHS finished fourth in the Boys 4x100 relay finals Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Runners in the women's 800 meter run round a corner at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

After the handoffs, sprinters in the women's 4X100 meter relay run to the finish. KU won the race.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas' Brett Terp barely misses this attempt at 6-10.75 during a jump off. Terp placed second in the men's collegiate high jump competition on Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas Relays staff scramble to switch the hurdles from the women's height to the men's height on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Emporia tracksters, from left, Andrew Heermann, Ryan Parks and Brandon Childs relax shirtless with teammates.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Scott Penny launches the discus at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Penny placed 8th in the event with a best throw of 47.47m.

Published on April 22, 2006

Pole vaulter Pat Manson's fingers were taped because of ripped skin.

Published on April 22, 2006

Photographers take pictures of team Sprint Capitol following their victory in the men's 4 X 100.

Published on April 22, 2006

Pat Manson goes up and over the bar during the men's pole vault invitational. Manson, who placed 4th with a best jump of 18-00.50, has vaulted higher than 18 feet for consecutive 22 years.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kip Janvrin leads in the masters 800 meter run. Janvrin won the event with a time of 2:00.48.

Published on April 22, 2006

Pat Manson goes up and over the bar in the pole vault.

Published on April 22, 2006

Collegiate long jump champion Trevor Barry, Dickinson, ND.

Published on April 22, 2006

Collegiate long jump champion Trevor Barry, Dickinson, ND.

Published on April 22, 2006

Collegiate long jump champion Trevor Barry, Dickinson, ND.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas leads the women's 4X100 relay.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas University's 4 X100 meter relay team goes in for a group hug after winning the race.

Published on April 22, 2006

Half mile runners start their two laps around the track at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Justin Gatlin gives his number sign away to track fans at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Free State's Jessica Johnson hands off to Emily Leiker in the girls sunflower 4X100 meter relay at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. FSHS placed seventh in the event with a time of 52.32 seconds.

Published on April 22, 2006

Track fans beg olympic athletes for autographs.

Published on April 22, 2006

Mitch Potter, left leads Leonard Byrd down the back stretch of the men's 400 meter dash invitational at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Potter won the event with a time of 45.77 seconds.

Published on April 22, 2006

Sprinters complete the last 25 meters in the women's 200 meter dash.

Published on April 22, 2006

From left, Nike's Rodney Martin and Leonard Scott run toe to toe in the men's 200 meter dash invitational. Scott beat Martin by 3 one hundreths of a second, taking first place.

Published on April 22, 2006

Rodney Martin, left, and Josh Norman run toe-to-toe in the men's 100 meter dash invite at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Norman won the event with a time of 10.27 seconds.

Published on April 22, 2006

Missouri Baptist University freshman Onesmus Too leads down the stretch in the men's 4X880 yard relay at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. MBU won with a time of 7:43.22.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Women pole vaulters form a waiting line during practice.

Published on April 22, 2006

Wamego High School students Ashley Carpenter, left, and Mandy Eberty, right, cheer on their school's girl's 4x800 meter relay team. They placed second in the event at Saturday's KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Baldwin High's Heather Garcia, left, is helped off the track by Free State High's Alysha Valencia after the girls 1600 meter run. Garica finished third in Saturday 's race at the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

The starter pistol fires during the 79th annual KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

The Raymore South 4x200 meter relay team prays before competion. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

KU head track coach, Stanely Redwine, left, and KU Athletic Director, Lew Perkins, right, applaud during the KU Relays. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Former Olympian and Kansas City, Kansas, native Maurice Greene signs autographs for fans before his Gold Zone II Main Event Race. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Former KU pole vaulter Amy Linnen chalks her hands before the women's invitational pole vault during the Gold Zone. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Amy Magnuson catches her breath after the 100 meter hurdles. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Kristina Taylor, takes off with the baton after grabbing it from Sue Schwartz during the 4x400 meter relay. Lawrence High finished third in the event Saturday at the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

United States Representative Jim Ryun fires the starter pistol before the Boy's 1600 meter run. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Leavenworth High's Kendra Bradley, left, edges out Lee's Summit West's Brittany Bruce to take first place in the girls 100 meter dash. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Margaret Nakintu of Uganda, falls to her knees in celebration after placing first in the women's 1500 meter run. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

From left to right Laverne Jones of Nike, left, Crystal Cox, center, and Muna Lee of USA All Stars, right, race in the women's 4x100 meter invitational relay. USA All Stars finished first in the event during Saturday afternoon's KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Cowley College's Daniel Mania raises his arms in celebration after finishing first in the Men's Mile Invitational. Saturday afternoon's KU Relays were held at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Former Olympic champion and current U.S. Representative Jim Ryun takes in the Kansas Relays with former Kansas University star runner Wes Santee Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Both men have held prestigious track records, notably in the mile and 1,500 meter run.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas University's Josh Madathil, Missouri State runner Aron Rono and Benson Chesang, running unattached, lead the group during the second lap of the Men's Invitational Mile. Kansas University runners finished third through sixth in the event Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Maurice Green congratulates Justin Gatlin on his team's win in the 4x100 Men's Invitational Main Event Saturday during Goldzone II at the Kansas Relays. Both Green and Gatlin ran the anchor legs for their respective teams.

Published on April 22, 2006

Olympic gold medalist Justin Gatlin crosses the finish line as the anchor of the 4x100 relay. Gatlin's team, Sprint Capitol, won the Men's Invitational Main Event with a meet record of 38.16 during Goldzone II Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Justin Gatlin and Maurice Green have a brief conversation early in the afternoon. Gatlin and Green competed against each other in 4x100 relay as part of the Goldzone II main event Saturday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

A line judge handles flags at the boy's discus.

Published on April 22, 2006

Justin Gatlin gives his number sign away to track fans at the Kansas Relays on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Christopher Anderson, associate professor in the School of Business has a Jayhawk logo on the back of each of his business cards. This flies in the face of new KU standards that place the beloved Jayhawk only on the business cards and stationary of those in the athletic department and the alumni association.

Published on April 22, 2006

Kansas University chancellor Robert Hemenway, center, and athletic director Lew Perkins, right, listen as Rick Evrard, an Overland Park lawyer answers questions during a news conference Friday concerning the NCAA's response to Kansas' self report Friday morning in Hadl Auditorium. Last summer KU reported several NCAA violations that were investigated by Evrard's Overland Park based firm.

Published on April 22, 2006

John Milner heads to third base after a hit in the third inning. Milner drove in two runs on his double but was thrown out trying to advance to third base.

Published on April 22, 2006

KU's John Allman is congratulated by starting pitcher #18 Sean Land, after Allman hit a seventh-inning triple and drove in two runs to give KU the lead over Kansas State 7-5.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Scott Penny rotates into his release during the boy's shot put at the 2006 Kansas Relays. Penny placed 7th with a throw of 54'7" on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Scott Penny rotates into his release during the boy's shot put at the 2006 Kansas Relays. Penny placed 7th with a throw of 54'7" on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Thomas Mackey, 19, of Barton County ran with his team in the men's shuttle relays. The Barton County team won the event Friday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Robyn Smith of Arkansas Pine Bluff University falls in the water pit during the Women's 3000 meter Steeplechase. Smith finished last in the Friday night event at the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Gold Zone pole vaulter Jacob Saunders demonstrates how he likes to get the crowd involved during his vaults by flexing his muscles during a press conference Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Former Kansas University track and field athete Scott Russell competes in the Men's Javelin. The Friday night field event was held during the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Former KU track and field athlete Scott Russell picks out a javelin before competing in the Men's Javelin event. The Friday night field event was held during the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High senior Amy Magnuson takes a forward fall into the sand pit during the Girls Triple Jump event Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

LHS's Liz Beisner, clears the bar in the girls high jump Friday at the Kansas Relays

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High 4x400 meter relay team member, Courtney Barber, left, Sue Schwartz, center, and Jennifer Taylor, right, celebrate Kristina Taylor (not pictured) crosses the finish line assuring the Lions a win in their heat. The Lions placed first in their heat Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Sunset Hill's Nicole Vanahill, 10, competes in the kids race Friday. Her relay team won the relay race.

Published on April 22, 2006

Olympic Gold medalist Maurice Greene is surrounded by a group of fans before enterring a press conference Friday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Sprint Capitol runner Justin Gatlin listens to HSI runner Maurice Greene, left, talk about Saturday's Gold Zone competition during a press conference Friday at Memorial Stadium. To Gatlin's left is Kansas Relays meet director Tim Weaver, and far right is Sprint Capitol coach Trevor Graham.

Published on April 22, 2006

Former Kansas Relays meet director Tim Weaver, center, laughs with sprinters Maurice Greene, left, and Justin Gatlin during a news conference at Memorial Stadium in this April 2006 file photo. Weaver is going with other U.S. Track and Field officials to the Olympics in Beijing, China.

Published on April 22, 2006

Baldwin's Heather Garcia, pushes hard in the pack of runners in the girls 1600 meter run Friday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

FSHS high jumpers Emma Brooke and Brooke Carter give each other hughs as they competed in the girls hig jump Friday morning at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Free State High 4x400 relay runners Arden Leland, left, and Brooke Carter, right, goof around with the baton before their race. The Firebirds competed in Friday nights race at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Sprinter Allyson Felix smiles as she answers questions Friday afternoon during a press conference at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Emma Brooke a FSHS senior clears the bar in the girls high jump Friday at the Kansas Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Eric Brown of Arkansas University competes in the Men's Javelin. The Friday night field event was held during the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

FSHS Alysha Valencia ran at the Kansas Relays winning the 1600 meter run.

Published on April 22, 2006

LHS's Kristina Taylor runs her heat of the girls 400-meter dash Friday morning as she won her heat advancing to Saturday's final.

Published on April 22, 2006

A runner races in the boy's 800 meter run Friday night at the KU Relays.

Published on April 22, 2006

Nicole Vanahill, 10, Sunflower Elementary sprints to a first-place finish of a relay race Friday afternoon during the Kansas Relays for Kids.

Published on April 22, 2006

Pinckney Elementary students cheer on their classmates as they watch a relay race competition between various Lawrence elementary schools Friday at Anschutz Pavillion as a part of Kansas Relays for Kids.

Published on April 22, 2006

Hillcrest fourth-grade boys show varying degrees of expressions while cheering on their male classmates as they compete against their female counterparts in a long jump competition Friday afternoon in Anschutz Pavillion. Elementary school students from around Lawrence came to Kansas University Friday to participate in the Kansas Relays for kids.

Published on April 22, 2006

Sunflower Elementary fourth-grader Scott Gill races across the floor of Anschutz Pavillion Friday afternoon as he and other students in his class participate in a long jump competition as a part of Kansas Relays for Kids.

Published on April 22, 2006

Alysha Valencia strides far ahead of the pack in the girls 3200 race at the Kansas Relays. Valencia clocked in at 10:49.27, more than 14 seconds ahead of the second place finisher on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Kristina Taylor sprints the last 100 meters of the girls 400 meter dash at the Kansas Relays on Friday at Memorial Stadium. Taylor placed second in her heat, advancing to the finals on Saturday.

Published on April 22, 2006

Students from Sunset Hill Elementary cheer on classmates participating the 4X100 relay in the Kansas Relays for Kids event on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Salina Central's Jess Wilson brushes the bar on his attempt at 12'6" at the Kansas Relays on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Mohamud Ige, from Denver South High School, leads down the home stretch in the boy's 3200 meter run at the Kansas Relays on Friday at Memorial Stadium. Ige won the event with a time of 9:08.36.

Published on April 22, 2006

Lawrence High's Brendan Halpin misses 13' in the pole vault at the Kansas Relays. Brendan's best jump was 12'6" at the meet on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Rockhurst's Michael Duschen hurls the shot put during the Kansas Relays on Friday at Memorial Stadium. Duschen threw 53'1", placing ninth in the shot put on Friday.

Published on April 22, 2006

Brooke Carter clears the bar during the girls high jump at the Kansas Relays. Carter placed ???? in the high jump on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006

Runners in the boy's 3200 race await the sound of the gun at the Kansas Relays on Friday at Memorial Stadium.

Published on April 22, 2006