KU men’s track ranked No. 8

By Staff     Feb 10, 2006

Kansas University’s men’s track and field team has ascended to No. 8 in the latest Trackwire.com national poll.

The Trackwire 25 projects a hypothetical score for the NCAA meet, factoring in injury reports and other variables supported by information gathered from coaches and NCAA-qualifying competitions across the country.

The KU men’s and women’s track and field teams will travel this weekend to Ames, Iowa, and Fayetteville, Ark., for the ISU Classic and the Tyson Invitational. Each meet runs Friday and Saturday.

KU men’s track fourth

By Staff     Feb 26, 2005

? Kansas University’s men’s track team placed fourth and the women eighth after the first day of the Big 12 Conference Indoor at Devaney Center.

Junior Sheldon Battle placed second in the weight throw after a heave of 65-73/4. Kansas State’s Coby Cost won in 70-1. KU’s Colin Dutton notched fifth in 62-01/4. Sophomore Barrett Saunders notched fifth in the long jump in 24-11/2.

Junior Charisse Bacchus placed third in the long jump in a school-record 20-61/4.

The meet concludes today.

KU men’s track No. 22

By Staff     Jan 4, 2001

Kansas University men’s track team was tied for 22nd in the Indoor Top 25 preseason poll, released on Wednesday.

PRESEASON INDOOR TOP 25

Men

1. Arkansas. 2. TCU. 3. Stanford. 4. Alabama. 5. LSU. 6. SMU. 7. (tie) Tennessee and Florida. 9. Baylor. 10. Auburn. 11. Arizona. 12. (tie) Texas A&M and Northern Iowa. 14. (tie) Texas and Georgia. 16. (tie) Georgia Tech, Nebraska, Indiana State, Washington, Mississippi. 21. Wyoming. 22. (tie) Kansas, Ohio State, William & Mary, Idaho, Weber State.

Women

1. Texas. 2. South Carolina. 3. UCLA. 4. Arkansas. 5. (tie) Colorado, BYU. 7. Kansas State. 8. (tie) Stanford, Clemson, Houston. 11. UTEP. 12. (tie) Ohio State, Mississippi, Arizona. 15. Harvard. 16. Nebraska. 17. (tie) Georgetown and Northern Arizona. 19. (tie) Appalachian State, Seton Hall, Arizona State. 22. (tie) Baylor and LSU. 24. (tie) Iowa State, Missouri, Auburn, Florida, SMU, Duke.

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