Austin, Texas ? Four more members of the Kansas University track and field team advanced to the NCAA Championships. Junior pole vaulter Jordan Scott, freshman sprinter Kyle Clemons, freshman jumper Andrea Geubelle and sophomore steeplechaser Rebeka Stowe each finished in the top 12 of their respective events Friday at the west preliminary held at Mike A. Myers Stadium.
Scott qualified after clearing 17 feet, 41/2 inches.
Clemons set a personal-best time in the 400 meters for the second consecutive day as he clocked in at 45.98 to finish fourth in the second of three heats. Clemons advanced on time as the top three finishers in each heat and the next three best times moved on.
Geubelle exploded in the long jump, setting a personal best with her mark of 20 feet, 103/4 inches on her final jump in the prelims.
Stowe was the fourth and final Jayhawk to book a trip to Oregon as she finished fourth in her heat and 12th overall in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with her time of 10:23.40.
