Track And Field

NU freshman leads decathlon

Cale Wagner, a Nebraska freshman competing unattached, led the Kansas Relays decathlon Wednesday after the first day of competition.Wagner led with a score of 3,795 points following the first five events, and Texas Tech’s Kaylee Hinton led the heptathlon with 3,193 points.

Relays pole vault officially slated for parking lot

Kansas University officially announced Wednesday that the Street Pole Vault Exhibition will be held in conjunction with the Kansas Relays.The exhibition is set for 5:30 p.m. on April 21 in the parking lot of the Salty Iguana restaurant near the corner of Sixth and Wakarusa streets in western ...

Change in plans can’t stop Stigler

Michael Stigler had his Friday all mapped out. Venture out to Rock Chalk Park. Jog. Stretch. Pretty simple.The Kansas University senior — like most collegiate competitors at the Kansas Relays — had his plans wrecked Thursday night, though, when forecasts of severe Saturday weather moved the ...

Cantwell claims crown for second time in Downtown Lawrence Shot Put

One never really knows what to expect out of the Downtown Lawrence Shot Put. Not even its defending champion, Christian Cantwell.Not once before had the fifth-annual springtime spectacle turned out a repeat winner. Nor had the Eldon, Missouri, native and former Mizzou Tiger ever competed in ...

Column: Shot put circuit perfect for TV

Five years of interviewing shot putters and watching them compete sparked a light bulb in my head, a genuinely good idea, one I’m putting down on paper here before it dies of loneliness or gets trampled by the debris that flies around up there in stops and starts, billions of tumbleweeds ...

Quad format helps Relays return to roots

Kansas University athletic director Sheahon Zenger is taking a different tack to return the Kansas Relays to its former glory.Rather than bring in a few big-name national track stars to make headlines at the Relays, as has been the case in the recent past, Zenger — after discussions with KU ...