Track wins seven events in Invitational

Monday, April 16, 2007

Kansas took over the John Jacobs Invitational this weekend in Norman, Okla., winning seven events in its last meet before the Kansas Relays.

Junior Egor Agafonov, the 2007 NCAA indoor weight throw champion, won the hammer throw with a season-best toss of 225 feet, 10 inches. Sophomore Zlata Tarasova took the women’s hammer throw title with a distance of 199-02.

In the pole vault, junior Kate Sultanova earned a regional qualifying mark with her winning height of 13-01 1/2. Junior Libby Harmon was close behind, clearing 12-01 1/2 to claim third place. For the men, freshman Jordan Scott finished second with a height of 17 3/4, which qualifies him for the Midwest Regional Championships. Also qualifying for the regional championships was senior Janiece Gatson who placed second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1 minute, 0.51 seconds.

Junior Julius Jiles won the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.14 seconds, while Ashley Brown, junior, captured the 100-meter hurdles crown with a winning time of 13.74 seconds.

In the 5,000 meters, junior Colby Wissel missed a regional qualifying time by 11-hundredths of a second, but still won the event in 14:12.11. Freshman Lauren Bonds broke out for a second place finish in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Her time of 10:51.20 is the second-best in Kansas history.

Toward the end of the meet, junior Crystal Manning won the triple jump with a distance of 43-07 1/4, a Kansas record. Senior Cody Roberts finished second in the discus with a season-best throw of 188-03. Winning the event was former Kansas standout Sheldon Battle, who also won the shot put while competing unattached.

The Jayhawks now return home to play host to the 80th Kansas Relays on April 18 to 21 in Memorial Stadium.

Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern can be contacted at tbern@kansan.com.

— Edited by Sharla Shivers

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