Men's track team finishes 18th at NCAAs

By Dylan Schoonover

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

The men’s and women’s track and field teams landed eight All-Americans and a top-20 finish at the NCAA Track and Field Championships last weekend in Sacramento, Calif.

The men’s team finished 18th overall, while the women’s team tied for 35th.

Coach Stanley Redwine said the team performed well and some athletes even managed new personal bests at the meet.

“We finished in the top-20.” Redwine said. “We are excited about that result but we aren’t content, we plan to build off this success.”

Junior Julius Jiles set a new Kansas record in the 110-meter hurdles. Jiles set the record in his first qualifying run with 13.81 seconds. During the semifinals later in the day, Jiles erased that record with a mark of 13.66 seconds. In the final, he finished eighth with a time of 13.95. He is the first Jayhawk to earn All-American honors in the 110-meter hurdles. He said with the tough start he endured during the indoor track season, it was rewarding to run well in the outdoor championships.

“The indoor season was frustrating. I was so tired of not running fast and losing,” Jiles said. “Going into the final I was so nervous, I didn’t know what to do. I’ve finally regained my confidence to win.”

Along with Jiles, Abby Emsick, Eric Babb, Egor Agafonov, Crystal Manning, Barrett Saunders, Ashley Brown, and Kate Sultanova earned All-American honors. Agafonov finished fourth at the NCAA Championships with a toss of 229-02 feet. For his career, he finished as a four-time All-American in the hammer throw.

“I’m very proud to have finished with another All-American performance,” Agafonov said. “It was a very tough competition with some strong opponents, but I did my best today and I’m happy about that.”

— Edited by Joe Caponio

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