Track and Field qualifies 3 for championship

Monday, March 5, 2007

Kansas junior Colby Wissel’s weekend performance in South Bend, Ind., guaranteed the Jayhawks at least three individuals competing in the NCAA Indoor Championships next weekend in Fayetteville, Ark.

Wissel, the 2007 Big 12 Indoor 3,000 meter champion, ran a career-best and school-record 7:53.08 in the event at the Alex Wilson Invitational and now owns the second-fastest time in the nation. Wissel joined juniors Egor Agafonov in the weight throw and Kate Sultanova in the pole vault as the only Jayhawks who have met the automatic requirements for the NCAA meet.

Other athletes were also successful this weekend in attempting to improve their provisional marks in hopes of qualifying for the championship meet.

Sophomore Ashley Brown ran a career-best time of 8.32 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles in Ames, Iowa.

The NCAA will announce its full list of men’s and women’s qualifiers at 9 tonight, and the number that will be admitted for each event can fluctuate from 15 to 20 athletes.

Brown sits at 21st in the nation with a chance of taking the trip to Fayetteville, Ark.

Other Jayhawks who will be awaiting that announcement include junior Crystal Manning, who entered the weekend in 13th in the triple jump, and freshman Britany Parker, who sits at 19th and hopes to join teammate Sultanova in the pole vault.

Junior Julius Jiles has an outside chance in the 60-meter hurdles, ranking 23rd, to make the cut as well as Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year and Big 12 Indoor pole vault champion Jordan Scott, who ranks 17th in his event.

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

— Edited by James Pinick

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