Outdoor track and field starts strong

Monday, March 26, 2007

Kansas began its 2007 outdoor track and field season with a successful showing Saturday at the Tulsa Duels in Tulsa, Okla., which included several NCAA provisional regional qualifying marks.

After an outstanding indoor season, junior Ashley Brown continued her success by winning first place and setting a Kansas record time of 13.31 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles. Brown also ran a career-best time of 59.03 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles. Both times are regional qualifying marks.

Junior Hugh Murphy, a transfer from Brown University, looked good in his Jayhawk debut Saturday, throwing 215-10 feet in the javelin, finishing second. The distance was a regional mark and sits as the fifth longest throw in Kansas history.

Several Jayhawks finished well in the long jump.

Junior Crystal Manning made a career-best leap of 20-06 1/2 feet to regionally qualify and win the women’s event. For the men, junior Barrett Saunders and seniors Josh Kirk and Eric Babb finished first through third, respectively. Saunders’ career-best distance of 24-07 3/4 feet was also a regional mark.

Seniors Cody Roberts and Abby Emsick swept the discus events with a pair of regional marks. For the men, Roberts won the event with a massive throw of 181-01 feet. Emsick captured the title for the women with an impressive distance of 168-02 ft.

In the pole vault, junior Libby Harmon tied for first with a height of 11-11 3/4 feet.

Sophomore Stephanie Horton won first place in the shot put, hurling a regional qualifying mark of 50-05 1/2 feet.

Kansas has this weekend off before returning to the track in Austin, Texas, for the Texas Relays on April 5 to 7.

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

— Edited by Katie Sullivan

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