Friday, January 30, 2009
On Saturday, freshman Keith Hayes will channel his inner Rocky Balboa.
“I gotta go out like the Stallion,” the Wichita freshman said.
Jake Breth, Wichita junior, clears a series of hurdles during a practice session Thursday afternoon in the Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Breth, a decathlete, will travel with the rest of the KU Track and Field Team to Lincoln, Neb. this weekend for Saturday's Adidas Classic.
The Kansas track and field team was defeated at home by Missouri in a dual meet two weeks ago. Like Rocky, the team has spent its downtime training for what could be an important victory at the Adidas Classic indoor track meet in Lincoln, Neb., this weekend.
Kansas Coach Stanley Redwine said the team is adjusting to the more difficult training routine it has followed since the beginning of the year.
“When you first come back and go into two-a-days, your body has to get used to that,” he said.
For Hayes, the last meet was a learning experience.
“It showed that I need to compete at my highest potential,” he said. “Even if the competition is less than the national meet, I still have to compete hard no matter what.”
Hayes will participate this weekend in the 60-meter hurdles, the 200-meter dash and the 4x400 meter relay. Hayes said the main goal this weekend is stepping up and getting an automatic time in the 60-meter hurdle event, which would assure him a place in the indoor championship.
On the women’s side, senior Victoria Howard will participate in the 200-meter dash and the 4X400 meter relay. Howard said that the week off was beneficial for the team. “Competing can get you in shape. But I feel that being able to train will always be able to make us stronger as competitors.”
In the distance events, senior Colby Wissel is looking forward to competing in his home state of Nebraska. The Elm Creek, Neb., native considers it like a home meet for himself. Wissel will be competing in the men’s 3,000-meter run.
After coming in a disappointing second place in the women’s mile, junior Lauren Bonds is looking to bounce back in Lincoln.
“These extra two weeks of middle distance training definitely helps, I feel like I have a little bit of my speed back,” Bonds said.
In the long jump event, senior Dustin Turner said he was feeling good about this weekend.
“There are a lot of teams from the Big 12, so they’ll be a lot of good competition,” he said.
Along with competing against Nebraska, the Jayhawks will face off against teams such as Wichita State, Illinois and nationally ranked Florida State.
“If you want to be the best, you have to compete against the best,” Redwine said. “We want our athletes to know what it’s like to be No. 1.”
— — Edited by Justin Leverett
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