Photos for April 16, 2010

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Sophomore distance runner Devin Wiegers splashes in the water during the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase Friday afternoon. Wiegers finished in eighth place with a time of 12:04.61.

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Senior pole vaulter Jordan Scott reacts to knocking off the stick after failing to convert on his third attempt during the men's pole vault Friday afternoon. Scott passed on the first four heights until vaulting over 5.17 meters on the first try. Scott, the returning Kansas Relays champion, could not convert at the 5.32 meter mark.

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Senior pole vaulter Jordan Scott knocks off the bar on his third and final attempt at a heigh of 5.17 meters during Friday aftenroon's competition. Scott was the 2009 Kansas Relays champion and ended with a third place finish this year.

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Senior Reggie Carter gains the edge past Lindenwood's Jerone Mitchell to take first place with a time of 48.89 seconds. Carter ran in the men's 400 meter dash and qualified for the finals held Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

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Freshman Kyle Clemons takes extends his lead during the last 50 meters of the men's 400 meter dash during Friday afternoon's competition at Memorial Stadium. Clemons qualified for the finals with a time of 48.05 during the 83rd annual Kansas Relays.

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Junior Kendra Bradley sprints down the home stretch to take second place in the women's 400 meter dash. Bradley finished second in the fifth heat with a time of 57.19.

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Sophomore distance runner Corinne Christensen holds the women's 4400 distance medley trophy in the air on the podium following Friday afternoon's first place victory alongside teammates Lauren Bonds, Anna Barber, and Rebeka Stowe. Kansas finished with a 17 second lead with a time of 12:00.70.

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Sophomore distance runner Rebeka Stowe breaks free of the pack during the women's 4400 meter distance medley. Kansas finished first with a time of 12:00.70.

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Senior high jumper Elizabeth Beisner soars over the bar Friday afternoon during the finals. Beisner placed fourth with a height of 1.65 meters.

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Sophomore distance runner Corinne Christensen gets out in front of the pack during the women's 4400 meter distance medley. Kansas finished first with a time of 12:00.70.

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Freshman Andrea Geubelle lands in the sand for a clean jump following her three-jump approach during the women's triple jump. Guebelle finished third overall after advancing out of the second flight.

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Freshman triple jumper Andrea Geubelle takes off through the air until she lands in the sand. Geubelle advanced to the finals of the women's triple jump to finish third with a long of 12.7 meters.

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Freshman triple jumper Andrea Geubelle jumps on her approach Friday at Memorial Stadium. Geubelle advanced to the finals of the women's triple jump to finish third with a long of 12.7 meters.

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Sophomore shot putter Micah Wesley winds up for a throw Friday afternoon during the women's shot put finals. Wesley advanced out of the second flight with a throw of 14 meters and finished seventh overall.

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Senior shot putter Mary Lacy launches a throw during Friday afternoon's women's shot put. Lacy threw in the first heat of the finals with a throw of 12.36 meters.

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Two members of the women's javelin team sit amidst a colorful array of javelins Friday afternoon.

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Heather Bergmann, a freshman from Concordia, participates in the women's javelin throw Friday afternoon. Bergmann would finish third in the event.

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Two members of the women's javelin team sit amidst a colorful array of javelins Friday afternoon.

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Cori Christensen, a sophomore from Medicine Lodge, stands on the podium following her team's victory in the women's 4400 meter distance medley Friday afternoon. Christensen, who ran the 800 meter portion of the rely, gave the team an early lead that her teammates would never lose.

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Lauren Bonds, a senior from Hutchinson, answers a question on the podium following her team's victory in the women's 4400 meter distance medley Friday afternoon. The team completed the event in 12 minutes.

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Sean Cosgrove, a senior from Hilliard, Ohio, sits in the middle of the pack during the men's 4400 meter distance medley Friday afternoon. Cosgrove and his teammates would finish fourth in the event.

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Lauren Bonds, a senior from Hutchinson, breaks far away from the competition in the third leg of the women's 4400 meter distance medley Friday afternoon.

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Cori Christensen, a sophomore from Medicine Lodge, leads the first lap of the women's 4400 meter distance medley Friday afternoon. Christensen's lead would never be lost in the event.

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Cooper Merrill, a junior from Leawood, attempts to make it over the bar in the men's pole vault competition Friday afternoon.

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Cooper Merrill, a junior from Leawood, during his approach in the men's pole vault competition Friday afternoon.

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Cooper Merrill, a junior from Leawood, completes a successful vault in the men's pole vault competition Friday afternoon.

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Jordan Scott, a senior from Watkinsville, Ga., returns from a practice run in preparation for the men's pole vault Friday afternoon. Scott is one of the most decorated athletes in KU's track and field history.

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Jordan Scott, a senior from Watkinsville, Ga., does a practice run in preparation for the men's pole vault Friday afternoon. Scott is one of the most decorated athletes in KU's track and field history.

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Andrea Geubelle, a freshman from University Place, Wash., competes in the women's triple jump Friday afternoon. Geubelle placed third in the event with a distance of 12.7 meters.

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Junior Amanda Miller runs strong in the 3,000 meter run Thursday at the Kansas Relays. Miller finished first followed by teammates freshman Tessa Turcotte and freshman Kyra Kilwein for second and third place.

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Freshman Alena Krechyk prepares to fling the ball in the hammer throw Thursday at the Kansas Relays at Memorial Stadium. Krechyk finished in third place overall.

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President-elect Michael Wade Smith and Vice President-elect Megan Ritter of KUnited celebrate as the results of Thursday's Student Senate elections are announced. KUnited won a total of 50 senate seats Thursday night.

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President-elect Michael Wade Smith and Vice President-elect Megan Ritter of KUnited rejoice after hearing they won the university wide senate elections. Smith and Ritter won with 66 percent of the total votes.

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Vice President-elect Megan Ritter of KUnited waits nervously for the election results. Smith and Ritter won the presideny and vice presidency positions with 66 percent of the total votes.

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President-elect Michael Wade Smith and Vice President-elect Megan Ritter of KUnited anticipate the results of the university wide senate elections. Smith and Ritter won with 66 percent of the total votes.

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President-elect Michael Wade Smith and Vice President-elect Megan Ritter of KUnited rejoiced after the results of Thursday's student senate elections were announced. Wade and Ritter won 66 percent of the student vote.

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Members of the Envision coalition wait for the results of Thursday's Student Senate elections to be announced. Envision won nineteen senate seats while KUnited took 50 seats.

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Ross Ringer and Devon Cantwell, presidental and vice presidential candidates from Envision, wait to be intereviewed after the results of Thursday's Student Senate elections were announced. Envision lost the presidency race to KUnited who earned 66 percent of the students' votes.

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Members of the Envision coalition gather to watch the results of the Student Senate election. Nineteen Envision candidates won sentaroial seats while 50 were won by KUnited.

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Members of the Envision coalition watch as the results of Thursday's student senate elections are announced. Envision presidential candidate Ross Ringer, center, was defeated by Michael Wade Smith of KUnited for the presidency.

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Envision presidential candidate Ross Ringer responds to questions from a KUJH-TV reporter following the news of Envision's loss to KUnited Thursday evening. Ringer was defeated by Michael Wade Smith of KUnited.

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