A group of Kansas track and field athletes competed at the Washburn Rust Buster Meet in Topeka, Kansas.
Track & Field
Kansas track and field kicked off the 2023 indoor season in Topeka, Kansas, by reclaiming the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular Title on Friday.
Sharon Lokedi, a Kansas alum and track and field athlete, won the New York City women's marathon on Sunday. Lokedi won the race in 2:23:23.
The Jayhawk cross country teams competed in the Big 12 Championship on Friday with the men's team placing fifth and women's placing eighth.
Both the Kansas men's and women's cross country teams finished in the top five during their Woody Greeno Invitational over the weekend. Junior Chandler Gibbens from the mens team finished second in the mens 8k race. Junior Lona Later finished fourth for the women's 5k race.
Both Kansas cross country teams start the season strong at the Bob Timmons Classic.
Kansas track and field competed in its last home meet of the season on Saturday. Several Jayhawks took first place in the Rock Chalk Classic, and the team recognized its 22 seniors. Kansas track and field will continue its season this weekend in the Ward Haylett Invitational in Manhattan, Kansas.
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Kansas track and field was back in action this weekend, sending athletes to two different places. The first group of about 30 athletes traveled to Fayetteville, Arkansas on Friday to compete in the Arkansas Qualifier, while the other group, consisting of two underclassmen half-milers, went t…
Kansas track and field was back on the track this weekend in Lincoln, Nebraska, for the two-day Husker Invitational. The Jayhawks had several top performances from the weekend, led by the experienced athletes on the team.
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This weekend's track meet featured impressive performances from multiple Jayhawks athletes.
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Sophomore Lona Latema beat her personal record at the NCAA Championships in Tallahassee this weekend.
The men's cross country team finished fifth out of nine teams and the women's team finished sixth out of ten teams at the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma on Friday.
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