Split track squad has good day

Kansas University had five student-athletes with NCAA-provisional-qualifying marks Saturday at the Wilson Invitational in South Bend, Ind., and the Iowa State Invitational in Ames, Iowa.

KU’s distance-medley relay of Megan Manthe, Stacy Keller, Kim Clark and Laura Lavoie placed fourth at the Wilson Invitational in a KU indoor record time of 11:21.32. Keller also broke a KU indoor record after finishing with a provisional-qualifying time of 53.81 in the 400.

Sophomore Benson Chesang improved on his provisional-qualifying time by finishing with in a season-best 8:01.26 in the 3,000.