KU track and field kicks off season

Kansas runner Rebecca Neville, right, finished first on the Women's 60-meter hurdles during the Bob Timmons Challenge on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 at Anschutz Pavilion.

Former Kansas track coach Bob Timmons, right, with his wife, Pat, is recognized Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 during the Bob Timmons Challenge at Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Timmons will be inducted into the USA Track and Field Hall of Fame in St. Louis on Saturday.

Kansas running Eric Dyson, center, keeps pace during the men's 3000-meter race during the Bob Timmons Challenge on Friday, Dec. 2, 2011 at Anschutz Pavilion. KU's Don Wasinger, left, won the event.

Fifteen members of the Kansas University track and field team won events on Friday during the season-opening Bob Timmons Challenge at Anschutz Sports Pavilion.

Natalie Becker took first in the women’s 3,000-meter race, the first-ever event on the pavilion’s newly installed track.

The Jayhawks’ next meet will be the Bill Easton Classic at 1 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2012, at Anschutz Pavilion.