Vaulter Taylor paces KU at Big 12

Fort Worth, Texas — Kansas University’s Laura Taylor placed fourth in the pole vault to highlight the Day Two performances by Jayhawks on Saturday at the Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Taylor cleared 13 feet, 33/4 inches.

On the men’s side, Jayhawks Nicolai Ceban (58-111/4), Paul Golen (55-33/4) and Kenny Boyer (54-91/4) placed 5-6-7 in the shot put.

KU’s Dylan Poirier collected a career-best 6,568 points to place sixth in the decathlon.

Kansas’ men are third in the team standings with 45 points, trailing Oklahoma (54) and Kansas State (46).

The KU women are fifth with 26 points, behind Oklahoma (46.5), K-State (37), Texas Tech (33) and Iowa State (29).

The Outdoor concludes today.

WOMEN

Team scores: Oklahoma 46.5, Kansas State 37, Texas Tech 33, Iowa State 29, Kansas 26, Texas 25.5, Oklahoma State 16, Baylor 16, TCU 3, West Virginia 2.

KU Results

Pole vault — 4. Laura Taylor, 13-33/4.

Shot put — 10. Anastasiya Muchkayev, 46-41/4. 12. Dasha Tsema, 41-103/4.

MEN

Team scores: Oklahoma 54, Kansas State 46, Kansas 45, Texas 35, Iowa State 30, Oklahoma State 24, Texas Tech 24, TCU 10, Baylor.

Kansas Results

Long jump –9. Curtis Ray, 23-51/4 .

Shot put –5. Nicolai Ceban, 58-111/4. 6. Paul Golen, 55-33/4. 7. Kenny Boyer, 54-91/4.

Decathlon — 6. Dylan Poirier, 6,568 points.