KU track leads Big 12

Two Jayhawks claimed league titles as the KU track and field teams competed on day one of the Big 12 Indoor Championships on Friday in Ames, Iowa.

Sophomore Paulo Benavides claimed KU’s seventh Big 12 pole vault title in the last 11 years, and freshman Gleb Dudarev won the conference weight throw.

The Kansas men lead the team points race after day one with 54.5 points, more than 27 points ahead of second place Oklahoma State. After the first six events in the women’s meet, Kansas sits fourth overall after totaling 28 points on day one.