Kansas freshman Alexander Jung cleared a decathlon-best 4.91 meters in the pole vault at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Thursday. Jung finished 18th out of 24 entrants in the event with 7,341 points. In addition to the pole vault, he was 15th in the 110-meter hurdles (14.97 seconds), 11th in the discus (40.58 meters), 12th in the javelin (53.24 meters) and 19th in the 1,500 meters ...
There will be something a bit different about Caleb Taylor the next time he plays in a college football game for Kansas. The 6-foot-2 defensive tackle has put on nearly 40 pounds since early last season, and he believes that extra weight will leave him better prepared for the rigors of the game come this fall. Taylor weighed 258 pounds prior to a loss at Duke on Sept. 25 — the third of four games he started ...
Kansas freshman pole vaulter Clayton Simms cleared a personal-best 5.50 meters Wednesday at the NCAA track and field championships in Eugene, Oregon, to earn first-team all-America honors. Simms, who was also a first-team all-American during the indoor season, finished seventh in the event. Teammate Zach Bradford, a senior, capped his career by also clearing 5.50 meters, finishing ninth and earning second-team ...
The Kansas football team will host several of its top recruiting targets for official visits this weekend and could receive one or more commitments from players before they leave campus. Two highly regarded local players — Free State's Calvin Clements and Highland Park's Tre Richardson — are among those who will be visiting the university from Friday evening through late Sunday afternoon. Surahz Buncom, a ...
As Zsofia Telegdy watched the Kansas women's basketball team's pair of NCAA Tournament games from her host family's home outside Atlanta, she cheered along with every made basket and, ultimately, felt the heartbreak of the second-round loss. "I felt like I was with the team even though I was a thousand miles away," Telegdy said. It won't be very long before Telegdy is with the team in person. One of two high ...
Taylor Davis sets his goals high. For example, a safety at Ridge Point High in Missouri City, Texas, wants to intercept 10 passes next season as a senior — a number he thinks he can achieve because he had three in one game last season. He also wants to be part of the foundation that restores the Kansas football team to prominence. Davis became the Jayhawks' first player in the Class of 2023 on Monday when ...