WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU track and field well represented on final day of Kansas Relays

The Kansas track and field team continued to add to its array of victories at the Kansas Relays on the meet's final day Saturday at Rock Chalk Park. A strong freshman year for KU runner Emmaculate Jemutai — who in just her second meet with the program broke a school record for the indoor mile in February — continued, as she won the invitational women’s 800 meters with a time of 2:05.53. Close behind was ...

KU defense coming into focus after spring, though some questions remain

Throughout spring practice, replacing former Kansas linebacker Craig Young was a by-committee kind of effort. Marvin Grant was the headliner at Young’s previous position, but as defensive coordinator Brian Borland noted Tuesday, KU actually had four of its safeties working in what he called the “field outside linebacker nickel guy” spot — the hybrid role in which converted safety Young had excelled for ...

Two KU football reserves enter transfer portal

Updated 1:40 p.m. Friday: Kansas defensive end Davion Westmoreland, a redshirt junior who saw sparse action for KU over two seasons, has entered the transfer portal, per multiple reports Friday morning. The recruiting service AithELITE was the first to announce Westmoreland's departure from KU in a post on X, and Westmoreland shared that post himself on social media. The native of Griffin, Georgia, played 25 ...

Future Jayhawk sets meet record, KU takes plenty of wins on Day 2 of Kansas Relays

Bryce Barkdull, a senior pole vaulter from Andover Central High School who is signed to compete at Kansas next year, broke the Kansas Relays meet record on Friday afternoon by clearing 5.36 meters. The previous pole-vault record for high school boys was 5.35, set by Chris Nilsen of Park Hill in 2016. Barkdull earned a decisive first-place finish in the event, as Caelan Harland from Macon High School in ...

KU earns commitment of transfer wing AJ Storr, one of portal's top players

Updated 4:21 p.m. Thursday: The Kansas men's basketball team secured the services of one of the portal's most highly coveted players, Wisconsin transfer AJ Storr, on Thursday afternoon. "With great excitement and humility, I announce my commitment to the University of Kansas Basketball program," Storr wrote in a post on X. "Joining the Jayhawks is a dream realized, and I'm incredibly honored for this ...

KU women's basketball adds transfer Harshaw

The Kansas women's basketball team continues to flesh out its roster and to attract local players in the transfer portal. Three days after luring Kansas City, Kansas, product Sania Copeland, formerly of Wisconsin, the Jayhawks earned the commitment of Andover native and Creighton transfer Brittany Harshaw on Thursday morning. Harshaw, who played three sports at Andover Central High School, spent the 2023-24 ...