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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Kansas Golf Foundation plans to add a pair of University of Kansas luminaries to its Hall of Fame. The Kansas Golf Hall of Fame’s 2024 class, as announced at the start of April, includes a current PGA Tour player in Gary Woodland and a former one in Matt Gogel, both of whom played on KU golf teams of the past. They will join the Hall of Fame’s 50 previous inductees dating back to 1991. Derby resident ...
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 ...