FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. ? Kansas University junior Leo Bookman took first place in the 200-meter dash Friday at the 2003 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the University of Arkansas.

Bookman, a native of Galveston, Texas, finished in a school-record time of 20.53, earning All-America honors for the second straight year. The KU speedster made up for a disappointing finish at the Big 12 Conference indoor meet, where he was disqualified in the preliminary race for a lane violation.

Bookman, a wide receiver on the KU football team, finished seventh in the 200 meters at the 2002 NCAA indoors.

“The competition was tough because there were guys here that were running fast times all season,” Bookman said. “But I knew that if I ran a clean race, that there was no one here that could beat me.

“I wasn’t worried about making a mistake again. I just took my time and was patient and made sure that I got out of the blocks correctly.”

KU coach Stanley Redwine said Bookman had earned the victory.

“He worked his butt off to get here, and he really deserved to win,” Redwine said. “We’re really excited for him and glad we have him on our side.”

Heavily favored Arkansas topped the men’s team standings with 19 points. Nebraska was second with 16.

Also Friday, junior Muna Lee of LSU, a Kansas City, Mo., native, broke Merlene Ottey’s collegiate record in the women’s 200-meter preliminaries in 22.49 seconds.