Kansas track earns 16 event victories during weekend at multiple meets

The Kansas men’s and women’s track and field teams completed a successful weekend at the 93rd Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays and the Oral Roberts Invitational on Saturday. The Jayhawks won a total of 16 events throughout the weekend.

At the Texas Relays, sophomore Avryl Johnson became the No. 9 performer in KU outdoor history in the women’s 800 meters by running a 2:08.58 to place fifth overall.

Later on in the meet, the 4×400 meter relay team of Honour Finley, Jedah Caldwell, Mariah Kuykendoll and Erin Sermons ran the ninth-fastest time in KU outdoor history in the event, clocking a 3:32.64 to place fourth overall.

The Jayhawks also won 11 events on Saturday at the ORU Invitational.

KU claimed wins in the men’s discus throw (George Evans), women’s discus (Alexandra Emilianov), men’s shot put (Weston Perini), men’s long jump (Creed Puyear), women’s 1,500 meters (Ally Ryan), women’s shot put (Toni Englund), women’s pole vault (Taylor Starkey), women’s 100 meters (Morganne Mukes), men’s 5,000 meters (Chandler Gibbens), women’s 5,000 (Lona Latema) and the Kansas women’s 4×100 meter relay.

Friday victories at Oral Roberts included men’s hammer throw (Gleb Dudarev), men’s 800 meters (Colin Dwyer), women’s 400-meter hurdles (Anna Siemens), Women’s 800 meters (Ryan) and men’s 3,000-meters steeplechase (Eric Gawlick).

Kansas will be back in action at the Missouri Invitational on April 9 and April 10.

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