A replay of the best Big 12 performance in Kansas women's track and field history will be shown on national television Friday afternoon as well several days next week. FSN will show a two-hour taped broadcast at 12 p.m. of the 2012 Big 12 Outdoor Championships that were held in Manhattan, Kan. May 11-13.
University Kansas hurdler Michael Stigler was named the 2012 Big 12 Outstanding Male Freshman of the Year when the conference announced its outdoor postseason honors Wednesday. The awards were voted on by the league head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own athletes.
After outstanding performances at last week's Big 12 Championships, both the KU women's and men's team rose in the latest national track and field rankings, released by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Tuesday. The women find themselves just one spot off the top ranking in the nation at No. 2, while the men hit their highest ranking of the season at 19th.
The University of Kansas track & field women's team saw five event winners on the day and seven overall as the 2012 Big 12 Track & Field Championships concluded Sunday in Manhattan. The women earned 128.5 points to finish second overall, the highest conference finish for a KU women's team in program history. The Jayhawk men finished eighth, having collected 64 points over the three-day event.
Junior Francine Simpson collected her second league long jump title this season and first outdoor title of her career Saturday at the Big 12 Outdoor Track & Field Championships hosted by Kansas State University. Simpson's victory helped the KU women take the overnight lead in the team point standings with only one day of competition remaining.
Senior Alena Krechyk was crowned the conference's hammer throw champion Friday at the 2012 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Kansas State University. Krechyk's winning mark of 69.02 meters (226-05 ft.) smashed both the Big 12 meet record and Kansas State facility record as well as her own school record and moved her to No. 3 in the NCAA this year.
Stay connected to the 2012 Big 12 Outdoor Championships through the interactive meet blog, live results and twitter updates from the conference meet held in Manhattan, Kan.
Kansas' men's and women's track and field teams will travel to Manhattan, Kan. May 11-13 for the 2012 Big 12 Outdoor Championships held at R.V. Christian Track Complex on the campus of Kansas State University. One of the most prestigious meets in the nation, this year's championships will feature a combined 13 teams ranked in the men's and women's USTFCCCA Top 25 rankings, the most of any conference.
A total of 27 Kansas student-athletes have been named to the 2012 Academic All-Big 12 Men's & Women's Track & Field Teams, the league office announced Tuesday. The conference listed 156 female student-athletes, including 140 first team members and 16 second team honorees. On the men's side, 116 earned honors, with 86 first team and 30 second team selections.
Kansas track and field closed out the regular season Friday night as the Jayhawks competed at the Arkansas Twilight in Fayetteville, Ark. Eleven Jayhawks recorded new personal bests times and marks, many of which moved the athletes up the individual Big 12 rankings as the conference meet looms just one week away.
