The best student-athlete performances of the 2011-12 school year - on and off the field of play - will be celebrated by Kansas Athletics at the Rock Chalk Choice Awards, an Academy Awards-like celebration, set for Sept. 9 at the Lied Center of Kansas.
Aug 14th 2012, 11:30pm
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The U.S. 4x400-meter relay team passed the baton around in 3:16.87 to clinch its fifth-straight Olympic Gold Saturday evening. With the win Kansas track & field's Diamond Dixon also earned the medal as she was part of the semifinal team which qualified...
Aug 11th 2012, 8:40pm
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Kansas junior-to-be Diamond Dixon ran the third leg of the Team USA 4x400-meter relay Friday evening inside the Olympic Stadium. The American quartet passed the baton around in 3:22.09 to notch the fastest time among the eight finals qualifiers. The ev...
Aug 10th 2012, 7:31pm
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As the first KU track & field female to represent Team USA in the Olympics, junior-to-be Diamond Dixon is documenting her historic journey to London, writing a daily blog on experiences from for her three-week trip. Impressions of the culture, training...
The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced Wednesday that 12 members of the 2012 Kansas men's and women's track and field teams were named to the All-Academic Honorees list. A total of 1,098 student-athletes repre...
Kansas sophomore-to-be Casey Bowen took part in the pole vault at the 14th IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships held in Barcelona Tuesday morning. Bowen finished in a tie for 11th in his qualification flight but was unable to advance to the ev...
Five of the six members of the Kansas track & field team who competed for Team USA at the North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships returned home with a medal after completion of the three-day weekend meet. Senior-to...
Six members of the University of Kansas track and field team will compete for Team USA this weekend when they travel to Guanajuato, Mexico for the bi-annual North American, Central American and Caribbean (NACAC) Under-23 Championships to be held July 6-8.
Freshman Michael Stigler finished seventh in the final of the men's 400-meter hurdles Sunday afternoon on the eighth and final day of the U.S. Olympic Trials at Historic Hayward Field. Also in action was junior Andrea Geubelle, who placed 11th in the f...
Freshman Michael Stigler claimed a spot in the final of the 400-meter hurdles and junior Andrea Geubelle moved into the final of the long jump Friday at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials at Historic Hayward Field. Both will compete for spots on Team USA in ...
Jun 30th 2012, 1:41am
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