Kansas Relays to Welcome Nebraska and Oklahoma State
April 14, 2008
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags” />LAWRENCE, Kan. – Indoor men’s and women’s Big 12 runner-up Nebraska joins the increasingly growing and competitive field at the 81st Annual Kansas Relays, April 16-19 at Memorial Stadium. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls are also planning to make the trip north for the fourth-largest meet in the country.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” />
The Cornhuskers have consistently been one of the premier teams in the Big 12 since the inception of the conference. The men and women have combined to win 22 conference titles in 12 years, with each placing second at the 2008 Indoor Championships. Nebraska is led by 2008 NCAA Indoor Champion and four-time All-American high jumper Dusty Jonas. Jonas won the NCAA title with a school-record jump of 2.31 meters (7 feet, 7 inches). The Cornhuskers had four athletes earn indoor All-America honors and set 28 regional qualifying marks at their opening outdoor meet.
Oklahoma State has already had nine athletes post regional qualifying marks. The Cowgirls have a stronghold in the Big 12 Conference’s 5,000-meter run. Freshman Mihaela Susa leads the conference in the 5,000-meter run with her time of 16.31.30 at Princeton on April 4, while two of her teammates also rank in the top-five. Junior Merritt Dietz recently set the school record in the discus and now ranks third in the Big 12. In all, Oklahoma State boasts 13 women that rank within the top-10 of the Big 12 in their respective events.
The Kansas Relays begin Wednesday, April 16 and conclude Saturday, April 19. Admission into the meet will be allowed only by those people wearing a 2008 Kansas Relays button. Buttons will cost $10 for adults and are good for admission for all four days of the Kansas Relays. Children under the age of five and KU students are free. A 30% group discount will be applied to all orders of 20 or more adult Kansas Relays admission buttons. Discount buttons for Senior Citizens and all students with a valid ID are $5. A Kansas Relays Family Pack consisting of two adult and two student admissions will be offered for just $20.
Contact the Kansas Athletics ticket office at 800-34-HAWKS (2957) or go to http://kuathletics.collegesports.com/tickets/kan-tickets.html to purchase admission buttons.
