Jayhawks Still No. 1 Heading into Kansas Relays

April 16, 2013

Week 3 Outdoor Rankings

USTFCCCA Outdoor Track & Field Week 3 Rankings

USTFCCCA Rankings No. School Conf. Last 1. KANSAS Big 12 1 2. Texas A&M SEC 3 3. Oregon Pac 12 2 4. LSU SEC 5 5. Florida SEC 4 6. Arizona Pac 12 6 7. Texas Big 12 7 8. Arizona State MPSF 8 9. Stanford MPSF 9 10. Arksansas SEC 12 11. Clemson ACC 10 12. Georgia SEC 18 13. UCF C-USA 11 14. Washington Pac 12 13 15. Texas Tech Big 12 14 16. Iowa State Big 12 15 17. Baylor Big 12 19 18. Illinois Big Ten 16 19. Auburn SEC 17 20. UCLA Pac 12 21 21. San Diego State Mnt. West 20 22. Nebraska Big Ten 22 23. Colorado MPSF 23 24. Oklahoma Big 12 24 25. Penn State Big Ten 26

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The University of Kansas women’s track & field team will compete on its home track as the top-ranked team in the nation this week as the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) dubbed KU No. 1 for the fourth-consecutive week.

With several strong performances at the John McDonnell Invitational last weekend in Fayetteville, Ark., the Jayhawks kept their spot atop the national rankings for another week. KU now boasts a NCAA-leading streak of 18-consecutive weeks ranked within the top-five of the Coaches’ list.

Two NCAA top-10 performances last week came from senior Paris Daniels and junior Diamond Dixon. Daniels sped to a win in the 200 meters, clocking in at 22.76. The time is the third-fastest in the NCAA this year and ranks the St. Louis native fourth in the world so far in 2013.

Dixon notched a runner-up finish after completing the second-fastest 100-meter race of her career. She crossed the finish in a wind-aided 11.37, the No. 10 time posted in the NCAA this year.

Nine other Jayhawks and one relay team also boast top-10 marks in the nation, including three KU long jumpers, Francine Simpson, Sydney Conley and Andrea Geubelle. Geubelle also still holds the nation’s top triple jump mark, now for the third-straight week.

The KU women will be able to show off their NCAA-leading team this weekend when they host the 86^th running of the Kansas Relays. Events are set to start Wednesday, April 17 and last through Saturday, April 20. Log on to kansasrelays.com for an event schedule, results and additional information on the meet. Also follow all week long on Twitter through KU_Relays or KU_Track.

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