COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS -Â The Kansas Track & Field team will compete at the NCAA West Prelims in College Station, Texas, beginning Wednesday, May 28th, and going through Saturday, May 31st.Â
The event will get underway on Wednesday at 10:00 AM CT, with coverage beginning at 6:00 PM CT on ESPN+.Â
The Jayhawks are led by their Pole Vault teams, with the Men's team winning 28 points at the Big 12 Conference Meet, where they had five podium finishers, with
Ashton Barkdull taking home the Big 12 Championship with a jump of 5.61m.Â
The Women's team also had multiple podium finishers, with
Mason Meinershagen finishing 2nd in the event at the conference meet. Both the Men's & Women's Pole Vault teams are ranked in the top two in the country, with the Men's team ranked as the number one Men's Pole Vault team in the country, and the Women's team is ranked as the second-best Pole Vault group in the country. The Men's team will compete on Wednesday at 5:30 PM CT, while the Women will compete on Thursday at 5:30 PM CT.Â
On the track,
Emmaculate Jemutai broke two School Records at the Big 12 Championships in the Women's 800m & 1500m. She won the 1500m in a thrilling come-from-behind end of the race. Later in the Big 12 Championships, she ran in the 800m and placed 3rd. Jemutai will be competing in both events this week, with the 1500m on Wednesday at 6:30 PM CT, and the 800m also on Wednesday at 7:50 PM CT.
Senior
Dimitrios Pavlidis is coming off a Big 12 Championship in the Men's Discus, where he defended his title this season. The Greek International also broke his own Greek National Record earlier this season at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational in Romona, Okla., with a mark of 65.11m. Pavlidis &
Joseph Kieny will be throwing on Friday at 1:00 PM CT.Â
HOW TO FOLLOW:
Updates throughout the meet will be available on the Kansas Track and Field Instagram and X accounts. Fans who wish to watch the event will be able to stream the broadcast on ESPN+.