The Downtown Lawrence Men’s Shot Put is back for a fourth spring and is scheduled for Friday, April 17, in its usual location, on Eighth Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire Streets, the Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau announced Tuesday.Fan favorite Reese Hoffa, 2012 ...
Confident U.S. Olympic hurdles contender Michael Stigler didn’t let 30 mph wind gusts bother him Saturday during his first-ever race at Rock Chalk Park.The 5-foot-10 Kansas University junior from Canyon, Texas, charged through a stiff breeze on the straightaway and ran away from the pack with ...
More coverageDowntown shot put draws crowd despite funding issuesChristian Cantwell, who placed fourth in the shot put in the 2012 Olympics after winning silver in ‘08, has heard he’s over the hill at the still-young age of 33.“I was reading some stuff leading up to this. Everybody was ...
Kansas University sophomore hammer thrower Daina Levy can’t imagine choosing between two of her greatest loves — track and medicine — in the future.“Balancing both will be the hardest issue. I plan on doing both right now,” said the 5-foot-8 world-class athlete who is on the fast ...
An 11-time gold medalist at Missouri’s state high school track meet, Lindsay Vollmer arrived at Kansas University in 2011 with her eyes focused on the ultimate collegiate prize.“My one goal was to hopefully be a national champion,” said Vollmer, a 5-foot-10 graduate of Penney High School ...
The Downtown Shot Put, an event that has greatly overshadowed the rest of the Kansas Relays the past few springs, will do so more than ever again Friday evening.Kansas Athletics pulled its financial support of the event, so it’s not part of this year’s amateurs-only Relays, but generous ...
