The bulls of the Kansas Relays must eat the night before the big event and meet director Milan Donley wasn’t going to be caught short this time.“We ordered enough food for 35 people last year and ran out,” Donley said. “And there were only 11 throwers, plus six other people.”That’s ...
The high-profile Kansas Relays downtown shot put won’t be taking place downtown this year, meet director Milan Donley said. Instead, it will be moved indoors to the Douglas County Fairgrounds livestock arena, 2110 Harper Street. Wednesday’s weather forecast that calls for severe ...
Colorful 2012 Olympic shot put bronze-medal winner Reese Hoffa will test his body — then his mind — in a pair of Kansas Relays competitions Wednesday night in downtown Lawrence.First, the 5-foot-11, 320-pound native of Evans, Ga., will compete in the 6 p.m. shot put competition against a ...
The song “Crank Dat Batman” blared over the Memorial Stadium sound system to the delight of 14,500 fans and at least one 400-meter hurdler Saturday at the Kansas Relays.“That music definitely fired me up. It showed that the people have got a high-respect level,” Bershawn “Batman” ...
Former Kansas University All-American Scott Russell — who has decided to retire from track and field this summer after what he hopes will be his second appearance in the Olympic Games — opted for nostalgia Friday at his final Kansas Relays.He wore his old pink KU shorts.“The last time was ...
Lawrence High senior Blake Hocking unleashed a 60-foot throw in the shot put Friday at the Kansas Relays.Unfortunately for Hocking, it came during a warm-up session between the preliminary and final rounds.“It was so frustrating,” Hocking said, “but it shows there’s a lot more ...
A little drizzle did not frighten two-time defending USA Indoor champion Janay DeLoach, who won the Kansas Relays downtown long jump competition Thursday with a leap of 21 feet, 8 1/4 inches.The 5-foot-5, 26-year-old Colorado State University graduate competed four years for Ben Eielson High ...
Paradise found in downtown Lawrence on Eighth Street between Mass and New Hampshire streets Wednesday night.Reese Hoffa, the friendly giant who had played with a lighter and accidentally burned down the family home at the age of 4, a fire that resulted in his and his brother’s moving into an ...
