LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Track & Field team is set to travel its full team for the first time this season as the Jayhawks gear up for the Thane Baker Invitational. The meet is scheduled for Friday, January 16th at the Cliff Rovelto Indoor Track in Manhattan, Kansas. The first event is set to begin at 1:30 p.m. CT with the men’s weight throw. 

Kansas has competed twice this season already, at its Intrasquad Meet in early December and with its pole vaulters competing in the Crimson and Gold Invitational, but this will be the first time the larger team will compete against other schools. 

Kansas head coach Stanley Redwine is excited to see how the team stacks up early in the season. “We are excited for the start of the new season and we’re really looking forward to taking advantage of this opportunity to compete. We had the intrasquad meet last month, which was promising, and now it’s time to see how good we are compared to our competition.”

Last time out, junior Mason Meinershagen and senior Ashton Barkdull won the Crimson and Gold Invitational in the women’s and men’s pole vault, respectively.

The Jayhawks are scheduled to take on several other Division I teams from around the country including Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Tulsa, Northern Iowa, Oregon and Wichita State. 

The meet will kick off with the men’s weight throw at 1:30 p.m., followed by the men’s pole vault at 1:45 p.m. The field events will continue with the women’s and men’s long jump at 2:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. and the women’s weight throw at 2:45 p.m. before a break.

The field events will then proceed with the men’s shot put at 4:45 p.m., the men’s and women’s high jump at 5:15 p.m. and the women’s pole vault at 5:30 p.m., before wrapping up with the women’s shot put at 6:15 p.m.

The track events will begin at 2:05 pm with the 60 meter hurdles preliminaries. All events will be run by the women first, followed by the men. The men’ s 60 meter hurdles preliminaries will begin at 2:20 p.m. The 60 meter dash preliminaries will follow at 2:40 p.m. and 2:50 p.m.

Next up will be the 60 meter hurdles finals at 3:30 p.m. and 3:35 p.m., followed by the 400 meter dash at 3:40 p.m. and 3:55 p.m. The 60 meters finals will be at 4:10 and 4:15 p.m. and the men’s 3000 meter run will be at 4:35 p.m. 

The men’s mile is scheduled to begin at 4:55 p.m. before the 600 yard runs at 5:30 and 5:50 p.m. The 200 meter dash will be at 6:10 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The one mile invites are run at 6:55 and 7:05 p.m, followed by a recognition ceremony.

The women’s 3000 meters invite will be at 7:20 p.m. with another recognition ceremony to follow before the final races of the day, the 4×400 meter relays at 8:00 p.m. and 8:20 p.m., respectively.

A full schedule of events can be found here.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG

Fans can stay current with the events by following the official Kansas Track & Field and Cross Country X or Instagram account @kansastfxc. Live results will be posted throughout the meet on FlashResults.com or can be found here. Final results and a meet recap will be posted at the conclusion of the meet on kuathletics.com.

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