Clay Eckert News Today

The Kansas men’s and women’s track and field teams got off to a strong start on day one of the Big 12 Outdoor Championship in Lubbock, Texas on Friday, with three Jayhawks making the podium along with several personal bests being set.

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas track & field closed out the weekend at the Jayhawk Classic on Saturday, with several Jayhawks setting career best marks. After four events in the heptathlon on Friday, Kansas senior Grant Downes picked up where he left off on Saturday, completing the men’s heptathlon with a career-best 4,900 points. Sophomore Clay Eckert followed Downes in second place with 4,616 points. In the women’s pole vault, junior Samantha Van Hoecke set a career best, vaulting 4.15m (13-7...

LAWRENCE, Kan. –  Two Anschutz Pavilion records were broken on the first day of the Jayhawk Classic on Friday, as Zach Bradford broke the pole vault facility record and Gleb Dudarev broke the weight throw facility record. Bradford, competing in the men’s pole vault, opened at 5.35m (17-6.5 ft.) before working his way up to 5.65m (18-6.5 ft.). Bradford cleared the bar at 5.65m (18-6.5 ft.) on his third attempt, before missing on all three attempts at 5.70m (18-8.25 ft.). Bradford’s facil...