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Gittens, a junior from Nashville, Tennessee, starred at the NCAA DI Indoor Track & Field Championships this past weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was inside the Randal Tyson Track Center where Gittens kicked things off on Thursday by shattering the collegiate record in the pentathlon with her 4746 total, 43 more than the previous best set by Kendell Williams of Georgia in 2016. Then, Gittens became the only athlete in meet history to complete the multi-high jump double after topping the best bar of the meet at 1.90m (6-2¾). Gittens put a bow on her incredible weekend with a third-place effort in the long jump with a PR 6.68m (21-11). Count it up and that’s 26 points – the third-most by a female athlete in meet history.
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas men’s and women’s track and field teams are set to compete at the 2021 NCAA Indoor track & field championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, which take place March 11-14.
Among the Jayhawks that qualified are Alexandra Emilianov (shot put), Honour Finley (400 meters), Samantha Van Hoecke (pole vault), Rylee Anderson (high jump) and Zach Bradford (pole vault).
Entering the NCAA Indoor Championships, Bradford ranks as the No. 3 individual in the men’s pole vault, clearing a season best 5.75m (18-10.25 ft.) at the Texas Tech Invitational on January 29. Throughout the season, Bradford has set numerous meet records while owning eight of the top 10 jumps in KU indoor history.
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The NCAA Division I men’s and women’s track & field and cross-country committee announced the 2021 NCAA Indoor track & field championship participants on Tuesday, including five Jayhawks who will compete in the meet from March 11-14 in Fayetteville, Ark.