Washburn Coach Brett Ballard earns KBCA Coach of the Year
First year Washburn Ichabods coach Brett Ballard a former KU player under Roy Williams and assistant under Bill Self led the team to a 22 10 record in the MIAA to the conference tournament final and an NCAA Tournament berth as a No 7 seed Washburn’s season ended in a first round loss Ballard replaced Bob Chipman as head coach on April 6 2017 after three Wake Forest seasons and five total seasons under Danny Manning.
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Free State punter Jake Rittman commits to Notre Dame
Free State senior Jake Rittman, a standout punter and receiver, commits to walk on at Notre Dame after a strong two season run. He averaged 39.5 yards per punt, had a key playoff game pinning four punts inside the 20 against Junction City, and chose Notre Dame over Vanderbilt citing facilities academics and campus appeal. Rittman, a 6'3" 195-pound athlete from Lawrence, also contributed as a kickoff specialist and Wildcat receiver, with 29 receptions for 507 yards and four touchdowns in his senior year.
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Kansas Relays Seek Volunteers for April Meet at Rock Chalk Park
The Kansas Relays invitation calls for volunteers to assist April 18 through 21 at Rock Chalk Park. Relays director Milan Donley says helpers can assist with field events setup, hurdles, athlete check in, distribution of food and drinks, and overall event support, with a two to three hour commitment.
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Lokedi Leads KU Relays Storm of Events
KU star Sha ron Lokedi makes a single appearance as weather decides open 5000 or quadrangular 5000 Friday. The quadathlon and heptathlon run into Friday while college opens run Thursday through Saturday. High school events fill Friday and Saturday with 4x400 relays closing the quad meet.
Kansas Faces Rebuilding After 3 Point Boom Era
Kansas eyes a different style for 2018-19 as 94.4 percent of 2017-18 3 pointers depart. Self notes two bigs may redefine KU play while incoming guards Dotson Grimes Moore join the challenge to replace prolific shooters and chase a new Final Four standard.
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