Barkdull sets Kansas Relays pole vault record
Bryce Barkdull, senior from Andover Central High, cleared 5.36 meters to break the Kansas Relays high school boys pole vault record, surpassing Chris Nilsen 5.35 from 2016. Teammates and KU athletes also excel with Tori Thomas winning the women's shot put and Mason Meinershagen taking the women's high jump.
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Andover Central High School
Kansas
Chris Nilsen
Park Hill
Barkdull
Caelan Harland
Macon High School
Missouri
Ashton
Barkdall
Tori Thomas
KU uses rotating safeties in hybrid field outside linebacker roles
Kansas defensive coordinator Brian Borland said spring practice featured a by-committee approach at the safety position, with Marvin Grant and Jalen Dye among others rotating into the field outside linebacker nickel spot. He noted four safeties worked there and plans to narrow to two or three, ensuring sufficient repetitions.
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Kansas
Craig Young
Marvin Grant
Young
Brian Borland
Nickel Guy
Jayhawks
Jalen Dye
Grant
Borland
Westmoreland enters transfer portal after KU tenure
Kansas defensive end Da vion Westmoreland, a red shirt junior, has entered the transfer portal per multiple reports. The Griffin Georgia native logged 25 defensive snaps in 2022 and 80 in 2023, leaving Lawrence with six career tackles in 12 games. He previously played two Kansas JC seasons at Hutchinson CC, tallying 89 tackles and 75 sacks. His departure runs Jayhawks thinner at end as they ranking pass rushing depth behind incumbents and newcomers.
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Davion Westmoreland
Withelite
Westmoreland
Griffin
Georgia
Lawrence
State of Kansas
Hutchinson Community College
Blue Dragons
Jayhawks
Austin Booker
Firebirds start hot as River City Fest ends for Free State
Free State improves to 14-3 and opens with a 1-1 win over Blue Springs, then a 10-0 run-rule victory over Belton as junior Blaine Larkin shines on the mound and Wesley Capps drives in runs. Lawrence High (10-7) falters early, losing 7-1 to Blue Springs South and 7-1 to Lee's Summit West, with Vaughn Wells (4.0 IP) hampered by seven hits and seven runs.
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Lawrence High
Hogland Ballpark
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Missouri
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Drew McConnell
Wildcats
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Wesley Capps
Belton
Tyler Jeffries
FSHS
Arkansas City
LHS
Blue Springs South
Lee
Summit West
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Dimitrios Pavlidis
Chance Parker
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Carter Gaskins
By Henry Greenstein
Hgreenstein
Journal-World File Photo
Dean Miller
Dakyus
Brinkley
Martel
Jerome Robinson
Dylan Wudke
Stanley Steemer
Stanleysteemer.com
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Bs-South
Vaughn Wells
Lions
Ryan Guss
LS West
Cel
Oici
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