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Balanced Kansas Favored To Grab Fourth Outdoor Trophy
Kansas leads the 1955 Big Seven outdoor track and field championships at Memorial Stadium with a projected 139 points, ahead of Oklahoma's 123 and Missouri at 89. Defending champions Kansas boast top javelin power led by Sneegas, Bitner, and Parker, plus strong sprint and distance threats, while Oklahoma features double winners in the mile, two mile, hurdles, and jumps. Competition runs Friday afternoon with finals continuing Saturday, aiming to set multiple weight and sprint marks and mark a historic Lawrence host debut since 1922.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Memorial Stadium
Jaywhawkers
Sooners
Missouri
Bill Easton
Bieldexon
Lawrence
Don Sneegas
Les Bitner
John Parker
Jayhawks
Dick Blair
al Frame
Boulder
Bob Buchanan
Bob Derrick
Erwin Cook
Bob van Dee
Johny Dahl
Constantine
Gray
Buchanan
Comerica
Stow Walker
Conestantine
Derrick
Big Seven
K. U.'s Memorial Stadium
Leven Gray