Sooner Freshman Wins KU Relays Title

April 21, 2000

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Lindsay Cobbs built a 171-point lead in the first four events of the Kansas Relays heptathlon on Wednesday, then used solid performances in the long jump and 800-meter run today to win the title, the first of her collegiate careeer.

Cobbs had finished seventh in the heptathlon bronze at the College Station Multis in mid March.

Cobbs finished with 4,453 points, edging Ashley Pyle of Kansas. That total was a career best mark and she also recorded career bests in the 100-meter hurdles (14.94), the high jump (4-11.75), and the javelin (88-6).

"It felt good to win," Cobbs said after her victory. "I wish I had scored more points to rank higher in the Big 12 Conference but winning feels great. At the college level, its much more competitive than in high school so this win definitely feels good."

Senior Justin Conkling, who is redshirting this season and competed unattached in the relays, finished second, maintaining the position he had after the first five events. He had won the decathlon silver at the Texas A&M Multis earlier this season.

The rest of the Sooner track and field team heads to Waco, Texas, for the Michael Johnson Invitational Friday and Saturday.

KANSAS RELAYS 2000
Memorial Stadium - Lawrence, Kan.
April 19-20

Heptathlon Women Results

Name Points 100 LH HJ SP 200 LJ JT 800
1 Cobbs, Lindsey 4453 14.94 1.52m 9.22m 26.27 5.20m 26.98m 2:31.64 University of Oklahoma

2 Pyle, Ashley 4375 15.96 1.43m 11.06m 26.97 5.22m 28.48m 2:27.03 University of Kanas

3 Wilder, Holly 4127 16.03 1.61m 8.72m 27.53 4.45m 32.10m 2:35.71 Western Kentucky

4 Hamel, Erika 3892 15.53 1.49m 7.55m 26.19 5.22m 22.40m 2:55.90 University of Kansas

5 Robinson, Heather 3790 17.22 1.52m 8.71m 28.29 4.83m 32.16m 2:47.56 Kansas State University

6 Wray, Megan 3551 17.42 1.37m 8.15m 26.99 4.49m 19.20m 2:29.59 University of Kansas

Decathlon Men Results
Name Points 100 LJ SP HJ 400 110HH DT PV JT 1500

1 Morris, Andy 7101 11.16 6.47m 12.28m 1.95m 48.17 14.90 33.00 4.39m 45.36m 4:41.74 University of Kansas

2 Conkling, Justin 7029 11.36 6.64m 11.63m 2.04m 51.44 14.77 34.64m 4.29m 48.02m 4:44..61 Unattached

3 Jordan, Dorian 6416 11.87 6.52m 8.50m 1.89m 49.18 15.33 28.90m 4.09m 47.08m 4:46.23 University of Kansas

4 Peppers, Joe 6227 11.58 6.16m 9.93m 1.92m 50.41 15.55 33.50m 3.29m 54.70m 5:18.63 Cloud County CC

5 Curran, Michael 6124 11.71 6.54m 9.31m 1.80m 50.72 16.57 26.06m 3.79m 46.68m 4:37.35 Wichita State

6 Berg, Jon 5916 11.90 6.59m 11.98m 1.86m 51.95 17.20 35.12m 2.89m 44.06m 5:08.14 St. Olaf College

7 Lukoschat, Jens 5842 11.56 6.00m 12.59m 1.80m 49.94 15.81 31.30m NH 42.18m 4:35.20 Wichita State University

8 Culp, Dan 5502 11.61 5.86m 9.97m 1.83m 53.11 16.78 33.12m 3.99m 35.90m 6:08.02 Missouri Southern

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