99-767: The Kansas Relays are a three-day track meet every April, held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas . Since 1923, the Kansas Relays have attracted runners, throwers, and jumpers from all over the United States of America, bringing in athletes ranging from Olympians to high-schoolers. Olympians such as Marion Jones and Maurice Greene compete in the Gold Zone portion of the meet, which attracts thousands of spectators every year. Competitors have also broken world records at
198-459: A "high priority in supporting military-affiliated students". The Leavenworth classes offer both undergraduate and graduate courses. KU's School of Business launched interdisciplinary management science graduate studies in operations research during Fall Semester 1965. The program provided the foundation for decision science applications supporting NASA Project Apollo Command Capsule Recovery Operations. KU's academic computing department
297-555: A 120-yard field, an outdoor practice facility with 2 full fields and three partial fields, new locker rooms, a new weight training facility, new residencies for players, new offices, new turf, new seats, and a state-of-the-art video board. The KU men's basketball team has fielded a team every year since 1898. The Jayhawks are a perennial national contender, coached by Hall of Fame coach Bill Self . The team has won six national titles, including four NCAA tournament championships in 1952 , 1988 , 2008 , and 2022 . The basketball program
396-601: A 5-time Olympic medalist and a 12-time World Championship medalist. At the World Athletics Relays , Gatlin won two gold medals in the 4 x 100 meters relay in 2015 and 2017 . Gatlin is also a record 3-time Diamond League Champion in the 100 meters. He won the Diamond League trophy in 2013 , 2014 and 2015 . Justin Gatlin's personal best of 9.74 seconds ranks fifth on the all-time list of male 100-meter athletes. He
495-706: A Kansas alumnus himself), Dick Harp, Ted Owens, Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Roy Williams , and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee and former NBA Champion Detroit Pistons coach Larry Brown . Currently, Kansas is coached by Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Bill Self . In addition, legendary University of Kentucky coach and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Adolph Rupp played for KU's 1922 and 1923 Helms National Championship teams, and NCAA Hall of Fame inductee and University of North Carolina Coach Dean Smith played for KU's 1952 NCAA Championship team. Both Rupp and Smith played under Phog Allen. Allen also coached Hall of Fame coaches Dutch Lonborg and Ralph Miller. Allen founded
594-616: A further four-year ban for testing positive for testosterone, with this sanction erasing his then-world-record time of 9.77 seconds in the 100 meters. Gatlin returned to competition in August 2010. In June 2012 at the US Olympic trials , Gatlin ran a time of 9.80 seconds, which was the fastest-ever time recorded for a man over the age of 30. In May 2015 at the IAAF Doha Diamond League, at the age of 33, Gatlin broke his own 100m record for
693-587: A hearing in December 2007. The USADA's chief executive officer explained "Given his cooperation and the circumstances relating to Mr Gatlin's first offence, the four-year penalty issued by the arbitration panel is a fair and just outcome". His 9.77 was subsequently annulled. On December 19, 2006, ESPN reported that Gatlin would work with Woodham High School 's track team as a voluntary coach, helping his old high school with "some workouts, sprint work, block work, where he sees something and can give encouragement." It
792-477: A man over the age of 30 by running 9.74 seconds, also Gatlin's personal best over the distance. Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2004 Olympics . At the London 2012 Olympics , he ran a time of 9.79 seconds, earning a bronze medal . He won his third Olympic medal in the 100 meters in the 2016 Olympic 100-meter final , finishing with the silver. At 34, he became the oldest man to win an Olympic medal in
891-454: A new home for the business school, named Capitol Federal Hall. It is located at 1654 Naismith Drive, near KU's Rec Center and across the street from Allen Fieldhouse . Capitol Federal Hall is a 166,500 square-foot building complete with state-of-the-art technology and several research labs. The University of Kansas School of Law, founded in 1878, was the top law school in the state of Kansas, and tied for 70th out of 198 nationally, according to
990-704: A new personal best in the 200 meters, running 19.57 which was the fifth fastest performance in history. On the 9th of July at the Lausanne Diamond League, Gatlin ran 9.75 once again and beat Tyson Gay and Asafa Powell by a considerable margin. In his final Diamond League before the World Championships, Gatlin ran 9.78 at the on July 17 at the Monaco Diamond League, setting the Meeting Record. On August 23, 2015, Gatlin ran 9.77 in his semi-final of
1089-552: A non-relay sprint event. At the age of 35, Gatlin won the gold medal in the 100 meters at the 2017 World Championships, 12 years after his first triumph in the event. At the 2019 World Championships, Gatlin won the silver medal in the 100m in a time of 9.89, making him the most decorated 100m sprinter in World Championship history, with a record of five individual 100m medals. Gatlin's tally of eight global championship 100m medals (three Olympic and five World Championship) makes him
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#17330853505261188-775: A professional athlete, Gatlin won the national 60 meters title in Boston in 6.45 seconds, a personal best. 2 weeks later, Gatlin stormed to his first world title, clocking 6.46 at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham . Not long after, Gatlin suffered a hamstring injury and was forced to miss the 2003 National Championships in Palo Alto , meaning he would miss the World Championships in Paris as well. On August 15, despite
1287-464: A quarter inch. He later went on to place fourth in the 1924 Olympics. Ed Weir set a world record for the 120 meter high hurdles at the Kansas Relays in 1926. With world-class athletes competing in the relays, the first decade of the relays paved the way for the Kansas Relays to be a major event in the track and field event in the Mid-West. 1962 was the first year that female athletes were able to compete in
1386-501: A scholarship and trained him to become a sprinter rather than a hurdler. In 2001, in his freshman year at Tennessee, Gatlin won NCAA outdoor titles in both the 100 and 200 meters. Not long after, Gatlin was banned from international competition for two years by the IAAF after testing positive for amphetamines . Gatlin appealed on the grounds that the positive test had been due to medication that he had been taking since his childhood, when he
1485-691: A silver medal behind Usain Bolt in the 100 meters at the IAAF World Championships in a time of 9.85. Bolt won the race in 9.77. Gatlin also took another silver in the 4 × 100-meter relay, crossing the line in 37.66 seconds, behind the Jamaican team that won in 37.36 seconds. With Diamond League victories in Doha, Eugene, Rome and Monaco in 2013, Gatlin became the Diamond League Champion in the 100 meters for
1584-473: A student-run campus radio station, KUJH-LP, an independent station that primarily broadcasts public affairs programs, and KANU , the NPR -affiliated radio station. Kansas Public Radio station KANU was one of the nation's first public radio stations. KJHK, the campus radio has roots back to 1952 and is completely run by students. The university's Center for Community Health and Development (formerly KU Work Group )
1683-550: A time of 37.10, the fastest-ever by an American team, breaking the previous American record of 37.38 set at the 2012 London Olympics. In 2021, Gatlin attempted to become the oldest man to win a medal in the 100m by qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan at the age of 39. In April 2021, he won the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational with a time of 9.98 against a field of potential gold medal contenders. At
1782-537: A very inconsistent few months, Gatlin finally broke ten seconds in the 100 meters for the first time, with 9.97 at the Weltklasse Zürich . In order to fully recover and prepare for next year's Olympic Games in Athens , Gatlin and his coach decided to skip the 2004 indoor season. Gatlin's plan worked and he qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , after finishing 2nd in both the 100 meters and 200 meters at
1881-489: A world-leading 9.81. Gatlin's 9.87 improved upon his own world masters record from 9.92, as well as making him the fourth fastest man in the world for that year. In July, it was revealed that Gatlin, along with several of his teammates, were sent to train with Dennis Mitchell again by Nike , despite the recent doping investigations. Gatlin won the silver medal in the 100m final at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in an attempt to defend his world title. His time of 9.89s
1980-457: Is Rim Rock Farm. Their most recent championship came in 2022, the men's basketball team won the 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . Kansas football dates from 1890 and is one of the oldest continuous programs in the nation. They have played in the Orange Bowl three times: 1948, 1969, and 2008, as well as nine other bowl games. They are currently coached by Lance Leipold , who
2079-754: Is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas , United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital in Kansas City, Kansas , the Edwards Campus in Overland Park . There are also educational and research sites in Garden City , Hays , Leavenworth , Parsons , and Topeka , an agricultural education center in rural north Douglas County , and branches of
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#17330853505262178-401: Is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters , 100 meters , and 200 meters . He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 World Champion in the 200 meters, and the 2019 World Champion in the 4 x 100 meters relay. In addition, Gatlin is the 2003 and 2012 World Indoor Champion in the 60 meters. He is
2277-507: Is a two-time 100 meters World Champion (2005 & 2017) and a two-time 60 meters World Indoor Champion (2003 & 2012). Gatlin won both the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2005 World Championships. He is also a World Champion in the 4 x 100 meters relay , which the United States of America team won at the 2019 World Championships. In 2001, he incurred a two-year ban from athletics for testing positive for amphetamines , later reduced to one year because of an appeal. In 2006, he incurred
2376-483: Is also host to several significant museums. These include the University of Kansas Natural History Museum , founded in 1927, which contains important collections in mammalogy, ornithology, vertebrate paleontology, and entomology; and the Spencer Museum of Art , founded in 1928, home to a wide variety of cultural materials from all around the world, with a particular emphasis on American Indian materials. The libraries of
2475-652: Is co-located at the University of Kansas Medical Center. KU's Edwards Campus is in Overland Park, Kansas . Established in 1993, its goal is to provide adults with the opportunity to complete undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs. About 2,000 students attend the Edwards Campus, with an average age of 31. Near the beginning of the 2018–2019 school year, KU launched classes in Leavenworth, Kansas , offering classes to "both civilian and military" students, emphasizing
2574-572: Is continuing to benefit from the banned substances taken earlier in his career. German discus champion Robert Harting requested to the IAAF that his nomination for Athlete of the Year be rescinded in protest at Gatlin being nominated. On May 2, 2015, Gatlin won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas . It was the first defeat for Usain Bolt and Jamaica team in
2673-558: Is currently the winningest program in college basketball history with an overall record of 2,355–877 up to their Final Four appearance in the 2021–22 season. The team plays at Allen Fieldhouse . Perhaps its best-recognized player was Wilt Chamberlain , who played in the 1950s, later becoming an NBA star and Harlem Globetrotter . Kansas has counted among its coaches James Naismith (the inventor of basketball), Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Phog Allen ("the Father of basketball coaching" and
2772-508: The 2011 USA Track & Field Championships , Gatlin was second behind Walter Dix with a season's best time of 9.95 seconds; his first sub-10 second performance in 5 years. He represented the United States at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu , South Korea, where he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 100 meters . Under the coaching of former Olympian Dennis Mitchell , 2012 proved to be Gatlin's most successful season yet. He returned to
2871-420: The 2016 United States Olympic Trials , becoming the oldest sprinter to make an American Olympic team. At the 2016 Rio Olympics , Gatlin received a silver medal in the 100 meters final with a time of 9.89 seconds. Usain Bolt , who won gold, had a time of 9.81 seconds. Gatlin also ran in the qualifying heats of the 200 meters . However, with a time of 20.13 seconds in the semi-finals, he failed to qualify for
2970-558: The 2020 US Olympic Trials , Gatlin finished 2nd in his first heat and third in the semifinals to earn a spot in the final. During the final he came up with a hamstring injury and limped across the finish line in last place, ending his chances of qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics. All information from World Athletics profile. As of 14 September 2024, Gatlin holds the following track records for 100 metres and 200 metres. Performances in red text are wind-assisted. He
3069-563: The National Debate Tournament than any other university. Kansas has won the tournament 6 times (1954, 1970, 1976, 1983, 2009, and 2018) and had 15 teams make it to the final four. Kansas trails only Northwestern (15) and Harvard (7) for most tournaments won and is tied with Dartmouth (6). Kansas also won the Copeland Award in 1981–82 and 2017–18. The university's newspaper is University Daily Kansan , which placed first in
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3168-569: The National Science Foundation , KU spent $ 339 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 74th in the nation. The University of Kansas School of Architecture and Design (ArcD), with its main building being Marvin Hall, traces its architectural roots to the creation of the architectural engineering degree program in KU's School of Engineering in 1912. The Bachelor of Architecture degree
3267-558: The Olympic Trials in Sacramento . The following month, Gatlin made history and won the Olympic 100 meter title in 9.85 seconds, a new personal best, only one hundredth slower than the Olympic record . The finish was incredibly tight, with Francis Obikwelu of Portugal one hundredth behind for the silver medal, his teammate and defending champion Maurice Greene another hundredth back for
3366-498: The Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix , Gatlin initially broke the 100-meter world record with 9.76 seconds, one hundredth faster than Powell's record of 9.77 set the previous year. 4 days later however, the IAAF revealed on that his time had been 9.766 seconds, which was subsequently rounded up to 9.77, in line with regulations. Shortly thereafter, with the track and field community itching for a Gatlin-Powell showdown ,
3465-418: The 100 in 9.88, a season's best; his winning margin of 0.17 seconds was the widest in world championship 100m history. With Crawford not entered, Gatlin won the 200 as well, becoming the second man in history to win both events at a single world championships. His fellow Americans also took the 2nd, 3rd and 4th places, the first time any nation had swept the top 4 positions at a world championship. On May 12, at
3564-537: The 100 meter world record until it was annulled. He won in 9.87 seconds, defeating Asafa Powell by one hundredth of a second. After taking wins in Daegu , Rabat , and at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene , Gatlin placed himself as a favorite for a medal at the 2012 London Olympics . On June 24, Gatlin won the 100-meter final at the Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon with a personal best time of 9.80 seconds, which
3663-516: The 100 meters at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing — the fastest time ever recorded in a preliminary or semi final round in World Championship or Olympic history — and was the heavy favorite to win gold. Gatlin finished second behind Usain Bolt in the final; Bolt's winning time was 9.79 seconds, with Gatlin 0.01 seconds behind. On August 27, 2015, Gatlin finished second behind by Bolt in
3762-532: The 2021 U.S. News & World Report rankings. Classes are held in Green Hall at W 15th St and Burdick Dr, which is named after former dean James Green. The KU School of Engineering is a public engineering school located on the main campus. The School of Engineering was founded officially in 1891, although engineering degrees were awarded as early as 1873. In the U.S. News & World Report ' s "America's Best Colleges" 2021 issue, KU's School of Engineering
3861-436: The 4 × 100 meters relay since 2007. The American quartet, consisting of Mike Rodgers, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey and Justin Gatlin, ran a time of 37.38 to win the 4 × 100 meters relay at the World Athletics Relays . On May 15, 2015, Gatlin improved his personal best to 9.74 seconds (+0.9 m/s) at the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix . His time was the fastest in the world since Yohan Blake ran 9.69 seconds in August 2012. It
3960-563: The Intercollegiate Writing Competition of the prestigious William Randolph Hearst Writing Foundation competition. In the winter of 2008, a group of students created KUpedia, a wiki about all things KU. They received student funding for operations in 2008–09. The KU Department of English publishes the Coal City Review , an annual literary journal of prose, poetry, reviews, and illustrations. The Review typically features
4059-548: The Jayhawks, as members of the Big 12 Conference . They field 16 varsity sports, as well as club-level sports for ice hockey, rugby, men's volleyball, soccer, basketball, rock climbing, triathlon, cross country, track, swim, pickleball, table tennis, and water skiing. On February 20, 1863, Kansas Governor Thomas Carney signed into law a bill creating the state university in Lawrence. The law
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4158-506: The Junior Olympics. It was determined that the amphetamine came from a prescription he had been taking for years. Justin avoided the lifetime ban by cooperating with doping authorities. On December 31, 2007, it was announced that Gatlin would be banned from track for four years, which made him ineligible to compete in the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics . General Specific University of Kansas The University of Kansas ( KU )
4257-478: The Kansas Relays 2006. On April 22, 2006, Justin competed with his teammates, Sprint Capitol, in the 4 × 100 meter race at the Kansas Relays. Justin and his team took first place with a time of 38.16 seconds. On July 29, 2006, Justin Gatlin announced to the media that he had tested positive for high levels of testosterone at the Kansas Relays. Justin Gatlin was facing a lifetime ban from track and field, because he had already tested positive for an amphetamine 2001 at
4356-486: The Kansas Relays and by 1976 women were competing in a number of different events. In 1996 a new event was added for women, the pole vault . Stacy Dragila was the first women to win this event and set an American record at the Kansas Relays. In 1997 the Kansas Relays added the 3000 m steeplechase to the women's events. The Kansas Relays are held normally every year, but were cancelled in 1943, 1944, and 1945 because of World War II; in 1998 and 1998 because Memorial Stadium
4455-584: The Kansas Union) and The Underground (located in Wescoe Hall). The KU Bookstore and KU Dining Services are not-for-profit, with proceeds supporting student programs, such as Student Union Activities. KU Endowment was established in 1891 as the university's primary institutional foundation to manage and build the university's endowment. Affiliated with the university as students, researchers, or faculty members have been: Additionally, two people associated with
4554-467: The Kansas relays were founded. More than 600 athletes participated in the 1st annual Kansas relays on April 20, 1923. During the relays early years the meet featured collegiate athletes in track and field such as Tom Poor , Ed Weir , and Tom Churchill were some of the athletes who later competed in the Olympics. Tom Poor was the first to win the high jump event in Kansas Relays, with a jump of six feet and
4653-646: The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), which started what is now the NCAA Tournament. The Tournament began in 1939 under the NABC and the next year was handed off to the newly formed NCAA. Notable non-varsity sports include rugby, men's hockey, and men's soccer. The rugby team owns its private facility and tours internationally every two years. The men's hockey team plays in nearby Kansas City. The University of Kansas has had more teams (70) compete in
4752-564: The Olympic title 6 years prior. In his absence, Gatlin's teammate Tyson Gay took the 100, 200 and 4x100 meters relay titles at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka . Then, Usain Bolt of Jamaica won the 100, 200 and 4x100 meters relay in historic world record times at the 2008 Summer Olympic in Beijing , then did it again the following year at the World Championships in Berlin . Gatlin
4851-507: The Relays and create a three-hour meet-within-a-meet. The Gold Zone was a part of the meet that features some of the best athletes in track and field in the top events. 24,000 spectators came to see former American Olympians, world champions, and top NCAA athletes compete in various events in the first Gold Zone. The events included in the Gold Zone include finals for all the dashes (100m, 400m, hurdles, etc.), 4 × 100 meter relay, 4 × 400 meter relay,
4950-587: The Republican governor of the state of Kansas from 1861 to 1863, and one of the original settlers of Lawrence, Kansas. Robinson and his wife Sara bestowed the 40-acre (16 ha) site to the State of Kansas in exchange for land elsewhere. The philanthropist Amos Adams Lawrence donated $ 10,000 of the necessary endowment fund, and the citizens of Lawrence raised the remaining money themselves via private donations. On November 2, 1863, Governor Carney announced Lawrence had met
5049-602: The School of Medicine, School of Nursing, and School of Health Professions that each has its own programs of graduate study. As of the Fall 2013 semester, there were 3,349 students enrolled at KU Med. The Medical Center also offers four-year instruction at the Wichita campus, and features a medical school campus in Salina, Kansas devoted to rural health care. The University of Kansas Health System
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#17330853505265148-479: The United States. Outland attended the University of Pennsylvania for medical school and where he first saw the Penn relays. John Outland thought that there should be an event like the Penn relays in Kansas so in 1920 he approached Kansas basketball coach Forrest Clare Allen, also known as Phog Allen , who was also the athletic director , football and basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Three years later in 1923
5247-480: The booing as unfair and emphasised that Gatlin worked very hard. After reports surfaced involving Dennis Mitchell in a doping scandal, Gatlin fired his coach and returned to former coach Brooks Johnson. After an off season in 2018 — with no global outdoor championship — Gatlin ran 9.87 seconds in the 100 meters at the Prefontaine Classic in Stanford, California, finishing second to teammate Christian Coleman, who ran
5346-437: The bronze medal, and his other teammate Shawn Crawford another two hundredths back for 4th place. In the 200 meters , Gatlin won the bronze medal, completing an American sweep of the podium behind Crawford (Gold) and Bernard Williams (Silver) Finally, he won the silver medal as a member of the 4 × 100 meters relay squad. In the fall of 2004, Gatlin graduated from Tennessee . With an Olympic title under his belt, Gatlin
5445-442: The claim, saying: "Trevor Graham is not speaking on behalf of Justin Gatlin and the story about me is not true." On August 22, Gatlin accepted an eight-year ban from track and field, avoiding a lifetime ban in exchange for his cooperation with the doping authorities, and because of the "exceptional circumstances" surrounding his first positive drug test. Gatlin appealed against the ban; an arbitration panel reduced it to four years at
5544-468: The conditions to get into the state university, and the following year the university was officially organized. The school's Board of Regents held its first meeting in March 1865, which is the event that KU dates its founding from. Work on the first college building began later that year. The school opened for classes on September 12, 1866, and the first class graduated in 1873. According to William L. Burdick,
5643-556: The country. The University of Kansas is a large, state-sponsored university with five campuses. KU is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". KU features the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, which includes the School of the Arts and the School of Public Affairs & Administration; and
5742-486: The crowd being against him, he won the World title twelve years after his first 100 m World title at the 2005 World Championships. He beat his American teammate Christian Coleman , who won the silver, and Usain Bolt (in his final World Championships) who earned the bronze. Several spectators booed at the result, and IAAF President Lord Coe commented that he should have been banned for life. Usain Bolt, however, condemned
5841-472: The final of the 200 meters at the same event, with a time of 19.74 seconds, 0.19 seconds behind Bolt's 19.55 seconds. On September 11, Gatlin ended his 2015 season with a victory at the Brussels Diamond League and secured the Diamond League trophy for the third consecutive year, winning the 100 meters in a time of 9.98. Gatlin's 2015 is one of the fastest seasons in sprinting history and he became
5940-546: The final. To qualify for the final, he would have needed to have run 20.09. On April 22, 2017, Gatlin won the gold medal in the 4 × 100 meters relay for the second time in his career at the World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas. At the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships , Justin Gatlin won the 100 meters in 9.95 seconds, beating young favorite Christian Coleman , who clocked 9.98 seconds. In doing so, he broke Kim Collins ' World M35 Masters Record of 9.96 seconds, and
6039-693: The first degree awarded by the university was a Doctor of Divinity , bestowed upon noted abolitionist preacher Richard Cordley . During World War II, Kansas was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program , which offered students a path to a Navy commission. KU is home to the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics , the Beach Center on Disability , Lied Center of Kansas and radio stations KJHK , 90.7 FM, and KANU, 91.5 FM. The university
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#17330853505266138-401: The first time in his career. On September 5, 2014, Gatlin won the 100 meters at the IAAF Diamond League final in Brussels with a personal best of 9.77 seconds. He then went on to complete a sprint double at the meet, winning the 200 meters in a time of 19.71 seconds. This was the second fastest time of the season, behind his world lead of 19.68 that he set at the Monaco Diamond League earlier in
6237-461: The high jump, pole vault, the women's 3000 meter steeplechase and the men's one mile run. Marion Jones, Maurice Greene, Jearl Miles Clark , Amy Acuff , and Nick Hysong are some of the Olympians and world record holders that have competed in the Gold Zone. Gold Zone II drew over 26,000 fans in 2006 making the track meet one of the top ten largest in the world. Olympic gold medalist in the 100 meter Justin Gatlin tested positive for testosterone at
6336-408: The indoor circuit and finished second in the 60 meters at the national indoor championships in Albuquerque . Then, two weeks later, Gatlin stormed to the World Indoor Championship title in the 60 meters once again, clocking 6.46 seconds; the same time he ran to win the indoor title 9 years prior. Outdoors, Gatlin returned to the Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix , the same meet and venue where he broke
6435-458: The leadership of Mark Mangino , the #7 Jayhawks emerged victorious in their first BCS bowl game, the FedEx Orange Bowl , with a 24–21 victory over the #3 Virginia Tech Hokies . This capstone victory marked the end of the most successful season in school history, in which the Jayhawks went 12–1 (.923). The team plays at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium , which recently underwent an $ 85 million renovation to add an indoor practice facility with
6534-621: The main campus of the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. The KU School of Business was founded in 1924 and has more than 80 faculty members and approximately 1500 students. Named one of the best business schools in the Midwest by Princeton Review, the KU School of Business has been continually accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) for its undergraduate and graduate programs in business and accounting. For 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked KU's business school 68th out of 477 evaluated. In 2016, The University of Kansas completed construction on
6633-400: The medical school in Salina and Wichita . The university is a member of the Association of American Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Founded March 21, 1865, the university was opened in 1866 under a charter granted by the Kansas State Legislature in 1864 and legislation passed in 1863 under the state constitution , which
6732-413: The meet. The 2004 Olympic champion, Justin Gatlin , was a prominent athlete to fail a doping test at the Kansas Relays. The Kansas relays were founded by John H. Outland , the head football coach at the University of Kansas, in 1923. He got the idea for the Kansas Relays from the Penn Relays . The Penn Relays are held at the University of Pennsylvania and is the oldest and largest track meet in
6831-401: The most decorated 100m sprinter of all time, a feat he accomplished at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha. He announced his retirement from the sport in 2022 on his 40th birthday. Gatlin attended Woodham High School in Pensacola, Florida , where he competed as a hurdler. He was eventually noticed by University of Tennessee coaches Vince Anderson and Bill Webb, who awarded him
6930-403: The only man to ever run below 9.80 on five separate occasions in one season. Before the start of his outdoor season, Gatlin ran the 100 m in 9.45 s which would be a world record but was assisted by a wind turbine. After beginning the season with Diamond League victories in Shanghai in 9.94, and Eugene in 9.88, Gatlin won the 100 meters in 9.80 seconds and 200 meters in 19.75 seconds at
7029-422: The same year. He claimed his innocence in the matter: I cannot account for these results, because I have never knowingly used any banned substance or authorized anyone to administer such a substance to me. It is believed that the substance that Gatlin tested positive for was " testosterone or its precursor." The failed test was revealed after a relay race on April 22, 2006, in Lawrence, Kansas . The "B" sample
7128-662: The school have been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom . Dean Smith , who played basketball at Kansas from 1949 to 1953 and was a Hall of Fame men's basketball coach at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , was given the award by Barack Obama in 2013. Politician Bob Dole , who played football and basketball at the school but did not graduate, was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom award by Bill Clinton in 1997. Justin Gatlin Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982)
7227-509: The schools of Architecture, Design & Planning; Business; Education; Engineering; Health Professions; Journalism & Mass Communications; Law; Medicine; Music; Nursing; Pharmacy; and Social Welfare. The university offers more than 345 degree programs. In 2017 Johnson County accounted for most of instate enrollment. In its 2022 report, U.S. News & World Report ranked KU as tied for 121st place among National Universities and tied for 56th place among public universities. According to
7326-582: The sprinter's starts were poor, but that Gatlin's finish to the race remained strong. Running at the final meet of the Finnish Elite Games series in Joensuu , Gatlin won in the absence of injured Steve Mullings . In Rovereto , Italy , on August 31, 2010, Gatlin was placed second in the 100 meters with a time of 10.09 seconds, behind Yohan Blake , who won in 10.06 seconds. After the 2010 season, Gatlin switched coaches to Brooks Johnson. On June 25, 2011, at
7425-595: The two both appeared at the Prefontaine Classic in Oregon . No agreement could be reached with the meet organizers, however, so the two competed in separate heats. Gatlin won the event with a time of 9.88 seconds over Powell's 9.93 seconds. On July 29, a month after winning the US title, Gatlin told the media that he had been informed by the USADA that he had given a positive doping test in April
7524-472: The university include Watson Library, Kenneth Spencer Research Library , the Murphy Art and Architecture Library , Thomas Gorton Music & Dance Library, and Anschutz Library. Of athletic note, the university is home to Allen Fieldhouse , which is heralded as one of the greatest basketball arenas in the world, and David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium , which is the eighth oldest college football stadium in
7623-431: The work of many writers, but periodically spotlights one author, as in the case of 2006 Nelson Poetry Book Award-winner Voyeur Poems by Matthew Porubsky. The University Daily Kansan operates outside of the university's William Allen White School of Journalism and reaches at least 30,000 daily readers through its print and online publications. The university houses the following public broadcasting stations: KJHK ,
7722-411: The year. Gatlin's 9.77 time in the 100 meters time and 19.71 time in the 200 meters became the fastest single day 100 and 200 meters performance ever recorded. Gatlin's victory in the 100 meters secured him the Diamond League trophy for the second straight year. Gatlin's performances earned him a nomination for IAAF Athlete of the Year. Other athletes responded skeptically to Gatlin, questioning whether he
7821-628: Was .13 seconds behind his teammate Christian Coleman , who won gold in 9.76 seconds. At 37 years, 230 days, Gatlin became the oldest sprinter to win a medal in the men's 100 meters at the World Athletics Championships. At the same World Championships, Gatlin was part of the American team who won gold in the 4 x 100 meters relay, the first time he had won the event in his career at World Championships. The American quartet, consisting of Christian Coleman, Noah Lyles, Michael Rodgers and Gatlin, ran
7920-482: Was 0.02 of a second away from breaking the World Masters All-Time record of 9.93 also from Collins. He opted out of the 200 meters after his Olympic injury, which was caused by a rolled ankle coming off the turn. Gatlin was a surprise champion at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics , winning gold in the 100 meters in a time of 9.92 seconds, beating Usain Bolt, the greatest sprinter of all time. Despite
8019-476: Was a regular competitor on Spike TV 's show Pros vs Joes , which pitted professional athletes against non-professionals. In 2011, on the Japanese TV show Kasupe! , Gatlin ran 100 meters in 9.45 seconds (+20 m/s)—faster than Usain Bolt's 9.58 seconds record—assisted by large wind machines blowing at speeds over 25 meters per second. He received 2 million yen (approximately US$ 25,000) for appearing on
8118-446: Was added in 1920. In 1969, the School of Architecture and Urban Design (SAUD) was formed. In 2001, architectural engineering merged with civil and environmental engineering. The design programs from the discontinued School of Fine Arts were merged into the school in 2009, forming the School of Architecture and Design. The Department of Design began in 1921. The Bachelor of Fine Arts degree program began eight years later. Industrial Design
8217-515: Was added in 1941, interior design in 1946, jewelry and silversmithing, art history, and the Masters of Fine Arts program in 1948. In 2009, the university reorganized the School of Fine Arts. The professional design practice programs became the Department of Design, administratively located in the School of Architecture and Design. The University of Kansas School of Business is a public business school on
8316-700: Was adopted two years after the 1861 admission of the former Kansas Territory as the 34th state into the Union. As of fall 2022 , 23,872 students were enrolled at the Lawrence and Edwards campuses with an additional 2,836 students enrolled at the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) for a total enrollment of 26,708 students across the three campuses. Overall, the university (including KUMC) employed 3,196 faculty members (faculty, faculty administrators, librarians, and unclassified academic staff) in fall 2022 . Kansas's athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I sports as
8415-929: Was an active participant in setting up the Internet and is the developer of the early Lynx text-based web browser . Lynx provided hypertext browsing and navigation prior to Tim Berners Lee 's invention of HTTP and HTML . The school's sports teams, wearing crimson and blue, are called the Kansas Jayhawks . They participate in the NCAA 's Division I and in the Big 12 Conference . The University of Kansas has won thirteen National Championships all-time: six in men's basketball (two Helms Foundation championships and four NCAA championships, most recently in 2022), three in men's indoor track and field, three in men's outdoor track and field, one in men's cross country and one in women's outdoor track and field. The home course for KU Cross Country
8514-490: Was being renovated; and in 2020, 2021, and 2022 because of issues presented by the COVID-19 pandemic . The last day of the relays was also cancelled in 2022 because of severe weather. In 2005, the Kansas Relays added a new section: the Gold Zone. The Gold Zone was created because the relays started to lose the interest of spectators and athletes. Tim Weaver, then the meet director, created the Gold Zone to bring in more interest for
8613-654: Was built on campus in 1926 as a campus community center. The unions are still the "living rooms" of campus and include three locations – the Kansas Union and Burge Union at the Lawrence Campus and Jayhawk Central at the Edwards Campus. The KU Memorial Unions Corporation manages the KU Bookstore (with seven locations). The KU Bookstore is the official bookstore of KU. The corporation also includes KU Dining Services, with more than 20 campus locations, including The Market (inside
8712-434: Was conditioned upon a gift from Lawrence of a $ 15,000 endowment fund and a site for the university, in or near the town, of not less than forty acres (16 hectares) of land. If Lawrence failed to meet these conditions, Emporia instead of Lawrence would get the university. The site selected for the university was a hill known as Hogback Ridge (later known as Mount Oread ), which was privately donated by Charles L. Robinson ,
8811-460: Was confirmed as positive in July. Gatlin's coach, Trevor Graham, had eight athletes who had tested positive or received bans for performance-enhancing drugs. After Gatlin's failed test, Graham stated in an interview that Gatlin had been sabotaged. He blamed massage therapist Christopher Whetstine for rubbing a cream containing testosterone onto Gatlin's buttocks without his knowledge. The therapist denied
8910-559: Was considered to be the most intriguing unsigned athlete in attendance. He tried out for the team as a wide receiver . He was unsuccessful, though he stated that he believed that he had all the necessary skills and that the only reason he did not make the team was because coaches viewed him as a "track guy." During the course of his ban, Gatlin's weight ballooned to over 200lbs. He found a new coach in Loren Seagrave, who helped Gatlin shave his weight down to 183lbs, his weight when he won
9009-538: Was designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Community Health and Development in 2004. It is affiliated with the Department of Applied Behavioral Science and the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies at the university, and supports community health and development through a variety of means, including its free online resource, the Community Tool Box . The first union
9108-594: Was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder . The appeal resulted in an early reinstatement by the IAAF. Gatlin was banned from international competition, but was still allowed to compete nationally as an NCAA athlete, and he went on to win 4 more NCAA titles; however, these do not count for records purposes on his international profile. In an unexpected move, Gatlin decided to turn professional after his sophomore season, foregoing his remaining two years of collegiate eligibility. He moved to Florida to begin training with new coach Trevor Graham. In his first indoor season as
9207-501: Was favored for the 100 meter title at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki , along with Asafa Powell of Jamaica , who broke the 100m world record. Gatlin won the 100/200 double at the 2005 National Championships in Carson ; his first national outdoor titles. Then, Powell pulled out of the world championships due to injury, effectively removing any opposition to Gatlin. He went on to win
9306-584: Was hired in May 2021. From its inception in 1890 to 1929, the program saw consistent success, winning several conference titles in 4 different conferences. After joining the Big 6 Conference (which would eventually become the Big 8) in 1929, Kansas began to struggle in the win-loss column. With the formation of the Big 8 conference in 1960, Kansas became a consistent winner again and fielded legendary coaches like Pepper Rodgers, Don Fambrough, Bud Moore, and Glen Mason. In 2008, under
9405-588: Was preparing to go up against a new generation of talent in both Bolt and his Jamaican teammates. On August 3, 2010, Gatlin made his return to the athletics circuit with a tour of Estonia and Finland . He won the 100 meters in Rakvere , recording 10.24 seconds. At the Ergo World Challenge meeting in Tallinn he improved further with a win in 10.17 seconds. His coach, Loren Seagrave, acknowledged that
9504-530: Was ranked tied for 102nd among 218 engineering schools whose highest degree is a doctorate. Notable alumni include: Charles E. Spahr (1934), the former CEO of Standard Oil of Ohio . In addition to its academic programs, the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications sponsors publications including The University Daily Kansan , Jayplay magazine, and KUJH TV. The University of Kansas Medical Center features three schools:
9603-549: Was reported that Gatlin planned to serve his four-year ban from the track on a football field. On November 29, 2006, ESPN reported that Gatlin had worked out with the Houston Texans , although he has little football experience and "has not played football since 10th grade ". On May 4, 2007, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that Gatlin was one of 28 free agents taken to their 2007 rookie camp on tryout contracts, and
9702-547: Was the ninth-best performance in history and improved Gatlin's standing as the fifth best 100 meters athlete of all time . On May 30, Gatlin equalled his 200m personal best at the Prefontaine Classic, running 19.68, a new world lead. On June 5, 2015, Gatlin beat Usain Bolt's 100-meter 2012 Rome Diamond League record of 9.76 seconds, finishing with a time of 9.75 seconds. At the USATF Track and Field Championships, Gatlin set
9801-589: Was then the fastest time in history for a man over 30. On August 5, 2012, at the London 2012 Summer Olympics , he recorded a new personal best time of 9.79 seconds in the 100 meters final, when he won bronze behind Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake . On June 6, 2013, Gatlin beat world record holder Usain Bolt by one-hundredth of a second to win the 100 meters at the Golden Gala meet in Rome, Italy . On August 11, 2013, Gatlin won
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