It had been almost six years since senior Nickesha Anderson had competed at the oldest track meet in the country, the Penn Relays.
The Hanover, Jamaica, sprinter used to compete there in her high school days and usually finished in the top three. Junior Lauren Bonds regionally qualified, running her best time in the 1500-meter run at 4:27.16, taking third at the Drake Relays. Freshman jumper Corey Fuller took second in the triple jump, jumping 15.20 meters. It’s the third meet in a row that the freshman has taken second in the triple jump including at home at the Kansas Relays. Senior Jonathan Edwards took 22nd overall in the men’s javelin throwing 47.91 meters. In men’s pole vault, junior Kirk Cooper took 17th, jumping 4.90 meters while junior Jordan Scott, who is redshirting this outdoor season, took sixth in the men’s pole vault, jumping 5.32 meters. Both seniors Stephanie Horton and Emily Reimer placed in the top 15 in the women’s shot put. Horton took 13th (14.47 meters) and Reimer in 15th (14.37) Kansas also competed in the Penn relays and the Nebraska Open this weekend.
This week marked her return, though the relays went a little differently. This time, she donned KU colors and didn’t see the same success. Anderson didn’t qualify for regionals in the 100-meter dash or the 4×400 team relay.