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Sumners, men's relay claim gold at Kansas Relays

LAWRENCE, Kan. — UNI took to the track as Panther sprinters took part in the 100th running of the Kansas Relays on Friday and Saturday at Rock Chalk Park. As part of an active weekend of competition across the country, UNI picked up a pair of victories and saw several top performances in their third meet of the outdoor season.

Jack Sumners got the Panthers started with an impressive time of 14.22 seconds in Friday's 110-meter hurdle prelims before clocking a career-best in Saturday's final to win gold as the 3-seed (14.18). Sumners, a redshirt junior, sets a new career-best in the event for the second straight week after going 14.