University of Kansas junior sprinter and Olympic gold medalist Diamond Dixon was recognized by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback at the capitol building Friday morning. Dixon was a member of the 4x400-meter Olympic relay team that won gold in London in August
Kansas student-athletes proved they could compete with the best in the Big 12, nation and world during the 2011-12 season and eight of the finest Jayhawk performers have been nominated for Male and Female Athlete of the Year awards to be presented at t...
The Big 12 leader in softball batting average, the NCAA Indoor Triple Jump National Champion, the national leader in assists per game in women's college basketball and a starter on KU's Final Four team are among the nominees for four awards to be prese...
Aug 29th 2012, 9:29pm
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Olympic gold medalist and Kansas' rising junior Diamond Dixon met with the media Wednesday at the Anderson Family Football Complex to discuss her experience at the 2012 Olympic Games. Dixon was a member of the six-person 4x400-meter relay team that won...
Aug 15th 2012, 7:04pm
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The best student-athlete performances of the 2011-12 school year - on and off the field of play - will be celebrated by Kansas Athletics at the Rock Chalk Choice Awards, an Academy Awards-like celebration, set for Sept. 9 at the Lied Center of Kansas.
Aug 14th 2012, 11:30pm
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The U.S. 4x400-meter relay team passed the baton around in 3:16.87 to clinch its fifth-straight Olympic Gold Saturday evening. With the win Kansas track & field's Diamond Dixon also earned the medal as she was part of the semifinal team which qualified...
Aug 11th 2012, 8:40pm
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