LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas track & field will host its first meet of the 2014 calendar year, The Bill Easton Classic, on Friday, Jan. 10 inside Anschutz Pavilion. The meet will feature 12 different schools from across the Midwest, including cross-state rival Kansas State. The meet is slated to begin at 1 p.m., and conclude at approximately 8:30 p.m. Admission is free to the public.
 
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Kansas will try to continue its strong start to the 2014 campaign after a month off from competition. Within its 2014 men's and women's rosters, Kansas returns six First Team All-Americans from a season ago, including 2013 NCAA Champions Natalia Bartnovksya and Lindsay Vollmer. Also returning on the women's side is senior sprinter Diamond Dixon, who has garnered First Team All-America honors 12 times during her first three seasons in Lawrence, including the 2012 indoor 400-meter national championship.
 
On the men's side, junior hurdler Michael Stigler is back after an outstanding sophomore season, which saw him repeat as the Big 12's 400-meter hurdle champion and break his own school record in the event. Pole vaulter Alex Bishop also returns for his senior campaign after claiming the Big 12 indoor title a year ago.