LAWRENCE, Kan. – After seeing their names mentioned among the nation's top track & field athletes earlier this week, Kansas track & field's Natalia Bartnovskaya, Lindsay Vollmer and Michael Stigler proved themselves worthy of their Bowerman Watch List status as they competed Friday at the Bill Easton Classic inside Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Bartnovskaya and Vollmer tallied NCAA-leading performances while Stigler turned in victories in three events as the men's and women's teams took part in their first meet of the calendar year.
 
"On the women's side I thought Lindsay, Natalia and Diamond (Dixon) all had really nice meets," said head coachStanley Redwine. "I'm happy where our leaders are but that means that other people need to step up and get to their level. For the guys, I was really happy with Michael's performances but his 400 meter is what really impressed me. The men's pole vaulters also did something really special with three guys getting over 17 feet. We're right on track with the men and we'll continue to get better."
 
The Kansas women's two returning national champions moved their names back to the top of the national rankings once again as Vollmer and Bartnovskaya picked up victories on the shoulders of NCAA-leading performances in their respective events.