LAWRENCE, Kan. — The inaugural weekend hosting the Kansas Relays at Rock Chalk Park couldn't have gone much better for the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday.

The Jayhawks, the defending NCAA women's outdoor champions, received strong performances from both the men's and women's team. Kansas won eight of the 20 track events, the women's long jump, and had two of its graduates win in other events.

For the first time in the 87-year history of the Kansas Relays, the meet was not held at Memorial Stadium, which is also the home of the football team. Instead, the event moved to the brand-new Rock Chalk Park, a $39 million facility that is still partly under construction but will host the Jayhawks' track and field, softball and women's soccer teams.

"It's a great, amazing track," Kansas senior Diamond Dixon said. "This track is smooth. It's not an Olympic track, but it's dang near it."