April 3, 2008

LAWRENCE, Kan. --- The Kansas Relays is proud to announce that the Illinois, Minnesota, and Seton Hall track and field teams will travel to Lawrence, Kan. to compete in the Kansas Relays April 16-19.  Illinois competed in the event last year.

The Fighting Illini enjoyed much success at last year's event as they had five athletes with season-best performances and had two more set personal bests at the event.  The Illini men feature All-American Gakologelwang Masheto. Masheto, the Big Ten 400-meter dash champion missed the end of the indoor season due to injury, but was selected to the 2008 Bostwana (Africa) Olympic team. The Illinois women's program features All-Americans Aja Evans and the distance medley relay team.