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ATHLETICS CALENDAR
- Men's basketball vs. Pittsburg St, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
WEDNESDAY
♦ Volleyball at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m., College Station,
Texas
FRIDAY
- Men's basketball vs. Idaho State, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
- Swimming at Minnesota Invite, all day, Minneapolis,
Minn.
BIG 12 FOOTBALL
Victory gives Tigers bowl eligibility
COLUMBIA, Mo. — TheTigers' 31-16 victory over Baylor on Saturday made them bowl eligible for only the fourth time since 1983. And they still have an outside shot at making it to the Big 12 championship game.
This season represents a mild resurgence at best for Missouri (6-4, 4-3 Big 12), viewed as a team on the rise two seasons ago but coming off a 5-6 year that cast doubt on Missouri coach Gary Pinkel's ability to build a contender.
Red in the face
The Associated Press
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Kansas City Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil watches a replay of the Buffalo Bills second touchdown reception during the third quarter of the game at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Bills won. 14-3.
CROSS COUNTRY
Men take 3rd in region
Runners hope for at-large NCAA spot
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoza@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Two points at the Midwest Regional Championship were all that kept the Kansas men's cross country team from an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships on Nov. 21.
The top two teams, Oklahoma State and Iowa, received automatic bids.
Kansas will now have to rely on at-large points to earn one of 13 at-large spots in the championships.
The announcement of whether Kansas makes it to the championships will be today, according to
"I think our chances are strong that we'll qualify," Redwine said. "We helped ourselves by performing well in the season's earlier meets."
NCAAsports.com.
Sophomore Colby Wissel, who came in 15th place, said he thought Kansas' had a strong chance at getting an at-large spot.
Kansas' third place finish in the Midwest Regional in Iowa City, Iowa, was the team's best since 1994.
Oklahoma State finished first overall in the 10K race with a total of 49 points, followed by Iowa with 72 points and Kansas with 74 points.
Kansas was led by sophomore Paul Hefferon, who finished with a time of 31:10, taking the No.8 spot overall.
Two-time Big 12 champion Benson Chesang finished 11th overall with a time of 31:17 for
the Jayhawks.
Kansas had five runners who achieved all-regional honors by finishing in the top 25 individually: Hefferon, Chesang, Wissel, junior Tyler Kelly and junior Erik Sloan.
The women's team finished 11th overall, an improvement from last years 16th place finish. The Jayhawks were led by sophomore Lisa Morrissey, who finished 43rd overall in the 6K race with a time of 22:36. Morrissey was followed by junior Laura Major in 51st place and senior Angela Pichardo in 76th place.
"We had some injuries that hurt us a bit today." Redwine said. "Our goal was to finish in the top 10, but unfortunately that didn't happen."
The women's team is unlikely to earn an at-large spot in the national championship.
— Edited by Katie Lohrenz
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