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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, May 5,2000
SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW
Sept. 1, 2009 — The Jayhawk volleyball team beats Missouri-Kansas City 3-1 in the first match played in the Horelski Family Athletic Center, which was built for volleyball practice and competition. It is distinctively louder than where the Jayhawks played before — Allen Fieldhouse.
1. Oct. 12, 1999 — Witt Chamberlain, NBA Hall of Famer and former Kansas basketball player, dies of a heart attack at age 63.
2. Nov. 3, 1999 — Amanda Reves gets her 1,147th kill and becomes Kansas' all-time leader, but the Kansas volleyball team loses to Nebraska 0-3.
4. Nov. 17, 1999: 2:08 a.m. — Kansas defensive end Dion Rayford is arrested after his now-famous Chalupa craving drove him to try to climb through the 23rd Street Taco Bell drive-through window.
3. Nov. 20, 1999 — Safety Carl Nesmith blocks an Iowa State field goal as time expires, a ensuring a 31-28 Jayhawk victory on Senior Day.
Feb. 5, 2000 — Most members of the men's basketball team shave their heads in an attempt to get back on track after losing to Iowa. Coach Roy Williams vows to do the same if the Jayhawks win the Big 12 regular season championship. His hair never sees the clippers.
Feb. 12, 2000 — The Kansas bowling club teams and amateur bowlers across campus breathe a sigh of relief as the Memorial Corporation board votes to save the Jaybowl in the Kansas Union.
March 1, 2000 — Kansas track and field coach Gary Schwartz is effectively fired in his 11th season when his contract is not renewed.
March 18, 2000 — Former Kansas basketball coach Dick Harp dies at age 81. Harp compiled a 121-82 record from 1956-1964 and coached legend Wilt Chamberlain.
5. March 19, 2000 — Freshman Kirk Hinrich's three-point shot rims out in the final 8.5 seconds during Kansas 69-64 loss to Duke, ending the 'Hawks' participation in the NCAA tournament.
March 27, 2000 Swimming coach Gary Kempf is promoted to "director of student-athlete life" and "director of coaches professional development."
Wilt Chamberlain
April 8, 2000 — The Kansas rowing team travels to Camden. N.J., for the Knecht Cup — a regatta traditionally dominated by East Coast schools. After Kansas coach Rob Cattoth hears spectators wondering aloud as to why Kansas would send arowing team all the way to Camden just to get trounced, the Jayhawks win two of three races and take home the Cup.
April 11, 2000 — Kansas baseball completes its first sweep of Wichita State since 1994 with an 8-7 win at the Shockers' newly renovated Eck Stadium.
April 17, 2000 — Kansas soccer player Cynthia Dahle is selected by the Big 12 Conference as the Bank of America Community Champion of the Year for her achievements in the classroom and her community service.
6. April 19-22, 2000 — The Kansas Relays make a triumphant return to Memorial Stadium after a two-year absence with the help of Olympians Ato Bolden and Inger Miller, and the world's fastest man, Maurice Greene.
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