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The editor of Powercat Illustrated, a K-State football publication, was fined $15,000 for misuse of subscriber information.
Inside: Former K-State basketball coach Tom Asbury said he was not properly compensated after his resignation two weeks ago.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2000
Inside: At the McDonalds All American game, there's talk some might go pro.
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Golfers walk away with team title
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By Michael Terry
Kansan sportswriter
With the Big 12 Championships looming, the Kansas men's golf team finally was able to put three strong rounds of golf together at the Colorado-Stevenson Ranch Invitational in Stevinson, Calif., firing an overall 877, beating Colorado by eight strokes.
The 'Hawks won last year's tournament beating Fresno State by nine strokes.
"It's a nice feeling to repeat as champions," said Kansas coach Ross Randall.
for the Hawks, this not only marked its first team title of the season, but it also is the second time in as many years the Jayhawks have run away with it.
"Colorado has a great team. We respect their ability, and if we were playing 36 holes today, they might have caught us."
The win gives the Jayhawks some much needed momentum heading into future tournaments, which include the Big 12 Championships in Hutchinson April 24-25. where the Hawks are defending champions.
"We just need to work on our final-round play a little more." Randall said. "We're starting to play better and show the progress we need to show with the Big 12 Championships coming up."
Championships coming in. In addition to the team title, senior All American Ryan Vermeer was able to overcome a disappointing final round to come
away with his first individual all-around title of the season, scoring a three-round 217.
one stroke better than a threesome of players which included Kansas junior Conrad Roberts.
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Vermeer's disappointment came
"I didn't think that one-over par 217 would be good enough to do it." Vermeer said. "I was actually pretty disappointed at the end."
Vermeer: hung on to win tournament in California
from his play during the final two holes of the competition.
"The wasn't at the top of his game, but that's what good players do," Randall said. "They figure out how to be at, or near, the top of the leader board when they might not be at their absolute best."
Vermeer said the course played tough and he was just glad that the Jayhawks played well enough to win the team title.
were well enough to understand the only Vermeer and Roberts were not the only Jayhawks in contention for the individual title entering the final round.
Redshirt freshman wide receiver Derrick Mills sprints along the sideline and tries to evade junior nosetackle Nate Dwyer during a full-contact running play at yesterday's practice. This was the Jayhawks first day of spring practice with full pads. Photo by Jay Shepherd/KANSAN
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By Brandon Krisztal sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
Kansas football dons pads for full contact
While most students are trying to settle back into school after spring break, members of the Kansas football team spent yesterday afternoon knocking one another around.
Despite the 11-day layoff, coach Terry Allen was pleased with how the team looked in its first day of full contact.
"They knew they were going to do it," he said. "Nobody got hurt. We needed to develop a little toughness anyway. I was really pretty pleased with things. I thought their tempo was pretty good, and they hit pretty well."
another are the team's first practice since March 16. That Thursday the team was scheduled for its first day of contact, but the inclement weather delayed it.
The Jayhawks put in three days of practice in "shells" or shoulder-pads and helmets before spring break. Sophomore linebacker Andrew LeClair said that
"I know a lot of people were winded after that first period," he said. "We could work on lasting a little bit longer."
"There was a decent amount of contact," LeClair said. "I guess I feel a little sluggish after all those days off. But it's always fun to get back into it and start hitting again, instead of just running around."
Junior linebacker Tim Bowers agreed with Allen's assessment that practices went well, but he said there were signs of fatigue.
Bowers said that the decision to hold the first day of contact until after the break might have been better because of the physical effects of contact.
the team didn't appear tentative, and he admitted that he might have been a step slow because of the hiatus.
"Either way it might have worked," Bowers said. "I think the soreness might have been better because there would have been that time to recover and get the soreness out. The first day there's always going to be sore-
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"The first day there's always going to be soreness. I know a lot of people will be sore today."
Tim Bowers
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ness. I know a lot of people will be sore today."
sore today.
Redshirt freshman Derrick Mills is participating in his first spring practice. He said that having the first day of contact after the break didn't seem to have a negative effect.
"I think we responded pretty well." Mills said. "We weren't as anxious, and we remembered everything. There's no way (we'd forget plays) because our coach put it in our heads daily to remember our assignments."
The Jayhawks have the day off today and will resume practice tomorrow. They end the week with a controlled scrimmage at 11 a.m. Saturday in Topeka.
Defensive improvement keeps Kansas baseball strong
Bv Amanda Kaschube
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Kansan sportswriter
When pitcher Pete Smart gave up a late-inning launch to center field last Friday against Missouri, his second shutout wasn't in danger because he had a solid defense behind him.
defense benchmark Center fielder Doug Dreher ran to the warning track — and into the wall — and grabbed the ball to end the inning.
"That was an amazing catch," coach Bobby Randall said. "The defense we have this year is better, no question. But there's been a couple of times when it's
not up to par. We're working on the pop ups."
but compared to last year, Randall said the defense had improved by leaps and bounds. The 'Hawks have had a small number of errors, at least by last year's standings — 396 errors last season compared to 123 at the midpoint this season. The older infielders, led by Ryan Klocksien, John Nelson and
Shane Wedd, have less than 20 errors among them. And it gives the pitchers, including Smart, more ease on the mound.
Randall: says team's defense has improved
we're definitely a better baseball team, especially in defense." Smart said. "Guys are coming out with confidence, and it makes a big difference."
tion from starting at second base to making diving catches in the outfield.
Third baseman Klocksien has committed only six errors this season. He speared line drives that kept Kansas in Friday's 3-0 win against the Tigers.
"He's becoming a better than average third baseman," Randall said. "He's really improved from the beginning of the season."
"Wherever you put Doug, he plays excellent." Randall said.
And there's Dreher. He made the transi
leth. Randall said.
In the infield, the Hawks have fared well this year. They have more double plays than their predecessors — last year's squad turned 46, while this year's team already has 39 killings.
The 'Hawks will take their tuned defense to Hoglund Ballpark for a non-conference matchup against the Westminster Blue Jays at 6 p.m. tonight. Kansas and Westminster have only had one meeting, which dates before 1920, and the Blue Jays claimed victory.
After rowing sportswriter finds destiny on dry land
I've been to basketball practice several times. I sit there and watch. Sometimes I take notes. Once, Roy Williams came and had a chat with me while the guys scrimmaged.
"Yeah, I'll give it a try," I told Catloth. "But keep in mind, there is a reason I'm a KU sportswriter and not a KU athlete."
"Then maybe we should let you coxswain instead," he replied. The coxswain is the small person in the first seat of the boat who does a lot more than shout "Stroke! Stroke!" Actually, she doesn't yell "stroke" at all. She steers the boat while speaking into a headset that projects her voice throughout the boat. Between her feet rests a small computer telling her how fast the boat is going, how many strokes a minute the rowers are averaging, and how much time has elapsed.
We negotiated, and I settled for both First, I traded places with Sara Canfield, who has the position of fourth seat portside. This is the section that the main power comes from.
I had nine women rowers staring me down. I couldn't balk. Although if I was subbing in for Collison, I would at least have had a prior knowledge of the sport.
After a crash course on how to hold the oar, we gave it a try. I'm pushing with my feet, pulling with my oar, trying not to catch any "crabs" — that means getting your oar stuck under the water in a current, and screwing up the rhythm of the whole boat — and I'm basically sucking at it. A couple of the women shouted an encouraging, "Now he's getting it!" but seriously, I had no clue. While the rest of the team rows in unison like a well-oiled machine, I'm just trying not to cause the $22,000 boat to flip. After a brief stint as a power rower, I figure I got in about six rows.
we make the guy go.
But not once has coach Williams looked at me and said, "Jonesey, wanna run? Sub in for Collison."
If you're laughing at my lack of athletic prowess, I'll ask you to keep it to a low chuckle. After all, rowing in this boat takes a lot more talent than it might seem. It's like trying to learn how to pole vault simply by watching some guy at the Olympics do it.
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Last night was the first rowing practice I've attended. But as I sat in coach Rob Catloth's motor boat following the two varsity boats, he turned to me and said with a grin, "Wanna row?"
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