Monday, January 31, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Athletes pull together for second-place finish
By Sarah Warren sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswritter
Junior All-American Charlie Gruber bounded into Iane three from the sidelines, his brow still christened with sweat from his anchor leg of the men's 3200-meter relay, which Kansas had won a few minutes earlier.
Gruber, participating in the annual Kansas/Kansas State/Missouri Triangular held Saturday at Anschutz Sports Pavilion, was about to watch his teammates win another event en route to the Jayhawks second place finish at the meet.
In lane one, junior Jabari Wamble sprinted past Gruber, hot on the heels of Kansas State's anchor.
"Pass him, Jabari, now you've got him!" Gruber screamed.
A few more steps and Wamble, Kansas' anchor in the men's 1600-meter relay, overtook the spinner in purple.
Athletes .and spectators leaped to their feet, hoping their thunderous noise could put wings on the athletes' feet.
"The entire team is out on the track cheering," Gruber said after Wamble had crossed the finish line 17 hundredths of a second ahead of the Kansas State runner. "This is what it's all about. This is what is great about track and a meet like this."
The meet had been pegged as one that kept the track rivalry among these three schools alive, and it did not disappoint. As the meet progressed, each team had a chance to win. In the end, though, Kansas State won the meet with 259 points, while Kansas placed second with 223 and Missouri finished last with 212.
In all, Kansas garnered 11 first-place finishes, with Gruber and Wamble claiming three each. In addition to crossing the line first for the 3200-meter relay team, Gruber won the men's mile and 1000-meter run, while Wamble won both the 200- and 400-meter dashes before his final sprint in the 1600-meter relay.
Gruber, who usually doesn't compete in all three events in one meet, said that he did so as part of a total team effort and that his individual success was just icing on the cake.
"It is a real big meet to win as a team. Individual stuff comes second," Gruber said. "We tried to load it up and do as much as possible to win."
That included dressing up for the occasion. Rather than wearing crimson and blue, the Jayhawks broke out their hot pink and baby blue uniforms for the first time this season.
"We wear the pink and blue for championship meets," said coach Gary Schwartz. "It's kind of like the Irish [of Notre Dame] when they break out the green uniforms."
Schwartz was pleased with how Kansas performed in the pink and blue, praising his team for foregoing individual glory for teamwork.
“This is exactly what track and field should be about,” Schwartz said among the cheers of athletes at the nearby shot put circle. “The kids are into it, the fans are into it, people are all fired up. It’s about unselfish effort; you’ve got to be a competitor first.”
The Jayhawks will serve as hosts for the Jayhawk Invitational Friday at Anschutz.
TRACK RESULTS
Men
Mile Run
Charlie Gruber first 4:15.22
Andy Tate third 4:19.69
300-Meter High Hurdles
Eric Patterson first 8.24
Andy Morris second 8.32
400-Meter Dash
Jabari Wamble first 47.91
Kevin Lewis third 49.52
600-Yard Run
Shtefan Ervin third 1:13.24
800-Meter Run
RJ Foumerveldthird 1:56.37
1,000-Meter Run
Charlie Gruber first 2:29.16
300-Meter Dash
Jabari Wamble first 21.90
3,200-Meter Relay
first 7:48.05
1.600-Meter Relay
35-Pound Weight Throw first 318 lbs.
Clyde Dunkback second 58'03"
High Jump first 6'04"
Levi Powell second 6'04"
Shane Weiszbrod third 6'04"
Long Jump third 22'08"
Shane Weiszbrod third 22'08"
Pole Vault first 15'07"
Greg Steele first 15'07"
Vadim Gac敢于地first 15'07"
Triple Jump first 47'10"
Bensaud Shirley first 47'10"
Shut Putt first 58'10"
Rolf Soers first 58'10"
Women
oMeter High Hurdles
Jenny Wonder second 8.75
400-Meter Run
Enola Ajayi third 59.05
600-Yard Run
Stephen Klan Blackmon second 1.22.86
600-Meter Dash
Tamira Montgomery second 7.61
200-Meter Dash
Jenny Wonder second 25.37
Pole Vault
Andrea Branson first 12'05"
Shot Put
Jennifer Foster 42'09"
3,200-Meter Relay third 10:32.46
1,600-Meter Relay second 3:52.62
Team second 223 pts
Junior Charlie Gruber, senior Kevin McGinn and senior Andy Tate compete in the men's mile run in Anschutz Sports Pavilion. Gruber placed first with a time of 4:15:22, and Tate took third with a time of 4:19:69. The Jayhawks took second place with 223 points. Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
Skip Renyields races through the water, finishing second in the individual medley race. Renyields had a time of 15.4:63. The men's team lost to Nebraska 141-102 in Robinson Natatorium. Photo by Aaron Lindberg/KANSAN
Swimmers split victories with'Huskers
Women sneak by; men remain winless after Senior Day By Brandon Krisztal sports@kansan.com
The Kansas swimming and diving team put on quite a show Friday night before a capacity crowd at Robinson Natatorium.
The loud Senior Day fans saw the Jayhawk women upset the No.16 Nebraska Cornhuskers, while the men lost to the No.17 Husker men.
The win improved the women's record to 5-4 overall and 2-1 in the Big 12 Conference and dropped Nebraska to 2-7 and 1-2. The winless men fell to 0-6, 0-3 in the Big 12 and helped Nebraska to 3-5 and 2-1 in the conference.
Heading into the last event, the 400-meter freestyle relay, the Kansas women led Nebraska 116-110. The 'Huskers A relay team finished first, earning 11 points, but the Jayhawk A and B relay teams finished second and third, earning four and two points respectively. The final score was Jayhawk 122. Cornhuskus 121.
"Before the meet we decided we were going to get this for the
Freshman Gwen Haley won both the 200 individual medley and 200 butterfly, giving her 11 season wins, one behind team leader and fellow freshman Lyndsey DeVaney. Haley said she was proud that she swam well but that she was more impressed by the deafening crowd.
seniors," she said. "They told me we had a big rivalry with Nebraska. I was amazed because I've never been to a swim meet where you see this many people. The fact that it was almost all KU made it even better."
In addition to Haley's two wins, the Jayhawk women picked up a swimming victory from DeVaney in the 1,000 freestyle, and the divers also made big contributions.
Senior captain Kerri Pribily swept both the one- and three-meter diving events, while sophomores Patti Stringham and Rebecca McFall finished second and third respectively. Freshman Kristi Misela took fourth.
"This is the way I wanted to go out," she said. "Our women
divers schooled Nebraska one through four."
The Jayhawk men swam well, despite a 141-102 loss. Senior Brian Soria won the 1,000 freestyle, and fellow senior Brandon Chestnut picked up his second consecutive win of the season by winning the 50 freestyle. Sophomore Adam Hanhart won the three-meter dive and took second in the one meter.
Kansas swimming and diving coach Gary Kempf said senior Drew Dischinger's leg of the 400 individual medley was the fastest 100 butterfly split in school history.
"The guy next to me is one of the top five swimmers in the world." Dischinger said. "I was happy just to be able to compete against someone that good. It's [the loss] not a disappointment because they're one of the best teams in the country. It was still great for all the seniors."
Dischinger said he was proud of the way he swam against the top competition the 'Huskers brought to the match.
"We didn't swim great, but we competed well," he said. "Beating Nebraska, whom I have a world of respect for, it felt good to stand up and win it. The guys did a great job, and it's been a tough year. I never like Senior Day, but this is something that most of them will remember the rest of their lives."
Kempf said he was extremely proud of both his women and men.
SATURDAY'S SWIMMING RESULTS
MEN FINAL SCORES
Nebraska 141 — Kansas 102
(place team/name time)
1.000 Freestyle
1. Nebraska A 3:22.87
2. Kansas A 3:24.82
3. Kansas B 3:28.97
1. Brian Soria (KU) 9:30.06
2. Jon Reyes (KU) 9:41.00
3. Carlos Asanta (NU) 9:44.58
1. Michael Windisch (NU) 1:41.17
2. Javier Botella (NU) 1:42.20
3. Mark Dalk (NU) 1:42.84
200 Individual Medley
1. Brandon Chestnut (KU) 21.13
2. Adam Pine (NU) 21.45
3. Drew Dischainer (KU) 21.63
1. Val Kalmikous (NU) 1:52.78
2. Skip Reynolds (KU) 1:54.63
3. L. Jackson (KU) 1:57.18
200 Butterfly
1. Michael Windisch (NU) 1:52.78
2. Brian Klapper (KU) 1:54.67
3. Matt Hanson (KU) 1:55.21
100 Freestyle
100 Freestyle
200 Backstroke
1. Anthony Rogis (NU) 46.31
2. Jason Carr (KU) 46.54
3. Javier Botello (NU) 46.70
200 Backstoke
1. Erik Wilken (NU) 1:52.23
2. Rob Kelly (KU) 1:52.48
3. Val Kal mikoukos (NU) 1:54.28
500 Freestyle
500 Frostie
1. Michael Windisch (KU) 4:38.33
2. Brian Soria (KU) 4:38.95
3. Mark Daily (KU) 4:42.55
200 Breaststroke
1. Carlos Oliva (NU) 2:04.67
2. Brandon Chestnut (KU) 2:06.75
3. Jon Hahn (NU) 2:07.86
1. Nebraska A 3:03.18
2. Kansas A 3:05.14
3. Nebraska B 3:13.06
400 Freestyle Relav
1.Meter Board
1. Joublanc (NU) Score not available
2. Adam Hanhart (KU) Score not available
3. Locklin (NU) Score not available
3-Meter Board
1. Adam Hanhart (KU) 330.53
2. Locklin (NU) 330.08
3. Law (NU) 308.25
WOMEN FINAL SCORES
Kansas 122 — Nebraska 121
400 Mediev Relav
(place team/name time)
1,000 Freestyle
1. Nebraska A 3:53.28
2. Kansas A 3:55.47
3. Nebraska B 3:55.63
1. Lyndsey DeVaney (KU) 10:11.70
2. Beth Scherger (KU) 10:12.99
3. Susan Walker (KU) 10:19.36
1. Shandra Johnson (NU) 1:51.20
2. Lyndsey DeVaney (NU) 1:64.75
3. Sasha Pine (NU) 1:53.92
50 Freestyle
203 Kirk Walte (KU) 24.42
**100 Inkstoley**
    I. Gwen Haley (KU) 20.64.3
    II. Beth Schryer (KU) 20.86.3
    III. Sara Jowsey (KU) 20.99.7
**200 Butterfly**
    I. Gwen Haley (KU) 20.32.7
    II. Sasha Pine (KU) 20.50.0
    III. Sara Jowsey (KU) 20.99.6
**100 Freestyle**
    I. Helene Muller (NU) 51.23
    II. Carolyn Grevers (KU) 52.31
    III. Carrie Kriethkun (KY) 52.69
**200 Backstroke**
    I. Chirra (NU) 20.52.7
    II. Kelley Smith (KU) 20.65.4
    III. Ingrid Gotchiel (KU) 20.72.3
**100 Chelflet**
    I. Shandra Johnson (NU) 4.58.10
    II. Lyndse Deyenke (VU) 5.02.01
    III. Beth Schryer (KU) 5.05.36
**200 Breaststroke**
    I. Elvira Fischer (NU) 2.18.85
    II. Keri Hehn (NU) 2.11.09
    III. Gwen Haley (KU) 2.17.13
**400 Freestyle Relay**
    I. Nervese A (A) 2.67.90
    II. Kansera A (A) 2.88.22
    III. Kansas B (A) 3.34.68
1. Helene Muller (NU) 23.95
2. Carrie Kirkham (KU) 24.30
3. Kim Wate (KU) 24.43
Diving:
1-Meter Board
1. Kerr Pribyl (KU) 291.23
2. Patti Stringham (KU) 274.88
3. Rebecca McFall (KU) 271.88
3-Meter Board
1. Kerr Pribyl (KU) Score not available
2. McDonald (NU) Score not available
3. Rebecca McFall (KU) Score not available
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