Tuesday, January 18, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Kansas sophomore Nathan Rice swims the butterfly during last season's meet against Southern Illinois State at Robinson Natatorium. The Jayhawk men were defeated Saturday for the second time this season by the Salukis. KANSAN File Photo
Women's swim team beats Salukis; men lose
By Brandon Krisztal
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
It was a bittersweet start to the new millennium in Carbondale, Ill., Saturday for the Kansas swimming and diving team.
The women, 1-0 in conference competition, improved to 4-3 overall as they glided past Southern Illinois 174-114. The men, 0-1 in conference, remained winless on the season, dropping to 0-4 as they came up a few points short against the Salukis 150.5-144.5.
Southern Illinois is a familiar foe for the Jayhawks. Kansas began the season with an exhibition open-water race at Clinton Lake against the Salukis. In early November, the women nearly doubled up Southern Illinois 94-49, and history seemed to precede itself as
men lost by a slim three-point margin 158-155. at the Dual Meet Extravaganza in Champaign, Ill.
"I'm glad we won," said the women's senior captain Kerri Pribyl. "It gives us more confidence going into conference."
Two wins apiece for junior Carolyn Grevers and freshman Beth Schryer helped the Jayhawks take home victories in 11 of the 16 women's events. Pribyl, in her first competition back after breaking her arm Nov. 7, won the three-meter diving event. Sophomore Rebecca McFall's win in the one meter event allowed the women to sweep the diving events.
The Jayhawks received victories from sophomores Carrie Kirkham and Kim Waite in the 100-meter freestyle and 100 freestyle, respectively. Freshman Gwen Haley won the
1000 freestyle, and fellow classmate Lyndsay DeVaney took first in the 200 butterfly.
The men were leading by two heading into the 400 freestyle relay,but the Salukis pulled out the win.
The men's team was bolstered by the return of junior Brandon Chestnut, the school record holder in the 100 breaststroke. In his first meet of the season, Chestnut competed on two relay teams and finished second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Chestnut had left the team before the beginning of the fall season for personal reasons.
"Brandon is back with us, and everyone is real excited to have him back," head coach Gary Kempf said. "He started training in mid-December, so he's got a long way to go."
Freshman Brian Soria earned his fourth and fifth wins of the season, taking the 500
freestyle and posting the fastest time of the season, 9:32.02, in the 1,000 freestyle. Soriafinished 15 seconds ahead of the second-place swimmer in the 1,000.
Diver Adam Hanhart swept both the one and three meter diving events. He shattered his previous best personal best in the one meter board. 727.475, posting a 307.6.
Junior Jason Carr and senior Brian Klapper won the 100 and 200 freestyles, respectively.
Nathan Rice broke two bones in his hand touching the wall in the 100 freestyle, where he finished fourth. Rice, who holds three of the teams fastest times this year, will have to wear a cast on his hand. His status for the remainder of the season is unknown.
Then men's and women's teams travel to College Station, Texas, Saturday to battle Texas A&M.
Men's tennis has high aspirations despite youth
By Brent Wasko
By Brent Wasko
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
Last spring, a young Kansas men's tennis team capped off its season with a NCAA tournament berth by beating four teams ranked among the top 30.
The team lost in the first round to Texas Christian.
Jayhawk coach Mark Riley said he thought this season his team had the ability not only to qualify for the tournament but also to pick up some victories there.
"We expect to go to the tournament and do some damage," said fourth-year coach Riley. "We've improved quite a bit, and our freshmen are playing like upperclassmen. I think we
can go a long way."
Riley has had good reason to be optimistic after his team closed out its fall schedule with a 65-47 singles record and a 25-18 doubles record. The squad's three freshmen, Sebastian Libertino, Eleazar Magellan and Pete Stroer played a major role in the team's success last fall when they notched the most singles victories.
Despite their strong early performances, Riley said he wondered how the three freshmen would react to playing against competition this spring.
"We protected them a little bit in the fall as we got started," he said. "We played them a little lower in tournaments, so some
of the other guys on the team were playing better competition. However, as they went along, they started playing better competition and continued to win. It's going to be scary for other teams if everybody can keep playing like they were."
Overall, the Jayhawks are a young tennis team. Their roster contains only one senior, fifth-year player Bryan Maier, and Ed Dus is the lone junior. The rest of the eight-man roster is filled with freshmen and sophomores.
"I look forward to this nucleus of kids being together for a long time," said Riley. "In some ways, being this young helps because there is only one team leader rather than a bunch of guys having to share the load."
The men's tennis team has received added attention this season because Maier and Stroer are Kansas natives. Maier is from Winfield, and Stroer is from Salina.
"I knew Pete pretty well before he even got here," Maier said. "We played in the same district when he was in high school. I think as a whole we have good team chemistry."
Kansas finished its fall schedule on a down note when the number one-seeded Jayhawks lost in the finals of the Region V Team Championships in Des Moines, Iowa. The No. 2 seed Indiana State beat the Jayhawks 4-2.
this season," Riley said. "Making the NCAA tournament isn't done in November, it's done in the spring."
"We didn't play particularly well, but I think it's something for us to build on for the rest of
Along with qualifying for the NCAA tournament, the Jayhawks are looking to improve on their sixth place finish in the Big 12 Conference last season. The winner of the conference is automatically entered into the NCAA tournament field.
"The Big 12 for sure has to be one of the top conferences in the country." Maier said. "There are at least five or six quality teams in the conference."
Kansas will get its first test of the spring season at 5 p.m. Friday at home against Southwest Missouri State.
Track team fares well in Nebraska
By Sarah Warren sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
"We had a number of good efforts from everyone involved," coach Gary Schwartz said. "We had a number of good wins from people, and that was good to see."
The men's 1,600-meter relay team of sophomore Dorian Jordan, freshman Shelton Ervin, senior R.J. VonMerveldt and junior team captain Jabari Wamble placed first, crossing the finish line in 3:20.55. VonMerveldt and Wamble also came away with wins in their individual events, the 800-meter run and the 200-meter dash, respectively.
Kansas competed against Tulsa and Nebraska at the Nebraska Triangular Saturday. Team scores were not kept at the meet.
The Kansas men and women came home with several first place finishes at the teams' first away meet of the indoor track and field season.
Junior All-American Charlie Gruber turned in a time of 4:13.29 to win the mile.
Wamble said he was excited that a lot of team member's received personal bests.
"We left a lot of people home, so for the amount of people we had, we did well." he said.
On the women's side, sophomores Katy Eisenmenger and Courtney Deutsch took first and third, respectively, in the 1,000-meter run. Sophomore Jennifer Wonder captured the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.98. Junior team captain Eniola Ajayi took second in the 400-meter race with a time of 59.51.
Off the track, junior pole vaulters Ashley Feinberg and Greg Steele both placed second. Feinberg qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships when she cleared her best jump at 12'00.50.
In the high jump, junior Andy Morris took home first, while freshman Levi Powell placed third.
The Jayhawks travel to Columbia, Mo., Friday to compete in the Missouri Invitational.
Women's team sets sights on top-three finish in Big 12
"We've got a lot of positives to take away from this meet," Schwartz said. "We have a lot of little injuries right now, but things are going in the right direction."
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
After Texas, Garrity said that there were five or six teams that
Practice for the spring season began yesterday and coach Jenny Garrity is optimistic about what the season will hold. Among the goals for Garrity is a top three finish in the Big 12 and spots in the NCAA Tournament for her team, as well as singles and doubles competitors.
After receiving the entire winter break off, the women's tennis team is ready to take on a tough spring schedule and perhaps tougher expectations.
However, Garrity also realizes the difficulty in attaining these goals because of a rough schedule.
The top three positions in the Big 12 will be difficult to attain because of the parity in the conference. Texas is once again the favorite to win the conference. The Longhorns have not lost a conference meet since joining the Big 12 three years ago.
"We've got very good competition, and teams play their best game against Kansas," Garrity said.
KANSAS TENNIS
Despite having five of the eight
could compete for second place and that her team is one of them.
Freshman Tiffany Chang, sophomore Cheryl Mallaiah, junior Monica Sekulov and senior Brooke Chiller are the top four Jayhawks, and their play will be vital.
When the season begins the team will be stacked in singles rankings for the central region. The Jayhawks' top four players are ranked in the top 20.
players lower-classmen, Garrity believes that the inexperience won't pose a serious problem.
"Inexperience is definitely a factor, but the freshmen we have,have a chance to play high." Garrity said.
Much of the leadership role will fall on the only two seniors on the team, Chiller and Julia Sidorova.
"Brooke and Julia are good about sharing their experiences with the younger players," Garrity said.
But they will also rely heavily on Sekulov. She finished last season ranked 13th in the central region, while Chiller was ranked 15th.
"Inexperience is definitely a factor, but the freshmen we have have a chance to play high."
Jenny Garrity Women's tennis coach
Chiller said she thought that the role of being a leader on the team was not added pressure but
exciting because it is a different role that some don't get to play
"I definitely try to lead by example every day in practice and in matches," she said.
Sekulov finished last season ranked 13th in the central region, while Chiller was ranked 15th.
Garrity felt the fall season was one in which all the members of her team improved and that should translate into a successful spring as long as the effort continued.
The Jayhawks begin their season on Feb. 4 against Eastern Michigan in Lawrence.
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