Friday, November 19, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
KU SWIMMING
Jayhawks to vie for a ranking among elite at invitational
By Chris Wristen
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
The Kansas swimming team will place its bid for a national ranking on the line this weekend when it takes on some of the nation's elite at the Northwestern Invitational in Evanston. III.
The Jayhawk men and women will be facing some tough opposition, and they are aware of what they will be up against. Southern Methodist's women are ranked sixth in the nation, and its men's team is 19th. Arizona State's men's and women's teams are ranked No. 14 and No. 21, respectively, and Northwestern's women's team is ranked 10th.
"This will be one of the most premier invitationals in the country," said coach Gary Kempf. "In reality, we're fourth-ranked out of the four teams, but we expect to go in and fight for everything we can."
Kansas' men's and women's teams have received votes for the Top 25 but are not ranked. A strong showing this weekend could change things.
"It's going to be pretty tough this weekend," said freshman Lyndsay DeVaney. "Some of the teams who will be there are ranked, and we're trying to achieve a national ranking right now."
Devaney also said she thought her team would be up to the task.
"I think we can go up against them and beat any of them as long as we work together and not just for ourselves," DeVaney said. "We're all getting better right now, and there's more to come."
For the women's team, Kempf said that DeVaney and fellow freshmen Gwen Haley and Beth Schryer would need to continue to swim well and that a solid performance from senior diving captain Kerri Pribyl would help the team. A majority of the pressure lies on the shoulders of freshmen, though, and they've continued to impress Kempf.
"They've met my expectations very well." Kempf said. "But we recruited them to be impact athletes, and they've done that. The freshmen have done very well. Also, as the season goes on, you'll begin to see more of a balance between the young and the upper-classmen."
Regardless of the results of this weekend's meet, the Jayhawks think that the difficult competition will prepare them for the challenges ahead.
"Having tough competition like this makes you feel better when you stay close or beat them because it helps give you a mental edge on them and for meets in the future." DeVaney said.
Edited by Darrin Peschka
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Kansas outside hitter Nancy Bell, left, and middle blocker Anné Kreimer combine to block an opponent's spike. The Jayhawks travel to Texas A&M tonight to play the Aggies. KANSAN file photo
Aggies, Wildcats block path to NCAA showing
Bv Shawn Hutchinson
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Two big tests await the Jayhawks this weekend.
The Kansas volleyball team will meet No. 14 Texas A&M at 7 p.m. tonight in College Station, Texas, then come home and play No. 18 Kansas State Wildcats at 5 p.m. on Sunday at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center.
"It's getting to the point in the season where we have to get some quality wins," said Kansas coach Ray Bechard.
A victory against either Texas A&M or K-State would qualify as a quality win. Both teams have been ranked in the AVCA Top 25 all season, and both teams have scored victories against the Jayhawks this year.
Kansas, 17-10 overall and 8-8 in the Big 12 Conference, dropped a 3-1 decision on Oct. 13 at K-State. Two days later the Jayhawks were swept 3-0 by Texas A&M before Late Night with Rob Williams at Allen Fieldhouse.
"I think we'll be ready to go down to A&M and put up a fight," said Kansas junior outside hitter Nancy Bell. "Last time we played them, we didn't come ready to play at all, so we want to go down there and show them what we can do."
Add the fact that the Jayhawks have never beaten a ranked opponent, and these two matches loom huge.
Texas A&M has won eight of its last nine matches and is 22-5 overall and 13-4 in the Big 12. K-State, in the
meantime, has won three of its last four and is 18-7 and 12-5.
That isn't good news for the Jayhawks, who are in pursuit of their first trip to the NCAA tournament. In all likelihood, Kansas will need three wins in its last four matches to get an at-large bid to the tournament
That would push Kansas' win totals to 20 victories overall and 11 victories in the Big 12.
"If we can somehow get our win total to 20, we'll see how it comes out," Bechard said. "We were hoping at the beginning of the season that we would be in this position."
Tonight's match will be the first time that Kansas has played since a 3-0 loss to them.No.23 Baylor on Nov. 13 in Waco, Texas.
Kansas signs fourth southpaw of week
— Edited by Julie Nicholson
By Chris Wristen
The Kansas baseball team must think lieties are the right way to go.
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Jayhawks' pitching staff has added four left-handed pitches this week. Alan Orgain became the newest lefty for the Jayhawks when he sigmed a letter of intent yesterday.
Orgain will join the Jayhawks next year, he has one more season to finish at Seward County Community College in Liberal. As a freshman last year, Orgain was an honorable mention All-Jayhawk Conference selection and led Seward County to a third-place finish in the conference and second-place conference tournament finish. On the mound, he went 8-2 posted a 2.70 ERA and had 45 strikeouts.
He has more work to do before coming to Kansas.
By Chris Whisler
sports@kansan.com
"I'll be a starting pitcher, and I'm hoping to help us win the Region 6 tournament and go on to the Junior College World Series for the first time." Orgain said.
Kansas coach Bobby Randall said Orgain would become a solid addition to the Kansas pitching staff.
"Alan will give us yet another quality left-handed arm for years to come," Randall said. "He has proven himself both in high school and junior college, and he is ready to make the transition to Division I baseball."
Orgain said that he hoped Randall was correct and that he was looking forward to coming to a big school and the Big 12 Conference. He also is looking forward to the academic benefits of the University of Kansas.
"Obviously it's a big school and in the Big 12, and I think it's a program that's up-and-coming." Orgain said. "Also, on the academic side of it, I think it will be a great place for me to get a degree from."
The three lefthies who signed letters of intent earlier this week are Justin Wilchester of Garden City Community College; Matt Tribble, a high school senior from Wheaton, III.; and Tom Gorzelany, a senior at Marist High School in Chicago.
— Edited by John Audlehelm
Seniors set to finish season with win
Allen said that stopping Davis, who leads the Big 12 with 131 rushing yards per game, was the key to winning the game. But the Jayhawk offense, the other aspect that has changed the most during the last season, will need to be more
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productive than it was last week against Oklahoma State.
While Quarterback Dylen Smith was erratic, completing only 10 of 25 passes, he remains key to the Jawhawk offense, especially because the Cyclones haven't seen Smith plav.
"A year ago, we were struggling with a walk-on quarterback (Jay Alexander) who is no longer in
our program. Now we have a guy who has been through the process." Allen said.
And the other key thing will be the emotion of Senior Day. Eighteen seniors will be playing their last game for the 'Hawks, something that always gets Allen a little emotional.
Seven seniors start for the Jayhawks, three on offense and four on defense. Among them, they have started 145 games for the Jayhawks, but tomorrow will be the last time most of them play football.
"There's some special guys there that have been through a lot," he said.
“It’s kind of bittersweet, but it’ll be nice having some freedom in my off-season,” said wide receiver Michael Chandler. “But I just want to enjoy this last game.”
- Edited by Julia Nicholson
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