Thursday, March 18, 1999
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Kansas thrower tosses records
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The interest in sports started well before high school, though.
Russell's father, who played college basketball at St. Claire College in Canada, took Russell to a t-ball hitting tournament when he was in fourth grade and was amazed at both his son's ability and his winning nature.
"He just kept asking me over and over again, 'Dad, do you think it went far?' I couldn't believe it mattered that much," Don Russell said.
Of course, Scott Russell won the contest.
Later that same year, Scott Russell learned about the Olympics in school. His mother saw something emerge from him that year.
In the summer of 2000, Russell will focus on attaining that dream.
"He was inspired by what they told him about the Olympics. I think it implanted in him a dream to shoot for," she said.
By that time, Russell will have another year of experience and his technique in the javelin, the hammer throw and shot put will have been refined. He plans to spend the summer in Lawrence training with coach LaRowe and then try out for the Canadian Olympic Team.
"Track definitely isn't for the bucks, but it's one sport where the glory might be greater." Russell said. "Two years ago, I never saw myself excelling to that level. Now, it'd be a dream come true."
The stories that would accompany
that feat would take center stage in the Russell home in Ontario. Downstairs in their house, Russell's mother has plastered one wall in newsprint. Every story about his accomplishments hangs from that wall, and the more he improves, the more the wall fills up.
Windsor, across the river from Detroit, has a population of about 210,000. The city gives an annual award called the Royal Arcanum Award given to the outstanding Windsor high school athlete each year. Russell won the award as a junior and senior in high school, a hint of things to come.
He has a devoted following in Windsor beyond his immediate family.
At the Family Tradition Food plant
where his dad works, a bulletin board is covered with articles from newspapers and the Internet about his accomplishments in college.
Scott Russell has grown accustomed to that kind of notoriety, yet it amazes him when people recognize him outside of Windsor.
"People who have followed him throughout high school and college will find stuff on the Internet about him, and the next thing it's up at work," Don Russell said.
"After I won the Big 12, people were coming up to me for days afterwards and congratulating me," Russell said. "I didn't know many of them, but it sued in that it was the fact that people realize what you've doing. That blows me away."
Edited by Clint Hooker
Jayhawks set for championships
Senior women's swimmer only female 'Hawk at tourney
By Emily Hughey sports @kanson.com
Konsan sportwriter
Senior swimmer Adrienne Turner will finish her career the way she started it.
The NCAA Championships begin today in
The NCAA Championsi
Athens, Ga., and Turner,
who has not been to the
meet since her freshman
year, will swim the 100-yard
butterfly tomorrow and the
200-yard butterfly on Saturday.
She said she wanted to end her career with a bang.
"I would love to place again like I did my freshman year," Turner said. "I'm half a second from the record, and that's in the back of my mind. But this is my last meet, and I'm going to go out there and have fun."
Turner: Looks to excel in national tournament
Coach Gary Kempf said he thought Turner was set to have a great meet. He said that both her attitude and training have been consistently strong, and he expected her to swim well.
"I want her to get what she deserves," Kempf said. "Adrienne has given a great deal to the program."
Turner, the only Kansas woman at this year's meet, said that it was more difficult to swim with no teammates there to cheer for her.
"It's always a lot easier to swim when you've got people behind your lane," Turner said.
But at what is known as one of the fastest meets in the world, Turner said she felt honored just to be going. Although a cheering section would be nice, the meet will give her an opportunity to focus on herself.
"I'll just get up there with confidence in the training I've done, just go out and get after it," Turner said. "I don't have anything to lose."
Despite the fact that both Kempf and Turner expect this year's championships to be one of the most competitive yet, Kempf has complete faith in Turner's ability to step up.
"Adrienne has always been a good competitor. We've gone over all these things for four
Turner said that she felt ready to go and that her primary focus was on having fun in the last meet of her life.
years now, and I'm just here in a supportive role," Kempf said. "It's now just going and executing."
"No matter what, I'm going to get out of the water smiling." Turner said.
Next week. Kempf will head for the men's NCAA National Championships in Indianapolis. Juniors Brandon Chestnut and Tyler Painter will compete in the meet March 25-27.
Kempf said he did not mind that the meet would cut short his spring break.
would cut short his spring break.
"There's not a place in the world I'd rather be than in Indianapolis at the national championships," Kempf said. "And there's no swimmer in the country who would rather be anywhere else."
Edited by Kelli Raybern
Women's golf team shatters records at tournament
Jayhawks rebound from previous defeat finish in third place
By Brad Hallier
bhallier@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
What a difference one tournament can make.
After finishing 18th at their first tournament of the spring season, the members of Kansas women's golf team rebounded in the Mountainview Collegiate in Tucson, Ariz., to finish third with a score of 607.
In last weekend's tournament, the Jayhawks not only finished ahead of two ranked teams, but they also broke and tied several team and personal records.
Junior Susan Tessary became the
first player since Holly Reynolds in 1992 to shoot under 70. Tessary's three-under-par and second-round score of 69 was 14-stroke improvement over her first round score.
"It was the first time that I've ever shot under 71 in competition." "Tessary said, adding that her previous collegiate
best score was 72. "I actually bogeyed the last hole, so my score probably could have been better."
To bogey is to finish a hole one stroke above par.
The team's score was a two-round tournament record, as was the
"It was one of those days that nothing seemed to go wrong," Tessary said.
team's total of 293 in the second round.
Kansas coach Jerry Waugh said that was one of the most impressive performances that he had seen by any team in recent history. He also said that the Jayhawks' final tally of 607 would hold up in any competition.
"Without a doubt, that was the best I've seen with any team I've been associated with," Waugh said. "It's an indication that if you can do it once, you can do it again. It psychologically means that they can play at any level too."
Senior Mandy Munsch also broke a team record for a 36-hole tournament with her two-round total of 148
"It was awesome and the best feeling that I had in my four years," she said. "I felt I played two good days in a row. I usually play good on
"But that's history now, and we have to move on," he said.
the first day and then something happens on the second day, and I don't play as well."
Munsch's score also was a personal best and her fifth-place finish was a career best at Kansas.
Sophomore Ashley Bishop also had a stellar weekend, and her second-round score of 70 was a personal record for one round.
Waugh said that he was excited for Munsch and the team and that he hoped the Jayhawks could remain consistent.
Waugh gave all the credit to the women.
"My former coach, Forrest Allen, used to talk about what made a successful athletic team," Waugh said. "He used to say that three percent of coaching genius could be equated to the success of the team, so I don't want to get too impressed with the coach."
- Edited by Steph Brewer
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