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University Daily Kansan
Mondav. March 17. 1980
Owolabi stars, Hogan stumbles, Kansas takes fourth
By MATT SEELEY Sports Writer
Sports Write
Disappointed but proud
That sums up KU track coach Bob Timmons and finishes at the NCAA Endurance Championships this weekend.
The Jayhawks brought their strongest squad in a decade to the national meet in Detroit with visions of winning KU's fourth indoor championship. Instead, they run up against the "Foreign Legion" and their own team.
The Foreign Legion is Texas El-Paso, which is led by John H. Koehler, who played Texas El-Paso at a meet record with 76 points and captured its ninth NCA team in the past seven years, Valuona, winner of last year's meet, finished second in Valuona, and third in El-Paso.
Tennessee was wined with 38 and Kansas, which tied Tennessee for fourth last year, finished fourth with 38.
"I HAVE MIXED feelings," Timmson said. "I was thrilled with some of the things we did, but I feel the athletes might have been able to come through a little better in their events."
Timmons had reason to be thrilled after the performance of bothomore Sowana Ovali Friday.
Owolabi established himself as the greatest triple jumper in KU history by winning the event with a personal best of 643-1/2. His jump is the second best in the world and the record, indoor or outdoors, for a KU jumper.
"I felt really good. I had good rhythm and good speed." Owolabi said. "I didn't do anything different from what I've been doing this season except a lot of stretching.
"THE ONLY BAD part of my jump was the landing. I let my legs down a bit early, but I'm really pleased I got a 14al 54-0 jump." Tromms said he had been worried about Owlabai before the meet.
"I knew he was disappointed about not winning the Big Eight Championships and I was concerned about how he would handle the pressure," Timmons said. "But he handled itreat."
OTHER KU POINTS on Friday came from spinner Hagan finished in a tie for fourth in the 40-tonne
preliminary running of the mile relay, however and wiped out any KU chance for winning the event. The team won one of the top times in the nation in the mile relay.
"He ran about a lap and a half but couldn't 'go on.' Timmons said. "He did a good job in him, but maybe I was at fault in expecting him to run two quarter-mile heats and the mire relay."
DETROIT—Former KU miler Jim Yun was elected into the National Track and Field Hall of
Ruya, a former world record holder in the mile, also is a two-time Olympian, who won the silver medal in the 10km race.
Ryun joins Hall of Fame
From Kansan Wire Services
A product of Wichita East High School, Ryun came to KU after his high school coach Bob Timmons became KU's head coach. In 1967 he set a goal of leading KU and 1,500 players within 16 days of each other.
He will compete in the Boston Marathon next month with fellow inductees Bracey Jenner, Jennifer O'Reilly and Shaun Walker.
The KU alternate on the mile relay team, Warren Willetts, a freeman, also injured himself while stepping in.
Wilhelma leaped 24-7 in the long jump, good enough for a fourth-place finish, but he sied when landed and hit the wall.
"WARREN WAS DESIGNATED as the alternate, but he couldn't compete after that happened." Timmons said. "If he had been there, we would have been all right."
After Friday's events the 'Hawks were in third
place with 15 3/4 points, behind Texas E1: Paso with 38 and Tennessee with 17.
Saturday the Jayhawks continued to excel. Mike Ricks gave the Jayhawks another first by winning the game.
"Ricks came out strong and no one ever challenged him." Timmons said.
Rickson clocks in at 1:10:06 on the banked wooden track, half a second faster than Texas El Paso's go-kart.
Leaster Mickens, two years ago gave KU its only team points at the meet, finished eighth in the tournament.
The incident involved a runner from Baylor, who fell and fell white rounding a high-banked curve. He was struck in the face by a ball.
"I WOULDN'T WANT to make excuse for Lester because he's such a great runner," Timmons said. "But prior to his run, there was an incident that may have affected him."
"Lester ran in the same outside lane and had no place to go," Tummon said. "Perhaps what had happened was that he was too far."
Pole vaulter Jeff Buckingham and high jumper Joe Light had a disappointing day.
Buckingham, KU's premier pole vaulter, finished seventh with a best vault of 164.
Buckingham, who as a freshman last year finished second in the event, had troubles Saturday after a fight with his girlfriend.
"It looked like he was able to get off his pole the way he usually does." "Timmons said."
Buckingham was third after Friday's preliminary with a best of 17-0.
Light, who had been defeated only once this season go into the meet, failed to qualify for the finals.
LIGHT, WHO HAD jumped at least seven feet in all his meetings, had a best jump of 6/1 3/4.
The last of KU's NCAA qualifiers were the two-mile relay team of Tom Jantch, Leonard Martin, Ray Marks and Rick Ensz. They finished sixth with a time of 7:43.00.
"Joel seemed to be a little erratic." Timmons said. "He made adjustments and more adjustments, but he didn't really get them right."
They were named an All-America team, but that weren't thrilled by it. "Timmons said." And they didn't.
Before the meet, Timmons said a team score of less than 50 could win the title.
But Texas El-Paso, led by Nyambui, the meet's outstanding performer with victories in the mile and two mile race, had little problem proving Timmon's prediction wrong.
"Under the circumstances, we did the best we could. I'm proud of all these guys," Timmons said.
"This is a young team. Only one of them isn't next year, so we've got good reason to be optimistic."
Techsters' recipe ends KU's season
By PAM CLARK Sports Writer
Take a pinch of double-figure scoring by all five starters and add a cup of fouls from the fourth quarter. Home arena with 3,000 howling fans, and you have the Louisiana Tech women's h
The Techsters, ranked No. 4 in the nation, used that formula to knock Kansas out of the national AIAW tournament for the second year in a row. Louisiana Tech usted KU 81-75 Saturday la., in the West section semifinals.
KU, ranked 12th in the nation, ended its season with a 29-8 record. Louisiana Tech, 38-3, advances to the sectional final in Baton Rouge against Long Island Staten Beach.
And this was the Teachers' third victory in a row over Kansas. Last season, the Titans beat the AIAW Central Sectional in Carbondale, Ill. And in the Jayhawks' second game of this season, Tail-rallied for a 78-76 win. The Titans were the Queen's Classic in Plainview, Texas.
THE TECHSTERS ' recipe wasn't solely responsible for the KU defeat. Louisiana Tech finished second in the playoffs and its top players returned this year.
"I felt we were two even matched ball clubs on the floor," KU coach Marian Washington said yesterday. "But I know they are by the inconsistency of the officiating.
But the home court and the unequal distribution of fouls-24 persons called against KU, 15 on Tech—were big advantages for the Techsters.
Despite the officiating, KU led at the end of the first half, 36-35. Lynette Woe'c and Shebra Legrant, KU's top scores all season, were the primary players in the game, which wasablished as the game's top score with 27 points and Legrant followed with 21.
The pair also combined for 25 rebounds, but it wasn't enough to offset Tech's 6-4-3 advantage on the boards.
"We got hurt in the first half." Washington said. "A lot of things were
not called. We ended up with 13 fouls to their five.
"WE DEMONSTRATED our strength in terms of physical conditioning. We were able to do this first half. Before we got into foul trouble we were running them really well and we could control them."
KU had a five-point lead, 42-37, early in the second half, but it disappeared midway through the half. The game was over at the half, 51-51, with about 11 minutes remaining.
"The spread really came at the end when we had to do some fouling," Washington said. "It wasn't an eight-point game.
"But the one who hurt us when we tried to come back was Jennifer White."
**WHITE LED TECH scorers with 2 points and Angela Turner turned 18. Pat Kelly also throw in 18 throws and pulled all 14 rebounds. Lori Scott had 14 and 12 rebounds. Lori had 10 points and 12 rebounds to round out the starters and Tech's scoring.**
KU battled its way into the sectional tournament by breaking a three-game losing streak at the regional tournament in Des Moines last week.
The 'Hawks rallied to a 72-71 victory over Central Missouri State when Woodward hit a short jump shot with 10 seconds left.
The following night, KU jumped out to a big lead over Nebraska, which enabled Washington to empty her bench in the 74-67 victory.
And in defiance of those who thought the Hawks would never defeat Kansas State again, KU took the Region VI play with an 89-40 victory over the Wildcats.
THAT VICTORY made KU a host team in the first round of sectionals. Cheyney State of Cheyney, Pa., got the at-large opponent from North Carolina and the 'Hawks in Lawrence last Wednesday.
Washington said she favored Old Dominion to repeat as AIAW champion.
The Hawks used a full-court press, coupled with hot shooting, to overtake the Wolves in the second half and cruise to a 75-84 victory in Allen Field House.
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But for the past 35 games, Robbis has been the startling center for the Cleveland Cavaliers and is a bright spot on a team on a team that appeared destined for the dark cellar of the NBA's Central District.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—For Dave Robisch,
it's time to stand up and be recognized.
An eight-year veteran of the professional basketball battlegrounds, the former KU standout has spent the majority of that time in obscurity.
"We lost a lot of close games in the early goal," Robisbill said recently after the Cavaliers had upended the Kansas City shot line. The Kansas shots and giving away too many lay-ups.
THE RESULT: Cleveland has lost 17 games by four points or less.
WITH CLEVELAND Robisch has found a hawny home.
SINCE STARTING, Robisch has been averaging 17.5 points and 8.4 rebounds in addition. In game, he has already set per-season records in minutes played and points scored.
However, the Cavaliers are coming together and the reason is Robich
After the merger of the two leagues, Robisch was dealt to the Los Angeles Lakers. There Robisch, who was a forward for the Clippers, back-up center to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Robisch, the second leading scorer in KU history, credits his newly found success to Cleveland coach Stan Albeck.
"I've known Stan since Denver and his style makes it easy to play," he said. "I'm always taking to him when I'm playing and when I'm on the bench."
The bench has been familiar territory for Robbisch in the past. His first five years of pro ball were with the ABA's Denver Rockets, plavinic in the shadow of Dan Iskel.
Loss drops Kings to 2nd
The teams exchanged 12 leads 12 times during the third quarter. The Bucks had 14 more hands, the Leads had 12 more hands before the Bucks went ahead to stay at 186 in a pair of free throws by Quinn Burke. The Bucks won.
WILMUKEAU (AP) - Bob Lanier scored 20 points yesterday to lead Milwaukee to a 121- victory the Kansas City Kings' first place in the NBA's Midwest Division.
Rockie reserve Pat Cummings fired in 13 points in the first quarter to help the Bucks (5-2) beat the Knicks. They stretched it to 8-43 before the Kings, behind the shooting of Ford and Olsi Bird (6-4).
pair of free throws a capped and a dunk by Marques Johnson capped a run of eight successive points by Milwaukee that took command at 114-106 with 5:18 left.
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The Bucks stretched their marmor to 127-116 but a three-point goal by Phil Ford and a pair of free throws by Scott Wedman cut the lead to 127-121. The Bucks held on.
AGENDA
When: Thursday, March 20, 1980
Len Elmore led the Kings with 23 points.
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"I don't think 30 is too old to be playing pro ball," he said. "I think I'm in the prime of my career."
At KU, Robisch's career was nothing short of spectacular.
KU's scoring leader three years in a row, 1969-70-71, Robisch guided the 'Hawks to their best finish during Coach Ted Owens tenure in the 1970-71 camp.
The Jayhawks finished 27-3 and fourth in the NCAA championships.
"That was probably the most dominant team KU had." Robbisch said. "The front line averaged 6-10. Naturally, KU hasn't that kind of muscle up on front in a while."
LACK OF MUSCLE hurt KU this season, said Robisch, who has remained close to the Javakh basketball scene.
"From what I saw, they just couldn't put it together with their inside play. That hurt them," he said. "I think the key is Darnell's need to be careful or not will determine next year's team."
"Ted calls once in awhile and asks me to
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The only KU alumi now starting in the NBA, Robisch said he kept in touch with Owens and had helped with recruiting.
While at KU, Robisch also played baseball and had a chance to go pro.
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Robbins was one of the Jayhawks' best pitchers, compiling a 2.77 and 2.81 earned run averages during his sophomore and junior years.
"I DEFINITELY had a chance to get a considerable bonus, but I thought basketball had more to offer." he said.
Unsure of what his plans are when he playing days are over, Robisch may find himself back in Lawrence.
"I've got some friends back there that I keep in touch with, so Lawrence is a possibility," he said.
IN THE MEANTIME, Robisch is concerned with the Cavaliers and their chance at a playoff berth.
"We're just going to try our best and make a run for it and see what happens."
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