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Wednesday, January 30, 1980
University Daily Kansan
Jumper wants one more chance
By PAUL CONNOLLY
Sports Writer
The third time may be a charm, but Theo Hamilton hopes to make the Olympic team the second time around.
This year, Hamilton, assistant woman
Katrina Hunt was called up to U long jump
is attempting to improve her performance
at the 1976 Olympic finish in the top three to qualify
for the Olympics.
In his final year at Jefferson State in
If past achievements are any indication, Hamilton's chances of making the Olympic team at Eugene, Ore., in June look bright.
Birmingham, Ala., Hamilton topped the long jump field at both the state indoor and outdoor meets. These performances attracts many, and carried Hamilton an award in the national kyclocks.
"Men's track coach Bob Timmons has two wins and four runners-up in the set the Kansas indoor long jump event with 26-74 jump at the 1975 NCAA Indoor championships in Detroit. That leap made him one of the most successful players."
At the 1976 Olympic Trials, where only the top three finishers qualified for the Olympic team, Hamilton leaped 26.4, and Bertsen tied him with Randy Williams and a spot on the Olympic team. Williams left the 1976 Montreal Olympics with a silver medal. Montreal gold medalist Arnie Robinson took the lead in two spots with jumps that exceeded 27.0-
The near miss did not pacify Hamilton.
"At first I was content with my per-
formance," Hamilton said. "But the next day i hit me like a slap in the face. I came so close."
Hamilton learned later that Myricks had broken his ankle before the Olympic long jump finals.
"Robinson and Williams took first and second at the games," Hamilton said. "I'm pretty sure that if Myricks wouldn't have given me that we could have gone one, two, three."
After three years away from the long jump, Hamilton re-emerged last February in New York City AAU competition with a 36-14 win. He then won the U.S.R.E. in Fort Worth, Texas, last March. Hilman proved he was still a top lumper by taking first place with a 25-14 run.
Again, Hamilton is training, but he admits he sometimes lacks the drive and desire that champions are made of.
"I need to get a little more enthusiastic," Hamilton said. "I train a little, then slack off.
"You can't reach a plateau unless you're consistent. I know I can jump with the top jumps in the country if I get my stuff together."
Hamilton competed in one AAU meet this year without success, but said he hoped to compete in more meets before the Olympic Trials.
The same trio that defeated Hamilton in 1976 will be his main competition again this year.
"I'll have to jump in the low 70° or at least the high 26-8° to make the team," Hamilton said. "I've jumped in that area before."
Despite facing his old odes again, Hamilton said his chance to make the Olympic team is better this time because of the experience he gained in 1976. He also said if he didn't hit that one jump that was there, he would win the Olympic team this time, he would retire.
Theo Hamilton
"Only three go," Hamilton said. "Hopefully I'll be one of those three. If not, then that's it."
In addition to long jumping, coaching the women's track team has become one of Hamilton's concerns, and, like any coach, coaches his athletes improve and compete.
"I'm really proud of the girls," Hamilton said. "They're doing a good job."
As does Hamilton, if the second time is to be the charm.
Editors note: This the fourth in a continuing series about KU's ties with the Olympics. Tomorrow: A look at two long shot Olympic female swimmers.
Trainer resigns post
Jacqueline King, KU women's athletic trainer for three years, has resigned, effective Friday, to go back into clinical physical therapy practice.
King has been at KU since 1967, when she became the chief physical therapist at the student health center.
Until she took on the duties of athletic trainer in 1977, King also taught graduate
and undergraduate courses in the treatment of athletic injuries.
"I hope to keep bein involved in promoting athletics and I hope my experiences will enable me to serve my future therapy patients more wisely." King said. "But most of all, I hope KU will consider sports medicine program in the near future."
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AMES, Iowa (UPI)—Iowa State head basketball coach James Nance was released from the University of Wisconsin-SUP president W. Robert Parks following a personal request from Nance and recruit John Lennon.
In a news conference, Nance, 37, said he believed his team had missed out on not lose time in finding a coach and players. He said he had discussed the matter with Parker Jan. 15, following the Cyclones 67-48 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
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