University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 20,1973
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KU Woman Trains for Olympics
There were only 12 woman shot putters invited to attend the 1972 Olympic Trials.
University of Kansas' Mary Jacobson, Florence, Omaha, junior, was one of them who served as a professor in the field.
Kansan Staff Photo by PRIS BRANDSTED
Mary Jacobson Concentrates on Form During Practice
. Florence, Ole, junior placed third in Olympic qualification trials last year .
with her best throw ever, 48-94, which was short of the Olympian qualifying distance of
One year before the Olympic Trials, Jacobson broke her arm in an automobile crash.
"Many people believed I was out of contension," she said, "but I called my coach and told her I still wanted to work and train for the Olympics. We weren't about to give up. I thought it was pretty unreasonable to think about going to Munich, but I gave it a try. I would take time to the trials. I really expected to get that far, considering how hard we worked."
The Olympic Committee invited the top 12 women from the National AAU Track and Field Meet, which was held a week before the Olympics, at the Olympic training camp for 10 days.
"There was an atmosphere of super motivation," she said, "and even though I knew then that I would not be going to Munich, just being around and working out with those people was extremely motivating. You know your ultimate goal is the same as theirs. It is like a utopia for training for a sport.
"It was the toughest competition and meet in which I have participated. There is also that psychological thing, too. I placed myself in this position, and my psychological element can carry you a long way. I can't say that it is being 50 per cent psychologically ready and 50 per cent psychologically not ready," he said, who were in top physical condition blow it. We are as good as you believe you are."
"We had one intrasquad meet while I was at the training camp which was fairly successful. We also had a meet against the Canadian team, which was the first time I had competed against a team on the international level." Jacobson said.
Jacobson said she would definitely compete for the award, but not confident she would qualify.
"However, I am not training as rigorously as I would like to because I am concentrating on finishing school. I am just trying to maintain a range that will keep me in national contention. Right now, I am thinking more about preparing for the national meet which will be held in California. I think it is better to think in terms of one season at a time or even one meet at a time," she said.
Jim Ryun, former KU miler, has been named the Kansas Raisas outstanding performer more than any other Relays winner. He led the Raisas to be honored four times in the last seven years.
Ryun Top Peformer In Past KU Relays
Ryun was first selected as outstanding performer in 1966. Ryun was then a freshman at KU. He also won the honor in 1967 and 69. After graduating from KU, Ryun returned to the Rales in 1971 and again was selected for the honor.
Another great KU miler, Wes Santee, was twice named to the honor. Santee was selected in 1982 and 1954. Last season, Jim Garrison was named the wounded outstanding performer.
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Jacobson is majoring in physical education and wants to teach. A school with adequate training space for track and field such as that needed for the 1976 Olympics. She maintains a philosophy of building up her strength in the off season and then maintaining her training and concentration on the technical aspects of throwing the shot during the season.
She attended Stuissel High School in Florence, Ore. Jacobson said that the school was quite small but that her physical education teacher was very enthusiastic about track. She also shew the discus and the javelin and the relay races while in high school. At KU she is a member of the track and field, field hockey and volleyball teams.
Jacobson does not attribute her success to any one person. She said a lot of people supported her and that she had never received any negative comments.
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