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Monday, March 5, 1973
University Daily Kansan
'Hawks Dominate Championships
Kansan Staff Photo by DAN LAUING
Steve Ingham Powers to Second Place in 1650-Yard Freestyle
KU swimmer has fine performances in Big Eight Championships . . .
Best Team Ever, Reamon Says
BY GERALD EWING
Kansan Sports Writer
Ecstatic was a good description of Dick Reason, University of Kansas swimming coach, after he watched his team successfully defend their Big Eight Championship Saturday night at the Robinson Gymnastics Natatorium. The Jayhawk won the conference title, outdistanced runner-up Missouri to the score of 506 to 327.
"There is no question that this is the best team that we have had," Reamon said. "Out of the 22 entries we had, 21 of them were dead. Out of the 19 who have any death was in the breaststroke."
The team was especially pleased with the Ream point the Jayhawks amassed over the season.
"We were shooting for over 500 points. We had 303 points Friday night and wanted to go over 500. Any time you score over 500 points, it is a great performance," he said.
Reamon indicated that the conference was much improved over past years. He said any time nine conference records are you knew the competition was tough.
"He has to be a strong candidate for Big Eight swimmers of the year." Reason said.
Reasonan said that most of the members of the team turned in great performances. He singled out Gary Kemp, Bartlesville, who set three Big Eight records.
"He just didn't have a good meet. He should have done better." Reason said.
Reamon said, however, that he was disappointed in the performances of Tom Kempt, Gary's older brother. Kempt was favored to win the 500-yard freestyle and the 1800-yard freestyle, but finished third in the 1800-race and sixth in the 500-race.
Reamason was pleased that 12 members of the team were able to qualify for the NCAA tournament.
Reamon said the loss of Roger Neugent, who pulled a muscle during Friday's preliminaries, probably cost the team another 25 points.
Evert Triumphs In Pro Tourney
FORT LAUDERDALE (AP)—Chris Eftert condominated Virginia Wade of Great Britain for a 6-1, 6-2 victory and the $10,000 prize in her professional tennis debut Sunday.
Miss Ewert, 18, of Fort Lauderdale,
turned down $2,000 last October when she
won the Virginia Tennis championship in
Washington. She also won the United States Lawn Tennis Association.
Miss Evert broke Miss Wade's first two serves in the open set of their chair pionship match in the $50,000 S&H Green Stampen Women's Tennis Classic.
Wade was down 5 on the first set before finally holding her serve.
Royals' Pitcher Steals Show
FORT MYERS, Flia. (AP)—Right-hander Wayne Simpson briefly stopped the show Sunday during the Kansas City Royals spring training workout at Fort Myers, Fla., when he threw exceptionally well during batting practice.
Simpson, taking his regular turn pitching batting practice, only threw about 10 minutes, but Hoya players stopped to take a picture on how hard Simpson was throwing.
"he never three harder at Cincinnati," had Hal McLean, who came to Kansas City with the Raptors.
Simpson mixed up sliders with his fast ball. The Royals are hoping the 24-year-old ball display the form he showed the first pitch in, when he was Cincinnati's top winner.
22-24 in Knoxville, Tenn.
"Certainly our best possibility will be with our 400 and 800-ward freestyle relays," he said. "We are well under the qualifying time and might even be in the seed heats."
Reamon said that KU's chances were pretty good, but that it would probably turn out to be a dual meet between the two Iowa flowers of Indiana and Southern California.
of his team repeating as Big Eight champions next year. He said that the loss of seniors Marc Wagoneer, Steve Ingham, Rick Hedinger and Roland Sabates would hurt, but that the underclassmen should be able to take up the slack.
Reamon was optimistic about the chances
He said that the addition of Tom Compton, a transfer student from the United States Naval Academy, who will be eligible next help the team's overall strength.
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By TIM WINTERS
Kansan Staff Writer
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After suffering through several poor finishes this year in Big Eight conference sports, the University of Kansas finally got on the scoreboard last weekend.
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For the sixth straight year the Jayhawk swimming team captured a championship. This season Dixon Reamon's swimmers turned Robinson Netatiorium into a picnic for their training at 608 points, four more points than they scored at last year's championships.
LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT by EUGENE O'NEILL
The Missouri Tigers finished a distant second with 327 points and were followed closely by Iowa State which had 300 points compared to Oklahoma State's 291 points.
March 8,9,15,&16 at 7:15 p.m.
March 11—Matinee at 2:30 p.m.
KU led at the end of each day of competition, recording 152 points to lead Missouri by 83. Friday night the Jayhawks had a total of 309, giving them a comfortable 100-point advantage.
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For the Jayhawks, the meet was an appropriate climax to a good season. During the season the team remained defeated in dual competition and was outscored by only 25%. The Arizona Wildcats District University, the University of New Mexico and the U.S. Air Force Academy.
KU students receive free reserve seat ticket with Certificate of Registration.
The Jayhaws scored points in all 16 events during the three days of competition. Of the nine conference marks that fell meet, the Jayhaws claimed five.
Jayhawk freshman sensation Gary Kempf broke three Robinson pool records during the championships. Kempf set new times in the 500-yard freestyle, the 400-yard individual medley and the 200-yard backstroke.
--records during the championships.
McLintock knocked almost two seconds off
the 200-yard breaststroke record, and Bell
set the 100-yard butterfly to 51.47. The record was 51.60.
Kempt claimed three of 12 records broken during the weekend competition. Dave Biddick of Oklahoma State had two records added to his credits when he set new Big Eight and KU pool records in the 50-yard and 100-ward freestyle events.
Biddick finished with only one first even after setting the two records. Because of a poor qualifying race Thursday afternoon, he was named ninth-place finish in the 50-vard freestyle.
During the championships the Jayhawks qualified in nine events for the National tournament and association finals to be held at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville March 22-24.
Kempq qualified for the NCAA events in each of the events he won during the Big Ten.
The 400 and 800-yard freestyle relay teams both qualified for the NCAA finals and also broke the existing pool records in the two events.
In the 800-yard event the relay team of Tom Kempt, Steve Ingham, Tom Hodgson and Rick Hedinger blazed to a clocking of 7:03.35. The NCAA qualifying time is
Hedinger, Phil Kild, Roland Satabes and Allan McDonald teamed together to record a time of 3.088 km in the 400-meter freestyle race at the NCAA qualifying time is 3.125 m in this event.
Both the 800 and 400-key freestyle event times were also Big Eight records.
John McInlott of Oklahoma and Jim Bell of Iowa State also captured Big Eight
The 'Jayhawks' sprint men were not the only team members to score points for the squad. Diver Steve King captured second place finishes in both the one- and three-point shots with total points of 448.48 and 470.40. His point totals also qualified him for the NCAA finals.
Last season's Big Eight swimmer of the year, Tom Kempf, was a disappointment during the championships. Kempf did not participate in any of the events in which he was favored.
Fred Kay Competes in Backstroke Event .
Jayhawk freshman placed well in the backstroke events . . .
The Jayhawk swimmers will resume practice today in preparation for the NCAA finals. The squad will work out once a day up to the time of the finals.
Kansan Staff Photo by DAN LAUING
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