WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 2005
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
3B
ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Football fans discuss points system
Athletics Department officials calm fears, answer season ticket holders' questions
BY RYAN COLIANNI
rcolaianni@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
Lawrence resident Chris Fevurly has been a season ticket holder at Kansas football games for 10 years.
During that time, he has sat with childhood friends. But after the Kansas Athletics Department announced it would implement a new points system for football in the upcoming season, Fevurly became worried that he might not be able to sit with them anymore.
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One way season ticket holders accumulate points is by how many years they have had tickets. Feverly's friends bought season tickets as soon as they graduated from college, but he didn't
To discuss his situation and try to find a way to sit with his friends, Fevurly went to the Wagnon Student Athlete Center yesterday. After meeting with department officials, he said he thought he reached a compromise that would involve his friends moving back a few rows so he could sit with them.
start buying tickets until 10 years later, when he returned to the state.
Because his friends have been season ticket holders for more than 30 years, they have many more points than Fevurly.
Despite the potential he still might not be able to sit with his friends, Fevurly said he was not upset about the new system.
"I understand why they are doing it," he said. "I would rather us be more competitive in
the Big 12. I don't mind giving money if it helps us be more competitive."
Department officials met with season ticket holders for nine hours yesterday. The main questions people asked were about verifying their points information and understanding how the system worked, Jim Marchiony, associate athletics director, said.
Some fans have expressed disapproval about the new system because the demand for football tickets is not as high as it is for basketball tickets.
Fevrilly has also had basketball season tickets for nine seasons. The point system for football is the same one used for men's basketball.
Marchchiony said some people asked questions about group
seating yesterday, but not many. He said the day was a tribute to the job the department has been doing to communicate to season ticket holders what is going to happen.
"All the other schools do it, so I am surprised that it has not been implemented sooner," Glogau said.
"We wanted to do this to make sure that we give our ticket holders a chance to meet face-to-face," Marchiony said.
Lee Glogau, Lawrence resident, also went to the center yesterday to better understand the process of selecting his seats and to ensure that his points added up correctly.
He said he received a letter from the Williams Educational Fund and was concerned that his wife, who is a faculty member at the University of Kansas, was not included in his point totals.
Glogau said was not upset
Football season ticket holders must donate a minimum of $100 per year for their points to be activated, and they receive one point for each year they had donated.
with the new points system.
Next season, they will be able to handpick their seats at Memorial Stadium on allotted days determined by their point totals. If they are unable to go to Memorial Stadium on their allotted day, they can tell the department where they would like to sit. If they have enough points, those seats will be reserved for them.
- Edited by Ross Fitch
Robinett
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He's had two good games, against Texas A&M two years ago and Toledo last season, but other than that he hasn't had much success. If he were the man for the job it would have showed last year in winnable games against Northwestern, Texas Tech and Nebraska.
The Jayhawks lost those three games and Mangino showed so little confidence in Barmann that he benched him in the second half of several contests.
If you still aren't sold on Luke, consider this: Kansas built a 30-5 lead against Texas Tech last year with Barmann playing under center. The game was in the bag, but Barmann threw three interceptions and the Jayhawks fell to the Red Raiders 31-30.
Kansas built a similar 28-point lead at Missouri, with Luke at quarterback, and the Jayhawks cruised to a 31-14 victory.
Mangino needs to remember those stats and give Luke another opportunity. He's earned it.
'Pierce'-ing jam
- Robinott is an Austin, Texas,
senior in journalism.
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Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce dunks while Philadelphia 76ers' Kyle Korver watches in the second half yesterday in Philadelphia.
Cards come back from blowouts to defeat Reds
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BY R.B. FALLSTROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aside from the second inning when the Reds scored on Austin Kearns' RBI single and left the bases loaded, Marquis (1-0) was in control on the mound. He retired the side in order in the first, third, fourth and fifth and struck out six with two walks before tiring in the seventh.
Jim Edmonds and Reggie Sanders hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth inning for the Cardinals, who rebounded after a day off from a pair of blowout losses to the Phillies in which they gave up 23 runs. Edmonds' second homer of the season was the 1,500th hit of his career.
ST. LOUIS — Jason Marquis hit a bases-loaded triple and pitched into the seventh inning, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over the Cincinnati Reds 5-1 last night.
Marquis batted .292 last year, leading NL pitchers in hits (21) and finishing second with nine RBIs. He hit a 3-2 fastball from Aaron Harang just inside the first-base line to clear the bases and give the Cardinals a 5-1 lead in the second.
Cardinals' early offense, too.
Edmonds hit a home run straightaway center with two outs in the sixth, and two pitches later Sanders hit his third over the left-field wall for a 5-1 lead.
He was responsible for the
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Harang (1-1) lasted six innings, giving up five runs on five hits. Four of the hits were for extra bases and two of his three walks came at the start of the second, setting the table for Marquis.
Joe Randa had two hits and Felipe Lopez three for the Reds, who have lost four straight on the road after a 3-0 start at home. Randa, who doubled and scored the Reds' lone run in the second, is batting .417.
Shockers turn tie into late victory
STILWATER, Okla. — Nick McCoola scored on a wild pitch and Wichita State pitchers allowed only four hits as the Shockers defeated Oklahoma State Cowboys 2-1 in a 10-inning game last night.
Jared Simon (2-0) earned the victory for Wichita State, allowing one hit, no runs and striking out in two innings of relief.
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The Shockers play the Jayhawks next. The game is scheduled to begin 7:06 tonight in Wichita.
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She said the best part was crossing the finishing line. Athletes stay out at the finish line to cheer their peers on. Exhausted athletes are greeted by a spotlight, loud music and shouts of encouragement, she said.
"By the end of the run, you're miserable, feet hurting, legs hurting, feeling sick and starved," she said. "Then you see the finish line and it's the best feeling in the world. The camaraderie between competitors is something special. The first time I crossed the finish line I was addicted."
It takes about a week for her muscles to recover, Dziuvenis said, and anywhere from a month to two months for her joints to. The day after a race she'll wake up at 6 a.m. because her body and mind are still racing and she feels as if she has to sleep every two hours, she said.
She said once she can walk again, the worst part is over.
Dziuvenis trains for the competitions twice a day on weekdays, then on weekends she does a long ride, usually 70-80 miles, on her bike. Not the typical recreational activity for students, but the natural high she gets from finishing these races is enough to endure the pounding she imposes on her body.
"It's all about the challenge," she said. "I'd never ran four-plus miles in my life before I took Ironman up. I did it to prove something to myself. To be able to say, 'hey, you can do that.'"
- Edited by Jesse Truesdale
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