THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN SPORTS
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2005
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ROWING
Seniors win final home meet
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Alexis Boston, junior rower, and Rachel Chapman, senior rower, help carry their boat after the final varsity race.
Coaches honor seniors after varsity victories
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITER
The last home regatta on Saturday left the Kansas rowing team's seniors with some good memories. All four varsity Iavhawk boats took first place.
The warm, sunny day brought families and friends to a segment of the Kansas River near Second and Indiana streets to honor the six seniors.
"I'm really proud of the team." Kansas coach Rob Catloth said. "Since it was our only home event, it was nice to have a big crowd here. It was a good show for our fans."
Senior rower Rachel
Chapman was on the first varsity eight boat and said she was pleased with the team's results.
"We didn't let any outside factors affect us" she said.
whole way. The first varsity eight boat time for the Jayhawks was 6:27.6, and Tulsa finished with a time of 6:44.0. Kansas broke off at 250 meters and picked up for the sprint part of the race. Drake started to make a move on Tulsa, but came in
Both varsity eight boats — boats manned by eight rowers — were ahead basically the
third with a 6:51.2 finish.
"We had good rhythm the whole way," Chapman said. "We were able to pick up even more at the end. So it felt really good."
The second varsity eight boat finished with a time of 6:45.9, with Tulsa finishing at 7:06.4 and Drake at 7:17.8. Other victories included the second varsity four boat at 7:33.1 and the first varsity four boat at 7:20.3. Senior rower Ashlea Kramer was on the first varsity four boat, along with the second varsity eight boat.
"We raced really well and stayed pretty calm throughout the race," she said. "We zoned it and rowed right past them."
Catloth said he was pleased with the team making the transition from practice to race day on the Kansas River.
"They executed well today," he said. "The goal is always to use the improvements you make
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ROWING RESULTS
The Kansas varisty rowing team defeated Drake and Tulsa in all four races Saturday on the Kansas River. Both eight boats finished more than 15 seconds ahead of the closest competitor.
The Novice team finished second in each of its three events
TEAM TIME
First varality four
Kansas 7:20.3
Drake 7:23.0
Tulsa 7:44.4
First varsity eight
Kansas 6:27.6
Drake 6:44.0
Tulsa 6:51.2
Second varsity four
Kansas 7:33.1
Tulsa 7:45.4
Drake 7:51.4
Second varsity eight
Kansas 6:45.9
Tulsa 7:06.4
Drake 7:17.8
TEAM TIME
Novice four - first flight
Tulsa 7:54.6
Kansas 8:32.5
Novice four - second flight
Drake 8:03.4
Kansas 8:10.4
Novice eight
Tulsa 6:51.2
Kansas 6:54.4
Drake 7:04.9
- RED; name of race *
Source: Kansas Athletics Department
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Galindo contemplates transfer
Kansas coach Bill Self confirmed rumors Friday that freshman forward Alex Galindo could transfer to a school closer to his home in Newark, N.J.
"I was notified this morning by a radio station
that there was a rumor concerning Alex Galindo, and they asked me if there was any truth to the rumor," Self said. "There is certainly a possibility that he could transfer and there is also a possibility that he could stay. He has been very open."
Self said he would meet with Galindo and make an announcement early this week.
Galindo averaged almost four
Galindo
Gamano averaged nine points and nine minutes a game for the Jayhawks this season. He proved to be a legitimate three-point threat, averaging 44 percent from behind the arc. The freshman forward hit critical three-pointerers in victories against Georgia Tech and Texas A&M.
Galindo said there was a possibility that he could transfer, but didn't sav it was definite.
"Coach and I have met a couple of times since the season ended," Galindo said. "There is still a lot of stuff to think about and talk about when he gets from St. Louis."
Miranda Lenning
Simien to be recognized as a top senior
Wayne Simien was announced as a winner of the fourth annual Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School Award. The award is given to the nation's top men's and women's college basketball seniors.
The winners were announced Saturday in St.
The other four honorees on the Senior CLASS first team were Vermont's Taylor Coppernath, Marquette's Travis Deiner, Oklahoma State's Joey Graham and Hakim Warrick of Syracuse. Voting was conducted nationwide by coaches media and fans
The winners were announced Louis. The awards ceremony will be April 30 at the Westin Crown Center hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
Simien
"This means a lot," Simien said. "I know it's an award that hasn't been around for a long time, but just looking at the past winners, you see what kind of award this is."
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Kansas coach Bill Self, who is at the Final Four in St. Louis with Simien, the Leavenworth native deserved all his postseason accolades.
wide by coaches, media and fans.
Simien was a finalist for the Naismith award, given to college basketball's top player, but it was awarded to Utah center Andrew Bogut last night.
"He had the best season of any player I've ever coached." Self said.
Miranda Lenning
Kansas State forward Kendra Wecker won the women's Senior CLASS Award. She will join Simien as a guest of honor at the April 30 ceremony.
Sophomore first baseman Nicole Washburn walks back to first base frustrated during the top of the sixth inning yesterday. Kansas had stayed close until then, but Texas A&M scored four runs and took a 7-1 lead that it never relinquished. Kansas dropped to 15-15 overall and 0-4 in the Big 12 Conference.
SOFTBALL
Aggies too much for Jayhawks
BY DREW DAVISON
ddavison@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Texas A&M outscores Kansas 20-2 in series
On Saturday, Kansas started strong during the first five innings, but the A&M squad was able to score nine times during the final two innings. In the top of the seventh, Scarborough nailed a three-run home run off the scoreboard that broke the game open. Elle Pottrott, freshman catcher, made two throw-outs for the lavawhacks on Saturday.
The Kansas softball team extended its losing skid to six after two losses to No. 6 Texas A&M this weekend. The Jayhawks lost 13-1 on Saturday and fell 7-1 yesterday.
Christina Ross, freshman pitcher, started the game for Kansas and pitched for the first two
innings, striking out the side in the first before Serena Settlerem, junior pitcher and co-captain, finished the game. After a rough sixth innning, Settlierem came back strong in the seventh.
Settlemier said the players had been stuck in a rut, but he was confident they could get back in their groove and move on.
She said she has struggled with her location this season.
"I focused on hitting my spots and keeping the ball in the zone today," she said.
The layhawks pulled within two in the fifth off a RBI single from Jessica Moppin, junior second baseman. But the Aggies pulled away late in the game, eventually winning by six.
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THE RANT
RYAN COLAIANNI rcolaianni@kansan.com
Dear Alex.
Last resort: Pleading for a player to stay longer
Where else would you want to go? Rutgers?
Pittsburgh? Georgetown? They're all schools that you visited when you re-opened your recruiting last year.
Say it isn't so. Tell me that you are not considering transferring from the premier basketball school in the nation. Tell me that this is an April Fools' Day joke.
The Big East may be the top conference in the
country next year, but those schools will not be able to match the enthusiasm that is given to basketball players here in Lawrence. Those schools don't have 1 percent of the tradition that Kansas' basketball program has to offer.
There is no other place in the country where basketball players are more idolized than here at the
There is no other place in the country where basketball players are more idolized than here at the University.
University. You get recognized wherever you walk. You get to play for the most knowledgeable fans in the country. Fans recognized you when you came to Lawrence on your recruiting visit last year. Not too many schools can say that they have fans that know what their recruits look like. You are clearly a fan favorite.
If you leave, you are going to miss playing in front of 16,300 fans every home game — the sell-out exhibition games against Division II teams because the fans want to see you play. You get a standing ovation every time you walk out on the court, more than an hour before tip-off.
You received the most playing time of any of the five freshmen in your class. Where else in the country would you be able make a three-point shot on New Year's Day against Georgia Tech or make difficult shots at Rupp Arena against Kentucky? You exuberate the kind of confidence that fans in Lawrence love, and your passion for the game is great. This team needs your shooting skill. You were one of the few players who were able to knock down that difficult shot when it mattered most.
Your coach knows he put you in a difficult position at times. Most of the time you played this year you did so in a foreign position, guarding a post player. Time after time you were put in this tough spot, yet you were still able to be successful. Next season with the development of some of your freshmen teammates you will be able to
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