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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 7, 2005
FOOTBALL
Coach accepts job at Williams Fund
Running backs coach Pat Henderson has left the Kansas football team to begin work with the Williams Educational Fund.
Henderson will work with football alumni relations as well as fundraising. "Pat has played a major role in rebuilding the KU football program."
Henderson
coach Mark Mangino said
coach Mark Mangino said. "We're excited for him as he starts his new challenge. He'll still have a big impact on our program in this new position."
Henderson played with the Jayhawks from 1972-74. He began working as a coach for Kansas in 2002 as part of Mangino's original staff after serving as special teams coordinator for Southern Methodist University.He has also coached at Arizona State Purdue, Texas Christian and Tulsa.
Henderson has guided the careers of Clark Green and John Randle during his time as assistant coach. A replacement has not been named.
Ryan Colaiani
TENNIS
Jayhawks defeated twice in Mississippi
The Jayhawks have lost three straight.
The Kansas tennis team's spring season is off to a rough start. The team fell to 1-3 after facing two Southeastern Conference opponents, Ole Miss and Mississippi State, during the weekend.
One of the top performers in the SEC, Ole Miss senior Chloe Carlotti showed why she is considered an all-court threat as her team defeated Kansas, 6-1, on Friday in Oxford. Miss.
A two-time All-American and All-SEC standout, Carliotti dominated Kansas freshman Elizaveta Avdeeva, 6-1, 6-1.
Ole Miss sophomore liona Somers knocked off Kansas junior Christine Skoda in straight sets, 6-2, 6-0. Skoda has lost her last three singles matches.
The only positive on Kansas' side was the display of resilience, courtesy of Ashley Filberth. The Kansas City, Mo., sophomore rallied after dropping the first set and came back with the victory against Mississippi freshman Carlin Cochran, 1-6, 6-3, 10-5. The victory avoided a possible shut out by Ole Miss, as Filberth improved her singles record to 2-0 on the year.
On Saturday,
Kansas traveled across
Mississippi to Starkville,
where it fell to the
Mississippi State
Bulldogs on
Bulldogs on Sunday, 7-0.
Mississippi State swept singles and doubles play.
All the Jayhawks fell in straight sets except freshman Stephanie Smith. The Salina native managed to win the first set vs. freshman Renee Joseph, but was defeated in three sets, 6-2 0-6 0-6.
The loss marked the second time this season in which Kansas failed to earn a point in a defeat.
— Rahul Sharma
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SWIMMING
Hard practices toughen team
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BY KELLY REYNOLDS
kreynolds@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWRIVER
Senior swimmer Becca Zarazan comes up for air during the 200 yard butterfly. Zarazan took first place in the event earning nine points and helping Kansas to a 196-99 victory against Iowa State Saturday afternoon. Zarazan was one of six seniors honored prior to their final home dual meet.
The recent momentum of the Kansas swimming and diving team left Iowa State drowning in its own waves. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones and walked away with their first conference victory, leaving the Cyclones 0-3 in Big 12 Conference swimming.
Although the Jayhawks were 0-4 in the conference leading up to the Iowa State competition, the victory topped off the season, adding to the momentum the team had experienced since coming off its training trip during winter break.
"Anytime you win within the Big 12, you've got to enjoy it," coach Clark Campbell said.
Prior to Saturday's meet, the six senior women were recognized in a bittersweet ceremony that set the atmosphere for a victory.
The team supported one another in the last attempt to have a couple extra qualifiers before heading to College Station, Texas, in two weeks.
Campbell said the team learned a lot about swimming an emotional meet when it visited Arkansas. The Jan. 29 meet was senior day for the Razorbacks, and they put their emotions aside and still swam well against the Jayhawks.
The team has won four of its last five meets since returning from training in the Bahamas, but now that the Jahawks have finished the dual meet season with a splash, it's time to prepare for championship swimming.
"We kept our emotions in check and came out ready to perform," Campbell said after the meet. "We learned at Arkansas and used them as an example for today."
Both Campbell and first year diving coach Eric Elliot said they thought the team was prepared for the Feb. 23 championship.
mate how prepared the team is to swim fast at conference," Campbell said. "It's really amazing. All 23 swimmers and three divers are flying high. We're tired, but we're healthy."
Elliot and the divers will compete in the Big 12 Championship at the end of February and then turn around and head to the Zone-Diving meet at the beginning of March.
Elliot said he was impressed with the way things had come together for the divers.
"No one should underesti-
"Our goal is to peak going into conference," Elliot said. "We've put some new dives together, and we just need to
sharpen them."
As for Campbell and the swimmers, they will endure one more week of tough practice to increase the fatigue that they have already experienced this season. Campbell calls this training method a "crash cycle."
Following the hard week ahead, the Jayhawks will begin tapering for the championship, resting up and swimming less yards per practice.
Campbell said he expected that after some rest, the team would be set to have some qualifiers for the NCAA championships, which are in March, as well as a couple for the 2005 World Championship Trials at the beginning of April.
Part of the Jayhawks domination Saturday came from their race victories and depth in the pool. They won every event in the meet except the three-meter diving and 200-yard Individual Medley. They also placed second, third and fourth in numerous races.
"First places win dual meets, but depth is what scores points at conference." Campbell said.
The Jayhawks have the depth that is needed for success, and with a little rest after a four-meet winning streak, the Jayhawks will take their momentum to Texas and challenge the rest of the Big 12 on Feb. 23.
— Edited by Lori Bettes
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
- Baseball at Hawaii-Hilo, 11 p.m., Kona,
Hawaii
TOMORROW
- Men's basketball vs. Kansas State, 8 p.m., Manhattan
★ Baseball at Hawaii-Hilo, 11 p.m., Kona,
Hawaii
WEDNESDAY
Baseball at Hawaii-Hilo, 11 p.m., Kona,
Hawaii
+ Women's basketball at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m., Stillwater, Okla.
- Men's golf at Hawaii-Hilo, all day,
Waikoula, Hawaii
Men's golf at Hawaii-Hilo, all day in Waikoloa, Hawaii
+ Baseball at Stanford, 8 p.m., Palo Alto,
Calif.
**Men's Golf at Hawaii-Hilo, all day in Waikoloa, Hawaii**
+ Softball vs. Arkansas, 2 p.m., Las Cruces,
N.M.
- Softball vs. Purdue, 4 p.m., Las Cruces,
NM.
- Track at Iowa State, all day, Ames, Iowa
- Track at Arkansas, all day, Fayetteville,
Ark.
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