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INSIDE SPORTS
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2005
Swimming finishing strong
BY KELLY REYNOLDS
kreynolds@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWINTER
Arkansas is a familiar squad to the Kansas swimming and diving team. Each year the Razorbacks and the Jayhawks meet in a non-conference dual meet that always promises to keep the crowd on its toes.
"It's a good rivalry. We have good competition that brings out the best in both teams," coach Clark Campbell said. "Especially being a Jayhawk. Everyone wants to beat the Jayhawks."
In 2002, the Jayhawks hosted a contest against the Razorbacks when Cathy Burgess was still the Kansas coach. It was the final home meet of the season. Current senior captain Amy Gruber swam the 100-yard freestyle, finishing first place with a time of 52.08. Gruber, a freshman at the time, also swam the last leg of the 400-yard freestyle relay for a winning meet.
In 2003, the Jayhawks headed south for another competition against Arkansas. This time around, coach Clark Campbell was the man in charge. The results were different, too.
The Jayhawks lost the meet in Arkansas 181-119, but Campbell and the team would have another opportunity in 2004. When the Razorbacks traveled to Lawrence second semester last year, the Jayhawks defeated the Razorbacks at home once again.
With the alternating pattern of winning at home against Arkansas and losing in the Razorbacks' house, the question regarding how the swimmers and divers would perform Saturday was in the air.
After Kansas rolled over Drury Friday night 144-86, they packed up and headed to Arkansas. The team arrived at about midnight for the highly anticipated competition Saturday.
Despite the long bus ride Friday to Drury in Springfield, Mo., and yet
another tedious drive to Fayetteville, Ark. Campbell and the Jayhawks stomped the Razorbacks on their territory, breaking the pattern of winning and losing against Arkansas. Coach Campbell said he was impressed with the team's performance.
"The team did wonderful. There was so much energy and enthusiasm," Campbell said. "It's situations like back-to-back meets that build toughness, regardless of how we swim."
The tenacity of the team was not the only thing that led them to domination against Arkansas. The team had several events in which they claimed first and second place.
"We had great depth against Arkansas," Campbell said. "But hats off to Arkansas. We were not near as sharp as them, but we won races and that's what it takes to win meets."
This weekend was not the only occasion this season that the Jayhawks had back-to-back competitions. At the end of October, Kansas took on Southwest Missouri State in Springfield, then traveled to Columbia for a contest against Missouri.
"Looking back, we are swimming very objectively better than in October," Campbell said.
Earlier last week before the Jayhawks left on their mission for victory against the Panthers and the Razorbacks, Gruber said she was excited about returning to her home state and reflected on the history of the Kansas-Arkansas rivalry.
"Arkansas, beat us two years ago," Gruber said.
Captains Gruber and Miranda Isaac have been around for four years of the rivalry. In 2002, Isaac captured the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 106.51. On Saturday, she capitalized on her specialty three years later and won the race again with a time of 1:05.07. She also walked away as the winner of the 200-yard breaststroke, clocking in at 2:20.62.
Gruber out-touched Arkansas sensa
tion Zzuwsa Csobanki by a hair more than a tenth of a second in the 100-yard freestyle, and she hung with Csobanki in the 50 freestyle, claiming second place with a time of 23.48.
"Csobanki is hotter than any swimmer in the country." Campbell said.
Kansas took the heat from Arkansas and continued to turn it into positive energy.
Sophomore Lia Pogioli swam a season-best time in the 1000-yard freestyle. In addition, junior backstroke and freestyler Gina Gnatzig took first place in both the 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard backstroke at the Arkansas meet. Against Drury, Gnatzig swam a lifetime best in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:32.86.
On the diving front, sophomores Shelly Noonan and Jenny Roberts dominated against Drury, claiming first and second place. Because of Roberts' outstanding performance, she will join junior Casey Topol and sophomore Shelly Noonan at the NCAA Zone Diving meet in March.
The past weekend placed the Jayhawks in perfect position to end the season on a high note, and to enter the Big 12 Conference championships ready to dominate.
"College swimming is geared towards championship meets," Gruber said.
Campbell said the winning weekend had given his team an edge as they wrapped up dual meets and entered Championship waters.
"Winning builds confidence, and we are getting better every meet." Campbell said. "Not only are we tough, but we are tough and we're swimming well."
The Jayhawks will take on the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday, Feb. 5 in their last home, dual meet. The six Kansas seniors will be recognized before the meet at 2 p.m. that day at Robinson Center Natatorium.
Let it roll
Edited by John Scheirman
Dale Snell, McPherson freshman, watches his ball roll down the lane yesterday at the Jaybowl in the Kansas University. Snell is enrolled in bowling this semester.
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Golfers practice despite course issues
BY TIM HALL
thail@kansan.com
KANSAAN SPORTSWITCH
When the Kansas men's golf team tees it up at the TaylorMade/Big Island Invitational Feb. 9 at Waikoloa Kings Golf Course in Hawaii, it will have been more than two months since the team's last tournament.
Senior Kevin Ward, sophomore Gary Woodland, sophomore Tyler Docking, senior Andrew Price and junior Pete Krsnich are the five golfers that qualified to play in Hawaii. The qualifying took place in November and was the last time the team practiced as a group.
During the break between the fall and spring seasons, the Kansas golfers have been on their own for practice.
The winter weather conditions that the area experienced in January made it difficult to get outside and play.
"Our players have been doing the most they can,weather permitting." Kansas coach Ross Randall said.
Kansan File Photo
Because of the renovations that are underway at Alvamar Golf Club, the layhawks' home course, the team has making due without a driving range.
Senior Kevin Ward did much of his playing at his home course of Leawood South Country Club.
Sophomore Tyler Docking said he did most of his playing at Meadowbrook Golf and Country Club in Overland Park. Docking also was able to escape the cold weather in Kansas and travel to Florida to play.
Junior golfer Luke Trammless lines up a putt last semester on the back nine of Alvamar Golf Club. The men's golf team will compete at a tournament in Hawaii starting Feb. 9.
"Our players have been playing a lot on the course with the driving range being closed," Randall said. "They have been finding many ways to keep busy."
Although the driving range at Alvamar has been closed since October, the Jayhawk Practice Facility has remained open. The practice facility is a short-game area at Alvamar that allows the players to practice their chipping.
One of those ways the team has been keeping busy is hitting the weights. The team has been spending four to five days a week in the weight room.
pitching and bunker play.
The private course at Alvamar has also remained open during the renovations to the public side, so the players have still had a course to play in Lawrence.
The Jayhawks will come out of the mid-season break and jump right into a difficult field at the TaylorMade/Big Island Invitational. Coach Randall said that this would be one of the most difficult tournaments of the season for the Jayhawks.
The team will leave for Waikoloa Hawaii, on Feb. 5.
"You gotta start somewhere," Randall said.
CORRECTION
Yesterday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the article, "Hawks to face erratic Tigers," the final score of the Kansas vs. Texas game was misstated. The score was 90-65.
Kansas athletics calendar
Edited by Kendall Dix
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BASKETBALL
Illinois garners No.1 spot North Carolinatakes No.2
Illinois was No. 1 in The Associated Press' college basketball poll for the ninth straight week Monday, and for the first time a unanimous choice.
North Carolina moved up one spot to second, while Kansas, which bounced back from its first loss of the season with victories against Baylor and Texas, jumped from sixth to No. 3.
Villanova handed Kansas its first loss of the season 10 days ago.
The Associated Press
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses:
| Team | Record | Pts | Pvs |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Illinois (72) | 21-0 | 1,700 | 3 |
| 2. North Carolina | 17-2 | 1,707 | 3 |
| 3. Kansas | 16-1 | 1,603 | 6 |
| 4. Duke | 16-1 | 1,514 | 2 |
| 5. Boston College | 18-0 | 1,505 | 8 |
| 6. Kentucky | 16-2 | 1,497 | 7 |
| 7. Wake Forest | 17-3 | 1,337 | 5 |
| 8. Syracuse | 20-2 | 1,318 | 4 |
| 9. Louisville | 18-3 | 1,208 | 12 |
| 10. Oklahoma St. | 15-3 | 1,062 | 9 |
| 11. Alabama | 17-3 | 982 | 14 |
| 12. Michigan St. | 14-3 | 916 | 15 |
| 13. Washington | 17-3 | 910 | 10 |
| 14. Arizona | 17-4 | 815 | 11 |
| 14. Oklahoma | 16-3 | 815 | 13 |
| 16. Pittsburgh | 14-3 | 738 | 20 |
| 17. Gonzaga | 15-4 | 659 | 17 |
| 18. Cincinnati | 17-3 | 558 | 21 |
| 19. Wisconsin | 14-4 | 496 | 18 |
| 20. Texas | 15-5 | 396 | 16 |
| 21. Utah | 17-3 | 305 | 25 |
| 22. Maryland | 13-5 | 259 | _ |
| 23. Connecticut | 12-5 | 256 | 19 |
| 24. Villanova | 12-4 | 228 | _ |
| 25. Georgia Tech | 12-6 | 213 | 22 |
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Others receiving votes: Iowa 113, Wichita St. 85, Pacific 52, Mississippi St. 46, Florida 19, Notre Dame 17, Vermont 17, Charlotte 16, St. Mary's, Cal. 9, Marquette 4, Stanford 4, Texas Tech 4, Old Dominion 4, Texas A&M 2, Holy Cross 1, UTEP 1.
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