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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
INSIDE SPORTS
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005
Kansas athletics calendar
Women's aviating vs. Trump State, 6 p.m.
Track and field at Kansas State, all day
TOMORROW
Men's basketball at Villanova, 11 a.m.
Women's basketball vs. Missouri, 7 p.m.
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Weekend's Triangular meet to measure team's progress
The KU/KSU/MU Triangular track meet this weekend will give the Kansas track teams an early barometer of how they fare against other schools in the Big 12 Conference.
At the meet last year, the Kansas men's 4x400 meter 'A team placed first with an overall time of 3:14.06.
Although the men's track roster has forgone significant changes from last season, competition has forced team members to fill in the voids before this year's triangular meet, which begins today.
Jeremy Mims, Iowa City, Iowa, senior, will lead the relay team today in Manhattan.
"I think we will do pretty well at the meet," Mims said. "Young guys are starting to figure out what they need to in order to compete."
in order to follow Mims will be followed by sophomore Mark Gdowski, freshman Julius Jiles and freshman Matt Baysinger. Mims said the competition increased weekly in order to fill the four spots on the 'A team.
"The new guys, the freshmen and transfers, force the other people to step up because they don't want to lose their spot," he said.
Last year, Kansas State won the Triangular meet and proceeded to place second in the Big 12 Conference Indoor Championships. Kansas placed ninth and Missouri placed last. This meet will determine the amount of progress they have made from last season. If Kansas scores closer to Kansas State overall and far above Missouri's scores, it could indicate improvement.
"We are in pretty good shape and I think we are headed in the right direction," coach Stanley Redwine said.
Kansas will also have a chance to gain a lead on Missouri in the Border Showdown.
"It's a big meet, especially between conference rivals. Its about bragging rights," Mims said.
Patrick Shehan
BY KELLY REYNOLDS
kreynolds@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
Swimming excels in and out of pool
The intensity and determination of the women's swim and dive team should not be underestimated, despite the team's relatively low profile on campus.
advisely low profile on campus. Approximately two-thirds of the swimmers are on scholarship, but all of them are extremely hard workers, coach Clark Campbell said.
"We are at about 6,000 yards per practice right now," Campbell, the third-year coach, said.
The team practices 10 times each week, including Saturday mornings. In addition to in-water practices, four days a week, the team holds two daily practices, spending four hours in the pool and the rest of practice doing weight training and dryland exercises
The women's swim and dive team is led by seniors Amy Gruber, Miranda Isaac, Aly Colver, Katie Knighton, Jackie Krueger and Becca Zarazan.
The team's work does not stop at the water's edge, it also excels in the classroom. The team was named Academic
ere at about 6,000 yards per practice
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Clark Campbell Kansas women's swimming and diving coach
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All-American by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America.
Six seniors lead the KU women's swimming team as they prepare to compete at Truman State today. From left; Miranda Isaac, Hutchinson; Jackie Krueger, Sussex, Wis; Amy Gruber, Bigelow, Ark; Kristie Knighton, Wichtia; Aly Colver, Holyoke, Colo.; and Becca Zarazan, Southlake, Texas.
During the 2003-2004 season, the women maintained an average GPA of 3.39, the highest GPA among all Kansas athletic teams.
With a total of 31 women on the team, only eight call Kansas home. The remaining women are from 14 different states across the country. The women have majors ranging from nursing and design to business and communications.
The team traveled to Nebraska during Christmas break, but returned with a 180-120 loss. The Nebraska defeat makes the team 0-4 in the Big 12 Conference thus far and brings its dual meet record to 4-5.
Despite the team loss to Nebraska
Gruber, team captain, swept the 50- yard freestyle with a time of 23.94. Also at the Nebraska meet, she also captured the title in the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly, and was a member of the firstplace 400 freestyle relay team.
Freshman Terri Schranka won the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.04 and was
another member of freestyle relay team.
There are six more meets before the team competes in the NCAA championships in March. The Jayhawks will host Truman State tonight at 6:00 p.m. at Robinson Center.
These students are merely pawns
— Edited by Lori Bettes
Eric Gegen, left, and Jacob Paquette, Wichita sophomores, entertain themselves with a game of chess before their first bowling class of the semester yesterday afternoon. Gegen transferred to the University of Kansas this semester, making it his third college in three semesters. Now that he is here, he is happy and excited for classes, Gegen said.
Proposed schedule change may help Jayhawks
The NCAA Board of Directors is considering a plan to make uniform schedule start dates for Division I baseball.
BY MATT WILSON
mwilson@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTSWITCHER
The change is proposed to even the competition between cold-weather programs, such as Kansas', and warm-weather programs, such as Texas'.
and warn weather programs no earlier than Feb. 1 and games about March 1, according to the proposal presented at the NCAA convention in Grapevine, Texas. If the proposal were approved, it would take effect in 2007 and with the support of most coaches in the nation, said Kansas coach Ritch Price.
Despite the momentum that the proposal has gained among coaches, Kansas senior associate athletics director Larry Keating does not believe that it will pass.
"Any time they back up the season, it will be advantageous to cold-weather schools," Price said. "I think it will also increase the attendance for those schools, including Kansas."
One such issue is the length of the season. Under the new plan, the playoffs would be pushed back about two weeks and the College World Series would extend into July. This would cause financial problems for some schools
"I think it is too early in the legislative process," Keating said. "This is the first effort that has gotten this far, but I don't think it is written correctly. There are too many issues to deal with."
because they would have to house players well after the spring semester had finished.
Some have proposed cutting the length of the season to offset the late start, but that is something that Price said he did not want to see happen.
"As a baseball guy, I can't support cutting games," he said. "Reducing the season reduces the opportunity for kids to compete and advance their skills."
Price said he hoped the rule change would ultimately lead to better competition and better baseball throughout the country.
"Anytime you can improve the weather situation, you will increase the quality of baseball and the game will prosper," he said.
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