WEDNESDAY,JUNE 18,2003
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 25
BOOKMAN: Photo finish reveals winner
meter at nationals and finished 13th in the finals.
Coach Redwine said he was not daunted that the team did not meet his expectations. He is proud they made it to nationals. For most of the team members it was their first time competing at such a level and the excitement got the better of them, Redwine said.
Members of the women's 4x400-meter relay said they did not meet their expectations at nationals because they never made it past the preliminaries.
"We did not run well and I wish I knew what happened," said Clark, a member of the relay team. "We were way off the time
we had at regional."
Clark said the team expected to at least make it to the finals and walk away with All-American honors.
Redwine said the relay team might have tried too hard and found themselves unable to keep up with the other teams because of the high level of competition.
Redwine is very happy with Kansas' performance at nationals. He said the experience gained would go a long way for the athletes preparing his athletes for other competitions.
— Edited by Brandon Baker
CHAMPIONSHIPS: Tracksters compete
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to do." Mims said he wanted to perform better at the senior championships.
"It was a learning experience for me at nationals and now I know what it takes to win at that level," he said.
Bookman, the NCAA 200 meter-dash champion, will also compete at the championships and expects to compete in the finals.
Bookman said he felt no pressure to run
at the championships.
"I'm going to run hard and see what happens," Bookman said.
Schwehr will compete in the 1500-meter dash in the USA Junior National Track and Field Championships, which will run simultaneously with the Senior Championships.
— Edited by Brandon Baker
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Gooden returns to Lawrence
The Associated Press
LAWRENCE — Sure he recently signed a four-year, $13.8 million NBA contract. But Drew Gooden also has a Plan B.
Gooden, 21, who just finished his rookie season with the Orlando Magic, is at the University of Kansas this summer, taking two classes as he progresses toward his bachelor's degree in communication studies.
"I'm chipping away at those hours a little bit at a time," the 6-foot-10 former Kansas All-American said Monday.
"I'm doing it for myself and my family, too," Gooden said. "As a matter of fact, I'll be the only person in my family with a college degree, if I get it."
No problem, he says. The Richmond, Calif., native likes returning to Lawrence, where he scored 1,526 points and grabbed 905 rebounds from 2000 to 2002.
It's going to take Gooden several offseasons to land his degree.
Gooden was selected fourth overall by
Drew Gooden, 21, who just finished his rookie season with the Orlando Magic, is at the University of Kansas this summer, taking two classes as he progresses toward his bachelor's degree in communication studies.
Memphis in last year's draft. He and Gordon Giricek were dealt to Orlando in mid-February for Mike Miller, Ryan Humphrey and two future draft picks. He averaged 13.6 points and 8.4 boards in 19 games for the Magic.
Gooden said he had spoken with Roy Williams a couple of times since his college coach left Kansas for North Carolina in April.
"He sounds like he misses Kansas a lot," Gooden said. "But again he had to basically do what I did, follow his dream."
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