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DECATHLON (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
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Freshman decadelite Corbin Kratovil attempts to clear 1.89 meters in the high jump portion of the Men's Decathlon at the Kansas Relays on Wednesday. After five events, Kratovil is in second place with five events still to come today.
ently for each event in the decathlon, and specific events have more points for first place than other events.
For the two Jayhawks, it's been a friendly rivalry preparing for and competing against each other in the decathlon.
"We have fun, we like to compete like in practice," Kratovil said. "It's between me and him so we battle."
Breth said competing in the
decathlon is great because it doesn't require the athlete to be a specialist in all 10 events.
"You don't have to be good at every single event. Like if I competed in the discus or in the 400, I probably wouldn't even place at Big 12s." Breth said. "But in the decathlon, as long as I work on my really bad events like pole vault and long jump, I might have a chance."
Tomorrow, Breth will have to compete in the event that poses his
biggest challenge: the pole vault.
“It's where I score the least amount of points, but I'm working on it,” Breth said. “It's a lot different than running the 400.”
However, tommorow's events will also include the javelin, the 1500-meter run, 110-meter hurdles and the discus throw.
Breth believes he can win some of those events to catch up to his freshman teammate.
"I still got the 1,500,the" discus
and javelin on him, but we'll have to Breth said.
"I'll get him in the 110 hurdles and the pole vault, so he can have those ones" Kratov joked.
But Kratovil said he wasn't fazed by Breth's boasting.
The final events of the decathlon will begin at 8:30 a.m. at Memorial Stadium with the 110-meter hurdles.
- Edited by Andrew Wiebe
Admission is free for students with KUID.
today's events
Kansas Relays Memorial Stadium
8:30 a.m.
Decathlon, 110 Meter Hurdles
9:00 a.m.
Heptathlon, Long Jump
9:15 a.m. (approx.)
Decathlon, Discus
10:40 a.m. (approx.)
Heptathlon. Javelin.
Heptathlon, Javelin
12:30 p.m. (approx.)
Heptathlon, 800 Meters
11:15 p.m. (approx.)
Decathlon, Pole Vault
3:00 p.m. (approx.)
Decathlon, Javelin
4:20 p.m. (approx.)
Decathlon, 1500 Meters
Hammer Events
Men's Hammer Throw
4:30 p.m.
Running Events
Women's Unseeded 800m Run 5:30 p.m.
5:20 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Men's Unseeded 800m Run
6:20 p.m.
Women's Unseeded 1500m Run
6:50 p.m.
6:35 p.m.
Men's Unseeded 1500m Run 6:20 p.m.
7:15 p.m.
Women's 10,000 Meter Run (F)
Women's 3000m Run (F)
Men's Unseeded 3000m
8:20 p.m.
7:35 p.m.
Men's 5000 Meter Run (F)
Women's 5000 Meter Run (F)
Men's 10,000 Meter Run (F)
See full schedule at www.kansasrelays.com.
DISTANCE (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
the country was another bonus. Tonight's event is a chance for him to tune up and get back into competing.
"it's just a way to force myself back into shape," Caprario said.
"You just got to keep your mind off the laps, your mind
Running 12 and a half laps in the 5,000 event is something that runners can't worry about coming into it.
off how you feel and just do what you got to do," Imgrund said.
Edited by Carly Halvorson
ANGEL
The distance events will begin at 5 p.m. in Memorial Stadium. The women's unseeded 800-meter run will be the first race.
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"It hurt so bad, it felt like I broke it," Goodrich said.
attempted to plant her left toe and immediately felt a stinging pain in her knee.
After practice, Goodrich visited a doctor who administered a series of tests that eventually led to an unfortunate diagnosis: a torn ACL. Just two days after impressing thousands at Late Night, Goodrich's season was over. She had reconstructive surgery on Oct. 29.
The week following the diagnosis left Goodrich devastated.
her mother,
Fayth Lewis,
who departed
Lawrenceshortly before the injury occurred,
returned from
Tahlequah,
Okla., to comfort her 19-year-old daughter still crushed
from the recent developments.
"It was like my heart was ripped out. I was devastated."
"When basketball is their life and all the sudden it's taken away, it gets a little bit trying," Turner said.
from the recent developments. Without basketball, a sport thoroughly etched in her daily life, Goodrich felt lost at a school that was still somewhat unfamiliar.
"The first couple of days I bawled like a baby." Goodrich said. "I was so heartbroken. I didn't want to do anything. I didn't want to eat."
ANGEL GOODRICH Freshman guard
Yet, in the past month, Goodrich's daily involvement has significantly increased. Once forced to simply watch and stand off to the side during practice, Goodrich now participates in almost every drill that doesn't involve contact or defense.
because I hadn't done anything."
She lifts weights with teammates and participated in a demanding conditioning drill that required players to run five lengths of the court in one minute.
But the road to reaching that small milestone was paved with individual, and often difficult, rehab training. Working independently from teammates for much of the season, Goodrich slowly labored each day to regain her form.
"I was two seconds off," Goodrich said. "And I was so tired afterwards."
Before Kansas' regular season finale at Iowa State, Goodrich ran up and down the arena's stairs — a training method called stadiums — to the background noise of her teammates' yells.
((Rehab) hurt so bad with my knee), Goodrich said. "Then I started doing more fun stuff. Well, not fun, but being able to do the ellipthal and bike was OK. I mean, people wouldn't say it was fun but it was fun for me
In each step of the recovery process, the rest of the layhawks, especially injured teammate Katie Smith, have been an informal support system.
"They've been really good about patting her on the back when she's doing some stuff that's not very fun," coach
Bonnie Henrickson said.
Still, even now Goodrich won't deny the pain — the emotionally deflating result of having her debut season stripped from her. Once the game is gone, how does a player cope?
The inability to practice, to even jump on a shot attempt, took its toll on Goodrich, the 2007 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year who spurned offers from powerhouses Oklahoma and Texas A&M to join Henrickson at Kansas.
"It was like my heart was ripped out. I was devastated," Goodrich said. "To be hard, I didn't even want to come to games knowing that I couldn't help, or at least in the way that I wanted to."
From her seat at the end of the bench, Goodrich struggled with the role of spectator, relegated to observation instead of activity.
Before the season started, before Goodrich ever played a collegiate minute, many pegged her as a program-changing point guard. Generously listed at 5-foot-4, Goodrich is a consummate playmaker, both for herself and others.
The day before Kansas' game at Oklahoma State on Feb. 25, Henrickson offered up similarities between Goodrich and the Cowgirls' 5-foot-5 Andrea Riley, a speedy guard who also happens to be the Big 12's most prolific scorer.
"Angel's not going to get her shot blocked much. She's a little kid that's got to get inside of you to score." Henrickson said. "Those are gifted athletes that can do that. Andrea (Riley) is one of them, Sherron (Collins) is one on the men's team and Angel is one of them, too."
Indeed, the general consensus is that Goodrich is an immediate difference maker, and the desire to help reshape the program is one reason she opted to become a Jayhawk in the first place.
Once next season starts, Goodrich will be a redshirt freshman, meaning she still has four years of eligibility left.
"I just appreciate the game," Goodrich said. "I mean, being taken away from it and letting it get to me — once I get to step on the floor again, that will be the greatest day of my life."
But before any of that can happen, Goodrich must continue the rehab process — one that's been filled with emotional and physical obstacles.
- Edited by Casey Miles
NHL
Oilers miss playoffs; coach fired MacTavish dismissed after team fails to make finals for third year
ASSOCIATED PRESS
EDMONTON, Alberta — This was starting to look all too familiar to the Oklans.
The NHL playoff were starting, and Edmonton was done for the season.
Coach Craig MacTavish paid the price.
He was fired Wednesday after the Oilers failed
the playoffs.
"He gave everything he possibly could to help this team get better."
"We shouldn't be comfortable when we're sitting here out of the playoffs", Tambellini said.
STEVE TAMBELLINI Oilers' general manager
to make the playoffs for the third straight year. The dismissal came on the same day the NHL postseason began, and general manager Steve Tambellini said the team needed a fresh look behind the bench.
"He gave everything he possibly could to help this team get better," Tambellini said during a news conference. "But we both agree that it is time for a change."
The Oilers finished 11th in the Western Conference with a record of 38-35-9 for 85 points. This was the fifth time in seven seasons they have not reached
"Is there emotion when you have to let a quality coach go? Yeah, there is emotion. But that's the hard part of this business. Decisions have to made for us to get better."
The Oilers were a long way from 2006 when they made
it to the Stante, Cup finals, losing in seven games to Carolina. MacTavish had just six players left from that team. This year, his players were younger and more skilled but lacked the grit and gamesman-
then you try to integrate a bunch of skill, it's got to be productive," he said. "Virtually all year, we're trying to get nonconfrontational players into confrontational areas where we're going to score goals. It was a losing battle from a lot of perspectives."
"It was a losing battle from a lot of perspectives."
ship of the club that came within one game of the title.
MacTavish never coaxed consistent performances from forwards Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky. Dustin Penner played everywhere from the first line to the fourth.
Erik Cole struggled before being traded to Carolina at the
This week, MacTavish acknowledged that toughness was an issue.
CRAIG MACTAVISH Oilers' coach
"When you evolve from a team that would lay it all on the line and
deadline for Patrick O'Sullivan. Sam Gagner had a poor first half before finding his stride. Robert Nilsson was erratic.
The power play finished 23rd in the league and the penalty-killing unit was 27th.
Both were big factors in a home record of 18-17-6. The only teams with fewer points at home were Toronto, the New York Islanders, Atlanta, Colorado and Tampa Bay.
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