ANSAN
2009
Sports THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANS
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Coaches and players work hard on offensive deficiency. BASEBALL 13B
THURSDAY,APRIL 16,2009
FALL SOCCER SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED WEDNESDAY
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The team will play home games against Missouri and Colorado. SOCCER I 2B
BACK IN THE GAME
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Freshman guard Angel Goodrich missed the 2008 season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee. Goodrich was cleared for full-contact practice yesterday after a long and draining rehabilitation.
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A physical, emotional rehabilitation
Six months after an injury tore her from the game she loved, Goodrich has been cleared for full participation
BY JAYSON JENKS
jjenks@kansan.com
Thirty minutes or so before tipoff, Kansas' players participate in one of the more mundane and standard aspects of basketball at any level: pregame warm ups.
Each game, the Jayhawks pass, weave and pass again, a ritual so entrenched in the minds of players that they could most likely complete it in a dark Allen Fieldhouse.
Yet, the layup drill represented something unique for freshman guard Angel Goodrich; a step
closer toward being able to play after a long and draining rehab process. In the minutes leading up to Kansas' game against Oklahoma in Oklahoma City on March 13, Goodrich rushed to join the end of the layup line after receiving permission from athletic trainer Ann Turner.
It was the first time shed been able to participate this season.
"I was a little nervous because everyone has to make (a layup) before we stop so I was like, 'Oh man, I'm going to miss mine.' Goodrich said "But I made it and everyone was yelling and
stuff."
Late yesterday afternoon, Goodrich visited the doctor again. And this time, Goodrich heard the news she's waited an entire season to hear. She had been cleared for full-contact practice six months after the unthinkable happened.
Goodrich's highly anticipated debut ended before it ever officially started. While competing in a preseason workout on Oct. 19, Goodrich crossed over,
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hendrickson adds another recruit
On Wednesday, coach Bonnie Henrickson announced the signing of Rhea Codio to the 2009-2010 class.
Codio, from Brooklyn, N.Y., spent the past two seasons at Independence Community College in Independence, where she averaged 16 points and seven assists per game.
"Her ability to make plays in the half court and in transition make her a valuable asset to our program," Henrickson said in a statement.
Codio becomes the sixth player to sign with Kansas for next season.
TRACK & FIELD
Kansas duo in decathlon top five
Freshman decathlete Corbin Kratovil competes during the 400-meter portion of the Men's Decathlon at the Kansas Relays Wednesday afternoon. Despite struggling in the 400, Kratovil is in second place overall after five events and said that he hopes to finish in the too few.
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BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
After the first five events of the decathlon helped kick off the first day of the Kansas Relays, freshman Corbin Kratovil sits in second place in the overall standings. Not bad for his first collegiate decathlon.
"He's been doing great today, he's been on fire," junior Jacob Breth, who is currently fifth, said. Kratovil is in second place with 3,512 points while Breth is fifth with 3,380 points.
Following a disappointing start to his day, Breth climbed up the standings with a good performance in the last event of the day, the 400-meter dash. Breth, a Wichita native, ran a time of 49.52 seconds, earning him 837 points.
It was a personal best for Breth, and he said he hadn't run that fast since high school.
"I feel good now," Breth said.
For Kratovil, it was another story. He finished in the top five in every event of the first day, including earning the victory in the shot put with a throw of 12.65 meters (41 feet 6 inches) to earn a total of 646 points.
"Before I felt down on myself but I feel really positive now"
decathlon stadings
1. Joey Schwecke (Minnesota)
2. Corbin Kratovil (Kansas)
3. Jacob Broth (Kansas)
3,728 points
3,512 points
3,380 points
"I had some goals that I wanted to hit today, and I didn't hit them all but I hit some goals that I didn't expect to hit," Kratovil said. "So it all worked out, I guess."
The point system is set up differ.
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TRACK & FIELD
Relays to feature 'distance carnival'
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
Tonight's events of the Kansas Relays will be a special "distance carnival," featuring races ranging from the 800 to the 5,000-meter runs. The "carnival," a nickname given to the races by the distance runners, is an exciting opportunity for the runners to perform.
"It's probably one of the biggest crowds we will ever get to run in front of all year," junior Lauren Bonds said. "Our track isn't the best, but Memorial Stadium has a really cool feel to it."
Bonds will be competing in the open 800-meter run tonight, as well as the 1,500 on Saturday.
She had a top showing in the 800 during last weekend's meet in Norman, Okla., running a time of two minutes and 11.47 seconds.
"They mentioned it when I came here on a recruiting visit. I've been looking forward to it, so I just hope I go out and perform well and get some school pride out there," Wasinger said.
run, the Relays are something he has known about since his days in high school.
For freshman Donny Wasinger, who will be competing in the 5,000-meter
Also competing in the 5,000-meter run is sophomore Nick Caprario. The Kearney, Neb., native had been dealing with tendonitis in his Achilles and was out for a month and a half.
"I'm excited for Nick to come back," junior Bret Ingram ground. said. The team has even joked that the 5,000 meter event will be a "showdown" between Caprario and freshman Zach Zarda, who is also coming back from injury.
Caprario said that it was an honor to compete in the Kansas Relays. For it to be one of the biggest home meets in
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COMMENTARY
Dedicated decathletes ready to go at each gun
Chances are if you're reading this through one bloodshot eye at 8:30 this morning, the starting gun is about to signal the start of the men's decathlon 110m hurdles.
If instead it's 9:15, junior Jacob Breth and freshman Corbin Kratovil probably finished stretching in advance of their discus challenge. If you're savoring a Chick-fil-A sandwich and wondering why the only purveyors of fast food's best chicken sandwich around Lawrence is in the Underground, odds are these two are about to begin the pole vault. If you played hooky for your 3 p.m. date with calculus, you could catch their javelin competition and, later, the 1500m.
Follow me?
Breth and Kratovil will spend today as they did yesterday, breathlessly moving from one event to the next in the second half of the dacathlon at the 82nd Kansas Relays.
Comprised of ten events over two days, the decathlon is decided using a point system that grades each event. After Jim Thorpe won it at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, the king of Sweden told Thorpe: "You, sir, are the World's Greatest Athlete."
For this event's winner, some variation of "The Area's Greatest Multitasker" may suffice.
Before the mercury in local thermometers flirted with 70 degrees and sunshine, Wednesday's slate began inside Memorial Stadium with brisk winds and a few more clouds than the afternoon would offer.
The 13 athletes competing in the event began the day with the 100m dash. Afterwards they threw on their warm-up uniforms, grabbed a piece of fruit, talked about their performances and moved along to warm up for the long jump. Once they went through their three attempts, they packed up their bags, grabbed a piece of fruit and talked about their performance on the way to the shot put, set to begin less than 30 minutes later. Once that was over...
"I have a lot of respect for those upper classmen to stick it out for this long to keep training and doing the workload." Kratovil said.
Decathletes defy this convention. Whereas a fourth quarter rally in football can be summed up in an eight-word ESPN ticker entry, how does one detail a decathlon? The easy answer is placing the perspective within the umbrella of its title. But does that ably summarize Kratovil's first place finish in the shot put? Does it do justice to Breth's fifth place showing in the same event, a half-hour after hurting his back in the long jump?
As time passes we become known for a singular achievement whether amongst friends or outsiders. When the Great Scorekeeper completes our box score, the line will usually highlight one accomplishment. Sure, you may be a darn good cook but if you write the next epic novel your life summary likely won't mention Beef Wellington.
The sum of yesterday and today's parts helps tell the story of these competitors' place in the sporting medium.
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"Best all-around athletes," Breth said.
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