THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY MARCH 16
SPORTS
TRACK & FIELD
7B
Distance runners excel; team falls in placing
Two Jayhawks will travel to Arkansas Last Chance Meet
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
It was especially disappointing on the women's side. Last year, the women placed third. Redwine said one key component was the absence of senior Nickeshia Anderson.
Coach Stanley Redwine knows by competing in the Big 12, nothing is ever given; you have to work for it. Despite its best efforts in one of the most competitive meets of the indoor season, the Kansas track and field team had a disappointing showing at the Big 12 Indoor Conference Championship. With the women placing ninth and the men 11th, Redwine said he wasn't happy with the team's placement and had hopes of placing higher.
"It ites what one person can do for the team." Redwine said of Anderson. Last year, Anderson scored points in every event she competed in.
Despite its poor showing at the Big 12 competition, the team did come away with some highlights.
"Anytime I can go over 18 feet I'm happy with," Scott said.
FINALTEAM STANDINGS
This time Scott had to come from behind to get his third straight victory. Scott landed in third place after failing to clear 17-feet, 6-inches on his first attempt.
SCOTT THREE-PEATS IN THE POLE VAULT
STOWERS AND BONDS TAKE SECOND PLACE
Senior Charity Stowers and junior Lauren Bonds were two of the only Jayhawks on the women's team to put up a lot of points. Stowers took second place in the 600-yard run and Bonds in the 1,000-meters.
Men
Junior pole-vaulter Jordan Scott loves competition. Scott joins the likes of Egor Agafonov as the only Jayhawk to win three consecutive Big 12 titles in an event.
"After winning it the first two times, I wouldn't be happy if I had gotten second," Scott said. Scott won with a jump of 18 feet, 2.5-inches.
For Stowers, it was the final indoor season for the Hartsville, Ga., senior. She said the preliminary rounds didn't go as well as she'd hoped taking second place with a time of 121.80. The time was a personal best for her.
1. Texas — 115
2. Nebraska — 102.5
3. Texas & M — 84
4. Baylor — 71
5. Oklahoma — 66
5. Texas Tech — 62
6. Missouri — 56
7. Oklahoma State — 51
8. Iowa State — 49
9. Kansas State — 35
**11. KANSAS — 32.5**
12. Colorado — 16
"I knew it was the last race I was going to run and my last indoor conference, so I had to leave it all on the track." Stowers said.
Women
1. Texas A&M — 130
2. Texas Tech — 103.5
3. Nebraska — 96.5
4. Baylor — 86
5. Texas — 83.5
6. Oklahoma — 65
7. Kansas State — 52
7. Missouri — 52
9. KANSAS - 25.5
For Bonds, it was another accomplishment under her belt as she took second in the 1,000-meter with a school record of 2:46.60. Bonds had also attained the school's one-mile record at the Iowa State Classic last month.
39. KANKS - 25. 10. Oklahoma State — 18
11. Iowa State — 17
12. Colorado — 11
1. Jordan Scott (10 points) -
5. 55 meters (18-02.50 ft)
2. Kirk Cooper (3.5 points) -
5. 00 meters (16-04.75 ft)
Men's pole vault
"It's one of my goals since I've been at KU." Bonds said. "It's nice especially to get them now before my senior year."
Bonds said this year's competition in the 1,000-meter was very competitive with a lot talented
5. Colby Wissel (4 points) -
14:18.08
Men's 5.000 meters
Men's 60-meter hurdles
5. Keith Hayes (4 points) –
7.92
Men's 600 yards
Men's 600 yards
6. Keron Toussaint (3 points)
1:10.58
Men's 3,000 meters
3. Colby Wissel (6 points) -
8:04.00
Men's 4x400-Meter Relay
7. Kansas (2 points) - 3:16.28
KANSAS SCORERS
Women's weight throw
6. Zlata Tarasov (3 points)
17.58 meters (57-08.25 ft.)
Women's weight throw
Women's high jump
Women's 1.000 meters
Women's 600 yards
Women's 1,000 meters
2. Lauren Bonds (8 points)
2:46.60
8. Stephanie Horton (1 point) -- 14.41 meters (47-03.50 ft.)
2. Charity Stowers (8 points)
1:21.80
T5. Kelsey Erb (2.5 points)
-- 1.68 meters (5-06 ft.)
Women's shot put
8. Shayla Wilson (1 point)
- 1:24.11
girls,but that she was happy with her own performance.
Women's 4x400-meter
7. Kansas (2 points) - 3:42.82
relay
Other than Scott, Wissel was one of the few Jayhawks to score points in any event. Wissel took fifth in the 5,000-meter on Friday with a time of 14:18.08 and third in the 3,000-meter on Saturday running a time of 8:04.
WISSEL SCORES BIG IN DISTANCE EVENTS
Wissel's performance in the 3,000-meter was enough to qualify him provisionally for the NCAA Indoor Championship, making it the third distance event he's provisionally qualified for. But Wissel
said it didn't mean anything to him unless he made it to nationals.
In the 3,000-meter, Wissel said had started slow, but picked up after the first mile. Wissel said at 600-meters he had tried to make his move to the front, but the winner freshman German Fernandez outran him.
"He's like the modern-day Jim Ryun." Wissel said of Fernandez. "He's a great cross-country runner and a great miler."
on their indoor strategies for the upcoming Arkansas Last Chance Meet in Fayetteville on Friday. If the two score high in Arkansas, they will travel to College Station, Texas, to compete in the Indoor Nationals competition.
While the majority of the team is currently preparing for the outdoor season, Bonds and Wissel will continue to focus
"I definitely like their chances of getting in," Redwine said of Bonds and Wissel.
MLB
Rodriquez discusses steriod use with officials
BY MIKE FITZPATRICK Associated Press
NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez had a two-hour meeting with Major League Baseball of six days.
How much he told them about steroids is a secret at least so far.
The commissioner's office released a statement saying Ro-
SOFTBALL
Rodriquez
driqeze was "cooperative" in an interview with officials from baseball's Department of Investigations and Labor Relations Department. The statement also said MLB would have no additional comment at this time.
MLB sought to interview the New York Yankees slugger about his admission that he used performance-enhancing drugs from 2001-03 with Texas.
"I'm only talking about baseball," Rodriguez said. "I'm just excited that I have a game every day."
Associated Press
Jayhawks tally season-high 13 hits in Texas tournament Team loses two and then clicks to win big
BY BEN WARD editor@kansan.com
After battling the cold and swirling winds Saturday, the Jayhawks lost two disappointing contests to begin their weekend in Denton, Texas. Sitting at 6-11 and in desperate need of a victory, coach Tracy Burge and her seniors held a meeting.
"Saturday was frustrating in all aspects; not any part of our game was good," Bunge said. "But we had a really good conversation afterwards — and everyone was on the same page heading into Sunday."
Obviously something clicked, as Kansas exploded for 10 runs in their dominant victory over Harvard, ending their weekend on a real high note.
"It was great to see such a positive response to yesterday's adversity." Bunge said, "We were a totally different team (on Sunday)."
The Jayhawks now head back to Lawrence a confident bunch, hoping to keep the momentum rolling into next weekend when they host the KU Invitational. Coach Bunge knows a winning mentality will be key down the stretch.
"We need to feel good about ourselves," she said, "because this is how we need to play all season long."
SATURDAY: GAME 1
HARVARD 3, KANSAS 2
A heartbreaking loss for the Jayhawks, as Harvard got great pitching from Rachel Brown and an RBI single from Melissa Schellberg to walk off with the victory.
Stevie Crisosto put the Jayhawks on the board with an RBI triple in the 3rd inning, and Val Chapple plated Dougie McCauley to tie the score at 2 in the sixth inning. But Amanda Jobe was stranded on third in the top of the 7th, setting up the game winning heroes of Scellberg for the Crimson. Allie Clark took the loss for Kansas, despite pitching three and a half effective innings.
Liz Kocon smashed an RBI double in the 6th inning, but the Jayhawks couldn't overcome their defensive struggles, despite a gritty five innings from Val George. Ashley Lail struck out five over her seven innings, and Sarah Jones had three hits to lead the Mean Green.
A rough outing in the field for the Jayhawks, as they committed three errors which led to three unearned runs for North Texas.
SATURDAY: GAME 2
NORTH TEXAS 5,
KANAS 2
WP — Brown (1-0) LP — Clark
(0-1) S — none HR — none
WP — Lail (3-1). LP — George (5-5). SV — none. HR — Waters (1) (NT).
Kansas shook off a disappointing Saturday in a big way, pounding the Crimson with a well balanced attack in a five inning victory. The Jayhawks tallied a season high 13 hits from nine different players, including homeruns from Val Chapple and Brittany Hile. Val George collected her 6th victory of the season for Kansas, scattering five hits and striking out five in the run-rule shortened contest.
SUNDAY: GAME 1
KANSAS 10, HARVARD 1
WP — George (6-5). LP — Vertovez (0-1). SV — none. HR — Chapple(1); Hile(2).
Edited by Realle Roth
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