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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2009
INDOOR TRACK
Track team loses to Missouri in first match since 1976
BY JASON BAKER
jbaker@kansan.com
Kansas sprinters Keven Porter and Alex Carey push through to the finish line in the men's 60-meter dash during Friday's track and field meet against Missouri. Carey finished first with a time of 7.13 seconds.
Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN
The last time Kansas faced off against Missouri in track and field, in 1976, the Tigers won. After a 33 year hiatus, Kansas was looking to revive the rivalry with a victory of its own. Things didn't go Kansas' way, and Missouri beat Kansas on its own track.
On Friday the layhawks hosted a dual meet at Anschutz Pavilion and the Tigers walked away with a victory of 195 to 166.
"We had some decent performances," coach Stanley Redwine said. "Some of our performances that we did win wasn't what they wanted."
"There's always room to improve," Turner said. "Mini things that we can change in practice, it will get changed by conference."
In the women's high jump, junior Elizabeth Beisner took first place with a jump of 1.63 meters (5.3 feet). In women's shot put, senior Stephanie Horton took second place with a throw of 14.62 meters (47.9 feet).
But junior Jordan Scott's pole vault performance was the highlight of the field events. Scott's jump of 5.50 meters (18 feet) on Friday qualified him for the NCAA Indoor Championships.
"It's a good feeling, especially being the third meet," Scott said. "I never hit it this early in the year. I was really excited about it."
Kansas earned some victories in the sprints. Senior Victoria Howard and freshman Keith Hayes took first in the 200-meter dash with times of 25.21 seconds and 22.79 seconds respectively.
Running the 200-meter was an experiment for Hayes, and he said he felt that he could run the 200 at future meets. Hayes also finished first in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.07 seconds. He said he was more relaxed at that event.
"I wasn't running necessarily for time," Hayes said. "I was just running for the win. But for me being relaxed, 8.07 is not bad."
In the 400-meter, Kansas was victorious. Two seniors took home first place: Sha'Ray Butler won with a time of 57.15 seconds and Jarrell Rollins with 49.51 seconds.
In the 600-yard run, senior Charity Stowers took second for the lavwhaws.
In the 1-mile run, both senior Colby Wissel and junior Lauren Bonds took second place.
The team's next meet won't be until Jan. 31 when it travels to Lincoln, Neb. to compete at the Adidas Classic.
Redwine said that although it was an off-week the team planned to continue training.
Edited by Melissa Johnson
Women
60 meters
1. Victoria Howard 7.75
seconds
3. Aubree Dorsey 7.79
Kansas results
200 meters
1. Victoria Howard 25.21
2. Aubree Dorsey 26.32
400 meters
1. Sha'Ray Butler 57.15
2. Kendra Bradley 58.21
1-mile run
2. Lauren Bonds 4:56.39
600 yards
2. Charity Stowers 1:24.90
3,000 meters
1. Amanda Miller 10:13
2. Hayley Harber 10:16
3. Karen Windisch 10:21
Triple jump
1. Kelsey Grimm 34-3.5
2. Jamaica Collins 32-5.5
Shot put
2. Stephanie Horton
47-11.75 feet
60-meter hurdles
1. Keith Porter 8.07
2. Keyen Porter 8.41
60 meters
1. Alex Carey 7.13
Pole vault
1. Mackenzie Wills 11-11.75
200 meters
1. Keith Hayes 22.79
3. Alex Carey 22.98
Men
400 meters
1. Jarrel Rollins 49.51
1-mile run
2. Colby Wissel 4:12.27
Pole vault
1. Jordan Scott 18-0.5
2. Kirk Cooper 16-0.75
Triple jump
1. Corey Fuller 48-9.5
2. Eric Fattig 46-10.25
Ryan McGeeneev/KANSAN
Kansas pole vault Caire Christie clears the mark during Friday's indoor track meet against Missouri at the Anzuzt Pavilion. Missouri took the overall meet. 195-166
SWIMMING & DIVING
Swimmers beat Nebraska in spite of fatigue
BY HALLIE MANN
hmann@kansan.com
Tired after winning two back-to-back dual meets this semester, the Kansas swimming and diving squad beat the Nebraska Cornhuskers 161-139 in Lincoln Saturday. Kansas faced a rough start after losing the first three events, but turned it around to win nine of the overall 16, giving it an 8-3 dual meet record for the year.
Mertz said she was pleased with her 1-meter victory but came up a little short on her new 3-meter dive. "I tried a new dive, a reverse twister, but I ended up losing points
Two Kansas divers, sophomore Erin Mertz and junior Meghan Proehl, won the 1-meter and 3-meter diving events, respectively.
because I missed it," Mertz said.
Proehl won the 3-meter diving event with a score of 281.03, only 0.6 points more than the second-place diver from Nebraska.
Mertz said the coaches wanted to see how the new dive would score at a meet before trying it for the Big 12 Championship conference.
"I just learned it recently, but I've got some time to practice a lot," Mertz said.
The swimmers also performed well, winning seven events and taking the second and third place spots in several others. Senior Danielle Herrmann won the 200-yard individual medley and the 200- and 100-yard breaststroke. Senior Maria Mayrovich swept the 50- and 100-yard freestyle with times of 23.39 and 50.38 seconds respectively. Sophomore Iulia Kuzhil won the 100- and 200-yard backstroke while fellow sophomore Joy Bunting took second in 200-yard individual medley and 200-yard breaststroke.
While Kansas scored a victory against Nebraska as a team, not every competitor fared as well as the others. Junior Emily Lanteigne finished third in the 200-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-yard freestyle relay. She did not walk away from the meet empty-handed, though.
"It was definitely a learning experience for me," Lanteigne said. "I learned a lot about how much stress my body could take at a meet."
"We've got our ups and our downs and Nebraska was just a down for us," Lanteigne said.
Lanteigne said that overall the swimming and diving team seemed tired after coming off of back-to-back dual meets and an intense
winter training program the team has been on.
Lanteigne said she was optimistic about the meet against Arkansas. The team will travel to Fayetteville, Ark., for a dual meet this Thursday at 4 p.m.
Arkansas is ranked No. 19 in the College Swimming Coaches of America Poll after its first two semester victories over Missouri and Kentucky. Both Lanteigne and Mertz said they expected Arkansas to be a good match up and that the team would be better rested and prepared for Arkansas than it was for Nebraska.
— Edited by Justin Leverett
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