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Wednesday
April 29,1998
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The Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead stadium could soon be renovated.
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Pro Basketball
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Rough NBA games are taking their toll on players and the game's quality, says Utah jazz coach.
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Men's golf team lands in middle of Big 12 pack
By Jason Pearce
Kansan sportswriter
The No. 31 Kansas men's golf team completed the 1998 Big 12 Championship yesterday with a sixth place finish.
The Jayhawks shot rounds of 313, 313 and 307 for a total of 933, four shots behind fifty-place Texas A&M. Oklahoma State won the championship with a three-round total of 888.
Kansas was led by sophomore Brad Davids, who finished in a tie for eighth place with his total of 227 (76-74-77). Sophomore Ryan Vermeier tied for 19th with his total of 232 (79-76-77), while senior Brad Barnett and freshman Andy Stewart tied for 37th with scores of 238
Sophomore Chris Thompson, who led the Jayhawks this season with a scoring average just under 73 strokes per round, shot a final-round score of 76 yesterday. His first and second-round scores of 81 and 83 gave him a total of 240 and a 41st place finish for the championship.
The Jayhawks now will prepare for the NCAA Central Regional scheduled for May 14 at Oak Hills Country Club in San Antonio. Kansas qualified for this tournament by finishing in the top seven in its district. Kansas is ranked fourth in District Five behind Oklahoma State, Oklahoma and Tulsa.
BIG 12 GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Final 54-hole team totals
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Final results of the Big 12 Championship golf tournament, played at Prairie Dunes Country Club, par 70: Final 84-60.
1. Oklahoma State 898 (312-295-291); 2.
Texas, 905 (307-299-299); 3. Colorado 918 (317-307-294); 4. Oklahoma 919 (311-311-297); 5. Texas A&M 929 (306-321-302); 6. Kansas 933 (313-313-307); 7. Baylor 943 (313-313-302); 8. Missouri 940 (320-319-301); 9. Nebraska 942 (324-318-300); 10. Iowa State 946 (330-319-297); 11. Texas Tech 947 (326-312-309); 12. Kansas State 967 335-320-312
Top individual totals
128Hunter Hoas, Oklahoma, 727-571.
129Brad Elder, Texas, 737-472.
200Charles Howell, Oklahoma State, 747-670.
225Bo Van Pelt, Oklahoma State, 81-71-73;
Colby Robertson, Missouri, 73-78-74.
226Edward Loar, Oklahoma State, 775-75-4;
Cory Driskill, Texas, 767-476.
227Brad Davis, Kansas, 76-74-77; Ben Portie,
Colorado, 77-77-37; Boyd,
Okla.
227 Brod Davis, Kansas, 76-74-77; Ben Portie, Colorado, 77-77-73; Boyd Summerhays, Oklahoma State, 80-73-74.
282-Chance Cozby, Oklahoma, 79-77-72; Steve Friesen, Nebraska, 75-80-73.
229-Ben Fiala, Colorado, 78-78-73
230-Ben Bost, Baylor, 76-79-75
213 Brian Racette, Kansas State, 81-74-6, Dyley Moffitt, Missouri, 73-81-71; John张博mann, Iowa State, 80-78-37; Lee Reed, Texas A&M, 75-82-74; 232 Ryan Vermer, Kansas, 79-76-77; Mark McEnire, Texas, 78-74-80; Ryan Palmer, Texas, 84-71-87.
233-Ty Cox, Texas A&M, 79-78-76; Brandon Huffman, Texas, 80-77-76; Gant Bills, Texas Tech, 78-79-76.
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Portrait of a COACH
By Kevin C. Wilson
Illustration by Andrew Rohrback
"Don't mind me, I'm just in a hurry," the burly football coach of the Kansas Jayhawks explained as he turned on his shower.
I had just met the man moments before and here he was standing before me wearing nothing but a smile. I had found out firsthand that Terry Allen's door really is always open.
Allen was preparing to attend a ceremony at Memorial Studium after yet another spring practice.
A second-generation coach and a would-be mentor for his players, Allen's open-door policy precedes him. His door at home is open, too.
Maybe hospitality runs in his genes.
Robert Allen, Terry's father, coached the University of Iowa swimming team and was an assistant coach for the football team in the mid-1950s and throughout much of Allen's childhood.
Allen said that his father often would embrace the company of his players, even at his home in Iowa City, Iowa.
"I always remember the student athletes being at the house and I got the sense that he genuinely cared about them," Allen said. "Kids who had personal problems, problems that had nothing to do with athletics, he was there for them."
Like his father, Allen attempts to be available to his players at work, he, admits he, he spends most of his time.
Allen's accessibility policy is recognized by his players, too.
"I'm definitely here a lot more than I'm at home and I always make an effort to try to have the door open." Allen said. "I will stop anything I'm doing to be there for them."
Aneh's accessibility policy is recognized by his players, too. "He has a very open-door policy," said redshirt freshman receiver Harrison Hill. "He's really enthusiastic and likes getting people excited about winning."
And winning is one thing that Terry Allen knows well.
In his first year coaching the Jayhawks, Allen took an inexperienced team with no expectations and inspired them to a respectable 5-6 record. He seems to believe that if he can make a connection with every one of his players, he can bring his winning ways to Kansas.
He took the head coaching position at Kansas following a wildly successful eight-year run at his alma mater, Northern Iowa, where he led his Division I-AA school to a combined 75-26 record and seven straight Gateway Conference titles. He his tenure at Northern Iowa with a career winning percentage of .743, qualifying as the winningest active coach in NCAA Division I-AA.
"I want them to feel comfortable with me," Allen said. "I want them to ask me questions and confide in me. This leads to developing relationships and, as you develop relationships, success follows."
Allen strives to be a confidant, a teacher and a leader.
"I want my kids to have the opportunity to be successful."
Allen said. "The thing you want to build is the total package. I want to give my student athletes the opportunity to be successful in the classroom, on the football field, in their personal lives and in anything else they attempt to do."
Allen strives to be a confidant, a teacher and a leader.
Such
commitment leaves a coach with little
time for his family. Allen is familiar with the burden placed on himself and his wife by long periods away from home.
His father was consumed by coaching and that left his mother, Martha, with most of the child-rearing responsibilities.
"My mother was the typical coach's wife," Allen said. "She toted around us four kids because my dad was usually at the office. She was a great lady."
Allen and his wife try to make sure that the children, 2-year-old Angela and 10-month-old Chase, get to see their father every day.
"Sometimes I bring the kids to practice," Lynn said. "Our 2-year-old searches the field looking for him and when she finds him she says, 'Daddy working now,' but after practice she's usually the first one across the field to greet him."
Lynn said Allen made the most of what time he did have with his children.
"Any time they spend together is quality time," Lynn said. "And quality time is more important than quantity."
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COACH'S RESUME
Terry Allen's record at Northern Iowa:
Year 1989 Rec 8-3 Conference result Rank
1990 1991 2second (tie) 20
1990 8-4 Co-champions 11
1991 11-2 Champions 4
1992 12-2 Champions 3
1993 8-4 Champions 13
1993 8-4 Champions 11
1995 8-5 Co-champions 13
1996 12-2 Champions 3
Gateway Conference Coach of
the Year: 1991-94 and 1996 GTE Region IV Coach of the Year: 1992 and 1996 Finalist for National Coach of the Year: 1996
Stadium renovations on schedule for August completion
Memorial Stadium renovations continue. Portions of the stadium will be closed during commencement for construction scheduled to be completed in August. Photo by Holly Groshong/KAN SAN
Memorial Stadium renovations remain on target for an Aug. 7 completion, said Pat Warren, assistant athletics director.
By Erin Thompson Kansan sportswriter
Phase one of the renovations is going as planned, and the project continues to be within the targeted budget.
Renovations include gutting the interior of the stadium's lower level to install a new concourse with new concession stands. Iron gates will replace the old wooden doors, and lighting around the lower level of the stadium will be enhanced.
"Everything looks good." Wang ren said. "Everything's on schedule. Everything's on budget or under. We're on budget on some things and under budget on others."
"The main thing is the new restrooms and concession
stands," Warren said. "Before the renovations, there were 52 women's restrooms. When we're done with the first phase, there will be 152 new restrooms just in the bottom level."
Renovation work should not interfere with commencement ceremonies scheduled for May 17, said Darren Cook, director of facilities and maintenance.
Commencement seating also will be rearranged because of construction. Graduates could be seated in the bowl and guests on the west side, but the University has not finalized plans.
Because of the renovations, there will be no restrooms or concession stands in the stadium for commencement. The University of Kansas has rented 170 portable toilets for the afternoon.
Phase two, which will begin after Aug. 7, includes an expanded press box. Depending
upon the bids received for the press box, other renovations, including an elevator on the east side of the stadium, are possible
Allen Field House renovations also are under way. The field house will receive new restrooms and concession stands, Warren said.
The field house also will be made more accessible to people with disabilities.
Both projects required legislative and Board of Regents approval because the stadium and the field house are on state property.
The Kansas Legislature capped renovation expenditures at $32,391,210. The renovations are being financed by bonds which will be repaid by ticket surcharges.
Public ticket prices have increased $6 per ticket. Students will pay an additional $6 for season tickets.
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