Thursday, February 26, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Swimmers in tight race at championship meet
By Erin Thompson
Kansan sportswriter
This weekend the Kansas men's swimming and diving team will have a chance to avenge losses from earlier in the
The Jayhawks begin competition in the Big 12 Conference Championships today in College Station, Texas.
National powerhouse Texas is expected to win. Kansas will be in a
Tyler Pointer: Will lead team at Big 12 Championships
tight battle for second place against traditional conferenceoes Nebraska and Iowa State, both of whom Kansas lost to during regular season.
"Texas has a shot at the national championship, so they're the odds on favorite," said Gary Kempf, Kansas coach. "The battle for second, third and
"ourth is going to be dynamic."
Kansas fell to Nebraska on Jan. 30 by only nine points at the Jayhawks' final home meet.The meet was not decided until the last event.
Kempf said that his team was well-prepared for the conference finals and that it was aiming for second place.
"I think we look real good going into the finals," he said. "Their attitudes are good, and I'm pleased with their preparation."
Preliminaries begin this morning in the 200 freestyle relay, the 500 freestyle, the 200 individual medley, the 50 freestyle, the one-meter diving and the 400 medley relay. Finals in these events will be tonight.
Kempf said the Jayhawks would not be surprised to find themselves behind after the first day of competition.
"The first day is not our strong suit," he said. "But just like the women did, we'll get better as we go."
VALENCIA, Calif. - Six years ago, he was a nervous 16-year-old high school student playing in his first PGA tournament.
The Associated Press
Tiger shaky at tee off
Yet, for all the staggering acclaim that has followed, one thing remains for Tiger Woods.
he still gets butterflies when he steps to the first tree.
W o o d s
made his
tour debut as
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the cut
with rounds of 72-
75.
Tiger Woods; Will begin 1998 at Nissan Open
"I remem
ber swinging a 3-wood on the first tee. It felt like it weighed two tons. Somehow, I got it down there and got a birdie on the first hole," he said.
And maybe that first hole was an omen.
Woods is coming off a year that brought riveting changes to golf.
winning a tour record $2,066,833 and becoming the youngest player to win the Masters Tournament.
Making his fourth tour start of the year. Woods will try for his first 1998 title when he faces a Nissan Open field that includes defending champion Nick Faldo and previous winners Fred Couples and Corey Pavin.
Woods said, "The only time I got to play four rounds (in Thailand), I won. Unfortunately, we've been playing the 'El Niño tour.'"
Storms have affected all of this year's PGA events in California, with the exception of last month's Hope Chrysler Classic.
Faldo said, "This is the start of some serious golf leading up to the Masters."
Faldo said Valencia, a tour event for the first time because the Riviera Country Club is preparing for the U.S. Senior Open, was a good course, but he wondered about the tricky putting surfaces.
"When you hit it 40 feet from the hole and have to putt over a ridge
... you won't make too many of those," he said. "There's humps and bumps on a lot of the greens."
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