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SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, Anni1 19. 1993
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Photographs by Paul Kotz
Kansas senior Mary Beth Labsoby clears the winning height of 6.1% in the women's high jump at the Kansas Relays.
Labosky, a 1992 All-America in the high jump, has won the high jump at the Kansas Relays three consecutive years.
Her winning leap at Memorial Stadium was on Saturday, the last day of the Relays. More than 2,600 high school, college and independent athletes from across the Midwest competed in the four-day event.
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Four Jayhawks finish first at 68th Kansas Relays
Senior needs victory to get triple crown
Kansan sportswriter
By Blake Spurney
Kansas senior high jumper MaryBeth Labosky is one victory away from achieving a rare triple crown in the major relays circuit after winning Saturday in the 68th Annual Kansas Relays.
Labosky placed first at the Texas Relays two weeks ago and will travel to the Penn Relays this weekend.
At the Kansas Relays, she soared 6-1%, defeating an old rival and friend, Kansas State's Gwen Wentland. That jump automatically qualified Labosky for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
Wentland placed second at this year's NCAA Indoor Championships and last week defeated Labosky at the John Jacobs Invitational in Norman, Okla.
According to the athletes, the friendly rivalry benefits them both.
"Gwen and I seem to switch back and forth," Labosky said. "I'm glad that since we're here at the Kansas Relays I ended up on top. It's nice to compete with someone you get along with."
Wentland agreed.
"She's a great jumper." Wentland said. "You know what to expect when you jump against her. She makes you work that much harder."
Three other Jayhawks took home Relays watches, the award given to the winners of collegiate events.
Steele won the 300 hurdles at the Relays twice in high school, but she said this one meant more.
"It didn't affect me at all," she said. "The two girls beside me were really pushing me." Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said Steele was getting the development since the outdoor season began.
One of them, sophomore Dawn Steele, set a personal record of 1:00.5 in the 400-meter hurdles in less than favorable conditions. Constant rain on Saturday afternoon slowed down most of the athletes, but not Steele.
"Ive always wanted a KU Relays watch," she said.
1993 Kansas Relays results Here are the Kansas athletes who
| Event | Name | Place | Mark |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Pole Vault | John Bazzoni | First - tie | 16-10.3/4 |
| Dev. Pole Vault | John Bazzoni | First | 17.2/1.2 |
| Long Jump | Harun Hazim | Second | 25-5.1/2 |
| 4-mile relay | J. Handy; L. McClain; D. Johnston; M. Cox | Second | 17.24.06 |
| 800 | Tim Fortune | Sixth | 1:53.07 |
| Discus | Brian Hollands | Fourth | 142-3 |
| 110 hurdles | Lynn Crawford | Fifth | 14.4 |
| Mile | Michael Cox | Second | 4:16.30 |
| Distance Medley | D. Johnston; T. Fortune; G. Carter | Third | 10:09.16 |
Event Name Women Place Mark
Shot Put Teresa Sherman Reichert Fourth 47-4 1/2
Discus Teresa Sherman Reichert Second 170-6 1/2
Jump Mary-Steph Labsoby First 54-3 4/4
10. Hump Julia Sail First 35-15
440-yard relay K. Brooks; N. Shafer; D. Steele; K. Lawrence Second 47.2
Javelin Amy Baker Sixth 140-8
400 hurdles Dawn Steele First 1,005.
100 Natasha Shafer Third 114.
5,000 Ashley Ace Fourth 17.51
Triple Jump C. Bryant-Wans; H. Schorling Fourth - tie 39.00
Sophomore spinner Natasa Shafet recovered from her hainring injury, placing third
Jeff Buckingham and Pat Manson, both former Jaihawk All-Americans, placed second and fourth respectively in the invitational vault.
Schwartz said there were three vaulting events in the Relays to accommodate the large number of competitors.
Juniors Julia Saul and Teresa Sherman Reichert were lucky enough to compete before it rained Saturday, and both capitalial qualifications required special qualification standards for the NCAA.
Lau sail jugged 10 of 11 runners in the 10,000 and won his 50 seconds with a time of 35.15
Sherman Reichert placed second in the discuss with her throw of 170-6%, a personal record.
Former Kansas All-American Scott Huffman vaulted 18-1 to win the invitational pole vault, which was moved to Anschutz Sports Pavilion because of rain.
The three pole vault events were dominated by present and past Jailhawks.
Junior John Bazoni tied for first with Michigan's Toby VanPelt in Friday's collegiate pole vault by clearing 16-10%. He returned Saturday, winning the developmental pole vault with a mark of 17-2%. The developmental pole vault includes vaulters from the collegiate and invitational divisions.
in the 100 and helping Kansas' 440-yard relay team finish second.
"Even if I go last I wouldn't have cared," she said. "I was just happy to finish the race."
After winning the 55- and 200-meter dashes in the indoor season's first four meets, Shafer has run in just two meetings in two months. On March 27 at the Southern Methodist Invitational, she rejuvenated her hanstring in the 100 and did not finish the race. This weekend, she ran four times, including the preliminaries and finals for both events.
Winston Tidwell, a nephew of former Kansas All-American Charlie Tidwell, broke the Relays' record in the high school boys 800, Tidwell. Topeka West junior, recorded time of 1.53·04, which was more than two seconds faster than the previous record.
or his performance, which included running the anchor leg of the winning boys two-mile relay. Tidwell was voted the Relays most outstanding male performer. He became the first high school male athlete to achieve the honor since Doug Redrick of Shawnee Mission East in 1983
Inez Tner of Barton County Community College repeated as the women's most outstanding performer. Turner won the 800 and 400 and ran the anchor legs of the winning 440-yard relay and second-place distance medley. It marked the fourth consecutive year a Barton County athlete won the award.
'Hawks win two of three against Cyclones
Junior outfielder shines in Kansas' comeback victory
Kansan sportswriter
By Brady Prauser
In the bottom of the sixth inning with the score tied 2-2. No 8 hitter Stickelman lined a single to center field, driving in the go-ahead run. The hit sparked the beginning of the 'Hawks four-run inning and eventual 11-3 come-from-behind victory.
With all-conference junior outfielder Darryl Monroe sidelined all weekend with a hamstring injury, Kansas yesterday found an unlikely hero in junior transfer Torrey Stickelman during the three-game Iowa State series finale.
Freshman right-hander Jamie Splittertorr's record remained unblemished. He scattered six hits over six innings and struck out five for the victory, improving his record to 5-0 and giving Kansas its second victory in three games against the Cyclones.
Kansas coach Dave Bingham said he was pleased with how his team had rebounded after a 10-7 loss Saturday.
"That takes a lot out of you when you think you should be able to win a ball game and don't," he said. "We came out today and forgot about the past."
The Jayhawks are 29-8 overall and lead the Big Eight Conference with a 144 record.
Kansas scored once in the first inning on senior catcher Jef Nieheimer's RBI ground-out, but fell behind 2-1 in the top of the sixth inning when Iowa State's Darrin DeRiu hit a 2-RDI double with two
Iowa State fell to 9-17 and 3-10.
outs and a full count.
But the Jayhawks put the game away with their rarity in the bottom of the inning and six-rank seventh inning.
Senior Jimmy Walker relieved Splittorff with no outs in the seventh inning and allowed no earned runs, no hits and struck out four during the final three innings for his seventh save.
Stickelman, a transfer from Trinidad State Junior College in Trinidad Colo. led the Jayhawks with a2-for-3 performance and two RBIs. He was making just his third career start and first in conference play.
Monroe, the No. 2 hitter in the batting order, strained his hamstring running the bases Friday night. Yesterday sophomore left fielder Josh Igou took Monroe's place in the field and in the batting order. Stickelman took Igou's place in left field.
"I fee a lot of pressure defensively, but I know I can hit," Stickelman said.
Monroe's injury originally was thought to be a hamstring tear. Bingham said but after Monroe was examined Saturday, the injury was revealed to be a strain. Bingham does not yet know when Monroe will return, but he is expected to back this season.
"it's not as bac as we initially thought," Bingham said. "Hopefully, we'll get back pretty quickly."
Saturday, Iowa State rallied from a 6-4 deficit with six runs in the top of the eighth inning in its 10-7 victory. Kansas senior Tom Stewart pitched seven innings, but sophomore Mike Greene got the loss after relieving Stewart in the eighth and giving up three earned runs.
The Jayhawks broke a 4-14 tie by scoring five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, and won 10-5.
Kansas 11, Iowa State 3
Kansas plays at Nebraska tomorrow and Wednesday. Senior David Soult, 5-1, and Corn will pitch against the Cornhuskers, 16-16 and 6-7.
KANSAS (29-8.10-4)
| | ab | r | h | rbl |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2b Berlinger | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ss Rude | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1b Wuycheck | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| c Niemeyer | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| if Igou | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| rt Tarquinio | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| b Wilhelm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| f Stickelman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
d鸿Turney | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | 39 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
lowa State IP H I R R ER BB SO
Kaufman (L) 5.2 3 1 S 3 1
Lynch 0.2 1 1 2 2 2
Tiebenb 0.1 1 4 4 0 1
Klimmeine 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Sura 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Spittoril (W) 6.0 6 3 3 3 5
Walker 3.0 0 0 0 1 4
E Stornion, Urkun, Kaftan, Rude LOB Iowa State B, Kansas B & 28 Johnson D, De Neu, Rude Rude, Tarquino, Witlim, Stockman 58 Tarquino, Berlinger
Kansas sophomore shortstop Dan Rude gets ready to catch a pop up during the Jawahiers' 11-3 victory against Iowa State. Rude was 1-for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI in yesterday's game.
Kansas tight end feels at home as wide receiver
Kansas coaches look for big plays from Rodney Harris
By Matt Doyle
Koenon sportswriter
For the second year in a row, the Kansas football team has experience and depth at tight end.
Kansan sportswriter
Last season there was so much depth that end behind Big Eight performer Dwayne Chandler that
Coach Glen Mason said the tight end position was one of the strengths of this season's team.
"That looked like a great move on Christmas Day." Mason said. "He exceeded my expectations by the way he performed."
Harris' performance of four receptions for 142 yards and a touchdown
Mason decided to move junior Rodney Harris from tight end to wide receiver before the match up against Brigham Young University in the Aloha Bowl.
in the 23-20 victory against Brigham Young will bring more expectations for him from Mason and the Jayhawk coaching staff in 1993.
Harris, who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 210 pounds, is expected to start at one of the wide receiver positions and become a player who can make big plays for Kansas this season.
"A guy who plays wide receiver is noticed when he makes plays," Mason said.
"I felt that I had the ability to do that," said Harris about his performance in the Aloha Bowl victory. "I wasn't surprised that it all came together in that game."
Harris started his career at Kansas as a receiver but was later moved to tight end midway through his redshirt freshman season in 1901.
Last year as a backup to Chandler, Harris caught 10 passes for 137 yards and two touchdowns.
"It didn't bother me when I was switched to tight end since I played tight end in high school." Harris said. "I made me work a lot harder."
Now that Harris is entrenched at wide receiver he will receive the tuteage of wide receivers coach John Jefferson, a former All-Pro receiver with the San Diego Chargers and Green Bay Packers.
taught him was how to set up a defensive back on a deep pass pattern.
Harris said the best lesson Jefferson
Jefferson wants Harris to visualize himself getting better every day in practice.
"He's got great speed, but he's still learning to use his size," Jefferson said. "That's a deadly combination of tools he has, and the sooner he learns how to use them, the better he will be."
"The biggest thing that happened to him in the bowl game is that he gained success and confidence," Jefferson said. "We hope there a lot more big plays from him this year."
BRIEFS
Frisbee club places first in sectionals
Kansan staff report
The Kansas Ultimate Frisbee Club took first place in its sectional tournament this weekend.
Kansas claimed victories in all seven of its games and captured a No. 1 seas in the Mid-Atlantic Conference in May 1-2 in Champaign, Ill.
Kansas defeated Iowa in the championship game 17-5. Iowa and Kansas State also qualified for regional.
Dan Breedlove, Lawrence graduate student, said he and his teammates worked hard in preparing for sectionals in suite of the inclement weather.
"We practice a lot in the rain and snow," he said. "And we really come together as a team."
The women's club team, because of the small number of women's teams, did not have to play in a sectional tournament to qualify for regional play.
Shockers sail away with victories in crew
Kansan staffreport
Wichita State dominated the Sunflower State Rowing Championships held Saturday at Clinton Lake.
The Shockers claimed victories in every race but two—which were won by Kansas and Washburn also participated.
the Jayhawk men were victorious in the lightweight varsity eight- and four-person races while grabbing second place honors in the heavyweight varsity eight.
The women also took second in the heavyweight varsity eight race, finishing 10 seconds behind Wichita State.
Kansas coach Rob Catloth said the team still was suffering repercussions from a lack of practice time. The Kansas River water level has been too high for racing.