SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Fridav. April 16. 1993
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KU Relays to hit high gear today
Former Jayhawks to compete
By Blake Spurney
By Blake Spurney
Kansan sportswriter
The men's Jim Bausch Decathlon and women's pentathlon are finished, and the 88th Annual Kansas Relays will be in full swing with more than 100 events scheduled for today and tomorrow at Memorial Stadium.
Yesterday, independent Steve Fritz blew away the college competitors on his way to winning the decathlon with 7,808 points.
In the women's heptathlon, Illinois State's Jamnette Whitcomb took first with 4,973 points, clipping Caryn Martin of State College State by five points.
And despite the cold temperatures, 60-year-old Phil Mukey managed to set the world record in the decathlon's 60-and-over division. Mukey scored 8,055 points, breaking Boo Morcom's 1982 record of 7,990.
"This just shows I'm in better shape at 60 than at 28." Mukley said. "I couldn't find a better place to do it because this is one I started and finished as a desatellite.
The pole vault, which is typically one of the Relays most popular events, features two former Jayhawk All-American vaulters.
More records could be broken at the Relays this weekend, as many past and present All-Americans will compete.
In the men's high jump, 18 competitors have jumped 7-1. Five have reached 7-3, including Kansas State's ItaI Margallit, who soared 7-4 to win this year's NCAA indoor title.
The women's high jump will feature two of the best in the nation in Kansas' Mary-Beth Labosky and Kansas State's Gwen Wentland.
Scott Huffman and Pat Manson, two of eight vaulters entered who have cleared 18 feet, will return to Mount Oread. Manson, who is the only seven-time All-American in school history, competed for the Javahays from 1987 to 1991.
"Going down the list in each event, we have quality athletes," Kansas coach Gary Schwartz said at Wednesday's news conference.
Labosky is the defending Relays champion, and Wentland placed third in yesterday's heptathlon.
He said that he wanted to see someone
Weekend Agenda
More than 2,500 athletes will flock to Memorial Stadium today and tomorrow to compete in the 68th Annual Kansas Relays. The action starts at 8 a.m. today, and the Relines are scheduled to end late tomorrow afternoon. A list of some of the popular events and their starting times follows.
Today
1 p.m.
Women's pole long jump (finals)
Women's long jump
1:5.3 p.m.
Women's Wes Santee Mile Run (finals)
3 p.m.
Women's shot put (preliminates and finals)
Women's long jump (finals)
Saturday
10 a.m. Women's high jump (finals)
2 p.m. Men's invitational pool vault (finals)
Men's Carl V. Rice High Jump (finals)
2:10 p.m. Men's Larry Winn 3,000 Meter Steeplechase (finals)
2:32 p.m. Women's 100 meter dash (finals)
2:37 p.m. Women's 100 meter dash (finals)
2:52 p.m. Women's 440 yard relay (finals)
3:12 p.m. Women's Glenn Cunningham 1,500 Meter Run (finals)
break the four-minute mile barrier this year, which has not been done in more than 20 years at the RELays, Kansas senior and All-American Michael Cox is one of several athletes who has a chance.
"I think he has a shot at it if the weather is good." Schwartz said.
High school events will begin today at 8 a.m., and the first college event is the men's Billy Mills 10,000-Meter Run at 8:27 a.m.
Tomorrow's morning session will open with the women's discus throw at 8 a.m. and events will continue until the men's Chuck Cramer One-Mile Relay at 5:23 p.m.
Special Olympians also will have a chance to test their mettle Saturday in the 440-yard relay and men's and women's 100-meter dash.
NOTES:
After starting the day in eight place, Kansas senior Chris Walters climbed to fourth in the decathlon, scoring 6,511 total points. However, he still was not nopav with his performance.
i could have done a lot better," he said.
"I wasn't on."
KWatter's personal record in the decathlon is 6.886 points, which he set at the 1991 Big Eight Conference Outdoors.
Kansas sophomore Sandy Wilder yesterday improved two spots to 11th and finished with 3,738 points in the women's heptathlon.
Richard Devinki / KANSAN
Gwen Wentland of Kansas State takes to the air in the long jump in the women's steathart at the Kansas Relays. Wentland finished second in the long jump with a distance of 5.83 meters (19-1) and finished third overall in the heatsthart Thursday. She will compete in the high jump Saturdav morning.
BRIEFS
Kansas baseball team to play Iowa State
Kansan staff report
The first. and last place baseball teams in the Big Eight Conference will meet at 7 tonight at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium as No.12 Kansas plays host to Iowa State in the first game of a three-game series.
Junior right-hander Chris Corn, 5-2, will pick for the Jayhawks, 27-7 overall and 8-3 in the conference. Junior right-hander Matt Rucci will pitch for Iowa State, 8-13 and 2-8.
Kansas is coming off a series with Oklahoma in which it beat the Sooners three times in four games, knocking them out of first place in the conference standings.
The Jayhawks have completed their season series' with powerpoweres Oklahoma and Oklahoma State, but Kansas coach Dwayne Bingham said that it was no cause for celebration.
*Missouri and Iowa State have knocked us out of more Big Eight tournaments than Oklahoma State.* Bingham said.
Senior Tom Stewart, 5.2, will face Mike Mearn at 2 p.m. to foresee Freshman Jamie Splittor, 4.0, will pitch Sunday.
Royals beat Yankees with five-run ninth
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Brian McAe, who saved at least two runs with a super defensive play, had an RBI infilt hit to cap a five-run ninth inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 5-4 victory against the New York Yankees last night.
Kansas City trailed 4-0 after eight innings and had only three hits off Yankees starter Jimmy Key before the Royals rallied for only their second victory in nine games.
Steve Farr, 0-1, the second of three Yankees relievers in the ninth, took the loss. Frank DiPino, 1-0, got the victory with two innings of relief.
Jeff Montgomery earned his second save with a one-hit ninth inning.
Renee Knoebeer / KANSAN
Senior guard Rex Walters receives the Phog Allen Team MVP Award from Dr. Bob Allen. Walters helped the Jayhawks earn a Big Eight Conference Championship and a trip to the Final Four. The basketball team's achievements were recognized last night at the annual postseason banquet in Allen Field House.
Banquet highlights seniors' efforts
Awards, films mark celebration of 1992-93 men's basketball team
By David Dorsey
Kansan sportswriter
Adonis Jordan's leadership, Eric Pauley's midrange jumper, and Rex Walters' three-pointers.
The three seniors' skills and highlights, along with the rest of the Kansas men's basketball team,'s were on display in Allen Field House last night during the team's annual post-season banquet.
A crowd of about 1,300 fans gathered to watch the awards presentation, to watch a highlight film of the Jayhawks season and to hear the seniors speak.
Beginning with the season-opening victory against Georgia Dec. 1 and ending with the Final Four semifinal loss to North Carolina April 3, the highlight film chronicled a Kansas
Sophomore guard Greg Gurley received the Ken Koenigs Academic Award, and junior forward Patrick Richey won the Clyde Lovelle Most Improved Player Award.
For the second consecutive season, Kansas guard Rex Walters received the Phog Allen Team MVP Award. Walters, who led the Jayhawks in scoring with 15 points a game, thanked Coach Roy Williams for three years of instruction.
"Without him, I wouldn't be the player that I am today," Walters said. "Not that I'm all that good ... well, I'm pretty good. But he genuinely cares about the players and about the program."
Jordan and junior forwards Steve Woodberry and Richard Scott received awards for statistical
Before the film, players were honored with awards for statistical performances as well as academic and leadership achievements.
"A young man came here with such high expectations," Williams said. "He played his tail off and sacrificed himself in a lot of different ways. Tonight there are no awards for Darrin Hancock, but I can tell you one thing—Rov Williams is glad he's here."
achievements. All received ovations, but it was a player who didn't receive an award who received the biggest round of applause.
Hancock's recognition stood out in what otherwise was a night for the seniors.
Jordan, Pauley and Walters recalled some of the memories that they will take with them when they leave.
Williams thanked the players for their hard work, and said he already looked forward to next season. He closed his speech with reference to a letter he received that metaphorically described the Jayhawks' season.
"You're born, you live and you die," he said. "That's life. But the important things in life are the experiences in between. And in between was great."
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