SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, February 14, 1994
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Men swim circles around Cornhuskers
By Andrew Gilman
Kansan sportswriter
A 14-yearlong stranglehold by the Nebraska men's swimming team was released in dramatic fashion Saturday as the No. 13 Jayhawks defended the No. 21 Cornhuskers 149-91 in front of a full house at Robinson Natatorium.
The No.16 Jayhawk women were not as fortunate. They were defeated by No.21 Nebraska 133-110.
The streak was over, and coach Gary Kemp went in. The pool, that is.
"They took about five years off my life," Kempf said after being thrown in the pool. "We were consistent, competitive, and we raced."
Kansas finished first, second and third in the 50-yard freestyle. Senior Scott Townsend touched out junior Marc Bontrager by 20.68 to 20.69. Senior Curtis Taylor finished third to
complete the sweep.
Converging in the middle of the pool after the finish, Townsend, Bontrager and Taylor embraced. At that point the Jayhawks lead ballooned to 47-27, and the men never looked back.
Townsend and Bontrager repeated their earlier victory by finishing first and second in the 100-yard freestyle as well, making the score 85-46.
But they were not done yet. Townsend, Bontrager and Taylor teamed with freshman Erik Jorgensen to win the 400-yard freestyle relay by almost six seconds.
"We're the best sprinters in the country," Townsend said. "We're swimming like a nationally ranked team should swim."
But Kempf was quick to give Nebraska credit.
"They're the defending Big Eight Conference champions," he said. "Until you beat the champion you've
got to consider them the favorite."
Although the Jayhawks bea. Nebraska in 1993 at the NCAA meet the Kansas men have not won a Big Eight championship since 1979.
"I told my guys, 'You have awoke a sleeping giant,'" Kempf said. "This was the battle before the war, and there's no doubt we'll be ready in two weeks."
The women, after defeating Nebraska four consecutive times, fell short Saturday.
"Our ladies got beat by a better team today," Kemp said. "We need to swim with more heart and more desire."
Kansas will be competing at the Big Eight Championships Feb. 27 in Oklahoma City, OKa.
One bright spot was freshman Rebecca Andrew.
Andrew won the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:05.99 and was part of
the 400-year freestyle relay team,
which finished second.
But Andrew was confident in her team for the Big Eight Championships.
"It was a life best," Andrew said of her time in the butterfly. "Coach was telling us that we needed to step up, but it didn't work out."
"We'll be working on licks and turns and just trying to sharpen everything," she said. "I'm excited for Big Eight's I think we'll win."
Although the women lost, the day belonged to the men's team and the seniors, who were swimming in their last dual meet.
Senior diver Tim Davidson finished first in the one-meter diving and second in the three-meter event, and senior distance swimmer, Dan Querciagrossa, finished first in the 500-yard freestyle.
Jayhawks win one, lose two
By Andrew Gilman Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas baseball team started its season with a victory but ended up 1-3 this weekend at the Olive Garden Classic in Kissimmee. Fla.
Sophomore pitcher Jamie Splitori
three six innings, allowing only three
hits and no earned runs. It was his first
victory, and it helped the Jayhawks to
a 9-6 victory against North Carolina
State on Friday.
"I thought Jamie pitched well today," Kansas coach Dave Bingham said. "He went through some tough times in the middle innings, but he was persistent and held the game together."
Senior pitcher, David Meyer, 0-1, gave up five runs and six hits in three plus innings of work and was charged with the loss.
The Jayhawks scored single runs in the first three innings and built a solid lead against Tennessee. 1-3, in the second game of the day for Kansas but saw their lead quickly vanish. The Volunteers sent 15 men to the plate in the fourth inning and scored 11 runs in the frame. Tennessee went on to win the game 14-4.
Senior outfielder Darryl Monroe went 4 for 5, including hitting his first home run of the season, in the loss.
Central Florida, 3-1, scored three runs in the eighth inning and added four more in the ninth to hold off the Jayhawks 13-8 in the third game for Kansas in the classic.
Central Florida scored four runs in the top of the first inning and one more in the second off of losing pitcher sophomore Clay Baird, 0-1. The Jayhawks responded with five runs in their half of the second inning to tie the game at 5.
The Knights scored one more run in the fifth inning and never trailed again. Kansas scored three runs in the ninth inning, but it was not enough as Central.Florida held on for the victory.
The Jayhawks played North Carolina State in the consolation finals yesterday in a rematch of the first game and lost 7-3.
SPORTS in brief
Doubles action helps men beat Washington surprise Minnesota
The Kansas men's tennis team upset No. 27 Minnesota 4-3 in the first place match of the Minnesota Invitational Saturday in Bloomington, Minn.
The victory helped the Jayhawks erase a defeat they suffered to the Golden Gophers last season. The tennis team earned the right to play Minnesota after defeating the Washington Huskies 5-2 Friday.
Doubles play proved to be Kansas' biggest ally, Kansas and Minnesota each had won three singles matches going into doubles play. Kansas was able to preval in doubles, winning two out of the three matches to capture the Minnesota Invitational crown.
In singles competition, sophomore Reid Slattery was upset by Minnesota's Paul Pridemore, 6-4. However, sophomores J.P. Visssep, Michael Isroff and Victor Fimbres all were triumphant for Kansas.
The victory improved Kansas' record to 7-0 overall in dual match competition. The Jayhawks' next match is next weekend at the Indiana Invitational. Along with Kansas, the tournament includes West Virginia, Indiana and Vanderbilt.
Women's tennis defeats Notre Dame
The No. 15 Kansas women's tennis team had a successful road trip this weekend in South Bend, Ind. The Jayhawks trounced No. 18 Notre Dame 8-1 on Saturday, and then defeated William and Mary 7-2 on Sunday.
The Fighting Irish had a two match winning streak against the Jayhawks, but this time Notre Dame only could manage one victory while at the No. 6 singles spot.
Against Notre Dame, Kansas' No. 17-ranked junior Nora Koves, playing in the No. 1 singles spot, defeated Notre Dame's Wendy Crabtree 6-4, 6-3. She improved her overall match record to 11-1. Senior Mindy Weiner, who is ranked No. 35, won both her matches and improved her season record to 19-5.
The Jayhawks do not have much time to enjoy their success as the team returns home for a 1 p.m. match tomorrow against Texas, who is the No. 1-ranked team in the country. The match will be held at the Alvamar Racquet Club.
In doubles competition, the tandem of Koves and junior Rebecca Jensen, ranked No. 10 in doubles competition, defeated Crabtree and Lisa Tholen, who are ranked No. 20.
Kansas track competes at Nebraska
The Kansas track team competed with more than 30 schools Saturday at the Husker Invitie in Lincoln, Neb.
Senior distance runner Michael Cox continued his winning ways with a victory in the mile run. Cox won the mile for the third time this year with a time of 4:02.56.
Senior John Bazzoni jumped 16-4 in the pole vault for a second place finish, his worst performance of the year. It was the first time he didn't win this season.
The women's distance medley relay team of Amy Cook, Katrina Lawrence-Case, Kristi Kloster and Melissa Swartz took second in the race, but more importantly they claimed a provisional qualification for the NCAA meet in March.
The provisional qualification does not guarantee the team of racing in March, but it does assure them that someone has to beat their time for them not to go.
The Jayhawks will travel to Manhattan next week to compete at the KSU Invitational.
Pippen named NBA All-Star MVP
MINNEAPOLIS — You could never really be sure about Scottie Pippen, not as long as Michael Jordan was around. Take Jordan away from the ChicagoBulls, the reasoning went, and Pippen might wilt under the pressure.
Wrong.
Any doubts that might have lingered about Pippen were erased yesterday when he emerged from his retired teammate's considerable shadow by scoring 29 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and making four steals to lead the East over the West 127-118 in the NBA All-Star Game.
Pippen was a unanimous choice as the game's most valuable player, an award Jordan won only once in eight All-Star appearances.
"It wasn't a statement, but maybe it was a past-due judgment," Pippen said. "With Michael on the club, it overshadowed some of the guys like Horace (Grant), B.J. (Armstrong), and to some extent myself. It's time we were all recognized as All-Stars."
Although the East roster included seven players making their first All-Star appearances, three regulars — Pippen, New York's Patrick Ewing and Cleveland's Mark Price — showed why they knew making the team
Ewing and Price each scored 20 points, and they combined with Pippen and first-year All-Star John Starks to stop a West rally that reduced a double-digit East lead to one point midway through the fourth quarter.
It was the first time an All-Star team had three 20-point scorers since Tom Chambers, Rolando Blackman and James Worthy did it for the West in 1987.
Compiled from Kansas staff reports and The Associated Press
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