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University Daily Kansan, June 15, 1983
Woodard selected to Pan-Am team
By ED GROM
Staff Reporter
University of Kansas assistant women's basketball coach Lynette Woodard, a four-time All-America standout at KU, has been selected as a member of the 1983 Pan-American basketball team.
Woodard, who was added to the women's basketball coaching staff in August 1982, survived a two-day workout with 54 of the top players in the country to gain a spot on the 12-member roster.
"WE'RE VERY HAPPY for Lynette," said KU women's coach Marian Washington, who coached Woodard during her college career.
"The committee said she was definitely a unanimous first vote winner in the tryouts. They said she played very well."
Woodard, 23, is now training with the team at the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., and could not be reached for comment.
Woodard, who played at KU from 1978-81, was one of 13 players who gained special invitations from the
Pan-American Committee to try out for the team.
OF THE 201 other players who were granted invitations, only 41 survived the first cut after two days of competition. Those players then worked out with the 13 special players before the field was cut to the final 24.
The top 12 players were chosen to represent the United States in the Pan-Am Games Aug. 14-28 in Caracas, Venezuela. The second 12 will represent the United States in the World Univer-sity Games Aug. 1-11 in Edmonton, Canada.
KU player Angie Snider, leading scorer for the Jayhawks last season, competed in the tryouts but was cut in the second round.
"LYNETTE PLAYED OVER in Italy for two years, but she really hasn't played competitive ball since she came back last year." Washington said. "The committee couldn't believe the shape she has in and how well she did play there."
Washington said that Woodard worked out with the team during the season and played pickup games with men at Allen Field House and Robinson Center to keep up her basketball skills.
"Lynette is a dedicated athlete who wants to keep the edge." Washington said. "She said the other day that the team would be working out two times a day but that she would work out once more for added strength.
"That's the type of athlete she is. There is no question in my mind that she is one of the best female athletes in the world."
Woodard, the leading scorer in NCAA women's basketball history with 3,498 points, was a member of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team.
SEVERAL OF THE players from this year's Pan-Am team have a good chance to play on the 1984 Olympic team, Washington said.
Woodard was named to the Kodak All-America team all four years while at KU, was an academicle All-American and a member of the Women's Athlete of the Year in 1983.
In 1981, Woodard received the prestigious Wade Trophy, awarded annually to the best player in women's collegiate basketball.
THE PAN-AM team will begin play during June 25-27 in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City when it faces
Lynette Woodard
national teams from the USSR, South Korea and Cuba.
The team will then travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for the World Championship July 24 to Aug. 6. The USA队 is the championship champion at the World Championships.
The team concludes play with the Pan-Am Games. The United States won the Silver Medal at the last Pan-Am Games in 1981.
The table tennis championship of the Missouri Valley Association branch of the AAU-USA Junior Olympics will be held at Washburn University in Topokia.
Registration will be before the events, which start at 10 a.m. at Whiting Field House on the Washburn University campus.
All persons 17 and under are invited to compete in the event in one of 14 age groups: boys and girls singles 17-under, 15-under, 13-under, 11-under and 9-under; boys and girls doubles 17-under and 13-under.
There will also be an open singles category for all participants.
Sears, Roebuck and Co., which sponsors the AAU-USA Junior Olympic program, will provide medals to the top three athletes in each discipline. Other participants will receive ribbons.
Washburn to conduct tourney
The top three finishes in each singles division and the first place finishes in each doubles division will advance to the national championships at the Olympic Games, July 30-31 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.
Concert series set for summer
Lawrence residents can enjoy music each Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon through July in free open-air concerts sponsored by the Lawrences Parks and Recreation Department and Musicians Union Local No. 512.
The Lawrence Community and Musicians Concert Band will perform at 8 p.m. in South Park. The 54-member band, directed by William Kelly, will feature music from the 1830s and 1940s. We will be performed tomorrow evening.
This week's Brown Bag Concert
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featuring the Jim Stringer Quartet, will perform from noon to 1 p.m. tomorrow in front of the First National Bank at Ninth and Massachusetts streets.
In case of bad weather, the concert will be performed in the Watkins Mansion.
The Wednesday night Concert in the Park series began June 8 and runs through July 15.
Three athletes have signed national letters of intent with the University of Kansas, the sports information office reported yesterday.
Sherri Stoecker, Lindsburg, signed a letter to play women's basketball; Ron Bahm, Topeka, signed a letter to compete on the men's track team, and Renee Goree, Garden City, signed a letter to compete on the women's track team.
The Thursday afternoon Brown Bag Concert series began May 26 and will run through July 28.
STOECKER. A 5-7 guard, averaged 17.7 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists a game her senior year, leading Lindsborg to a second-place finish in the 3A State Tournament. She was named to the All-State team by the Topake Capital-Journal and honorable mention All-America by USA Today.
Stoecker, who made 88 percent of shots from the field and scored 1,292 points in her high school career, also made 75 percent of shots to KU with a 3.95 GPA in high school.
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