Page 10 University Daily Kansan, February 22, 1983
KU favored to win league indoor meet
By BOB LUDER
8y BOB LUDER Sports Writer
It has been four years since a KU men's track team has lost a Big Eight Indoor Championship meet and, according to a recent Big Eight poll of sports news sources, it five in a row next weekend at the 1983 Indoor Championships at Lincoln, Neb.
In a poll taken last week of conference coaches, KU received six first-place votes and a total of 48 points. Iowa State finished second in the poll with 37 points and one first-place vote. Only Kansas State coach Steve Miller and KU interim head coach Roger Simons were selected other than the Jayhawks, and Bowen was not allowed to vote for his own team. He cast his vote for Oklahoma.
"I WOULD RATHER be the underdog going into the meet," said KU high jumper Pat Craig. "It might make us work that much harder."
Hurdler John Sease, runner-up in
last year's meet, echoed Craig's feelings and said that performance at the meet was all that mattered.
to their team. "The pre-meet rankings don't mean anything." Seasle said. "It all depends on who's on the day of the competition."
However, head coach Bob Timmons seemed to think that the coaches' poll was significant.
was sage, real.
"We're pleased to be picked first," Timmons said. "However, we know the other schools in the league will be tough. We have performed well, and I think we'll be ready for the championship. We seem to be peaking at the right time."
ALTHOUGH ONLY one indoor champion, Rodney Bullock in the 600-yard run, is returning for the Jayhawks, the 26-man squad contains five athletes who currently hold the top marks in the Big Eight this season. Leading the list of conference leaders is pole vaulter Jeff Buckingham, who set an NCAA record with a jump of 18-7 1/4 several weeks ago. That vault tops
other league leaders include triple jumper Sanya Owolabi, quarter-miler Deon Hogan, miler Tim Gundy and 1,000-yard runner Todd Ashley.
Oklahoma State's Joe Dial, who is second in the Big Eight at 18-4.3.
Here is how the rest of the Jayhawk team stacks up at the conference
The 300-yard dash is one of KU's weak spots. Polk is ranked at eighth.
Sease, the lone Jayhawk in the 60-yard high hurdles, is ranked fifth in the conference at 7.39.
SHORT SPRINTS AND HURDLES:
Senior sprinter Anthony Polk is ranked third in the 60 yard dash with a time of 6.27 seconds. Polk, who finished second in the 60 in 1981, is expected to be a strong challenger for the title. The Jayhawks have Jeff Durand and Daryl Davis to back up Polk.
LONG SPRINTS: This is one of the Jayhawks' strongest areas. Behind Hogan's leading mark in the 440-yard dash of 46,77. Bullock ranks fourth at 48.2 and freshman Mark Farmer holds down fifth at 48.5.
In the 600-yard run, Mark Rau, the Big Eight indoor champ in 1981, has the third fastest time this year in 1:09.98. Bullock is a close fourth at 1:10.10.
MIDDLE DISTANCES: The 'Hawks have three potential scorers in the 800-yard run in Dave Cove, ranked third. Leonard, fifth, and Greg Dalzell, seventh. There is equal depth in the 1,000, led by Ashley, who has the top time. Backing him up are third-ranked Van Schaffer, who has lost just one race in this distance this year, and seventh-ranked Dalzell.
DISTANCES: This competition is a definite chink in the Jayhawk's armor. The team has no depth beyond Gundy's leading mile time of 4:05.26. Gundy also ranks seventh in the two-mile but will probably opt to double in the mile and 1,000. The only other KU threat could be Cole, who ranks ninth in the mile with a time of 4:12.37. KU has no runners ranked in the three-mile run.
FIELD EVENTS: The Hawks look questionable in the jumping events outside of Owolabi's top status in the
triple jump. Behind Owolab's 52-11 are Fred Lewis in seventh and Glen Foster in ninth. Mark Hanson is in fourth at 25-4 ½ in the long jump, but senior Warren Wilhoite, appearing fully recovered from a stress fracture suffered in the fall, jumped 25-2 ¼ in Oklahoma or missed the jumps. He was unattached at the meet, so his jump was not considered for a conference ranking.
The Jayhawks have second-ranked Cimbro in the shot put. His top 10 was 42.67.
RELAYS: The Jayhawks are strong in both the mile and distance medley relays. The mile relay team ranks second at 3:11,7, and the distance medley is in second as well with a time of 10:02,3.
JAYHAWK NOTES: Buckingham won the open pole vault at the Knights of Columbus Invitational in Cleveland last weekend with a jump of 18-4 1/4. That jump was a meet record, eclipsing the old mark of 18-0 set by Dani Ripley in 1976. The performance earned Buckingham the meet's MVP award.
Jenny Wagstaff, who holds the nation's best time in the 100-yard butterfly this year, will be one of the Kansas swimmers trying to win KU's ninth straight Big Eight Championship this weekend in Norman, Okla.
Swimmer helps keep team on top
Debra Bates/KANSAN
By COLLIN HERMRECK
Sports Writer
It's not often that a prominent high school senior athlete is calm and laid back about all the recruiting hustle and bustle in collegiate athletics today, but KU swimmer Jenny Wagstaff proved to be different when she decided to attend the University of Kansas three years ago.
A big catch for the Jayhawks, Wagstaff had been lured by many colleges across the country. However, those considered were KU and North Carolina.
Her decision came at a time when women recruits were required to pay their own fares to visit colleges. And for Wagstaff, Prairie Village junior, it was a time of confusion about the whole recruiting process.
"I didn't know really what I was supposed to do," she said. "I didn't know about having to fill out forms and sending them to the colleges you were interested in."
"I had always thought I was coming to KU, and then I got interested in North Carolina and thought I'd like to go there. I've been far away though, so I decided on KU."
"I STARTED getting recruited pretty early in my senior year. I got a few calls here and there, but I didn't really show much interest in anybody
Her family consists of a long list of former Jayhawks including her grand, parents, parents, brother, sister and several cousins.
"I guess you could say that I was born a Javahawk," she said.
50 students said many things influenced her decision, including the tradition of the women's swimming program at KU, her family and the proximity to her home.
Her decision to come to KU has helped the KU swimmers remain atop the Big Eight Conference and retain a spot among the of the prominent teams in the country.
SHE HAS QUALIFIED for this year's National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships, which are March 17-19 in Lincoln, Neb., in 10 events, which include the 200- and 400-yard individual medleys, 200-yard freestyle, 50- and 100-yard butterfly, the 200-yard butterfly and all five relays.
However, NCAA rules permit a swimmer to compete in only four games.
she will swim in those events in which she can help the team the most.
And while the Big Eight Championships this weekend in Norman, Okla. are first in line for the Jayhawks, they are national championships on her mind.
She has set a personal goal to place either first or second in one of the events. It would most likely be in the event she considers her strongest — the 100 butterfly. In that event, she has the fastest time in the nation this year. She has won the medals in the nation in the 200 and 400 individual medals and the 200 freestyle.
A two-time All-American, Wagstaff has put together a long list of honors that include being named Outstanding Swimmer her freshman year at the Big Eight Championships after setting records in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and 100 and 200 individual medleys. She also was part of three record-setting relay teams in that meet.
THAT SAME YEAR she went on to place in four individual events and two relay team events at the National College of Athletics for Women of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women.
She continued as one of the country's top swimmers last year with four individual top finishes at the Big Eight meet, setting a record in the 400 meters at the Ninth and three events at the National Collegiate Athletic Association Championships.
The list of accomplishments is impressive and make swimming coach Gary Kempf and his staff all the more important. His stuff made the decision to come to KU
Kemp said, "Jenny is probably the most versatile athlete I've ever had the opportunity to coach. Jenny is a very demanding person of herself.
"She has a sound understanding of her ability and wants very much to do better and demands that out of herself. This is one of the keys to her success."
Kempf credits much of Wagstaff's success to her willingness to put forth more than the average amount of effort.
"Jenny's strong point is her ability to work," he said. "She has been the best women worker on a day-to-day basis that I've had since I've been here. And obviously the work has paid off for her."
NATIONAL ATTENTION is nothing new for Wagstaff, who was listed in Swimmers World as one of nation's best swimmers her sophomore, junior and
senior years in high school. That came not only from swimming for her three-time state championship team at Shawnee Mission East High School, but also from swimming in Amateur League. She was a member of the Kansas City Jets.
She started her swimming career 15 years ago when she swam in the Mission Hills Country Club League. From there she moved on to AAU competition where she learned that her swimming talent was not just average.
"WHEN YOU WERE little you always wanted to be on the team, so I just got started there." Wagtail said. "I wasn't that good when I was little, but I had a real good friend who swam AAU) so I wanted to do it too."
increase her interest in the sport. Her eight-hour year she qualified for the Junior Olympics in Memphis, Teen., for her first look at national competition. And when many of her friends ask them, Wagtail decided to stick it out.
She said traveling to Topeta and Barrillesville, Okla., was a big event for her. She had not yet had sex with him.
"A lot of my friends started dropping out," she said, "but I was making friends with girls from the other schools plus it was just fun."
She also said swimming taught her patience and discipline.
HINGS HAVE gotten bigger and better for Wagstaff since she first competed at the country club swim meets. After her senior year she plans on being in Los Angeles for the '84 Olympics.
"There's so many girls out here that want to be there and think they're going to be there so it's hard to say," she said, "but I think I'll be there."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Freshman center Dave Hoppe of Nebraska yesterday was named Big Eight Player of the Week in recognition of his 41 points in victories over Kansas State and Iowa State.
Hoppen had 16 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in a 54-45 road victory Wednesday over Kansas State, and 25 points Saturday in a 67-66 triumph over Iowa State.
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Defensive backs Vernon Dean of Washington and Bobby Watkins of Detroit picked up four votes apiece and won the game. Atlanta had the remaining two votes.
The fifth player selected in the draft, McMahon received 21 votes from the 56 writers participating, four in each NFC city. Washington wide receiver Charlie Brown, who had eight touchdown catches in nine regular-season games, finished second with 13 votes. Running back Giants and New Orleans defensive lineman Bruce Clark each were named on six ballots.
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Indiana, last week's top-tanked team, fell three spots to fourth after a 58-57 loss to Iowa. The Hoosiers, 20-3, received the remaining first-plate vote and 472 points while Arkansas, 22-1, advanced two notches to fifth with 438 points. Louisville, 22-3, moved up two spots to No. 6 with 98 points; Villanova, 22-1, moved two numbers with 364 points; and St. John's, 22-3, fell two places to No. 8 with 344 points after a lopsided loss to new No. 16 Boston College.
Houston, 22-2, extended its winning streak to 16 straight and moved up two spots to No. 2 with seven first-place votes and 559 overall points. Virginia, 21-3, also moved up two spots, to third, as the Cavaliers won twice to pick up four first-place ballots and 508 points. Texas, 21-4, plunged eight spots to 11th following the Tar Heels' third straight loss.
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"This No. 1 ranking is gonna make things tougher for me — everyone's gonna be gunning for us."
Rounding out the Top 10 are UCLA, 19-3, which moved up two seats to ninth with 292 points, and Kentucky, 18-5. With three more two places, to No. 10, with 275 points.
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With all 42 members of the Board participating yesterday, the nation's only major undefeated school received 30 first-place ballots and 576 total points to beat out Houston for the top spot. UNLV, 24-0, clinched the regular-season championship of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association Saturday night with a 111-78 rout of Utah State. The Rumin's Rebels close out their regular season with three road dates.
Rebels rise to top spot in UPI poll
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NEW YORK — For the first time in their 25-year history, the Runnin' Rebels of Nevada-Las Vegas have been voted the No.1 college basketball team in the nation by UPI's Board of Coaches.
North Carolina is ranked 11th, Missouri is No. 12 and Memphis State remained 13th. Syracuse posted two easy victories to vault three spots to No. 14. Ohio State, 17-6, moved into the Top 20 at No. 15, while Boston College is No. 18. Ohio State was frustrated by Buckeyes 85-69, fell two spots to 17th and Georgetown plummeted four rungs to No. 18 after a narrow loss to Pittsburgh.
Tennessee-Chattanooga won twice to remain at No. 19, and Tennessee dropped four notches to No. 20. Oklahoma State fell out of the ratings.
LP1 Coaches Top 20
1. Navas-Lab Vegas (36) (24-0)
2. Virginia (41) (21-3)
3. Indiana (41) (21-3)
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5. Louisville (22-3)
6. Vilano (19-4)
7. St. Johns (19-4)
8. UCLA (18-3)
9. Carolina (18-3)
10. North Carolina (18-3)
11. Missouri (20-6)
12. Kentucky (20-6)
13. Syracuse (18-5)
14. Ohio State (17-4)
15. Colorado College (18-5)
16. Iowa (17-4)
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18. Minnesota (19-3)
19. Tennessee (16-7)
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