Page 8 University Daily Kansan, March 12, 1982 Sports Peacock won't compete in NCAA track meet By DAVE McQUEEN Sports Writer Five athletes from KU's Big Eight Conference Indoor championship track team will be traveling to Pontiac, Mich., this weekend to compete in the NCAA Championships. Of the six Jayhawks who qualified to compete in the Silverdome, four are rated nationally in the top three places in their events. Included in this group is high jumper Tyke Peacock, who is fed with corn and goes up Paso at 7-4/4. Peacock will not be competing in the championships because of a bad knee. Also, pote vaulter Jeff Buckingham's mark of killing the third best this year, as is Warren Wilcox. Also leading the country in his event is spinner Rodney Bullock, the only Jayhawk to qualify in two events. Bullock's time of 1:09.30 in the 600-yard dash is the best run this year. WITH THIS kind of talent, KU track coach Bob Timmons has reason to be optimistic about his team's chances, for the national indoor championship. "I feel we can place in the top 10," Timmons, who has coached the Jayhawks to three NCAA indoor championships, said. "I hope that we can be higher than that." If 'we're hot and we have some breaks go our way, we should be high in the rankings, even if they are not.' The Jayhawks were definitely hot during the indoor season. Besides winning every dual meet this year, KU two weeks ago walked away with its third straight Big Eight Conference Indoor Championship. At that meet, KU captured three firsts and 10 performers recorded personal bests. ALTHOUGH TIMMONS is optimistic, he also realizes that his team will be going against its Here are the athletes who qualified for the meet: "We know that the competition will be intense," Timmons said. "UTEP, Washington State, Tennessee and Villanova are all very competitive and the competition is getting better and better every year." GREG JOHNSON: The Aurora, Colo., senior has had a season that would test anyone's patience. After jumping 51-½ at the Eastman Invitational in January, Johnson injured his right heel and missed the rest of the season. But he recuperated in time for the conference meet, where he jumped 51-4 to capture first and set a new record, as well as quality for the trip to the Silverstone. "I'm very pleased with Greg," Timmons said. "This has been a frustrating season for him, but he has worked diligently to make a recovery from the injury and he has done just that." **WARREN WILHOTTE:** In 1980, the Winslow, Ariz., junior took third at the NCAA indoor and official tournament. was named an All-American, the 70th indoor All-American coached by Tirumons. Although he did finish a disappointing third at the conference meet, his 25-104 leap at the Eastman Invitational is one of the best marks in the country this year. "He has had a little bit of a problem with his consistency at the board, but if he can get off one of his great jumps without a foul on the board, he would be for the NCAA championship," Trump said. JOHN SEASE: A qualifier in the 60-yard high hurdles,妻, who joined the team at semester break after transferring to KU from Gloucester (N.J.) Community College, has been one of the most consistent sprinters on the team. Of the seven meets he competed in, the Willingham, N.J., and Gloucester Seasequal for nationalists at the conference meet, where he took second with a time of 7.30. JEFF BUCKINGHAM: This pole vaulter has seen his job of problems. Red-shirted last year because of a back injury, Buckingham had to be put on the bench this year. But despite it all, the Gardner junior managed to qualify for the NCAA for the second time in his career. His 17-10% jump at the Nebraska ruck was a Big Eight record—for a few years before the Alabama State freshman Joe Dial jumped 18-0. "Jeff has been a consistent performer for us all year, in spite of all the physical problems he's had," Timmons said. "He's been a good vaucher in one of the best vaucher conferences in the RODNEY BULLOCK: Besides qualifying in the 600, the Durham, N.C., junior qualified in the 440 with a 48.0 at the K-State dual last January. The K-State dual, he believed that with a 47.9 mark. Although he has run well during his three years at KU, Bullock spent his first two years running in the shadow of Deen Hogan, one of the best sprinter们在 the country. Things are different this year. Hogan is red-shirted, and he was energized as the Jayhaws middle-distance leader. TYKE PEACOCK: Without a doubt, the most publicized athlete on the team this year. The Urbana, III., junior was rated number one in the last year in the high jump by Track and Field magazine after jumping 7-5⁄₈ to win the World Cup Games in Rome. "What can you say?" He played the last half of a basketball game in Lawrence on Saturday, then he flew to Lincoln, Neb., and won the Big Eight high jump championship a few hours later," Timmons said. "He has done no practicing and yet, he has competed very well." While playing guard for the KU basketball team, Peacock also found the time to jump in three meets. He dazzled the crowds at Allen Field House, jumping 7-4½ at the K-Stale and 7-4 in the Oklahoma State dual. He won the Big Eight indoor with a 7-3/4 lean, a meet record. Kansas City beats San Diego,113-107 By United Press International first half to give the Kings a 48-47 halftime lead they never surrendered. SAN DIEGO--Steve Johnson scored 16 of his game-high 29 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Kansas City Kings to a 113-107 victory over the hapless San Diego Clippers. It was the 16th loss in the last 18 games for San Diego. KANSAS CITY (112) The Clippers took an early lead and held a 31-28 advantage after one quarter, but Ernie Grünfeld hit a 20-foot jump with 42 seconds left in the Layer 7: 44, 18. N, Johnson v 9. 13, 18. L, Douglas v 0. 04, 10. Ford v 0. 06 Layer 8: 52, 16. N, Johnson v 9. 13, 18. L, Douglas v 0. 04, 10. Ford v 0. 06 Layer 9: 119, 28. D, K. J. Johnson v 4. 12, 100. Total 65. 22-91-21. Layer 10: 129, 28. D, K. J. Johnson v 4. 12, 100. Total 65. 22-91-21. Broukes 4-94 2, Chambers 9-10 18. Whitehead 14-12 67. Criss 7-7 23. Brant吉 5-11 4, Bragnack 3-04 木, Wood 0-0 0, J douglas 1-0. Wiley 2-1 25, Smith 0-0 0. Toltec 46 14-17 107. Kansas City 8-8 31-71-19 Three-game goal-loss-Brantley Force Kansas City (kay) Dixie Logistics Kansas City (kay) Diego Sanguino Kansas City (kay) Illegal defense (kay) High jumper Tyke Peacock clears the bar at 7-3/4 in a meet earlier in the season in Allen Field House. Peacock, who was tied with Milt Ollert of Texas-E1 Pass for the best high jump in the motion far this season, will not make the trip to the NCAA championships in Pontiac, Mich., this weekend because Jayhawks travel to Texas tournament By MIKE ARDIS Sports Writer The Kansas baseball team heads south to dimmies, Texas to play their home game. The play begins on the eighth Eight play. The Jayhawks, 2-2, will play in the Pan American Tournament in Edinburgh and also play in the NCAA's tournament. "We're going down with the intention to win every possible game," Coach Marty Pattin said. "It's important to start off on the right step. Winning can be contagious." THE JAYHAWKS' will stop in Tulsa, Okla. Saturday to play Illinois before starting the tournament Monday. Kansas will also face Tennessee, Texas, on the way back from the tournament. Texas-El Paso, Central Michigan and Arkansas State. At the Pan American tournament, Javahinks will face Pan American, Michigan. The Jayhawks will play single games against all but Central Michigan in the tournament. The Chippewas' coach asked for a second game to try out his pitches because his field was covered with snow. The second game will be considered an exhibition game. "There're going to be some pretty good baseball schools," Pattin said. "You have to play one game at a time. Even the weak teams can beat you." Pattin plans to use the spring trip as spring training for the Jayhawks, going over all of his old jersey numbers. "I don't think the line-up will be set until spring break," he said. "There's some people I want to "I WANT to try and play as many people as possible, but win the names." Among the positions Pattin wants to look at are efft field, right field and catcher. "Kent Shelley will get the majority of catching," he said. "Keith Hoskison will get a chance to improve. Left and right field are questions. The Jayhawks split their first two series of the season, taking two from William Jewell and the Dallas Mavericks. "The main thing is to get experience. There's some situations where I might use some young people." Bill Yelton started in left field and Joel Gibson in right in the season opener against William Jewell. Gibson has right field for now, Pattin said. The *Jayhawks* pitching not been their strong point, as many thought it would be. They have given up 26 runs in four games, but Pattin missed 34 pitches and pitchers' bad performance their first time out. The Jayhawks will play four teams after the team begins. The Eight play against Oklaheim. Tennis team looks to continue streak BvGARY GRIGGS Sports Writer The team will play Texas Wesleyan and Tyler Junior College on March 15. They will play in the NCAA tournament. Last year, the Jayhawks lost to the Razorbacks. 8-1. The Kansas women's tennis team will look to extend its five-match winning streak this afternoon as they begin their annual spring trip by taking on Arkansas in Little Rock. On March 17, the Jayhawks will face Louisiana Tech. They will close out the trip by playing in the 5th annual Adidas/Coca-Cola Invitational in Monroe, L. on March 18-21. sharpen your level of play before you start your conference schedule," Head Coach Kathy Merrion said. "We're going to be playing a lot of drills and practice drills, stroemeo one, both physically and mentally." Merrison is enjoying her teams early success. Last year at this point in the season, the team has won six games. "The girls are looking sharper and sharper every match," she said. "As long as we continue to improve ourselves, we're going to have a really successful season." centration through the full three sets. We seem to be wavering after the second set. Hopefully, we will be able to correct this problem over the course of the next week." "The competition is getting tougher and tough every time out, so we've got to hang onto it." THE REAL PURPOSE of a spring trip is to get as many matches in as possible and to "W WEANT to be as physically and mentally strong when it comes time for Big Eight," she said. According to senior Corey Nason, who will be making her fourth spring trip, the trip always takes him to New York. "We're still having trouble holding our con- "With school and exams out of our minds for a while, we should be able to relax and just concentrate on tennis," she said. "Hopefully, we'll continue to play as well as we've been playing." Women's golf team opens in Tiger Tangle By BILL HORNER Sports Writer For the KU women's golf team, this year is not a building year, but rather a season for building. Head Coach Ross Randall thinks that the women didn't play up to their potential last fall and that the season to come will be a chance to do just that. "Our current players need to work a little bit harder to improve," he said. "We have a good schedule, and if we can work hard, we can have some good finishes." Like their counterparts on the men's team, the women have been hurt this semester by lack of outdoor playing time. But Randall says the women will be ready when they compete in the Tiger 'Tangle Golf Tournament in Huntsville, and 30th-40th, their first tournament of the spring season. "They have gotten through kind of a lousy THE JAYHAWKS will be competing in three invitational tournaments this spring and will also take part in the Big Eight Conference Championship in April. Randall says that strong fields of competition might bring out the best in earn, which took sixth in the Big Eight last year. winter where they have had much of a chance to play golf, and they are eager to get going." Randall picks three players, Lisa Howard, Bev Boozer and Patty Coe, to lead the team this season, as KU's top golfer last fall, Lisa Bradley, transferred to Oklahoma State. "Lisa Played played very well in the last tournament last fall," Randall said. "Hopefully, that will give her confidence to have a good spring." Boozer, who lettered in golf two years at UCLA before transferring to Kansas, and Coe, who has lettered two years for the Jayhawks, both have experience and potential, something that they WHILE TEMPTTING to build strong programs at KU, Randall also fights with maintaining a balance between golf and academics, one of the reasons that Kansas teams don't play in as many tournaments as many other big schools. must capitalize on for the women's team to have a successful season. "When you recruit players, one of the things that they look at is how you've done in the past," Randall said. "When you haven't been strong in the program, don't think of you as having a partner." "Basically, we need to work hard and improve and see how we do." Randall said. Softball team goes South for season opener Randall is in the process of trying to establish a strong women's golf program, something that has not been done before. The KU women's softball team opens its schedule tomorrow against Texas Wesleyan in Arlington as the Jayhawks play the first of four consecutive double-headers before completing spring break action in the Sooner Invitational in Norman. Okla. "I don't want the players to get so involved in the mission they miss all of a school," Randall said. By TOM COOK HEAD COACH B Stancliff, in his sixth year as KU coach, will take a young, nonexperienced team on the trip. He faces the task of replacing six starters from last year's 38-21 team and said the early season games would be used for experimenting. Sports Writer The upcoming Tiger Classic features a strong steam field. The KU team finished fourth in the league. "I'm really optimistic on the players on the team," he said. "They proved themselves defensively last fall. The thing to watch is if they can do it offensively this spring." Last fall's 13-2 squad was led by pitching sensation Rhonda Clark. A transfer from Oklahoma State, Clarke is considered one of the top pitchers in the country. In the fall, she pitched every game for the Jayhawks, recording nine shutouts and a perfect game. BACKING UP Clarke as the team's number-two pitcher is Tammy Hoffman. Hoffman has played every position for Kansas except pitcher, and Stanciff plans to use her on the round in 2015. Although the Jayhawks have just three returning starters, they proved in the fall that they were a competitive team to be reckoned with. Two former Jayhawk starters will return to the lineup to fill the gap. Catcher Becky Ascencio and right fielder Shelly Fox both started for KU in 1980 In addition to Hoffman, Sue Sherman and Pana Cox are the lone returning staffers. Sherman was an All Big Eight selection at shortest last year. Becky Craft will take over third base, and she will waist jabber of Sherman at shortstop Coe will be in position. Lix Comunio has been tabbed as the probable starting left fielder. Kim Cobb, Gloria Garwood and Tanya Kazos compose the remainder of the sound. Stanlift will KU should be able to compete with Oklahoma State for the Big Eight title. "Basically, I am very proud of the team and very optimistic about the season," he said. Basketball NBA STANDINGS Eastern Conference Team W L Pct. GB - 46 15 17 .74 -2 Philadelphia 46 14 17 .74 -2 New Jersey 33 30 584 14 Washington 33 30 584 14 New York 33 30 583 18 Scoreboard Milwaukee...42 20 677 — 13 Atlanta...28 32 647 — 13 Boston...28 32 690 — 13 Detroit...27 35 635 — 15 Chicago...28 33 435 — 15 Cleveland...28 33 471 — 15 Western Conference Midwest Division San Antonio Houston Detroit Kansas City Dallas Utah 38 23 622 35 27 658 38 27 618 22 42 344 21 43 394 19 43 308 Los Angeles 42 40 21 677 — San Diego 40 21 21 656 1½ Golden State 38 27 39 646 1½ Phoenix 38 27 39 568 7 Portland 38 27 39 568 7 San Diego 16 47 21 677 20½ Atlanta 107, Utah 91 Phoenix 101, Cleveland 95 Kansas City 113, San Diego 107 NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS JAMES Madison 55, Ohio State 48 JAMES Wake Forest 74, Old Dominion 57 Indiana 94, Robert Mortz 62 Jefferson 94, Kentucky 44 Marquette 94, Evansville 82 Houston 94, Alcorn State 64 Washington A & T 72 Worcester 61, Southern Cal 58 NIT RESULTS NURSALS Georgeta 73, Tampa 60 Rutgers 78, Iowa 81 Bradley 76, American U. 18 Nevada-Las Vegas 87, Murray State 61 Bailiff (Calif.) 43, Sagawa Valley (Mex) 40 Bailiff (Calif.) 42, Sagawa Valley (Mex) 40 South Carolina Coastal Plain 76, Wisconsin Entrance 61, North Carolina Coastal Plain 76, Wisconsin Entrance 61 Hockey NHL STANDINGS Wales Conference Patrick Division Team W L 14 T GF GA Pts. Nationals 75 41 12 340 218 162 NY Nangers 34 27 18 92 182 75 Philadelphia 34 27 8 282 272 76 Pittsburgh 27 28 11 352 278 63 Washington 27 28 11 352 278 63 Montreal 40 12 17 9 318 195 93 Boston 30 17 13 9 270 193 87 Buffalo 34 20 14 14 360 217 82 Washington 34 20 14 14 360 217 74 Hartford 19 23 13 16 28 Campbell Conference Norfolk Division Norris Division Minnesota 30 19 29 10 304 250 80 Winnipipe 26 19 23 13 363 260 65 Chicago 26 18 26 13 363 260 65 Chicago 26 34 17 10 292 313 62 Toronto 25 34 17 10 292 313 50 Toronto 18 60 16 25 327 307 50 Edmonton 42 18 12 16 366 265 96 68 Calgary 25 30 18 12 366 265 96 68 Vancouver 24 34 14 14 344 258 612 64 Columbus 20 36 14 14 344 258 612 64 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Boston 7, Wingning 9 Wingning Rangers 4, Detroit 1 Detroit 8, Chicago 5 Montreal 6, Chicago Calgary 6, Vancouver 3 Soccer MISL STANDINGS Eastern Division Team W L W Pct. GB N.Y. 22 26 1.0 748 Pittsburgh 19 9 734 679 Ballimore 19 9 674 2 Buffalo 16 15 518 17 Cleveland 10 9 357 12 Washington 10 18 353 14 Philadelphia 10 23 256 14 St. Louis ... 25 Wichita ... 19 Missouri ... 14 Denver ... 11 Florida ... 18 Kansas City ... 9 Milwaukee City ... 22 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Cleveland 9. Pittsburgh 8.