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Tuesday, February 6, 1979
University Daily Kansan
Weight work pays off for Newell
Bv CARLOS MURGUIA
Sports Writer
All eyes were on Linda Newell as she
entered into Robinson Gymnastics's weight
There was a good reason for the stares.
Newell, KU shot putter from London,
cassually entered the room and proceeded to
quit press 250 pounds, to the amazement of
"The men were embarrassed," she said. "A couple of the guys left either because they were ashamed or disgusted that I could lift more than they could."
For Newell, it was all routine. Her strength has not come about by accident.
Hard hours of weight training have helped her become KU's record holder in the shot put. In the first meet of the team's indoor season, she threw the shot a record 45-11-3.
Instead of being the KU shot put record holder, Newell very easily could have been Ezekiel.
NEWELL BEGAN her athletic career in England as a discus thrower in junior high school. on the advice of her track coach, who saw Newell playing around with the shot put during practice one day; Newell from the discus to the shot put. She shot second in the All-British Schools Track shot even her junior and senior years.
"I was doing all right at home," she said, "but I decided that in the states I'd have a better opportunity of being successful in athletics. The educational system is so demanding in England it hinders in sports to combine athletics with academics."
While competing in a meet three years ago in London, Newell impressed a North Idaho Junior College alumunis so much that the alumnus contacted North Idaho's track coach and told him about Newell's prowess. He met with Newell and Newell a scholarship and Newell accepted.
Last year, in her first year of competing for North Idaho, she won the National Junior College shot put title with a throw of 43.5-8.
TWO REASONS Newell transferred to KU
"I didn't think I was going to win the shot put title so quickly," she said, "After I won it I just decided that if I wanted to reach my goal I could be better if I went to a larger school."
after only one year were KU's track facilities and her attainment of a goal—winning the National Junior College shot put title.
Newell's goals for this year include finishing in the top six in the shot put at the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for both meet and to throw over 50 feet this year.
According to Newell, concentration will play an important part in reaching her
She thinks that three types of conditions have to be present for a shot putter to get off a good throw—good competition, good attitude and good physical condition.
"BEFORE A THROW you have to be able to relax," she said, "but you also have to be able to call on your body to give you instant maximum speed and strength for three to five seconds. Shot putting is a very explosive event.
"But even though it's explosive you also need to have technique and balance. There's nothing more disappointing than getting off a good strong throw but foulning by stepping
out of the circle because you didn't have good balance."
To prepare themselves for the explosiveness of their event, most shot putters engage in a "pasch myself up" routine right before the actual throw.
"MOST PEOPLE are unaware that my mental psych up is a big part of my event. You wouldn't interrupt a spinner in the room before the fightgun squirmed, would you?"
"I enter an aggressive frame of mind," Newell said. "I to try to block out other things that might come across as me being rude, because I ignore them, but that's not true."
“Shot putting a is sort of a dead end sport when you compare it to the other sports in which you can compete professionally after college but I realize that I'm a strong female and I am gifted with some ability so I'm going to take advantage of it.”
Newell said she thought her sport hadn't received as much recognition as others because of the quickness of the actual recognition she receives corps from her peers.
"It's great to be appreciated for your efforts," she said, "but I feel self-satisfaction out of throwing what I know is an outstanding throw.
Yes KU, there is a bowling team
By MIKE HILT
Sports Writer
Surprising as it may seem, the University of Kansas has a varsity bowling team.
According to coach Warren Warren, KU has had a team, composed of separate players from the two teams.
"Bowling doesn't get much publicity. I don't know if it is part my fault or the damage."
Boozer has been the coach since 1964. During the past 15 years, funding for the team has come from the Kansas Union budget.
"The money the team gets comes primarily from the Jay Bowl," Boozer said. Team members usually are recruited at the Jav Bowl.
"Each August and September, I run a flyer for both men's and women's teams. I screen the applicants. The man who play must be in the Jay Bowl's scratch league on Tuesday nights. From the league, I pick 10 matches to teach them and help them," Boogerd said.
BOZER ALSO SAID that from these 10,
we were picked to be on the varsity team.
"Right now, I only have seven girls who tried out for the five places. Seven girls out
of the whole campus, I had 180 fellows try out,
"Boozer said."
The season began in September and the KU team played every other weekend. KU played home games at Nebraska, Kansas State and Wichita State universities. The teams play round robin tournaments. The season ended in early December. Our Christmas there were two tournaments.
KU participated in the Region 11 tournament in Warrensburg, Mo., last weekend with teams from Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska.
KU'S WOMEN finished second to Wichita State University in a field of 18 teams. The fern earns them a spot in the Association of College Unions sectional tournament, to be held in Kansas City in March. Only 24 teams nationwide qualify for the tournament.
The men's team finished seventh in a field of 18 teams at the Region 11 tournament.
Wichita State won both the men's and
women's titles in the final results of the
finished second and the men finished third.
"Since 1964, the men have finished first six times and the women one. The men also
Boozer said the possibility of a Big Eight bowling league was almost remote.
with. Also, Colorado is over 600 miles away and Oklahoma does not have bowles on the campus," Boozer said.
"However, we're trying to get a couple of teams in the league for next year."
Besides the Region 11 tournament, a postal tournament is also scheduled. In that tournament, 10 teams bowl on their own lanes and then mail in the results.
KU teams also will participate in a tournament in Manhattan the first week in March with teams from nine other schools. The team's 10 teams are from the Big Eight.
--tighter game in the WSU Classic. I was surprised we won so handily.
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Determined put
Intense weight training and concentration have helped Linda Newell become KU's record holder in the women's shot put. Newell, who can squint press 298 pounds, left her weight range at 67.5kg.
KU has played three teams twice this season - Minnesota, Nebraska and Texas Women's universities. In each case, KU has swett both games.
Kansas played UNO in the finals of
Wichita State State Championship and won
'Hawks face UNO again
If KU's luck against teams it plays twice continues, the Jayhawks should win tonight's game with the University of Nebraska at Omaha in Allen Field House.
"They can be a very explosive ball club," she said again. "I had expected it."
Despite that 20-point margin, coach Marian Washington is not taking tonight's game.
Jochims was a nominee last season for the Eastman Kodak All-American team. Jochim didn't make the 10-player team, which included KU's Lynette Woodard.
"They have a lot of talent. It isn't a game I'm overlooking as a coach."
Two reasons UNO should not be overlooked are Barb Hart and Niece Jochims. Both have been averaging more than 10 points a game.
The Twins can reap some box-office benefits from the trade, though—at least for Opus 3.
Twins say no cash in trade deal
It had been reported earlier that the ITs also got $200,000 in the deal, but Company Management said.
The Twins received outfielder Ken Landreaux, pitcher Paul Hartzell and two minor league prospects--catcher Dave Ennile and pitcher Brad Havens.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) - Calvir Griffith, president of the Minnesota Twins, said yesterday that no cash was involved in the 2013 trade with the Kansas City Seaman Rod Cardew to the California Angels.
Minnesota's home opener this season will be against California on April 17, and Carew will face the Tigers on May 28.
"THATS A promoter' dream." Don Cassidy, director of sales for the Twns said.
The Angels said they already had begun to reap benefits from the Carew trade. They opened the box office Sunday and sold 131 season tickets, a club record for one day.
Bench fuels Notre Dame, 84-66
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP)—Sophomore Tracy Jackson came from the bench to score 18 points last night and lead top-ranked North Carolina to win basketball victory over Loyola of Chicago.
Notre Dame, 16-2, never trailed. The Irish went ahead for good at 18-4 with 9:42 left in the first half on a baseline jumper by Stan Wilcox.
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