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Tuesday, December 12. 1978
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Calmese seeks glory for women
By CARLOS MURGUIA
Sports Writer
KU's best bet in track for the 1980 Olympics is also an American record holder.
Part of the reason for obscurity may be that the athlete is a woman.
"I don't think it's fair," Sheila Calmese.
AFC ready; NFC muddy for playoffs
By the Associated Press
The American Football Conference playoff teams are all set. In the National Conference, the only sure thing seems to be that mediocrity will be represented.
With one weekend left in the National Football League regular season, most of the AFC will be playing for next year's salary negotiations and positions in the college draft order. Houston and Miami, each 10-5, are set to play in the national home field in the Dc. 24 first round. West Division champ Denver 10-5, East winner New England 11-4 and Central tiltlist Pittsburgh 13-2 are tuning up for the Dec. 30-31 second round. The Steelers, assured of the conference's best record, have guaranteed a spot in the field as long as they live in the playoffs.
THE NFC REMAINS scrambled with Minnesota and Green Bay each 8-4-1 in contention for the Central Division title—and along with Atlanta 9-6, Washington and Philadelphia each 8-7—in the race for a wild card as well.
Dallas 11-4 has won the East Division title and the Rams 11-3 the West.
With the addition this year of two more post-season berths, 10 of the 23 teams more than 36 percent of the league, is in the playoffs. And it is possible that the Vikings with the poorest team can get in the playoffs with the poorest record for a post-season team in NFL history.
If Minnesota loses its final game, it can still win the NCFC Central Green Bay loses too. The Vikings would division bumps with an 8-7-1 record, a .531 percentage. That's lower than the low-water mark of the Baylor Bears League Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills, who tied for the Eastern Division title at 7-6-1, a .538 percentage.
Even if Minnesota wins to finish at 9-1, the Vikings' .594 percentage will exceed only the Ruffalo-Boston .538 mark and the team's best in the playoffs. The Vikings and the 1970 Cincinnati Bengals.
Next weekend's games involving AFC playoff teams are Pittsburgh at Denver on Saturday, San Diego at Houston on Sunday and New England at Miami on Monday night.
the athlete, says,"that a man and woman can both accomplish the same thing athletically but the man receives all the recognition."
Calmeese could have a point. Probably few Calmeese are aware that since coming to KU three years ago, she has broken several Big Eight and KU track records.
Calmese holds the Big Eight and KU records in the 60-year dash (±69.3) and 100-meter (11.8) and indoor, at the 100-meter 200-49.9 and 200-59.9 races. She was All-American in 1977 and 1978 and finished third at last year's Association of Athletics Departments meeting outdoors meet in the 100 and fourth in the 299
CALMESE ALSO is a two-time defending Big Eight champion in the indoor 60 and 300 and the outdoor 100 and 200. No one else has won the four races for two years in a row.
She said she didn't think the lack of recognition of her achievements or of her career was important.
"Women's athletics just doesn't receive as much recognition as does men," she said. "Some of the best women track stars are known by their own fellow athletes."
The lack of publicity, however, will not
influence the trying out for the 1980
Olympic track team.
Assistant women's track coach Theo Hamilton, who has helped train Cainese, was the new face of U.S. tennis.
Sheila Calmese
"Shella has been working very hard in practice this year," Hamilton said. "She's always had talent but now she's starting to learn more about it." She's one of the best sailors in the nation.
team in either the 100 or 200.
Colorado Springs. The invitation was based in part on the American record she set last summer, when her group won at the nationals.
"WHATEVER IT TAKES for Shelia to get to the top, I think she can do it."
"In that race, I had everything under control," Calmese said. "Funny thing is that I probably could have run even faster but I let u a little at the end."
In preparation for the Olympics, Calmse,
this summer, was invited to attend a
meeting of the American Soccer Co-
Calmise she attributed her success in track to natural talent, rigorous training, a good attitude and being able to perform under pressure.
"I guess I have a little more speed than others," she said, "but what makes the biggest difference between myself and others is really train hard."
Although she has been successful so far, calmness said she didn't think that winning a game would be easy.
A WINNER IS AN individual who can consistently improve her time and always
"You run expecting the worst," Calmese said, "You might run a bad race and someone else might run an extraordinary race. You can't run an extraordinary race and remember each race is different."
Calmese said she had improved her running noticeably since coming to KU, and she attributed the changes to coaching, training and experience.
"When I was in high school, and my first year here," she said. "I was still learning technique, but actually improving my running and running better. I think I'm becoming a true sprinter."
Carr chooses Wichita to ward off recruiters
WICHTIA/ (UP1)—A 6-8 high school All-American player, hoping to end massive recruiting pressure, announced yesterday he planned to attend Wichita State University to play basketball next year.
Antoine Carr, one of the nation's most highly sought seniors, said he wants to play with his brother James on the WSU football team and Stephenson. Even though Carri cannot sign himself of intent until April, he announced the choice to try to get recruits to leave him alone to concentrate on playing his national or high school ball for Wichita Heights.
University of Kansas to join former Wichita Heights coach Lafayette Norwood and ex-teammate Darnell Valentine. Carr said he had narrowed his choices to Kansas and Wichita State before he made the decision.
Since Carr's sophomore year there had been speculation he would attend the
"I'm still close to Coach Norwood." Carr said. "I have nothing against KU, but when I was growing up I always wanted to play with my brother somewhere. I see a national contender at Wichita State. Hopefully I can help them get to the top level. Coach Smithson is a great person."
Carr as a sophomore averaged 14 points and 14.5 rebounds to help Heights to the state 54 championship.
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