Washington cautious about rank 11 By NANCY DRESSLER Associate Sports Editor Marian Washington is concerned about a lot of things that threaten the KU women's basketball team. Injuries, concern over the court, and other issues are But what most coaches live and die by apparently has not drawn any special notice from her. Washington, also director of women's athletics, in coaching the eight best women's coach in all team in the country, according to Nike, said no pelts were颁 The poll, done by Street and Smith Publications, is one of at least two that rank the top 20 women's teams before the start of the season. One one, done by the Philadelphia Inquirer, is expected to be released soon. In addition to the billing for the team, sophomore Lynette Woodard, KU's first woman all-American last year, has been named the student of the year. BUT THE honors of a preseason ranking remain secondary. "They did the poll without looking at anything." Washington said. "I don't know what it is based on." Instead, KU's injury situation as the team continues its six-week program programtons a list of concerns. "My concern is that we have started the season condition with four of our top six players from last year in the playoffs." One of the remaining two players is no longer with the team and the other, Woodard, came back from summer break. But past and present injuries have plagued the other four players. Adrian Mitchell, senior center, returned with a pulled hamstring, which slowed her progress in workouts until recently. V. C. Sanders, a senior forward-guard, is working out on a limited basis after undergoing a second knee operation this summer and suffering a sprained ankle this fall before conditioning began. THE THIRD in the trio of seniors that represents the first group of players Washington has coached for four straight years also is hurting. Karen Jamison, a guard and KU's "sixth" player last season, suffered a broken foot at the start of the conditioning program and also is seeing limited conditioning work. Cheryl Burnett, junior forward, is going through some drills after recent surgery to repair a torn retina. Despite the injuries, Washington said, she is optimistic that the Jayhaws can live up to pollsters expectations. Wednesday, September 20, 1978 "I look at the poll and I have to be realistic," she said. "I'm sure other teams are having similar problems." "We try to start our conditioning program early enough to get everyone healed." The Jayawhaks will have team tryouts Oct. 15. About 15 women have been going through a daily routine of scrimmage practice on the field. "OUR CONDITIONING is tougher than last year but we never do anything that doesn't allow time for recovery," she said. The Jayhawks are not new faces in the polls. KU was ranked as high as 15th during last season and entered post-season play as the country's 18th best team, according to the Inquirer's poll. "The key for us is in two-fold—whether we can get our in-player muscles strong and how mature we can become." We want. "No one else is asked to do that after just three or four years." But what the Jayhawks don't need is more pressure from other sources besides polls to make it to the national election. "I DON'T want any undue pressure," she said. "I think it unfair to ask women to go to a national level when they can't." But, she is not shunning the Jav hawks' ranking. Instead, people outside the team should be proud that KU made it to the National Women's Invitational Tournament last season, an event comparable to the men's National Invitational Tournament. Washington said. "I expected to be ranked in the top 20," she said, "but not this high." 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