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University Dally Kansan
Tuesday, October 2, 1979
Divers aim for form with first year coach
By JERRY FINCHER
Snorts Writer
Divers don't make much of a splash when enter the water on a peel. They use a siphon, a tube filled with a splash and all go unnicted, even though they are a winning ingredient in KU'S swimming
Although there are only nine dives on the men's and women's swim teams combined, they hope to be a big factor in this season's meets. The dives practice (three a day) is part of the year diving season Ron Walker in preparation for the first meets in early November.
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Walker will be working with men's swimming coach Bill Spahn and women's coach Gary Kempel. Walker came to KU to teach a team of young teaming teams at Tulare, Calif., for seven years.
"It is an ideal operation," Kemp said. "Bill and I know very little about diving and we need a coach who's going to be here all the time. Last year's coach commuted from
"We need somebody on a consistent, day-to-day basis. Ron's doing a fine job." It a learning process, but I expect it to be a big plus for our diving program."
Walker said he was pleased with the talent of the six divers on the men's sona.
"It's great to have that many quality divers," he said. "Senior leadership will be provided by Kurt Anselmi. He the one who is ooine to help the team the most."
Anselmi qualified for the National Collegiate Athletic Association finals last year and placed 28th.
"It's nice to have someone to depend on who always going to be here," said Anselmi, the only senior on the squad.
Amelia's goal this season is to win on both the one and three meter boards in the women's 100-meter finals of national nations. "I've never had to do as much as I'm doing now." Amelia said. "I hope it works."
"Walker's knowledge is going to be an asset to the team."
KU has two other divers returning from last season. Walker said he expects sophomore Brian Wink and junior Tim Waugh to do well again this season.
"Waugh placed real well last year in dual meets," Walker said. "He has a chance to take the place of last year's seniors."
Three freshmen, Mike Chenoweth, Jim Wharton and Ben Spencer, round out the men's team.
Although the men's diving squad can look to Anselmi for leadership, Walker said, seniority is lacking on the women's team.
The only experienced divers are Paula Wehner and Patti Muehlberger.
Welmer finished sixth in three-meter diving in the Big Eight Championships last season.
Paula has a goal of making the top three in the conference," Walker said. "I expect her to finish high."
Muellerhuber finished eighth in one-meter competition at the conference meet last season and was in the top ten on both boards.
"I expect her to be in the top five or six this season," Walker said. "The girl are all ready, but I think we should program. I think it's great they do well as freshmen. That means they should imple-
Freshman Diana Woods is the lone addition to the women's dying team. She was a Kansas state champion last year at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School.
"I think this diving team can go a long way," Walker said. "I really am anxious. This season's going to be real intense, more than any other season."
Daring diver
Patty Muehlberger, member of the KU women's diving team, practices during a workout
in Robinson Natalator Muehlberger finished eighth in one-meter diving competition at the Bie Eicht Championships last season.
Clinton, Sydney miss 'Hawks practice
it was uu-shot-night for the KU football team's practice. Gasson Dillon famously said he had a touch of the flu, and as a precautionary measure fu shots were taken.
Quarterback Kevin Clinton and fallback Harry Sydney missed practice because of minor injuries.
"Clinton's arm is a little sore," Fambrod said. "He'll be all right, he's resting today and if he's not ready we have other people that can play."
'Sydney is all right.' He was hit in the neck in Saturday's game. Right now he's on an
ice cream diet. It's hard for him to swallow, but he'll be all right."
Fambridge said Russ Bastin, who hurt his ankle earlier this season, was red-shirted.
Aside from the injuries and flu shots, Fambridge said he was concerned about RU's next opponent, Syracuse, and in return asked their quarterback Bill Hurley.
"Bill Hurley is the finest quartermate I've seen in a long time," Farnham said. "Anytime a football team scores over 100 points in two games, I don't care who its
against, you know they've got an explosive offense.
"From the films that I've seen, he's just fantastic. He reminds me of Jack Midren, who used to play at O.U. He's the same type of individual."
Mildren operated Oklahoma's potent washbone offense in 1971 and earned All-American honors in leading the Sooners to a national championship and a Sugar Bowl victory over Auburn.
In last Saturday's game against Washington State, Hurley led Syracuse to 32-25 rush. He ran for two touchdowns and passed for another.
AP Top Twenty
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2. Albany (14) 36-0
3. Oklahoma 34-0
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5. Nebraska 30-0
6. Kentucky 30-0
7. Washington 30-0
8. Florida State 40-0
9. North Carolina 34-0
10. Michigan 31-0
11. Purdue 31-0
12. Arkansas 31-0
13. No. Carolina State 40-0
14. Missouri 31-0
15. Mississippi 31-0
16. North Carolina 34-0
17. Tennessee 34-0
18. Michigan State 30-0
NU QB player of week
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) -- Tim Hager, KANSAS CITY, Mo. (UPI) -- Tim Hager, the man named the Big Eight Offensive Play of the Week yesterday following his 212-yard passing performance in the Cornhuskers' victory over Iowa.
Hager completed 14 of 22 passes, including touchdown strikes of 11 and 78 yards to tight End Junior Miller, to甜北 Nebraska from a 144 first quarter deficit in his first start assignment. No 1 quarterback left missed the game with an ankle injury.
Hager lettered as a junior in 1978 but had an atrocious spring to fall behind Quinn,
Mark Mauer, Bruce Mathison and Steve Michaelson at quarterback.
"Since I got myself down there to begin with," explained Hager, "I figured I could get myself out."
Hager came off the bench in the second half a week ago to lift Nebraska to a 24-21 victory over Iowa and after his showing against Penal St. Osborne announced he would again be the starting quarterback this week against New Mexico State.
"I guess I'm supposed to be the maestro," said Hager, "but really, I just feel like one of the members of the orchestra."
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