10B
Wednesday, August 22, 1979
University Daily Kausan
Staff photo by BILL FRAKES
Picture perfect Sophomore Kathy Ross, the only Kansan on the women's gym
nasties squad, displayed her form on the balance beam at a meet last spring.
Gymnasts hope to balance slate
By PATTI ARNOLD
AND
PAM CLARK
Sports Writers
KU's women’s gymnastics team began light conditioning Aug. 20 in preparation for "one of the most competitive schedules on the country," according to Coch Ken Snow.
Snow, in his sixth year as head coach, said he was more concerned with the development of his team rather than its win-loss record.
"If I was worried about the win-lost record, I could have scheduled Fort Hays and Emoriora," he said.
"I think it helps kids to prepare for the meets for the end of (the season). If we ever get to the point where we have a national conference we'll be a team of national callers." he said.
The schedule includes schools that have placed nationally—Southwest Missouri State (fifth), Nebraska (11th), Northern Iowa State (10th), and Wisconsin State which was raced 11th nationally.
Sophomores Kathy Ross and Kim Danleo return from last year's 6-7 KU squad, which finished third in the region.
Mary Kay Grandantea, a senior transfer student from Grandview College in Des Moines, Iowa, and two firstmen, will serve as the assistant on the squad. Snow expects three or four walkons to make the team. All the women are all-around competitors, Snow said.
Snow does not expect any superstars to
"KATYH ROSS HAS probably the most potential of anyone KU has ever had," she said. "I can believe a real good year last year. I think she make national this year and be com-
emerge from this year's squad, but he is oministic about the potential of Ross.
Ross, from Lake Quivira, is the only Kansan on the squad. Ehrig is from Pittsburg, Barnard is from Bettendorf, Grandande is from Des Moines, Iowa.
SNOW SAID HE did not recruit from high schools, but concentrated instead on private gymnastics clubs around the country.
Athletes call attention to themselves by writing letters to express interesting in KU's program, he said.
The KU campus is a big selling point in Snow's recruiting tactics, he said.
Snow said the signing of a recruit often depended on whether she and her parents could afford to visit the campus and meet him.
Houcited as an example a gymnast from Louisiana he was recruiting who could not afford to make the trip to Lawrence. There were schools in the area she and her family could drive to that offered comparable academic and athletic programs,
COMPETITION FOR spots on the squad is intense, Snow said, even though fewer women are trying out for the team.
"A few years ago we had anywhere from
25 to 30 girls try out for the team. The last couple of years we've had 10 to 12," he said.
more competitive new. Kids come in for a week and find out they can't make the team and they don't come back the next year."
Robinson's south gym will become the permanent home for the team when the girls start in their freshman year. Now has a specified time to practice and must share the gym with classes and in-
"MOST COLLEGE teams work out three to three and one-half hours a day. It is hurting us to a certain extent," Snow said.
2 the 3:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m. practice
includes setting up and taking down
equipment and stretching out, which
includes two hours of solid workout
time he saxes.
Snow, who will also take over the men's gymnastics team this year, will have an assistant coach, Karen Maney, and a graduate assistant, Casey Gilmore.
The season opener is Nov. 9 at the University of Minnesota. Southwest Missouri State is first on the home schedule for the Javahwks Feb. 1.
"Our product is going to be good. Our meets are going to be good. Until they come and see one they won't know what they're missing," he said.
Snow said the crowds for the squad had increased each year and the bleachers in Robinson's south gym were usually full.
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