Wednesday, November 8. 2000
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The University Daily Kansan
Section B • Page 5
Kansas football roster full of Texans
By Allan Davis
By Allan Davis
sports@kansas.com
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas senior running back David Winbusch is one of 30 Jaihawk football players from Texas who are looking forward to playing the Texas Longhorns this Saturday. Kansan file photo
For the past two years, Texas has proven to be a happy hunting ground for Jayhawk recruiters because a significant portion of the Kansas football recruiting classes have been drawn from Texas.
Without dispute, the Kansas football team has a definite Texas flavor — the Javahawks have 30 Texans on their roster.
Jayhawks have so Texans on their roster. Some of the Texans playing key roles for the Jayhawks include senior running back David Winbush, senior fullback Moran Norris, junior linebacker Marcus Rogers, senior linebacker Chaz Murphy, sophomore center Nick Smith, sophomore offensive guard Kyle Grady, junior defensive end De'Nard Whitfield, senior safety Kareem High, senior tight end Jason Gulley and sophomore tight end David Hurst.
Hurst, who is from Austin, Texas, said Saturday's game had a special significance for him because he grew up with some of the Texas players and knew them personally.
"I can't wait. It's my hometown," he said.
Even though four Big 12 Conference schools and some Western Athletic Conferences teams are in Texas, Hurst said he decided to come to Kansas instead of staving closer to home.
"I wanted to get out of Texas," he said. "I
wanted to see what else was out there. That's one of the main reasons I came here. This was a Big 12 school, so I knew I would get to come back to Texas and play. This was a nice fit for me."
Norris, who is from Houston, said
Kansas' quality academics and football success were the determining factors in his coming to Kansas instead of attending a Texas school.
Then there's the Killeen connection.
Seven Jayhawks come from Killeen,
Texas, including Winbush, running back
Reggie Duncan and defensive back Carl
Ivev.
Kansas assistant and wide receivers coach Darrell Wyatt, who graduated from high school in Killeen, is behind the Killeen-to-Lawrence pipeline. Wyatt joined the Kansas staff before the 1997 season and helped recruit Winbush and eventually the other six Jayhawks from Killeen, located about 60 miles from Austin.
Winbush said one reason he decided not to stay in Texas was because the schools recruiting him wanted an early commitment to attend.
"Back when I was getting recruited, a lot of people wanted you to commit early," he said. "I went to visit Texas A&M, and they wanted me to commit. That was my first visit. TCU was real big on me. Texas tried to recruit me late. This was just the best situation for me, so I came up here."
— Edited by Warisa Chulindra
Experience helps coach relate to runners
By Ryan Malashock
Kansan sportswriter
Stanley Redwine's first season as Kansas cross country coach has been a learning experience for him and his runners.
Redwine took the helm as the cross country and track coach early this summer with no knowledge of the squads, so he knew his first season at Kansas would be a challenge.
"Starting off the year, I was
just trying to get an understanding of the athletes," he said. "I think we're still even in learning about each other."
Before coming to Kansas, Redwine served as cross country and track coach for six years at the University of Tulsa. Although he was not looking to move, Redwine said the Kansas offer was too good to refuse.
"We have an administration that is willing to support us in our effort to become the best
team we can be," he said.
"Living in Lawrence is great; my family has had no problems here."
Before his coaching career at Tulsa, Redwine was an assistant coach at his alma mater, the University of Arkansas. He was a world-class middle distance runner in the mid-1980s at Arkansas. He won a silver medal in the 800 meters in the 1994 Goodwill Games and fifth in the 800 at the 1996 Olympic Trials in Atlanta.
Junior Charlie Gruber said Redwine's experiences as a runner made it easier for Redwine to relate to his runners.
"It's real neat that he's done it all," Gruber said. "He was a great middle-distance runner and he already knows what it takes to get to the top. It's also funny to hear old stories he has to tell about it."
Redwine came to Kansas looking to rebuild a cross country and track program. He said building Kansas into a national
contender was definitely possible, but the process could take time.
With the District V Regionals coming up on Saturday in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Redwine said a great performance and an NCAA Championships berth would cap off the season.
"I'd like to think that our season is not over." Redwine said. "We've gotten so much better individually and as a team so far, I think we can do it."
— Edited by Amy Randolph
Women anticipate exhibition play
By Zac Hunter sports@kansan.com Kansan sportwriter
By Zac Hunter
After nearly a month of pounding on each other in practice, the Kansas women's basketball team finally gets to pound on someone else.
The Jayhawks play their first exhibition game of the season against the Basketball Travelers at 7:05 tonight at Allen Fieldhouse, and players and coaches said they couldn't be happier that the season has finally rolled around.
"It will be nice for them to play,someone that doesn't know them as well," coach Marian Washington said.
While Washington said she wanted to see how the 'Hawks respond to a game situation, the players have a different motivation for wanting the season to start.
"We're ready to get out there and beat on somebody other than ourselves," senior guard Jennifer Jackson said. "We've beat on each other every day in practice, and we've yet to have all 14 of our players on the same side going against somebody else."
That beating took its toll when sophomore forward Sharonne Spencer was lost for the season with an injured knee. Now, the
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Jayhawks are even thinner at the forward spot, which could create some problems with the large and mobile front-court of the Travelers.
However, whatever problems occur in the frontcourt will be minimal because of the Travelers' propensity to shoot from the outside. In a 40-point loss to Iowa State on Saturday, the Travelers took 24 threepoint shots and made just five.
Those outside shooters will give the new guards on the team a chance to test their perimeter defense. Juniors KC Hilgenkamp and Fernanda Bosi as well as freshman Lella Mengic will see time at either the point or shooting guard position.
"We know they have a lot of long-range shooters, so we've got to get out there and pressure them outside," Jackson said.
While Kansas overmatches the Travelers in most aspects of the game, certain match-up problems can make tonight's game exciting for the players.
"I think it's going to be a good game for us," Jackson said.
— Edited by Amy Randolph
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