Wednesday, September 27, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Women's basketball coaches recall medal-winning efforts
Rv Zoc Hunter
Kansan sportswriter
The 2000 Olympics in Sydney may not seem to have much of a connection with the University of Kansas campus.
Although eight athletes from Kansas are competing in the Games, the distance between Lawrence and Sydney may be too far for the Olympic spirit to travel. However, there is a strong connection between the Kansas women's basketball program and the U.S. national team.
Coach Marian Washington worked as an assistant coach for the gold medal-winning team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. She was part of the team that helped spark the women's basketball surge that contributed to the success of the WNBA.
"It was a real thrill," Washington said.
The '96 team won the gold medal, but there was one drawback to being on the coaching staff. The coaches didn't get medals, although they did receive a ring commemorating the achievement.
Washington said her favorite moment of the games was watching the players on the medal stand receiving their medals.
"There's just something about
Kansas women's basketball assistant coach and former player Lynette Woodard won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy of KU Sports Information
oeing in front of the whole world." Washington said.
While Washington was patrolling the sidelines, assistant coach Lynette Woodard was living her Olympic dream on the court. Her first chance for the gold medal came in 1980 when the games were in Moscow.
However, she never got the chance to play. The United States chose to boycott those Olympics, ending her first shot at a gold medal. All the preparation and effort that Woodard and her teammates put in had gone to waste because of the American absence.
Woodard said it was unfortunate she didn't get to play, but she was happy to be selected to the team.
"We were all set to play the Russians for the gold medal," she said.
Unlike most athletes, Woodard had the rare privilege of being selected for a second Olympic team. And this time the games were on American soil, in Los Angeles, and the home team did not disappoint.
Reflecting on her gold medal-winning performance there. Woodard said the disappointment four years earlier made the Los Angeles Olympic experience even better.
Now, as the women of the U.S. basketball team attempt to win the gold medal in Sydney, memories of past glory return to Woodard when she watches them compete.
"It brings back a lot of great memories," she said. "It's one of the greatest honors to wear the red, white and blue and to represent the United States."
— Edited by J. R. Mendoza
Chenowith nominated for award
By Chris Wristen
By Chris Wristen
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
has the opportunity for redemption.
Critics will expect Eric Chenowith to prove himself this season.
"I worked hard all summer to put myself in a position to have a great year." Chenowith said. "Now I just
For the second consecutive year, Chenowith, a 7-foot-1 senior center, was named as one of 30 candidates for the Naismith Award yesterday. The award is presented to the nation's top male and female player at the end of the season.
After being nominated as a junior, his averages dipped to 9.1 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Now he
Chenowith was nominated last year after a sophomore campaign in which he started every game and led the team in scoring with 13.5 points per game and a rebounding average of 9.1 per game.
have to get it done on the court."
Playing well may be the easy part, but winning the award won't be.
"Both the men's and women's fields, from top to bottom, are extremely tall."
Chenowith
will once again be very competitive and exciting."
the field of nominees is loaded with talent. Chenwith will be competing with the likes of Duke senior All-American Shane Battier, North Carolina sophomore Joseph Forte, Notre Dame junior All-American Troy Murphy and Arizona senior center Loren Woods. Also in the mix is Iowa State senior guard Jamaal Tinsley, the only other Big 12 Conference representative on the men's list.
Chenowith knows the competition is tough, but said he was just happy to be nominated.
"It's a great honor for me to be considered for this award, especially among such an elite group of players," Chenwho said.
Edited by Sara Nutt
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