Wednesday, September 13, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
Freshmen runners contribute to team
Cross country wins invitational title
by Ryan Malashock sports @kanson.com Kansan sportwriter
Freshmen Laura Lavole (left) and Lauren Brownrigg placed first and third, respectively, at the Bob Timmons Invitational Saturday. They are part of a freshman class that has made an immediate impact on the cross country team this season. Kanson file photo
When asked about the recent performances of freshmen runners Laura Lavoie and Lauren Brownrigg, the first reaction from assistant cross country coach Doug Clark was to take a deep breath and smile.
Lavole and Brownrigg finished first and third respectively last weekend in the Bob Timmons Invitational and led the Kansas women's cross country team to the Bob Timmons Invitational team title.
Clark recalled the excitement that he shared with head coach Stanley Redwine late in the summer when Lavole and Brownrigg signed to attend Kansas.
"We couldn't believe that we got them in the small time frame from when we were hired to when they signed," Clark said. "They didn't sign until July, and to end up getting two runners like Laura and Lauren, we felt very fortunate."
Although Laviole and Brownrigl have become close this season, they took very separate paths on their ways to becoming Javahaws.
Lavole, a Springfield, Mo., native did not begin running organized cross country until her senior year
of high school and before that actually ran the 200 meters and 400 meters in track. With the encouragement of her track coach, Lavio ran the 800 meters near the end of her junior year and converted from sprinting to distance running right then.
"I look back, and I think it's funny because I really was not that good of a sprucer." Lavie said. "I wasn't even planning on running in college until my senior year, so I'm still pretty not to everything."
Lavie was initially looking at a number of schools, but Redwine
and Clark's move from the University of Tulsa to Kansas pretty much sealed her fate.
"They were recruiting me when they were at Tulsa." Lavoie said. "A part of me coming to Kansas was the coaching staff. They concentrate on each individual and what they need."
Brownrigg, unlike Lavoie, has been familiar with cross country since her grade school days and said that it was her sixth grade elementary teacher who first made her interested in the sport.
Brownrigg came to Lawrence
from Tualatin, Oregon, but that doesn't mean she's foreign to Jayhawk tradition. Brownrigg said that she grew up in Kansas, has family in Kansas, and has longed to be a Jayhawk since she was young.
"Rooting for Kansas was just one of the things I was brought up with," Brownrigg said. "I was that little girl wearing the red and blue Kansas shirts as a kid. I'm proud of Kansas' traditions, and going here was always in the picture."
Contributing to the team and running to the best of its abilities are goals that the freshman class established before the season even began, according to Brownrigg.
"I remember going to dinner with Laura and Paige (Higgins) one of the first nights. we got here," Brownrigg said. "We discussed what we wanted to do for the team. As freshman we want to try to come in and eventually make this a traditional place again."
Clark thought that not just Laviole and Brownrigg, but all of the freshmen have made an immediate impact early on this season.
"Any time that your top four out of six runners are freshmen, that bodes very well for the future," Clark said. "They showed a lot of maturity on Saturday for being freshmen."
Both the men's and women's cross country teams will travel to Ames, Iowa, for the Iowa State Open meet this Saturday.
— Edited by Amy Randolph
Strawberry faces house arrest for violation
The Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — Suspended Yankees star Darryl Strawberry was sentenced to two years' house arrest yesterday after admitting he violated probation by driving under the influence of medication and by leaving the scene of an accident.
"I used the wrong judgment, taking medication because I didn't feel well," he told the court. "I just blacked out. I didn't know if I hurt anybody. I feel
Strawberry, who is fighting the spread of colon cancer, apologized during a brief hearing before Judge Florence Foster for causing a Monday morning traffic accident. He said he blacked out from his medication while heading to a meeting with his probation officer.
really bad about that."
Strawberry was released from jail yesterday, slipping out a side door to avoid crowds.
Foster was the judge who placed the suspended eight-time All-Star on probation
Strawberry
last year in a drug and solicitation case. Prosecutors requested house arrest, although Strawberry could have been sent to prison.
Assistant State Attorney Robin Fusion said that Strawberry will still have to face the misdemeanor
charges from Monday's accident driving under the influence and leaving the scene of the accident as separate crimes that could bring additional punishment.
House arrest means the 38-year-old outfielder leaves home only to go to a doctor's office or for work. Should he attempt to rejoin a major league baseball team, he would need court permission. Fuson said.
Outside court, Strawberry's wife, Charisse, said her husband, who had surgery last month, was in a lot of pain because of the cancer and having a kidney removed. He also has some mental difficulties, she said, but did not elaborate.
He will undergo regular drug testing and the Florida Department of Corrections will make surprise
checks on a daily basis to make sure Strawberry is at home.
"Two years of house arrest is no day at the beach." Fuson said.
Strawberry must also pay a $265 fine and his case will be reviewed again in four months.
Strawberry spent Monday night in jail after an off-duty Hillborough County sheriff's deputy saw the player hit a road sign, turn onto a street and rear-end a sports utility vehicle stopped at a red light.
After he admitted to the two charges, state prosecutors recommended and the judge agreed that he be sentenced to two years of "community control."
12858 Four Wheel Drive • Lawrence, KS
Can your house bring out the most fans?? This is your chance to take home a Brand New DVD PLAYER for the house! Sign up for the 2000-2001 HAWK CLUB and help your house even more! Check in at the table on the Eastside of the Stadium!
Pregnant?
Birthright can help
1-800-550 4900
FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL
917 IOWA•LAWRENCE, KS• 785.840.0500
Add some GREEN to your new apartment
Check out our shipment of exotic tropical plants: ferns, ivies, jasmine, palm trees, and many more. We also carry potting materials and tools for every gardening need.
15TH & NEW YORK
843-2004
GET IN SHAPE! STAY IN SHAPE!
Two Floors of Fitness!
Cardio Theater
Treadmills
Recumbent Bikes
Upright Bikes
Stairsteppers
Reebok Ellipticals
Tanning Specials
Universal Machines
Icarian Machines
Crossline Circuit
Juice Bar
Personal Training
Full Schedule of Classes..
Free Weights
FLITE Machines
Racquetball
Whirpools
Saunas
Child Care
Yoga
Cardio Blast
Butts & Guts
Cardio Kickboxing
Cardio Interval
Stretch-n-Tone
Aerobox
Super Sculpt
2500 W. 6th Street - 841-6200
www.linnea-kld.com
South Street FITNESS FREE Trial Membership
Name
Address
City
Home Phone Age