Wednesday, August 30, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
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Williams enjoyed his summer
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While he was there, Williams also played golf with former North Carolina coach Dean Smith, who was one of the key recruiters of Williams for North Carolina, and Jordan, also a former Tar Heel.
"He was very supportive," Williams said of Jordan. "He understood the whole thing."
In the camp, Williams led his team to the championship game, where Williams' team of computer technicians lost to former NBA coach Mike Fratello's team.
While Williams' summer P.N.C. — post North Carolina — took him all across the country and kept him in contact with all kinds of fans and colleagues, Williams said an encounter he had in Hawaii with NBA All-Star David Robinson proved to be the defining moment of his summer.
"He grabbed me this summer to tell me how impressed he was, and I told him that the biggest reason for going was to realize my dream," Williams said. "And then he said the great thing about life is that dreams change."
Williams stared down at his desk, glanced out his window, then flashed his defining smile.
"I thought that was a pretty good line," he said.
Then again, to Kansas fans, so were the words. "I'm staying."
- Super Mario With senior quarterback Dylan Smith still suffering from flu-like symptoms, the likelihood increases that freshman quarterback Mario Kinsey will not redshirt this season. Although still improbable, if he doesn't redshirt, it will pose a problem for Williams.
Williams plans to have Kinsey walk on to the basketball season when practice starts on Oct. 13.
effectively ending his season with football coach Terry Allen's team. But even with Smith ailing, Williams knows it will work out.
"If anything were to happen, coach Allen and I have a great relationship, so we'd sit down and whatever is needed to be done will be done." Williams said.
"Nope, didn't happen," Williams said.
The Old Course At his office last week, Williams showed off pictures from his latest golf travels. During the summer, Williams, Allen and a group of friends traveled to Scotland to play the Old Course at legendary St. Andrews. Unfortunately, Williams didn't accomplish a goal of his — a hole in one.
But he did note that Allen is currently at a personal-best 10 handicap.
- Edited by Erin McDaniel
Javelin thrower to miss Olympics
Bv Rvan Malashock
By Ryan Malashock
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
If there was ever a time to refer back to the childhood saying "life's not fair," that time came this summer for Kansas track senior Scott Russell.
The Victoria, British Columbia native capped off three years of preparation with a national championship in the javelin at the Canadian Olympic Trials.
Normally, one would think that placing first in a nation's Olympic trials would merit a berth in the Olympic Games in roughly two weeks at Sydney, Australia. Unfortunately for Russell, Canada's Olympic Federation set the qualifying mark for the javelin higher than Russell's career-best. Therefore, Russell will not go to the Olympics, despite his first-place finish in the trials.
"The meet was so much fun," he said. "There were so many people there, and it was a great atmosphere. I'm just really upset with
how things worked out."
Russell said representing Canada in the Olympic Games had long been a goal of his.
"Not going really bothers me because it would have been a great experience and I really got the minimum qualifying throw," he said. "I think it would be especially great because track is probably the biggest sport at the Olympics; there's so much tradition."
The explanation for why Russell will be staying home this September is complex.
When qualifying for the javelin, there is an "A" standard qualifying minimum and a "B" standard qualifying minimum. Some countries, including the United States, take qualifiers from both the "A" standard qualifiers and the "B" standard qualifiers. For the Sydney Olympics, the "A" standard qualifying throw was 82 meters, and the "B" standard 78 meters. Russell's longest career throw is 78.9 meters.
Canada's Olympic Federation made the decision before qualifying began that the country would
only be taking "A" standard qualifi ers. This year, in the javelin, there were none.
Jayhawk assistant coach Doug Reynolds said he was upset by the decision to keep Russell home.
"I'm confused by the whole thing, and I definitely disagree with it, but I'm sure Canada has their reasons for doing this," Reynolds said. "It would be pretty hard for them to bend the rules at this point, but it would've been great to see Scott in the Olympics."
Russell sees missing the Olympics as a starting point rather than an end. He's looking forward to the NCAA Championships, the 2001 World Championships in Canada, and ultimately, the 2004 Olympics.
"If my body allows it, I'm going to give it all I have to make the next Olympics," he said. "I'll just be starting right over with another four-year training cycle. I'm hoping to do well over the next few years, but everything I've got goes for making it in 2004."
Edited by Amy Randolph
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