MONDAY, DEC. 10, 2001
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN = 9A
Track team gets a peek at season
By Matt Norton Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas track and field team captured two victories at the Kansas State All Comers meet Friday.
Anson Jackson won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.09 seconds, and the women's 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Brooklyn Hann, sophomore Stacy Keller and seniors Shanetta March and Shamika McField, won with a time of 5.30.53.
In her debut for the Jayhawks,
Hann finished third in the triple
jump with a mark of 40 feet, 8.25
inches, placing her fourth on the
all-time KU indoor list. She also
finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles in addition to running the opening leg of the victorious relay.
Athletes from 18 teams competed in the meet. No team scores were tallied.
Sophiomore Leo Bookman had practiced for just a week after finishing his duty with the football team this fall. Despite the lack of preparation, he tied for
second place out of 42 in the 60-meter dash with a personal-best time of 6.80 seconds. More impressive, however, was his 0:49.4 time on the second leg of the 4x400 relay.
Coach Stan Redwine said Bookman would get better as his track conditioning improved throughout the season.
"It looked like he didn't know what he was doing." Redwine said of the relay leg. "He wasn't sure of his fitness, so he didn't know how hard to go out. But he just competed really well."
Other top performers for Kansas were senior Jennie Wonder, who finished third in the 60-meter hurdles; freshman Sondra Rauterkus, who took third in the high jump; senior Derec Lacio, who placed third in the mile; and sophomore Steve Vockrodt, who had a second-place finish in the 1,000 meters.
The meet was a learning experience for several Jayhawks who were making their first appearance in a college track meet.
and Jeremy Mims opened their college careers with what turned out to be a physical 800-meter run.
Freshmen Brandon Hodges
Hodges finished third and Hodges 16th, in times that were far from their high school bests.
Redwine said the newcomers weren't used to getting bumped around on the tight, 200-meter track, but he expected them to show dramatic improvement in their next meet.
"With young guys, sometimes they're more concerned with bumping than running their own race," Redwine said. "They're still learning what it's like running on small tracks indoors."
Even for experienced fifth-year senior Ashley Pyle, the first meet of the year was frustrating. She finished fourth in the pole vault with a leap of 10 feet. 11.75 inches. Her personal best is 11 feet. 8 inches.
But she and coach Brian Ferry thought she was on her way to a big season. She said some of the technical aspects of her jumping were developing well, and she
cleared 11 feet, 8 inches by a considerable margin in practice.
Pyle said she was stuck between using two different-sized poles — one she can bend too much, which doesn't allow her to get enough recoil from the pole to throw her over the bar the other she can't bend enough
"Coach Ferry has been saying, Just be patient, it's technical," Pyle said. "But I'm a lot further ahead of where I was last year."
The team will meet for practice early this week before being given time off to study for finals. The Jayhawks will work out on their own during winter break and reconvene Jan. 6 to prepare for the Missouri Invitational on Jan. 11 in Columbia, Mo.
Redwine said he saw some encouraging performances Friday.
"When I compare the results of the returning athletes to what they did at this meet last year, I think everyone did better," he said.
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Swim team dominates road meets
By Jeremy Giles Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas swimming and diving team improved to 5-1 in dual meet competition with two convincing victories Friday and Saturday.
The Jayhawks defeated Colorado State 177.5-122.4 Friday, Juniors Beth Schryer and Gwen Haley led the Jayhawks to victory in Fort Collins, Colo., each capturing individual wins. Schryer won the 1,000-meter freestyle and the 500-meter freestyle. Haley claimed victory in the 200-meter fly and the 400-meter individual medley.
Haley attributed her performance to her team's desire.
"We were really ready to compete," Haley said. "After not competing for over a month, you reach that point that you just really want to compete. We had just driven a long way and we really wanted to make our trip worthwhile."
Freshman Aly Colver, senior Carrie Kirkham and freshman Miranda Isaac also won individual events in the 200-meter freestyle, 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter breaststroke respectively.
In the relay portion of the meet, Kansas's 400-meter freestyle relay team, consisting of Kirkham, freshman Amy Gruber, freshman Jackie Krueger and senior Carolyn Horwitz, won with a time of 3:32.65. In the diving portion of the meet, senior Rebecca McFall won the 3-meter competition with a score of 310.88.
On Saturday, the team traveled
to Laramie, Wyo., to battle Wyoming. Kansas claimed all 10 events on its way to a 150.5-69.5 victory.
victory. "We really dominated today," said coach Cathy Burgess. "This is a good way to close out the semester, and the ladies are excited about coming back for the second half of the season.
Haley continued her stellar weekend with two more individual wins in the 200-meter individual medley and the 500-meter freestyle.
frosty.
"It was very surprising," Haley said. "I understand that dual meets are won by whoever shows up, but a blow out was surprising."
The Jayhawks reasserted their distance prowess with one-twothree finishes in two distance events. The Jayhawks captured
the top three spots in the 500-
meter and 1,000-meter freestyle
Amy Gruber continued to establish herself as one of the team's top freshmen with two more victories in the 200-meter freestyle and the 100-meter fly.
Krueger won the 100-meter freestyle, and sophomore Whitney Sondall took first place in the 100 backstroke.
In the diving portion of the meet, McFall and senior Patti Stringham brought home a one-twoin finish on the 3-meter board.
Kansas won't see action again until Jan. 13 when it takes on Texas A&M in College Station, Texas. The Jayhawks were defeated by the Aggies last season, 154.5-100.5.
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Raiders bumble but still slip past Chiefs
The Associated Press
OAKLAND Calif. — The stumbling, struggling Oakland Raiders barely survived yesterday with two surprising defensive stands and the return of a familiar punt returer.
Tim Brown ran 88 yards for a touchdown on his first punt return in three years, and Regan Upshaw forced Trent Green's fumble on a 2-point conversion with 1:38 left as the Raiders (9-3) topped the Kansas City Chiefs 28-26.
But with big plays from Brown and Upshaw, the
Raiders survived a series of blunders, widening their division lead and continuing to move toward the playoffs.
Leading 28-20, Oakland stopped the Chiefs at the 4-yardline with 3:03 to play when Charles Woodson broke up a fade pass to Derrick Alexander in the end zone on fourth down.
But Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon fumbled with 1:49 left while stretching for a first down that would have allowed the Raiders to run out the clock.
Trent Green, who passed for 253 yards and two scores, hit Tony Gonzalez for a 24-yard
touchdown 11 seconds later. But on the 2-point conversion,
Upshaw beat Kansas City's line around the left side and put a big hit on Green, causing a tumble that sealed a nail-biter for Oakland.
Despite a spectacular game from Priest Holmes, who rolled up 277 total yards while surpassing the 1,000-yard rushing mark with his fifth 100-yard game, the Chiefs (3-9) were handed their fourth loss in six games.
Holmes rushed for 168 yards and a touchdown, and caught five passes for 109 yards and
another score.
Oakland countered with big plays — and none was bigger than Brown's touchdown return. Brown hadn't returned a punt since 1998, but he was handed the job when the Raiders cut David Dunn for the overtime fumble that led to Arizona's winning field goal last week.
Jerry Rice became the first NFL receiver to amass more than 20,000 yards receiving when he made a 9-yard catch late in the second quarter. He finished with five catches for 57 yards and a score.
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