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SPORTS
KU bowlers to strike way to national fame
FRIDAY, NOV.16, 2001
By Steve Schmidt Kansan sportswriter
While some people bowl for fun and relaxation, the 12 students on the Kansas men's and women's bowling teams bowl to win national championships.
The women's team ranks 14th in the nation, and the men are 18th in the men's poll on collegebowling.com after solid performances at last weekend's Brunswick Great Lakes Invitational in Lake Zurich, Ill. The men finished six out of 39 teams, and the women placed 10th out of 24 teams.
Both teams turned in strong performances Oct.19 and 20 at the Midstates Tournament in Topeka. Competing with two squads, the men's first team placed ninth, and the second team 14th out of 20 teams, the women third out of nine.
"It's just really early in the season," said Kristina Boehm, Olathe junior. "We've come out strong so far. We can only hope to get better with more practice. We're doing pretty good this year so far because we've got a lot of experience. But we still have a whole room of improvement."
The women's team consists of Boehm; Nicole Mosqueda, Topeka junior; Tiffany McBurney, Albany, Ore., senior; Brenda Morgan, Olathe freshman; Annetta Manthei, Rochester, Minn., freshman; and Kelly Zapf, Rochester, N.Y., freshman.
The team has taken aim for the national collegiate tournament in Buffalo in April. Each member averages nearly 200 points per game.
It is the balance between the three veterans, Mosqueda, McBurney and Boehm, and the three freshmen, Morgan, Manthei and Zapf, that gives the squad hopes of competing in the national tournament.
"They've definitely influenced us," Zapf said of the team's veterans. "Just to see their dedication gives us the same drive."
The men's team also hopes to be Buffalo-bound in April. The men's team is made up of Alan Emmons, Loveland, Colo., sophomore; Jesse James, Lawrence junior; Ryan Ludwig, Kansas City, Kan., junior;
Mike Keeler, St. Charles, Mo., senior; Jason Elliott, Salina junior and University Daily Kansan design editor; and Marc D'Errico, Rochester, N.Y., sophomore. The six members average more than 200 points per game each. The men are trying to top last year's fifth-place national finish.
"This year we have as much talent if not more than last year," D'Errico said. "By the end of the year, we'll be one of the best teams in the nation."
"We've done well so far, but there's a lot of new people, and I think it's going to take a while before we start clicking. Hopefully, we'll start clicking around nationals."
Teamwork has helped the KU bowlers thrive, Ludwig said.
"One of the best things about KU is that most people think that bowling is an individual sport, but here it's a team sport," he said. "Here there's other guys to stand by you and help you with changing conditions."
The "changing conditions" include what ball to throw, where to stand, oil patterns and ball reaction.
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"It takes, like any sport, dedication, hard work, and remaining analytical throughout the tournament," McBurney said. "Most people think you just throw the ball straight at the pins. We really try to take it at more depth."
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Amidst a season full of high expectations, McBurney and her teammates plan to take it one pin at a time, starting at a Thanksgiving tournament that features more than 60 teams in St. Louis.
Helping both teams with the needed preparation are men's coach Mike Fine, women's coach Tom Partridge and assistant coach Brian Schmidt-berger.
"I feel this group this year we have an excellent chance of going to nationals," McBurneysaid. "We have the talent, the dedication, and the spirit to go all the way."
Contact Schmidt at 864-4858
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Above: Alan Emmons, Loveland, Colo., sophomore, works on his form. The KU men's bowling team practiced yesterday at Royal Crest Lanes, 933 Iowa St. It is ranked 18th in the men's poll on college-bowling.com.
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Right: Tiffany McBurney, Albany, Ore., senior, throws the ball for one of her numerous strikes. The women's team will participate in a Thanksgiving tournament that features more than 60 teams in St. Louis.
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