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Okla., who is an active KU alumnus. He contributed $27,000 in 1984, and $25,000 each year since.
Learned found another contributor in George Tiller, a KU alumnus and former athlete from Wichita. Tiller contributed $10,000 in 1984 to help get the Kansas volleyball program off the ground.
"We didn't have money to recruit or even buy equipment," Learned said. "One year we only had two dollars in the budget for mailing."
The Jayhawks were unable to compete with good teams because they didn't have enough money to travel. Lockwood said.
Before Learned became the assistant coach and helped raise money for the Jayhawks, he said the team traveled to two tournaments in Tulsa, Okla., and one in Wichita. The team always had the problem of trying to satisfy the NCAA's requirement of a competitive schedule.
If the NCAA decides a team's schedule is not tough enough, they can cancel its automatic bid in the post-season NCAA tournament.
In 1883, the team also was given a recruiting budget from the University and allowed 12 full scholarships to help upgrade the队.
With the extra scholarships, it was able to recruit players who are, statistically, among the best in the country today.
"The last year that I coached we had a really good year recruiting and had a fairly good year," Lockwood said. "The scholarships helped to lure some good kids."
Shannon Ridgway, an outside hitter, is ranked third nationally in digs — a defensive save of a spike attempt.
Owner key players recruited that year include junior Monica Spencer, Kristi Conway, Tammy Hill, Michelle Kclone and Judy Desch.
Michelle Kaiser but Catalina Suarez, Bogota, Colombia, sophomore, is also an outside hitter for the Jayhawks. She was recruited the following year, but Learned said the financial increase from 1984 made it possible to recruit her.
She played for three years on the Colombian National Team and this year is ranked second in the U.S. in this
Lockwood said the program was gradually developing and becoming more competitive.
Finally, in 1984, the athletic department, with encouragement from Lockwood, decided to hire a full-time coach for the program.
"The department saw the need to hire a full-time coach," Learned said. "It makes a big difference when someone can devote their whole day to it."
Lockwood was too busy with outside obligations to keep the program up-to-date, Learned said.
Albitz, former head volleyball coach at Oral Roberts University, applied for the job and took over in 1985.
Albitz said she was very impressed with the administration and the positive attitude they had towards improving the program.
She has taken a team that didn't have a winning season in four years and developed it into a competitive force.
in 1985, the Jayhawks had a 17-15 record and placed fifth out of six teams in the Big Eight Conference.
Today, the team has a record of 16-3 and is ranked first nationally in defense among the Collegiate Volleyball Coaches Association.
"There's no reason why we couldn't have a good volleyball program." said Monte Johnson, KU athletic director. "Frankie has done an excellent job. She has gotten support that wouldn't be there otherwise."
As the team's record shows, there has obviously been an improvement in the team. Albitz, however, is still trying to schedule tougher teams for the Jahwaws to play.
This year's schedule was considered to be tougher than in previous sesons, Abiltz said, but some of the teams have turned out to be less of a challenge than expected.
Learned said an ideal schedule would include a strong tournament in Texas and one or two in California.
Stancliff said he had observed a growth in the program and the players over the last few years and was favorably impressed with the improvements that have been made.
"Their skill level has improved tremendously," he said. "They are a much more competitive team."
"We're able to go out and get better players, which means we can play a tougher schedule," she said.
Desch said since the volleyball team had gained support, it had a better chance of doing well against other teams.
"There's always a positive attitude knowing that our game plan is going to work."
And Kansas' new game plan is producing a winner.
Sports Briefs
Receivers return to lineup, head coach Valesente says
Kansas may get two wide receivers back this weekend, head coach Bob Valesente said yesterday.
yesterday. Rodney Harris, who was sidelined at the beginning of the season with a foot stress fracture, returned to practice yesterday.
ture, "A lot will depend on his attitude and feelings." Lynn Bott, director of sports medicine, said. "But we're going to let him give it a try."
Harris feels more confident about his condition than Bott.
tion than Bott.
"I'll be ready to play this week," he said
"It'll be ready to play," he said. Peda Samuel Ishmael a sprained wrist Saturday (Sept. 13) and Jawwaks' game with Southern Illinois, but he will be able to play Saturday, Batt, said. KU beat Southern Illinois 35-23.
However, the playing status of placekicker Chase Van Dyne remains questionable. He was kept out of the Southern Illinois game because of back problems.
"Chase's back is improving gradually," Bott said. "We are letting him participate in practice so that he will be ready for the Big Eight Conference schedule."
Kansas is preparing for its Big Eight opener against Iowa. State on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
NCAA says Coyne can play
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced Friday that Robert Coyne, Denver freshman, was eligible to play basketball for the Jayhawks this year. The announcement came after the NCAA officials studied his high school transcript.
Coyne's eligibility had been questioned by the NCAA under Proposition 48, the new entrance guidelines for freshmen.
Coyne, a 6-foot 8 forward from Denver West High School, signed with the Jayhawks earlier this year. He average 28 points and 11 rebounds per game in high school and was named as a
The Kansas women's golf team placed ninth of 12 teams with a total score of 963, Sunday at the Beacon Woods Invitational Tournament at Bayonet Point, Fla.
Women golfers place ninth
Miami won the tournament with a team total of 873
first team All-State player in 1986
Tracy Kerdyk, Miami, won the event shooting rounds of 73.7 and 67, for a total of 214.
Junior Sue Pekar, had the best showing of the KU golfers with rounds of 75, 77 and 80 for a total of 232.
Other Kansas golfers playing at the tournament include freshman Donna Lowen, 81, 78, 82
- 241; junior Tina Gnewuch, 79, 83, 82 - 244;
freshman Sherri Atchison, 83, 82, 81 - 246;
freshman Linda Bauerle, 83, 88, 94 - 275.
KU head coach Kent Weiser said yesterday that the competition was tough but the team was ready for it
"It's great to get to play against teams like that, that we hope someday to become," Weiser said.
"The girls have improved a lot, two years ago we would have loved to shoot a 963."
Now he said the players were not happy with the high score.
The next meet for the Jayhawk golfers will be the Jayhawks Invitational tournament Oct. 20-21 at the Alvamar Golf and Country Club in Lawrence.
Australia in Davis Cup final
BRISBANE, Australia — Pat Cash outlasted Brad Gilbert, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, yesterday, giving Australia a victory against the United States and a spot in the 1986 Davis Cup finals against Sweden.
It marked the third time in four years that the once-powerful United States team failed to get past the seminal round. Between 1978 and 1982, the United States won the Davis Cup four times.
The two-hour, 23-minute victory by Cash, a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon this year, gave Australia an unbeatable 3-1 lead. It was the first time in 13 years that Australia had beaten the United States in Davis Cup play.
Word sentenced to 6 months
Word was one of three current or former Virginia players described by investigators as small-time drug dealers — less than an ounce of cocaine at a time.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Barry Word, the 1985 ACC football player of the year, was sentenced to six months in jail and three years probation yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute cocaine.
2 Tigers arrested for theft
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Two Missouri football players were arrested yesterday on suspicion of misdemeanor theft, the university police said.
Cordell McKinney and Kenny King, both 19, were arrested at 1:15 a.m. by university police responding to a report that a car was being driven by the Maj. Jack Watering of the university police.
U.S. wins volleyball title
He said the two allegedly stole a $100 equalizer from a car stereo.
PARIS — The United States confirmed its rise to the top rank of world volleyball Sunday when it defeated the Soviet Union and won the 11th men's World Volleyball Championship
The Americans, using brilliant backcount defense and a clever game at the net, needed more than two hours to win 12-15, 15-14, 15-12 and take their first world championship
The victory capped a dramatic rise to prominence in the sport by the United States, which won the 1984 Olympic gold medal and defeated the Soviets, winning the 1985 World Cup title.
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