Wednesday, August 20, 1986
Sports
University Daily Kansan
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Athletes active in summer
Five from Kansas compete in Olympic Sports Festival
By Dawn O'Malley Summer sports editor
While many students might have spent their summer months earning money, several Kansas athletes took time away from their jobs to participate in the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival from July 29 to Aug. 3 in Houston.
Two incoming Kansas basketball players, Mark Randall and Kevin Pritchard, played for the North team. Kansas track athletes Scott Huffman, a pole vaulter, and Sharriff Hazim and Raymond Mitchell, both long jumpers, represented the North track team.
These five were among more than 3,000 athletes who competed in 34 events including track and field, swimming, boxing, figure skating and ice hockey.
Until this year, the event was better known as the National Sports Festival. It has served as a training ground for Olympic hopefuls.
"It was an experience. I enjoyed it so much." Randall said recently. "It was an honor for me to be selected in the top 48 sophomores and freshmen. The honor of that was exciting."
He said competing against older
players sharpened his skills and showed him many areas needed improvement.
"Strength, for one." Randall said. "Everybody is stronger. I need to work on my shooting."
But even though he might have some weaknesses, Randall said he also felt he did well against the competition. He said he could only improve by competing against more experienced players.
Randall and Pritchard were coached by Digger Phelps, Notre Dame men's head basketball coach. The North team failed to win any of its four games and its several scrimmages.
"We set a goal to try and get better each game," Randall said. "At the crucial times we didn't do the things that we needed to do. It was disappointing. Everybody likes to win."
The Kansas track athletes participating were more fortunate. In the pole vault, Huffman placed fourth. Hazim took fifth place in the long jump, but Mitchell failed to place.
"I just have to have faith in myself," Hazim said. "I don't get a big glory out of beating someone. But
it is nice to win and show talent. You have a certain feeling when you can jump against other talented athletes."
Hazim said he was just learning the finer points of long jumping, and being chosen to compete on the North team was an honor for him because he said it showed he had the potential to become a stronger jumper.
"You have to make sure you are strong," Hazim said. "I need to work on sprint and on technique."
Rick Attig, assistant men's track coach, said the athletes went into the meet without much conditioning. They had worked toward getting ready for the fall collegiate season by lifting weights, but in doing so, the athletes lost spring in their jumps.
To be chosen to participate in the festival was an honor for the athletes, Attig said. Although Huffman, Hazim and Mitchell didn't win their events, there were a lot of other athletes who weren't successful.
"It is something they have each year." Attig said of the festival. "A lot of meets might be better but the idea is to get athletes with the possibility of getting to the Olympics to go to those meet."
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Iowa State planning football improvement
United Press International
AMES, Iowa — It's taken three seasons, but Iowa State University football Coach Jim Criner says he has finally put together his kind of team.
"It takes three recruiting classes for a coach to get his personality into a program, and this is my third class." Criner told a media day gathering Monday. "I think we will definitely have an excellent season, and (a winning season) would be our number one goal."
For the third consecutive year, Criner appears to have put together a solid defense. But if the Cyclones are to improve on their 5-6 record in 1985
- and perhaps ward off cries for Criner's resignation - he said it will take a better offense.
Last fall ISU's offense scored 155 points while opponents tallied 318.
"From a defensive standpoint this is going to be another good year." Criner said. "But offensively, we need to be consistent and to keep our defense out of the tough field positions. We haven't done that in the past."
Criner said his staff and players aren't concerning themselves with a recent NCAA investigation into football recruiting violations. School officials are conducting their own investigation into the 34 allegations ranging from illegal loans to gifts, but Criner said he was thinking football and only football.
"We're going to put our business to football." he said. "We're going to tell (ISU administrators) that (the investigation) is their job and we're concentrating on the football field."
On the field, ISU returns 17 starters
— seven on defense, nine on offense and kicker-punter Rick Frank. After struggling offensively the past seasons, Criner said a veteran offensive line and experienced quarterback in Alex Espinoza and talented receiving and backfield crews would combine to take pressure off the defense.
"The area offensively that has been a real problem has been getting a consistent running game," Criner said. "That's another area that we feel our football team has made great progress in."
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