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Jayhawk swimming cruises to a much-needed victory at Robinson
The Kansas swim team competed against Tabor College, Morningside and William Jewell.
Alex Robinson/Kansan
ERIK NELSON @erikthefan
On Saturday afternoon the swim team geared up for a meet against three opponents: William Jewell College, Tabor College and Morningside College. This season, the Jayhawks have not lost a complete meet at Robinson Natatorium, although they did split their first double dual meet on October 24.
The bleachers were filled to capacity thanks to the support of spectators from
all four schools.
It was a longer meet than usual, as racing began at 10 a.m. and did not end until approximately 1:45 p.m., with two breaks of a combined 25 minutes. This was mainly because there were 14 women's events, as well as 14 men's events that featured William Jewell, Tabor and Morningside competing against each other.
Right from the start, Kansas controlled the women's portion of the meet. In fact,the team won all 14 events.
Junior Pia Pavlic won the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:03.88. She won another event as a member of the A relay team that won the second heat of the 400-yard medley relay. Pavlic, along with freshman Haley Bishop, junior Yulia Kuchkarova and senior Bryce Hinde, recorded a time of 3:50.08.
Bishop also won a pair of events, the 200-yard butterfly and the 100-yard freestyle. Her butterfly time was 2:04.84. The time for her freestyle win was 53.68 seconds.
"I was really surprised because I don't do a lot of 200 races. I was very relaxed because I knew that there was no pressure," Pavlic said.
"I'm really happy how I'm doing. My body hurts, and we're at that point in the season where we're all hurting. I actually did better than I thought," Bishop said.
The win was much needed, as Kansas had lost 28 of 32 events in Florida between Jan. 8 and 9.
"We didn't perform as well in Miami as we wanted to, so we trained really hard this week and we knew that we were all dead," Bishop said. "Us winning is confidence, and that's all we need at this point in the season."
Kansas defeated Tabor by a score of 130-55 and Morningside by a score of 130-92. The team decided not to have a score against William Jewell. With the win, Kansas has now won three consecutive meets at home.
Kansas' next meet will be this Saturday at Robinson Natatorium against Nebraska-Omaha. It will be the final home meet of the season for Kansas, as well as the final home meet in the careers of seniors Hinde, Laura Bilsborrow, Chelsie Miller, and Haley Molden. It is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.
Edited by Matthew Clough
Beaty and Kansas football net pair of two-star recruits
▶ SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
There has been little to cheer about regarding Kansas football as of late. Coming off an 0-12 campaign, the Jayhawks just missed out on a local sensation. On Friday, Amani Bledsoe, a four-star defensive end from Lawrence, chose Oklahoma over Kansas.
However, just hours after Bledsoe turned down his hometown team, the Jayhawks netted a pair of two-star prospects. Running back Khalil Herbert and cornerback Julian Chandler both verbally committed
to Kansas. Both announcements were made by the prospects via Twitter after official visits over the weekend.
and Mississippi State. One factor that led to him choosing Kansas over other programs is the fact he trained with former Kansas standout Tony Sands.
Running back coach Reggie Mitchell has heavily recruited Herbert. He is a 5-foot-10, 190-pound back from Heritage High in Plantation Florida. Herbert ran the ball 118 times for 861 yards and nine touchdowns in his senior campaign.
Herbert is the nation's 37th ranked running back in the 2016 class. He was ranked as the 75th best prospect in Florida. He had offers from programs such as Florida International
Kansas' other verbal commit came from Chandler, who was a former Louisiana Tech commit. Chandler, a 6-foot, 170-pound defensive back from Hightower High in Texas, announced Saturday night on Twitter he was attending Kansas in the fall.
Missy Minear/Kansan Kansas coach David Beaty looks out over Jack Trice stadium. Over the weekend, Beaty and the KU football team received verbal commitments from two two-star recruits.
The Jayhawks' backfield has a few holes in it after losing seniors De'Andre Mann and Taylor Cox to graduation. Kansas still returns its leading rusher Ke'aun Kinner who had 134 carries for 601 yards and five touchdowns in his first year with Kansas in his junior campaign.
Earlier in the week, Chandler decommitted from Louisiana Tech. He chose Kansas over offers from Nevada and New Mexico. He was a two-time all-district selection at Hightower High.
Though he is a defensive back, his relationship with defensive line coach Calvin Thibodeaux led to his decision to become a Jayhawk. Thibodeaux had been on the recruiting trail for Chandler
even when he had committed to Louisiana Tech.
With the two latest additions to the Jayhawks family, the 2016 recruiting class is coming into form. Kansas will be able to officially ink its two newest recruits
come National Signing Day on Wednesday, February 3.
-Edited by Matthew Clough
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