WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2002
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 3B
Golfer poised to advance in rankings
By Ryan Greene
rgreene@kansan.com
Kansan Sportswriter
It is fairly safe to say that coach Ross Randall's goal of keeping senior Chris Marshall moving up in the national rankings will be fulfilled.
Members of the Kansas Men's golf team made a push in yesterday's final round to finish sixth at The Prestige 2002 in La Quinta, Calif. Marshall recorded his first individual win of the year to end the fall season. He shot three rounds consecutively under par to finish with a tally of 207 (-9) at the par-72 La Quinta Resort Mountain Course.
"I am very delighted with Chris' finish," Randall said. "I am not sure that his tee-to-green play was the best that it could be, but he definitely putted the ball well."
Marshall is poised for a jump in the Golfweek national collegiate rankings, which ranked him 34th heading into the event.
Texas Christian University's Adam Rubinson finished second place in the individual standings, one stroke behind Marshall. Texas Christian University took home the team title, finishing 15 strokes ahead of University of California-Irvine, which finished second place.
After finishing in sixth place at The Nelson-Stanford Invitational last week, junior Tyler Hall ended this week's tournament in a tie for ninth
place, shooting a one-under-par score of 215.
Sophomore Andrew Price landed in a tie for 52nd place with a three-round score of 228 (+12). Rounding out the roster for the Jayhawks were freshmen Pete Krsnich and Jason Sigler. Krsnich finished at 16-over to tie for 64th place, while Sigler's score of 236 put him at 76th place.
"The team struggled with the exception of Marshall and Hall,"
Randall said. "We tied for sixth in a strong field, so there is not much to complain about."
The team has completed the fall half of its schedule and will resume play in February. The team will continue to practice during its break from competition.
"It makes it so hard when the range is closed, when we have to drive to K.C. to get practice, and you don't want to sit out in the cold and hit balls for two hours," Marshall said. "Coach and I put a goal together that by the middle of the spring we'll be ready to go into the Big 12 tournament, then regionals, and make it to nationals."
- Edited by Nicole Roché
Coach pleased with preparations for season
By Steve Schmidt
sschmidt@kansan.com
Kansan sportswinter
The action off the field for the Kansas softball team has been quite eventful recently, as Kansas City businesswoman Cheryl Womack donated $2 million for a new softball facility to replace Ijavawk Field.
But not much has happened on the field.
"This is probably our most
down time of year." Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said. "As far as softball, we'll have to wait until we get back on the field in January."
It's been close to a month since the team finished up its 8-3-1 fall exhibition campaign, and, just like its baseball brethren across the parking lot, the squad can have only four players practicing together at a time under NCAA regulations.
During the fall season, the team may only work out eight
nours a week. Bunge said six of the hours went to conditioning.
The coach said she had been pleased with the progress of the younger players and their development because of their agility and weight-lifting drills.
The first full workout day for the squad is Jan. 10. While the rest of the student body is at home for a final week of winter break, the squad will participate in a minicamp.
Four weeks later, the Jayhawks
will kick off the regular season on the road against Central Florida for three games Feb. 7-9.
"We'll basically hit the ground running," Bunge said.
During the 12 preseason games, Bunge used an assortment of lineups to get a good idea of each player's abilities. She said the normal starting lineup probably would not be unveiled until the end of February.
Edited by Melissa Shuman
Nebraska vows to overcome tough loss to Texas
The Associated Press
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska football team, while not at all happy with Saturday's last-minute loss to Texas, is not dwellings on what might have been.
The Cornhuskers had a chance
to beat the Longhorns, who are ranked No. 4 this week, in the closing seconds Saturday.
But quarterback Jammal Lord's pass intended for freshman split end Mark LaFlore was intercepted by Texas' Nathan Vasher at the 1-yard line and the Longhorns escaped with a 27-24
win.
"There really are only two directions you can take," Solich said. "You can go down a path of bouncing back and trying make sure that every time you step on the field you're working at getting better ... and trying to become the football team that you want to
become.
Nebraska, even with an inexperienced offensive line, a new quarterback and underclassmen peppered across the depth chart, came into the season with high expectations but dropped out of the AP Top 25 for the first time since 1981.
Soccer club earns trip to nationals
By Steve Vockrodt
svockrodt@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The University of Kansas men's club soccer team will advance to the National Club Sports League Championship Tournament the weekend of Nov.21.
The team qualified not by winning a playoff game, but because of its regular season record.
After playing three games in the regional tournament, heavy rains in Austin, Texas, forced a cancellation of the remaining games. Representatives from each team in the tournament met with the NCSL governing body to determine which two teams would advance by merit.
The committee could not argue with KU's credentials, including a 10-1 conference record, a No.1 conference and regional ranking, and scoring 54 goals and allowing only 15 in the regular season. KU was selected to advance along with regional powerhouse Rice University.
"We were the top team going into the tournament; it was a no-brainer for the committee," graduate student Cedric Sunray said.
The team defeated Texas A&M in its first match 4-2. After a lethargic first half, KU held on to a two point lead fueled by a two-goal performance from Sean Murray.
The next game pitted the two top-ranked teams in the region, KU and Rice.
Despite Scott Reynolds' first tournament goal and concerted
"We were the top team going into the tournament; it was a no brainer for the committee"
Cedric Sunray graduate student
efforts from Aaron Law and goalkeeper Chris Hartley, KU fell to Rice 2-1.
Rice started strong with two early goals but KU dominated the second half, coming within one goal. KU suffered its second loss of the season because of several failed scoring attempts.
"I can't even count how many opportunities we missed," Sunray said. "Their goalkeeper was all over the place."
KU's showing was enough to convince the NCSL committee to send KU to the national championship tournament in Bakersfield, Calif. The team will practice all week before learning its bracket, likely by Friday.
"I think at this point, practice will be ridiculously intense," Sunray said.
The team will need as much training as possible because it could face national championship contenders Brigham Young University, Cornell and Virginia, among others.
The team has discussed tentative plans with Al Bohl, Kansas athletics director, to be honored at halftime of the Nov. 16 football game against Oklahoma State.
- Edited by Erin Ohm
Cut this portion out and return to us The University Daily Kansan. 119 Stauffer-Flint
Name:___
E-Mail:___
Week #10
O Kansas at Nebraska O
O Iowa State at Kansas State O
O Baylor at Texas O
O Oklahoma State at Texas Tech O
O Oklahoma at Texas A&M O
O Colorado at Missouri O
O Miami at Tennessee O
O Mississippi at Georgia O
O Michigan at Minnesota O
O USC at Stanford
O Tennessee-Martin at E. Illinois O
Weekly Winners Will Receive a Free T-Shirt & a Mojo Burger
Ain't no thing like a Mojo wing! 714 Vermont 841-1313 Contest Rules:
Grand Prize Winners Will Receive A Free Year of Sunflower Broadband High Speed Internet Access
- The content is open to current KU students only. Those selected as winners will be required to show a valid student ID.
• Contests must submit their applications on the form printed in The University Daily Kansan or on clear photocopies of the official form. Photocopies of the forms are available at the classified counter of the University Daily Kansan, first floor of Stauffer-Flint Hall.
• Entry forms must be dropped off at an "entry bax" at one of those locations no later than noon the Friday before the games in question.
• Entries may be mailed to Bick the Kansan, The University Daily Kansan, 1435 jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, Kc 60545. Mailed entries must be received by noon the Friday before the games in question. No late entries will be accepted.
• Five winners will be selected at random from entries that select more correct games than the representative for the Kansan. Note: If there are fewer than five, the remainder will be selected nomin, first who they tied and, if necessary, all entries.
• The five winners will be notified by e-mail the following Monday before midnight. If you winner fails to reply to the notification by e-mail before midnight Tuesday, the Kansan has the right to select another "winner" from the "winning" pool. No more than 5 winners will be selected each week. However, the Kansan has under no obligation to present five each week.
• Winners will be required to contest with their picture taken by 5 am on Thursday. If the winner fails to keep an appointment to have their picture taken, the Kansan has the right to select another "winner" from the "winning" pool. No more than 5 winners will be selected each week. However, the Kansan is under no obligation to present each week.
• Selectled winners will be featured in the weekly *Beat the Kansan* selections column the following Friday. Note: Those selected winners column will not be eligible to win that particular week. Contestants are not eligible to win two weeks in a row.
• At the end of the season, a grand prize winner will be selected from all the entries received that "beat the Kansan" during the season - not just from the pools of five each week. In other words, even if a "winning" contestant is not one of the five picked for the prizes during the season, that entrant will be eligible for the final grand prize.
• Any decision by the Kansan judges is final.
• Kan萨 employees are not eligible
---