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Friday, October 30, 1987 / University Daily Kansan
Sports
Cross country to run in Big 8 contest
Women hoping to overcome injuries;men counting on positive team attitude
3y MIKE CONSIDINE
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Staff writer
On the eve of Big Eight Conference meet, the Kansas men's cross country coach Bob Timmons is hoping for a fitting end to a successful career, while women's coach Cliff Roveto has more modest goals.
The men's and women's meets will run back-to-back tomorrow at the University of Oklahoma Golf Course where the women's race is begin at 10:30 a.m.
Timmons said he was never concerned about his dual meet record, but the conference meet has always had a special appeal.
"I don't care how many I've won or lost," Timmons said. "But I do care about the conference championship. This is our season right here."
Rovetto says he realizes that he doesn't have the talent to compete with the league's top five schools. Three Big Eight women's teams are nationally ranked, including Colorado, the favorite for the meet.
"I think everyone's just worried
about getting themselves ready to run," Roelto said. "If everyone goes out and does the best they 're capable of doing, that's all that matters."
Men's student assistant Ben Welch said that the team decided to chase the conference title after last year's sixth-place finish.
Timmons said this team reminded him of the 1981 men's squad, which finished second to Iowa State.
"I've never had a team with any better attitude," Timmons said.
The Cyclones are favored this year, according to a poll of Big Eight coaches released Oct. 20. Iowa State, and Oklahoma or Oregon have all been ranked nationally.
"The conference is better than it has been in awhile," Timmons said. "Five teams will be shooting for a championship, each with a chance."
Timmons said his team was disappointed because the Jayhawks were outright bad.
"We're shooting for first place," Timmons said. "If the poll helps us do that, then great, we can use that to
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don't care how many I've won or lost. But I do care about the conference championship. This is our season right here.'
Bob Timmons
KU men's cross country coach
our advantage. Yet, on paper, I can understand why they would have selected us there."
Timmons said Kansas needed to place junior Craig Watcke and sophomore Steve Heffernan in the top 10.
"The next guys will have to run fairly tight with them," Timmons said. "I think with a maximum effort from each person, we've got a shot."
The women were rated seventh in the Big Fight coaches' poll.
Injuries to freshmen Susan MacLean and Tina Saulsbury could reduce Rovelto's team to just five for the conference meet.
"It items like about half the team is injured right now," sophomore Kelly Coffey said. "You just have to do it through and do the best you can."
*Sausbury is "very doubful" because of her skin splints, Rovello said. MacLean, the team's top runner, was one of her strained quadrein injury.*
"Susan's not worse now, she's just not getting better," Rovolet said. "She is young and she's already going to have a lot of time to have that end on a sour note."
Rovetto is expecting a few personal records from his team, which placed second at the Pittsburg State Invitational on Oct. 17.
"If the meet at Pittsburgh and our workouts are any indication, they should have a good performance," he said. "I think all of these kids are making the most of where they're at in training."
Rovetto said his team was capable of challenging sixth-seeded Missouri with or without MacLean.
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