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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011
SWIMMING AND DIVING
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Jayhawks see improvement, capture two wins
ELISE REUTER ereuter@kansan.com
The swimming and diving team took victories against Northern Iowa and North Dakota Saturday. Placing high in every category, the Jayhawks swam well despite just having returned from a tough competition the day before.
"We were really tough in that sense, and we stayed really positive even though we were tired," senior captain Stephanie Payne said.
Payne competed in the 200 yard individual medley, 100 yard fly and the 100 yard breaststroke. She placed first in all events, with times of 2:07, 0:57, and 1:08 respectively.
This meet was different from the others in that several team members competed in different events than usual. For example, Payne normally competes in the 200 yard fly and breaststroke, so Saturday was more of sprint meet for her.
"Some of us were really put out of our comfort zone, but we stepped up to the plate for it," Payne said.
Senior Abigail Anderson also competed on Saturday, She placed first in the 200 yard backstroke with a time of 2:06:57 and won with her team for the 400 medley relay
and the 200 freestyle relay.
"Having more than two teams at a meet makes for an interesting dynamic," Anderson said. "I'm really pleased with my time and how the team did. I swam these events the day before and improved on my time."
After a tough competition against Minnesota on Friday, Saturday's meet provided a comeback for both teams. The day ended with two victories, winning 176-117 against North Dakota and 186-105 against Northern Iowa.
Coach Clark Campbell has been pleased with the team's performance so far. He hopes the endurance they have shown early this season will continue to grow.
"It was a tough turnaround when we were on the road again after Friday," Campbell said. "It was a challenge, but I was proud of how the team competed on Saturday. They seem to embrace these challenges and be fairly resilient."
Right now, the team is in preparation for the Fall Invite against the Missouri. They are on track, with each team member working on improving individual times.
"If you keep it simple and have each person focus on getting faster, good things will happen," Campbell said.
Edited by Josh Kantor
Senior distance swimmer Shannon Garlie competes in the women's 1000 yard freestyle during KU's intrasquad meet earlier this season at the Robinson Natatorium. The swimming team took victories against Northern Iowa and North Dakota Saturday.
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Red Raiders upset Sooners, end home winning streak
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TEXAS TECH 41,
(3) OKLAHOMA 38
Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege threw for 441 yards and four touchdowns in the Red Raiders upset victory against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. Sooners quarterback Landry Jones led a late comeback bid, throwing three of his five touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, two of them with less than seven minutes left. Sooner kicker Michael Hunnicutt missed a 28-yard field goal with 2:52 seconds left that ultimately proved to be the difference.
(6) OKLAHOMA STATE 45,
MISSOURI 24
Missouri kept it close, keeping it a one-score game at halftime, but Oklahoma State running back Joseph Randle scored three touchdowns in the second half to put the game out of reach. Randle ran for 138 yards on 14 carries in the game. Cowboys quarterback Brandon Weeden rediscovered his touch, throwing for 338 yards and three touchdowns.
(17) TEXAS A&M 33,
IOWA STATE 17
A touchdown gave the Cyclones a 7-3 first quarter lead in Ames, Iowa, but Aggies rallied, scoring 27 unanswered points on the back of a 142-yard rushing day by running back Christine Michael and a 125-yard day by running back Cyrus Gray. Randy Bullock made four field goals in the Aggie victory.
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OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Flowers heard the boos at the Black Hole grow louder with every pass the Kansas City Chiefs intercepted and could only chuckle.
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In a surprising turnaround from the NFL's basement, Flowers and Kendrick Lewis returned interceptions for touchdowns and Kansas City piled up six interceptions to shut out the Oakland Raiders 28-0 on Sunday for its third straight victory.
"We love it. Any defense loves to play away and hear boos," said Flowers, who had two interceptions. "Every defense loves that. For us to come out here and get the Oakland Raiders crowd to do that, the Black Hole, that was big for us."
The Chiefs didn't care who played quarterback for Oakland.
Starter Kyle Bolell became the first Raiders quarterback in 13
Carson Palmer, acquired in a trade Tuesday, relieved him in the second half and threw three more interceptions — including one that Flowers returned 58 yards to give the Chiefs a 28-0 lead early in the fourth quarter.
Just three weeks ago, that's all the Chiefs heard too.
years to throw three interceptions in the first half, including Lewis' 59-yard score on the first drive of the game for Oakland (4-3).
The Chiefs (3-3) have rebounded from an 0-3 start and will play for a share of the AFC West lead on Monday night against San Diego.
"We just have to keep believing," Flowers said. "We never bowed our head and thought the season was done like some people did. We just knew if we kept pushing, things would turn around for us. It's going
Javier Arenas and LeRon McClaim each added touchdown runs for the Chiefs on a day the Kansas City offense didn't have to do much at all.
to be a great showdown Monday night."
After being outscored 89-10 in losses to Buffalo and Detroit to open the season, the defending AFC West champion Chiefs are back in contention in the division.
While the wins came against cellar dwellers Minnesota and Indianapolis and a banged-up Raiders team missing its leading passer, scorer and rusher for most of the game, the Chiefs aren't apologizing-
"This is a tough group of guys we've got," Chiefs coach Todd Haley said.
The Raiders' promising season was jolted last week when Jason Campbell was knocked out with a broken collarbone. Coach Hue Jackson moved quickly to get a replacement by trading for Palmer on Tuesday.
Palmer had been available because he refused to play with Cincinnati and had been working out on his own in Southern California.
Because of his rust and unfamiliarity with his teammates and the playbook, Palmer did not start in his debut.
It didn't end up mattering because neither quarterback was able to do much.
"It was just an awful feeling walking off the field to be beat like that in the fashion that we were beat." Palmer said. "We need to regroup."
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