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Stowe, Wilson run all over Mizzou
CROSS COUNTRY
Men's and women's teams win in first competition of the year
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The first race of the year between Kansas and Missouri turned into a dominating performance for the Kansas cross country team.
Senior Rebeka Stowe finished first in the women's race, while redshirt freshman James Wilson finished second overall and first
for the men's team. Kansas won both team competitions by a wide margin.
When the gun fired to start Saturday's Missouri Cross Country
Stanley Redwine said. "He is a hard trainer, he is a great competitor and he showed it today. For a freshman to come in and do that today was totally awesome."
Wilson led the way with a time of 26:54.35.
"It's only my second race wearing the blue so getting second place. I'm definitely very happy with it," Wilson said.
Two Missouri runners eventually infiltrated the Jayhawks, but Kansas held off the Tigers.
Challenge, the Jayhawks had a clear strategy: They wanted to run in a pack. The blue jerseys of the KU men's team were all at the front of the pack before the runners even reached the end of the fairway on A.L. Gustin Golf Course, which served as the course.
REBEKA STOWE Senior runner
"We were waiting on the Missouri guys to make a move, which they did right about where we thought they would," Wilson said. "When they made a move, our job was to respond and go with them. We were still six or seven strong, which was nice."
Wilson led the pack of Jayhawks for most of the race. It was not until the final mile when the pack began to separate.
"I must say that was a pleasant surprise," coach
But it was the string of four KU runners behind Wilson that a l o w e d Kansas to win the overall team race.
Stowe finished first for the second time in her
career.
"We haven't pack ran that well in a few years." Stowe said. "It's awesome anytime you can come out and beat some Tigers. It's a good time."
Stowe said she was pleased with the Jayhawks' performance but still not satisfied. The Jayhawks will be in Minneapolis, Minn., for the Roy Griak Invitational.
"We still have a lot of work to do," Stowe said. "We are in a good place and everybody's doing well."
— Edited by Jayson Jenks
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Sophomore distance runner Rebeka Stowe was the top finisher in the women's race. Stowe said she was pleased with the team's performance.
MLB
Mariners show youth against Royals, 2-1
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Mariners have used 18 rookies this season and their inexperience is showing at the plate.
The Mariners struck out 12 times Sunday in a 2-1 loss to the Kansas City Royals, bringing their total to 51 in the four-game series.
Alex Gordon had a pair of RBI doubles and four Royals pitchers combined to limit the Mariners to six hits a day after they had only two.
"It's one of those things where you talk about being aggressive versus passive, like earlier in the year we were really passive," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said. "These guys are still trying to find it. They are up there looking to hit.
"It's unreal," said Teaford, who allowed three hits, walked one and struck out a career-high five. "To have my 100th (professional) start my first big league start and my first win of my career, and my dad here. ... It's awesome to have him in town. You can't write a better story than that."
"As we continue to get more experience, those strikeouts will come down and you'll get more damage with those swings."
The Mariners couldn't crack Royals starter Everett Teaford (1-0), who was making his first big league start. He had 23 appearances out of the bullpen and only learned Saturday that he'd be the spot starter Sunday.
Blake Wood took over in the sixth and tossed two hitless innings, retiring six straight, four on strikeouts. Greg Holland gave up a two-out RBI double to Ichiro Suzuki in the eighth and Joakim Soria pitched the ninth to pick up his 28th save in 35 opportunities.
"I wanted to attack the strike zone from the beginning," Teaford said. "I wanted as much contact as possible, I wanted them to put the ball in play."
They had trouble just making contact.
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