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THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Aiming to repeat success on and off the course
LAUREN DRUMMOND
Idrummond@kansan.com
The men's golf team will kick off its season on Sept. 3 with the Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. The squad welcomes in four new freshmen, Clay LaBrec from Westminster, Colo., Jordan Lowery from Gilbert, Ariz., Bryce Brown from Lincoln, Neb., and David Catt from Shawnee. The team will be led by seniors Jeff Bell and Nate Barbee, along with junior Doug Quinones. Kit Grove will return as coach with assistant coach John Handrigan. Among the team's tournaments is the Kansas Invitational, which will take place here in Lawrence on Sept. 19 and 20.
Last season ended on a high note as the Jayhawks received the All-Academic honors from the Golf Coaches Association of America. In order to qualify, a team must have a combined grade point average of a 3.0 or higher. Kansas was one of 59 Division I schools to receive this honor. The team posted a combined 3.28 GPA.
Edited by Lisa Curran
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Senior Jeff Bell hits his ball down the fairway last season during the second round of the Bill Ross Intercollegiate tournament. The team starts its season on Sept. 3.
Junior Maria Jackson chipped a shot onto the green during the second round of the Marilynn Smith Invitational at Alvamar Golf Club. The team starts its season Sept. 12.
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LAUREN DRUMMOND
Idrummond@kansan.com
The women's golf team will begin its season on Sept. 12 at the Dale McNamara Invitational in Tulsa, Okla. Thanuttra Boonraksasat will return to the team as a redshirt freshman. Returning with Boonraksasat are juniors Katy Nugent and Maria Jackson and seniors Meghna Bal, Jennifer Clark and Grace Thiry. Erin O'Neal returns as coach along with assistant coach Katy Heher. The Big 12 championship will be held at the Lawrence Country Club from April 27 through 29. The team hopes to compete in the NCAA Championship, which will be held in Nashville, Tenn., from May 23 through 26.
The layhawks ended their season last year with four players being named to the National Golf Coaches Association's scholar list. Seniors Meghna Bal and Jennifer Clark earned the honors for the second time with fellow senior Grace Thiry and junior Katy Nugent each earning the honor for the first time.
SPORTS BRIEFS
Tryouts to be held for club soccer
CLUB SPORTS
Club Soccer tryouts will be held Aug. 22 at 4:30 p.m. at Shenk Recreational Sports Complex on Iowa and 23rd streets. Players who are interested should bring
Max Rothman
water and all necessary soccer equipment. Contact Jeremy Chabot at 316-519-0675 or jchabot@ku.edu with any questions.
— Edited by Lisa Curran
NFL
Former Jayhawks in the NFL
- Cornerback Aqib Talib is back on the field and focusing on football after he was charged of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in March, and indicted by a Dallas County grand jury in May. Talib led the Buccaneers with six interceptions despite having his season cut short by a hip injury he suffered in week 13.
- Kerry Meier is fully recovered from a knee injury that forced him to miss all of last season. He is expected to be the fourth wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons and will line up all over the field at split out, in the slot, as a tight end and possibly as a quarterback for some trick plays, given his history of throwing the football at Kansas.
- Wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe caught four passes for 60 yards for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in its preseason opponent against the Chiefs on Aug. 12 at Kansas
City. Briscoe caught four passes for 65 yards and a touchdown in a 23-13 victory at New Orleans on Jan. 2 last season.
- Defensive end Jake Laptad signed as an undrafted rookie free agent with the Chicago Bears on July 29.
- Offensive tackle Brad Thorsor was waived by the Arizona Cardinals Aug. 8 after injuring his right leg in practice Aug. 5.
- Chris Harris is fighting for playing time as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and will mostly be used on special teams this season.
- Darrell Stuckey is expected to contribute on special teams for the San Diego Chargers. He was moved from strong safety to free safety and is currently second string.
- James Holt is fighting for time at outside linebacker and special teams for the San Diego Chargers. He sat out the first preseason game on Thursday, Aug 11. Holt worked out on the sidelines during practice on Saturday.
Sources:
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The Denver Post
Chicago Tribune
Foxsportsarizona.com
ESPN.com
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Senior Ekaterina Morozova returns the ball during her doubles match against St. Louis last season. Morozova returns this year as the team's top singles player and part of the top doubles team.
TENNIS
Young but healthy team aims high
This year's tennis team recognizes its shortcomings from last year and wants to improve in all areas.
was plagued with injuries and coach Amy Holt-Hall hopes that won't be the case this season.
Despite the 9-13 record, the team
"That always is a big thing for any college or Division I coach — to make sure their players are healthy," Holl Hall said.
KENTON WATKINS
kwatkins@kansan.com
She added that the team is young and there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Of the nine players, six are underclassmen. The players lack experience, but that isn't stopping the team from envisioning its ultimate goal — the NCAA tournament.
"We have to be realistic, and once everyone gets back, we will sit down and discuss what our goals are," Holt-Hall said. "My goal for the team is to have a productive season."
The team hopes that every player will be able to contribute to the team's success for this season. However, there will be certain players that the team will lean on for victories.
When discussing returning senior and top singles player Ekaterina Morozova, Holt-Hall said the year, her senior year, will be pretty productive.
"We're looking for them to do big things," Holl-Tall said.
Windows, one of the team's five sophomores this season, said that
On the doubles side, the team is relying on Morozova and partner Dylan Windom to be successful.
the fall schedule is important for their season.
"I think we really need to take our fall play seriously." Windom said.
"The fall always prepares you for the spring."
Windom also has some pretty serious individual goals she wants to accomplish this season.
"I want me and my doubles partner to make All-American," Windo- dson said.
The team is playing a non-conference schedule that they hope will prepare them for the Big 12 season, and help them improve enough to make the NCAA tournament in the spring.
In addition to hosting two tournaments, the team will also be traveling to play tournaments in Kentucky, Oklahoma, California, and Hawaii.
Still, the team looks forward to the conference matchups the most.
"The Missouri game is always fun," Windom said, "because it's such a big rivalry."
Edited by Marla Daniels