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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008
quote of the day
"We spend a considerable amount of time addressing our players regarding their personal conduct and the NCAA rules. They know exactly what we expect from them. Ultimately, they have to make the right decisions. The same holds true of our boosters."
— Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops after the 2006 dismissal of quarterback Rhett Bomar after reports surfaced that Bomar made $18,000 in the summer at a car dealership.
lespite working five-hour weeks.
fact of the day
Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar was the No. 4 overall recruit in the class of 2005, according to Rivals. com. Bomar started the final 11 games of the Oklahoma Sooners' 2005 season. He was pegged as OU's starter for 2006 before getting dismissed. Without Bomar, the Sooners won the Big 12 Championship and made the Fiesta Bowl.
Weldon unexpectedly leaves basketball team
trivia of the day
Q: Who was the other player dismissed along with Bomar and worked at the same car dealership in the summer of 2006?
Chakeitha Weldon could be painfully quiet if you didn't know her.
I found that out quickly the first time I met the young point guard. Eyes glued to the floor and her voice barely audible, Weldon, an Atlanta native, nervously explained how she found her way to the Midwest from the cultural hub of the South.
She said she felt comfortable with coach Bonnie Henrickson, her teammates and life in Lawrence. She beamed as she told me how excited she was to continue growing as a player and establishing herself in the Big 12.
During practice that day the unthinkable happened. During a
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run-of-the-mill drill, Weldon landed awkwardly on a teammate and tore her ACL, effectively ending her first season in a Kansas uniform in early February. As all injuries are, it was completely unexpected.
Last week Weldon did something even more unexpected. She called it quits on her career at Kansas.
A: Offensive guard J.D. Quinn.
The news took Henrickson and her teammates completely by surprise.
"It was out of the blue," Henrickson said Monday.
Physically Weldon was back. The crutches and the painful hours rehabbing in the trainer's room were in
Weldon
the past. The doctors had cleared her to return to the court, no holds barred.
Weldon was talented but raw — quiet off the court but a fiery competitor when she hit the hardwood. Even after her knee failed her, Weldon continued to be the emotional sparkplug for a young team trying to find its place.
Against Kansas State a few days after the injury, Weldon showed just how much the support of her teammates and coaches meant to her. Doped up on pain medication and hobbling on crutches, her teammates encircled her before tipoff just like they had every game before. Weldon rose up, took one look at the faces of her friends and teammates surrounding her and led one of the most goosebump-inducing huddles I have ever witnessed.
"Ahhh… We come to play today.
Jayhawks. Jayhawks. Jayhawks."
But now she's gone. Maybe she missed home, her family and the friends she left behind.
Only Weldon knows for sure. Either way, she will be missed.
- Edited by Tara Smith
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Soccer: Florida, noon (Gainesville, Fla.)
Tennis: UNM Fall Invite, final day (Albequerque, N.M.)
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