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off the bench
Cross country teams place at Invitational
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By Sean O'Grady
sogrady@kansan.com
Kansan sports writer
Sibling rivalries usually end in punches, not in photo finishes.
Kansas State's Matthew Chesang edged out his brother, Kansas' Benson Chesang for the title of individual champion at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational on Saturday. Matthew won the four-mile race and set a new course record with a time of 20:19.30. Benson, Ravine, Kenya, freshman, finished in 20:19.40, one one-hundredth of a second behind him.
"Man, it was nice racing against my brother today," Benson said. "It felt really good to have him at my side."
Matthew said the KU/K-State rivalry made racing his brother bittersweet.
Contributed Photo by David E. Pfeufter
"He's my brother, but then again, he's my opponent," he said.
Despite not taking the individual title, Benson paced the Jayhawks past the other five schools to a team championship, beating out Kansas State 27 to 49.
Chris Jones, third overall; Cameron Schweir, sixth; Dan Ferguson, seventh; and Brian Raggett, ninth, rounded out the rest of the team's score.
Cross country coach Stanley Redwine said he was excited about the team's effort.
"If you look at our top five, they were all pretty close," he said.
The team will take a two week break to prepare for the Oklahoma State University Cowboy jamboree in Stillwater, Okla.
The University of Kansas women's cross country team finished second to Kansas State at the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational this weekend.
fifth with a time of 14:57.70 for the four kilometer course.
Paige Higgins was the Jayhawks' first finisher. She placed
Monika Spinger, seventh; Lauren Brownrigg, 10th; Laura Major, 12th; Arrah Nielsen, 13th; and Jessie Violand, 14th, completed the team's score of 47. Kansas State won with 22 points.
"I'm pretty satisfied with the race," Higgins said. "Even if we didn't beat them (K-State), we're missing some of our strongest runners, I think that was a huge factor."
Kansas was without the fleet feet of Laura Lavoie, Megan Manthe, Angela Pichardo and Jenna Bimbi because of injuries.
Kansas cross country runner Benson Chesang finishes second in Sept. 13 Wildcat Invitational in Topeka. Benson was outrun only by his brother, Kansas State's Matthew Chesang.
Coach Redwine said that although the team ran well, there was room for improvement.
"Second is second," he said,
"K-State beat us today, so we have to get better."
Redwine said although having Laviole and the others would have improved the team on Saturday,
they were focusing on the long run. "We are looking at things for the end of the year, not just one race," he said.
pete at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater, Okla., on October fourth.
The Jayhawks will next com-
— Edited by Neeley Spellmeier
Volleyball falls short of tournament victory
By Mike Norris
mnorris@kansan.com
Kansas Sportwriter
The University of Kansas volleyball team came up just short in two losses in the Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic last weekend.
After losing a five game match to Arkansas (6-4) in its opening match, Kansas came back with a 3-0 drubbing of Creighton. The team still had the opportunity to take the tournament by defeating North Carolina. But another close, fifth game loss prevented that from happening.
Coach Ray Bechard was disappointed with the loss, but was glad to see the team fight back from down 2-0.
"I told them whatever we did in games three, four and five, we need to capture that and remember it," he said.
In the Arkansas match the team fell behind 2-1, before winning game four, and forcing a final game five. Even a career-high 27 kills by Jana Correa couldn't prevent the loss, as Kansas fell 15-10.
On Saturday, the Jayhawks defeated Creighton (2-7), 30-20, 30-18 and 30-21, shutting out the Blue Jays.
Ashley Michaels stepped up for the Jayhawks in the match. The junior middle blocker had 13 kills and a .571 hitting percentage.
The Horejsi Family Athletics Center was packed with 925 fans for the championship match against North Carolina (6-2). KU started slow, falling behind 2-0. After two straight wins in games three and four, the Jayhawks had the crowd behind them heading into the final game of the match. North Carolina coach Joe Sagula said he didn't know what to expect in game five.
"I was a little worried," he said.
"And then we made a run there,
and that was the difference."
The 6-0 run Sagula was referring to turned a 10-6 Kansas lead, into a 12-10 Jayhawk deficit. After trading leads four times, North Carolina finally put KU away 21-19, in a game that is only played to 15, in a 'win by two' format.
"We came up a little bit short, but I can't remember a more exciting match ever in the Horejsi Family Athletics Center," said Bechard.
The Jayhawks finished 1-2 in the tournament, and Michaels and Correa both were voted to the All-tournament team.
was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player.
"We're always supporting each other," she said. "And I think that's helped a lot."
North Carolina's Molly Pyles
Middle blocker Josi Lima, who had 33 kills in the tournament, said despite the losses, the team staved positive.
The Jayhawks are 7-3 in their non-conference schedule, with only the University of Missouri-Kansas City left. They will travel to Manhattan on Wednesday for their Big 12 Conference season opener against Kansas State.
— Edited by Ashley Marriott
One kicks Greene in Kick the Kansan
Well, things are finally looking up for yours truly here after week three of the Kick the Kansan contest.
A record of 10-2 this weekend kept me from getting kicked by everyone except for one lone contestant — Kristin Luehrs, O'Fallon, Mo., sophomore.
The only place our picks differed was the Colorado vs. Washington State contest. I said in Friday's picks segment that this was the hardest game of the weekend
Well, almost no one.
to pick, and next to no one expected the Buffaloes to get wiped like they did on their home turf.
"Colorado Luehrs sucks," Luehrs said, explaining why she picked the Cougars.
losing to a female, largely because her boyfriend helped her with the picks. However, it was also her boyfriend's fault that she did not finish 12-0 instead of 11-1. The boyfriend, an Arkansas fan, picked against the Razorbacks in their upset victory over Texas.
Now I can take some solace in
Luehrs has guaranteed a 12-0 finish next weekend. Yeah, we'll see about that one.
The teams I picked were finally able to help me out in late game situations this week.
Both Ohio State and Florida State were able to stave off late-game scares to hold on for victories.
Also, after a 42-35 victory over Wyoming on the road, it may get harder for University of Kansas students to pick against the Jayhawks from here on out. Maybe the victory will even change the mind of our dean of students, Richard Johnson, who boldly took the Cowboys.
Next week the games will really
matchups such as Florida vs. Tennessee, LSU vs. Georgia and Michigan vs. Oregon, we will truly see who can Kick the Kansan hardest and with the most genius.
Golf
Greene is a Vernon Hills, Ill., senior in journalism
Kansas golfers struggle take 12th in Tennessee
Junior Andrew Price finished two under par and in a tie for sixth place at the Ridges Intercollegiate, but it was not enough to propel the Jayhawks as the team struggled and finished 12th.
Sophomore Ryan Rainer was five over par for the tournament, including finishing even par in the third round. Rainer finished in a tie for thirty fourth. Junior Kevin Ward was seven over, leaving him in a tie for 41st place
The Jayhawks were 38 shots off the champions, the Florida Gators, who finished at 10 under par. Price was eight shots back from the individual champion, Bill Haas from Wake Forest. The tournament included the top three teams from last season's event.
Freshman Tyler Docking was 18 over for the tournament, finishing in a tie for 81st place. The Jayhawks lone senior Tyler Hall struggled this weekend as he shot a 15 over 87 in his first round, withdrew from the second round, and shot an 82 yesterday.
-Ryan Colaianni
Basketball
Former Jayhawk guard accepts Valpo position
Former Kansas standout-guard Rex Walters accepted a coaching position at Valparaiso University last week.
Walters, 33, helped the Jayhawks to Big Eight Championships in 1992 and 1993. He earned first team all-Big Eight honors both years.
"As a player, Rex was always the first in the gym and the last to leave," Valparaiso coach Homer Drew said in a press release. "That type of work ethic will serve as a great example for our basketball team."
Walters spent last season as an assistant coach at Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park. He was named as an assistant at Emporia State University two months ago.
The 16th pick in the 1993 NBA draft, Walters played for the New Jersey Nets He joined the Philadelphia 76ers in 1995 , and ended his NBA career with the Miami Heat in 2000.
— Chris Wintering
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