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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, September 15, 1997
Jayhawks go jump in the lake
Men and women swimmers take first
By Brian Custar sports@kansas.com
Kansas sportwriter
Swimming in a lake — as opposed to a pool — did not stop the men and women's swim teams from gliding to victory Saturday.
Lone Star Lake was the setting for the fourth annual Open Water Race.
The Jayhawk women finished first ahead of second-place Illinois and third-place Southern Illinois. The men tied for first place with Southern Illinois.
Members of the Kansas swim team race during the 5K Open Water Race at Lone Star Lake. The fall swimming event took place Saturday. Photo by Augustus Anthony Piazza/KANSAN
This is the fourth year of success for Kansas at the Open Water Race. The meet has only one free-style stroke event, a grueling 3.1 mile course through the chilly lake water.
"This type of race is physically challenging because you can never stop [swimming]," said Gary Kemp, Kansas swim coach.
But that did not seem to bother the Jayhawks as much as the absence of top men's swimmer Tyler Painter. Painter, a sophomore, is in Colorado training at a World Championship Camp for the World Championship Meet in Australia in January.
So the men were led by three freshmen. John Reyes finished third overall at 56:55, followed by teammates Will Bernhardt and Zac Maxfield, who finished fourth and fifth. Southern Illinois' Liam Weseloh won the event with a time of 55:31. The freshmen phenomenon carried over to the women's team as well. Freshman Adrienne House took first overall with a time of 58:09. Freshman Amy Meyer came in at 58:11.
"I was very pleased with our freshmen," Kempf said. "All of our swimmers responded well and met the challenge in the absence of Tyler [Painter]."
Although the meet was an exhibition, senior Kristin Nilsen said that it was still an important tradition.
"It helps us get in the competitive spirit," Nilsen said. "It is a good base to build on for the season."
Nilsen said she usually swam the individual medley and the breaststroke. She holds a Big Eight record in the 400 IM of 4:19.70. She finished 11th overall in the Open Water Race.
The Jayhawks will compete again Oct. 10 in Lawrence at the Crimson and Blue Meet.
Bills, not Elvis, sing the blues at Arrowhead
The Associated Press
But the Bills couldn't victimize the Chiefs the way Grbac shocked the Raiders.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Elvis Grbac was the toast of Kansas City all week after hitting a pass in the final seconds to beat Oakland.
Gribac threw a l-yard touchdown strike to Tony Richardson with 6:55 left and gave the Chiefs the lead, setting the stage for the final drama on the other end of the field.
Given a first and goal from the 7 with 27 seconds left, Todd Collins missed three straight passes. Then Mark McMillian intercepted the fourth, preserving Kansas City's 22-16 victory with six seconds left.
Because Phil Hansen blocked the extra point, the Bills could have won with a touchdown and an extra point.
After Buffalo seized a 13-9 lead early in the fourth quarter, Tamarick Vanover took the ensuing kickoff on the 6-yard line and sped almost untouched to his fourth career touchdown return, electrifying the crowd and giving the Chiefs some badly needed momentum.
The Bills tied it at 16 a few minutes later with Steve Christie's 30-yard field goal. But Grbac engineered a six-play, 50-yard march capped by the go-ahead toss to Richardson.
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