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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SWIMMING AND DIVING
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Alumni meet gets team back into competition mode
Chance Dibben/KANSAN
Junior swimmer lulia Kuzhi competes in the 100-yard individual medley during the alumni swim meet at Robinson Natatorium Friday afternoon. Kuzhi outpaced alumina in the 50-yard backstroke with a first place time of 26.31 seconds.
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BY ANDREW TAYLOR ataylor@kansan.com
After weeks of training and working on technique, the swimming and diving team got its first taste of competition Friday as it took on former KU swimmers in the alumni meet.
Though Robinson Natatorium was filled with the enthusiasm of swimmers out to impress, only two swimmers were able to outpace the alumni in any single event. In the 50-yard backstroke, junior Iulia Kuzhil surged past sophomore Abigail Anderson to take first place with a time of 26.31 seconds.
Although Kuzhil and Anderson were the only current Kansas swimmers to outswim alumni, coach Clark Campbell said he liked what he saw out of his team. He said freshmen Monica Johannessen, Brooke Brull and Alyssa Rudman all performed well in their first collegiate swim meet.
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Danielle Herrmann, 2009 KU alumna, won three out of the five individual events. Herrmann has been training with the team in preparation for short-course nationals in December. She has also worked with the team's breaststrokers throughout their training this season.
"Danielle has certain things she does as well as anyone in the country." Campbell said.
One of the alumni in attendance, 64-year-old Bob Scribner, swam the 100-yard individual medley. Scribner swam with the University from 1962-1966 and still swims competitively. At the most recent Show-Me State
"To see a person of my age still doing it and still having fun. I hope it made them realize it's not just for young people." Scribner said.
Games, Scribner won three gold medals in his age group.
Despite the lighthearted atmosphere surrounding the meet, Campbell said swimming against men and more experienced alumni magnified several things the team needed to work on. Among the problems amplified were the need for improved starts and turns. Campbell and his staff have just less than three weeks to address this problem before the team hosts its annual intrasquad meet on Oct. 9.
Even with some minor struggles, senior swimmer and team captain Carrah Haley viewed the meet as a success.
"It was a good meet to start us off," Haley said. "We got our jitters out."
— Edited by Amanda Thompson
MLB
Royals win with Tejeda's pitching
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CHICAGO — Even with a blister on his right throwing finger and the lack of his usual overpowering fastball, Robinson Tejda continued his dominance since joining the Royals rotation.
Tejeda won his third straight start, pitching six solid innings and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday.
Since moving from the bullpen to the starting rotation on Sept. 4, Tejeda is 3-0. He has allowed just two runs over 22 1-3 innings as a starter.
"He didn't really have his overpowering fastball," Royals catcher John Buck said. "But he reached down and really let it go every once in a while when we needed do and really did a good job locating with his fastball both sides of the plate."
Tejida allowed one run and three hits. He struck out five and walked two and was not phased by a blister that developed in his last start against Detroit.
Royals closer Joakim Soria got five outs for his 26th save in 29 opportunities. He struck out Paul Konerko with runners on first and second in the eighth. After a walk to Alexei Ramirez to load the bases, Soria ended the White Sox scoring threat by getting Jermaine Dye to fly out.
Tejeda left the game after throwing 104 pitches and retiring the last seven batters in order.
“It’s pretty amazing seeing the transformation a guy can make from going from the bullpen to being a starter and having the success that he’s had.” A.J. Pierzynski. “He’s done it four or five times now so it’s not a fluke.”
The White Sox failed to take advantage of a strong start by Freddy Garcia, who went a season-high eight innings, allowed two runs on five hits. He struck out three on walked one.
Chicago has lost four of its last five games and trail the Detroit Tigers by 61-2 games in the AL Central.
"We're not in a good spot, were not where we want to be, but even if we were leading the division by 6 1-2 games it wouldn't change what we needed to do tomorrow when we come in here," said Paul Konerko.
Willie Bloomquist led off the game with a double and stole third. With one out in the third innning, Josh Anderson bunted for a hit and stole second. Anderson scored on Maier's single.
Anderson also helped Tejeda by robbing Carlos Quentin of a homer when he made a leaping catch at the wall in center.
Scott Podsmednik led off the fourth for the White Sox with a single and scored on Pierzynski's RBI single. Tejeda escaped further damage by getting Quentin to fly out with the bases loaded to end the inning.
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