THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2009
SPORTS 3B
CROSS COUNTRY
Men's team takes first place as women finish second
Two individuals set personal records despite losing by 6 points
BY SAMANTHA ANDERSON
sanderson@kansan.com
The men's cross-country team continued its winning season in Columbia this weekend.
The men's team beat Missouri by 29 points Saturday.
Sophomore Donny Wasinger finished first for the team and second in the race with a time of 26:05.30.
He was followed by sophomore Zach Zarda, sophomore Austin Bussing and senior Bret Imgrund with times of 26:11.20, 26:17.50 and 26:21.7.
The women's team came in second — losing by only six points. Lauren Bonds came in first for the team and overall fourth finishing the race in 18:10.8.
She was the leader of a pack of
runners who spread out over 40 seconds.
Junior Amanda Miller finished in 18:22, sophomore Kara Windisch finished in 18:37.5 and sophomore Rebeka Stowe finished in 18:50.8.
She said although her team didn't beat Missouri, she still considered it a success.
The women's team has been focusing on trying to run as a pack and getting more runners to finish the race closer to Bonds. They did just that in this race.
The top four finishers crossed the line only 40 seconds after Bond, compared with over a minute last year.
Bonds beat her old time on the course by 49 seconds. Windisch also had a personal record on the 5K.
TIMES FROM
SATURDAY'S RACE
Men's:
Donny Wasinger, 26:05.30
Zach Zarda, 26:11.20
Austin Bussing, 26:17.50
Bret Imgrund, 26:21.7
Women's:
Lauren Bonds, 18:10.8
Amanda Miller, 18:22
Kara Windisch, 18:37.5
Rebeka Stowe, 18:50.8
The team has a three week break to train and continue to improve before their next meet in Oklahoma.
Adam Buhler/KANSAN
— Edited by Alicia Banister
Leading the pack from left Rebeka Stowe, Kathleen Thompson, Allie Marquis, and Kara Windisch charge up a hill after passing through the Oak Holler Bridge earlier this month at Rim Rock Farm. The team is focusing on running as a pack for future races.
A show of support
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Sophomore quarterback Kale Pick thanks the Kansas faithful for their support Saturday evening in the Sun Bowl. Pick rushed for 87 yards on two runs in the fourth quarter
Maholm's pitching helps seal Pittsburgh victory
HOUSTON — Paul Maholm pitched eight shutout innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates snapped a 13-game road losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Houston Astros on Sunday.
MLB
Maholm (8-8), who lost four of his previous five decisions, scattered six hits and two walks. He struck out two.
Ryan Doumit homered and Garrett Jones had an RBI single for the last-place Pirates, who had dropped five in a row overall.
play. Capps hadn't pitched in a save situation since Aug. 27.
Matt Capps allowed Lance
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NEI
Denver defeats Cincinnati with 87-yard touchdown
Unbelievable!
CINCINNATI — Brandon Stokley caught the deflected pass, turned and looked upfield. Nobody stood between him and the end zone.
Berkman's leadoff homer in the ninth before earning his 25th save when Hunter Pence grounded into a game-ending double
In the time it takes to sprint the length of the field, Stokley ran Denver out of a crushing loss and into franchise lore. His 87-yard touchdown with 11 seconds left on Sunday provided a 12-7 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, who are going to need a long time to recover from this one.
"I've never seen anything like that," Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer said. "I've played football since I was 7 or 8, and I've not seen that."
No one had.
A half hour after it ended, a Bengals fan in an orange Rey Malaualuga jersey sat alone in
the otherwise empty expanse of green seats behind the end zone, staring at the field, trying to comprehend what had just happened.
One weird bounce had changed everything.
"You know you need a miracle, and that's basically what we got," Stokley said. "When I scored, I just remember it being quiet, and that was a good feeling."
Down to desperation, Orton threw a sideline pass that was nearly intercepted. The next play was a throw to the other sideline for Brandon Marshall, who was blanketed. Cornerback Leon Hall cut in front, went up for the ball and tipped it into the air.
The Broncos felt sick after Cedric Benson's 1-yard run put the Bengals up 7-6 with 38 seconds left. No one felt worse than quarterback Kyle Orton, whose poor judgment had given the Bengals their chance to pull ahead.
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