Wednesday, October 14, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
Assistants dig coaching gig
Love of volleyball prompted decision to remain involved
by Laura Bokenkroger Kansan sportswriter
Jan Madlock and Jill Jones are Kansas assistive volleyball coaches because it enables them to remain a part of the game they love.
Coaching was the perfect answer.
Both Madlock and Jones said they were not ready to quit volleyball completely after finishing their collegiate careers.
Madlock discovered her love for volleyball as a senior in high school. Although she was only recruited to play basketball and softball at the college level, the Maywood, Ill., native searched for a place on a volleyball team.
Despite her late start in the sport, with determination, she walked on at Illinois State as a freshman. By the time she was a senior, she had worked her way into the starting lineup, and was selected team captain.
"I never played in the off season in high school because I didn't want
to give up other sports," Madlock said. "But I really fell in love with volleyball in the summer before my senior year when I discovered the
strategic parts of the game."
of the game." It was the strategy that enticed Madlock to coach.
"I started coaching summer camps at Illinois State, and when I was a junior, I realized this was what I wanted to do," she said.
Jones: Began as an assistant with now-KU coach Bechard.
Madlock began her coaching career at her alma mater where she served as an assistant for two years. She also coached at Iowa before coming to the University in 1996.
Unlike Madlock, Jones said that she had been planning on coaching all along.
"When I was younger, I thought you had to teach to be able to coach so everything I did was going toward an English education degree," Jones said.
Jones, who went to high school in Goodland, received a scholarship to the University of Wyoming. She was selected captain as a junior and led the team in digs, aces and kills as a senior.
Jones said that her senior year was more painful than enjoyable. She had reconstructive surgery on her shoulder, and later on her knee, and knew that physically she could not continue to play.
"In my fifth year of playing volleyball I started thinking that it would be great to be an assistant coach
somewhere and work on my masters in education," Jones said.
After graduating in 1996.
Jones took an assitant coaching position at Barton County Community College under then coach Ray Shear
chose to come with him when he moved to Kansas.
Bechard, who first met Jones at his satellite volleyball camp when
she was 14 years old, recruited her out of high school. Although she chose to play at Wyoming, she helped him coach summer camps.
Beachard's coaching style also has also impressed Madlock, who said she has seen a remarkable difference in this year's team.
"I completely respect him as a coach and a person," Jones said. "I admire his ability to motivate his players and make each girl compete to her highest level."
"When he first got here, I admired his ability to bring the players together," Madlock said. "He talks a lot about our core covenant and what we stand for. He does a good job making the players feel like they're a part of something that is bigger than themselves. That is something I want to take with me if I coach somewhere else."
"We also look at the personality a player has on the court," Madlock said. "We like players that give out positive energy and get excited for what they accomplish. Coachability and the potential to improve are also factors we consider."
As the recruiting coordinator, Madlock said that she looks for quickness, agility and jumping ability when she evaluates high school players. It takes more than that to be a college athlete though, she said.
Hutchinson knocks Derby from top spot
TOPEKA, Kan. — Long downtraden Hutchinson scored its biggest victory of this decade last week, knocking Derby out of the No. 1 spot in Class 6A and elevating itself into the No. 4 position in this week's Associated Press consensus high school football rankings.
The Associated Press
The Salt Hawks drubbed Derby, 33-14, for their fifth victory in six games to move into the rankings for the first time since the 1980s.
Kansas high school teams begin district play this week, with each playing three teams within its own district to determine who qualifies for the playoffs.
Hutchinson, which hasn't had a winning season since 1990 and hasn't made the playoffs since 1989, broke a 26-game loss streak in its
1997 opener and has become a power to be reckoned with this year.
Derby, which had won its first five games and held the No. 1 ranking for a month, tumbled to No. 5 in this week's 6A rankings. Wichita Northwest, a 39-6 victory against Wichita East moved up from fifth to second and Olathe South, a 21-13 winner against Lawrence, took third.
Garden City got pummeled by Kansas City Rockhurst, 45-6, and fell out of the 6A ratings.
The 5A rankings remained unchanged, with Liberal holding the top rung after beating Great Bend, 40-22; Stilwell-Blue Valley keeping second with a 29-28 win against Blue Valley North, and Fort Scott remaining third with a 6-0 win against Spring Hill.
In 4A, Topeka Hayden stayed at
the head of the team with a 49-18 triumph against Topeka Highland Park, and Sabeth remain second by beating Nemaha Valley, 7-6. Pratt kept third with a 35-24 win against Thomas More Prep of Hays
AP consensus rankings are an average of ratings by the Hutchinson News, Salina Journal, Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle.
Here are the AP consensus rankings after six weeks:
Class 6A
1. Wichita Southeast, 6-0. 2. Wichita Northwest, 5-1. 3. Olathe South, 5-1. 4. Hutchinson, 5-1. 5. Derby, 5-1. Others rated: Garden City, 42.
Class 4A
1. Liberal, 5-1. 2 Stilwell-Blue Valley,
6-0. 3. Fort Scott, 6-0. 4. Salina
Central, 5-1. 5. Valley Center, 6-0.
Others rated: None.
Class 5A
1. Topea Hayden, 6.0.2. Sabetha,
6.0.3. Pratt, 5.4. Concordia, 6.0.4.
Prairie View, 6.0. Others rated:
Holton, 6.0.
Class 3A
1. Smith Center, 6·0, 2. tie. Andale,
6·0, and Conway Springs, 6·0, 4.
Hillsboro, 6·0, 5. Medicine Lodge,
6·0. Others rated: Riverton, 6·0.
1. Claflin, 6-0. 2. Atwood, 6-0. 3.
Onaga, 6-0. 4. Ness City, 5-1. 5. Stockton,
6-0. 6 others rated: Frankfort, 5-1.
Class 2-1A
Eight-Man I
1. Little River, 6-0. 2. Ashland, 6-0.
3. Burritt, 5-1. 4. Chetopa, 6-0. 5. St.
Paul, 6-0. Others rated: Pratt-Skyline,
6-0.
Eight-Man II
1. Sylvan Grove, 6-0.2. Haviland, 6-
0.3. Midway-Denton, 6-0.4. Hanston,
6-0.5. Hope, 6-0.8. Others rated: None.
Educational Opportunity Fund
Applications are now available for the eleventh year of the
All departments, units, and organizations of the University are eligible to apply. Applications and information may be picked up at the Student Senate Office, 410 Kansas Union, or the Office of Student Financial Aid, 50 Strong Hall.
Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, October 30,1998 at the Student Senate Office,410 Kansas Union
All grants are for the 1999 - 2000 academic year Questions? Call 864-3710
ATTENTION SENIORS:
Nomination forms can be picked up at the Student Organizations and Leadership Development Center in the Kansas Union and are due by Friday October 16 1998 at 4:00
ELECTIONS WILL BE OCTOBER 21th & 22th AT WESCOE
October 18 at Alvamar Orchards