Friday, September 25, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
KU runners head east to compete
By Dan Ferguson
Kansan sportswriter
University of Kansas cross country coach Gary Schwartz isn't worried, and neither is his team.
Despite a somewhat sub-par performance at the Jayhawk Invitational two weeks ago, Schwartz is happy with where the Jayhawks stand early in the season.
"I don't think the first meet was a disappointment at all," Schwartz said. "I thought everybody competed very well, especially the younger kids. The freshman have definitely improved since the beginning of practice."
Rather than looking back in disappointment, Schwartz said it was more important to look at the meets ahead, including Saturday's Iona Meet of Champions in Van Courtland Park, NY.
Members of the women's cross country team prepare for a race at the Jayhawk Invitational. Both the men's and women's teams will compete Saturday in the tona Meet of Champions in Van Courtland Park, N.Y. Photo by Matthew Friedichs/KANSAN
Senior co-captain Kevin McGinn said it was important for both the men's and women's team's not to panic and to concentrate on improving every week.
"This meet will be a good test because we'll be able to get out of the Midwest and run against more national competition," McGinn said. "We have such a young team, so we need to use each meet as a building point for the next."
The Iona Meet of Champions is one of the premiere cross country invitations on the East Coast. Both Jayhawk teams will face nationally ranked programs Saturday.
The toughest competition on the men's side will come from the host team and No. 15 ranked Iona Gaels, while the women will face an even tougher test in No. 3 Dartmouth and No. 14 Wake Forest. Iona won both the men's and women's competition's last year and are looking to become the meet's first two-time champions.
Senior Diane Heffernan said it was vitally important for the young Jayhawk women's team to gain experience and not to worry about the tough competition surrounding them.
"Our goal is to improve every race
as a team and continue to work together," Heffernan said. "With such a young team, the biggest thing we can do is gain experience for the future."
Schwartz said that the competition at the Iona meet will be an indicator
of how good the Jayhawks can be in the 98 season.
"This meet will give me a good barometer," Schwartz said. "We'll see if the team has made improvement. Everyone just needs to focus on running their best race."
--that she believed the team could win the tournament this weekend.
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Goalkeeper to make first collegiate start
By Brad Hallier
Kansan sportswriter
When the lineup is announced for the Kansas women's soccer game today, one player make will make her first collegiate start.
"I feel like I've been working real hard in practice, and I've been looking forward to this since I started here," said Katie Garrity, sophomore goalkeeper. "There will be some jitters, but I'm confident in myself that I'll do well. I am really looking forward to hearing my name and home town during the starting lineups."
Kansas coach Dan Magner said that Garrity had earned the chance to start in today's 4 p.m. match against Central Oklahoma (2-3) at Super Target Field, the second game of the inaugural Kansas Tournament. Drury and Western Illinois will play at 2 p.m. in the first game.
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"I think Katie has worked very hard in training," Magner said. "She's shown herself capable when given the opportunity. It also gives Jen Cecke a little rest. We have full confidence in Katie and believe that she earned the opportunity to start."
The Jayhawks (3-4) have the opportunity to climb above the .500 mark for the first time since beginning the 1997 season 2-0. Midfielder Colleen Collins said
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"This tournament is important for us," Magner said. "We want a good showing. We've started to show well for ourselves in practice. We've been preaching to play from the opening whistle, like we did in our wins over Arizona and Missouri."
points for a win and one point for a tie in the tournament.
(1-6). The tournament concludes at 3 p.m. when Drury plays Central Oklahoma. Teams will earn three
The tournament continues at noon on Sunday with the Jayhawks facing Western Illinois
"Because we have the home field,we are determined to do good this weekend," she said. "We've put in good hours this week in practice,working really hard,and the intensity has been high."
The toughest opponent for the four teams this weekend could be the conditions of Super Target Field. With rain all week, the field is certain to be slippery and tough to play on. Magner said that there was a possibility that Sunday's games could be moved to another venue in Lawrence or the Kansas City area.
Kansas softball begins with a busy weekend
By Chris Hopkins
Kansan sportswriter
Tracy Bunge, coach of the Kansas softball team, has been watching TV 24 hours a day for the last week.
Washburn University, Johnson County Community College, University of Missouri-Kansas City and Emporia State University also are participating in the Classic.
She wasn't trying to catch up on her pop culture, she was just watching The Weather Channel.
Sophomore third baseman Heather Chambers was spiked through the hand during the same drill and the injury required eight stitches. She will sit out this weekend's games but will return for a
The Jayhawks open their fall season today with a doubleheader against Pittsburg State. The games will be at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. on the Jayhawk Field behind Oliver Hall.
Team injuries have been a problem during the past week.
Junior pitcher Christy McPhail suffered a broken left hand earlier this week and is expected to take six-to-eight weeks to heal.
Because she is right-handed, McPhaill will attempt to pitch with the injury, but she will not be able to bat or field.
Bunge is hoping that the showers predicted for this weekend don't wreak havoc on the Jayhawks' first few games of the season.
Then, tomorrow and Sunday,
Kansas plays in its second annual
Jayhawk Classic, with games running from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on both days, also on the Jayhawk Field.
tournament next weekend.
Sophomore pitcher Jessica Kowal has suffered from tendinitis in her throwing wrist but said that she would be able to pitch this weekend.
Bunge said that DeWinter had some work to do, and that, as a transfer from a community college, she had not had some of the advantages provided by a Division I college.
The injuries to McPhail and Kowal are compounded by the fact that senior pitcher Sarah Workman still is rehabilitating her throwing arm from an injury she sustained last season. That leaves Kansas with one pitcher, junior Melanie DeWinter, not among the walking wounded.
Workman said that she found some comfort in the fact that she would be starting against non-Division I teams but still is cautious.
Workman's pitches in scrimmages unfortunately have been limited to fast balls and change-ups because she found other pitches fatigued her too much.
"They can still hit, and the fastball is the easiest pitch to hit," said Workman.
"I'm very pleased with the way they're coming together as a group," she said.
All in all. Bunge said that she was happy with her team's progress.
"To them, that's their opportunity to shine, and you just want to make sure they don't shine too much," Bunge said.
Bunge said that she told her team not to overlook the competition this weekend.
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