Cross Country Captain Lawson Aims for Olympics
The 1968 Olympics is the goal of KU cross country standout John Lawson.
Lawson, Kansas City senior and captain of the Jayhawk harriers, said he wants to keep on winning the way he did Saturday. Lawson finished first in the Big
Eight Cross Country Championship meet last weekend in Stillwater, Okla. His winning time of 14:04.3 set a course record. Previous record was set in 1963 by John Camien of Kansas State Teachers College, Emporia.
Establishing a new course record was no surprise to Lawson.
"I FELT the record was going to be broken, and I was hoping that I would be the one to break it." he said.
The three-mile Big Eight classic was different from KU's six-mile course in many ways.
"The pace was a lot faster than the six-mile," he said. "Also, the course was flatter. There were fewer hills. I've been training for the three-mile course."
IMMEDIATE in Lawson's plans is the National Collegiate Athletic Association meet here in three weeks. Lawson ran 24th in the 1964 championship run in East Lansing, Mich. His time was 20:56.
After the NCAA meet Lawson plans to concentrate on studies until track season opens. He said he plans to keep running to stay in condition.
"I hope eventually to make the 1968 Olympics," he said.
After graduation in January, 1967, Lawson hopes to keep running in invitational meets to keep in shape for the Olympics.
"I really have to budget my time to keep up," Lawson said.
LAWSON, a radio-television major, graduates in 1967. He said he planned his schedule with an extra semester to permit time to
study and to run. He said he would like to get a job as a program director or salesman in radio and television when he graduates.
After the Olympics in 1968, he hopes to move into an advertising agency.
Lawson has only praise for the "fine coaching staff." He said he believes they are building a "potentially great team."
Lawson's training involves about five hours a day. He eats what is served in the residence hall and doesn't smoke or drink alcoholic beverages.
"Other than that we're left alone," he said. "The coach (Bob Timmons) figures we've developed our habits by the time we're in college," he said.
Harvey Dropped
George Harvey, Parsons junior, was dropped from the KU football squad by Coach Jack Mitchell. Mitchell said Harvey was dropped from the squad for "disciplinary reasons." Mitchell made no further comment.
Battle for Hill Championship Opens
Intramural football playoffs get underway at 4:15 today on the intramural fields.
The first round of the tournament to determine league Hill Championship teams schedules two fraternity "A" games and two independent "B" games. In fraternity "A" ball Beta Theta Pi meets Delta Upson on field six and Phi Delta Theta plays Phi Gamma Delta on field seven.
in independent "B" play Battenfeld hosts NROTC on field one and Laws provides the opposition for Grace Pearson on field three.
The Hill Championship games end the intramural football season on Monday. The top two teams of each division compete for the university championship titles of the "A" and "B" leagues.
Intramural football was introduced into the university program
in 1931 by Dr. E. R. Elbel. Delta Chi won the championship the first year. In 1936 teams were divided into A, B and C leagues. Since 1942 only A and B leagues have been used.
Four fraternity "B" games completed intramural league play Monday. Play in the other divisions finished last week.
Phi Kappa Psi added its name to the list of undefeated teams for the league season when they downed Sigma Alpha Epsilon 26-12. James Aust, Leawood junior, and Robert Eviliszer, Prairie Village sophomore, each scored six points for the Phi Psi's. Edgar Johnson, Shawnee Mission freshman, scored a touchdown and an extra point for the victors. Dennis House, Goodland junior, made one conversion.
Jerry Turley, Lenexa sophomore, made the 12 points for the SAE's.
In other fraternity "EF" action Monday Theta Chi forfeited to Beta Theta Pi #1; Delta Upsilon #1 won over Phi Delta Theta #1 in an overtime and Phi Kappa Tau defeated Triangle 6-0.
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