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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2013
TRACK AND FIELD
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Midwest recruits will fill holes on team
COLIN WRIGHT
cwright@kansan.com
A week after the women's track and field team won its first ever conference championship and the men's team took sixth at the Indoor Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa, Kansas signed 10 high school athletes to compete at the university next season.
said Kansas head coach Stanley Redwine. "We have a balanced team going out and we have a balanced team coming in."
"We're really excited for both the men's and women's program,"
The 10
Redwine
signees—four men and six women—are mostly from the Midwest, but stretch as far as Nevada and Georgia. The athletes will help fill current holes on the team, as well as add depth to other positions.
Kenneth Boyer is a thrower from O'Fallon, Mo. The Lafayette High School native is a discus specialist with a personal best throw of 159-10 ft., which helped him win the Sectional Championship and finish in the top 10 at State.
Caleb Cowling is a long jumper from Omaha, Neb. His personal best long jump of 23-0.75 ft. was the second longest jump in the state of Nebraska in 2012. He also finished third at the Kansas Relays last April in the long jump.
Nick Meyer is a pole vaulter
from Wichita. His vault of 16-7 ft, was not only good enough to win the state title, but was also the eight highest vault in the nation in 2012. He won the pole vault event last April at the Kansas Relays. The Bishop Carroll High School native will add another weapon to a stellar group of men's pole vaulters.
Tyler Yunk is a distance runner from Belvidere, Ill. He has helped Belvidere North High School win three championships in cross country. His personal best time of 9:03.09 in the 3,200 meters was the fifth fastest in Illinois last year and helped him become conference champion last year on the track.
Whitney Adams is a middle distance runner from Saint Charles, Mo. In 2012, she recorded the fastest 400 meter time in the state with a time of 54.70 on her way to winning the State title in that event. She also helped lead Francis Howell High School to a State team title last year, anchoring the 4x400, and running the 100 and 200 meter dash.
Kourtney Keller, from Powder Springs, Ga., runs hurdles and sprints. Last year, she won the 400 meter hurdles at the AAU Junior Championships with a time of 59.64, which was the fifth fastest recorded time in the nation last year. She also is an elite runner in the 200 and 400 meters.
second fastest time in the state of Colorado last year. Her personal best time in the 100 meter hurdles is 14.36.
Taylor Klein runs hurdles and hails from Denver. She is the defending state champion in both the 100 and 300 meter hurdles. Her personal best time of 42.72 in the 300 meter hurdles was the
Adriana Newell is a spinner from Spark, Nev. Last year, she recorded the fastest 100 meter time in the state of Nevada when she ran a 12.05 at State. She is also a top competitor in the 200 meters, with a personal best time of 25.17.
Grace Pickell is a high jumper from Prairie Village, Kan. She won the State title in 2012 with a personal best jump of 5-10.5 ft., the fourth highest jump in the nation last year. The Kansas native from Shawnee Mission East High School has competed in the Kansas Relays and currently has the fourth highest jump in state history.
Lydia Saggau is a middle distance runner from Des Moines, Iowa. Her personal best time in the 800 meters is 2:12.07, which was the second fastest time in the state of Iowa last year. She also finished runner-up in the 800 meters at State.
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"Our athletes can come in and make an immediate impact with the team—especially on our women's side, they'll have to because we have so many seniors leaving." Redwine said. "We're excited about the class and looking forward to seeing how they fit in."
WOMEN
WHITTNE ADAMS
Saint Charles, Mo.
Mid Distance
TAYLOR KLEIN
Denver, Colo.
Hurdles
KDURNETY KELLER
Powder Springs, Ga.
Hurdles/Sprints
ADRIANA NEWELL
Sparks, Nev.
Sprints
GRACE PICKELL
Prairie Village, Kan.
High Jump
LYDIA SAGGAU
Des Moines, Iowa
Mid. Distance
MEN
KENNETH BOYER
'O'Fallon, Mo.
Throws
CALEB COWLING
Omaha, Neb.
Long Jump
NICK MEYER
Wichita, Kan.
Pole Vault
TYLER YUNK Belvidere, Ill. Distance
TENNIS
Rank improves before conference play
tconover@kansan.com
TYLER CONOVER
For the past week, Lawrence has been repeatedly hampered by snow, and consequently the Kansas tennis team cancelled one match and rescheduled another.
3 p.m. Thursday in its last match before conference play starts March 8 against Oklahoma.
One thing the snow has not managed to stall is the movement of the Jayhawks up the rankings of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Ranked 0,65 in the associations top 75. Kansas is set to host the University of Missouri-Kansas City Karooos
Kansas comes into the matchup with a 4-2 record, its only two losses coming at the hands of ranked opponents. Kansas Thursday opponent, UMKC, is not ranked.
The Jayhawks have been dominant in singles play over the past two matches, especially the play of freshman Anastasija Trubica and junior Paulina Los. On the season, the two are a combined 11-1 in singles play.
While the singles play has been impressive for Kansas as of late, doubles play has been the team's lynchpin. Kansas has only lost two of three in doubles play twice this spring. Paulina Los and Maria Belen Luduena, who are 5-1 together, have been instrumental in the team's success.
The Kangaroos are 3-6 on the spring season and are 1-3 over the last four outings. UMKC as a team has 10-15 record in doubles play which will need to be addressed if the it wants to do more than just visit Lawrence.
Kansas coach Amy Hall-Holt has noticed a spike in confidence since the team joined the ITA top-75 for the first time since the 2009 season.
The Jayhawks will need to sharpen their beaks in its final nonconference match, because eight of the teams in the Big 12 are also present in the latest version of the ITA top-75.
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SWIMMING
After disqualification Kansas last after start of championship meet will compete tomorrow
The Kansas 200-yard medley relay team was disqualified at the Big 12 Swimming and Diving Championship on Wednesday after an early takeoff on the third exchange. Members include junior Sonia Filatova, freshman Bryce Hinde, sophomore Deanna Marks and junior Sveta Golovchun.
With a fourth place finish in the 800-yard freestyle relay, the only other event of the day, the Jayhawks sat in last place with 30 points. Texas led with 80 points while West Virginia took second with 68 points, TCU followed with 62 points and Iowa State fell close behind with 60 points.
The Kansas 800-yard freestyle relay team of senior captain Brooke
Texas and West Virginia finished first and second respectively in both races. The Longhorns were led by junior Sarah Denninghoff who led off in the 200-yard race and anchored the 800-yard team. Junior Danielle Smith competed in both races for the Mountaineers.
Brull, junior Morgan Sharp, freshman Haley Molden and Marks finished with a time of 7.20.10, ahead of Iowa State's 7:29.32.
Iowa State finished third in the
The competition continues tomorrow in Austin, Texas with the 500-yard freestyle, 200-yard IM, 200-yard freestyle relay, 50-yard freestyle, one-meter diving and 400-yard medley relay.
200-yard medley relay and in the 800-yard free-steel relay. TCU's fourth place finish in the medley relay and third place finish in the freestyle relay rounded out the results.
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Goodrich
Goodrich's career nears end at home
What are YOU doing this Summer?!
MAX GOODWIN
mgoodwin@kansan.com
Senior point guard Angel Goodrich is not unfamiliar with Sherri Coale's Oklahoma Sooners. Goodrich, a Tahlequah, Okla, native will return to her home state alongside the Kansas Jayhawks to play against the program and coach that so badly wanted for her to be a part of it.
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Two weeks ago, Goodrich helped lead the Jayhawks to an 81-71 victory over Oklahoma. She set the all-time assists record for Kansas women's basketball with her tenth and final assist of the game.
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Senior guard Angel Goodrich takes the ball downcourt during the match against Iowa State Wednesday night in Allen Fieldhouse. Goodrich had 24 total points with 10 assists and five blocks. Kansas won against Iowa State in overtime with a final score of 68-65.
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team camp, and every summer, the players would receive shirts showing that they had attended the camp.
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my shirt 'My future point guard", Goodrich said. "So, yeah, we have a little bit of history."
Every summer, Goodrich's high school would play at the Oklahoma
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Goodrich made a name for herself in the state of Oklahoma, winning three 3A state titles at Sequoyah High School. She helped transform the Sequoyah basketball program into a symbol of pride for the community. The Cherokee Indian community, of which Goodrich's mother is a part, was especially proud to see one of their own achieving such success.
"She's been exactly what I thought she would be in this league," Coale said in the post-game press conference. "I knew she would be a great player. I would have loved to have kept her home, but she had a great career here."
"It was amazing how many people came to our games and how big the Native community came and supported us" Goodrich said in late October.
In many ways, Goodrich has transformed the Kansas women's basketball program as well. Last season, she led the program on a run to the Sweet 16 and led the nation with
Family is important to Goodrich. She learned basketball through playing in tournaments with her brother Zach Goodrich. He taught her the key to being the smallest player on the court is to play fearlessly. Something that has held true for Goodrich as a 5-foot-4 point guard.
When it was announced that Goodrich was the new assists leader for the Jayhawks, her eyes searched the crowd before she left the court. She spotted the group of people that this moment meant the most to.
Zach was a second team All-American at Sterling College, a NAIA Division II school.
"I was pointing at my family Goodrich said with a smile after the game, "My whole family is here and they were yelling. For them t be here, and for me to get that, it great."
"I just give credit to my teammates," Goodrich said after setting the record, "because they're the ones that finish the plays."
"The adversity he had to go through made me see a lot in him," Angel said. "That kind of pushed me."
Angel watched her brother handle the challenges of being a 5-foot-7 men's basketball player. It inspired her—how he didn't let his height affect him.
250 assists. This season she sits in the top 10 with 161.
Goodrich's mother, Fayth Lewis,
was also an inspiration.
"My mom has always pushed me to not let anyone tell me what I can and cannot do," Angel said. "just her, my brother, just my whole family, we're all small, just hearing the support and them being there and us just teaching each other to just keep pushing has probably built me to the person I am now."
It is that love and support that led Goodrich to search the stands of Allen Fieldhouse two weeks ago. She wanted them to know how much she cared.
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Kansas coach Bonnie Henrickson said Goodrich didn't know about the assist record until she was told as she was walking off the court.
"I couldn't be more happy and proud of her, and for her family that made a sacrifice to allow her to come this far," Henrickson said. "Honestly, that's who the kid has been since I saw her as an eighth grader. This is exactly what I thought she could do in this league, and at this level. It's exactly what I thought she could do for this program."
For Goodrich, the decision to play for Kansas and leave behind her home state and an offer from Sherri Coale was simple.
"I felt like this was where I needed to be," Goodrich said. "It felt like the right spot for me."
On Saturday, Goodrich will take the court for her last college game in the state of Oklahoma, but she will do so with the letters KANSAS emblazoned on her jersey.
Edited by Hannah Wise