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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2004
'Hawks 'record' a solid weekend
Swimming and diving set four pool records in huge victory at SMS
By NORA KELLAM
nkellam@kansan.com
KANSAK SPORTSWITTER
The University of Kansas swimming and diving team set four records while defeating Southwest Missouri State University Saturday in Springfield, Mo.
The Jayhawks brought home a 125-80 victory.
The dual meet win was the first for the Jayhawks this season, moving their record to 1-2. Kansas won eight of the meet's 11 events, which included a one-meter diving competition.
Freshman Terri Schramka
recorded two pool record performances, which included her individual first-place finish in the 200 freestyle with time of 1:52.36.
Schramka, along with senior Amy Gruber, junior Lindsey Urbachka and freshman Anne Liggett set a new pool record in the 200 freestyle relay with a time of 1:36.57.
The 200 medley relay team of Uratchka, senior Jackie Krueger and sophomores Hannah Bakke and Jenny Short set a pool record with a time of 1:48.80.
Junior Gina Gnatzig recorded the fourth pool record of the
"We had a really good
meet for the first part of this weekend."
Clark Campbell Swimming and diving coach
night for Kansas in the 100 backstroke with a time of 59.09.
"We had a really good meet for the first part of this weekend," coach Clark Campbell said. "We competed well against an SMS team that was really
fired up for the competition.
Schramk added to her two event wins with another win in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:03.27.
Kansas also added first place finishes from Bakke in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.84 and Liggett, who recorded her first career individual event win in the 100 freestyle with a time of 53.76.
In diving action, sophomore Shelby Noonan won her first event of the year in the one-meter competition with a score of 237.40.
Edited by Ryan Greene
VOLLEYBALL: Loss to Wildcats ends two-game winning streak
VOLLEYBALL:
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After an ace by Kansas junior middle blocker Josi Lima, Hejjas scored another kill, beginning a seven-point rally for Kansas State that sealed the outcome of the game early.
The Wildcats won 30-18 despite another ace by Lima.
Kansas' serving, Bechard said, was one of the bright spots of the afternoon.
The jayhawks had seven aces and nine errors.
Serving got the Jayhawks off to a fast start in the third game. as Kansas State setter Gabby Guerre missed the opening serve.
Kansas sophomore outside hitter Jana Correa responded with an ace, giving her team a quick 2-0 advantage.
The Jayhawks trailed 16-20 after an attack error by Michael's, but she responded with an ace shortly after.
An attack error by Heijas
pulled Kansas to within one, 19-20, and forced Kansas State coach Susie Fritz to take a timeout.
After the break, Michaels returned to the service line and reeled off another perfect serve to the back corner of Kansas State's territory.
But it didn't count, as a Kansas State player attempting to play the ball had run into an official.
"They felt the line judge impeded her opportunity to get the ball," Bechard said. "From my angle, she didn't have any chance to play the ball. It's a bad break. Obviously, it changed the complexion of that game."
On the redo of the point, the Wildcats' Hejjas scored her 17th kill of the match, giving Kansas State a two-point advantage.
The match would have been tied had Michaels' serve counted.
"It was a really really critical point in the game," Michaels said. "But we shouldn't have been in that predicament in the first place.
Michael had a solo block later in the set to give Kansas a 28-27 lead.
"We fought a lot harder and blocked a lot better and, overall, just played a lot better in the third game," Bechard said. "But you've got to wake up a little earlier."
Kansas State answered with a three-point run, and the game ended on an ace by Kansas State outside hitter Agata Rezende.
Michael, whose teams never defeated K-State in eight tries during her four seasons at Kansas, said she was upset Kansas didn't play better in Manhattan.
"Considering we played so well last time, it's a disappointment," she said. "We should have come out with more fire."
Brown, who played in Ahearn Field House for the first time Saturday, said the atmosphere in Manhattan made it difficult to be successful.
"They're a very good team, and it's especially hard to play in a place like this." she said.
Bechard said the dimensions of the former basketball gymnasium created depth-perception problems for players used to playing in closer confines.
Brown said she was still adjusting to playing in larger arenas.
"It's the higher ceiling," she said. "It's hard to judge the ball."
The Jayhawks will play in another former basketball arena when they travel to play the Missouri Tigers at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Hearnes Center.
- Edited by Ryan Greene
Junior Matt French crossed the line next for the Jayhawks in 25:27.07, placing 27th.
CHESANG: Top finisher places despite stress factor
Sophomore Tyler Kelly wasn't far behind, finishing in 34th in 25:42.24. Senior Chris Jones rounded out the scoring for the Jayhawks in 40th with a time of 25:45.1.
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The 'Hawks finished with 116 points behind Oklahoma State, who placed third with 108 points. Colorado won the team title for the ninth straight year with 48 points. A team's point total is calculated by adding up the places of its top five finishers.
the injury-plagued Kansas women's team finished the 6-kilometer race in 10th, placing in the same position as last year.
Senior Megan Manthe finished first on the team, despite a stress fracture in her left foot, placing 47th in 23:20.61. She said she hadn't run in four weeks, but had been biking, swimming and using an elliptical machine to stay in shape.
"I was a little hurt, but I tried not to think about it," Manthe said.
Freshman Connie Abbott came in right behind Mante, in 48th, with a time of 23:21.76. Sophomore Dena Seibel was the Jayhawks' next finisher in 69th, 23:58.2, followed by freshman Mallory Richardson, 75th, 24:06.73, and sophomore Christine Lathrop, 83rd, 24:43.21.
Colorado had the top three finishers, including winner Renee Metiver, who completed the course 20:28.05. The Buffaloes won with 25 points. The Jayhawks tallied 251 points.
Kansas sophomore Laura Major pulled out of the race early on when she felt a pain in her hip while going up a hill. Her hip has
"I was a little hurt, but I tried not to
think about it."
Megan Manthe Cross country senior
"There was a long uphill, and my hip's not used to doing that," Major said. "I hadn't run uphill in a while."
been sore for over a month, causing her to take a week off after the team's last race, NCAA Pre-Nationals on Oct. 16.
A strong, cold wind blew throughout the women's race, which started at 10 a.m., before dying down for the men's race an hour later.
"I was pretty cold for the first half," Richardson said. "I actually warmed up in the second half and got kind of hot when the wind wasn't blowing directly on me. But I think it slowed me down a little bit."
At the conclusion of the meet, when the athletes walked up to the medal stand to accept their awards, Benson Chesang shot his left fist into the air as the first-place medallion was placed around his neck.
Because Colorado had swept the men's and women's races for the sixth year in a row, this was a proud moment for Chesang, and for the Jayhawks.
"Colorado has set a standard of excellence, and when you do better than those guys, that means you're doing well," Redwine said. "That's what I want for our team. I want to set a standard of excellence so people can say that it means something to beat Kansas."
— Edited by Ryan Greene
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