Monday, September 13, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Kansas senior Anthony Siler, left, and senior Kevin McGinn push their way up to the top of John Lawson Hill on Saturday at Rim Rock Farms. The Jayhawks finished in first place as a team with two individuals placing in the top five.
Photo by Chad Cummings/
KANSAN
Cross country men's team outpaces women at meet
Rebecca Barlow
rebeca barrow
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas cross country team needed to take advantage of the lone opportunity it had this season to run at its home course, Rim Rock Farm. The men's team did exactly that, finishing first with two of its runners finishing in the top five.
Senior runner Andy Tate continued his successful season and finished second, and senior Brian Jensen finished fourth. "It went really well. The team is looking excellent." Tate said. "I expected us to run real strong and smart. We ran a solid race."
Tate and Jensen ran together as a team through the race.
"Andy and I were just going to go together," Jensen said. "We ran as a team and I was feeling good all the way."
Tate is excited about the success of the men's team, but knows there is a lot more competition still ahead.
"We still need to stay patient; it's a long road ahead," Tate said. "It's just the tip of the iceberg for us."
Jensen said that the meet was a training meet for him to get ready for the Roy Griak Invitational in Minneapolis on Sept. 25.
Gary Schwartz, Kansas cross country coach,
was happy with the men's first-place finish and
how they ran the race.
"It's always nice on the guys' side to win. We are working on trying to emphasize the last part of the race." Schwartz said.
Three other Jayhawks also ran well and finished in the top 15. Sophomore Brent Behrens finished seventh, sophomore Pete Prince placed ninth and junior Brian Blachy was 11th.
The women's team placed fourth out of six teams. Sophomore Keely Malone was the first Jawhawk to cross the finish line and placed 12th.
"I think it was a pretty strong race. Our team was strong," Malone said. "I gave it my best effort and the team as a whole also did."
Four runners on the women's team finished in the top 25. Sophomore Sara Brinkley finished 20th, senior Kim Bratton finished 21st, sophomore Courtney Deutsch was 22nd and freshman Bridget Morrisey was 23rd.
Senior Diane Heffernan was unable to finish because of an ankle injury suffered during the race.
Schwartz has a positive outlook on the women's team and its progress this season.
"I am optimistic about how things are going. We are working on running as a team," Schwartz said.
In the next two weeks, Schwartz will be preparing his runners for the next meet at Minneapolis on Sept. 25.
-Edited by Mike Loader
Hometown player bumps Auburn past the Jayhawks
By Melinda Weaver
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Jaunelle Hamilton's homecoming could not have gone better.
Hamilton, a Lawrence High School graduate and one of Auburn's most consistent team leaders, led her team to a 3-1 victory against the Kansas volleyball team Saturday, winning the Jayhawk Classic.
She returned to her hometown without skipping a beat.
"It was nice to be back," Hamilton said. "It was also nice to win. The crowd was loud, and a lot of my old friends, coaches and parents came out to watch me play."
Auburn started slow with a 15-7 loss before coming from behind in the last three matches.
Hamilton played an integral part in the victory, and she served the winning point in the second game when the team's comeback began.
"She is the foundation of this team," Auburn coach Kris Grunwald said. "She is a big part of the leadership on this young team. Any good thing you could say about a volleyball player is what she means to us."
Hamilton was named to the All Tournament team.
"I just tried to play my best."
Hamilton said. "We didn't really know what to expect when we came down here, but we knew we were going to play tough teams. I'm just glad I could help us win. It was nice."
When Hamilton made the decision to play volleyball at Auburn rather than Kansas, she wasn't sure if she would ever play in front of her home crowd.
However, experiencing life away from Lawrence was one of the main reasons she chose Auburn.
"I thought about going to KU." Hamilton said. "It was a close choice, but I wanted to get away from home and see something new."
Because Hamilton's parents were
born in Alabama and she still had family there, Auburn had the edge on other out-of-state schools.
Grunwald said that once he saw her play in the Junior Olympic Championships during her junior year of high school, he knew he wanted to recruit her.
"She had all of this raw skill, and when I saw her elbows go over the net with her huge hands, I knew she could work well with this team," Grunwald said. "She has been very fun to work with."
And Hamilton has fit well into Auburn's system.
She said she hoped to take her leadership ability and lead Auburn to the NCAA tournament this season.
"Today, we came out slow, but we worked hard and came back," Hamilton said. "We want to work hard and do the same this season, so we improve throughout the season and make it to the NCAA tournament."
Volleyball team lets leads slip away
— Edited by Jennifer Roush
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kills from senior outside outside Mary Beth Albrecht. The Horned Frogs, however, won the next two games, 15-9 and 15-5, and captured the match.
"I guess (Texas Christian) felt like if they could get it to the fifth game, then they were in pretty good shape," Kansas coach Ray Bechard said. "And they were."
second game, 16-14, then took two more gut-wrenching losses to the Tigers, 15-13 and 16-14.
"We can't finish games," Bechard said after the Jayhawks let a 14-8 lead slip away in the fourth game. "That's what we're trying to discover. What are we doing that won't allow us to finish games?"
What happened Saturday afternoon was even more shocking for Kansas. The Jayhawks came out on fire against Auburn, cruising to a 15-7 first-game victory and then hustling to a 9-0 lead in the second game.
Then, almost on cue, the Jayhawks play dismantled. Kansas dropped that
That question might be answered in two words — service errors. The Jayhawks had 18 against Texas Christian and 22 against Auburn.
"That's just become mental," Bechard said. "Everybody's so cautious now about serving that they're not getting much done. It's disappointing because we're in the position to win all of those games, and it didn't happen."
There were bright spots for the team
— senior middle blocker Amanda Reves was named to her ninth-straight all-fourment team, and Myatt set a school record with 30 kills in the four-game match with Auburn. That was good enough to place Myatt on the all-tournament team as well.
But none of that seemed to matter to the Jayhawks, who, at least for one weekend, were inconsolable.
"We're going to take Sunday off and regroup," Myatt said. "Then we'll be ready to go Monday and start over."
The Jayhawks will play next at 7 p.m. Wednesday against Wichita State at the Horejsi Center.
Missouri Tigers pound Jayhawk soccer 4-0 in physical match
- Edited by Jennifer Roush
By Chris Wristen
Kanson sportswriter
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri got what it wanted.
scored Missouri's second goal.
In a game marked by quick goals and a plethora of fouls, the Kansas women's soccer team lost 4-0 Friday afternoon at Missouri.
The Tigers, who were shut out 1-0 by Kansas last year, set out for revenge and accomplished their goal. Missouri did its damage early, scoring both of its first-half goals in the first 10 minutes. The Tigers' Nikki Thole scored first after she took a pass from Erin Grimsley and slid it into the lower left corner in the fifth minute. Five minutes later, Heather Buchieh
"We talked about starting the game ready to go." Kansas coach Mark Francis said. "This is the second time this has happened to us. Our focus mentally needs to be better when the whistle blows because it's an uphill battle otherwise."
SCORING SUMMARY
Junior defender Kylie Watts agreed.
"We've just got to be focused at the start of the whistle, and we'll be fine as long as we don't get into our little law." Watts said.
Missouri 4, Kansas 0. Missouri (Nikki Thole 2,
Heather Bucheit, Erin Grimley; shutout by
Jackie Adamec and Liz LaTour).
Records: Missouri 4-1, Kansas 2-3.
we don't get into our little low. Watts said.
Missouri came out firing again in the second half, and Thole netted her second goal of the game two minutes in. Following her goal, the Jayhawks dominated the ball for much of the game but were denied opportunities to score as they were held to six shots. Missouri's final goal came with four minutes remaining when Grismeis scored
on a penalty kick.
"I honestly felt like at times we were in the game," Francis said. "We had a good part of the possessions. We had a good percentage of the play, but the bottom line is they took their chances and they took them well."
Francis said he saw much room for improvement in his team.
"It was an eye opener for me at some certain positions, so in that sense it was good," Francis said. "It was good that it
happened now because the rest of our conference games are in October, so it gives us (time) to correct that."
The game had the look of a true border war as many players clashed and 38 total fouls were called. In addition to avenging last year's loss, the 'Tigers made sure the Jayhawks felt their wrath physically. Missouri set a team record for single-game total fouls, tallying 24 in the contest. On many occasions, Cynthia Dahle, Kylie Watts and Katie Lents found themselves being grabbed or thrown to the ground. Meghann Haven suffered the worst blow. While battling for a ball, she inadvertently was kicked in the side of the knee, resulting in what Francis believed to be a sprained knee. She did not return to the game.
"Every game is physical," Francis said.
"I don't think it makes any difference. In our conference, everybody's physical. You've just got to be ready for it. That's no big deal to us."
Kansas got its knocks in as well and picked up three yellow cards during the game, Francis, Watts and sophomore Natalie Hoovevel each garnered cards.
"They're always physical," Watts said.
"Every Big 12 game is going to be a physical challenge no matter what."
The physicality aside, the game boiled down to offense.
"I give a lot of credit to them," Francis said. "The game is all about scoring goals. You do whatever you want but if you don't finish you aren't going to win, and they definitely finished their chances."
Edited by Brad Hallier