Friday, September 3,1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 7
Kansas cross country renews rivalry
Health problems may hurt teams
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By Rebecca Barlow and Amy Train sports@kansan.com Kansas writerswriters
Sara Brinkley, Kansas cross country runner, runs ahead of her male teammates during practice. Brinkley strained liga
ments in her knee during the summer and said she had no recovered complete. Photo by Jay Soldner / KANSAN
Kansas cross country coach Gary Schwartz always has liked facing rivals.
Tomorrow, Schwartz will renew an old rivalry in the first meet of the season at the Southern Illinois Invitational, but this time he will be competing as a coach instead of a runner.
When Schwartz was on the cross country team at Kansas, he ran several times against Southern Illinois' Bill Cornell, who will coach the Salukis cross country team against the Jayhawks men's and women's teams at the invitational, which will start at 9 a.m. in Carbonville, Ill.
Cornell has coached cross country for 18 years, while Schwartz is in his 12th year of coaching in Kansas.
Because he always has liked rivalries, Schwartz said, he's eager to face his old nemesis.
It's not only an old rivalry for Schwartz. Southern Illinois and Kansas will face each other for the 36th time. Kansas leads the all-time series 23-12.
All rivalries aside, Schwartz is ready to start the season to gain a better evaluation of his runners.
"It is still real early," Schwartz said. "This gives me a chance to evaluate new personnel that I have not seen run."
Diane Heffernan, Kearney, Neb., senior, is confident that the women's team, which will compete against Southeast Missouri State, Mississippi State and Southern Indiana, a Division II school, will have a better showing this year
than last.
She said she thought the women would finish well as a team on Saturday.
"This weekend is a chance for some of the (younger) runners to get experience under their belt," she said.
Some of Kansas' top runners will not be competing at full strength. Sara Brinkley, Winfield sophomore, and Heffernan are both coming off of injuries and believe they are not up to full health for the meet.
Brinkley strained ligaments in her knee during the summer and has struggled with her training, but she said she was definitely prepared mentally. Schwartz said he was confident in her ability to compete.
Heffernan had a bone moved from her foot and missed the indoor season in March.
"Missing a whole season really brings you down," Heffernan said. "The competition is out there getting better. I am hoping to bounce back by the end of the season."
Schwartz isn't phased. He said he wouldn't throw runners into competition unless he was confident that they could do what is expected.
in competitive shape. Jensen placed 50th overall at the NCAA championships last year but will not compete until Sept. 25 this season.
One of the men's top runners,
Brian Jensen, Ronne, Denmark,
senior, will not be competing until
later in the season because he is not
Jensen said that the men's showing in this first meet will not be a strong one for the Jayhawks.
"This first meet is just a test," he said.
The men will compete against Southern Illinois and Southern Indiana in the meet at Carbondale.
Schwartz said that this meet would help prepare the Jayhawks for their only home meet Sept. 12 at Rim Rock Farm.
- Edited by Chris Hopkins
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