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Wednesday, August 30,1995
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Kansas to be host of historic meet
Final Big Eight Championship to be held at farm owned by former Kansas track coach
By Adam Herschman Kansan sportswriter
History will be made on October 27. The final Big Eight Cross Country Championship will be held at KU's home course at Rim Rock Farm, northwest of Lawrence.
This will be the third time the team has held the event. The championships were held at the farm in 1983 and 1991.
Although team members practice and compete at the farm, the University does not own this unique property. It is owned
by former Kansas track and field coach Bob Timmons.
Timmons coached the Jayhawk cross country team from 1966 to 1987. The team won conference titles in 1968 and 1969.
The farm is a one-of-a-kind course put together in the early 1980s by cross country and track athletes and Timmons.
Timmons said the trail was unique because most cross country courses were on golf courses.
He said the trail at the farm ran through rolling hills, timber, a mud creek located by several ponds: the lower Brome, the Cottonwood and the Teardrop.
More than 100 signs on the trail indicate points of interest. Some of these locations are named after former Kansas runners, including Billy Mills Hill, Jim Ryun Skyline, and Wes Santee Trail.
Kansas cross country and track coach Gary Schwartz said this course was one of the most unusual cross country courses in the nation.
Timmons said, "It means a lot to me. I'm sure KU is excited about this."
"It's an honor for the University of Kansas and our department to host any conference championship," Schwartz said. "It's especially significant we get to host the last Big Eight Championship."
The Jayhawks will get one warm-up competition at the farm before the Big Eight Championship. The Jayhawk Invitational will be held at the farm on Sept. 16.
The Kansas cross country team opens its season in Carbondale, Ill., this weekend where it will compete in the Southern Illinois dual meet.
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OMAHA, Neb. — Nebraska running back Lawrence Phillips can play tomorrow against Oklahoma State even though the NCAA still is investigating two issues involving Phillips, an NCAA representative said yesterday.
Carrie Doyle, NCAA director of eligibility, said the NCAA had determined that Phillips' lunch with an employee of California sports agent Steve Feldman would not affect his eligibility.
But the NCAA's legislative services division, which determines whether NCAA rules have been violated, continues to work on two other issues involving Phillips, Doyle said. One issue concerns the 1995 Mustang convertible that Phillips has been driving. Doyle would not identify the other issue, but a university representative said that the school had given the NCAA information about Phillips' status as a ward of the state of California.
"He can play until the institution and legislative services determine that there are violations," Doyle said.
Nebraska will not forfeit games that Phillips plays in if violations are found, Doyle said.
"He can play until the institution and legislative services determine that there are violations."
Carrie Doyle NCAA director of eligibility
Nebraska's coaches are preparing for the game against Oklahoma State as if Phillips will start, said Chris Anderson, Nebraska's sports information director.
Coach Tom Osborne said the NCAA's decision was good news.
a response on that issue prior to our game."
"We understand there is still some concern by the NCAA regarding his relationship and the support he has received from those who ran the group home in California, where Lawrence resided from age 13," Osborne said in a statement. "We are hoping for
Phillips, a junior, is considered a Heisman Trophy contender. He was the nation's No. 3 rusher last season with 1,722 yards for the national champion Cornhuskers.
Phillips has said that Jack Verner, a recruiter for Feldman, gave him a ride to a Lincoln restaurant and paid for a meal last November, both potential violations of the NCAA's extra-benefits rule.
Nebraska officials reported the lunch to the NCAA, which had contacted the school after learning that a Feldman employee had been in Lincoln.
University officials have said that Phillips repaid Verner about $20 for the meal. Because the money was repaid, the incident was considered minor, Doyle said.
Al Papi, Nebraska's associate athletic director in charge of compliance, said the school had sent the NCAA information about the convertible, which Phillips had been driving since January.
Nebraska has provided information on Phillips' relationship with the owners of a group home in West Covina, Calif., Phillips' hometown. The state of California was Phillips' official guardian beginning at the age of 12.
Greek football team eager to keep its title
Phi Delta Theta men will rely on younger players for support
By Jeffrey Auslander
Kansan sportswriter
With a label such as King of the Hill, respect, prestige and bragging rights follow.
The intramural team that carried that title after last year's greek division football championship was from the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The team was undefeated last season, and its defense held all its opponents to no points. It did this with the leadership of a strong senior class. To repeat as champions, they will have to rely on some of last year's younger players. Those players must step up and make a difference.
"I think its going to be tough, but hopefully this year's seniors will step up from last year," said wide receiver and defensive back Jamie Adamic, Lenexa junior.
Phi Delta Theta's biggest asset is its defense. The team has not given up an offensive score in a regular season game since Fall 1993.
"We are fortunate to have some great defensive backs," Adamic said. "We're pretty quick, and we do a good job of not letting anyone beat us deep."
Adamic is looking forward to the addition of a new quarterback.
"This year we have a more intelligent, faster quarterback," Adamic said. "In the past all we have done is throw the ball. He will allow us to concentrate on the option and spread things out."
The slender Krebbiel said that he hoped the freshman 15 factor wouldn't hurt his mobility on the field.
"Hopefully, I didn't get too fat," he said. "I hope I can still run like
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I used to be able to. College life is killing my speed."
with his freshman year behind him, Krehbiel speculated on what he planned to do in this year's offense.
"We will get everyone to one side, and hopefully I can scramble to get them the ball," Krehbiel said. "That's what these games are about. There is no pocket for the quarterback."
The wide receivers are the key to the team's offensive production, Krehbiel said.
Phi Delta Theta has been getting ready for the season, which begins Sept. 5.
"Our wide outs are great, and they rarely drop any balls," he said. "All I have to do is try and get the ball to them."
As for the competitors that could threaten a repeat Greek championship, Adamic couldn't single one out.
"We beat Alpha Kappa Lambda in the title game last year," Adamic said. "There are couple of houses out there that pose a serious threat."
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