UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, August 25,1995
3B
Women who run together, stay together
By Adam Herschman Kansan sportswriter
There's no place like home — especially for Kansas freshmen cross country runners Erica Blackwell, Katie Schwartzburg, Joanna Scollen and Tiffany Soratt.
They all attended Lawrence High School and now will be running for the Jayhawks together.
"Lawrence High has a long history of excellence in women's distance running," Kansas cross country coach Gary Schwartz said. "I feel pleased that we were able to encourage these young ladies to come out for the team. They contributed a lot to their high school program, and I think they have the potential to contribute a lot to our program."
"It's been a fun experience watching everyone kind of get better and excel in something, and we all kind of stuck together through it all," Blackwell said.
Blackwell placed 11th last year at the state cross country meet. She earned three letters in track and one in cross country while attending Lawrence High School.
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She also was recognized with the NCAA Student-Athlete Award after her junior year.
Schwartzburg lettered in cross country and track for three years.
Schwartzburg said that going to college in Lawrence is different from just living here.
"Even though we're from Lawrence, be up here on campus it's like a whole other town," Schwartzburg said.
Like her three Lawrence teammates, Scollen excelled in cross country. But she also earned two letters in track and one in basketball.
Scollen said that running with her high school teammates and going to college with them makes the transition easier.
Joanna Scollen, Erica Blackwell, Tiffany Spratt and Katie Schwartzburg are four of the Kansas cross country team's freshmen. All four ran on the Lawrence High School cross country team.
"When you run together, you go through the same thing," Scollen said. "Throughout a season you get closer because you're all going through hardships together. You have to bond, and you have to really be a team. Otherwise you'll get nowhere because if you're by yourself, it's really tough to get through everything."
Getting into the flow should be easier for the four freshmen with the help of one another.
Spratt finished second at state in cross country and was named allstate in both cross country and track. She lettered four times in track and once in volleyball.
whelming right now, but I think it kind of will settle down once we kind of get in the flow of things."
"I just realized that KU had a lot to offer," Spratt said. "It's prettier over
"Just the closeness there, just knowing you have friends right there with you just to help you through the workouts," Scollen said, made the adjustments easier.
The new Jayhawks hope to make either the traveling cross country tea or traveling track team this year. Even if they don't make it, they still hope to gain some valuable experiences.
"Right now I want to get into shape so that I can compete," Scollen said. "I want to help the team as much as I can, even just with support, not necessarily running."
Scollen said that after her time at Kansas, she would like to go to medical school and become a doctor.
Like Scollen, Blackwell said she had dreams of becoming a doctor. Blackwell also wants to have a large family and possibly run road races and marathons in her spare time.
Spratt said she would like to major in sports science. While getting her education, she hopes to earn All-American status by her senior year.
Schwartzburg said she'd like to go
into occupational therapy and continue running through her senior year with her former Lawrence High
"I decided to take advantage of what was in my hometown. I think a
School teammates
lot of people take it for granted because we live in Lawrence, Blackwell said.
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