UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, August 16, 1995
15B
Young volleyball team has high hopes
Ten new players add offense, strength intensity and focus
By Erin Johnson
Kansan sportswriter
It may be a new season for the Kansas volleyball team, but at least one thing remains the same—the desire to win the Big Eight Conference Tournament.
With the Big Eight soon changing to the Big 12 Conference, the Jayhawks are hoping to make this season not only a winning one but also a memorable one by winning the tournament. For some players, winning the Big Eight Tournament would mean even more.
Senior outside hitter Tracie
Walt.won't have the chance to play in the Big 12.
"I wish this year I got to participate in the Big 12. I wish I could be a part of that." Walt said.
Of the 13 players on KU's roster, just two are seniors and one is a junior. Jenny Larson and Walt are the two seniors with Cassandra Smiley, a transfer from Galveston College, making up the junior class.
The incoming class consists of freshmen Moira Donovan, Rolling Meadows, Ill.; Anné Kreimer, Blue Springs, Mo.; Laura Rohde, Gales堡, Mich., and Smiley.
The Jayhawks lost Janet Uher, and starter Katie Walsh transferred. Lara Izokaitis is out for the season with a shoulder injury. However, Kansas volleyball coach Karen Schonewise said she didn't believe the loss of those three players will have much
The team might be young, but Schonewise said the Jayhawks were looking strong. She expects the team to improve through the course of the season.
effect on the Jayhawks this season.
"Laura Rohde, one of our freshmen, has really stepped in and taken the role that Katie had." Schonewise said. "I think we're going to be a much stronger attack team than we have been in the past. I think it's a much more focused team. All of the returning players came back ready to go, and our incoming players came in fighting for positions."
"We'll have a lot of freshmen and sophomores on the court," Schonewise said. "We're just going to continue to improve each time we step out on the court."
They're a large part of our team, and they're going to participate a lot on the court." Walt said.
Walt said the Jayhawks were looking to continue where they left off last year and add the new players in. Walt also expects the team's passing to be one of its biggest strengths.
"We had a great recruiting year.
"Our offense is going to take a big step, and that's something we've really missed." Walt said of past seasons. "We need to increase our level of play each game and keep our intensity. We need to keep our level at the same level or increase it, never lowering it at any point."
If they keep their intensity high and their offense strong, the Jayhawks hope to be a top 20 team and win the Big Eight before it becomes the Big 12 next year.
"I think we have the capabilities to do it." Walt said.
Matt Flickner/KANSAN
Members of the Kansas volleyball队 do some stretching before practice yesterday afternoon. The Jayhawks' first match is on Sept. 1.
Kansas swimming roster
WOMEN
| name |
| :--- |
| Joan Adams |
| Rebecca Andrew |
| Deanna Beiswanger |
| Donna Christensen |
| Jama Crady |
| Jennifer Frye |
| Andee Greves |
| Army Hathaway |
| Lisa Hicks |
| Rachel Jorgensen |
| Jennifer Kepler |
| Cindy Krueger |
| Julie Lipe |
| Tracy McCalley |
| Kristin Nilsen |
| Heather Page |
| Christian Paschall |
| Jennifer Peltier |
| Cathy Pierce |
| Jeanne Poggio |
| Michelle Rojohn |
| Sarah Stauffer |
| Sarah Sullivan |
| Julie Tompkins |
| Adrian Turner |
| Jeanine Wilk |
| Kelly Williams |
Amy Hathaway Diving
Lisa Hicks Fly
Rachel Jorgensen Fly
Jennifer Kepler Back
Cindy Krueger Fly-IM
Julie Lipe Free-IM
Tracy McCalley Free-Fly-IM
Kristin Nilsen Breast-IM
Heather Page Free-Back
Christian Paschall Diving
Jennifer Peltier Breast-Free
Cathy Pierce Free
Jeanne Poggio Free
Michelle Rojohn Diving
Sarah Stauffer Free-Back
Sarah Sullivan Fly
Julie Tompkins Back
Adrian Turner Fly-Free
Jeanine Wilk Free
Kelly Williams Breast-IM
yr. hometown
Fr. Fort Stockton, Texas
Jr. Kansas City, Mo.
Fr. Derby
Sr. Olathe
So. Lawrence
So. Parkville, Mo.
Jr. Davis, Calif.
So. San Jose, Calif.
So. Barrington, Ill.
So. Lodi, Calif.
Sr. Boulder, Colo.
Sr. Sussex, Wis.
Fr. Prairie Village
Fr. Mission Viejo, Calif.
Fr. Ballwin, Mo.
Sr. Reno, Nev.
Fr. Overland Park
Sr. Albany, Ore.
Sr. Walnut Creek, Calif.
Sr. Lawrence
Sr. Olathe
Fr. Lake Bay, Wash.
Fr. Chesterfield, Mo.
Fr. Reno, Nev.
Fr. Goshen, Ind.
Fr. Bloomington, Minn.
Fr. Fort Wayne, Ind.
Dawn Wolf
Kenzie Zeller
Brad Artis
Brian Biehl
Mike Blundell
Mike Bonner
Pat Burke
Eric Burton
Tim Chaix
Kostaki Chiligiris
Marshall Dorch
Seth Dunscomb
Kris Hoffman
Brian Humphrey
Roberto Iglesias
Steve Jackson
Erik Jorgensen
Andrew King
Alan Kroll
Ryan Lee
Brian McKnight
Nate Moore
Brent Peoples
David Pfeuffer
Dan Phillips
Rob Putnam
David Reynolds
Michael Roddy
Robert Tejada
B.J. Walker
So. South Humberside England
So. Loves Park, Ill.
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So. Naperville, Ill.
So. Lodi, Calif.
Fr. Pitts
Fr. Livermore, Calif.
Fr. Barrington, Ill.
Jr. Cupertino, Calif.
Jr. Santa Ana, Calif.
So. Decatur, Ill.
So. San Ramon, Calif.
Jr. Sulivan, Il.
Sr. Enid, Okla.
Fr. Olathe
So. Houston, Texas
Fr. Omaha, Neb
Jr. Lodi, Calif.
Jr. Vienna, Va.
Fr. Rhinelander, Wis.
Fr. Bellevue, Neb.
So. Wichita
Fr. Walnut Creek, Calif.
Fr. Emporia
Fr. Rome, N.Y.
Sr. Bellevue, Wash.
Sr. Longmont, Colo.
Fr. Topeka
Fr. Los Cruces, N.M.
Fr. Flower Mound, Texas
Fr. Copan, Okla.
Swimming, diving coaches optimistic
By Bill Kenealy
Kansan sportswriter
When the Kansas swimming and diving teams hit the water this fall, expectations will be high.
Last season, the men's team finished 34th nationally, and the women's team finished 25th. Now both squads are poised for national prominence.
"I think we are going to have a real good team," Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf said. "We are extremely well-balanced."
Kempf is hoping that a mixture of upper-class leadership and an influx of new talent will propel the Jayhawks to a Big Eight Conference championship and to a top 20 ranking nationally.
A Big Eight championship would be especially meaningful because this season is the conference's last. When the Big Eight is realigned as the Big 12 Conference next season, the Jayhawks will be facing national powers such as Texas and Texas A&M annually.
Texas A&M is part of the Jayhawks' difficult non-conference schedule.
"We swim a lot of tough schools out of conference," said Rob Putnam, Longmont, Colo. senior. "A tough schedule is good because it prepares you for the tough meets at the end of the season."
Team captains Putnam, Kris Hoffman, Enid, Okla, senior; and B.J. Walker, Copan, Okla, senior, will supply veteran leadership to the men's squad. Kempf also is expecting good seasons from Marshall Doortch, San Ramon, Calif, sophomore; Eric Jorgensen, Lodi, Calif, junior; and Dan Phillips, Bellevue, Wash., senior.
Team captains for women's teams are Andee Greves, Davis, Calif., junior; Jennifer Davis, Albany, Ore., senior; and Jeanne Poggio, Lawrence senior. Kempf also holds high expectations for Rebecca Andrew, Kansas City, Mo..min. junior.
Diving coach Don Fearon expressed the same guarded optimism.
Kempf expects the freshmen to contribute immediately by making an already deep squad deeper and strengthening relays.
"We will be tough to beat, but we are going to have to be a fighter," Kempf said.
"You could call us the team to beat, as far as diving goes," Fearon said. "However, Nebraska has the overall title in swimming and diving."
The Jayhawks' top male diver, Kris Hoffman, returns. Hoffman won both the one-meter and three-meter boards at the Big Eight championships last season.
The women's diving team also is strong. Top diver Michelle Roijoh, Olathe senior, returns. Last season, Roijoh set a Big Eight record in the one-meter board, became Kansas' first female All-American in diving and placed 13th at the NCAA Championships. Fearon also is high on Amy Hathaway, San Jose, Calif., sophomore; and Kenzie Zeller, Loves Park, Ill., sophomore.
"We have great depth and good leaders," Kempf said. "We just have to step it up a notch."
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