THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 16, 2007
SPORTS
》 CROSS COUNTRY
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Lisa Morrisey, Ottawa senior, will lead the women's cross country team this season, along with seniors Alicia McGregor and Haylee Harbert. The team also run nine sophomores.
Seniors lead way as season begins
BY TYLER PASSMORE
tpassmore@kansan.com
As Sept. 1 and the season opener approach, the women's cross country team is hard at work. Because the team returns three seniors, expectations are as high as the Lawrence summer's heat. Lisa Morrisey, Alicia McGregor and Hayley Harbert return for their senior campaign with hopes of a quick start and a sprint for the Big 12 title.
"We have three really good seniors," sophomore Lauren Bonds said. "Alicia is really good at keeping an optimistic attitude, and she really works hard. Lisa is definitely a competitor, and she always shows up to run. And Hayley is a real hard worker, and she is someone I can always go to for
advice."
While the seniors will be asked to lead the pack, the entire unit will need to push the pace. Returning only a single junior, the team will rely on the core of nine sophomores to give depth to this year's assault on the Big 12.
After having success as a freshman, Bonds is looking to take the next step.
"Lauren scored really high at outdoor," McGregor said. "She has really improved a lot and I know that she is going to do really well this year."
The trio of seniors and the young guns will take aim Sept. 1 at their first meet. It begins at 9 a.m. at Rim Rock Farm, located north of Lawrence on Highway 40.
Edited by Matt Erickson
WHEELER (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
Mike McCormack, an offensive tackle drafted by the New York Yanks in 1951, earned Pro Bowl honors his rookie season. After his first season, he spent the next couple of years serving in the Army. Though his career was interrupted, he returned to play for the Cleveland Browns for eight more seasons, earning Pro Bowl honors in five of them.
Not even KU's rival Missouri, which has two players in the Hall of Fame, or Kansas State, with none, can claim individual excellence for its program's football legacy.
Kansas' slogan for the upcoming football season is, "This is What Saturdays Were Made For." It's apparent that some true legends played Kansas football on Saturdays in the past.
Maybe this news will help recruiting, and a few other future greats will begin their legacy at Kansas.
Edited by Chris Beattie
big 12 hall of famers
Players by Big Twelve School in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
School (Number of Players) Names
Earl Campbell, Tom Landry,
Bobby Layne, Tex Schramm
Texas (4)
Kansas (3)
Mike McCormack, John Riggins,
Gale Sayrs
Oklahoma (3)
Troy Alkman, Tommy McDonald, Lee Roy Selmon
Nebraska (3)
Nebraska (3)
Bob Brown, Guy Chamberlin,
William Roy Lyman
Oklahoma State (2) Barry Sanders, Thurman Thomas
Missouri (2)
Roger Wehrli, Kellen Winslow
Texas A & M (1)
Yale Lary
Baylor (1)
Mike Singletary
Texas Tech, Kansas State, Iowa State, Colorado (O)
gathered from www.profootball-hof.com
But right now the focus is on the process of molding together a team that consists of nine returning letter-winners and six newcomers. That process began on Aug. 7 when the team reported to campus.
VOLLEYBALL (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"We don't totally dominate their lives with volleyball but pretty close to it." Bechard said, referring to the one week of practice prior to school starting. "We get a chance to talk about things in relationship to our goals. We have new players that we get to acclimate to our system, and everyone gets to devote their mind-set to volleyball."
Four starters return this season including senior right side/setter Emily Brown. The Baldwin City native has started every match in her career and is one of the few remaining players still around from her
"She's obviously got as big a role as anyone on our team from a standpoint of what we expect from her," Bechard said.
programs's three-year NCAA tournament run.
The team will also receive a huge boost from the return of senior middle blocker Natalie Uhart, Uhart, originally from Lansing, Mich., transferred from Long Beach State after her junior season and was named Big 12 Conference Preseason Newcomer of the Year. But Uhart suffered a season-ending knee injury while playing in the team's preseason alumni game.
"She's very versatile," Bechard said. "She's very physical. She's one of our better blockers, one of our better attackers, and just one of our better teammates. She'll create a confidence
level for everyone she plays around"
Although starters Savannah Noyes, Katie Martinicinch and Brittany Williams are returning, there will soon be opportunity for one of the seven newcomers to step in and contribute.
"We're going to need some of these kids to play right away," Bechard said. "It's trial by fire, because you can't trade the experience of stepping in versus a Big 12 team, but were confident they'll pick it up."
The first opportunity for the team to start building toward a successful 2007 will come on Aug. 24 when Kansas travels to Eugene, Ore. to compete in the Oregon Invitational against California State Bakersfield, Idaho State and Oregon.
Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
ATHLETICS (CONTINUED FROM 1B)
"In my view, that is guilty before proven innocent," Marchiony said. "That is insinuating athletics departments are taking kickbacks."
University Financial Services, a student loan provider, and the office of Attorney General Cuomo did not return phone calls from the University Daily Kansan seeking comment.
The investigation began after the Attorney General's office uncovered that Dowling College received $75 for every loan application that was directed to USF from the school's athletic department.
The Attorney General also seeks to determine whether the departments are using school team names, mascots, colors and logos to imply that UFS is the school's official lender. Dowling had agreed to put links to UFS on its athletics department's Web site and distribute UFS promotional materials to direct students towards UFS loans.
"While this process unfolds, we want to make sure that everyone understands that we want to cooperate fully with the New York Attorney General," Marchiony said. "We thought that if this will help that process, then we were willing to do that. We know that we have
The University of Kansas recently pulled a UFS advertisement that had been on display at kuathletics.com.
done absolutely nothing wrong, but we just want to show the Attorney General that we want to cooperate as much as we can and then, after this issue is settled, we can talk about putting it back on the Web site."
Marchiony said the University had no direct relationship with UFS. The school's multi-media rights, which include corporate sponsorships, are owned by Host Communications. This permits Host to sell sponsorships of Kansas Athletics. Kansas must approve these sponsorships, but the contract is between the company and Host.
"UFS is not permitted to say that they are a preferred lender of Kansas
dents to get loans directly from the federal government.
The subpoenas and information requests ask the University to disclose documents relating to agreements made between the department and UFS and documents that reflect why UFS was chosen as the department's recommended lender.
The Attorney General's office wants the departments to prove a recommendation of UFS was not
"UFS is not permitted to say that they are a preferred lender of Kansas Athletics. That is very clear in the contract."
JIM MARCHIONY Associate Athletic Director
Athletics," Marchiony said. "That is very clear in the contract. It also specifies that UFS says that it is not a part of Kansas Athletics. Kansas Athletics does not receive or ask for money from UFS based on how many students apply for loans at UFS."
Marchiony said the University participated in the federal directlending program, which allows stu-
in exchange for payment from the business, but rather the culmination of an evaluation of UFS interest rates. A payment arrangement would constitute revenue sharing, which is a violation of federal law.
"Kansas Athletics has never asked for or received one penny from any financial institution service company based on the number of loan applications that are processed through that company," Marchiony said. "We don't give names to companies, to any companies, of current or past student athletes for any reason."
Edited by Kaitlyn Syring
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Quarterback to make first appearance in Kansas City with Miami Dolphins
Former Chief returns to Arrowhead
BY DOUG TUCKER ASSOCIATED PRESS
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Will they cheer their team's all-time top-rated passer? Or will they boo a guy who complained he wasn't getting a fair chance to keep his job and then wrenched a dawn-out trade to Miami?
Trent Green says he doesn't know. But Kansas City coach Herm Edwards believes he knows how Chiefs fans will greet their old quarterback Thursday night, when he returns to Arrowhead Stadium in a Dolphins uniform.
"He will get a good ovation when he comes home, and he should because he has done a lot for the city of Kansas City," said Edwards. "He's been a pro, he's in the community. As a player, it will be good to see him. I haven't seen him in a while."
Ironically, the Dolphins and Chiefs will both be trying to sort out quarterback issues in their second preseason game.
Green, who did not play well in Saturday's 18-17 victory over Jacksonville, will start and play the first quarter, the Dolphins said. Cleo Lemon, who is battling Green to be the starter, will play the second quarter, Rookie John Beck and backup Gibran Hamdan will play the second half.
Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard, who both had games to forget in last week's 16-12 loss to Cleveland, will alternate for the Chiefs. Huard, 5-3 as a starter last year while Green recovered from a severe concussion,
will start the first half. Croyle, a second-year pro with a rifle arm, will go the second half.
Green is taking a philosophical approach toward his return.
"I'm just going to let it happen, and
that has just meant more practice time for backup Michael Bennett and rookie Kolby Smith, who has been unusually impressive for a fifth-round draft pick.
While no one doubts that Johnson will eventually sign and step back into his role as the No. 1 running back, mystery over the starting quar-
we'll see. I had a great six years there and enjoyed it," he said. "My family enjoyed it. It was a great experience for us as a family, and I'm just happy to be down here.
"He will get a good ovation when he comes home, and he should because he has done a lot for the city of Kansas City."
HERMAN EDWARDS Head coach of Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs will still be without Pro Bowl running back Larry Johnson, who has sat out all training camp in a contract dispute. But
"I'm here now. I'm a Dolphin."
terback remains.
Edwards has said the would like to be near a decision by the third preseason game. That would suggest this could be an important outing for Huard, 34, and Crowley, 24.
make a decision, and if it's this week,
it's this week. If it isn't, it not,"
Edwards said. "It's going to be one of
those situations where whoever you
decide to go with, you've giving them
the opportunity to be the starter and
you're giving them enough reps to
prove that he can be a starter."
Still, Edwards agreed that any coach would feel much better having
"At the end of the day, we will
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"I think we're starting to settle down now," said Green. "If you look at who they had in the game and we we've been practicing with this week, it seems like some of those spots are beginning to solidify. I think that's only going to help, because you start getting continuity among players, continuity in the huddle and your communication in the line as the play's going on in terms of the calls they make. I think those are all positives, and as camp progresses, that will continually get better."
Carey, the Dolphins' starting left tackle, injured his right knee in the first quarter. He was able to walk off the field unaided.
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The Dolphins will be keeping an eye on the offensive line, which has been unsettled all summer and took another blow last week when Vernon Carey was injured.
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"The third game is the one when all the veteran guys are going to have to play the first half and then possibly the third quarter," he said. "I'm not going to put pressure on either one of the quarterbacks or myself — or the team — to say, 'This is the guy.' I want to make the right decision. I am very patient."
his starting quarterback emerge by the third preseason game.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Trent Green drops back to pass during a preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars Saturday at Dolphin Stadium in Miami. As much as Green enjoyed his six years with the Kansas City Chiefs, he doesn't have time for nostalgia.