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U N I V E R S I T Y D A I L Y K A N S A N
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28.1994
Richard Devinki / KANSAM
Kansas junior Slade Adams swings his way to a first-place team finish. The Kansas men's golf team won the Kansas Invitational at Alvamar Country Club yesterday.
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Young team up to veteran standards
The team, which is comprised of one senior, three juniors, and one sophomore, triumphed yesterday in the Kansas Invitational at Alvamar Country Club. With a total of 887 strokes in three rounds of play, Kansas defeated Mississippi State by one stroke.
The Kansas men's golf team may be full of inexperienced players, but those players are performing like veterans.
Kansas men's golf comes from behind to win Invitational
Kansas junior Dan Rooney said the team was informed that it was four or five shots down with three holes to play. In the final stretch, Kansas made several birdies, while Mississippi State made numerous bogeys. That swing accounted for the Jayaawk victory.
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
"We just got lucky, I guess," Rooney said.
Rooney said the added pressure of knowing the team was behind helped him.
"I bared down the last four holes and didn't give away any shots," he said. "I like to know where I am, even if it adds a little pressure."
Kansas junior Slade Adams also said knowing the team was behind made him give an extra effort.
"I was glad to hear — to let me know individually what I needed to do," he said.
Adams, a transfer from Texas Christian University, led the team with a score of 222 for three rounds and finished in sixth place.
Adams said he was pleased with his performance overall, but he might have cut six or seven strokes off his score had he putted better. Two factors contributed to Adams'
putting woes.
"Some of it was knowledge," he said, referring to the greens. "The rest was confidence."
Adams was followed by his teammate Rooney, who placed seventh with a total of 223.
"I thought I played pretty well," Rooney said. "I didn't get many puts to fall, though."
Even though the team played at its home course, Rooney said he did not feel he had an advantage.
"You're expected to play well there," he said. "I didn't feel an advantage at all."
Kansas junior Chad Roesler agreed that there was a pressure of playing at home, but the pressure did not outweigh the positives.
"It was more of an advantage than a disadvantage," he said.
Roesler shot Kansas 'third lowest score but was not a member of the varsity squad. He placed 12th, opening the front nine holes of all three rounds with a 35.
"I played well with the exception of the last couple of holes each day," he said. "I had myself in position to do really well."
Several Jayhawks, including Roesler, competed as individuals in the tournament. Their scores were not counted in the team competition.
Roesler played for two years at Garden City Community College before transferring to Kansas. The Kansas Invitational was Roesler's first NCAA Division I competition.
"It was a good opportunity to prove something to myself," he said.
Rooney said Roesler's play proved to him how deep the team was in talent. In addition to the traveling team, there are five golfers that would be playing competitively for many other teams.
"It keeps the competitiveness up on the team," Rooney said. "To have people pushing all the time, it helps the top five."
Motor theft hurts Kansas crew
Incident causes monetary, athletic setbacks for club
By Carlos Tejada
Kansan staff writer
The weekend theft of two KU Crew outboard motors, valued together at $3,000, has put the rowing team in a tough spot.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office reported that the two motors were padlocked to a rack at the west end of the parking lot at Clinton State Park when they were stolen.
Sheriff Loren Anderson said he did not know how the padlocks were cut and had no suspects in the case.
The theft was discovered Sunday afternoon when the rowers showed up for practice, said Michael Amick, assistant coach for the team. The motors were last seen at practice Saturday morning, he said.
Amick said the motors were used on boats driven by the coaches during practices at Clinton Lake. He said the coaches would accompany the teams on the water to watch and offer advice.
Amick said the theft was a setback for the team both financially and athletically.
With all its time devoted to practice and fundraising for current costs, the team has little time to raise money for two new motors, he said.
"This is a serious, serious financial setback," Amick said. "We raise all our own money. Every weekend we have a fundraiser."
sions at Kansas football games for money and volunteered for work around the city in exchange for donations.
Keeping the coaches off the water also could hurt the team, which is practicing for a meet on Oct. 9 in Rockford, Il., he said.
In the meantime, Amick said, the only way students could help the team is to keep an eye out for the motors, which are distinctly marked.
"If you happen to see two outboard motors with 'KU Crew' stenciled across the side, please give the police a call," he said.
Junior outside hitter Tracie Walt, left, blocks the ball during a Kansas volleyball team practice at Robinson Center as freshman blocker Jenny Wiedeke backs her up. The team was practicing yesterday in preparation for tonight's Big Eight conference season opener.
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Volleyball to open conference play
Kansan sportswriter
Bv Cheslev Dohl
Iowa State volleyball coach Jackie Nunez and Kansas coach Karen Schonewhey ought to sit down for a heart-to-heart talk.
Nunez, who took over a young Cyclone team last year, knows all about the development of a volleyball program.
Tonight the Jayhawks open their conference season against Iowa State at Ames, Iowa, where Nunez is starting her second year of coaching.
"It's so tough at times," Nunez said. "Lots of transition went on last year. You have to get used to a new style, players, coaches, expectations and goals. It's a big adjustment."
"I'm sure that's what Karen and Liz Berg (Kansas assistant coach) are going through now," Nunez said.
Nunez took over an Iowa State team of juniors, sophomores, and freshmen and, despite a fourth-place conference finish, the Cyclones' record was a lopsided 9-19.
After a rough 1993 season, the Cyclones are reaping the benefits this year. They return nine letter winners and six starters from last season, while five freshmen newcomers provide the Cyclone bench with depth.
referring to the Jayhawks' transitional phase. "I empathetic with them. I know just what the team and coaches are going through."
Although Schonewise said she could see the first-year coaching similarities between she and Nunez, she said she wasn't going to overlook the potential for a strong finish to Kansas' 1994 season.
"We're not looking past this season at all," she said. "We just came off some confidence-building matches, and we're just looking to get things done in the conference."
After a year of refining their skills, the Cyclones are in a better position than the Jayhawks coming into tonight's match.
With a healthy 11-2 record this season, Iowa State ranks eighth out of 112 teams in the Midwest Region.
"We've won more games this September than all last year," Nunez said. "They (the players) have a year under their belt playing together. They know our system."
Iowa State junior outside hitters Kirstin Hugdahl and Stephanie McCannon provide the Cyclones with an intimidating front line.
Hugdahl, at 6 feet 1 inch, led the Cyclones in kills per game with 3.07 last year, and was fifth in Big Eight Conference matches with 3.59 kills per game.
McCannon, a 5-foot-11-inch defensive specialist, led the team in digs last season with nearly four digs per game.
Nunez said the Cyclone's muchimproved record this year was a reflection of a more mature, experienced team.
McCannon is a quick, agile player on the floor and is no slouch in the air. She finished with a team-high 306 kills last year, Nunez said.
"We're pretty good on both the offensive and defensive end," Nunez
said. "We have lots of balance, though Stephanie is an incredible defensive player for us."
Coming off two good days of practice, Schonewise said Kansas was looking forward to the matchup with the Cyclones.
"It's the start of a new season, and we're playing with a lot more confidence now," she said. "Communication, blocking and no balls hitting the floor without full-out effort are still our three main goals for the match," she said.
Kansas junior outside hitter Tracie Walt said the Jayhawks had set a team goal to start the Big Eight season with a win against Iowa State. She said the team's confident play last weekend at the Arby's Classic in Lincoln, Neb., was an encouraging factor. Kansas lost both matches, but won two games.
"We hadn't won a game in a long time, and those wins got us back in it," Walt said. "We know what it feels like to win again, and hopefully it's going to carry over."
Football preview: ISU Cyclones
Bv Matt Irwin
Kansan sportswriter
Technically, the Iowa State football team is still in the race for the Big Eight Conference championship, but the Cyclones will have a long road to travel in reaching the conference's upper division.
But what Cyclone coach Jim Walden and his staff do like about their team is that its morale has remained positive.
After losing their first four games, even the Cyclones admit their chances are slim
Walden, who was also concerned about the team's morale, said that the student paper at Iowa State had criticized players unnecessarily.
"The kids are great," said Jim Burrow, defensive backs coach. "They work hard. You wouldn't know by watching practice that this team is 0-4. The morale is there."
"They don't deserve that," Walden said of the criticism. "They're human beings. They just wish to make the students happy. They're trying their best."
Walden almost seems more concerned about his players than his job security. He said that his future had no effect on his concerns for this year's football team.
"They close plants every day, that doesn't
Jim Walden
mean you can't get work," Walden said, comparing his job to that of a blue-collar worker. "I'm not walking the picket line trying to save my job. I'm trying to get things straightened out."
From 1991 to 1993
Iowa State's record was
10-22-1. However,
Walden that lack
Walden said that quitting would undermine what he had taught in 30 years of coaching football. Walden's assistant coaches also are not ready to leave the program.
of success would not drive him away from the program. Someone else would have to tell him to leave.
"Coach Walden is one of the few coaches in the business who has a great record of stability." Burrow said. "We're loyal to him."
"I think I'm a pretty good coach," he said.
Walden has been Iowa State's coach since 1986 — the last time his team started a season 0-4.
A major factor in the Cyclones' winless start has been the multiple injuries suffered
To make matters worse, Walden is leading his team into the Big Eight schedule, the toughest part of its season.
Burrow said that the teams injuries at linebacker made it susceptible to a good rushing attack.
Walden said the running game was struggling because the Cyclones' starting offensive left tackle and both offensive guards were injured.
by the team.
He said that Iowa State's top two quarterbacks had injuries, and two of its top four linebackers were out.
Kansas, with its proven strength in the running game, most likely will give Iowa State problems when the teams play Oct. 15 in Ames, Iowa, he said.
Burrow said that the team's two defensive backs, who were selected to All-Big Eight teams last season, also were unable to play.
Still, he said the Cyclones' losses could be attributed to many other factors.
LINCOLN, Neb. — Coach Tom Osborne was not ready to give up hope that quarterback Tommie Frazier, who is hospitalized with a blood clot in his leg, would return to the starting lineup this season.
Blood clot to sideline Husker quarterback
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"You count on guys like that for experience and leadership," Burrow said. "But you can never blame it on injuries."
Doctors told Osborne yesterday that the clot behind Fra-
tzer's right knee had been reduced 40 percent to 50 percent since treatment began Sunday.
"It's a good sign the medicine is working." Osborne said.
Osborne said he wasn't certain how long the Heisman Trophy contender would be out. "I don't think it's a done
deal that I miss the rest of the season necessarily," Osborne said.
Frazier, Bradenton, Fla., junior, was a bit more optimistic about his return, according to his mother.
"He'll be OK. He's feeling pretty calm and he thinks he'll get back to football soon," Priscilla Frazier told The Lincoln Star in an interview published today.
Frazier probably will remain at Bryan Memorial Hospital for the next few days, said Osborne, who did not know when Frazier would be released.
Frazier probably would remain on some type of blood thinner, which would prevent him from having contact on the football field because of the risk of internal injury, Osborne noted.
"He's responding very well," said team doctor Pat Clare.
Coach suspends cornerback for three weeks
The Associated Press
BOULDER. Colo. — Sophomore cornerback Deren Tadlock has been suspended for three weeks, Colorado coach Bill McCartney said Monday.
McCartney did not specify the reason for the suspension.
Tadlock already has missed two games this season because of disciplinary suspensions as well as last season's Aloha Bowl trip. He missed the opener against Northeast Louisiana for missing a pre-season practice.
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He also didn't dress for the Wisconsin game after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of third-degree assault and physical harassment for hitting a woman and pushing her male companion to the ground in early August.
He was suspended from the bowl trip last season after being expelled from his dormitory room for making too much noise.
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