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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1994
Volleyball team falls off track
Virginia Tech., William and Mary, and Michigan spike and kill Jayhawks
Tough competition allowed the Kansas volleyball team little time for rest or relaxation this weekend in Virginia at the Comfort Ink Holie Classic hosted by Virginia Tech.
Kansas, 3-8, suffered three tournament losses, falling to Virginia Tech, Michigan and William & Mary. Kansas wrote off two of those losses, to Willian and Mary and Michigan, in 3 straight games.
By Chesley Dohl
Kansan sportswriter
First round tournament action Friday against Michigan ended quickly as the Wolverines knocked off Kansas, 15-2, 15-9, 17-15.
In the losing effort, junior outside hitter Tracie Walt, led the Jayhawks with 12 kills and eight defensive digs, while sophomore outside hitter Katie Walsh remained a consistent contributor with nine kills and 10 defensive digs.
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Karen Schonewise said she was most pleased with the play of freshman setter Tiffany Sennett and freshman middle blocker Jenny Wiedeke.
The pair came off the bench to provide the Kansas lineup with positive key plays.
Sennet took over the duties of freshman setter Trisha Lindgren and contributed 16 kills and two digs.
Saturday, Kansas again failed to get on the winning track in the second round of tournament play.
Although Kansas was able to take Virginia Tech into four games, 11-15, 15-6 15, 14-16, they were unable to put together a completely solid
match.
Walt followed her solid Friday performance against Michigan with solid offensive and defensive play, recording 14 kills and 16 digs against Virginia Tech.
Freshman middle blocker Leslie Purkepyile added 10 kills and 10 digs, while Katie Walsh put down 10 kills and dug up 14 Virginia Tech hits.
Despite strong Kansas offensive play, errors plagued the Jayhawks throughout the match.
Kansas committed 26 team errors and 18 service errors, compared to Virginia Tech's 11 errors and six service errors.
To combat the errors, Schonewise experimented with a new lineup in the second match of the day against William and Mary.
Walsh and Purkeypile started on the left side, freshman middle blockers Maggie Mohrfeld and Kendra Kahler in the middle, junior outside hitter Tracie Walt on the right side and Sennett as the setter.
Even though Kansas recorded another loss, falling in three straight, Schonewise said she was pleased with the lineup and the solid play of Walt, with 12 defensive digs, and Purkeypile who added 13 unreturnable hits.
"Tracie and Leslie played exceptionally well for us in their new positions," Schoenweiss said. "They were definitely the two bright spots for us."
Kansas will have little time to recover from the Virginia Tech. tournament before their next outing.
The Jayhawks will travel tomorrow to Wichita State to take on the Shockers in Henry Levitt Arena.
Kansas suffered a previous loss on Sept. 3 to Wichita State in the Colorado State tournament.
LOS ANGELES — Whitey Herzog will be offered the job as manager of the Kansas City Royals in a deal that would reunite him with close friend George Brett, now a team vice president, it was reported.
Herzog to be offered Royals job, L.A. newspaper reports
Herzog, 62, managed Brett and the Royals to three division titles from 1976-1978.
Herzog, who resigned in January as general manager of the California Angels, is scheduled to talk with the Royals this week, sources told the Los Angeles Times.
But the Times said yesterday there was no assurance Herzog would accept the job.
The Associated Press
He was offered the job in midseason and declined, allowing Hal McRae to continue. McRae was fired last week.
Herzog couldn't be reached for comment. If he declines, the Times said Chicago Cubs third base coach Tony Muser was expected to be a leading candidate.
Herzog, nicknamed "The White Rat," managed the St. Louis Cardinals from 1980 to 1990.
The Cardinals won the World Series in 1982 and lost it in 1985 and 1987. Herzog made his managing debut in 1973 with Texas.
Sean Crosier / KANSAN
Sean Crosier / KANBAN Kansas senior fly half Mike Schwartz passes the ball to junior flanker Hayden Krizman during a rugby match with the Omaha G. O. A.T. S. B-team. The Kansas college team won 52-12 Saturday.
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A member of Kansas' Army ROTC bats the ball away from a member of "the Blasters." The Blasters beat the ROTC team 21-0 during an intramural flag football game Friday at Shenk Sports Complex.
Kansas swimmers part of history
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
"You are part of collegiate history," Kempf said, sounding an air-horn to signify the start of the nation's first ever collegiate open-water competition.
"I think it was beautiful, just absolutely beautiful," he said. "We saw a little bit of history."
After having Kansas' Open Water Invitational canceled twice due to bad weather, Kempf said he was elated to see it go off without a hitch.
The format for the Jayhawks'
Seconds before 43 competitors swimmerin the 70 degree water Saturday morning at Lone Star Lake, Kansas swimming coach Gary Kempf made a special announcement.
Frankie Hanson, top, senior distance freestyler, took first place in the women's division, and B.J. Waker, below, junior distance freestyler, won the men's competition at the first-ever collegiate open water competition at Lone Star Lake.
duel with Southern Illinois was very much like that of a cross country meet.
In the team standings, an individual first place counted for one point, second for two points, and so on. The team with the lowest score was determined the winner. The women won 8-30 over the Salukis, while the men handed a 19-62 defeat to Southern Illinois.
The competitors swam 3.1 miles, or five kilometers, on a continuous course.
Southern Illinois women's swimming coach Mark Kluemer said the Salukis had planned to attend last year's meet before it was canceled by cold weather.
"We're really glad to see it get off the ground," Kluemper said.
Junior distance freestyle B.J. Walker won the men's competition with a time of 55 minutes, 16 seconds. Being a part of history was a good feeling, Walker said, but it was not easy. He said he had the most trouble with his vision in the lake.
"The last stretch I didn't have that much direction, and it was when my body started testing me," Walker said. "It was a fun race, but really challenging."
Like Walker, Hanson said she swam with limited vision, but it was slightly different than Walker's.
Senior distance freestyle
Frankie Hanson edged her nearest competitor Diana Roberts by 14 seconds with a time of 57.56 to earn first place honors in the women's division.
"It was hard to tell who was a girl and who was a guy," she said.
The team swam the course
once before, but it was in the afternoon sun. Hanson said one advantage the swimmers had Saturday was competing in the morning without the overpowering heat.
However, freshman Marshall Dortch said he had some trouble with the cool conditions.
"It took me a while to get warmed up," he said.
Once he did, Dortch said he swam well, placing fifth with a time of 57:49.
Members of the Southern Illinois team who made the trip from Carbondale, Ill., to Lawrence did so on a voluntary basis. Kluemper said the swimmers that came on Saturday may bring back more of their teammates next year.
"I think they're going to go back and tell about how much they enjoyed it," he said.
The Salukis may also return with a better understanding of open water competitive swimming, Kluemer said. Most of the team was comprised of freshmen who had a limited amount of open water training.
"They're already talking about, 'When I come back next year, I'll know more about this," he said.
"It's just everything we hoped it would be," Kempf said. "It's a great day for swimming in this area."
But for now, Kempf and everyone else involved in the history-making Open Water Invitational are enjoying their accomplishments.
Evelin Hensel, mother of senior freestyle Marc Hensel, said all the competitors should be congratulated for their efforts.
"They all did wonderful — not just the ones who placed at the top," she said.
Kansas' collegiate rugby team beats Omaha
By Kent Hohifeld
Kansan sportswriter
Saturday's rugby games left the Kansas collegiate team pleased with its performance and the Kansas club team, which is made up of Lawrence residents and recent Kansas graduates, scratching its collective head.
The Kansas collegiate team defeated the Greater Omaha Area Touring Squad's B-team, which is also known as the G.O.A.T.S., 52-12.
However, the G.O.A.T.S. scored 19 points in a 13-minute span during the second half to defeat the Kansas club team 25-24.
The club's collegiate squad had a much easier time dealing with Omaha's second team. Kansas began the game by scoring four tries in the first half and completed two conversion kicks.
A try, worth five points in rugby, is scored like a touchdown in football. After a try, a team can
attempt a conversion kick worth two points.
The G.O.A.T.S. were only able to muster two tries during the entire game. The team missed one of its two conversion attempts.
"We executed the basics very well, "Kansas rugby coach Dominic Barnao said. "Our physical fitness and conditioning really showed through, especially at the end."
Barnao said the team wanted to run a fast-paced game to take advantage of its conditioning.
"Every time the guy with the ball was about to go down, there was someone right behind him to pass
"We really wanted to move the ball forward without having to kick it," Barnao said.
Collegiate captain Matt Delargy said part of the team's success was teamwork.
Forward passes are not allowed in rugby. Teams can advance the ball only by kicking or running the ball forward.
the ball to," said Delargy, a conversion kicker who made six conversions out of eight attempts. "It allowed us to keep constantly moving forward."
The club side had a lot harder time against Omaha's A team.
"We had a lot of mental errors that really cost us," said Larry Clarke, club team member. "We dominated them for most of the game."
Despite the miscues, the team had a chance to win in the final moments of the game.
However, Kansas was unable to get the ball across the goal line as time expired, leaving the G.O.A.T.S. with the victory.
Next week the club team will compete in a tournament in Aspen while the collegiate team stays at home.
'The collegiate A team will take on Ouaha and the B-squad will play against Creighton.
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