SPORTS
University Daily Kansan/Friday, November 15, 1991
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Cross country teams to seek redemption at District V races
ByJeff Kobs
Kansan Sportswriter
ByJeffKobs
Senior cross country runner Donnie Anderson has had a hard time sleeping this week.
The men's and women's cross-country teams will compete tomorrow in the District V Championships at the Raft Golf Course in Wichita.
The men's team finished in a tie for
ninth, while the women's team finished
fifth.
Both teams view the meet as a chance to redeem their disappointing finishes at the Big Eight Conference Championships two weeks ago.
The Jayhawks will face all the big Eight foes except Colorado. The Missouri Valley Conference will also compete at the district meet.
"It was a sombering experience for everybody," said Coach Gary Schwartz. "Now we've got to prove to ourselves that we can go out and get the job done."
The men's race is set to begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by the women's race at 11:15. The two top teams from the men's and women's competitions will advance to the NCAA Championships on Nov. 25 in Tuscon, Ariz.
The men's team, ranked 24th, has gone to the national meet the last two years. Both times they rebounded from a poor performance at the conference meet to come back and qualify at district.
That pattern, whether good or bad,
has given the team some confidence.
"It eliminates any panic." Anderson said. "The last two years, we felt like our backs were against the wall, but we realized the Big Eight doesn't determine
everything.
Schwartz said it could come down to desire for both teams.
"It's going to be close, but we know we can still make it."
"It really gets down to how badly they want to qualify for the NCAA meet," he said. "It's not too difficult."
The women's team will be without freshman Kristi Kloster, who also missed the Big Eight meet because of a stress fracture in her ankle.
Junior Amy Rodehaver, who is a half-
miler on the track team, will run in KI-
DEN.
"We figure she can come in and be effective," Schwartz said. "The course is not as flat as a billiard table, but it runs more like a track than a lot of them."
The women's team was ranked 16th going into the Big Eight meet but fell out of the game.
Palacios said that the Big Eight meet was not an indicator of what the team was feeling.
"We've been underdogs all year," she said. "I know we're capable of qualifying. We just have to have a great race."
Seven runners will compete for each team. Besides Palacios and Rodehaver, Julia Saul, Ashley Ace, Daniela Daggy, and Kyle Schumann, the Swart will run for the women's team.
Anderson, Sean Sheridan, Sam Froese, Michael Cox, Jason Teal, Alec Bolten and David Johnston compose the men's team.
"We've been in some real good races this year, so it's not like we haven't been in the big ones." Schwartz said. "Both have experience to call on to get the job done."
Besides the top two teams, the top three individuals who aren't on one of those two teams will advance to the NCAA Championships.
Football team heads to Colorado
Jayhawks 18-point underdogs against No.16 Buffaloes
After taking a 59-23 beating from Nebraska last weekend, the Kansas football team will travel to Colorado today.
By David Mitchell
Kansan Sportswriter
The Jayhawks are 18-point underdogs again! the 16th-ranked Bufaloes in toromow's game.
The 6-2-1 Buffaloes have not been the dominant team that they were a year ago when they won the national championship. Colorado lost to non-conference opponents Baylor and Stanford early in
In the last three weeks, the Buffaloes have struggled to remain undefeated in the Big Eight.
On Oct. 26, the Buffaloes edged Kansas State 10-
0. The Wildcats beat themselves, missing two
passes.
The next week, Colorado came away with a tie against Nebraska when the Cornhousks missed
Last weekend, the Buffaloes got a big scare from winless Oklahoma State. Colorado trailed the Cowboys 12-10 in the fourth quarter. With 6 points, the Cowboys outscored the coriander 14-2 and coriander 14-2 toward touchdown pass try.
"They're not blowing people out, but they're winning," Kansas coach Glen Mason said. "That's the important thing. They find a way to win no matter how bizarre."
All-Big Eight quarterback Darian Hagan left the Oklahoma State game with a sprained ankle, but is listed as the probable starter for tomorrow.
Hagan is fourth in the conference in total offense, accounting for 174 yards a game. Hagan has completed 53 percent of his passes for 1,205 yards. He has also rushed for 365 yards.
"He's the most dangerous quarterback." Mason said. "Every time the ball is snapped, he can take it the distance in many ways."
Colorado is third in the conference in total offense, averaging 392 vards a game.
Last week, the 'Hawks got burned by the option play. Cornhusner quarterback Keithen McCant
Game 10: 1:30 p.m., Nov. 16, Folsom Field
Kansas Jayhawks
Colorado Buffaloes
Probable starters
Offense
WR 6 Jim New 6/180/Sr 0/180/Sr
TE 10 Wayne Chandler LT 70 Craig Anderson 6/0185/Sr
LT 71 Chris Perez LG 66 Hessley Hempstead 6/5280/Sr 6/1290/Fr C 52 Jay Leuewenberg 6/3256/Sr
C 75 Dan Schmidt 6/1260/Sr RG 73 Roger Ivey 6/3275/Sr
RG 69 John Jones 6/2265/Fr RT 77 Jim Hansen 6/3275/Sr
RT 74 Keith Lonek 6/3035/Sr QB 13 Darian Hagan 5-10185/Sr
WR 85 Kenny Drayton TB 12 Liam Warren 6/0185/Sr
FB 34 Roger Robben FB 33 James Hill 6/0120/Sr
QB 18 Chip Hilleary TE 87 Sean Brown 6/2260/Sr
TB 24 Tony Sands WB 81 Michael Westbrook 6/3205/Sr
TB 31 Dan Eichloh P 17 Mitch Berger 6/3215/Sr
Defense
"I've struggled in every game this year," Hillary said. "Things have started to come along. We're starting to gel as a total offense."
OLB 39 Don Davis 6-2/200/Fr OLB 56 Ron Wollork 6-3/235/So
LE 96 Kyke Moore 6-3/275/Jr LT 91 Leonard Renfo 6-3/250/So
LT 93 Gilbert Brown 6-2/305/Jr NT 93 Joel Steed 6-2/270/So
RT 71 Dana Stubblefield 6-4/285/JR RT 89 Brian Dyel 6-6/250/So
RE 99 Brian Christian 6-4/260/So OLB 34 Chad Brown 6-3/230/Jr
OLB 7 Hassan Bailey 6-1/100/Jr OLB 19 Greg Biekert 6-3/230/Jr
ILB 52 Steve Harvey 6-4/230/Fr ILB 46 Ted Johnson 6-4/230/Fr
CB 38 Broder Vaughn 5-11/190/Sr LCB 2 Deen Figures 6-1/195/Jr
FS 10 Doug Terry 5-11/185/Sr SS 6 Eric Hamilton 6-0/200/Jr
SS 14 Paul Friday 5-1/185/Sr FS 27 Greg Thomas 6-2/220/CB 8 Tim Hill 5-8/170/SR RCB 13 Romnie Bradford 5-11/185/Jr
PCK 31 Dan Eichloff 6-1/215/So PK 16 Jim Harper 6-1/175/Jr
and running back Calvin Jones executed the play to perfection. Jones ran for 294 yards and six touchdowns. Jayhawk cornerback Tim Hill said Colorado ran an even more dangerous option.
"Darian Hagan is there to be the play maker." He said. "He does a lot more with the ball than I do."
After struggling throughout the season, the Kansas offense showed signs of life last week. Junior quarterback Chip Hilleary completed 11 of 25 passes for 210 vards.
Source: Kansas Sports Information
Melissa Unterberg/KANSAN
This weekend, the Jayhawk offense will face the conference's second-ranked defense. The Buffaloes have limited opponents to an average of 314 yards a game.
"Colorado's defense is one of the toughest we'll face all year," Hilleary said. "They have a lot of ease."
"They're defense is right up there with Oklahoma." Mason said, "They're solid."
The game will be televised on KSMO Channel 62.
Lady Jayhawks win 80-74
Basketball team beats German Nationals in season opener
Junior forward Marthea McCloud shoots in spite of pressure from Helke Roth. McCloud made the basket, adding to the Jayhawks' 80-74 victory against the German National team at Allen Field House.
julie.jacobson/KANSAN
By David Mitchell
Kansan Sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team opened its season last night with an 80-74 victory against the German National team.
The German squad boasted five 6-foot-2 centers. This on a night when the Lady Jayhawks were without injured 6-3 center Lisa Tate.
Germany out-rebounded Kansas 50-45. Without Tate, the Big Eight Conference's leading shot blocker last season, Kansas started 6-foot-2-freshman Alycko Cucc
After the game Aycock she was nauseous throughout her first game in a KKR game.
The freshman hit 10 of 16 goal field attempts and was of 6 of 8 from the freethrow line. When it was finished, she was put into a corner rebounder with 26 points and 12 rebounds.
"I was very nervous," Aycock said. "I missed my first shot, but Coach said keep it up."
Coach Marian Washington said she was pleased with Avock's first game.
The second half was all Kansas. The German squad struggled to stay within 10 points of the Jayhawks. Senior forward Danielle Shareef and Aycock both hit a pair of free throws with more than 15 minutes remaining. Kansas led 42-34.
Senior point guard Kay Hart was second in scoring with 16 points. Junior guard Shannon Kite scored 11 points coming off the bench, including 3 of 5 three-point attempts. Kite's first three pointer gave Kansas a 32-28 half-time lead.
"She's had some great practices," Washington said. "Sometimes freshmen aren't able to handle it. She's obviously a fine freshman."
Germany brought the score to 47-37, when Jutta Vogesangis hit a three pointer. Kita answered with her own bomb, making it 50-37. When Germany pulled to within nine, Kita hit another three pointer, making it 55-43.
The Lady Jayhawks put the game out of reach after Johnson's free throws when Johnson got a steal and dished it out to forward Tanya Bonham, who scored an easy layup. Bonham scored again on the next trip down the court off a long pass from Ayceck. Kansas led 75-62. Bonham scored 10 points off the bench.
However, after three unanswered baskets and a pair of free throws, the Jayhawk lead shrank to 65-60 with six minutes left in the game.
The 'Hawks stormed back. Hart hit a pair of baskets and forward Territory Johnson scored. The Hawks won.
Washington said the team still needed to improve before the regular season began.
"Given the great size advantage they had, we played better than I expected." We're far from where we won't be, but in terms of sheer effort, I in really happy."
"With four players in double figures, I'm very pleased." Washington said.
Victory would qualify' Hawks for the Big Eight tournament
Bv.JeffKobs
Kansan Sportswriter
Tonight marks the final regular season match for the Kansas volleyball team, but it might not be the last match of the year.
Kansas is in a three-way tie with Iowa State and Oklahoma for the last two available spots in the Big Eight Conference postseason tournaments. Oklahoma would qualify the Jayhawks for the tournament.
Nebraska, 10-0, and Colorado, 8-2, have the first two spots secured in the tournament, which takes them to finishers in conference matches.
Colorado defeated Kansas earlier this season in a close match that went four games, 15-13, 6-15, 11- and 17-15 at Allen Field House.
"We stayed with them," Coach Frankie Albiz said, "but we made a lot of mistakes that I don't think we'll do this time.
"I think we can win, but I just hope we do."
VOLLEYBALL
Senior Mary Beth Bella said after beating Missouri on Tuesday that the team had broken its habit of letting the opponent back into the game, something that has recently plagued the 'Hawks.
"It feels like we're playing like we did at the first of the year," she said. "We finished them (Misfits) and then to the end like we're swamped to."
Bella said the team was confident that it could beat the Bufaloes, even on their home court.
"We've got more experience than they do," she said. "I think we have a great chance to win this match."
Albitz said the crowd could be a factor.
"I a little worried about the Colorado crowd," she said. "They're a little rowdy, so I hope we can play through that."
The team will fly to Colorado with the football team today.
"They were really pleased when they found out," Allbizt said. "There was extra room on the plane and we quickly got us on. It really helps us out."
"Now they can concentrate on the game, instead of facing a long road trip."
Albizt who the Jayhaws would be looking to improve their serving and to stop the Colorado middle hitters.
Kansastakes a 23-6 record to Colorado. The Buffs hold a 20-8 mark
Seven Jayhawk volleyball players were named to the Phillips 66 Academic All Big Eight Team.
Seniors Kris Kleis schmidt, Adrian Powell, Julie Wooldruff and sophomore Cyndee Kanabel were named to the first team. Seniors Cyndee Kanabel, Lisa Seigle and junior Kim DeHoff were second-season selections.
instead of making the trek by van.
Kansas led all Big Eight schools in the number of team members selected.
Swim team to meet Arkansas here
By Chris Jenson Special to the Kansan
Special to the Kansan
For the past three years, the women's swim meet, against Arkansas have come down to the last relay.
Coach Gary Kempf said he did not think this year would be any different.
"Arkansas always seems to race us tough. That goes for their men's team too." Kempf
for their mens' team too," Kempf said.
The men and women's swim teams will meet Arkansas tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Robinson Natatorium.
Kempf said he thought both Arkansas and Kansas' women's teams were good enough to be ranked in the top 20 nationally.
Gary Kempf
Preseason rankings came out Wednesday for the men, but Kempf said he had not received the women's rankings. The m-
the women's rankings. The men's team was not ranked in the presseason poll.
The men are hoping to rebound from a loss to Big Eight Conference-rival Nebraska last weekend. The Javahaws lost to the 'Huskers 120-123.
"It was frustrating to lose to Nebraska, but I wasn't disappointed in our performance," Riddle said. "We're real happy with our progress. We've got to work." We have a same intensity that we swam with against Nebraska.
Despite the loss, senior co-captain Ed Riddle said the team was ready for Arkansas.
Kempf agreed that emotion would play a major role tomorrow.
"We've got to be emotional," Kempd said. "That's where a lot of our speed will come from."
Kemnf said the dual meet would be won by the team
SWIMMING
that won the close races.
The women's team is coming off a victory against 1981 conference champion Nebraska.
Kempf said that the women could not afford a drop in intensity and that they needed to win some of the races that they weren't supposed to win.
The Arkansas men have a strong sprinting group, but he said he thought the Jayhawks depth would be the depth of the game.
"I told them they've been working hard and have done what I've wanted," he said. "I want them to feel good about where they are right now."
*"Our longer races will be faster than our short races," Kiddle said. "Our depth will definitely help
Senior Mike Soderling and sophomore Curtis Taylor will lead the Jayhawks. Soderling, a distance freestyle, has placed first in the 1,000-yard freestyle in both of Kansas' Big Eight duals.
Taylor placed first in the 50-yard freestyle in those meets.
The Jayhawks are hoping this early success is an indication of the future and their goal of winning the
But Kempf said that for now the team was focusing on one meet at a time.
"Everyone needs to step forward and do their share," he said. "Win or lose, I can't ask for more than that."