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TRACK AND FIELD
Records broken at Arkansas invitational
BY TAYLOR BERN
Junior Ashley Brown's career has had its ups and downs, but Friday was arguably her best day as a Jayhawk, as she set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles with her third-place time of 13.31 seconds.
Several other Jayhawks had a productive day on Friday night at the Arkansas Twilight Invitational, with five athletes setting or improving their regional marks.
Brown's record-setting time was one-hundredth of a second better than Jennie Wonder's mark set in
2002 and two one-hundredths of a second better than her own season best.
After narrowly missing a region
Brown
al time earlier in the season,
junior Matt Baysinger finished second in the 800 meters with a personal best and regional time of 1:50.04. Senior
Clif Mitchell finished fourth in the race, but failed to meet the regional
On the field, senior Eric Babb,
the Kansas Relays' long jump champion,
finished second in the event on
Friday with a leap of 25-01.25 ft.
requirements.
In the 110-meter hurdles, sophomore Julius Jiles ran a career-best time of 13.85 seconds for second place.
In the pole vault, senior Laura Gjerde cleared 12-06 to finish third and improve her regional mark. Freshman Jordan Scott equaled his season-best height of 17-00.75 to finish second.
Back on the track, sophomore
Victoria Howard, who already owns a regional time in the 100-meter dash, added another regional mark in the 200 meters. Howard won the race in 23.45 seconds, the third-fastest time in school history.
The Jayhawks will travel to Lincoln, Neb., to compete in the Big 12 Outdoor Championships from Thursday through Saturday.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern can be contacted at tbern@kansan.com.
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Junior infielder Erik Morrison and the Jayhawks lost the series to Kansas State this week, making it the first sweep of the season. "We've played the top six teams in the league and have managed to avoid doining that. I certainly didn't expect that to happen this weekend," coach Ritch Price said.
K-State sweep blurs future
In last place, Kansas crosses fingers for Big 12 Tournament appearance
BY ALISSA BAUER
After the series victory at Oklahoma, coach Ritch Price expressed his relief that his team still controlled its own postseason destiny.
The Jayhawks no longer have that luxury.
This weekend, the weather and Kansas State teamed up to sweep Kansas (22-28. 8-15 Big 12 Conference) for the first time this
conference season. K-State took game one in Manhattan on Friday and again in Lawrence on Saturday. When Sunday's chance at redemption was rained out, not only did the Jayhawks fall into the conference cellar, they also were forced to take a sweep based on technicality.
"I've been really proud of the fact that we haven't been swept all year," coach Price said on Saturday. "It's the first time in the five years I've been here. We've played the top six teams in the league and have managed to avoid doing that. I certainly didn't expect that to happen this weekend."
Kansas plays host to Nebraska May 18-20 in the last Big 12 Conference series. The jayhawks no longer completely determine their return to the tournament they won one year ago.
Oklahoma (28-19, 8-12) and Baylor (26-21, 8-13) sit in the final two tournament spots as of Sunday. Although Texas Tech (26-21, 7-13) has one less conference victory, the Red Raiders still hold the tie-breaker advantage over Kansas. Only the Sooners would give the Jayhawks an advantage in a tie-breaking situation.
Freshman infielder Robby Price and the Jayhawks have to wait until Texas Tech and Oklahoma play and until Nebraska meets Baylor before they will know if their Big 12 tournament dreams are kept alive. Kansas fell into last place in the conference after a weekend sweep to Kansas State.
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All Kansas can do is wait as Tech and Oklahoma play each other and K-State and Baylor play. Nebraska takes on Baylor next weekend while Oklahoma State and Tech play. In the meantime, Chicago State will be in Lawrence to play a Jayhawk squad pulling hard for Nebraska and Oklahoma State.
Making the tournament would have been nearly in the bag had the Jayhawks' weekend gone in an opposite direction.
The one-run lead Kansas carried into the eighth on Friday was a sharp contrast to the show the
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SOFTBALL
Cyclones' progress too much to handle
BY EVAN KAFARAKIS
Coach Tracy Bunge knew the Iowa State softball team had greatly improved since the first time her team played the Cyclones this season.
The two teams met in early March and Kansas won 7-4.
But after checking scores and talking to people, Bunge witnessed Iowa State's progress first hand on Saturday.
Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
The Jayhawks (32-23-1, 7-11 Big 12 Conference) were swept by the Cyclones (24-39, 3-15) in a doubleheader on Saturday, losing 8-0 and 3-2. Kansas heads into the Big 12
long outing.
Ransom threw a complete game, allowing only two hits.
Offensively, the team couldn't get anything going against Cyclone senior pitcher Alyssa Ransom.
In her 134th game, tied for fourth place on Kansas' career appearance list. Humphreys went 1 1/3 innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits.
After two innings of play, the score was 7-0.
In her 134th game, tied for fourth place on Kansas' career appearance list, senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys went 11/3 innings, giving up seven runs on seven hits.
In the second game, Iowa State
Championship with a five-game losing streak.
The teams were scheduled to play one game on Saturday and one game on Sunday, but due to the chances of bad weather on Sunday the teams played a doubleheader on Saturday.
In the first game, the Cyclones offense forced senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys (18-14) to a quick but
When Kansas scores first, the team is 26-3.
In the fivegame losing streak, Kansas failed to put the first run on the board.
struck first,
putting up one
run in the first
inning.
Iowa State added two in the bottom of the fourth and the Kansas offense finally showed life at the top of the fifth.
Sophomore third baseman Val Chapple hit her first home run of the season to put the score at 3-1 and sophomore Stevie Crisosto hit a baseloaded single to put the score 3-2.
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NOV. 3 VS. NEBRASKA
Editor's Note: This is the third of a series of three previews of the Kansas football team's 2007 schedule. After going undefeated in four nonconference games, the Jayhawks dropped three of their first four Big 12 Conference games. To check out the full series, visit Kansan.com.
The most crucial game of the season will happen on homecoming weekend. Kansas plays host to perennial powerhouse Nebraska to kick off the second half of the conference season. If Kansas struggles early in the conference season, this game could help determine whether
Jayhawks not likely to beat powerhouses Kansas predicted to go 2-6 in Big 12
the team has a realistic shot at capturing the Big 12 North title. In 2006, Nebraska won the Big 12 North and took
BY ASHER FUSCO
some major steps toward recapturing the glory of earlier years. Come fall 2007, coach Bill Callahan will have to rebuild a team that lost some important players to graduation and the NFL Draft. Quarterback Zac Taylor and running back Brandon Jackson have departed the Husker offense but leave capable replacements in their places. Arizona State transfer Sam Keller is a proven talent, and versatile running back Marlon Lucky has plenty of experience after starting six games this past season. Nebraska's famed "black-shirt" defense only returns five starters from one year ago but returns All-Big 12 first team linebacker Bo Ruud, the leader of the squad. By the first week of November the 'Huskers
er Adarius Bowman 13 times for 300 yards and four touchdowns. The bad news for
A mere mention of the words "Oklahoma State" should give the members of the Kansas secondary nightmares. In last year's 42-32 Cowboy victory, quarterback Bobby Reid connected with wide receiv-
NOV. 10 AT OKLAHOMA STATE
will have had plenty of time to sort things out with their new personel, Kansas could put up a fight, but Nebraska is the more talented team. Projection: LOSS Record: 5-4 (1-4)
Kansas fans: Reid and Bowman will be waiting to greet the Jayhawks in Stillwater, Reid, a 235-pound junior quarterback, is the centerpiece of an exciting offense built around his mobility and strong arm. The Cowboy defense has the luxury of starting seven seniors alongside emerging star safety Sexeton. Sexton, a sophomore, led the team in tackles last season and earned Big 12 defensive freshman of the year honors. Oklahoma State is a program that has undergone a facelift under young coach Mike Gundy. Last year, Gundy's second as a head coach, the Cowboys finished with a winning record and a victory in the Independence Bowl. The team should continue to establish itself in 2007 with victories against weaker competitors such as Kansas.
Projection: LOSS Record: 5-5 (1-5)
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