2B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
TODAY
FRIDAY
Volleyball vs. VCU, noon, Horejei Family Athletics Center
- Volleyball vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m., Horesi Family Athletics Center
Soccer at Pepperdine, 7 p.m., San Diego
SATURDAY
- Soccer at all ages
- Cross Country, KSU Wildcat Invitational, TBA, Topeka
- Volleyball vs. Temple, 1 p.m., Horejsi Family Athletics Center
- Football vs. Appalachian State, 6 p.m., Memorial Stadium
NFL
Long-time wide receiver ends prolific football career
DENVER — The greatest receiver of all time realized he would be no better than the fourth receiver for the Denver Broncos. It was no way for Jerry Rice to end his career, so he called it quits after 20 sensational seasons.
"I never thought I'd ever see this day," Rice said Monday during an emotional news conference at Broncos team headquarters.
The 42-year-old receiver, a first-round draft pick out of tiny Mississippi Valley State in 1985, leaves the field with 38 NFL records, including the most careerceptions (1,548), yards receiving (22,895) and touchdowns receiving (197).
He was a slave to details, a master of routerunning precision, a good guy off the field and a workout junkie both in season and out.
Rice told the players he was retiring during a short meeting held after his public announcement. The Broncos gave him a standing ovation.
"Not many people that own all the records spend that type of commitment and give that type of commitment in the offseason," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "That's why, in my opinion, he's the greatest player to ever play the game."
An avid golf player who was often spotted playing at the resort hotel where he stayed while in Denver, Rice said he was "looking forward to the next phase of my life."
"There are opportunities out there. I'll approach them like I did football, with determination and pride", he said.
By Eddie Pells/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Men,women take first meet
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
amendoza@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
CROSS COUNTRY
The Kansas men's and women's cross country teams started the season with two first place finishes in the Bob Timmons Invitational at Rim Rock Farm.
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The men's team won its 8K race with 20 points overall. Scoring was based on the positions the first five runners of the team crossed the finish line. If a runner came in first, for example, his or her team was awarded one point.
The women finished with a total of 56 points, which earned them overall first place honors in the 5K race.
If the next closest runner came in eighth overall, the team was awarded eight more points for a total of nine. In the meet, the lower the score, the better the result. Kansas had four of the top five runners on the men's team. The team was led by sophomore Colby Wissel. Junior runner Tyler Kelly finished second and senior runner Eric Sloan placed third. Senior runner Joshy Madatib rounded out the race with a fifth place finish for the Jayhawks.
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I was happy with how I ran.I think it was a great way to start off the season."
Colby Wissel Sophomore runner
"I was happy with how I ran." Wissel said. "I think it was a great way to start off the season."
Wissel's first place finish came from a time of 25:33 on the 8K race.
Wissel said that he was happy with how the team performed, but the team could still improve. Sophomore runner Connie Abbot finished in seventh place and led the women with a time of 19:19 in the 5K race. Junior runner Laura Major finished in 10th with a time of 19:56.
The men and women will participate in the Kansas State Wildcat Invitational on Sept. 10 in Topeka.
— Edited by Erick R. Schmidt
Josh Kirk/KANSAN
Kansas sophomore runner Colby Wissel was the top finisher for the men's team at the Bob Timmons Invitational at Rim Rock farm on Saturday.
Kansas loses match against Brigham Young
BY MATT WILSON
mwilson@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Kansas volleyball dropped its first match of the season Friday night in the finale of the Brigham Young/ Utah Valley State Challenge in Provo, Utah.
BYU defeated Kansas 3-1 in the second of two matches of the day for the Jayhawks. Kansas fell to a 4-1 record, while BYU improved to 3-0.
"They put more pressure on us with their serve than we did on them," he said. "They had us back on our heels."
The Jayhawks committed six serving miscues in game one, which they lost 30-27. Kansas wasted a .343 hitting percentage as well.
The Jayhawks bounced back to take game two 30-28. With the game tied at 23, Kansas ran off seven of the next 12 points. Junior outside hitter Jana Correa recorded three kills in the latter portion of the game.
Kansas volleyball coach Ray Bechard said his team was not able to overcome inaccuracy in serving, while BYU was efficient and aggressive.
The Jayhawks could not carry that momentum into game three. The Cougars jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on their way to a 30-22 victory. Kansas hit a meager .139 on the attack.
BYU sealed the match in game four. After Kansas rallied to tie the match at 24, BYU sprinted to a 30-28 victory. BYUs junior middle blocker Lindsay Hartscock led the Cougars to victory with a game-high 20 kills. Kansas was
paced by Correa, who tallied 14.
Kansas sophomore opposite hitter/setter Emily Brown said her team needed a match against a tough team like BYU to be prepared for the tough matches that lie ahead.
"It itakes something like this for us to focus," Brown said. "This was our first true challenge. It will help us refocus for the upcoming schedule and the Big 12."
Bechard said the team would have to recover quickly from the setback.
"We have no choice but to bounce back," Bechard said. "We have a huge week next week, and then we have the Big 12 schedule coming up."
One bright spot for Kansas was that it fought back after falling behind early in games. Even so, the Jayhawks could not close out those
games.
"Against Montana State we fought back too," Brown said. "We are having a hard time finishing games right now."
Kansas played Montana State in an earlier match on Friday. In that match, Kansas was too much for its counterparts from Bozeman, Mont. Senior middle blocker Josi Lima had a huge match in the Jayhawks 3-1 victory. She recorded 21 kills, nine digs and five blocks to lead the Jayhawks. Junior libero Jamie Mathewson had a career-high 19 digs in defense. Four Jayhawks finished in double figures in kills.
Kansas plays at home tonight against Saint Louis University. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
Edited by Alison Peterson
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