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Caten emerged as a solid contributor while starting at outside hitter.
The volleyball team's trip to Brazil this summer was a welcome opportunity for Caten to see her daughter. It had been six months between visits.
"I felt kind of bad because I wasn't with my teammates very much, but I think they probably understood," Caten said.
Caten spent enough time with the team for her daughter
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Brown said she gained a new level of respect for Caten after seeing her with her child.
"Leaving to come here to try to provide a better life for her daughter is just amazing," Brown said. "There is no way I could do that. I just respect her so much."
Coach Ray Bechard said he had never had a player that was more focused on her academic goals than Caten, a business major. He said she knew the importance of getting a degree to support her daughter.
"She has her head on straight," Bechard said. "She is more determined than anyone we've ever seen here academically."
When she graduates next May, Caten said she will plan to live with her daughter. She said she did not know where her professional path would take her, but it would be in the best interest for her child.
"I could spend more time with her when volleyball is done," Caten said. "I want her to learn English. That is very important."
monitoring where and when he should be on the field, ensuring he doesn't get overworked.
— Edited by Kellis Robinett
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2005
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Mangino said moving Gordon back to wide receiver would not be a problem. He added that although Gordon didn't attend any offensive position meetings during training camp, he still knew what to do.
"He got in the huddle, heard the route, ran it perfectly and got open," Mangino said. "He knew the adjustments to make
Mangino said when Gordon was working on offense, even the team's quarterbacks looked better.
against the coverage. That's a pretty special guy."
Gordon's repetitions were sparse at wide receiver last season; he accumulated 15 tackles and two touchdowns.
"When he is on the field, you know he is going to work hard for you," said senior quarterback Brian Luke. "I think that everyone we have is going to work hard but Charles is the guy that you can count on."
Gordon may see more time on offense because he may be
used less as the team's punt returner this season. Mangino has been working with senior wide receiver Mark Simmons and junior wide receiver Brian Murph to limit Gordon's time returning punts on the field.
"Where do we reduce reps and where to we add reps to help our team?" Mangino said. "That's the question the staff and I are trying to answer."
As for the possibility of making the jump to the NFL after this season, Gordon said he isn't thinking about the NFL right now.
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"I wasn't sure how focused he had been," Mangino said. "He realized that it was time for him to make a contribution. He told me, 'You guys take American football pretty seriously.' I was glad he caught on."
Mangino said Cornish looked quicker and more explosive on the field.
Cornish mainly contributed on special teams during his previous two seasons. He had two carries for five yards last season. Cornish was impressive during the team's spring
While Clark, Cornish and Gary will be shouldering the majority of the load at running back, sophomore Brandon McAnderson will replace graduated Austine Nwabuisi at fullback.
"Gary Green is doing a good job," Mangino said. "He put on some weight and increased his foot speed."
McAnderson is transitioning to fullback from his days as a running back at Lawrence High School.
He is one of the best conditioned guys we have. He is having a big camp to date. He could be a factor for us."
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Kansas football coach
"It was a hard adjustment at first but it was also a challenge," McAnderson said. "It is fulfilling to know that when there is a good run, you laid the block that sprung the run."
game in April, and he ran for 55 yards on 11 carries.
"He is one of the best conditioned guys we have," Mangino said. "He is having a big camp to date. He could be a factor for us."
Freshman Gary Green II, who took a redshirt last season, is expected to see time this year at running back. Gary is a faster running back than Clark or Cornish and is listed at 5 feet 9 inches tall and 175 pounds.
Football Notes:
The team
will hold its annual fan appreciation day at 5:30 p.m. today at Memorial Stadium. Fans will have the opportunity to see the team practice and receive autographs following practice.
Mangino will hold an online chat Friday at 2:30 p.m. Fans can submit questions to the coach by logging on to www.kuathletics.com.
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Moore
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UCLA, he decided he was destined to play in the NBA. NBA general managers felt otherwise, and he went undrafted.
Now JaRon Rush is out of basketball. He had bouts of alcoholism and attitude problems.
Kareem Rush had better luck. He attended Missouri, but left for the NBA after his junior year in the 2001-2002 season.
Kareem Rush had to sit out games at Missouri because he accepted cash in high school, like his older brother. The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Kareem Rush in 2002, and he now plays for the Charlotte Bobcats.
There is no doubt the Rush brothers have great genes. Brandon Rush can ball.
Is it fair to rub Brandon Rush in his brothers' dirty laundry? Maybe not. But there are plenty of red flags when considering a Rush to play at Kansas.
He could help the rebuilding Jayhawks on the court this season. He might even lead them in scoring.
Moore is a Shawnee junior in journalism.
NASCAR
Cities push for Hall of Fame
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RICHMOND, Va. — The group trying to lure the NASCAR Hall of Fame to the city highlighted Richmond's roots in racing and diverse tourist attractions yesterday when a delegation of NASCAR officials wrapped up their tour of possible locations.
"Each city has unique qualities," George Pyne, NASCAR's chief operating officer, said. "What stuck in my head was within 300 miles there are 55 million Americans, and so when you walk away from Richmond, that's what you walk away thinking about."
Richmond, which has hosted NASCAR races for more than a half-century, was the last stop in a five-city tour that also brought the officials who will participate in the decision to Atlanta, Charlotte, N.C., Daytona Beach, Fla., and Kansas City, Kan.
During their presentation, Virginians Racing for the Hall of Fame also highlighted Richmond's proximity to tourist destinations that include Colonial Williamsburg, Civil War sites, King's Dominion and Busch Gardens amusement parks, the nation's capital and the oceanfront.
But the state's traditions in racing also were front and center as the group made certain Pyne and the 10 other NASCAR representatives were aware that there are 37 race tracks in Virginia two Nextel Cup Series races a year at both Richmond International Raceway and Martinsville Speedway and two more just across the border in Bristol, Tenn.
"Virginia is not only for lovers. Virginia is particularly for lovers of racing, particularly NASCAR," an energized Gov. Mark R. Warner said at a news conference.
The Virginia group treated the visitors to a red-carpet greeting by the Virginia Air National Guard, a detailed presentation of the plan and lunch with Warner at the Executive Mansion, and a public rally just outside attended by about 350 supporters.
They also were taken on a helicopter tour of possible locations for the hall, including a spot at the intersection of Interstates 95 and 295, following the rally.
developed as more than just a hall of fame, with a hotel, retail shops and other attractions.
"At the end of the day, you've got to feel wanted and we certainly felt that today in Virginia from the governor on down," Pyne said, adding that he was particularly impressed by how engaged Warner was in making the case for Virginia to get the hall.
The site on I-95, the primary highway connecting the East Coast from Maine to Florida, is a 250-acre tract of farmland that the group said could be
The next step, Pyne said, was for the NASCAR officials to absorb all the sales pitches it heard over the last 10 days and decide how to move forward.
"There's a lot of moving parts here," he said. "We're in no hurry to make a decision. The only thing we're in a hurry to do is make the right decision."
Warner said there had been a sense that Richmond was a late arrival to the bidding for the hall, but he was encouraged by what he saw and sensed during the meetings.
"I feel better after the lunch than before the lunch," he said.
Warner also said that some details about how the hall will be set up, who will own it and how much of it will be financed by the state are still to be determined.
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