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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, MAY 2. 2005
SPORTS
ATHLETICS CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY
Softball vs. Missouri, 4 p.m., Arrocha Ballpark
Baseball vs. Wichita State, 7 p.m., Wichita
FRIDAY
*Baseball vs. Texas, 6 p.m., Hoglund Ballpark*
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Award honors Simien for completing college degree
Wayne Simien can now add another award to his list of postseason accolades. The Leavenworth native received the CLASS award on Saturday night at the Westin Hotel in Kansas City, Mo. The award, voted on by national media, fans and coaches, stands for "Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School."
Television broadcaster Dick Enberg created the award in 2001 to honor college athletes who earn their college degrees. Simien said that because this award honored his off-the-court accomplishments, it was special.
"It's the thing that sets this one apart from the others," Simien said. "Not only is it in Kansas City, but the type of thing it honors: education and staying in school."
Kansas State senior forward Kendra Wecker received the women's award. Simien and Wecker were the first players from Kansas to be presented with the award since it was created in 2001. Kansas coach Bill Self was in attendance along with senior guards Mike Lee and Aaron Miles. Next week, Simien will work out with a slew of NBA teams on the West Coast, he said.
Miranda Lenning
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Kansas defeats North Texas Arkansas but falls to Texas
The Kansas men's ultimate Frisbee club team, the HorrorZontals, took second at regionals in Dallas during the weekend. The team easily defeated Texas State, Rice and Tulane on Saturday, winning each game by 10 points or more. The 'Zontals beat Arkansas and North Texas yesterday before falling to Texas, 15-10.
Texas, which took first, will advance to nationals, while Kansas' season is done. Texas will represent the South region at nationals in Corvallis, Ore., May 27-29. Other regional winners will represent the Atlantic Coast, Central, Great Lakes, Metro East, New England and Northwest regions at the championships, according to the Ultimate Players Association.
Kansas was ranked 18th in last week's computerized UPA poll, while Texas was No. 10.
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Kansas beats record, not Texas
Rowing team's best time still 5 seconds behind Longhorns
ROWING
BY KRISTEN JARBOE
kjarboe@kansan.com
KANSAN SCRIPTWRITER
It was a record-breaking weekend for the Kansas rowing team, as the Jayhawks took second among three teams at the Big 12 Conference Championship in Austin, Texas.
The first varsity eight boat broke a five-year-old Kansas record on Saturday with a time of 6.31.5. Team members were coxswain Crystal Reed and rowers Erin Hennessey, Kris Lazar, Jennifer Ebel, Kristy Hainer, Jelaya Da Silva, Gillian Van Ruyen, Alexis Boston and Rachel Chapman.
"In my 20 years of rowing, that is the fastest eight I've ever had," coach Rob Catloth said.
Overall, Kansas accumulated 45 team points. Texas took first with 53 points and Kansas State took third with 40 points.
"They raced really well today,"
Catloth
Hennessey
Catloth said. "They were a little disappointed in the final outcome because they wanted to beat Texas, but I was really proud of how they rowed."
Kansas was first off the line and took the lead for the first 1,000 meters. But in the last 500 meters, Texas took the lead and K-State wasn't even in the picture, Hennessey said. The last time Kansas and Texas raced, the Longhorns won by 10 seconds. Texas won by five seconds on Saturday.
Reed
"It was the best race I've had in
my four years at KU." Hennessey said. "I don't think they expected us to be that ready and be that competitive."
The team had wanted to set the school record all season, Reed said.
"We definitely raced our hearts out," Reed said. "It was the best race we've had all year."
This helps us keep our spir-
The Jayhawks were excited about breaking the record, but still upset about the loss to the Longhorns.
"Our goal was to beat Texas today," Hennessey said. "Breaking the record was kind of like the icing on the cake, but it doesn't overshadow losing to Texas. It was a bittersweet day. We just need to look at the bigger picture and realize that we have improved so much."
A lot of this improvement comes from the coaching staff, Reed said.
"Rob did a really good job preparing us for today, mentally," she said. "He really pumped us up to show that we had the potential to beat Texas. It's really uplifting to see a coach excited for his team, and Rob was completely ecstatic that we broke the record."
The first varsity four and second varsity eight boats also took second to Texas. The Jayhawks took third in the first novice four and first novice eight.
"We raced really well today," Reed said. "We've made a lot of progress with our speed, which makes us more confident. Knowing how fast we raced today really put us in good standing for training in the next two weeks."
Kansas will compete in the NCAA Central/Southern Regionals May 14-15 in Oak Ridge, Tenn., when the team will have another opportunity to race against Texas.
Edited by Jesse Truesdale
MEN'S GOLF
Jayhawks finish tournament in sixth
BY TIM HALL
hall@kansan.com
KANSAN SPORTWRITER
The University of Kansas men's golf team didn't have its way at the Big 12 Championships this weekend in Trinity, Texas.
Whispering Pines Golf Course proved to be a difficult all weekend. Its narrow fairways and tall rough led to no teams finishing under par for the tournament.
The Jayhawks fired three consecutive rounds above
stroke to Texas A&M. The Aggies finished the tournament with a total score of 909.
300 as a team, but managed to finish the tournament alone in sixth place. As a team, the Jayhawks shot a three-round total of 910, 46-over-par, and missed fifth place by one
Oklahoma State proved that it was the No. 1 team in the nation, as the Cowboys captured their fourth Big 12 title in school history. Oklahoma State won the tournament by nine strokes over Oklahoma, shooting a total score of 868. 4-over-par.
Ward
Oklahoma's Anthony Kim won the individual championship by six strokes with a three-round total of 208, 8-under-par.
Kansas coach Ross Randall said that he would classify his team's play as mediocre at best.
"If you hit bad shots on a difficult golf course, you will pay for them," Randall said. "But we'll regroup from this just as we always do."
The Jayhawks struggled the most in the second round, tallying eight double bogeys. They had 14 double
bogeys or worse for the tournament.
No Jayhawk golfer fired a round of under-par golf all weekend.
The one bright spot for the Jayhawks was the play of senior Kevin Ward, who finished in a tie for 15th. While the rest of the team struggled on Saturday and yesterday, Ward improved.
He struggled in the opening round, shooting a 7-over-par 79. On Saturday Ward was on target, firing an even round of 72. Yesterday he kept his composure and made it into the clubhouse with a round of 74.
"All weekend long I worked hard on my swing and my putting." Ward said. "I came back strong from the 79. I knew I would shoot a low round somewhere."
Senior Andrew Price and sophomore Gary Woodland both finished the tournament in a tie for 37th, with total scores of 233. Sophomore Tyler Docking and junior Luke
Trammell both finished in a tie for 39th with scores of 234.
Though Randall was disappointed in his team's play this weekend, three of the five teams the Jayhawks finished behind are ranked in the top 25 by Golfweek, and Oklahoma State is the top team in the nation.
The Jayhawks played well enough in the regular season to earn a spot in the NCAA Central Regionals.
The Jayhawks will have another three weeks off to practice and prepare. The team will then head to South Bend, Ind., to compete in the regionals on May 19-21.
Randall said he was pleased about the berth.
"I think that this team has a chance to play and compete in the nationals," Randall said. "We can be a great team when we play like we're capable of."
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