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SPORTS / MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2010 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
POLE VAULT
Senior pole vaulter comes up short at Kansas Relays
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Senior pole vaulter Jordan Scott reacts to knocking on his kick on his third attempt during the men's polevault Friday afternoon. Scott passed the first four heights and vaulted over 5.17 meters on the first try. Scott, the returning Kansas Relays champion, couldn't make the 5.32 meter mark.
Jordan Scott failed to repeat his recent career best height
TIM DWYER
tdwyer@kansan.com
Blue and red hair, along with a pink breast cancer logo dyed on the back of his head, wasn't enough to carry Jordan Scott to his second consecutive first-place finish in pole vaulting at the Kansas Relays. At a height of 5.32 meters (roughly 17 feet and 5.5 inches), Scott came up shy on all three of his attempts. He tied for a disappointing third place finish after clearing 16-feet-11.5 inches.
"I want to say it was a factor," Scott said of the 55-degree weather. "But anybody can jump well on any given day. There was a strong tailwind, so I had a little trouble dropping the pole into the box."
Scott was coming off a career best day at his last event, the Texas Relays. He set a personal best of 18-feet-8.75 inches, two inches shy of the Kansas record, but he took second because he had more misses.
The senior All-American said he was disappointed he didn't place
better at his last Kansas Relays, but that he still had a chance at a great season.
"I should've made that last bar, but you know, pole vaulting is one of those sports where you can have a great day or you can have a bad day and jump the same," Scott said.
Scott's next challenge comes at the Drake Relays. Already regarded as one of the best pole vaulters in Kansas history, Scott hopes to cement that reputation by setting the Kansas record and making a run at a national title.
"I was jumping well today, I just came up a little short on all
three bars." Scott said. "My technique is there. My ability is there. I just need to wait for some good weather and a good event to get a good bar at."
Edited by Ashley Montgomery
Senior Jordan Scott does a practice run in preparation for the men's pole vault Friday afternoon. Scott is one of the most decorated athletes in KUS field and field history.
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MLB
Ramirez home run lifts Dodgers to win
LOS ANGELES — Manny Ramirez hit a two-run, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning for career homer No. 548, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday.
Ramirez, who didn't start for the second straight day because of tightness in his right calf, drove a 1-2 pitch from right-hander Sergio Romo (0-1) into
the left field pavilion with one out after Barry Zito walked pinch-hitter Garret Anderson.
Ramon Troncoso (1-0) retired Juan Uribe on a fielder's choice with the bases-loaded to end the eighth to earn the victory. Ramirez's homer was his second as a pinch-hitter in 18 big league seasons. The 12-time All-Star's other one came on July 22, 2009, against Cincinnati at Dodger Stadium.
Uribe snapped a scoreless tie in the seventh with a one-out
homer off Clayton Kershaw. The Giants have scored fewer than three runs in 58 of Zito's 101 starts for them. The hard-luck left-hander had the second-lowest run support in the majors last season, a career-low (3.38).
Ramirez's homer prevented Zito from starting a season 3-0 for the first time in his 11-year career.
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Sophomore distance runner Devin Wiegers splashes in the water during the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase Friday afternoon. Wiegers finished in eighth place with a time of 12:04.61.
STEEPLECHASE
Runners tackle steeplechase event
iowa Central Community College freshman takes first in men's race
But freshman Tomas Cotter from Iowa Central Community College and senior Meagan Hudson from Missouri Baptist endured the tumultuous race, finishing first in the men's and women's races respectively at the Kansas Relays on Friday.
As if racing 3,000 meters wasn't hard enough, adding hurdles and a pit of water to clear convinces
Running a steeplechase is more painful than watching it.
BY COREY THIBODEAUX cthibodeaux@kansan.com
Based on horse races in the British Isles, it became a foot race for the riders as they ran from town to town, using steeples as the destination point. During the journey it was common for the riders to face obstacles such as fences and streams, which is where the hurdles and water come in.
"I just tried to run fast and not' win."
Hudson it is one of the hardest races around.
and he said he was enjoying his first event with so many big colleges.
Cotter used to live in Ireland
But in this treacherous race, despite setting a one-second personal record with 9:18, Cotter was focused more on the course than how he finished.
Sophomore Devin Wiegers finished eighth for Kansas with 12:04.
"I run it because I'm good at it, I guess," she said. "But it's not my favorite race at all."
Edited by Allyson Shaw
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