Nine NCAA qualifiers
Swimmers capture Big 8 as Wright, Kent lead way
By JAY THOMAS
Kansan Sports Writer
STILLWATER - Defending champion Kansas, fighting off a second-day challenge by Oklahoma, splashed away with the Big Eight swimming championships, which ended Saturday night at Oklahoma State.
The Jayhawks piled up 512 points in the three-day meet, eclipsing the 450 of the runnerup Sooners. Nine league records were established and another tied.
Missouri was third with 269 points, Iowa State fourth with 253. Others in the order of their finish were Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado. Kansas State did not enter.
KU was led by freshman Bob Wright and veteran Jim Kent, both scoring triple victories.
Wright captured each of his races in record time, winning the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:15.3, the 200 individual medley in 2:00.6, and the 100 breaststroke in 1:00.8
Kent established records in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:52.6) and 400 individual medley (4:25.3). He also nabbed the 500 freestyle in the meet's first event on Thursday, paving the way for nine Kansas "firsts" to follow.
Other bright stars for KU were Roy O'Connor and the freestyle relay teams.
O'Connor shattered his old 100 freestyle mark of 17.2 with a 47.15 clocking and churned a 1.44.9 victory in the 200 'free'. He also swam legs on the 400 and 800-yard freesyle relay winners, which sped to new conference bests of 3:09.5 and 7:08.2 respectively.
Kansas accomplished its major goal in recapturing the Big Eight crown by qualifying nine squad members for the NCAA meet, March 27-29 at Indiana.
Coach Dick Reamon said it would give KU a great opportunity to make inroads
USC stops Lew to end season
NEW YORK (UPI) · Here's how the Top 10 major college basketball teams fared during the past week:
1. UCLA beat Southern California, 61-55, in double overtime; lost to Southern California, 46-44.
2. Santa Clara beat Pacific,
81-69; beat St. Maria's, 72-55.
3. North Carolina beat Clemson, 94-70; beat Wake Forest, 80-72; beat Duke, 85-74.
4. Davidson beat Villanova,
75-61.
5. LaSalle has completed its season.
6. *Purdue* beat Michigan,
116-87; beat Indiana, 120-76.
7. Kentucky beat Auburn,
90-86; beat Tennessee, 84-69.
8. St. John's (NY) beat Princeton, 72-63.
we'll take, there's a good chance we'll do it.
9. Duquesne lost to Boston College, 93-72, beat St. Joseph's, 74-52.
"We hope to break into the top 10 this year," said Reamon, "and with the number of people
10. Villanova lost to Davidson,
75-61.
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"As to last weekend, I'd have to say it was a team effort."
into the national swimming scene.
500 Freestyle—1 Jim Kent, KU,
4:52:9. 2 Tom Ellis, KU; 3 Kirk
Smith, OU; 4 Jim Fagan OU; 5 Bruce
Bove, KU; 6 Bill Schmitt, MU.
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200 Individual Medley -1 Robert Wright, KU; 2:00:7. 2 Jim Cook, OU; 3 Dave Howell, UO; 4 Bo Darrah, KU; 5 Frank Patrick, MU; 6 Scott Skuttery, KU. (New record. Old mark 2:02.4, Jim Cotsworth, ISU, 1966).
Swimming results
F0 Freestyle - 1 John Westensee,
ISU; 21:59. 2 Kim Bolton, KU; 3
Jim .angleton, OU; 4 Bohines, KU;
5 Jim Jimmons, CU; 6 - Tom
Cummins, CU.
1-Meter Diving - 1 Steve Harrison, MU; 2 Craig Boswell, ISU; 3 Bob Bishop, KU; 4 Ray Powers, KU; 5 Dan Duvan, NU; 6 John Tumma, QU
400 Mekey Relay - 1 OU; 3:36; 32:21
ISU; 3 KU; 4 MU; 5 OSU; 6 NU.
(New conference record. Old mark
3:36.5 by Oklahoma, 1968).
20 Butterfly—1 Jerry Mossi, MU; 1:59:9; 2 Wayne Meyer, MU; 3 Chelikas, Chelikas; 4 Jim Cook, OU; 5 Jim Fagan, OU; 6 Dennis Tibbets, ISU.
200 Freestyle =1 Roy O'Connor,
KU, 14:49; 2 Tom Ellis, KU; 3 Steve
Ouille, OU; 4 Chris Leydorf, OU; 5
Kirk Smith, OU; 6 John Westemsteer
100 Breaststroke-1 Bob Wright, KU; 1.00:8.2 Dave Rathke, ISU; 3 Jim Triano, OU; 4 Skip Hutcheson, OU; 5 Bruce Hafner, OU; 6 Bob Weckle, OU (New conference record) Old mark 1:02.4 by Hutcheson, 1968)
100 Backstroke -1 David Howell,
OU: 55.2; 2 Steve Strauss, ISU: 3
Miami: 6; 5 UU: 4 Walt
Brzenczinski, NU: 5 Scott Arnold,
MU: 6 Disqualified
400 Individual Medley — 1 Kim Kent,
KU 4:25; 3 Terry Lee, ISU; 3 Larry
Peters, OU; 4 Greg Thomas, KU; 5
Frank Patrick, MU; 6 B Doarhau, KU.
(New conference record. Old mark
4:25.7 by Kent. 1968).
800 Freestyle Relay - 1 KU (Kim Bolton, Bob Wright, Tom Ellison, Roy O'Connor) 7:08.2; 2 OU; 3 MU; 4 OSU; 5 NU; 6 CU. (New conference record. Old mark 7:12.2 by KU, 1968).
3-Meter Diving - 1 Steve Harrison, MU; 2 Bob Bishop, KU; 3 John Ray Powers, KU; 5 Cliff Metcalf, MU; 6 Terry Thompson, ISU
400 Feestyle Relay -1 KU (Roy O'Connor, Bo Darrah, Kim Bolton, Bob Holey) 3:09.8 2 OU; 3 MU; 4 OSU; 5 ISU; 6 CU. (New conference record. Old mark 3:10.5 by KU, 1968).
1,650 Freestyle — 1 Jim Kent, KU,
16:52. 2 George Seifert NU; 3 Kirk
Smith, OU; 4 Bill Schmitt, MU; 5
Brose Bove KU; 6 King Tharp, KU.
7 conference record. Old mark
17:21. by Don Pennington, KU,
1966).
100 Freestyle—1 Roy O'Connor, KU, 47.15; 2 Bob Hines, KU; 3 Kim Bolton, KU; 4 John Westensee, ISU; 5 Steve Brodie, OU; 6 Bill Allen, USN. (New conference record. Old mark 47.2 by O'Connor, 1968).
200 Backstrike—1 David Howell,
OU; 2:02:27 *2* Steve Trombold, KU;
OU; 2:02:27 *3* Steve Trombold, KU; 4
Bork Worman, OSU; 5 David Schmidt, NU; 6
Scott Arnold, MU
200 Breaststroke - 1 Bob Wright, KU; 2.15:3.2 David Rathke, ISU; 3 Skip Hutcheson, OU; 4 Jim Triano, DL; 6 Bruce Haffner, OU; 6 Terry Dee, ISU (New conference record.
Old mark 2.16.8 by Hutcheson, 1968)
100 Butterfly--1 Jim Cook, OU,
52.1; 2 Larry Peters, OU; 3 Frank
Patrick, MU; 4 Jim Fagus, OU; 5
Jerry Mossi, MOT; 6 Dennis
Tibbetts, ISU. (New conference
record. Old mark. (Ties conference
record set by Bruce Lechler, ISU,
1968)
No gold medals for Jayhawks
KU's eight representatives to the Milwaukee Journal track and field meet Saturday failed to collect any gold medals.
In the 50-yard high hurdles George Byers set a new school record of :06.2, but it was only good for third place. Wisconsin's Mike Butler took first with a new meet record :05.9 time.
Texas (El Paseo) in the final standings.
The mile relay team of Randy Julian, Bob Bornkessel, Jim Hatcher and Julio Meade placed second in their heat with a 3:19.4 time, but were ranked third behind Tennessee and
In their respective sections, Julio Meade ran a second place 1:11.6 in the 600-yard run and Paul Mattingly took fourth in the 880-yard run in 1:53.3. Jan Johnson did not place with 15 feet in the pole vault.
Kansas closes out the indoor season next Friday and Saturday with the NCAA championship meet at Detroit.