'Hawks run away with CCC crown
Kansas made an impressive debut in the Central Collegiate Conference indoor track meet at Notre Dame by running off with the team title, finishing first in nine of the 21 events, breaking three of the existing meet records and tying two others.
Performing for the first time in the 2-day meet the KU trinclads easily outdistanced defending champion Notre Dame, 179-112, for the team crown.
Tying meet records in both the 60-yard low and 60-yard high hurdles, with :06.7 and :07.3 respectively, George Byers paced the Jayhawks toward the nine gold medals.
Adding another win and establishing a new CCC shotput record of 63-11½, Karl Salb again led KU's potent shotput corps to a 1·2·3 finish. Another gold medal was collected and new meet record set by Jim Neilhouse, Paul Mattingly and Jim Hatcher in the distance medley relay, besting Drakes old 9:59.9 record time with an impressive 9:51.1 finish.
Polevaulter Bob Steinhoff was the other KU record setter as he cleared the bar at 15 feet, 11 and 7/8 inches to add another triumph to the Jayhawks bagfull.
For the second straight time star miler Jim Ryun withdrew from the 2-mile event when he decided not to run prior to the race. A foot injury has been bothering Ryun since his return to the team, and made him withdraw from the 2-mile race last Wednesday in the triangular at Allen Field house.
The other KU firsts were collected in the mile run, the triple jump, the long jump and the 440-yard run. Julio meade broke the string in :48.7 to take the 440, while Ken Gaines and
Hawk gymnasts perform strong to outscore NU
Bouncing back from a setback at Kansas State a week ago, the KU gymnastics team swept all but one first place finish from the Nebraska Cornhuskers in a 147.20-137.05 dual meet victory Saturday night at Lincoln.
The KU gymnasts missed 11 of 24 routines, but relied on outstanding performances in several events for the winning edge.
Ron Jessie jumped 49 feet, $ \frac{1}{2} $ inches and 25 feet to respectively collect gold medals in the triple jump and the long jump. Doug Smith had to outrun teammate Rich Elliot for first place in the mile run.
Led by team captain Robert Pierson, the 'Hawks placed 1-2-3 in the floor exercises to take the lead. Nebraska narrowed the margin until the ring team came on strong with a 1-2 finish for KU, as ring specialist Kirk Gardner was topped for the first time this season by teammate Pierson 8.80-8.75.
The team kept accumulating points with a victory in the side horse. Stan Clyne scored a 9.0 to take first in the long horse, and Pierson scored high in the parallel bars to win the event with a 9.2. The high bar team of Gerry Carley and Richard Hemphill put an outstanding performance to give the Hawks their 11-point margin. Carley won the high bar scoring 8.95 over Hemphill's second best score of 8.80.
Seven second place finishes further added points to KU's winning total. Ron Jessie followed Byers in the 60-yard high hurdles and Bob Bornkessel in the 60-yard lows for the two Jayhawk 1-2 sweeps. Following Salb in the shotput were Steve Whilhelm and Doug Knop, for the only 1-2-3 finish of the meet.
Coach Robert Lockwood pleased with the victory over the always tough Cornhuskers said, "If the team can improve over this week as they did over the past week, then we should give defending champion Colorado a go next week."
Stan Whitley took second in the 60-yard dash and Randy Julian had to settle for silver when Notre Dame sophomore Rick Wohlmuter finished four-tenths of a second off the world mark in the 600-yard run with 1:09.4.
Neilhouse ran a second place in the 1000-yards after having participated in the record setting distance medley team, and also contributed to the second place in the 2-mile relay along with Mattingly, Roger Kathol and Thorn Bigley.
Friday the Jayhawks head for Kansas City to defend their Big 8 indoor track championship.
Final Team scoring: Kansas, 179; Notre Dame 112; Western Michigan 75; Drake 56; Southern Illinois 51; Kent State 31; Kentucky State 31; Loyola 14; Air Force $10\frac{1}{2}$; Bowling Green 10; Wayne State 10; Toledo 4; Central Michigan $3\frac{1}{2}$; De Paul 1.
6 KANSAN Feb. 24 1969
Jayhawks dip OSU
Kansas swimmers submerged Oklahoma State Saturday, 88-25, as the visiting Jayhawks won 11-of-12 events and ranked second in eight events.
Scott Skultety, KU freshman,
led the scoring with 11 $ \frac{1}{4} $ points
and was the meet's only double
winner. Skultety nabbed the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard backstroke races and swam the lead leg on the winning medley-relay team.
Kansas now will take an 8-1 record into the Big Eight championships to be held March 6-8 in Stillwater. The Cowboys closed out their dual match season at 3-4.
400-Medele v. KU (Scott
wick) Dick, Dave Laney,
Kim Bipchp, 3-BL1
1,000 Free-Style-I Bob Wright,
KU, 10:47:6; 2 Tom Ellis, KU; 3
Bob Wright.
200 Free-Style - 1 Bob Hines, KU,
100 6: 2 Ferguson 3: Phealin,
150
50 Free-Style - Kim Bolton, KU.
25 Jo Badram, K3; Hiskett,
DSU?
200 Individual Medley 1. Scott Tharp
290 Individual Medley 2.4.2 Greg Tharp.
KU; Wood 3, OSU
1-Meter Diving = 1 Bob Bishop, KU,
30; 2 Ray Powers, KU 3; Sheets,
QSU
200 Butterfly—1 Steve Ulmer, KU,
Boston; 2 Dave Lanye, KU; 3 Kirst,
OSU
100 Butterfly - 1 Scott Skullety,
Kike Bove, KU Workman, OSU; 3
Mike Bove, KU
500 Free-Style - 1 Steve Trombold,
500 Free-Style - 4 Ghear Tharp; KU: 3
Forklift OQS
3-Meter Diving—1 Ray Powers,
Keeps, ORU
2-Bob Bishop, KU; 3
Keesha, ORU
400 Free-Style Relay—1 OSU (18) Lincoln, Namingham, Ferguson, I3; 3:209
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AAU awards to Ryun, Salb
Two Kansas track stars, Jim Ryun and Karl Salb, will receive AAU awards at half-time of tonight's basketball game in Allen Field House between Kansas and Oklahoma.
Ryun will receive plaques commemorating his world records of 3:33.1 for the 1,500 meters and 3.51.1 for the mile. Just last week Ryun was officially recognized for a third world record in the half-mile (1:44.9) but certification came too late for a plaque at this ceremony.
Sab will receive an award for being named the outstanding performer at last year's Missouri Valley AAU track championship at Ottawa. He won the shot put at 60-3 and the discus at 169-4. Both marks were well below his all-time bests, but impressive in view of the rain and mud the athletes contended with in that meet.
Dr. John Bogert of Independence, Mo., president of the Missouri Valley AAU Association, will make the presentations Monday night.
Quack Club puts beauty in water
Approximately 400 persons attended each performance, traveling "Up, Up and Away" with the synchronizers to the pyramids of Egypt, a bullfight in Spain, a can-can dance in France, and other far-away places.
A blend of music and exotic backgrounds filled Robinson Pool Thursday and Friday nights for the annual Quack Club synchronized swimming show.
"I thought the girls did an excellent job," said Claire McElroy, Quack Club director and women's swimming instructor. "We are indebted to many people who helped make the show a success."
Two of the 20 members of Quack Club—Nancy Bock, St. Louis sophomore, and Kathy McEroy, Wichita junior—will represent KU in the Junior Nationals synchronized meet set for March 22 at Robinson.