Monday, April 24, 1989 / University Dally Kansan
Sports
Vaulter earns spot in championships
bv Cynthia L. Smith
Kansan sportswriter
The 12-year-old chose pole vaulting after he participated in Rick Attig's seminar in a junior high track class. He got an award champion.
"He came home and told me, "Mama, I'm going to start pole vaulting," said Patricia Fullard, Kansas City, Mo.
"And I said, 'Oh, Ced, that's so dangerous. Why don't you run?"
"So he said, 'Oh, Mama, anyone can run.' "
At the Kansas Relays more than 10 years later, Kansas senator Cedric Fulfill proved he was one of collegiate pole vaulting's best.
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz said Fallowd's performance was the highlight of the Relays.
Hitting the mat, Fullard rolled off and ran onto the track, in front of the stands, with his right fist waving high above his head.
Fullvault vaulted 18 feet, $ \frac{1}{2} $ inch,
qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor
Track and Field Championships in
August. The team must be held from May 31 to June 3.
"I'm a sentimental fool about kids who work hard and are understudies and then get their day in the sun," Schwartz said.
Fullard said he was excited because his parents were watching him vault for the first time in four years. The coach, often bus to work during meetings.
"I think my dad just made an extra effort to be here today," he said. "I think that's why I'm so emotional. I哭 about three or four times."
Despite finishing fourth, Fullard shattered his personal best by more than a foot
Fullard had not vaulted higher than 17 feet since he competed as a high school senior, placing sixth at the Golden West Invitational in Sacramento. Cal., in 1848. He vaulted 163.8, his collegiate best, at the Big Eight Conference outdoor meet last year.
He said the lack of progress had been frustrating.
"I not the type of person who comes home and breaks things, but I'd be pretty bummed out," he said. The frustration ended on Fullard's first attempt at 17 feet, a barrier he had been trying to crack for four years. The next barrier was the NCAA qualifying mark of 17-64.
which didn't frustrate Fullard — he cleared it easily on his first try.
The elusive 18-foot barrier was next. After nearly clearing it on his first attempt, he flew over the bar, celebrating before he even landed.
"I feel like I just competed in the Final Four or something — the national championships," Fullard said.
The 6th annual Kansas RELAYS
Attig said Fullard had been suffering from a lack of confidence.
Fallard said he hadn't been lacking confidence but that he had been reluctant.
"I always felt like I could jump higher, but I couldn't say I'm going to do it today," he said. "I knew I was doing all the right things, the same things everybody else was doing. I guessed my day would come."
Fullard said he changed his vaulting approach two weeks ago at a meet at Wichita State where he finished third with a vault of 16.4%.
"I felt that the ball was rolling after Wichita State," he said. "The main thing that turned things around was that the ball slowed down right before my plant."
Fullard said a bounce in his stride was costing him power, so he had to concentrate on his approach to gain momentum.
Both Fullail and teammate Cam Miller, who finished fifth at 18-3, were coached by Attig at Raytown South High School in Raytown, Mo.
"It was worth me missing 18-8," Miller said. "To see someone wait so long for a certain bar or to get into meet—it's worth every thing."
The future is Fullard's main concern now.
"I couldn't go to sleep last night. At 3 a.m., I went running. I couldn't eat much," he said.
Fullard said he wasn't ill, he just wasn't normal and, beginning today, he would prove Saturday's vaults were not fukes.
Kansas senior Cedric Fullard waves to the crowd after completing the pole vault competition.
Kansas Relays
at Memorial Stadium
MEN
Billy Mills 10,000 meters: 1, Filya Wawa-
land; 30.12.41 2, Pogliano, Eastern Michigan;
30.16.56 3, Daniel, Illinois State; 30.41.54 6, Sam-
renke, Kansas; 31.05.14
Sprint medley relay: 1. Eastern Michigan,
3.23.17. 2. Central Michigan, 3.24.07. 3. Notre Dame,
3.25.63.
860-yard relay: 1, Eastern Michigan; 1,256.6 2,
Mankato State; 1,26.15 3, Masoui Baptist
1,26.02
Bill Neider shot put: 1, Kobza, American Big Guns, 62-14-4; 2, Strout, unattached, 61-4-4; 3 O'Mara, Kansas State, 55-3.
Pole vault: 1, Matt Beard, Kansas, 17-0, 2.
Smith, Eastern Michigan, 16-6, 3, Irvine, Michigan
16-6
Long jump: 1. Etridge, Kansas State. 26-11%
2. King, Johnson County. 24-5½%. 3. Muhammed,
Mankauan State. 24-3½%
801; 1.allee, Eastern Michigan, 14:28 (meer record), 2. Stacey Snowdale, Kansas, 14:29-3. Wright, Baton County, 1:50-6. J. Jason Teal, Kansas, 1:51-26.
Wend Westeen, 1:500; I. Burton, Wilcissom-
Ciesse, 3:30.37; M. Mike Spelman, Kansas,
Kansas, 4:16.39; J. McDougall, Kansas,
four-mile relay; Kansas, 16:40.31;
Kansas, 16:41.39; E. Eastern Michigan, 16:42.41
5,000: 1, Craig Watchek, Kansas, 14:45:31. 2
Rodriguez: Eastern Michigan, 14:52:02. 3, Annan-
ale, Webb State, 14:58:32
Two-mile relay: 1, Kansas, (Teal, Jon Joslin,
Steve Helferman, Smiedia) 7.37.32, 8.11unc
Date: 7.30.24, 8. Eastern Michigan, 7.45.46
Discus throw. 1, Bill. Pittsburgh State. 168-12.
Hayward, Northern Missouri State. 162-10.
Strauss, Barton County. 157-6. 5, Chris Redden.
Kansas. 144-4.
Larry Winn 3,000 steeplechase: 1. Burnett
Michigan, 9:05.45; Illinois, 9:08.45;
3. Beller, Sagaw Valley, 9:23.59; 4. Spielman,
Kansas 9:59.70
100, 1, Hill, Kansas State, 10.11, 2, Smith, Akla
Train Club, 10.20, 3, Taylor, Wayland Baptist,
10.22
400: 1 Wilson, Eastern Michigan, 46.96, 2
Reynolds, unattached, 47.39, 3, Coleman, Barton
County, 47.43
10-kilometer run. 1, Shleman, 30:21, 2, Way.
30:20, 3, Drake, 30:51
Ed Ebel distance medley relay 1: Loyola-Chicago. cgo. 9.52.6; 2. Kansas State. v. 5.32.8; 3. Eastern Michigan. n. 9.43.8
Julius Marks 440-yard relay: 1. Eastern Michigan, 40-64; 2. Butler County, 41-49; 3. Missouri Bennett, 41-82
Glen Cunningham 1,500; 1 Harrison, Wichita
5,389. 3, 2 Ty Thiel, Kansas, 5,381. 3,
Gundy unattended. 3,519
Port oeuvre vp. P. Manson, Kansas. 12.
2. Scott Huffman, New York Athletic Club. 13.
3. Kirk, unmatched (18). 4. Cedil Furcic, Kansas. 15. 6. Milburn, Kansas. 18.
Carl Rice high jump: 1. Burton, unattached, 7. 3½; 2. Fainchild, unattached, 7.1; 3. Clements,
Illinois State, 7.1
Triple jump 1. Miller, Barton County, 52-19, 2.
David Bond, Kansas, 52-14, 3. King, Johnson County, 51-6
2.00 on 3.0m, 2.11 on
110-meter hurdles: 1. Washington, Central
Masters 8001 1. Stewart 2. 01 20 2. Reiter
2. 06 06 1. 31 11 20
Michigan, 14-19, 2. Watton, Notre Dame, 14-24, 3.
Ridgman, Michigan, 14-28.
**Ship put 1:** Kobza, American Big Guys, 58-9. 2
Wade, American Big Guys, 58-2. 3, Mayer,
unattached. 58-2.
400-meter hurdles: 1, Amike, Asika Track Club
50.54, 2, Washington, Central Michigan, 51.54, 3
Germany, Wavend Bay, 51.74
Javelin: 1. Stephens, New York Athletic Club,
229-0. 2. Richardson, Tennessee. 215-8. 3. Morl.
unattached. 195-6
Chuck Cramer mile relay: 1. Kansas State
3.07.75; 2. Eastern Michigan, 3.08.32; 3. Barton
County, 3.10.98
WOMEN
Sprint medley relay: 1, Missouri; 1:40.91, 2.
Southern Illinois; 1:44.08, 3, Wayland Baptist;
1:44.53
860-yard relay: 1. Kansas State, 1.36-54 (mean record), 2. Wayland Baptist, 1.38-79, 3. Arkansas.
Cortlandt 19, 18
600 meters 19, 18
Beasley, Barton County 2.09.55.
Swifford, Southwest Missouri State 2.09.53.
U.S. Southern Westville 2.09.80.
Long jump: 1. Allen, Missouri, 20-84-4, 2.
Leblanc, Missouri, 20-6, 3. Frahm, Northern
Oregon, 20-72.
**Shot put:** 1, Payne, Michigan, 49-7½, 2,
Kiner, Iowa, 47-5, 3, ikomi, Hutchinson CC,
6. Marvitha Idowu, Kansas, 44-6.
Ewalt, Western Illinois, 160-7
1.000; Kruckerburg, Iowa, 9:30 69' 2'. Rowed.
1.000; Kruckerburg, Iowa, 9:30 69' 2'. Rowed.
Discus throw: 1. Neer; Coast Athletics, 196/7
(met record), 2. Miller, Kansas State, 180/10, 3.
Coast Western Illinois, 180/7.
Ewan, Winston Hills, IL
1. **Krucker**; Bowie, Iowa; 9:30:59. 2. **Rowand**
Michigan; 9:31:21. 3. **Holmman**, Michigan, Luthen,
Wisconsin; 9:40:54.
Kayler, Wileyland, Baptist, 5-7% 3. McDonald,
Arkansas, 5-7%
10,000. 1, Barry, Kansas State, 39,244, 32, 2.
Flynn, Michigan, 38,425, 3. Byerley, SIU-
Edwardsville, 38,142, 4.
Two-mile relay. 1. Mission, 9.04.94, 2. Iowa,
9.13.24, 3. Arizona, 9.25.77
1.  Walker, Baltimore County 11, 25 J. Joyner
10.  Kansas State 11, 43 H. Aymeh, Arkansas 11, 61
1.  Hicks, Eastern Michigan 58, 7 F.
10.  Kansas State 58, 13 C. Sherlinda Brooks, Kansas
Open 1.500; 1, Roberts, Iowa, 4.36:34, 2, Bliss,
Missouri, 4.37:16, 3, Janet Treiber, Kansas,
4.39:58.
4:39.58
1,500.1 Wood, Air Force, 4:37.40, 2, Campbell,
Western Illinois, 4:38.35, 3, Schumacher, Southern
10-kilometer run: 1, Sirbenz, 36:14, 2, Blakeley,
68:33, 3, Craighail, 37:32
Javelin, 1. Semembr, Kansas State, 161.2-2.
Schmitt, Kansas State, 153.8. 3. Englehart,
Michigan, 152.7. 4. Angie Melland, Kansas, 143-
11.
400 hurdles. 1. Kilpatrick, Kentucky State.
10032. 2. Scruggs, Burke County. 10219.
3. Scott, Baltimore County. 10058.
4. Willey, Michigan. 17298. 4. Hauk,
Michigan. 17314. 4. Anderson, Michigan.
Triple jump: 1. Moore, Arkansas; 4-18%, 2.
Shannon, Kansas State; 4-0-1, Borg, Iowa; 40-
11%.
400 hurdles 1. Kipnack, Kansas State
1. 100.92. 2. Scruggs, Benton County, 1.02.13.
440-yard relay 1. Missouri, 65-29. Kansas,
45-43. Battie County, 64-52.
100-meter hurdle 1. Kilgrafic, Kansas State
12-32. Rashee, Southern Illinois, 13-58.
100-meter hurdles 1. Kujac, Kansas state,
13.22 2. Rakee, Southern Illinois, 13.55 3.
Murray, Western Illinois, 13.82
Mile relay: 1. Barton County, 3:44 12; 2. Iowa,
4:41 11; 3. Southern Illinois, 3:50 93.
Baseball team salvages wins over weekend
by Mike Considine
K-State's Rav Hill
Kansan sportswriter
Salvaging victories in the last inning is becoming a habit for the Kansas baseball team.
Right fieldier Jeff Mentel had the game-winning hits in both Emporia State games. His fifth-inning ground in the first game and a bloop single in the seventh inning of the nightcap scored the winning runs.
"I think that's what baseball is all about, bending but not breaking." Bingham said.
The Jayhawks, 27-22, won four games during the weekend at Hoghland-Maupin Stadium, three of them by one run. Kansas coach Dave Bingham said the victories were a sign of the team's development.
Mentel's single was his first of the nightean
Kansas defeated Oral Roberts University, ranked 21st nationally by Baseball America magazine's poll. 11:10 Friday and 3:32 Saturday. The Jayhawks yesterday swept a double in 10-4 and 3-2, from Emory State.
"I was just a little tired," Mentel said. "Hornets pitcher Jim Butler) hung a fastball, and I just fisted it into left field."
Mental set a Kansas record for doubles in a seven-inning game with three in yesterday's first game. The doubles brought his single-season extra-base hit total to 29, tying the record he hit record in 1886 by Geno Nebbitt.
Both Kansas starting pitcheres were plagued by walks yesterday. In the first game, Eric Stonepecker walked seven but allowed just two hits in four games. He followed that up with a hit in 2½ innings of the second game but also walked seven.
Yesterday's victories went to Craig Houlek, 2-0, in the first game and Curtis Shaw, 5-1, who saved the first game. The last 13 innings win the second
"We didn't pitch very well, but our middle guys helped us," Bingham said. "Houfek did a good job and gave us a chance to do to Curtis."
In Saturday's game, catcher Mark Moore stuck a home run to begin the Jayhawks' 10th inning. Moor hit a fastball from Oral Roberts' Kevin Gore over the trees in left field for a 3-2 victory.
Emperor State, 35-19, had a 4-2 lead after 4½ innings of the first game. A single by second baseman Steve Dowling, a triple by first baseman Tom Buchanan and Montel's groundbreaking performance in Kansas added five runs in the sixth.
"I knew he wanted to get ahead of me (in the count), so I had a pretty good idea he was going to throw the fastball," said Moore, who also hit two doubles. "I was going to give it all I've got."
Kansas 10, Emporia State 4
Emporia State    001 210 0—4
Kansas        100 135 x—10
Kansas 100 135 x 10 12 2
Emporia State, Katon (6) and (4)
Fornellia, Kansas Stonepecker, Houke (5), Shaw (5)
and Bochsen, Whioken (2.0), L.Kanon (1.8)
and Boehnen, Whioken (1.7), L.Kanon
Kansas, Mementi 3, Hummel 3B-Kansas
Kutchan, Buchanan HR-Kansas, Tusl (1).
Kansas 3, Emporia State 2
Kansas          200 000 1-3 5
Emory State, Butler, Finn, Kansas
McGinness, Stopper (3), Shaw (6) and Moore
Wakefield, (5), Luk 1 (8), 295 Kansas
Kansas
KU wins pole vaulting, two-mile relay
KU golf team prepares for Big 8 tournament
by Laurie Whitten
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas women's golf season is coming to a close, and coach Brad Demo wants the Jayhawks to have a happy ending.
Kansas will participate in the Big Eight Conference Championship today and tomorrow in Ames, Iowa. Oklahoma State, which has won six of the last seven Big Eight titles, is the tournament favorite, and Colorado will not be participating unless the buffaloes do not have a team.
"This is the last tournament of the season, and we're playing for a Big Eight championship." Demo said. "I think school is anxious and I think to play."
"I want us to go up there and play as well as we can and be happy with what we shoot. All they have to do is play up to their capabilities."
Demo said third place behind Oklahoma State and Oklahoma, which last year was ranked in the NCAA T20, would be a success for Kansas
"If we play really well, we'll finish either third, fourth or fifth," Demon said. "A third place finish would be the highest in a long time."
This year's championships will be held on the Veenker Memorial Golf Course, a facility that Demo
described as below average. Kansas played the course in the Iowa State Cyclone Classic in August and finished third of nine teams.
"The course is not in good shape at all," he said. "There are two holes on the course that they're in the process of redoing. The bottom line, however, is that everyone has to play the same game and learn it." It is we're all at a disadvantage.
Individually for Kansas, juniors John Ogden and Sean Thayer finished 10th in the tournament with rounds of 221, and sophomore Clay Devers finished 10th with 222. Lennon Johnson and Ben Davis scored 102 and 225, respectively.
The Kansas men's team returned from this weekend's 34-hole Akron Invitational in Akron, Ohio, with a second place finish. Out of 17 teams, Kansas and Miami of Ohio tied for 67 behind Kent State's 871.
Demo said Kansas would not be left at a disadvantage after the season ended, however Every player on the team, including varsity members and the seniors, will be named Bernhard McChison, Donna Loewen and Sara Hepler, will return next year.
The Jayhawks set a tournament team record when they shot a 280 in the second round.
- Continued from p. 1
competition at Arkansas was higher than at Kansas.
Arkansas track coach John MacDonald said it was difficult to compare the Tyson Invitational and the Kansas Relays because the Arkansas meet was for collegiate men only and offered different events.
Comparing events, the winning pole vault at Arkansas was seven inches shorter, the triple jump was about two feet longer and the 800-meter run was about a minute slower.
The Relays competition attracted between 6,000 and 7,000 spectators, Schwartz said.
"I'd be real disappointed if people look at the quality of the meet by the number of people in the stands," he said.
The crowd cheered during the pole vault competition Saturday when Manson won with a victory of 18-3, and Kansas senior Cedric Fullard qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships finishing fourth, with a personal best vault of 18-½.
Fullard was beaten by Kansas alumni Scott Huffman, who now competes for the New York Athletic Club, and Matt Kolb, who vaulted unattached. Both Huffman and Kolb vaulted 18.3.
Kansas senior Cam Miller sat out 18-3 after clearing $18^{-1}$ because Manson vaulted 18-3 on his first at
tempt and Miller was behind Manson on misses. He decided to save his energy and try for 18-8%.
"I knew I had 18-8 in me, and I just knew I could jump higher than 18.3." Miller said. "I guess I was wrong." As the competitors began reaching 18 feet, they switched to bigger vaulting poles.
"If you're jumping well, it happens, and it happened for Kansas," Manson said.
"18.3 is mediocre," he said, "19 feet is a really good day; that'll put you in the top 10 in the world."
Manson and Huffman had a jump off to determine the Relays' vaulting champion, but Huffman said he was in a slump before Saturday's competition. He admitted it was "exactly Despite improvement, Huffman said he was not satisfied.
"On the average, they never get that close." Bond said.
He added that he hoped to jump farther than 53 feet this week, but he had problems with his approach.
Kansas triple jumper David Bond's performance on Saturday put him a $1\frac{3}{4}$ inch away from a Relays championship.
Kansas assistant coach Rick Attig said, "He's so afraid of scratches that the move the jump back so far
that he's not even hitting the board." Bond wasn't the only Jayhawk with a near miss in the Relays.
"We both just leaned at the tape and I really thought I beat him." Smiedla said. "I guess I leaned too late."
Kansas sophomore Stacey Smiedma finished second Friday in the 600-meter run in 1:48.29, a tenth of a second behind Eastern Michigan's Mark Dailey. Both competitors beat the meet record of 1:48.60 set by Aaron Baynes of Barton County in 1986.
"Coach Schwartz came up to us before the race and said, 'Let's just kick some butt,' "Smieda said. "I like a coach like that."
The next day, Smielda stood with Jaeon Teel, Jon Joslin and Steve Heferman, listening to Schwartz's advice on how to run the two-mile relay.
Joslin said he knew that if he kept the team in the race, Heffernan and anchor runner Smiedia could win.
When Smiedala positioned himself
The relay team was on its way to fulfilling Schwartz's request when Teal's shoe caught Joslin's on the heel, loosening the heel of Joslin's鞋.
for the last leg, he did not know he would be running against Dailey again.
"I didn't take off hard enough on the exchange and he ran right on top of me." Joain said. "The shoe stayed on except for the heel. I tried to pull it back on. All these guys were running by me so I just threw it and took off."
Kansas won in 7:37.13. Illinois State finished second in 7:39.45, and Eastern Michigan finished third in 7:44.26.
Joslin and Heffernan joined Tye Thiel and Craig Watek, finishing second in the four-mile relay in Kansas State won in 16-40-31.
Watkice also won the 5,000 in 14-43-81. His nearest competitor was Eastern Michigan's George George, who finished second in 14-32-92.
"This is really special to me because today is my dad's birthday, and the watch is going to be his birthday present." Watteck said. "I'm probably going to Federal Express it to him as soon as I can."
Kansas sophomore Sherlanda Brooks is trying to recover from an injury in time for the Big Eight Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She finished third in the women's 400 in 56.15 after Eastern Michigan's Jackie Hinds, who won in 58.15, Kansas State's Karen Williams, who was the runner-up, with a time of 56.13.