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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2008
TRACK & FIELD
Hawks stand out in indoor tournament
BY DANNY NORDSTROM
dnordstrom@kansan.com
Jordan Scott grimaced in pain and let out a booming roar as he completed another push-up.
"I can't talk right now," the sophomore pole-vaulter said between breaths. "I'm in the middle of a super-set."
Workouts like these are fueling Scott's fire, after a disappointing ninth place finish at the Indoor National Championships in Favetteville, Ark. last weekend.
After finishing the grueling super-set workout, a winded Scott said, "I just did 184 push-ups. I can't feel my arms."
"All of my energy from indoor nationals will go to outdoor-and more," he said. I'm a lot more determined now."
While Scott's bid at a national title was unsuccessful, several Jayhawks posted impressive performances. As a team, the women experienced their best finish in school history, placing 10th, while the men placed 22nd.
Agafonov is the first Kansas athlete to earn the All-American honor three years in a row in the men's weight throw.
"It was difficult," Agafonov said. "I don't look at the other guys' distance. I watch for my own mistakes, don't collect others and just throw as far as I can."
Senior weight-thrower Egor Agafonov took home his second consecutive national title with the furthest toss in the NCAA this year at 22.71 meters.
Also successful was senior polevaulter Kate Sultanova. She took home third place at nationals for the second year in a row and also earner All-American honors.
"I feel pretty good, but I'm a little disappointed," she said, adding
that she might have competed better with a thicker pole.
Sultanova talked about her feelings before the meet.
"I was nervous the whole week," she said. I didn't really want to talk about it. I was trying to keep my mind somewhere else, but it's impossible."
Sultanova's third place finish was only one of several impressive showings for the women. Junior spinner Nickesha Anderson placed second in the 200-meter dash, posting the second fastest time in the world this year at 20.62 seconds. Anderson also finished sixth in the 60-meter dash.
Senior shot putter Stephanie Howard also scored for the Jayhawks finishing in eighth place with a 16.8 meter toss. She earned her first All-American honors. Senior triple jumper Crystal Manning placed 13th and also earned All-American honors.
The Jayhawks can now look ahead to a promising outdoor season. The team is excited to get outside and compete this spring.
Kansas begins the outdoor season on March 28th at the Missouri Relays in Columbia Missouri. The team's first home meet will take place at Memorial Stadium April 16-19.
"I can't wait for it to get warmer," Sultanova said. "I can't compete in this cold weather. I'm going to be competing in my Russian furry hat and my boots," she said with a laugh.
Also excited was Scott who hoped to come out strong after a disappointing finish at indoor nationals. "I'm a lot more determined for outdoors even though I thought I was for indoors," he said. "It just keeps building up."
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
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Oakland wins 5-1 against Boston in Japanese series
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Freshman designated hitter Jimmy Waters replaces his shoe at first base during Tuesday's game against Chicago State University. Waters lost his shoe after cranking a line drive over second base.
TOKYO — Emil Brown found a safe way home: hit the ball over the fence.
One day after Brown made a costly baserunning mistake, his three-run homer in the third inning led Oakland over the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Wednesday night and gave the Athletics a split of their opening two-game series.
Boston began its World Series title defense with a 6-5, 10-inning victory Tuesday night, boosted by Manny Ramirez tiebreaking, two-run double. The game might have lasted longer had Brown not been tagged between second and third on his RBI double in the bottom of the 10th.
On Tuesday, he admired his 10th-inning double from the batter's box, thinking it would clear the fence, then hustled to second.
Following Major League Baseball's third season-opening series in Japan, the teams were to head back to the United States on 10-hour flights across the Pacific
His homer was one of just three hits off Rich Harden (1-0) who is coming back from three injury-filled seasons and made just four starts last year — none after July 7. The right-hander struck out nine and walked two in six innings.
run deep into the left-field seats that moved him within nine of joining the 500-home run club.
with a split. The Chicago Cubs and New York Mets split their Japanese series in 2000, as did the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2004.
Ramirezkepthitting Wednesday night with a solo homer in the sixth, although he struck out three times. He could afford to stand and watch this one, a sure home-
He did better against the other half of Boston's power duo, retiring David Ortiz twice, once on a strikeout, and walking him once. Big Papi went 0-for-7 in the series.
Jon Lester (0-1) fell behind in the second on a double by Bobby Crosby and an RBI single by Chris Denorfia.
Mark Ellis led off with a walk and Mark Sweeney singled. Brown jumped on a 1-0 pitch from Lester and drove it over the left-field wall.
Coming in, Ortiz was 4-for-5 against Harden and Ramirez was 2-for-3 with two homers apiece.
Oakland added a run in the eighth off Bryan Corey on Jeff Fiorentino's RBI single after a double by Kurt Suzuki, a native of Hawaii with Japanese grandparents.
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