THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2008
SPORTS
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MEN'S GOLF
Contributed By KU Athletics/Jeff Jacobson
Nate Barbee, Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, freshman puts a ball. Barbee tied for 19th place while the men's team finished 11th overall in the All American Golf Classic on Tuesday in Texas.
Team's performance sub-par
Players finish in 11th place after tournament in Texas
BY BRYAN WHEELER
bwheeler@kansan.com
The men's golf team fell short Tuesday at the Tradition Course (par-72, 7220 yards) in Cypresswood, Texas, finishing 28 strokes behind Middle Tennessee State for 11th place with a 919 score. The team was not able to defend its 2007 All American Golf Classic team title.
"The golf course played hard today, but we made it look harder than it really was," said coach Kit Grove on Tuesday. "It was disappointing to see the guys let the course and conditions get the best of them."
After the first two rounds of golf on Monday, Kansas stood at 10th place with a team score of 606. Through the first two rounds, freshmen Brad Hopfinger and Nate Barbee led the team.
Impressively, Hofinger had his fourth under-par round this season
to start the day with a score of 70. He finished the first two rounds tied for 8th place with a score of 147.
Barbee played consistently on Monday scoring a 149 and finishing tied for 19th place after two rounds.
"Nate really showed a lot of heart late in the day today birding four of his last six holes," said Grove on Monday.
Starting the third round Tuesday, the Jayhawks were nine strokes behind then first place University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Playing in windy conditions, Kansas finished the day with a team score of 320.
Barbee finished the third round with a score of 77, giving him his second top-20 finish of his career.
"I played alright," said Barbee. "I had a lot of things to improve on, but it's still early in the season."
Hopfinger, seeking his fifth top 30 finish in his first six outings, finished tied for 41st place with a third round score of 85.
Making his debut for the Jayhawks, Wichita State transfer junior Brandon Hermreck finished the tournament with a three-round score of 229. Hermreck had not competed since the 2006-2007 season at Wichita State.
"I'm just getting into the groove of things," said Hermreck. "I made a lot of mental errors, but that's no excuse for the way I played."
Also competing were sophomore Bobby Knowles and junior Walt Koelbel. Knowles finished the tournament tied for 58th place with a score of 239 and Koelbel tied for 59th place with a score of 241.
Competing as an individual, junior Joey Mundy finished in 58th place with a score of 238, highlighted by a third round score of 73.
The Jayhawks next competition is March 10th thru 11th at the Cajun Classic in Lafayette, LA.
Edited by Nick Mangiaracina
PROFESSIONAL SPORTS Justice department to investigate steroid claims
WASHINGTON — Summoned again to Capitol Hill to discuss whether Congress should get into the business of legislating drug testing in the major professional sports leagues, NBA commissioner David Stern took exception to lawmakers' remarks and stood up for his colleagues from the NFL, NHL and major league baseball.
"This is an area where federal legislation is not necessary," Stern told the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.
As big as Wednesday's hearing was — it produced the rare sight of the four commissioners and their respective sports' union heads sitting at the same table — it was upstaged by news from another panel.
The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asked the Justice Department to investigate whether Roger Clemens lied under oath when he denied using steroids and human growth hormone at a Feb. 5 sworn deposition and at a Feb. 13 hearing.
A second witness panel included the CEOs of the U.S. Olympic Committee, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the National Thoroughbred Racing Association, along with NCAA president Myles Brand.
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Coach Erin O'Neil said before the spring season that sophomore Emily Powers was improved and poised to do well. It is now easy to see why.
Powers finished second overall as the Jayhawks finished third at the Kitahara Invitational at Fresno State Tuesday.
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"She played great," O'Neil said. "She stood strong and, even looking at the updated scoreboard, didn't falter."
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finished first if not for a birdie on the 18th hole by Tulsa's Taylor Siebert. With a sixth place finish in their first tournament and now a third place finish, O'Neil looks forward to continuing improvement.
"I'm very pleased with how we did," she said. "We were a little nervous the second day, but the season looks very promising."
O'Neil is also proud of how fresh the team has looked without almost no practice at all.
"I think we've hit balls outside once for about a half an hour," she said. "So to be in first after the day one was a good position to be."
Freshman Meghna Bal, after leading after the first round, finished with a tie for 13th at 5 over par. Fellow freshman Grace Thiry rounded out the
Jayhawks top-20 finishes with a tie for 20th place shooting a six over par. With only two tournaments under their belt for such
a young team, senior Annie Giangrosso, who shot a 10 over par finishing in a tie for 37th. is excited for what the rest of the season will have in store.
the stress that it can bring.
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"There is the added pressure that I sometimes feel I should be playing the best." Giangrosso
"The team does a great job of adjusting and we're pretty confident of our abilities."
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the weekend was a success," Giangrosso said. "The team does a great job of adjusting and we're pretty confident of our abilities."
Giangrosso has also seen what Coach O'Nell saw in Powers.
"She's a leader who leads by example and is pretty quiet on the course." Giangrosso said.
said. "I just keep on helping the freshmen adjust to the courses and try and post a consistent score," she said.
Giangrosso, who has been with the team for three and a half years, is the only senior traveling with the team and understands
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"This was a good confidence builder, we try to treat every tournament like the NCAA regionals," she said.
Edited by Madeline Hyden
Invitational, Coach O'Neil understands the team's success will pay off down the road.
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