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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 18, 1986
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Doug Hedrick, Tennessee, competes in the pole vault during the decathlon competition of the Kansas Relays. Hedrick overcame Kansas' Craig Branstrom in the final event yesterday to win the decathlon. (YouTube/Voksi Kawakami)
Branstrom falters in finale
Kansas decathlete Craig Branstrom took a slim 38-point lead into the last event of yesterday's Kansas Rangers decathlon but finished twelfth in the 1,500 meters and lost to Tennessee's Joe Hendrick.
By Matt Tidwell Sports writer
Bramstrom started the day in second place trailing Hedrick by only 145 points. He quickly made up the deficit by scoring first-place finishes in the 110-meter hurdles (147 out of 163) and the javelin (183-feet-10 inches).
Branstrom predicted that he would have to finish strong in the 1,500, mostly because it was one of Hedrick's best events.
Hedrick, who was the top high school performer at the 1983 Kansas Relays for Shawne Mission East, finished the 1,500 in 4:38.63 and squeaked past Brantstrom to win by 88 points. 7,284-7,176.
"I've got to run under a 4:40 time in the 1,500 order to win and qualify for nationals," Branstrom said before the last event. "Dodh Greik is very good in this event and I need to try and stick with him."
Brian Schweizer, from Illinois State, who was ten at the end of five events Wednesday, came on strong to finish third overall with 6,487 points.
But his disastrous 4:59.53 time cleared the way for Hedrick, who finished second in the 1,500, to win the decathlon.
80 points, 1,246 m.
Branstrom finished ahead of Hedrick in every event except the discus and 1,500 meters.
harris from Half Moon Bay, Calif., said even though he had success yesterday, the com
petition was much tougher.
Kansas Relays
"I'm finding the points harder to come by today." Branstrom said. "It's pretty much what I expected, though I ran a good hurdle race with a pallet vault and a ladie which is about what I thought I'd jump."
Following Hedrick, Branstrom and Schweitzer were Peder Bengtsson, Wichita State, with 6784 pages; $M^{14}$
Buchanan, Colorado State, with 6, 596; Doug Schreeder, unattached, with 6, 411; Brian Crouse, North Dakota State, with 6, 309; Todd Schultz, Allen County, with 6, 265; Daryl Schofield, South Dakota State, with 6, 265; Jonathan Spencer, south Missouri State, with 6, 145; Jim Stratford, Cloud County, with 6, 109; Tim Boeck, South Dakota State, with 6, 836; Derek Estes, Cloud County, with 5, 549; and Eric Crabtree, Allen County, with 5, 225.
Athletes get ready for Relays' climax
By a Kansan sports writer
Today and tomorrow, track and field events will run continuously in Memorial Stadium.
For 49 collegiate teams, 170 high school squads, and three 1984 Olympic gold medalists, one of the biggest track weekends of the year, the 61st Kansas Relays, has arrived.
"Things are starting to fall into place very nicely." Al Fereheset, Relays manager and commander of nearly 600 Relays workers, said yesterday. "We're set for a great weekend of track."
Fereshetian said the Relays attracted three 1984 Olympic medalists.
The women's 400-meter hurdles will feature Olympic gold medalist
Nawal Eli Moupaawk. Silver medalist Danny Harris, who finished second to F'dwin Moses in Los Angeles, will compete in the 400-meter open and invitational runs, and Al Joigner, a gold medalist in the triple jump, will compete in the 110-meter hurdles.
Kansas' Scott Huffman leads a pault vault field that will feature two other jumpsers who routinely vault over 18 feet. Doug Lytle and Steve Stubblefield, both competing unattached.
Fereshetian said Relays organizers were hoping for good weather and big crowds this week, but they said the Relays drew about 12,000 fans.
"A lot will depend on what kind of weather we have," Fereshetian said.
Schwartz sets personal bests
Sports write
By Dawn O'Malley
Sports writer
Kansas' Andrea Schwartz may not have been crowned champion of the women's heptathlon yesterday at the Paris Olympics, but she came away a winner.
Schwartz set personal bests in all seven events and finished fifth in the overall competition with 4,748 points.
en tourth in the javelin with a throw of 107-4 and sixth in the 800-meter run in 2:39 10
"A heapthem is not a competition between each other but against yourself," she said after the competition. "Not against each other again. Don't go for first or second place, you can't move out for the points."
Liz Barringer, of Southeast Missouri State, held off competitors to win the heptathlon with 4.896 points at the Jim Hershberger Track.
Kansas' Jaci Tyma moved up from fourth place to grab second place with 4,762 points. Tyma won the jump with a lead of 18.5%. She finish
Barringer won the javelin with a toss of 128-10 and fourth in long jump with a leap of 17-1½.
with a leaf of 14.1
Martha Caflisch, of Colorado State,
finished third with 4,711 points.
Kansas' other heptathlete Colene Richert finished eighth.
The seven events of the hepatitis are 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter long, long jump, and relay run were spread out over two days.
"Andrea is doing great, just great," Cliff Roveltio, assistant women's track coach, said. "She's a better athlete in every single event. She's worked hard and made herself a lot better."
Schwartz entailed her two-day performance blitz by recording heptathion personal records in the 900-meter run with a time of two
minutes 24.26 seconds.
"I would say I enjoy the hurdles and I enjoy the 800-meter," Schwartz said. "I just get too nervous for it. I easier to gain point in the meter."
But before competing in the 800-meter run yesterday, Schwartz gave personal best performances in the 17.3 and 17.4 races of 106-9. a navelin throw of 106-9.
"I was hoping to perform well, I hadn't planned that," she said.
Schwartz said she did not have any plans to go out and shatter her own records.
She said it was to her advantage that she had good first day events because that adds to the anticipation of the second day.
Although she was more than pleased with her performances, Schwartz said this heptathlon will be a hard act to follow.
Baylor's grand slam stops Royals' streak
United Press International
BOSTON — Don Baylor hit his 11th career home run in the eighth innings yesterday to break a 2-2 tie and lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. The Red Sox win stroke a Royals four-game winning streak.
Daisy Evans walked and Bill Buckner hit a double off pitcher Mark Gubicza to begin the eighth inning for the Red Sox. Then Steve Farrre grabbed Gubicza and walked Jim Rice to load the bases. Baylor hit a 2-1 pitch over the wall in for his third home run, tying him for third place among active players for grand slam home runs
"I've always felt in control in that situation," said Baylor, who raised his arms in jubilation after his home run.
"I knew the game was over when I hit it and I wanted to give the new city and fans a salute."
Baylor, a 14-year veteran and former American League Most Valuable Player, came to the Red Sox from the New York Yankees.
Cubs win in 13 innings
late in spring training in exchange for Mike Easler.
"I had to come in with that pitch.
I didn't want to go 3-2 on him," he explained.
Red Sox manager John McNamara said, "I've seen Baylor do that many times during his career."
Roger Clemens, 2.5, pitched the whole game for the Red Sox. He gave five up fives and struck out seven batters.
Farr said he felt he had to throw the 2-2 pitch for a strike.
MONTREAL — Shawon Dumston led off the 13th inning with a solo homer yesterday to give the Chicago Cubs a 7-6 victory over the Montreal Expos.
Boston upstoned its lead to 2-0 in the fourth when Tony Armas walked and scored on Rich Gedman's opposite-field double. The Royals used an unearned run in the sixth to cut the lead to 2-1.
Steve Balkoni打 the first pitch of the seventh into the left-field nets for his third home run to tie the score at 2-2.
The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the third inning. Marty Barrett hit a one-out double to center and scored on a two-out double.
Montreal tied the score at 6-6 in the eighth inning on a 16-lead homer by rookie Andres Galáraga, his second home of the
Dunston's homer, the third of the game for the Cubs, came off reliever Jeff Reardon 1,1, and made a winner of reliever Lee
United Press International
See related story p. 16.
Expos' starter Floyd Yoymans got himself in trouble when he loaded the bases on three walks in the opening inning. Bob Dernier, Ryne Sandberg and Keith Moreland walked before Leon
The Expos got a run back in the bottom of the third when Dan Schatzeder, pinch hitting for Youmans, singled and scored when Andre Dawson bounced into a bases loaded double play.
Run-scoring singles in the fourth by Sandberg and Moreland boosted the Cubs margin to 6-1.
Montreal scored three times in the fifth. Schatzer led off with a triple to right and scored on a sacrifice fly by Tim Raines. Dawson and Hube Brooks hit consecutive solo home runs as Montreal narrowed the Cubs lead to 6-4.
Durham hit a sacrifice fly to left.
The Cubs hit a pair of homers in the third to take a 4-0 lead.
The Expos came within one run in the bottom of the sixth when Mitch Webster doubled, moved to third on an error by right fielder Moreland and scored on a sacrifice fly by Galarraga.
Grandparents treated to shutout
Jayhawks, fans survive weather
By a Kansan sports writer
A retired couple from Texas, chilled by yesterday's blustery weather, sought the warmth of their car after Kansas' 2-0 win over Wichita State in the first game of a double-header at Jayhawk Field.
They emerged ten minutes later and slowly walked back to their lawn chairs stationed behind the fence at home plate.
Softball
"We love softball," Margie Mach said. Their love for their granddaughter and Kansas softball had encouraged them throughout the season to leave their home and the warmth of Schulenburg, Texas, for the cool winds and lower spring temperatures of Kansas.
"You just come up here and watch that granddaughter of mine," the man said, referring to Jayhawk starting pitcher Sherri Mach. "She'll show you how it's done."
And Mach did. The junior, aided by the boisterous cheers of her shivering grandparents, gave up only four hits and win and cap a doubleheader sweep.
However, yesterday's blustery weather didn't affect the way the Machs acted as cheerleaders from the stands. They huddled together as they drew on one voice that echoed all the other Kansas cheers.
The Machs, who rested their voices after cheering Kansas pitcher Tracy Bunge on to a two-hit performance in the first game, returned from their car in time to cheer on the Jayhawks in the first inning of the second game.
"O.K. Sheila," Margie Mach said, referring to Jayhawk center fielder Sheila Connolly "Pick out a good one and drive it out."
Connolly, as if listening to the yell,
responded by hitting a triple off of
Shocker pitcher Paddy Bautista that
pitched in Kansas' only run.
The Machs will return home after watching Kansas play Nebraska and Kansas State at Lincoln, Neb., this weekend. They vow, however, to return for what they promise will be a long Kansas season.
Bryan Graves/KANSAN
Kansas pitcher Sherri Mach delivers a pitch against Wichita State. Mach threw a four-hitter yesterday in the second softball game of the Jayhawks double header. The Jayhawks beat the Shockers in both games, 2-0 and 1-0.
great team here — no two ways about it."
"I think we're going all the way to the top," Vic Mach said. "We have a
Pattin, 'Hawks want to forget terrible inning
By Jim Sum Sports writer
By Jim Suhr
The Jayhawks' experience that evening began peacefully. Kansas starting pitcher John Quinn effec-
Kansas head baseball coach Marty Pattin never wants to relive a nightmare as horrifying as the one he lived through Tuesday night when Kansas faced Wichita State at Wichita.
seven.
"For six and two-thirds innings, we played a great ball game," Pattin said.
tively stymmed the Shocker batters while the Jayhawk offense provided him with a 4-3 lead going into the seventh.
Baseball
The seventh inning marked the beginning of Patin's nightmare. Quinn, who threw 161 pitches during the first six innings, threw a couple of pitches too many and gave up three runs, including a two-run home run. Quinn was relieved by Curtis Befort, who walked three consecutive batters before giving way to Paul Henry. Henry gave up a three-run triple, a walk a double and a single. He was pulled, and his replacement, John Schneider, gave up seven runs, including a grand slam home run.
When the inning was over, Kansas 4-3 lead had turned into an 18-4 deficit. The Jayhawks lost the game 18-6.
"They blew our socks off." Pattin said. "I was wondering if we'd ever get an out."
The Jayhawks must rebound. Patin said, in time for Kansas' biggest weekend of the season.
"We know its the most important series we've had all year," he said. "We can make up some ground in the conference."
The Jayhawks, 20-24 overall and tied with Iowa State for fifth place in the Big Eight with a 4-8 mark, sponsors a four-game series with Kansas State this weekend at Quincy field in the conference. The double-headed start at noon Saturday at 12:30 p.m. Sunday.