Sports
University Daily Kansan / Friday, April 17, 1987
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Athletes to attend career banquet
By LAURA BOSTROM
Staff writer
About 45 KU athletes will meet, dine and visit with local businessmen Monday at Senior Career Night, a new program organized by the Athletic Department and Kansas football alumni.
Student athletes are often so caught up in their sport that they don't make career plans, said Ray Evans Jr. Evans is a stockbroker and former KU football player who helped organize the program.
The night begins with a social hour and dinner at the BMA Towers in Kansas City, Mo. After the dinner, each athlete will have one minute to introduce himself to the more than 30 businessmen attending the program, said Tim Allen, Athletic Department academic coordinator.
The Athletic Department wants to build the Senior Career Night into a successful recruiting tool, Evans said.
The participating athletes will use the program to make contacts for later jobs.
- The program is one of only a few in the country, Allen said, and it shows student athletes that the University is concerned about athletes' success after their college careers end.
Wayne Ziegler, football graduate assistant, said the program would give him a chance to make job contacts.
Ziegler, who graduated in December but would like a position in sales or as a stockbroker, said, "If I am not able to continue playing, I'll have something to fall back on."
Julie Hall, a senior track athlete,
said the program was the best way to
get exposure in the business world.
"If you give a good enough impression, they'll remember you," Hall said.
Evans said he hoped the program would help five to 10 athletes locate jobs.
Many athletes come to college with dreams of a professional career in sports. Allen said.
"This gives them an opportunity to plan for something outside of athletics," he said.
KU's Wadman wins Relays heptathlon
By DAVID BOYCE
Kansas heptathlete Rosie Wadman skids into the sand during the women's long jump. Wadman finished fourth in the event
Staff writer
The KU women's track team claimed its first victory at the Kansas Relays yesterday when Rosie Wadman narrowly defeated Lizz Barringer in the heptathlon.
Wadman entered the last three events in the heptathlon with a 50-point lead over Barringer.
Wadman increased her lead after five of the seven events by finishing fourth in the long jump while Barringer took sixth.
"She had two bad throws, but I am happy with the way she came back," said assistant track coach Cliff Rovello.
After suffering two bad throws in the javelin, Wadman came through on her final attempt and finished first in the event with a toss of 136 feet, 6 inches.
In the final event in Memorial Stadium, the 800-meter run, Wadman needed to finish within 8 seconds of Barringer to win.
Even though Wadman finished in tenth place, her time of 2:32.74 was a personal best and good enough to gain the heptathlon victory. Barringer finished the race at 2:26.14.
The final points standing was Wadman 4,957 and Barringer 4,936.
"I am happy with the way I did in the 800." Wadman said. "I had been tentative in the first half. This race will help me a lot in future meets."
During the two-day event, Wadman's best events were the shot put and high jump on Wednesday and the long jump. He secured first in all three of those events.
"I had two bad throws in the shot," Wadman said of Wednesday's events. "We ran hurdles inside because of the weather, but we came out in the cold to throw and that affected me some."
In the high jump, she tied for first with Barringer and teammate Jaci Metzger with a leap of 5-6. And her shot put toss of $36.2\mathrm{f}$ beat her closest competitor by three inches.
"Today was a good day for me." Rovello said that in spite of Wadman's victory he thought she could have done better.
"I didn't think she had a very good meet, but she did come back and do well in the 800." he said.
Wadman, who did not compete last year in the Relays because of injury to her right Achilles' tendon, said she would have been happy even if she did not win the heptathlon.
"I am happy with the way I ran the 800," she said. "It was a personal
best."
Rovelto said he was pleased with the improvement he saw in Andrea Schwartz, who finished fourth at 4,599, and Kim Huthoefer, who finished sixth at 4,538.
"I was aiming at the top five," Hutheoeffer said.
She missed finishing fifth by only five points.
"My performance was pretty consistent with what I have done all year," she said. "I did have a personal record in the javelin.
"I had no bad performances, and I am happy with what I did.
Both Wadman and Hutbeofer said their next goal was to do well in the Big Eight Championships on May 15-16.
Shocker captures close decathlon in final event
Staff writer
By DAVID BOYCE Staff writer
nois State held a 71-point lead over
Rentonstuff.
Only 21 points separated the top two women in the heptathlon, but the results in the men's decathlon were even closer.
Fourteen points was the winning margin for Wichita State's Peder Bengtsson, who won the Kansas Relays Jim Bauch Decathlon in the last event yesterday in Memorial Stadium.
Entering the last event, the 1,500 meter run, Brian Schweitzer of Izzie
"I knew he was 12 seconds ahead of me." Benttsson said.
Bengtsson finished more 13 seconds ahead of Schweitzer to win the decathlon with 6,986 points to Schweitzer's 6,972.
"I was also worried with John (Schwecker, Southeast Missouri State), who was only four seconds behind me in the last event." Bengt-
Bengtsson finished the race with a
time of 4:42.38 while Schweitzer finished at 4:56.54 and Schweker at 5:00.04
"It felt very good to win," Bengtsson said. "Last year Brian beat me twice.
"I can't be anything but glad," he said.
Jim Strauff finished fourth and was Kansas' top performer with 6,401 points. The other Jayhawk, Toddin, finished fifth with 6,301 points.
finished fourth in the decathlon and
Schweitzer finished third.
The decathlon events took place Wednesday and yesterday and some had to be moved indoors Wednesday because of the weather.
Bengtsson said that the difference this year was his performance in the 1,500-meter run.
"The weather today helps everybody," Bengtsson said. "Yesterday we went inside and I really didn't like it."
In the Relays last year, Bengtsson
der Bengtsson's performance. After Wednesday's events he held an 18-point lead over Schweker.
"I didn't have any personal bests, but I did best in the javelin throw," Bengtsson said.
He finished third in the javelin with a toss of 170 feet, 7 inches. The winning toss was 186-7 by Schweizer.
Going inside, though, did not hin-
Jayhawks drop out of BMA tournament
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The fourteam Business Men's Assurance Classic basketball tournament scheduled in November has been canceled for this year because Kansas dropped out of the field.
Alex Matthews, a BMA official, said that the sponsor was unable to find an appropriate replacement for the Nov. 28-29 tournament at Kemper Arena, which was seen as a tune-up for the San Francisco City. Other teams scheduled to play were San Francisco, Tulsa and Southern Methodist.
"We are just going to have a one-year moratorium on the tournament." Matthews said of the BMA tournament which started three years ago. "... At this late date, we did not have a school that could pick up for KU, especially a local school
with which we would have a chance to draw a large crowd."
Gary Hunter, assistant athletic director, said that the Jayhawks did not have a contract with BMA and had a scheduling problem. He said that Kansas opted to play in the Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Nov. 17, when the games did not begin against the regular-season, 28-game limit. It also freezes two games from the BMA that could be played in Lawrence.
"Those dates from the BMA give us two more home dates, and that's critical from a financial standpoint," Hunter said. He said that another reason for going to Hawaii rather than Kansas City was for exposure and experience.
Barfield's RBI single gives Blue Jays win
Other teams in the field at the Hawaiian tournament are Iowa, Illinois, Villanova, Nebraska, Baylor, Stanford and Chaminade.
Key struck out three and walked three and improved his record to 3-0. The left-hander got into serious trouble in the sixth when he loaded the bases on walks, but Don Baylor flied out and ended the threat.
American League
The Associated Press
TORONTO — Jesse Barfield's run-scoring single snapped a sixth-inning tie, and Jimmy Key threw a two-hitter over six innings to give the Toronto Blue Jays a 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox last night.
Starter Roger Clemens, who walked out of the Red Sox' training camp in a contract dispute and returned less than a week before the season began, fell to 0-2, striking out nine and walking two.
Tom Henke, the fourth Toronto pitcher, worked the ninth inning for his first save of the year.
Harold Reynolds started the Mariners' rally in the fourth inning with a one-out double off Jose Rijo, 0-1. After a groundout, Mickey Brantley and Phil Bradley both walked and loaded the bases.
SEATTLE — A wild throw by second baseman Tony Phillips on Ken Phelps' infield single allowed the winning run to score as the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 6-5 last night.
Phelps hit a sharp groundball up the middle that Rijo defended towards Phillips, who barehanded the ball and threw toward first. However, Phelps collided with Oakland first baseman Ron Cey and the ball rolled away allowing Brantley to score the game-winning run.
Mariners 6. Athletics 5
Seattle starter Mike Trujillo, 1-0,
pitched seven innings, allowing five
runs on six hits. Edwin Nunez pitched
the final two innings for his second
save.
Kansas Relays schedule
Today
MORNING SESSION
Field Events
8 Girls' dances (prelimits & finals)
8 Boys' shot put (prelimits & finals)
8:45 Boys' triple jump (prelimits & finals)
10 Girls' shot put (prelimits & finals)
10 Boys' javelin (finals)
10:20 Girls' long jump (prelimits & finals)
Track events
8:15 Girl's 2-mile run (finals)
8:15 Boys' 2-mile run (finals)
8:27 Men's Billy Mills 10,000-meter run (finals)
8:27 Girls' 100-meter dash (prelims)
8:27 Women's 100-meter dash (prelims)
9:10 Women's 100-meter dash (prelims)
9:10 Men's 100-meter dash (prelims)
10:30 Women's 400-meter hurdles (prelims)
10:30 Men's 400-meter hurdles (prelims)
11:10 Boys' 300-meter hurdles (finals)
11:10 Girls' 300-meter hurdles (finals)
11:49 relay race (finals)
11:48 Women's sprint-medley relay (finals)
11:54 Women's sprint-medley relay (finals)
AFTERNOON Field events
12 Men's pole vaults finals
12 Men's javelin prelimits & finals
12 Boys high jump finals
12 Boys long jump finals & finals
12 Women's long jump finals
12 Women's high jump finals
12 Girl's triple jump prelimits & finals
12 Boys discus prelimits & finals
12 Men's long jump prelimits & finals
1. Men's Bill Easton 4-mile relay (finish)
2. Women's 880-ydr relay (finals)
1.28 Men's 880-ydr relay (finals)
1.26 Girl's 1-mile run (finals)
1.24 Boys Jim Ryum 1-mile run (finals)
1.24 Women's 1,500-meter run (prelims)
2.20 Men's Wae Santee 15,000 (prelims)
2.28 Girl's 440-yard relay (prelims)
2.28 Boys 440-yard relay (prelims)
3.20 Women's 440-yard relay (prelims)
3.20 Women's 800-ydr relay (prelims)
3.26 Women's 800-ydr runner (prelims)
3.41 Men's 800-meter runner (prelims)
3.56 Girl's 1-mile relay (prelims)
1.21 Boy's 1-mile relay (prelims)
4.26 Women's 1-mile relay (prelims)
4.24 Men's 1-mile relay (prelims)
Track events
Tomorrow
MORNING SESSION Field events
9 30 "Crisa" (preditura & finala)
10 Men's basketball (preditura & finala)
11. 10 Men's basketball (preditura & finala)
Track events
18th annual marathon
Town and campus 10,000-meter road race
Women's mile run (finals)
Girls' 2-mile relay (finals)
Boy's 2-mile relay (finals)
Women's 400-meter dash (prelims)
Men's 400-meter dash (prelims)
Women's 2-mile relay (finals)
Men's 110-meter hurdles (prelims)
Boys' 110-meter hurdles (prelims)
Women's 100-meter hurdles (prelims)
Girls' 100-meter hurdles (prelims)
Men's 100-meter hurdles run (finals)
Women's 200-meter dash (prelims)
Men's 200-meter dash (prelims)
AFTERNOON SESSION Field events
12 Men's Caril V. Rico high jump (finals)
12 Women's long jump (prelimits & finals)
12:15 Men's javelin (prelimits & finals)
13:0 men's invitational high jump (finals)
12:15 Women's invitational high jump (finals)
2:15 Women's invitational high jump (finals)
Track events
1. Girls' 100-meter hurdles (finals)
1:05 Women's 100-meter hurdles (finals)
1:10 Boys' 110-meter hurdles (finals)
1:15 Men's 110-meter hurdles (finals)
1:20 Men's Larry Winn 3,000 steeplechase (finals)
1:32 Girl's 100-meter dash (finals)
1:40 Women's 100-meter dash (finals)
1:40 Women's 100-meter dash (finals)
1:48 Men's Edel distance-medley relay (finals)
2. Men's invitational 400-meter dash (finals)
2:05 Women's 1,500-meter run (finals)
2:12 Men's Wee Sentet run (finals)
2:20 Women's 100-meter dash (finals)
2:24 Boyt's 440-yard relay (finals)
2:29 Women's junior college 440-yard relay (finals)
2:34 Men's junior college 440-yard relay (finals)
2:39 Men's 440-yard relay (finals)
2:44 Men's Julius Marks 440-yard relay (finals)
2:44 Women's invitational 1,500
2:55 Women's 400-meter dash (finals)
3. Men's 400-meter dash (finals)
3:05 Women's 800-meter run (finals)
3:11 Men's 800-meter run (finals)
3:19 Women's 400-meter hurdles (finals)
3:31 Women's 5,000-meter hurdles (finals)
3:51 Women's 200-meter dash (finals)
3:56 Men's 200-meter dash (finals)
4. Men's 5,000-meter run (finals)
4:18 Men's masters 800-meter run (finals)
4:24 Girl's 1-mile relay (finals)
4:24 Boyt's 1-mile relay (finals)
4:36 Women's junior college 1-mile relay (finals)
4:42 Men's junior college 1-mile relay (finals)
4:48 Women's 1-mile relay (finals)
4:54 Men's 1-mile relay (finals)
Rv ROB KNAPP
KU tennis team tops Big 8 poll
Oklahoma State has won the big Eight Conference men's tennis championship four years in a row, but the Kansas Jayhawks have been picked by the conference coaches as the this season's favorite.
Both the men's and women's tennis teams play dual matches with Iowa State at Ames today. They will travel to Lincoln to play Nebraska tomorrow.
Four of six conference coaches predicted the Kansas men's team would finish atop the Big Eight standings. The other two coaches picked the Jayhawks second, giving them 34 total points in the poll.
Kansas has not won a Big Eight men's tennis championship since 1965.
Teams were awarded six points for a first-place vote, five points for a second-place vote and one point less for each descending place. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own teams.
Only seven teams were included because Kansas State does not field a men's tennis team.
Oklahoma State finished in second place, only one point behind Kansas, and Nebraska was a unanimous pick for third place.
"Obviously it's very close," Kansas men's and women's tennis coach Scott Perelman said. "It’s a nice thing but it doesn't give us any points toward the championship."
The Kansas men took the conference lead with a 9-0 whitewash of Missouri on Tuesday. The Jayhawks have 29 points after four matches.
have played five matches and the Sooners have played four.
Oklahoma State has 22 point after three matches. The Cowboys were scheduled to play Oklahoma on Tuesday, but the match was postponed after the death of longtime Sooner tennis coach Jerry Keen.
Chiefs player fined
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs veteran wide receiver Henry H. Marshall was fined $40,000 in federal court yesterday for failing to file federal income tax returns.
Marshall, 32, pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to file tax returns for 1982 and 1983, and was placed on probation for three years and ordered to perform 320 hours of community service by U.S. Magistrate Calvin
Two other counts, for 1981 and 1984, were dismissed after sentencing.
Marshall's attorney, Philip J. Adams Jr. said Marshall had paid the Internal Revenue Service $46,785 in back taxes, interest and penalties. Adams said that all of Marshall's income, $124,277 in 1982 and $139,182 in 1983, came from the Chiefs.