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THE UNIVERSITY JARY BANSAN
MONDAY MARCH 5,2007
SOFTBALL
'Hawks fall short
BY EVAN KAFARAKIS
The Kansas softball team lost in the championship game 1.0 on Sunday, falling to tournament host Tulsa at the Great Western Downtown Plaza Classic.
The leyahaws had a dominating first two days at the tournament, going 4-0 through Saturday and scoring 33 combined runs.
On Friday, Kansas deterbed Iowa State 7-4 in the morning and Tulsa 9-0 in the nightcap. Kansas played a doubleheader Saturday against North Texas and won both times — 7-4 in game one and 10-0 in game two. Sophomore catcher Elle Pottert hit a grand-slam home run in game one and totaled five RBI.
But on Sunday, the squad fell to Tulsa as the offense went cold. The lajahwacks stranded 11 runners on
base throughout the game, unable to capitalize on opportunities
Senior pitcher Kassie Humphrey's struck out nine Golden Hurricanes and allowed only three hits. Itaux also run came off an error in the outfield.
Finished with 18 straight road games, the Jayhawks (11-6 1) will play their home opener at Artocha Ballpark Friday for the 2007 Jayhawk Invitational. The Jayhawks will compete against Drake at 2 p.m. on Friday playing five games throughout the three-day tournament.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.
Edited by Ashley Thompson
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL Players make academic all-conference teams
Four members of the Kansas women's basketball team made the Academic All-Big 12 team, which was announced Thursday
Junior forward Jamie Boyd and sophomore guard Ivana Catie earned first-team honors for earning a grade point average of more than 3.20. Junior forward Taylor McIntosh and sophomore center Marija Zinc made the second team for maintaining GPAs between 3.00 and 3.19.
Boyd and McIntosh are repeat honorees after making the cut last season. Freshmen are not eligible for Academic All Big 12 honors, so Catic and Zinc are first-time recipients of the honor.
- Asher Fusco
Mosley only Jayhawk named to All-Big 12 team
Senior guard Shaquina Mosley earned All-Big 12 second team
honors last Friday. The Big 12 coaches selected Mosley one day after she scored a career-high 26 points against Missouri.
The 5-foot-6 point guard is averaging 11 points, five rebounds and four assists per game. She leads the team in points and assists and is second in rebounds.
Mosley arrived at Kansas as a highly touted transfer from Central Arizona College, where she was the National Junior College Player of the Year in 2005. Mosley's first season at Kansas was a disappointment, as she only played an average of 13 minutes per game in a reserve role.
This season started in a similar manner, but Mosley played her way off the bench to become one of the teams' brightest stars.
Mosley was the only Jayhawk named All-Big 12. The Big 12 Player of the Year award went to Oklahoma center Courtney Paris.
— Asher Fusco
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》 TRACK AND FIELD
Sophomore Ashley Brown ran a career-best time of 8.32 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles in Ames, Iowa.
Other Jayhawks who will be awaiting that announcement include junior Crystal Manning, who entered the weekend in 13th in the triple jump, and freshman Britany Parker, who sits at 19th and hopes to join teammate Sultanova in the pole vault.
Wissel, the 2007 Big 12 Indoor 3,000 meter champion, ran a career-best and school-record 7:53.08 in the event at the Alex Wilson Invitational and now owns the second-fastest time in the nation. Wissel joined junior Egor Agatonov in the weight throw and Kate Sultanova in the pole vault as the only layhawks who have met the automatic requirements for the NCAA meet.
Three receive automatic bids
Athletes will compete March 9,10 at NCAA Indoor Championship
Other athletes were also successful this weekend in attempting to improve their provisional marks in hopes of qualifying for the championship meet.
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list of men's and women's qualifiers at 9 tonight, and the number that will be admitted for each event can fluctuate from 15 to 20 athletes.
Kansas junior Colby Wissel's weekend performance in South Bend, Ind., guaranteed the Jawahars at least three individuals competing in the NCAA Indoor Championships next weekend in Favetteville, Ark.
Brown sits at 21st in the nation with a chance of taking the trip to Favetteville, Ark.
Junior Julius Jiles has an outside chance in the 60-meter hurdles, ranking 23st, to make the cut as well as Big 12 Indoor Freshman of the Year and Big 12 Indoor pole vault champion Jordan Scott, who ranks 17th in his event.
The NCAA will announce its full
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern can be contacted at tbern@kansan.com
Edited bv James Pinick
FOOTBALL
Cornish makes showing at NFL Scouting Combine
Former Kansas running back Jon Cornish participated in last week's NFL Scouting Combine. More than 300 NFL prospects participated in the yearly event, held in Indianapolis.
According to nfldraftcountdown com, Cornish's official measurements were 5-foot-11 and 1/2 and 206 pounds. Cornish ran his 40-
yard dash in 4.62 seconds, not one of the fastest times among running backs.
ESPN.com projects Cornish as a late-round pick in the NFL draft, held April 28 and 29. Cornish was drafted by Calgary of the Canadian Football League after his junior season, but chose to return to Kansas for his senior year. He set the Kansas single-season rushing record with 1,457 yards on 250 carries.
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