2B
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY FEBRUARY 12 2007
SOFTBALL
Kansas plays rain or shine in Classic
BY EVAN KAFARAKIS
The Kansas softball team left San Diego and the 2007 Campbell Cartier Classic a little wet but with key experience for a young team.
The jayhawks took the field against University of California, Santa Barbara to open the season and left with a 3-2 victory.
ference.
Freshman Sara Ramirez's solo home run in the fifth innning, the first in her collegiate career, turned out to be a胜点.
Senior pitcher Kassie Humphreys (1-0) struck out seven Gauchos in the complete game victory.
The next day.
the lawhawks played the No. 10 team in the nation, California.
The Golden Bears routed the Jayhawks 8-0; five Jayhawk freshmen saw some action.
Sophomore Val George (0-1) made her first start of the season, allowing seven hits and six runs while striking out two.
Freshman Sarah Vertelka threw 2/2 1/3 innings of relief and allowed three hits, but struck two batters in her first collegiate outing.
The lajayhawk offense couldn't capitalize on three opportunities with the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth inning to score any runs.
The Javahawks had a double header Saturday as they faced Oregon State in the morning and San Diego State later in the afternoon.
to the Beavers 7-0.
George provided relief in the fourth and gave up three hits, but no runs.
The lashaws notched six hits, but could not take advantage and were held scoreless in consecutive games.
George and Vertelka took the mound the next day as the layhawks squared up against the No. 6 ranked team, Oregon State*
The Jayhawks left San Diego with a 2-2-1 record and will head east for the Sunshine State Tournament in Tallahassee, Fla.
With a quick regrouping, the layhawks defeated the Aztecs of San Diego State 3-2.
Sophomore Elle Potterwent for 3 and 4 with a double and a two RBI
Vertelka (0-1) give up five hits
and seven runs as the lahvawahs fell
single in the bottom of the fifth.
She allowed seven hits.
Humphreys (2-0) started and finished the game for the lashaws.
struck out four and walked two for the complete-game victory.
The layhawks totaled 12 hits and were errorless in the field against San Diego State.
The rain ended Sunday and Kansas played against Massachusetts.
Through five complete innings the score was 1-1, and the game ended because of the wet conditions.
The Jayhawks left San Diego with a 2-2-1 record and will head east for the Sunshine State Tournament in Tallahassee, Fla.
Kansas will go head-to-head with South Carolina, Florida State, Jacksonville and Memphis in the three-day invitational, taking place Feb. 16 to 18.
Kansan sportswriter Evan Kafarakis can be contacted at ekafarakis@kansan.com.
Edited by Carissa Pedigo
Kansas hits high marks across nation
》 TRACK AND FIELD
BY TAYLOR BERN
The Kansas track and field team traveled to three different meets last weekend, and the extra mileage appeared to payoff. Two layhawks improved their provisional marks for the NCAA Championships, and two others met provisional requirements in a race they ran for the first time this season.
On the field, juniors Kate Sultanova and Crystal Manning improved their marks in the pole vault and triple jump, respectively. On the track, juniors Colby Wissel and Paul Hefferon each met the NCAA provisional requirements in
Sultanova has shined this season, and on Friday in Fayetteville, Ark., she raised her performance another level, clearing a Big 12 leading and career best height of 14.00.50. Manning saved her best jump for last, making a career best leap 43.02.25 on her final attempt to place third and top her previous best of 42.09.75.
the 5,000 meters.
Distance runners Wissel and Hefferon were sent to the Husky Classic in Seattle in search of better competition. The duo responded with a pair of provisional times.
Wissel, who had already provisionally qualified in the 3,000
finished 10th in the 5,000 with a time of 13:54. Heffernon, who said the 5,000 is his best event, finished close behind in 13th at 14:03.50.
The top six finishers in Seattle all met the automatic requirements for the NCAA Championships.
Sophomore Zlata Tarasova, also competing in Arkansas, finished fourth in the weight throw, but the distance of 62-01.25 was enough to break her own school record. Junior Egor Agaronfinished third in the men's weight throw with a toss of 71-7.50. This was the first time this season he has not won the event.
In Ames, Iowa, at the ISU Classic, senior Melissa O'Rourke
finished sixth in the mile run with a time of 4:48.72, just 0.72 seconds away from the provisional requirement. Junior Julius Jiles also ran a season-best time of 8.01 seconds in the 60-meter hurdles.
The Jayhawks have next week off before returning to Ames on Feb. 23 and 24 for the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
Kansan sportswriter Taylor Bern can be contacted at tbern@kansan.com.
Edited by Carissa Pedigo
athletics calendar
WEDNESDAY
Swimming and Diving at
Swimming and Diving at Big 12 Championships, All day, College Station, Texas
Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 3 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark
Women's basketball vs. Missouri, 7 p.m., Allen Fieldhouse
Men's basketball vs. Colorado, 8 p.m. Boulder, Colo.
THURSDAY
Baseball vs. North Dakota
Swimming and Diving at Big 12 Championships, All day, College Station, Texas
State, 3 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark
Swimming and Diving at Big 12 Championships, All day College Station, Texas
Tennis vs. Brigham Young, 2 p.m. First Serve Tennis Center
Baseball vs. North Dakota State, 3 p.m. Hoglund Ballpark
Softball vs. South Carolina 11 a.m.Tallahassee, Fla.
Softball vs. Florida State; 6:30 p.m. Tallahassee, Fla.
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
Swimming and Diving at Big 12 Championships, All day. College Station, Texas
Softball vs. Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Tallahassee, Fla.
Tennis vs. Utah, 11 a.m. First Serve Tennis Center
Men's basketball vs. Nebraska, 3 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse
Softball vs. Memphis, 6:30 p.m. Tallahassee, Fla.
SUNDAY
Women's basketball vs. Kansas State, 1 p.m. Allen Fieldhouse
softball vs. TBA, TBA, Talahassee, Fla.
MEN'S GOLF Freshman leads Jayhawks to 14th place in Hawaii
The men's golf team finished in a tie for 14th place Friday at the Hawaii-Hilo Invitational to open the spring season.
The Jayhaws highest finisher was freshman Patrick Roth who finished in a tie for 43rd, shooting a three-day total of 210. He shot 71 in the final round Friday.
Seniors Gary Woodland and Tyler Docking finished in a tie for 52nd and 69th, respectively. Sophomore 22ch Pederson finished in a tie for 77th, while
freshman Bobby Knowles finished in a tie for 84th.
"We struggled in the event, but at least we have one tournament under our belt and it was good practice," coach Ross Randall said in a press release. "Patrick Roth played a very nice event for us, but the rest of the guys really struggled. Hopefully we can get back and get some practice in and prepare for our next tournament."
Kansas competes next on Feb. 26 at The All-American in Houston.
— Kansan staff reports
NBA
Wade, Heat defeat Spurs for second time since 2002
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade scored 18 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and the Miami Heat held San Antonio without a field goal for more than seven minutes down the stretch on the way to beating the Spurs.
Wade, who was contained by the Spurs for the first three quarters, hit seven of 10 shots in the final period, had a couple of
highlight-quality blocks against Tony Parker midway through the fourth, and added seven assists as Miami defeated San Antonio for the second time since Feb. 1, 2002.
Manu Ginobili had 26 points off the bench for the Spurs, who fell to 2-4 on their eight-game road trip. Parker added 20 points for San Antonio, while Timm Duncan finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Associated Press
Spring 2007 Career Fair
Presented by The University Career Center and the Office of Multicultural Affairs Contributing to Student Success!
Meet & Mingle with Career Fair Recruiters at the Career Fair Reception Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 5:30-7PM Kansas Union - 4th Floor Lobby Enjoy conversation & food-free!
Open to all majors and all academic levels! Full-time & Part-time Career Opportunities
- Internship, Fellowships
- Graduate & Professional Schools
- Summer Camps, Summer Jobs
For further information:
www.ucc.ku.edu
Tuesday & Wednesday February 13th & 14th 12:30PM-5 PM daily-Kansas Union
---
Opening Doors For You!