what we heard "I was flat on my back, Lottich was on top of me and a couple of other people were on top of me in places that were rather uncomfortable." Stanford's Nick Robinson, after scoring a tie-breaking three-point shot in the last seconds against Arizona.
off the bench
monday, february 9, 2004
the university daily kansan 9A
corrections
Friday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. The article, "Balance needed in athletic decisions," stated that the Athletics Department's priority points plan had been released. A draft of the plan was released, but it is not finalized.
Friday's University Daily Kansan contained an error. In the article, "Fans won't get their wheaties," Tom Stidham's name was misspelled.
Senior Day successful for women's swim team
swimming and diving
The University of Kansas swimming and diving team celebrated senior day with a victory against the Arkansas Razorbacks 181-119 at the Robinson Natatorium.
Kansas finished the 2003-04 season 9-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12, their best record since 1996. Five seniors, Kim Bolin, Ashley Dower, Megan Himes, Kristen Johnson and Whitney Sondall, were honored at the meet.
Sunday, June 21
Juniors Amy Gruber and Miranda Isaac were the highlights of the day Saturday. Gruber won the 50-yard and 100-yard freestyle and the 100-yard butterfly. Isaac placed first in the 100-yard and 200-yard breaststroke.
200-yard B. Bradley
Sondall, Bolin, Gruber and freshman Hannah Bakke made up the first-place
200-yard medley relay team, Freshman diver Shelly Noonan finished third in both the one-meter and three-meter competitions.
The Jayhawks begin postseason play with the Big 12 tournament in Austin, Texas Feb. 25-28.
Staff reports
Track and Field
Leo Bookman leads team, breaks invitational record
To say junior Leo Bookman has had a good three-week stretch would be an understatement.
After hitting the NCAA provisional qualifying mark, then winning big in front of a hometown crowd, everyone was waiting for his encore performance at Saturday's Husker Invitational. He didn't disappoint. Bookman broke the invitational record with his 200-meter dash time of 20.97.
Frank Fredericks of BYU previously held the record. He went on to become a silver medalist in the Olympics. Jayhawk coach Stanley Redwine is running out of adjectives to describe Bookman.
"You can't give the guy enough credit. Every time he goes out there, he does something special," Redwine said.
Team results were not kept at the meet, but Redwine said he saw signs of improvement in the Jayhawk team.
The improvement will be crucial as the Jayhawks head further into the season. Saturday's meet featured the toughest competition the Jayhawks had seen all year. Ten of the schools represented were ranked in the Trackwire Top 25.
Other notable performances for the Jayhawks included a second-place finish in the women's 4X400 relay with a time of 3:44.39. Also, freshman Benson Chesang finished second in the 3000-meter run with a time of 8:11.13.
Bookman and company will compete on Friday and Saturday in the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Ark. and the ISU Classic in Ames, Iowa.
Michael Phillips
Whoa, dude
Brennan Metzler, Prairie Village freshman, jumped off of a 5-foot wall just behind Wescoe Hall yesterday. Metzler said that all the other hills on campus were taken, so he staked his claim on this one. "I'm just a snowboarder stuck in the middle of Kansas," Metzler said. He has been snowboarding for three years.
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with significant playing experience.
I just want to say that Wayne Simien's dad is hot.
with significant playing experience.
Giddens, will you be my girlfriend?
Does anyone actually watch old basketball games on KUJH? If so, do you not care about the score?
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Stephen Vincent will you be my valentine?
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I am doing something that I have never done before tonight. I am cheering for Duke because I still don't give a . . . about North Carolina.
I really would like to say that Roy can eat it after his loss.
Who's who in Big 12 season so far
Bill Self: Who are you and what did you do with my Jayhawks?
Bobby Knight, go home. Nobody loves you.
Why is everybody calling Michael Lee Mike Lee? I miss Michael.
with significant playing experience.
with significant playing experience.
The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Halfway through the Big 12 conference season, all-star voters are ready to study their ballots and focus their views.
The players will answer the question of who has the best team.
Favorites at the moment would seem to be either Kansas, Oklahoma State or Texas, who are tied at 7-1 in the conference with eight games to go.
But which team has the best player?
Coach? Freshman?
Those weighty matters will be decided by media voters, using an entirely subjective set of factors including statistics, circumstances and expectations.
While too many key games remain to say for sure which coaches and individuals will eventually deserve recognition, that's no reason not to take an educated guess now.
Bearing in mind how quickly things change, here's one observer's opinion at the midway point as to the league's best, worst, least and most:
Player of the year: Andre Emmett of Texas Tech.
He's been picked Big 12 player of the week an unprecedented five times and is on his way to leading the conference in scoring for the second season in a row.
The 6-foot-5 Dallas native was smart to stav in school for his senior season.
Coach of the year: A close call as of now. But why not Eddie Sutton of Oklahoma State?
Nobody expected much of the Cowboys, who returned only two players
But they're on their way to their 12th NCAA tournament appearance in Sutton's 14 years at his alma mater.
Kansas' Bill Self may also draw support.
And for a sentimental choice, it's hard to top Baylor's Scott Drew.
Saturday's 72-64 victory over Texas A&M gave the Bears two Big 12 wins, which is roughly twice as many as anyone had a right to expect of a program with only six scholarship players.
They are still reeling from the tragic events of last summer.
Yet, Drew has the Bears playing with confidence and heart.
Freshman of the year: Curtis Stinson, Iowa State.
He had 19 points Saturday in the Cyclones' 88-67 loss to Sutton's Cowboys and is averaging almost 16.
But there are a number of candidates. The Big 12 appears to have one of the strongest freshman classes in the nation.
Best point guard: Aaron Miles of Kansas.
The quick junior has more than twice as many assists as any other player in league games and is the acknowledged heart and soul of the Jayhawks.
Biggest disappointment: Missouri. It's no contest.
Hard-luck Texas A&M certainly figured to be better than 0-8 at this point and Kansas State lost its 15th straight road game Saturday when Colorado's Jayson Obauzauye hit a driving layup with 3.6 seconds left for an 82-81 victory.
But a preseason poll of coaches named Quin Snyder's talented, experienced Tigers as the conference favorites.
And they were barely competitive in a 78-62 loss on Saturday at Nebraska that dropped them to 9-10 and 4-5.
dropped off-the-court and on-the-court problems seem to have the Tigers at war with themselves.
themselves:
Moreover, the players appear less and less interested as the dreary days of this demoralizing season slip by.
Most embarrassing loss: this, too, is loaded with possibilities.
Missouri's 71-67 home loss to tiny Belmont is looking less and less like the stunning upset it was deemed on Dec. 30.
Maybe the most embarrassing loss was Richmond's 69-68 upset of Kansas.
Kansas State fans would say it was their team's 93-52 crushing by UMKC.
It's the 41-point spread that shocked them.
It's not just that a Big 12 team lost to a Mid-Continent team.
Coach most in danger of being fired: If an ongoing NCAA investigation results in steep penalties, alreadyrestive Missouri could decide to ditch Snuder.
Texas A&M's Melvin Watkins is yet to have a winning season in six years and the Aggies may be losing patience.
the Aggies may be going to Kansas State's Jim Wooldridge?
He's failed to show much progress in four seasons.
But the Wildcats have also had two straight recruiting classes that appear to show great promise, and Wooldridge is expected to be allowed to coach the final year of his five-year contract.
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