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The University Daily Kansan
Monday, May 7, 2001
Fund-raiser to benefit team
Danny Kerr, Leawood freshman, reaches for the inbound pass during the Kansas Rugby Club's scrimmage. The team scrimmaged Saturday at Westwick Rugby Fields. Photo by Laurie Sisk / KANSAN.
By Steve Laurenzo
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
The Kansas Jayhawks Rugby Football Club is sponsoring a volleyball tournament at noon tomorrow.
The entrance fee is $30 per team and anyone can enter. Teams must have at least six players. The rugby team is hoping for 15-20 entries, which would reach its goal of $1,500.
"The fund raises for our club helps pay for a lot of the traveling we do around the country for tournaments and games throughout the year," said Brent Zluticky, collegiate club secretary and Wichita sophomore.
The majority of the proceeds will be for collegiate team travel and uniforms. These funds are also used to pay the coach's salary. The men's and women's club teams receive the remainder for basic operational costs.
The rugby team will play an exhibition game during the tournament
A Lawrence defender tries to strip the ball from Mark Huston, Topeka freshman, as Willie Lenz, Lawrence sophomore, looks on. Photo by Laurie Sisk/KANSAN.
and will feature both the men's collegiate and men's club teams. They hope to attract new recruits to the team as interested people can sign up for the team at the tournament.
"We are always excited to encourage other athletes to come out and play rugby." Zluticky said. "This tournament and exhibition is a chance to show what our team is about."
The rugby team has had an increasingly difficult time recruiting players during the last few years.
Despite recruiting problems, the team had a solid year, taking second place in the Big 12 Conference tournament.
"When I started a few years ago we had a good number of players," said team member Will Lenz, Gurnee, Ill., junior. "This year was pretty tough."
"We played in four tournaments and won three of them," Lenz said. "We're not too bad."
The team won the Heart of America, Kansas City Invitational and Arkansas Invitational tournaments.
Rugby came to the University in 1964. Kansas was the first place rugby was played between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains. The team came into its own in 1976 when its operations were formalized with a队 constitution, international tour dates, a team clubhouse and playing fields.
The team now has 375 alumni and social members, 425 member supporters and more than 45 active players.
The tournament will be at the Westwick Rugby Complex, located one mile south of 31st St. and two miles west of Iowa Street.
For any questions or to register for the volleyball tournament, contact Will Lenz at 842.9632.
Edited by Jason McKee
Softball team prepares for tournament
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to one run on three hits, all singles. The sophomore struck out four and walked two in the tough-luck loss that dropped her record to 8-12.
One run was all Nebraska pitcher Peaches James needed. The freshman had a no-hitter working until junior Megan Urquhart led off the seventh inning with a single, James kept Kansas hitters off balance by mixing a deceptive change-up with an overpowering fastball.
"She was the exact opposite of the pitchers in the first game," said Wright, who was 0-for-2 with a strikeout against James. "None of us had ever faced her before and she was tough to adjust to."
Kansas managed to rally in the seventh. The 'Hawks loaded the bases
with two outs, but James struck out
Mussel looking and ended the game.
The 'Hawks finished the weekend and the regular season, with a trip to Missouri yesterday.
Kansas scored first in the game, then fell behind 3-1. A two-run Sandy Smith single tied the score for Kansas in the seventh, but Missouri answered with the game-winning run in the seventh.
Junior twins Shelly and Christi Musser combined for three of Kansas' four hits against Missouri pitcher Stephanie Falk.
Pierce suffered the loss for Kansas, dropping her record to 21-10 on the season.
The 'Hawks will face fifth-seeded Oklahoma State (25-21, 8-1) at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament in
Oklahoma City.
— Edited by Courtney Croigmile
BOX SCORE
Saturday's Game One
Nebraska 004 000:0- 49 2
Kansas 000 240- 61 6
WP. Pierce, K 21,9; LP.Walker, L 19,6
2B. Buckholz, U. A, (10), Mt. (11), Musser, C,
(9), RT. Trimboli, N. (8)
Saturday's Game Two
Nobraska 0000 0010-1.3 3
Kansas 0000 0000-0.1
WP: James, P. 14, 4 I-Milhoan, K. 8-12.
SB Suhr, L (17), Ogine, K (24), Roethmeyer, C.
2(14).
yesterday's game
Kansas 001 002 2 : 34 1
Missouri 002 011 1 : 4.1 0
WP-Falk, S. 23.19 L.Pierce, K. 21-10
B2 Musser, S. 2(9), Musser, C. (10), SB Allister, H.
(6)
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT
Oklahoma City, Wednesday-Saturday
Wednesday
(8) Missouri vs. (9)Texas, 5 p.m.
(T)Texas A&M vs. (10)Oklahoma State, 5 p.m.
(N)Nebraska vs. MUUT winner, 7:30 p.m.
(M)Kansas vs. (5) Oklahoma State, 7:30
Thursdav
1)Okiahama vs. A&M|WU winner, 11 a.m.
3)Texas Tech vs. 6)Baylor, 11 a.m.
OU—A&M1SU loser vs. TT-BU loser; 3:30
minute
NU—MU-UT loser vs. KU-OSU loser, 1:30
NU—MU-UT winner vs. KU-OSU winner, 5
OU--A&M1SU winner vs. TT-BU winner,
7:30 p.m.
Women's rowing team senior captain Heather Muir recognizes people who helped the team at its 6th annual banquet Friday at the Holidome. Fellow captains Shannon Britbill, Jen Page and Ali Brox look on. Photo by Aaron Showalter/KANSAN
Senior rower balances sport with rigors of ROTC training
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Force ROTC leadership labs, and overseeing the preparation of cadets for summer field training.
"With all the responsibilities, it can be pretty stressful and challenging." Marquard said. "But the experience really has been invaluable because of what I've learned about myself and about trusting other people and what it takes to give and earn respect."
Marquart plans to finish her military career once she graduates. Having earned her pilot's license last fall, Marquart will leave for flight school at Laughlin Air Force Base in Del Rio, Texas, following her graduation. There Marquart hopes to pursue her eventual goal of becoming a fighter pilot for the Air Force.
While serving with the Air Force and being a member of the rowing team may not seem to have much in common, Marquart said the lessons learned from both have often overlapped.
"They both teach the importance of reputation and having a mission," Marquart said. "In a boat, you want a reputation that you're going to pull your butt off and in ROTC, you want a reputation for being willing to work hard.
"They also teach the importance of
being able to focus on the mission at hand and getting it done without being distracted."
For Marquart's teammates, the fact that she can handle so many different responsibilities so well is quite inspiring.
"I know that it's tough for her to juggle everything, but she does such an incredible job. Her stamina is just amazing," said sophomore Chelsea Carlin.
For Marquart, the added workload is much better than the alternative.
"When I came here, I had all these things I wanted to do and I didn't want to choose," she said. "So I just decided even if it meant more work, this is the way it has to be."
This weekend will likely be the end of Marquart's work for the Jayhawks on the water when the rowing team travels to Oak Ridge, Tenn., for the Central Region Rowing Championships. With the ample success the second varsity boat has been experiencing, Marquart intends to go out on top.
"I really believe that we can medal. That's our mission," she said. "To go down there and do that against all those other good crews would just be the best way to finish up."
Edited by Jay Pilgreen
ROWING AWARDS
On friday night, the Kansas women's rowing team celebrated its season with its annual awards banquet. The ceremony, which was at the Holiday Inn Holidome, offered the chance to recognize the outstanding rows of the year. Team captains Ali Brox, Shannon Gribbin, Heather Muir and Jen Page were honored, as were other outgoing seniors Angie Kratochvil, Tiffany Marquart and Alane Thomas. Other awards handed out included:
Coaches Team Award (given out by coaches) - Michelle Santangelo
Senior Academic Achievement Award - Ali Brox, Angie Kratochvil, Jen Page
Silver - 2000 Tournament Academic Award - Andrew Kotte
Jayhawk Team Award (given out by team captains) - Dana Parsons
Coach Team Award (given out by coach) - Michelle Santana
Top Ergometer Score of the Year - Dana Parsons
Mid-level Ergometer Oversampling - Bachel Divan
Most Improved Freshman Oarswoman - Rachel Davi
- Most improved Ourswoman Stephanie Rainer*
* Outstanding Freshman Ourswoman - Bain Hickey
- Nikia Rosenberger Outstanding Coxswain Award - Jen Page
* Oarswoman of the Year - Heather Muir
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