Monday, April 30, 2001
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 5
'Hawks rack up invite wins
Rv.Jev Mullinix
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
A week after bringing home four medals from the Midwest Rowing Championships, the Kansas women's rowing team added more hardware to its collection, claiming the team points trophy at the Big 12 Invitational near Manhattan on Saturday.
The second varsity eight, varsity four and first and second novice eight boats all registered wins for the Jayhawks. In the Jayhawks' other two races, the first varsity eight placed fourth while the novice four finished second.
The event turned out to be an exercise in patience for the team. After the morning preliminary races, high winds delayed the start of the finals until shortly after 5 p.m. The races went on well into the evening, not ending untilafter 8 p.m.
"Racing in the dark is harder, but I think we managed well," said sophomore second eight rower Erin Harrington.
In addition to reduced visibility, several Jayhawk boats had to deal with having their lineups tumbled as well.
Seniors Shannon Gibbin and Ali Brox and junior Tawny Bach were moved from the first varsity boat to the second. Sophomores Jen Van Ruyen and Lauren Royall were subsequently promoted from the second boat to the first, and freshman Casey Smith made the jump from the first novice boat. Senior Tiffany Marquart and sopho
KANSAS Crew Club
more Chelsea Carlin also jumped from the varsity four to the second eight boat, switching places with sophomores Galina Levin and Sara Stuart.
"We were just trying to figure out who our fastest lineups were, and I'm happy with what we got out of it," said Kansas coach Rob Catloth.
Harrington said that although the new lineups took some getting used to, the end result was well worth it.
"We won the Big 12 last year but didn't get a trophy, so to bring one home this year was pretty nice," she said.
In addition to the Jayhawks and host Kansas State, Texas, Creighton, Tulsa, Southern Methodist and Washington competed at the Big 12 Invitational. Baylor, Colorado and Oklahoma had club teams — Kansas, K-State and Texas are the only B12 varsity teams.
The Jayhawks will now set their sights on a bigger title as they prepare for the NCAA Central Region Rowing Championships May 12-13 in Oak Ridge, Penn.
A solid performance in Tennessee could earn the Jayhawks a spot in the Top 15 and an invitation to the NCAA Championships.
"We've got one more shot to take at it and two weeks to get ready, and we don't want to waste them," Harrington said.
— Edited by Jennifer Valadez
Big12 Invitational Finals Results
1. Texas - 6:26, 6
2. Tulsa - 6:34, 9
3. Kansas State - 6:35, 8
4. Kansas - 6:40, 0
5. Southern Methodist - 6:46, 5
6. Colorado - 7:12, 4
1st Varsity 8
2nd Varsity 8
1. Kansas A 6:43.6
2. Tusa - 6:52
3. Texas - 6:59.6
4. Kansas State - 7:03.7
5. Kansas State - 7:04.0
Varsity 4
1. Kansas - 7:21.1
2. Colorado - 7:22.6
3. Texas - 7:34.2
4. Creighton - 7:43.9
5. Tulsa - 8:13.5
1st Novice 8
LEAGUE 8
1. Kansas - 6:46.8
2. Texas - 6:51.6
3. Southern Methodist - 7:00.7
4. Kansas State - 7:13.6
5. Colorado - 7:23.6
1. Kansas - 7:02.1
2. Texas - 7:05.9
3. Kansas State - 7:13.6
4. Texas Crew - 7:23.6
2nd Novice 8
Novice 4
1. Washington - 7:36.9
2. Kansas A - 7:37.9
3. Kansas B - 7:38.1
4. Creighton - 7:45.6
5. Southern Methodist - 8:07.9
Women's relay team in record books
by Michael Searlion
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
By Michael Sudhalter
The Kansas track and field team split up for two meets Saturday, but the women's 4x800 medley relay stayed together this weekend for a spot in the Kansas history books.
Some Jayhawks competed at the UMKC Invitational in Kansas City, Mo., while others were in Des Moines, Iowa for the Drake Relays.
At Drake, the women's relay team placed second with a time of 11:37.62. The time put the team at No.3 on the school record list.
Kansas coach
Kansas Coach Stanley
Redwine said he was impressed with the women's 4x800 performance at the prestigious event.
"I'm excited, and the
Redwine said the team is on the path to a successful finish this season.
Also at the Drake Relays, the men's distance medley relay team finished fifth with a time of 9:51.50.
"Both teams had some really good things go well for them this weekend," Redwine said. "I think we are getting there."
finished with a time of 14.22 in the 100 meter hurdles.
Junior Jeremy Hull finished ninth in the pole vault with a 16-5 1/2 effort while senior Eric Patterson narrowly missed the 110-meter hurdles finals with a time of 14.74. Junior Ryan Speers continued his string of solid per-
formanose with
"To come to Drake and place second for the first time is a real honor."
women's 4x800 relay team is excited for its secondplace finish here at Drake," Redwine said. "To come to Drake and place second for the first time is a real honor."
Junior Andrea Bulat placed third in the javelin with a throw of 148-5 while senior Jennie Wonder
Stanley Redwine Kansas track and field coach
a sixth-place,
57-61/2toss.
Speers said he
enjoyed participating in a field full of talented shot putters.
"Anytime you have the opportunity to compete with such a high level of competition, you are going to get better," Speers said. "Just watching these guys perform was fun."
In Kansas City, junior Kerry Fink (1:04.67) placed second and freshman Abby Ferris (1:07.03) placed third in the 400-meter hurdles at the UMKC Invitational.
TRACK SCHEDULE
Husker Invitational Date: Friday Location: Lincoln, Neb.
Big 12 Championships Date(s): May 17-20 Location: College Station, Texas
NCAA Championships
Date(s): May 30-June 2
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Junior Monique Peters recorded the women's team best in the long jump and placed third overall (19-2 1/2). Tuleshia Rogers also placed fourth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.49 while freshman Abby Nielsen also gained a fourth place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (15.40).
freshman Leo Bookman finished fourth in both the 100 meters (11.09) and 200 meters (22.18). Junior Pete Prince took home a second place finish in the 5,000 meter run (15:20.75) and fellow junior Anson Jackson placed third in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15 seconds even. Junior Alex Thomas placed second in both the discus (156-2) and the shot put (49-9/1-4).
Kansas will compete at the Husker Invitational on Friday in Lincoln, Neb.
Seventh place finish in Big 12 tourney disappoints men's golf team
Edited by Sydney Wallace
By John Domoney
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
feeling worse.
The Kansas men's golf team wasn't happy with its fourth place standing
in the Big 12 Conference coaches poll the week before the conference championship.
If that wasn't hard enough for
the 'hawks to swallow, their seventh place in last week's championship tournament at Prairie Dunes in Hutchinson might have had them
For a squad that had finished first in the 1999 Big 12 Championships and second in the 2000 tournament, this year's results shocked the team after the Jayhawks entered the championship with high hopes of gaining the elusive Big 12 title.
"Obviously it wasn't what we wanted, because we weren't competitive in the second or third round," said senior Conrad Roberts, who finished a team-best 20th place in his final Big 12 Championship.
The outlook was good for Kansas after the first round, when the Jayhawks stood in first place and senior Andy Stewart grabbed the
individual lead despite having to battle the gusty winds at Prairie Dunes, a course Golf Digest ranked as the 13th best in the nation and Golf Magazine lists as the 17th best layout in the world.
As the ferocious winds continued in the afternoon round, Kansas' scores began to balloon, and the team lost ground because of one of coach Ross Randall's pet peeves.
"I hate it when we lose balls, and "hated of a ton of penalty strokes," Randall said. "I was disappointed with our play after the first round."
This disappointment came on the heels of the Jayhawks' performance in the final round, when the team
"I made the team promise me, and I said I'd do the same, that we can do well at regionals and get up to
finals."
Ross Randall
Kansas men's golf team coach
shot a 25-over-par 305, which was the
squat's best score of the three rounds.
It was not nearly good enough to make up ground lost in the second round, as the top finishers took
advantage of the better playing conditions in the final round on Tuesday.
The tournament left the Jayhawks bewildered.
"It has taken away our confidence a little bit, but it also gives us an idea of what we need to work on," Roberts said. "It has also made us a little more determined to prove ourselves."
Randall said he recognized that the team was a little shaken from the competition, but said that he continued to push the team and make them realize the season isn't lost.
"I made the team promise me, and I said I'd do the same, that we can do well at regionalals and get up to finals," Randall said.
First, Kansas has to learn what seed they will get in the upcoming NCAA Regionals.
The seeding process is based on the team's ranking in its district and the results of the tournaments throughout the year. Heading into the Big 12 Championship, Kansas was second in its district.
Randall said he believed the team would drop no lower than fourth for the regionals.
The Jayhawks will not play again until the Midwest Regionals May 17-19 at the Karsten Creek Golf Course in Stillwater, Okla.
Edited by Mariana Ormellas
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