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Freshman Kara Wehrs sets team up for season success
VOLLEYBALL
BY SARA KRUGER skruger@kansan.com
The intensity of the volleyball team is sure to live up to the Jayhawk reputation in the 2010 season. With coach Ray Bechard on the sideline and a top-30 recruiting class featuring new setter Kara Wehrs, the Jayhawks are set up for success.
Wehrs, a 5-foot-10-inch freshman from Hampshire, Ill., is ranked 44th nationally, is a decorated player and a driven student. Most of the team towers over Wehrs, but her personal drive and familiarity with running a 6-2 rotation could allow her to transcend them all.
high school and graduated with the top 5 percent of her class.
Wehrsholdsfour All-Conference Selections, All-Area Honors, a runner-up finish in the state championship, regional titles and multiple high school career records. On top of that, Wehrs still managed to earn Superior Honor Roll throughout
Her legacy at Hampshire High School is a lasting one, but she's projected to set many new records as a Jayhawk, Bechard said.
"We think Kara has the chance
we thank to compete and contribute at a very high level in the setting position," she said. "When you combine her quickness and physical presence and great delivery, you've got a young lady who has a chance to have a very good career in our league
career in our league."
he said. "I plan to study and stay on top of all my homework readings as I get them. Prioritizing is a key aspect and not procrastinating will help as well."
Since volleyball is on the top of her list this summer, she's been
"It will be a lot more intense, faster pace and a lot more talent. I am not afraid of a challenge."
But Wehrs said she isn't just going to work on excelling on the court.
"My academics are just as important to me as my athletics,"
KARA WEHRS Freshman Setter
focusing on team bonding. Spending days at the pool, hanging out at the dorms, or working out four days a week is sure to play a role in the future success predicted of the lavhaws.
"College volleyball will be totally different from high school volleyball,"
Wehrs said, "It will be a lot more intense, faster pace, and a lot more talent. I am not afraid of a challenge."
Edited by Roshni Oommen
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Kansas Speedway earns casino rights
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kansas Speedway officials have made good on their promise to bring another Sprint Cup race to Kansas in exchange for the right to build a racetrack casino.
Speedway president Patrick Warren announced Aug. 10 the track will host Cup races next year on June 5 and Oct.9. The October race at the 1.5-mile track will be the fourth in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.
Officials estimate the additional race will have a $100 million economic impact on the region. That's on top of more than $200 million projected annually for the Hollywood Casino, a joint venture of International Speedway Corp.,
the track's owner, and Penn National Gaming Inc. of Wyomissing. Pa. The casino is scheduled to open in early 2012, just off the second turn.
Warren said the race fulfills a vow ISC made to state regulators when the company applied for a license to build and operate a $521 million state-owned casino next to the speedway.
"We're delivering (the second race) before the casino even opens its doors," Warren said.
The second Cup date is part of a restructured 2011 Cup schedule that will include a new race at Kentucky Speedway in July.
Phoenix International Raceway also announced Tuesday it will continue to have two Cup races in 2011. The first race will follow the Daytona 500 in February. AutoClub Speedway, which has hosted two Cup races, will host just one race next season.
Kansas Speedway this year hosts the Price Chopper 400 on Oct.3, the third race in the Chase.
ISC CEO Lesa France Kennedy said with the addition of the casino, the region is "more than capable" of hosting two Cup events.
"There's a natural connection between Kansas Speedway and the casino, and it will establish this area as one of the major sports and leisure destinations in our country. Kennedy said.
She said the casino and other entertainment options nearby will make Kansas Speedway "two of the most anticipated stops" on the schedule.
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