Thursday, March 29.2001
Sports
Section A · Page 7
Alumni couple make sizeable donation
By Michael Sudhalter
Kansan sportswriter
Former Kansas football All-
American and basketball player Gill
Reich and his wife, Kay Lambert
Reich, made a $100,000 donation to
the University of Kansas Alumni
Association yesterday.
The donation will benefit the Second Century Fund, which will provide unrestricted support for the alumniassociation.
The Reichs, who have made several donations to a wide variety of University organizations for many years, chose to contribute to the Alumni Association for a few reasons.
"The Alumni Association has financial needs in order to provide
things," Gil Reich said, "I've been on the Alumni Association board for the past six years and have been impressed with what they do and their staff."
Fred Williams, president of the Alumni Association, said his organization was grateful for the large donation made by the Reichs.
"We are especially heartened by the trust Gil and Kay have placed in our organization and its leadership." Williams said. "With their help, the association's programs for KU and alumni will continue to thrive."
Gi Reich, who lives with his wife in Savannah Ga., played defensive halfback, quarterback, fullback, halfback and punt returner for the 1952 Kansas football team. Reich was also a starting guard on the 1952-53 basketball team that won the Big
Seven Championship and placed second in the NCAA finals.
In addition to Reich's illustrious athletics career at Kansas, he was also a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. Upon graduation for the University, Reich worked for Equitable Life Assurance Society for 34 years. Reich has been an active member of the Kansas alumni community through the years.
He served as chairman of the Alumni Association's national board of directors and as chairman of the southeast regional committee for Campaign Kansas, the Kansas University Endowment's fund drive in 1989-1993.
Kay Lambert Reich also served as a member of the Reich association's southeastern regional committee. A member of Pi Beta Phi sorority, she
was part of the Mortar Board and the SpiritSquad.
In the past, the Reichs have contributed to several alumni purposes including the Williams Educational Fund, University libraries, Wagon Student Athlete Center, the Kansas Alumni Association Rock Chalk Society and the Warren V. Wood Athletic Scholarship.
Endowment Director of Communications John Scarfe said the Reich's commitment to the University was commendable.
"Gil and Kay Reich are loyal supporters of the University of Kansas and the Kansas Alumni Association and have been for years," Scarfe said. "We really appreciate their support and especially their recent $100,000 pledge for the association."
Edited by Jason McKee
Player returns with vengeance
Continued from page 8A
Starting with the Missouri series on March 9-11. Appuhn has hit. 432(19 for 44) and has raised his average to .303, second on the team.
Appuhn's hot hitting forced Randall to move him into the leadoff role, and Appuhn has flourished in that spot. He is also second on the squad in stolen bases with 12 and has committed only one error in the field.
"I was working real hard on staying loose and staying relaxed," Appuhn said of his recent success. "At the beginning of the year I was kind of tense because I hadn't played for a while, and since I was really anxious to play this year, it was kind of hard to settle down."
Randall said settling down was easy for Appuhn because of his quiet and humble personality.
"He's so quiet," Randall said. "He's grown up in the fact that he's quiet but he not timid. It just is his personality, though. He plays hard every day. Every day, I know that he'll give it his best."
With Kansas in last place at 2-10 in the Big 12 Conference standings and co-leader No. 23 Texas coming to Lawrence, Appuhn said it was time for the Jayhawks to learn from their mistakes this year and grab a victory.
"We need to step up and get the big hits," Appuhn said. "We need to get our confidence back. The first couple of weeks, we had a lot of confidence and pitched and hit good. But ever since it's been like a domino effect. I'm just going to keep working hard and doing what's best for the team."
Women's soccer
Recruiting class impressive
—Edited by Melinda Weaver
The 2001 incoming class of the Kansas women's soccer team has been rated in the Top 25 nationally by SoccerBuzz Magazine in its early poll.
Kansas coach Mark Francis' recruits include eight high school products from five different states and one Division I transfer.
North Carolina, Texas and Virginia were mentioned as having the top three classes in Division I. Texas A&M cracked the Top20 and joins Kansas and Texas as the only Big 12 Conference teams on the list.
SoccerBuzz will release its final rankings for the 2001 women's soccer recruiting classes in July.
A look at the 2001 Kansas newcomers:
Lacey Woolf—Urbandale, Iowa
Woolf, a midfielder, was part of Nebraska's Big 12 regular season and tournament championship teams and helped the 'Huskers advance to round 16 at the NCAA Tournament in 2000 as a freshman. She is enrolled at Kansas and will have sophomore eligibility.
Monica Brothers Leavenworth
Brothers, a forward from Leavenworth High School, plays with the Udinese club team and the Kansas state ODP team.
Amy Geha - Overland Park
Geha plays for KC Heat and the Kansas state
team. The forward from Saint Thomas Aquinas was also selected to the Region II poo
Rachel Gilfillan -Cottage Grove, Minn.
Giffillan was named Minnesota's Ms. Soccer, an All-American and state player of the year by the NSCAA and was the Minneapolis Star Tribune player of the year in 2000. The forward has played with the Minnesota state team four years.
Stacy Leeper - Overland Park
named a high school All-
American and state player of
the year by the NSCAA.
Megan Miller — Seattle
Leeper, from Shawnee Mission East, has multiple years of experience with the Kansas state team and was
Miller is the goalkeeper for the Washington state team and is a regional pool player. The three-time All-King County selection also plays for the Emerald City club team.
Gabriela Quiggle Portland, Ore.
The midfieldler plays for the Lake Oswego Sting, has multiple years of experience with the Oregon state team and is a two-year regional camp participant.
Stephanie Reuter Overland Park
Reuter, from Blue Valley Northwest, is a past captain and two-year member of the Kansas state team.
Lauren Williams Laguna Niguel, Calif.
Williams is a product of the California ODP program and the Southern California Blues club system. She has earned both offensive and defensive MVP honors.
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