SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, November 22,1993
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Jayhawks blank Tigers 28-0
Kansas victory ends season
By Matt Doyle
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas senior defensive tackle Chris Maumalanga said he wanted to shut out Missouri in his final appearance as a Jayhawk on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
However, it appeared his goal of a shutout would be denied late in the fourth quarter as the Tigers lined up for a first-down play in the Jayhawk 7-yard line. But freshman cornerback Tony Blevins preserved the Kansas 28-0 shutout victory with an interception of Missouri junior quarterback Brian Sallee in the end zone with 4:44 left in the game.
"I almost stopped breathing," Maumalanga said of Blevins' interception. "It was a great play by a young player. That play out the icing on the cake."
The shutout left Kansas feeling positive about the 1993 season and helps the Jayhawks in preparation for the 1994 season. For seniors such as Maumalaang, the victory was a perfect
way to cap a difficult season, which saw Kansas finish with a 5-7 record.
Injuries plagued Maunalanga and many of his teammates on defense this season. Defensive coordinator Bob Fello was forced to use 22 different starters during the season. Fello's defense turned in the first shutout by a Kansas team since Nov. 2, 1991, when Kansas shutout Oklahoma State 31-0.
"We wanted to leave everything on the field today," Maumalanga said. "Whatever it took, we were willing as a group to do it in order to finish up with a shutout against Missouri."
The defense held Missouri to 214 yards of total offense, which was the second-lowest amount of yardage allowed by Kansas in 1993. The Jayhawks gave up only 187 yards in their 46-3 victory against Western Carolina on Sept. 4.
Offensively, the Jayhawks rode the running of freshman tailback June Henley and redshirt freshman reserve tailback Mark Sanders. Henley ran for 118 yards and two touchdowns in establishing a new Big Eight Conference freshman single-season record with 1,127 yards. The old record was set by Kansas' Kerwin Bell at 1,114 yards in 1980. Sanders ran for 119
yards on seven carries and a touchdown in about eight minutes of action in the fourth quarter.
The running game gained 312 of Kansas' 449 yards of total offense.
Junior quarterback Asheki Preston connected with sophomore wide receiver Ashaunai Smith for a 16-yard touchdown just five minutes into the contest to give the Jayhawks an early 7-0 lead. Henley finished drives early in the second and third quarters with touchdown runs of 1 and 6 yards.
Two plays after he replaced Henley for the afternoon, Sanders ran for a 19-yard touchdown with 7:37 remaining in the fourth quarter to finish the scoring.
"It was a great feeling," Schmidt said. "It shows respect for me and that they appreciate my help and effort."
Junior offensive guard John Jones said he and the offensive line took pride in the offensive performance against Missouri. Jones, offensive coordinator Pat Ruel and several other offensive linemen carried senior center Dan Schmidt off the field on their shoulders and into the dressing room to demonstrate their pride in him.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said after the game it was because of leadership
By the numbers
| | MU | KU |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| First Downs | 15 | 19 |
| Rushes-yards | 28-66 | 61-312 |
| Passing-yards | 148 | 137 |
| Return yards | 7 | 12 |
| CompAtt | 10-39.1 | 60-0 |
| Splendid-yardss lost | 3-34 | 2-13 |
| Punts | 8-43.8 | 6-35.2 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Penalties-yards | 7-82 | 10-109 |
| Time of Possession | 24:16 | 35:14 |
Missouri 0 0 0 0—0
Kansas 7 7 7 7—28
KU Smith 7 7 7 from Praetor
Smith 16 pass from Preston (Eichloff kick)
KU—Henley 1 run (Eichloff kick)
KU—Henley 6 run (Eichloff kick)
KU—Sanders 19 run (Eichloff kick)
Source: The Associated Press KANSAN
from seniors such as Maumalanga and Schmidt that the Jayhawks were able to hang together as a team throughout the final half of the season. He added that his program was still a solid program despite finishing with a 5-7 record.
"The second half of this season said more about my program than winning last year and going to a bowl game," Mason said. "I'm more proud of this team than I was of that team"
Missouri senior cornerback Jason Oliver tackles Kansas senior wide receiver Greg Ballard last in the third quarter. The Jayhawks defeated the Tigers 28-0 Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
William Alix / KANSAN
Running back rushes past Big Eight record
By Gerry Fey
Kansan sportswriter
It was to be a great opportunity for Kansas freshman tailback June Henley.
The Missouri game was his chance to break the Big Eight freshman rushing record of 1,114 yards held by Kansas' Kerwin Bell in 1980, something not even Nebraska junior Calvin Jones could do as a freshman.
It was to be a bright spot in an otherwise dismal 5-7 injury-plagued season.
Kansas coach Glen Mason said he decided to play Henley but deliberated on his decision.
But it was somewhat tainted by questions of his playing status after news spread Thursday of his notice to appear in Lawrence Municipal Court on Nov. 30. He is ordered to appear in connection with a shoplifting incident at a Lawrence store.
"He played, and I made the decision." Mason said after the game. "I handle all of the disciplinary problems. I've dealt with problems before. Maybe I don't always deal with them right, but I deal with them the way I see fit."
Henley broke away from the distractions and broke the record, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns in Kansas' 28-0 victory against Missouri. He is now the all-time leading Kansas and Big Eight freshman running back with 1,127 rushing this season. That also makes him this season's top rusher in the Big Eight.
Henley was unavailable for interviews following the game.
Kansas junior running back Chris
Powell said the offense was proud as a unit when Henley broke the record. Powell frequently provided blocks to open holes for Henley during the game.
"The whole offense feels they have a part in that record, and June knows it too." Powell said. "If it wasn't for the offensive line or his quarterback, his running backs or his wide receivers, he couldn't have that record."
In addition to the great blocking, Powell said that Henley was a unique type of running back, which made him good.
"He knows how to follow the block real well," Powell said. "He has that knack for making people miss. It's something you can't teach. It's something that just is natural."
The team stuck together as news of Henley's court date spread all the way to ESPN Sportscenter. Kansas senior center Dan Schmidt said he thought some of the coverage was unnecessary.
"I said that many of us have done things that were not right and some people, a lot worse," Schmidt said. "We're not all 1,000-yard rushers so it didn't get in the press. I told Henley that in my opinion, I thought he had more punishment than was necessary. When it gets on ESPN, national TV, I think it went too far."
The offensive line thought it owed something to Henley after the problems that surfaced before the game, Schmidt said.
"I told him that it was the team's responsibility to back him," Schmidt said. "He's worked hard for us, and it was our job to work hard for him on Saturday. I couldn't be happier for him or the whole team."
Kansas freshman tailback June Henley shoves past Missouri senior cornerback Jerry Wooden for a touchdown. Henley rushed for 118 yards against Missouri on Saturday, giving him a season total of 1,149 rushing yards and making him the all-time Kansas and Big Eight freshman running back.
Richard Devinki/KANSAN
Volleyball team not in Big 8 tournament
Kansan staff report
As Iowa State defeated Kansas State 3-0 Saturday, the Kansas volleyball team's Big Eight tournament hopes were dashed.
Nebraska, Colorado, Oklahoma and Iowa State advanced to the conference tournament in Omaha, Neb. Kansas will now prepare for the National Invitational Volleyball Championship tournament Dec. 3-5 in Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas is the host team of the tournament, and other teams playing will be announced Nov. 28 after NCAA tournament bids are made. The Jayhawks ended the regular season 16-12 overall.
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Although Kansas and Iowa State ended the season tied in the conference at 5-7, the Cyclones hold a 4-3 advantage in head-to-head games. Therefore, IowaState gets the final spot in the tournament, and the Jayhawks drop to fifth in the Big Eight.
The teams split the two matches played against each other, but Kansas sophomore middle blocker/rightside player Jenny Larson said that Iowa State, 9-17 overall, was not as good as Kansas.
"It makes me mad to know that they're going and not us," Larson said of Iowa State. "We still have the NIVC to try and prepare for."
Top 25 teams
The Associated Press 1993 college football poll: first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 20, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and ranking in last week's poll.
| | Record | Points | Previous |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Florida State (33) | 10-1-0 | 1,471 | 2 |
| 2. **Nebraska** (20) | 10-0-0 | 1,455 | 3 |
| 3. Auburn (6) | 11-0-0 | 1,369 | 6 |
| 4. Notre Dame (1) | 10-1-0 | 1,334 | 1 |
| 5. West Virginia (1) | 10-0-0 | 1,320 | 9 |
| 6. Tennessee | 8-1-1 | 1,219 | 7 |
| 7. Florida | 9-1-0 | 1,201 | 8 |
| 8. Texas A&M | 9-1-0 | 1,071 | 10 |
| 9. Miami | 8-2-0 | 991 | 4 |
| 10. Wisconsin | 8-1-1 | 957 | 12 |
| 11. Boston College | 8-2-0 | 881 | 17 |
| 12. Ohio State | 9-1-1 | 818 | 5 |
| 13. North Carolina | 9-2-0 | 782 | 13 |
| 14. Penn State | 8-2-0 | 739 | 14 |
| 15. UCLA | 8-3-0 | 660 | 16 |
| 16. Oklahoma | 8-2-0 | 600 | 15 |
| 17. Alabama | 8-2-1 | 584 | 11 |
| 18. Colorado | 7-3-1 | 488 | 18 |
| 19. Arizona | 8-2-0 | 442 | 19 |
| 20. Kansas State | 8-2-1 | 345 | 20 |
| 21. Indiana | 9-3-0 | 313 | 21 |
| 22. Virginia Tech | 8-3-0 | 229 | 25 |
| 23. Michigan | 7-4-0 | 184 | — |
| 24. Clemson | 8-3-0 | 168 | 24 |
| 25. Michigan State | 8-3-0 | 81 | — |
Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 31, Arizona State 23,
Cincinnati 23, Fresno State 23, Louisville 22, Virginia 19,
Washington B, Bell State 2, California 2.
Source: The Associated Press
Focus of training changes with season
By Anne Felstet
Kansan sportswriter
For college athletes in varsity sports, an off-season does not exist.
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz described an athlete's year as a seesaw. At one end sits volume, or quantity, at the other intensity, or quality. The competition season begins with the volume end up and the intensity down. As the season progresses and moves into the championship meets, the athletes' intensity surpasses the volume. This stage of optimum ability is called the peak.
Wayne Osness, an exercise physiologist and head of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, said that athletes move into general conditioning when they are not competing. Depending on the sport, and even within a sport, an athlete will either focus on endurance or strength conditioning. For sports such as basketball and football, a combination of both types of training are used, he said.
However, it is November and most spring sports, if they had a fall season, have peaked. It is now time to lower the seesaw. Both the volume and the intensity are down, but the workouts are not over.
Head coaches make the decisions about the athletes' training, and sometimes that includes using a conditioning coach, Osness said. The conditioning coach works with the athlete to determine what training works and what does not.
In the case of an athlete building strength, weights are used to overload the muscle to make it lift or pull more than it is used to so that the muscle tissue becomes more defined and stronger.
Schwartz said his cross country athletes were in the resting stage. The men's team just finished its fall season, and the runners will take 10 days to two weeks off before regular practice before the indoor track season begins.
He called the season between fall and spring the maintenance period when the athletes could have a psychological resting period.
Senior softball pitcher Stephanie Williams said the softball team's winter season consisted of weight training and aerobic workouts to get the body in shape and strong enough for the spring.
"It prevents injuries, helps endurance and makes a stronger ball player," she said.
The team practices together, but most of the time Williams will practice on her own because her schedule conflicts with the practice time.
Weight lifting and aerobic workouts alone will not create a good pitcher, she said. A good pitcher has a focused mental game, which is perfected throughout the year.
Along with working on her mental game, Williams said she practiced throwing without a coach's supervision to keep her arm in shape.
Rugby team uses off-season to shape up
Anne Feistet
Kansan sportswriter
Just because men's rugby is a club sport, does not mean it takes a break between the fall and spring seasons.
Like a varsity sport, men's rugby uses the winter season to train. Unlike most varsity sports, trainers do not assist the athletes. The rugby players train on their own, anywhere they can, during the off season.
Before the Christmas break, the players must train completely on their own, but come January, the team begins practicing together again.
Senior Jael Foster said he used the weight equipment he and his brother have accumulated over the years. Freshman Dan Carl said he trained in Robinson, but it was always crowded.
Coach Dominic Barnao said graduate student Jeff Hoobler, a sports physiologist and member of the club side team, helped organize the rugby player's training during the off season.
Foster said Barnao and Hoobler organized the team workouts in January, which consist mostly of cardiovascular workouts such as running. Most players did train during the break between seasons, mostly lifting weights and running on their own, he said.
"We have a pretty good group who keeps up," he said.
Foster said the team tried to build muscle during the off season because the players concentrated on their cardiovascular strength during the season. He said nagging injuries made it difficult to lift weights during the season.
Carl, a first year rugby player, said he used his high school football training program when he worked out at Robinson. He said that program did not focus on just one muscle group, but on the whole body.
Foster said rugby was a physical sport that required an off season so the body could heal.
"You never look forward to not playing," he said.
"But the body needs a bit of a rest."