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University Daily Kansan / Friday, April 20, 1990
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Heptathlete takes third despite early leg injury
Relays competition will conclude tomorrow
By Molly Reid
Kansas sportscour
Kansan sportswriter
Kansas heptathlete Kim Hutheofer-Busch finished third in the Kansas Relays heptathlon yesterday, despite a calf injury that hindered her performances in her final three events.
Pittsburgh State heptathlete Busarid Rogers won the overall event with 5,002 points. Hutheofe-Busch, who trailed Rogers by just 13 points after yesterday's events, recorded 4,482 points for third place behind Karen McGaughey of Kansas State, who scored 4,805.
Hutheoefer-Busch, who jogged the 800-meter dash in order to finish the event, said she felt some pain in her calf after the first day of events but expected to be able to compete in the entire meet.
"It had been bothering me," she said. "But I thought I could get through the meet.
"I just really wanted to finish. I consider myself a competitor, and I didn't want to quit no matter what. The toughest 'thing was jogging that last 800."
Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz said the impact of her landing in the long jump, the first event of yesterday's competition, re-injured the calf. She did not compete last weekend in the Florida Invitational in Gainesville, Fla.
Kansas decathlete Chris Walters bettered his first day performance and moved from ninth to seventh place after the five final decathlon events yesterday.
Morris Ellis of Eastern Michigan, who was the leader throughout the two-day event, won the decathlon with 7,237 points. Walters scored 6,139.
Walters said his intensity fluctuated a lot during the meet.
"Sometimes I don't prepare right," Walters said. "With more experience, I'll get stronger. My intensity went up and down a lot, but I'll get used to that. Intensity is a big part of everything."
As multi-event athletes, Walters said he and Huthoefer-Busch had a brother-sister relationship.
"She's helped out a lot," he said.
"She tells me what to do most of the
time. She's like a big sister. Actually, she doesn't tell me, she orders me.
Walters said he was disappointed to see Hutoefer-Busch get hurt.
"She could've taken first or second without getting hurt," he said. "She took third and was injured. That's good in a meet like this."
Schwartz said that the heptathlon and decathlon comprised an informal portion of the RELAYs but that the race would increase for this weekend's event.
"This is a piece of cake," Schwartz said. "It is relatively easy to coordinate. It's an informal time; it's for fun."
Today's competition, which Schwartz said was harder to organize, will begin at 8 a.m. and will last until 4:23 p.m., when the last event is run. Tomorrow's events will begin at 8 a.m., and the last event is scheduled at 5 p.m.
He said competition would be especially tough for Kansas in the men's one-mile relay, two-mile relay, long jump, triple jump, shot put and the women's 400-meter dash, 800-meter dash and long distance events.
By Mike Considine
'Hawks ready for game Intrasquad contest set for Sunday afternoon
Kansan sports editor
The great debate about Kansas spring football apparently has been settled: Kansas football coach Glen Mason's final word is that the defense is stronger the offense.
"There has been a lot of intensity," said Flachsburgh, who played linebacker last year.
Defensive end Lance Flashbarth said the team's attitude and an offseason conditioning program had put it in better shape than in previous springs.
"We wrapped up simple practice on a good note," Mason said. "I think we have made a tremendous amount of progress. We have had improvement from just about everybody."
Regardless, Mason said he was pleased with the way both units played during the four-week spring practice period. Yesterday's two-hour session was the last full practice before the Blue-White game, which takes place at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Stadium.
Football
"Everybody has a positive outlook. After last fall, we had a lot to prove."
Mason said defensive tackle Gilbert Brown, inside linebacker Curtis Moore, outside linebacker Pat Rogan and Flashshorb were individually outstanding.
Kansas' defense ranked last in the Big Eight Conference in 1989.
Defensive coordinator Jim Hilles said that the team had not been agressive enough in his first two years at Kansas. He said that the Jayhawks had improved a lot in those areas, but that there still was room for improvement.
Hines said he would reserve judgment about the defense until the fall.
"You spend so much time playing against the same people that you have to temper your thinking," Hilles said. "You have to keep in mind that your defense has seen the same play 15 times."
"Some days you can't tell, but that just shows how much the defense has come along. Some days they get fired up and just
Tailback Frank Hatchett said the offense was stronger than last year.
overpower us," Hatchett said.
The offensive line was short-handed because of injuries to guard Smith Holland and tackle Lance Snyder. Mason said the positive aspect was that each of the spring starters played almost every down.
"They got more work and more reps, so that's important," Mason said. "We have good quality on the line, and we've got depth. We just don't have quite the numbers we need."
Offensive coordinator Pat Ruel said Kansas would not make significant changes from last season.
"We're experimenting with a couple of different formations," Ruel said. "We have a multiple offense, and we'll be using a lot of formations. Hopefully, we've made some improvements."
KANSAS RELAYS
Three starting positions are in the air for Sunday's game. Fullback Maurice Douglas may not play because of an ankle injury. Maurice Hookes would take his place. Robert Vaughn and walk-on David Converse are batting for one cornerback spot. At free safety, either Priest or Charlie Bowlen will start.
NOTES
Friday's finals Field events
Field events
1:00 p.m. men's pole vault
1:00 p.m. men's Bill Neider shot put
1:00 p.m. women's long jump
3:00 p.m. men's long jump
3:00 p.m. women's shot put
Track events
8:27 a.m. men's Billy Mills 10,000-meter
11:50 a.m. women's sprint mind relay
11:55 a.m. women's sprint mind relay
1:00 p.m. men's Bill Eason four-mile relay
1:20 p.m. women's 880-yard relay
1:26 p.m. women's 880-yard relay
1:47 p.m. men's West Santee 1500-meter
3:08 p.m. men's 800-meter run
3:23 p.m. men's 900-meter run
Saturday's finals
Field events
8:00 a.m. women's disc throw
10:00 a.m. women's high jump
10:00 a.m. women's javelin throw
Noon Al Auster disc throw
1:00 p.m. men's triple jump
1:30 p.m. men's invitational disc throw
2:00 p.m. men's Carl V. Rice high jump
2:00 p.m. men's invitational pole vault
3:00 p.m. men's javelin
women's triple jump
11 a.m. men's 400-meter dash
11:30 a.m. men's 400-meter dash
11:42 a.m. men's 3,000-meter run
1:00 p.m. men's Ed Elibel distance medley
1:35 p.m. men's stephasechap
1:59 p.m. men's 100-meter dash
1:59 p.m. men's 100-meter dash
2:28 p.m. women's 440-yard relay
2:28 p.m. women's Julius Marks 440-yard relay
2:38 p.m. men's Invitational 1,500-meter run
2:48 p.m. men's Glenn Cunningham Invitational 1,500-meter run
2:54 p.m. women's two-mile race
2:54 p.m. women's 400-meter hurdles
2:25 p.m. Cliff Cushman 400-meter hurdles
3:30 p.m. men's 200-meter dash
3:40 p.m. men's 200-meter dash
3:50 p.m. men's 5,000-meter run
4:22 p.m. men's 5,000-meter run
5:00 p.m. Chuck Cramer one-mile relay
1:20 p.m. women's 100-meter hurdles
1:30 p.m. men's 110-meter hurdles
Kansas to meet Big Eight foes
"If we sweep Missouri,we may
By Paul Augeri
Kansan soortwriter
Kansas softball
"As far as our year goes, this is our biggest, most important week." Haack said. "Oklahoma will be important because they are playing well right now. And Missouri is important because they are No. 2 in the region."
Kansas coach Kalum Haack easily put into perspective the Jayhawks' Big Eight Conference softball games against Oklahoma and Missouri tomorrow in Columbia.
The Jayhawks, 1-1 in the Big Eight,
play the Sooners at 10 a.m. and
the Tigers at 2 p.m. tomorrow and
Sunday. Kansas, 29-14 overall, is
the fourth-ranked team in the Midwest
Region.
move up to No. 2 in the region and possibly be ranked." Haack said.
Missouri coach Jay Miller said this weekend's contests were of equal importance to him. The Tigers are 25-7 overall and 2-4 in the conference.
In the latest NCAA regional poll, Missouri is ranked second behind Oklahoma State and is tied with 12th-ranked Indiana in the NCAA Division I national poll.
"Kansas has beaten some good teams," Miller said. "They are ones we don't want to lose, but do well the first conference weekend, so we have to get back in the race."
Haack has a career record of 2-5 against the Tigers. Roanna Brazer, 18-4, and Jill Bailey, 7-7, will pitch for Kansas.
Through Wednesday, Kansas was hitting .273 as a team compared to Missouri's .256 team batting average.
The Jayhawks have a team average of .353 in their last four games, which were all victories against the Nets and the Panthers has won its last seven games.
"About two weeks ago, I said to the team, 'We are not sorping many runs, and we are probably last in the conference in extra base hits.' Haack said. "Now we are hitting the ball from the top of the lineup to the bottom."
Miller said he did not know how he would counter Kansas' offensive attack. He has not named his starting pitchers, but relies on the rotation of Karen Snelgrove, 11-3, Sue Ann Wheeler, 7-2, and Missy Skow, 7-2.
"Their pitching might be as good as Nebraska's," Haack said. Kansas had its only conference loss April 7 to Nebraska. 6-1.
"Missouri doesn't have speed; they won't put pressure on you that way."
Men's tennis ranked first in vote
By Paul Augerl
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas men's tennis team was voted the top team in the conference by Big Eight Conference coaches this week.
Kansas tennis
Last weekend, Kansas defeated Oklahoma State 5-4 and Oklahoma 7-2
Coaches could not vote for their own teams, and Perelman gave his number one vote to Nebraska. The Huskers are tied with Oklahoma State in the Big Eight with a 3-1 record.
The Jayhawks are 12-8 overall and 5-0 in the Big Eight. Kansas won back-to-back conference titles in 1987 and 1988.
"I think what is exciting is we put ourselves in a position to control our own destiny," Kansas coach Scott Hudson said. "We have had measurable success."
Kansas finishes its regular season tomorrow against Colorado in Boulder. The Big Eight Championships will be held for April 28 and 29 in Oklahoma City.
The Jayhawks received six first-place votes. Kansas leads the conference with 36 points, seven points ahead of second-place Nebraska. Teams receive points for each match won.
"They are solid from top to bottom." Oklahoma coach Paul Lockwood said. "With a good shot like John Falbo playing at No. 1, players usually follow that lead and play well."
The Sooners, 2-2 in the conference after Wednesday's 7-2 loss to Okla.
"Kansas built a little lead, and the rest of us are cluttered together," Lockwood said. "I think they'll have the lead going into the tournament. Kansas is mentally tough and has given me trouble my three years here."
In women's competition, Kansas coach Michael Center said the Jayhawks needed to recapture the momentum that evaded them last weekend in Oklahoma.
homa State, are battling for second place with the Cowboys, Nebraska and Colorado.
the Big Eight.
Colorado is 18-9 overall and 1-3 in
"We felt a little tentative," Center said. "If we play well in Colorado, we can get right back in the hunt."
The Board of Regents yesterday approved the construction of a $300,000 inflatable bubble that would enclose four of the six tennis courts beside Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
"This is somewhat expensive but necessary for a good program," he said. "With the team doing well this year, it certainly will be exciting and good for the team and recruiting."
Kansas is 7-13 overall and 4-2 in the conference.
Floyd Temple, assistant athlete director for facilities, said he hoped the bubble would be put up by mid-October.
Campaign Kansas is the University's five-year $177 million fundraising drive.
"We've considered the project for about a year now," Temple said. "We are now in e position to move on it."
By Paul Augeri
Kansan sportswriter
Tennis court enclosure approved
The structure will be paid for by funds provided by Campaign Kansas.
However, Temple said he was unsure whether the money would be sufficient for all costs of the structure because a base needed to be built. He said the base, which would be made of reinforced concrete and built along the perimeter of the bubble, would prevent the bubble from being lifted off the ground by the wind.
"I think this is a remendous boost for the program," said Kansas men's coach Scott Perelman. "It gives us control of our own indoor facility which we never had before."
deflated when it needed to be taken down.
The structure would stand for a five-month period and be taken down in mid-March.
The bubble would be inflated with air pumps, and could be
Both the men's and women's teams practice and play matches at Alvamar Tennis and Swim Club during January and February and unfavorable weather conditions.
"We need to get into the court area and lay electrical circuits," he said.
Williams gains one, loses one
By Molly Reid
Kansan sportswriter
The Kansas basketball program received both good and bad news yesterday.
Men's basketball
Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams announced that Rex Walters, a 6-foot-3 transfer guard from Northwestern, would enroll at Kansas in the fall.
But he also announced that freshman walk-on guard Todd Alexander would be leaving Kansas in the fall to play basketball for Washburn.
Walters, who was the leading scorer for Wildcats last year as a sophomore, said Tuesday that he was no longer happy at Northwestern.
To comply with NCAA rules, Walters will sit out the 1990-91 season but will be eligible to play in the fall of 1991.
"On his visit last week, he felt very comfortable with everyone involved in our program, and everyone felt included. This condition to our squad," Williams said.
Walters, who may fill the point guard or shooting guard position, said he made his decision the minute he visited Kansas.
The Independence, Calif., native is currently enrolled at DeAnza Junior
College in Cupertino, Calif.
Alexander met with Kansas coach Roy Williams yesterday to discuss his status on the Kansas roster before a trip to Texas. He will burn University in Topeka next fall.
"This is a decision Todd has made, and it is not something we are asking him to do." Williams said. "Todd was going to be on full scholarship next year, and I believe he would have played a great deal more."
The 6-2 guard averaged four minutes in 23 games for the Jayhawks and averaged 1.1 points and one rebound a game.
"The decision has been entirely my own, and Coach Williams did in no way imply that he wanted me to transfer," Alexander said. "Coach Williams fulfilled his commitment of offering me a scholarship this year."
Bv Brent Mavcock
Jayhawks subdue Bears, 9-4
Kansan sportswriter
Eight of the nine Jayhawk starters had hits, and four Jayhawk had two hits.
Kansas took advantage of five Southwest Missouri State errors and pounded the Bears 9-4 last night at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium.
"We've had some awful days and we've had some great days," Kansas coach Dave Bingham said. "We seem to have the right style of play against the Division I teams. We have some great wins against some very good teams, and tonight was no exception."
Teammates congratulate Jeff Neimeier. No, 5, after his home run.
Kansas, 18.23, will play Emporia State at 7 tomorrow night at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. The Jayhawks also have a home game against Missouri Western at 4 p.m. Sunday.
SMSU led 3-0 until the bottom of the third inning, when the Jayhawks scored twice. Kansas scored two more runs in the fifth inning without a hit and took a 4-3 lead.
With one out in the fifth, Kansas center patrol Fiat Palm reached first base on an error by SMSU third baseman Bill Mueller. First baseman Mike Bard walked and then stole second while Katie Balmie thived.
Left fielder Mark Hummel hit a groundball that SMSU first baseman Jim Calhoon misplayed, allowing Karlin and Bard to score.
"I wasn't sure that we could come back," Bingham said. "We were three runs down, nd they had set the tempo of the game. We just haven't been a good comeback team, so I was really pleased.
"I thought Steve Renko did a good job of getting us back in the ball game and keeping it even."
Renko improved his record to 5-5. After giving up six hits in the first three innings, Renko shut down the Bears, allowing them two hits in the next five innings.
Kansas designated hitter Jeff Neimeier ensured the victory with a two-run home run over the center field fence. It was Neimeier's first home run of the season.
"It was just about time for me to relax," Nierheimer said. "Coach has been on me all year about relaxing. I guess finally I did it."
Bingham said having a weekend off from Big Eight play would benefit
the team.
"We need the weekend off," he said. "It's been such an intense schedule all year long.
"The first 40 games were just to get ready for the last 20. What counts now is what we do in the next twenty, and we've gotten off to a good start."
KANAS S 9, Southwest Mo. State 3
SMSU      021 000 10-3   9  5
Kansas     002 022 03-9   12  3
Buchheit, Rowdell (6) and Faron; Ranken, Shaw (8) and Moore, W-Renko (5-5), Buchheit (2-3), SV-Shaw (2) , 28-SBSM, Bartlett; Kansas, Moore, 38-SBSM, Fister; Kansas, Soult, HR-Kansas, Nielheimer.
Sports briefs
WEEKEND RUGBY ACTION: After losing the championship game of the Western Collegiate Championships last weekend in College Station, Texas the Kansas University Rugby team has announced that this weekend at Shekp Complex.
Kansas will play Waterloo University at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow. Kansas will play Nebraska on Sunday afternoon in a rematch game of the first round of the Western Collegiate Championships.
tournament, defeated Kansas 37-10.
Kansas defeated Nebraska 18-4 last weekend on its way to the championship game against Air Force. Air Force, the defending national champions and No. 1 seed for the
The two-day tournament will have a field of 36 teams, including last year's champion, Kent State.
GOLFING REMATCH: Kansas will try to better its second-place performance at last year's Akron Invitational when it competes in the tournament again this weekend at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Kansas also received letters of intent from three recruits yesterday.
This will be the last tournament for the Jayhawka before the Big Eight Conference Championships April 25-26 in Edmond, Okla.
Tim Sadiq from Northwest High School in Wichita, Tom Sims from Goddard High School in Wichita and Brett Bender from Chapparal High School in Scottsdale, Ariz all will attend Kansas next fall.
LACROSSE TEAMS COMPETE: THE Kansas men and women's lacrosse teams will compete tomorrow afternoon at Shenk Complex.
Kansas men's team will play Wichita State at noon. The men's team also will play a club team from Kansas City on Sunday in Kansas City
The women's team will play Missouri at 2:30 tomorrow.