Sports University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, April 17, 1990 11 Wichita recruit verbally commits to join 'Hawks By Molly Reid Kansan sportswriter Recruiting The Kansas men's basketball program may be close to awarding one of its two remaining scholarships. Cortez Barnes, a 6-foot/7, 195 pound center from Wichita Heights High School, said yesterday that he made a verbal commitment Friday to attend the University of Kansas. According to NCAA regulations, Kansas coach Roy Williams cannot confirm recruiting commitments without receiving a signed letter of intent. Barnes, who was ranked in the top 80 prep basketball players by Gibb Bobbs, publisher of All-Star Sports Publications, was an All-City and All-State center in Kansas during his senior year. He averaged 19.6 points with a field goal shooting percentage of 55.5 and pulled down 9.5 rebounds a game while hitting 36 of 63 three-point shooting attertouch shots 75.7 line from the free-throw line. Barnes said he had delayed his signing because he had not visited campus. After his parents suggested he wait until he saw the school, he canceled a news conference Friday, during which he had planned to announce his decision. "Kansas is my top choice." 'Kansas is my top choice. I have a verbal commitment there. After I visit the school, I will announce my decision.' Cortez Barnes basketball result basketball recruit Barnes will be in Lawrence during the weekend. The ACT exam also has delayed Barnes' decision. He scored a composite 14 and a composite 17 the first two times he took the test but has yet to reach the NCAA standard of 18. Barnes said. "I have a verbal commitment there. After I visit the school, I will announce my decision." Richard Konzem, assistant athletic director, said the NCAA, in conjunction with the service, decided to increase the standard to 18 because it was equivalent to the previous score of 15. Last year the standard for eligibility for incoming freshmen was a 15 composite score, but the testing service changed the test and the scoring. Although Barnes will not be able to play without the required ACT score, he said he would come to Kansas. He is awaiting his third score, which should arrive in 2 to 3 weeks. "The Kansas coaches told me I have a scholarship whether I pass the test or not," said Barnes, who will have to sit out his first year if he does not pass. "It's really hard to tell what I passed. I thought I did last time." Gibbons said, "With a player of his caliber, I think Kansas will him sit up an year. I think he will go to Kansas." Barnes has the option to play at a junior college without the ACT score required by the NCAA, but he said he had not thought about junior colleges. Barnes is a combination forward with the quickness to defend a small forward, Gibbons said, but the ability to move better in the power-forward position Doughty said Barnes canceled his scheduled visits to Kansas State and Oklahoma. "You're dealing with a young high school player who has the body to get bigger and stronger," Gibbons said. "With weight training, he can be quicker and stronger. If he grows, I think he'll be a power forward." Gibbons and Wichita Heights basketball coach Charles Doughty said Barnes probably would grow ar, mch by the fall. "Kansas may be a matter of subtraction," Doughty said. "He likes KU and the coaching staff, but I think the change in the K-State coaching staff and the rumors of Tubbs leaving may have made a difference." 'Hawks finish spring practice Special to the Kansan By Rob Wheat Special to the Kansas Sophomore quarterback Chip Hillary said nothing worried the Kansas football team except maybe the Hill. Football Football coach Glen Mason threatened the team Wednesday night with running the Hill, which extends from Memorial Stadium to the Campanile, at 5 a.m., after being upset with practice earlier that day. But Hilleary and his teammates can breath easier now since Mason said he liked the team's attitude and hitting during Friday's $2 \frac{1}{2}$ hour scrimmage. Two more practices are scheduled this week, the last week of spring practice. The spring game will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Stadium. Hilleary said that because this was the last week of practice, the team had gotten its intensity up and was forward to playing at the stadium. "I think this week you'll see the hardest hitting you'll see this spring," Hilary said. "When we first went all out Friday, it was a blast. This is a team with a totally different attitude, and it's a very determined one." Hilleary was the leading rusher Friday with nine carries for 63 yards. He completed six of 15 passes for 170 yards. He also had a 20-year touchdown completion to sophomore tight end Chad Fette. "Right now, I think the team is where it should be and maybe even ahead of schedule," Hilleary said. "Wednesday was the first time Coach had to threaten us with the Hill, and it really got our intensity back up. Hopefully, it will just be there for people to walk up to class on." Freshman Don Max Presson completed three of six passes for 49 yards, and freshman Todd Caule, a transfer from Air Force, completed a pass for 20 yards and had one interception. Hilleary said that although the starting quarterback position had yet to be decided, he didn't feel a lot of pressure and just tried to improve with each practice. On the defensive side, outside linebacker Pat Rogan, a sophomore transfer from Ohio State, had a pair of quarterback sacks for a combined loss of 17 yards. Linebacker Curtis Moore, who sat out last season after a serious knee injury, had a pair of tackles for a combined loss of 3 yards. Moore led the Big Eight Conference with 170 tackles in 1988 and earned second-team All-Big Eight honors. Last week Mason said that the defense was ahead of the offense, but the offense seemed to be making a good effort to catch up. Offensive tackle Russ Bowen said that the offensive line was not very deep and had been plagued with injuries and cases of the flu. "We've had some problems with Lance Flachsarth hurting his knee last season and some guys getting sick, but that gives the rest of the guys more opportunity to run plays," Bowen said. "They moved Al Satches from defense to offense last season, and it could happen again to another guy." Jayhawks sweep Shockers Kansas' hitting in second game is best of season, coach says By Paul Augeri Kansan sportswriter The Kansas softball team combined for 18 hits and swept a doubleheader against Wichita State, 5-2 and 6-2, yesterday at Jayhawk Field. Wichita State's Marle Thomas forces out Kansas' Jodi Hover. Kansas softball Coach Kalum Haack said the Jayhawks put on their best hitting display of the season. "In the second game, we flattened the ball," Haack said about Kansas' hit-attack. "I like to see that. I like to see the ball that the hard that often this hot year. Hopefully, we are going to start breaking loose." "I was glad to see Jennifer hit the way she did," Haack said. "She has been struggling a lot this year, but I have relaxed and hit the ball consistently." Roanne Brazier, 17-4, and Jill Bailey, 6-7, were the winners pitchers. Kansas has an overall record of 27-14. Wichita State dropped to 17-32. "Coach said we should be peaking right now, and in the second game, we came around with the sticks," third baseman Camille Spalteri said. "I think that will win us the championship — our winning." In the second game, Kansas rocked Wichita State pitcher Lisa Geier for five runs in the third inning. Brazier highlighted the inning with a two-run home run that caromed off the left field foul pole and over the fence. Shortstop Christy Arterburn went 4 for 8 in the two games. Right fielder Jennifer Frost, who was batting .145 before the doubleheader, had two doubles, two RBI and scored two runs. Brazier, who had three hits on the afternoon, led a parade of Kansas players with multiple-hit games. Jayhawk center field Jessica Hennig had three hits after going 0 for 3 in the first game. Haack demoted Hennig yesterday from the third spot to the eighth snoop in the batting order. "The demotion wasn't a punishment or anything," he said. "I just wanted to take a little pressure off her and relax her a little bit at the plate. Boy, she came through." Frost said she has been patient at the plate and that her confidence helped her through her slump. "I just think you have to keep a positive attitude," she said. Haack said the Jayhawks do not need to make any adjustments when they face the Shockers again. Bailey lost her bid for a shutout in the second game when the Shockers scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning, allowing allowed six hits and struck out four. In the opener, Kansas scored three times in the second inning. Brazier struck out five and walked two durations before being dunked at the start of the second game. The Jayhawks, 1-1 in the Big Eight, play a 3 p.m. doubleheader against the Shockers fomorrow in Wichita. "I just hope we hit the ball better in the first ballgame," he said. "We are just going to go out and be aggressive as usual." NOTES: According to last week's Division I statistics, Arterburn's 72 stolen bases put her in ninth place in that category in the NCAA . . . Brazier, who got her 15th victory last week against Pittsburgh State, was tied for 10th place for most victories among Division I pitchers. First game KANSAS 5. WICHITA STATE 2 Wichita State 001 010 0-2 5 2 Kansas 031 001 5-8 4 Lewis and Broehlt; Brazier and Hoyer. W: Brazier (17-4); L: Lewis (8-14); 2B: Wichita State, Bleivens; Kansas, Frost. Second game 'ANASAS 6, WICHITA STATE 2' KANSAS 6, WICHITA STATE 2 Wichita State 000 002 0-2 6 Kansas 005 010 x-6 10 000 002 - 0 - 2 kansas 001 010 x - 6 10 0 Geier and Broeth; Bailey and Hoyer, Hill (4), W. Bailey (6-7), L. Geier, BWichita State, Kraft; Kansas, Frost, Hennig, HR; Kansas, Brazier. Sports briefs Ten of the first 14 Cleveland batters reached base against Gubicea (1-1), who was charged with six hits and six earned runs in 1% innings. less innings. INDIANS BOMB ROYALS: Cory Snyder hit three doubles and the Cleveland Indians knocked out Mark Gubica in a four-run second inning last night en route to a rain-delayed 6-3 victory against the Kansas City Royals. Jesse Orosco walked the only two batters he faced in the ninth before Doug Jones came on for his second save. Knuckleballer Tom Candiotti, 8-3 lifetime against the Royals, went five innings for the victory. Candiotti (10) gave up 10 hits and the three Kansas City runs. Al Nipper relieved in the sixth and pitched three score- The Royals scored all their runs with two outs in the fourth. Jim Eisenreich singled and took second on Candiotti's ball. With a driving rain chasing fans undercover, Kurt Stillwell singled Eisenreich to third and Willie Wilson lashed a two-run double. Wilson scored on a single by Frank White. The game was interrupted by rain for 41 minutes in the bottom of the sixth. **RUGBY TEAM LOSES:** The KU rugby football club advanced to the finals of the Western Collegiate Championships on Sunday in College Station, Texas, but couldn't come away with the victory. Kansas was defeated by defending national champion and No. 1 seed Air Force 37-10. With the victory, Air Force qualified as one of the four teams competing for the national championship. Kansas, which was seeded No. 3, defeated No. 4 seed Nebraska, 16-4 and No. 2 seed Colorado, 17-7, on Saturday to advance to the finals. Kansas signs 2 recruits to run distance events By Molly Reid By Molly Reid Kansan sportswriter The Kansas track team yesterday announced the signings of distance runners Ashley Ace and Michael Cox. Kansas track Ace ran distance events for Emporia High School; Cox ran the mile, two-mile, and 5,000-meter races for Hannibal (Mo.) High School. Kansas has nine men's and 11 women's scholarships to offer, but Schwartz said he did not plan to fill them simply because they were available. Although Kansas track coach Gary Schwartz said he was pleased with the signings, he said the team still lacked depth in the sprints, the quarter mile and the jumps for both the men's and women's teams. "We always start with who is the best athlete." Schwartz said. "I'm in the opinion that we take really good athletes." we will not spend the money just to spend the money. We'll do what we call sitting on it and wait until next year if we have to." "If we can fill them with quality people, that's great," he said. "But only 12 are "draftable" and not many of those may be taken early, said Carl Peterson to sports-writers attending a workshop hosted by the Great Plains Region of the Associated Press Sports Editors. Other athletes planning to come to Kansas are Lawrence High School runners David Johnston and his twin brother Peter. See CHIEFS, p. 12 David Johnston, the defending 6A Kansas State Individual Champion in cross country, the two-mile run and the mile run, will announce his plans to attend Kansas at a press conference this afternoon. He will attend Kansas on a scholarship; Peter Johnston will be a walk-on. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many of the college juniors entered in this year's NFL draft may be disappointed with the outcome and their agents will have to answer, the president and general manager of the Kansas City Chiefs said yesterday. "It it easy," he said. "As far as running track, you can't beat KU. Nobody else in the nation has the tradition that KU does." Chiefs toss flag at juniors Peter Johnston received All-State cross country honors during the fall season. Peter Johnston said he and his brother did not have trouble choosing Kansas. The Associated Press Of 32 juniors entering the draft, which will be held early next week. There are many talented seniors in this year's draft, Peterson said, By Brent Maycock Postseason tournament chances waning By Brent Maycock Kansan sportswriter The Jayhawks hurt their chances of receiving a berth in the Big Eight Conference postseason tournament after they lost a four- Kansas baseball game series to Oklahoma State during the weekend, said Kansas baseball coach Dave Bingham. "As far as the overall race, it really doesn't mean too much," Bingham said. "It doesn't put us out of it, but it means that we've got to win three out of four games in two series." However, Bingham said the Jay- hawks should not be counted out. Only the top four teams in the conference qualify for the tournament. Kansas, 16-21 overall and 4-8 in the conference, will have a break from Big Eight action this week. Kansas will play Wichita State at 7 tonight at Hoglund-Maupin Stadium. The Shockers are ranked fourth nationally by Collegiate Baseball/ESPN poll. The Jayhawks scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning and defeated Wichita State, 8-5, March 27 in Wichita. The Shockers were ranked No. 1 at the time. "This is not an ideal time to play them," Bingham said. "We're on a five-game losing streak. It's not going to be easy for us, and I hope our kids are equal to the situation." Bingham said that some positive things came out of the Oklahoma State series. "It wasn't our very best effort in every situation, but we just needed to do some little things well to win." The Jayhawks collected as many hits as the Cowboys (32), but Kansas pitchers walked 28 batters. The Utah Nationals walked only 13 Jayhawks. "We were just awful," Bingham said. "In the 13-10 game, they just killed us." Pitchers Eric Stoneepier, Lance Niles and Curtis Shaw combined for 11 walks in that game, equaling the number of Cowboy hits. Only one Jayhawk walked. Kansas hit four home runs during the series. Mark Moore, who hit his first home run of the season a week and a half ago, hit two more home runs in the series. Mark Hummel hit his second home run of the season, and John Wuycheck hit his first. "It really felt great because I hadn't been swinging the bat that well," Wuycheck said. "I just would have liked to have come away with a couple of wins." Despite the losses, Wuycheck said the Jayhawks developed confidence from the series. "I think we finally know what we can do," he said. "The way we speak, the way we walk, the way we pitched, I thought things were really coming together." Bingham said the Jayhawks were coming close to their offensive capabilities. "We got better as the weekend went on," he said. "They challenged us, and we hit them. We challenged us, and we hit the ball like they're canable." Bingham said Kansas needed to bring its elements together for a complete performance. "We've shown some shades of great pitching at times, some very good hitting and some good defense," he said. "We just have to get it all together." Olympic winners triumph in Boston Marathon The Associated Press BOSTON — Olympic champions Gelindo Bordin and Rosa Mota made history yesterday by becoming Boston Marathon champions. Bordin won the men's marathon, becoming the first Italian and first Olympic champion to accomplish the feat. Mota, of Portugal, ran away from women's race for her record-setting third Boston Marathon victory. Bordin, 31, did what nine other men's Olympic champions failed to do by overtaking Tanzania's Juma ikangana at Heartbreak Hill and winning in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 19 seconds, breaking the Italian mark of 2:09:27 Bordin set in finishing fourth at Boston in 1988. For Ikangaa, it was another heart "It is not easy being an Olympic champion," Bordin said. "For three or four months, I couldn't move without people stopping me — at a restaurant, on the road, everywhere. If I didn't go, I hurt the sport." Rolando Vera of Ecuador was third in his marathon debut in 2:10:46, a South American record. breaking defeat. It was the third straight time he has finished second at Boston. Ikanga, a one-second loser to Kenya's brahim Hussein in '88 and beaten by 50 seconds by Abebe Mekonnen of Ethiopia last year, finished 1:33 behind Bordin, in 2:09:52. Mota, who also won at Boston in 1967 and 1988, led the women's division the entire way, finishing fourth. The three times were: 2:25,161 in 2017; 2:24,50 in 1973; 2:25,161 in 2017; and 2:24,50 in 1973. 198 Mota finished 42nd overall and beat runner-up Uta Pippig of West Germany by nearly three minutes. Pippig finished in 2:28:03, while Maria Trujillo of Mexico was third in 2:28:53. In the Masters division, 41-year-old John Campbell of New Zealand broke the Masters world record, clocking 2:11:04 and finishing fourth overall. Campbell, sixth in 1983 and fifth last year, erased the mark of 2:11:10 by new New Zealand's Jack Fultz in 1974. World records also fell in the men's and women's wheelchair divisions.