UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, March 17, 1997
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National Collegiate Judo Championship
John Head / KANSAN
Gabriel RiveraVelazquez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, junior, prepares to engage his opponent during an interstate judo tournament.
Velazquez was one of eight KU students to participate in the National Collegiate Judo Championships held Saturday at Robinson Gymnasium. It was the first time in history that the championships have been held in Lawrence. Last year the competition was in San Jose, Calif.
Of the eight Kansas competitors, only one placed. Adrien Lewis, Springfield, Mass., senior, finished fourth. Only the top three finishers receive medals.
Competitors in the tournament were required to be third-degree brown belts. The competition included participants from all across the United States.
Kansas track team fares well at first meet of season
Kansan staff report
Kansas heptathlete Candace Mason started her 1997 outdoor season with a first-place finish in the Gold Heptathlon at the College Station Relays at Texas A&M March 13th and 14th.
the 800-meter run.
Mason set personal season-best marks in the high jump and the long jump. She set a career best in the 800-meter run.
Kansas Amber Mounday also performed well in the Gold Heptathlon, finishing sixth in the event. Mounday finished third, right behind Mason, in
Kansas Mandy Schroeder and Heidi Lundervold competed in the Bronze Heptathlon, finishing seventh and eighth respectively.
Schroeder placed first in the javelin with a throw of 11.3 feet 5 inches.
Returning All-American Mike Evers competed in the Gold division for Kansas, placing second in the discus and third in the 110-meter hurdles.
The rest of the Kansas track-andfield team will open its season on March 20 at the Emporia State University Spring Twilight in Emporia.
Final standings
College Station Gold Heptathlon
1. Candy Mason, Kansas, 5,223
2. Cecil Hudson, Texas A&M, 5,075
3. Kerry O'Bric, Baylor, 4,893
4. Amy Bippert, Angelo State, 4,890
5. Katie Ollendick, Virginia Tech, 4,887
6. Amber Mounday, Kansas, 4,868
7. Jamie Hall, Utah State, 4,728
8. Brandi Smith, VirginiaTech, 4,661
9. Jayme Hendrian, Utah State, 4,268
10. Jennifer Hoppe, Stephen F. Austin
State, 3,902
Kansas women's tennis dominates Texas Tech, 7-2
Kansan staff report
On the fourth leg of an eight-stop road trip, the Kansas women's tennis team picked up a 7-2 victory over the Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday. Kansas won five of six singles matches and took the doubles point 2-1.
Texas Tech dual results
Christie Sim, Kansas, def. Eva Egulenr, 6-1, 6-2 Brooke Chiller, Kansas, def. Amanda Earhart, 7-5, 6-0 Kris Sell, Kansas, def. Lakshmi Ravindra, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 Blanca Kirchhof, Kansas, def. Sarada Ravindra, 6-2, 6-1 Amy Trytek, Kansas, def. Misty Meyer, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 Christine Van Regenmorter, Texas Tech, def. Maria Abatjoglou, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
Singles
Eguigren/Earthart, Texas Tech, def. Chiller/Tytek, 8-6
Sim/Sell, Kansas, def. L. Ravindra/Carrie Helbing, 8-6
Kirchhof/Atabatoglou, Kansas, def. Meyer/Van Regenmorter, 9-8
Softball trip cut short after weather delay
Doubles
Jayhawks return early with one win, one loss at OSU Cowgirl Classic
By Matt Woodruff
Kansan sportswriter
After traveling to Oklahoma and being greeted by 35-degree temperatures and wind chills in the teens, the Kansas softball team was forced to alter its plans once again.
Kansas coach Tracy Bunge said that the coaches involved in the tournament decided
OSU Cowgirl Classic to Saturday because of Friday's inclement conditions.
The decision forced Bunge to make a judgment call about how many games the team would play.
"I had to kind of make an executive decision about how long to stay."
Bunge said. "With spring break coming up and with some of the girls having to move their mid-terms up to this week, I decided, for academic reasons, to return on Saturday night."
The team split two games Saturday, defeating Wichita State 5-4 and falling to Nebraska 3-0, which brought its overall record to 11-7.
Julie True
Against Wichita State, the team scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh to pull out the victory when outfielder Jennifer Funkhouser drew a walk with the bases loaded, and outfielder Julie True hit a two-out RBI single to drive in the winning run.
The loss to Nebraska came despite a two-hit.
10 strike-out pitching performance by Sarah Workman.
"I was pleased with the way that Sarah pitched all day," Bunge said. "Unfortunately we gave up three unearned runs, and we weren't able to execute defensively."
Bunge said that inconsistency has cost the team some games she thought they should have won.
"We're finding a way to give away ball games," she said. "Nebraska didn't really beat us, but we gave it away. We have to be more consistent."
Bunge said that the team had not been able to put all three phases of play—offense, defense and pitching—together in a game. But she was pleased most with the offensive aspect.
"Sara Holland continues to hit the ball hard," Bunge said. "True has been on the ball, and Katie Malone looked very good this weekend. It's good to see the middle and bottom of the order in a groove so you don't have to always reyv on the top of the order."
Bunge said that she continues to be impressed with the power of Shannon Stanwix, first base, who has hit three home runs this season.
"She hit one that I thought had no chance because (Oklahoma State's) fences are way out there." Bunge said. "But she hit one to almost dead center field that hit the fence about a foot from the top, and that was against the wind. She's got a lot of talent, and she's just now beginning to settle in."
The team will be back in action March 20 when they compete in the AT&T Wireless Services Capital Classic Tournament in Sacramento, Calif.
Baseball's winning streak ends with three losses to Sooners
By Harley V. Ratliff Kansan sportswriter
Eventually, all good things must come to an end.
With the help of an impressive offensive showing, the Oklahoma Sooners put an abrupt halt to the Kansas baseball team's eight-game winning streak.
The Sooners swept the Jayhawks (14-8, 4-5), winning 11-5 and 7-6 on Saturday and taking yesterday's game 13-12 during this weekend's Big 12 Conference matchup in Norman, Okla.
After Friday's game was postponed because of cold weather, the Sooners' bats warmed up on Saturday. Oklahoma put the Jayhawks away with a six-run first inning and five-run third inning in the first game
"We played our hearts out. We just didn't get the results we wanted."
of a doubleheader, which the Sooners won 11-5. Kansas was able to score five runs off nine hits but was never able to shake off Oklahoma starter Jeff Andra, who pitched the Sooners' first complete game in nearly two years.
Bobby Randall Kansas head baseball coach
After losing both games of Saturday's doubleheader, the Jayhawks tried to rebound yesterday.
Mark Corson (2-2) took the loss. The Jayhawks' luck did not get any better as the day progressed.
Kansas, paced by home runs from Aaron Wilmes and Les Wailrdon, held a commanding 12-4 lead after six innings. However, the game was far from over.
Despite scoring three runs in the eighth inning, Kansas lost the second game 7-6. The Jayhawks couldn't overcome the offensive barrage of the Sooners' Casey Bookout. Neither starter Aric Peters (2-2) or reliever Jake Good could contain the Oklahoma designated hitter, who victimized the Jayhawks with two runs, four hits, four RBI and his second home run of the afternoon.
With only three outs left and down by seven runs, the Sooners mounted a comeback. Oklahoma sent 12 men to the plate and scored eight runs off Jayhawk relievers Josh Wingerd, Josh Bailey and Rusty Philbrick
in the bottom of the ninth inning and captured the series finale 13-12. The Sooners' biggest shots came from Bookout, who doubled twice in the inning, and pinch hitter Jade Noles' grand slam. Kansas coach Bobby Randall said that yesterday's loss was particularly disappointing.
"It was a heartbreaking loss, but there is a lot of the season left," Randall said. "We played our hearts out. We just didn't get the results that we wanted."
The Jayhawks are back on the road this week, traveling to Fayetteville, Ark., for a two-game, mid-week series with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
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