UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, November 16, 1995
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Shorter distances await the cross country team
By Adam Herschman
Kansan sportswriter
Track and field practice will begin for most members of the Kansas cross country team in two weeks.
Neither the women's or men's teams will be returning to the NCAA Championships after qualifying for them last season.
At the District V Championships last Saturday, the men's team tied with Oklahoma for ninth place, while the women's team finished seventh.
Both teams would have had to finish in the top two at the district meet to have automatically qualified for the NCAA meet. The Jayhawks did not receive an at-at-large bid either.
"Chances were on both sides it was going to be very difficult to qualify," Kansas assistant cross country and track coach Steve Guymon said. "We have a very young women's team, and got a lot of injuries on the men's team."
The district meet marked the last cross country race for two Kansas seniors, Sarah Heeb and Chris Gaston.
Heeb lead the women's team this year despite missing the first meet of the season. She was the first Jayhawk to cross the finish line in the last five meets.
"I thought Sarah Heeb ran tremendous," he said.
At this year's district meet in Stillwater, Okla., Heeb finished 12th and missed an individual invitation to the NCAA Championships by two spots, Guymon said.
Gaston missed the first two meets because he broke his left big toe, but when he returned, he was Kansas's top runner at the Oregon Invitational and the Big Eight Championships at Rim Rock Farm. He finished 29th at the District V Championships.
Guymon said he thought Gaston performed very well considering he ran shorter distances in track.
"Now that it's over with, I haven't given it too much thought just yet." Gaston said about the cross country season. "Maybe it will hit when next year comes around, that I have no more eligibility. But then again cross country isn't my true sport. I'm really excited for the track and field season."
Guymon said that he was ready for the start of the track and field season ,but he wanted to use the district meet as a stepping stone for next season.
"We wanted to come out of it feeling positive, and I think we did that," Guymon said. "When we finished I was leaving with a smile on my face."
Kansas cross country runners (from left) Chris Gaston, Katie Schwartzburg, Emily Miles, Ann Deveaux and Tiffany Spratt have two weeks off to reflect back on their season and prepare for the upcoming track and field season.
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KANSAN
Training and guts help Wiebe power women's rowers to victory
By Erin Johnson Kansan sportswriter
There's nothing worse than being thrown into a boat and told to row.
rowers.
That's how Kristen Wiebe felt last spring when she and the rest of the Kansas club rowing team went to Louisiana to row during spring break.
"It was kind of crazy because I had never done it before," the Newton sophomore said.
The coaches put her in the boat and told her to row, and Wiebe said all she could do was mimic the motions of the other
Wibe joined the team later than most members because she didn't decide to row until second semester. Her teammates already knew what they were doing and had already developed their technique.
So she had a lot of catching up to do.
"It was really frustrating because everyone else already knew what they were doing." Wiebe said. "I just wanted to know how to do it, and I wanted to do it well."
the people." she said.
Wihe's goal was to survive the season and rise to the level of her teammates. Their support was what kept her going. "I think what I enjoy most about rowing is
Wiebe was a member of the Wichita Rowing Association last summer. She also ran and lifted weights to get in shape for the fall rowing season when Kansas would begin its first varsity rowing season. Kansas women's rowing coach Rob Catloth said Wiebe came back this fall in better condition than most rowers.
"She works hard. She goes at things with a certain amount of tenacity," Catloth said. "She's still learning about rowing, but she still has a certain freshness about what she's doing."
Wiebe said rowing during the summer
was vital to reaching the level of her fellow Jayhawk rowers.
"Rowing is something you have to keep doing, and the more you do it, the better you get at it," she said.
Wiebe was in the right place at the right time when she joined the club team. Being a member of a collegiate varsity team was something she had always wanted to do.
"I enjoy seeing how much I can push myself," she said. "I enjoy the goals that I can set and seeing if I can keep meeting those goals and set new ones. I've always liked athletics. I think it's the best way to challenge yourself."
Wiebe was one of nine lightweight Kansas rowers selected to go to the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston this year. The Head of the Charles is one of the most prestigious regattas in the United States.
Besides regular weekly practice, Wiebe runs on her own for peak conditioning. She said she hoped the Jayhawks made it to the collegiate rowing championships and placed high this spring.
Wbie was pleased but not surprised by Kansas's strong performance this fall.
"I kind of expected it because we have a team of extremely hard workers, and we expect a lot of ourselves," she said.
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