Brink, Lamb place in Ames meet
By Jason Merrihew
Staff writer
The seventh-ranked Nebraska
women’s gymnastics team took care
of the 10th-ranked Iowa State
Cyclones in Ames.
The Nebraska women’s gymnas
tic team posted the highest team scoie
ever for a second meet in the season
in school history. The Huskers
outscored the Cyclones 195.65
194.475.
“We wound up with a score that
would tie us for third in the country,”
Coach Dan Kendig said. “The good
news is, we know we are better.”
NU quickly gained momentum
with strong performances on the bars.
“We started out on bars, and the
bars really set the tone for the rest of
the meet,” Kendig said.
Nebraska was led by senior all
American gymnast Heather Brink.
Brink won the all-around with a score
((We wound up with a score that would
tie us for third in the country. The good
news is, we know we are better.”
Dan Kendig
" NU gymnastics coach
of 39.375.
“I am excited that I got first, but I
went out there and did my routine for
the team and not to win individually,”
Brink said.
Junior Amy Ringo put in a very
impressive second-place showing in
the all-around with a score of 39.125.
This meet marked the first time in
college Ringo has competed in the
all-around. With the help of assistant
coach Dennis Harrison, Ringo is now
competing on the bars.
“I feel like a complete gymnast
now,” Ringo said.
Freshman A.J. Lamb turned in
another stellar performance in her
young collegiate career. Lamb placed
third in the all-around with a score of
39.075.
Senior Nicole Wilkinson tied
with Iowa State’s Kelli More on the
balance beam with a score of 9.875.
Freshman Jess Wertz tied Ringo
for third place on the floor exercise
with a score of9.825.
Nebraska will see action again
this Friday, when it travels to
Bermuda for the Bermuda Triangle
Challenge.
Axtell finds range off bench for Kansas
By Samuel McKewon
Senior editor
LAWRENCE, Kan. - Dressed in
cowboy boots and a coat straight out
of a Marlboro commercial, guard
Luke Axtell sticks out like a sore
thumb in the Kansas locker room.
For some parts of the season,
Axtell, a transfer from Texas, has
stuck out sorely on the court, too.
He’s had problems finding the
right shot in his nearly unlimited
range. His rebounding is subpar.
And, after smaller NU guards
blew by his 6-foot-8 frame in a 97-82
Jayhawk win Saturday time and time
again, it looked as if his defense
ranked a little below his rebounding.
“Things have been a little off,”
Axtell said.
Yet Saturday could have been a
breakout performance for the junior.
He scored 15 points and led the
Jayhawks in scoring for the first time
this season. His 3-pointer to end a
decisive 17-2 first-half run brought
the loudest roars from the capacity
crowd in Allen Fieldhouse, as they
showered Axtell with chants of
“Luuuuuuke” as he left the court.
“I’m out of the slump,” Axtell
said.
“Officially?” asked a reporter.
“Yes sir, officially,” Axtell
replied. “But I might be back in it the
next game.”
That’s the way it’s been for the
bushy-haired gunner who has seen
his time on court drop dramatically
from his time at UT - a school he left
because of disagreements with then
CoachTom Penders. In KU’s 12
man-deep roster, Axtell backs up
Kenny Gregory at the shooting guard
spot, though Gregory isn’t much of a
shooter.
Axtell got only 13 minutes on the
court Saturday, missing his first few
shots, but hitting timely 3s. One of
only three KU players who are legiti
mate 3-point threats (guards Jeff
Boschee and Kirk Hinrich are the
others), Axtell spent most of his time
outside the arc.
Before the game, Axtell was cold.
He was sent home the day before
because of flu-like symptoms, Coach
Roy Williams said. But he hit 5 of 11
shots from the field and was more
effective as the game went on.
“It hasn’t been easy for Luke,”
Williams said. “But he’s adjusting
well enough. We’d like him to play a
little more defense.”
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