Sports in brief: Friedrichs interim A.D. for Whits

Colleges: Warren Friedrichs, one of Whitworth University’s longest-serving coaches, has been selected to lead the athletics department on an interim basis.

Whitworth President Bill Robinson has selected Friedrichs to take on the Director of Athletics position that became open when Scott McQuilkin was named Acting Vice President of Institutional Advancement.

Friedrichs will also continue in his role as the men’s and women’s golf coach.

Friedrichs coached the men’s basketball team at Whitworth for 16 years (1986-2001).

Nike: Vick not under contract

Football: Nike said Thursday it does not have a “contractual relationship” with Michael Vick, a day after the quarterback’s agent announced a deal with the manufacturer.

In a statement, Nike said it has “agreed to supply product to Michael Vick as we do a number of athletes who are not under contract with Nike.”

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14-year-old just one stroke back

Golf: Scotland’s Janice Moodie shot a bogey-free 8-under-par 64 to take a one-stroke lead over 14-year-old Alexis Thompson in the Navistar LPGA Classic in Prattville, Ala., with Michelle Wie and top-ranked Lorena Ochoa two strokes back.

Thompson had eight birdies and a bogey.

“Everything was working for me,” said Thompson, a ninth-grader from Coral Springs, Fla. “My ball striking was good. My driver was a little off, but I’m not going to complain.”

The sister of PGA Tour player Nicholas Thompson, she won the 2008 U.S. Girls’ Junior and tied for 34th in July in the U.S. Women’s Open.

Thompson made a late decision to travel to Alabama to attempt to qualify. Event officials canceled a Tuesday qualifier when enough spots opened up to add all qualifier participants.

Associated Press