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USC's By Sally Wilson From a small towi northern New Jer modern USC Carolina swimrr Hasselberg still want far she can go. At age 12, Hasselb first experience with she apparently liked tl knew I had a good wanted to see how far From that point on, been competing a herself to win and i times. A freshman, V the only member o swim team to qual Association of Int Athletics for Women March in Fort Laudt She swam the 200-yai medley in 2:16 . Th Recru Whifp Roar T alro T\fl (1 ill IV WVUi A-ilA IVV/, 1TJI they signed lineba Bernish, Zanesvill< sign defensive Dantonio and to W.Va to sign quart Feltz. After one season for Carlen and his recruit seemed sat fhpir Hp^icinnc tn f Almost 1 5 from. Silk-sc a . . . shirts whichc Designs from with dozens come in sma Normal $4.0( $3.00 each p $1 1.00 postp ? 1 illustrated cc ^ ? ' 8 I | CI I Sl Rus I < Hassell time is 2: H iship pool in BUT Til sey to the Hasselberi natatorium, when her ler Tina bright. It': s to see how stories of ; pulls hersel >erg had her hopelessnes winning, and success, le feeling. "I Hasselbei future -- I sisters go I could go." swimming, she has thday, she nd pushing every day. improve her after she tu lasselbere is Rothoi f Carolina's Pittsburgh, lify for the H a s s e 11 ercollegiate pneumonia, national this lung dises ^rdale, Fla. thought I'd d individual was so wea le qualifying Hasselbei liting? inn., where Feltz, vc cker Steve Year in W e Ohio, to sports me end John heavily in Monongah, More tha erback Jay schools an< sought his of playing "MY FA staff, each Carlen wli isfied with West Virj me to USC. coached hi ?OCK T-SHIRT! 0 different desig reen printed on :ome in assorted 1 Aerosmith to Fr in between. The II I ! - l I ii, meuium ana h ) retail sellers, y< ostpaid. Four sh aid. Send $.25 f italog. COSMIC RAINB 216 W. JACKSC SUITE 612, DES CHICAGO, ILLII V WISE O WING I sell House IALL 111-I berg wa 5.40. Cl ERE was a time in s> g's swimming career hi future didn't look so n s another one of those a doomed athlete who f out of the depths of tc ;s to the heights of st n -g's older brothers and ci t her interested in h< ana Dy her tenth birwas simming virtually a But a crisis developed s; rned 11 and had moved h Pa., a suburb of A si berg contracted y bronchitis and other hi ises. "They never y be any good because I h k," she said. bi g gives a great deal of t< ited a Athlete of the i? A1 col Virginia uy me dia, was recruited C basketbal as well. si n 150 basketball T d 25 football schools rr services. I THER knew Coach s; len he coached at n Jinia because he tc gh school football," aj ai 5 ? w ns to select si 100% cotton gj colors. at *ank Zaooa ? r | ?se t-shirts Z arge sizes. Si ^urs for only fi_| lirts for only or complete i i i i i i i OW j DN BLVD. KC-18 j ic zaza/ i XUIJ UUDUO ! j /=^75 /o o o o o <>/ ?< 4* rt ."N N OUT! mujtK ? Universit ^460 for D nts to see redit to James Sprandle, her bvim coach in Pittsburgh, for elping her get back into swimling. "HE HAD me work with weights t awiiiiiuiiig iiiuseics ano rength before I started swimling again. "Hasselberg also ^edited Sprandle with helping get er a half-scholarship to USC. Probably Hasselberg's greatest chievements came in the Pennylvania state tournament during er senior year in high school. Ithough she swam with a grained ankle, her time in the 200 ard individual medley qualified er as an All-American. In the 500nrd freestyle, she received onorable mention for the title, ut her 400-yard freestyle relay jam was also named AllFeltz said. Til never forget 'hen I was eight years old, oacn uarien let me sit on the idelines and watch a game, hat always stuck in my rind." "There are not many people will play football for," Feltz aid. "Jim Carlen is the only ^ason I came here. My dad >ld me he was the best and I gree witn mm. You can't get ay better than Coach Carlen. e is still missed by fans in test Virginia." Feltz was torn between two )orts, but his confidence in arlen as a winner made him lun an offer from Norm Sloan t North Carolina State to play isketball. IT WAS 50 degrees below iro when USC assistant Jerry illivan visitpH Rprnich fnr tho rst time. A few weeks later, ~"free7~ Super-Chili Cheese Dog with purchase of ; ftak?n Kings and Med. Cokt \ i brazier. Offer Good thru Feb. -M) th | only al { 1366 Rosewood Dr. | ^ | 7 | 7 ^ if A-?.' ;j; I HERE I 1976 | t y Union etails how far American. "I'M STILL not in as go< as I should be," she saic done all my best times e 200 individual medley and (her two best events). I si a way to go." For Hasselberg, d coaching and being awi home might account for an speed in these events. Sh trying to qualify for the r in the 500-yard freestyle time to beat is 5:16.00. though her 200-yard in medley time met i qualifications, her best ti 1.5 seconds faster. Hasselberg finds swim challenge, "to see how fi go." But winning isn't so that's easy to come by the "I don't enjoy practic Carlen came to Whit< Lake to sign an ; Okalahoma, Notre Dar Michigan had wanted. "I'll never forget Coach Carlen came and me," Bernish said. "He for four hours and we get him to the airport to plane. "My father drove 7J miles per hour becai were lafp anri a h patrolman pulled us Bernishsaid. "My dad t cop he had to take Jim to catch a airplane. T said hello to Coach Carle they were old friends, told my father to be careful and went on t airport." "Coach (J^arlen has i character and hor Bernishsaid. "Hewhas self confidence in him* is the most impressive ever met. I wrote an ] paper about him." BEKN1SH SAII> then lnf nf npoccnro 1UI UI |>1 V/OOU1 C 1U1 111111 in home state at the Uni of Minnesorta. "He wants to know wl are thinking," Bernish reference to the ap Carlen uses in recruitini the other schools came c me they had to knc decision the next day. told me to think about it him know. Well, I sign afternoon." John Dantonio, 6described Carlen as a cool customer" when he his home for the first t she cc said. "It tal ?d shape takes away I. "I've Because the xcept in gets monot I 500 free people I'm s .ill have good, close Swimming ifferent which doesi iy from financial fut y lack of basketball e is still Hasselberg, lationals major, looks and the point of viev Even "YOU REAL [dividual she said. "I lational in South Can ime was to get a job a want to teac iming a school and < ?r I can synchronized mething But for the so days, is watching 1 e, she how far she c Fron & Bear "He w athlete believed wl ne and Dantonio narrowed r when Michigan, oiltn/\rl fl 1 1 /-I 31?ihtvj aoum i^aro stayed on South C had to was such a catch a "I'll alw< saying that > to 80 on your ow lse we you," Dani< ighway me that h< Airor " J _ SCCUIIU 111 a old the to do it, he Carlen ALL THW he cop jim Carle in, as if person one and he campus to more had not < he the coming t( chatter. \ lot of "The < testy," everyone a lot of same/' elf He said. "Eve ; guy I chance to i English t0 the coac Winning e was a habit of J to play reputation I iversity out of im followed hi hat you He has so said in he usually proach at speaking g. "All once said, ' ind told write down >w my is a consisi Carlen three or fo\ and let when we ar ed that that, take it He says I 4 165, Carolina nt "pretty firing him. visited worry , if ime. going to st? ssis r ? o in go tes up a lot of time and from school work. ? season's so long, it onous, but I like the wimming with. It's a team," she said. [ is one of those sports n't afford the great ure, as sports such as and football. But i a physical education at it from a different v. I -LY do have a future," f thev know mv rm m o olina, it will be easier oaching or teaching. I h P.E. in elementary :oach competitive or I swimming." time being, everyone rina Hasselberg to see ?an really go. n page 10 'as honest and I nat he had to say," said. "l na'd ny choices down to Kent State and lina, but I decided 'arolina because he real perfcon. *ys remember him you have to makelt n no matter where jnio said. 4'He told e wouldn't play a ny game. You have said." LEE recruits agreed n was the same e they arrived on play football. He :onned them into ) USC with idle coaches treated on the team the Dantonio :ryone had an equal >rove their abilities hing staff." football games is a Jim Carlen. His for making the best possible situations m to USC. me favorite quotes shares with people I engagements. He "Go home now and what in vour mind tent winner. Then ar years from now, e doing better, then out and look at it." ihat folks in South hh1 not worry over "You've got to I win, whether I'm lyor not."