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Lor By Mickey Trimar Lorie Warbutton, s the University of P career almost ten y and steel town of Be outside of Pittsburg enabled her to bec< the Carolina Wome Coming from a " her brother Danny, t r* .1 _ n it i rum oeurgia oouu hours each day in mother, who is a fluential in getting nasties. "For the first thr gym for about an week," Warbutton j there, so you couid As her interest j creased, so did her p out four days a w< Eventually, she pr days a week. War nasties in group se The Gam - i > *<? V . \* ;- $>'*&< &\ v: \ -.. . * - . %r* '>-nv.- . i 4 :>*$ s -?4i [ v > -V ' X S&?&<? > 4 4&v <%;* * / ^':>- ,t> ? ; ' \> Lori Warbuttoi . . . W i e W arbu ...Ir chi Whe school i sophomore transfer student from with tl Ittsburgh, began her gymnastics pete ui ears ago in the small coal mining high s file Vernon, located about 40 miles sylvan ;h. Her dedication to the sport has with W >me one of the top performers of the 19*3 sn's gymnastic team. Warl gymnastic lamuy" mat includes tinuing a former Ail-American gymnast "I ki lern, Warbutton has spent many wantec gyms perfecting her act. Her Warbu gymnastics judge, was also in- Pittsbi ; Warbutton interested in gym- Aftei the sta ee years, I worked out in a small chose < hour-and-a-half a day, twice a "I kn ;aid. "There were about 100 of us said. 44 n't learn too much." also hp and knowledge of the sport in- there i >ractice hours. Warbutton worked As \ eek when she was 13 years old. proficii acticed two hours a day, seven beam, button was also teaching gymssions. c tecock ? BsSSsli^H > BiiliiKi! ^ H '? ' & ;> ' s a i stretches gracefully arbutton considers valuting her be itton ansfer student ii n Warbutton was in eighth grade, the coach in Belle Vernon allowed her to wor le varsity team, although she could not ntii a year later. During the latter half o i ' * ciiuui career, me leam was the West I ia State Champions for two consecutive y 'arbutton placing sixth in the state and si> r3 Junior Olympics. button then set her sights on college and ; her interest in gymnastics, new Carolina had a gymnastics team i 1 to go there, but I had to stay close to ho tton said. "So I went to the Universil irgh where I was on scholarship." a year at Pittsburgh, Warbutton was fii ite. She then decided upon transferring Carolina. iew that wherever I went I'd gym," Warbi I'm not too fond of the cold weather, an i close enough to home tc be able to ma n one day." vith all gymnasts, Warbutton has t< snt with four events-the vault, the bal the uneven bars and the floor excercise see warbutton, P ^gjS| 85 ' nBBBH Wr WBBA n BK?P^ mbBBBSI ?km,,,,, AH H Photo by JotMMiy Oi umi st event s Carolina's hei high jpomcth in conmd I me," ty of th in and utton i l'i ke it ) De ance age 12 "1 Hi I Poised on the balance Warhllttnn Vine Ctr\ I Gymnas If uniim By Sally Wilson With first place finishes i four events iTSfc , w ^ v/ U WWII I gymnastics team defeated man 78.65 to 41.30 and Ge Southern 78.65 to 55.70 in a tri Saturday at the Sol Rlatt Lorie Warbutton won three places in vaulting, bars and " exercise. Her performance in exercise earned Warbutton a i ? of 8.2 out of 10 points. In add she was named top all-ar gymnast for the meet with a i of 29.15 points. Not far behind i i all-around competition Carolina's Laura Kostyshyn, placed second with a total of points. Kostyshyn took first | in beam competition along w second place in vaulting ai i?>n?s third place in the floor exer Two other USC gymr finished in one of the top I si gymnai > ;:... V- s< - ; ', - .' '' ' ". ' , V.y'/. ' m f V ' .V. " ? i jM v 'mm f % _ * r-n^ beam od chance of going its defe i < ;sc nncif Iahp second in the i in all Wendy Slice w nen's both vaulting a Fur- "Laura did a orgia the beam today meet Wendy Luce. K P.E. 7.45 on her bea flawless perl first Injuries are i floor the team. Tv floor scholarship pi moi.lr m ' ,..mn i roller and Di ition, been out for th ound because of ill score "Trotter shoul n the week," Luce Si was our strongest c who The gymnasti 25.85 7-1. USC place another tri-me ith a against East Ct 1(1 a at the Blatt I 'cise. described the \ lasts "the toughest t three u %' if ^ffe? I s <\ f\ amI ? ay jonnny Drumming* to the Nationals :at bby Hull placed floor exercise and on third place in nd bars. very good job on said USC coach ostyshyn scored a m routine, a near formance. still a problem for vo of the three erformers, Patty enise Nolan, have le past two meets Iness and injury, d be back next aid, "She's one of ompetitors." cs team's record is will compete in ;et this Saturday trolina and Florida 5.E. Center. Luce upcoming meet as his year."