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I Track All-A By Mickey Trimarchl The United States Olympic Trials for the | 107C Qiimmar< nomnp ^" 1 * Iit/iv ^utiiiuvi vj miiivo iiiajr UC btJVtJriJl | months away, but already three Carolina jj track All-Americans have set Montreal as their top goal. Seniors Mike Sheley, John Brown and sophomore Steve Wilson all belong to an elite group of athletes-the All-Americans. Thev reached that nlateau hv HpHi^nHno themselves to a sport that requires stamina, I many long hours of training and enough | confidence in yourself to do your absolute \ best. "The key to becoming an All-American is t that you have to win in head-to-head com- j petition," said USC head track coach Bill ?u~ i? ? ' * mv.v,iuic, \jiny tuc iup mree or lour places qualify and the competition is tough." Steve Wilson, a high jumper, earned his All-America title last year at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) meet in Detroit. A jump of 7'1" placed him in the top seven jumpers in the country. "It's tough to make the National's, hut all the training I've done has paid off," he said. At the U.S. Track and Field Federation meet held this past weekend in Champaign, 111., Wilson missed qualifying for the nationals by one inch. His 7-foot jump was just short of the 7'1" qualifying mark. Though high jumping is a maior nart nf Wilson's life, he is not obsessed with it. "I think about it (jumping) a lot, but what's really important is that you work hard," he said. A Charlotte, N.C., native, John Brown isiUMwwaaE BICYCLE CENTER OF j 746 Harden St. (c I Fast and Efficienl i on all Makes and 799-333: Hel H?i Jufikey Sand. |j Wftdk P??.-Ue<j. An# Hot RbI III. til tfkf! A lid wv wwuwmv uu Shu MARCH 4 3:00 T I Shtfl&tff Qt) fagg^-wi'iaw mi mm mmmikds^si mpinpDii'fi 4^1 J^L<- ^|W^ K JB i wHM; Steve Wilson John B knows that dedication is the only way to prove yourself an Ail-American. ^ "You iust can't nno Haw ~ J ? ~ ?i.v UUJ Lvy utLUIIIC an Ail-American," he said. "You have to work at it for years and it takes a lot of hard work." Brown achieved All-America status two years ago as a member of a two-mile relay team at thf* NPAA moot in nnfmit a ~r wt L>VU uii. n mm- Ul 7:27.1 was good for first place, with Carolina finishing third place overall. At last week's meet in Illinois, Brown missed qualifying for the Nationals by three tpnthc of Q connn/l In his quest for the Olympic Trials, to be held in July at Eugene, Ore., Brown maintains a rigorous daily workout schedule. I ^ H lyCO] MB use the travel s COLUMBIA cuse," Pankovii early in the seas< it Green) feeling tired." - V Pankovits is \ Saturday's gan I V6C0 Southern. "I j AArtrlfilc Southern will be fViwvJt7l9 said. "Especial y down there so ea ^ Richardson sa & o ReaaI Beet Sand. fa Kotak Pel.-Ueg. j?f t \4 Vmf VJJM SpagbeUt 8 I & Tmed SfMwi kelii ^ 0 K? - 9ce Tot m Cefe $| T. >u U have Vitmi with ieal Special TV* MARCH 13 *m e? 6:00 PW A . C?tr* base OIympi< -;. "a JT ! ni n ruwn iviiKe sneiey Every morning before breakfast, Brown runs three miles. After classes, a two-hour practice session from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. is preceeded by a three-mile warm up run. A routine of stretching exercises, sprints or distance repetitions and specialized running programs comes next. His workout concludes with jogging to "warm down the bodv." "All three parts are essential," Brown said. "The warm down is essential because if the body doesn't cool all the way down, you risk the chance of straining or cramping your muscles." Brown, whose high school has been the North Carolina State champion 17 of the last 18 years, has been interested in running for a long ume. rgia Southeri chedule as an ex- hander Hal Hutchens wi ts said. "It's too against Georgia Souther )n for anyone to be Pankovits is confident th chens can win the game. "I concerned about him to pitch a real good ie with Georgia Pankovits said. "Hal is goii knnw dnnrai a nno nf .. t,?M U11V Ut IIIC UC31 (JllCllCia HI a tough game," he pitched ,here." lly playing them Pankovits said Hutchen* rly in the season." "tailing" fastball and a cui id freshman right- drops. He said Hutchens' j ball is one of the best he h seen COLLEGE BASEBALL h one recognized source for r rankings other than the World Series at the end of tl fYillpeiatP Rasphall a nuh from Tucson, Arizona, eBBi hs bbb 99 Friday %x 9included fi l| DA il aaak m>i gig | Make reservatio sell you 2 meals (Doesn't include appetizers.) | mmmmwi 1 call befor I I Bring this coupc i i good m, I |741 Soludo Ave. j dreams "I knew I'd run ever since my elementary school days when I'd run those races with the other kids. I'd always win those," he Said. Yet. to niifllifv and puonhiolln j -J '--J -?u X.IK1IIUUUJI WIIIJICIC in the Olympic games would be like a dream come true for Brown. "I can't see anything better than to have that gold medal hanging around my neck and the National Anthem playing," he said. "It would just send chills up my spine. Distance runner Mike Sheley has already qualified for the 1976 Nationals by turning in a time of 2:09.7 in the 1,000-yard run at a recent meet in Montgomery, Ala. Sheley's time bettered that of last year's NCAA champion Reggie Clark of William Mary. Sheley became an Ail-American in 1974 after qualifying in the two-mile relay at the U.S. Track and. Field Foundation meet. "This year really makes a difference because I qualified by myself," he said. "I am really pleased with that." I ,i ko his nthpr A11 - A m orioon ? iniivi ivuii itaiiiiildlCd, Sheley is gearing himself toward the Olympic Trials. "If I make it, I will be in head-to-head competition with many great athletes," Sheley said. "But whether I have enough confidence or not is the key to making the Olvmoies " Indeed, the Olympic Trials and possibly the summer games will be the ultimate test these three athletes will face. v But for Wilson, Brown and Sheley, those long years of dedication and sacrifice have paid off as they continue to enjoy their status as AilAmericans. ^ From Page 12 .Jl t II start ranking teams shortly after the n, and season begins and continues about at Hut- every two weeks during the season, look for No rankings have been released game," yet. ig to be "I would have to think we will be at ever ranked down the list," Richardson said. "Because of our losing Earl 5 has a Bass, Grege Ward and Hank *ve that Small, and with our opening 1 pnrvo CphpHllIp T Uinilln fHlnlr tim M. *V V/M1V* VSI!**!* TTV VfVIIl I as ever ranked near the top. "However, a win over Georgia as only Southern will certainly help our lational ranking," Richardson said. "We College have to show we have the pitching le year, staff." lication USC's pitching staff m?y be in begins question but the hitting so far this season has been superb. After two games USC has a team batting average of .333. I'ANKOVITS IS leading the team I with a .625 average, having five hits in eight at bats, including two home runs. Steve King has four hits in nine at bats for a .444 average. Shortstop Jeff Grantz has hit safely four of his seven appearances for a .429 average. Chuck McClean is hitting .429 as well. Second baseman Mark Van R<?vpr has thrpp hits in nioht at Kate H for a".375 average. jCttm** | 5:30-9:30 P.M. | T1 MIGHT Im Mm off Oh" ns, bring a date and we'll i for tho ni iro aI - ? .?? %* iw va wiiUi beverage, desserts, or IkTIONS IHQIWBD e 5 P.M. 799-6303 >n & Student or Faculty J.D. ARCH 5,1976 ONLY 5 Pts. Columbia. S.C. 292QA