The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, August 29, 1980, Page Page 17, Image 17
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Rv Mirhnlln Rnrrhotta
Assistant Sports Editor ]
If the way to a man's heart 1
is through his stomach, then ]
Mrs. Sue Kurpiewski, the
Roost Cafeteria dietician,
may be a part of some of the
biggest hearts around. ,
Affectionately known as t
"Mrs. K" by the athletes,
employees and coaches at
the Roost, Mrs. Kurpiewski
tries to combine a knowledge
of proper food, the athletes'
schedules and her own
personal touch to make
meals at the Roost more
than just eating food. !
As she explains it, overall (
meals are structured around <
wnai an ainiete neeas, dui .
the amount and type of food ^
each individual athlete eats
are based on the needs of
that person. j
Working closely with the j
team trainers, Mrs. K learns (
which players need to gain 1
or lose weight and suggests ]
the proper food for them. |
Some players need to be told |
each day what to eat. 1
Contrary to the popular
belief that football players
eat more than any other 1
athletes, Mrs. K explained '<
that members of the other 1
teams have big appetites as 1
well. 1
"Football players do eat a J
whole lot," she said, "but <
other athletes such as soccer
players and swimmers eat a ?
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d v cnee
tryouts bt
USC JV cheerleader try-outs 1
plications may be obtained at the
Desk, Capstone Desk, Bates We
Athletics Office and the Round
sophomores are eligible to try out
Applications must be turned ii
Linda Singer, USC Athletic D
29208. The first meeting for all thi
at 6:00 P.M. in theTurfroom at W
lime
change I
The University of South j
Carolina-Southern Californ- I
ia football game, previously 2
scheduled for 1:30 p.m., has r.
been changed to a night ?
game. At the request of g
Southern Cal athletic of
ficials, USC athletic director I
Jim Carlen agreed to change L
the kickoff time to 7:30 p.m. 8
(Pacific time). B
WOLO-TV of Columbia is I
presently negotiating a W
contract which would allow K
them to televise the game in
the Columbia area.
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lot too. A soccer player may
run forty minutes without a
break and he'll be just as
hungry as a football player."
An example of the quantity
>f food they might eat in just
>ne day sounds tremendous
o the average person, but
hen the average person
loesn't burn off nearly as
many calories as an athlete
n training.
According to Mrs. K,
iuring only one breakfast at
he Roost they serve %
quarts of orange juice, along
vith the rest of the meal.
During one main meal thirty
iozen rolls might be consumed,
with 200 Dounds of
arime rib and 35 gallons of
eaand punch.
While feeding the athletes
is important, Mrs. K feels
that even more important is
the personal touch involved.
"I'm very careful about who
[ choose to work here
because they need to have
.hat personal touch with the
3oys," she explained.
"A lot of these boys are
lere for four or five years
and they eat here for three
neals a day. You can't help
3ut get to know them. We're
ike one big family,
sometimes it's as if they're
>ur own young sons.''
With that all-important
ittitliHp Mrs: K" arlmitc that
^leader
?gin
will be held Sept. 8-11. Ap!
Russell House Information
ist, Sims Desk, Intramural
[house. All freshman and
l bv SeDt. S at 4:flfl P M to
epartment, Columbia, SC,
Dse interested will be Sept. 8
illiams-Brice Stadium.
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spoils them. "Everyone is H
geared toward pleasing the H
athletes. We try to have H
everything they like out H
there," she said. "We might H
even have spoiled them.'' pf
During mealtime Mrs. K I
makes it her business to H
walk through the lunch room Hf
and talk to the players. She
notices their ups and downs aj
and changes in mood as well 9
as their preferences at the K
table. |i|
"The next few weeks will
be really rough for them," |
she said. "They get Rf
discouraged especially lj&
during this time of year, K|
when there's so much |
competition for positions. j
"When they lose a game it H
affects everyone. Sometimes H
the girls back here say, they |
can't win all the time, but I
feel like you can't be number y
one with that attitude."
She said that the players
often suggest certain meals. *
"We have a lot of southern
yuuug liiru nere so we ux a i
lot of southern vegetables," 1
she said. f
Both Mrs. K and her a
assistant Martha Trapp, who F
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Irs. Sue Kupriewski, the Roost dietician,
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'SC's athletes affectionately refer to her
?e Roost since it opened in
>68, are avid Gamecock i I . ithfl
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"I've seen a lot of good AyH^BWB 1
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