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All-Aii By Frank Verc Staff Writer The track program at tl South Carolina is definitely One look at the new Weems the Rex Enright Athletic C to that. Gone is the black "resilite its Dlace is thp nmu ro^ lalifv," Foster observed tie AIAW National lampionship will l>e held in hens, Ga. this season. As in the fall, Stiffler will ee the Lady Gamecocks, i e f r e s h m an f r o in ay cross, Ga., is a former n>rgia Girls Junior and VAA High School chain )n. Hounding out the team are >bin Abare, a freshman >m Fnrsvthp <n/i? lison, a sophomore from lumbia; Julie Ix>ebs, a lior from Myrtle Beach; n Rikard, a junior from Ibert; and Tina Munson, a rsity player at Florida ite who transferred this nester. ?o wear bright colored ten in Europe. "In Europe al player on the court, I shot and clowning around avian. mitted. "I guess I have a icer." | >sional in the future, but ing the summer to play for to return to Yugoslavia ) early to tell which I like semester I'll have an an I easort If owe ' customs different in the 1 life. y, about 10 p.m. But here I ;ry night," he said. "A 10 ished. but h^re it's iuct ?oal is not to beat up on an and other small schools x)k for top competition and f we were in a conference, ould be more important, ns need good records," ks will be hurting in the According to Strong, "after s outstanding, there only is )ng reasons that the area is e doesn't recruit much for laps because there isn't the area that warrants a look for walk-ons to do the the middle distances in the :ers and Minter will run the plechase and occasionalh Depth is the main problem lent when the Gamecocks meets and the lines Jook ? to divide the 14 scholarid by NCAA rules among J2 "I know a lot of programs nore money than we do and as good results. We're inty. Dual meets are kind ol '. We like to go to m.0 go to the NCAA cham im 'HE strength of this year's field events. Kirkland and leaders in the high and long ely. Yarbe will throw the and javelin along with John >le vaulters will be led by he school record holder at winning rating. Co Unlike men's competition, jur he fall results for the Ja ,vomen will enter into post- Gil >eason tournament selec- vai ion. "We will have to play at StE east as well this spring to sei suciuen aeam piayoit to II capture the l^ady Boiler- W; maker Invitational, only Ge their second outing. In all. A/ the Lady Gamecocks pi< competed in five fall tour- i laments and faced 82 total Kc earns. USC defeated 60 of frc hose squads for a 72 percent El spring S( Stiffler tied for second in- qu dividually in the tourney. TI a BUT THERE were other At bright spots. USC downed host Purdue in a three-hole pa ? ? VII M II&IOJW while talking to himself in Yugosl "I do that all the time," he ad bad temperment, but I'm being ni Petkovic hopes to turn profes plans to return to Yugoslavia duri his national club. He has not decided whether definitely when he finishes collegt "I still like Yugoslavia. It's to< better," he said. "Maybe next i swer." /jbbhbh^. Tnininf Zoran Peti Petkovic said there are many two countries, including the socia "In Yugoslavia, you sleep earl; never sleep. I go out almost evt p.m. at home everything's fin beginning. It's hard to study." HE SAID AMERICANS ah clothing, something not seen as ol they don't use so many," he said. Petkovic is also an emotion dronnint* tn hie nn a micco^ v wviuvio i\s v uaiiuiiaio. that "we're ~ur goal is t pio hips. Our $ ers last year tea as like Furm ican George in the area. We 1< prints should high standards. I anior College team records w printing very Conference tear Strong said. country. The Gamecoc nost talented distance events, school record Tim Colas, who i is 13.6 run in Max Minter. Stn ;chool record. weak because h< distance. "Perh much talent in \ injury that scholarship. We ;on is Ricky job." ;h school last Colas will run jpects in the 800 and 1,500 met overcome his 3,000 meter stee the 5,000 meters, o Adams and It becomes evid d Kirkland in lineup for dual n outstanding pretty thin, to the 1981 Strong expects utting of Ron ships he is allotte hrew the shot team members, d. that spend a lot n d had "more don't get nearly jre since I've terested in quali ring his fifth out the window QPni ore t n "tfifof ionnlo track tec season, two HOWEVER, 1 >r the NCAA squad is in its I arch 14. They Scott will be the ibo and Gus jumps respectiv shot put, discus? n in the 400 Madden. The pc r the NCAA Mike Sullivan, t is one of the 15'6" Loebs and Suzie Ellison have i )utin." i In the highlight of the fall reason,all five players t inished in the top 21 as \ Carolina placed second in 5 he 12-team field of the Duke t Jniversity Fall Invitational. 1 or, but is leaning toward elf with electives and an ; semester. off first and women teams. Maust is i a former Gamecock stan- < clout golfer who began as LJSC assistant coach this year. I "We plan to work even 1 harder in the spring with the : goal of qualifying for the < national tournament," i continued Foster. "A trip to I the nationals would be a just l reward for the hard work < that Lynn Stiffler, Robin i \bare, Jan Kikard, Julie I he Kings Cup, a European e Davis Cup, and went unbut in international play for he faced Rumania's Ilie Petkovic said, "and he was ront of 10,000 Yugoslavians, im, but I couldn't." on at USC so far, being undoubles matches. He said an those in Yugoslavia. such a big sport. Here it is 1 and a foreign language has is, but Petkovic enjoys the tennis team and Petkovic's iy English a lot," Petkovic d something, he tries to ex J society lg a visa to attend school in ice Yugoslavia has laxer it other socialist countries s on the court near his home the time he was 17 he was igoslavian Federation team ; Dup team. That year, the ! Swedish team headed by h, but only two members Pptlfrtl/ip the 400 meter relays to form ai quartet. An additional plus Gamecock squad is the shot p Yarbe. Two weeks ago Yarbe t put 57'4" for a new school recor Strong said last year's squa quality athletes than ever bef< been at Carolina. Now, entei season and losing only thre graduation, Strong believes going to be as strong." Carolina was deep in sprint and despite losing All-Amer Thomas and Sam Foster, the s be another plus this year. Ji transfer Sam Scott has been s well according to Strong. irpp^Klo Rambo is an All-Americai meters. He has qualified fo championships five times and top quartermile hurdlers in the Strong calls Kirkland "the i athlete on the team." He is the holder in the high jump and h the 110 meter hurdles is also a s He also is a long jumper. RETURNING FROM a le* sidelined him this past seas Griddine. He came out of hig year as one of the best pro* country and appears to have < injury. All-American senior Roland A1 Jackson will join Rambo an irolina i So far during the indoor Gamecocks have qualified ft championships in Detroit on M are team leaders Tony Ran Kirkland Bobby Foster the Jamecocks had an im3ressive start. ALTHOUGH ONLY one of i the I>ady Gamecocks had played college golf before last fall, USC competed j favorably with strong and developed programs. : "The girls, Dirk Maust I and I are well pleased with < the fall season," said Foster, I who commands USC's men 1 said. "When I don't understan plain it to me." He is undecided on a maj business while busying hims English class for foreigners this cks tee < Friday in Orangeburg. The Lady Gamecocks tee :>ff the season Thursday in the LSU Tiger-Alabama Tide Invitational at Meridian, Miss. Women's golf made its iebut at USC last fall, and jnder th** riirpotinn r?f fY?nr?h Last year was Petkovic's de Yugoslavia's team, in which Nastase as the third seed. "He beat me 6-4, 6-2, 6-4," ] mad because it was played in i The people wanted me to beat h He has enjoyed his first seas defeated in five singles and American players are better th. "In Yugoslavia, tennis is not and everybody plays," he said. HIS ADJUSTMENT to schoo been more difficult than tenn customs. "Nathan Jones (also on the roommate) helped me with n He had little trouble receivii the U.S., Petkovic said, sii restrictions on traveling. "Bi have problems," he said. Petkovic began playing tenni when he was 11 years old. By noticed by the coach of the Yi and was playing on the Davii Yugoslavian team played th< international star Bjorn Bor played, which excluded third s* AT AGE 18 he played in t challenge match similar to tli HpfpafpH mmi ig counted on heavily by rkland holds the school nerica ac , girls an< COCKS open the outdoor ch 21 at home against the [iami of Ohio, who were Mid erence champions last year, such a team would further C program, Strong said. lead Co tie new track "the best in this untry" and is very excited iming outdoor season. "We kids coming back and we're t better, "he said. i i uumuy vjiunnvniu :ock Columbia i i t Winston Salem, N.C. Lexington, Ken. ; Huntington, W.Va. I I \ its spring season next ] weekend. i The men, who placed 13th < ] in the Gator Invitational I > Feb. 15, resume action next 1 i : 1981 Golf Schedule ! J ivitational Meridian, Miss. ional Durham, N.C. , onal Chapel Hill, N.C. . t?.. zvciuac mic wttaii i sure auuui 11 r tennis while attending school ging of his older brother, Govica, re ait for a German club. 5 and study at the same time in d. "When you go to school there, s easier here." [inue success Gameco upcctu tenuis circuit as a uavis played the number-three position team. man said he has wanted to come 100I for two years after meeting Robert Kaplan on the European about South Carolina having a :h (Ron) Smarr and he called me re," Fetkovic said. ne about as Petkovic struggled the Yugoslavian national club, attend school and play tennis in me to go, and my mother was ic tinds Ai illy tennis, rniy Kilpatrick taff Writer rences between American and lg to USC's tennis player Zoran ier girls and more of a social life, ivia native finds life here very sses his homeland and has some with English, but the people here 3 nice," Petkovic said. SC, Petkovic has worked his way on the tennis team after ex (left) and Gus Kirk/and are beit to lead USC's track team. Ki and the 110 meter hurdles. Cm 1 A DusKiri i racK ai nave all these 1 enter will attest continuing to ge j" surface and in THE GAME "Chevron 400" season on Mar ?. According to University of M 000 was spent on American Conf : much money A win against gram if it didn't advance the US nericans ? deserve it. Strong calls tl le University of part of the coi on the upswing. about the upcc n 1-!- m t " * ?prn Laay uamer Invitational April 6,7 Wake Fores April 12 15 Kentucky April 16-18 Marshall HBHOBBHi men's teams, the USC women's golf squad begin* use Women's March 5 8 Tiger-Tide Ir March 19 22 Duke Invitat March 23,24 UNC Invitati March 26 28 Lady Paladir THE DESIRE TO plaj finally won out with the uri who plays the European cii "It's hard to play tenni: Yugoslavia," Petkovic sai you have to stay all day. It' Hope to conf Lady By Tracy Helms Staff Writer Following the divots of the THE 20-YEAR-OLD freshi to the United States to set former Gamecock player tour. "He (Kaplan) told me good team, so I wrote coac and wanted me to come hei The two-year delay car over deciding to ieave I Slobada, he played for to the U.S. "The club didn't want crying. She was afraid b< here," Petkovic said. especia By Tarr s There are lots of diffe Yugoslavian life, accordir Petkovic, including friendl And the Tuzla, Yugosls agreeable, although he mi trouble with the language. "I have many problems are nice and the girls are s< In his first semester at U into the starting lineup periencing life on the Eur Cup participant. Petkovic i on Yugoslavia's Davis Cup 311 Hurdlers Ricky Griddine Coach Charlie Strong record in the high jump? Petkovi B ? ? - ? ?.vt? 1VU rubber tartan-like surface Coach Charlie Strong, $200, the new track and thai wouldn't be spent on a pro;