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lOQi I IW By JII AssiM USC may never see a y success as the 1980-81 can home more honors and trof in its history, and there ma ever. USC achieved an NCAA fi the Division I rushing crowin basketball, a feat never a same school in an academi fircto in Pornli r? o crvnrtr fKn 1 11 OW III VOi uiuiu opvi to Clio1 come, so let's take a quick special year. George Rogers not only 1 up from the second slot in 1 Heisman Trophy, the syn football player, as well. GUARD ZAM FREDRIC1 averaging just over seven ] help lead Coach Bill Foster' 0 am Twel FROM STAFF REPORTS ' Twelve recruits from foi sports recently announce their intent to attend USC. Phil Kobey and Keil Mallon have signed socc< grant-in-aids. Kobey, a 6100-pound midfiekie earned All-America honoi during 1980-81 at Irmo Klig School. Kobey, who scort nine goals and had 1 a assist was also named to tl Naitonal Soccer Coach* Association All-South squa Mallon, a 6-1, 175-poui goalkeeper, is a transit I ivitecri cv Receive a cash I cJc Call for ai Hylam I Dono I 1620C i! Teiephc Hours: It I 1 7:30 a.tt 1 (closed VI First-time donors o i MBBBBKHBMHMMMH H H| ILSl! *r w ^ VI COKBETT ant Sports Iditor ear filled with as much athletic ipaign. The class of '81 brought )hies to USC sports than any year y never be another year like it ? rst when Gamecock athletes took n in football and the scoring title iccomplished by players from the c year. There were several other t may not be matched for years to look at what made 1980-81 such a ed the nation in rushing (moving 1979) but he captured the coveted nbol of the vear's best college K led the nation in scoring ? after points per game as a junior ? to s "Kiddie Corp Plus Two" to a 17oundup: Ive Athlete from Meramec Community College in St. Louis. Mallon posted a 15-8 record in his ir freshman season, and last id year as a sophomore, he compiled an 18-3 mark with 10 shutouts. th ~r Four players have signed tennis grant-in-aids. They r - are Thomas Hoe Kruger, rs Arthur Heller, Kevin 'h Campbell and Sterling Cook. id s' Kruger, from Sarasota, 1e Fla., is ranked in the top 10 es nationally in his age group, d- while Heller, also from Sarasota, is ranked third in L>r Florida's age-lG singles. TRA MONEY? I payment for plasma |-j >natlons. l! n appointment. d Plasma r Center ervais Street )ne: 254-2280 Aon.. TUGS., Fri.f 1.-5:30 p.m. I /ednesdays) I r\l A^r a ii-v A jiceoc: di live uciuic <4 ClOCk. j:j irm?urnniiininiin ! urn mimmP IP] SB? p Vt.-.-A' j wBf ' > KvHj^H BK l A YearEa But Diffic 10 season and a narrow exclusion fn The Gamecock baseball squ characteristically slow start and 11 / \ fk m / v m ar m arums tUMJ? tournament bid before taking the F Columbia and advancing to the si World Series, finishing fourth in pressive 46-15 slate. Throw in Carolina's appearance postseason football game to dat tournament appearances by the wc squads plus the successes of t programs and you have a year f performances. But that's just the point. HAS THE CAROLINA athletic p of its success? Gamecock coaches c improvements on past performance year and have a valid point. is Sign Witl Cook is the No. 2-ranked AA, junior in the Bahamas. 100 Harold Butts and Andrew a h Mattison have signed track Jin grant-in-aids. Rutts from O , o VU 1 Decatur, Ga., was the state 500 runner-up in the 440-yard higl dash and runs a 9.7 100. and Mattison, from T.L. Hanna Jur High in Anderson, was an tea: outstanding Class AAA performer. The 5-8, 145- L pound Mattison won the Col state 100-, 200- and 400-meter Gai dashes in that classification. hig Gii Four standout prep fin swimmers have also signed fre 1Mirlc* mn frl Hill-UI-C*lVir>. IVlcU I\ id) iui wet of Miami, Fla. was a Class yai |?y mm* Any 3 items Small Any 11tem Large Summer Hours Sun-Thurs 6:00-11:31 Frl-Sat 6:00-1:00 Free Deliver Expires. 6-27-81 OneCouoon oer olzza / ! n 256'?301 ^ mw/m, 11 UK K ^ isy To Ret ult To Di om the NIT. lad overcame an un- fc sweated out an NCAA t IENTAUY I n r Regional championship in li emi-finals of the College the nation with an im c e in their most prestigious t e, the Gator Bowl, and a >men's softball and tennis a he swimming and golf p illed with hard-to-match c rogram reached the apex ^ an easily point to the vast s ss to be made this coming c n o lUSC : g AA state champion in the yard butterfly as well as J igh school All-American, i Dugan of Houston, a te finalist in the 200- and yard freestyles, was a ^ h school All-American, I played on the U.S. lior National water polo m. eo Giradi of Englewood, o. and Scott McDonald of |! inesville, Fla. were also h school All-Americans. *adi was a junior national j alist in the 200-yard estyle, while McDonald r;nni;n< m\ r> cx suuc iiuuiiai in 111 v" , >u- \ *d freestyle. j i o H I 5=.-?-^ \ rM f & '*9 P ' F ? member iplicate Coach Foster's hoopsters, who stui lasketball world with a 17-10 slat^ i Marquette despite having the nation's he nucleus of last year's squad along ecruits. But Carolina will be w eadership supplied by senior ? tlaymaker Kevin Dunleavy. This y< nay need a while to adjust, and Ooli7irirf n a *v* !* U o olr^vfU 11 ^ vu?i?iu5 uaiucvuviv ua^ivciudii let I la east a year. Gamecock grid mentor Jim Carlen enter his season around as Carolim ight - win season. But without t ailback Rogers and seven other off< md his coaches have had to change ind take advantage of the number o! >lus add a few offensive wrinkles lependable George. Coach June Raines' baseball squad radition of baseball excellence by ac Vorld Series for the third time in se\ eniors and at least one underclassr ollege transfers and incoming fresh lent of current Gamecocks could tak f these losses. THE SOCCER SQUAD and worn hould rebound from their relatively ' yith the growth of other USC sports t ;iory 10 me university sports prograrr But all in the same year? Will USC followers ever again set nuch success and national promine ippreciate the fantastic events w >rivileged to witness and be a part of is we lie on the beach, toil at our jobs eality of the situation may sink in ? ewarding sports year. Will we ever si 2009 GreeneS ?? WMrresH Freed* Every Wedn Free Draft Happy Hour Pr \ Thursda Friday and Sa Rob Crc Grou Tuesda Jazz w the Dick Goodw i Ili l in Hum llu' lie ') rtrttfvrl thn r\ i/\r> r?r\l 1 Z\rf i-. liiltu uic inajui and an upset win over ?youngest team, return with five highly-sought ithout the invaluable ;uards Fredrick and sar's senior-less squad I ) probably will put off wildest hopes for at has a strong defense to i seeks a third-straight wo-time Ail-American ensive starters, Carlen i their offensive attack f good backs returning, to offset the loss of # ) carried on the Carolina ivancing to the College fen years, but lost nine nan to pro ball. Junior imen pius me aeveiop:e most off the sting out en's basketball squad off' years and combine rt Krinrt flroitnr n<hlnti/i KJ KJk l*t?? 5& \^C4 tV/1 a LII1CV1V. v I. s a year filled with so nee? We can only now e, as students, were during the 1980-81 year. or labor at classes the it was one very special, ee another one like it? o >treet r > tsBMHB i awyMRMMsw? ay >111 psdav 8-10 ices 10-12 it iy ... a -m i tiurciay >sby P !' i V / I I in Quintet