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f ** . . ' * >A .. - i y WCT* - T THE GAMECOCK Sports June 20, 1984 ? Page 7 I All-sport troph By Tracy Mixson After 13 years of Independent action, USC finished second in its bid for the 1983-84 Metro Conference all-sports trophy, and athletic director Bob Marcum said he was pleased at the accomplishment. "It was one of our objectives to win the all-sports trophy this year, but although we didn't, I still think we did a great job," he ! J saiu. "We didn't do it, but overall I think it was a really fine year, and we did quite well." USC scored 73.5 points in the 12-event competition as conference champion Florida State amassed 81. Points were awarded on a 8 ? 1 basis for first through eighth place 11IIIMICM. VIRGINIA TECH claimed third place with 65 points, winning the cross country championship and taking second in the men's basketball tournament and outdoor track. Memphis State and women's basketball champion Louisville finished third and fourth, while Cincinnati, Southern Mississippi and Tulane rounded out the conference standings, respectively. USC claimed its first and only conference cnampionsnips reo. zz-zd in ootn men s ana women's swimming, while FSU countered with six titles ? volleyball, men's and women's tennis, track, baseball and golf. The Gamecocks played runners-up five times, four of them behind champion Florida State. The Seminoles have won the all-sports trophy five of the seven times the award has been presented. i inn - _ i_ _ ubu sporis ciuds Summer ori i By Tracy co (Editor's note: The following is the ret first of a two-part series on active summer sports clubs at USC.) fei an I cinrlpntc. far-nltv and staff members bored with their usual sum- in mer school routines can now escape wi the monotony by riding horseback, ba flying an airplane, or even jumping out of one. Ja Ten of the 27 regular sports clubs at m USC are active over both summer ses- sp sions, and open to all university personnel. 44It's perfect weather for many of sc the offered events, and it's no sense o\ locking up the equipment when there m arc students interested and could be C participating," said Kathy Bunn of the ec Intramural/Recreational Sports th department. "I would really call these clubs semi- w active, because most of them only par- P ticipate on the weekends or once a iv ? -.1- . xi * 11 _ rr 1 ^* ?. monin. bui incy sun onci a iui iu those people interested." L T THE FENCING club at USC is one such active club, and offers men and o women the unique opportunity to c; mm 1wr mF W jr Take that! Fencing club member Stephen Scott is touched an individual fencing epee tournament bout. Fencit active during the summer and open to all studei ki__ y second place Freestyle An unidentified swimmer turns for <iir at the Metre at USC. Carolina won both the men's and women's TO COME as close as we did this year was great," said Bobby Foster, USC assistant athletic director for non-revenue sports. "It's a good rivalry. The fact that it was so close between us and Florida State will make NAM:-.A4:AHA LJCHIIldllUIIS U! It mpete equally, according to club fly an air >resentative Ricky Thompson. mercial "A lot of people don't realize it, but Todd Hi icing is one of the few sports that yone can play," he said. "WEi "In fact, it's the only contact sport ing level which men and women can compete the level th one another on an entirely equal The cl sis." Owens F Thompson said club member Dr. club iner ne Littmann of the medical depart- ly $35 a ent is a national champion in the tivity fee ort. both sur For fi THE FENCING club has two events Flying C heduled next month, including its* The I \it-i cr>rtncr\roH tnnrnampiif. (~"Inh Oreailiza embers will sponsor the Cyrano well as hallenge July 7 at USC's physical particip; lucation center, and will take part in several 1 ic Palmetto State Games July 20-22. Thompson said his organization CLUI orks closely with the Columbia Rav sai almetto Fencing Society, which is new mei ow teaching lessons. how to r> In(arnrtOf) in I Al 111 n rt tllP fTll lp0 j D ' I CI3UI1) I 1 I IV- 1 V-.11V.VJ 111 jviiiing t>iv 0 ISC Fencing Club should contact "We' hompson at 799-5258. pie whc USC's Flying Club is also an active sports,' rganization during the summer, and The c an teach beginning students how to Equestr purpose ?... i ? m??k h raninnc can coi becaus ferent by a Citadel defender recently in each ng is one of ten USC sports clubs cooper fits, staff and faculty members. pleases athlei ??>,'*!> " V$ f " . . gfcl tzmmsam , .***1 ... ? -V . ' :1fa -" ?, ,.-v^ PIF .t**^ ^ y ^ Vy ;: ,*< pr &. i Conference Swimming Championships Feb. 22-25 i competition for USC's first-ever Metro titles. the conference more aware of the trophy's importance." "Playing a school like Florida State, which is always strong competition, makes the allsports trophy more meaningful. The Metro Meti ir variety f0ur plane "at about half the com- c* ## cost," club representative from Man unmiter said. Four reci Conference CAN get people at the beginn- sion agreen and take them all the way to the 1985 of airline pilot." champions! ub has two 2-seat airplanes at The tele> ield in Columbia, available to York to br nbers 24 hours a day. Normal- 1984-85 se; semester, Hammitter said ac- championsl s have been reduced to $20 for "Katz Sj nmer school sessions. sports prog jrther information about the Steven Hat !ub, call 765-0224. them in a c Equestrian Club is an active Hatchell "r J * nr Ipronpp anr uion uuiiiig inc Muinnti iv.vnw the spring and fall. The club carried the ited and placed highly in each Au lorse shows during 1983-84. augurate t ball seasoi 1 REPRESENTATIVE Chris wowi, dux d the organization welcomes ships and nbers, and can teach beginners and O ride on a competitive inter- programm te level. re always looking for new peo- USC AT > are interested in equestrian tor Bob N ' he said. believes th lub moves into the Long Creek will benefi ian Center this week, a multi- ference an : facility 16 miles from the USC "It's n from a f 5r?#/-? thic nAU/ rnmnlpY will noint. but V1IX? llliV/ llllJ IIV*? vv/. np.v/t ..... r :hange things for our club," exposure d. "We hope we can grow as a draws froi lere, and do great things." audience,' STUDENTS and employees in- Louisvil 1 in joining the fcquestrian eiuo lournamci itact Ray at 799-8204. nament in Gymnastic Club is one of the Louisvil r's semi-active clubs, and club was honor nt Ed Manno can be reached by a challenj /yy-3404 or ///-J3/3. i*,uuu. i members primarily use the r to work out to stay in shape "WE A fall, and fees are $2 to cover the definitely chalk.. turned int e club tries develop an at- Olsen sa ere where you don't have to be the all-tim tstanding gymnast to be in- In a thi d," Manno said. standing 'MNASTICS IS not the type of chaired bi hat has firm, strict competition, j. e people are competing at dif- . . . levels. Everybody tries to help r?USC T other out, and it's a very ,he no;,h auve atmospnere. Florida Si See "Clubs," page 8 L___ tic director was new to us, but I think we contributed a lot to the conference this year." ti r a. i 11 4 i i iic i ull- iui uic an-spuris iropny came down to the final weeks of competition, when FSU upset favored USC in golf and then defeated the Gamecock baseball team 11-10 at the Metro tournament May 27. "THIS WAS was a meaningful year in the all-sports competition because the race was so close between Florida State and South Carolina right down to the final three sports," Metro conference commissioner Steven Hatchell said. , "Florida State upsetting South Carolina in baseball and golf the last weekend was a key." < This season represented the most championship events ever for the conference, and its highest point total with the addition of USC. u~ r- 1:? -J ivitlliuill ^Cliu I lie V_UHIMIld milll'lli; UL'|)<1I iment has benefited from the Metro conference. ! "I THINK the conference has really been i good for our athletes, because they once again have that word 'championship' to compete for," he said. "That is most important." USC left the Atlantic Coast Conference in I 1971, and had been independent before join- j ing the Metro in April 1983. | "We came really close this year. We feel like we're getting stronger in all our sports, and we hope next year we'll be able to win the all-sports trophy," Foster said. "Florida State is awfully tough, but* our goal is to win it next year." ' n nff iniolc nacc 1 U Ul I IUIUIO |JUUU recommendations Reports ommendations were approved recently by Metrii t athletic directors, including a two-year televilent and the selection of Louisville as the site for Metro Conference men's basketbaU hip. /ision agreement calls tor Katz Sports of New oadcast conference games, beginning with the ason and tournament and ending with the iip game. Dorts is one of the largest leading packagers in ramming in the country," Metro Commissioner chell said. "We are very pleased to be joining :ontract." said Katz Sports has produced Big Eight Con1 Pacific Coast Athletic Association basketball, Kickoff Classic some ^ baseball also from the the university Bob Marcum m the television ,, . ' he said USC 3thlGtic director le, the site of the Metro Conference basketball it in 1976, 1980 and 1981, will host the 1985 tourthe newly renovated Freedom Hall. le athletic director William Olsen said the school ed to be tournament host, but also said it will be because the hall's approximate capacity is kRE pleased to host the tourney, but it will present a great challenge because the event has o a sold-out affair the past few years," he said, lid last season's tournament at Memphis State set ie attendance record at 40,104. rd item, the athletic directors voted to create a championship events committee to regulate scheduling and administrative affairs, to be / Tulane athletic director Hindman Wall. irth recommendation approved was double round / in baseball within north and south divisions. .ouisville, Cincinnati and Virginia Tech compose division, while Tulane, Southern Mississippi, late and Memphis State are in the south.