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Sports O it oA Thursday, August 7, 1986 I ' J----' || ' "SS& ?5E??1 SSSSfi H s bhBH bwp. ! 1 ' P9Uk-. jdEfln?^ V W1 Miff1 RAY GROI USC claimed five Metro championships in 1986, including v Fitness fans find fi By ROBIN MONTGOMERY Staff writer To many freshmen, USC can be an intimidating place. But the Solomon Blatt Physical Education Center can ease some anxiety by offering a variety of physiffal activities. Assistant director Harold Gentry said activities students will find at the P.E. Center range from football to swimming and badminton. There are 13 indoor and eight outdoor programs. "The center tries to offer a variety of activities," Gentry said. "I think we have something for just about everyone. "We encourage students to participate in the intramural sports program and we also emphasize ennrf c ennrte o fnr ttar* inHti/iHnol such as tennis, racquctball or swimming," he said. According to Gentry, students who do get involved find a P.E. Center and a staff that is always looki # ine use CABLE CON NEC! Now broadcasting on C I Invites you to become a growing student organiz To gain experience in te & video production . . contact Kirby For I Send your name < and phone number I *USC Cable Connection is a studt MMMMMtfMHHMMdMMMMMHt i IUSC take: From staff reports USC edged out Metro Con- I ference rival Florida State to win I the league's All-Sports Award for < the second consecutive year, con- i ference commissioner Steven | Hatchell recently announced. With Metro championships in I men's and women's swimming, m Pn'c nnH wnmnn'c tnnnic onrl women's basketball, the Gamecocks compiled 63 all-sport ] points to hold off FSU, which ] finished with 61. The Seminoles I have won the award six times and i finished second behind Carolina last year. I JSC"1 finisher! cprnnd tr? th^? Scminolcs in its debut Metro "This was the most eompetitive race for the All-Sports ,'M Award since its inception ten years ago," Hatchell said. "With many of our schools having < nationally-ranked programs in HRMk 1985-86, it was a great acf complishment for South Carolina 40 to win this award." Virginia Tech claimed third Mk place with 51 points, followed by 1 L Cincinnati, Memphis State, NBERG/The Gamecock Louisville and Southern women's basketball Mississippi. 1 in at P.E. Center ing to improve. When the center first opened in August 1971, it was just in Phase One, he said. "Phase One included the front offices, locker room, four basketball courts, three racquetball courts, one squash court, a dance studio and a combative room ? used for wrestling and karate." On July 25, 1975, the center began Phase Two, Gentry said. A pool, two additional gyms, six new racquetball courts, a new women's locker room and various other new facilities were added. "At that point, the center really started to grow in leaps and bounds," he said. The P.E. Center is now waiting to begin Phase Three, but Gentry doesn't know when this might take place. "The way the money situation is right now, we don't know how long it will be," he said. See "P.E. Center," page 9A ?-j no w * hannel 13 CCTV. i part of the fastestnation on campus. Revision \ 1 1 1 -V myduvall at 777-3888 - or ? ind USC Campus address to: USC Cable Connection PO Box 85131, USC Columbia, SC 29208 ?nt operated television cable service || > second All-S Points in the annual competi- win the AH [ion are awarded based on per- because it rcflcc formance in 12 championship ?vents. Seven points arc given for [ a first-place finish, six for second place, five for third and so on. Points are split between teams tnai tic. uah In addition to its five titles, USC finished second in women's volleyball, baseball and men's golf. Florida State won championships in women's volleyball, I baseball, track and men's golf and also finished second in three sports. Virginia Tech, the early leader in the all sports race, took titles in men's and women's cross j country, while Louisville won the men's basketball championship. "The All-Sports Award has j become the goal of all seven of 1 our conference members, so I know that South Carolina a athletic director Hob Marcum acccpts this award with great pride," Hatchell said. \ Marcum agreed, and credited the award to the winning attitude of Gamecock athletes. "1 think winning this award is *7 AQ a tribute to our athletes and C coaches ? they really want to ; A College Edu And it's becoming m Mo \T\I A x i iv iiav j unvi o mi scholarships to both m in the NI NROTC SCI These scholarships are awai much as $20,000 in tuitic An NROTC scholarship pays and provides a $100 per mor Contact Lt. Boutran at ( information concerning NROT< I - 1 i 1)' v J -.'iv / V. i AVALUAB v I Did you I T TCP IUJV; travel ri&ht on I i And we can make all the 1 your kid brother. 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