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By BOB ZAFFRANN
Staff writer
Belgium, a small Eurpean nation slightly larger than
Maryland, is known for waffles, and, if you're a USC
cross country fan, Gerdy Roose.
Who is Gerdy Roose?
He is a 22-year-old Belgian exchange student, and with
Andy Foster, one of USC's top two male cross country
runners. But, if you had mentioned his name to head
coach Larry Greene just two months ago, youAvould have
received only a puzzled glance in return. Roose's contributions
were completely unexpected until he showed up
unannounced to be a walk-on on the team shortly after his
arrival in mid-August, and he has proven to be a valuable
asset to the team as it prepares for the most important
meets of the season.
USC will travel tp Hattiesburg, Miss., Nov. 5 for the
Metro Conference Championships. From there, it's back
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where they hope to qualify for the NCAA Championships
in Ames, Iowa later in the month.
Roose arrived at USC in the third week of August as he
entered his final year of study in the field of marketing
research. He thought he might run at USC, but expected it
to be the track season, as it was back in Belgium. Instead,
he arrived to find the cross country season just kicking
off, something for which he hadn't been training.
As far as adjusting to the United States, Roose has had
few problems. He shares a house off-campus with two
other exchange students from Belgium and Germany. He
gets along well with coach Greene and track coach Charlie
Strong, but has a little trouble with locker-room banter.
"I can't understand when they talk so fast telling
jokes," he said.
Roose arrived at USC with some impressive credentials.
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In 1984, he was the Belgian record holder for 1,000 meters
in the 19 and under age bracket with a time of 2:22. He
placed fifth in 1986 at the European Championships in
the 1,500, his specialty, and 43rd in the, cross-country
World Championships in Lisbon, Portugal. He obviously
is no stranger to high-quality competition.
After a tremendous first race with the team, the fourmile
Georgia Invitational, which he won with a time of
19:35.3, Roose feels that his performance has dropped off
in'his last two efforts. His time of 20:30 was good enough
for second in the Carolina Invitational Sept. 24, also a
four mile course. But, after a week off, he finished 32nd
with a time of 32:17 at the 10 km Furman Invitational,
run on the Furman golf course.
Roose has developed a strong dislike for that course,
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Cross country teams
From staff reports
The USC men's and women's cross country teams
each took first place in the Carolina Alf-Coaiers meet,
held Saturday at Sesquicentennial State Park in
Columbia.
The USC men took the top four places m defeating
! favored Metro Conference powerhouse Virginia Tech.
Leading the way for the Gamecocks was Andy Foster,
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in the four-mile run. He was followed by teammates
Gerdy Roose, 20:05; Paul Laynaon, 20:32; and Mike
Hedgecock, 20:35, who finished second, third, and
fourth, respectively.
The Lady Gamecocks also won their meet, despite a
new course record being established by Virginia Tech's
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mostly because of the preponderance of rolling hills that
typify golf courses. Belgium is a land comprised almost
entirely oU flat landscapes, and thus Roose and other
Belgian cross country runners are unaccustomed to the
treacheries of running hills. Another factor is that he
lacks the low center of gravity necessary to run hills really
well, according to Coach Greene.
When asked about the hills, Roose shook his head
wistfully and commented, "Up and down, up and
down," and gave a little shudder.
Another problem for Roose is that, expecting it to be
track season, he had trained for shorter distances and was
unprepared for the longer races of the cross country
circuit.
In addition, the Belgian coaches' strategy of teaching
sweep weeKena meet
Gwen Roller, who had a time of 16:58 in the 5-kilometer
run.
USC's first runner to cross the tine was Witma
DePiore, who took third place with a time of 17:41. She
was followed by teammates Dana Purser, 17:44; Gwen
Sherwood, 17:45; Shannon Wyont, 18:08; and Jill St.
Peter, 18:37, taking the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh
positions, respectively.
Both USC teams next travel to Hattiesburg, Miss, on
Nov. 5 for the Metro Conference Championships.
FINAL STANDINGS:
Men: 1. USC; 2. Virginia Tech; 3. Richmond; 4. Radford;
5. Campbell; 6. USC-Spartanburg.
Women: 1. USC; 2. Virginia Tech; 3. Richmond; 4.
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runners to go hard from the gun results in, as Greene puts
it, a "race of attrition."
R-oose agrees, saying he likes -to run- in the lead
throughout the race to maintain self-confidence, but finds
himself running out of gas in the latter portions.
"We run as fast as we can for the first mile and then try
to make it to the finish," said Roose. "We are dumb," 1 '
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As he said about the Furman Invitational, "I felt good
for the first two kilometers, then pfffft!"
Despite these recent frustrations, the future for Gerdy
Roose looks bright, as Roose has high hopes for the
Metro Conference Championships, which is on a relative
ly flat course. As for the NCAA Championships, he feels
he has a good chance if he can overcome his past difficulties
with the hilly Furman course, where the District
III qualifying race will be held. Greene believes Roose will
do well now that he's run the course once and knows what
to expect. His self-discipline will help. Gerdy is very conscientious
about training, eating, etc., Greene said.
"I don't really have to coach him, he knows what to
do," Greene said.
"He'll need a 30:30 (to win)," Greene adds. On a good
day, "it's very possible." At the Furman Invitational,
Roose ran 32:17.
It's back to Belgium after exams in December to complete
his last semester of study and write a thesis, despite
encouragement from Strong to stay for the track season.
As for running, he hopes again to compete in the World
Championships, held in Finland in March, and expects to
do even better this time.
In the meantime, though, Gerdy Roose will be exercising
his talent here, to the considerable benefit of USC
cross country.
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