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Softball team w By CHAD BRAY 2-for-4. Sports Editor 1? the second game, the Lad; The Lady Gamecock softball Gamecocks lost a heartbreaker ti team defeated Ball State, 6-2, to North Carolina, 4-3. South Car win the Lady Gamecock Round " a ^ glving u Robin this past weekend. four runs in 1116 boltom of the sixtl South Carolina tied the Lady in ngTarheels with a tournament record " though she picked up th of 3-1: however, the Ladv Game- loss> freshman Darlene_ Garei cocks won the title by outscoring i!ruc oul nree S1* inninSs North Carolina, 8-4, in their two Tootle went 3-for-4 and had on. ,games against each other. ran> a"d fnior h\sle bafma" In Saturday's first game. South went 1-for-2 and ba< Carolina won their 500th career two RBI s. victory by defeating Ball State, lbe lbird Same> tbe Lady Tar 2_q heels beat Ball State 2-0 whei Senior hurler Jana Zimmerman North Carolina pitcher Beverl; limited the Lady Cardinals to three Smith held the Lady Cardinals t< hits and had two strikeouts. llir^e bds> . Junior third baseman Cheri La- Sunday began with North Car skowski went 2-for-2 and had one ?'ina s 13-0 hitting extravaganz; RBI in Saturday's win. Junior over Ball State. North Carolin; shortstop Tiff Tootle, who stole scored all of their runs in the sixtl four bases in the tournament to in- inning when Ball State substitute* crease her season total to 14, went Terina Kilpack for Karen Oliver. Williams wins award for basketball action By SEAN RYAN Carolina. Assistant Sports Editor During her freshman year, Lady Gamecock basketball Williams was named to the player Marsha Williams was Metro Conference All-Rookie named South Carolina's 1991 team, averaging 4.7 points and Amateur Athlete of the Year by 4.6 rebounds. She was then the South Carolina Athletic Hall selected to play for the South of Fame Board of Directors. squad at the 1990 Olympic The 6-foot-4 junior center and Festival. All-American candidate will ac- Williams continued to improve cept the award April 23 at a ban- jn her sophomore season as she quet at the Marriott Hotel in ypped her averages to 16.3 points downtown Columbia. an(j 9 g rebounds per game. She Williams came to South Car- ajso was named to the Second olina from Berkley High School Team All-Metro Conference, in Moncks Corner where she averaged 19 points and 12 re- ^'s season> Williams has led bounds a game. She amassed . |^e SEC in scoring and rebound1,345 points in her high school 'n8 ^or most ?f the year with career, and was a Parade fourth 21.8 points and 11 rebounds. She team All-American. She chose to scored a career high 34 points play for the Lady Gamecocks against Kentucky in her inauover Clemson and North gural game in the SEC. I l/'wlJlHcur Designers ' Richland Mall Harbison Court 790-1118 & 732-4336 Offl 5 We're Looking Forward To Your Visit I u North Myrtle Beach During Spring Break And Easter Second Avenue & Hillside Drive North Myrtle Beach, S.C. 29597 (803) 249-2404 ins over In the second game, South Car y olina beat North Carolina, 5-0, in t 0 much-awaited rematch. Zimmer man picked up her fourth win b) p limiting the Lady Tarheels to thret h hits in seven innings. South Carolina scored four o e their five runs off an error by th< ? North Carolina pitcher when Beal hit a ground ball to Smith will e bases loaded and the catche bobbled a throw for the force ou i at home plate. In the final game of the tourna ment, the Lady Gamecocks bea n Ball State 6-2 off a six-run seconc y inning. Tootle, Laskowski/ sopho 3 more outfielder Toinette Reid freshman catcher Dana Fulmer, se nior leftfielder Kris Kordonwy ant a freshman second baseman Shan a Cannon all scored in the second, a Gareis picked up the win witl j three strikeouts and seven hits ii four innings. Running USC, CE From Staff Reports If you run for your health, yoi may be surprised to learn jogginj long distances may increase you risk for developing upper respirat ory infections. Heavy runners, those who run a least 17 miles a week, developet more upper respiratory infection: than moderate runners, those wh< run fewer than 17 miles a week according to a joint study by re searchers at USC and the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta. The study is consistent with pre vious research that shows long strenuous amounts of exercise cai have a negative impact on som< components of the. body's immum system, said Russell Pate, chair man of USC's exercise science de partment and a researcher in th< _ running study. Spri | Time Perse ! *? /' i tourna UNCir - i^?ri.^.,^ivr5iW'??ll'il<iM? ...titVi;...,,.., *l-~r- ... - ?**"~ . , - . .-. ' 1 * ? * * :' * ~ " > * >;: * *4 1 , < "> % < A ? ?? n * $> The softball team won its touri may be ba )C researcl "While moderate exercise seems _ to enhance the immune system's 1 function, very high levels of activ7 ity appear to make the immune r system less effective," he said, The 12-month study followed 520 South Carolina runners who t completed a daily log, which in1 eluded information on how many s miles they ran and how they felt. 3 The researchers were looking for , signs of upper respiratory infec tions (runny nose, sore throat or s cough) that occurred for two consecutive days. Researchers found those who , ran between nine and 17 miles a a week had 1.7 times more colds 5 than those who ran fewer than nine e miles. In addition, those who ran .1 n :i ?? 1^ u?J 1 c. more man i / nines a wcck nau - times as many colds. 3 "Long distance running has an image of being risky for certain inr ( ing Gradut i is runnin< * Order your >nalized Gradu Informal ar Thank-y N< fio me nu and * Balfour I before ' *- ftjfr \ &&*> / ^"'A,^>v A &$ lament against North Carolina and d for your lers say in juries and illnesses. Our study confirms that ihere does not appear to be a correlation between prolonged physical stress and the body's immune functions," Pate said. Moderate amounts of running, on the other hand, appear to give runners the benefits of exercise, 1 i -l! i! i_ _ parucuiariy 10 me caruiovascuiar system, without compromising immune system functions, he said. The study wasn't designed to discourage long distance running, only to make runners aware of risks, said co?researcher Carol Macera, an associate professor in USC's epidemiology and biostatistics department. "We don't know enough yet to say, 'beware of strenuous running,' but it's important for runners to know the possibility of a link between strenuous running and increased upper respiratory infecites ||p^ g out! Balfour ation Annoum Stationery id ou Notes )w! on over ssell House B< see your Renrpsentativi i March 6th ment v ?>?>v>3ess^<r-- / - jr'?;*: " * :? .. ^ ^ v - v ?, S K,U ^ %*? *.. 4 # < "%*- " -J " * J. '" '" " Lori Toney/The Gamecock [ Ball State this weekend. health, study tions," she said. Macera and Pate, in fact, encourage running and other forms of exercise. Runners as a group are healthier than non-runners, they say, averaging 1.2 colds per year, which is half the number of colds experienced by non-runners. And regular exercise is a good way to reduce the risk of heart disease, control weight, increase energy, reduce stress and live longer. Other researchers involved in the study were: Kirby Jackson, a USC instructor in epidemiology and biostatistics; Timothy Craven, a former USC doctoral student in epidemiology and biostatistics; Gregory Heath, a CDC researcher in the Division of Chronic Disease Control and Communtiy Intervention; and Earl Ford, a CDC recparrhpr in fhp Divicinn r?f Hiah etes Translation. cements ookstore a