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Wednesday, June 17, 1992 SEC te By JACK DUNN Sports Editor Student athletes like many othe; dents occasionally find themselves in ble with the law. Many incidents are minor and are ally reserved for a select few. Yet, si athletes are often expected to meet a rigid standard of conduct than the t; student. With all the excitement surroui USC s entrance into the Southes Conference, USC is not alone in d< with disciplinary problems. Enfor policies which treat students and st Courier faces difficult road to tennis crown By The Associated Press Jim Courier will ODen his bid for a third straight Grand Slam title by facing hard-serving Markus Zoeke of Germany in the first round at Wimbledon. Courier, whose victories this year at the Australian and French Opens have taken him halfway to a Grand Slam, was handed a potentially-difficult draw today for the grass-court championships beginning Monday. If he gets past Zoeke, a 6-foot-5 big hitter ranked No. 58 in the world, Courier could face grasscourt specialists David Wheaton, Pat Cash or John McEnroe in the fourth round. The most intriguing early-round match could be McEnroe vs. Cash in the second round. McEnroe, who won Wimbledon three times in the 1980s and is playing his last full year on the tour, must first get past Luiz Mattar of Brazil. Cash, who won Wimbledon in 1987 but now plays only part-time, faces Jacco Eltingh of The Netherlands, who reached f the fourth round here last year. Stefan Edberg, the No. 2 seed and two-time Wimbledon champion, was given an apparently easier draw than Courier. His first-round opponent will be Andres Gomez, who won the French Open on clay in 1990 but has had little success anywhere since. Boris Becker, the three-time Wimbledon champion and No. 3 seed, faces an early challenge in Omar Camporese of Italy. Becker, i coming off a thigh injury, could be vulnerable. At the Australian Open in 1991, Camporese took Becker to the limit before the German won 14-12 in the fifth set of their third-round match. Defending champion Michael Stich, seeded No.4, also opens against an Italian, Stefano Pescosolido. Pete Sampras, the fifth seed who has never gone past the second round at Wimbledon, will play An^ drei Cherkasov of Russia, a quarterfinalist at the French Open. Michael Chang, No. 7, drew Britain's Jeremy Bates as his first opponent. Timmi; /"V\r?n/-vrc ?;hf> at thp 90P. J 1111111J VUIIUU1J, TTIIV MV V..V of 39 will be playing in his 20th Wimbledon, starts against Luis Herrera of Mexico. There were no surprises in the women's draw. Top-seeded Monica Seles, who has won three straight Grand Slam titles since skipping Wimbledon last year, will face Jenny Byrne of Australia in the opening round. No. 2 Steffi Graf will play Noelle van Lottum of The Netherlands. - ? $50 MINIM DONA Your plasma is need recently have had ar infections!!! 1) Mononucleosis 2) Strep Throat 3) Chickenpox or Shin 4) Measles ; 5) Mumps 6) Chlymidia or Herpei (must be free of otl Minimum $20 donation for mai I | Serolog . | p* Suite 6 *vV ams fai athletes equally is a difficu competitive all-sports confe r stu- Mark Whitworth, Directt i trou- Information Office of the : u i- - uvjn l it^l Uidl 11 M1UUIU UC 5 usu- the SEC to promote any c< ;udent get involved with disciplina more "We feel that it is better ypical vidual institutions to deal ters without interference frc tiding Barry Harrell, sports e istern bama's student newspape waling and White, commented 01 Cing sitv's e.xnfirip.nrp with e U J L . ^ . ,, 1W. ? udent incidents. Splish, Splash! HR*' IE mw< 1 jfm -1 & mm Bg|, Coach Glen Galemmo watcl Baseball t AARON W SHEININ As the rains of spring begin to give way to summer's heat, the time is once again at hand for baseball fans to choose the AllStar team. And they are doing it horribly. While realizing it's the same J; rr . - sung unierent verse, 1 can't resist the temptation to ask: what are you people thinking when you punch out those cards? If people voted for president and Congress as slipshop as they do for the All-Star team, this country would be in a shambles. Okay, bad example. But you get the point. Looking at the latest results in the National League voting, I blinked and looked again, but the standings didn't change. Out of the eight starters picked by the fans (Atlanta's Bobby Cox, this year's All-Star manager, picks the pitchers), very few who deserve it are at the top of the lists. A position-byposition breakdown reads like a list of expansion draft candidates. [UM EACH I XION ed if you have or ly of the following gles 5 ier STD's) 'es with blood types A or B icals, Inc., 2739 Laurel St. -C Columbia, SC 29204 SPO miliar wi It prospect in a "In recent history th ;rence. too-many incidents," Ht )r of the Sports the last several ye SEC said, "We incidents." the position of "Derrick Oden, a line main policy or in jail for fighting with ry actions.' ber this past season," left to the indi- also paid a fine." with such mat- Harrell said most of m the SEC." were minor and were ditor for Ala- with public drunkenness r the Crimson Bud Ford, Assistant / 1 their univer- the University of Floric tudent-athlete ida we have a three-phi ciplinary action wh( v., ' " ' ? ,i ! i I 1' s : & j IIS 'v If ^((fy,f-ni-iM"*fWu ' ies USC diver Julianne Bauer from Sai fans fail a Barry Bonds is leading all vote- s getters in the outfield, as well he v should be. Okay 1-for-l, not bad. n Terry Pendleton looks to have a p noia on ine tmra base spot. Again, tl a good pick. Second base will ( again belong to the Cubs' Ryne Sandberg, always a safe pick, al1 though I personally choose Pitts- f burgh's Jose Lind. This is where s things go to pot. 1< e The rest of the outfield is a joke. J Darryl Strawberry and Bobby Bo- tl nilla were the next two in line. Easy heart, the worst is yet to 1 come. Those of you with pace lc makers and who are faint of heart, J< sit down and grab on to something. tl Dave Justice is the fifth-leading L vote-getter in the outfield! Some- a where, the baseball gods are hav- tc ing a big laugh. The guy has just th recently started to hit and as of Tuesday was hitting a whopping .225. His teammate, Ron Gant, h< who as of Tuesday was rolling I along at a .299 clip with nine B homeruns and 43 RBI was all the Tl way down at seventh. Who are fc these people kidding? th Bonilla has been getting booed he at his own stadium and had things th thrown at him in his old stadium. St While he is finally hitting a re-_^ W I ^^^^^ELC0IV C\11 k ^ E& in 5 points (b , Bring this cc and receiv' J A Summerl offer expires 9 254-9 RTS ith ath iere haven't been concerned." irrell said, "but in "If an atl ars we've had offense, he ligation. Tb backer, spent time of Student a fraternity mem- duct Board. Harrell said, "He coach are r goes to him the other incidents "It is diff mostly associated other due p Ford said. ' .thletic Director at legal proce: a, said, "At Flor- it never get ise system of dis- without the :re athletes are Norm Ca Pnnm i Diego, Calif, to see if she ha: t all-stai . i i - - ? peciaoie .z/z, ne surely doesn't /arrant a spot in the Mid Sumler's Classic. Strawberry hasn't layed in weeks, and didn't have le numbers when he got hurt again) to make the team. Moving into the infield, Phillies ans better brace themselves. The quad from Philadelphia has two sgitimate All-Stars who might not ven make the team. Firstbaseman ohn Kruk is hitting .372 and is lird in the voting at first. That's 572 while existing on a diet of 'winkies and Winston's. This guy x>ks like a bad mix of Babe Ruth, Dhn Goodman and Chris Farley, le fat guy on Saturday Night ive. But he's hitting almost Ruth nd Goodman's weight put tgether, well maybe, but you get le idea. Behind the plate, and no matter 3w many times I read or say this still can't believe it, San Diego's enito Santiago is first in voting. hie crux/ on/4 5u; aim ju^uv^ VUU1U UdlllC ?r the biggest whiner award, but at's about it. He made it km n '/s unhappy in San Diego inks because he's a former ar he can demand big mo ell listen pal, the only re; ie Back agg ents! >ehind Eckerds) ! >upon in e $5 off j "une-Up -31-92 797 I ) lete inci athlc filete has been charged for an tion< must first satisfy his legal ob- tion en he must go before the Dean Allairs and the Student Con- judic If the guidelines of the head dent elated to the situation, then it " he said. icult' to discipline an athlete if ?^( rocesses have not been met," have What we usually do is let the stam ;ses take their toll. Sometimes sexi s to the coach and is handled char need for a third party." Stuc rlson, another assistant Florida penc ^*1 Hi Jetr MaDon/ihe Gamecock p correct form in her dives. ? r voting I you were an All-Star to begin with I is because some morons were voting then too. Philadelphia's Darren Daulton is hitting .308 with 11 homeruns and a league leading 48 RBI. He also happens to have a gorgeous wife, something a guy with a mug like Santiago just can't offer you. This past Friday, I made it down to Atlanta and saw the Braves take on the Padres, for whom Santiago wasn't catching because he's hurt (see Strawberry, above). I flagged an usher down and he gave me several All-Star ballots.. j\nyway, some scouts sitting in front of me asked me where I got the ballots. , The usher had run out, however, so I offered over a couple of mine, if the kids agreed to not vote for Strawberry, Bonilla or Santiago. Imposing my will on impressionable kids or merely taking a sorry situation into my own skilled hands? I say the latter. So when you vote, vote respon sibly, or we may end up with someone playing the outfield who has about as much chance of hitting .300 as Charlie Leibrandt, or even worse, someone who can't spell potato. 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SEC names 27 athletes to honor roll By JACK DUNN Sports Editor The athletic department published its annual Athletic Program P?*rV\T*f tllio ? ? * iwjajii una jjaai i iiuuy willtll OUllined the athletic and academic accomplishments of all Gamecock athletic teams. USC teams posted better than a 56 percent winning mark in all competition during the 1991-1992 academic year and for the past season has held a record of 183-139-2. Twenty-seven student-athletes were named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the Spring Semester. Baseball: Chris Adams, Jeff Easterling, Stacy Stokes Men's Basketball: Stefan Eggers, Jeff Roulston Women's Basketball: Nicki Bass, Treka McMillian, Wendy Moss Women's Golf: Rachel Bates, Sofia Gervas, Margaret Hickey Men's Swimming: Brent Blackman Women's Swimming: Marci Iddings, Leah Land, Sarah Teske Men's Tennis: Jose Frontera, Dirk Hahneiser, Johan Sandberg, Alexander Schad, Johan Wiig Women's Tennis: Michelle Duda, Claire Hammond, Nathalie Rodriguez Men's Track: Thomas Cronin, Keith Gorski, Paul Laymon Women's Track: Elizabeth Walters "This past academic year has been the most historic and exciting year as we completed our first year of competition in the Southeastern Conference, one of the premier allsports conferences in the country," said Gamecock Director of Athletics King Dixon. "Our student-athletes have met the challenges facing them on the playing field. More importantly, they have faced the challenges posed to them in the classroom with the same determination and success." "A number of our studentathletes have recieved recognition for their athletic and academic achievements. Success in those two elements is the primary goal for the University of South Carolina," he said. "With the quality of our studentathletes, coaches and support staff, we can look to the future with much optimism and excitement," Dixon said. ? o 700-3 CO/1 v / yy-w?J71 W Street er Sandwich ptopper Sandwich, y size drink. ' led Whopper Free when you purchase i size drink at the regular price. ;ood with any other offer or discount r Sandwich r^,..v /hopper Sand wich,^'-^ ny size drink. ?#* d Whopper Free when you purchase ize drink at the regular price. od with any other offer or discount.