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Willis set From staff reports USC senior All-American Ron Willis successfully defended his SEC title and set a new conference record o: 70-5 in the 35-pound weight thro\* Sunday at the SEC Track and Field Championships. The USC men finished seventh overall with 43 points, while Arkansas claimed the title with a two-day total of 157.33 points. The USC women fin icKaH AinKtK nrltk OQ nnintc W11VU VI5UUI Wiui 4-/ Willis, undefeated this season, wa< not alone in the weight competition Joined by four other teammates, Car olina was the only team in the meei to place five athletes in a final. Junioi Brett Murray shook off a tough time in the preliminaries to throw 65-1/2 placing fifth. Placing sixth with 2 throw of 60-5 1/2 was sophomore John Stoikos. Finishing eighth wa< freshman Chad Moreau, with team mate senior Lavon Page placing ninth "It was business as usual for the throwers today," Willis said. "The weight crew is proud to say the) scored 18 points today, working as 2 team." "I felt we made a lot of progresj from last year," said throws coach Larry Judge. "Ron has been consistent all SEC FANFAR From staff reports Fans unable to get tickets to the SEC men's basketball tournamen March 10-13 in Memphis, Tenn., car set their fill of the hie event across thr street at the Memphis Cook Convention Center as part of the initial SEC FANFARE. The Spectator Management Group, in cooperation with the SEC, will operate FANFARE, a giant sports cafe n r 1 Tenn< 8 Georgia 9Arkansas , ,? 4 Alaba 5 Qle Miss 12 Miss. State ? 6 Auburn ^FjoriC 11 T CT T 1 2 Vande 7 Kentucky 10 South Carolina? -< Chris Muldrow/The Gamecock 1 I Sw 1 fnr iY%i K_1 W *V4 Iflt' Present the Coi B Hours 7:30 - 6:30pm M< h| 435 Asse (One Blocl IheStudei the University cordiattyinv ait Inaugural > ^ S of then 19S Tj(ecut (President, ...X y . %y. ******* "*"* * /X iHce-Treside Treasurer andStua Wednesday, 4:. KiitUi "Rgceptu Preside s conferei season, and Brett showed a lot ; character coming back in the finals . ter some fouling problems in the p f lims." r Terry Winston ran a 7.28 in the 5 I meter hurdles, with teammate sop! and public gathering place, at the a ; ter. t According to Doug Tober, gene i manager of the convention cent< ; FANFARE will feature food and b< erage service, large screen televisior SEC souvenirs, half-court basketba a celebrity shoot-out classic and po a-shot carnival games. FANFARE w be the "place to be" during the u coming tournament, he added. ;ssee ma C/D - eJ S3 la -tl_ end the , . Hon Ceremony eioCy elected >4-1995 ive Officers , 'Brian Comer nt, AmyBighorn : j ' % x- "v% \ > x#' ;j:| s&l / Za^Qitbert \ 1 %&' : ' i-i I i ?* r-ent Senators / :f llf , March Z, 19 30 pm. (at ChaveC W i f- ! :*$: $ > m to follow nt'sOioust wmm*^ .bn. ^ Mifa eaters e price of 2 upon When Ordering 3n. - Fri. 8am - 2pm Saturday mblySL 799-2030 { from tire Coliseum) it government * of South Carolina i+e< tfap. miffir t/i more rranK Mensan placing tnira i 7.35, an NCAA Provisional Qualifyi i mark. Sophomore Steve Owens pi; I ing seventh with a time of 7.59. Freshman Rhody Williams also be ed her NCAA provisional mark in t ; 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.5 placing third. The time breaks t school record, set by Williams earl t in the meet. In the men's 800 meters, juni : Chris Swartz finished fifth with a pi sonal best time of 1:52.13. Carolin; i record holder in the event, juni : Adrian Bonner, did not run becau j of an injury suffered in the prelin Otiiioi out 1V1LUI11C 1<1I1 4. best 17:08.30 in the 5,000 meter : finish fifth. Teammate senior Danie Adams also ran a season best wit! ' time of 17:29.47 to place eighth, i the women's 800 meters, sophomc Tracey Capper placed sixth wit! ? time of 2:12.15, a lifetime best. A1 scoring points for the Lady Gam I cocks was sophomore Julie Symon< E 'place to b< ice record of who placed sixth in the high jum af- with a season-best jump of 5-5 3A re- The women's distance medley r< lay finished seventh in a school recor >5- time of 12:05.58. to- "I was pleased with how the me at finished, but unfortunately we had ng major setback with Adrian goin ic- down to a hamstring injury," sai coach Greg Kraft. "We need mor st- quality depth to compete in the to he three or four in this conference. Oi >4, seasonal goal was to finish in sixt he place, but I think we still have a rea ier istic chance of finishing in the top 1 at NCAAs." or On the women's side, Kraft wa er- pleased with how well everyone pe a's formed. or "The ladies went out and got ise done," he said. "1 think we are reali: is. tically a year away from competing i n- the top six in what is the toughe; to conference in the country." lie Eight of Carolina's athletes hav i a qualified for next weekend's U.J In Track and Field Championships in A >re lanta. A host of athletes will also b l a participating in a last chance meet; so East Tennessee State, hoping to qua ie- ify for the NCAA Championship is, March 11-12 in Indianapolis. A/T atr\ nViJ r L, HI Itl^llipill^ in- All SEC schools will have booths i the FANFARE. Additional vendors an ral exhibitors sporting SEC merchandis sr, and specialty items also will be pr< iv- sent. is, FANFARE, a sanctioned SEC eveni ill, will be open to the public from nooi p- to midnight Thursday and Friday an* ill from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Fo p- additional information, call (901) 511 1200. m ~L | Women's _j Basketball Tournament Source: SEC ^ ll II II II II II II II II II II II H; SUMMER J01 I|j: Average earnings $3,50 : the nation's largest pul H; directories, hires overj 3. summer sales prograr HI $6,500.00. Gain valuab : sales and public reh |: advertising for your c =n I Positions also available - Expense paid training J : Looking for ertthusiasti = challenging, well-payii I may be available. JOIN I ON THURSDAY. MAttf : FRIDAY, MARCH 1 - EMPLOYMENT CEN' : BLI II I I II LOOK 1 AWAY 1 EXTRA SPRIN( Let PBI Plas J^$yilUll,l,,U^Brin ' if BONUS 11 $25 for first iBl m DBT DT A CT X XXX 1 L//1J1 1620 Ge Columbi. Call 254-2280 Men's basket p By JIMMY DeBUTTS Assistant Sports Editor j The USC men's basketball team u will take on the Georgia Bulldogs at n 7:30 p.m. today in Athens, Ga. The Gamecocks (7-17, 3-11) lost their first meeting to the Bulldogs (12-14, 6-8) 96-85 Jan. 29 in Coe lumbia. USC played well, but allowed Georgia to get numerous of^ fensive rebounds on missed free ^ throws, which allowed the Bulldogs to pull out the victory. q The Gamecocks are looking to win back-to-back games for the second time this season. If USC can win LS tonight, it will be the first time this season the team has won two consecutive SEC games. USC defeated Tennessee 72-64 Saturday in s" Knoxville, Tenn. Emmett Hall and Jamie Watson continue to lead the Gamecocks. * The seniors are both averaging more than 15 points per game. Watson leads the team with 18 points per l' game. Hall is the leading rebounde II: j .1 _ L. cr, puiiing uuwn inure 111a.11 cigiii It ]. s Carolina/Georgia series i Today is the 61st meeting be Bulldogs and Gamecocks; UGA k 31-29. The Bulldogs have won m meetings and three of five sine n SEC play in 1991-92. Georgia w d 29 in Columbia. Gamecock c< e Fogler's teams have a 5-5 recc -- Georgia, but are 1-3 in Ai r_ '' I 1 USC, Kentuc From staff reports ^ s The March 5 men's basketball con- 2 test between the USC and Kentucky ^ at Frank McGuire Arena has been moved to 2 p.m. to accommodate re- f gional television. The game, originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., will be. j broadcast throughout the Southeast v on the Jefferson-Pilot network. ^ The starting time for Saturday's 1 South Carolina-Wright State baseball game at Sarge Frye Field has been c fpoim I II II II II II II II II II II II II II 4 r 3S/INTERNSHIPS ; 0.00. University Directories, I blisher of campus telephone z !50 college students for their " n. Top earnings $5,000.00- = advertising, I itions selling yellow page z ampus telephone directory. = |A other university markets. I urogram in Chapel Hill, N.C. I c, goal oriented students for ig summer job* Internships = US AT THE CAREER FAIR f :H 17TH. INTERVIEWS ON I 8TH AT THE STUDENT : rER, H. WILLIAM CLOSE = )G. #602. = ii ii n ii n ii ii ii ii ii n n ii n tng for to earn j break money? j ma Center Help ig in this ($j| j ! COUPON I plasma donation |i VIA CENTER srvais Street [ a, SC 29201 > for Appointment :ball to take < per game. Guards Carey Rich and Andy Bostick also are playing big for the Gamecocks. Rich has played well in the last few games. He's averaging almost 10 points per game and is leading the team in assists. Bostick has struggled in the past few games, but he's averaging 14 points a game. Bostick and Watson are rnmnpfino fnr the team slam dunk championship this season. Going into the Tennessee game, both players had 22. The Bulldogs enter tonight's game looking to break a two-game home losing streak. Their loses came against top 10 teams Arkansas and Kentucky. The Bulldogs^are paced by Shandon Anderson, who leads the team in scoring with 13 3 point per game. He also leads the team in assists, dishing out 3 8 a game. USC will have to deal with Charles Claxton, Bernard Davis and Carlos Strong, who are all averaging double figures in scoring this season. lotes Care tween the I Total Points <Ava; :ads the series ?PP?ne"' 1"ral p Scoring Margin 'O consecutive Field Goal Percen e USC began Opponent Field < __ OA ae Tor, 3-Point Field Goal on 96-85 Jan. Opponent 3-Poin oach Eddie Free Throw Perce >rd against Rebound Average , Opponent Rebou tllcns- Rebound Margin 1\jrnover Margin :ky gametin [witched from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., to ivoid a conflict with television. The contest will be the final reguar-season game for both teams. There ire approximately 800 tickets renaming for the Kentucky game. Tickets are on sale at the USC Athetic Ticket Office on Rosewood Drire between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. veekdays and at all Capital Ticket outets. Going into this week, USC is 7-17 jverall and 3-11 in the SEC following IRINK& How often c Iff! I Fl |\l iwjJMdMj F STD Testing & HIV Testing & o Planned II?' 256-4 Off Forest Drive, 1/2 mile fi Saturday, Lunchtime & Ev ?Free Cor hsTI on Bulldogs Claxton leads Georgia in rebounding with 7.7 boards a game. The Bulldog center is shooting more than 50 percent from the field, but he's terrible from the charity stripe, netting 41 percent. Davis is a dangerous outside shooter. He has connected on 48 percent of his three- pointers, mak ing 73 on the season so far. Strong is averaging 11 points a game and is second on the team in rebounding with six a game. As a team, the Bulldogs are shooting 60 percent from the free-throw line, and they focus on rebounding, pulling down 41 a game. USC is averaging 36 boards a game, while their opponents are grabbing 38. The Gamecocks will play their final home game of the season Saturday against the Kentucky Wildcats. Game time has been chanced from 7:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. to accommodate regional TV. The game will be broadcast on the Jefferson-Pilot network. ilina/Georgia Statistics uga use wmMmmmmmm* si.7 74.5 oints (Avg.) 77.0 79.8 * . +4.7 -3-9 tage .484 .441 >oa! Percentage 3*>9 All I Percentage .295 .297 t Field Goal Percentage .294 375 ntage 59.4 .676 41.7 36.3 nd Average 37.7 38.4 ' m,:-' +4.0 -2.1 -1.8 +0.3 ' ne changes a 72-64 victory Saturday at Tennessee. Kentucky defeated Georgia 80-59 Sunday to run its record to 22-5 overall and 11-3 in the SEC. USC will play at Georgia Wednesday, while Kentucky will battle Florida Wednesday for first place in the SEC Eastern Division. Saturday's game is part of a doubleheader by Jefferson-Pilot. Arkansas and Mississippi State will Finish the day with a 4 p.m. contest in Fayetteville, Ark. DRIVE | Jo you have l s?x? Counseling Counseling Parenthood 908 rom Providence Hospital rening Hours Available idoms? Ullgai