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Coons, Misip
By JIMMY DeBUTTS
Assistant Sports Editor
With two members of the USC wome
track and field team provisionally qualified
the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Boi
Idaho, to be held June 1-5, team members
the team is their second family.
In only its second year in existence at U!
the women's team has made its mark in c
lege track and field. Freshman Lisa MLsipt
provisionally qualified for the NCAAs with 1
Gamecock Invitational record in the disc
She also holds the USC record for the si
put with a throw of 50-10 1/4. The throw ca
ified her for the USATF Outdoor Cham
onships to be held June 16-18 in Knoxvil
Tenn.
Junior Leslie Coons set a new mark in t
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meets before and know what to expect," Chmi
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student-athlete is to get her degree. Coons !
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record in the javelin throw,
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a family," Misipeka said.
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