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Swimming, di k ^ I -..x" "*^s^ li'if 11 _ >> I JHv * * * tL .... rv..^? **# , _ , jg jg * Vivian Albarty and tha USC swim faam a| Stat*. Tha taams naxt maat la Friday at < All-Ameiican throws weigh MATT PLOMNEC Staff Writer Murr bests At 6-foot-2,250 pounds, you might ?u think USC track and field captain Brett ^ Murray would also\ throw his weight around. However, jn ^ % the fifth-year se- p0un< IP nior prefers to let an(j y ^ I his actions speak t^e 01 Ml for themselves. Qj i If his actions rgyB "*4^ Jj could speak, they tjieu Jtj would use terms I such as All- Amer- petj^ uiiDDiv ican, SEC title Murr COntender and record holder. Ugc According to coach Greg Kraft, ftnvir<Miment i, Murray leads by Jm enVir0nmem 15 example. geared toward u "Hek got a great All-American Brett I work ethic " Kraft All American Brett i WUlA Ctllitj III dlC said. That work ethic garnered Murray ( All-America honors in the 35- pound j^g S1 weight and enabled him to set the school ray s record (194-11) in the discus last year. coacj, Murray, who graduated with a de- ampj gree in criminal justice in May, has had to fill the shoes of national record hold- the S er Ron Willis. Willis' team-best throw of 72-11/4 is an all-time collegiate mark. gean wtisc IvOffgJ ALTERNATP I L iving teams M: mil i alb JL ji, StI ||||.. | wo HH^HH m . Fh div mo fir< in. eve nal SOI ,,~ . .;, - ? - : " . onl Ali tne ? fly Su sw CHUCK GRIFFITH The Gamecock 20( pring Into action against N.C. R0 Ooorgla. Murray i it around 55 hai Ga ay's toss of 69-10 3/4 is the fifthill time. tqc nday, Murray improved his best p]a i shot put with a throw of 52-1. He von the 35-pound weight for the meet in a row with a toss of 63 3/4. tos addition to the shot put and 35- eV( i weight, Murray adds the discus rammer to his repertoire during the itdoor season. pja le important change during Murtime at USC has been the entry of :i * i._ i.1. _ _ . niversiiy lino uie o.ej^. jjn] he SEC is by far the most comve conference in track and field," ay said. aft said although Murray came to as a pure discus thrower, he has evolved into 100 percent one of the toP aw percent multitalented Vlnnll)^.' throwers in the Murray country. Murray credits assiscoach Larry Judge with much of access in the added events. Muraid the addition of Judge to the ling staff three years ago is an ex- H e of the increased support track ield has received since USC joined m EC. B 'he environment is 100 percent .j x j : : ? ** :J ?* *1 lowara winning, munajr saiu. || . , s FM^? [ /E 90.5 jw w* It's Alt Do From H You're back just i enjoy skiing at Si Runs for all levels only 3 1/2 hours froi Now offering 2 tickets (Value Get your local voucher with purchase of any call campus representativt Stan Schafeital for more information at 695-5006 i split wit IN WILTON Sports Editor The USC men's and women's swim rig and diving teams, both nation ! ranked, split their meet with N.C ite Friday at the Natatorium. Th men were victorious over NCSl 1-120, while the men fell to the un 'eated Wolfpack 143.5-97.5 The Lad; Gamecocks dom I swimmers no L competing in thei Bt ? usual events. ^? Leadini LKINS ., - . v T the way for the La Gamecocks was a trio of All-Amer ns: Vivian Alberty, Valery Calkin i Michelle McCarthy. Alberty, a senior from Coral Springs i., placed first in the lm and 3e ing events, while Calkins, a sophc re from Camarillo, Calif., finishei 3t in the 200 IM and 50 freestyl nts. McCarthy, a junior from Cincin ti, finished first in two events, th 3 freestyle and 100 breaststroke The All-Americans were not th y ones placing in events. Freshmai son Kemmering finished first ii s 100 freestyle and the 100 butter Junior Kerry Fraas and freshmai sie Stark completed the freestyl eep with first-place finishes in th ) and 1,000 freestyle, respectively unding out the individual perfor ISC track a iff Reports The USC men's and women's track d success Monday at the Florida inesville. Junior Julie Symonds establishe ord in the high jump with 5-7 and ft ce. Teammate Alicia Brunger jump* ;h 5-5 and finished ninth. Sophomore Lisa Misipeka won the s of 48-7 1/2. Misipeka, an NCAA snt, was followed by sophomore M io finished fifth with 41-7 3/4. Mis s 20-pound weight with a toss of 57 ced third in this event with 46 feet Senior Liz Figlar placed fourth in tl h a personal best of 9:56.13. Junior ished fourth in the mile with 4:57.< Other notable performances includ ' ^8L? ^ * -ium-^ KR1N QALLOWAY Th Ivln Watson and ttia Qamaco gat back on track as th tarn Carolina Thursday. itinhill ere! in time to ki Beech! n campus (or 7 (ift CA/i L \ C il f! J s at a local BP Pepsi product irs BEECH h Wolfpack mances was freshman Anna Krenk f 1 I finish in the 100 8 backstroke. - I M w?men reiay 1 \ JB teams finished in first place, with ft ftftftft the 200 medley team of Krenk, j PHILLIPS Stark, Fraas and Jessica Nixon beating the rest of the e field by more than two seconds. The s 200 freestyle relay team of Fraas, s Calkins, Nixon and Ashley Roe also ? dominated the field with a margin of victory of more than five seconds. The men's team wasn't as successful against the undefeated Wolfpack, win? nine onlv five of 13 events. As with the women, the Carolina Ail-Americans, Dan Phillips and Jay Telford, s led the way. Phillips, a senior from Ypsilanti, 5> Mich., won the 200IM by a margin of Q more than two seconds, while Telford, h a sophomore from Corbett, Ore., won d the 1,000 freestyle by a margin of 16 e seconds and the 500 freestyle. Christian Robinson, a sophomore e form Essex, England, won the 200 fly ' by seven-hundredths of a second, e Rounding out USC's first-place finti ishers was freshman diver Tom a Thomas, who tied for first in the 3m event. Both teams will travel Friday to Geora gia to close out their SEC meets. The e next home meet is 1 p.m. Feb. 4 against e Virginia Tech. USC also will play host r. to the SEC Swimming Championships Feb. 15-18 at the Natatorium. nd field teams season best mor ipeka also won SYMONDS vigio] -4 3/4. Chmura he threw Jan. 15 at Clemi i. The Gamecocks domina he 3,000 meters letes in the top 10. Junior Tracey Capper ond (60-111/2), junior Ch 18. 9), freshman Glenn McAt orl tVia wnmon'a soDhomore C.J. LaMotta A student leadership mpmns training conference ,1 1 . _ N.C. State came to (JSC on J places for each event are list< : 4&Q Medley - Men < 1? NCST 1 c^ysc^"'.isisii - Mm 3. NCST 2 1000 Freestyle - Men 1 1. Telford (USC) 1 2. Toburen (NCST) 2 O /MPCT\ 1 0. nuiiurvc i j w 200 Freestyle * Men ; 11 Santander (NCST) 1 ftffettfl! (NCST) S Freddino {USC^:g|^f % 50 Freestyle - Men i 1.Walts (NCST) 2. Marus (NCST) 3. Ek (USC) 5 |:206 lndl!. Medley - Meffllilll Sl.;.Phiiiip$.(PSC) gfil:! f 2; Loeney {NCST)f.SS-S3^ 3. Rennes (NCST) : placed fourth in the shot p I Tennis team Staff Reports The No. 13 USC men's tennis finished fourth at the SEC Ii Tennis Championships, whicl Thursday through Monday in son, Miss. The Ole Miss Ri clinched the team title Sundaj 25 points, outdistancing second Georgia (13 points). Sophomore Jorge Esquedi senior Ben Cook reached the dc finals of the B Flight before fi 8-2 to the top seeds from Florid son Apel/Dylan Fitzgerald. Making a bid to return to th national rankings in February,! Jimenez and James Panagop mm ? won two doubles matches in the i pionship round before losing 1 Miss* fourth-seeded team of M e Gamecock Bhupath and All Hamadeh i quarterfinals. Jimenez tcks look Panagopoulos upped their rec< ac? 8-3 in the 1994-95 season and in their career. 19th annual! USfj February 4,1995 Highlights A networking luncheon, whei the region to snare ideas and co A reception for students inter Lunch and continental breakf A full day's worth of informa ? Fundraising ? Presentations ? Greek issues ? Student Media ? Alcohol and Drug 1 Meter Diving - Men 1. Smith (NCST) " "*" /i i /-* t t. i nomas (uoo) < 3. Shirley (NCST) : 200 Butterfly - Men I | 1. Robinson (USC) " .: 2.fleam (NCSn i 3. Wotfenden (NCST) : 200 Breast - Men 1. Loenerr (NCST) 2. Rennes (NCST) 3. Schuch (USC) : I I > hurdle over < nee medley relay finishing ished sixth (E irth place with 12:21.72, and The Distal man Erin Narzinski finish- a time of 10:( )urth in the long jump with Senior Ch ters with a si le men's team was led by se- Teddy Towle Mi-American Brett Murray, Cronin was t won the 35-pound weight Other note >etition for the third meet in Townley pick v. Murray's toss of 63 3/4 and senior Si t improve on his NCAA pro- can Frank M rial mark of 65-2 3/4, which respectively, 3on. The men's ted this event with four ath- ond trip to G John Stoikos finished sec- Sunday in th ad Moreau was fourth (55- compete agaii ;te was sixth (52-13/4) and and Georgia, vas 10th (44-3 1/2). Murray East Carolin ut (52-1), while Moreau fin- Mason, Geor] finishes fourth at The Gamecocks third doubles tear lteam at the SEC Championships pullei idoor a surPrise in first-round actioi t in t> :._ . j . ti was Ay*1VAluer ana rmnqu Jack- Alarcon defeated LSlTs projected Nc ebels * doubles team of Zak Blanchard am ' with Braga. The match went to ai -place tiebreak, which Brice and Alar con won 7-1. a an(j Jimenez posted the Gamecock >ubles ^est finish in singles, reaching th ailing Bound of 16 with straight-set win ia ja. over Arkansas' Tom Crichton am Tennessee's Daniel Dewandaka. To] e ITA see<* Laurent Orsini of Mississipp ^gy State eliminated Jimenez 6-4,6-1 oulos Orsini has been the top-rankei Chflm- r J UA wiicgiatc tenuis uvci muu o Ole Past two years- Jimenez, Nc ahesh ^1 nationally, has a 13-1 singles recor n t^e this season. an(j Senior Panagopoulos came clost 3rd to *? Puiiin8 biggest upset of thi 23-10 weekend. He pushed Florida's Da mon Henkel, No. 4 in the country, t annual Student Leadenhij will return for Hs ninth y IThe Russell Ho When is Slit '1 Feb. 4,1995 Hew much is regis! $15 for USC-Columbi $25 for non-USC~Coium How do K legist up an application in the Can and return it by J of this year's SLTC ir re USC student leaders can meet wil ncerns about their organizations ested in careers in student affairs ast tive and interesting sessions on sucl ? Advising ? Marketing Skills to E ? Graduate Education ? Job Search Myths ; Education ? Great Meetings 200 Fly - Women L Delia (MOST) -.i M t lpn&iV$ci ' 3: Deianey (USC) 100 Breast - Women 1. McCarthy (USC) 2. Nixon (USC) 3. Friend (NCST) ETHAN MYERSON / The Gamecock competition >03/4). ice Medley Relay team finished first with >8.77. ris Swartz placed second in the 800 meeason best of 1:51.80. Teammate junior i placed fourth at 1:52.66. Senior Tom hird at 4:14.07 in the one-mile run. ible performances included fre&hman Don ;ing up third in the pole vault (15-5 3/4); tftve Owotis (7 FiR) anri iiinior All-Ameri ensah (7.56) finishing eighth and ninth, in the 55-meter high hurdles, and women's teams will make their secainesville in as many weeks to compete le Barnett Bank Invitational. They will ast SEC rivals Florida, Arkansas, Auburn Also scheduled to compete are Clemson, ia, Florida A&M, Florida State, George getown, Miami, Penn State and Villanochampionships a a third-set tiebreak. Henkel's mard gin of victory was 6-4,2-6, 7-6 (7-1). a Ben Cook defeated Arkansas' Tom e Hamilton 6-4,7-6 (7-1) in first-round ). action. However, Cook lost 6-1,6-3 d to Ole Mies' Ali Hamadeh, No. 36 in a the Rolex Collegiate Tennis Poll. T? J J A 1 _1 Ll _ Ejsqueaa ana marcon aiso participated in the singles championship s flight. Esqueda lost to Auburn's Lee e Pearson 3-6,6- 2,6-3. Alarcon fell to s No. 2 seed Mike Sell of Georgia 6-1, d 6-2. p In the B Flight singles, Messay ii Abebe lost to Tennessee's Christoph Pressmer 6-2,6-2. Meanwhile, the d Volunteers' Jason Needham defeatti ed Miller Brice 6-1, 6-3. ?. USC will play host to the Winter d Indoor Invitational Friday- Sunday at the Indoor Facility on Whaley b Street. Other participating teams e will include Auburn, Lander and - William and Mary. 0 m f m m 1 Uraininq Conference be bold? use >5? raiioii?S%;, a students bia students or? lpus Activities Center an. 27 iclude: :h other leaders from across i diverse topics as: Employers iiriil lanuary 20. The top 3 ed below. J00 Medley^Womeri WM iJPSC-^ iuse i . i*4MHN l use iuuu hreestyie - women I. Stark (USC) >. Webster (USC) ' J. Tedesco (USC) IQO Freestyle -:-Wbmen'--.il LFraaepSC) >, Delaney (USC) fcDilworth >0 Freestyle - Women I. Calkins (USC) I. Kemmerling (USC) 3.- Lyons (NCST) 200 lnd>: Medley - ^btrien mm*. I. :Hardy (NCST)? - /:2'r' j. Miller (USC) ^ || I Meter Diving - Women 1. Alberty (USC) 2. Duley (NCST) 3. Pykett (USC)