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RYAN WILSON Sports Editor
The SEC Swimming Championships
ended Saturday at the Carolina Natatorium
with a few surprises as two members
of the USC men's team became the
second and third individual SEC champions
in the school's fourth year in the
conference.
Dan Phillips capped off his senior
season with a title in the 200 freestyle,
while sophomore Jay Telford showed incredible
promise for the future as he won
the mile freestyle championship.
Phillips captured the SEC championship
in the 200 freestyle event Friday
evening on day three of the SEC Championships.
Phillips' 1:35.94 time set personal
and Carolina Natatorium pool
. records.
Phillips was the second Gamecock
athlete to win an SEC championship.:
Former USC track standout Ron Willis
won the SEC championship in both the
weight and discus categories.
Phillips, a physical education major
from Ypsilanti, Mich., said Auburn's
Scott Tucker, swimming in the adjoining
lane, was his biggest concern.
"He had a better personal time than
I did," Phillips said. "I could see him coming
on strong the last 25 yards, but the
crowd really helped me get through that
last leg.
"Personally, I'm relieved more than
anything else because I was seeded No.
1 in the 200 free my sophomore year and
finished third. This SEC chamnionship
represents all the great aspects of our
program here. Coming out of high school,
I considered myself an average swimmer,
but in the last four years, I've taken
seven seconds off my time in this
event."
Phillips automatically qualified for
the NCAA Championships March 2325
in Indianapolis. Phillips' time of 1:35.94
time was .10 seconds faster than Auburn's
! Tucker. Phiffips is"a two-time All-Amer;
ican andWafc a member of the gold medal
winning 800-meter Free Relay team at
the 1993 World University games.
"This couldn't have happened to a
nicer guy," USC assistant coach Seth
Baron said. "Dan's our team captain and
really the catalyst for this program that
last four years. Dan's performance epit!
dmizes hoVChardthifc team has worked
; 4liyear.
' "We only went 4-7 during the dual
meets, but this is the competition we've
been aiming for all year. Tonight, the
South Carolina swimming program start
ed building a little history in the conference
and definitely turned some heads
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Telford joined Phillips by winning
the SEC championship in the mile freestyle
Saturday. Telford's 15:12.71 time beat
Florida's Todd Gjervold by three seconds.
The native of Corbett, Ore., was seeded
third in the event.
"When Dan got his yesterday, the
Lady Gameco
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Second-half Lady Gator run
finishes off Carolina.
MATT PLOPINEC Staff Writer
Hie Lady Gamecock basketball team
dropped a 69-49 decision to the No. 14
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The Lady Gamecocks (11-13,1-9)
kept it close and only trailed by four at
the half. When Florida (20-7,6-4) came
out in a zone to start the second half,
die 3rpoint-happy Lady Gamecocks were
wandering if it was Christmas
in February. jifl
Carolina, which is one of Msgk
the top teams in the nation in |
3-pointers made per game,
couldn't capitalize on the La- I
dy Gators' zone defense. The / %
athleticism and speed of the
Lady Gators allowed them to ? 4
stop both the outside shot and f
the inside game. I
After the game, USC cen- wiLSOM
ter Cindy Kelly explained that
is wasn't so much UFs size but its deceptive
strength and athleticism that
turned the game into a war in the paint
Their post players don't look that
big and muscular, but they were getting
good position," Kelly said. "We did the
best we could to keep them off the boards,
but it was tough in the post today."
After the two teams traded leads at
the beginning of the game, the Lady
Gators grabbed the lead with 16:28 left
in the half on a 15-footer from Takilya
Davis. It was a lead they would never
relinquish. The closest the Lady Gamecocks
came in the second half was the
opening four-point margin.
Once again, an old nemesis plagued
the Lady Gamecocks. After a mediocre
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mile freestyle event. Telford becan
individual SEC Championship title.
'To have two individual champioi
people counted us out followir
far our best performance in fo
USC men's swim team
first thing he said was today would be
my turn," Telford said. 1 had a positive
mindset coming in. The last 50 yards, I
couldn't realty hear the crowd, but I could
see everybody jumping up an down."
"Jay realty wanted to win the 500 free
on Thursday but finished third," USC
men's coach Keith Switzer said. Tonight,
he got a measure of revenge, coming back
to edge the two Florida guys who had
beaten him in out dual meet
To have two individual champions,
and considering that many people counted
us out following the dual season, this
is by far our best performance in four
years in the conference."
On the women's side, sophomore Jessica
Nixon led the Lady Gamecocks, finishing
sixth in the 100 backstroke with
a :56.75 time. Valery Calkins' 1:50.02
time was good for fourth place in the 200
freestyle and an NCAA consideration.
Michelle McCarthy, with a time of
1:59.45, finished second in the 200 breasti
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siroxe ior me L>aay uumecocits. junior
co-captain Kerry Fraas captured fourth
in the 100 yard freestyle, and Charlene
Miller was able to win the bonus final of
the 200 butterfly.
"Jessica Nixon has had an outstanding
meet," USC women's coach Kelly Parker
Medlin said. "We've had someone in
almost every final, and five individuals
have set NCAA qualifying standards."
The Auburn men and Florida women
captured the team titles at the SEC Swimming
Championships. The victory for the
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cks puii ciose,
ihind UF, 69-49
shooting performance in the first half,
the shooting percentages dropped in the
second period The Lady Gamecocks shot
19 percent from the field and were 1-14
from behind the 3-point arc in the second
half.
Despite the final tally, USC was in
contention until the 8:08 mark in the
second half, when the Lady Gators went
on a 13-1 run to put the contest out of
ronr>h
USC coach Nancy Wilson was pleased
with the team's effort and compliment
ed junior guard Natalie Funtderburk
for playing despite being
troubled by a stomach virus
last week. Wilson added that
freshman Audrey Ramsey may
have had her best game in a
Gamecock uniform.
"We got the kind of effort we
needed," Wilson said. "I would
have expected us to shoot bet
ter against the zone.
I Junior All-American candidate
Shannon Johnson had a gamehigh
28 points for Carolina.
On a more somber note, halftime ceremonies
included a touching tribute by
former Lady Gamecock Colleen (Frost)
Donnelly to her 1983-84 teammate Dissy
Thompson. Thompson, a DEA agent,
recently lost her life in a plane crash in
Peru. Donnelly noted Thompson's courage
and fearlessness as two or ner most enduring
qualities.
The Lady Gamecocks will play their
last home Wednesday against Coastal
Carolina before closing out the regular
season Sunday at Vanderbilt. Tip-off for
Wednesday's game is 7 p.m.
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CHUCK GRIFFTH The Gamecock
i deep breath after finishing the
le the third Gamecock to win an
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coach Ken Switzer
Lady Gators was their 10th straight, with
Alabama in 1985 the only team to defeat 9
Florida in the championships. Florida's
Allison Wagner, a winner of three indi- I
vidual events, and Tennessee's Ricky Busquets
won the Commissioner's Trophy
for the highest individual point totals dur- .
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Florida's Wagner, a true freshman, g
clinched the individual title with a pool
record 2:14.02 time in the 200 breaststroke.
Wagner also won the 400 indi- ?
vidual medley and the 200 individual |
medley. Busquets dueled with Florida's
Steve Clarke for the men's trophy, edging
him 57 points to 56 by winning the |
100 freestyle.
Busquets won the 100 free in 43.42, I
with Clarke finishing third in 43.58 to
provide the one-point Commissioner's
Trophy victory. Busquets also claimed a
victory in the 50 freestyle Thursday.
Wagner's teammate Barbara Franco
captured the 200 butterfly with a 1:59.35
time. It was good all-around for the Lady
Gators as senior Beth Hazel won the 100
backstroke in 1:59.05.
Auburn used a deep corps of sprinters
to establish an SEC record time of
2:54.26 in the 400 freestyle relay. The
quartet of Oliver Gumbrill, Mick Shackell,
Scott Tucker and Scott Jett defeated
second-place LSU by more than two seconds.
Michael Andrews and Chris Walton
finished one-two in the 200 backstroke,
which distanced the champion Tigers rom s
second-place Tennessee in the standings. c
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