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Fore! Freshman golfer Emma Lofgren tees off at a recent match. The Lady Gamecocks golf team finished 13th in a field of 19 1 1 .A UU9 past wixJicuu ni the NCAA East Regional. BRYAN JOHNSTON The Gamecock Men's Golf The 24th-ranked Springs, Va., through! the NCAA East Region Course at The Homest sixth in District 3 Sout second-straight NCAA "I really thought tl year and we would h? expectations to make 1 Puggy Blackmon said, two individuals from nc advance to the NCAA ( 31 in Lake Forest, 111. The Gamecocks h five in six tournament n nnn<1 ? a Bcasuii-ucsi swjuiiu p Invitational Feb. 8-9 in Freshman Brent 1 the SEC Freshman of th team All-SEC honors.' three top 10 and four to] Women's Golf The Lady Gamec finished 13th in a field < at the NCAA East Regi The top seven teams 8 Championships to be 1: State University. Ohio State won tl schools Tfennessee, Aub in the top seven. Rebeks overall with a 233. She v Championships along wil whose teams did not q\ Baseball USC junior Ryan B Gamecocks are in Hot Brett Jodie were Saturday competing in S&Cteam. ial at the Cascades Golf Bordenick, a design ead. The team, ranked ^ 811(1 h^hed the r< h, is looking to earn its Tecord m1113 * Championships berth, the SEC Tournament w< ds would be a transition record 861 by Joe Datui ive to play beyond my Right-handed pit, t," Carolina head coach record 018"3 and lead TTie top 11 teams and pitched with 102 2/3. Hi in-qualifying teams will 8 earned run aver; Championships May 28- ?Qff[)3|( ave finished in the top x 1 Lrame*^ i this season, including season. Hef lace finish at the Gator two-tune Ah-Amenc , Gainesville, Fla. Johnson were named SI toof was recently given "* u'e e Year awaid and second _ Jouung Johnson < rhe Conway native has ^Plewat donated] a 20 finishes this season. Lee and Kim Pietro 11 McCutchean was a secon in fV*n mfiolrl m uiuibiu. ocks carded a 317 and . JAnao jf 19 this past Saturday J?tter.CDain< anal in Blooraington, 91. toeAU-SoutheastReg., tdvanced to the NCAA Beera recerved eeoond-t reld May 21-24 at Ohio Compton m her 1. coach, led the team to a he regional, with SEC 3fT o ^ ^ ^ urn and Florida placing f No. 2. The 57 wms rn hlie-Owens was ninth OS^jarne warning stood nil advance to the NCAA Johnson comprled th three other individuals record m 36 appearanc lalily automatically. 0.21 earned ran aver,, batters m 199.1 inning Plew led the team ?>^11 P^Ssin 'x< jsF ^ pwSiyf ? < ^v n fe48 RBI. Her .340 bi 17 stolen bases are Lee led the tean 66 hits and 29 staler with 16. and was tl ordenick and sophomore ayerage. And McCu id to the first-team All- hits and 23 runs. Lyons leads th ated hitter, has 13 home five and bats .293 w igular season batting a 1 record with a 5 runs batted in entering .. , _ ire two shy of the school ?VI0n S T T3CK 3T in 1985. The team is in/ -her Brett Jodie has a competing in SEC 0 s the team in innings Gamecocks will be e has 83 strikeouts and fourth-place finish < *ge. Gamecock fav American Marvin V sophomore Kevin ss stocked up on awards shot put. id coach Joyce Compton Other threats r an senior pitcher Trinity 100 meters, as well 3C Coach and Player of relay group, consist i coaches. Shah Mays and Jai )n the first team were ... , _ aittei/utility and Chanda WOfTIBfl S TV^CI i the outfield. Kendra The Lady Gan d-team All-SEC selection this weekend comp Championships. Th n, Lee, Peitro, Plew and winning the title, ai ; Lyons were selected to year's event, in team. Pitcher Nikki Leading the wi earn honors. No. 1 in the SEC an Ith year as USC's head She holds the Ame regular-season best 57- inches and also hoi ;-ever national ranking in the discus at 183 elude an NCAA record the shot put at 52 fi k. Lisa Misipeka a 30-2 regular season the hammer, with a es, with an impressive feet 4 inches. Misip< ge. She struck out 341 in both the discus a js and only walked 16. of 169 feet 10 inche with eight triples and respectively. In her f Virginia H Va., was a pick and ai and Street She is li in blocked and third ii More recei Virginia lb Upongi by Charlotl Associatio Women's N assistant a After a basketball c ?rnrM But, in ^ taking a pc staff. Stayi] atting average, 65 hits and Other all second on the team ranked No. i with a .351 batting average, Howell, No i bases. Pietro led in doubles Crystal Bro lird in batting with a .324 pUt and Tfor tcheon batted .254, with 34 Candy No. 1 in the ,e team in home runs with rith 29 RBI. Beers posted a 4inthehai 0.59 earned run average. . MnnV Ta id Field mc" * c kubum, Ala., through Sunday e . I utdoor Championships. The looking to improve on its of last year. 'orites include junior All- defeating Vi /atts in the 800 meters and the two pre mnnn in the discus, hflmnw season 17-1 Jerome nclude Corey Bridges in the selected to as the team's 4x100 meter Champions! ing of Bridges, Jamie Price, naal Williams. Women'! k and Field when^t lecocks are also in Auburn ^ fog fjna]s >eting in the SEC Outdoor 5^ Bend e team has a strong shot at iter finishing second at last ly is Dawn Ellerbe, ranked ^ jos* d the nation in the hammer. ? irican record at 210 feet 8 . e , * .1 . . wptp imnton ds the top spot in the okU . feet 5 indies and is third in Champions set 4 1/2 inches. Stanford is at the top with Ellerbe in ranked No. i No. 2 ranked throw of204 Sophie ska is also No. 4 in the SEC for the Nati nd shot put, with distances Leadershi] ;s and 51 feet 2 1/2 inches, sportsmans excellent ac i continued from page 12 rmr voarg aa on nrhan afn^ioo mainr of sch, Walvius, a native of Woodbridge, letter-winner every year, an All-Metro . i Ail-American recognized by Converse & Smith. sted in the Hokies record books as first shots (204), second in field goals (505) i scoring (1,616) and rebounding (664). m ltly, she was chosen as a member of ch's all-decade team. aduating in 1986, Walvius was drafted ? of the Women's National Basketball n, which has no relation to the new BA. However, she opted to become an )ach at Bradley University, short period of coaching, she left the ourt and took a position in the business 1989, Walvius returned to the game, isition on the Rhode Island coaching ag in Rhode Island for a year, Walvius on to Virginia Commonwealth University if 25 and assumed the responsibilities h. While at VCU, she coached the team il's first-ever postseason birth and was rginia state coach of the year. JU, Walvius transferred to West Virginia, ?ached for two years. j her job is to build the Lady Gamecocks i-eminent basketball team, not only of it of the whole nation. favorites include Erin Narzinski, 1 in the hepthalon and Charmaine . 2 in the SEC in the 800 meters, wnlee should challenge in the shot lique Williams in the 200 and 400. Mitchell enters the event ranked i SEC in the javelin and second in n i /? ieet 4 incnes. one is aiso ino. rimer. nnis am concluded its season this past ti a 4-1 loss to Duke in the finals of legionals in Atlanta. 4 mecocks fell to the Blue Devils after rginia and Virginia Commonwealth vious days. The team finished the 0 and ranked No. 26. 1 Jourdon and Keith Brill have been participate at the NCAA Singles lips, which begin May 21 at UCIA i Tennis dy Gamecocks finished their season >st 5-3 to Wisconsin this past Sunday * i of the NCAA Midwest Regional in Ind. am had defeated Marquette and T? ! J J d _ i_ J___ 1 rnaay ana oaiuruay, respectively, 3 to the Lady Badgers dropped No. L5-10. o of Karolina Bulat and Tbbi Rakic . to participate in the NCAA Doubles hips, which take place May 19-23 [ University. Bulat and Rakic are 21 in the nation. Ljucovic was also selected as a finalist onal Arthur Ashe/ Sportsmanshipp Award. The award is given for hip on and off the court, as well as ademic credentials.