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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
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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
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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
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assistant a
After a
basketball c
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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.