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> Friday, February 20,1998 Brad Snyc Snyder, Bronmlee and the | rest of the Gamecock track and field team can be seen this weekend when they host the Gamecock Invitational, asst. sports editor NATHAN BROWN If s impressive that the USC men's and women's track and field teams are ranked No. 2 and No. 6 respectively in the nation. While Carolina's rankings are no^ table, the Gamecocks throwing duo of P Brad Snyder and Crystal Brownlee are just down right amazing. These two towers of throwing power dominate the SEC and recently cleaned house at the Husker Invitational. Snyder threw a new school record and an automatic NCAA qualifying toss of 65 feet 11 inches, while Brownlee improved her season-best and automatic qualification to 55 feet four^ and-one-quarter inches. W Being two of the best throwers in the nation, Brownlee and Snyder have learned quite a bit from one another and have developed a reciprocal relationship where they help each other to improve. "Brad is a great competitor," Brownlee said "He's been doiner this for a while. He's an Olympic athlete. So even practicing with him, you get a good feel for how to be one of the best competi^ tors because thafs what he is. [With him] ranked No. 1 in the country, you can't have a better person to work out with." Snyder also views Brownlee as a helpful asset to his training. "Crystal is older than I am," Snyder said. "[Ifs nice] to have someone with the experience that she has. She's been as many places as I have. Even I * : JUrt / T iO f# ' James lha Let It Come Down Virgin $13.99a, Cherry Poppin Daddies Zoot Suit Riot Universal * $10.99. Ben Harper Wi Virgin t? no tf M<0m 7 7CD Now y youi 539 Hi 7TOBgf^i/d-S/ far? BLOCKBUSTER MUSIC n ier and Cr t JH f^JiV V : ^^kMEsjP^i '%l-4t;' 'sffc'yspM Sit P - 'J f Brad Snyder (left) and Crystal Broi the best throwers in college athletic the nation in the shot put. Brownl holds the SEC outdoor shot put rec< though she's not a guy, ifs like training with an equal. "We drive each other and push each other. It's definitely ft bonus to have her around." Both of these tremendous athletes have enjoyed multitudes of success. Brownlee is a five-time All-American, three-time SEC Champion and participant of the World University Games. She holds the SEC outdoor shot put record and the indoor and outdoor school record. Not only can she throw the shot put a long way, but she also can throw out the right answers in class, which led to her being named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll last year. But Brownlee isn't satisfied with what she's accomplished so far. "Hopefully, I can improve on my mark," Brownlee said. "[Going to the Various Artists a* vieir-:-'."? 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Last week, Snyder was named National Track and Field Athlete of the Week Dy 1 racKwire magazine. Snyder looks to continue his success and appears confident that he will. ssb i w j | sggr, jH j';ajHB sHi ig;' ife ymSaajjl' ^gmgm Hum Downward Is Heavenward RCA $13,990, s asW>^ s v % "< v fThirtrn-fiitrf --V' x:?. wpr&wttf 'WM& p<, | 's* " -w:'C\ i , * . - Roni Siie Reprazent Mercury Records $13.99o> i y* > y ' A ^ isguided Roses t to steal CDs* shion Mall ckbusler Entertainment Inc. Al Rights Reserved. Sale ends 3/998. Job #1263981 f 3RTS Gamecock rnlee are... "Yes [my goal is to win the NCAAs]. The battle is already fought," Snyder said. "I've trained harder than I have in any other year. Staying uninjured is the advantage that I've had this year over last year. If I don't [win], if 11 be a disappointment to me and hopefully to other people. Since the beginning of the year, that's all that I've thought about. To be honest, I don't plan on losing from this point on in my college career. "The 2000 Olympics is obviously one of my goals down the road. Ifs not on ine iruni Dumer ngni now. i in mainly worried about the NCAAs." USC Head Coach Curtis Frye has no worries about the performances of Brownlee and Snyder. "Brad is an outstanding competiI tor," Frye said. "He has a wealth of knowledge from his international ex- s periences. "He looks to be a national contender ; for a national championship. He's do[ ing well academically, and his strength I levels are high. He can almost power cling 500 pounds, s "Crystal is a senior and an outstanding student, a marine biologist. She's leading the women in the throws. She's heading in the right direction. "These are two young people that well continue to see over the years other than just as Carolina graduates but as some of America's future in athleti ? ICS. If you want to see these two phenomenal athletes in action, come to Carolina's Weems-Baskin track facility behind the Roost. The throwing competition begins at 11 a.m. with the other events following at noon in the fieldhouse. f BP ^ <0 Ml <D B<x Tabl S 00 -n Stu Q Russ W] m rs Bea s M Ma m I For ^ CO Russ ins < ?.Tf Q P4 Faci MA IfC Roi 183Sa fr pU Fea ** <D AI Bal Tabl o QQ APPEI Join the Fourl get into the gamecoc no experience ne can't ma Diver places staff writer JOE QUINN South Carolina diver Chad Sheldon finished fifth in the one-meter diving competition Thursday at the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Fla. The sophomore from Moultrie, Ga., scored 523.5 points, just .55 points behind Williams to J again, this ti WILLIAMS, continuedfrom page six Fogler looked for something, anything to get USC back in it. He called on LeRon Williams. Williams delivered. Williams' stats in the final 4:30: seven points and five rebounds. If Williams isn't in the game in those final frantic moments, the Gamecocks lose to Florida. Score tied at 70, less than a minute left, Williams rebounds a missed Florida shot Bj Mckie misses a jumper, Gallman gets the rebound, at least he thinks he does. A mad scramble ensues after Gallman is stripped of the ball, during which Williams makes a sacrifice of Rodmanian proportions, diving into the seats, all the while bouncing the ball off a Florida player's legs and giving USC precious possession. Then, Fogler calls a play that always works and always has. It worked last year, time and time again. It worked this year, too. Game on the line, take your pick: Mckie or Watson. Drive the lane. Make an acrobatic circus shot or draw foul. Game over. Mckie, ever the chosen one, drives and tosses up one of those off-balance, impossible shots that everyone who DNDAY: ly Drawing!! es on Greene Street 1 IESDAY: . sonal Perspectiv dents Speak on E ell House Theatre 5 1 EDNESDAY: nitty fii luiy iriy ilia vx ui rie Keeton, mer Ford Agenc ell House Ballroom 7 tional Eating Dis :ell House Room 315 IURSDAY: ulty Staff Forum o und Table Browi ;ell House Room 205 IDAY: irless Friday: ut;j x. rv; jay wiinuui uv ce Sale!! es on Greene Street ' For More Inforr Health & Wellnei ^^^ 777-82 die for th Best College Webs :k online! we need artists ?cessary meeting Fel iko tho meeting? email ed * * Page 7 high at SECs fourth-place diver Paco Rivera of Kentucky. Sheldon finished in ninth place Sunday in the the three-meter competition. Sheldon, USCs top male diver all season, set a school record earlier in the season in the three-meter competition. He also is a member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll. ace old team me in Florida knows anything about knows will go in. But something strange, and almost unprecedented, happens. With the game hanging in the balance/Mckie's shot circles the rim, drops off. Then, sweet vindication within ~ his grasp, Williams rescues the ball from its descent, slams it home, then hangs on the rim for just an extra second, likely to rub it in Donovan's face just a bit more to give him something extra to think about on the ride back. After the Gators scored again to tie it, another USC shot clanged off the rim, this one Watson's, and Grant played the hero, tipping the ball in with less than a second left. But on this night, Williams was the true hero, rescuing s his team, surely himself, from a humiliating defeat. r Florida did everything to win that night: 51.9 percent shooting, all the 3pointers and a 12-point lead halfway [ through the second half. 1 The Gators played a great game, just not great enough. 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