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Hurdler Terrence Trammell and the track and field team will travi
to Clemson .to participate in the Clemson 4-way.
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Knight-Ridder reflect a downturn in recenl
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pionship game will go down as the low- cline in ratings of the televi
est-rated title game in 24 years. works," said Neal Pilson, a for
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Track and Field
The nationally ranked USC track and field
I team will travel to Liemson baturday to participate
in the "Clemson 4-way."
The USC men's team is eighth in the country,
while the women find themselves just out
of the top 10, at the 11th spot.
Clemson's men's team is in ninth.
Much like any other sport, the USC-Clemson
rivalry in this'sport is a bitter one.
I "The rivalry is so intense because of the
great amount of mutual respect between the
two teams," USC coach Curtis Frye said.
"In our sport, Clemson is always a national
powerhouse, and whenever you beat them,
there is a great feeling of satisfaction."
Recently named Coach of the Year by the
Track and Field Coaches Association, Fiye also
believes this particular meet will be great
preparation for the upcoming SEC outdoor
m season.
"Going into this meet, we are looking to
I win, of course, but more importantly it is a
chance for some of our athletes to gain some
confidence and training for the SEC outdoor
season," Frye said.
"If we can perform as well as we did in the
SEC indoor championships in all the meets,
I we will be very successful in the spring."
After all, the Gamecock men have two
NCAA indoor champions on their side.
Senior Brad Snyder and sophomore Terrence
Trammell both won first place in the
shot put and 60-meter hurdles, respectively,
in the indoor championships March 5 and 6.
In his already storied career, Trammell
has set numerous precedents for future hur_J
dlers, and this season has been no exception.
In his next meet following the championships,
he broke the record of gold medalist
ei Allen Johnson in the 110 hurdles by 1/10 of a
second.
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k ratings CBS might have also been hurt by
; years in other factors. Ratings indicate that the
lyoffs. lack ol a West Coast team through the
rig with a end of the tournament depressed the
he World Nielsen returns,
ineyal de- Compared with last year's final
ision net- game, ratings for Monday's title game
mer head were down 28 percent in Los Angeles,
insulting 28 percent in Seattle, 20 percent in
Sacramento and 13 percent in San Franff
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counter- Also, in the course of the tournapetitors.
ment, 17 games were decided by 20 or
srts flick more points, against just 11 with
hich had such a blowout margin last year.
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reclaimed Monday wasn't insignificant,
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The Lady Gamecock squad comes to the
meet fresh off three wins at the Raleigh Relays
last weekend.
The team of Mikele Barber, Demetria
Washington, Ellakisha Williamson and Melisa
Barber won both the 4 x 100-meter and 4 x
200-meter relays, setting NCAA provisional
marks in both.
They also won the 4 x 400-meter relay, with
the team of Mikele Barber, Tacita Bass, Washington
and Char Foster.
The women have also faired well in the
shot put, discus and javelin throw this season.
Michelle Fournier, Alana Robinson and
Candy Mitchell, respectively, give USC the
edge in those events.
Softball
The Lady Gamecock softball team is also
in action this weekend.
The women will host the Kentucky Wildcats
in a three-game series, beginning with a
doubleheader Friday night.
This will be Carolina's first home SEC series
of the year.
USC is 31-8 overall, 5-2 in the SEC, while
the Wildcats are 16-22 overall, with only one
conference win in four games played.
The USC women are coming off a sweep
of conference foe Ole Miss last weekend, where
they won 6-5 and 11-2. That series moved USC
to the No. 10 rank in the nation.
One reason the Lady Gamecocks have been
so successful is their outstanding pitching staff.
The position of staff ace has been claimed
by freshman Megan Matthews, who's 18-6 with
an ERA of 1.34 and has 172 strikeouts. Sam
Russian has a team-low 1.02 ERA and is 2-0. \
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