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Inside: Schedule
Bombers welcome new coaching staff, in- a Basebal1 flrst practice, Thu.
^ ■ Men’s basketball vs. Syracuse, Thu.
eluding former Capital City manager; a Women,s basketba|| vs Tennessee_ Fri.
Shawn Singleton returns ■ Men’s basketball vs. Kentucky, Sat.
■ Women’s basketball at Miss. State, Mon.
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Track and field
running into 2000
Track and Field Roundup
The Gamecock
USC’s men’s and women’s track and field teams
began the 1999 season with a simple motto: “If
it’s to be, it’s up to me.”
The Gamecocks then lived up to these expec
tations by winning four individual NCAA titles, three
NCAA runner-up awards, 14 Southeastern Confer
ence titles, capturing 29 All-American honors and
breaking 35 school records. The team also broke
four SEC records and brought home seven medals
from national and international events. The women’s
team won its first SEC outdoor track and field title
and the men finished fourth at the NCAA champi
onships.
With all of these accomplishments, it might seem
hard for the Gamecocks to duplicate their suc
cesses of 1999. However, USC is returning^ male
and 26 female letterwinners this spring, with seven
male All-Americans and nine female All-Americans
included. The motto this year? “Don’t give it
up.”
Trackwire, the official track and field ranking,
lists the USC women at No. 4 and the men at No.
12. This is part of the SEC’s continued dominance
in track and field, placing five women’s and eight
men’s teams in the Top 25.
“Indoors for the men; it’s a shot in the dark,”
said head coach Curtis Frye, who has won several
National Coach of the Year Awards during his tenure
at USC. “There’s a lot of unknowns. But we do
have probably one of the best and most versatile
athletes in the history of collegiate track in Terrence
Trammell.”
Trammell has already placed his name alongside
the most influential track stars in USC history, win
ning several All-American awards, two gold medals,
two national titles, running the world’s fastest time
in 1999 in the 55-meter hurdles while never being
beat
en in
the event
and also bt
ing nan
Track and Field
News’ Male Athlete
of the Year in 1999. •
Frye described Tram
mell as “a one-man show.”
Jimmie Hackley will also be *
returning to the USC squad, a 10
time All-American who is one of |
the top 400-meter runners in the coun
try. He will be competing with teammate
Gerald Pressley, who won a junior national ti-^B
tie in the event and a silver medal at the Pan ^B
American Junior Championships.
Patrick. Tvarkunas will once again contend B
for the SEC pole vault title after finishing as the ■
runner-up indoors in 1999. He already holds the
USC record and will be competing for both in
door and outdoor NCAA championships.
The shot put event is expected to be once
again owned by three-time NCAA champion Brad §
Snyder. Snyder has dominated the past four years
at the SEC Championships, becoming the first male
athlete to win four straight conference titles in his
main event.
The women’s team is coming off a banner
year, as it won its first SEC Championship after a
come-from-behind victory against Florida. The sprint
team tvill return six All-Americans, including the
No. 1 400-meter runner in the nation, Miki Barber.
Barber won two conference titles, a runner-up
at the NCAA’s, a gold and a silver medal at the World
University Games last year. She also influenced her
twin sister, Me’Lisa, who won three All-Ameri
can honors last year as a freshman.
Ellakisha Williamson gives USC great depth in
the hurdles, considering she holds every USC hur
dle record and won two SEC titles last year.
Williamson hopes to compete nationally this
year.
Lynette Keppeler will return as one of the na
tion’s favorites to win the shot put after finishing
fourth last year.
She has already made her mark as one of the
best in the SEC and wants to compete nationally.
The USC track and field teams will swing into
action Friday at the Clemson Invitational.
The Gamecocks will be competing with sever- .
al other teams to win the first titles of the new year.
Lady Tigers claw Gamecocks 73-50,
extend SEC road losing streak to 20
Women’s Basketball
Roundup
Gamecock Sports
In the 1998-99 season, the USC
Lady Gamecock basketball team be
gan the season 9-2 and were poised
to be recognized as an up-and-com
ing program at the beginning of South
eastern Conference play.
However, the Gamecocks would
get only two other wins that season,
both of them against non-conference
opponents, while compiling an 0-14
skid in the SEC.
Sunday, the 10-3 Lady Gamecocks
faced a similar scenario as they lost
their conference opener to the No. 5
Auburn Lady Tigers, 73-50.
Auburn, playing on their home
floor, began the game facing a hot
shooting USC squad, who complet
ed 47.8 percent of their shots com
pared to the Tigers’ 37 percent.
But Auburn reeled off a 13-3 run
at the end of the first half to charge
ahead of USC and take the lead, 29
25.
After halftime, Auburn showed
no signs of slowing, as they took ad
vantage of the suddenly cold Game
cocks and went on a 12-2 run,
opening the game up.
USC (10-4, 0-1 SEC) could hit
only 31 percent of their second-half
shots, while the Lady Tigers (12-2,
1-1 SEC) hit 50 percent of their shots.
“Auburn is one of the best
teams in the country,” USC head
coach Susan Walvius said. “They did
a great job on defense, especially in
the second half.”
The Tiger defense did a number
on USC point guard Shuanzinski Gort
man, who struggled all night, com
mitting 10 turnovers while scoring
only five points. No Gamecock play
er scored in double figures, while
USC’s high scorer was reserve Linda
Hoglund, who came off the bench
to score eight points in nine minutes.
Auburn was led by Shana Askew
and Tahsa Hamilton with 16 points
each and Conswella Sparrow with 10
points. LeCoe Willingham snared 10
rebounds for the Lady Tigers.
USC will take on No. 2 Tennessee
Lady Volunteers on Friday at Frank
McGuire Arena. Tipoff is scheduled
for 7 p.m. The Lady Gamecocks hold
a 1-26 lifetime record against the La
dy Vols.
TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS
PLAYER GP-GS MIN—AVG FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS - AVG
32 Shaun Gortman 14-14 435-31.1 85-176 .483 8-22 .364 33-567 .589 23-63 86-6.1 40-0 70 72 16 40 211-15.1
45 locelvn Penn 14-11 357-25.5 74-125 .592 0-1 .000 40-71 .563 35-51 86-6.1 38-1 33 53 3 35 188-13.4
44 Annie Lester 44-9 335-23.9 57-127 .449 0-0 .000 54-80 .675 34-37 71-5.1 24-0 7 23 0 26 168-12.0
34 Shannon Segres 14-8 268-19.1 41-92 .446 1-8 .125 20-25 .800 26-29 55-3.9 33-1 13 35 3 10 103-7.4
00 Petra Uihelyi 14-13 391-27.9 32-91 .352 0-1 .000 19-24 .792 33-74 107-7.6 37-1 35 25 18 33 83-5.9
10 Kelly Morrone 13-0 244-18.8 25-77 .325 19-54 .352 2-3 .667 4-20 24-1.8 14-0 31 21 2 8 71-5.5
05 Ines Alanovich 14-0 144-10.3 17-43 .395 7-21 .3133 4-10 .400 12-15 27-1.9 14-0 11 18 0 10 45-3.2
11 Crishna Hill 14-5 243-17.4 17-50 .340 7-24 .292 3-6 .500 ' 12-10 22-1.6 28-0 18 17 1 14 44-3.1
51 Shanta leffcoat 14-10 281-20.1 13-15 .289 3-18 .167 10-18 .556 13-4 17-1.2 24-0 25 21 1 9 39-2.8
55 Linda Hoelund 7-0 56-8.0 7-18 .389 4-11 .364 0-0 .000 3-4 7-1.0 8-0 1 3 2 3 18-2.6
33 Casie Key 5-0 32-6.4 3-9 .333 0-0 .000 3-5 .600 2-5 7-1.4 5-0 2 3 0^ 0 9-1.8
OlVndrea Plemons I 7-0 31-4.4' 2-6 .333 0-1 000 2-21.1.000 0-3 3-0.4 5-0 4 3 0 1 6-0.9
21 Viki Hollosy 1-0 8-8.0 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0.0 1-0 1 0 0 0 0-0.0
Sean Ravforo The Gamecock
Left Annie Lester, left, battles a Florida Atlantic player while Shannon
Segres, right, tries to help in the USC Women’s Basketball Classic.
Above: Shaunzinski Gortman tries to convert a layup against Coastal
Carolina. The Lady Gamecocks lost Sunday to No. 5 Auburn hbn to
become 0-1 in SEC play. f
use Women's Basketball Team Statistics (through Jan. 12)