Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BRIEFLY Steddum wins pole vault at invitational Carolina sophomore Chris Steddum won the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Invitational on Sunday, breaking his own school record. The USC women won four events, and the men’s team won two, with both sides winning the 4x400-meter relays. In addition, nine individuals and the two 4x400 relays qualified for the NCAA Championships in March. The women are ranked No. 1 nationally while the men are No. 13 in Trackwire.com’s poll. Steddum improved on his NCAA provisional mark to win the pole vault at 17 feet, 9 inch es, breaking the school’s indoor record. Teammate Jared Farabee was second with his own NCAA provisional mark of 17-3/4. Demetria Washington ran a NCAA automatic time of 52.65 second^t0 win the 400 meters. The time is the leading mark this year in the NCAA. Teammates Tacita Bass and Shevon Stoddart were third and fourth, respec tively, with both earning NCAA provisional marks. On the men’s side, Otukile Lekote ran an NCAA provi sional time of 1:49.78 to win the men’s 800 meters. Tennis picks up five wins in SEC games The USC men’s tennis team traveled to Lexington, Ky„ over the weekend to take part in the 2002 SEC Indoor Championships. Angelo Niculescu picked up the lone Gamecock victory of day one in his match against LSU’s Jesse Smatt 2-6,6-4,6-3. Day two brought four more Gamecock victories in the con solation bracket, but Niculescu was unable to continue his run in the main draw. Niculescu dropped a tough match against Paul Ciorasascu of Ole Miss 6-4, 7-5. Consolation victories were picked up by Ben Atkinson, David Nelson, Rodrigo Pacheco and Carl Wermee. Women’s swimming picks up two wins The USC women’s swimming and diving team earned victo ries over Kentucky and Arkansas on Saturday after noon in Lexington, Ky. The Gamecocks defeated Arkansas 148-95 and upended Kentucky 122-120. The ninth-ranked men’s squad was upset by Kentucky 124-119. “I was proud of our women’s team and their ability to hang in there and finish very well for us after a slow start,” said USC swimming head coach Don Gibb. “Our men’s squad is still small, and in a dual meet, the odds are against us and not an indication of how we will per form at the SEC and NCAA Championships. We are still a month away (from the SEC Championships), and we still need to fine-tune some things.” For the women’s squad, sophomore Anna Nyiry won the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.61 seconds as well as the 100-yard butterfly with a mark of 2:04.37. For the men’s team, senior £solt Gaspar and sopho more Chris McCrary finished first and second respectively in the 50-yard freestyle. Demiis is Women’s Athlete of the Year Lashinda Demus, a member of USC’s track and field team, was named Women’s Athlete of the Year in the latest issue of Track and Field News. She finished with 184 points, 24 points ahead of runner-up Ychlindria Spears. Demus recently finished sec ond in the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Indoor Invitational in Blacksburg, Va. She also finished eighth in the 800-meter preliminaries. use golf 20th in preseason poll USC is ranked 20th in the preseason Precept Golf Coaches Association of America poll re leased Tuesday. Atlantic Coast Conference powerhouse Georgia Tech stands in first, fol lowed by Wake Forest and Oklahoma State. -Including the Gamecocks, five SEC schools were featured in the top ^5. Florida was ranked fourth while Georgia was 10th. Tennessee (12) and ' Auburn (16) also made the list. The men’s golf team opens the season Feb. 4 at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz. f‘• i -.t ■/ THAN SPRING BREAK Student Government Scholarships Freshman Council Marie-Louise Ramsdale Scholarship is awarded to a freshman who has made a significant contribution to the Student Body through a leadership position at USC. Brian Comer Student Government Scholarship is awarded to a senior planning to attend graduate school who has greatly benefited the Student Body through a leadership position. Student Body President's Scholarship is awarded to a USC student for outstanding service to the Student Body through a campus leadership position. / All applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPR and be in good standing with the University. / Selection will be based on scholarship, leadership and service. / A letter of recommendation is required from a student organization advisor or faculty member addressing the applicant's leadership abilities and accomplishments. ^ Incomplete and/or late applications will not be accepted. / Recipients will receive $500 at the annual Award's Day ceremony on the Horseshoe, April 18,2002. Applications are available online at www.sg.sc.edu and in the Office of Student Government & Student Organizations, 110 RHTJU and are due Friday, February 15th, at 5:00 PM. If yoti have any questions please call 777-2^54. ^buyTbecaJse:0^^- f| B“t wo«, I I >• ^B Microsoft’ Office XP Standard for Students and Teachers is now available at a special low price. 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