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Pontiff CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 could take up to four weeks. LSU Head Baseball Coach Smoke Laval was shaken by Pontiff’s death. “It’s a sad day not only for the Pontiffs, but for the whole LSU fam ily,” Laval said. LSU Director of Athletics Skip Bergman echoed Laval’s sentiment. “I don’t have the words to express the feeling,” Bertman said. “There is a lot of emptiness, and it seems hard to fill.” In addition to Pontiff’s on-field success, he was also a model student in the classroom. He was a biologi cal science major with a 3.25 GPA and was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll on two occa sions. More than 1,500 people attended a memorial service for Pontiff in Metairie on Friday. His younger brother, Nicholas, delivered his eu logy, and traffic stretched for blocks around the funeral home in the New Orleans suburb. Bertman felt Pontiff had a big impact on his teammates and LSU fans. “When someone is as talented and popular as Wally, this kind of tragedy affects so many people and it’s tough to put it into words,” Bertman said. Laval spoke glowingly of Pontiff’s leadership. “We didn’t have an appointed captain, but all the players went to him,” Laval said. Along with his brother Nicholas, 1 Pontiff is survived by his father Wally, Sr.; his mother, Terry; and his younger sister, Haley Comments on this story? E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Lance CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 The cyclist from Austin, Texas, has inspired many people - not just sports fans -- because of his struggle with testicular cancer, which spread to his lungs and brain and nearly killed him six years ago. His Lance Armstrong Foundation raises money for can cer survivors. “Lance is doing so much for the cancer community, so we said we have to do something for him,” said a member of the foundation, Jerry Kelly of Birmingham, Ala., who fol lowed the race around France with his wife. He seized the lead in the first mountain leg at La Mongie in the Pyrenees, and nearly doubled it by sprinting up a tough climb to the Plateau de Beille in the next day’s 12th stage. Even if he doesn’t manage to add a fifth or sixth Tour title to his col lection, Armstrong knows he’s made his mark. “Regardless of one victory, two victories, four victories, there’s nev Armstrong crosses the finish line after winning his fourth consecutive Tour De France. PHOTO SPECIAL TO THE GAMECOCK er been a victory by a cancer sur vivor,” he said. "That’s a fact that hopefully I’ll be remembered for.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Powell shows talent at the national level USC catcher Landon Powell con tinued his success this summer with the USA Baseball National Team, earning Outstanding Defensive Player honors as USA won the gold medal at the Haarlem Baseball Championship this past weekend. USA defeated The Netherlands 5 4 in the championship game to clinch the gold. Powell is batting .273 in 19 games played with two home runs and 12 RBIs for USA as the team heads to Italy for the World Championships. Powell completed his sophomore year with Carolina batting .292 with 12 home runs and 53 RBIs. Powell played in 74 of 75 games for Carolina this season with 73 starts behind the plate. One of the best defensive catchers in the nation, Powell threw out 23 runners this season and picked four runners off base* The native of Apex, N.C. was also named to the College World Series All Tournament Team. Powell was also named to the Johnny Bench Award Watch List in 2002 for the best colle giate catcher. 100 Riverbend Drive W. Columbia, SC 29169 Enjoy a campus atmosphere without _• _the dorm atmosphere. _ , • State of the Art Fitness Center • Multi Station Computer Lab • Fax & Modem Station linked to USC Campus • Two On-site Laundry Facilities • Swimming Pools • Tennis Court • Catering to Students • Lounge Area • On-site 24 hr. Maintenance 794-2948 3. Coll oboilt OUT mOVG-in spsciol! www.riverbendSbhproperties.com The USC Athletics Department will invite all Gamecock Club mem bers, USC faculty, staff and stu dents to tour the construction site at the new Carolina Center basket ball arena, Aug. 4 and Aug. 11. Open house tours have been scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 4 and Sunday, Aug. 11 from noon until 4 p.m. The open house will not only provide fans with an advance look at the new arena, but also it will help individuals gain a perspective on potential seat locations. Parking for the tours will be in the three lots located between The Carolina Center and Carolina Coliseum on Park Street between College and Blossom Streets. The athletics department would like to remind everyone that this is a construction site; therefore, open toed shoes and shorts are prohibit ed. Also, the site is not recom mended for children under 10 years of age. Please remember to exer cise caution at all times. BRIEFLY Holtz Football Clinic a big hit with the ladies A record crowd of more than 1,800 was in attendance Saturday at the Carolina Coliseum for the 4th annual Lou Holtz Football Clinic for Ladies, The crowd more than dou bled last year’s turnout and was the most enthusiastic group that Coach Holtz had ever been a part of. “The clinic grows bigger and bet ter every year,” said Holtz. The clinic started with a 15 minute highlight tape from the 2001 season after which Holtz addressed the group for more than 45 minutes about his philosophy on building a team and presented the ladies with his list of 10 principles that he be lieves are necessary in bringing a | icuiu juvvcooiuuj ivgvuivi> Holtz invited some of the women down on the floor to practice drills and said he was impressed with how much they knew about football. “This group is very interested in learning more about the game, but I’m impressed with how much they already know,” said Holtz. “They want to hear about the offensive and defensive game plans and how we practice. It’s great to have a group like this that is so involved.’"Holtz cotinued, “People in this state, in cluding the women, live and die with their football.” The clinic would conclude later in the afternoon with the women running onto the field at Williams Brice Stadium to the sounds of “2001.” A tour of the Stadium facili ties was also available. Following his clinic, Holtz, senior running back Andrew Pinnock and senior spur Rashad Faison, will travel to Birmingham, Ala., Tuesday to participate in the annual SEC Preseason Football Media Day. The Gamecock freshmen report next Sunday, Aug. 4. Hodges successful in diving championships USC diver Holly Hodges complet ed a successful week at the Speedo National Diving Championships, finishing second on the 3-meter board with a score of 530.45. Hodges’ finish also qualified for the Olympic Trials in 2004. Hodges also placed third in the women’s 1-meter final on Wednesday evening with a score of 253.29. With her second and third place finishes this week, Hodges has earned a spot on the 2002 U.S. National Team TT^J__ __~cc „ liVUgVU 10 willing Ull l* LIUVVVUU ful sophomore season at Carolina in which she placed ninth at the NCAA Championships on the 1-meter board and earned second (3-meter) and fifth place (one-meter) finishes at the SEC Championships. Also competing at the national championships for Carolina was sophomore diver and Columbia na tive Lauren King. King finished 27th on the 1-meter board with a score of 181.68. In Tuesday’s 3-meter prelims, King placed 24th with a score of 219.21. The 2002-03 season will be King’s first year competing at Carolina after transferring from Georgia. 31 days | ‘till