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STAFF REPORTS Two members of the USC Equestrian Team participated in the IHSA Equestrian National Championship at Cazenovia College last spring. The meet, held at the close of the season near Syracuse, N.Y., marked junior Lisa Wilson's third place - national finish in the individual Walk/Trot/Canter. Wilson put in a solid performance to beat 13 other individuals in a field #*6' "Lisa is a real competitor that goes out to win every time," said Coach Boo Duncan. "She rode well and kept her cool in a large class.” Duncan continued, "The judges were asking the competitors to do things as a group that are nor mally not asked at this level, and Lisa was able to show off her skills." Junior Sarah Tomasi also represented the Gamecocks and Zone 5 Region 2 in the Cacchione Cup. However, Tomasi made what the judges thought was a serious error in the jumping phase. In the pro cess of trying to get her horse to do a lead change between jumps, Tomasi broke to a trot to get the change. "In the IHSA competitions, breaking to a trot to fix a lead is acceptable. I believe from where the judges were sitting, it may have been hard for them to tell what she was try ing to do,” Duncan said. Duncan continued to ex plain, "Instead of thinking she was doing a simple change of lead through the trot, which should not be penalized, they thought she trotted by acci dent and scored her accord ingly." With 28 competitors in her class, Tomasi rode well in the flat phase of the Cacchione Cup but could not move up enough to place in the top 10. "Other than the error, her ride was quite goo(^" Duncan com mented. The two riders represented USC well and according to Duncan will be helped by the exposure at the champi onships. "It was a good experience for both riders and has given them mileage that will only benefit them in the future in collegiate competition,” said Duncan." I will not be surprised at all to see Sarah and Lisa back at the National finals next year." This year's Equestrian sea son begins with the USC Invitational held in Irmo on Sept. 28. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Cross country set to start campaign V STAFF REPORTS The University of South Carolina women's cross coun try team wrapped up its 2001 season with an 18th place - fin ish at the NCAA Southeast Regionals in Greenville, S.C. Senior Rachel Smith led the way for the Gamecocks with 59th place and a time of 23 ' minutes, 32 seconds. Freshman Criston Dailey fin ished 102nd crossed the finish line at 24:40, and fellow fresh men Nikki Campbell and Mary Claire Utsey finished 105th and ll8th. Nicole Behrns, a se nior from the previous year, rounded out the top five with a time of 25:22. Stan Rosenthal returns to lead the cross country team in his second year as coach. The team sees its first action of the fall on Aug. 30 as part of the Charleston" Southern International. It will square off against in-state rivals the Citadel, Winthrop and Clemson and hope to make their way to the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Terre Haute, Ind. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com t ' 111 ■ "... - '^M^lP^aCTTOYv .-*•< . t -.... v\ • *-.•• ....• •■ ,,.• , ... •.'"-«?■. .---.-- .;.--. Sat 09/28/2002 USC Invitational Sun 09/29/2002 SEC Varsity Equestrian Invite Sat 10/19/2002 Berry College Invitational Sun 10/20/2002 Berry College Invitational Sat 11/02/2002 Judson 1 Sun 11/03/2002 Judson ' Sat 11/23/2002 SEC Varsity Equestrian Invite Sun 11/24/2002 SEC Varsity Equestrian Invite Sat 12/07/2002 Division I Equestrian Invite Sat 02/15/2003 USC Invitational Sat 03/01/2003 Berry College Invitational Sat 03/08/2003 Auburn Sun 03/09/2003 Auburn Sat 03/22/2003 Region 2, Zone 5 Regional Finals Sat 04/05/2003 Zone 5 Finals Sun 04/06/2003 Zone 5 Finals Sat 04/19/2003 Varsity Equestrian Championship Fri 05/02/2003 IHSA Nationals Sat 05/03/2003 IHSA Nationals ^Sun 05/04/2003 IHSA Nationals Irmo,S.C. ■ All Day Irmo.S.C. All Day Rome, Ga. All Day Rome, Ga. All Day Autaguaville, Ala. All Day Autaguaville, Ala. All Day Athens, Ga. All Day Athens, Ga. All Day Fresno, C. A. All Day Irmo, S.C. * All Day Rome, Ga. All Day Auburn, Ala. All Day Auburn, Ala. All Day Auburn, Ala. All Day Rome,Ga. All Day Rome, Ga. All Day College Station, Texas All Day Murfreesboro, Tenn. All Day Murfreesboro, Tenn. All Day Murfreesboro, Tenn. All Day i ^Opener - Charleston Southern Invitational, Friday, August 30th y Clemson Invitational, Saturday, . October 5th y SEC Championships, Tuesday, October 29th y NCAA Southeast Regional, Saturday, November 16th y NCAA Championships, Monday, November 25th BUY • SELL • TRADE VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT: www.softwareseconds.com WELCOME BACK USC STUDENTS AND FACULTY Come Visit Us 4508 St. Andrews Rd. • (803) 798-4014 (LOCATED ACROSS FROM HONEYWELL) 1 i 20% Off | Any used video game j ^ Excludes systems • Expires Sept, 30,2002 BIRKENSTOCK I Two members make nationals