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Iowa coach says he made ‘poor decisions’ at party DES'MOINES, IOWA (AP) - Iowa State basketball coach Larry Eustachy said drinking was a fac tor in his behavior at a student party in Missouri, where he was photographed holding a beer can and kissing female students on the cheek. “I am certainly aware of the role drinking has played in my be havior. I am addressing this mat ter,” Eustachy said in a statement issued Monday by Des Moines lawyer Jerry Crawford. Crawford would not comment when asked if that meant Eustachy would seek counseling. Eustachy was photographed at a party in a Columbia, Mo., apart ment during the early morning hours of Jan. 22, after the Cyclones lost at Missouri. The photos show Eustachy em bracing and kissing women on the cheek or being kissed on the cheek. The Des Moines Register ran the photos to accompany a sto ry that appeared Monday. The Register also quoted Kansas State students describing Eustachy’s actions at a fraternity party in Manhattan, Kan., after the Cyclones lost at Kansas State in January 2002. Iowa State administrators were looking at possible disciplinary ac tion against Eustachy, who met with athletic director Bruce Van De Velde and university President Gregory Geoflroy after learning the Register had copies of the photos. Van De Velde refused to say what kind of punishment was be ing considered. Eustachy said he regretted his actions. “I want the people of Iowa and the fans of our program through out the nation to know how sorry I am to have disappointed them with some poor decisions I have made,” Eustachy said in his state ment. “But words are cheap at a time like this and I hope to be measured by my future conduct.” Asked if dismissal was possible, Van De Velde replied: “We’re still reviewing the situation. I have to visit with the president. We’ll make that decision down the road.” Married since 1987, Eustachy and his wife, Stacy, have two sons — Hayden, 10, and Evan, 8. “I’m sure that he is very em barrassed, as he should be,” Gov. Tom Vilsack said. “I’m sure he feels he has let a lot of people down and he has. He’s going to have to deal with that.” Vilsack said children tend to look up to people in public posi tions such as Eustachy, who makes $1 million a year and is Iowa’s highest paid public employee. The photos of Eustachy were taken by Sean Devereaux, who is a junior at Missouri and lives at the apartment where the party took place. Devereaux told the Register that Eustachy arrived between 1:30 and 2 a.m. with Missouri play er Josh Kroenke. Van De Velde said Eustachy is a friend of Kroenke’s father, Stan. The Register quoted Devereaux as saying Eustachy drank beer, became belligerent with a party goer who objected to his presence, made disparaging remarks about his team and left the party be tween 4:30 and 5:30 a.m. after resi dents of the apartment called a cab for him. “He was here and acted very uncoachlike,” Devereaux told the newspaper. “I didn’t think per sonally he could hang that long, being an old man.” Devereaux said he took the pho tos because he wanted to show that Eustachy had been at his par ty. He mailed negatives to the Register in mid-March, telling the newspaper he made them public because he was bothered by Eustachy’s behavior. “Visiting with Coach Eustachy, I think he sincerely regrets his ac tion and the harm he caused the university,” Van De Velde said. “I think he understands he has some challenges and some deficiencies that he needs to address.” A Kansas State student, Nicole Wenger, said Eustachy showed up at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house hours after the Cyclones lost to Kansas State on Jan. 19, 2002. Wenger was quoted as saying Eustachy complimented her on her looks and asked where she was from. She replied she was from Lawrence, Kan. “He was like, ‘What are you do ing here? Why aren’t you going to KU? The girls down there are much hotter. You belong there,”’ Wenger told the Register. £ Eustachy does not like to fly and usually drives to games while the team goes by chartered air plane. The team returns home im mediately after the game. Eustachy often does not drive back until the next day. BRIEFLY 8 football players sign as free agents After the 2003 NFL draft, USC had eight players signed by NFL teams as rookie free agents.. Dennis Quinn and Watts Sanderson were both signed by the Arizona Cardinals, while Shaun Smith and Jonathan Martin signed contracts with the Dallas Cowboys. Shane Hall signed with Seattle, Rashad Faison signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers, James Adkisson signed with the Bengals and Ryan Brewer agreed to terms with the Baltimore Ravens. Seniors CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 forts. “They would go and fund raise, make the money for me to be able to go on the trips and be able to compete at the level I competed at. I think they put in more time than we did,” Fittro said. Troesh said: “My parents have been such influences on me. I can’t believe the stuff that my parents did for me. They’ll go everywhere we go in the post season. I wouldn’t be where I am if it weren’t for them.” While they come from differ ent backgrounds, Quinones, Troesh and Fittro can all agree on some things, namely that winning the SEC Tournament championship in 2000 was one of their greatest memories at USC. They also wish they could have brought to USC the nice weather Southern California of fers. But even more so, they agree they’ve met friends at USC and plan to keep in touch with them following graduation. It’s been quite an experience for these California natives, who may well go down as some of the best to wear a Carolina softball uni form. Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com Rothenberg CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 his first victory as USC head coach. Nothing could be finer at Carolina that night. 2. JUNE 19 AND 21, 2002 USC beats Clemson twice at the College World Series. Once is good, but twice is nice, especially Bondurant when it comes against your archenemy. On the brink of elimination, the Gamecocks sent the Tigers packing with great pitching performances from Matt Campbell and Steven Bondurant. Carolina advanced to its first title game in 15 years. 1. JUNE 1, 2002-USC’s first team national championship. The women’s track team scores Carolina’s first national title at the NCAA Championships in Baton Rouge, La. Why is this No. 1? Well, there can only be one first, and you simply don’t forget your first time. HONORABLE MENTIONS: USC beating Ohio State in the 2001 Outback Bowl. Travis Kraft’s game-winning 3-pointer against Florida in 2001. The volleyball team goes 14-2 in SEC play —its best performance ever—in 2002. McMillin and Megan Matthews each no-hit Georgia State in a 2000 doubleheader. Men’s soccer upsets No. 3 Furman in 2001. The Left-Eye Dominators beating the Floagies in a Gamecock staff softball game in 2002. Rothenberg is a fourth-year sport and entertainment management student. 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