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TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1977
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By PAUL McGRATH
Track athletes have a term for
when they improve their career’s or
season’s best mark in an event.
They call it a PR—personal record.
Brad Blair, Texas A&M’s senior
pole vaulter, definitely PRed at the
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finding success on his first attempt.
He had cleared 16-6 by half a foot
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However, Blair’s effort was only
good for second place as he lost a
jump-off to Jackson State’s Hubert
Butler. Both vaulters had to again
clear 17 feet, but only Butler was
successful. Texas A&M Coaches
Charles Thomas and Ted Nelson
protested the jump-off to the six
field event judges to no avail.
“They said the jump-off was fair
for both vaulters,” Nelson said,
“and their right. But it was not
right. Brad should’ve had a chance
to go at 17-3.”
The judges ruling was not the
only decision that went against the
Aggies. Hurdler Shifton Baker ran a
14.15 in the 110-meter high hurdle
prelims, good enough to be the
fourth best time in the prelim heats.
But since Butler was placed in a
fast heat and finished third, he was
unable to compete in the finals.
Only the first two finishers in each
heat were accepted into the finals.
Thus, five other hurdlers, each with
times slower than Baker’s, went to
the finals.
The same ruling went against
Texas’ David Nelson in the inter
mediate hurdles and Oklahoma’s
mile relay team. Each had times
better than others making the finals,
but were forced to sit on the
sidelines.
Another mix-up occurred when
the Aggies’ Mike Newsom was
somehow left off the list of competi
tors in the javelin. The officials
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Aggie pole vaulter. Brad Blair, finished second in the Drake
Relays this weekend, clearing a height of 17 feet. The vault
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was a personal record for Blair. The Ags did well in the
relays, with Oklahoma being named the outstanding team.
would not allow him to compete and
thus, a 900-mile trip went for
naught.
Adversity again struck the Aggies
when anchor man Curtis Dickey
dropped the baton on the exchange
from Phillip Steen during the finals
of the 440-relay. The stick glanced
off Dickey’s hand and fell to the Tar
tan track, killing A&M’s chances of
placing in the event.
The Aggies had run a 41.24 in the
prelims to reach the finals, with the
help of Kansas’ disqualification.
Dickey had brought A&M from fifth
to third and because the Jayhawks
made an illegal pass, the Aggies
were able to proceed.
Texas’ Johnny Jones was also
victimized by butter fingers as he
too, dropped the baton the same
race. The Longhorns had been the
favorite going into the event.
Despite the mix-ups and bad
luck, A&M performed very cred
itably at the 68th rendition of the
Relays.
The weather in Des Moines was
warm and clear, a rare combination
compared to past Relays. Again, a
sellout crowd of 34,000 was on
hand.
Baker finished third to Greg
Byram of Oklahoma in the 400-
meter intermediates with a time of
51.0. He was second until the last
hurdle where he had to chop his
steps to clear it. Mike Murei of Wis
consin was then able to catch and
pass Baker to take second.
Steve Stewart placed fourth in
the discus with a toss of 169-8 feet.
A&M’s two-mile relay team, with
Tony Wheeler running a 1:49.3 sec
ond leg, placed seventh. The Aggies
sprint medley relay and mile relay
teams, running respective times of
3:29.24 and 3:15.6, did not qualify
for the finals. High jumper Lyn
Byrd cleared 6-10 feet, his best of
the year, but did not place.
Although they won their heat, the
Aggies’ distance medley team
placed seventh overall with a school
record 9:49.8. The Ags were in the
slower heat of two run against time.
Florida’s Mike Roberson pulled
off an upset in the meet’s feature
race, the 100-meter dash setting
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Jones against Harvey Glance of Au
burn. Roberson defeated both
Olympians with a 10.53. Jones was
second with a 10.58. He and Glance
had both unofficially broken Jim
Hines record of 9.95 earlier this
year.
It was not a meet for other Olym
pians as Kenya’s Mike Boit and
Chicago insurance man Rick
Wolhuter, two of the world’s top
half milers, were defeated by Okla
homa’s Randy Wilson. Wilson used
his strong kick to nudge Boit at the
wire. He was clocked at 1:46.05 to
Boit’s 1:46.1.
Overall, 15 Drake records went
by the wayside as well as one
American record. Peg Neppel, run
ning for the Iowa State Track Club,
was clocked in 15:52.57 to break the
old mark by 14 seconds.
The Sooner’s Wilson was named
the outstanding performer of the
Relays and Oklahoma was named
the outstanding team.
The Aggies will be in Austin
Thursday night for a quadrangular
meet with Texas, along with Rice
and TCU. The Southwest Confer
ence meet will also be in Austin on
May 13-14.
Ag women tracksters
take second in state
The Texas A&M women’s track team came in second in the state
track meet Saturday behind Texas Woman’s University.
The win was an improvement for the Ags who tied for 10th in last
year’s state tournament. TWU picked up 135 points in the tourna
ment, followed by A&M with 108.
The Aggies led the tournament after the first day 62-43, but the
difference came on Saturday when TWU had entries in each of the 13
events while A&M had competitors in only seven of those events.
A&M’s Linda Cornelius tied with The University of Texas’ Julia
Campbell for high point honors. Each girl collected 28% points.
Cornelius took first in the long jump and 100-meter hurdles and was
third in the high jump. She also anchored the fourth place mile relay
team and the third place 880-yard relay team.
A&M’s Martha Sartain finished second in the 3,000-meter run with
a time of 10:28.7. Iris Tipton was second in the shot with a heave of
44-2.
Cindy Bartlett finished third in the 400-meter hurdles with a time
of 63.3. Julie White took third in the 800-meter run with a 2.09.3.
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The Aggies took five consecutive
victories on their way to the tour-
ament title including a win over
University of Nebraska at
maha, which is ranked second in
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A&M faced Northeastern Okla
homa State University in a rainy
jpener and got off to a slow start
offensively. But the Ags turned the
tables in the top of the sixth when
with one out, bases loaded and the
icore tied 3-3, Oklahoma’s pitcher
was injured and they were forced to
forfeit the game for lack of a substi
tute.
A&M’s Sami Evans picked up the
victory relieving Kim Bellamy.
The Aggies beat tournament host,
Oklahoma University, the top rated
Oklahoma entry, 7-0 behind the
one-hit pitching of Michele Alford.
LizZemanek led the Ags with three
runs. Cindy Gough, Mary Mock,
Vicki Markowsky and Toni Hymel
each were credited with a run.
A&M then went on to beat The
University of Nebraska at Omaha
5-2 in the quarterfinals. Bellamy
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picked up the win while scattering
seven hits and going three for four
at the plate.
Gough, Cathy Boswell and
Sharon Williamson scored three
runs in the top of the first for the
Aggies. Bellamy and Hymel each
added an insurance run later in the
game. Mock contributed three
RBI’s.
This win gave the Ags the right to
face the University of Texas at Ar
lington in the semifinals. The game
was a rematch between these teams
who were the top two finishers in
state competition last fall. UTA won
the previous game.
A&M won this time when Bel
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rifice fly to centerfield. Alford
pitched the first nine innings allow
ing five hits, and Evans picked up
the win on relief.
UTA earned the right to meet the
Aggies in the finals by defeating
Nebraska 1-0 in extra innings and
eliminating them from the tourna
ment. The Aggies took the cham
pionship with a 3-1 victory over
UTA.
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