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f i •«— uis\ i t THURSDAY. AUGUST 31. 1978 raytt to td said l Os.'| hav II same. ? i> sup. "R yard- 1 a pass- “ate set, 'ingand Aggie discus thrower planning for Olympics By PAIGE BEASLEY State and national titles were only stepping stones for discus thrower Vickilee Cobern as she now plans to use her experience and training at Texas A&M Uni versity to step up to her ultimate goal — the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. This 17-year-old freshman, one of the top recruits in the state in discus throwing, is from Paint Rock, Texas. Cobern s suc cess has offered her many oppor- Battalion Photo by Paige Beasley Texas A&M’s Vickilee Cobern practices throwing the discus. trinities not available in her small West Texas hometown. She has traveled across the nation, par ticipating in meets in California, Indiana, Nebraska and Ten- nesse, capturing national titles and moving herself closer to the United States Olympic trials. “My father used to tell me that I would go to the Olympics in the discus,” Cobern said. “I never would believe him. Besides, I always wanted to do the opposite when I was younger. “I considered myself pretty good in hurdles, that is why 1 didn t like the discus.” In the ninth grade Cobern par ticipated in a small-town tour nament with other district com petitors. “When I placed sixth, it made me realize 1 could go to regional in the discus, maybe even state,” she said: That year, Cobern won district and took second in regional and state. Her second place throw of 75 feet was to increase within the next three years so as to become a new state record. Last year, she broke the state record with a throw of 150 feet 10 inches, but it was broken two hours later by two inches. Cobern later topped her longest throw with a new one of 151-10 at a regional meet for the Junior Olympics in Fort Worth. This throw broke the national record. Cobern threw another record breaker of 156-6 at the West Texas Amateur Athletic Union Association Region Meet in Burger, Texas. This score is pending until national officials meet in September. In addition to this success, Cobern recently claimed first prize in the National Junior Olympic Meet in Lincoln, Neb. Texas A6cM s women s track and field coach, David Williams said, “She can be sure of a first or second in any meet we go to this year. “She is a very, very talented discus thrower with a lot of po tential and there is no reason why she can t develop into one of the top discus throwers the na tion. ” jstC# ntion! 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Shepard to be red-shirted United Press International HOUSTON — A University of Houston spokesman Wednesday said quarterback Darrell Shepard, who has told sportswriters he wants to sit out this football season, will be red-shirted if he so chooses. Shepard was the center of a re cruiting controversy that landed the Cougars on a year’s probation in 1977. “That’s the way Coach Yeoman does it,” spokesman Ted Nance said. “He just lets bis player’s tell him. If he (Shepard) told somebody that, I guess he will be. Nance said no official steps Had been taken in what amounts to an informal decision by Shepard, a sophomore with three quarterbacks ahead of him in the lineup. “A guy isn’t really officially red- shirted until he goes through the whole season. Say' our first two quarterbacks got hurt in first game of season, he’d play,” Nance said. “He just won’t play and after a few games, then he’ll probably' just stay out. He wouldn’t want to Conference notes waste a whole year’s eligibility. 1 think it’s very logical because we’ve got three quarterbacks ahead of him.” “I want to red-shirt,” Shepard told a group of touring sportswriters this week. “It doesn t make sense to waste a year.” Shepard played last year on a team that was highly touted early but finished 6-5 in a season marred by the recruiting controversy and the subsequent NCAA probation. But Danny Davis, who led the 1976 Cougars to a Southwest Con ference co-championship and then was injured early in 1977, is back, pushing Shepard further behind junior Delrick Brown and sopho more Terry Elston. “Danny is good,” Shepard said. "He knows more than I do. I’ll sit and wait my' turn, then do the best 1 can. ” Shepard, rated Texas’ top quar terback prospect after graduating from high school in Odessa in 1977, was the center of a recruiting con troversy' sparked by a new car fi nanced for him in violation of NCAA rules. “Yep, 1 still drive it, Shepard said of the now-famous Pontiac Trans-Am with custom paint job. “Gets real good mileage — espe cially' after I took off the catalytic converter. ” Shepard’s 22 minutes at quarter back last year included a dramatic fumble which Texas converted into a go-ahead touchdown in a 35-21 victory over Houston at Rice Stadium. T still wake up thinking about it," Shepard said. “I feel like it cost us the game. It was just something that happened.” Hogs scrimmage United Press International FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Ar kansas’ passing game and goal line play got special attention from Coach Lou Holtz in a minor Razor- back scrimmage Wednesday. The first offense was matched against the starting defense and scored once in two series in the passing portion of the workout. "Our receivers caught the ball well,” Holtz said. “Robert Farrell and Bobby Duckworth both made fine catches.” Duckworth was the leading re ceiver with three receptions for 39 yards. Quarterback Ron Calcagni completed seven of 13 passes for 51 yards and rushed four times for 17 yards. Orange Bowl hero Roland Sales was leading rusher with 24 yards on four attempts. "All of our running backs ran well, Holtz said. "Cowins and Eekwood ran well. Gary Woods, James Tolbert and Thomas Brown are promising young backs. AUSTIN — The Texas Long horns defense dominated the of fense in a brief scrimmage Wednes day, but coach Fred Akers said that was to be expected. “Every defense in the country is ahead of the offense at this time of year, but 1 was pleased with the ef fort on both sides, Akers said. "It’s obvious we have to do work on pass protection. 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