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THE BATTALION TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1980 Page 11 r s nician m ineswilj 1 with debut oil!, nes (hist ?one e* where ftj reliabl ble to j > sortofai of yean | d. couijii systems il ind can 9 altitudes llliotthlij with the ii been eitj •s of the* alertei lechaniel dinanei .abilit)',a ornia ii ystem,’ , Olt ; others ' \ . i |||^ . ' f >. , v > saiiM % . sports Aggie tracks relay teams making all over the nation By KATHLEEN McELROY Sports Staff The outstanding Texas A&M Uni versity track team — and in particu lar the relay teams — is making a name for itself all across the nation, and in Austin’s Memorial Stadium the Aggies are virtually writing a book. The Aggies last Saturday domin ated the Texas Relays, one of the most prestigious meets in the coun try. Local media named Texas A&M the most outstanding school in the meet in which hundreds of schools competed. “We were real pleased — anytime you place in the Texas Relays, you’ve done well,” Texas A&M assistant track coach Ted Nelson said Mon day. “You get 2400 other athletes doing the same thing, you’re doing well to just to place.” Even though no points are taken at the meet, which is geared for indi vidual competition, Nelson said the Aggies would have scored more points than any other team in the meet. The big winners once again for Texas A&M were the members of the 400-and 1600-meter teams. In the 400-meter race, Steve Willis, Leslie Kerr, Vernon Pittman and Curtis Dickey set a meet record in winning in 39.21, breaking the old record set by University of Houston last year by more than half a second. Last May in the Southwest Confer ence outdoor championship — run at Memorial Stadium — the relay team won with the time of 39.6. Dickey, who defeated a special 100-meter race at the Dallas Invita tional last Saturday, also won the special 100-meter event, running in 10.19 in spite of stiff winds. Dickey was named the outstanding indi vidual performer of the meet. The 1600-meter team — Kerr, Pittman, Willis and James Washing ton — won in 3.05, defeating Uni- veristy of Houston and Florida State, two school Nelson said have out-' standing relay teams. The Aggies also did well in the field events even though they didn’t win any firsts. Randy Hall, the cur rent NCAA Indoor pole vault cham pion finished third, vaulting 16-7. Weightman Tim Scott was second in the discus and third in the shot put, and Chuck Perry captured third in the high jump (7-0). “I thought our field events did real well,” Nelson said. Of Perry’s per formance he added, “He’s probably the most consistent jumper in the conference right now.” In the Texas Relays, the relay teams were the stars, but in some of the past meets the field events have been Texas A&M strong points. “That’s encouraging to us,” Nel- Tennis team beats MSU Stop, thief! 'S ;st havelj rOOforai Randy Woodruff (6) and Twig Little converge on second base in an attempt to tag a Univer sity of Houston runner out. The Aggies swept a three-game weekend series from the Cougars to give them a share of the Southwest Conference lead. Photo by Dave Einsel itely Ii® lent Nine Ag swimmers qualify or national championship By MIKE BURRICHTER Sports Editor The Texas A&M University tennis team swept its three doubles match es to break out of a 3-3 deadlock and defeat Memphis State University 6-3 Monday in action at the varsity courts. Roger Webb and Robert Hak, Memphis State’s top two singles players, started off what looked like a rout when they polished off their Aggie opponents, Reid Freeman and Trey Schutz in the No. 1 and No. 2 singles matches. Webb beat Free man 6-2, 6-4 and Hak beat Schutz 6-2, 6-1. But junior Max King and two freshmen, Brian Joelson and Tom Judson won their singles matches to make the match even going into dou bles play. Boyd Bryan, another freshman, lost his match in the No. 6 seed slot. Then the teams of Freeman- Joelson, Schutz-Jim Grubert, and By JOHN BRASHER ; to be ent’s Ai ecurity 3t balfd Sports Reporter subjects The Texas A&M men’s swim team is witb' has qualified nine swimmers to com- makinfRe in the National AAU Cham- taxable pionships at the University of Texas in abiat Austin, this week. James Brown, a senior tri-captain , from Pasadena, qualified for the 50- nts by* indstb me tas*| 5 this P' jSpetter Kowal relief iji . ^improving icourap^After a sluggish start for the 1980 tinue' tennis season, Ron Kowal has begun dock is to make a mark on Texas A&M s do no'tennis. f theytfl Ron started slow adjusting to the [united'climate here,” said David Kent, bovetbTexas A&M tennis tennis coach, ntybes^buthe has really started to improve e limit and show his ability. ” 982. The former Illinois state champion is 5-2 in singles and has been worked "into a spot after losing his early two matches. He is 6-0 in doubles with Tom Judson, another freshman. “They play very well together,” said Kent. Kent said the future of A&M ten- mis is on their freshmen. “We are a /young team without a great deal of experience.” He pointed out that , A&M has one senior and three " juniors on the team. “Ron is one of iw /the cornerstones of our program,” Kent said. “He has come through with flying colors and should prove to be invaluable to the program.” -^Jupfnamba Eddie Dominguez 66 rS Joe Arciniega 74 yard freestyle with a time of 21.06, and also qualified for the 100-yafd butterfly with a time of 49.61. Ed Kahil, a junior from Bryan, and John Oberto, a senior tri-captain from Los Angeles, also qualified in the 100- yard butterfly. Their times were 49.57 and 49.70 respectively. The Aggies also qualified three re lay teams. The 400-yard freestyle relay team, which qualified with a time of 3:05.27, will consist of Brown, Rick Ranzau, Kord Ried, and Rich Suhs. The 400-yard medley “A” relay team, which qualified with a 3:28.74, will consist of Ranzau, Ried, Pat Roche, Mike Shrader, John Oberto, Kevin Weaver, Brown, Kahil, and Bob Leland, a former student who graduated last year. “There should be some fast times since the meet will be held in a fast pool. We’ll go out there hoping to do well and will be very pleased if one of our relay teams score points. As far as our individual swimmers are con cerned, we are hoping that they can improve on their old times,” Assis tant coach Bill Miller said. The Aggies will have their work cut out for them as they face some of the top teams in the country such as Texas, SMU and California. "-a —ii TTk>c AS o F^nricAE Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired 216 N. 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CULPEPPER PLAZA ONILI ONRIJS DNILI ONUMS ONILI ONUMS ONILtl ONIHdS G G G G G G G Judson-Ron Kowal all won their matches in straight sets to clinch the Aggie victory. “We played great in doubles,” Schutz, who is ranked No. 48 in the nation in collegiate tennis, said. “That was the first time we’ve pulled out a close match with our doubles play. We hadn’t been playing too well in doubles, and we’ve made a lot of team switches. They paid off today.” With the win the Aggies upped their season record to 16-7. The team will play host to two conference pow ers this weekend, TCU on Friday and the University of Houston on Saturday. Schutz calls it the biggest weekend of the season for the team. “It’s defmetly the most important weekend of the season,” the junior marketing major said. “It will deter mine whether or not we get to play in the NCAAs as a team.” Schutz says such a schedule is scary but feels the team has the abil ity to compete with anyone in the conference. “We’re up there with every body,” he said. “The only team that is better than the rest is Arkansas.” 3RD. ANNUAL LEDBETTER MARATHON April 26, 1980-36 Total Trophies 10 Age Groups. Entry Forms: Write Marathon Dir., Ledbetter Marathon, Box 253, Ledbetter, Texas (78946) or Phone 278-3559. (Includes details). son said. “Sometime our field events are strongest, sometime our track events are. We’ll put it all together in the Southwest Conference meet. ” But before Texas A&M challenges the whole conference, the team has a couple meets in Waco. Next Satur day the Aggies compete against Baylor in a dual meet, and on April 18 Baylor hosts its Invitational tour nament. Baylor didn’t exactly run wild in the Texas Relays, but the Bears did place second in the distance relay and sixth in the two-mile relay.The Bears also get to host the Southwest Conference chmapionships in May. Texas A&M should be back at full strength long before then by the Southwest Conference meet be cause the football players participat ing in spring drills—Johnny Hector, Eference Murphy, and James Redus — will again work with the track team after the spring football game April 19. While Texas A&M and Baylor did what was expected of them, the Uni- veristy of Texas was disappointing. For the second straight year, the Longhorns, who are supposed to be strong in the long distance races, failed to win a single relay on their home track, however Texas may climb back by June when the school hosts the NCAA outdoor champion ships. 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