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Sports THE BATTALION THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1981 Page 13 Ag swimmers improved, strive to catch ‘big boys’ Staff photo by Brain Tate on UT-Arlington at their home field in Arlington for another twinbill. The first national coaches poll of 1981 has the Ags in second place following Utah State, which beat Texas A&M out for the national title last May. By RICK STOLLE Battalion Staff Going against what is possibly the best swimming team in the country, the Texas A&M Univer sity men's swim team has it’s work cut out for it today. The Southwest Conference fin als are being held in Austin through Saturday. Many SWC and possibly, national records will be broken. Aggie coach Mel Nash said his team is going into the meet pretty well locked into fifth place in the conference but should a team ahead of the Ags falter, Texas A&M will be ready to jump at the chance. “We are almost locked in with Texas, SMU, Houston and Arkan sas ahead of us,” he said. “As a matter of fact, it should be quite a race for second place.” Nash said the team is still a year or two away from really being able to compete with the squads he termed the “big boys.” “Of course, we want a stronger showing at the meet but we are still a ways behind the big boys,” he said. “You can’t go in and build a powerhouse in two or three years.” Nash said he was pleased this year with several of his swimmers having a chance to go to the na tionals individually. “We need to take a couple of small steps like getting a few indi viduals in the nationals,” he said, “before we can run.” Nash said he has been pleasant ly surprised at the team attitude. When it would be so easy to be depressed, the team spirit was great. “Everybody is up for the meet and ready to try to take on the big boys,” Nash said. The individuals who have a chance to make the nationals in individual events or relays are: Ed Cahill, Kevin Londrigan, Crain Buchmann, Rick Ranzau and Mike Hoche. Cahill, Londrigan, Buchmann and Ranzau are close to the time for qualifying for the national 400 medley relay team finals. “Ed is the most likely Aggie to go,” said Nash. S" “iJNDA™1 (VALID ONLY MARCH 8, 1981) I 10% OFF | (WITH COUPON) l ^ I dsett'"' stop Titans United Press International AUSTIN — Tony Arnold pitch- ickCloi. ec j a threehitter and Texas hitters I battered Oral Roberts starter j Mike Moore to give the Lon ghorns an 11-1 victory over the Titans Wednesday in a non- H conference baseball game. In the fifth inning of the night- | cap the contest was called off be- 1 cause of darkness. 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