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Page 14 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1981 Sports Golf teams show promise in ’81 By GAYE DENLEY Battalion Staff Balance and consistency will be Texas A&M’s key weapons as the mens’ and womens’ golf teams, both top ten finishers last year, tee off the 1981-1982 season. Although both squads lost an All-American in Kim Bauer and Richard Cromwell, depth and ex perience should make the losses easier to stomach. “I lost my number one player, but we have seven people return ing,” Kitty Holley, the womens’ coach, said. “I would say these girls returning are pretty consis tent. That’s what you have to have to win tournaments.” Holley said she is excited about her team’s depth — for the first time, a few players had to be cut this year — and equally encour aged by the potential of her youn ger players. Patricia Gonzalez, a freshman from Colombia, may turn out to be the best player she’s ever coached, Holley said. “I went a long way from home to recruit this year,” she said. Gonzalez was taking an English class in Houston this summer when some former students learned of her golfing talents and notified Holley, who signed the South American soon afterwards. Gonzalez is one of five players who qualified for the womens’ first tournament, the Susie Maxwell Berning Classic at the University of Oklahoma next week. Susan Yantis, a sophomore from San Antonio, was the number one Aggie qualifier for the Oklahoma classic, Holley said. All-State senior Monica Welsh and juniors Shirley Furlong and Jackie Ber tram were the other three quali fiers. All but Gonzalez return from last year’s squad, which posted the REGISTER FOR FREE BICYCLE! » To Be Given Away Sat., Sept. 12 CYCLES ETC. 4-03 University 846- BIKE Open 10-7 Mon.-Fri., 10-5 Sat. FREE BEER STARTING AT NOON SATURDAY! fifth highest scoring average in the nation en route to an eighth-place finish in the national tournament in June. In Holley’s seven years at the Aggie helm, the team has qualified for the national cham pionship five times. Furlong, All-State as a fresh man, is returning from a back in jury that sidelined her the entire 1980-1981 season. Her recovery complete, Holley expects to see a return to her old form. The mens’ team is equally bles sed with experience. Six returning members of the 1980-1981 team that finished tenth in the nation will represent the Aggies in the Fall SWC Tournament Monday and Tuesday in West Columbia, Texas. Brad Jones, a senior from Tyler, juniors Danny Briggs, Bart Cobb, and Gary Krueger, and sopho mores Ronny Byrd and Jacky Lee will lead the Aggies’ attack at the Columbia Lakes course. The Aggies’ fourth-place finish in the conference last year is de ceiving in light of the competition in and around the Southwest Con ference. The Texas region, in and out of the conference, attracts many of the most talented golfers in the country because the area’s mild climate allows year-round competition and training, Holley said. As a general rule, only the Cali fornia and Florida regions have competition comparable to the that of the Texas area, she said. The womens’ next tournament, following the Oklahoma trip next Mon.-Wed., is the Dick McGuire Invitational Sept.30-Oct.2 in Albuquerque, N.M. Their fall schedule also includes trips to Houston, Gainesville, Fla., and Monterey, Mexico in November and December. After the conference tourna ment, the mens’ team will be pre paring for the Sam Houston Inter collegiate Tournament in Water- wood Sept. 21-22, with subse quent trips to Baton Rouge and Shreveport, La., and McAllen for the Pan American Fall Tourna ment. 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The Aggies, under the direction of second year coach Terry Con don, return height and experience from last year’s 24-37 team which finished as the state’s fourth best team. “We’re a fairly young team. Last year we learned a lot and now most of the players know what it takes to win. We expect to do weU this season,” Condon said. Condon returns five letter- women from last year, including two seniors, one junior and two sophomores. Kristen Bloom and Wendy Wilson, both senior three- letterwomen, provide the bulk of the experience. Bloom is a 5-foot-6 setter while Wilson is a5-foot-9hitteramii die blocker. ire ob Texa middle blocker, Cathy Fre will op 5-foot-6 sophomore sette lrtartim Lisa Johnson, 5-foot-10 jonesa more hitter also return I jurv pr Aggies. is: Newcomers to the squtnng | dude four freshmenandoD- j In tl omore. Lesha Beakley, mon I Johnson, Maureen Dunn. Junior mine Doty, all freshmen.Bhe sophomore transfer 1 the No videt feted Geise will not only provide SWC. I 7 i POSTAL EXAM CANDIDATES The Bryan Post Office will be taking applica tions for Clerk-Carrier Positions until Friday February 11th. Hiring is based on exam score. The starting pay for these positions is $9.38 an hour. High Scores Inc. is offering a workshop to help postal exam candidates throughly prepare for the exam. The cost of the workshop is $20.00, payable in check or money at the door. The $20.00 fee includes a copy of PREPARATION FOR THE CLERK- CARRIER EXAM by High Scores. The book is not available in local book stores. The work shops will be held Saturday Sept. 19 at the Holiday Inn in Bryan at the following times: 1-3 p.m. 6-8 p.m. but some height as well. Geise, a middle blocker, tallest player on the teamatfcj 1. Doty is a 6-foot hitter, Johnson is a 5-foot-10 < blocker. Dunn is a 5-foot-S._ and hitter and Beakley isa j«tli_ setter and spiker. RL “They’re growing Aeiij|L these days,” Condon said ul/l we’re fairly short for a ctj team.” Condon said that the avijgjCH height for a college vollf hassui player is about 5-foot-10. lumpiri Berkeley has three girls ovmve ye foot. ..Nevis “They’re a real big team. i|j»ragii them play last May in Dalksifeves i United States VolleyballAslline. tion tournament and they# Pie real good team. I thinktkliBtely be pretty evenly matched ers Wi “We have a team withtk his cot personality, desire and att skm sh win,” Condon said. “OuntS Times is 100 percent better this yen j everyone has the same “We’re a lot better year. We re still fairly we expect to do well.” The Aggies return to al Sept. 16 when they will visili . Wh dorf c MSC AGGIE CINEMA PRESENTS ‘I can’t read. 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