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'i i'i !i THE BATTALION Page 15 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1981 Women’s soccer team places eighth in AIAW tournament this sei sd the ! backs Ik son to nisi s, respectii rhomas Si ing rusher come oneil in the r ■"ards per uchdown cent comp! 1 Whitwel with 25 id three I next wi 'e a scorini per game ts to ’ ither hand, ints while game iTfc * yards pei ds on 190 ?, but has ly SHELLEY EMSHOFF Battalion Reporter here is a legal way to enjoy ^giving turkey with all the imings and not feel guiltv. The igging ten sub Is on 11! ul portion, action has e,” he i suit up! hat ad i because ■others 4 howevei d mid® >iin' so said efore the urkey Trot offers people hance to meet others feu isrising early Thursday morn- and participating in the 12th mil Aggie Turkey Trot. The trot is a 3.2 mile non- petitive run/walk for partici- sofall ages. Rain or shine the will began at 8 a. m., just as been since 1969. he Turkey Trot course begins rat of G. Rollie White Col in and goes to Jersey Street, mdthe golf course and back to coliseum. fhe Health and P.E. Depart- it along with the Intranniral- reational Sports Department is sponsoring the event and will make locker rooms available and T-shirt transfers will be on sale. Dr. John Cheverette, health and physical education professor, created the program to promote physical fitness while allowing visitors for the Texas A&M- University of Texas football game, students, faculty and local citizens to meet each other and have a good time. The event began as part of the Bryan-College Station community’s Thanksgiving activi ties. “The Trot provides a common bond,” said Cheverette. ‘‘Every one enjoys talking to others and finding out where the other is from. ” Cheverette emphasized that the trot is not a race — goals are set individually. Some people race against each other and some just want to finish the course, he said. When the event began, certifi cates were sent to everyone who participated. Now, there are so many people that they hand out certificates as competitors cross the finish line. Dr. Larry Ringer, a statistics professor at Texas A&M, has a stack of certificates in his office. He participated in the first Turkey Trot 12 years ago and hasn’t mis sed one yet. “Thanksgiving morning is a chance to sleep late and it’s hard to get up so early to run,” Ringer said, “but I don’t want to break my streak now. ” By FRANK L. CHRISTLIEB Battalion Staff Jim Butts has his sights on the future. The coach of the Texas A&M women’s soccer team took his players to" the the Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women national tournament last Thursday through Sunday, where the Aggies finished eighth in a 12- team field. The Aggies, who en tered the tourney as the number 10 seed, came in with a 12-0 re cord, but they found that the com petition gets a little tougher out side of Texas. Texas A&M won its first match of the tourney, but lost the next three to finish the season with a 13-3 record. That’s why Butts, the first-year coach of the team, has decided that his team must play stiffer opponents during the regular sea son in order to fare better when national tournament time rolls around. When he and Athletic Department officials meet Dec. 5 to coordinate the team’s fall and spring schedules for 1982, Butts hopes to round up some better competition than what the Aggies faced this year. Texas A&M faced teams like Southwest Texas State, Stephen F. Austin, Baylor, Trinity and Sam Houston State during the regular season. Butts said the Uni versity of Texas offered his team its only real competition within the state this season, and the Aggies defeated the Longhorns by scores of 4-0, 3-2 and 3-0 on the way to their perfect record. St. Louis, 4-2 to number three Harvard University and 2-0 to number eight University of Mas sachusetts. “In order to place higher than we did in the tournament, we’ve got to face better competition than Texas can offer us,” Butts said. “We have never seen teams that played ball as well as they did.” Smith also was chosen to the 12- player all-tournament team. The Aggie coach cited 1980 All- American Adele Fairman and re serve Bonnie Zigmond for their play during the tourney. Butts said the team’s downfall came during the loss to Harvard, when the Aggies led 2-0 at half time, but gave up four goals in the second half to lose. “It was really one of our only truly flat games. I think the girls played national caliber soccer. They’re now aware of what they have to do next year.” Top-seeded, number one- ranked University of North Caro lina won the tournament to finish the season with a 23-0 record. The Tar Heels defeated surprising llth-seeded University of Central Florida 1-0 in the championship game. UCF entered the tourna ment with an 8-2 record, with its only regular-season two losses coming at the hands North Caro lina. Butts said several of his players performed well in the tourna ment, which was the first official AIAW national tourney. Team scoring leaders Carol Smith and Carol Gittinger, who finished the season with 13 goals apiece, led the Aggies by scoring two goals each during the tournament. Appearing MVEI Wednesday Night Butts admitted that the Aggies’ lack of competition this year may have contributed to the team’s showing in the AIAW tourney. However, the scores indicate close matches, with Texas A&M defeating the University of Cin cinnati 2-1 Thursday, then losing over the weekend 2-0 to number two seed University of Missouri- DONSANDERS Cover “S 50 4410 College Main &46-943S rchery team wins ■egional tournament 3* h*** Texas \&M Archery Club won the South Central Thursday »r Regional tournament Saturday and Sunday, easily outdistanc runner-up University of Texas by several hundred points. T placed second in the two-day tourney, while Louisiana State “j.‘ icrsity placed third. he Aggies won the overall trophy as well as the women’s trophy and cb-fec trophy. The co-rec competition features the top two male .1 female archers from each competing team. UT won the men’s it no discip | ]y J e Aggies have so far this season qualified four shooters for the onal tournament, and Thomas hopes to have several others com- in the May tourney. 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