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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1983)
SAY IT WITH BALLOONS ON VALENTINE’S DAY /P Ventine's] sports Battalion/Page 12 February 11,11 First-ever out-of-town meet DELIVERY AVAILABLE 693-2756 Aggie gymnasts prepare for UTf ( contim PERSONALIZED REQUESTED AS by Dayna Boren Battalion Reporter Male gymnasts at Texas A&M have been without a paid coach since the Texas Gymnastic con ference was formed in 1978. But after a lot of hard work and a lot of fund raisers, the gymnasts will start training this semester with a new full-time coach. Texas A&M gymnastics is not a varsity sport, thus Aggie gym nasts can not compete in the NCAA conference. Therefore, they compete in the Texas Gym nastic Conference, which pre sently consists of six teams. Be cause of the limited number of teams in this conference, Texas A&M also competes against teams from out-of-state, such as Memphis State, which will meet the Aggie gymnasts later this semester. This Saturday, however, the gymnasts will be competing in their first out-of-town match, which will take place against UT-Arlington. UTA was rank ed fourth in the conference last year, while the Aggies were ranked in second place. Mark Hartwell, a senior veterinary student, has been the team captain and gymnastic club president for almost four years. During this time, the team has grown from a handful of amateurs into a good competi tive collegiate team, Hartwell said. “Gymnastics is not a sport ... it’s a way of life,” said Hartwell. “There’s more acquired skill in a sport like gymnastics than in any other sport that I know of, and there’s less glory and recogni tion for what you do. That is why gymnasts understand each other so well ... they know what each other is going through.” To finance out-of-town meets, the team raises money through various fundraisers such as car washes, T-shirt sales, and gymnastic club dues. The club fund pays only for the gaso line, and individual team mem bers finance their own food and uniforms. Lodging is usually provided by priviate individuals or through organizations such as the Aggie Mother’s Associa tion. Because of previous financial problems, a scholarship fund was set up this semester to help raise money for the team. This was originated by the faculty sponsor, Mickey Stratton, and financed by Ramiro Galindo, whose son competes for the team. Both Stratton and Galin do are former Aggie gymnasts. Already, the fund has SI 8,()()(), most of which has been donated through private individuals. Despite the minor financial setbacks, team members seemed very optimistic aboutili-rpast se of the team. Co-captairlte dm Meyer, a fresh man emu |nt said, tal design major, saidtitleiensi' gymnastics purely forth lived 1 the sport. Bin D “1 competed all throurLwho school, and I reallydooWn as what else 1 wouldaoifl kle. is in gymnastics,” Meyers int said Another team membf ik Gar ornore Cid Galindo,said is glad the team is not pa!] NCAA because if invert tional gymnasts such as would no longer be able! I pete. “1 don’t have it Ining b ()lympic rings in myeieyfiuate c thing like that ... I iustflnt sa sport,” Cialindo said |tutoria In order tostavontli(P? lan< * members must attend fey has know United Press International Sidelined athletes may soon be able to return to competition, their torn tendons and liga- Democrat Dan Kubiak has represented Texans for the past 14 years... Dan . Kubiak is proud of his grass roots background. Dan’s roots run deep into Texas. Born in Reagan (Falls County ) Dan is the oldest of six children, the son of a blacksmith. As a farmer, rancher, and builder, he has worked hard all of his life. 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Ligaments and tendons hold joints together and attach mus cles to bone. The carbon strands used to repair them actually sti mulate regrowth of the collagen fibers that comprise tendons and ligaments. Orthopedic surgeon Andrew Weiss and engineer John Par sons of the University of Medi- ,<- K ul;„lv. Most ran fej average about 15noun® ° ; len Ins’! i ice a week to prepare ay . coming events. If praciB 1 , repeatedly missed, asked to quit the team. "Considering that iklte Will has previously betrlstaited disc i pi i ned, I think we endanct pretty damned good jted see Hartwell. Babou ‘ItS UK rattitud ng (iffii cine and Dentistry Jersey, say the implai lx»ns are actually 10,1 bundles three-eighthsoli wide but only one-tem! inch thick. Each 39-ind is woven in and around aged joint and tissue it stitch threaded throujt! sewn into gaps. About 20 carbon rtj beini Ik san Ic being 20 different cities. Ttl starts repairing itselfil months, and the procel ..i: :.. i-,. _f... 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