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sports Spots still open on team ^itUnp 0loom y Equestrians to compete Serving Luncheon Buffet Sunday through Friday 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 Delicious Food Beautiful View i: i ^Open to the Public Ji | “Quality First” | by Cindy Lyons Battalion Reporter The Texas A&M Equestrian Team will compete in an inter collegiate championship com petition hosted by Sweetbriar College in Sweetbriar, Va., April 23-24. The competition will include modified combined training events of dressage, cross country jumping and stadium jumping. Each team is allowed four team members and an alternate rider. Coaches Cindy McCall and Pat Moffitt began tryouts for the dressage phase Feb. 16, at Equestrian Park on U.S. High way 60. Tryouts for the cross country phase were held at Pleasant Acres stables Feb. 19. Additional tryouts for stadium jumping are still being planned. When the team is selected, McCall will begin training and enter team members in local competitions for experience. McCall said she anticipates ab out 15 teams to compete in the championships. Last year’s com petition, hosted by Midland Community College of Ken tucky, was won by the University of Virginia. McCall said she ex pects Virginia to be the toughest competitor again this year. “Equestrian competitions such as these are growing in creasingly more popular in Texas and in our area,” McCall said. “Three-day events have al ways been strong in California, and highly competitve on the East Coast.” McCall said she doesn’t think there’ll be a large turnout from the West Coast in the champion ship competition because of the distance involved. The largest amount of competition is ex pected to be from the East Coast and in the Midwest. The major contributor and sponsor of the team is currently Fountai pre Forum nts CHRISTIANITY ON TRIAl is Christianity credible in Today's World? you be the judge - When: Every Wednesday 12:00-1:00 February 16-March 23 (Except March 16) MSC HOSPITALITY PRESENTS nr -$c(xo(arsfcj> drajeant FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25,19S3 T OO PM RUDDER AUDITORIUM TICKETS ON SALE NOW Students & Senior Citizens s 3 50 — Non-students *6°° AVAILABLE AT MSC BOX OFFICE the Texas A&M Horsemen’s Association, headed by Gary Potter, head of the horse section in the Department of Animal Science. The Affiliated National Riding Commission sponsors the Intercollegiate three-phase National Riding Competition. The equestrian team is rela tively young, going through its first competition in last year’s in tercollegiate three-phase riding event. Last year’s team included Janet Marden, Brett Pillow, Moira Rankin, Christy Garland, and alternate Tammy Parker. Originally organized and coached by Susan Webb, the team did well in the competition, in spite of some accidents. Of the three events, cross country jumping is considered to be the most strenuous. It tests the endurance and athletic abil ity of the horse in outdoor ter rain with natural jumps such as ditches, banks, fences, poles, and water. Cross-country jump ing can cover a track as long as a mile and demonstrates the horse’s temperment and con trol. Stadium jumping is held in an arena with eight to 12 staged jumps (or fences) standing 3- feet-3-inches to 3-feet-6-inches. Dressage is a quiet, formal judged event focusing on the de velopment of the horse’s learn ing and physical ability, McCall said. She said it makes a horse calm, supple, and confident. All three phases are a true show of how the horse and rider work together. Texas A&M Equestrian Team member Chris!| Garland takes “Mr. Nicey” over an obstacle J a recent practice session. The Aggie equestriq team will travel to Virginia in April to take pan in a meet. Some spots on the team are stilh:Aggie for grabs, equestrian coach Cindy McCall sa Lee sli as a he verge ( NCAA boss declares Walkei eligible for college football United Press International HARTFORD, Conn. — Geor gia running back Herschel Wal ker will be eligible to play college football next season, despite flirting with the United States Football League, NCAA presi dent John Toner says. Toner said Monday he is satisfied with the explanations given by Walker and Georgia f ootball coach Vince Dooley de nying that Walker signed a pro fessional football contract. “As far as I can determine, from what I’ve heard and read, Vince Dooley and Herschel Wal ker have each denied there was any contract signed," said Ton er, the University of Connecti cut athletic director. “It seems to me there is no story at this time.” A published report last week indicated Walker signed a con tract with the New Jersey Gener als of the United States Football League. However, the contract was said to have a 24-hour gr4ce period during which Walker could change his mind. The re port said he exercised the op tion. Toner said it is up to member schools of the NCAA to enforce the rules and regulationsol association. Georgia Uniwl is aware of those regulalioul cause of the interest i Walker’s football talents a his freshman year, he saidH to P’ “This is the thirdtimeaftrl J ert these two gentlemen have® 5 the placed in this same situatL. [ oner said. “They kno»®hi s NCAA rules.” || e thir* NCAA rules states thii® 111 ^ 111 amateur athlete can siginf L lin S fessional contract or retail services of someone toaetal (e DEBBY’S Beauty Salon 704 N. Rosemary 846-6364 Valid on Tues., Wed. & Sat. Perms $29 Men’s Cuts $5 Women’s Cuts Blow Dry $15 In the Plaza with Casa Tomas sci \ ic cs ()i someone to an w or her agent. An athlete,In® er, can have a lawyer Ar,,. sei s e as a personal advisort r. vei Y not as an agent. f lor u The USFL, v Ichwillo^T^ 1 .' first season on March Mm> s S1> its teams to sign college fa® 11 ', players who have not few l l 1 their college eligibility, prtjr' ! )ai ing the athlete or his repres® live initiates the contact Toner said he sees norf: ’ 1 ' enact legislation will®® 011 ' NCAA dealing specificalH D ' ° t .' .lie USFL. The NCAA^T* he hurt by the signingoM^^^ classmen if it began to ‘ he said. : rt , • “College football fe stood the test of time,’ •, said. “Even if th.l (»*• "“J men signings) happet'L ou [ who’s to say it can’t napp^H won’t have a negativei®l®Jf|y e ’ v ^ the sport of college fooPr Texas Flying Club sponsors in AVIATION SAFETY SEMINAR along with regular meeting. All people interested in flying safety are urged to attend Feb. 22 — 7:30 p.m. — Heldenfels 109