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sports Battalion/Pag{ March 4,11 Aggie track teams at Border Olympics ^ by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Staff ' Most Aggies know it’s a tradi tion here to stand at football games, light Bonfire before the Texas game and quad the yell leaders after a football victory. But it’s probably safe to say that considerably fewer Aggies are .aware of a tradition the Texas . A&M track teams have established in Laredo. Yes, Laredo. That border town is the site of the Border Olympics, a tradi tion in itself in that it was the first major outdoor track and field competition held in the United States. And the Aggie track teams have established their own tradition of success at Laredo. This weekend the Aggie men and women will head for the val ley to try and uphold that tradi tion. Texas A&M has fared well in the meet for the past few years — well enough to finish first in 1980 and 1981 and second last year SCHOOL OF MEDICINE • UTESA • “CLASSES TAUGHT IN ENGLISH” The Medical program of Universidad Tecnologica De Santiago (UTESA) in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is tailored after the traditional U.S. model of Medical Education and is fully accredited. OPENINGS AVAILABLE Our Medical School is WHO listed. We qualify for the ECFMG Exam. For more information and Application Form please write to: UTESA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE FOREIGN STUDENT ADVISOR (SUITE 12) 12820 WHITTIER BLVD., • WHITTIER, CA 90602 “We’ve had some real good field performances from our field event men at the meet,” Assistant Coach Ted Nelson said. “We sort of established a little bit of a tradition. A&M’s been going to the meet for about 40 years, and we’ve always been right at the top of the competi tion.” But the Aggie men must over come a handicap this time to bring home another champion ship. Four of their top runners will miss this year’s meet with injuries. Tony Grier, who Finished second in the 440-yard dash in the SWC indoor meet, suffered a leg injury Tuesday and won’t run this weekend. Grier would have been the Aggies’ anchor man on the 400-meter relay team, a member of the 1600- meter relay team and a competi tor in the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter dash. The Aggies also will be without Bill Shelton in the 400 and Mike Glaspie in the 1 10-meter hurdles. Are you ready for Spring Break? Collegiate Clothing Is! IZODS Lacoste Style Shirts Retail $ 25 00 On Sale $ 19 00 March 5 — 12:00-5:00 p.m. In Academy Parking Lot ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ And Rod Richardson, the current NCAA indoor record- holder in the 60-yard dash, is still nursing an injury suffered in football practice last fall. Nel son said Richardson "should be back in competition by the first of April, but probably won’t re gain his world-class status for another month and a half. - Nevertheless, Nelson said his bunch still could be in the run ning for the top spot this weekend. “We should be competing f or the championship,” Nelson said. “I think probably the University of Texas should be the team to beat, and we’ve beaten those guys twice. But without some of our people it’s going to be shaky.” The Border Olympics will be the first major outdoor meet of the season for the Aggie men, who finished third in the SWC indoor meet. I he meet will be gin Saturday morning, with pre liminaries starting at 8:30. Field event finals will begin at 1:30 p.m. and running finals at 3 p.m. Nelson said theAgeif Nelson saitl the transition from the indoor season to the outdoor season won’t be as hard for the Aggies as it might be foi some teams. “It’s always a good transition for our teams because tradition ally we have been strong in the field events and the sprints and the quarter-mile," he said. t t Day students get their neu/s from the Batt. a beta *r outdoor team they’re * oriented aroi sprint races and field which the coach saidh an ad vantage. The o sprint race run in indo is the ( )0-yard dash, an meets don’t have the: discus and javelin even "It’s a good conversi becaus e we’ve got a got throwe •i,” Nelson said got a c on pie of pretty | CUS (III owers. “It 1 n-lps ourquartei little 1 »it. The type milers we have are not door runners. Thevd the tut ns real well.” lies aid the teamstk indoor s are m longer it tance r aces, and someti a little ground in thel to the < outdoor season. To] ,, Aggie compe this ive ekencf s competi Ik.* high juitiperjimmyl who iii lished first inti indoor meet and set a cord wi ith his jump of 3/4-incl les, Tony Tofe SWC ii idoor t lump in yard da ish and Hart Dar by SPRING BREAK CLEARANCE SALE at MUSICIANS' WORLD Guitars by: • Epiphone • Ibanez • Martin • Sigma • Washburn N • Martin D-18 with case reg. $ 1185 00 Now '949 • Yamaha FG335 case extra $ 245 00 Sale $ 169 95 reg. UP TO 30% OFF RETAIL PRICES WHILE SUPPLY LAST! ! MUMtinijS lA/IJELIl \ WOODSTONE CENTER 907D Harvey Rd. NO LAY-A-WAYS — NO TRADES ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED l SUPERIOR AUTO SERVICE Auto Repair at it’s Best 111 Royal, Bryan Just one mile north of Campus 846-5344 inished third in the loor meet in theHHO-' ..Ison will run on i relay team and netei dash. I> Kie in the 110 ii dies, h Bill Nix’s »tdd get gtx Mid-ter ut inevi aunt less Ailei sually ca he tearv arnia Sta .ag.e ba; Mseii In fijjts — 3t more . 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