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Page 12/The Battalion/Tuesday, March 29, 1983 ► UT’s Carey, UH’s Lewis named athletes of week United Press International DALLAS — Texas swimmer Rick Carey and Houston jum per-hurdler Carol Lewis were selected the Southwest Confer ence male and female athletes of the week Monday by a vote of the nine SWC schools. Carey, a sophomore from Mt. Kisco, New York, set American and U.S. Open records in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke at last weekend’s NCAA Swim ming and Diving Champion ships at Indianapolis, Ind. Entering the meet owning the American record in the 200 back, Carey shaved fourteen- hundreths of a second off that previous best and captured the U.S. Open record as well with a 1:45.21 in that event. In the 100 backstroke on Friday, the Lon ghorn sophomore regained the American record with a 48.25, Five hundreths of a second bet ter than Stanford’s Dave Bot tom’s mark set in the preliminar ies earlier that same day. Carey also came in fourth in the 200 butterfly and totaled 43 points to help Texas to a third- place finish. Lewis, a sophomore for Houston, won the high jump, long jump and the 100 meter hurdles at UH’s triangular meet with Arizona State and Oklaho ma Saturday. J.C MSC ENDOWED AC LECTURE SERIES “Future of the Western Alliance” with GERALD FORD HELMUT SCHMIDT EDWARD HEATH 8 p.m., April 4 Rudder Auditorium MSC Box Office Students — $6, $8, $10 INK SWC’s dominance still K DtfL- overlooked by writers Listen carefully. When the wind is blowing just right and you really listen carefully, you can hear the ever-so-slight sounds of Eastern sports writers doing what they’ve had to do a lot of lately — “munch, munch, munch.” The sound you’re hearing is the hoarde. of so-called “experts” doing their best Pac-Man imitation while eating their words. It’s a sound similar to the sound a goat makes when he eats trash. And in a sense, that’s exactly what the Eastern wri ters are doing. By now everyone knows that the Houston basketball team has proven that the Southwest Conference is more than just an “also-ran” in basketball. The Coogs have romped all over the NCAA tournament field the same way they romped all over the teams in the SWC. Take that, A1 McGuire. The big brothers of Phi Slama Jama are only two victories away from a nation al title and are without a doubt the most talented team in the country. But Hous ton’s successes on the hardwood are only added luxuries to the athletically super ior Southwest Conference. Every year, preseason national polls pick Eastern teams to win the national title in all the major sports. And every year SWC teams wind up at or near the top at the end of the season. The 1982-83 season has been no ex ception. Almost every preseason poll said the Pitt Panthers would be national football champs while SMU and Arkansas would slug their way through the “weak” South west Conference and fold in bowl play. Wrong Dan Marino breath. way to the SWC title, but no less three other teams — Arkansas, Tea A&M and Rice — have proved thatthe won’t roll over in front of the Horn either. There’s no doubt other conferem field strong teams in all sports, butnt single conf erence has the parity, stren[ and versatility of the Southwest Confo ence. And that goes lor women’s sports ami :am,whi "We ha far ash; SMU had the best record in Division I football, including a Cotton Bowl win over, ironically, Pittsburgh. But the Mus tangs found themselves No. 2 at the end of the season behind Penn State. If you’re wondering how that hap pened, take a quick look at any U.S. map and try to Find what coast Pennsylvania is on. And to prove that SMU wasn’t the only strong conference team, Texas and Arkansas also fought their way into the Top 20. Baseball is another sport that proves the SWC’s athletic supremacy. Texas was rightfully chosen as the No. 1 team in the country in all the preseason polls and all signs are that the Horns will get another bid to Omaha, Neb. and the College World Series. But the Lon ghorns probably will play their toughest games during conference play. The Houston Cougars may Ik* the big gest hurdle Texas w’ill have tojump on its minor sports too. In volleyball, Texas A&M and Tea gave the “superior” west coast teamst esaid.w they could handle while fighting thei' m Yates way to the NCAA post-season toura menu And at the NCAA swimmiiij championships, SMU finished seconi iashmere overall, Texas wound up in third ani aid. “We three other SWC teams placed individui swimmers on the all-America team, In tennis and golf, the SWCisfa poin becoming a powerhouse from toptoba eaten an tom, with four tennis teams in the Top!! and three golf teams fighting theimyi ^nt and uys knu the national championship. In the past, when most peoplethoujis aat gave of the Southwest Conference, tha ence wh thoughts centered around football, I* erteam more and more people are recognizit that the SWC is strong in all spent Perhaps the conference still lacksresptti liserably when it comes to sports writers, but |une those writers might be singing! ndouble contini o undeh 4-5A pla ver since een beat “When Anotht ame wh< lefeat R< different song. SMU already Finished second in Ik count r\ in football, Houston should fit l r own sa ish first in basketball and Texas or Hon ton should Finish First at the Collej lothing World Series — not bad for a bunch laid-back country folks South. C UASS OF ’q 6 T-Shirts Now Available In MSC Wednesday, March 30 — Friday, April 1 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Fans love Wolfpack success an earl “We b get the for from doj hut from to make < “So we [gainst T |ame of i ally beli e had tc hether ’ United Press International RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State will make its third appearance in the NCAA bas ketball Finals Saturday and ex citement at the university cam pus and among fans around the state has reached an unpre cedented fever pitch. The Wolfpack finished third in 1950 and won the title in 1974, but a university spokes man said Monday that the mood T-S-O Prescriptions Filled Glasses Repaired BRYAN 216 N. Main 799-2786 Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-1 COLLEGE STATION 8008 Post Oak Mall.. 764-0010 Mon.-Sat. 10-9 p.m. Texas State ffle Of^ticae be Since 1935. on campus this year exceeds that of even the national champion ship. “In 1974 it was more of an expected thing,” said Jim Pomeranz, the Wolfpack’s dire ctor of publications and sports editor of the student newspaper in 1974. “The atmosphere is electric. It’s been a continuous party since the ACC tourna ment.” The games seem to have been purposefully designed to gener ate excitment. North Carolina State has come from behind in all but one of its past seven games, and two of the victories were in overtime. Squad members attended their first classes since early March, when the Wolfpack be gan the streak of victories that match it against Georgia in the championship semifinals in Albuquerque, N.M. Coach Jim Valvano concentrated on paper work and assistant coach Tom Abatemarco prepared his re cruiting schedule. But Wolfpack fans weren’t about to take a break from the delirium that has swept the land- grant college since North Caroli na State won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. The student body held a pep rally Monday afternoon, while at the Wolfpack Club-Ni Carolina State’s booster gz 0 ints in — five telephones were riij constantly with calls fromj pit* asking about charterlli ling,” hi to New Mexico. Pomeranz said he believe citement is greater this yei cause, “A lot of saying ‘Aren’t you going A^g pl board with your partving.'A t h e st ongviev orest 43 Pomeranz noted the I ^Biya team of David Thompson,! Burleson, Tim Stoddard Monte Towe had lost just game in two years. it’s something that doesn't pen every year for us.” “A lot e could elieved ’ 'town s; Uo the lad a littl Lewis says press not likely to be problem^] Tfos ATvsfiiccs F&nmc Spring Senior Induction Banquets United Press International The power of the press? Cuy Lewis just smiles at the thought. “We haven’t been bothered by the press all year,” the Hous ton coach says. No, Lewis isn’t referring to the media. He means a fullcourt press, something No. 2 Louisvil le is expected to throw at the top-ranked Cougars when the two teams meet in an NCAA tournament semifinal game Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. “You press us and we’ll get it down the court and stuff it on you,” Lewis said. “I told the guys if they pressed us, we were going to take it to the basket.” Houston, 30-2, showed in last Sunday’s regional final what Lewis means. Villanova came out with a press to start the second half and Houston built up an insurmountable lead. One big problem for Louisvil le, 32-3, will be to forget about last Saturday’s highly emotional 80-68 overtime victory over Kentucky in the first meeting between the schools in 24 years. Cardinal coach Denny Crum pointed out that his team will have almost a week to calm down and prepare for the Cougars. “The pressure’s on Houston,” he said. “They were No. 1- ranked and they’re supposed to win. When you’re men ready and you’ve got theal you play well. oo Uniti NEW “It’s going to comedo® who plays best. We’re goioj there to play our game. good enough we’ll get bti«| eisher but that’s nothing tobeashai of. We just need to 3 - game we do.” Talk; chedulei 'Utby N; Houston, although app iation p mg in the Final Four fot second year in a row, has one senior in the starting to 6-foot-9-inch Larry n unclis ion. While ector of The big man for the Coup iation, r 7-foot Akeeni Abdul < Monday Tuesday, April 4 5, 1983 6:30 p.m. MSC Rm. 224 All May graduates are invited to attend. Complimen tary tickets will be available Mar. 29, 30, Sr 31 in the lobby of the Forsyth Alumni Center. This is your invita tion to attend the formal induction of all Class of '83 Graduates. 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