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[&M swimmers in cold Nebraska for meet
By KEN SURY
Sports Writer
■ When the lexas A&M swim
taims got oil their rilane in Lincoln.
Neb rhursdav. ih( v were greeted
the
ght up with fooiblit
and play and dotin'
; to Saturday's roidji
's different.’’
■A&M Head Swimming (loach Mel
Npsh said the meet -hould be a tight
mny-team rat
si and Ncbr;r
■According
NCAA Top 20 swimming poll, the
only rankings released thus far, the
meet will feature five ranked teams.
1 he Nebraska women’s team is No.
9. Kansas is lath- ranked and A&M
16th. The A&M men’s team is No. 9
and Nebraska is ranked 19lh.
It s going to be a nice, even com
petition in this meet, Nash said.
'There’s not. a single meet that we re
guaranteed to win, except maybe
(Christ O’Neil in the 200-yaid but
terfly. but we have someone in each
event that could win,’"
Nash said the A&M mens team
goes into the meet healthy, except
for viruses to Ranee Boren, Clark
McDonald and Jeff Garry, However,
he said all three swimmers should be
swim team will send six swimmers to
the meet.
Meegan Wright had knee surgery
for torn ligaments about a week ago
and Nash said expects her to be out
at least another two weeks. Kelley
Johnston, who dislocated her shouf-
dei four weeks ago against Southern
Methodist, will travel with die team,
but vvon’tswini.
T his meet is the last one of 1985
for the Aggies and Nash said he’s ex
cited about the teams’ prospects for
86 and the spring season.
"We’ve got a lot of good work in,”
Nash said. 'We've humbled a few
teams (such as top-tanked SMC in
the Southwest Conference Relays)
and we’ve been humbled ourselves
(in home losses to unranked LSTT
By CHARE AN WILLIAMS
Assistant Sports Editor
You can take the Californian out
of California, but you can’t take the
California out of a Californian.
Texas A&M Volleyball Coach
Terry Condon is your typical out-of-
place Californian.
She’s joked about painting a beach
scene on her office wall along with
installing palm trees, sand and a sun
lamp to keep her tan while away
from the real beaches.
Although every one of tier players
has experienced the “Wrath of
Con," her easy-going, fun-loving na
ture allows them to have fun.
Even Condon's colleagues enjoy
being around her.
"1 love that Terry Condon,” A&M
basketball Coach Shelby Metcalf
said. “She is so competitive. She’s
made the program here what it is.”
Condon can definitely be called a
competitor.
“I remember when I came here
for a USVBA tournament when l
was in high school,” A&M setter
Lesha Beakiey said. “I was watching
this team and one of (heir players
went way over the net and nit. the
ball straight down, I just stood there
with my mouth open. But she was
called for being in the net. She
grabbed the top of the net and
nearly tore it down she was so mad.
That’s the first lime I saw Terr y.”
While playing for UCLA,I the
school newspaper ran a story head
lined, “Condon’s harassment brings
in the crowds.”
“If you asked anyone who knew
me in college what I was like,” Con
don said, “they would tell you I ha
rassed my opponents and made
them cry, They just couldn’t take it
- it wasn’t like I was saying anything
bad. If they’d block me, I’d reach
across the net, dap my hands and
say, Very good. One out of 50 —
that s good."
But, then, is. had to be frustrating
playing against someone as clominat
mg as (london
Trom 1979 1976. UCL A went 89-
\7. and won two National Champion
ships Condon was named to icti All-
America lists.Sire is still listed among
the Bruins’ recor d-holders.
Condon began her head coaching
career at Cal State-Bakersfield.
“The first year (at Bakersfield),
we were horrible,” she said. “There
wasn’t too much there. The tallest
player was 5-(foot)-8. The setter was
a-Teet. None of them really jumped.
You really wouldn’t think they were
volleyball players.”
But in only two years with little
talent, Condon had produced the
fifth best team in the nation.
“They had lire desire and the ag
gressiveness,” she said. “It was the
neatest experience.”
After mat success, Condon was
coaching style
U TA Saturday nighi i a) in (
Rollie White in die Ion .omulj it
ha' been a long season.
In fact, the '85 season can he bio-
ken up into three seasons.
In its firsl match, A&M was npsi i
In Sam Houston State, hefoie lu .r i
ing to the San Diego Stale iouru.i-
ment. Thai was followed bv an upsei
of No 9 Purthu and a climb 10 No
10 in the polls
We started off on a slow note
Condon said They put a l"i of
pressure on themselves'to win i in
pleased with the wav wc plaual m
San Diego. We saw him wc. (t.nild
plav against die top Hams m die
country."
But' unfoitynatety for A&M
when starting middle blocker Stacey
Smith went down with a knee nCi. ,.
so did the Ags’ ranking. A&M •
3-8 in the next six games and fell i
No. 15.
'Tt’s unfortunate ivc had to plav
(lexas) lech right alter she (Smild)
got hurt,” Condon said. “If it had'of
been someone like Baylor nr kor
we would' have gotten In
proved.”
Then the Aggies ner
naissance, winning six in r roc ire
Tore losing a live gar he nTiink. ,
to Texas.
“We're starting
play
A&M Coach Terry Condon
contacted bv 1 exas-Ai Imgton Coach
Lisa Love about the vacant position
at A&M
"1 really warm i interested,” sh<
said. “But i came here anyway and
visited This i ampin o lls itself
In a year, sire had taken a 18-21
Aggie team and had then; ranked in
the I op 20 and had signed a f uture
A IT A me ik ;.t (cunr,u ..enim Sheii i
Brinkman).
Now m her sixih season at A&M
she has compiled T 9- Mil > t'. ,: l.
Bin. perhaps no seaso- was any
hairier than the cunvui one for
Condon.
Despite a. 2f:-“
ranking and a
Tournament (th
lot bet
ter. Condon said. “Overall tin.ugh
it’s been a very disappointing ><. r ■ n
If Stacey wouldn t nave imm-u Imti
we would liavt 'x(/n tlu
— no doubt about n
mien
“It was the
cause 1 knew w
be so good. 11 - be-
us. "I his has at i uaily
tying thar Iasi sea:.;
went 33- i T an
die* nirirc'i!. lineup
nag of gv rs, tmu
that. and tin - i
back "
And Conder, hu
with their desire to 1
“I know she gave
hare now.’ hrinkm
ootential in nr .m
on me. V r
tardesi (St
had' i he -p(
and after ontsti
accept the Rice
also has I teen ai
niior linebacker ii!!'
iid the playeBpeT
lomiceinent btiikr'
Imwu'sdensioi
d lie had to AT*
est and he varitnf
m gess said. “HontDil
n for that. Ita' 5 !
rs shed and e«i'l*i
tiece."