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The Battalion
Monday, March 26,
Mon
A&M track team blows competition away
Home field
advantage gives
Ags the edge
By NADJA SABAWALA
Of The Battalion Staff
’Twas a cold and blustery day, and
with the wind at their heels and a
home field advantage at its backs,
the Texas A&M track and field team
blew the competition away.
Despite the loss of some top per
formers, A&M’s men’s team re
ceived four first, five second and
four third place finishes in the 21st
Annual College Station Relays held
Friday and Saturday at A&M’s
Frank G. Anderson Track and Field
Complex.
Senior hurdler Richard Bucknor
qualified for the NCAA Outdoor
Championship with a time of 13.69
seconds in the 110-meter hurdles.
Bucknor’s winning time tied the
school and meet record.
Junior Greg Williams placed sec
ond after Bucknor, just .21 seconds
off.
A&M sprint and relay coach Ted
Nelson said he was pleased with the
way Bucknor ran.
The 400-meter relay team placed
first with a time of 39.67 — only .02
short of NCAA qualifying time.
Head coach Charlie Thomas was
wary of the relay team’s perfor
mance after Howard Davis had bro
ken his foot in the NCAA Indoor
Championship two weeks ago and
was unable to compete.
and senior David Koenig placed
third and fourth.
A&M proved strong in the both
discus and shot put despite the ab
sence of junior Mike Stulce. Ranked
fifth in the world by Track & Field
News magazine, Stulce missed com
petition because of an injury suf
fered in the NCAA Indor Cham
pionships.
Henrik Ramstad, a freshman
from Oslo, Norway, received second
place in the discus with a throw of
187-4 3/4 while junior Steve Collier
placed second in the shotput, throw
ing 56-6 1/2. Collier was a JUCO All-
American and finished second at the
national meet last spring.
In the pole vault, senior Greg
West, who set an A&M record in
1988 with a height of 18-3 1/4,
placed second with a vault of 17-4
3/4 followed by sophomore Danny
Signorelli at 16-7.
Defending NCAA champion
Lousiana State, predicted to com
pete with A&M for top honors, re
portedly left its top competitors out
to rest for their nome meet next
week. This was reflected by their
poor showing, only receiving a first
place in the long jump.
Mavs squeal
past Pistons
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Photo by JayJanner
A&M’s Vernell Dunn won the shot put competition Saturday, and the Aggies won the meet.
Bucknor, senior Derrick Florence
and juniors Andre Cason and Steve
Lofton pulled together despite a
poor exchange of the baton from
Bucknor to Florence.
Junior distance runner Ralph
Meyer pulled in a couple of first
place wins in the 1,500 (3:57.62) and
800 meter (1:55.27) runs.
In the high jump, junior Wally
Reid took first place with a jump of
6-9 3/4 while junior Mike Howell
The A&M women won a share of
f irizes at the relays, receiving three
irst, seven second and three third
place marks.
Senior Vernell Dunn took first
place in the shot put and second in
discus, throwing 46-6 3/4 and 137-9
3/4, respectively.
Junior Connie Hand ran a hand-
timed 18:09.3 5,000-meter run to
take first.
Sophomore Kasandra McDaniel
and junior Rosalynn Hunt took first
and second in the 200-meter dash
with times of 24.6 and 24.8.
Reliever House settles in perfect home with Rangers
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP)
— Jeff Russell has just what Texas
Rangers pitching coach Tom House
looks for in a stopper — a short
memory and a mean disposition.
“My whole objective last year was
to stay aggressive,” Russell said.
“You go in there with a don’t give-a-
damn attitude. You’re the man in
control and it’s those hitters in trou
ble and not you.”
Russell’s approach in his first year
as the Rangers’ stopper paid off. He
led the American League with 38
saves and was second in the major
leagues to San Diego’s Mark Davis.
Even after a rare failure, Russell
wasn’t bothered his next time out.
“I’ve got a good short memory,”
Russell said. “I just go back and try
to throw strikes and stay aggressive.
If you do that, nine times out of 10
you’ll be successful.”
Russell, an All-Star the past two
seasons, filled a gap in the Rangers’
starting rotation in May, 1988 and
went 6-0 with a 2.17 earned run av
erage in his first seven starts. When
the 1989 season began, the Rangers
had a need for a stopper and Russell
got the call.
In his first eight appearances he
pitched 10 2-3 scoreless innings. He
nad an 0.47 ERA and one earned
run over his first 18 games.
Russell finished the season with a
1.98 ERA, second best in club his
tory and held opposing batters to a
.182 average, second lowest in the
league to Oakland’s Dennis
Eckersley.
“He’s a special pitcher, he’s been
an All-Star as a starter and reliever
back to back,” House said. “It’s nice
to know you’ve got him and that 95
miles per hour fast ball to put in
there when you need it.”
The conversion from starter to re
liever was no problem for Russell.
“He’s been a closet reliever his
whole life even though he was a
starting pitcher,” House said. “Some
guys have a mindset that they are
starters. He had a mindset that he
was a pitcher. Til pitch where you
want me’ is the attitude he has.”
Russell led the AL with a save per
centage of 86.4. Eckersley was sec
ond with 84.6 percent. After one
season as a reliever, Russell thinks he
already compares favorably with the
A’s reliever.
“I throw probably harder than he
does and I’ve got a better breaking
ball but my control isn’t as good as
his,” Russell said.
Russell never expected to be sit
ting at spring training, talking about
leading the league in saves.
“In my wildest dreams, I’d have
been happy with 20 or 25 saves,”
Russell saia. “I won’t be setting any
goals for this year though. My only
goal is to stay aggressive and keep
throwing strikes.”
DALLAS (AP) — Herb
stole the ball from Detroit’s Is
Thomas and fed Derek Harpeii |
layup with eight seconds remaiij
in overtime, capping a rally thatg
the Mavericks an 98-96 victor)'J
the Pistons on Sunday night.
The setback was the third stnij
for the defending NBAchampi
matching their longest losing®
of the season. The Pistons hat
viously won 25 of 26 games.
The Houston Rockets beat
last Thursday.
Dallas trailed by six points in
overtime but Harper hit a 3-poi
with 16 seconds left to tie the
96-96. Williams stole the ball
Thomas on Detroit’s next possess
and passed to a wide-open Harps
Thomas’ desperation shotatt
buzzer fell short and Dal
stretched its winning streak loin
straight.
Rolando Blackman led Dallas
23 points and Harper added
Thomas scored 22 points for II >
troit.
Bill Laimbeer’s two free
gen the Pistons off to an 84-
in the overtime period. Laimfe
added an 18-foot jumper ai I
Thomas hit a 15-footer to givei
Pistons a 92-86 lead with 2:02
play ; • ,
f he Mavericks charged bad
95-93 on Brad Davis’ 3-pointenc
30 seconds remaining and, after
other free throw by Bill Lairniw
Harper’s 3-pointer tied the game
Harper’s basket with 24 sea*
left in regulation pulled Dallasir
an 82-82 tie. Thomas’shot from
feet fell short at the buzzer.
Detroit led by nine points earli
the fourth quarter oefore Dab
went on an 1 1 -2 run capped:
Harper’s 3-pointer with 3:30top!
for a 76-76 tie. The Pistons led80-!
on Thomas’jumper and Laimbee
two free throws but Dallas tied
again on Harper’s free throw ait
Blackman’s layup with 1:07 rental:
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It was Mark Aguirre's first ap
pearance in Dallas with the Pistol
Aguirre, the Mavericks’ all-ti
leading scorer who was tradedtotit
Pistons on Feb. 15, 1989, for Adrir
Dantley, scored 14 points
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the Pistons were introduced
the game. Each time Agtiittt
touched the ball he was booed ant
the fans cheered every foul
turnover he committed.
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