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EDUCAT GROUP , ■ ^ ' f ,;:;Vr LSAT ■TlDominik • 764-8303 LSAT • GMAT • GRE • MCAT • Over 145 Locations Nationwide Continued from Page 5 Coppell, where he was an All-Dis trict selection three times and was All-State as a senior. Being a young player in a line up of veterans can mean a fair share of good-natured abuse, but Smith said along with that comes a tutorial process that can only be learned by being on the field. "There's a big support from those guys," he said. "BT (Brian Thomas) and Tim Holt have really helped me with my fielding and hitting. The razing stuff is pretty much over with, but you still get a little of it in practice. Head coach Mark Johnson said that the experience that is being passed along to his younger play ers from guys like Thomas, Holt, Jason Marshall, Travis Williams, Mike Hickey and Conrad Colby is a special aspect of this team. "You really like to have some young guys that can play and some older guys to help them along," Johnson said. "We went over to Galveston after the Rice game, and played a team that is just getting started at the school down there. "All the old guys were grab bing the young guys as they came off the field and telling them things here and there. 'Tt was really heartwarming to watch the older guys support the younger guys," Johnson said. "The young guys look up to the proceeded to go back to Sot; most and earn his associate’s gree. Last fall, in his first seme: at A&M, he earned an AcadeJJffiday, Fefc Achievement Award by pi of 3.0 oi Eric Gonzalez and Scott Smith are two new faces this season on Texas A&M's baseball team old guys." The youth that the three new starters bring to the Aggies is something that Smith said adds excitement to the 1992 team. "We've got got some great tal ent, both young and old," Smith said. "Gonzalez has a lot of pow er, especially for his size. Trimble and I are both young and he's go ing to be a good catcher. He's got all the tools to be a dominant play er." Gonzalez's journey to A&M took him through some thrills and spills. He was an All-State per former at Robstown and a two- time Junior College All-American at Texas Southmost JC in 1989 and 1990. Gonzalez signed with the first team that came knocking — the Houston Cougars. He would never even enroll at the university. Gonzalez failed a class during the fall of 1990 that he needed to get into Houston. He gra d e-poi n t-a verage ter as a sports managemenlm; What Houston lost as ballplayer A&M gained inas dent-athlete. Athletes can longer hide from the acaifc side of life. Johnson said Gonzalezrtjf. sents the direction that must take. Gonzalez sai realized that he needed to cok| trate on school. "At first, I took schoollim and I only wanted toplIyW ball," Gonzalez said. "IreafoJ that I could make good grades Gonzalez said he rushed decision to go to Houston, Hex he now believes that A&Mis[| best place. "At first I always wanted come to A&M, but I got scared he said. "I signed with Housto: j J get it over with and it wasn’t ne , ,°.P r People better judg most hotly This occ of a hors Hampshir ario that < get good decision. " A&M is a lot better happy things turned out there they did." All three are going to mistakes that come with inexpel Becaus ence, Johnson said. Hinundate Trimble, Smith and Gonzall with one are just happy to gettheexpei another, \ ence. They've all paid theirdus :• more abo in one way or another. It's Ids time to shine. Barone finds a test in UMKC Continued from Page 5 with yourself, you tend to gain n yc fidei confidence. The Aggies will put their win ning streak on the line tomorrow when they travel to Missouri to take on the University of Mis- souri-Kansas City Kangaroos, a team who defeated the Aggies ear lier this season, 85-79. Barone knows it will be a tough game for the Aggies be cause of Kangaroo guard Tony Dumas. In their last meeting with UMKC, Dumas had 29 points. "(Tony) Dumas is a great play er," Barone said. "He had 17 points in a row at the end of the last game. We were up, and he just knocked us out of the game." The Aggies trailed the Decem ber contest by eight points at half time before coming back to tie the game at the end of regulation at 72. But the Kangaroos outscored A&M 13-7 in overtime to come away with the victory. For the Aggies, sophomore guard David Edwards scored 23 points. Forward Damon Johnson scored 22 points for the Aggies. Johnson is now injured and is not expected to play for the remainder of the season. With just six games remaining in the regular season, Barone is looking for continued improve ment in his team. "I just want to continue to im prove," Barone said. "If we start looking and adding up what we can do the rest of the way, that would be very dumb. "We have to take care of to day's practice and that is the most important thing for us." Edwards leads the Aggies in scoring, averaging 15 points a game. Senior forward Shedrick Anderson is the only other Aggie averaging in double figures, scor ing 11 points a contest. Aggies will resume SWC chase tonight Continued from Page 5 his experienced hitters will com through as the season progress "We've got a couple of gut who aren't hitting well, butfe are going to," he said. "Ml Hickey, Conrad Colby and Brii Thomas are all going tohitovi .300, even though they arenoti: ing it right now. Thatearlyslum is characteristic of good hitters, cause they are just not quite real yet, so I'm not worried abouttk because they will come around’ After the weekend serieswit| the Cougars, the Aggies willtrav to Huntsville on Tuesday totalil on the Sam Houston State Univa sity Bearkats. frontrunn what thei And with maries ar remaining, faces the p of knowin the front- than whal are. But the more probl ages of ho and what 1 ued repet: many vote instead of t One is mor than for a c Nati Whitley Continued from Page 5 high-stakes races will be held here. I can see the day when a fourth jewel of horse racing's triple crown will occur here — the Texas Derby. Before parimutuel horse rac ing came to Texas, people had to look elsewhere to watch the sport. Louisiana Downs, Oak- lawn in Arkansas, and Reming ton Park in Oklahoma are only successful because Texans cross the border en masse to place $2 bets. While the hierarchy in the state legislature were whining and complaining that they couldn't pay their bills, millions of tax dollars were rolling into neighboring states from Texans . Now, we can watch an excit ing sport in our own backyard, and reap the benefits from others doing the same thing. Even people who don't like horse racing will be intrigued by the sport. On the day of the Ken tucky Derby, millions of people who have no interest whatsoever in horse racing, enjoy watching the race on television. They see the partygoers all fancied up in their suits, their funny hats, and their mint juleps Afterwards, they watch an excit ing race of majestic thorough bred horses and become enam ored with it. That's the draw to horse rac ing. That and maybe winninga few bucks. Texas will benefit greatly from the sport. Cities like Grand Prairie will benefit from the jobs that will come as a result. Citi zens will benefit from the enter tainment provided. A successful race track might make the city of Grand Prairiea more inviting place to be. I hope so. I live there. What YoU AFe Doing afld AnSw6r These Questions for the: 1992 AGGIELAND Please answer the following questions as completely as possible. If the Aggieland staff chooses to use your answer, you will be quoted in the yearbook. After you have answered the questions, please return your answers to the Aggieland Office inOl 1 Reed McDonald ASAP. Include your name, classification, major, and phone number with your answers. Thanks for your cooperation Ags. 1. What was your most outrageous party stunt while attending A&M? 2. What is the strangest place you have ever gone to the bathroom while at A&M? 3. Where do you go out to have fun and why do you go there? 4. Have you had a homesick experience while attending A&M? Please describe. 5. What will you do after graduation? 6. Where would be the ideal place for you to live after graduation? 7. What is your favorite building on campus and why? 8. What is the most exciting thing you have done while you have been at A&M? 9. What is the most spontaneous thing you have done while at A&M. 10. Have you had any long distance relationships while attending A&M? How did it turn out? 11. What will you remember most about A&M after graduation? 12. What does Aggie Bonfire mean to you? 13. (Seniors) How did it feel to walk through the H20 fountain during Elephant Walk?\\(Juniors) Describe what you did to the seniors during Elephant Walk. 14. Describe what Aggie spirit means to you. 15. How did you feel when the Aggies beat SMU and confirmed going to the Cotton Bowl? 16. Describe the emotion at the 1991 Lu. game. 17. How did you christen your Aggie ring? How long did it take, etc. 18. What are your feelings about the sexual harrassment issue in the Corps? 19. Was senior bootline worth the wait? WTy or why not? 20. Have you ever participated in roll call at Aggie Muster? What was it like? Last wee American Women iss I for the cur: I school syste sands of ou j locate the 1 not bad ei youngsters denied opp achieve the tial. The stud : startling ge ; education girls receivt attention th. 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