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^ e . v ' ■ sRed Raiders 8-1 in a Southwest
mom: Conference matchup Friday at the
mtfelomar Smith Tennis Center.
t The Lady Aggies improved their
WC record to 4-1 and now trail only
econd-ranked Texas in the
onference standings,
i "We had a very solid effort
throughout the singles lineup and in
doubles, “Lady Aggies assistant
coach Tim Drain said. “Texas Tech is
a team that will bite you if you let
them hang around. We started fast
and never let up.”
The Lady Aggies return to action
[next week with matches against
Brigham Young on Saturday
and Utah on Sunday. A&M will host
both events at the Omar Smith
Tennis Center.
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Jonah, Mealey win
first place in fun run
Daniel Jonah and Katrina Mealey
were the top overall men’s and
women’s finishers in the Texas A&M
Recreational Sports’ Kyle Field Ramp
Romp Saturday.
Jonah was the fastest competitor
in the 5 K run with a time of 17-
minutes, 17 seconds. Mealey was
the top women’s performer with a
time of 20:56.
The two winners each received a
$200 travel voucher from
Continental Airlines.
Baseball team to host
instructional clinic
The Texas A&M baseball team will
host an instructional clinic tonight for
Mom’s and Dad’s and Summer Youth
League Coaches at Olsen Field at
seven o’clock.
“We have had a lot of fun with
this clinic and have continually
received very positive comments on
our efforts,” Texas A&M head coach
Mark Johnson said. “The intent is
v to help (coaches) to excel in
teaching the game of baseball and
working with young people as they
learn the many lessons that the
athletic arena provides.”
Another clinic will be held
|Wednesday at the same time.
Everyone is invited and there is no
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burden for Aggie weightlifter
□ Bill Windscheif takes second place
in a national competition.
By Shelley Rolleg
Special to The Battalion
Good things come in small packages. Last week,
some of the top bodybuilders in the world found out
that very strong things come in small packages too.
Texas A&M senior Bill Windscheif, standing just 5
feet, 8 inches placed second in the nation in the 181-
pound weight class at the United States Powerlifting
Collegiate National Championship in Baton Rouge on
March 26.
Windscheif totalled 1,466 pounds of weight includ
ing 540 in the squat, 363 in the bench press and 562
in the dead lift. By comparison, the top squat by an
Aggie football player last season was Wilbert Biggens’
lift of 500 pounds.
Windscheif said that his interest in weightlifting
originated when he was learning Tae Kwon Do as a
teenager.
“I probably would have never gotten into weight
training if I wasn’t trying to compete against the big
ger guys in my karate class.” Windscheif said.
Windscheif, who was below average height for his
age, said he began practicing Tae Kwon Do in Michi
gan when he was 11 years old to compensate for his
lack of height. Winsdscheif said he used moderate
weight training and stretching along with the martial
arts techniques to increase his ability to perform.
“I eventually got more flexible and could reach my
opponents’ heads with my kicks, “ Windscheif said. “I
See Windscheif, Page 10
Martha Windschief/SPECIAL to the Battalion
Senior Bill Windscheif lifted a total of 1,466 pounds in a national powerlifting meet
in Baton Rouge on March 26.
End of strike marks true start of spring
A ll is for-
given.
Call me
a sucker, an
addict, what
ever, but I’ve
already forgiv
en the major
league base
ball players
for striking.
Spring without spring train
ing is hell for baseball enthusi
asts. Sure, sure there were
those replacement players, and
yes, I even bought tickets for
Opening Replacement Day on
Tuesday, but I knew deep down
that it wouldn’t be the same.
They called it Opening Day
and I haven’t
missed an As
tros’ home
opener since
1985, so I was
determined to
go, strike or
no strike.
Now that the
games have
been canceled, I can’t tell you
how relieved I am.
Let’s face it, Dave Rohde,
Juan Guerrero and Craig Mc-
Murtry weren’t going to make
me forget about Jeff Bagwell,
Craig Biggio and Doug Drabek.
Not by a long shot.
There were too many memo
ries associated with Opening
Day for me to cast it away to
some has-been or never-will-be
guys who will be back working at
the used car lot come Tuesday.
At Opening Day, I’ve seen
the debuts of some of best in the
big leagues, including Will
Clark, Jeff Bagwell, Curt
Schilling and the immortal
Charlie Kerfeld.
Last year, I saw Jeff Bagwell
knock the first of his soon-to-be
team record 39 home runs. Then
came Mitch Williams, who was
cheered as our savior when he
entered the game in the ninth to
the throbbing beat of “Wild
Thing,” a scene straight out of
“Major League” from a few years
back.
Of course, Williams proceed
ed to walk everybody and their
brother and gave up two runs to
allow the Phillies to tie the
game. Needless to say, Williams
left to a crescendo of boos. But
for once, the Astros didn’t pull
“el foldo.”
Down 5-3 in the bottom of
the 13th, the Astros somehow
rallied, with Ken Caminiti’s
bases-loaded double ending the
came with a flourish.
I don’t care about replace
ment players because only
major leaguers provide that
kind of excitement, those highs
and lows that show how each
game is a microcosm of a
See Georgandis, Page 8
The Battalion • Page 7
Tennis
team falls
short of UT
By Jim Anderson
« The Battalion
The Texas A&M men’s
tennis team came “within
an inch” of pulling off an
upset of the University of
Texas on Saturday.
Texas pulled out the 4-3
victory despite the excellent
play of several of the Aggie
lower seeds. Eric Horan,
Eduardo Martinez, and Rico
Rodarte all pulled out sin
gles victories against their
Longhorn opponents.
“Texas is one of the top
teams in the country, so we
don’t have anything to be
ashamed of today,” said Ho
ran, whose victory was his
11th in the last 13 matches
he has played. “We are
starting to come together as
a team and hung right in
there with those guys today.
The crucial Longhorn vic
tory came in the doubles
competition. By winning
two of three doubles match
es against the Aggies, the
Longhorns went into the
singles competition with
a 1-0 lead. This proved to
be the difference as the
teams split their six sin
gles matches.
Head coach David Kent
was disappointed with the
4-3 loss, the Aggies fifth
such loss of the season.
“The loss in the doubles
was very upsetting because
we were so close -to winning
in the match involving Eric
Horan and Rico Rodarte, ”
Kent said. “Last year we
were able to win all of those
close matches, and this year
we just have not been able
to pull them out.”
The loss dropped A&M’s
record to 8-7 overall and 1-1
in conference play. With
See Tennis, Page 10
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