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Wilson, or Molecular or at UTMB, of the muta' ■y, but the re' understand in the course ons. cell, there are 10 of these re- Wilson said, cell the num- ixpands to 70 e inability of lie that num- ■esults in the sions are re- eases such as disease, se and fragile The Battalion Tuesday October 31, 1995 7 Priest takes first in SWC Championship At a Glance Sports Briefs Sandberg to return to baseball in 1996 Ryne Sandberg, who will become a free agent, is expected to announce his decision later this week, two sources told the AP. Sandberg was placed on the volun tarily retired list by the Cubs on June 13, 1994, after his sudden retirement from the Cubs at age 34. But the 10- time All-Star, considered one of the best all-around second basemen in the game's history, will return next season at 36. Sheffield wounded in attempted robbery TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gary Sheffield was shot during an at tempted robbery Monday night when the Florida Marlins out fielder stopped at a traffic light on the way to pick up his child. Sheffield was wounded — not seriously — in the upper left shoulder, said Marlins spokesman Chuck Poole. Sheffield is to be released from a hospital tonight. “Gary still had the window up,” Poole said. “... apparently he turned away just as the gun went off.” Sheffield’s mother and his agent spoke to Marlins general manager Dave Dombrowski by telephone. Sheffield is under contract with the Marlins through 1997. He was sidelined from June 10 to Sept. 1 with tom ligaments in his right thumb. Sports Roundup nfl Vikings 14, Bears 6 NHL Colorado 6, Dallas 1 Winnipeg 3, Detroit 2 Vancouver 4,San Jose 3 Upcoming Events A&M Volleyball Tonight the Lady Aggies will host the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks at 7 p.m. at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Aggie Soccer The Aggie Soccer Team will leave begin play in the Southwest Conferrence Tournament on Thurs day in Dallas. The Aggies are the No. 2 seed. SWC Football Saturday: Texas Tech at Texas SMU at TCU Baylor at Miami Heavyweight Boxing Saturday: Evander Holyfield vs. Riddick Bowe Mike Tyson vs. Buster Mathis, Jr. NFL Football Sunday: Oilers at Browns Monday: Eagles at Cowboys Stew Milne, The Battalion Matt Priest (right) leads the A&M Cross Country Team down Well born Ave. Priest took first place in the SWC Championships Monday. □ The senior harrier led the Aggies to a second- place finish Monday. Staff and Wire Reports Senior Matt Priest became the first Aggie to win the indi vidual title since John Heffner 1966 Monday at the Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships held at in Waco. Priest’s time of 24-minutes and 37 seconds was the fastest winning time at the SWC meet since 1990. “It’s quite an honor to be the first Aggie to win this race since 1966,” Priest said. “Winning the SWC was one of the goals I set for myself this year. I didn’t think I had it won until I crossed the finish line. I didn’t know how far back Brian (Keim) was, so I was running scared the whole way. Things really start ed to come together in the last two weeks of workouts and, to day was the strongest I’ve ever felt in my life.” Priest trailed Southern Methodist University’s Duncan Cragg for the first part of the 5- mile race but burst into the lead at the midway point and cruised ahead of runner-up Baylor’s Bri an Keim who finished in 24:56. Last year. Priest finished fourth and went on to qualify for the NCAA Championships, but he wanted this year to be different. “Last year, it came down to four people over the last half- mile, and I got beat,” Priest said. “I didn’t want that to hap pen again. This is definitely a positive way for me to end my SWC career. Now I want to get ready for regionals, qualify again for nationals and make All-American.” Priest’s finish contributed to the A&M men’s second place fin ish with 50 points. SMU won the meet with 38 points. This 12-point margin was the closest that A&M has come to winning the title since the team last won the title in 1962. “I can’t say enough about how our guys ran today,” A&M Head Coach Greg Hinze said. “We were picked to finish fourth in the preseason and third earlier this week. We had the meet won at the midpoint, but that’s why you run five miles. Everybody gave it all they had and as a coach that’s all you can ask.” Hinze was honored as the SWC men’s coach of the year. Junior Brian Piper finished ninth (25:42) and joined Priest on the All-SWC squad, while freshman Scott Lengefeld placed Uth (25:47). On the women’s side of things, senior Shannon Etch- berger finished fourth in the with a time of 17:55, earning All-SWC honors and leading the Lady Aggies to a fourth-place team finish with 90 points. SMU’s Katie Swords won the title for the second straight year to lead the Lady Mustangs to the title with their runners tak ing the top three places. “I knew I had to get out early and keep the leaders in sight,” Etchberger said. “I was aware of the people behind me and I knew they would be coming hard. I told myself to not let them get close. I kept thinking about it being my last SWC race. As a team, we ran with some confidence and just missed getting third by a few points. This is a young team so we were happy with how they ran.” Senior Cecille Sangalang fin ished 14th (18:37) and sopho more Kari Wyatt took 21st (19:01). Freshman Amy Stanberry, who was the team’s No. 2 run ner for most of the fall, pulled put of the race because of a stress fracture in her foot suf fered two weeks ago. “We have had to take it easy with Amy the last couple of weeks and it showed today,” Hinze said. “This course is too tough to expect to run well on after not training. Our other women really stepped up. No one expected Kari Wyatt to fin ish in the top 20, the San- galangs ran as well as they have all year and our freshman, Kjirsten Diltz, ran very well. We’re looking forward to the dis trict meet and hopefully we can get some people qualified for na tionals.” The NCAA District VI meet will be Nov. 11 at Texas A&M University Golf Course and the Championships will be held in Ames, Iowa, on Nov. 20. Former A&M standout makes living in majors □ Scott Livingstone has played for Detroit and San Diego. By Kristina Baffin The Battalion He came, he played and then he went to the Chicken. Former Aggie baseball player Scott Livingstone returned to Col lege Station on Saturday to take in an Aggie football game, play in the 1995 Texas A&M baseball Old- Timer’s game and then participat ed in a favorite Aggie pastime. Livingstone, who now plays for the San Diego Padres, re turned to Olsen Field along with many other former players for a game in which the maroon faced off against the white. “I started playing at these alum ni games three years ago with Chuck (Knoblauch),” Livingstone said. “The field is in great shape, and it is good to be playing here again, we always have a great time at these games. Once an Aggie, al ways an Aggie.” Livingstone was recruited by A&M out of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas in 1984, where he earned All-American accolades. “He was pretty visible high school player,” A&M Head Coach Mark Johnson said. “He has the magic. He hits well and is definite ly a great player. When he was signed, we were surprised that he did not play right away. He was an All-American and he worked hard.” Despite his reknown at the school these days, Livingstone almost made, what is considered one of the biggest sins to an Ag gie, he almost chose to attend the University of Texas. “Texas had the better opportu nities,” Livingstone said. “But I had a better relationship with A&M and they were more up front about everything.” In his career at A&M, Living stone hit .343, had 50 home runs and drove in 228 runs, 33 of which won the game for the Aggies. “He is an outstanding player,” Johnson said. “He was a starter, an All-American, and played profes sionally for the USA Baseball team in his junior year. He is a top kind of player.” Helping the USA team win the silver medal in the Pan American Games in the summer of 1987 was not all that Livingstone accom plished in his junior year. He was named Southwest Conference Play er of the Year while leading the team with a .403 batting average. Livingstone was first drafted out of high school by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 6th round, howev er he decided to come to A&M first. After his junior year he moved up and was drafted in the third round by the Oakland Athletics. Despite all of these transactions, Livingstone played out his senior year at A&M and is now involved in the Padre organization. “I’m trying to do my best,” Liv ingstone said. “I’m excited about playing for an up and coming team. Hopefully, I won’t be able to come to the (Alumni) game next year be cause we will be playing in the World Series.” This season, Livingstone hit .337 when San Diego put him in the lineup primarily as a pinch hitter. “When he started at third base hit consistently hit .300,” Johnson said. “He has been an absolute hit ter. As a pinch hitter, he hit .270 which is phenomenal.” Despite his efforts, Livingstone has not had his big break yet. In December 1994, in the Padres’ blockbuster trade with the Houston Astros, one of the players swapped was Ken Caminiti. Because Caminiti came in as the starting third baseman, Living stone has not had a chance to gain any kind of hitting consistency. “He hasn’t had the opportuni ty to show his stuff yet,” Johnson said. “He has been in the wrong place at the wrong time. He can hit .300 consistently if he is left in as a starter. He has just not caught a break yet. Every time he plays, he has played well.” At Saturday’s game, several players from teams of the 1990s — including Chad Alexander, Robert Harris and Billy Harlan — also played. Livingstone said that he is happy to offer any advice to play ers that are trying to make their break into the big leagues. “They (the younger players) feel that it’s kind of hard for them to talk to a big leaguer,” Livingstone said. “I like to talk to and see the younger players and tell them that it is all about opportunities, breaks and whether or not you work hard.” Former A&M third-baseman Scott Livingstone takes his cut during Saturday's Old-Timer's game at Olsen Field. Evan Zimmerman, The Battalion at the plate fix r SC '7%excc€i*i-s4t*t&Uc<i*L (^utturc Come and Celebrate this Tradition with u: Place : 601 Rudder Time : 7:00pm Date : November 1st For more info, contact Miguel Gonzalez @ 693- 5837 or 845-1515 cvitA. cU&xiititUA. ceM 15 f 5 to tjowi dfrecisil Ktccti. "TVe. reyiuAt tAnez (3) frUo* to- tAz CVZHt to eztzMc UO to 044t4t tfOU to tAc izot 9UO aAilitizo. f-rzeG Clonc.GTitX Texas A&M University Symphonic Band Fail Concert Wednesday, November 1st 7'30 o.m. 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