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Pagel October 17, Thursday Page 11 October 1 7, 1996 »«;ross Country tunes up for Big 12 By Sara Duesing The Battalion prepares With one oot after the other, .. I , re Texas A&M Cross Country IDie UpSSI jam races into Arlington this eekend for one final non-confer ees (AP)-lti ice competition before meeting gearing up to pi )w ith the Big 12 in twc^ weeks, alcons whileeiei After facing top-notch oppo- g about theMiai j nts i as t t wo weekends, the Jimmy Johnson a m faces mild competition on iturday at the University of poach Barry S#iti jxas-Arlington Quadrangular, was “concern ^ w jii f ace the University of he 15-pointfam orthTexas, Texas Christian Uni- ht get caught In .rsityand the host team Univer- lyofTexas-Arlington. oys coach remei a&M Head Coach Greg Hinze ippened twojiej jdhe j s no t putting too much ’Okie NFL seasi nphasis on this meet, ncinnati Bengal' “We’ve raced really hard the former Oklata st two weeks,” Hinze said. “I’m ade some offa jt concerned so much with to not getting w insand losses, but just getting gainst the loi pd workout.” 1 football world ! Because the meet will consist rdog Bengalsta t wo _ and four-mile races in- owboys 23-20ai jadofthe usual three- and five- ich Dave Shulaci yeruns, senior Jerry Snider said r after the game. j s format will be used to tune- le what I could' (for more important meets State." Switzersa uch will follow, illustration oftoi “w e don’t usually race three notivated. jekends in a row,” Snider said, id "point $pfe:|y ecan use this [meet] to make races sharp and to focus on rating TCU.” a thing to mes | r ean anything tot ms over the iw s referring to Texas’ 30-27 klahoma. e Cowboys by mart enough'no! he look-ahead tr«! ims are )a Bay did to :er said. “All I in am ick) Bobby Helii alent and abil can't take anytli Iryant ontinued from Page 9 1,10 ar ' corporate s foot id ')-l ore ift ould H, Texas Jonal Racewa rivate corporate ron’t need aspo ue bonds tofe rt in project, speeS ecided. on, a Dallas ipeedway develd ns on Tuesday press rth Sports Au iuncil with a rerisi slump OO-seat tion near for NASCAR iplfi ace to- mg an calls for the e nearly com- Smith for a it back to hi 000 annually, nent ay Motorsporis ns of ty taxes just as it ier the previ think what happened last was there were a lot of ex- ictations for our football , but a lot of times I put a of expectations on myself,” yant said. “I had a slow start instead of re- ouping, forget- ig about it and oving forward, I it bother me get to my ental game than it have. And it's just a part of owing up and of maturing this game, ve got to learn accept situa- like that.” Bryant managed rebound from “Kicking is 90 percent mental, and if you go out there with even one negative thought in you head, it can mess you up.” Kyle Bryant Junior placekicker ■ at the end of the sea- , hitting eight of his last nine speed* Id goal attempts in his last Fortt 'ee games. rati “After that, the pressure was ted and it was just a game to ” Bryant said. “I had the of mind that I needed all It wasn’t a life-or-death uation anymore, and that’s I approached it. I just fo- The men’s team has yet to beat the Horned Frogs this season, which remains a standing goal. As for the women, their fortune lies with the North Texas Eagles. The Lady Aggies have come close to defeating UNT several times, but have failed to be victorious. “This will be a challenge,” fresh man Caroline Kohler said. “But we should do well because this last couple of weeks has been a pre view of what’s to come. This will be a break from the two big competi tions (the North Texas Invitational and the Texas A&M Invitational) we just finished so we will be able to reorganize ourselves.” Last weekend, as the Aggies hosted the Texas A&M Invitation al, the men’s team placed fourth out of 35 universities. Sophomore Scott Lengefeld finished second in the 5-mile race and Snider came in fifth. “I’d like to duplicate this past weekend’s performance and help the team out individually,” Snider said. The Lady Aggies also recorded a fourth-place finish, as Kohler completed the 3.1-mile race in 18:17, crossing the line 15th. Hinze said he is relatively pleased thus far with his team’s standings, but hopes to see im provement on consistency. “I’ve seen flashes of being com- cused on it being a game and being fun.” It was certainly fun for Bryant in the Aggies’ 22-20 Alamo Bowl victory over Michi gan at the end of last season. He was five-for-six in field goal at tempts with a long of 49 yards, and scored 16 of the Aggies’ 22 points. Bryant was named Of fensive Most Valuable Player for his efforts. “To me that was Kyle Bryant,” Bryant said. “That’s what should have been happening all along. Unfortunate ly it didn’t, and I was glad to get back in the groove.” Bryant has been in the groove this year as well, nail ing eight of 11 field goals with only two misses inside of 50 yards. He ranks third in the Big 12 and 20th nationally in field goals per game. “You can’t be intimidated by the situation, the distance, or the weather factors,” Bryant said. “It all goes back to enjoying what you’re doing. You’ve got to love the sport and love your position to approach it 100 percent.” Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion Freshman Caroline Kohler crosses the finish line at the A&M Invitational last weekend. Kohler placed 15th in the three mile run. petitive, which is important since we’re running a young team with many freshmen,” Hinze said. “We’re not as consistent as I’d like, but the more important competi tions are still yet to come.” Focusing on team success, Snider said he hopes each athlete shows his full potential. “We haven’t had all five guys run well in one competition,” Snider said. “I want us all to have a good race, run strong and together.” Likewise for the Lady Aggies, Kohler said it is important that the top runners perform as expected. “We want to see a higher rank in the polls,” Kohler said. “We all need a real solid race just to focus on getting our performances and also our confidence up.” Dallas Stars off to best start in franchise history DALLAS (AP) — Aggressive per sonnel moves in the offseason and a bolder style on the ice have pushed the Dallas Stars to their best start in the franchise’s 30-year history. Dallas improved to 6-0 Tues day night with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, the longest winning streak at the start of a season since the Pittsburgh Pen guins went 7-0 to open 1994-95. “We can’t fall in love with our selves, but we’re not making the errors at key points in a game that we were making last season,” coach Ken Hitchcock said. “The new guys have helped, and we’re getting effort from everybody. Lechler Continued from Page 9 “What we’re trying to do with him is be more consistent,” Special Teams Coach Shawn Slocum said. “I think that will come with prac tice. He’s growing as a punter. He’s had the good ones (kicks), but what we had to do was eliminate the bad kicks. On those long kicks the other day, he had a lot of pressure. He had a fast tempo and got the ball off.” These are points that are going to pay dividends in April.” The Stars missed the playoffs last season, but they begin their fourth year in Texas as the league’s only unblemished team. Free agent additions Pat Ver- beek, Dave Reid and Arturs Irbe have made major contributions. Sergei Zubov, acquired in a trade with the Pittsburgh Pen guins for Kevin Hatcher, has up graded the defense and quarter- backed the power play. And the holdovers from last season have elevated their games. Dallas has received at least one goal from 13 players. Despite his success as a punter, Lechler leaves no doubt as to what position he would rather play. “I prefer to play quarterback,” Lechler said. “When I was in high school, I played a lot of positions. But when I came here, all they wanted me to do was punt. It all comes down to when you’re watching the game, you can’t re ally do anything. You just have to wait for your turn to punt and that’s about it.” 64 Imagine a new Plasma Center on University that caters to New \a T ff/k ^ J ' w/7J7/i Donors!” Sm; artest. easiest way to earn extra money. Lie back, relax, /\U (study, or just visit; then receive cash for )your time, anti plasma!! 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