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By Matt Mitchell
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It was the same old story for the Texas
M Men’s Basketball Team last night against
as Tech University as it watched a game-
.ttng second-half rally fall
prt. As a result, the Red
ders outlasted the Ag-
les 80-65 at G. Rollie
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■ints at halftime,
■M overcame a Tech
mi ge early in the sec-
id half to forge a tie at
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Issed free throws by
Tech forward Gionet
eloper, the Aggies could not control the
Round and Raider forward Gracen Aver-
■cored on a putback.
■The Aggies were unable to convert on
:1k ensuing possessions, missing two
■e-and-one opportunities. Layups by
\feril and guard Stan Bonewitz followed
by iwo free throws by Cooper put Tech up
Davis
by eight. The Aggies would get no closer
than six the rest of the way.
“I thought they wore us down — they’re
an extremely physical team,” A&M Head
Coach Tony Barone said.
The Aggies started sluggishly, shooting
only two for nine to open the game.
Meanwhile, Tech established its inside
game early and used high-percentage
shots in the lane to shoot 55 percent for
the game.
Tech took its largest lead at 30-16 with
6:32 to go in the first half, and it looked as
if the Red Raiders were going to run away
with the game. But the Aggie defense held
the Raiders to seven points the rest of the
half as A&M reeled of 18 to cut Tech’s lead
to three at the break.
“I was really concerned with the run
they (A&M) made just before the half,”
Tech Head Coach James Dickey said. “We
tried to force the ball offensively, and we
forgot what got us the lead, primarily
playing the inside-outside game with
Tony Battie.”
Tech quickly extended its lead to eight
right after halftime, and it seemed A&M
left its motivation in the locker room. But
the Aggies chipped away until they tied
the score at 52 on a three pointer by fresh
man guard Jerald Brown.
However, that was as good as it got for
the Aggies as Tech made the plays down
the stretch to hold on for the win.
“I thought after they made their run the
keys for us were defense, defensive board
play and offensive execution,” Dickey said.
”We got some easy baskets because we were
more patient and we executed better offen
sively. Plus, in the second half I thought we
did an outstanding job on the boards. We
minimized, for the most part, any second
chance opportunities.”
Nearly lost in the defeat was the tremen
dous effort of sophomore forward Calvin
Davis, who finished with a career-high 29
points and 11 rebounds. Brown was the
only other Aggie player who scored in dou
ble figures with 15.
“We didn’t get a lot of help for Calvin
tonight, obviously,” Barone said. “He played
well, rebounded well. I thought he had a live
body the entire game.”
A big key in the second half was re
bounding, especially on the defensive end.
See Aggies, Page 9
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clawed its way back.
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steal and hit freshman guard Jer
ald Brown as he cut away from the
pack. Brown threw down a mon
ster one-handed dunk that erupt
ed the crowd and caused the Red
Raiders to bum a timeout.
The Aggies got the ball back af
ter a missed three pointer by Tech
sophomore Stan Bonewitz. Aggie
freshman guard Brian Barone
missed a layup but then came up
with a steal underneath the A&M
basket after Red Raider center
Tony Battie brought down one of
his game-high 17 rebounds.
Barone passed the ball to junior
center Dario Quesada who kicked
it out to a wide open Anderson
who buried a three-pointer to
close the gap to four.
The Aggie run continued
when Quesada hit a cutting
Davis in the lane and Davis
slammed it home.
“We had some momentum
because we got the ball inside
and we hit a three,” A&M Head
Coach Tony Barone said. “It was
good momentum but they
came right out in the second
half and stopped it. They came
right out and the lead went from
three to nine again.”
Tech came out and built a
lead to start the second half and
again watched the Aggies come
back and tie the game on a
Brown three-pointer that
evened the score at 52.
“They made a nice run, I
thought because they did some
things real well," Tech coach
James Dickey said. “They got the
ball to Calvin Davis down low.
Jerald was hitting some big shots
from the outside. I thought that
combination of inside-out was
really big for them to tie the game
up. Our guys kind of got out of
position defensively. We tried to
make a couple of adjustments to
make sure we got better defen
sive pressure.”
Tech’s defensive pressure
and offensive execution proved
to be too much for A&M down
the stretch as it showed the Ag
gies how to put a team away
with a 28-13 run of their own in
the final 10 minutes to close out
the game.
“After they hit that three
pointer to tie it at 52, we kind of
held them a bit,” Battie said.
See Outlast, Page 9
Stew Milne, The Battalion
Sophomore Shanne Jones battles for the rebound against Tech's Tony Battie (#24) and
Gionet Cooper (#32) in last night's game at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
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and hammer throwing ability of the
legendary Thor, the Norse god of
thunder, she has goals other than
saving humanity.
Entering her second season on
the Texas A&M Track and Field
Team, Schrader has developed her
own little recipe for success.
“As I ready myself to throw, I am
in my own little world and I am
very competitive,” Schrader said.
“That adrenaline rush gets the best
of me, and it allows me to block
everything out and just concen
trate on the task at hand.”
The task at hand for Schrader
has always been to be the best at
everything she chooses to tackle.
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From the family alfalfa farm to the A&M campus,
Nuti has found his niche in track and field
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By Jeremy Furtick
The Battalion
here is something simple and tranquil about
working on a farm in today’s fast-paced, infor-
mation-at-the-touch-of-a-button world. Sim-
glamour and electricity of stream-lined athletes
dashing through finish lines or leaping gracefully
through the air, heaving a chunk of iron as far as pos
sible seems primitive.
Russell Nuti, a senior on the Texas A&M Men’s Track
Team, can relate to both age-old practices.
Nuti was born and raised in Nevada, where his fa
ther and three uncles own an alfalfa farm. He was
brought up with the idea that hard work brings suc
cess — a belief he carried into his training for the dis
cus, shot put and weight throw events.
"There’s no question he learned his work ethic on
the farm,” A&M Head Track and Field Coach Ted Nel
son said. “Getting up early and working those long
days have shaped his attitude.”
Despite being physically smaller than the standard
competitor, Nuti began throwing the discus in the
sixth grade. He went on to compete at Smith Valley
High School, where he won two state titles in the dis
cus. When it came time to decide on a school, Nuti said
the choice was easy.
“I wanted to do two things in college,” Nuti said.
“Compete in the discus and study agriculture. After
making my recruiting trip to (The University of) Ne
braska and then to A&M, I knew I wanted to be here.”
A&M, with its 40,000-plus students, is a long way
from Nevada and Nuti’s senior class of 14, but he said
he quickly found another family here.
“Making friends on the team and feeling comfort
able around them made my transition down here eas
ier than I expected,” he said.
Nuti said his plans were to come to college, com
pete in the discus, get his agronomy degree and go
home to work the family farm. However, he admits he
has entertained other ideas.
“I’ve thought about maybe going to compete in Eu
rope or in other professional competitions,” he said. “But
that all depends on how I throw in this year’s competition.”
Nelson said Nuti’s fierce competitiveness and
work ethic, along with his room for development,
sold the coaches on him despite his lack of weight
training experience.
See Nuti, Page 9
a Pat James, The Battalion
Sophomore Kelli Schrader prepares to throw the discus during practice
at the A&M track Tuesday.
shot put, javelin throwing and
discus, where she has come close
to setting A&M records.
“Being a freshman, I saw the
record and saw it as reachable,
but I was only able to come with
in three inches of it,” Schrader
said. “That was a really big moti
vator, and it has really pushed me
to always do good and push my
self for excellence.”
Before concentrating solely on
breaking the discus record,
Schrader was attracted to the
sport because the family support
she received.
“I got started throwing in the
first place because I was one of the
biggest girls in junior high and
throwers are big,” Schrader said. “In
high school, though, the coach got
me really involved. Then my fami
ly, grandparents included, would
follow me around not only to all the
regional and state competitions,
but also to all the little meets
throughout the year, and it soon
became a family event.”
Not only was attending com
petitions a family event, but being
a thrower is a family tradition.
Schrader’s grandfather was a
thrower as well.
Even though family support is
still high, other ambitions have
taken priority.
“My ultimate goal is to compete
in the (2000) Olympics, and as I
start to train this summer I will al
ways keep that in mind, ” Schrader
said. “Although I didn’t plan on
making track my career, if it works
that way that is great. If not, then
that is why I am here at A&M, to re
ceive a quality education.”
For now, though, Schrader said
she wants to take it one step at a
time and concentrate on being a
team player.
Assistant head coach Juan De
La Garza credits Schrader with be
ing able to accomplish whatever
goals she sets because of her will
and determination.
See Schrader, Page 9