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Grand Reopening Celebration Ladies and LorBs Bridal and Tuxedo $50.00 Gift Certificates to Every Bride PLUS Drawings For.... *$500.00 in Gift Certificates for Wedding Apparel *A Romantic Dinner for Two at the Sandpiper’s Bistro at the College Station Hilton * Drawing at the Reception Tuesday, February 25, 1997 5 to 7 p.m. Ladies and Lords is located in the Gray and Rose Building at Texas and Walton across from the East Gate ofAdrM. CONGRATULATIONS to RYAN C. RUNKLE Philosophy major with minors in Biology and Political Science JENNIFER M. SCHMIDT Political Science and Bioenvironmental Science Major STEPHEN T. SYWULKA Agricultural Development Major These students have progressed to Finalist standing in the Harry Truman Scholarship Competition. They will present themselves to regional interviews in March which will de termine whether they will be named Truman Scholars. Texas A&M University is one of a handful of universities who have three candidates in this competition. Students who will be named Truman Scholars will receive $30,000 in scholarships for graduate and/or professional education. The three students wish to thank the TAMU community who helped interview, brainstorm, critique and proofread their applications: Dr. Diana Burton, Forest Science; Dr. Gretchen Casper, Political Sci ence; Karen Cole, Honors Program; Dr. Donald Deere, Econom ics; Dr. Warren G. Dixon, Political Science; the Eisenhower Project Team; Dr. Susanna Finnell, Honors Program; Dr. Heather Gert, Phi losophy; Trisha Hames, student; Judge W.T. McDonald; Dr. David McWhirter, English; Dr. Jim Rosenheim, History; Jason Tardy, stu dent; Judge David Wagner; Dr. Larry Yarak, History; Djuana Young, Honors Program. Feb. 26,1997 Rudder Theater 7:00 PM k TJpliftment and Enrichment: The Road to A Better Black Tomorrow. Presented by MSC BLACK AWARENESS COMMITTEE and PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL For more information please call the MSC BAG at 845-1515 civ Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. We request notification three (3) work ing days prior to the event to enable us to assist you to the best of our abilities. The Battalion Display Advertising For information, call B45-2696 Monday • February24j Aggies finish 11th at Big 12 Championships • : : : . ■ tflfl Sophomore at the A&M Michael track last week. Tim Moog, The Battalion Price (left) practices his sprints Staff and Wire Report Rosa Jolivet, a senior All-American, blazed to a second- place finish in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.79 to highlight the Texas A&M Track and Field team’s perfor mance in the inaugural Big 12 Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships. “I thought Rosa ran great in the 55 hurdles," A&M Head Coach Ted Nelson said. "She had a little bit of a bad start, and that hurt her. I still thought she had a chance to win, but you can’t make any mistakes in the 55 hurdles. I’m extremely proud of her.” Senior All-American Russell Nuti broke his previous school record by nearly three feet in the 35-pound weight throw with a mark of 56-4 and one half. "Russell had a great meet even though he didn’t place that high,” Nelson said. “He hasn’t been competing in the weight throw very long, but he really competed well against a strong field. “ The men’s and woman’s 1600-meter relay teams also placed. The woman’s relay team of Rosa Jolivet, Adrien Sawyer, April King and Taneshia Canady placed sixth with a season-best time of 3:34.34, while the men’s re lay of Derrick Woods, Travis McAshan, Stephen Pyles and Johan Lannefors placed fourth with a season-best time of 3:15.79. Sophomore Mike Lowrance and senior Donyale Canada both posted qualifying marks in the shot put and long jump respectively. Lowrance placed third, with a ca reer best throw of 58-10 1/4, which qualified him for the NCAA’s for the first time. Canada, who has already qual ified in the 55-meter dash, also placed fourth in the long jump with a qualifying leap of 20-0 1 /4. Despite these performances, the men’s and woman’s teams both placed 11th overall. “We didn’t have a real strong meet on either side, but we finished on a positive note with the mile relays,” Nel son said. ’’This was a very good experience for the young guys. I thought we had some real strong individual per formances and some of our young people stepped up and proved they were ready to compete.” In all, five A&M athletes have qualified in six events for the NCAA Indoor Championship which will be held March 7-8 in Indianapolis, Ind. A&M tees off in two-day tournament By Lara L. Zuehlke The Battalion The Texas A&M Women’s Golf Team tees off today at Pebble Creek Country Club in search of their fourth team title in the Texas A&M Bookstore/Monica Welsh Memorial Tournament. The two-day tournament fields 18 teams, including Big 12 rivals: the University of Kansas, Baylor University, Kansas State University and Oklahoma State University. Representing A&M will be senior Wendi Wight, juniors Jamie Hullet, Aurora Kirchner and Isabelle Ros- berg, and freshman Anna Becker. Rosberg brought home the indi vidual title in last year’s showdown, with a three-round total of 223. The Lady Aggies look to bounce back after a ninth-place finish at the Re gional Challenge in Palos Verdes, Calif. Rosberg said the Lady Ags have improved since the Regional Chal lenge and hope to bring home an other title this year. Waltman Continued from Page 7 “I put forth the effort for about a month, but I just couldn’t get it back. I couldn’t do it,” Waltman said. "I knew then in my heart that I wasn’t going to compete anymore.” In her three-year tenure as a Lady Aggie, Waltman set school records in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dash, the 100-meter hurdles and pentathlon. She was also a member of the 3,200-meter relay team, whose record still stands in A&M history books. . * Taylor, also a member of the 3,200-meter relay, said Waltman was an inspiration to the entire team. “Linda was a real down-to-earth person and worked really hard,” Taylor said. “She was a really positive per son about her running and her life.” “The first tournament is always hard to know how the team is going to play, but since then, we’ve had a lot of good practices,” Rosberg said. “We’ve been playing better and I think we’re ready to have a chance at winning this tournament.” However, Rosberg said the Ags need to overcome several obstacles to win the tourney. “I think it’s a matter of playing to our ability instead of letting fear and other things come in the way of scoring the way we know we can,” Rosberg said. Freshman Anna Becker, who tied for 23rd at the Regional Challenge, said the Lady Ags need to focus on what they can do, rather than becom ing distracted by their opponents. “We’ve got to stop thinking about how the other people play and think about our own game,” Becker said. A&M Head Coach Jeanne Suther land said the A&M squad lost assur ance after the Regional Challenge. “We’re trying to get our confidence back by working on our short games,” Waltman said she is amazed how much women’s athletics has changed since she ran track at A&M. She said many of today’s female athletes do not realize how fortunate they are. “I see a lot more support and respect from the Uni versity for women’s athletics in the form of equipment and facilities,” Waltman said. “As an ex-athlete, I would tell the girls today that they have so much more available to them to be a great athlete than what we had. They shouldn’t take it for granted.” Waltman and her husband moved back to College Station in 1984. She now is the Recreation Superinten dent for the City of CoUege Station. In January, Waltman was inducted into the Texas Ama teur Athletic Federation Hall of Fame in recognition of her success and dedication to sports. She also has been in ducted into the Texas A&M University Sports Hall of Fame for her outstanding accomplishments. Sutherland said. "I think once we get into the heat of the competition, we’ll see if they’ve gotten it back.” Sutherland said today’s tour nament brings in a tough field of competition. “There’s probably 10 people who could win this tournament,” Sutherland said. “There are a lot of good players coming.” Rosberg said the Lady Ags have an edge over the other teams, because they are familiar with the course. “It means a lot playing a whole tournament on a course you’ve been practicing on,” Rosberg said. “Because you know how it (the ball) is going to bounce, and you know the greens.” Sutherland said the Lady Aggies are focusing on their statistics rather than their wins, and they hope to continue improving with each tournament. “If we do certain things the way we want, then the results will come,” Sutherland said. “We’re not quite where we want to be at this time in the year, but it’s still early.” Lady Bears swj Lady Aggies, 7S The Texas A&M Women's =1 ball Team was swept by tin Bears for the first time in the regular season since 1985. The Lady Aggies lost 75-60 at the Ferrell Cen ter Saturday night. Four Lady Ag gies scored in double figures [[' with freshman Burro J Jennifer Bur- &ul rows leading the pack rH Freshman Prissy Sharpei' oul for 11 with 15 points and fie® Amy Yates was three foreirjon behind the three-pointarc!:loo| with 14 points. [or The Lady Aggies will fin season with a two-gar |ie| tand against Texas Techil[ day and against the Univeiili Texas Saturday. rayl ritl| Hurricanes l# c over Aggies,H The 34th-ranked TexasAM'I Tennis Team fell to the 46tl>rao sa Golden Hurricanes,4-3Fricfei Omar Smith Tennis Center. The match was tied at 3-3 v/e jsggg sophomore Horan batte McGregor i match (te Horan fell Sij 6,63,63. A&M Coach Tim said they played ^i Cass are ; lcl| experienti “Once again, I thought played with a lot of heart a" !q| down after doubles," Cassis “They continued to play hardlf n't play badly, and we are with each match. We will cc*:'fct work hard in practice, wejapgc to get match experience." he The Aggies travel toTexast’;] University Friday to face the tyriJ Frogs at the Mary Potishman bjjjf 1 nis Center in Fort Worth. Vg Aggies, Semin* to play in 2005, Texas A&M University andF«| State University officials anno 1 /” home-and-home football series: years 2005 and 2006. The Seminoles will play at Sept. 17,2005, and the Aggies*' el to Tallahassee, Sept. 16, 2006. “Our schedul- 1 If ing philosophy in- 1 ■1 J volves several cri- 1 if# f teria,” Texas A&M 1 mL. f Athletic Director 1 Wally Groff said. 1 11 i “The first priority 1 Hi ■ 1 is to maintain six | home games. Next, we would SIOCUI*! like to make sure to playoneH team on a home-and-home basil da State is one of those nq teams and we’re excited agreement.” A&M Head Coach R.C. 51001*1 a series with Rorida State« good addition to the future sc^l “We have great competition [ Big 12 and having this caWj conference game is really attrq Slocum said. 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