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► The A&M Men's
Track Team will
compete in the
Rice Invitational.
By Jeremy Furtick
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Track Team will
draw the gender line this weekend
as the men travel to Houston for
the Rice Invitational and the
women take the weekend off.
It will be A&M’s second outdoor
meet in two weeks, but Head Coach
Ted Nelson said both competitions
are small meets and just tuneups
for the Aggies’ home opener.
“The Big 12 meet (Feb. 21-22)
was a high-pressure meet and we
didn’t feel like we needed that
right now,” he said. “ [Waco] was a
low-profile meet with great
weather and we wanted to just get
warmed up.
“ Rice will be a low-profile meet
also, and we are not going to over
extend ourselves. The College Sta
tion meet, our first home meet,
will be where we open up.”
Nelson said he plans to run
juniors Derrick Wood and
Michael Price in the 200-meter
dash, even though Price will be
held out of jumping competi
tion because of a groin injury.
“Last week, we ran Derrick in
the 400 and he did well,” Nelson
said. “This week, we’d like to see
him in the 200.
“Michael Price is running very
good for us right now and he’ll be
in the 200 again, but he’s got a lit
tle bit of a groin problem so we
won’t jump him.”
All-American hurdler Larry
Wade ran in the open 400-meter
dash last weekend, but will still be
out of hurdle competition this
weekend. He is recovering from a
hip-flexor injury.
“Larry ran extremely well in
the 400 last weekend and finished
second to Derrick Wood,” Nelson
said. “He probably won’t run the
hurdles for another couple of
weeks; we want to just get him
back in the swing.”
The Rice Invitational will con
sist of only three teams: A&M,
Prairie View A&M and Rice.
Pat james, The Battalion
Senior Rosa Jolivet (left) receives the baton from junior Adrien Sawyer (right) during a relay practice Tuesday.
Sawyer ready for outdoor competition
after missing indoor season with ankle injury
By Chris Ferrell
The Battalion
n a day like any other, doing ‘hurdle hops,’ a drill she had
done a thousand times before, Adrien Sawyer’s 1997 indoor
track season came to an end, when she sprained her ankle.
It was a devastating blow not only to Sawyer, a three-time All-
American in the long jump, triple jump and a member of the 1600-
meter relay, but also to the Texas A&M Track and Field Team.
“When you suffer from this injury, not only her, but the team
has as well, because she lends so much to everyone,” Assistant
o:
Derek Demere, The Battalion
junior Adrien Sawyer is slowly regaining confidence after her injury.
Coach Abe Brown said. “She’s on our relays. She probably would
have scored 16 to 18 points in the conference meet.”
The injury has been hard for Sawyer both physically and mentally.
“Track is such a sport that any injury is really serious,” Head Coach
Ted Nelson said. If you’re 98 percent, it’s really hard to compete be
cause the difference between first and last is hundredths of seconds,
sometimes thousandths of seconds. If your take off 2 or 3 percent,
you’re really hurting. A sprained ankle in track is really serious.”
The pain does not stop in her ankle. Sitting back and watching
as her teammates compete has been much more difficult for
Sawyer to handle.
“We talked about it last night and I feel for her,” senior Anjanette
Kirkland said. “Because it’s disappointing to have to sit there and
not do the events that you want to do. She’s not feeling good about
it right now, but she’s just going to have to wait until it’s healed.”
The healing process has already begun. At last weekend’s Big 12
Indoor Championships, Sawyer competed in the 1600-meter re
lay and 400-meter dash.
Despite running a sub-par time in the 400-meter dash, Nelson
elected to let her run the relay. She responded by turning in a 55-
second split, her fastest time ever.
“Right now, since I can’t compete in the long jump and hur
dling,” Sawyer said. “I’m just looking at how I can compete in the
1600-meter relay. Although I can’t contribute in my jumps and hur
dles, I can be a factor in the mile relay.”
Sawyer has begun to work on her hurdling events this week, but
regaining confidence in her injured ankle will be the biggest hur
dle for her to overcome.
“Right now we’re being very patient with Adrian,” Brown said.
“ [We’re] basically trying to have her get some confidence back in
her ankle. I think that’s still going to take a little while. We’ve been
off of it for several weeks, and it’s time to start doing the little things
that it takes to get that confidence [back]
Sawyer also said her injury may contain a silver lining. Using
one of her idols, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, as an inspiration, she has
been able to focus on track and field.
“I think she’s an awesome athlete,” Sawyer said. “She was in
jured at the trials and still qualified for the Olympics. She’s another
role model for me. Even with her injury, she was able to compete.”
Taking notice of Kersee’s mental toughness, Sawyer has worked
to focus on her sport.
See Sawyer, Page 10
Sprinter Canada writes name
into A&M track record books
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By Dennis Ramirez
The Battalion
basketball player who has the
God -given talent to run track.”
This describes best Donyale
Canada who looks to finish her senior year
with a bang.
Canada, a senior sprinter and jumper on
the Texas A&M Track and FieldTeam, has cer
tainly dribbled her way to success in track and
made her mark in the A&M history books.
“I came to A&M because they gave me
the opportunity to play basketball and run
track,” Canada said. “I have really enjoyed
running track here at A&M and have had an
opportunity to showcase my talent for the
sport. This year, though, has been my best
year and I have enjoyed it.”
If this year is her best year, then the up
coming outdoor season for Canada is sure
to bring some big feats. Her career started
when she came out of high school boasting
several Texas state championships and na
tional best times in her respective events.
Canada has proven to be just as produc
tive in her collegiate career, as she now
finds herself at the top of the Texas A&M All-
Time Performers list in the 100-, 200-, and
400-meter relays, and the high jump.
After landing Southwest Conference
best times her freshman year and qualify
ing for the NCAA Championships each year
since, Canada has provisionally qualified
this year for the 55-meter dash and long
jump indoor competitions.
Head Coach Ted Nelson, reminiscing on
Canada’s accomplishments, said his first
goal for her was actually to focus solely on
running track for the Aggies.
“She came to A&M to play basketball, but
we all knew how much talent she had in track
because of her superb high school records,”
Nelson said. “So we accomplished our goal of
Derek Demere, The Battalion
Senior Donyale Canada gave up basket
ball so she could concentrate solely on track.
getting her out here, and then realized what
a hard and conscientious worker she is and
how far she could go in the sport.”
Teammate Anjanette Kirkland, a senior hur
dler on the squad, said Canada is a competitor
who will end her senior year on a good note.
“While Donyale is a really competitive
person, she is very soft-spoken and a very
nice and sensitive person,” Kirkland said.
“Because I have known her since high
school, I have come learn that, while bas
ketball may be her first love, when she is out
here on the track that is all she cares about.
“This year she has trimmed down, she’s
running great and is really focused, so we all
expect her to finish out strong.”
See Canada, Page 10
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