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Thursday • April 17,ISi
Ags head to Austin once more
By Jeremy Furtick
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Men’s and
Women’s Track and Field teams
will make their second trip to
Austin in the past three weeks and
compete against the University of
Texas for the third time in four
weeks as they join Houston, Rice,
and Oklahoma in the Texas Five-
Way Saturday.
Head Coach Ted Nelson said
his teams started bearing down
last week for the Big 12 Confer
ence Championships, which are
being held in Waco May 16-18. He
said A&M is looking for this meet
to provide some stiff competition
in each event.
“Last Monday, in our meeting
before practice, I started talking
about [the Big 12 Conference
Championships]
and how we need
to start looking in
that direction,”
Nelson said.
After a solid
showing at the
Texas Relays two
weeks ago, the Ag
gies used last week
end’s Texas A&M
Invitational to be
gin their tune-up
for Waco.
“Last week we
got our teams on
the right track, so this meet is big for
us in terms of continuing our im
provement," Nelson said.
“We’ve got both
teams moving in
the right direc
tion and need
this meet as
preparation.”
Ted Nelson
A&M head coach
Jones' Cowboys
draft plans a secret
Jones
IRVING (AP) — It was Friday of
Masters week and Dallas coach Bar
ry Switzer and personnel director
Lany Lacewell were relaxing.
If they felt any immediate pressure
to restock the depleted Cowboys tal
ent larder it was
n’t discernible in
their faces as they
followed Tiger
Woods around.
Woods didn’t
play wide receiv
er for Stanford so
the Cowboys
weren’t about to
get any help in
that department.
They were all
smiles when asked about the up
coming draft. They couldn’t say
much more because of the strict gag
order issued by owner Jerry Jones,
who decided he didn’t want any se
crets finding their way to the ears of
NFL enemies.
This will be the first year in Cow
boys history that they haven’t had a
pre-draft press briefing. Jones com
missioned himself with the respon
sibility of talking to the media.
“I can’t say anything about it,”
Jones said. “This could be a critical
year for us.”
Not until Saturday can the lips of
assistants be unsealed.
Pressed about the matter,
Lacewell coyly drew his finger across
his lips like they were zipped close.
“One would assume the Cow
boys could use a wide receiver, a
linebacker, an offensive lineman,
help in the secondary and, of
course, kickers to replace punter
John Jett and placekicker Chris Bo-
niol,” a questioner said.
Wade
Continued from Page 7
All Wade did was run a 13.61 in
his first race in 15 months, the sec
ond-fastest time this season by any
athlete in NCAA competition (13.59).
Wade said he was not sure what
to expect this
season. His first
race was sup
posed to be a
measuring tool.
“I wasn’t pres
suring myself in
that race,” Wade
said. “I just said,
‘Hey, I’m going
to go out and do
the best that I
can. If I win, I win, if I lose, I lose.’”
With that race, Wade not only
made a sizzling return to the 110-
meter hurdles but also gave his
teammates an example to follow.
Senior Danny McCray said Wade
is a fiery competitor who pushes him
self to achieve and by doing so serves
as a model to the rest of the team.
“When I think of Larry I think of
someone who is always going to
compete,” McCray said. “When
other people are down or have their
knicks and knacks, they can always
Wade
“You may assume all of the
above,” Lacewell responded.
Indeed, the Cowboys are talent
ed but depth shy. They can use help
in just about every area.
They’ve already signed free
agent kickers Richie Cunningham,
Danny Kight and Marshall Young
seeking a replacement for Boniol.
Dallas scouts took quarterback
TroyAikman on one of their forays to
see if he saw any receivers he liked.
Aikman threw to some receivers one
day in California, then tackled Pebble
Beach where he and Lacewell won a
few bets off unsuspecting opponents.
Did Aikman find anything he
liked?
“Yes,” was all Lacewell would say.
The Cowboys, once again, are
drafting down in the pecking order
at No. 25.
The last two years they traded
out of the first round and saved
money against the salary cap. They
also passed over some talent they
could have used.
This year, Jones’ plans are some
thing of a mystery. The Cowboys are
up against a hard place with the
salary cap and don’t have that much
money to pay draft picks.
Dallas does need a receiver to
help take the heat off Michael Irvin.
The Cowboys drafted Stepfret
Williams last year and he wasn’t
much help. He wasn’t a disciplined
route runner and his hands left
something to be desired.
Look for the Cowboys to sign a
veteran receiver if they can’t find
one in the draft.
They also will have to sign an
other linebacker because of the
possible losses of Darrin Smith and
Jim Schwantz to free agency.
look out to the track and see Larry
Wade competing. And they say, ‘If
Larry can do it, then I better get out
there and do it too.’”
Nelson said Wade’s work ethic and
tenacity not only make the hurdler a
better competitor, but serve as moti
vation for the rest of the team.
“Any time someone can see an
other person working hard, partic
ularly when that person is as suc
cessful as Larry has been, then his
motivation spreads to the rest of the
team,” Nelson said.
Wade holds as much respect
away from the track as he does in
competition.
“‘Good’ can mean so many
things in Larry’s case,” McCray said.
“He’s not only a good athlete, but a
good teammate and a good friend.”
Wade has traveled the long road
to success and the even longer road
back from injury. After returning to
competition in such grand fashion,
expectations are high for the hur
dler’s future. But Wade has his own
opinion on what to expect.
“The only expectations the
world, my teammates or I have for
me is to do my very best,” Wade
said. “Every time I line up I’m going
to give it everything I have — that’s
the only thing people should ex
pect from me.”
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Although the meet serves as a
rung in the ladder to the Big 12
Championships,
Nelson does not see
this meet as pivotal.
“We’re past the
point of a meet be
ing pivotal for us,”
Nelson said. “But it
will have some
tough competition
for us to try and im
prove against.”
Nelson points to
the 400-meter
dash and the
4x400-meter relay
as the most com
petitive events. He said the Ag
gies would like to win the meet,
but they need the preparation
more than the awards.
“We’ve come a long way in'
events we were supposed todo
in,” Nelson said. “We've
teams moving in the right diri
and need this meet as preparati:
Senior Danny McCray
compete for the first timet!
season in the 400-meterdask
event he won at last yes
Southwest Conference Chaiti
onships and qualified fori
U.S. Olympic Trials. McCray
supposed to open in the40(l
week, but Nelson said thewe
er was not cooperative.
Nelson also said the retim
McCray to the 400 should bump!
Aggies up in the nationalraniij
next week.
Nevada Supreme
hears motion
_ | A '
Courr
► NCAA wants to move
Tarkanian lawsuit
out of Las Vegas.
CARSON CITY (AP) — The NCAA
urged the Nevada Supreme Court
on Wednesday to move a trial of for
mer UNLV basketball coach Jerry
Tarkanian’s lawsuit against the or
ganization away from Las Vegas be
cause the city still loves him.
NCAA lawyer Stewart Fitts argued
that Tarkanian, now coaching at
Fresno State, remains a “hometown
hero” in Las Vegas and the NCAA re
mains “the embodiment of evil.”
Tarkanian was known for tow
el-chewing and other antics as
coach at UNLV from 1973 to 1992.
He also faced a lengthy NCAA in
vestigation that focused on his re
cruiting practices.
A survey in February 1996
showed 6-1 support in Las Vegas for
Tarkanian over the NCAA even
though he has been gone for sever
al years, Fitts said, adding that in
Reno — where he wants the trial
held — it is 2-1 in Tarkanian’s favor.
Dan Polsenberg, lawyer for
Tarkanian and his wife, Lois, said
he could not buy Fitts’ argument
of overwhelming prejudice. He
said the trial should begin as
scheduled, on June 23. It is set to
run for six weeks.
am|
, cons j
to move trial;
Ktl
Polsenberg was joined t( r f |J
lawyer Kathy Freberg, whosaiflj,
high court would be hardprem, J
to find Clark District Judge
Lehman exhibited some"ma]
abuse of discretion” in refusir;!
move the trial.
Freberg also rejected asfalstj
NCAA claim that there hasbeeri
flammatory, anti-NCAA publicii
Las Vegas for 20 years. W u
She also said a pollster hirecLJ
the Tarkanians
discounted
NCAA survey
dicating com
Tarkanian
ing support. n
the coach.
And event
“rabid tec
ball fan"
up at
prospective j
rors, Fret*
said it is
enough tot
sure that person does notwiniteei
as an actual juror. Idel
The high court will issue■eryl
ruling at a later date. Given diesel
fact that the trial is set this dare ej
mer, Polsenberg asked f pp
swift decision. ITtl
In the lawsuit, Tarkaniantid
the NCAA for ruining his rep®*
and causing him to miss ou^w .
nancial opportunities. His wife ipJ
alleged emotional distress, i)'
Burch
Continued from Page 7
Woods was able to transcend all
that has occurred over the past 63
years when he stole the thunder of
Augusta. Through his brilliant play
on the golf course and his likable
personality in the clubhouse,
Woods found the spotlight fo
cused solely on himself.
After posting a sensational 30
on the back nine Thursday, Woods
quickly grabbed the attention of
everyone in the field. All the golfers
fighting to make the cut for a
chance at donning the green jack
et had a persistent worry in the
back of their minds. Just how far
could this rookie go? Woods spoke
softly but carried a big club.
The final round of the 64th Mas
ters began with Woods soaring atop
the leader board with a 15-under-par
score and a nine-stroke lead over
Colin Montgomerie. The doubts of
Woods’ legitimacy had been erased.
“There is no chance — we’re all
human beings here — no chance
that Tiger Woods is going to lose
this tournament,” Montgomerie
said following Saturday’s action.
“No way!”
Montgomerie could not have
said it any better. Woods ended
Sunday by setting the course
record at 270 — 18-under-par. He
became the youngest to win any
major at 21 years of age. To boot,
Woods’ 12-stroke lead over Tom
Kite (-6) is the largest margin oM
tory in the history of the Masteis
The Bryan/College Station&j
gle’s deckhead in Monday’sediE'l
read, ‘What a week for a blacks
to put on a fabled green jacket
This was a deck for an AP col
mentary discussing the histi
significance of Woods winning
event at a course which until
years ago did not allow bit
members to join. The commet
tary tied in the fact it occurred^
days before the 50th anniversai!
of Jackie Robinson breaking tltj
color barrier in baseball. The ded
fixated on Woods’ race.
Is it not significant Woods wot
the Masters in his first major tout;
nament, at such a young age, aid
in such dramatic fashion?
Many radio reports and telec
sion specials stated in theleadH
the stories, ‘Tiger Woods, the firing]
black man or African-American
to win the Masters.’
Chris Myers, on ESPN’s UpCIox
asked both Reggie Jackson and Hal’
of-Famer Joe Morgan about theim
portance of Woods becoming tki
first black to win a major.
Such reports, coming from#
same media which condemn
racist views and have joined#
politically correct movement
harping on the fact thatWoodsi
an African - American is complete
ly hypocritical. They need tolotd
past his ethnicity to his accof
plishments as a human beingJ'
ter all, isn’t Woods human?
Ask Colin Montgomerie.
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