Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 24, 1997)
u Sports Thursday 'April 24, Aggies set for Penn Relaji HONORS WEEK KICKOFF Come meet the Interdisciplinary Honor Societies at Texas A&M University From 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Rudder Fountain LIVE MUSIC from 12p.m. - 1p.m. Wear your Honors T-Shirts By Jeremy Furtick The Bait a lion If the Texas A&M Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams need motivation to buckle down and show what they can do, this weekend should provide it. They will compete in the 103rd annual Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. This meet is considered the premier colle giate track and field competition in the country, next to the NCAA Championships. Head Coach Ted Nelson agrees. “It’s a prestigious meet, and, next to the NCAAs the most competi tive," Nelson said. Wade Nelson said aside from the com petition, what makes the meet so special is the fans. "You’ve got 45,000 fans at this meet who really love track and Field," he said. “And they are knowl edgeable fans. They like to see the competition.” With the Big 12 Championships around the corner, this is a big meet for A&M. The men’s 400-meter relay team of sophomores Michael Price and Toya Jones, junior Billy Fobbs and senior anchor man Danny Mc Cray will defend their time of 39.04 against the nation’s best teams. In addition, junior Larry Wade will have the opportunity to run against national competition in the men’s 100-meter hurdles crown for the first time this season. Nelson said the meet is impor tant for his teams because of the lev el of competition and the timing. “The way we perform in this Fobbs Continued from page 7 Nelson said he thinks Fobbs is a better 200-meter sprinter than anything else, even though his best marks in the event are not as strong as his best times in the 400- meter relay and 100-meter dash. But Fobbs disagrees with histo ry and his coach. He said the 100- meter dash is his best event. He has the fourth-fastest 100-meter time in the history of A&M (10.08) and won the event at last week end’s meet in Austin with an NCAA provisional-qualifying time of 10.29 seconds. Fobbs may like the one-on- one competition in track, and he may think the 100-meter is his best race, but he said the team as pect of the 400-meter relay makes it special. “The 4-by-100 is my favorite event,’’ Fobbs said. “Not only do 1 win, but so do my teammates. That makes it a different kind of victory.” Fobbs will Finish this season by helping A&M to a strong showing in the Big 12 Conference Champi- ##* e vV o my name is ©ho'biiGul.ctf/w With free email for life, choose your name wisely. The only hard part about setting up a hotmail account is naming it- After a 11-i it's the one address your friends-i family and colleagues (gulp!) will type zillions of times for years to come- The easy part is that hotmail is free and reachable from any computer with Internet access- It's the last email you'll ever need- But before you struggle with your new handle-, grab your mouse and head to: www.hotmail.com hotmail. meet will have a lot to do will we will look at the Big 12[Cli onshipsj,” Nelson said.“Wei ready looking ahead tot Another benefit ofcompeta the Penn Relays is nationaiti sure. “Last year, our 400-meteij team got really good exposut our guys after our great] mance,” Nelson said. “Itwasji exposure for them and goodq sure for A&M.” The Aggies have two met maining before the May 16-11 12 Conference Championshi Waco after they return homci Philadelphia. On May3then travel to Austin one lasttini| the Run Texas, before host™ Texas A&M All-Comers Mel May 8. The Big 12’swill befoli by the NCAA Outdoor Chaj onships in Bloomington,lm May 28-31. onships May 16-18, inWaco,! then go on to compete iit NCAAs. He has many goa^l would like to accomplish be! his senior season, butonesta out in his mind. “I had an embarrassing[Bii indoor [Championship]meet- finished eighth in the55-iMl dash,” Fobbs said. “1 want® into the [Big 12) outdoorchai^ onships and earn some respect winning the 100-meterdash* With that goal in mind,the: of the Big 12 had betterbep pared. Ri'ltiil wcdont just J sell paper... we DUShthe envelope Wli«n happens to a company year ot remarkable growth? W7] the company is OfficeMax, the growth doesn't merely cominui• accelerates. If you have the ambition and dr* tier succeed at a company that;,pis-- past the competition in electron*:- 1 business equipment and (umiiwt printing services and officesupp* then consider these opportunities our NEW STORE openingmColitf Station: Now Hirins Full and Part-Tim* • Cashiers • Sales Associates • Customer Service Associates • Receiving and Stocking Assorii® • Electronic/Computer AssociiW • CopyMax Associates In return for your comribmion, OfficeMax offers a competitive sal® and benefits package. Ifyouate interested in joining an industry leader, apply in personal: OfficeMax, Inc., Harvey Rd. H* 1 at Kyle Ave. Equal Opportunity’ Employer. I OfficeMa GRADS If you ordered a 1997 Agjietf and will not be on campus If fall to pick it up, you can bG mailed. You should stop bj iwn 015 of the Qeed NcDonald Ming between 8:30 a.t aft! 4:30 p.m. Monday through fiidf and pay a $6.50 mailing and i® dling fee. Defunds will not bf madeon A^ielandyeaibod 1 not picked up within one ter of the publication dak.