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IcGann finishes first
Shoprite Classic
Saddle SOMERS POINT, NJ. (AP) -
Welle McGann closed with a near-
jerfect 64 on Sunday to sprint past
sd-hot Annika Sorenstam and win
:'e Shoprite LPGA Classic by three
strokes over the two-time defending
iS.Open champion.
McGann finished at 12-under-par
101,breaking the tournament record
ietlastyear by Dottie Pepper by one
stroke. Sorenstam, in the top three
lorthe ninth time in 13 tournaments
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tas third at 206.
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oftheyear and the seventh career
inforthe 27-year-old who is sure to
teone of Sorenstam’s main obsta-
when she tries to win an un
precedented third consecutive U.S
Women’s Open in two weeks.
U.S. ties El Salvador 1-1
qualifying game
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP)
-In a game in which the U.S.
State Department warned of pos
sible fan violence, the United
States tied El Salvador 1-1 Sunday
in a qualifying game for next year’s
Ntold Cup.
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Earning her place in history
Lynn Hickey has watched women’s athletics evolve at A&M
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By Kristina Buffin
The Battalion
S enior Associate Athletic Director Lynn
Hickey is an extremely busy woman, but
not as busy as she used to be when she
had to hold down two demanding jobs.
When Hickey came to A&M 13 years ago,
she served in a dual capacity. She was the
women’s head basketball coach and the top
women’s administrator. But in 1991, she was
Part two in a series
People want to see
womens sports do well.
The key is not to get
complacent and keep
increasing opportunities
for women.”
Lynn Hickey
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faced with a tough decision — continue to
coach the sport she loves or take a promotion
within the administrative ranks.
“Mr. Groff asked me to pick,” Hickey said.
“It was a hard decision, but my choice was the
more practical one. I love women’s basketball,
but this was a good career direction.”
The Lady Aggies had just advanced to the
Sweet Sixteen the season before, but Hickey
decided she would step aside and contribute
to A&M women’s athletics as a whole. It seems
as if she made the right decision.
While the Lady Ags had a tough season this
year, the team won the last Southwest Con
ference Championship in 1996 and steadily is
climbing the ladder of success.
“Quitting coaching was kind of like having
a death in the family,” Hickey said. “But I re
alized that when I was 50 or 55 years old, I did
n’t want to be running from gym to gym.”
With the beginning of the WNBA and the
fast-pitch softball league this summer, women
are continuing to make strides in developing
and competing in professional versions of
their sports. Hickey has been lucky enough to
witness the changes from the beginning.
Wimbledon continues
to be wild Grand Slam
A&M began its women’s athletic program
in 1975 as Hickey was earning All-American
honors at Ouachita Baptist University and Ti
tle IX was coming into effect.
Hickey says that while women’s sports has
made great strides, there is still more to be done.
“We are definately not where we want to
be,” Hickey said. “But the last 20 or so years
we have made tremendous progress. I am ex
cited to be a part of it, a part of history.”
The primary reason Hickey decided to con
centrate on the administrative side was to help
continue the advancement of women’s athletics.
“Over the last five or six years I have seen more
equity,” Hickey said. “People want to see women’s
sports to do well. The key is not to get complacent
and keep increasing opportunities for women.”
“Our challenge is to strive to get better
crowds, win games and make sure women get
every opportunity they deserve.”
There is a distinct difference between
women’s and men’s sports. For example, in
basketball, there is the difference in size,
power and shot selection. But Hickey said
there is one advantage women’s athletics
hold over men’s — access.
“Women’s sports are still more person
able,” Hickey said. “It is fan- and family-
friendly. It is more one-on-one.”
While Hickey concentrates primarily on
women’s athletics, she is concerned about all
programs at A&M.
“The bottom line is that we have to con
tinue to have winning programs,” she said.
“We want to finish in the top 15 in the Sear’s
Cup (A&M finished 30th this year) and have
all our teams in the top three in the Big 12.”
“We also want to give to the community,
especially to the kids. We are a bridge to
Bryan-College Station, and no matter what I
think, that would be a great mark to leave.”
Hickey’s husband Bill is an assistant coach
for the Aggie baseball team, and Hickey said
he has been extremely supportive of every de
cision she has made. The two have a daugh
ter, Lauren, who is nine.
Hickey says while it is easier to have a spouse
with the same type of career because they are
both always busy, it is hard to find time with Lau
ren. However, Hickey said Lauren is perhaps the
luckiest child because she is afforded several op-
portunites that many children are not.
“We are always bouncing from one event to
another,” Hickey said. “But she gets to attend a lot
of sporting events and meet a lot of great people.”
As women continue to make strides in
the sporting arena, Hickey will continue to
be a part of history. Hopefully, by the time
Lauren is grown, she too will witness a little
part of history.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) —
The flag-waving, foot-stomping
rabble took over Centre Court from
the blue-blazered swells on People’s
Sunday II at Wimbledon and turned
the joint into a soccer-style circus
for beloved Brit Tim Henman.
The fans’ full-throated roars and
chants carried Henman from the
brink of defeat to a rousing four-
hour, 6-7 (9-7), 6-3,6-2,4-6,
14-12 triumph over Paul
Haarhuis that will go
down as one of the
most dramatic in
Wimbledon his
tory, even if it only
put Henman into
the fourth round
against defending
champion Richard
Krajicek. ^
It was a match
that defined a rare day
at Wimbledon and over
shadowed the ouster of six
women seeds, including the only
former champion in the draw,
Conchita Martinez, and Olympic
gold medalist Lindsay Davenport.
The rain that wrecked the open
ing-week schedule gave way to a
weekend of chilly but dry weather
that allowed the tournament to
catch up on most of the postponed
matches with play on the middle
Sunday for only the second time.
Like People’s Sunday in 1991, Cen
tre Court was filled with thousands
of fans who queued up through the
night to get seats that usually go
only to the privileged.
“From the word go, it was
something I’d never experienced
before,” Henman said of the wild
ly screaming fans. “The noise was
just a totally different level. I al
ways have great support here, but
in the situation of a middle Sunday
that crowd played a huge part in
the match. ... It gives you an
amazing sort of buzz.”
Though No. 1 Mar
tina Hingis virtually
proclaimed the
end of the Steffi
Graf era after
moving easily
into the fourth
round, and fel
low 16-year-old
Anna Kourniko-
va won cheers by
knocking off No. 7
Anke Huber 3-6, 6-4,
6-4, the No. 2 Seles re
ceived the loudest applause
among the women.
A huge standing ovation
brought a welcome smile to Seles’
face when she beat Kristina Brandi
5-7, 6-3, 6-3 in a match that had
been suspended because of dark
ness Saturday with Seles up 3-1 in
the second set.
“The crowd was very sponta
neous today,” Seles said. “What was
amazing to me is how dedicated
some of the fans are to be sleeping
outside (for tickets). I think they just
love tennis, and at very few places
do you see that.”
A&M’s top 10 sporting moments
A s summer continues, many
Aggies have time to remi
nisce about great moments
of the past. The great football vic
tories, the basketball triumphs
and those late-inning heroics at
C. E. Pat Olsen Field.
Since many at A&M cannot
recall much before the 1980s,
this top 10 list of Aggie sports
moments will be limited to the
1980 season through the pre
sent. This certainly is not to di
minish any of the earlier ver
sions of the Aggies sports teams,
but rather to give the past 17
years their just due.
10. The list begins at Kyle
Field. The year was 1986, and
commander Cody Carlson leads
the Baylor Bears into town for the
annual Southwest Conference
showdown. The Aggies are led by
the strong passing of Kevin Mur
ray and come back from a 17-0
deficit to get the 31 -30 win over
Baylor, the only team many be
lieved could challenge A&M in
the SWC that year.
9. The Aggie Basketball team
enters the 1987 SWC tournament
in Dallas as the last seed and is
facing certain first-round elimi-
rtation. The Aggies surprise every
one, winning the tournament and
going on to give Duke all they
could handle in the first round of
the NCAA Tournament.
8. In 1985, the Aggies defeat
the 18th-ranked Longhorns 42-10
at Kyle Field to clinch their first
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Cotton Bowl appearance since
1968 and their first SWC crown
since 1975.
7. A&M follows up the Texas
game by going up against the
Auburn Tigers in the 1986 Cotton
Bowl. The Aggies let Bo Jackson
and the whole country know that
A&M was back to stay with a con
vincing 36-16 win.
6. The list now moves to Olsen
Field. The 1993 version of the Ag
gie baseball team is loaded with
talent and goes on to be ranked
No. 1 for the better part of the
1993 season. The Aggies host the
Central Regional of the NCAA
Baseball Tournament that year
and go on to Omaha and the Col
lege World Series for the first time
since 1964.
5. This one takes us to Amon
G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth
for the 1991 football game versus
TCU. Quentin Coryatt lands what
may have been the greatest hit
ever laid by an Aggie football
player. The “Wrecking Crew” label
was not formed that night, but
the Aggie defense’s reputation did
go through the roof.
4. We go back to Dallas as the
Aggies face the Notre Dame Fight
ing Irish in the 1988 Cotton Bowl.
The Aggies shut down the Irish
and hometown favorite Tim
Brown, the 1988 Heisman lYrophy
winner, 35-10, to solidify them
selves as a national power.
3. Here is one that gets little
attention, but is still A&M’s top
basketball moment in recent
history. The 1980 Aggie basket
ball team advances all the way
to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA
Tournament. In the process,
they defeat North Carolina be
fore losing to eventual national
champion Louisville Cardinals
in overtime.
2. This is a moment that will
live on in many Aggie baseball
fans’ minds forever. John Bying-
ton’s heroic performance in the
1989 Texas series, in which he hit
two game-winning home runs in
one day, could be placed right at
the top of any series performance
ever in SWC baseball history.
l.The 1984 football season saw
the Aggies struggle for much of
the first half of the season. But as
the second half started, the Aggies
gained huge victories against TCU
and UT and set themselves up for
what would be 10 years of-domi
nation of SWC football and all
that Aggie football is today.
As the Athletic Department
moves toward the 21st century,
they can only hope the next 20
years will be as successful! as the
last 20.
COMPUTER REPAIR & SUPPORT
College Station Facility
UCS continues to grow with more than 2000 clients nationwide. We sell and support powerful
systems including PC’s, CRT’s, printers, modems, controllers, mainframes, and many other
devices. Current open positions require formal electronics training and an interest in the computer
industry. The following positions require relocation to our multimillion dollar expansion site in
Bryan/College Station.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Will provide ongoing, daily support regarding the repair and
maintenance of customized computer systems to our technicians and client base. Duties also
involve testing and researching hardware issues relating to all UCS equipment. Associate’s
degree or military electronics training is required.
BENCH TECHNICIAN TRAINER: Will involve component level repair of all UCS peripheral
equipment at our College Station facility. No travel involved. All tools and scopes provided.
Associate’s degree or Military electronics training is required.
HARDWARE TECHNICIAN TRAINER: Will involve developing and conducting training programs
for incoming UCS hardware technicians. Should possess knowledge of electronics and an interest
in teaching. Degree preferred.
HARDWARE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION: Will involve writing, editing, support and
production of hardware publications. Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Any knowledge of Interleaf,
Photoshop or Windows software would be helpful.
All otter full salary plus a benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, direct
deposit, 401k and semi-annual performance evaluations. UCS promotes a healthy lifestyle by
sponsoring a variety of sports events and hiring only non-tobacco users. EOE.
To find out more about these opportunities, please call or submit resume to:
Universal Computer Systems, Inc.
Attn, ad# 486
6700 Hollister, Houston, TX 77040
1-800-883-3031, fax (713) 718-1401
http://www.ucs-systems.com
COMPUTER REPAIR & SUPPORT
College Station Facility
UCS continues to grow with more than 2000 clients nationwide. We sell and support powerful
systems including PC’s, CRT’s, printers, modems, controllers, mainframes, and many other
devices. Current open positions require formal electronics training and an interest in the computer
industry. The following positions require relocation to our multimillion dollar expansion site in
Bryan/College Station.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT: Will provide ongoing, daily support regarding the repair and
maintenance of customized computer systems to our technicians and client base. Duties also
involve testing and researching hardware issues relating to all UCS equipment. Associate’s
degree or military electronics training is required.
BENCH TECHNICIAN TRAINER: Will involve component level repair of all UCS peripheral
equipment at our College Station facility. No travel involved. All tools and scopes provided.
Associate’s degree,or Military electronics training is required.
HARDWARE TECHNICIAN TRAINER: Will involve developing and conducting training programs
for incoming UCS hardware technicians. Should possess knowledge of electronics and an interest
in teaching. Degree preferred.
HARDWARE TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION: Will involve writing, editing, support and
production of hardware publications. Bachelor’s degree is preferred. Any knowledge of Interleaf,
Photoshop or Windows software would be helpful.
All offer full salary plus a benefits package including medical, dental and vision insurance, direct
deposit, 401k and semi-annual performance evaluations. UCS promotes a healthy lifestyle by
sponsoring a variety of sports events and hiring only non-tobacco users. EOE.
To find out more about these opportunities, please call or submit resume to:
Universal Computer Systems, Inc.
Attn, ad# 486
6700 Hollister, Houston, TX 77040
1-800-883-3031, fax (713) 718-1401
http://www.ucs-systems.com