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An invitation to all students:
The Board of Regents
of The Texas A&M University System
invites you to an
Open House
at the Regent’s Annex
(located on the West side of the MSC, across from Cain Hall)
6 - 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, December 2, 1998
Refreshments will be served.
WORLD CUP
USA S W I M AA I NJ G
COLLEGE STATION-BRYAN, TX
DECEMBER 1-2, 1998
December 1-2
Prelims at 9:30 a.m.
Finals at 6:00 p.m.
U.S.'^rOPEN
SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS* DEC. 3-5, 1998*TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
December 3-5
Prelims at 9:00 a.m.
Finals at 6:00 p.m.
Tickets:
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Natatorium in the Student Rec Center
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ports
Facing the world’s best
Howard, Kappler lead Aggies into World Cup swimming com
BY JASON LINCOLN
The Battalion
W ith the 12th-ranked Texas A&M Men’s
Swimming Team hosting the world’s
greatest swimmers in the World Cup
and U.S. Open swimming competitions, the Ag
gies are led by a pair of swimmers who are ex
perienced in international competition.
Junior Devin Howard and senior Jerod
Kappler will lead the A&M men’s team
through a week of competition showcasing
the international elite of swimming. Both
swimmers are members of the 1999 United
States Pan American team that will compete
next summer in Winnepeg, Canada.
They qualified for the Pan Am team because
of Howard’s 4th-place finish in the 200-yard but
terfly event and Kappler’s 5th-place in the 50-yard
freestyle at the U.S. national meet earlier this year.
The two athletes have a history of setting the
standard in whatever event they compete in.
“They both are hard workers who are goal
oriented and know that there is a price to be
paid to succeed,” A&M assistant coach Jay
Holmes said. “The more success they have,
the hungrier they get.”
Howard competed for the 1994 U.S. Nation
al Junior Team in Paris against a similar but
younger international crowd.
He also holds four top-five Aggie records
with a pair of 2nd-place finishes in the 200-yard
butterfly and 400-yard individual medley, and a
pair of 4th-place finishes in the 500-yard
freestyle and the 200-yard individual medley.
“The main thing I am hoping to take out of
this coming week is to see where I rank in an
international level competing against some of
the big guns,” Howard said. “There will be
some of the major stars in swimming, includ
ing Olympic gold medalists and world-record
holders from the last decade.
“Being on the Pan American team is a big con
fidence booster when you go into an event like
this, and we’re excited about the opportunity.”
Kappler dominates the freestyle events, hold
ing the school record in both the 50- and 100-
yard events with a 19.64 and 43.73, respective
ly, and he said he is ready to make a name for
himself in international competition.
“I always want to compete against the best,”
he said. “I love the opportunity, and we have
the complete advantage being right here in our
comfort zone at home.
“I’m looking to get myself in a top-10
record and make my competition aware that
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I’m out there.”
The two Pan Americans willnolo.'
lead the A&M team in competition
fit from the competitiveness and
coming with the group.
“Our team is tight-knit,” Howaii]
“When we start swimming, everybody
each other to the next level.”
The two will lead 11 members from
competition Dec. 1 -2 at the A&MStudtBiams’ reco
iiion Center Natatorium for the Wnr»on. No, n<
while more team members will compe^ped death-rc
days later in the U.S. Open. K is real ne
“We want to establish a premise than ■'he new St
swim fast against good competition/taler is in the
said. “We want to make the school loci The new m
and we have quite a few swimmers: lady genera
team that can compete with these guvs: re the film w
just that. It makes us look good and99. The deb
little recognition around the country -:|u| folks are g
around the world.” Buckets star
A&M is looking forward to gettingt-^be not, bu
petition m their backyard wheretheytBught about
support while competing against theeiwither the rr
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ming,” Holmes said. “If you enjoyai pps and the :
racing your going to enjoy this event; Bexeellent jot
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Williams named
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Stoops offered Sooners’ coaching positi
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) —
Texas running back Ricky Williams
on Monday received the Player of
the Year award from the Walter
Camp Football Foundation.
Williams, of San Diego, Calif.,
has set 12 NCAA Division l-A bench
marks and tied four others.
During his four-year career,
Williams rushed fora total of 6,279
yards, beating the record of 6,082
yards set by Pittsburgh’s Tony
Dorsett from 1973 to 1976.
He also holds division records for
career all-purpose yardage (7,206),
career rushing touchdowns (72), ca
reer points overall (452) and career
yards per carry (6.2).
He accepted the trophy from Tom
Lally, Walter Camp president, during
a ceremony at the Longhorns’ Roy-
al-Texas Memorial Stadium in
Austin. Williams is the first Univer
sity of Texas player to win the award.
The award, first presented in
1967, is part of the selection
process for the annual Walter
Camp All-American team, the na
tion’s oldest college all-star squad
dating back to 1889.
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
Bob Stoops, whose work as the
University of Florida’s defensive
coordinator helped lead the
Gators to the 1996 national title,
will become the next head
coach at the university of Okla
homa, The Associated Press
learned Monday.
A source close to Stoops,
speaking on condition of
anonymity, said Stoops was the
choice of athletic director Joe
Castiglione, who conducted the
search on his own.
Stoops, 38, was expected to
be introduced at a news confer
ence Tuesday.
He would replace John Blake,
fired Nov. 22 after compiling a 12-
22 record in three seasons.
“It’s a great situation for Bob
by,’’ the source said. “He’ll turn
that program around and get it
back to where it used to be.”
. Several media outlets also re
ported that Stoops had gotten the
job. Castiglione was not available
for comment; he has said repeat
edly that he will not comment
until a coach is hired.
Stoops played and coached at
the University of Iowa and was
defensive coordinator at Kansas
State University before taking
the same job at Florida three
years ago.
As Florida’s coordinator, he
added the defensive punch to
go with Steve Spurrier’s genius
on offense.
In his first season, the combi
nation produced a national title.
Florida has been ranked in the
nation’s top 15 in defense during
each of Stoops’ seasons there.
Stoops was nowhere to be
seen at Florida’s practice Mon
day afternoon, another indica
tion that something was about
to happen.
“Stoopsie’s out interviewing
somewhere,” Spurrier said. “I’ve
got an idea where he is, but I can’t
guarantee it. He hasn’t checked in
in a while.”
Stoops will take over an Okla
homa program that boasts six na
tional championships but has not
had a winning season since 1993.
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leserve
The English Department is offering the following three sections
of English 104, 203, and 210 designed especially for international
students. The sections available for the 1999 spring semester are:
ENGL 104-100: Freshman Composition
meets TR 9:35-10:50
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