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i Battalion s ports ileven records broken in first day of U. S. Open BY JASON LINCOLN The Battalion ■ith the end of the World Cup, it was to be Kited that the best swimming had gone with I.This rate appliesor Yet in only the first day of U.S. Open action tional 5 daysatnoct Texas A&M, 11 records were broken, raising tie 5 additional inse: ewers’ expectations of great things to come in ^remaining two days. ^ In addition to the world record, four American nKive U.S. Open records were broken. The first ROOMMATES bn ords were broken in the opening two events. r „.. Mdt . c , Subte ^.Martina Moracova, a Slovakian swimming $25ome if Southern Methodist University set the U.S. pern record in the 200-meter Individual Med- y (IM), swimming it in 2:09.39. Twenty-six- iar old Josh Davis, set an American record, ith a time of 1:56.66 in the men’s 200 IM. Davis set his ninth personal best of the week out 19 races and said he is ready to end his week- erformance but intends to swim one last race. house d yard. Jenniler 774-6 wanted to share 3Mn if. Own room, wd si Dali Nicole at (512l36i “I had a perfect race,” Davis said. “It was just a pleasure to look up at the clock and see the record. ” Belgian Frederik Deburghgraeve took the U.S. Open’s first world record since Janet Evans’ 1987 dual record performance. Deburghgraeve swam the 100-meter breast stroke in 58.79 seconds to be come the World Champion in an event he had to be coaxed into. “I didn’t want to even swim the 100 breast today,” he said. “I would normally scratch and swim the 50 free, but somebody talked me into it. I’m happy I didn’t scratch because this was my last chance to break the record until Febru ary and I didn’t want to wait.” Also setting an American record was 14-year- old Megan Quann who set two records in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 31.88 at the 50- meter mark and 107.41 at the finish. Natalie Coughlin broke the American record with a time of 2:07.46 in the 200-meter backstroke. The men’s and women’s Aggie relay teams pgISi IS | ,v... % JASON LINCOLN/The Battalion Freshman Clara Ho swims in the 200-meter butterfly in World Cup action. She finished sixth. finished off the evening with performances that won their heats by large margins, but ended up only third and fourth, respectively, after the sec ond heat. r 696-6449 Of [! ale for Spring TheArto Iggie basketball holds off late SHSU rally for three-point win reeded in iw (fcp I December 823-C' ate needed 2bdrrn2br 3 $200/mo. 6960153. ate wanted. 4MmBi ;e call 775-6367. .e needed a.s.a.p. 3 ills. Call 696-0724 eeded. 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Spring-'99.2tf ster bedroom. $260/r. 1 It would have been a night- if we lost,” senior forward fine Jones said. “We woke up re the nightmare ended. I0TBALL “We’re learning every game, but if we kept applying pressure, we could have won by 25 or 30 points.” A&M.senior guard Chris Clayton hit a three-pointer to beat the shot clock with under six minutes re maining in the game to push A&M to a 65-50 lead. However, the Bear kats roared back to tie the game. A lay up by SHSU forward Ricky Her nandez with less than 30 seconds remaining tied the score at 70. A&M junior guard Clifton Cook brought the ball upcourt on the ensuing pos session and passed the ball to a wide-open Clayton for the game winning three-pointer with nine seconds left. SHSU guard Boney Watson missed a desperation three- pointer with two seconds left, and Jones recovered the rebound. Jones finished with 15 points and a ca reer-high 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. “We knew that Sam Houston wouldn’t quit,” A&M coach Melvin Watkins said. “We lost our concen tration, and they did all the things they had to do to get back in the game. ” A&M’s frontcourt wore thin with foul trouble as forwards Paul Jacobs, Joe White, Jerald Brown and Jones each committed two ear ly fouls. Jacobs checked out of the game with 17:31 left in the first half and did not return until 3:38 left in the half. White, a true freshman, picked up the slack, scoring 14 points and providing a presence in the paint. Freshman guard Andy Leatherman played quality min utes off the bench in the first half, posting six points, one assist and two steals in seven minutes. “Joe White and Andy Leather- man gave us big minutes and played well for us,” Watkins said. “Paul Jacobs had an off night so those guys really helped us, but without those guys we might not have got out of here with a win.” The Aggies’ next game will be against Lamar University Sunday at 2 p.m. at Reed Arena. mtinuedfrom Page 7 The Heisman Trophy candidate leads the |erence in total offense, accounting for 286 Is a game. “He puts pressure on everybody on your de- |e,” Slocum said. Jlfyou can hold up their receivers for just little bit then you figure someone is going a sack the quarterback or he’s going to get id'bfthe ball. Because of his [Bishop’s] run- hng skills, you dramatically lengthen the mfe you have to cover a receiver because of iis ability to run around out there in open spare with no pressure. He’s out there with an arm that can throw the football 60 or 70 yards down the field.” Although the Wild cats’ defense is first in the Big 12 and second nationally, K-State has proved vulnerable. After allowing only 69 points all season, the Wildcats’ last two oppo nents (the University of Nebraska and the University of Missouri) have scored a combined 55 points. “They’ve showed this year they can be MCCOWN beat,” Campbell said. “I’m confident if we stay [close] in the fourth quarter, we’re going to win.” If A&M is to win, it will have to do it without junior quarterback Randy McCown. McCown will miss the Championship due to a shoulder injury. The injury, either a fractured clavicle or bro ken collarbone, was first sustained against Ok lahoma State University. McCown’s shoulder was battered on his one-yard touchdown run against Texas and was reaggravated during practice Wednesday. Senior quarterback Branndon Stewart, who has made five starts this season, will take over for McCown. 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