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he Battalion psets, Robert Htneco, “or safety anc ? removal ot Dtel on what ill increase! is used an of what it is re, ” he said, ■dent of Col as A&M.sai es are being safety issue, ■ en why wa earlier," Fit Jiver : each the chili :ico.” <.y said thisi ternational s Month has |M STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS |The 13th-ranked Texas A&M ten’s Swimming and Diving Team nished 2-1 in dual-meet action in ustin Saturday, including an up- ?t of fifth-ranked Arizona. Men’s swimming coach Mel ash's squad lost to No. 2 Texas 18-145, but defeated No. 5 Ari- ana 219-129 and 23rd-ranked Mi- mi 279-83. This weekend’s action ives the Aggies a 6-1 record in ual-meet competition this season. “We came out looking to go af- tmrizona because our swimmers latched up well with theirs,” Nash hd “I was real proud of how our uys swam this weekend.” |Bhe Aggies won seven events nd swam seven NCAA considera- oij times during the competition, enfor All-American David Morrow mh the 200-yard freestyle in con- lideration time (44.56) and fin ished second in the 100-yard j^ktyle with a consideration time f 20.36. U.S. Pan-American team lehiber Jerrod Kappler won the 0-yard freestyle in 20.13, also a onsideration time, and Pan-Am Sports Page 7 • Monday, February 1, 1999 disappointments mark Austin meet teammate Devin Howard won the 200-yard butterfly (1:49.91). Fresh man backstroke competitor Riley Janes placed second in the 200- yard back (1:49.36) and won the Swimming Results A&M first-place individual finishes: David Morrow (200 free) Jerrod Kappler (50 free) Devin Howard (200 fly) Riley James (100 back) Clara Ho (200 fly) 100-yard back (50.54), while team mate Keven Kehlenbach finished second (51.28). The relay team of Morrow, Janes, Kappler and Kehlenbach swam a consideration time of 2:57.88 to win the 400-yard medley relay. Morrow, Kappler, Michael Colligan and Erik Toth won the 200-yard free relay by swimming another consideration time (1:20.21). The medley relay team of Janes, Kappler, Colligan and Nick Tate swam a consideration time of 1:29.48 to win the 200-yard medley relay. The Aggies placed second in the 400-yard competition, as they swam a consideration time of 3:18.76. The 24th-ranked women’s team was less successful, going 0-2-1 in dual-meet competition. The Aggies lost to third-ranked Arizona 278-107, lOth-ranked Texas 244-136 and tied Miami 184-184. Freshman Clara Ho swam her third straight NCAA consideration time in as many meets in winning the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.76) and swam a consideration time placing second in the 100-yard butterfly (55.98). Junior Monica Stroman finished second in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:20.31 and placed second in the 400-yard indi vidual medley (4:26.72). A&M’s next meet will be against Texas Christian University on Feb. 5 in College Station. MIKE FUENTES/Thk BATTALION A&M freshman swimmer Clara Ho recorded her third consecutive NCAA qualifying time in the 200-meter but terfly and another in the 100-yard butterfly Saturday in Austin. ear was chose; less month be;: i anniversary;: dent Week,';: >ruary is agre r e can link in*: > Month, vvhic: note di versin'; tional Student? t week in Marc: rltural celebra:: Awareness acfc 2 Ags win at Sooner back meet BY TOM KENNEDY 4* I The Battalion ctions „ ■ The wear and tear of as season • I ® n negatively affect athletes late in /-v-fip/j allong season. Lack of competition T tlUlivv over a long period of time also can impact performance. Track and Field ?nt and will opt Cbach Ted Nelson looked to relieve /ednesday.Ital both this weekend by holding his top Coast Guard; e, | ,r i es out °f competition, ess call from® ln an effort to prevent overracing : Adriatic that ai H allow other team members to gdin experience, the Texas A&M rnegat Light, Men’s and Women’s Indoor Track NELSON ur is presumedoi , j , Cornett of Hi; T e ' im s traveled with partial squads to n s [() |. now tin.' Sooner Classic in Norman, Okla. ts launched for.® ^ turclay : iheboys,and>lJ he , meet ' wh £ h aid have been* 11 "° team results , ,, „,.t#ts done in a mixed IfYS af^th '« mat Wlth some 1 c1 1 events having prelim- ? . un 1 l1tei , inary and final races l the distresssome events’ e, it was easier p| ac j n g b ase d on the aps it was an t0! , performances 'ened so verve t a | <en f rom separate “Now 1 knowt': ^L ats oened — that™ The Aggie women had a successful t there on thf' ojphng highlighted by sophomore the lights ofC Meshell TVotter’s school-record weight for help to con; toss 0 f 55’!” (16.79 meters) en route irnett family ft ; to a second-place finish. Tfotter gligence claim; eclipsed her own mark of 54’5 1 /4” set ?cted it, saying it] alyear ago. [uired to launch® Athletes taking home top Individ- )urely speculate ual honors for the women were se- /en if launched I rior Detrich Clariett in the triple ed the crewott-j jump with a leap of 41’2 1/2” (12.56 i time to saveftl meters) and freshman Robyn /ater,” wroteUP 1 | Blir fthardt in the high jump after ef of the Coast 1 clearing 5’7 3/4.” i litigation brand I Also placing in field events were se nior Kelli Schrader (3rd, 51’9”) in the weight throw, junior Chimika Carter J| (2nd, 18T0”) in the long jump, and »^ ( freshman Shylia Williams (3rd, 36’8 1/4”) in the triple jump. V In the running events, Carter placed second in the 55 meter high hurdles loth a time of 8.05 seconds with sophomore Christina Ohaeri placing third in 8.08 seconds. Junior Ann Dwyer doubled in the 800 and 1,000- meter events to place third (2:23.00) and second (2:59.34), respectively. Se nior Marisa Uizzi accompanied Dwyer Ri the 1,000-meter run with a time of §:59.99 to place third. The men were led by sophomore Bashir Ramzy, who took second in the triple jump with a distance of 50’ ■15.25 meters) and third in the long ■imp at 22’8” (6.93 meters.) I Junior Richard McDonald placed Biird in the pole vault after clearing |6’8” while junior Thavis Grasha round- jd out a solid field event performance for the men by placing third in the Jveight throw with a distance of 52 T”. I in running events, Kris Allen took Biird place in the 55-meter high hur- ■les at 7.52 seconds. Junior Stephen Krath ran the team’s season best ■,000-meter time in 8:33.20 on the Bvay to placing third. The men’s mile Belay team finished third with a sea- lon-best time of 3:17.59. SITlOf esentation: sand girls af’!, [Mountain Rft 1 / miner staff Thrill of victory shortlived for Aggie teams Eric Newnam/The Battalion TOP: Senior guard Kerrie Patterson and the A&M Women’s Basketball Team lost to the Uni versity of Texas, 78-74, Saturday at Reed Arena. BOTTOM: Senior forward Shanne Jones scored 20 points against the Cowboys Saturday, but it was not enough as the Aggie men fell to OSU, 66-61. Eric Newnam/The Battalion Women outrebounded, outscored versus Texas BY AARON COHAN The Battalion Rebounding was the main problem the Texas A&M Women’s Basketball Team had with the Univer sity of Texas Saturday. By aggressively crashing the boards, a team can put an enormous amount of pressure offensively and defensively on its oppo nent. The Aggies presented neither, coach Peggie Gillom said. “We didn’t deserve to win this game,” Gillom said. “Being outrebounded like that will kill any team.” Texas, behind junior for ward Edwina Brown, out rebounded the Aggies by a margin of 14. Brown grabbed 13 rebounds and also dumped in 21 points to help the Longhorns to a 78- 74 win. “We let her get too deep inside,” Gillom said. “Those eight offensive rebounds are unacceptable when you’re trying to win a game.” After being down by seven at the half, the Aggies made adjustments to give Texas a run for their mon ey, using defense to help jump-start poor shooting. “Picking up our game defensively in the second half [was important] be cause we knew that it was the only way to pick up the intensity,” Gillom said. The Aggies came out with an 11-4 run to tie the game at 41. The inside game was working as ju- Women's Game Leaders Points: Kera Alexander (24) Rebounds: Prissy Sharpe (9) Assists: Brandy Tones (6) nior forwards Prissy Sharpe and Kera Alexander pow ered their way inside for some hard-earned points. “Someone had to step up,’’Alexander said. “ We felt like we had to be phys ical down low to put points on the board.” In addition to the scor ing in the paint, senior guard Kerrie Patterson opened up her game to re lieve some of the inside de fensive pressure. “Since they started to double inside, I had the op portunity to drive and help out the post players,” Pat terson said. But it was not enough to help the Aggies stay in the game. A&M took a three- point lead with just over seven minutes left in the game, but UT’s offensive rebounding helped the Longhorns regain the lead. “The momentum was switched every time they were able to get off another shot,” Sharpe said. The Aggies were left with another disappointing close loss and the question of how they can close the gap in the final minutes next time. “It’s always disappoint ing to lose,” Sharpe said. “It takes two halves of basket ball to win, and we just did n’t do that today.” With the loss, the Aggies dropped to a 2-5 conference record and 7-10 overall. Next up for A&M is Baylor University Wednesday at Reed Arena. A&M men's shooting touch not enough to beat Cowboys STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS The Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team fell to Oklahoma State University, 66-61, Saturday after noon in Stillwater, Okla. The Aggies (9-9, 2-6) jumped to a 40-29 half time lead over the Cow boys, but could not over come sloppy play, turning the ball over 30 times. The Aggies shot 68 percent in the first half, thanks in part to guard Clifton Cook, who con nected on eight of 11 shots for 19 points. But Cook cooled off in the second half, adding only four points to finish with 23. Shanne Jones added 20 points on eight-of-10 shooting for A&M. Trailing 64-61 with three seconds re maining, the Aggies attempted to run their “Victory” play, which had given them a last-second win a week earlier against Baylor University. Luck was not on the Aggies’ side, though, and Joe White’s inbounds pass bounced off the scoreboard, turning the ball over to OSU. As the Aggies cooled off in the second half, OSU warmed up, and the Cow boys came all the way back to take the lead, 52-51, with 11:45 remaining. It was a back-and-forth affair for the next nine min utes, but the Aggies lost the lead for good when OSU guard Adrian Peterson con nected from the baseline to give the Cowboys a 62-61 lead with 2:19 remaining. Trailing by the same score with 25 seconds re maining, A&M’s Cook missed a baseline jumper. The Aggies missed on a tip-in attempt, and Jerald Brown was then called for a foul, sending OSU to the line. The Aggies shot 53 percent from the field for the game, but connected on only seven of 20 second-half shots. A&M Men's Game Leaders Points: Clifton Cook (23) Rebound: Clifton Cook (8) Assists: Clifton Cook (6)