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Sports
Wednesdav
THE BATTALION
Vednesday, July 19
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Current and former A&M track members trying for Olytn
Reece Flood
The Battalion
After an eventful weekend, the
2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Tri
als in Sacramento, Calif., saw more
competition on Monday with three
AggieS' taking part.
Current Texas A&M track and field
team members sophomore Katy
Doyle and senior Travis Grasha com
peted in the women's javelin throw
and the men's javelin throw, respec
tively. Joining them on the field was
former student Ty Sevin, who also
competed in the men's javelin.
Sevin had the third-best throw of
Monday's preliminaries with a toss of
255 feet 10 inches, which qualified him
for the finals. Grasha was unable to
match his fellow Aggie's success — he
threw a distance of 210-2, not enough
to advance past the preliminaries.
Meanwhile, Doyle was successful
on the field when she threw the javelin
179-5 in the women's finals, a person
al best. Doyle managed to advance
through the first three rounds before
competing in the final event.
A&M track and field coach Ted
Nelson was impressed by Doyle's
performance.
"She was third going into the fi
nals," Nelson said. "To do that at the
Olympic Trials is wonderful."
The nation's best track and field
athletes are participating in the
Olympic Trials, which gives the Ag
gies a reason to get excited about
competing.
"It's an honor just to be able to get
the chance to go out there and perform
and see what you can do against some
of the elite people," said sophomore
200-meter runner Brandon Evans. "I
think it's a great opportunity and good
experience to get the chance to go up
against them at this time. I haven't run
against too many professional people."
After taking a two-day break from
action Tuesday and Wednesday, the
meet will pick up on Thursday when
Sevin's javelin finals event is set to
take place. He will be joined by nine
current and former Aggie athletes that
are still scheduled to begin competi
tion at the trials.
Senior Travis McAshen will partic
ipate in the men's 400-meter hurdles
Thursday and former student Detrich
Clariett will compete in the women's
triple jump. Also seeing action Thurs
day will be former student Ricky
Barker, who will undergo the grueling
two-day decathlon.
On Friday, junior Bashir Ramzy
will compete in the men's triple jump.
Saturday will see three current
Aggie athletes and two former Aggie
runners begin their competitions. Ju
nior Kris Allen will run the men's
110-meter hurdles along with former
student Larry Wade. Evans will race
in the men's 200.
Junior Christina Ohaeri and for
mer Aggie runner Anjenetta Kirkland
will both try to ad
vance past the prelimi
naries of the 100-meter
hurdles.
Nelson is pleased
to have so many Ag
gies taking part in the
Olympic Trials.
"It says a lot about
A&M to be so well rep
resented," Nelson said.
The athletes are ex
cited about the chance
to try out for the U.S.
Olympic Team.
"It's a pleasure,"
Ramzy said. "You al
ways watch it when
you're a little kid and
now you get your
chance. It's a privilege
that I get to take ad
vantage of."
Ramzy went on to
talk about how helpful
it will be to have Nel
son, who plans to be
present at all his athletes' events, give
him advice before he attempts his
triple jump.
"He'll be able to inform me on how
everything is going — how the run
way is and how everything has been
functioning already," Ramzy said. "I
think it will help me a lot having my
coach let me know what I'm about to
get into."
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for advice.
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about some things that you're
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right before the race, it's
him right there."
7 on 7 football hits A&M
High school players from around the state take on each oil
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Matthew L. Thigpen and Mark Passwaters
The Battalion
In Texas, the myth is that the two most sacred
days of the week are Sunday and Friday nights. It
is no secret that most Texans love high school foot
ball. Towns like Odessa close down to watch their
kids battle on the gridiron.
Now, these football-starved fans who
spend the spring and summer waiting
for the teams to suit up again have an
outlet to quench their thirst.
FOX Sports Net 7 on 7 Texas
football state championship
tournament is quickly be
coming a substitute for the
fans' and players' long wait for
the season to begin. The tourna
ment starts Friday at 9 a.m. at
Simpson Drill Field. The champi
onship game will be Saturday at 4
p.m. at Kyle Field.
Last year's champion North Mesquite High
headlines the 64-team bracket that will compete
for this year's title.
The tournament started three years ago to give
high school football players something to do in the
off-season.
"Basketball players have AAU leagues, base
ball players have American Legion ball," said
Bobby Burton, who helped found the tournament
with FOX Sports Net. "Football players have the
weight room."
Originally a 32-team tournament, 7 on 7 has be
come so popular that the format expanded
to 64 teams this year.
If we wanted 128 teams," Burton
said, "we could have them."
According to Burton, A&M
was picked to host because of its
location and its facilities, which
he described as "world-class."
The organizers wanted to pick
one location to come back to each
year, instead of rotating the tourna
ment between Dallas and Houston.
This year's teams include College Sta
tion A&M Consolidated High, The Wood
lands High, Tyler Lee High, Texas City High,
Southlake High, and Stephenville High.
Some of the state's elite players are competing.
Madisonville High running back David Under
wood, a preseason All-American, is competing, as
are five of Dave Cambell's Texas Fook
Team" athletes.
The rules are simple: one-touch tackles;es
one is an eligible receiver except thecente:
downfield blocking, and two continuous
minute halves. The field resembles an t
Bowl field; it is only 45 yards long.
One of the 30 or more players from A&M 1
solidated is free safety Blake RobertsonA
at A&M Consolidated, Robertson has cor
since his eighth-grade year.
"7 on 7 helps you get a feel for your posi
the field," Robertson said. "It helps with
you need to cover and how to cover."
The 7 on 7 league also gives players a chs
see teams that they normally would notgeh
"It gives you an advantage to see therefi
come out at you," Robertson said. "It is
the different challenges outside your dish
The University Interscholastic League,!
prohibits high school football coaches from
ing the players during the off-season in an
nized football league. Therefore the player:
find volunteer, coaches or coach themselves
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