7
Monday, February 25, 2002
THE BATTALION
OLYMPICS IN BRIEF
3
,r
it’s office i
end an
larch in Beia -
ncemed Arali^
a show
support
SALT LAKE 2002
Medals Count
|(Through Sunday, Feb. 24)
G
12
10
1 1
6
6
2
4
4
Switzerland 3
Jetherlands 3
Ihina 2
inland 4
Sweden 0
Iroatia 3
South Korea 2
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Estonia
Jritain
Bulgaria
\ustralia
Japan
Poland
Selarus
Slovenia
S B Tot
16 7 35
13 11 34
7 6 24
8 17
4 16
10 16
4 12
2
6
0
4
1
4
0
0
1
2
2
0
0 0
11
11
8
8
7
6
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
SPORTS IN BRIEF
hut Israelii Tech levels A&M
hr Lubbock, 74-53
te
group were
mtside the2
ough a sinK
by rebels,’
ies.
campaign.^
Fhe Associ&|
I her group r.I
tructed of t>
s and other;:!
I trucks,
ng for order '
I." Laniprea.:
>ss truck (air
■d, but they to-
Is ordered Be:.
Rojas into t
(Betancouips
il strong, jusi
. he said,
st of us at ni;
ic person they*
xirt of the pr
They droppej.
Iked and walk
■Texas Tech earned its first
20-win season since 1995-
1996 after beating the Texas
A&M men's basketball team,
74-53, on Saturday.
■Tie Aggies (9-19, 3-11 Big
12) scored only 14 points in
the first half and fell behind
early to the Red Raiders (20-
6,1 9-5). Tech held a 35-14
lead at halftime.
^■ech was paced by Will
Chavis' 18 points — 12 of
which came on 3-pointers.
Kasib Powell added 15
points. The Red Raiders had
four players score in double
figures.
founior guard Bernard King
led the Aggies with 20 points,
and junior forward Keith
Bean chipped in with 14.
IfThe win by the Red Raiders
gave them a series sweep
oyer the Aggies for the first
time since the 1996-1997
season and was their fourth-
straight win.
■ech won the first meeting
between the two teams, 72-70
in College Station on Jan. 9.
Aggies earn second at Big 12 meet
Zack leads A&M by
sweeping diving events
By Troy Miller
THE BATTALION
GUY ROGERS • THE BATTALION
Sophomore Matt Rose edged UT’s Ian Grocker in the 100-meter freestyle at the Big 12 Championships
in College Station this weekend. The first place finish was the first of the meet for Rose.
Since the Big 12 confer
ence was formed in 1996, one
team has dominated swimming
and diving. That team, the
University of Texas added to
its collection of trophies by
winning the men’s competition
for the seventh-straight time
with a score of 1,085.50. The
Texas women claimed their
fourth-consecutive title with a.
score of 1,055.50.
“We did what we hoped we
would do” said Texas men’s
head coach Eddie Reese.
In the men’s competition, the
No. 19 Aggie men captured sec
ond place over the University of
Missouri. 780.50-624. The No.
23 Aggie women also took home
second place over Missouri by a
score of 675-522. Iowa State
was fourth with 500 points.
A&M senior Meghan Zack
led the A&M women’s team by
becoming the first person to
sweep all three diving competi
tions in the Big 12
Championships.
On Friday night Zack cap
tured the three-meter compe
tition. Saturday night saw
Zack come from third place to
pull a victory over Texas
freshman Nicole Pohorenc.
Zack nailed her final three
dives after Pohorenc faltered
in the third and fourth rounds
to take first.
“I was watching the score-
board,” Zack said. “I saw that I
had bumped ahead of
|Pohorenc], and then I knew
that it was pretty much mine as
long as I didn’t screw up.”
The steadily improving
Aggie freshmen led the swim
mers, as three new school
records were set. Freshman
Courtney Patterson set a school
record in the 100-yard back-
stroke in a time of 55.35 sec
onds, good for second place.
Patterson was also part of the
record breaking 200-yard med
ley relay team. She was joined
by freshmen Kelsey Savage and
Danielle Townsend and senior
Clara Ho.
Patterson also broke the
school record in the 200-yard
backstroke during Saturday
morning’s preliminaries, but
was outdone by fellow fresh
man Christina Thompson.
Thompson broke Patterson’s
mark in the next heat with a
time of 1.58.51.
Freshman Tiffany Moore
took home the lone swimming
gold for the A&M women by
winning the 1,650-yard
freestyle in a NCAA considera
tion time of 16:45.77.
A&M coach Steve Bultman
earned the coach of the meet
award.
“Girls like (Patterson and
Moore] with the swims that
they had certainly helped,”
Bultman said about winning the
award. “I didn’t win the award,
they won the award for me.”
The Aggie men broke two
school records and took home
three individual / gold medals
over the weekend.
Sophomore Scott Mueller
won the 400-yard individual
medley against Texas senior
Joey Montague for an A&M
school record of 3:51.1 1.
Senior Riley Janes dethroned
three-time defending Big 12
champion Tommy Hannan in
the 100-yard backstroke in a
NCAA automatic qualifying
time of 47.59 seconds.
Freshman Alfredo Jacobo
set a new A&M school record
in the 100-yard breaststroke
in a time of 54.73 seconds. He
placed second to Texas soph
omore Brendan Hansen, a
world champion in the event.
In the 100-yard freestyle.
See Aggies on page 9
A&M comes back on Washington State, 6-4
JOHN LIYAS • THE BATTALION
Senior second basemen Ty Gamer throws to first base dur
ing the Aggies’ 6-4 win over Washington State on Sunday.
No. 20 Ags in lead heading into final day of Classic
By Doug Fuentes
THE BATTALION
Things were not looking good
for the Texas A&M baseball team
after the first few innings of its
game with the Washington State
Cougars on Sunday at Olsen Field.
After losing to the Cougars on
Saturday night, A&M found itself
in a 4-0 hole after three innings.
The Aggies put themselves in
gear however, using a big inning
and stellar relief pitching from jun
ior pitcher Todd Deininger to hand
cuff the Cougars, 6-4, at the
Continental Express Baseball
Classic.
With the victory, the Aggies (10-
2) run their record to 3-1 in the
Classic and have the inside track to
taking the tournament title.
The Cougars (5-5) are tied with
Pepperdine with a 2-2 record in the
Classic. Kentucky, who lost to
Pepperdine, 18-17, in the early
game Sunday, is in last place with a
1 -3 record.
“The real highlight for me was
Todd Deininger,” said A&M head
coach Mark Johnson. “I thought he
was outstanding. It’s the best I’ve
seen him throw since his freshman
year. Their pitcher started having
trouble throwing strikes, we got
some big hits and then Todd shut
the door on them.”
The Aggies started out slow, as
starter Chris French struggled
early. After a scoreless first, French
(1-0) gave up a pair of two-run
home runs to Grant Richardson and
Bookie Gates in the second and
third innings to take a 4-0 lead.
French’s counterpart. Cougars
starter Josh Bartlome, kept the
Aggies in check and the lead in tact
until the fourth inning, when the
Aggies exploded for four runs to
tak$ the lead 5-4.
The Aggies got three straight
RBI hits in the inning on singles by
sophomore catcher Justin Pouk and
junior outfielder Eric Reed and a
double by junior designated hitter
David Evans.
It was all the Aggies would need
as Deininger, whose only appear
ance on the year had been against
Arizona, relieved French to start
the sixth inning and shut the door
on the Cougars.
After coming into the game in
the sixth, Deininger retired the first
See Classic on page 9
icked us up. A
ind we could
e."
med to meet
>r Leon Rai
11 party. She
mined to stag!
>ect for human
sand, Juan
:ourt felt she
f San Vicente
iRGE
PPING
tax Include
or deliven
10 p.m.
The curtain rises on Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award
winning play this Tuesday night, February 26 at 7:30 PM
in Rudder Auditorium. Tickets selling very fast!
Call 845-1234 or purchase on-line at opas.tamu.edu.
ARTHUR IVIII-L.ER'S
DEATH OF A
A GREAT AMERICAN
2001-2002 Season Media Partners
PLAY
MSC
itSall OPAS
*v —yflffwrei 1620
Mimwoja. KAMU KBTx-TyjSj
Every day, Verizon Wireless connects more people in more places than any other wireless provider tn the nation.
mmcjL
Rate Plan
$200.00
$200.00
FREE
$239.95
$200.00
$39.95
NO ROAMING
ACROSS AMERICA
$289.95 Retail Price
$200.00 Discount for signing a 1 year service agreement
■ Early termination fee of $175 While supplies last
$89.95 Your price after instant discount
WIDE SELECTION
10 OTHER MODELS IN STOCK
•ERIE Voice Mail •FREE Hands Free Headset
•FREE Caller ID *FREE Long Distance
® 2230 Texas Ave. S. in College Station
Just past Outback in the FudcJrucker’s shopping center
979-693-8888
ADVANCED
Wireless, Inc,
The Area’s #1 Agent for the
Nation’s #1 Wireless Provider
(3) Post Oak Mall
Between Rite Camera and Wall
WaldenBooks
979-680-8600
Offer siiyect to dange. Subject to s«vice ayeemert and cafing plan Aclwatoon fee of $30 applies $175 earty fmmtahon f«* appbes. Requres credit approval. Camot be combined with ether offers Usage rotuded to the next ktfrwiHe
Unused allowances lost. Subject to taxes and other charges. See calling plan brochure. With 3000 minute promotion, monthly allowance minutes may appfy to peak/anytime airtime use only, if niqht and
weekend usage exceeds 3000 minutes promotion, airtime charges apply. Nights 9:01pm 5:59am: weekends 12:00am Sat. 11:59pm Sun. Geographic and other restrictions apply. Not available in all markets.
See store for details. (C) 2002 Venzon Wireless