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THE BATTALION
The 2002 Intercollegiate
Horse Show Association
(IHSA) National Champion
Texas A&M Equestrian team
will head to Stillwater, Okla.
this weekend to take on region
rival Oklahoma State in two
English riding competitions.
The Aggies aim to pull even
with the Cowgirls, who took
first place in the California
Classic and lead the yearly
points race by two points. In
mid-January’s California
Classic held at Fresno State
University, the Aggies finished
second behind OSU in the west
ern team competition. During
the English competition, A&M
finished sixth among competing
learns. Junior Meredith Houx is
just one of many great Aggie
English riders looking to make
an impact in the points race this
weekend. Houx contributed 76
points last season alone, and has
amassed more than 150 points
in her short career.
“Meredith goes into the
arena with confidence,” A&M
Assistant Coach Pam
Bruemmer said. “She really
believes in her riding, and that
confidence effects the perform
ance of the team as a whole.”
Houx represented the Aggies
last year at the USA
Equestrian/Cacchione Cup com
petition at Nationals and posted a
seventh place showing that would
prove to be A&M's highest ever.
Also representing the Aggies
in Stillwater this weekend is
English Co-captain junior Beth
Von Brecht. Von Brecht was
Zone Champion during the
2001-02 season and finished
fifth at Nationals over fences.
The OSU Cowgirls will
depend on another strong per
formance from junior Lindsay
Parker, who placed first in her
division Equitation Over
Fences at the California Classic
and helped propel the Cowgirls
to a second place finish.
“This is a good way to start
the semester,” OSU Head Coach
Larry Sanchez said of the second
place finish. “Both disciplines
rode well. Both have things they
need to work on but 1 am happy
with the outcome.”
Oklahoma State has recently
provided the Aggies a formidable
rival, finishing one point behind
the Aggie western team in the
Zone Seven Championships and
just two points behind A&M in
last year’s IHSA National
Championships.
The Aggies also edged out
OSU in the 2002 Tournament
of Champions III English dis
cipline competition.
OSU English riding coach
Suzanne Flaig said the sport is
fortunate to have a close rivalry
within the region.
“We have a lot of respect
for (the A&M Equestrian
team),” Flaig said. “We have
to remind our girls that even if
it looks like we'll come out on
top, it can always flip flop. It's
always a very close competi-.
tion.” Currently A&M trails
the OSU Cowgirls by two
points, and with only four
competitions left in the season,
Bruemmer knows that season
is still up for grabs.
“Two points is the difference
between first and second place in
an individual event,” Bruemmer
said. “With four matches left,
two points means nothing,”
A&M and OSU square off
for two days of competition
beginning Saturday.
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take,” Watkins said following the game. “Maybe a leprechaun
knocked it out. Do you have leprechauns around here?”
A&M senior guard Bernard King set his own record in
the 75-68 loss to the Sooners. King’s 21-point performance
carried him to the top of A&M's all-time scoring list, leav
ing him only 41 points shy of the Big 12 Conference scor
ing record.
A&M’s 68-point performance tied the season high for an
Oklahoma opponent set earlier in the season in Alabama’s
victory over the Sooners.
The Aggies will need another solid performance and, while
Watkins’ focus is likely aimed at postponing Knight’s party
for at least another game, the other coaches in the Big 12 are
speaking out about Knight’s accomplishments.
“He’s one of our great leaders in America,” Baylor Head
Coach and former Knight assistant Dave Bliss told the AP.
“He just happens to be a good basketball coach. His ability to
lead people into battle is tremendous.
“He can really assess talent. He can be a very stern
taskmaster in demanding potential be reached, make a team
be very cohesive, is good at assessing strength and weakness
es, and very good at preparing the strategy.”
Knight’s quest for win No. 800 will begin with a 5:30 p.m.
t%€and the game will be shown statewide as part of the
IfflieStar Series.
2003 COLLEGE BASEBALL PREVIEW
Longhorns are primed for a big encore
Texas will attempt to become just the fifth team to repeat as College World Series champs, joining the Longhorns
of Texas (1949-50). Southern California (1970-74), Stanford (1987-88) and Louisiana State (1996-97). With
a Division l-record 285 schools fielding baseball teams this season, here are the top ones to watch
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Arizona State
Coach: Pat Murphy
(306-161-1, Hindi
season)
Sun Devils should
score in bunches -
a staple of Murphy's
squads, which have
led nation in runs
scored in two of last
four seasons; RHP
Ben Thurmond is a
transfer who was 22-
9 in three seasons
at Winthrop. and
pitched for Team
USA in 2001
Cal State Fullerton
Coach: George
Horton (259-116-1,
seventh season)
The Titans have
made the NCAA
tournament in each
of Horton’s first six
seasons; team has
won or shared the
Big West title four of
the past five years
Chad Cordero's 26
saves are most
among active
college pitchers.
Rice
Coach: Wayne
Graham (478-212.
12th season)
Seven pitchers return
from a staff that led
the nation with 2.79
ERA; Vincent Sinisi,
1B, was Western
Athletic Conference
player of year, Owls
liave won seven WAC
titles in 10 years, and
have made the NCAA
tournament in each of
the last eight seasons.
Southern California
Coach: Mike GWespie
(645-356-2. 17th
season)
The Trojans have
won five Pac-10 titles
under Gillespie,
including the last two;
the school has won
the most CWS titles
(12). last one in
1998; freshman C
Jeff Clement set the
national high school
record with 75 career
homers.
Florida State
Coach: Mike Martin
(1,239-416-3, 24th
season)
The Seminoles have
appeared in the
NCAA tournament 25
consecutive years,
second to Miami’s
active record of 30;
Team has made 11
trips to Omaha in last
16 seasons: Matt
Lynch and Marc
LaMacchia form one
of the country s top
pitching duos.
Stanford
Coach: Mark
Marquess (1,093-
533-5, 27th season)
The Cardinal are
coming off a school-
record fourth straight
CWS trip: they have
won 40 or more
games in eight
straight seasons; OF
Sam Fuld enters the
season as the
Cardinal s career
leader with .367
batting average
Georgia Tech
Coach: Danny Hall
(396-172. 10th
season)
Hall has led the
Yellow Jackets to the
NCAA tournament in
eight of nine years;
coming off a school-
record 52-win
season in which
team went to Omaha
for first time since
1994; landed the top
recruiting class in
nation, as rated by
Collegiate Baseball.
Louisiana State
; Coach: Smoke Laval
i (44-22, second
; season)
j The Tigers have
; reached puper
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; but missed trfp to
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| since 1986: LHP
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; surgery in June and
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Texas
Coach: Augie Ganido |
(227-142-1, seventh j
season)
The defending College i
World Series champs ;
return with six starting j
position players and j
eight pitdiers; second I
in the nation with a j
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appearances (29);
Ganido is 48 wins shy i
of becoming Division I j
career leader.
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Wake Forest
Coach: George Greer
(562-325-4, 16th
season)
The Demon Deacons
have won the ACC
title in three of the
past five years, and
have made five
consecutive trips
to the NCAA
tournament; all nine
position starters and
11 pitchers return
from team that went
47-13-1.
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