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Tommy Bonn finds his niche in cross country By Kyle Davoust THE BATTALION A t first glance, fifth-year senior Tommy Bonn does not look like a cross country runner. His tall, slender frame may pass for a basketball player or hurdler, but not a distance runner. It’s hard not to wonder how some one this tall decided to compete in a sport dominated by the under 6-foot population. “1 always played football and bas ketball at (Lockhart High School),” Bonn said. “My sophomore year, the track coach, coach (Scott) Hippensteel, kept asking me to run track. He begged me to death, so I finally gave in.” Shortly thereafter, Bonn realized that running was his sport and Hippensteel his role model. He started focusing on cross country and track, letting other sports fall behind. “I owe a lot to coach (Hippensteel),” Bonn said. “He opened the door for so many things. He not only got me interested in run ning, but he also taught me a lot of lessons for life.” Whatever Hippensteel saw in Bonn seven years ago appears to be right. Bonn finished high school as a two- time Class 4A state champion in the 1,600-meter, the 1998 state champion in the 3,200-meter and leader of Lockhart’s 1998 state champion cross country team. This success did not go overlooked. Bonn was actively recruited as a schol arship athlete before choosing Texas A&M. Entering this senior season, howev er, Bonn had yet to win a collegiate cross country meet. This is not to say Bonn had not enjoyed success in his college career. He has excelled in the 1,500 meter run, even redshirting his sophomore year to compete in this event at the IAAF World Junior Track & Field Championships in Santiago, Chile. Despite all of this, though, Bonn had still not lived up to his potential in cross country. But what a difference half a season makes. In just three races this year, Bonn has been the Aggies’ top finisher twice and the meet champion once. His most impressive feat came at the Great American Cross Country See Bonn on page 3B Nebraska keeps A&M’s offense at bay in sweep By True Brown THE BATTALION Nebraska volleyball coach Jeff Cook had one goal going into Wednesday night’s game against Texas A&M: Control A&M outside hitter Melissa Munsch. Nebraska used a well-balanced attack and a strong front line to limit Munsch to eight kills and a .200 hitting percentage as the Huskers blitzed A&M, 30-22, 30-24, 30-19 at G. Rollie White Coliseum. The loss ended No. 21 A&M’s win ning streak at eight games, and gave the No. 10 Cornhuskers (21-3, 12-2 Big 12) their ninth consecutive victory over the Aggies (17-6, 9-4). Munsch took a 3.63 kill per game average into Wednesday’s match, but was held to just two kills each in the first and third games. “The key was Melissa Munsch,” Cook said. “We slowed her down and didn’t let her have a big night. Munsch and Laura Jones are two of the best hit ters in the conference. Sometimes you do everything right and they still get a kill, but our ability to slow her down was key tonight.” The Huskers’ front line played a big part in that. Nebraska, which leads the Big 12 in blocks, posted 14.5 team blocks while the Aggies had just three. Six-foot-two- inch middle blocker Melissa Elmer registered two solo blocks and eight block assists, and the Aggies had a sea son-low .102 hitting percentage. Elmer also had nine kills and a solid .375 hitting percentage. “She’s our Melissa Munsch,” Cook said. “We try to get her the ball as See Volleyball on page 3B Soccer team faces an uphill climb in Big 12 tournament By Troy Miller THE BATTALION In an odd Big 12 soccer season in which the top five teams in the regular season were separated by only three points, Texas A&M finds itself in unfamiliar territory as the No. 5 seed in this weekend’s Big 12 Tournament in San Antonio. To really make heads turn, the No. 8 Aggies will face Nebraska in a match that is usually reserved for champi onship games, not the first round. A&M and Nebraska are the only two schools to ever win a Big 12 Tournament championship. “We play Nebraska on Thursday, and it makes the first game very important,” said A&M junior forward Emma Smith. “You can’t necessarily walk through two games. Every game is important.” The Aggies’ (12-4-3) first round match with the Cornhuskers (11-6-1) will be a rematch of their match in College Station, in which the Aggies out played Nebraska but didn’t get the bounces as the Cornhuskers won 2-1 despite being outshot 17-6 by the Aggies. The Aggies will have revenge on their minds when they line up against Nebraska at Blossom Athletic Complex Thursday at 1:30 p.m. “We’re coming off a hard loss on Friday and we lost to Nebraska two See Soccer on page 3B CONGRATULATIONS! Join the Celebration at the Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center NOVEMBER 6TH RING DELIVERY Tickets distributed throughout the day, beginning at 7:15 a.m. You must have a numbered ticket to get your Ring. FEsnvmES begin at 2:30 p.m. Ring distribution starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. We encourage you to take the Bonfire or Replant bus routes that stop in front of the building. Prints of The Aggie Senior Ring by Benjamin Knox ’90 available for purchase. You must bring your pink receipt and driver’s license to pick up your Ring. If you do not have your pink receipt, please bring your student ID and driver’s license. SPONSORED BY The Association L^—OF FORMER STUDENTS® lA/ea/ce The Aggie NetbUonJc! As an engineer in the U.S. Air Force, there’s no telling what you’ll work on. (Seriously, we can’t tell you.) United States Air Force applied technology is years ahead of what you’ll touch in the private sector, and as a new engineer you’ll likely be involved at the ground level of new and sometimes classified developments. You’ll begin leading and managing within this highly respected group from day one. Find out what’s waiting behind the scenes for you in the Air Force today. To request more information, call 1-800-423-USAF or log on to airforce.com. U.S. AIR FORCE CROSS INTO THE BLUE
