SPORTS [he battalion 3B Friday, September 17, 2004 limners invade mb M- fOllege Station for ' kic (price must K r( &M Invitational i doesn’t sell, ilify for the 5 ed early. RCYCLE : 600, Black, 9-693-9340 The A&M cross country team ked off its season under the (price must I r ection of new head coach Dan onal possess;| a ( ers | as t weekend by finishing cond in men’s and women’s divi- ons at the Lobo invitational at the liversity of New Mexico. “They fared really well in the al- ude there," Waters said. “Every- le really competed hard. We know ere our fitness level is, and we’ll it a lot faster and a lot better." Highlighting the men’s show- '39-4594 p' n New Mexico were holdovers eooR-R r - Jnior Jonathan Lewis and junior 2500mi jjatt McLeod, who finished eighth d 10th respectively. McLeod and Lewis are some of |e runners Waters will be looking for team leadership. “Lewis is one of the best we’ve id, and McLeod looks to be one of etop five this year," Waters said. On the women’s side, Waters id last year's missed opportu- Ities will translate into success |is year. he best muscil "A couple of girls that either lighting lor the At injured or redshirted last can i-888GCk* ar are getting to run,” Waters ww.aceds.net , , . . Bid. An underachieving team iour a&m oj s-Bom last year has a chance to dt some things." J Fourteen teams will participate ig how to play J the two-day tournaments, in ch ding the University of Texas, Teas Christian University and ETS Ice University, ht off the famr'I ‘We'll run our race, work togeth- Box tram land make sure we all run well at me," Waters said. jetskis SL . and low hr 6)886-2292. JSIC 18-inch -571-7416 adoption! Vist Runnin’ wild EVAN O'CONNELL - Thc Battalion Aggie senior cross country team member and senior wildlife and fisheries science major Vanessa Kelly runs through Research Park. A&M is hosting an invitational tournament this weekend which will showcase 14 collegiate teams from around Texas. Puppies. CKC Taking depose ESTATE ; CS duplex. 693-1851. Experience 1 Your Own TAMU- 979-6" Soccer ontinued from page 1 B \&M will offer. “We wanted to play an out-of-region, op-25 team,” Cano said. “Playing at one of he toughest places, against one of the best Reams will be a test, and we’ll find out how ood we are.” The Anteaters are led by senior defender Alyson Spencer and sophomore forward Britney Webster. Webster has two game winning goals already this season. Yet, UC-Irvine has yet to be tested this year and traveling to A&M is a tall task. “We started out kind of slow, but the last game we played well,” Cano said. “Going to College Station is no easy task, and we will learn a lot about ourselves. Playing at A&M will get us going, and our kids will eat it up. We’re looking forward to it.” com T,“.football .OOO. 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Sta-at?'! ability to throw the deep ball accu rately and on a line,” Torbush said. “And he probably has as quick of release as I’ve ever seen.” With game-breakers like senior wide receiver Airese Currie, the Ti gers aren’t short on speed either. “It’s going to be as fine athletic team as anybody we’re going to see,” said A&M head coach Dennis Franchione. “We obviously have two or three outstanding teams on our schedule that are going to have great speed, but across the board speed - this team has it.” Like the Aggies, though. Gem- son is a little banged up at the run ning back position. Junior Duane Coleman, last year’s starter, has yet to play a down this season af ter breaking a bone in his foot last month, but is listed as question able for Saturday’s game. Coaches from both sides hesi tate to call this game vital, noting the importance of every game, but all understand how signifi cant a win this weekend could be for their respective team. For Clemson, it would mean getting back on track and living up to its high potential. The Tigers can’t afford to open up 1 -2 with all the obstacles that still lie ahead. And for the Aggies, a win would mean making a statement to the rest of the Big 12. It would mean showing that they can con tend with a top-level team with a high-powered offense. The Match ups □ QB Ivf □ □ wu |vf EfoUMI |vf Irll M | | □ o' □ «« [vT □ 81 - Depending on health status of Courtney Lewis Brandi Dunn • THE BATTALION ive Driving, Ticket dismissal r M-T(6pm-9pif I &Sat.- Fri(6pi* I Sat(8am-2;> 1 nng you 20yrs. | nd Kiva Inn, 51 bee’s). Walk*'I Lowest price t* I 846-6117. Ski /ITH MIKE ^ uctor CFI, CFt Call (956)455 axcite.com. thgate is avails 1 ,ys a week- Contact •