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Dv John Petrow
Wrestling cries of "thin is in" may be on the way out if
research results from UNL personnel are adopted by the
Nebraska State Activities Assoc. (NSAA).
A research program headed by Associate Professor
Gerald Landwe and Assistant Professor Glen Johnson of the
Men's Physical Education Dept., and Dr. Richard Hammer
of the University Health Center has made it possible to
determine healthy minimum weights for Nebraska high
school wrestlers.
An equation developed by two doctors from the
University of Iowa uses weight, height, and other body
measurements Jo find the ideal wrestling weight.
This equation and a "skin fold" test produce an
optimum weight at which the athlete would have about
50 body fat.
Although the average college male has 12 body fat, the
researchers have found that, at a minimum of 5 body fat,
an athlete still will have sufficient strength for wrestling.
Weights of wrestlers at this year's State tournament were
recorded to see if many of the athletes were below their
optimum weight.
Those who were, did poorly in the tournament,
according to Landwer. '
The researchers said, however, that they have had
trouble calculating correct weights for athletes under 133
lbs.
"We need to do more research on the lower weights
before we can present our results to the NSAA," Landwer
said.
Although Kansas and Missouri have minimum weight
policies for high school wrestlers, Landwer does not expect
the NSAA "to Jump at the idea."
'There are too many coaches opposed to the idea," he
said.
"We need pressure from the American Medical Assoc.
and the Nebraska Medical Society before we can
realistically expect this policy to be adopted," he said.
Student footballtickets are
on sale, today through Friday
at the Athletic Ticket Office at
the south end of Memorial
Stadium. The office is open
from 9 a.m. to noon and from
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $17
for seven home games.
Only fuil-time students now
on campus are permitted to
buy tickets this week. Others
must buy tickets in the falf.
The Dusker 4-mile relay
team broke the school record
by more than five seconds
Friday in the Kansas Relays at
Lawrence, but had to settle for
second place behind Kansas
State University.
The quartet of
Roger Chadwick, Dan
Lynn Hall and Bob
finished with a time of 1 6:27.1
to break the old Husker
standard of 16:32.4 set ir
1970 by Mel Campbell, Greg
Car! rq, Pete Brang and Mike
seniors
Speck,
Unger
Lee.
The only other. Husker to
place in the meet was Jerry
Hannan, whose toss of 180 ft.
11 in. was good enough for
fourth in the discuss throw.
The Husker baseball team
opens a 12-game home stand
with a doubfeheader against
the University of Nebraska at
Omaha starting 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday.
The Huskers' record stands
at 7-18 after their first
conference win of the year
Saturday against the University
of Missouri. Denny O'Dofwrty
had his first pitching victory in
the 7-3 verdict. Norm
Glissmann, Ron MiHenberger
and Jim Smith contributed
home runs to the Husker
attack. The Huskers dropped
the first two games of the
series by losing the Friday
doubleheader, 120 and 15-3.
Husker golfers finished third
in the Kansas Relays
Invitational Thursday and
Friday in Lawrence, Kan. Their
total of 633 put them behind
Kansas University and Wichita
State University, each of which
totaled 614.
The UNL women's tennis
team suffered its first loss of
the year when it was defeated
by Kansas University, 6-2,
Saturday. The Huskers beat
Drake University, 8-2, in
another Saturday match. The
team's record is 8-1.
The UNL women's sofiball
team lost a doubieheader to
Kearney State College Friday,
11-9 and 6-4. Big blows for the
Huskers were a triple by Jean
Vrbka in the first game and a
home run by Sue Hansen in the
second contest. Tho team's
record is 5-3.
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UNL soccer team
conquers close call
The UNL soccer season almost came to an abrupt end last
weekend when it was thought there were not enough piayers left
to field a team. Because of previous commitments by some
players, the team barely had enough men for the Big 8
tournament in Stillwater, Okla.
It was a sour turn of events for Soccer Club President Ron
Wheeler. The team posted an impressive 8-2-1 record this year
and was looking forward to improving on last season's seventh
place finish in the Big 8 tourney before the depletion of the team.
Wheeler, an outspoken junior from Omaha, said the squad was
100 better this year.
"Last year I was a key member of tha team," he commented.
"This yea I'm lucky to start I'm a has-been."
He said the biggest contributors to this season's winning effort
have been John McFayden and Victor Bishop.
Though his importance as a player has diminished this year,
Wheeler continues to push soccer at UNL. The team receives no
financial aid from the Athletic Dept.
"The Athletic Dept. stays out of our way and we stay out of
theirs. They don't even know we exist," he said.
"Let's face it, their main purpose is just plain to make
money' he added.
Last fall Wheeler tried to persuade the Athletic Dept. to let the
team play after UNL home football games. The answer was no.
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Wheeler said he plays soccer because "it is the only sport I've
ever been any good at."
Wheeler recommends the sport because it takes a variety of
talents.
"Soccer combines timing, endurance, agility, quickness and
speed," he observed.
UNL's baseball team temporarily quieted a few critics last
Tuesday with a doubieheader sweep over Creighton University.
Most people had believed that the Blue jays would run rings
around the younger Huskers.
The Hunkers didn't exactly have a cheering throng behind
them for the Creighton games, In fact, there were nearly twice as
many Blue jay backers in the stands.
UNL can now win the mythical state championship with a
conquest of UNO next Tuesday. Two weeks ago the Huskers
wouldn't have been rated in the Top 10 in Nebraska.
David Humm is shocking spectators (and probably coaches)
with his new-found running ability at spring scrimmages.
Last year Humm ran the option piay only on rara occasions.
This year he is running with tha assurance cf a Jack Miidren.
If Humm develop a running threat to go along with his
pinpoint arm, tha Las Veyas lfty might hoar All-America chimes
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