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Over 1,600 young amateur
athletes were at the UN-L
campus this week to compete in
the eighth annual National
Amateur Athletie Union (AAU)
Junior Olympics Multi-sport
Championships.
These athletes, who won the
right to compete in the national
championships by competing in
regional meets throughout the
United States, stayed at the
Abel and Smith dorms on
campus, Aug. 9-12.
In addition, the athletes
competed at various spots
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throughout campus including
the outdoor track, Henzlick
Hall, the Coliseum, Women's
Physical Education Building as
well as at Woods Pool in
Lincoln.
According to AAU Junior
Olympics Sports Director, Pete
Cava, 104 gold medals were
awarded to competitors this
weekend. An equal number of
silver and bronze medals were
awarded.
The athletes competing in
the event usually expressed
hope they would one day go on
to the Olympics. All, even
, those, who did not win medals,
said they enjoyed the compe
tition because it gave them a
chance for higher competition,
and a chance to travel.
Joaquin Maldonado, from
Southern California, noted that
"Traveling is great. I've never
flown this far before."
Maldonado is 18 years old and
competed in the 115 pound class
of wrestling.
Fifteen-year-old Renee
Garcia from Hawaii said she has
been running since coming to
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Shown in the pictures are
several contenders of the AAU
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high school. Garcia, who's
specialty is the 100-yard dash,
said she entered the Junior
Olympics for "good competi
tion, to travel, and to try to
get my best time."
She noted that if she
improves her time she will
continue track as a career. "I
just like to run." she said.
Garcia, who competed last
year in the Junior Olympics,
remarked that the athletes had
more fun last year. She noted
that this year athletes were
housed in two different dorms,
which put a damper on the fun
she had last year when
everyone was housed together.
A 1 6-year-old discus thrower
from Hawaii, Julie Cabrido,
mentioned meeting new people
as one of the main benefits of
the competition.
Teresa Caudillo, an 880
runner from Long Beach,
Calif., also noted that "It's kind
of dead at Smith Hall," and said
she wish jtd everyone had been
together. She said she hopes to
go on to the Olympics, and
"would like to get my time
down here."
One of the advantages of
national competition, she said,
was that "we usually don't have
guys at our meets, so this is a
lot of fun."
Ron Yamamoto, a 16-year-oid
judo competitor from Los
Angeles, Calif., said he has
been practicing judo since he
was nine. He said he enjoyed
competing in the Junior Olym
pics because "it's one of the
biggest competitions in the
country."
The athletes competed in the
Junior Olympics in such events
as track and field, gymnastics,
trampoline, wrestling, judo,
swimming, diving and syn
chronized swimming.
On hand to present the
medals were such famous
athletes as track and field star
Ralph Boston, who was the
Olympic long jump gold medal
ist in the 1934 Olympic Games.
Former swimming gold medal
ists Captain Micki King and
Donna DeVarona and diver
Dick Rydze presented aquatic
awards. One of the nation's top
gymnasts Linda Metheny and
trampolinists Mark Langcnee
kert and Ronnie Merriott were
in Lincoln for the competitions.
The meet coordinator was
Dr. Richard Hammer. Hosted
by the midwestern AAU
Association, the competition
was sponsored by the Chevrolet
Motor Division.
Variety of shows aired
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"The Great American Dream
Machine" includes a perform
ance by Pete Seeger, a tour
through a school for comedians,
and a view of life on the 92nd
floor of Chicago's John Hancock
building, Wednesday, August
21, at 7:30 p.m., - repeating
Thursday, August 22, at 10:30
p.m.
Blues singer Esther Phillips
performs selections including
"Black-Eyed Blues," "Do You
Love Me" and "Home is Where
the Hatred Is" on "The
Boarding House," Wednesday,
August 21, at 8:30 p.m.
"A month m Folk and
Country" presents "Ron Codcn,
Folksinger" Wednesday, Aug
ust 21, at 9 p.m. Selected
musical numbers are featured
from this talented singer
guitarist's performance at the
University of Nebraska-Omaha
and a performance in the
studios of the Nebraska ETV
Network.
"Video Visionaries" focuses
on the techniques used by
Willard Rosenquist, professor
of design at the University of
California, Berkeley, as he uses
light as a compositional mat
erial and moves it in a
choreographic pattern to create
an interplay of light, darkness
and reflection on "Lostinc, "
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