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Photo by Ted Kk
Husker gymnast Duane West shows his skill in the' stil rings in a meet earlier
this year against Iowa State University. West and his Husker teammates took
a 209.05-207.50 victory over Southern Cinois University in a dual meet
at fee UNL Sports Complex Wednesday. Husker Larry Gerard captured the
aH-arousd tMe with a score of 53.S3.
Borgialli wrestles with ineligibility
By Jim Kay
UNL's wrestling team will resume action
at home Saturday, but, for head coach
Orval Borgialli, it may be like the start of a
new season.
The Buskers lost several team members
because of scholastic ineligibility after
semester break.
Because of the loss, the wrestling pro
gram is devastated, Borgialli said.
"In the 13 years that I've been here, this
is the worst time we've had in regard to
scholastic ineligibility,' Borgialli said. "Not
only is the program devastated, but it's de
vastating to the other kids as weH." ,
Borgialli was reluctant to place a figure
on the total number of athletes declared
ineligible or name any of them.
Borgialli said some of the wrestlers were
scholarship athletes.
"We were young anyway," Borgialli
said. "Well have to wrestle a tot of fresh
men and jockey some weight classes now.
Well have to field a team that is academi
cally eligible."
Borgialli said an attempt would be made
for most of the remaining wrestlers to gain
weight to change their current weight
classes. He added that a few wrestlers
would be required to lose weight.
"In Missouri we had Doug Redding
wrestle in the 190 pound weight division,"
Borgialli said, "and he only weighs 158.
He helped us win, though, by not getting
pinned.".
Borgialli said he knew several of his
wrestlers were in academic trouble
throughout the semester. .'
"One of them may have been my fault,"
he said. "But all the others we couldn't do
anything about. We knew of the trouble,
but not to the extent to which it was."
Borgialli said UNL would have diffi
culty in upcoming matches particularly
in the Big 8 Conference.
"It's going to be difficult to compete
in this league," Borgialli said. "Not that we
would have won it anyway, but we would
have won a few meets this year. Some kids
who had potential are gone, and the ones
who are left are going to have to suck it
up and give it all they've got for the rest
of the season"." .- . '
Borgialli will get a chance to see what
kind of a team he has left Saturday when
the wrestlers face South Dakota Univer
sity and Colorado School of Mines in the
UNL Sports Complex at 7:30 pjn.
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With a new face , added to the team
but with an old one missing, UNL's wo
men's gymnastics team resumes compe
tition for the second semester at 7 tonight
in the Women's Physical Education Bldg.
When the Huskers take the floor for the
triangular against the University of Kansas
and Chadron State College, Carrie Buckley,
a junior from Green Bay, Wis., will make
her first appearance. '
Buckley attended Gustavus Adolphus
College in St. Peter, Minn., last semester
but was not satisfied with their program,
according to UNL coach Judy Schalk.
"She wasn't happy with the way prac
tices were going there," Schalk said. "Last
year she attended the University of Wiscon
sin at Green Bay, but they didnt have a
gymnastics program."
"Despite being a junior Carrie will have
four years of eligibility left for us because
she hasn't competed at any other place she
has been."
UNL, which had five team members last
semester, will have the same number for
this meet.
All-a rounder Tammy DriscoU was in
jured in a car accident during Christmas
break and will not perform.
"We're going to miss her," Schalk said.
4The balance beam is her best event and
that's what we need the most."
. Chadron State is the only other Nebras
ka school competing in women's gymnas
tics, Schalk said.
They (Chadron) are not bringing a full
team but I'm glad we were able to encour
age them to have a team," she said. "It's al
ways good to have some in-state compe
tition." Big 8 Conference member Kansas, the
Ilusker's other opponent will be weaker
than expected, Schalk said.
- "I received their roster. They aren't
bringing girls in two events, the uneven
bars and the floor exercizes."
All of UNL's gymnasts will compete in
the all-around tonight, Schalk said.
"Crissy Robertson carries the team
through on the all-around," she said. "In
dividually, Peggy Liddick is good on the
uneven bars."
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Photo by Ksvin Higky
UNL's wrestling team wO be in action Saturday when it hosts the Colorado School
cf Mines and the University of South Dakota st the UNL Sports Complex.
Husker Ingle wants to better record-breaking performance
Dy Kevin Schnepf
Being a freshman on UNL's swimming team could have
&s disadvantages, but freshman Robbie Ingle said he
doesn't think so. --,,--
There can be an advantage by being a freshman,"
Irle said, "Since a lot of the opponents don't know
oout you."
IirSe became known last weekend when he broke
UNL's record in the 500-yard freestyle, with a time of
4:53.179.
"I thought I was faster in the meet before," Ingle said.
think I can do better."
Ir;:e will have a chance to improve his time Saturday
v :.en the H inkers host the University of Missouri (MU)
it 2 pxi.in the UNL Sports Complex pooL
I.-e, who also swims the 203-yard freestyle, is from
Southwest IIIi School in Fort Worth, Tex.
"In high school and AAU meets I would swim in a lot
more events, whereas in college, I swim in just two
events," he said.
The Huskers are 1-1 this year in dual action and Ingle
said he thinks the team can do better.
The loss of Eddie Johnson hurt us," he said, "but we
can do a lot better." Johnson decided not to swim last
semester.
Reta said Lngle is going to get stronger and is a hard
worker, v
"He's a big, lean kid," Reta said, "lie's the type of kid
we want in our program because he works hard like the
rest of the swimmers."
The Huskers will try to avenge last year's 80-33 loss
to MU when they swam in Columbia.
MU was third in last December's Big 8 Relays and will
come to Lincoln with two Big 8 champions, diver Doug
EuckheLter and sophomore Kevin Deforest.
"Missouri has a lot more depth than we do," Reta said,
"but I don't think they will win the Big 8. TheyH be a
contender behind Iowa State."
"Depth is the thing that has hurt us.
The Huskers won their first meet last weekend when
they defeated Southwest Minnesota State, 69-44.
In that dual, besides trie's new record, sophomore
Mark Crowder was an individual double winner in the 50
and 100-yard free styles.
The kids have been working very hard this year,"
Reta said. Th team has progressed, further than it
has at the same time in past years".
Reta cited Rick Maack as coming on strong in the
backstroke and Pat DIBiase and Mark Crowder as consis
tent performers.
The Muskets' next meet will be Jan. 29 in Cedar Falls,
Iowa, against the University of Northern Jowa.