The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 25, 1977, Page page 10, Image 10

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CiivcJ.t.i'ist splits dflls. Eat finding a
qtssteiback who crai run and throw well
pcces a prelum, Osborne s:dd.
Urn IL:i, Randy Girch, Ed Eunu,
Jeff Q;im, Tom Sorlsy ar.i E'rad Humph
rsy til are trying to fit Ceborr.s's quarter
tack mo!4 of the stsx&g quarterback.
"They a"! did soma good things sad
sens . bad tediy," Gb
"The ood ihhg about it ia that it' not a'
v.iilzt of having bad quarterbacks."
"The problem is v.ith that many
quarterbacks, there's not encch repiti- -tieV'
he zi'zd. "We have to ive every
one a chance."
C.bcrr.5 ssid the petition is stO wide cpe
but "the odds are fairly good we'll red- ,
dirt Erad Humphrey,"
Osborne cited sophomore Quinn for his
scrknmage play.
did a good job of scrambling
around," Osborne said, "He makes things
"lie mns better than he passes, but
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somebody like Pandy Garcia tsd Ed Euros
psss better thin they czn ran.
Huskcr Rick Rick Ccrrs scored the
scrimrnss! first touchdown on a short
run up the riddle. Another touchdown
came on a short quarterback snesk by
Eurns.
The longest run and touchdo-n of the
day came when Ih-r pitched out to junior
I-back Byron Stewart. The Oxen rO, Md,
native swept around riht end for 65-yards
into the end zone.
"I was tired and I wasnt counting
the yards," Stewart joked.
"The blocking was there. We've been
working all week on outside blocking,"
he said. "All I had to 4o was run straight
up the field."
Allhoi?;h Stewart sdd he wa plsased.
with his 100-yard plus ruirj prfonrca
durba . the scrimmage, he ad'sd thsre'i
need for improvement.
There's also a need to perform well to
keep up with the other I-backs, he sdd.
Eerns, Stewart, Isaiah Hipp and Tim Wurth
all' are vybg for a starting role at I-bsck.
"You have to perform well to stay with
the group," Stewart said. "Everything's
about even. Nothing is locked up."
Wurth also had a 100-plus rushing day
and Hipp was on the way to one before
he jammed an achillcs tendon early in the
scrimmage. Osborne said the injury is not
serious. N
Osborne also said he might release a
depth chart today, but it won't be final.
U Nil's Sevigne nomad
Photo by Tl Kirk
It; was another rc-"h day fm Cie Ilnsker eflesss Sunday as the defense dominated '
fee last scrinsnsse before the 'issKd Eed-Ite pase Satodsy. . ; ' . '
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' UNL track coach Frank Sevigne receiv
ed another honor in his coaching career
when he was named liaison for the United
States Track and Field Team at the World
Cup I Games in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Sewlgne, in his 22nd year at UNL, said
he will help the UJS. track team and the
foreign teams attending the meet.
"I don't know specifically what I'll
be doing yet," Sevigne said. "Ill be help
ing out the VS. amateur team in Germany
and the foreign teams, also. I may be help
ing out with the coaching but I just don't
know that many details yet."
The executive director of the Amateur
Athletic Union, Olian Cassell, named
Sevigne Wednesday for the first World Cup
track meet scheduled for Sept. 2 through
4,
Sevigne said the meet will have eight
teams.
"The United States and the Soviet
Union will have teams," he said. "Europe,
Africa and other continents wO compete.
"I don't know that many details yet,
but it should be a unique meet. There wiHl
be no trial heats with one person per event.
All events will be final."
Sevigne said the meet is to be an annual
event except during Olympic years.
i feel it is an honor to be selected,"
he said. "I'll be leaving in August for
Germany before the team does."
The United States' team will be sel
ected from the national championships in
California in June.
Sevigne said the occasion will be
nothing new for him. Sevigne, who is the
chairman of Track and Field Region VII
for the AAU, has been involved in numer
ous national track events.
He was the meet director and referee
in 1975 when the United States met the
Soviet Union in a dual meet. He also served
as an advisory coach for Jamaica during the
Commonwealth Games and served as Chef-de-Mission
of the VS. Junior national team
that competed in the Soviet Union and
West Germany. , -.
.Sevigne also was a member of the VS.
Olympic Track and Field Committee in
the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.
Lawrence, Kan .-It was a weekend ot
surprises and disappointments for coach
Frank Sevigne and the Husker track squad
at the 52nd running of the Kansas Relays
Friday and Saturday.
"I'm not elated with our performance
but I'm not totally disappointed either,1
Sevigne said.
One of the biggest surprises in the meet
for the Huskers came , when L;e Kunz
finished third in the disou Kunz, a sopho
more and a linebacker on the football
team, threw the discus 175 ft., 9 in.
"Lee finishing third in the discus for as
much time as he has put in is really good,"
Sevigne said. '
"I don't know whether Lee is going to
Drake with us next week," Sevigne said. "I
don't think fee is going, he wants to stay
here (Lfccsla) and plsy football and that
is his d
Scott Sorchik, the two-time defending
Kansas Realys champion in the javelin;
finished second to Bud Elythe of the Uni
versity of Alabama.
"Obviously I'm disappointed," Sorchik
said. "I just don't know what happened "
Sorchik said he thinks he still is capable
of throwing the javelin 270 feet this
season. Sorchik's second place toss Satur
day, 257 ft., 10 and three-fourths in., was
second to Elythe 's throw of 268 fU U and
one-fourth in.
The Husker two-mile relay team of
Keith Whi taker, Ron Fisher, Matt Reck
roeyer and Scott Poehling finished third be
hind New Mexico State University and
Bowling Green University. The Huskers'
time of 7:25:7 was the fourth best effort
in UNL track history.
"I was a little disappointed that we
didnt get the job done," Sevigne said. "We
have a new member on the team (Whitaker
replaced Paul McClain) and we are hoping
they will do better at Drake next week."
High jumper Dean Iferaog qualified, but
failed to dear the opening height of 6 ft.,
9 in. v
The Husker distance medley relay team
started badly and finished ninth in the
event.1 "' . ' "'. : '
Jeff Lee,- the 60-yard hii. hurdle
champion, failed to qualify for the finals in
"the 100-meter high hurdles.' " ;.
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The. Huskers will travel to Des Moines
for the Drake Relays next weekend and
return home May 7 for their only home
dual of the year against the University of
Missouri.
Women" ir
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ualifiers increasi
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By Jin Kay
UNL's women's track team scored 100
points to sweep a triangular meet from
Northwest Missouri State University (52)
and Fort Hayes State College (29)
Saturday in addition to qualifying in three
more events for the women's national meet
in May.
Coach Carol Frost's track team has qua
lified in eiht events for the national njeei..
Sophomore Pun Baker quslikd in two
events Saturday by running the 1 CD-meter
hurdles in 14.7 seconds and running a kg
on the 440-yard relay team. Other
members' of the relay team axe'fxesksai
Tori Middsr, Jean Essman and liz Lee.
The third qualifier was junior Dons Eiz
ia the 80 with a time of 2:17j6.
"We figure we're pretty well on sche
dule "'Frost said of the qualifying per
formances. We could have as many as 12
qualifiers.'"
Frost added that freshman Cindy Vicken
and Kelly Hiatt were jst coming back
from injuries and have a chance to qualify
ia their events.
"The girls in the jumps, Fcsy Uidick
and Linda Frazee, also have a chance,
Frost tad. Ako Jeanne DoHer ia the s!xt
put and cur rrJe relay nuy qusll'y. If we
could run our mile relay fresh instead of at
the end of the meet they could do it."
Other winners were Maria MsAlpin ia
the 440, Pam Koontz in the discus, Essman
in the long jump, Deb Raddatz in the shot
put and the two-mile relay team. -
"It was a beautiful track day," Frost
said. "There was no wind which is rare in
Nebraska. A lot dsends cn the weather in
the coming weeks too." '
Frost said the meet provided some excel
lent competition from the other schod
ccpccisHy Northwest Missouri Slate ia the
dstsace events.
Tere pttirg to the pcir.t where we're
getting some fine performances in, she
laid. "It seems like we're breaking records
every time we step cn the track." .
The track team travels to Kearney State
. Corpse Tuesday and then has a meet with
the University of Kansas before the Sig S
Conference meet in Lawrence, Kaa.
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Che Ereatest cf esse . . - Jesn Eflasa wsa the lazg
jsrp u tie lllzzi best rCcrlhwsst Uiasri Stite UdTsrsiry ari Fcrt thy
winners lor tr.e iiusxers
were ZzLzt in . the 100-
and 4C0-m;ter hziCzs and iliider h both
the 100- and 220-yard dishes. Eaker also
was cn both the vrjirir.g 440 and mi
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