monday, January 30, 1978
daily nebraskan
page 7
UNL pushes powerhoiise Kansas from track throne
By Rick Hub
Three Huskers qualified for the NCAA
track championship in the first meet of the
season Saturday as UNL's indoor track
team defeated perennial power Kansas, 85-85-55
at the Sports Complex.
Scott Poehling, a Fremont sophomore,
edged Kansas Lester Mickens at the tape
to win the 600-yard dash in 1:09.10,
breaking the UNL school record and Sports
Complex record. Poehlirig's time also is
the fastest 600-yard 'dash clocking in the
nation this year.
Freshman Everad Samuels from
Kingston, Jamaica, qualified for nationals
by running 6.1 in the 60-yard dash, fin
ishing second to Cliff Wiley of Kansas,
who set a Sports Complex record (6.0).
Jeff Lee, NCAA defending high hurdle
champion, tied a UNL record and Sports
Complex record by winning the 60-yard
highs in 7.1 , qualifying him for nationals
again.
One other UNL school record and a
HE?? Complex record were broken.
UNLs Dean Ross pole vaulted 15 feet
6 34 inches for a school record and Kan
sas Stan Whftaker raced past everyone for
a 47.8 clocking in the 440-yard dash
breaking the Sports Complex record.
UNL coach Frank Sevigne said he
wasn't shocked by the margin of victory
over KU's reigning outdoor and indoor
champions.
"We thought it might go this way if
we got the right performances," Sevigne
said. "We've had good workouts and were
confident of beating them.
"Everyone else performed well also
today, because we were really ready for
Kansas," Sevigne added. "We're definitely
better thanlast year."
Poehling came from behind in the 600
yard dash to win the most exciting finish
of the day.
"I knew he (Mickens) would be tough,
lie's a 9.5 sprinter and I expected it to be
very close, said Poehling, who also was
anchor man on UNL's winning mile relay
team.
"The crowd really helps when you're
behind;" Poehling added. "Listen, I've
got a great deal of respect for Mickens.
Hell be back."
UNL's Everad Samuels and Kansas'
Cliff Wiley also excited the crowd of
3J0OO in the 60-yard dash.
Samuels, who qualified for nationals
although losing the race, said he was
mentally ready for the meet and felt
that the entire team was in great condition.
"It feels good to qualify for nationals
but that Wiley is really good," Samuels
added. "I gave 100 percent and it was
close."
Wiley said he was impressed with the
crowd at Nebraska.
"I always like competing here because
the crowd is so enthusiastic," Wiley said.
'They seem to appreciate a good per
formance, no matter which team it is."
UNL's Jeff Lee and Kansas Anthony
Coleman split in the hurdles when Cole
man edged Lee in the lows.
"Jeffs a great competitor and hell
always be tough, Coleman said. "It was
easier for me in the lows because ! didn't
have to jump as high and strain myself.
Lee said he has equal respect for Cole
man. "I always have a close race with him.
I guess the rivalry started last year in the
Big 8, he said.
Kansas coach Bob Timmons definitely
was surprsied by the outcome of the meet.
"We knew they would be good but we
didn't expect to get blown out," he said.
"They are definitely a contender for the
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Hedberg Banks balance attack
as UNL guns down Cowboys
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Nebraska forward Curt Hedberg snares a rebound in
Saturday's UNLOklahoma State University basket
ball game. Balanced efforts by Hedberg and guard Brian
Banks sparked the Huskers to a 63-57 win over the Cow-
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By Jim Hunt
Juniors Curt Hedberg and Brian Banks
led a balanced UNL attack as Nebraska
defeated the Oklahoma State University
(OSU) Cowboys 63-57 in Big 8 Conference
basketball action Saturday.
Hedberg scored 10 of his 12 points in
the first half as fans at the UNL Sports .
Complex and a regional television audience '
looked on.
"In the first half they (OSU) were
giving us the corner (shot Hedberg said. ,
"In the second half they were giving us the
inside shot,. ., w ,wV mptcm
"I didn t shoot much the second half.
I took a couple shots and wasn't hitting so
- I didn't shoot." he said.
However, it was Hedberg's 10 first-half '
pcints and freshman guard Gerard My r
Chil's eight points which enabled the Corn
huskers to tie the Cowboys 32-32 after a
seesaw first half. -
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J- The game was tied eight times and the:
lead changed hands five times in the first
half.. ,
In the second half, UNL coach Joe
Cipriano replaced center Carl McRpe, with
freshman Andre Smith because McPipe -was.
ineffective against the Cowboy
defense, according ta to Gpriano. UNL took
the lead for good, 4745, on two free
throws by Smith with IJ!4 minutes left
, in the game. . ..rY:N y$c- '"C-'i
Smith had nine of his 11 points in the
second - halt. Seven of them - were free
throws.
With about two minutes left in the
game, OSU's guard Mark Tucker was
thrown out of the game for colliding with
Myrthil. , -
"I -was just going for the ball at the c
end, Tucker said after the game. "He had
the ball sticking out there.
"It was physical, but not more than
, any other game. Just because of that thing
it the end doesn't mean it was more
physical," he said.
IyrtM said, he didn't think -Tucker
intentionally came after him.
Jl just saw a shirt coming at me and I
got myself ready for the impact. I wasn't
hurt, but I will probably have a raspberry
on my leg after sliding across the-floor.
"Coach (Cipriano) pulled me because I
was still kind of shaken up, Myrthil said.;
However, Banks was upset with the
incident.' r''f :
v "The play before that Tucker tried to
hit, me in the-face -with the ball, but
iwssed, Banks said.' The. next play , he
dove at Gerard's knees and if he '. would
have hit him right it could have ended his .
career. , '"- '.
The win boosted Nebraska's record to"
163 for the season and 5-2 in the Big 8.
The Cowboys dropped .to 3i 1 for -the,
season arid 17 m the Big 8. ; "
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with a 7:35 pjn:i tipoff scheduled against
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