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daily nebraskan
Wednesday, april 26, 1978
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New coach to improve rapport, morale
They loved her in Quincy, Calif., and
she's hoping they'll feel the same way in
Lincoln next year.
But Lorrie Gallagher, newly appointed
women's basketball coach at UNL, admits
there will have to be a lot of changes if
that's going to happen. Women's basketball
stumbled last year and Gallagher knows it.
"First, I want to add stability to the
team," Gallagher, 34, said. "I want a win
ning team, which they didn't have last year
and I want to beat UNO to qualify for
regionals.
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"I also want to develop a rapport with
the high school athletes in Nebraska,"
Gallagher added. "There's a lot of talent
here that's yet to be tapped."
Gallagher's team at Feather River Col
lege in Quincy posted a 51-5 mark the last
two years while playing national powers.
Impressive, but even more impressive when
one considers Feather River offers no
scholarships?
"I figure if I can get the athletes with
out scholarships, I can get them with schol
arships (at UNL), Gallagher said.
Gallagher, who has a masters degree in
psychology, said an increase in game atten
dance at UNL is needed.
"Last year, we outdrew the men's team
five to one and they had a good season.
The town (Quincy) was falling in love with
us."
The change from Feather River, with an
enrollment of 2,000, to UNL shouldn't
pose any problems in basketball strategy,
Gallagher said, adding that "basketball is
basketball."
Gallagher went through a seven-hour in
terview last month in a two-day visit to
UNL.
"Frankly, I was quite surprised I was ap
pointed," Gallagher said, "I didn't think
they would consider someone from a small
school in California."
Ironically, Gallagher was the last person
to interview for the job.
"After the interview, I went back to my
motel room, the phone rang and I was told
I had the job. Bob (Devaney) wasn't in
town and of course he had to approve it
along with the Board (of Regents)."
Gallagher insisted the apointment was
not hasty.
"It wasn't a quick thing by any means,"
she added. "A lot of study went into the
decision."
Gallagher will be making $16,000 at
UNL, $2,000 less than newly hired wrest
ling coach Bob Fehrs and men's swim
Coach Cal Bentz.
Gallagher, who has worked for women's
equal rights in the Title IX amendment,
said Title IX doesn't include "equal pay in
that sense."
Omaha South gym champion
signs letter of intent to UNL
Two-time national high school gymnas
tics champion Jim Hartung of Omaha
South High School is coming to UNL next
fall.
Hartung signed a letter of intent with
UNL head coach Francis Allen Monday.
Although there had been stories that
Hartung might go to an Oklahoma school,
Allen said Hartung had told him "a long
time ago" that he would come to UNL.
"One time I asked him if he wanted me
to go to Omaha and meet his parents and
he said Nebraska was his favorite (choice),"
Allen said.
Caoching Hartung, who has won 18 gold
medals in state competition and is a three-
time high school All-American, will be
something new to Allen.
"It is going to be a new experience for
me," he said. "He is a world class gymnast
and I don't have to worry about developing
him. I have never had anyone like that
before."
Allen said he will stress refining Har
tung's routines and not on training him.
"He is the best high school gymnast
ever," Allen said. "He is better than Bart
Conner (was in high school). He is almost
as good as Conner right now."
Oklahoma University sophomore
Conner won the Big Eight and NCAA all
around titles this year.
Coliseum to be remodeled
into class and office space
By Rick Huls
Imagine the almost ancient UNL Coli
seum containing offices, classrooms and
laboratories on the first level where basket
ball courts now are located.
Move the basketball courts to a new lev
el, with an indoor track surrounding it.
It may be hard to believe these changes
are included in the long-range planning for
the Coliseum, according to the director of
the physical plant.
Harley Schrader said the plans have not
been approved yet by the Board of Regents.
He said many other buildings on the UNL
campus (Bancroft, Bessey and Nebraska
Hall) also need work and would probably
receive funds before the Coliseum would.
However, current construction to meet
fire codes at the Coliseum almost is com
pleted, Schrader said, and improvements
for the physical education program are
continuing.
"We want to make the building available
to both sexes now that the athletic depart
ment has moved out," Schrader said. "The
building can now be used exclusively for
physical education."
In 1976, the Coliseum was deserted
when the Sports Complex was completed.
For the most part, varsity athletics moved
to the new site.
However, Schrader said, the Nebraska
Legislature passed a bill in 1977 to appro
priate $150,000 for remodeling purposes
for the 1977-78 year.
Schrader said much of the money al
ready has been used and many projects
have been completed, including work on
the basketball floor and the stage.
"We are enclosing the stairwells because
fire can spread quickly up them, Schrader
said. "We are partitioning off the inside
and further developing an exitway. A fire
alarm system has also been installed ," he
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"I just want to do a good job," Gallag
her said. "I'm used to winning and being
placed in the spotlight and want to make
women's basketball what it should be back
there (at UNL).
"I've met some of the (UNL) players
and they've told me they're ready to work
-to work very hard."
Correction
A typographical error in the April
24th issue of the Daily Nebraskan
reported that Joe Cipriano received a
raise of $14,125. The head oaskrt
ball coach's raise was $4,125, bring
ing Mis coaching salary to $30,000 a
year.
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