Wednesday, may 2,1979
daily nebraskan
pago 13
So)7te
Huskers have shot at first all-sports championshi
For the first time, UNL has i chance to become the Big
Eight's allport! champion.
The title would be unofficial, since the Big Eight
stopped naming in til-sports champion several years ago.
But the Huskers ire in fourth place, just three points
behond runner-up Iowa State, with the championships in
four sports yet to be decided.
golf and tennis - remain to be decided, and they will diet
ate who wins the crown.
But the Huskers, whose baseball and track teams finish
ed last or nexUo4ast just a couple of seasons ago, are
serious contenders in both, also. In addition, the Big Eight
track meet, will be held in Lincoln this year, a further
advantage for NU.
The main determinant of Nebraska's final all-sports
success would appear to be how its tennis and golf teams
fare.
NUs tennis team is marginal, and could finish any
where from forth to last. The golf team .would finish
third or better.
Don't expect any miracles, but one thing appears
likely: Nebraska is going to have its highest all-sports
standing in years.
jack shoddey Huskers end home season with wins
Before the practice's discontinuation, the Big Eight
determined the conference's all-sports champion by total
ing the points each school earned by its finishes in the
various men's rports.
So, using the Big Eight's old procedure, the Daily Ne
braskan thought it might be interesting to forecast an un
official conference all-sports winner.
The mythical championship is decided by taking the
standings of the 1 1 men's sports officially sanctioned by
the Big Eight and awarding points on the basis of finish.
The champion of a particular sport would receive eight
points, the runner-up seven, the third place finisher six
and so on.
In the event of a tie - and there have been several this
year - the points are divided evenly between the dead
locked schools.
An eight place finisher would receive one point, but
schools not fielding a team would receive no points for
that sport.
Kansas State, which dropped its swimming, gymnastics
and wrestling programs, is a prime example of how that
can hurt a school in the overall standings.
The 11 men's sports considered are: football, cross
country, indoor and outdoor track, basketball, wrestling,
swimming, gymnastics, baseball, golf and tennis.
With seven of .those seasons completed, perennial
winner Oklahoma again is on top with 42Vi points, Iowa
State is second with 36, followed by Missouri, 3SH, and
fourth-place Nebraska with 33M points. Rounding out the
present standings are Kansas (32), Colorado (26), Okla
homa State (22) and Kansas State, with 18H points.
The Huskers have been buoyed by strong finishes in
football, swimming, gymnastics and indoor track, but
were hurt by a fifth -place in basketball, where NU was
expected to do much better.
Bear in mind that Nebraska has never won a conference
all-sports championship, official or otherwise. In fact, the
Huskers have never even come dose, usually alternating
with lowly K-State - which fields three fewer, teams with
NU - for seventh or last place.
But this year, with four sports to go, the Huskers are
still within striking distance of the top, and have an excel
lent chance to place in the top three.
Though the odds are against NU winning it, a Nebraska
all-sports championship would be a monumental accomp
lishment. Nebraska has the lowest population base in the Big
Eight area, making it difficult for NU to remain competit
ive in some of the minorM sports. Many of these athletes
are recruited from in-state.
Even so, the Huskers won the NCAA gymnastics
championship relying heavily upon Nebraska talent. And,
under the guidance of a new head coach, Nebraska shot
up to fourth place in swimming, where NU traditionally
has finished last.
NU's competitiveness this season in its traditionally
weaker sports has proven the major factor in the Huskers'
turnaround from all-sports doormat to contender.
Championships in the spring sports -baseball, track,
The Nebraska Cornhuskers closed out their 1979 home
season in grand fashion Tuesday afternoon drubbing UNO
4-2 and 20-5. UNL finished with 26-2 record at Buck
Beltzer Field this year, the best ever at home.
The doubleheader sweep returned Nebraska to their
winning ways following a discouraging weekend at
Missouri.
We came off of Missouri playing bad ball," UNL
catcher Val Primante said. "These games were important
because we got back on track."
Primante was one of the several hitting stars, having a
perfect 5 for 5 day at the plate.. Among those hits were a
double in the first game to drive in the winning runs.
Steve Oakley continued to be hot at the plate with a
home run in the same game.
Another standout hitter was Pete O'Brien. The junior
broke the Huskers season RHI record set last year by Joe
Scherger. O'Brien knocked in his 54th run of the year in
the second game to better the record by one.
"It was a great record to break," O'Brien said. "That
was one of my goals at the beginning of the year, to in
crease my run production. The guys in front of me did a
great job of getting on base."
Another Husker record was tied in the second game.
Senior Bob Gebler tied the school record for most hits in
a year at 55. Scherger said Gebler had set the standard last
year.
The winning pitchers for UNL were Jeff Costello in
game one and Cliff Faust in the second. Costello gave up
five hits, one being a two-run homer in the seventh by
Dave Poulicek of UNO. He also struck out five and
surrendered one walk. Faust was knocked for nine hits
while striking out five and walking four.
. Nebraska plays the Kansas Jayhawks four times this
weekend.
"If we can take four from Kansas well have the
momentum for the Big Eight (championships)," Primante
saw.
J
n
OMAHA 402-332-1210
CLASSES BEGIN JUNE 4
ME21TJ
1
Tkjhria Herbs
1611 "O" Omk
"'Maraschino Cherry boasts a cast of lust goddesses who
are virtually the ztegneia uiris 01 uxuy pom seen.
Your best bet so far in 1978." - Bruce Williamson.
FLA I BUT
A NEW RIM BY
IIEKRY PARIS
SIMMS
MGHSXXm
ctcr.i a LEcrr.D
SIM
ITS) IE FYU
jEKfiv cjurrra
C.J.UING
' MB
I ,V V
I Aft. ,rtrr
A Quality Adult Film
I "METER MAID" MMM
SB
Four members placed in
the top .six last weekend
when the UNL Rodeo Club
competed at Brooking, SJ.
Brian Dodge placed
second in bull riding, Greg
Swim finished fourth in calf
roping, Mike Petersen was
sixth in die saddle bronc
nd Patty Loiter placed
sixth ia break away roping.
The UNL wesnort soft
ball team, aided by Linda
McGtals triple, scored all
e runs it needed in the
first finfe to wis ths Hs
fcraska State Asodsiioa for
wtercc2fite A&ktki for
women toflbl tills by
Japing Kearney Sute 2-1
Sunday it .Duck Celtic
Field. -
JUG
Spring Shoe Sale
Selected Dress Shoes
8 Top nair.es like (Jennie, Jacqueline 1
St Tempo, just to name a kw.
SALE STARTS TODAY
JUST AROUND THECOregROFCWER
L-J L 11
Ruby Btarr
formerly with Black Oak Arkansas and
currently recording with Capitol Records
And Srey Band
TOIIEHT OILY
Wed-, May 2nd
Plus Mainstreet will appear
tonight and the next two weeks;
$2.00 Entertainment Fee
Open at B:00 P.M.
If
340 Wsrt Comhtsksr H;vy.