tbursday, September d, 1970
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Swim coach seeking support
fly Shelley Smith
Althoucfi the season doesn't officially
open until November men's head swim
ming coach Cal Bents said he's already
planning for the seasort.
However, fienti'i planning right now
isn't with tlie athletes.
Bentz, whd led the Huskers to a fourth
place flnlsh iri the Big Eight last year, said
riglit now he's only concerned With swirtt
mlng fans.
"This year we've got td prove td the
conference that we can pack oUr swimming
pool," he said.
Bentz said he hopes id hdst more home
meets, organize student suppdrt group
and sell T-shirts in an attempt td have Ne
braska chosen as the permanent site for the
conference champsionshJp.
fie said the 40 swimmers and divers ex
pected to report to practice next Week,
coupled with a new assistant swimming
coach, should spark fad interest iri the
swimming program.
BENI2 SAID many recruits that signed
with the Huskers have good credentials
some with potential td place high national
ly. Bentz declined td say which athletes he
feels will fare Well for the Huskers. saying
he didn't Want td give anyone the pre
season "kiss df death."
The Huskers finished fourth in the Big
Eight last year behind Kansas, Iowa State
and Missouri.
Bentz said he thinks Kansas again Will
be the team td beat.
The returning swimmers have experi
ence which Will be art added asset, he said.
NEBRASKA LOST tWd swimmers last
year: Mark Crowder Whd holds the school
record in the 100-meter butterfly and the
50-meter free-style arid GOrart WesterlUrtd
fro? Wen whd ho,ds hfl school record
In the 200-meter butterfly.
Pat DlBiase, former Husker swimmer
and head swimming coach at Omaha
Westslder WW join Bentz and assistant
coach Jeff Collen this fall as an assistant
coach.
Dlblasa will head the Husker's power
program, Bentz said.
Hie program, which is new to the Hus
ker swimmers, will attempt td increase
power and enable the swimmers td Wdrk
harder arid at a faster speed, according; td
Bentz.
It Will cdrisist df an individualized
weight program supplemented with art ex
ercise development program, he added.
"You have td train for a specific event
in swimming," Bent explained.
"tHlS YEAlt Vvfiltfi going to be mdte
individualized arid coach the swimmer in
his event," he said.
Last year, flentz explained, the swim
mers trained under a general prdgranund
didn't concentrate drt specific events.
fcentz said he hdpes td devedp a sound
Nebraska-athlete-based program because of
their importance td fan suppdrt.
"They're the identifying link between
the stands and the competitors," he said.
"lts easier td identify with the guy next
door. As a result, the younger kids iri high
schdol are gaining interest arid getting
better," he said.
Bentz said he believes Athletic Director
Bob Devaney's suppdrt and eommitment
td Nebraska athletics has greatly boosted
minor Sports.
"Coaches and athletes like to have
people suppdrt them and pay attention to
themhesaid.
Nebraska begins their season with the
irttra-squad meet Nov. 1 the regular sea
son begins Nov. 1 in Ames, Iowa against
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The strength of the defense, according
to Switzer, is the secondary where all four
of I978's starters return. At the comer
backs willbe juniors Basil Banks (Ml,
and lay Jimerson (5-0, 171). Banks
had 60 tackles in 1978 while limersort had
M and intercepted three passes.
- At the safeties will be seniors Darrol
Ray (6-2, 210) and Mike Babb (6-2, 197).
Ray was an all-conference selection a year
ago with 41 tackles and seven intercep
tions. Babb had 35 tackles last year.
Another hole Switzer must nil is at
kicker where NCAA record-holding extra
point ace Uwe von Schamann is gone. The
replacement will be redshirt freshman John
Hoge who, like von Schamann, is a soccer-
styla kicker from Dallas .
Switzer said there should be no extra
pressure m his team because they end the
season with Missouri and. Nebraska, the
two teams considered favorarites with the
two teams considered favorites with the
Sooner for the Big Eight crown.
"1 just hope we arrive to the final games
in a position to win the conference Swit
zer said. -
Oklahoma Schedule
Sept. l5-Iowa Sept. 22-Tulsa, Sept.
i$-4i Rice, Oct. 6-Colorado, Oct. 13
texas (at Dallas), Oct. 20-at Kansas State,
Oct. 27-lowa State, Nov. 3at Oklahoma
State, Nov. 10-Kansas, Nov. 17 at Mis
souri, Nov. 24-Nebraska.
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