tuesday, april 8,1930
daily nebraskan
page 11
NCAA gym meet provided educational enjoymeni
Being No. 1 in anything is a great feci
ing, but claiming that distinction in front
of your own fans is even more of a thrill.
Nebraska's gymnastics team won the
NCAA team title Saturday afternoon in
the Bob Dcvaney Sports Center in front
of about 6J0OO fans, and it now appears
it may have the opportunity to win its
third consecutive title in Lincoln next
Even though the tournament was during
spring break, more than 2JD00 fansattend
cd Thursday evening's compulsorics, 6,000
Friday night and 14,000 for Saturday's
afternoon and evening sessions.
That kind of attendance alone is
probably enough to get the meet scheduled
in Lincoln next year, but there are addi
tional factors.
1 have to admit I am no expert when
it comes to intercollegiate or international
gymnastics meets, but I felt the past week
end's meet was one of the most well-run
and simplest to follow I have seen.
Easy information
Many of the fans were not well-ac
quainted with gymnastics, but were drawn
in by the opportunity to see a Nebraska
school win a national championship.
Obviously the organizers were aware of
this and provided easily accessible informa
tion to keep the fans interested.
The huge scoreboards placed at the
east end of the arena and the name cards
placed on the portable score displays
made the meet much simpler to follower.
On the whole, 'this year's meet not
only entcrtained-it educated.
By the end of the meet, Nebraska fans
knew as much about 9.75s as they did
about a touchdown and an extra-point.
That makes having a meet here next year
even more of a possibility.
Outstanding crowds
Hie crowds drawn to this tournament
were outstanding, according to NCAA
standards. Considering that the score
board lias already been built in Lincoln
and could be used again next year makes
things took better.
Central location is another thing which
makes Lincoln and UNL the logical choice.
The only illogical thing about this year's
meet was the timing. Having the meet
during the UNL spring break cost the meet
around 5,000 fans, if not more, over the
three days.
It would seem the NCAA would want
the meet while the host school's students
Softball team sweeps two
in Monday's Drake games
are on campus, not at home.
It may have just been a coincidence
that it worked out that way this year, but
Tennis . . .
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Wood said Judy Huerter and Ann
Swanson were ill at the beginning of the
trip while Kerry Distefario was ill in the
middle of the week.
Mental prowess
Wood commended the play of number
one singles player Sue Sloboth and fresh
man Cindi Reiman, the Huskers' number
three player.
"She (Cindi) played fantastic down
there, the best she has played since coming
here," Wood said. "Sue Sloboth played
some real good tennis at times, and had an
excellent mental game."
Wood said she is uncertain where her
team will finish at the Big Eight meet, but
added she is certain the Huskers will finish
higher than last year's sixth place.
"Before the Arizona trip just by looking
at the other teams we were looking at fifth
place," Wood said. "But based on how we
played in Arizona we could easily finish
third or fourth. If they play as well as they
did in Arizona, winning the championship
is not out of the question."
Two year winners
The women won the Big Eight crown in
if Lincoln is awarded next year's meet
which will be announced in about a week
it should be held while school is in session.
1977 and 1978.
Porter said the men's week in Arizona
should have helped the team prepare for its
opening matches in Big Eight play in Law
rence, Kan., this weekend. Hie Huskers
play Kansas Friday, and Missouri Saturday
and Oklahoma Sunday.
"The team is looking pretty good,"
Porter said. "They continued to improve
down there, but we still have a long ways
to go before the conference champion
ships. Hopefully, well keep playing good
and then peak at the conference meet."
Porter said he was especially happy with
the play of number three singles player
freshman Hal Koch, who won six of seven
singles matches. Porter also was happy with
the play of sophomore Dale Christian and
senior Larry Rugg.
The Huskers lost to Kansas and Missouri
6-3 last fall, but Porter said he isn't count
ing his team out.
"Last fall, we had some close matches
that could have gone either way," Porter
said. "If we can turn those matches
around, we have a good chance of
winning."
By Tad Stryker
Clutch late-inning hitting helped the
Nebraska women's Softball team to a sweep
of a doubleheader against Drake Monday at
Ballard Field.
Shelley Scott's two-out single in the
seventh inning brought in Kathy Foley to
give the Huskers a 2-1 win in the opener.
In the nightcap, Foley's bases-load triple in
the sixth' keyed a five-run inning -and a
come-from-behind 84 victory.
Coach Don Isherwood, whose team is
now 5-5 this spring, was pleased at the way
the Huskers played when it really counted.
"We were beginning to wonder if we
could win close games," he said, 'Three of
the five games we lost on our southern trip
(into Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri) we
lost by one run -either in the seventh inn
ing or in extra innings."
The team won three games on the trip
and had eight games rained out.
Connie Gonyea pitched a three-hitter
and appeared to be in command of her
pitches in the first game. The only Drake
run was scored on a triple and an error. In
the third, though it took a third -to-first 4 o
home double play on an attempted sacri
fice bunt to get her out of a jam.
Linda McCrea got credit for the win in
the second game.
The Nebraska hitting attack has shown
improvement over last fall, according to
Isherwood.
"We started workouts in the fieldhouse
at the beginning of February, and we
worked solid for two months on hitting.
We hit poorly last fall, so we let some
other things go. They're still not hitting as
good as I want them to."
Foley and McCrea collected all the
extra-base hits for Nebraska, Foley went
four for eight with two doubles, a triple
and three RBI's. McCrea delivered four
hits in six trips to the plate, including a
double and a three-run, inside-the-park
home run.
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with Charles Ferris
Tuesday, April 8
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