friday, april 17, 1981
daily ncbraskan
page 13
DaCosta: Winning tradition runs into challenge
By Joni Kramer
The hardest adjustment of coming to Nebraska from
Jamaica for UNL track member Everton DaCosta was
the change from high school to college athletics.
"It wasn't the weather or anything like that," DaCosta
said. "High school wasn't as competitive as college is.
I won all the time, and my first year at Nebraska I
didn't win one race. It was frustrating. In college you
have to have a lot of respect for other athletes. You can't
be a hot shot."
A big difference DaCosta sees is the popularity of
UNL men's tennis team
to attend weekend dual
The UNL men's tennis team suffered a tough weekend
in Columbia, Mo., last week, but hopes to rebound when it
travels to Stillwater, Okla., for duals against Oklahoma
State and Kansas State Friday and Saturday.
The Huskers dropped three matches last weekend to
Iowa State (2-7), Oklahoma (0-9) and Missouri (1-8). The
only winners for the Huskers in singles action were Doug
hlsass and Hal Koch, who defeated Iowa State nettcrs. In
No. 3 singles, Koch defeated Iowa State's Mark Paulson,
6-2, 6-2, and in No. 4 singles, Elsass swept Iowa State's
Dave Eberhardt, 6-2, 64. Husker's No. 1 singles player
Scott Baker lost a close three-set match, 5-7. 6-3, 0-6.
In doubles action. Nebraska lost eight of nine matches
played on the weekend. The only win for the Huskers
came with the No. 3 doubles team of Scott Klaus and
Darrell White, who scored a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 victory against
Missouri.
The next action for the Huskers comes this weekend in
Stillwater, Okla. Nebraska, now 10-11-1, has not played
Oklahoma State this year, but did defeat Kansas State 4-2
this year in a dual at home.
track in the United States as compared to Jamaica.
"In Jamaica, track is the' sport, along with soccer,"
he said. "Here in Nebraska, track kind of takes a back
scat. However, I feel we have one of the best squads in
the U.S. There's no doubt about that in my mind."
Despite an occasional disappointment, DaCosta said
he's not sorry he came to Nebraska.
"I've had a few bad times, and some really good
times," DaCosta said, 'if something bad happens, I tend
to look for excuses to cover it. So far, it hasn't all been
a bed of roses, but I think 1 picked one of the best
schools."
"I like Nebraska because it seems quiet to me," he said.
"The things I dislike are that it's too flat, and the weather
is bad. But, I guess most Nebraskans don't like the weath
er either."
After training for soccer when he was young, DaCosta
said he decided to try track.
"We had to run a lot in soccer so I decide I should
m out for track, and I did better in track than in soccer,"
he said. "I would have liked to play soccer if I would
liave been better at it than 1 was at track.
"I like track but it can be tough," he added. "You're
out there alone. It's not a team, so if you make a mistake,
there are no excuses."
According to DaCosta, being a student athlete can
be rough, depending on the individual.
"Some people can be in a sport and have a 4.0 average,
but for me it's hard, and 1 know it's hard for others,"
DaCosta said. "You miss so much school traveling,
so it seems like you have to do so much more than a regu
lar student. I think everyone makes sacrifices, but athletes
give up more. You have to put just a little more into it,
and hold yourself back from temptations."
UNL cheerleading squad announced
By Scott Ahlstrand
After four clinics, two days of tryouts and hours of
practice, the 1931-82 UNL cheerleading squad was
announced.
Dan Kendig, UNL women's assistant gymnastics coach,
also serves as the cheerleading squad adviser. He said
participants had to meet some standard requirements be
fore trying out.
"We had four clinics that were available," Kendig said.
"Ideally, the girls and guys would attend all of them, but
clue to some class conflicts, they were only required to
attend two of them. They also have to be full-time stu
dents and maintain a C average."
This' year's tryouts were on March 31 and April 1. The
participants were judged by a panel of nine people.
"The cheerleaders were judged on how well they did in
three areas," Kendig said. "They had three required
double stunts to perform, two optional double stunts
and they were also judged on how well they worked with
their partners."
The panel of judges included Bill Bennett, assistant
sports information director, Gene Huey, assistant football
coach, and Steve Elliot, UNL gymnast and diver.
1981-82 squad
This year's cheerleading squad consists of Jeff Castle,
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Wally Cotton, Mike Eaton, Jerry Friedman, Alex Ford,
Scott Schell, Terri Koziol, Karen Madsen, Jane Porter,
Vicki Renner, Sharon Rosser and Sandy Satrapa.
The squad is supported by the men's athletic depart
ment and performs at UNL football and men's and
women's basketball games. Kendig said the team gets
offers for other activities, but it has to be very selective.
"We do some judging for high school cheerleading pro
grams and anything else that is real good for our public
relations," Kendig said. "We'd get asked to do a lot of
activities, but we just don't have the time, so we have to
be selective of the ones we pick."
Vicki Renner, a junior who made the squad for her
second year-, said that time was an important factor in pre
paring for tryouts.
"1 spent eight hours in clinics and about 10 hours with
my partner," Renner said. "There weren't as many people
competing this year as opposed to last year, but I knew
that the competition would be just as tough."
World of difference
Renner was a cheerleader at Lincoln Northeast High
School, but said that there is a world of difference be
tween cheering at college and high school.
"In high school we only did a few basic cheers, but
here we do a lot more sophisticated routines," Renner
said. "We do dances, lifts and pyramids. It's a much wider
variety then we had in high school."
Renner said there are both advantages and disadvant
ages to being a cheerleader.
"It really takes up a lot of your time," she said. "We
practice two hours a day and we usually perform on week
ends. "It's especially hard in basketball season, but it teaches
you to budget your time," she said. "I really enjoy cheer
ing for the team. It's great fun and great exercise. I really
love it."
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Jane Porter and Alex Ford, both members of the
UNL yell squad, go through a routine at Tuesday
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DaCosta, who is a squad co-captain this year, said
the team spirit is good.
"When we started in September, we weren't too close,
but as time went on, I've seen the team grow together,"
he said. "On the whole, we're really close now."
The team's performances also are good so far, accord
ing to DaCosta.
"We had a pretty good indoor season," he said. i
think a lot of people thought we wouldn't do as well as
we did. Only the team knew wc could. I think we
surprised a lot of people."
"Right now we're looking good in the outdoor
season," DaCosta said. "We're really psyched to do well."
As far as season goals, DaCosta said he hopes to break
50 seconds in the hurdles and wants some good perform
ances at the Drake Relays.
"I think it's about time we won a relay there," he
said. "We have a good chance to win two this year."
After he graduates, DaCosta said he hopes to get a
job dealing with his major, public relations. However, he
says he's not sure where he'll go.
"I haven't really made up my mind where to live,"
DaCosta said. "I will eventually go home to Jamaica.
But for now I'm not sure. I guess I'll just play it by ear."
Iba: Cagers recruit a
Missouri standout
Terry Smith, a 6-6, 215-pound forward, who for the
last two years has been a standout performer at Moberly,
Mo., Junior College, has signed a national letter of intent
to play basketball at Nebraska, Husker Coach Moe Iba
announced Wednesday.
Smith, who led the Greyhounds to a 23-8 mark in
1981 and the Mid-American Community College Confer
ence championship, averaged 20.8 points and 11.0 re
bounds a game in 1981. He also shot 59.7 percent from
the field and 71 percent from the line. As a sophomore at
Moberly, he earned unanimous first team all-conference,
all-region 16 and honorable mention junior college all
american. As a freshman at Moberly, the Greyhounds were 24-1 1 .
Smith averaged 13 points and 8 rebounds a contest.
At Nebraska, Smith will be entering only his fifth year
of organized basketball competition. A starter as a junior
and senior at Moberly High School, he averaged 25.6
points a game and earned first team all-state, all-district
and all-conference honors.
Smith selected Nebraska rather than Tennessee
Chattanooga. Missouri showed a. late interest in Smith's
talents.
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