The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, September 18, 1981, Page page 11, Image 11
friday, September 18, 1981 daily nebraskan page 1 1 Allen sure three Moscow bound UNL gymnasts compete for World Games spots By Patty Pryor Four UNL gymnasts are competing with other national contenders for the chance to appear in the World Games in Moscow this November, said Francis Allen, UNL gym nasties coach. No. i ranked Jim Ilartung, fourth-ranked Phil Cahoy, fifth-ranked Scott Johnson and lOth-ranked Chuck Chmelka are joining 20 other gymnasts from across the country in the 1981 World Trials Competition which be gan Thursday in Fort Collins, Colo. Thr trials determine the qualifiers for seven spots on the national team which will go to Moscow Nov. 7 to compete with teams from all over the world, Allen said. An eighth qualifier may be allowed, he added, but he would attend only the training camp in West Germany the week before the games and not the actual competi tion. Quarterbacks... Continued from Page 10 "It's a dandy, isn't it?" Stockstill said. "With that kind of schedule, we can't afford to look ahead at all. Those teams are all so good that we really have to take them one at a i me." Nebraska and Pittsburgh both lost to Florida State last season, and would seem to have added incentive to avenge those losses. But Stockstill said he feels the Seminoles - at least in the Husker game - have no reason not to be as enthu siastic as they were last year. "We've got so many peo ple starting now that didn't play last year," he said. "They didn't come up here and see the 77,000 fans all dressed in red. They asked some of us what it was like and stuff like that. You know they're going to be psyched up. "If you can't get fired up for Nebraska, who can you get fired up for?" he asked. The 24 gymnasts competing in Fort Collins qualified for the trials at the USGF championships held in Lincoln last May, Allen said. The field includes second-ranked Peter Vidmar of UCLA and third-ranked Bart Conner of Oklahoma. The judges at the trials are all USGF officials, Allen said, inlcuding UNL's John Scheer, from the Department of Physical Education. The World Games are held annually, he continued, ex cept during the Olympic year. In the last World Games, held in Fort Worth, Texas in 1979, Ilartung placed ninth. Ilartung was also a member of the 1980 Olympic team, along with Cahoy and Larry Gerard, who has since left UNL. However the 1980 team did not compete because of the United States boycott of the games. "The World Games are as important as the Olympic Games," Allen said. "There isn't the grandeur of the Oly mpics, but to a gymnast, it's as important to be ranked in the World Games as it is in the Olympics." The trials consist of compulsories which were on Thursday and optionals today, he said. All-around compe tition is required. Allen, who is a member of the national coaching staff, said he expects Hartung, Cahoy and Johnson all to make the trip to Moscow. "All three should definitely be on the team," he said, "just based on their performance and how they've looked lately." "Johnson is really hot right now," he added. "He went from nothing to fifth in no time. He's just been doing real well." Allen said he didn't think Hartung's performance would be seriously hindered by a bone chip in his elbow. The prospect of competing in Moscow may add to the tension and nerves at the team trials, Allen said. "There's a lot of pressure, but it's a different kind of pressure," he said. "The school's not so involved, which gives the gym nast an individual identity. "And they all really want to do it, they really want to make it." ! Chelsea's Pub East Park Plaza JV 66th & "O" Slrwl Jh MONDAY NITE FOOTBALL 50c DRAWS -6PM TO 1AM TRY CHELSEA'S ENGLISH STYLE FISH & CHIPS ONLY $2.95 DEEP-FRIED VEGGIES -MUSHROOMS -ZUCCHINI -CAULIFOWER ONION RINGS ONLY $1.75 BIG COMBO BASKET $3.45 When it comes to Cffv Hj. Bike Shop and we have ultimate economy, LID the bicycle and accessor- there's nothing more jflS f, ies to fulfill all your cycling practical than a bicycle. So l ' J needs. From top of the line if you're looking for a good ft j 1 racing bikes to commuter bicycle at a fair price come 1 1 bikes to BMX.Freewheelin see us. We're Freewheelin is the shop for you. Downtown I East Park Plaza 427 South 1 3th Street 1 I 208 North 66th Street 402-475-0204 If 402-464-0188 (I h "TO ' IT r . V ' I r'v . r s. . ;r I I .... . j V- 'f. -M 2. r- 'i vmpwt mmmm v YLill ( tfA' J-Il I (I rAYf 72fri4 r4 W v-NS- - X fx ivf! " X-Afl kJ k& rr inr ; 4 " ' ' . : - . ' - . :. - ' v 1 . AT 10 AIM ISSUE, IT'S THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE FOOTBALL COVERAGE YOU CAN BUY. LOOK FOR IT AT HOME FOOTBALL GAMES.