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13 Monday, January 31, 19S3 Daily Ncbraskan Eligibility requirement are cause for confusion E. Ci, sjr wT UV Uk UK Ik W au .-.A- JJ Jit i ' " J-J-JJ- . W-.'-ji n riTiv- - rn.iM , IW -. W ihtv, .-1 J ,T, V. y-, .vbn a . - - - -: -" s gymnasts in victory At a time when most major college athletic depart ments arc slicll-shoeked by the passage of National Col legiate Athletic Association Pioposal No. 48, which strengthens freshman eligibility requirements, Nebras ka's athletic staff should not be overly concerned with the proposal's approval. For one thing, the new NCAA icgulations arc along the same lines as those established by the NU Board of Stu Pospisil 1 Regents. While both take effect in the fall of 1986 and both will utilize high school courses and test scores, there is a major difference because of two little words: "and" and "or." The NCAA rules require that an incoming athlete have a C average in a high school core cuiriculum which includes three years of English, two years of math, two years of social sciences, and two years of natural or physical science. Ncbiaska's rules differ in that UNL freshmen need only a D average in a high school core curriculum which are equivalent with NCAA requirements, except a fourth year of English is needed. Nebraska women's g mnastics Coach Judy SJialk was surpiiscd by the maigin of the Comhuskers vistoiy over Oklahoma Slate Sunday, but she wasn't misled by the 178.75 to 175,05 scoie. Asked if she expected a three-point margin, SJialk said, "No, I sure didn't. 1 expected a very close meet." In spite of the win. she said she was not altogether pleased with her 1 cam's, performance. "We missed two events," she said. "1 was disappointed in our (uneven) bars and (balance) beam peifoimanee. Wc should not be misMng on bats at this point in the sea son." Schalk also felt that Oklahoma State's performance was not up to par. "They did very pooih on iheir beam peiformance," Schalk said. "And their vault just isn't up to ours, lliose two areas were the difference." Schalk also noted that Oklahoma Stale did not field their strongest team, injuries having forced freshmen Cheri DeLuca and Linda Elstun out of the lineup. But Schalk added, " still think we would have won even if they had competed." The Huskcrs were led by Kim Crabowski who won both the floor exercise and the balance beam with scores of 9.5 and 9.1 respectively. She also finished second in the vault and uneven bars. Crabowski's score of 37.30 in the all-around was good enough for first place and also was a new school record. "Jt was the most outstanding performance of her career." Schalk said. "1 belivc she's the first person ever to break 37 on our team. Her peiformance was definitely the highlight of the meet." Schalk said the Huskcrs' victory would also give them a psychological edge. "Jt (the victory) will help," she said. "Now we know Freshmen highlight!: track triangular By Jack Dcnkcr A relatively young Nebraska women's track team demonstrated to their home crowd Saturday at the Bob Devaney Spoits Center, that their future looks bright. Nine freshmen scored points for "the Comhuskers en route to an easy triangular victory over Iowa and Iowa State. Of those freshmen, Angie Thacker of St. Louis was the most productive runner as he emerged as Nebras ka's only double winner of the day. "It was fun to be in from of the home crowd and show them what kind of team we have," Thacker said. Thacker, who ran the first 300-yard race of her life, said she "felt pretty good" about her time of 34.59, which is the fastest time ever registered by a Cornhusker other than Merlene Ottey. To go along with her 300 victory, Thacker also won the long jump with a leap of 19-'i. She also placed se cond to Janet Burke in the 60-yard dash. Burke, who won the race with a time of :06.86, competed on just two hours of sleep after finishing second in the 60-yard dash at the Mil rose games on Friday night. Both Burke and Thacker 's time of :06.89, were national qualifying times. Other national qualifying times were turned in by junior Jennie Gorham, :55.59 in the 440-yard dash, and freshman Nicole Ali, 1:21.65 in the 600-yard run. Gor ham and AH also teamed up with Burke and sophomore Marcia Tate to win first place in the mile relay with a time of 3:48.68. In the long jump, Thacker said she wasn't "satis fied" with her jump. Nebraska coach Gary Pepin said Thacker has gone 20 feet in practice, but due to the scheduling of events Saturday, they were unable to experiment with her m that event. "The long jump is going to be an outstanding event for her," Pepin said. This was the first meet of the indoor season for the Huskcrs and Pepin said he was pleased with his team's effort. Nebraska finished the day with 81 total team points, while Iowa accumulated 37 and Iowa State 20. "We had a good first meet," Pepin said. "We had some outstanding performances and we came away with no injuries." Gorham, who is one of the few veterans on the Hus ker team this season, said she was encouraged by her per formance Saturday, as well as the team's. "Em getting back into it," Gorham said. "And Em proud of the team, too. It's a different group of girls this year. They work out harder and I think we can go a lot farther than last year." fJOUU THERE'S AW EASIER WAY TO GET FRESH FISH irj Lirjcoirj. FRESH FISH, CHICKEN, SHRIMP & OYSTERS MON.-THUR. 11-11 FRI., SAT. 11-12 SUN. 12-11 olid)' 1035 Q GT. j "Mil ((" i mm is on the scene. Ask for it at your favorite drinking establishment or package store. 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