Monday, February 13, 1984
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Daily Ncbraskan
Ottev. Loontier shine at Husker track meet
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For Nebraska tracksters Melrlene Ottey and Glen
Loontjer, last Saturday's Husker Invitational at the
Bob Devaney Sports Center track should be a day to
remember.
Ottey, who was running for the first time this
indoor season, ran three races and broke three
records and was the meet's only double event
winner.
Loontjer, a senior captain from Geneva, Ne., satis
fied the 2,000 fans by winning the pole vault with a
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60-yard dash trials with a record time of 6.73. . bhe
returned in the finals to improve her time to 6.69.
Nebraska's Angela Thackcr finished second with a
til?My 607was great," Ottey said. "I think Angela
helped me a lot, she was right there the whole way
-I knew she was going to run a great 60-yard
dash," Nebraska Coach Gary Pepin said. "That was
absolutely a world class performance.
Ottey said the most surprising time was her
record 54.00 in the 440. The time was also a national
qualifying time as well as a new meet record. The old
record was 56.00 set in 1980 by Iowa States Kim
Whitehead.
Ottey said she had been training only two weeks
before the meet and had a couple bad practices
during that time, which prompted her to ask Pepin
for the season off.
"Merlene feels great pressure to perform well
every time she runs," Pepin said. "I told Merlene she
couldn't approach every meet with the idea she is
going to win or break a record."
Ottey and Iowa State's Danny Harris, who set a
new meet record in the men's 440 with a time of
:4 6.98, were chosen as the meet's outstanding compet
itors. Loontjer's vault of 17-4V exceeded qualifying
standards for the NCAA indoor and outdoor champion
ships, something he had already accomplished by
making the same height a week ago in a dual meet
with Kansas.
"I made it (17-4) a lot easier than last time, it
was a much better jump," Loontjer said. "Things are
starting to come back around for me. My rhythm is
back."
Loontjer's winning performance was one of only
two turned in by the men's team Saturday.
For the second consecutive week, high jumper
Darren Burton broke the school record, this time
clearing 7-3.
"Last week I wanted to jump 7-1 or higher and I
did. This week I wanted 7-3 or higher so I could
qualify for nationals and I did. Now 7-4V4 is my goal
for next week," Burton said.
The Cornhusker distance medley re'lay team of
Glen Cunningham, Dennis Wallace, Gerald O'Cal
laghan and Marc Adam, finished second in a time of
9:43.88. The time was under the NCAA qualifying
standard and set a school record.
"Our main goal was to qualify for nationals, which
we did and then we broke the school record, so I was
happy with that," Cunningham said. "If Villanova
University would have run I think we would have
won it."
Wisconsin won the event with a time of 9:43.47.
Pepin said one of Villanova's runners got sick before
the meet so they elected not to run in the relay.
As for the Husker women, first place finishes were
recorded by the two-mile relay team of Sue Nelson,
Nicole Ali, Nicole Landmann and Laura Wright, who
set Sports Center and Nebraska team records with a
time of 8:50.33. Nelson won the 880 in a time of
2:15.74, while Rhonda Blanford won the 60-yard
hurdles in meet record time of 7.76 and Angela
Thacker won the long jump with a leap of 20-1 VI
Marcia Tate won the 600-yard run in a time of
1:20.56.
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Nebraska's 22nd-ranked
wrestling team got unex
pected performances in the
lower weight classes and
turned them into a 28-12
dual victory against 1 5th
rated Missouri Saturday
night at the Bob Devaney
Sports Center.
The Huskers, who norm
ally count on points from
All-Americans Jim
Scherr at 177, Bill Scherr
at 190 and heavyweight
Gary Albright, picked up
1 1 points from Matt Camp
bell, Chris Marisette,
Dave Evans and Lyndon
Ruhnke to post the upset.
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Nebraska's swimmers
warmed up forthe Big Eight
meet with victories by
the men's and women's
teams Saturday at the
sports center.
Kevin Weires, Eric Ogni
bene and Ernie Duran
each won two events as
the men defeated Kan
sas, 75-37.
The women won two
duals, beating Wyoming,
85-55, and UNO, 102-34.