Friday, December 7, 1934
Daily Nebraskan
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Coaches expect bright future
By Rich Cooper
D&lfy Nebrts&n Staff Eeporter
Nebraska men's gymnastics
coach Francis Allen thinks this
year's recruits give the Huskers
their best freshman class ever.
Allen said Mike Epperson, Kevin
Davis and Tom Schlessinger are
the keys to bringing the national
championship back to Lincoln.
Epperson has practiced gym
nastics since he was 6. But since
he liked other sports, he said, he
didn't train seriously until 10th
grade.
Epperson said his biggest ac
complishment was making the
United States Junior National team.
He has placed third in the United
States Federation of Gymnastics
Junior Championships the last two
years. At the Windy City Invita
tional Nov. 16, Epperson placed
third in all-around, the highest a
freshman has ever finished in
that invitational
Coach Allen said Epperson 'is
one of the best gymnasts he has
ever seen coming out of high
school
"Mike works really hard," Allen
said. "He does everything he i3
asked to do and more, and I think
that he could be one of the top
gymnasts in the United States
someday."
The women's team recruited
four of the top high school recruits
in the nation. Coach Rick Walton
said his new crop of freshmen
will help Nebraska win the Big
Eight Championship.
Last year's top recruit was
Jackie Cassello. Cassello competed
on the United States gymnastics
team in the 1079 Pan American
games and won the gold medal in
vaulting. Cassello also finished
ninth at the 19S0 Olympic trials.
But after the 19S0 trials she
stopped training for international
competition.
"I wanted to go out and have
fun because I was just tired of
working eight to 10 hours a day,"
Cassello said. "I just needed a
vacation," Cassello said.
When Cassello was 11 she left
home to improve her gymnastics
skills. "My parents said that it was
the only way I could improve if I
wanted to be good," Cassello said.
Cassello said leaving home has
taught her a lot of gymnastics
skills.
Walton said Cassello will be
dependaDle because she has per
formed In front of large crowds.
"Jackie Is a strong gymnast and
we can count on her not to crack
under pressure in the big meets,"
Walton said. "She is very strong."
Epperson and Cassello said they
think big meets put a lot of pres
sure on gymnasts. But both said
pressure is part of the sport
"I know I can handle the pres
sure when I am out there because
I am concentrating so much on
my routine that nothing can break
that concentraion," Cassello said.
Sunday's dual meet against the
Japanese national team will not
be the first time Epperson and
Cassello have competed against
the Japanese.
Epperson competed against them
last year and Cassello has com
peted against them in several
international meets.
Cassello will not be competing
Sunday in the ail-around compe
tition because she pulled a mus
cle in her lower back. Walton said
she will compete only in the floor
exercise, the balance beam and
vaulting.
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Nebraska freshmen gymrssts Mike Epperson and Jackie
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