The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, December 17, 1984, Finals Week Edition, Page Page 18, Image 18

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strong runner for the distance Dlanford. Blanford is the only
team. Hoffman holds the school person ever to win five gold medals
record for the Indoor mile. at a Big Eight Championship meet.
The bluest surprise of the dis- Last year she won the 100-meter
tance team could be Jean Verstcr hurdles, the 200-meter dash, 100-
meter dash and ran on both tne
sprint relay and the mile relay
teams. She abo was a scmi-Pnalist
at the 1084 Olympics in the
hurdles.
Assistant coach Jeff Goldberg
said the women's distance team
We're Lincoln's
Sparrow Connection
Nebraska men's and women's
track coach Gary Pepin said that from South Africa
although this year's team is very "I think Verstcrs has the talent
H young, it could run into Nebraska to develop into one of the best
history. milers weVe ever had here at
y The women's track team has Nebraska, Pepin said.
Owon inree consecutive national The only All-American from Uie
rhamnionshins end has WO!! th6 wtAn'o 4nA taom urfost will rrt im
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indoor Big Eight Championship 13 Darren Bruton ranked seventh k the strongest it has ever been.
n the last five years in a row. in the nation in the high jump. His After finishing 1 1th at the NCAA
repln said the men s team is best jump was 7-4 last yerj. cross uouniry nnais, wnicn is me
the strongest it has ever been. Ppnln a.iH thp trinIl ilimn best cross country season in Ne-
The team's main strengths will lie shf.PJ nh; inothJr t -mn field brsska history the Husker dis"
in its sprinters and the distance oSS K
Wallace, 1934 Jamaican JJ "Wfll
Olympic team member wm lead SSSSS FlpSu
UNL's sprinters. Pepin said Wal- 1 d Robert Metz who lumnpd 23- base- Wlht was tne t0P father
lace is a potential Ail-American, Robert Metz who jumped 2d- for NebrEska at th NCAA Cross
Spr in ter Anthony Small, a sopho- ' , . Country finals. KarleneErickson,
more who joined the team last .n 8 women s team, Pepin JiU Noel Mary Amen also will
spring, also will be competitive, ?aiuth key. l? winning their provide a str0ng base for the
Pepin said. SmaU scored in the fourth national championship will feam
top five at the Big Eight outdoor be 50W w underclassmen pepm said the teams to beat in
finals last year. m " "lc u3 ta' . .
The Buskers also will have Phil- w hv e two seniors, two juniors
lip George, a sprinter from Nige- an thf rest of the team is aU
ria. George was the Nigerian na- underclassmen, so we have a very
tional junior champion in the 400 young team, Pepin said,
meters. In distances, the Huskers The Husker women will be
will be led by All-American Kurt strongest in sprints, led by Angela
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the Big Eight Conference for the
men will be Iowa State, Kansas
State and Oklahoma State. On
the women's side of the confer
ence, Nebraska will face tough
teams from Kansas, Iowa State
and Missouri.
Russel. Russel, the 14th Ameri- Thacker and Rhonda Blanford. The track team will start the
can to finish at the NCAA Cross Thacker is the NCAA long jump 1985 season on Jan. 12 at the
Country Championships in No- champion indoors and wa3 fourth Missouri All-Comers meet. The
vember, holds the UNL record in in the 1084 Olympic Games. first home meet of the season will
the indoor 5,000 meters. Pepin said he expects another be the Husker Quadrangular on
Tom Hoffman will be another outstanding season from Rhonda Jan. 19, 1 35.
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