Friday, July 26, 1985
The Nebraskan
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Ak-sar-ben hosts grudge match
B JJ? ApCl prob,eLm 5lch he 18 Just now tting Ped impressive credentials,
suff Reporter over, should make it an extremely close Eminency, a horse which, like Imp
. L u i - t rac.e" , Society, is a multiple stakes winner
In what is being touted by horserac- Jockey Pat Day, who has led the this year, is being ridden by Ak-sar-
Ing promoters as the greatest race in nation in wins each of the last three ben's leading jockey, Tim Doocy. The
Ak sar bcn history, Ga e Dancer will years, will ride Imp Society while Chris field also includes Set Free, a speed
face Imp Society Saturday in the McCarron, who is leading the nation horse who is expected to set the early
$150,000 Cornhusker Handicap. this year in purse money with over $12 pace and who is being entered as part
Gate Dancer, who is trained by million earned, will be flown in from of an entree (the horse will be coupled
Columbus native Jack Van Berg, has California to mount Gate Dancer. with Gate Dancer) by Van Berg,
been established as the early favorite The horses won't be the only ones Bad Wagon Harry and Ten Gold Pots,
in the race at 5-2 odds. He defeated Imp battling at Ak-sar-ben. Van Berg, who two horses which finished first and
Society in this same race last year by lead the nation in wins last year will be second, respectively, in the Michigan
52 lengths but Ak-sar-ben Public Rela- pitting his top horse against Wayne D. Mile, also will be in the field. Silent
tions Director Tim Schmad warns that Lucas, Imp Society's trainer and who Kin hnrs whif h rnn in last, year's
Imp Society is a different horse this was the leading money earner among Kentucky Derby and Splendid Tab, a
vear.
"He (Imp Society) has done a lot in
horse racing this year, winning six
graded stakes races for a total of
$654,853 in winnings, which is some
thing only him, Foolish Pleasure,
Affirmed and Secretariat have ever
been able to do in the history of horse
racing," Schmad said. "That, along
with the fact that Gate Dancer hasn't
run yet this year because of a breathing
trainers in 1984.
"This is not only going to be the
greatest race in the history of Ak-sar-ben,
but also the most significant race
nationally," Schmad said. "Both of
these two horses have done well
nationally, so it's just a tremendous
race."
Gate Dancer and Imp Society will be
challenged by a field of six other
horses, most of which have also corn-
horse wnich is Deing touted as an
extreme long shot, round out the field
which will go l's miles.
"Any one or more of those horses
with the possible exception of Splen
did Tab is capable of defeating either
Gate Dancer or Imp Society, or both of
them," Schamd said. "It's going to be a
wide open race with the possibility of
almost anything winning, it's going to
be one exciting race."
Rookie cyclist stars at State Games
By Cheryl Petersen
St&fT Reporter
The Cornhusker State Games cycling
races were a great success according to
Skip Pelkey, coordinator of the game's
bicycling events. Jeanne Easley of
Lincoln would probably agree.
Easley, participating in her first
cycling races, placed third in the road
race and tied for third in the time
trials.
"I can't complain about two third
place finishes," she said. "I was
pleased.
"This was just kind of a trial to see
whether I wanted to race or not. Now I
know what to expect."
Easley said she got interested in
racing by "seeing a race or two" and
from her co-workers at Cycle Works,
27th and Vine Streets.
"One thing led to another," Easley
said. "I trained some on my own and
went on some long-distance rides with
friends. But since I'm not licensed,
there's been no pressure to train."
Easley plans to be licensed by the
United States Cycling Federation next
year. This would allow her to race in a
greater number of competitive races.
"It's (cycling) just getting started
here," she said. "Not that many people
in Nebraska are into it yet. The
Olympics helped last year, seeing
people like Rebecca Twigg."
Easley said she plans to compete in
more races this summer. This wintu
she will run, lift weights and use a wind
trainer.
Results of the 10-mile time trial
were: Jr. Women(13-17): Kalan
Kessler, 34:54,Jr. Men:Frank Os
trander, 25:47, Sean Weide, 26:49, Eric
Pabst, 27:06. Sr.
Women:Carol Gebhard, 26:31, Melanie
Hitz, 23:47, Kay Jellison and Jeanne
Easley, 29:56. Sr. Men(18-29):
Michael Sanders, 24:56, Steve Schultz,
25U8, Jerry Pascale, 25:25. Sr.
Men (30): Howard Burcheit, 26:19
Randall Lear, 26:57, Rich Rodenburg,
27:17. USCF Jr. MenvJoe Mcwu
liams, 23:14, Dan Wendling, 23:56, Kent
Carney, 24:04.USCF Woraen:Heidi
Iratoabai, 26:18, Lisa Bump, 26:42,
Rhonda Wescott, 27:39. UCSF Men:
Mark Anderson, 23:23, Ray Frey, 23:44,
Kevin Burke, 23:45. Road race results
for USCF Women: Heidi Iratoabai,
Lisa Bump, Rhonda Wescott. USCF
Men: Gary Mulder, James Fobber,
Kevin Burke. Sr. Men(18-29):
Richard Riche, Jerry Milburne, Jerry
Pascale. Sr. Men(30): Howard
Burcheit, Randall Lear, Ted Parsons.
USCF Jr. Men Joe McWilliams, Dan
Wendling, Shawn Hinrichs. Jr. Women:
Kalan Kessler, Janet Smith. Jr. Men:
Brian Newman, Frank Ostrander, Mark
Savey. Sr. Women: Carol Gebhard,
Jill Garlock, Jeanne Easley.
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Nebraska women's basketball coach
Kelly Hill has released the Cornhusker's
basketball schedule for the upcoming
season. It includes a dozen home games;
seven single games and the remainder
double-headers with the men's basket
ball team.
For the first time in a long while,
season tickets for women's basketball
will be available this fall. Previously,
only those who had a men's basketball
ticket were able to see the women play.
The seven home single games include
five Big Eight matchups as well as non
conference games against Grandview
College and Eastern Kentucky. Prices
for season tickets are $20 for adults
and $10 for students. They can be pur
chased at the South Stadium ticket
office.
The Huskers open the season on
Saturday, November 23 with a 5:15 p.m.
game against Washburn University. The
men's team will follow with a game
against Wisconsin-Stout.
Nebraska will open its Big Eight sea
son at home against Kansas on Tues
day, January 14.
Hill returns nine players from last
year's 10-18 squad. Starters Angie Miller,
Stacy Imming and Maurtice Ivy will
return along with letterwinners Annie
Adamczak, Shelly Block, Stephanie
Bolli, Ann Costello, Pam Fiene and Lisa
LaGuardia. There are no seniors on-this
year's squad.
Five new Huskers will make their
debut this season, including Nebraska
Super-Stater Amy Stephens of Alliance.
The others are Robbie Garcia, a transfer
from Dodge City, Kan., Tiffany Hill, a
transfer from Colorado and freshmen
Wendy Kriebel and Lisa Soulliere.
Kriebel, who stands 6-3, is the tallest
player the women's team has ever had.
All home games for the Husker's
schedule are listed in bold face.
Nov. 23, Washburn, Lin
coln, Neb., 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 3, Missouri-KC, Kansas City,
Mo., 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 7, Creighton, Lincoln,
Neb., 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 9, Grandview, Lincoln,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 13-14, Illinois Tournament (BYU,
111., Neb., Miami (Ohio)), Champaign,
111., time to be announced.
Dec 20, Nebraska-Omaha, Lin
coln, Neb., 5:15 p.m.
Dec. 29, Texas Tech, Lubbock, Tex.,
3:00 p.m.
Dec. 31, Texas A&M, College Sta.,
Tex., 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 2, Eastern Kentucky, Lin
coln, Neb., 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 6, Creighton, Omaha, Neb., 7:30
p.m.
Jan. 9, Delta State, Cleveland, Miss.,
7:30 p.m.
Jan. 19, Mississippi College, Clinton,
Miss., 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 14, Kansas, Lincoln, Neb.,
7:30 p.m.
Jan. 18, Missouri, Lincoln,
Neb., 5:15 p.m.
Jan. 22, Oklahoma State, Still
water, Okla., 5:15 p.m.
Jan. 25, Iowa State, Lincoln,
Neb., 5:15 p.m.
Man. 29, Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.,
5:15 p.m.
Feb. 1, Colorado, Boulder, Colo.,
5:15 p.m.
Feb. 4, Kansas State, Lincoln,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 8, Missouri, Columbia, Mo.,
5:45 p.m.
Feb. 11, Oklahoma State, Lin
coln, Neb. 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 18, Oklahoma, Lincoln, Neb.,
7:30 p.m.
Feb. 22, Iowa State, Ames, Iowa,
5:15 p.m.
Feb. 25, Colorado, Lincoln,
Neb., 7:30 p.m.
Mar. 1, Kansas State, Manhattan,
Kan., 5:15 p.m.
Mar. 4, Big 8 First Round, time and
location to be announced.
Mar. 7-8, Big Eight Championships,
Kansas City, Mo., time to be announced.
Doubleheader with men's basketball
team.
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mile tracks or even around city
blocks, range from anywhere from
25 to over 100 miles. Road racing
consists of off-track countryside
racing, and stage racing is a race
run in different stages over a period
of time. Mulder said the prize money
13 in the criterium races.
Last year Mulder competed in 85
races from March to October. His
only difficulty is having to travel
outside of Nebraska to find distance
races.
"It's (biking) pretty popular here
but not as popular as in Colorado or
California," Mulder said. "There are
a lot of good riders in Lincoln but it
is still a minor sport."
Nebraska sponsors the state
championships at Branched Oak
Lake and last week's Cornhusker
State Games. Mulder won the 25
mile United States Cycling Federa
tion Men's Road Race at the games.
From July 8 to 13, Mulder competed
in Italy in the Tour of Umbria. He
was the top foreigner for a couple of
days in the stage race and finished
16th overall, the highest American.
His success has brought him a
sponsorship from the Turin Tycos
racing club in Chicago. The club
pays for his expenses nationally and
internationally. Mulder said he felt
he is having a good year. He said he
has come close to winning several
major races, has made money and
will be competing for the national
team in a stage race this fall.
"I have more endurance," the
seven-year racing veteran said. "In
the past I have either over-trained
or under-trained. I push myself all
the time and I do everything I can.
I've put in a lot more effort and it hs
paid off."
For distance racing Mulder sets a
400-mile-a-week minimum for his
training schedule. Humidity and
the lack of trees in Nebraska create
problems in Mulder's training.
"It's dry in Italy, Mexico, Colo
rado and California...it's really hard
to get going here," he said. "Because
of a lack of trees, I'm always fighting
the wind. It's really a chore to train
in Nebraska."
Mulder pedals a Basso bicycle
made in Italy. He uses the same
bike to compete in different races,
but he said some bicyclists use dif
ferent ones for different races.
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