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Daily Nebraskan Friday, August 29, 1986
3 Women's track team will try
to increase national rankings
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By Rob White
Staff Reporter
Last year the Nebraska women's track team
won conference titles in both the indoor and
outdoor competitions, in addition to the Big
Eight cross-country title. With most of the major
contributors from last year's team returning and
the addition of several newcomers, coach Gary
Pepin is hoping for more of the same this year.
"We're looking to duplicate that feat and raise
our national ranking," Pepin said. "Last year, we
were rated as the fifth-best dual team in the
country, and I think we'll be better than a year
ago."
Pepin said team balance will be the key this
year.
"The strong point of our team isn't any one
area," Pepin said. "We just have really good team
balance. We'll be firing bullets at people in every
event. In every event, we'll have someone capable
of contending."
Key losses for the women's team include
middle-distance runner Nicole Ali, triple jumper
Sha-ri Pendleton and Deb Smith.
Angela Thacker will return for her senior sea
son on the outdoor circuit only; she will concen
trate on the long jump and sprints.
National junior, college triple-jump record
holder Renita Robinson is expected to fill the
vacancy left by Pendleton after going 42' W at
El Camino J unior College.
"We're hoping Renita will take up right where
Pendleton left off," Pepin said.
Other jump contributors are expected to be
indoor Big Eight long jump champion Karen
Kruger, who also competes in sprints and hur
dles, high-jumper Tammy Thurman and Texas
State Champion high jumper Kim Guthrie.
Karyn Szarkowski, who competed in the
Goodwill Games in Moscow this summer, is one
of the top javelin throwers in the country. Junior
college transfer Toyia Barnes will add depth at
all three of the throwing events after her first-,
second- and third-place finishes in the shot put,
discus and javelin, respectively, at the California
State Junior College meet last year.
Pam Brown, a freshman, also comes in with
the third best discus mark in the American high
school ranks last year.
Jamaican Sharon Powell won four national
junior college titles at Eastern Oklahoma State
last year and should be a key addition to the
middle distance and relay events.
"She's a terrific prospect in all areas, from the
400 through the 800," Pepin said.
Freshman Valerie Bongo and redshirt sopho
more Susan Samuels are among the top sprin
ters, while Pepin also looks for improvement
from Michelle Miller.
Angela Jones, Linetta Wilson, Michelle Mil
ling and Belvia Moody are other holdover sprinters.
Among the hurdlers returning, Kruger, Vicky
Johnson and Stephanie Thomas boast the most
impressive credentials, Pepin said.
Beth Webster, a sprinter-hurdler, will be a
welcome addition to the track team following
her three Delaware state high school champion
ships. Middle distance runner Carol Nunnally also
returns, as do distance specialists Mary Amen,
Karlene Erickson and Allison Laack.
Newcomers Michele Marthaler and South
African junior champ Juliet Prowse also will be
major factors in the long distance events.
In addition, former AU-American Laura Wight
returns from injuries that kept her out of compe
titions last year.
Another former AIl-American attempting a
comeback is high jumper Heather Smith.
"We're keeping our fingers crossed with her,"
Pepin said.
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1986-87 line-up announced
The Campus Recreation Department has
announced the following upcoming events:
Flag football officials are needed for the
intramural program. The first meeting for flag
football officials is scheduled for Tuesday at
8:30 p.m. in Henzlik Auditorium.
The intramural men's, women's and coed
cross-country meet will be Wednesday at 4:15
p.m. at Oak Lake Park. Runners can enter at
the site. The entry deadline for men's and
women's tennis singles and co-rec tennis
doubles is Wednesday. Entries must be sub
mitted to the Campus Recreation office at
1740 Vine St.
Men's, women's and coed Punt, Pass and
Kick is scheduled for Thursday at 4 p.m. at
the CatherPound Intramural Fields at 17th
and Vine streets. Participants may enter at
the site.
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