The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, March 13, 1987, Page Page 5, Image 5
Friday, March 13, 1987 Daily Nebraskan Page 5 li 1 Gyminiaots to me By Rich Cooper Staff Reporter The Nebraska women's gymnastics team will compete in its last home meet of the season Friday night when it takes on Missouri at the Bob Devaney Sports Center at 7. The Cornhuskers, ranked No. 9 by the Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches, is undefeated in Big Eight Conference dual competition. Nebraska has the fifth-highest team average in the nation: 185.1 Last weekend, Nebraska set two new records against Iowa State. The Huskers set a new sports-center record with a 185.70 team score, and a new school record in the uneven bars, 47.0. Nebraska coach Rick Walton said he hopes the team can put together its best home meet of the season. "We would like to set another team scoring record this weekend," Walton said. "We would like to match the 187. that we scored at Oklahoma about a month ago, and if we put together a complete meet, then we will score that high." Nebraska defeated Missouri on Jan. 30 in Columbia. Walton said that even though the Huskers defeated the Tig ers, that meet was the worst of the season for this team. Nebraska scored a 179.5. "We didn't have a good meet at Mis souri because it was such a slow-paced meet," Walton said. "The meet was ec center By Kyle Schurmann Staff Reporter A new student recreation center might help the Nebraska track pro gram as well as the Nebraska football program because it may let more foot ball players participate in the outdoor track season. This season, spring football practice runs from March 30 to April 25. This means football players can participate only in the Dakota Relays, Big Eight Championships and NCAA Champion ships in the outdoor track season. Assistant coach Mark Devenney said he thought the proposed indoor prac tice field in the rec center might help the track team because spring football might begin earlier. "A lot of schools don't have spring football for their track athletes," he said. "Most of the top track schools have many football players running track, like Tennessee, USC, UCLA, Ala bama and Texas." Assistant track coach Jay Dirksen said spring football hurts track at Nebraska. "Southern schools hold spring foot ball in February or March, but we're not done until nearly the end of school," Dirksen said. "We also have several football players who are good athletes who don't come out for track because it's just too much to handle." Jk i' . it i$ Si - f i 1 i . I i TO 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 PM 3.00 with Student I.D. At Ralph Mueller Planetarium 14th & U St. delayed almost three hours. Luckily, Missouri had a bad meet also." Walton said he might usejreshman Michelle Bryant in the all-around against Missouri. Last weekend against Iowa State, Bryant had her best meet of the season, Walton said. She scored an average of 9.3 on the three events she competed in. On the uneven bars she it ... . . . . J . - t - Walton scored a 9.4; on the balance beam, 9.2 and on floor exercise, 9.25. Walton said that if she can score above a 9.2 on the vault against Missouri, she should score more than 37 in the all-around. Walton said throughout most of the season, he hasn't had to use more than two all-arounders, because they have been scoring above 37. may ba Nebraska had two football players place in the 1987 Big Eight Indoor Championships. Kent Wells finished second in the shot put, and Terry Rodgers was sixth in the 60-yard dash. Keith Jones won the 60-yard dash in the 1985 Big Eight Indoor meet, and Von Sheppard finished second in the long jump in the 1985 and 1986 Big Eight Indoor Championships. Dirksen said it's tough for football players to keep up with other athletes who practice with the track team every day. "In the past we relied more on those guys for our sprinters, but now we have been recruiting more sprinters," Dirksen said. "We really appreciate those guys coming out, but we know we can't rely on them entirely because of spring football. We feel that track is helpful for the football players because it helps ti (Dine in orders only.) Chesterfield's mi WO Check out Custom Waterbed Shoppe's incredible everyday savings at our new store, 2541 Randolph. FREE Mattress Pad with any waterbed purchase. Cap Rails $9.00pr. Sheets $19.95 Complete Waterbed with Bookcase Headboard $159.95 Replacement Mattress $29.95 Complete Bed Starting At $119.95 (any size) CUSTOM ; W mm ' m last In Last weekend against the Cyclones, Crystal Savage won the all-around with a 37.6, and Jeaneane Smith finished second with a 37.2. Walton said he thinks both gymnasts are capable of scoring above 38 in the all-around. "The Missouri meet will be the per fect opportunity for our team to score its highest score of the season," Walton Allen said. "I really would like to see them go six for six on all four events, and they know they can do it." The men's team will travel to Min neapolis this weekend to take on Min nesota and Wisconsin. The Huskers last weekend defeated Oklahoma in Ames, Iowa, 280.95 to 278.25. It was the first time that the Huskers defeated k improve their speed and compliments their football." "More and more, football teams are recruiting kids who can help out track and vice versa," Devenney said. "Most kids who did both said that track really helped them. Track helps those ath letes stay competitive. Guys like Willie Gault, Johnny "Lamb" Jones, O.J. Simpson, Joe Morris and Anthony Han cock all ran track in college and are now in the NFL." Devenney said track and football coaches don't recruit together, but they help each other. "If the football coaches are recruit ing someone who is a good sprinter and we don't know about them, they let me know," Devenney said. "If we find a track man who is also a football player, we let them know. (Coach Tom) Osborne is very helpful." Burger Two-Fer on Sunday 5-10 PM 13th & Q LOCATIONS Massage System $39.95 60 Waveless Mattress $69.95 Air Mattresses available for dorms tool -oft OP me meeiE Oklahoma since Dec. 5 at the Big Eight Invitational. Ilusker men's coach Francis Allen said last weekend Nebraska proved to Oklahoma that they're the better team. "We showed Oklahoma that we are the more talented team and that if they are going to beat us, they are going to have to be hot and we're going to have to be cold," Allen said. "Oklahoma was thinking about us and not about their performance, and that's why we beat them." Allen said the freshmen on the men's team are finally getting used to competing in college gymnastics. Bob Stelter won the floor exercise with a 9.65, and Mark Warburton scored a 9.3 on rings. Allen said he was happy with Tom Schlesinger's and Kevin Davis's per formances in the meet. 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