The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current, April 24, 1987, Page Page 8, Image 8
Friday, April 24, 1937 Pago 8 Daily Nebraskan o n n In The Name Of Allah The Most Benificent The Most Merciful If is the pleasure of the Islamic Foundation of Lincoln to announce the coming of the Holy month the RAMADAN. The first day of RAMADAN will fall on either the 23th or 29th of April (for the exact date please call 4GG-9561 or 477-8047 or 466-0133 between 10-12 pm on the 27th). Every Muslim is also invited to a group IFTAR on the first day of RAMADAN in celebration of the beginning of this Holy month at the Masjid, 2324 ,"U" Street. r ' ji V V y. ,c u ' Fri., April 24 The Dig Mandrakes Band WThose Guys Sat., April 25 Those Guys ONLY at the Drumstick 547 N. 48th 464-4745 mpus 3ti Cai "Experience the Best" Nebraska's First Technical College Excellent Placement 20 Minutes from Downtown Lincoln Active Campus Life Financial Aid and Scholarships On-Campus Housing Openings in. . . Air Conditioning Electromechanical Architecture Computer Programming Diesel Mechanics Electrical Manufacturing Engineering Technology Nondestructive Testing Industrial Welding & Metallurgy Summer Quarter Classes Beflin July 9 We Could Be The Answer! Call Today! Tho r.::.'fcrd Campus (402) 761-2131 cr (00) 445-4034 (HE) 4 ' s .. -. - -. - y ? fTs l 7 ";n Syicidal Tendencies April 20th at 0:00 pm $5.00 Advanced tickets $6.00 Day of the Show Tickets avcibble at Dirt Cheep, Must be 16 years of age. if t i. (GyiEBEsts vie ff r NCAA tMe By Rich Cooper Staff Reporter Nebraska men's gymnastics coach Francis Allen said he thinks he has the best men's team in the country. But there is one problem, he said: The Cornhuskers have to prove it this week end at the NCAA Gymnastics Cham pionships in Los Angeles. Nebraska will enter the meet seeded third. 1987Big Eight Conference Cham pion Oklahoma is seeded first. Allen said he believes the Huskers can win the national title if they per form well. "Man for man, I can't see another team matching up with us," Allen said. "We beat Oklahoma earlier in the sea son by a good two points, and UCLA has had a lot of problems late in the season." Nebraska's practices the last two weeks have been the best all season, Allen said. Everybody on the team is "pumped up" and ready to go out and give it their best shot, he said. Allen said that after losing to Ariz ona State last year, Nebraska is more determined to win the championship this year. The Huskers have won the NCAA Championship five times under Allen, most recently in 1983. In 1984, the last time the NCAA Championships were in'Los Angeles, Nebraska finished fifth. In 1985, the championships returned to Lincoln and the Huskers finished second behind Ohio State. In that meet, the championship was decided in the final rotation. In 1986 the Huskers also finished second, but this time the meet was not decided on the floor. A judging deci sion awarded Arizona State the cham pionship. Allen questioned the judges on the difficulty of his gymnasts' routines four times. Because he was only allowed to appeal three times, Nebraska was penalized three-tenths of a point and Arizona State won the title. This year is a different story, Allen said, because Nebraska has the two best all-arounders in the nation: Tom Schlesinger and Kevin Davis. Until the Big Eight Championships April 3-4, Schlesinger had won six consecutive all-around titles. At the Big Eight meet, Schlesinger scored a career-high 58.05 in the optional all-around. Allen said Davis is a consistent 57 point all-arounder along with senior Neil Palmer, who is quite capable of scoring over 57. Palmer has gone over the 57 mark twice this season. "Davis has been playing catch-up to Schlesigner all season, but he is prob ably one of the best No. 2 all-arounders in the nation. He's the quarterback of the team," Allen said. "Neil has been in a little bit of a slump because of a sore ankle, but I know he will be up for the championships." Allen said the hardest part of the meet is the qualifying round on Friday night, when all 10 teams will compete on the same floor. But if the Huskers can overcome the "three-ring circus atmosphere" Friday night, Allen said, they'll reach the team finals on Saturday afternoon. He said it will be a whole new ball game. Nebraska's women's team will make its first trip to the NCAA Champion ships in three years when it competes in Salt Lake City this weekend. The Huskers are seeded No. 1 1 in the meet and are led by sophomores Crys tal Savage and Jeaneane Smith. Ne braska coach Rick Walton said he hopes the team can finish in the top 10. "I think it's great that we made it to the NCAA's because at the beginning of the season we weren't even ranked in the top 20," Walton said. "We came back and were ranked as high as No. 5, plus we went undefeated in the Big Eight Conference and won conference championship. "We've done everything we've wanted to do this season." The Huskers will have an advantage Friday night because they will be com peting in Olympic order, Walton said. They will start on vault, then move on to the uneven bars. In the next rota tion, Nebraska will have a bye and then will finish on balance beam and floor exercise. Walton said the Huskers are used to the Olympic order and it will help them to do the best they can. The top six teams in Friday night's rotation will compete Saturday afternoon in the team finals. Utah, the No. 1-seeded team, has won the NCAA Champion ship six consecutive times. Walton said that if Nebraska can sneak into the top six Friday night, anything can happen in the finals. He said it will take 188 points to win. Nebraska's highest score this season was a 187.40, scored against Oklahoma on Feb. 20 in Tulsa. Walton said the scores will be tigh ter and his team must have its best meet of the season. In other gymnastic news, two former Nebraska gymnasts Scott Johnson and Wes Suter will compete in the McDonald's Gymnastics Challenge meet between the U.S. and the Soviet Union this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. in Denver. Johnson, a member of the Nebraska gymnastics team from 1980 to 1983, was a three-time NCAA Champion and a gold medalist on the 1984 U.S. Olym pic team. Suter competed at Nebraska from 1983 to 1986 and is a five-time All American. As a senior he won the high est honor in men's gymnastics, the Nassen Award. Suter also won the NCAA all-around title in 1985. Paragon Music, Pickles & Trede-a-tape, g P 111) m0$: II i ll W''KVi If - 1 M ?fc M 14; ! w i If l! ; ,mmf ' li If IV. . .-fS V i Ijllf ' I mmi H ii li fl ii 1 How to choose a speaker for your Hi-Fi ystem. 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