Nebraska takes early lead in Big Eight championships
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rested and I haven’t shaved. Most
people here are rested.”
Irvin said his effort was aided by
Kansas All-America selection Glenn
Trammel, who finished second with a
1:50.84 clocking. He said Trammel
forced him to get out of the starting
blocks in a hurry.
“ I knew if I was going to beat him
I had to take it to him,” Irvin said.
Bentz also praised the perform
ance of Kollin Kostboth. Kostboth
teamed with Williams, Nieuwenhuis
and Rick Havekost to form the Husk
ers’ 200-yard free relay team that
finished second, then won the conso
lation heat of the 200-yard individual
medley.
Bentz said Kostboth battled back
from a disappointing preliminary
swim to finish with a time of 1:53.07
in the 200-yard individual medley.
“He came back like gangbus
ters,’’ Bentz said.
Bentz said the Nebraska men need
to give a better effort in today’s pre
liminary competition. He said the
Huskers cannot afford to rely solely
on the performances of a few indi
viduals and expect to win.
“We have to decide if we’re going
to be in the meet,’’ Bcntz said.
“Everybody else has come here for
that purpose.’’
Nebraska women’s swimming
coach Ray Huppert said he was
pleased with his team’s performance.
The Huskers were led by Julie May,
who won the meet’s 1-meter diving
competition with 454.35 points, and
Lynne Braddock, who claimed the
50-yard freestyle title in 23.69.
Huppert praised the performance
of Braddock. He said Braddock is ‘‘a
story in herself” because she has the
potential to set several school records
even though she was not highly re
cruited.
NU tennis player sets championship goals
By Paul Domeier
Staff Reporter
For his final semester of collegiate
tennis, Pat Carson has a definite goal
- two Big Eight championships for
himself and one for the team.
Carson has a basis for his optimis
tic plan. He and partner Ken Feuer
won a Big Eight title while playing at
No. 3-doubles two years ago, and
Carson also finished second in No. 6
singles.
Now, after a redshirt year and a
battle for his spot in the line-up, Car
son is back in the same slots. Only
this time, he said, he is an improved
player.
“The redshirt year really helped
me,” Carson said. “It gave me a lot
oi confidence.”
Carson said he decided to redshirt
last year after playing in some presea
son tournaments. He said he spent his
redshirt year practicing every day in
an effort to improve his conditioning.
Carson said he also worked on his
game over the summer, when he
played in a tournament every week
end. He said that schedule was the
toughest off-season workout pro
gram he had participated in during his
five-year collegiate career.
Carson returned for his final year
of eligibility last semester, and im
mediately beat out H.C. Taylor for
the No. 6-singles spot. Taylor then
quit the team.
Taylor’s decision allowed Carson
to be reunited with Feuer in doubles
competition. The pair of players have
compiled a 3-0 record this spring, and
are setting their sights on another Big
Eight title.
“We haven’t lost a match yet,’’
Carson said. “I’m glad we got the
opportunity. I think we should defi
nitely win.”
Carson said he would like to help
Nebraska win a Big Eight title by also
claiming a conference crown in
singles competition. He said he has
confidence in himself.
“Right now I think I’m going to
win every game when I walk on the
court,’’ he said. “That’s the way
you’ve got to feel.”
Carson said he lacked confidence
just two weeks ago, though, at the
Nevada Bob’s Doubles Tourney in
Las Vegas. Carson replaced an in
jured Stuart Jung at No. 5-singles.
“It’s weird. So much of the game
is mental,” Carson said. “I won my
first match, but I didn’t feel like I was
playing that good.”
Carson finished the tournament
with a victory, and he said that
boosted his confidence. Now he said
he feels he is playing well.
Carson said nis confidence has
made him more aggressive. He said
aggressiveness is an unusual trait for
a No. 6-singles player.
“Most will play the baseline
more, and be patient,’’ Carson said.
“If you can attack them, put pressure
on them, you can make them fold.
That’s my game, to make them make
mistakes.’’
Carson began his Nebraska career
as the Huskers’ No. 2-singlcs player.
He said he has moved down in the
line-up because Nebraska men’s ten
nis coach Kerry McDermott has done
a great job of recruiting.
“The team has gotten better,’’
Carson said. “Not that I have gotten
worse.’’
Wrestlers to race
for second place
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say about a 2nd-place Husker finish,
Cyclone coach Jim Gibbons said.
But Gibbons said he had no illusions
about beating the Cowboys. The race
for runner up will be Gibbons’ focus,
he said.
“Yeah, I think that will be more
interesting,” he said. “But they don’t
give trophies for finishing second.”
Missouri probably won’t have to
worry about a 2nd-place finish. The
Tigers, who finished last at last sea
son’s league meet, have two third
seeded wrestlers - 150-pounder Greg
Warren, 19-18-1, and 190-pounder
Charlie Sherertz, 20-6.
“We got a real young team,”
Tiger coach Wes Roper said. “We
just want to get through as many
matches as we can.”
NU team travels
despite forecast
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Division I squad.
“We need to evaluate as many
people as possible,” Sanders said.
Northern Colorado returns seven
of eight position starters, but only
three pitchers from last year’s 19-28
team.
Northern Colorado coach John
Barnes said his club has a “nice
blend” of experienced and new play
ers on this year’s 1-2 squad.
Even though Nebraska beat
Northern Colorado in all four meet
ings last year, Sanders said the Com
huskers won’t be taking the game
lightly.
“They play hard and they’re very
competitive,” Sanders said. “I just
hope we can get some games in. It’s
worth the chance.”
Campus rec events
nearing deadlines
Craig Christensen, the Office of
Campus Recreation’s relations direc
tor, said several deadlines are ap
proaching for upcoming events.
Christensen said all University of
Nebraska-Lincoln students or faculty
members who want to participate in a
volleyball marathon or a badminton
doubles competition need to sign up
by Tuesday.
Christensen said he would also
like to remind all intramural basket
ball teams to check the schedule to
see when they play in the post-season
tounj^menL TTie schedule is, posted
in ^Office of CamJVRecreation,
which is lo&t<&'kt740 Vine St.
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