Stewart
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Stewart said that by being from
northern California, there was but one
thing for her to prove in high school.
“People in southern California think
they’re in a completely different state
or something,” she said. “So it was
kind of hard because I had to prove
myself to those people.”
Stewart then chose Nebraska be
cause she noticed something special
when she visited.
“Of all the schools that came to
visit me, Nebraska was the only one
that stressed academics,” she said.
“Even before they mentioned athlet
ics they talked about school, and I
liked that.”
Now in her second full year of
collegiate competition, Stewart said
the team unity was something spe
cial.
“The relationships on this team
really make us more determined to do
belter,” she said. “There’s always
someone to turn to, and that’s good
because sometimes the competition
is so lough and the others help to
relieve some of the pressure.”
And her teammates have helped
her to determine some goals, both
immediate and long-term.
Stewart said her first goal was to
go the NCAA Championships in the
100 hurdles, an event in which she
already has a provisional qualifying
mark.
“I don’t know how the system
works,” she said. “I’ll just sit around
and wait to see if I make it or not.”
Stewart also tried the heptathlon
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/ guess since every week
end I’ve improved in my
running, I’m satisfied. I
don’t know what will hap
pen from here on out. I
may just keep showing
improvement or level off.
Who knows?
Stewart
NU women’s track and field
athlete
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earlier this season, bul she said lhat
will have to wait.
“We’re putting a hold on that right
now,” she said. “I’m just going to
train and try it again next year. Be
sides, I can’t throw the javelin very
well.”
Despite all her success, Stewart
has remained realistic. She knows
there is still room for improvement.
“Especially in the hurdles,” she
said. “My knee drive over the hurdle
needs some work. Not the height, but
the extension of my leg. I extend too
soon.
“Coaches have always told me,
‘You’re not jumping, you’re hur
dling.’”
Now that she’s settled in at Ne
braska, Stewart said, she just wants to
slay happy and keep improving.
“I do go through mood swings just
like everyone else,” she said. “But
you can’t really do anything about a
race once it’s over. If you dwell on it,
you’re in trouble.
“It’s just me, I guess.”
American Heart Association 9
Snow doesn’t fill the sports page
April is a mixed bag for sports.
The Masters. Major league base
ball. NBA playoffs. The NFL draft.
Snow delays. Yes, snow delays.
Being from Nebraska, it’s no big
surprise to see Nebraska baseball and
softball rained out. But snowed out?
Well, that’s not too surprising, either.
Undoubtedly, many of you spent
your Tuesday away from classes
watching some sports on television.
But for those of us who were con
fined to the basement of the Nebraska
Union, there was no joy in Daily
Nebraskanville. At least not for those
of us who would have rather been
watching the game of the day instead
of figuring out what to put on the
sports page.
So while I was racking my brains,
trying to think of something —
ANYTHING — to pul in this section,
a lot of ideas came to mind. One of
them was to write this column, and
since I had no solid ideas, this column
will be like April — a mixed bag of
sports.
First, let’s talk about baseball.
Did you notice that Milwaukee’s
Kevin Scitzcr is near the top of the
American League hitting standings?
Kirk Gibson hit a grand slam for
Pittsburgh Monday night. Kurt Still
well is playing well for San Diego.
What do these guys have in com
mon? They all played for the Kansas
City Royals last season.
So did Bret Saberhagen, whom
they traded to the Mcts.
After Tuesday’s action, the Roy
als were 1-12. Coincidence? No, I
don’t think so.
I find it funny that a team which
used to put so much pride in develop
ing players through its farm system
has sunk to the level of hitting the free
agent market, trading off talented
players and releasing players who are
still productive.
Major league baseball clubs can
have success signing an occasional
Nick
Hytrek
free agent, but the key to being really
successful is minor league develop
ment. A team must be patient with the
young players it has in its organiza
tion and let them develop into major
league stars.
* * *
The NCAA men’s gymnastics
championships will take place at the
Bob Dcvaney Sports Center Thurs
day through Saturday.
Unless you go to a Nebraska track
and field meet, you won’t get another
chance to watch any other world
class athletes competing on campus
this year.
Nebraska coach Francis Allen said
it’s possible that the entire 19% Olym
pic gymnastics team could be made
up of gymnasts who will compete in
the Sports Center this weekend.
It’s also important to the future of
collegiate gymnastics that a lot of
people attend the meet.
Due to a growing lack of interest,
the NCAA meet might be discontin
ued in the near future. The NCAA has
guaranteed its existence through 1994,
but beyond that, it’s hard to tell what
will happen.
And if the above reasons aren’t
enough, there s always the opportu
nity to watch the most successful
athletic program at Nebraska.
Allen has coached Nebraska to
seven national titles, more than any
other program on campus. The Com
huskers enter this meet as the No. 1
team and stand a very good chance to
add their eighth team championship
trophy to an already full trophy case.
* * *
The NBA playoffs begin tonight,
but I had to look in the paper to find
out.
The NBA no longer offers enough
variety to keep me interested.
It used to be the fast-breaking teams
of the Western Conference against
the slow, rough teams from the East
ern Conference. Now it seems that
they all play the same type of game.
There arc no more teams that rely
on the fast break as a vital part of the
game, forcing the break on teams
instead of breaking only when the
opportunity presents itself.
NBA officials should change the
rules and allow teams to play zone
defenses instead of just man-lo-man.
This would open up the game and
provide more trapping options for
defenses, which gives the offense more
opportunities to break down the de
fense and score. Isn’t scoring what
fans want to sec?
Or maybe the NBA could shorten
the regular season, or the playoffs, or
eliminate the playoffs or just elimi
nate the season altogether.
I don’t care. I’m watching base
ball and gymnastics this weekend.
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