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“We play well off each other,” Shannon
said. “She’s the one that keeps me relaxed when
I get tense and I do the same for her.”
The 6-foot native of Elmhurst, 111., said this
year’s Nebraska team was unified.
“It looks as strong as any team I’ve been on,”
Shannon said. “We have a lot of chemistry and
we’re a closer knit team than in past years.”
Nebraska has compiled a 88-12 record dur
ing Shannon’s previous three years. She helped
the Huskers to a 27-5 record last season, includ
ing a trip to the NCAA Midcast Regional, in
which Nebraska was beaten in four games by
Big Ten champion Ohio State.
Before joining the Huskers in 1989, Shan
non was a standout player for Immaculate
Conception High School. She said there were
several reasons why she came -to Nebraska
rather than playing for home state power Illi
nois.
“At the time, Illinois had older players and
Nebraska had younger players like Val Novak
and Janet Kruse,” Shannon said. “Nebraska’s
program was a little stronger and I’d rather be
on a strong team as a junior and senior than as
a freshman and sophomore.”
Shannon said that since she was one of three
seniors on this year’s team, she must be a leader
to the younger players on the team, in the same
way Novak and Kruse helped her when she was
a young Husker player.
“Before I just had to th ink about me, but now
I’m older so I try to help them out as much as
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She’s a really talented
person who brings to the
table a wealth of experi
ence as a three-year starter
—Begor,
NU assistant
volleyball coach
-99 ~
I can,” Shannon said.
Begor said Shannon’s experience had not
only helped Nebraska’s younger players, but
also her own play.
“Shc’sarcally competitive person who brings
to the table a wealth of experience as a three
year starter,” Begor said.
Shannon said her individual goals for this
season were simple.
“I want to keep improv ing, be a better leader
and become an All-American,” she said.
As for the team, Shannon said that as long as
things went well for the Huskcrs, Nebraska
could be putting up a national championship
banner in the NU Coliseum following
December’s NCAA Championships in Albu
querque, N.M.
“We need to play well the whole season and
start to come together and all stay healthy and
consistent — health is the majority of it.”
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watch the men’s gymnastics team. Coach
Francis Allen has coached his team to seven
national titles. And with all of his gymnasts
returning from a team that narrowly missed out
on another last year, number eight could very
well be on the way.
Allen has coached several athletes to suc
cess in the Olympics and other international
meets, and he said Harrison and possibly more
of his current gymnasts could be on the next
Olympic team. Watching the Huskers could be
an early glimpse at part of the 1996 Olympic
team.
If you’ re a wrestling fan, you’ 11 want to hang
out at the Devaney Center this winter.
Under Tim Neumann, the wrestling pro
gram has gained national prominence and keeps
getting better. The Huskers also compete against
Iowa State and Oklahoma Slate, two of the top
programs in the country.
In track and field, the rosters of both the
men’s and women’s teams are dotted with
national and world-class athletes.
Fran ten Bensel did well in the Olympic
Trials this past summer. And Coleman was one -
of the top collegiate shot putters in the country
last season.
Of course these are just a few of the many
sports at Nebraska. There’s also baseball, soft
ball, swimming and diving — the list goes on
and on.
And if the opportunity to watch top compe
tition isn’t enough to draw you in, the fact that
you can watch every sport except football and
men’s basketball for free should be. Yes, the
only thing you need to get in the door is a
student ID.
So now you know what to look forward to the
rest of the year. Go out and watch a little bit of
everything.
And don’t forget to buy your football tickets.
Hytrek is a senior news-editorial major and Daily
Nebraskan senior sports reporter.
Cornerback Lorenzo Brinkley gets upended by defensive tackle Kevin
Ramaekers in a scrimmage Saturday afternoon.
Huskers suffer no new injuries
From Staff Reports
Hot, humid weather Monday greeted the
Nebraska football team as it returned to its
regular school practice schedule.
The Comhuskers worked out in Memorial
Stadium for about 2 1/2 hours and nobody
sustained any new injuries.
Outside linebacker Trcv Alberts left early,
still bothered by a pulled hamstring. Comcrback
Kenny Wilhite bruised his knee in Saturday’s
scrimmage and did not practice Monday.
“Other than that, most everybody on the first
team was out there,” Coach Tom Osborne said.
Osborne said he was still evaluating quarter
backs to come up with a solid backup for Mike
Grant. t
“I thought Gram played fairly well,”Osbomc *
said. “The other quarterbacks had good plays
and then they all took a turn or two at having a
bad one. I think they’ll all be OK, but we need
to sort it out.”