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NU gymnastics coach says team is talented Top recruit adds depth to already powerful lineup By Nick Hytrek Senior Reporter Nebraska men’s gymnastics coach Francis Allen knows a great team when he sees one. After all, Allen has coached seven Comhusker teams to national cham pionships. And, Allen said, this year’s Huskcr team ranks right up there with all of them. “It’s a pretty talented team with no holes,” he said. “Usually we have some guys that are strong tumblers or vaulters. But this year we have six all aroundcrs who are talented. “We’ve taken Tom Osborne’s foot ball money and assembled the best team money can buy.” Last season, the Huskcrs finished second to Stanford at the NCAA Championships in Lincoln and scored a school-record 288.95 points at the meet. Allen has all of his gymnasts back from last year and has added Jason ChristicofLincoln, the top high school all-arounder in the country last year. Christie adds depth to an already strong Husker lineup, Allen said. “He gives us that depth so every body can relax a little bit,” Allen said. “Thai’s why I think this is the best team I’ve ever had.” The Huskcrs opened their season last weekend at the Rocky Mountain , Open and won the meet with a score i mk i —————— of 276.80. Allen said it was a typical first-meet performance. “We made a lot of mistakes. We missed every routine on high bar,” Allen said. Still, Allen said he was satisfied with the progress of his team. “We feel we’re at about a 280 pace,” he said. At the Rocky Mountain Open, sophomore Richard Grace won the all-around title. Allen said Grace would play a big role on this season’s team. “Richard Grace was the top fresh man in the country last year,” Allen said. “I look for him to pick up the pace. We’re expecting him to score high this year.” Also impressive at the meet, Allen iaid, was Christie, who made his first :oIlegiatc appearance. “He’shelter than I thought he was,” Scott Maurer/DN Allen said. “He’s ahead of where we thought he’d be.” Allen said he expected All-Ameri can Dennis Harrison to be the team’s top scorer again this year. Also return ing to the squad is Che Bowers, the NCAA pommel horse champion last season. Rounding out the team are Sumner Darling, Richard Kicffer, Burkett Powell, Josh Sacgcrt and Louis Ball. Nebraska will get a chance to iron out some of last weekend’s mistakes Friday and Saturday at the Big Eight Invitational in Lincoln. Iowa State, Oklahoma, Air Force and athletes from the Olympic Train ing Center will compete in the meet. The meet starts at 7 p.m. both nights in the track area at the Bob Dcvancy Sports Center. UNL students may be admitted for free with a valid student ID. wrestling team anticipates meet By Derek Samson Staff Reporter_ " This weekend is payoff time for the Nebraska wrestling team, as the Comhuskers will compete in the meet they have been dedicating this semes ter to winning. Husker coach Tim Neumann said he feels as confident as ever about his team’s chances in the Las Vegas Invi tational on Friday and Saturday. “This weekend is real important because we have geared this whole first semester towards it," Neumann said. “If we don’t compete at a top level, then there is work that will have to be done.” The Huskers will get a good look at some of the nation’s best, including five of the top eight teams in the country. However, there arc a few teams that Neumann will have his eyes on. “Arizona State and Iowa State po tentially have great teams, so I’m looking forward to sec how we stack up against them,” he said. Nebraska senior Corey Olson was ranked first in the country at 177 pounds for the first time ever this week, and the Las Vegas tourney will be his first chance to defend that ranking. Ruland Gardner and MatlLindland are coming off big wins in the North cm Open last week. The 158-pound ( Lindland was rewarded for his first place finish with the Big Eight wres tler of the week award. v “The ratings came out and he is * number four, but the funny thing is • that he beat the number two and three,” Neumann said. “I didn’t really under- * stand how he was rated behind them.” * Neumann named John Buxton as one of the wrestlers that needs to have -r a very strong showing at 126 pounds, * “John is going to have to wrestle as . good as he ever has because then urn- ® ber one, two, three and four ranked wrestlers at 126 arc going to be there,” he said._ f Yedsena bears weight of team's success well in Cornhusker opener By Beau Finley Staff Reporter _ As the Nebraska women’s bas ketball season opener approached, Meggan Yedsena felt the weight of the Comhuskers’ success resting squarely on her shoulders. She carried the load effectively in her first assignment of the year. Yedsena, a junior point guard from Mahanoy City, Pa., scored 17 points, dealt out six assists and grabbed six rebounds in the Comhuskers’ 86-79 win over Ari zona State at the Bob Dcvancy Sports Center Tuesday night. Not only was Yedsena running the Husker offense, but she also drew the defensive assignment of guarding Ryneldi Bccenti, Arizona State’s prospective All-American guard. Bccenti was held to only four first-half points. Yedsena used aggressive and penetrating ballhandling to spark the Huskcrs’ scoring. She said her play was dictated by the pregame strategy set up by Husker coach Angela Beck. “My penetrating was a part of our game plan,” Yedsena said. “I was freelancing on offense to gel their guard (Bicenti) in foul trouble.” . The Huskcrs’ abi lily to play their own game and not let the Sun Dev ils dictate the tempo was a key to the victory, Yedsena said. “We played good basketball,” Yedsena said. “We were intense and only worried about our own game.” - U I’m the vocal and emotional leader of the team but when the game’s on the line, it’s my respon sibility to get the ball to (Nebraska center) Karen (Jennings). Yedsena junior point guard -f* " Ycdsena said that despite the win over a team that had been ranked as high as ninth in pre season polls, the Huskers needed to be more physical under the boards if they were going to improve. “We need work on our rebound ing. We’re not boxing out the way we want,” Ycdsena said. Despite her success, Ycdsena is keeping the win and her role on the team in perspective. “I’m the vocal and emotional leader of the team but when the game’s on the line, it’s my respon sibility to get the ball to (Nebraska center) Karen (Jennings),’’she said. Though Ycdsena may downplay her role, she is not downplay ing the goals and prowess of the Husker team. “This is a big game for us be cause we wanted to prove some thing,” Yedsena said. “We arc not going to be beaten in this com- - plex.” Huskers Continued from Page 17 “I’m real excited, I probably rouldn’ t want to play any team more,” he said. “We didn’t compete as hard s I know we are capable of compct ig on Saturday, and now wc have a econd chance to improve ourselves, nd I’m just excited about that oppor tunity.” Tonniges said she thought losing hater suddenly on Friday hurt lebraska ’s chances against Colorado, ut she said the team had recovered nd were ready to face the Buffaloes. “Wc came in and didn’t even have i chance to run through anything,” she said. “Billie (Winselt) came in and played middle for us and did a great job — she hasn’t played middle this year. “And we hadn’t had lime to pre pare anything,” she said, “After this week, I feel much better about it, and I’m ready logo.” Notes: • ThcComhuskcrsarc9-l in first round appearances in the NCAA tour nament. • Tickets for the match are $5 for general admission and $3 for students and senior citizens. 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