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ON File Photo Sophomore Terrance Badgett plays defense in a game against Kent State last season. . .. ». Huskers dominate on every field, court By Derek Samson Staff Reporter _ If you like college football, the University of Ncbraska-Lincoln is the place to be. But last year’s success of tradition ally less-celebrated sports showed UNL’s athletics is not just about foot ball Saturdays. In addition to Nebraska’s football success, the men’s and women’s bas ketball, volleyball and men’s gym nastics teams all earned NCAA tour nament bids. i Thcbiggcsthcadlincsstill belonged to football, however, as the Com huskers won the Big Eight title and earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for the second-straight year. The Huskcrs lost the game to Florida Stale 27-14. Football coach Tom Osborne said a strong effort helped the Comhuskcrs have a successful year. “I think we played very well on several occasions. In the Colorado, Kansas and Oklahoma games we played quite well,” Osborne said. “Even in the bowl game, we made some mistakes, but the effort was there.” The Comhuskers celebrated home coming by beatingColorado 52-7, snapping the Buffalo’s 25-game Big Eight unbeaten streak. Entering the game, both teams were tied for the eighth spot in the nation and the Husker’s victory was their first against £0lwado j^jee 1988. The Huskerx stumbled when they were upset by Iowa Stale 19-10 on Nov. 14, but ended the year with victories over Oklahoma and Kansas Slate. “That (recovering from the Iowa State loss) was big from the stand point of the Big Eightchampionship," Osborne said. “We needed to win the rest of our games if we wanted to win it and its always a major goal to win the Big Eighl championship." Looking ahead to the fall,Osborne will have the luxury of 13 returning starters, including the 1992 Big Eighl leading rusher, Calvin Jones. “We think we’ll have a very good team. We’ll have a good, strong line and we have excellent speed at the receiver positions," Osborne said. “The backficld gels somewhat thin. but with experience reluming at quar terback with (sophomore) Tommie Frazier, we should be a lot stronger at the quarterback position.” Osborne said going undefeated in 1993 isn’t anunrcachable goal, but said Nebraska must take it one game at a lime. “There is always the possibility of going undefeated,” he said. “We try to recruit players to put us in that position. Of course, having good enough players to do it and then actu ally doing it arc totally different.” The Nebraska men’s basketball team, second to football in success and interest, earned a third-straight NCAA tournament bid last season and continued to cement its position as a winning program. The Cornhuskers finished second in the Big Eight, their highest finish since 1980-81. The third-straight NCAA tournament bid was a school record. Nebraska will lose only two play ers from Iasi year’s squad. Starting center Derrick Chandler finished his eligibility and reserve guard Andre Woolridgc transferred to Iowa. Basketball Coach Danny Nee said he had high hopes for theComhuskers next season. “I’m very optimistic. We have a really fine nucleus back. Our senior class have been starters for a long time and arc proven quality players. Nee said. “We have quality players in our (sophomores) Eric Strickland, Terrance Badgctl and Jaron Boone, plus Jason Glock, who redshirted last year.” Badgctl is a reluming starter along with seniors Bruce Chubick, Jamar Johnson and first team All-Big Eight selection Eric Pialkowski. “I’d real ly I ike to see our seniors do well,” Nee said. “The last time we had this type of nucleus coming back was three years ago with Rich King, Beau Reid and those guys.” The 1990-1991 Huskers went 26 8, including a 14-1 home record. But Nee said the two teams shouldn’t be compared. “This team will not have a domi See HUSKERS on 13 students benefit from working out at campus recreation By Tony West Staff Reporter Students looking foracti viticsothcr than lifting weights need not stay away from the UNL Campus Recre ation Center, an official said. Bill Goa Jr., associate director for facilities management, said the goal of the rec center was toofferaclivitics for all students. “The goal is to offer something for everyone,” Goa said. “We arc getting, there, however, I don’t think you can ever 100 percent accomplish that.” Last August, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Finished final con struction on the roc center. The project took six years to complete, and cost $14.9 million. The first phase of con struction was the Cook Pavilion, an indoor full-length football field and track. The second phase, the Lee and Helene Sapp Recreation facility, was designed with courts for volleyball, basketball, badminton, racquctball and squash. The Lee and Helene Sapp facility is also home to the second largest weight room among Big Eight schools, a lounge, first aid and train ing room and a shopping area. The third phase of construction was the coliseum renovation, which added a sauna in both men's and women’s locker rooms, a fitness/ aerobics room, the court for Women's Intercollegiate Volleyball and four more basketball and vojlcybalI courts and six more badminton courts. Campus recreation also has facili ties located on East Campus, Mabel Lee Hall and the Military and Naval Science building. The rec center has been a popular attraction for students since final con struction was completed, Goa said. “We have seen a dramatic increase in participation,” he said. “This last year over a half million peoplo came into the indoor facility.” From playing intramural sports to going on outdoor expeditions or being employed part-time, the recreation center has an activity and place for evt nc, he said. recreation center not only of fers a place for students to go but also offers an intramural sports program with ova 150 activities. The activi ties range from table tennis to basket ball for men’s, women’s and co-rcc rcational teams. “The idea behind the intramural program is to provide activities for students,” Linda Beacom, intramural sports coordinator, said. “Basically, we just give them an opportunity to enjoy themselves with other people.” Students looking foraclivitiesoul side can also utilize the rec center through its outdoors program. Jim Fullerton, outdoor recreation coordinator, said the outdoor program had come a long way since it began. Only about two or three trips were made a semester in the 1970s, n$ said, but now the outdoor adventures pro gram offered two or three trips on weekends. “For some people (the outdoor pro gram) is a tremendous offering, he said. “Campus Recreation offers a variety of things and outdoor adven tures arc a small part of it, but l feel we arc an important part.” / —