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SATURDAY April 9 ^fflfcJ06jC922SP* 10 a.m. (Field events) 12:45 p.m. (Running events) Ed Weir Track 1 $2 - Ge For ticket I call 472-3111. i ff Track team upbeat despite injuries By Tony West Staff Reporter__ W ins last week at the UTEP Spring Time Invitational have given Nebras ka’s track and field team momentum heading into its first home outdoor track and field meet this season, Nebraska coach Gary Pepin said. “That was really a big deal,” Pepin said. “That is a real WmJm—MUM tribute to the kids Pepin on our team and how hard they have worked.” The Huskcrs will try to build on those first-place finishes when they play host to Colorado State, Minneso ta, Wichita State and Northern Colo rado at the Ed Weir outdoor track Saturday. But despite the win, Pepin said, he has lost some key athletes to injuries, making it hard to gain any extra ground as the team advances throughout the season. On the women’s side, senior All Americans Shanellc Porter (sprints) and Theresa Stelling (distance) arc out for the upcoming meet. Porter is suffering from a foot injury, and Stelling is having problems with her back. For the men, senior pole vaulter John Nichols, the top returner, is out with a back injury from the indoor season. Senior Andy Mittan also suf fcred a back injury in the indoor sea son and will not compete, while senior Sean Buckley was injured at the Tcx as-El Paso meet. “We went from one of the best pole vaulting cores we’ve ever had, and now we’re struggling to Find someone to go over 16 feet,” Pepin said. Despite the injuries, Pepin said, emotions remain relatively high, be cause the Huskers were named the nation’s top men’s and women’s dual teams in the May issue of Track and Field News. Pepin said he expected even more out of the outdoor team. “We place a bigger emphasis on the outdoor track and Field team,” he said. “And I think we have a chance to be better outdoors.” Tennis men hopeful despite 4-12 mark By Tim Pearson Senior Reporter Although the Nebraska men’s ten nis team is 4-12. the Huskcrs’ season is far from over, Cornhuskcrcoach Kerry McDermott said. The Huskers will take on the top two teams in the re gion this week end. Nebraska will play at Wich McDermott ita State Friday and at Kansas Saturday. The Huskcrs will also take on Missouri Sunday. “We feel 1 ike we’re a pretty good 4 12 team,” McDermott said. “We’re not going to quit just because we’re 4 12. We just need more experience.” That experience may come this weekend. The Jayhawks and Shockers are ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the region. “For-surc, we know we’ll come out 1 -2, unless the van breaks down on the way to Columbia,” McDermott said. “We feel like we can compete with Kansas and Wichita Stale, though.” Nebraska is coming o(T two home losses last weekend to Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. “Against Oklahoma, we hadchanc cs to win at the second, third, fifth and sixth positions,” McDermott said. “We feel that Oklahoma and Kansas are pretty much of the same ability.” The Comhuskers arc capable of upsettingeither Wichita State or Kan sas, but McDermott isn’t banking on it. “Wichita State will be a warm-up match for Kansas,” he said. “We feel we can be competitive against both squads. “If we’re going to pull any upsets, we need to at least pull the doubles points and be consistent in the top positions.” McDermott is looking more to ward next weekend’s matches against Colorado and Iowa Stale. The Huskers would 1 ike to get a No. 5 seed in the Big Eight Champion ships April 22-24. To do that, McDermott said, the Huskers will most likely have to win two or three of their four remaining conference matches. “These last couple weeks are im portant,” he said. “We need to try and hold our own against Iowa State and Colorado. “And if we play out of our minds against Kansas, we’ll be in good shane.” Women’s tennis wants turnaround From Staff Reports The Nebraska women’s ten nis team will try to rebound from two conference losses last week end when it travels to face Kan sas State, Kansas and Missouri this weekend. The 7-6 Huskcrs lost to Okla homa and Oklahoma State last week in Lincoln. “Oklahoma State was tough and Oklahoma just killed us,” Nebraska coach Scott Jacobson said. “We’re hoping all our Big Eight schedule isn’t this tough.” The Huskers will find out on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Annie Yang, Nebraska’s No. 1 singles player, was the only Huskcr to win a match last week. Yang is 8-4 on the season. April Yarmus, at No. 3 sin gles, was the only other Husker to take her match to three sets last weekend. Yarmus, who is 9 4, lost toOklahoma Stalc’sCaro lina Hadad 7-5 in the fifth. Big turnout expected at state games in July From Staff Reports The 1 Oth annual Cornhusker State Games, to be held July 9-17, will expand to 44 events, which are ex pected to draw a record 20,000 partic ipants. “We expect this to be the biggest and best Cornhusker State Games yet,” Executive Director Tom Ash said Thursday at the annual preview lun cheon. The addi lion of a 3-on-3 basketbal 1 tournament and disc golf should push the number of participants past the 20,000 mark. Ash said. Last year’s games had 18,522 participants. But the 20,000 mark wasn’t the only big number tossed around. In recognition of the games’ 10 year anniversary, Ameritas Life In surance Co. has donated 10 S1,000 scholarships, which will be awarded to state games participants. Participants may apply for the scholarships through the entry hand books, which are available at more than 900 locations across the stale. The scholarships, intended for Nebraska postsccondary institutions. will be awarded on July 16. In addition, one male and one fe male state-games participant will be selected as the athlete of the year. They will then join representatives from the 39 other state games at a dinner in Washington, D.C., where the CITCjO Slate Games Athlete of the Year national winners will be named. Registration for the games will last until June 27 for most events. Howev er, entry deadlines are May 15 for last chance bowl ing and June 8 for basket ball, soccer, softball and volleyball. Defense Continued from Page 7 In addition to respect, Stewart said, the Blackshirts gained mo mentum from their 2-point setback. “We accompl ished a lot of things last year,” Stewart said,“and I know it was a great letdown for our se niors to go outlike that. But nobody can take away what we did last year, and hopefully we can get in that situation again.” Harris said the Huskers could do it again. “I think our defense will be a whole hell of a lot better than last year,” Harris said. “That last game was like a stepping stone, because we plan on being back there next year.” But in order to get back next year, the Huskers will have to focus on their play, Stewart said, and not what other people think about it. “This year we aren’t going to be worried about proving toother peo ple what our defense can do, he said. “We think our accomplish ments last year speak for them selves, and anyone who still doubts Nebraska’s defease— I don’t know what’s wrong with them.” Nebraska’s Ed Stewart peers over the pack during^he*"6'^ Husker football team’s scrimmage Saturday.