-Sports Briefs - Three wins elude Husker softball team From Staff Reports_ The Nebraska softball team dropped three offour games to Iowa State this weekend in Ames, Iowa, to fall to 19-29 overall and 1-11 in the Big Eight. In Saturday’sdoublchcader, Ne braska lost the first game 8-2, but came back in the second game to claim its first victory in conference play with a 3-2 win. Tobin Echo-Hawk went 3-for-4 in the game, while Melanie Raimondi earned the victory. Nebraska stranded 10 runners during its 5-1 loss in Sunday’s first game. Iowa Stale finished the weekend with a 5-1 win over the Huskers in Sunday’s second game, as the Cy clones improved their record to 14 25-1. Nebraska pi ays host to Creigh ton tonight in a doublcheadcr begin ning at 6 p.m. NU track teams earn runner-up honors From Staff Reports Nebraska finished second to Ten nessee in both the men’s and women’s competitions of the Gatorade Classic Friday and Satur day at the University of Tennessee. The Nebraska women, ranked first in Track & Field News dual meet rankings, were edged out by the third-ranked Volunteers, 160 156. The Huskcr men beat Illinois 118-101 for second place, as Ten nessee captured the men’s title with a score of 168 1/2. Sophomore Paulette Mitchell broke her own school shot put record with a tossof54 feet, 11 1/4 inches, while Nicola Martial broke the Gatorade Classic record in the triple jump by leaping 42 feet, 10 1/4 inches. Kris Ellcnbackcralso took first place for the Huskers with her time of 17:23.43 in the 5,000-meter run. Nebraska also won the women’s 1,600-mctcr relay. Balazs Tolgyesi won the 1,500 metcr run, and Steve Gordon took the triple jump crown to help boost the Husker men to their second place finish. You may even get paid for reading it. After all, this book from MasterCard offers lots of useful tips on finding a real job, and it’s written for students by students. To order your copy for $9.95, call 1-800-JOB-8894. MasterCan It's more than a credit card. It's smart money; Baseball team’s winning streak snapped in big way by Jayhawks By Jeff Griesch Senior Editor The Nebraska baseball team was flying high coming into this weekend’s series with Kansas, but the Jayhawks brought the Cornhuskers back down to earth with a three-game sweep at Buck Bcltzcr Field. The Jayhawks, 0-13 and 14-9 in he Big Eight, limbed back ahead f Nebraska in the onfercncc race by andingHuskcrace roy Brohawn the irst home loss of is career Sunday. Brohawn Kansas cleanup hitter Brent Wilhelm got to Brohawn early with a two-run homer to left field with two outs in the first inning. The Jayhawks got to Brohawn for two more runs during the next inning before the left-hander was relieved by Mike Bellows. Brohawn, 3-2, said Sunday just wasn’t his day. “That was probably the worst out i ng I’veever had since I’ve been here,” ITth & -|M* St. No Appointments Necessary 476-9466 $600 Off Oil Changes Service *We change oil, oil filter up to 5 quarts *We lubricate the chassis 'We check and fill: Automatic transmis sion fluid only, brake fluid, battery fluid, power steering fluid, and washer fluid. * We check anti freeze, air filter, wiper blades, tire pressure, vacuum interior, and wash your windows Best Service In Just 10 Minutes Most brands available Expires 5-31-94 Mnn-Fri 8-6 Sat 8-4 Brohawn said. “I didn’t feel like I had anything on the ball. The only thing that was working was my changc-up, and you can’t throw 100 change-ups. “I just felt lazy, and it seemed like everything was moving in slow mo tion.” Bellows tried to hold the Jayhawks at bay so the Huskers could mount a rally, but the Huskers’ top reliever struggled with his control and al lowed two more runs. Nebraska coach John Sanders, whose team fell to 26-17 overall and 10-8 in the Big Eight, said the Husk ers’ failure to get hits with runners on base killed Nebraska’s chances at a comeback. “We d idn ’ t ge t very many opportu nistic hits today,” Sanders said. “Kan sas was much more opportunistic to day than they had been, and they got the hits they needed.” The Huskers had chances in both the eighth and ninth innings but stranded runners at second and third in both innings. For the game, the Huskers left 14 runners on base, including 11 in scor ing position. Nebraska was a com bined 2-for-18 hitting with runners in scoring position. Harrison Continued from Page 7 floor exercise title last season. Harrison shared the same feeling as Grace. “I didn’t have a whole lot left for the individual championships,” Harrison said. Gymnasts like Harrison and Grace have something extra that separates them from the pack, Allen said. “Dennis is one of those guys that Champs Continued from Page 7 “I have been a coach for a long time.” Allen said. “I have had teams go out and fall all over the place. This team went out and did it. And they deserve credit for it.” The meet was the fourth consecu tive time Nebraska scored more than 287 points. No other team posted a score of 287 once this season. “Th is is the biggest.” Harrison said. “Wc had some chances,” Sanders said. “Wejust didn’t execute. But you have to give their pitcher credit. He pitched well and threw strikes.” The Jayhawks started the Huskers’ skid on Friday with a 9-8 win in 13 innings. Nebraska lost after tying the score twice with home runs by Darin Erstad in the bottom of the ninth and Matt McKay in the bottom ofthc 11th. On Saturday, the Huskers fell to the Jayhawks 9-7. Nebraska catcher DavidCrain said the Huskers may have suffered from an emotional hangover on Sunday. “1 think Friday’s game took a lot out of us,” Crain said. ‘.‘We played with a lot of energy and emotion, but today everything seemed really slow, and we were making plays really nonchalantly.” Sanders wasn’t too concerned with the three losses, he said, but the Husk ers need to get back on track quickly. “It is kind of a shock because wc made a great run and then all of a sudden—bingo, bango, bongo—we lose three games,” Sanders said. “But that’s baseball. The good thing is that we still have opportunities in front of us and a lot of home games in the Big Eight.” could have the flu, he could be dying, and he would go out and perform,” Alloq^said. “He has something other people don’t have. Grace has got it, too. “You don’t know how they do it. Maybe it's something in their genes — something in their will.” Nebraska’s other All-American finishers included Burkett Powell, second in the parallel bars; Che Bow ers, fourth in the pommel horse; Rick Kicffcr, fifth in the rings; and Grace, sixth in the high bar. “We wanted this more than anything else.” Allen, who has coached Nebraska to eight national titles in the last 15 years, said this team might be as good as any team he had coached. “This team has got a lot of power,” he said. “They work hard and it pays off. We hit on 97 percent of our rou tines. and that’s amazing. “It was a perfect day for Nebraska gymnastics. It’s another one of those days that goes down in history.”