Huskers sign four track recruits
By Trevor Parks
Staff Reporter _
The Nebraska men’s and women’s
track and field teams have added four
new members to next year’s squad
that could come in and help right
away, coach Gary Pepin said.
The Cornhuskcr women have
signed two athletes to national letters
of intent: Tashika Lewis and Danielle
Boswell. ; _ p.
Lewis is a long jumper from Dcs
Moines North High School, and on
Friday at the Drake Relays — where
Nebraska competed this weekend —
she won the long jump with a meet
record leap of 18 feet 8 1/2 inches.
Last summer Lewis defeated cur
rent Husker Angec Henry in the na
tional Junior Olympic long jump.
Lcwisalsorunsin the 100-meter dash,
200-metcr dash and the 400-mcter
dash.
Pepin said he watched Lewis closely
this \vcekend in Des Moines.
“She had a couple of long jumps
that she just fouled on that were great,”
Pepin said. “She’s a good longjumpcr
and athlete.”
“I’m looking forward to having
her here next year.”
Boswell, from Fresno, Calif., is
one of the nation’s best prep high
jumpers, Pepin said.
The Husker men have added two
recruits as well: Benji Prebyl of
Beatrice and high jumper Chris
Gillispie of Boys Town.
Prebyl is a triple jumper who
jumped 48-8 this season.
Gillispie, who has leaped 6-8 in
the high jump, may be a candidate to
become a decathlete at Nebraska.
Although Nebraska has received
commitments from some quality ath
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On the men’s side
things are slow. I’m
pleased with the
people we have
gotten so far.
—Pepin
NU track coach
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lctes, Pepin said, he is worried about
recruiting.
The fourrecruitsjoinNora Shepard
of York and Jana Beck of Austin,
Minn., who both signed letters of in
tent with the Huskers in the fall sign
ing period.
“On the men’s side things arc
slow,” Pepin said. “I’m pleased with
the people we have gotten so far.”
Two Huskers
sign with NFL
From Staff Reports
Two of the key players on the
Nebraska defense that held
Florida State to 16 points in the
Orange Bowl have signed free
agent NFL contracts.
Former Nebraska defensive
tackle Kevin Ramaekers signed
a free-agent contract with the
San Diego Chargers Friday.
Ramaekers, who completed
hiseligibil ity with Nebraska last
fall, started all 12 games for the
Cornhuskers and was seventh
on the team in tackles.
Also, the New York Jets
signed former Husker 1 inebackcr
Mike Anderson Saturday.
Anderson, a three-year star ter
at inside linebacker, was fourth
on the team in tackles last year
Tigers top Huskers in doubleheader i
From Staff Reports __
The Nebraska softball team lost a
doubleheadcr during the weekend,
dropping to21-31 overall and 1-13 in
the Big Eight.
Missouri swept the Cornhuskers
13-6 and 8-3 on Saturday.
I n the first game, Nebraska jumped
out to a 6-0 lead, but the team was
unable to hold the lead as the Tigers
exploded for 13 runs in three innings.
In the second game, the score was
tied at three when Missouri scored
five runs in the top of the seventh
inning to seal the win.
Husker shortstop Tobin Echo
Hawk, who leads the team in almost
every offensive category, hit two
doubles in the first game to give her 13
doubles this season, the second best
total in Nebraska history.
Off the field, three Huskers were
named to the Phillips 66 Academic
All-Big Eight Softball first team.
Outfielder Denise McMillan, a his
tory major with a 3.96 grade point
average, was named to the first team
for the third consecutive year.
Freshman outfielder Sherry
Allcorn and sophomore Gloria Von
Rent/ell were the other Huskcrs named
to the first team.
Other Huskcrs who gained honor
able mention were pitcher Melanie
Raimondi, second baseman Karla
Knicely and utility player Saundra
Brown.
Welder
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throughout the year,” he said.
Welder, who was listed at ll8
pounds last season, is expecting to
wrestle at 126 pounds next season. He
said there would be a lot of competi
tion for the spot, because senior Steve
Baer was returning after a successful
season.
“He (Baer) is definitely the best
guy at 126 right now,” Welder said.
Welder said the team’s future was
bright because of the quality of the
recent recruits and the knowledge and
ability of the coaching staff.
Last year’s team was young, he
said, and there will be a lot of talented
wrestlers returning.
“There’s so much talent in the
room right now,” he said.
Even with all the talent at Ne
braska. Welder said he was glad he
was a Huskcr.
After winning two North Dakota
state championships while at Bis
marck High School, Welder was re
cruited by Oregon State and Minnc
Welder said he chose Nebraska
because of the coaching staff and be
cause former high school teammate
Darin Gicse, a Nebraska sophomore,
had nothing but good things to say
about the program.
he said.
While he has nowhere to go but up
in collegiate wrestling, he has little
left to accomplish in Greco-Roman.
Even though the 1996 Summer
Olympics arc only two years away.
Welder said he had not given the
Olympics much thought. Instead,
Welder said, he plans to concentrate
heavily on the upcoming collegiate
season, especially on improving his
freestyle skills.
The Olympics can wait. Welder
said.
“I’ll think about the Olympics
someday, but right now 1 have a long
way to go. I’ll just keep working and
sec what happens.”
Olympics
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tionship with the Special Olympics
during the last few years.
Beck, whohas coached at Nebraska
for eight years, is the state director of
Special Olympic basketball. She is
also an executive board member for
the Nebraska Special Olympics.
VanLengen said the events tended
to bring out the emotional side of the
people involved.
“We have grown as our association
w it h th is h as grown.” Va nLengen sa id.
“You hear the Olympic music, and it
gives you goose bumps and puts a tear
in your eye.”
And the event is something the
Special Olympians will never forget,
she said.
“It’s a chance for them to come out
and meet the Huskersand play on the
Devaney Center floor,” VanLengen
said.
The Special Olympics competition
was a treat for those involved and
those in charge. VanLengen said.
“They absolutely love it,” she said.
“The whole time it’s goingon, all you
sec is hugs and high-fives and cheers
and smiles all over.”
However, it wasn’t always cheers
and smiles, Beck said.
“One of the Special Olympians
didn’t get a medal, and she felt the
defeat,” she said. “She was crying, so
l went over to cheer her up.
“I had a T-shirt hidden, and when
1 gave her the T-shirt, she just smiled.
It made her day, and it made me feel
good too.”
Freshmen earn
wrestling medals
From Staff Roport»_
Two other Huskcr freshmen
wrestlers—besides Jcramie Welder
— were among the medal winners
at the 1994 USA Wrestling Espoir
National Championships Friday.
Jason Reitmcicr lost a 6-3 deci
sion to Jeromy McVigc in the 136
1/2-pound final.
Chad Pike finished sixth at 163
pounds.
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KU edges out Kansas State
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP)—Chris fourth, the Jayhawks took the lead for
Com threw a complete game and good, 8-6, with two in the bottom of
Brandon English drove in three runs the inning.
to lead Kansas past Kansas State 13- English had two hits. Darryl Mon
6 Saturday in the Big Eight. roc, Brent Wilhelm and Ted Mead
Corn (7-1) gave up six runs, all owsadded two RBlseach for Kansas,
earned on 12 hits. He struck out nine ^ Johnson (0.3)> |hc |hird Kan.
and walked three sas State pitcher, took the loss after
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game 6-6 with a run in the top of the overall, 3-20 in the conference.
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