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Gilman steps to the forefront to help NlJ’s young tight ends By Todd Walkenhorst Staff Reporter When tight end Mark Gilman re ported for winter conditioning, he noticed something different. “The first day of winter condition Gilman ing 1 was like where’s Matt (Shaw)?” Gilman said. “All ofa sud den I was the leader, I was a se nior, I was at the front of the line.” With the depar ture of Eric Alford and Matt Shaw at tight end, Gilman, a 6-loot-J, ^40-pound senior, took over the top spot. Receivers coach Ron Brown said Alford and Shaw would be missed. “We lost two very good tight ends,” Brown said. But Gilman is ready to accept his new role this fall. “I feel more mature now,” Gilman said. “I feel responsible for,setting a good example. I have to go out and show the younger tight ends exactly what it takes to be a tight end here.” Brown said Gilman had improved and matured during the off-season, which should lead to a successful sea son. “Gilman was a very solid tight end last year,” Brown said. “He also really “Gilman was a very solid tight end last year. He also really is a great leader on our team right nowr one of the hardest working guys ive’ve had arou nd here. ” ■ RON BROWN Nebraska receivers coach is a great leader on our team right now, one of the hardest working guys we’ve had around here. “Size-wise he’s really improved,” Brown said. “I think he’s at a weight now that he feels comfortable with; he’s really stepped into a real comfort level.” Behind Gilman is a youthful crop of tight ends. Sophomore Tim Carpenter is the only other letter winner at the posi tion. Carpenter, a 6-foot-2, 230 pounder, is listed as the No. 2 tight end. Brown said wasjust as important as No. 1. “Carpenter is the number two tight end right now,” Brown said, “of course in our offense he’s number one be cause we play two tight ends so of ten.” Despite the youth and inexperi ence, Gilman said, these tight ends have potential. “Carpenter, I think is going to be a great player,” Gilman said. “He worked pretty hard during the off season. He’sabig,strongkid. “Teams don’t know what to expect at tight end this year, because Carpen ter can run and catch, and then if we play Sheldon Jackson or Vershan Jack son, they’re receiving threats.” Gilman said the lack of name rec ognition of the other tight ends shouldn’t disturb fans this year. “Right now you don ’ t real ly recog nize the names, but they’ll be house hold names in two years,” Gilman said. “A huge program like this devel ops players, and when it’s their turn to step up, they’re ready to play.” Freshman Sheldon Jackson is opti mistic about his chances for playing time this season. “The one and two positions are pretty much a lock,” Jackson said, “but three is a toss up.” Navix from Lincoln Telephone makes it easy, fast and inexpensive to access the Internet. There's no complex computer language to decipher, just point and click and you're Surfin' the Net. 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Once Winsett returns, she will return to the top unit, joining re turning senior starters, Weston and Johnson. Junior Jen McFadden, who rotated with Maria Hedbeck during the scrimmage, likely will start this season after sitting out much of 1994 with back and knee injuries. Sophomore Lisa Reitsma ap pears ready to seize a starting role. The 6-4 left-hander, who came on strong at the end of her freshman campaign, pounded 11 kills during the scrimmage Saturday. That leaves senior Kate Crnich and Krondak to fill the final posi tion. Cmich split time with the top unit and the reserves on Saturday, while Krondak played all four games with the starters. “Coming in as a freshman, to be working out with the top team,” Krondak said, “you don’t expect that.” No matter if Krondak begins Friday’s match on the court or i fshe comes off the bench as a substitute, she said, nothing will match the feeling of playing in her first colle giate match. “It’s goingtobe real overwhelm “I guess if you are going to go in, you might as well just go in all at once. That way, everything will gel earlier in the season, rather than waiting halftvay through it. ■ JAIME KRONDAK Nil volleyball player T ing,” she said. “All the coaches have said I need to show a lot of court presence and need to have a lot of self confidence, to stand tall and kind of fake it sometimes.” Afler less than two weeks of practice, Krondak said she was be ginning to feel comfortable on the court with the group of returning players. 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