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CAlMP OZARK O SUMMER STAFF POSITIONS Come to our Video Presentation: Monday, January 29th 8:00 p.m. Nebraska Union (check daily listing for room) A Christian sports and adventure camp for boys and girls ages 8-16, located in the heart of the Ouachita Lake and Mountain Region in Arkansas, is now accepting applications for summer staff positions. For More Info: Camp Ozark • HC 64 Box 190 • Mt. Ida, AR 71957 • (501) 867-4131 10 Great Reasons Why YOU Should Choose Air Force Nursing Challenge, opportunity, advancement, education, training, medical, vacation, travel, best health-care team, sign-on bonus* *Find out more - contact an Air Force health professions recruiter near you. Or call 1-800-423-USAF. AIMHKjH ‘=wSi^> Health Professions i;! 1 BECOME ONE OF THE | WALL DRUG GANG! W • Great Wages (48 hours/week) ty • Reasonable Housing ($32/month) y! • Performance Bonus • Swimming pool & exercise room pj *150 College Student Positions open p) • Make friends with other students M from all over the United States! $ APPLICATIONS BEING | ACCEPTED NOW! ' Call or write Karen Poppe: ft) Wall Drug CLg. Box 401 Wall, SD 57790 (605)279:2175 Practice makes perfect for women’s gym team By Gregg Madsen Staff Reporter The Nebraska women’s gymnas tics team found out what a difference a full week of normal practice can make. The Cornhuskers learned they could compete well after defeating Missouri 193.425-186.675 Saturday night at the Bob Devaney Sports Cen ter. After its first full week of practice this year, Nebraska electrified the crowd of 1,031 fans by scoring sea son-high marks in all four events. The seore of 193.425 was the sev enth-highest total in school history and the third-highest in the Devaney Center. Coach Dan Kendigsaid the normal week of practice had him expecting an outstanding performance. “We were rested,” Kendig said. “We couldn’t have expected a better thing to happen to us. I really think we would have had a good meet any where we were this weekend because of a normal week of practice.” The Huskers were led by junior Shelly Bartlett, who won the all-around with a score of 39.075. Bartlett, a native of Spokane, Wash., tied her career best in the floor exercise with a score of 9.875, and she won the un even bars with a 9.725, and beam with a 9.8. Kendig said the other Husker up perclassmen, senior Joy Taylor and junior Kim DeHaan, played key roles in scoring and leadership for his team. Taylor finished second in the all around with a score of 38.62, and DeHaan was fourth with a 38.025. Missouri’s Chrissy Harkey was third with 38.125. * Nebraska also benefited from strong starts in every event, Kendig said. “The leadoff girls on all four events did a bang-up job,” he said. “And they’re all freshmen. It makes a big difference. We had good continuity all throughout the night.” Husker freshmen Amie Dillman, Courtney Brown, Misty Oxford and Jessica Swift all set personal bests. Brown and Oxford both had per sonal bests and tied for first in the vault with a 9.750. Brown, Dillman and Swift scored personal bests on the floor, scoring 9.775,9.750 and 9.575, respectively. Track and field teams split decisions By Vince D’Adamo Staff Reporter The Nebraska men’s and women’s track and field teams had split deci I-—--, sions in a triangu lar and dual meet at the Bob Devaney Sports Center track on Saturday. On the women’s side, the Huskers won both the dual and triangular meets. In the trian Pepin guiar, iNeorasica had a score of 85 to win. Abilene Christian was second with 55 points, and Colorado State finished third with 11. In dual competition, the Huskers beat Abilene Christian 73-49 and Colorado State 105-17. Division-II Abilene Christian won the men’s triangular, scoring 77 points. The Cornhuskers were second with 70 points, and Colorado State was third with 15. In the dual meet, Nebraska beat the Rams 107-24, but lost to Abilene Christian 72-59. Husker coach Gary Pepin said Ne braska needed a challenging meet. “Overall, we had a good meet,” Pepin said. “I was a little disappointed in the men’s score, but I think we needed a tough meet.” In the women’s long jump, junior Angee Henry posted an NCAA quali ty ing mark at 20 feet, 9 3/4 inches. Senior Paulette Mitchell followed suit in the shot put with a toss of 53-1/4, and in the 20-pound weight throw with toss 57-2. Junior Tressa Thompson posted a pro visional qualifying mark with a toss of 52 feet in the shot put. In the 20-pound weight throw, sophomore Doreen Heldt and Thomp son had provisional marks with throws of54-2 1/2 and 53-7 1/2. SeniorNicola Martial won the triple jump with an automatic NCAA qualifying mark of 42-6. In the 600-yard run, sophomore LaTisha Croom posted the eighth-best time in Nebraska history at one minute, 22.30 seconds. “I felt we should make progress and win,” Pepin said. “It’s a strong women’s team that can hopefully chal lenge.” On the men’s side, senior Willie Hibler posted an NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 7.29 seconds. Senior Greg Armitage also posted a provisional mark in the 35-pound weight throw with a toss of 60-8 3/4. Freshman Shane Lavy won the high jump with an NCAA provisional quali fying effort. Lavy leaped 7 feet, 4 1/2 inches. “He had an outstanding meet,” Pepin said. “He hasprogressed nicely.” Senior Robert Thomas returned to the Husker lineup by winning the long jump. Thomas had a provisional NCAA qualifying mark of 25-8. Jun ior Joe Laster also posted a provi sional mark with a leap of 25-3 1/2. Huskers come back to beat ISU uy Antone useica Staff Reporter AMES, Iowa—Trailing 17-7 with only three matches remaining, Ne braska wrestling coach Tim Neumann admitted that he was a little nervous. The No. 2 Huskers traveled to Hilton Coliseum on Saturday to take on fifth-ranked Iowa State in front of a crowd of 2,418 fans and rallied to win 21-17. Nebraska began its comeback at 177 pounds, and the comeback didn’t stop until No. 2 heavyweight Tolly Thompson pinned Trent Hynek one minute, 38 seconds into the match to give Nebraska the 21-17 win. The Comhuskers started slow as the first two wrestlers lost. Darin Giese led for Nebraska in the 118-pound class, and he lost in a major decision to No. 4 Jason Nurre 15-5, giving Iowa State a 4-0 lead. At 126 pounds, Tlie Cyclones built a 7-0 lead when No. 3 Dwight Hinson decisioned Husker Brad Canoyer 5-2. Nebraska won a match at 134 pounds with freshman Allen Hankins scoring a major decision over Matt Nurre of Iowa State, 14-3. Iowa State began to pull away as Tony DeAnda took the mat at 142 pounds for the Huskers. DeAnda, who is ranked fifth in the 134-pound class, took on sixth-rated Derek Mountsier. DeAnda lost 4-2, giving the Cyclones a 10-4 lead. “There is absolutely no excuses for our performance in the lighter weights,” Neumann said. The Cyclones extended their lead to 14-4 when No. 1 Chris Bono scored a technical fall over No. 7 Jason Kraft, 23-6, 6:46 into the match. Instead of using No. 2 Temoer Terry in the 158-pound class, Neumann gave freshman Chris Steele a cnance, and bteele responded, beat ing Brad Horton 7-6 to make the score 14-7. “1 want Chris Steele and Allen Hankins to get some big varsity com petition,” Neumann said. “Because next year, they ’ re going to be our guys at those weights.” Seventh-ranked Barry Weldon scored the last team points for Iowa State by beating Mike Roller 7-2 to give the Cyclones a 17-7 lead after the 167-pound match. Erik Josephson, ranked ninth, started Nebraska’s comeback at 177. He major decisioned Matt Mulvihill 10-0, to pull to within 17-11. No. 4 Ryan Tobin scored a major decision over his opponent, Matt Patitz, 15-3 to make the score 17-15 going into the heavyweight match. Thompson sealed the win when he pinned Hynek, moving the Huskers to 10-1-1 overall in dual competition. Finley Continued from Page 7 Finley said he enjoyed his visit to Lincoln. “It was awesome,” Finley said. “It was a great place, and it offers a really great opportunity.” As far as academic requirements, Finley said they were no problem. On Jan. 2, Finley said he watched on television as Nebraska beat Florida 62-24 in the Fiesta Bowl, and he was impressed with the Huskers’ perfor mance. “I was rooting for them,” Finley said. “That was even before I knew I had a chance to go there. But I was glad to see them win.” Nandy Monday, January 29th Riley Dancing begins at 5:30