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ByLisaVonnahme
Staff Reporter
Jamie Rogers described fellow
teammate Steve Friesen as the
“father figure” of the Nebraska
men’s golf team.
Friesen is considered a father fig
ure because of the responsible and
professional manner in which he
approaches golf, Rogers said.
A junior from Lincoln, Friesen is
the Comhuskers’ No. 2 player this
season and has helped the men’s golf
v team to one of its best starts in school
history.
Along with the team, Friesen’s
play has improved from last season
because die Comhuskers’ focus has
shifted from individual performance
to team performance, Friesen said.
“For me, I feel a lot more team
emphasis this year,” Friesen said.
“One major reason for this is that our
team is better than it has been in the
past”
Friesen struggled at the begin
ning of the 1997 fall season, posting
a 230 series that tied him for 79* at
the Falcon/Cross Creek Invitational.
The previous two years he placed
eighth and 22nd at the same tourna
ment.
But by the end of the fall season,
Friesen had redeemed himself. He
it
“If one person on the team is struggling,
somebody else tries to help out”
Steve Friesen
NU golfer
finished in the top 10 at three tourna
ments and was ranked 93rd in the
nation at the end of the fall season.
“If one person on the team is
struggling, somebody else tries to
help out,” Friesen said. “We all work
pretty well together.”
Friesen continued to play
between the fall and spring seasons
by taking a trip to Florida over
Christmas break.
‘T think that trip really helped me
just because I was able to go out and
play when I couldn’t here,” Friesen
said.
That continued play during the
offseason has helped Friesen concen
trate more on golf, which has helped
him in the spring season. Friesen is
second on the team with a 74.41
stroke average.
Junior Jamie Rogers, the No. 1
player for the 34th-ranked Huskers,
has noticed the improvement, too.
“His game keeps getting better,”
Rogers said. “Steve has a quiet, sort
of business approach to the game.
He’s very serious about playing.”
While concentration is very
important in the sport of golf, Friesen
said, he thinks his level of concentra
tion may be what has hurt him.
This season, Friesen has been
able to play consistently, especially in
his opening round, but has fallen
short in his final rounds, he said.
Earlier this month, Friesen finished
the Arkansas State Indian Classic
with a 69-79-80 series.
“It’s mentally tiring to concen
trate for 10 or 11 hours on a golf
course,” Friesen said. “I think I need
to focus on my shot when I’m within
20 feet of the ball, but other than that,
I have to just talk about whatever
with my playing partners.”
NU Coach Larry RomjUe said
Friesen does two tilings that benefit
the team - he can shoot low rounds
and he produces scores that the team
usually needs.
“Friesen is the type of depend
able and consistent player any coach
wants on a team.”
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Which two players that might be is
still a question to Gill and the quarter
backs. In fact, London said the entire
quarterback race has been, at times,
frustrating.
“It’s like walking around in a city
you don’t know,” London said “You’re
doing your job, and you’re still not sure
what the coaches are thinking ”
Newcombe said Gill is thinking
plenty about the decision, but it’s hard
to tell who might be ahead
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named the starter, he’s confident that
any of the three could fill the role.
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Sanderford signs
Arizona forward
By Shannon Heffelfinger
Senior Reporter
Monique Wittfield, a 6-foot for
ward from Central Arizona College in
Coolidge, Ariz., has signed a letter of
intent to play for the Comhuskers
next season.
“We’re really excited,”
Sanderford said. “The thing she gives
us is the athleticism to play the front
of our press. She came from a tremen
dous program at Central Arizona, and
we feel like she is going to fit right in
with our kids because she is not only
a great player but a great person.”
Whitfield, who earned one of 10
spots on the NJCAA Division I All
America team this season, averaged
16.8 points and 9.4 rebounds per
game helping Central Arizona to a
33-1 record and a junior college
national title in
The native of Long Beach, Calif.,
chose Nebraska over Old Dominion
and Southern California.
Sanderford said he expected
Whitfield to turn into a “big-time
contributor next year.” Whitfield, he
said, is an excellent rebounder and
has outstanding jumping ability.
Whitfield also could give
Nebraska immediate help on the
offensive end of the floor, where the
Huskers lost leading scorer Anna
DeForge. Whitfield scored 997 points
in two years at Central Arizona.
Whitfield joins high school stand
outs Karsen Huller of Littleton,
Colo., and Candace Blackbird of
South Sioux City, who both commit
ted to Nebraska earlier this season
Sanderford has two more scholar
ships to fill in the spring signing peri
od.
Gymnast signs with NU
By Darren Ivy
Assignment Reporter
After watching the Nebraska
women’s gymnastics team win the Big
12 meet March 21 in Lincoln, Laura
Goss knew she wanted to become a
Comhusker.
Goss, from Austell, Ga., chose
Nebraska over Boise State and
Oklahoma.
“I loved the girls and coaches,”
Goss said. “I also liked all die support
staff.”
Goss joins Bree Dority as
Nebraska’s two recruits this year.
NU Coach Dan Kendig said he is
excited to have Goss as a Husker.
the spot,” Kendig said. “Sheisca|X^
of helping us in all four events.”
Goss competes for the Gymnastics
Academy of Atlanta under the coaching
of Adam Adams.
She competed in a regional meet
this past weekend, but came down with
strep throat and wasn’t able to place like
■ she had hoped.
«
We offered her a
scholarship on the
spot. She is capable
of helping us in all
four events.”
DanKendig
NU women’s gymnastics coach
Nebraska returns everyone from
this year’s team, but Goss said that
excites her rather than intimidating her.
“I think it is going to be a really
strong team.”
Soccer team nets recruit
By Darren Ivy
Assignment Reporter
The Creighton women’s soccer
team’s loss was Nebraska^ gain.
Najah Williams, who attends
Xavier High School in Phoenix, Ariz.,
committed to Creighton early on, but
she started to have second thoughts
and asked for a time extension.
But Creighton officials didn’t
think they could get her an extension,
so she took one anyway and looked
elsewhere.
On April 17, Williams chose
Nebraska over UCLA, San Diego
State, Southern California and
Creighton.
“The program and facilities were
better than anywhere else,” Williams
said. “I got along really well with the
girls.”
William’s signing runs NU’s
recruiting class to six. The others are
Meghan Anderson, Karla Ledford,
Becky Preston, Kelly Rheem and
Shannon Tanaka.
Williams led Xavier College Prep
to three Arizona state titles in 1995,
1996 and 1997 including a No. 7 rank
ing from USA Today in 1995.
Coach John Walker-said hediked
Williams’ speed and versatility,
“Najah Williams is a great late
addition to our recruiting class,”
Walker said. “She is probably one of
the most athletic players in the nation
coming out of high school. She has
blazing speed.
“She may be the fastest player on
our roster next fell, but she also plays a
physical and aggressive style of soc
cer. She is someone who should come
in and contribute immediately because
she fits in with our style of play.”
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