Nebraska men’s golf ready to open fall seasfot:
By Shannon Heffeutnger
Senior staff writer
Nebraska Golf Coach Larry
Romjue doesn't expect his team to bat
tle first-meet jitters Friday when the
Comhuskers open their season at the
Falcon Cross Creek Invitational.
The 1998 golf team is one of
Romjue’s most experiencedand confi
dant ever. The Huskexs7 top seven play
ers from last season have returned.
"It seems like last year we had four
guys who were carrying the load,”
Romjue said. "This season, we’ve got
seven solid players battling for positions
each week.”
The Huskers will need good perfor
mances from all seven if they want to
contend for the tournament title. The
24-team invitational, which begins
Friday and runs through Sunday, will
challenge the Huskers.
The Eisenhower Golf Course at U.S.
Ah Force Academy, Colo., is a par 72,
7,195-yard course. Notre Dame,
Tulane, Wichita State and California are
among die teams scheduled to compete.
NU returps its top seven golfers
from the 1997 team, including NCAA
Championship qualifiers Jamie Rogers,
Steve Friesen, Josh Madden, Scott
Gutschewski and Ryan Nietfeldt
With nearly the entire team return
ing this season, Romjue said he hopes to
build upon last year’s success. And die
first step is playing well at the Falcon
Cross Creek Invitational.
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NU vs. Clemson @ 7 pm
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Brown credits team for record
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BROWN from page 7
Brown said. “I don’t go through
what the other guys go through in
practice. 1 have to prove myself in
other places, like the weight room
and off the Held.
“But I hope guys see that I am
giving my full effort. Hopefully,
they can look up to me on the field
on Saturdays.”
Young said Brown earned the
respect of his teammates and
coaches long ago. The native of
Southlake, Texas, claimed the No. 1
place-kicker spot as a freshman in
1995. As one of only three true
freshmen to play that season,
Brown helped to break the record
for the best team field goal percent
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age in school history (.813), then he
broke it again the following season
(.857).
“It usually takes a few years to get
over die hump maturity-wise but Kris
was already there,” Young said.
“When he had the opportunity, he
stepped up and demonstrated his
ability. He never went through a peri
od of doubt”
Brown said his mental toughness
is his greatest asset
“Kicking is 85 to 90 percent men
tal,” Brown said. “The mechanics
aren’t going to change. They’ve been
in my game for seven or eight years.
You have to keep your head.”
Young thinks Brown’s attitude
could carry him to die NFL. The pos
sibility would be a “dream come
true” for Brown. The goal often
seems unreachable. Then again, so
did the Nebraska scoring record.
“I don’t really think I understand
the significance of it, and I don’t real
ly think I will for awhile,” Brown said
of the record. “It’s just a tremendous
honor to even be mentioned with the
names associated with this record.”
But don’t be fooled by the smile
that creeps upon Brown’s face when
he talks of the scoring record. Brown
has more to smile about than a
record.
“I knock on wood because every
thing is going so well,” Brown said.
“I just got engaged, and that’s obvi
ously a big part of my life. I’m having
a great time with my teammates.
We’re improving every week as a
team and things are going well for me
individually. Everything is so posi
tive right now. How could I not be
happy?” ' y.
NUs Krondak
a vocal leader
for her team
KRONDAK from page 7
lems with that”
Nepo, the team’s setter, and middle
blocker Megan Korver make up the rest
of the Comhuskers’ senior corps.
The first thing on the Krondak’s
mind is setting the table for what could
be NU’s third trip to the Final Four in the
last five years.
“Getting the team ready at the
beginning of die season, where we are
playing well, not necessarily exception
al, but well” Krondak said.
So far this year the Huskers have
gotten off to die start the Lincoln East
graduate has been talking about
At 4-0, NU is fresh off a four game
win over two-time defending champion
Stanford
This weekend, the Huskers could
face another ranked team in Columbus,
Ohio, when they challenge Ohio State.
The Huskers open tonight with a
match against Oregon State, and they
will play the winner of OSU and Xavier
onSaturdavnieht
Unfortunately, Krondak has been
nursing an injured foot, and she has
seal limited play this season.
“I am hoping that we can play ha;”
Head Coach Terry Pettit said. “I think
the issue is more pain right now than the
fact that she can hurt herself?’
Krondak spent much of last season
on the bench because of a lower back
injury. She is feeling a sense of urgency
because this is her last year of eligibility.
Expectations are very high,
Krondak said, and anything less than a
trip to Madison, Wis., for the Final Four
will be a disappointment
“I will be very pissed off if we don’t
get there because I am a senior. And I
know the potential of this team, and it is
very high.”
Krondak likens this year’s team to
the 1995 team which included All
Americans Christy Johnson, Allison
Weston and Lisa Reitsma.
At 6-foot, Krondak compares her
self to outside hitter Billie Winsett, who
was known as a solid all-around player.
“I’m more Billie,” Krondak said.
“Not in attitude, but in plays. I’m not '
exceptional at anything. I’m just kind of
jood at serving, passing, hitting. I’m just
rind ofthere to do it day in and day out”
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