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‘Husker blood’ brings Cook back to Nebraska rm ill from page 9 with questions about die possibility of Pettit’s retirement “I think he’s going to leave it that he wants to focus on this season for this team that is coming up and he doesn’t want the focus to be on him,” Cook said. Pettit, who finished his 22nd sea son as NU’s head coach last December, briefly mentioned his eventual retirement a number of times last fall. The Huskers finished the season with a loss to Penn State in the national semi-finals of the NCAA Tournament l m not at tne stage m my nte where I want to go fishing and play golf all the time,” Pettit said. “I believe I have the best job in the country. “I might leave coaching at some point, but certainly, I’m not going to retire.” Forty minutes after sitting down at Tuesday’s press conference, Pettit answered the final question regard ing retirement with a smile. “That’s a question like asking your daughter when she’s going to get married,” Pettit said. “I’m going to answer it the same way she would: ‘None of your damn business.’ ” yj Dollar Davs! “■ Two BIG Days February 26th & 27th Choose from selected shirts, skirts, pants, dresses, tops, coats, and much more for just $1.00! * 1338 South Street * 4555 Vine Street * 3910 North 27th * Edgewood Shopping Center * 512 Grant Ave, York *1820 North 6th, Beatrice Pulliam Journalism Fellowships Graduating college seniors are invited to apply for the 26th annual Pulliam Journalism Fellowships. 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Box 145 Indianapolis, IN 46206-0145 r — — — — — — — — — — — — — — . | twobeautiful A dX® 474-4244 _ MATRIX SHAMPOOS & CONDITIONERS fUl /aMTEYT15 1 two for $10- KffiP1 Special offer • Limited time only - - ii I _NQcoepo'1 necessary Inside College of Hair Design I ■ I _11 rgfe^^Tfa/rD^^wlimiiKi 1474-41 _ Great Location | • 5 Blocks South of UNL Campus I I BS L , NU hits the weight room Earlier workouts help Husker linemen gel as a unit By Darren Ivy Senior staff writer The goals of making Nebraska football players stronger and faster are still the same, NU Assistant Athletic Director Boyd Epley said. But this year, a hidden benefit may come out of the winter program. In die past, a football player usual ly lifted weights on his own in the after noon after the team running drills. This year, however, players were broken into lifting groups based on their posi tion. The leaders of those groups asked individual members when their classes were and then set up a time for the whole group to work out, said Epley, who is also the director of athletic per formance. The offensive linemen chose 7 a.m. for their time to work out NU offensive lineman Russ Hochstein said getting up early was tough at first. But the 6-foot-3, 280 pound junior is adjusting and said the sacrifices will pay off. So will the camaraderie that is being built from lifting together. “In a game, we each have our indi vidual jobs and responsibilities, but the offensive line is a unit,” Hochstein said. “(Lifting together) relates back to that Each one of us lifts hard and tries to get bigger. It goes hand-in-hand with what you do on die field. The more you are around someone, the better you get to get to know them.” Epley said more than 100 players opted for the earlier workout times. Junior rush end Brandon job, Epley said. “He’s gained seven pounds already.” Other top lifters include Mike Brown, Kyle Vanden Bosch, Matt Davison, Russ Hochstein, Jason Lohr, Chris Kelsay, Jeremy Slechta, Ralph Brown, Tony Tata, Jeff Perino, Aaron muuucny saiu his group opted for the earlier workouts, because they felt workouts would have better quali ty without run ning drills before lifting weights. Results of the new setup are already evident, Epley said. “Now it’s kind of a peer pressure thing,” it Overall, the work is as good its ever been. The results are going to be just what we want.” Boyd Epley NU assistant athletic director wins, uominic Raiola, Matt Baldwin, Tyler Rauenzahn and Jason Schwab. Mooberry, who had shoulder surgery a few weeks ago and just started working out this week, wants to be part of that group. He knows he will have to work hard, not only for him self but also to keep his teammates happy. “If they see you slacking off, they will npiey saiu. wnai we are imaing is that they are doing a little bit better job with the warm-up and exercises. Even some of the supplementary things that players might have said T don’t have time to do it’ - they are getting it done.” Getting the sets done is critical, because the strength staff grades each workout. Through evaluations, Epley and the strength staff have identified top lifters. “Tracey Wistrom is doing a great jump aown your oacK ana narass you, Mooberry said. Epley said the players were disap pointed with last season, and he can see that in their lifting “I’m sure there is motivation to improve on that (record),” Epley said. “We’ve always had hard workers in the winter at Nebraska. This year is no dif ferent. “Overall, the work is as good as it’s ever been. The results are going to be just what we want” Huskers hit a season in women’s , gym; Oxford wins the all-around By John Gaskins Staff writer By 11:30 p.m. Monday night, the die-hards at the Bob Devaney Sports Center, who had traversed through snow and ice to see the No. 10 Nebraska women’s gymnastics team’s triangular meet with No. 14 Oregon State and No. 22 Brigham Young, looked ready to hit the pillow. But despite having to bum a little _U-' Li • i a.1_ “This team showed a lot this evening,” said Kendig, who earned his 200th career victory in 16 years of coaching. “We came out and performed well on all four events. To score a 196 this early in the season is a great accom plishment” Nebraska individuals scored victo ries in three of die four events. Senior Misty Oxford captured the all-around title with a season-high 39.2, edging teammate and junior Nicole Wilkinson UllUlliglll Ull, 111W Huskers weren’t putting anyone to rest except the Beavers and the Cougars. Without junior All-American Heather Brink, out for die third straight meet due to an I Achilles injury, NU 1(10-2) used heavy artillery to score a I season-high 196.075 to shoot down OSU . (194.575) and BYU 1 (193.4). ■ TKo OAAfO iiroo ^ u--— I’m happy with the win, don’t get me wrong, but it was weird when you look back ” Misty Oxford NU gymnast Jakroclro ’c Pi fVV» a Uam □y. l points. “I’m happy to win, don’t get me wrong,” Oxford said, “but it was kind of weird when you look back. I just didn’t feel like I was with it tonight” A deadpan atti tude about a solid performance is typical for a team that has depth; no one is safe in the lineup. “I think it’s def ' highest in school history. NU recorded scores of 49 or better in three of the four 1 events and set a season high with a 48.85 on the vault, which left Coach Dan Kendig pleased with his team. UUiVlJ U glVUV UVliiVIV OUUUUVU IV vv in,” Kendig said. “These girls feel so bad when they miss in practice, because they know every routine is crucial. “But because of that, we’re a stronger team and we’re already starting to work on the little things much sooner than we usually do.” Senior Courtney Brown continued her assault on the beam and floor exer cise with victories in both events, and scored her career high (9.875) on the vault, where she finished runner-up to OSU’s Lara Degenhardt (9.9). Freshman Bree Dority captured her first career-event title by scoring a career-high 9.9 on the uneven bars, while sophomore Amy Ringo (floor - 9.825) and junior Laura Ohlendorf (uneven bars-9.825) also scored career bests, displaying the team’s depth. The meet’s length was doubled compared to normal due to the absence of two of the four scheduled judges. Because there were only two judges, the meet was competed in Olympic order, with one event after the other, a situation that caused some long faces and a long night “They were complaining a little at die beginning about the length,” Kendig said “but after that they made die best of it After all, (die other two teams) had to wait too.” Oxford said that the never-ending night was actually beneficial to the team, a perfect preparation for the NCAA Championships in April, where several teams and gymnasts will com pete and the wait between events will be just as long or longer. “We stayed together as a team, kept everybody up,” Oxford said. | NU sees urgency in K-State game HOME from page 9 But Kansas State has been on a slide since beating the Huskers a month ago. KSU has lost three straight games. Kansas State’s recent demise may come from the absence of junior cen ter Angie Finkes. Finkes, who aver ages 11.2 points per game, has not played in the Wildcats’ last four games and may miss tonightk game. “I think it hurts Kansas State some,” Sanderford said. “But they I have played four straight games with out her.” The game is not only significant because of tournament ramifications, but it also marks the final game for four seniors at the Devaney Center. Kate Benson, Cori McDill, Lisa Reitsma and Monet Williams will play in front of the Devaney Center crowd for die last time. “It is pretty amazing,” McDill said. “These four years have gone by pretty dang fast” Reitsma played only one year of basketball, and Williams played two. Benson and McDill have been at NU for their entire careers. “Our seniors have done a pretty good job leadership-wise this year,” Sanderford said. “We are going to miss those four seniors.” But if Nebraska is to reach its tournament goal, Sanderford said, those same seniors must step up in the last few weeks of the season. Against Texas Tech, seniors Angie Braziel and Rene Hanebutt combined for 55 of the Red Raiders’ 75 points. In Sunday’s game, McDill did not attempt a shot in 10 minutes of play. Reitsma did not score and Williams contributed eight points. “(Tech’s seniors) basically con trolled the game,” Sanderford said. “This is the time of year where you look for experienced players to make the big plays.”
