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development of his game.
He said he already has gained 20
pounds on his 6-11 frame, and Roth
hopes to add another five to 10
pounds before die season ends.
While he admits he is getting bet
ter, Conklin said the season has been
a drain. : - !
“It has been tough going to
games knowing that I can’t help the
team out,” said Conklin, who has
been on the bench for nearly all of
NU’s 12 losses: “I see attitudes going
up and down on this team, and it5 is
hard.”
It is a drain that Roth said he
understands.
“It will probably be the hardest
thing he ever does,” Roth said. “But
in the long run, he will be glad he did
it.”
Fellow teammate and former red
shirt himself, Cary Cochran said he
understands what Conklin is going
through.
“It is a long process mentally
more than anything,” Cochran said.
“When you sit out and see a game,
your emotions get going, and you
wish you were in the game. To sit out
and not play takes a toll.”
That toll gets especially difficult
around the time of February and
March, women’s Coach Paul
Sanderford said.
' 1Championship time has meant so
much to Candace Blackbird, a player
who is redshirting in her sophomore
year.
Blackbird went to high school
powerhouse South Sioux City and is
a veteran to playing in championship
games during this month.
“It has been really hard since I
have been playing since fourth
grade,” said Blackbird, who is red
shirting because of academic trouble
in her freshman year. “It is hard to
watch close games, but it is part of
the whole maturing process.”
Even though redshirts can’t play
in games, they still have a huge
impact on the development of the
team. They are required to spend the'
season on the scout team and act as
every opponent that the Huskers
might face.
• ; “They are huge,” said Peterson,
who looked to be on her way to sit
ting out the season before receiving
permission to play from the NCAA
on Dec. 21. “They play a big part. I
was in that position and know how it
feels.”
Nee agrees with Peterson.
“Brian Conklin is getting a free
lesson,” Nee said. “He is doing
excellent - an A-plus in my class.
While he was being one of the
Colorado players, he was giving
(Kimani) Ffriend and (Steffon)
Bradford all they could handle. He
killed us.”
^ It has been
really hard since
I have been
playing since
fourth grade. It is
hard to watch
close games, but
it is part of the
whole maturing
process.”
Candace Blackbird
NU basketball player
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who is second in the long jump, are
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Bulldog Coach Wayne Norton
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“This meet has a high level of
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Norton said this is a good meet to
help his team prepare for the
Southeastern Conference meet,
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In the men’s pole vault, NU fresh
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est challenge of his young career
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State senior Russ Buller and
Northern Iowa junior Jacob Pauli,
who have season bests equal to
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