Show AGGIE VETERAN Mark Enyeart la shown in action at last year’s United States Olympic Trials in Eugene Ore where he finished third place to capture a berth on the American tenm In the Montreal Olympics As a large crowd looko on Enyeart (left) charges off the start dnrtsg one of the early heats At the end of the ffrst quarter-ml- k Kefth Fraads of Boston (udhWohlhnter of the Chicago Track Ctab lead Enyeart acroos the Uae Enyeart goes after AAV crown By Gary Jones sports editor Mark Enyeart closed a lot of mouths with 0 L' his performance at the NCAA Chamand he left a pionships over the weekend lot of mouths open! "That’s 10 more points that the men’s track team scored at its national championship than the women’s track team scored at its national meet” the Utah State University quipped after run victory at returning from his Saturday's NCAA event in Champaign HI The biggest satisfaction however had nothing to do with any running dispute between men and women athletes “(Mark) Belger didn’t have much to say after that race” remarked Enyeart d Apparently ViUanova's e ace had used several magazines including Track and Field News as a sounding board in challenging other American runners at 800 meters “He was quoted as saying that he wouldn’t have half-mil- er 800-met- er a iron 1 UUJUi 'Si WMNES Of 1977 MDMNAKXB500 'll highly-toute- middle-distanc- Steal Bs&ad 'GCOOS' jCal uBWMil any competition at 800 meters” Enyeart explained “I think I changed his mind The Olympics aren’t run indoors and that’s the only place he dominated” USU’s remarkable two-tim- e NCAA champion had little doubt in his mind that he was returning to top form “I really felt great after the race I was tired immediately after the race because I had run three straight days But I could have run another day" The key to Enyeart’s success Saturday was strategy “I think I ran the smartest race I’ve run in a long time I knew I had to go out fast and set a good pace “Most of the guys I ran against spend most of their time working on their strength I depend on my speed so I have to go out fast and set the pace and try to hold them off” Enyeart knew Saturday what had to be done as he put the goal of 51 seconds in his mind for the first quarter-mil- e “I crossed at about 513 but the third 220 was where I really won the race I can usually hold people off if The victory nearly completed a remarkable comeback for the Agjde senior In 1975 Enyeart captured both the NCAA and the National AAU titles Problems with tendonitis hampered Ms efforts in 1976 but he still recovered in time to modify for the UJ5 team in the Montreal Olympics With the 1977 NCAA crown in hud Enyeart is now seeking a return to the top of the heap in the AAU Cham- - to have to run well” In capturing the NCAA title Enyeart established a new championship meet record of 1:4516 He may be forced to run quicker in Los Angeles A0TOOOTDVQ GPQDAQDOTO IMSail issMis imams 1UM1I lusnii MM you a mm ctack mumnt Mum nvnowi : MtiMiliPMnlsi e nwniN a i eaN asw H See The Guys MHwwy Bw LIT US SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS: aiKfiHNMNli0a t ee she a® e eem OmM Fu Hit Ohm SiIcm At If— Ai ShOih Stwict Hum In S TM BtrHCtt MM AttHtilt AI SIMMS ItcMMM Innl Hfittft AH 0 CARBURETION Stampers 800-16- 5 plus TL Load NY HAMILTON (UPI) — The nation’s top collegiate golfers battled chilly temperatures and blustery winds Tnrsrtsy In the final practice round for the NCAA Divison I golf cham-nfonshi- D With the mercury in s the and winds to gusting about 30 miles an hour practice play wu tricky over Colgate d University's C— imhui 7200-yar- Sevens Oaks Golf Course site of the four-da- y championship that o IGNITION ends Saturday o ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS Fuel-Savin- Tune-u- p g Call For Appointment Range C S326FET and old ready par-7- 2 Ask For Our PIGKURSXVANS Golfers mid-50- ln The Winners Caps (IhtBWDf&lEAlB m Vmi IMuaum -- "I’m really going to be tested this week in Los Angeles’remarked the Vernal native of his Jaunt against America’s but at the AAU meet at UCLA which begins Thursday "The guys I beat at Champaign will take me seriously now so I’m really TOJC3Q-CD- P Just Say 'Charga real MMhSMCotdloks tana mi - SMMSeiSofiioHriiieweell 220 strong” HwrtaiSni' RAM CHECK I run that third H tire Robert Cornell Colgate's athletic in formation officer uld the course was still relatively hard from several weeks of warm but a drizzling overnight rain dry weather had helped soften the greens “This wind probably harden them up again” Cornell said "and putting will be will CURTIS BILLINGS 50 West 7th No MANAGER 753-191- 1 Major Bank Cards Accepted "WHERE TUNE-UP- S ARE A SCIENCE NOT A SIDELINE" slick” The weather forecast for Thursday's opening round indicated continued cool and breezy weather would face the 188 collegiate golfers from across the nation competing in the nth annuel NCAA golf championship I 9 ' ? : |