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Show Tlie Signpost - Monday, May 15, 1989 7 (cont'd from page 6) Sky lib erg said. Bui she soon decided lo slay aflcr learning the American system. Before her accident she played number-five singles. This year, at number-six singles, she was forced to deal with the lingering effects of her injuries, especially ihe ankle problems. "I think I'm still a little bit scared to go for it fully," she said early in the season. "I still have to have support when I play." Cox said Skyllberg now lacks the mobility she had before her injuries. "She was very quick, very fast and had the endurance lo slay out there longer," he said. "She doesn't have that now. She's not as quick, she's not as fast and she lends to be a Utile bit more impatient, probably because of her ankle. "I'm not saying she's slow or anything, she's very quick still, but not anywhere near the level she was before," he said. But in spite of these problems she had a successful season. She had a 19-7 mark in singles play and a 14-10 record in doubles. In the conference tournament she won all five of her singles matches and teamed with Lani Hunsakcr-Nelson to win three of five numbcr-iwo doubles matches, helping ihe 'Cats win the learn title. Skyllberg plays an aggressive game of tennis. As a fairly hard hitler, "she hits a lot of lop spin," said Cox. "She's very aggressive, she hits out on the ball. She doesn't like lo rally back and forth, back and forth, she wants to end Ihe point soon, so she'll hit out to the corners quite a bit." This attacking style serves her well in doubles play where the ability lo volley and hit winners is rewarded. "If she's on, she's unbeatable," said Cox. "If she's off, she's in for a tough match. Then it became an attiludinal thing. Then everything kind of jumps on her at once the ankle, the lack of speed." The weakest part of her game is her serve, Cox said, although it has been greatly improved through hours of practice. Off the the court Skyllberg majors in physical lifestyle management, a non-teaching physical education major. She hopes to gain some experience in the United States and then return to Sweden to work possibly as a fitness consultant for a company. Wherever she ends up working, her quick smile and easy manner should serve her well. When she first came to Weber Slate, Skyllberg found ihe United Slates look some gciting used to. "My first year was really hard with the language, the culture and j ust to gel used to the whole sysiem here," she said. " Now it's hard to go home to Sweden. I have lo get used lo everything back there again." One of the main cultural differences she noticed between Utah and Sweden is ihe faster pace in ihis part of ihe world. "Everything is much more fasi-going," she said. "People arc more open and you can go out and meet people, whereas in Sweden most people are more cold." Game (cont'd from scoring points on an alumni safety and connecting on a Ryan Schmidt pass to Trevor Shaw of five yards. By missing the point aflcr, Ihe varsity had a 8-7 lead. Early in the third quarter Dave Critchlow added six more for the alumni when he found McDonald on a short pass. McDonald was able to run the field for a 60-yard louchdown. The alumni pulled ahead by five, 13-8. Fighting back, the varsity regained the lead when Schmidt spotted Pcicr Macon and hit the mark on a 34-yard louchdown pass. Missing the point after, the varsity had a one point lead, 14-13. "Each of our quarterbacks did some good things, but Schmidt seemed to ignite the things when he was in there," Arslanian said. Their lead only last about three-and-a-half minutes ihough. That's how long it look for Larscn and Orion lo find each other and get ihe go ahead louchdown. Alumni coach Wally Nalder, who coached the Wildcats from 1962-64, said, "This is a great experience, and a game like this is good for Dave's varsity. Now they know ihcy have a challenge next fall, page 5) and ihis should be the growth experience for these kids going into next fall." The alum ni team racked up 219 yards of total passing and 35 yards of rushing for 254 yards on 40 plays. The varsity squad gained 283 yards of total offense from 63 yards of rushing and 220 yards of passing with a total of 63 plays. -ATTENTION WSC STUDENTS FACULTYSTAFF PS2 Model 30-286 Memory 1 MB 80286 processor Diskette Drive 1.44MB Hardfile 20 MB , IBM Mouse s 8513 Color Display DOS 4.0 Microsoft (TM) Word Ver. 4.0 Microsoft Windows 286 hDC Windows Express Sale Price $2,399 List Price $4,437 Savings $2,038 Call your Education Specialist Bill Tribe 627-2300 mm-mmmmmmmmmmmmm .t ALL MAKES P'OOUCU Dealer Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 4071 Riverdale Rd. (Next to Fred Meyer) Jocks honored academically More than 90 Wcbcr S tale athlcies wi th high academic achievement were honored at a banquet last Thursday. Some of these athletes received additional awards for their academic successes. Tina McCombs and Mike Coe, both track athleies, were honored as Weber's representatives for the Big Sky Conference scholarathleies of the year as the graduating female and male with the highest gpa. McCombs, an elementary education major, has a 3.79 average, while Coe, who graduates in communication public relations, has a 3.75. Dave Critchlow, a defensive back and quarterback on the football team, was named as the Rhodes Scholar nominee from Weber State. Rhodes Scholars receive a scholarship to sludy at Oxford University in England. Critchlow, an English major, has already spent a summer studying at Oxford with Weber's Honors Program. Five NCAA postgraduate scholarship nominees were also announced: basketball players Marnce Madscn and Katie Weycnberg, runner Dean Miller, and fooiballers Jeff Sorcnscn and Ken Bcazcr. Also presented with a special award was Joyce Rich, the Wildcats' academic eligibility officer who is retiring this year. Rich spent 23 12 years helping Wcbcr athletes be successful in the classroom. Weber Slate athletes who had at least a 3.3 gpa one quarter this year: Women's basketball Ami Sessions James Baichclor Mike Coe Mamee Madsen Emily Tuckett Ken Bcazcr Todd Davis Susan Norton Emily WiLlems Jared Bleak . Scoit Douglass Jennifer Pokomey Dana Willie Alan Bolt Gary Dunn Laurie Scehawer Volleyball Keith Chambers Robert Durlschi Katie Weyenbcrg Kim Bcnesh David Critchlow Matthew Godfrey Women's tennis Marcie Ganson Richard Ericson Darrcll Hinton Christina Beer Kelly Hankiris Gordon Fletcher Robert McKay Allison Burton Lora Heissinger Scott Hansen Dean Miller Wendy Complon Kathleen Nickel Rcid Lcland James Moore Pascalc Thymian Men's tennis Daniel Marshal Wcs Nance Women's track Bradley Fcrrcira Allen Onon Craig Povcy Nicole Alder Warren Pretorius Greg Patterson Dave Renikcr Alydia Anderson Niklas van der School Eric Price Hal Schoficld Lori Child Craig Zimmerman Dcncc Rex James Slonc Kelly Davis Men's golf Ryan Schmidt Brian Slrombcrg Carol Day Ed Baker Jeff Sorenscn John Wagslaff Shelly Fricry Thomas Concon Dell Stillson Duanc West Deborah Howard Roger Cox Gerald Wilcox Bret Williams Laura Jensen Charles Eblc Men's track Clay Yardlcy Paula John Carito Villaroman David Andreascn Ryan Yardlcy Catrina Larson Beau Yokomoio Daniel Baird Basketball Tina McCombs Football Brad Barton William Fife Karen Packham Guy Anderson Gerald Bean Mike Pomcroy Mary Lynn Schmidl Troy Baldwin David Chowen Fred Rollin I n D I i PA Dining Service Department of Campus Life MEDIUM COFFEE & CAKE DONUT Snack Attack Valid through May 31, 1989 i : : i j |