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Show l ·r11t ·~l)l~RBIRI> SPORTS 1liE THUNDERBIRD· SOUll-lERN UfAH UNIVERSITY • TIIURSDAY, MAY 27, 1993 • PAGE 10 Lady Birds add height o next year's roster Cagers sign 6-1 forward, 6-4 center for '93-94 T Lady 11,underbi recruits have created n instant improvem nt m height men's Thunderbird team r the 1 94 sea n. The Thunder ircls have recei ed letter of inrent from Heidi Cowa n, ephi, and Myn ee larsen ,' Twin Falls, Idaho, indica ·ng th t they will play for the Thund r irds and Head C-oach lany Shurtliff next year. Cowan completed two years at Sn w College and will come ID SU as a juni r. She i 6-1 who was named all- all >u mament ream as a freshman in 1 l -92. Larsen, a 6-4 center, i completing h r senior year at Twin Fall High Sch I where e was an h norable mention all- tale basketball player and a tn runner-up in dou I tennis. She i_s also h r high sch I valedictorian and th Idaho High School Activities Associati n's ou nding seni r. "We arc happy ttcruit tudent ath I of thi liber to our program: hurrllff said. •Definitdy we wdl be a taller team than were I t n. These two playc~ are bo expected to contribute ignificandy to our team.• Cowan ~raged 13.3 poin and 8.3 rebounds at Snow. She hit 50.3 percent of h r field goal and 74. 7 percent of her . She an academi allAmeri n at Sn w . Larsen averaged H.4 poin and nine rebounds fi r her high school ~m. She hoc with 66. 7 percent accuracy from the free throw line and nnected on 58.6 percent of her fldd goal attempts. She also era nearly blocked hots per game. SUU football catnp to be offered in June S UU grid coaches to provide instruction SUU will offer a football camp fot players gnda 9-12 Kt to run from June 1l-18. Th football camp is offered under dirce payment plan options. Option A is for unstJpHVi,cd players, rhose mending without their high school coach, and includes all program fees u wdJ u room and board for $225. Option 8, for upcrvised players, includes all program fees as well as room and rd for $200. Option C is r local player r those with local hou ing and includes breakfast and lunch and all program fees for $150. lrutruai.on will be provided by the SUV klOtball staff with as.si.samce from many outstanding Umh high school roaches. A deposit of $ZS is ~ to enroll in the football camp. The: deposit must be ~ by June 1, 1993. Final payment is due on June 13. Chccb should be made payable to Jade Bi hop/Southern Utah Food>all Camp, and mailed to Tammy Mdton, Southern Utah Football Camp, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, llf, 8'4no. Additional infonnation may be obtained by caJling either Mdton, at 801586-1937, or the Football suu Offices at 801586-7828. Basketball camps att also being offend but the due datt for deposits for d\OSe bas pused. Richard Barton uw named Athuit of tht Year earlier thi.s month n a wet by SUU's coaching suiff Barton named Athlete of the Year than academics. I tried to uc.a,ed in both.• Barton abo received 6nt team honors on the GTE Acadmuc All-America tam, and recdwd one of only The changes in life are the things th.at luvc litDOd 1-4 $5,000 scholarships given to basbd>all pl;rycn out for Rich rd Barton oYer the put year--changes on ,cross the country bv the NCAA. He said that he plans CD we the Kholu:shlp earn his ma.stds and off the basbtball court degree in education and .dministn.tion. Barton was married ~ months ago, and said He ·d that it is difficult to su.a:eed. in both that he has become a bettu player and pcnon since his marrlqe. He .said that his wi~, Sheila, suppottJ athletics and academics because he had m make bctbcr we a{ bis time. "Basketball mabt it difficult. him i.n hiJ Kademk and thletic pum1its. "lt bas helped me to lmprove in both 1.reu. I think I've been We do a lot of ttavdling bec:ause we're ltldcpendcnt. It maka you put more effort and hard work into the better since I've been married. She come, from a time you have, but SUU ha, good teachers who will sports family and understands the time it talo:s to be . work to hdp you,• Batton said. I good player 1• he said. Banon said that winta' quarter is the roughest There hnve been several mllepom in his tffe that have marked changes for Barton. One wu his SCIVke academically. He would be gone for wh seemed Like weela at a time, and would aomdimes be in class u an LD.S. missiona~ne of the tough only days a MU. cxpcriences he has faced in his lifetime. he 'd. ·rt It b his ability to do the beat he can In both hdped me to basically grow up. l went on a mission academics and athletics that earned him die Athlcu: where l couldn't pl y lcctball. l worried about not of the Year ho rs for SUU in 1992-93, an a rd he being able to rome back and play. lt bdped me ID be m:eiYed May 15. •1 was surprised I won. There'• away from it. lt made me more mature.• been some great athletr.s in all the ports. They wetc He al had to uffer duough three knee surgm.cs, that he said saw his a ilitics dwindle over night "You all well represcn~ this year," Barton said. He id that the rompetiti n he faced while playing need ID Juve a good balance in your Uk bctwccn basketball. carried over into other att:U of bis 116:, and acade.mi and basketball. Basketball. won't always be has helped him~ deal with the pres w:e of classes there, but nobody can take away your knowledge,• he By Jake Cudney Thundmini Spam E4trm said. l t is becawe of this dedication academics that the physical education major from Cedar City was named to the GTE Academic All-America Tcam. B non set a goal going into this season ID be named ID the academic all-America imm. He · , "1 belieYe it's an di~ group of athletes that are able to achieve that. A lot of players put the emphasis on athletia rather better. He said mat Head BaJiketbaU Coach Bill Evans hdped him marure dtis season when he was having trouble both on the court and off. "c.oach Evans is al in die players' comer. He wa:rUll the played to succeed,• Barton Aid. It.appears mat in at least Barton's cue, the ooach ha.s gottm his wish. |