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Show StatesmanSports Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 Page 9 Indoor Championships underway for track BY USU ATHLETICS Utah State track and field teams competed Thursday in the first day of the 2010 WAC Indoor Championships hosted by Boise State in Nampa, Idaho, at the Jacksons Track. After day one, junior Phillip Noble leads the Aggie men in sixth place after finishing four of the seven heptathlon events. In the women's pentathlon, sophomore Camille Fehlberg was the Aggies top finisher tabbing eighth place. Fehlberg finished in eighth place with 3,181 points. She finished in first place in the 800m portion of the pentathlon with a time of 2:23.39. "Its Camille's rookie year as far as multis go, and I think she did a great job," veteran USU head coach Gregg Gensel said. "She came from behind and was still able to score in the top eight at a conference meet." Fehlberg and the three other Aggies, all freshmen, who competed in the heptathlon, Kelsey Keller, Amber Thompson and Shalyse Olsen all tied for ninth place in the high jump, clearing 4-09.75 (1.47). "I'm also really proud of the freshmen. They really stepped it up and were able to see what it takes to compete at the Division I level," Gensel said. Heading into day two of the cham- pionships, Noble leads the Aggie men in sixth place with 2,557 points. followed close behind by sophomore Jon Goble in seventh place with 2,523 points. "Phillip (Noble) and Jon (Goble) both did a really good job today," Gensel said. "Day two will be the best day for both of them. That is when their strongest events happen." Noble took third in the pentathlon 60m, clocking in at 7.25, followed close behind by sophomore Goble (7.28) who tabbed fourth. The final three events of the heptathlon will begin at 11:45 a.m. other events will begin at 11 a.m. Heinrich: Gymnast answering leadership call I continued from page 8 Monday, March 1, 7:00 to 9:00 PM Sunday, March 7, 4:00 to 5:30 Eccles Ice Arena, Hgwy 91, N. Logan All welcome! $5 USU Students/$10 public http://www.curlingutah.com/ Answers To Today's Crossword Puzzle! assistant sports editor Following Thursday night's win at Hawaii, USU's men's basketball achieved its 23rd win for the 11th consecutive season, officially keeping pace with the Kansas Jayhawks and Gonzaga Bulldogs as the only teams to have won 23 games in each of those 11 seasons. Just as importantly, the Aggies put themselves in position to clinch at least a share of their third straight Western Athletic Conference championship with just one more win over their final two games, both of which will be played at home at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. After a surprising secondplace finish in USU's first season in the WAC in 2005-2006, followed by a fourth-place finish in 2007, Utah State broke through with its first league championship in 2008. While the title that season was a four-way tie for first place among USU, Nevada, New Mexico State and Boise State, the Aggies held the tiebreaker against the other teams to land as the No. 1 seed in that season's WAC tournament. Last season, Utah State's fourth year in the WAC, the Aggies broke out to a 12-0 conference record before finally suffering their first loss en route to a 14-2 WAC record and an outright league championship. Now with a 12-2 WAC record and a one-game lead over second-place New Mexico State, Utah State controls its destiny in notching its third conference title in just five years in the WAC. While one more win will indeed put another trophy in USU's trophy case, the Aggies will either need to win out their final two games or receive help from another conference team in order to knock New Mexico State out of the running for the WAC tournament's No. 1 seed. Standing in Utah State's way from another outright championship and third WAC title overall are the Fresno State Bulldogs – USU's direct competition for the title in New Mexico State. In USU's first meeting with Fresno State, the Aggies posted their best defensive performance of the season by allowing the Bulldogs to score just 43 points on their way to a 26-point victory. Most of that game, however, was played without super sophomore Paul George of the Bulldogs. George was injured in the first half while chasing a loose ball, did not return to that game and consequently missed four games because of the injury. Fresno State's offense stagnated without its superstar, and barring any other incidents, George will be dressed and ready against Utah State on March 1. If New Mexico State is able to defeat Boise State in Las Cruces and Nevada in Reno, it would set up a winner-take-all scenario for the WAC tournament's No. 1 seed for March 6 in the Spectrum between both of the WAC's Aggie teams. Both USU and NMSU have work left to do to set up that scenario with their games leading up to the seniornight showdown. Utah State has the aforementioned game against Fresno, and NMSU will have to face a Boise State team that appears to be making a late-season surge after its convincing win against Louisiana Tech on the road Thursday. Winning in Reno is also another major hurdle standing in New Mexico State's way, and due to that game against Nevada start- www.aggietownsquare.com Solution time: 25 mins. 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I'm ready to see what else is out there." dan.fawson@aggiemail.usu.edu Come play an Olympic Sport? Learn to Curl! .:( the renaming of its football field in honor of former gridiron great Merlin Olsen, Heinrich had the opportunity to escort Olsen onto the court. She has had a number of opportunities to work in various ways with the athletic department this season and was privileged to speak at an endowment fund ceremony. Heinrich has excelled in the classroom, as well. She is a two-time Academic All-WAC performer, majoring in management communication systems, and a Utah State recipient of the Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete Award. She is scheduled to graduate in May and hopes to find a job, preferably in San Diego, working in data analysis or in the information technology field. As she approaches graduation, Heinrich's varied experiences at USU have taught her a few lessons she ittat CLARK - parish clerk GROVER - miner of lead SHERMAN - cloth cutter TURNER - lathe worker WARREN - overseer of game R "I went on my recruiting trip up here, and I met the girls, the team, saw the facilities and everything, and I fell in love with it," she said. "I didn't want to take any more trips. Ray offered (a scholarship), and I was like, 'Done.'" Heinrich's passion for the university and community is still going strong four years later. "I just love the coaches. I love the team, and it's a college community, which I love," Heinrich said. "(Logan) is kind of suburbia, but it has the college feel to it, which is what I enjoy the most." While she is most often recognized for her vaulting, tumbling and balancing accomplishments, Heinrich has also worked to make her college experience a complete one. 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