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Show Sports and Recreation WASATCH COUNTY COURIER Jury 13, 19 99 ‘ PAGE 18 vs. Purple Bruisers Lachaise Blue Bombers oo 4-55 emengsts i - Morgan Taylor (above) gets set to hit a home run for the Purple Bruisers. Blue Bombers’ pitcher (center) Kim Sessions (14) makes. the throw to first baseman Jodi Baird (right) for an out aten in last week’s action. ee these continued from page 14 se tests and workoutsi in Salt Lake City just days before and where looking for a com- parison to guide them in future training habits... like high altitude training. “The whole goal for us is to get these four athletes into the “Red Level” of international competition,” U.S. Cross Country Ski Team Program Coordinator Luke Bodenstiner said. “Those top 20 athletes have all their competition expenses met by the international host entities, and that would allow us to bring up four more to train with the funds we would save.” : 3 The four team members now on board for this year are Kemppel who hails from + - e+ Anchorage, Alaska; Marcus Nash from Freyburg, Maine; Justin Wadsworth from Bend, Oregon; and Patrick Weaver from Lenox, Massachusetts. Nash is coming off a stand out season on the World Cup where he scored points in three events and was the first male skier to have a top 20 finish in over four years. | Wadsworth is a two-time U.S. Champion and has numerous top 30 finishes on the international race scene. Weaver brings distance racing to the table and is the current U.S. 50-km freestyle champion two years running. \ On this day the athletes spend a good hour peddling the stationary bike periodic blood samples and vital checks. Following the workout and ing the athletes answered questions with sign testand posed for photographers before heading off on a 20 mile or more roller-ski workout to end the afternoon. “If you think this is a great display of athletic talent, you should come watch . guys play golf later today,” Bodenstiener said. “That will be a true display of talent!” The U.S. team was not the only group of top athletes on hand last week. Falling into the picture was current World Champion Bente Martinson from Norway. “! am here to spend some time on vacation, as well as look for potential training sites to use leading up to the 2002 games,” Martinson said. “From here I will go east to Denver and other parts of Colorado. I don’t really know where I will train leading up to the games, but I imagine it will be someplace like this.” Martinson is currently the fastest woman on skis. 7 While she is the fastest right now, she ‘is a late starter by Norwegian standards. After starting out as an alpine skier, Martinson made the move to cross-country at the age of 12 and has been Comes ing ever since. JULY BARGAINS! Quickie Push Broom $7.97 24” Super Bulldozer, resin block with poly fibers. Steel handle & connector. $8.99 Folding Chair With powder coated steel frame and carrying bag. $2.47 be ‘e Watering Can 2-Gallon, translucent green with water level indicators. While she is a late starter, her Emily roots are in cross-country. “My father skied for Norway in the Olympics and World Championships, so it does tend to be a family affair now,” Martisnon said. “But he was just as supportive when I competed in hand-ball earlier. He is very supportive of what I am Bogie... 6G With the setting of the sun,. Soldier Hollow had its first day in the spotlight of national and international attention. Many more such occasions are just around the corner as the 2002 Winter games are fast approaching. Ortho Roundup $3.69 24-0z. Ready to use. One shot kills weeds and grasses, roots and all! $29.99 3/8” Power Drill iMaster Mechanic, variable speed, reversing. 1 - 1200 rpm. Incl. chuck key and holder. 424 N. Main ‘Heber City, Utah ° 654-3661 _ Mon. - Sat. * 8:30 A.M. - 6:00 P.M. __ = = = s -£ |