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Show B6 Friday, January 7, 1983 Signpost Scriven leads wrestlers in productive season L fcy Eugene Stout Sports Reporter -J - Wrestling is one of the most (if not the most) physically demanding sports there is. It takes more than just brute strength, though. It also takes endurance, quickness, timing, technique skills, control, desire, and dedication. However, strength is a vital component! Tiny Scriven is a Weber State wrestler, and wrestling seems to be almost second-nature to him. As the Wildcat's wrestling team captain for his second consecutive year, Scriven always seems to be leading his team in their pursuit of victory in their matches with other schools. Scriven came to Weber State from El Dorado High School in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a four-time State Champion in Nevada, winning the title during the first three years in the 98-pound division. His senior year (Class of '80), however, Scriven's size had increased, so he was obliged to capture it at the 103-pound level. His growing spurts, so far, have kept on going through his college career. He wrestled 118 pounds his freshman year, then up to 126 pounds last year, and this year he is up to the 134-pound division. At the end of the Autumn Quarter, his record this year was at 4-2, losing recently to BYU at Purple Night due to a loss of six pounds just previous to the match. Tiny ended his record last year at 25-13. A typical workout for the wrestlers, on noncompetition days, consists of about two hours of "hard wrestling" and then a 3-mile run. "You take a normal guy off the street, and he can hardly last a couple of minutes, but we wrestle two hours," commented Scriven in demonstrating what condition wrestlers have to be in. Anyone in the gym who is in doubt as to where they workout has only to follow their. TnScriveTworks for a pin during a wrestling practice at the Wildcat Gym. Support the wrestlers nose. The odor emitted during their workouts is truly one of a kind! Tiny Scriven, a political science major, is a two-time letterman'in wrestling. He has placed second and fourth in the Big Sky Conference Meets. He is a World Elite team member, and holds the school record for the most escapes. To prepare himself mentally just before a match, Scriven likes to jog about a mile to keep his mind clear. He said he used to worry a lot before his matches, but he said that it would only hurt his performance, so now he remains cool and once on the mat-he gives it his all. "You've got to give.it 110 percent," he explained. A couple of Scriven's goals for this year are to be a Big Sky Champion and to be Weber State's first NCAA All-American. To accomplish the latter, he has to become one of the top eight wrestlers in the nation. When asked about his plans for this and the upcoming years he smiled and said, "I just take one match at a time . You look at just this year's schedule and become depressed seeing all the matches that are coming. . . I just hope to keep enthused." Coach John Webb said that if he can keep his weight down, Scriven will wrestle better than anyone else he has coached. In Logan, Scriven wrestled excellently defeating two opponents who were previously nationally ranked. The coach also commented that Scriven has the best "total match," takedowns, on the mat, on top of opponent, and everything in between; of any wrestler at Weber State since he has been here. When asked if Tiny could be Weber State's first NCAA All-American, Webb said, "He's definitely within that range. His coachability is really good. When he comes to practice, he's ready and willing to work on the things he's weak on-which is necessary. He has to continue to improve, and keep away from injuries if he expects to make it." Up, up and away! i n f i ? i '.'',V - K-y A . ' t 1 J I - y j i y ' s- i - , i ? ; I '" i ". " i I .A Men's indoor track team trains in the Dee Events Center By Ron Davis Sports Reporter The Lady Wildcats are currently 8-3 on The Lady 'Cats, are coached by Jane the season and will be hosting the Cop- Miner, who is in her seventh season, per Classic on Friday and Saturday Have you ever wondered what tracksters do in the cold winter months between fall's cross-country season and spring's outdoor season? The answer to this question is indoor track! Yes, indoor track. You might be surprised to know that the "purple palace" is not only a basketball playground but is also an indoor track workout facility. Daily from 2-5 p.m., the upper concourse of purple carpet on concrete is the only facility where both the men and women track teams can workout in order to prepare for the indoor season. No, a meet is never scheduled in the Dee Center, the only place to run indoor in this area is at the old BYU fieldhouse, the old Utah State fieldhouse and at Idaho State's Minidome where perhaps the fastest indoor track in the nation is located. Working out in the purple roundhouse for the men's track team this season are five seniors, seven juniors, five sophomores, and five freshmen. For Coach Chick Hislop this years's team is not as strong as he would like it to be. Farly in the season he lost speedster Anthony Smith for academic reasons and Steve Dick to a knee injury. Also a new NCAA ruling says that in the conferences championship meet, the distance medley and 3-mile events will no longer exist. This hurt's the Wildcats since the distance medley has always been a strong event. Bright spots for Hislop are returning lettermen Chris Micek, the only conference champion from last year, Farley Gerber, cross-country ace, Steve Baggs, speedster, Shawn Dorr, hurdle specialist and Elbert Gray, long jumper. The Wildcat's will again be except tionally strong in the 1000, 1500, and 3000-meter events. In other events, Weber has at least one participant except in the shot-put. Hislop says that the outlook depends on performances of key members of the team. "Our top individuals will have to come through and place high in order for us to do well this year." Making up the rest of the team are: Er-win Stone, Steve Beaty, Tom Calvert, Neil Humble, Neil Carter, Scott Zuerlein, Ricky Rolison, Brian Appell, Dave Griffin, Darin Williams, Dave Anderson, Jason Webb, Jeff Coning, Reggie Younger, Bart Thompson and Kelly Woolsey. |