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Show Signpost Tuesday, May 27, 1986 9 SIDEJJNES by Dave Allison Ass't Sports Editor Getting into the National Collegiate Athletic Asssociation Golf tournament is tough to do, especially if you golf for the Wildcats' men's team. For Weber State's golf team, getting into the NCAA tourney is seemingly more difficult than just meeting the regular criteria to participate in the prestigious event. The Wildcat golfers will not be going as a team to this year's national collegiate golf tournament because they were not chosen to do so. This was not a kind gesture on the part of NCAA selection committee since WSC should have sent a team to this year's competiton. The criteria for earning an NCAA golf berth is quite simple, and the Wildcats solidly met these standards. There are eight districts in which the respective college teams compete in throughout the nation. Each district has a commitee which determines how well each team stacks up against the NCAA tournament guidelines, and selects teams accordingly. The NCAA criteria measures teams by the strength of its schedule, head-to-head competition against district teams and placefinish in regular season tournaments. Judging by these standards, WSC was robbed by its district and not being able to send a team is an undeserved injustice. The Wildcat linksters play in District VII, and they finished the season tied for third place with the University of New Mexico. District VII sends three teams. Weber State and UNM placed behind Brigham Young and UTEP, both of which will send teams to represent the district in the NCAA tourney. Yet by the District VII committee's standards, the 'Cat team will stay home while the Lobos head to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the NCAA tournament. District VII's NCAA selection comittee is comprised of three coaches, one from BYU, one from UTEP and Weber's own Mac Madsen. Yet Madsen apparantly couldn't convince his fellow committee chairpersons to accept the Wildcat team despite a better overall season than New Mexico. Weber State's golfers played a tougher schedule than the Lobos, the 'Cats had a better record against ranked teams and had beaten District VII foes more consistently than New Mexico. Madsen's crew did lose head-to-head to the UNM golfers but, overall, WSC solidly beat them. New Mexico even had an ineligible team member, and if his scores are disallowed, the Lobos would have lost a great many team matches and wouldn't have qualified at all for the NCAAs. So why did BYU and UTEP vote to send New Mexico over Weber State? Apparently, the two opposing committee chairman justified their decision on the last two tournaments WSC and UNM played. The Wildcats had sluggish showings in the snow-drizzled Cougar Classic and a second place appearance in the Big Sky championship tournament while the Lobos played well in their last two tournaments. Since both teams tied for third and UNM looked better at the moment than Weber, the Lobos were selected over the 'Cats, thus throwing out the determining standards usually earned by a team throughout the course of a year's play. Maybe BYU and UTEP have a soft place in their hearts for WAC schools. WSC's Madsen did make an undeniable argu- ment for 'Cat golfers Carito Villaroman and Miguel Tolla, however, and they will particpate individually in the NCAA tourney a small right for such a big wrong for Weber State golf. Green races to three MWAC crowns by Mike Coe Sports Editor When Weber traveled to Moscow, Idaho last week, it seemed that if everything went right, the team would have a chance at dethroning Boise State as the MWAC conference champions. Everything, however, didn't go as planned. An injury to the back of multi-event athlete Teri Okelberry, a false start by Becky Wayment in the 5000-meter race, along whith several other problems (including, quite simply, a strong performance by the Broncos) enabled Boise State to win the MWAC title once again, while the Wildcats had to settle for second place. Though the 'Cats didn't win the title, without a doubt, distance runner Michelle Green was the star of the show. The Weber coach had entered Green in three events in the meet: the 10,000 meters, the 5000 meters, and the 3000 meters. It was pretty well expected that Green would win the 10,000-meter race. But as for the others, it would seemed that maybe fatigue might catch up with her. But, Green was able to hold off any signs of fatigue as well as any challenges (and there weren't many) posed by her competition. The 10,000, run on Friday, was the first race for Green. After starting out the race conservatively with a 5:54 first mile, Green put on a surge, running her next mile in 5:35 and dumping the runner that had stayed with her for the first mile, Montana State's Molly Tritle. With Tritle clearly out of the picture, Green was on her own for the rest of the race. Green won the race with the time of 35:46.51. She lapped everyone in the race twice except for Tritle who she lapped once and beat by one minute and 58 seconds, (see SECOND on page 10) wTn ' . u? . , t i ; it . V 1 -w' ' , ; ; f ! Jf y I r. -,V, ' ' t i - Signpost pholo Oscar Sosa Weber's Dana Willie outleans Montana State's Theresa Zacher in the MWAC 1500-meter race. Tuesday Lunch at the Tute Sandwich Bar & Ice Cream Friday Night Activity Movie - MASH Farewell lion. Tues. Wed. Thur. fri. Sat. Sun. 8 9:30 am Wildcat Homing Show (mostly mellow Instrumental) 9:30 3 pm College Top Ten (variety) 5 9:00 pm If. Wave 9 12:00 am Soul ft. Wave Jazz ft. Wave Soul Hard Rock 0)M N. Wave Metal 8 - 1 pm Light Rock 1 5 pm Variety Rock 3 2:00 am Metal ClassicalriW JESUS ROCK H. ROCKriW KWCR Stereo Weber State College Ogden, UT KWCR PRESENTS Rick Ryan In a benefit concert MAY 31 UB BALLROOM 8:00pm Students $2.00 wID Regular $3.00 Thanks to those who helped and participated with the wheelchair and cane races. |