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Show Pag Sis FORT Cheerleaders break stereotype with 2nd lac Mslh by Mike Prater u Chronicle staff All-Americ- The University of Utah ski team began defense of its national championship bv finishing second at the Nevada-Ren- o Invitational last weekend. Norwegians Rolf Bjornc, a Utah newcomer, and Knut each collected double Engebretsen victories as the Utcs placed behind All-Americ- an Wyoming. The Cowboys, who finished fourth in the NCAA finals last season, established themselves as an early national contender by beating out the strong nine team field. Wyoming definitely looked good in winning. And as for our performance, wings wem weii tor us, : saia coacn rat Miller upon his return from Nevada. "It was a good indicator of where we stand and what we need to concentrate on. We need a link bit of work in some areas." And if this past weekend is any indicator, the men's slalom is one discipline Miller doesn't have to worry about for the remainder of the season. Behind Bjorne, who had a two-raslalom time of 76.55, were Utahns Harald ce Gefle and Jeff Durtschi, who placed second (77.12) and third (77.18) respectively. Bjorne also captured the giant slalom, beating out Wyoming's Olov Gynt of a second. by "Rolf skied extremely well," Miller said four-hundred- the slalom and eighth in the giant slalom. Jill Robins, a junior managed a second in the giant slalom, missing the top spot by less than one second. "Everybody skied well," said Miller. "And by seeing this first weekend, I think we are just as good as we were last year when we went all the way. We do need to work on giant slalom and nordic events. We're a little inconsistent in those areas, but I think it's just a matter of time before we mature to the point I d like us to be. "The only other difference I see is that we are lacking in depth somewhat,' he said. "We lost 60 percent of last vear's people to graduation and it's kind of hard to build from that, but things are looking good. ths about Bjorne, who is considered one of the top 100 skiers in the world. "Harald and Jeff also skied surprisingly well for us in the slalom." The women also skied strong, especially in the giant slalom, according to Miller. rreshman Lynn LaCasse placed fourth in an, It's a far cry from high school Remember the good old days at the high school? Home room, school lunch, gym class, and, of course, the cheerleaders. Ah, the cheerleader. What would life at the high school have been without this strange and unique creature? At most ON SPORTS P.lorft Sool 0 always the center of attention. What they lacked in brains they invariably made up for in beauty, and this beauty-to-brai- ns ratio was inversely proportional as a rule. What this means is that among most cheerleaders there was enough air in their little heads to enable The Utah nordic team, lead bv them to live pretty in a total vacuum for weeks. Engebretsen, matched the alpine team In the good old days, cheerleaders were with two wins of its own. chosen not for athletic ability, but solely on Engebretsen won the men's the basis of popularity and how well they race Friday before leading the could shake their pompons. Else why relay team to a win on Sunday. Ragnar would most guys attend their high school Lund-Rolaand Lars Goran Dahl joined football and basketball games? team Engebretsen on the But alas, then came college, and things which beat out Colorado, Wyoming and were suddenly different. No longer was Utah's B team. The women placed third in cheerleading a popularity contest. While their relay race. cheerleaders were still comely, intellect Utah will resume its schedule this and athletic know-ho- w actually came into weekend when it hosts the Ute Invitational is And this play. especially true at the at Solitude and Brighton. The slalom and University of Utah. individual nordic races will be run Friday Several incidents occurred recently while the giant slalom and the nordic relay which brought to light this vast difference races are set for Saturday. between the university's cheerleaders and Joing Utah will be those in the high school and even at other New Mexico, Nevada-RenWestern colleges. State College, Colorado, Montana State The first incident occurred in Logan, and Montana. All teams belong to the Utah. The second one occurred thousands Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Ski of mttes away on that island paradise of Association (kmi&aj. Hawaii. On Dec. 8, the Runnin' Ute basketball team traveled to Logan for a contest with Utah State. While the Aggie fans had plenty to cheer about as the home-tow- n boys romped to a 9 victory over the Utes, it wasn't for the Aggies that the partisan crowd cheered the loudest. No, what awed the locals was a group of 303-1- 0 cheerleaders from the University of Utah. Their death-defyiantics has the whole place oohing and aahing and cheering high-scho- ol 15-kilom- eter II nd . 1 five-kilome- ter WINTER 1985 ENGLISH BUSINESS WRITING ng wildly. 4 CREDIT HOURS BEH S 101 MTWH INSTRUCTOR: BRIAN BEDARD 55 These Utah representatives received a little more enthusiastic reward for their efforts than they're accustomed to in the Special Events Center. Cheering for the cheerleaders? What a novel idea, one that hasn't hit this campus yet. Those wild i third in a national cheerleading competition. o, 92-7- .. Ute cheerleaders perform in front of the home crowd at a recent basketball game. The cheerleaders recently place Alaska-Anchora- ge, NEW CLASS 12:-5'12:- 5 schools, the cheerleaders were easily recognizable. Usually blondes with that Farah Fawcett-typ- e hairdo, they were screams for the Ute cheerleading squad up in Logan showed just how spoiled die fans are here. Perhaps Utah fans have become so used to these aerial acts from the cheerleaders that they take for granted many of the feats performed. "I find myself feeling that same way," Ute cheerleader advisor John Taylor said. "I've worked so closely with them that I often see one of their routines and think, 'There goes that same old thing.' Maybe the same thing has happened to the Utah crowd." . Nine days later another incident occurred which reaffirmed the quality of the cheerleaders here. The Utah squad took third place in the national cheerleading championships held in Honolulu. 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