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Show ModAy, April 25, 198ft OlROHicU tj defend title, but third time isn't charm for Wener Hamilton, I Garrison-Steve- s By Glenn Semnger for the two-tim- e "I was really happy with my performance on the beam and the bars," Garrison-Steve- s said. Not a surprising statement for a person who had the highest mark of the meet, a 9.90 on the beam and a 9.85 on the bars to win both events. Hamilton and Garrison-Steve- s were able to defend their titles on the floor and beam. But Georgia's Lucy winner on Wener, hoping to become the first three-tim- e the bars, failed as she fell and settled for a 9.2 as Garrison-Steve- s also won that title. "I do two release moves in a row. My first one was off and I caught my hands making me release too early on my second move," Wener said about the fall. On the vault, UCLA's Jill Andrews scored a 9.625 to edge teammate Amy Lucena and Georgia's Gina Banales. They tied for second at 9.575. For Utah, the highest finishers were Patti Massoels and Kristi Pinnick, who tied for third with a 9.60 on the honors. uneven bars earning them "It's really a different experience participating in the NCAAs," Massoels said. "But I'm really glad my first one was at home, that helped. But I was tired after yesterday (Friday)." Utah senior Lynne Lederer didn't seem to lack any energy while taking a solid sixth on the beam with a 9.50. Teammate Hilarie Portell tied Smith on the vault. All-Americ- Chronicle assistant sports editor It was like deja vu for UCLA's Kim Hamilton Saturday night at the Huntsman Center when she stepped on the mat for the floor exercise. The music she used for her routine Zone"-awas the same as last year-'T- he nd the Twilight outcome was the same for the defending champion on the floor. Once again, she claimed the highest score. The similarities didn't end there, though. For the second straight year, she defeated Georgia's Corrinne Wright for the title. With a score of 9.80, Hamilton electrified the 5,593 fans who came to see the individuals perform in the second night of the NCAA Gymnastic Championships. "My music was too fast at the beginning," Hamilton admitted. "But after I got out there and had a chance to concentrate on what I had to do, things started to take high-power-imp- off." W SS-- -5 Chronicle photo by Jennifer Peterson UCLA's Kim Hamilton had reason to jump as she suc- cessfully defended her floor exercise title Saturday night. -- Utah's Softball team battled Mother Nature this weekend in addition to Colorado State and Creighton. Saturday, the Lady "Utes" split games with the Rams. 0 affairs. Both games were In the first game the two teams were scoreless at the end of seven innings. Neither team could get on the board until Utah's Charmelle Green hit the winning run in the top of 10th. Green's work wasn't through, however, as she caught a short blooper to center and commenced to fire a shot home to catcher Kristan Burtoft for the tag, putting an end to the game. Cami Pollard got the win for the U. In the second game, Colorado State's Andrea Reed knocked a homer in the fourth, which proved to be low-scori- 1-- ng Paqe Eleven All-Americ- an Hamilton's 9.80 score on the floor was only outdone in what could be called Kelly Garrison-Steve- s' night. Garrison-Steve- s has been the talk of the NCAA gymnastics community for the past two years. After scoring a perfect 10 at the Midwest Regional Championships on the beam, she has been rolling over her closest competition. Saturday night was no different enough as neither team was able to score the rest of the way. Sunday, the Lady "Utes" played host to the Jays in a couple of games that were originally scheduled for Friday. Crighton won the first game by a 0 and scored both runs in the first inning. But the Jays had a little help from the wet weather and the umps. By the time the Jays had to take the field, the rain had stopped and the ball was dry. Neither team could score for the remainder of the game. The Lady "Utes" dominated in the second game posting a 1 victory. Paula Potter got the win for the U., whose record stands at 14-2- 2 for the year. Today, Utah plays UNLV in a twin bill at the 2-- 5-- WHEN EVERYDIABOLICAL HUMAN TRAIT IS WORTH SINGING ABOUT, Cottonwood Complex. Action begins at 1 p.m. --The Utah track team traveled to Provo this weekend for the BYU Invitational. Leading the way for Utah was Jeff Brown, who finished first in the intermediate hurdles. Brown clocked a winning time of 52:05. In the 1,500-metrace, U. sophomore Knut Bakken his heat of 3:54.46. a time with won The men faced some very stiff competition at the meet as several unattached athletes, including local Olympian Henry Marsh, competed. 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