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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Ten Friday, February 15, 1991 Utah gymnasts meet OSU tonight Tonight, the Utah gymnastics team is returning to the site where the national champions regained their crown to face a rejuvenated Oregon State squad in Corvallis. After an absence of three years from the top of the gymnastics hill, Utah stormed Corvallis last April and set an NCAA record en route to regaining its No. 1 status. Now, the Twistin' Utes are flying even higher. Against Brigham Young, Utah scored an unreal 195.60 to rewrite the NCAA team dual meet record and Missy Marlowe earned an mark of 39.50. Then Monday, versus Cal State Fullerton, Marlowe scored a perfect 10.0 on the bars before a Huntsman Center crowd of 15,238 (2,000 more were turned away). When Oregon State visited Utah Jan. 14, Utah beat OSU by almost four whole points (193.35-189.75But OSU coach Jim Turpin wasn't down about his team's efforts, he just called Utah "a pleasure to watch." all-tim- e, all-arou- ). U. officiating changes according to the site. Last vear, the Utes sqeaked by OSU 189.60-189.0- 5 in a dual meet which was the Utes' only sub-19- 0 outing of the year. Marsden knows the venue will make a difference. "You always have concerns about how you'll score in someone else's place, but we have to go in there and be so much better than them that the judges just can't deny us the scores. "If you make a wobble or two, the judges will really count you down. That's the way it is on the road in gymnastics. You have to prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that you're the better team and you deserve the good scores on the road," Marsden said. Against Fullerton, the Utes showed lots of wobbles. Marlowe and Kristin Kenoyer suffered their first falls of the season and Shelly Schaerrer botched her beam routine. But Marsden took the mistakes in stride and expects In a continuing quest to face the best collegiate tennis teams in the nation, the Utah women's tennis team has headed to the Southeast. Riding an eleven match road losing streak that spans two seasons, the Lady et the WAC UNLV, defending like small looked more a champions as four lost in meets dual ripple they a row. But now, with consecutive over New Mexico, and Air Washington, Wyoming Force, the wave is rolling. Brigham Young is the team that started the Utes' losing skein with a 137-10- 5 win in Provo on Nov. 20. BYU was led by Kristain Johansson, who took top honors in both the 200 individual medley and the 200 butterfly. For Utah, Todd Stanard 'jh- Greg Marsden Minnesota." After Miami, the lady Utes travel to Gainesville to meet second-ranke- d Florida in a today to begin their road Sunday morning match. The Gators are and have three swing, Utah, the No. 20 team in the. netters listed in the VolvoITCA nation, has an opportunity to singles top 50. Leading the gain revenge on Miami, which Gator charge is senior Nicole edged Utah in the Eccles Center Arendt, who has been listed as The Hurricanes high as third this season. last year, on the year with were down 2 after singles Utah is play and won all three doubles four of the five defeats coming matches to pull off the at the hands of top-1- 5 teams on improbable victory. This season the road. The Lady Utes lost all Miami is unranked but boasts a seven of their away dual matches last season and hasn't strong 54 record. "Miami is a very tough team won outside of ;Utah since and they're probably April, 1989 when Utah beat underrated because they play in UNLV in Las Vegas. 7-- strength. Matthew Coles BYU BYU has won three straight dual meets, including a sweep of the Utes last season. But losing to the Cougars in the regular season doesn't forecast another failure in the WAC meet as the Utes have proven the last four years. n form Returning to their of years past has been aided by the shrinking Ute injury list. Diver Scott Teerlink has returned to full strength and should contribute to a strong Utah effort. Sophomore John Wester is now the only ailing swimmer. Utes to watch will be freshmen post-seaso- ar freestylers Thomas Axelson and Anders Dunkars in the sprints, senior Arne Miles in the individual medleys Jim Giottonini in and the backstroke and long freestyle events. Matthew Coles 2-- 5 such a tough region," said Utah Grant from page one the game, Grant claimed, "It wasn't a conscious thing but I felt I hadn't scored in about two hours and I ought to do something." And Grant wasn't through yet. With four minutes left, the Joshua Tree missed going to the hoop, tipped it and finally was fouled as he came down with the rebound. The junior made two more big jumpers in the last few minutes and a bundle of free throws. "Josh was excellent," Majerus said of his star. "That's what he's supposed to do and that's just the kind of player he is." Grant is the kind of player who Matthew Coles can recover from a forgettable first half to collect 24 points, five rebounds, five steals, three blocks and two assists in 33 minutes. But his teammates deserved the recognition, Grant claimed. "I have to give the other guys credit. They got me the ball where I needed to have it and just opened things up forme." As Grant ran off the floor after the game, he held his right fist high in the air and pumped it in a show of triumph. "That's why don't have athletes say you to do drugs because a winning game like that gives you a natural high you can't get any other way." Thanks to Grant's second-hal- f the 23-- 2 Utes are high and getting ever higher. If you can imagine it .we can make it. . . HANCOCK MARTIN Goldsmiths 0 5-- 4. 4-- them to be back in top form. The Beavers, who have a No. 4 ranking and a 1 record, now have NCAA champion Joy Selig at full races. BYU-Uta- 9-- 3-- won the 1000 and 500 freestyle Tonight's BYU meet is the Ute's final tuneup for the WAC Championships in Hawaii next month. Utah will be shooting for its fifth straight WAC crown and coach Jim Wilson sees BYU as critical competition. "BYU is a fine team. They beat us by 30 down at their place and we're going to have to perform really well to beat them," Wilson said. coach shouldn't But the first-yehave any problem getting his players up for the meet. "The last meet against BYU is always one of the best meets of the h year for us. Because of the a rivalry, everybody gets up little more to do their best." Utah has an extra incentive in that coach John Tsumas. "But we have a very good chance of beating them if we play with the intensity we had in our last home match a 0 whipping of Utes face a strong Miami squad men's swim team to host The big red Utah wave will look to swamp rival Brigham Young in the Utes' last dual meet of the season at the Ute Natatorium tonight at 7 p.m. The Utah swimming and diving team has become the big red wave by riding a four-mewinning streak. After winning their opener against victories However, in gymnastics more than in any other collegiate sport, Lady Ute netters set for matches in Florida Jewelers 4751 S.Holladay Blvd. (2390 E.) 272 - 9032 If you get lost... call Lana We are a jewelry manufacturer with a showroom. We can custom - make anything you can dream |
