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Show 18 THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 23, 2001 MONDAY, APRIL Newcomers Strong In Last Scrimmage drive that culminated with a TI) pass to redstnrt freshman receiver Kawika ERIC WALDEN Chronicle Sports Editor directed a With spring quintisscntijlly associated with j'ruwth. rebirth and fresh '.t.irts, it was appropriate that the newcomers were responsible for most of the action in the Utah football team's Spring fiame held April 21. Jn the final scrimmage of the spring session, freshman quarterback Brett Hhott and junior running back J R. I'eroulis, a transfer from Arizona State, controlled the offensive maneuStadium. vers Saturday at Coach Ron McBride. looking to recover from last year's debacle, said the game provided an opportunity for the established players to rest and for the newcomers to show one last time what they've got. "Today wc held out most of the starters. Wc put in a lot of the backups and were able to take a look at a lot of other players," McBride said. "The guys that we've been happy with this spring didn't have to take any Casco. Elliott finished 3for-- 6 for 97 yards, with two touchdowns and no inter- s Rice-lxclc- 4-- hopeful-but-unprove- 7 n reps." On his first play from scrimmage, touchdown Elliott threw a pass to freshman tight end Taz DeckElliott er. On his second 70-ya- rd d, 57-ya- ceptions, but his strong performance was dampened a bit by the knowledge that he would have surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. Second-strinquarterback Ryan Breska, a sophomore transfer from Purdue, is also injured, and he missed the practice with a sore left shoulder, which was hurt in the team's April 12 practice. Those two arc in contention with sophomore incumbent Lance Rice, for 57 yards with an who went interception. Meanwhile, Peroulis continued to challenge returning runners Adam Tate and Damcon Hunter, who split time as the starting running back a year ago. After sitting out last season under NCAA transfer regulations, Peroulis had an impressive spring, finishing the session with an performance. Tate sat out the scrimmage after spraining an ankle on April 7. g 47-ya- S ' M P - ' , .- - t ( i N .n,' 3 A "J5- - x 0VS -- i 1 .,oJS a rd Sophomore quarterback Lance Rice struggled somewhat as the starter in Saturday's final spring practice. continued from page Ml ljmjllJMIlJUlllipilllHIIlUJUlWliJMMIM II 111 Ull IHII II II IB " II II II III 15 return and one on a blocked field goal) nT" en route to being named He earned similar honors last season after notching 65 tackles, another 17 passes broken up and four interceptionsthree of which were returned for touchdowns. He could get instant playing time following the departure of starting Tennessee corner Denard Walker. As for Smith, after transferring to the U from Santa Monica Junior College, he also had his best season in '99, when he had 43 catches for 860 yards and eight touchdowns, returned 29 punts for 495 yards and three IDs, and six kickoffs for 169 yards. As a senior, he caught returned punts and kickof fs He will compete for playing time with the Panthers as both a slot receiver and a punt returner. All-MW- Rx America congratulates U alumnus Chris Jensen on being named Director of Clinical Services. Special thanks to all of the U alumni who have helped make us one of the Top 10 Pharmacy Benefit Management companies in the nation! -1 6. Come Join Us! Joe LaPinc VP, Sales & Marketing Class of '78 Now RxAmerica is looking for new talent to help us continue our drive to the top! Specifically, we are e andor internship looking to fill in the positions following departments: part-tim- e, y 5 y Mark tie Bruin Hoard of Directors Class of '82 SOFTBALL continued from page full-tim- Jean Rolando Director, IS&T Class of '80 Marketing Account Services Customer Service For more information on the available positions, or to submit a resume, please call our Human Resources or email us at department at 961-610- 0, Nick Wray Operations Manager BS '91, MBA '95 michclle.slaymakerrxamerica.com. Class of '93 RxAmerica is a leading provider of pharmacy benefit management (PBM) services and is owned by Albertson's and Longs Drug Stores, both Fortune 500 companies. Joint ownership by two of the nation's largest pharmacy chains has given RxAmerica the strength and stability to incorporate systems and services that meet and exceed the offerings of even our largest competitors. RxAmerica serves a broad range of clients including government employees, school districts, private employers, managed care organizations, etc., and manages prescription benefits for almost 4 million people nationwide. state-of-the-a- second-plac- e New Mexico overall, MWC), Stevens had a little with her team to avoid being swept at home. "I had to get on their case a little bit to see if I could rile them up and get them going and take a little more pride in the fact that nobody is going to come in and take two from us in our home...especially a conference team," said Stevens. in the second game, Trailing Utah opened the offensive floodgates, scoring three runs in the third inning, one run in the fifth, and five more to end the game in the sixth inning. The g game ended on Stahnke's home run. "After our little chat, a few kids were bound and determined to step it up a little bit. I think what really put it over the edge was that last inning. We felt really comfortable because pitcher Kristin Arbogast really turned it on and had five strikeouts in a row. Wre were ahead and knew we were going to win the ballgame, and the kids just kept coming after it," added Stevens. Lyndsey Trevis was perfect in game two, with a double, three runs and an RBI. Amberly Jeppson went with a double and two runs, and freshman Masie Ota hit her first home run of her career. Arbogast got the win for Utah, giving up five hits, one earned run and two walks, striking out seven. (32-19- -1 -1 heart-to-hea- rt -0 About Us Joe Stewart Senior Accountant 17 Steffenie Peterson record-breakin- Manager, Pharmacy Networks rt Charting Solution - Achieving Result |
