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Show 10 FRIDAY, OCTOBER THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 26, 2001 Cross Country Looks For Fourth at MWC's ASAD KUDIYA Chronicle Sports Writer iff"? the country. The question remains how will the other athletes run for the Utes? The University of Utah cross coun- Sophomore Colby Frazier and Lion Gallegos arc the runners the Utes need to answer that question. Jamison has been receiving first-plaawards all season, but now runners Frazier and Gallegos are doing try team is not looking for a champie onship or even a second- - or finish. It just wants to improve on last year's results in the Mountain West Conference Championships, which will be held Saturday in Albuquerque, N.M. Ute coach Brian Appcll would like to sec a fourth-plac- e finish in the men's competition. Appell just wants the women's team to improve from last year, as they have been completely rebuilding. The men's squad will face stiff competition. Three MWC teams are more talented than the Utcs. MWC teams BYU, Air Force and Colorado State arc ranked nationally, and it is hard to sec the Utcs finishing ahead of either of them. "We want the men's team to finish fourth to show our improvement over the season, but some teams ahead of us might mess up and give us a chance to move up in the rankings," Appcll third-plac- ce ur s Aim well. The women's squad is much more fragile. The women have placed high this season, but have not faced many conference foes. "This year is a building year, and we arc hoping that athletes can run up to their current ability level. We have not competed against many teams in the conference, so estimating the possible finishing place will be difficult. This will be a good experience for the future," Appell said. Tara Hall, Trina Bateman and Elisc Greenwood have run well thus far. However, the trio will need to run even bcttcr to improve from last year's fourth- - place finish. Considering former coach Mike Jones' departure and the rebuilding year the Utcs have gone through, a fourth-plac- e finish would be a solid start for this program to grow from. akudiyachronicle. utah. edu said. The top spot in the competition should go to Utah's Tercn Jamison, as he has dominated competition around ., rrij;'''':'';:' 1 " i Brian Lewis and the Uies travel to Fort Collins, Colo., continued from page 9 their last two opponents and, after working out the kinks versus USF, employed their knowledge of defendto the tune of limiting the ing a supposedly superior Cowboy team to just 150 yards of offense and 8 first downs. Nevertheless, U defenders are ready 87-2- 1, le for a new challenge. "Our defense is excited We love to play smashmouth teams," said linebacker Sheldon Deckart. "So far, there's been no one real physical. It'll be a great game for us to play." However, while the Rams play a more conventional scheme, the Utes recognize the danger of being lulled into a false, sense of security given the rote game plan CSU employs. UNLV underestimated the Rams' trickiness The University of Utah Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Awards " Welcome" Means AH of Us lrffi III H",? the 2002 " ' In-- ' f ,hC Associate Vice President for Diversity is pleased to announce Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Essay Awards. '.THRSittjll,: ' ' ''' ' ' - .' I'i' .it,' i, j tj !" i f 'C - Ti. ( ftJ.I .f.ji,J j. i Awards ,..(). . x'l.t Four S500 awards will be presented to University of Utah undergraduate and vui uiiinKs go out to the University of Utah Alumni 6'""uulk. n i ii,; oi.iiuui in ivicu Line, i.o ppp ntH fh for sponsoring these awards. The award winners will attend a luncheon in their UIM- ""nwaiaiciy rouow.ng the Martin Luther King, Jr. Keynote Address on c.j: Theme ',s m ' - s', "Welcome" Means All of Us is the 2002. theme. 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Essays will not be returned. 3-- 4 Rams. and paid the price for it week after the stingy Rebel defense annihilated San Diego State UNLV was victimized against Colorado State in falling prey to circus to quarplays, including a throw-bac- k terback Bradlee Van Pelt that resulted in a touchdown as well as a double pass for a touchdown. "That throw-bac- k was a good play, that double pass was a good play. They were able to take advantage of things UNLV didn't defend," McBride said. "With any team that runs the ball well, those things are going to be there." The Utes have to be ready, given the considerable improvement the Rams have made since going with Van Pelt as e the starter. "You knew their quarterback position hurt them early, but once they settled on who they wanted to go with, they've gone back to the same old Colorado State," McBride said. "He's a great runner He's really hard to sack," linebacker Brooks Bahr said. "He transferred from Michigan State because they wanted to convert him to a running back." In addition to Van Pelt, Utah is concerned with negating the receiving duo of Pete Rebstock and Dallas Davis, as well as holding the return game. Meanwhile, playing a CSU team more talented than any team Utah has faced thus far, save Oregon, will be tough enough. "They're a scary team and we're going into their house. We're going to have to play tough," said cornerback D'Shaun Crockett A few other Utes are less concerned about the 30,000 CSU fans they'll encounter in Hughes Stadium. "That's what we have to do go on the road and win," Bahr said. "But I don't know if it really matters whether you're at home or on the road." Junior wideout Devin Houston said he even welcomed the chance to take on the Rams on their home turf. "I like being on the road. It's going to be fun, loud, exciting...I like the hostile crowd' Houston said. "I think I play better when the crowd is loud, obnoxious, talking trash." Ultimately, it's not trick plays, the scrambling quarterback or the nasty road crowd the Utes are most focused upon, but the prospect of living up to the standards they've set. They're facing their first legitimate test of the conference season and gearing up for the stretch run at the MWC title. "Now we get to see what we're made of," Bahr added. A 31-- 3, 56-ya- rd full-tim- ewaldenchronicle.utah.edu |