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Show I THE CHRONICLE DAILY UTAH ' jwlliiw mrwmrmmmm ... ,. ii THURSDAY, FEBRUARY .,-.- , m ihiui,, mmmH, tearing her ACL Jan. 28, 2000, and she did so in stun- 6Yt. I 6 continued from : V4' "Sir nation on the uneven bars, a poor bars start plagued the Utes. Kim Allan and Shannon Bowies couldn't stay on the apparatus, as the Utes had to count a faSL Utah turned in its worst bars team total (48.600) of the sea- it son. Utah rallied on its final event, beam, as Veronique LeCterc scored a 9.875, Bowles a 9.900 and Theresa Kulikowski a 9 950. But Utah's score was just 0.025 short of victory. of the season LeClerc captured her first with a 39.275. In Utah's next meet at Washington, it was a different event that gave the Utes fits. LeClerc Bowles and Dei-dr- a Graham, who all hadn't missed a floor event all year, suffered falls in the event LeClerc and Bowles both responded with scores of 9.900 on beam, and Melissa Vituj added a 9.875. The beam effort gave Utah the 195.700 to 193 575 win, even though the team turned in its worst score of the year. In Utah's next meet, a 196.350 to 193.600 win at Utah State, counted fails on bars and beam would've been the story, had it not been for Kulikowski's triumphant return to the The 1999 NCAA champion took the final in into the her back gradual process step The junior competed in her first four event meet since all-arou- nd all-arou- all-arou- all-arou- Despite some impressive individual wins, Utah couldn't compete with Stanford. Tennis Falls Against Ton Teams M en's LANCE GAMERO Chronicle Sports Writer Not having played in the state since January, the U men's tennis team comes home with a .500 record at The team played its last eight matches on the road and won three of them. The Utes beat Northern Arizona, St. Mary's College and New Mexico State. Northern Arizona and New Mexico State are teams in the U's region. ' U assistant coach Graeme Cox called them very big 5-- 5. wins. Their losses came at the hands of top teams, including No. 1 Stanford, 1 Monday afternoon. They also dropped matches to Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, and on Tuesday, by a 0 score. Cox noted the U competed very well against all these teams Senior Corrie Scheepers got the U's only win against Stanford, defeating Ryan Haviland Haviland was No. 35 in the country. That's the only U point in the last 6-- Cal-Berkel- ey 7-- 7-- 5, 6-- 3. 28, 2002 7 two matches. "Thai was a great win for Corrie," Cox said. "He played really well and set the tone for how we want our guys to compete when we play big schools like that." David Against Mercier and Nik Yip defeated d doubles team, a fantastic victory for the U, especially considering Berkeley's team had just beaten Stanford two nights before. Now the Utes will stay home for three straight matches, against Portland, Robert Morris College and Denver, before the road calls them out again. "It's going to feel really good to be at home," Cox said. "That was a killer road trip. It's never easy to be away from home for that long. We're looking for three wins." The matches against Robert Morris and Denver will be at the Sports Mall, located at 5445 S. 900 East, because the Eccles Tennis Center will be occupied by the Paralympics. lgamerochronicle. utah. edu Cal-Berkel- top-rate- ning fashion. Kulio scored a perfect 10.0 on beam, the 10th flawless score of 39.800 score of her career, and her in school history. tied for the third-beAside from Kulio's heroics, Utah had to count falls on Graham combars and beam, and staple an injury. Graham was peted in only one event due to limited to bars due to bulging disks in her back. Next up for the Utes then was No. 5 Michigan, who now sit ahead of Utah at No. 3 in the polls. Against a team where it could not count a fall and still win, the Utes again hit the mat. The Rocks opened up the competition with two falls on their first event, bars. This time, it was even stranger, because it was Bowles and Kulikowski, both bars Utah rebounded with scores of 9.950 and 9.925 by Vituj and Kulikowski, respectively, on floor. Kulio topped that with a 9.975 on beam. After the meet, Marsden quipped, "The good news is that we haven't faced a team we can't beat if we just hit st er our routines." Marsden took the blame for Utah's falls, claiming he had put too much pressure on the same gymnasts who successfully completed the same routines in practice. The comfort of the Huntsman Center is a week away, but Utah has to get its road woes figured out in a hurry it doesn't have another away meet until Region-al- s on April 6. rbrunnerchronicle. Utah, edu Golfers Begin Spring Season At Hawaii Invite 5 CJIHE OF THE While Salt Lake City recovers from hosting a celebration of sport in snow and ice, the Utah golf team headed to warmer pastures to begin its spring season. The golfers placed 13th out of 20 teams at the John Bums Invitational on Feb. 22, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, with an overall score of 891. San Diego CALL ME FOR A FREE PROTECTION REVIEW. JOHN THOMAS 582-660- 0 231 SOUTH 1300 EAST (12 State won the tournament with 853 strokes. It was the first competition for the golf team since the Collegiate Classic from Nov. 8 and 9, 2001. Freshman Ashdon Woods continued an encouraging rookie campaign. The Lauder, Wyo., native fired two rounds of 71 par), and a round of even par to finish with a 214 Woods' play earned him ninth block off campus) You're in good hands. C 2000 Mhwe inuxvxe Company (i-un- (-- 2). place. Sophomore Luke Swilor ended with four more strokes than his teammate, c finish. Swilor turning in a shot rounds of 72, 73 and 73. Freshman Nick Micek was the U finisher, falling into 70th place with an overall score of 229. The golfers don't hit the links again until March 11 and 12 at the San Diego Invitational. RORY BRUNNER 22nd-plac- ft. next-highe- st 'i i MEN'S HOOPS continued from page 6 the teams' Feb. 2 showdown, Greene shot from the field for a game-hig- h 29 points to go along with 6 rebounds. With a win over Greene and CSU, Utah would contend for its eighth straight regular season conference V 19 s "t 1 m title. ; Utah and Wyoming are currently deadlocked with three losses apiece. e However, while the Utes tackle CSU, the Cowboys welcome e BYU, which already owns a victory over Wyoming in the Marriott Center. If both Utah and Wyoming win, it i!l set a up showdown for the top ceding in the MWC Championship on March 7 through 9 in Las Vegas. The top seed will likely face a first round matchup versus CSU instead of scrappy Air Force. "We've got a tough road trip and we need to get two wins," said point guard Travis Spivey, whose Utes are but a win away from the magic number 20. "We're to trying get a bid into the NCAA Tournament." last-plac- third-plac- rbrunnerchrowcte.vt3h.edu f Kit 0CX CAU TCXi . fRif (177) r-- s 1 f I I DaMjTAH INVITES YOU a GUEST TO A CHJSNICLE SPECIAL ADVANCE SCREENING TUESDAY, MARCH 5th AT 7pm Britton Johnsen and Phil Cullen will lead Utah at Colorado State tonight. fiMd hv firn cumc. fin err Imm UcfcMpf4iM, 'hi Ism flew fM pf pemm fu fMt lmi two Thtuti h Mm wtfUMiMNe for owt bontinf Ku ftunm AND Pick up your complimentary post at: astur Games L llbbbies Aft. . |