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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE t 9 25, 2002 MONDAY, MARCH i i. OH. Jit HH0 atietMia., Perhaps perturbed by constant criticism by coach Rick Majerus that the Utah men's basketball team didn't have an inside prescenter Lance ence, Ailred has asked for and received a release from the U. Ailred, a sophomore center from Salt Lake City's nearby East High School, announced in a press release Saturday, "I feel it is best for me at this point in rny life and rny basketball career to move on and find a place where I feel that I'm able to expand my game and my talents." Majerus had this to say in a statement about the decision. "Lance Ailred has requested his release in order to transfer to a school yet to be determined," Majerus said. "I have granted him. his request. Lance is a great young guy, a very good student and someone who tried hard:" Ailred averaged 2.4 points and 1.4 rebounds per game in the 2002 season, and failed to step into the role as Utah's featured center when senior Chris Burgess went down Dec. 29 with a season-endin- g injury. Ailred battled for sparse time with fellow seldom-use- d center Cameron "SI 'if 4 . v. nr 7 I 1 1 v (l) li 1 1 t!i'?K r;.tt iVt1Vti ;v;-'--- .... "Trrr" 4 . .......m.iu... li Ailred. started six games for Utah, registering highs of 10 points and 4 rebounds against Alabama Nov. 26. km- with 39.80 in the and senior Deidra Graham, who'd been limited to just bars for the last five weeks after suffering four bulging disks in her back, returned to the all- around and notched a 39.725. "It just felt so good to get qut there and do everything again," Graham said. "I can't think of a better way to go out of my last meet." Now, the 2 Utes await word from the NCAA on where they'll be compet ing for their April 6 Regional meet. Though they are supposed to get a call sometime today, Marsden said he was al-be- continued from page 8 limited them to five injury in warm-up- s the on event, en route to a competitors of season-lototal 48.275, it made their chances of victory all but impossible. "We came in calm and confident and we just lost it on the first event," said Y senior Kelly Evanson, whose was the second-be39.675 score of her career, but just the third-betotal of the meet BYU coach Brad Carter mole said things could not have gone worse for his team. "That was just really stupid maybe we ought to start practice falling so we can get used to it," Cattermole said. "We let our heads get the best of us. There was no pressure on us no one expected us to win. But people started trying to be perfect instead of just w st - J.I .l HI II) m . Li st relatively unconcerned about where his team winds up after its perfor- NOW OPEN CZZ3 mance on Saturday. "Maybe it's OK that we didn't do this earlier in the year if you're strug gling, you work through it, get better and peak at the end, that's where you want to be," he said. "You don't want to have no gas left in the tank at the end. I can't believe this won't be a motivator for the postseason." e walden chronicie.utah. edu competing." As for the Utes, things couldn't have gone better. Kulikowski tied a person Theresa Kulikowski won the as Utah set a new record. my 9-- st nd II ItlH - Sophomore center Unce Alfred requested his rsleaie from the Utes, GYMNASTICS all-arou- nd ;i ? i V 1 is Koford. RORY BRUNNER (1 1 SENIORS continued from page 8 Her bars score, which tied a personal best, tied for first with three other Utes. Still, Bowles found herself out of the FREE DRYERS Fy3 k lineup for just the second time this year. Marsden and Bowles decided she would perform her pike-havault as exhibition to take pressure off her. Bowles scored a 9.775 on the exhibition vault. If the vault had counted into her total, Bowles would have tied her career high 10.0-valu- ed lf Spring (spring) n. 1. The season Hi 2-7- pm Break (brak) v 1. To disrupt or destroy the order, regularity, or separate into smaller parts. 3. A pause or , ,$1.WASH continuity of. 2. To interval, as from work. Spring Break (spring brak) n. 1. LrfeS A Beocb, 2.002. 'Spring score, a 39.600. Lindsay Tanner, a former walk-o- n who eventually earned an athletic scholarship, ran her string of routines without a fall to a perfect Although she came to the U on an academic scholarship, Tanner has shown she can compete at the Division level. With scores of 9.900 on floor and 825 on vault Saturday, Tanner kept 9 Finally, April 19, 2002 8 p.m. 12 a.m. IN th UNION 0. Free Admission ar rbrunnerchronicle.utah.edu c $1 WASH All DAY of the year, occurring between winter and summer, during which the weather becomes warmer and plants revive. all-arou- intact her four-yestreak of performances without a fall. In all, it wasn't a bad way to go out for the three departing seniors. a BC33 UNION Union Programs r 1 li 4 Si U le-- Eli! . I HiH-i- ' 'I A 247 South 500 East 521-253- 4 ,. .. v I |