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Show Prow), Utah Fnday, January 7, 2000, THE DAILY HERALD, (wwvk.hcntkiextra.com). E S COLLEGE SPORTS "V Notable Quote 'Gflgffll? "I think he's great, but movie was horrible. I just thf didn't like it. I liked him, thlugh. He is such a great SHanahan, commenting on Al Pacino's performance in the 0$ver Stone movie "Any professional football coach in thlfilm. By Nestling opportunity. He visited NCAA remaining candidates in the race for BYUs starting job, has ben selected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association to participate in the 20Q0 Classic at Michigan State 189 pounds, "He's going to love it," quarterback Bret Engemann said of Berry's plans to leave the program for an LDS mission. "It's great for him." Charlie Peterson said as a tr Fep. 7. who is ranked class, will me. "I feel w V i. at a couple of candidates right now, but I We're looking don't know if we'll sign any next month." the Berry's doing right thing. One of those could be "He's a big boy and he's making this decision on his own and Timpview's Danny Southwick, we support him," Peterson said. a nephew to Engemann who is The remaining candidates in. making a recruiting trip to the Cougar football program BYU this month and could trip vying to replace senior Kevin to Penn State, Tennessee and Feterik have all served LDS Utah. missions. Engemann said Berry's decision to serve a mission doesn't Engemann, a sophomore, served in Boston, Mass.; under change his perspective on the former baseball great Dale job opening at quarterback. "I really don't see any differMurphy as mission president.. I don't get concerned about ence. Junior , Brandon Doman who's in Bahia going to be competing and spent two years who isn't," Engemann said. "I Blanca, Argentina. did a his just worry about myself and Peterson, junior, what I need to do to get ready. I mission work in Suva, Fiji. The three remaining QBs plan on working my tail off." Peterson echoed that sentirepresent a unique situation for the Cougars. No returning LDS ment. "My approach will be the missionary has ever led BYU to a conference title as a starter. same, to have the work ethic, to "We'll have to do something go out and do my best, Peterson about that," Berry said Thursday said. after announcing his intentions 'The cream will rise to the to leave the quarterback derby. top. It's a matter of the person "It's time we changed that," who gets the job done gets the Peterson said. "Obviously we're call. That's the way it's going to up against breaking that right be and the way it's been." M (1 . became a i back and hadn't x --.K fir: t ianderson, BYU's Aaron Holker is ranked fifth infche weight class. Itangi Smart is seventh at 16& pounds and younger brother Rocky is 15th at 157 pounds. Iowa is ranked No. 1 an Ihe Top 25, while BYU is listed in honorable mention. 133-poun- d Soccer A soccer clinic-conducte- byUtah State coaches and players will begin Jan. 12 and will continue every Wednesday night for six weeks. iThe clinic will include instruction for children ages cost is $5 per person. For more information on the clinic, call w College Sports Led by, strong performances from women's cross country, soccer and volleyball, thjjj BYU athletic program sits inighth position, in the Sears-Clifall standings heading into 2000. ;BYU scored 202 points in faR sports, headlined by 100 points picked up by the women's cross country team that won a national title November 22. Stanford is the early leader in pie rankings with 385 points, followed by UCLA (3(j7), Michigan (262), North Carolina (258), Penn State (245), Arkansas (220), WHITING Continued from B the DESPITE THE fact that his legs are still a bother he has a rare condition which caused his bones to swell-W- hiting fooled around with an assortment of dunks and then bombed in a few from well beyond NBA distance. "I think his range is'any-wher- e inside the gym," joked Cougar radio broadcaster Greg Wrubell. Theres no question about only how Whiting's game long he'll get to display it in a BYU uniform. 78jh. Baseball ' John Milner, a member of Rational League championship teams with the New was 50. He died Tuesday, one week after his birthday. jMilner, a first baseman and outfielder, spent 12 years in thl majors, coming up in 1971 with the Mets and playing with them in the 1973 World Series. Basketball of tha Orlando Magic has established a foundation that will bruig k youths to art museums around the country. forking with the Boston-baseGiving Back Fund, plan is to expose young people to the of art by touring muse-unj- s with them. The first evnt is Jan. 19 in at-ris- d Abdul-Wahad- 's wc-rl- Sapramento, Calif. youngsters ;jMany inner-citwi never have the inclination or Opportunity to visit an art mtjseum, but it is a part of our life and culture they should be exposed to in a relaxed and entertaining manner," he said. y the NBA's bdul-Waha- player, was at San major history aitjart Jose State. firgt French-bor- n on. "What I'm hoping is that I'll be able to appeal and get my junior year back," he said. "There are some special situations where they might give me a chance. "I'm more nervous about the I mission, wouldn't going out side the locker room and signing autographs for young people. I wouldn't feel that I'd done everything I could do to be a " ' v 11Ik f ' proper example Shortly after Berry told BYU coaches about his plans the university Thursday, issued a public statement to the media announcing the i decision. - That public press release is almost unheard of in the BYU athletic department about a student-athlete- was surprised," "I ( J lit ' p ROBERT JOHNSON The Daily Herald. Making his pitch: Charlie Peterson finds himself in a three-mabattle for the BYU quarterback job as spring practice approaches. n appeal than I would be for a game. I have to do it myself. School officials can go with me, but it's my appeal. 'Then (conference officials) j probably won't give me an answer right away, so I'll have to sweat it out." . " HOWEVER MANY games Whiting is available to the Cougs, coach Steve Cleveland is thrilled to have him. "The only thing that's too bad is that he didn't come here " from the Cleveland said. "I really like looking down the bench and seeing him there (Whiting had changed to a nice blue shirt and tie by game time), but I'd sure feel better if he were in a uniform." Whiting obviously wishes he'd done things differently, get-go- too. Though he doesn't want to criticize Ute coach publicly, Trent clearly was unhappy with his treatRick-Majeru- , . Berry said. s ment at Utah and friends say he believes Majerus' long, long practices did the damage to those legs. "Let's just say I'm excited to be here, where I feel like I belong," Whiting said, gazing around the Marriott Center. "Whatever time I get to play, it'll be exciting." But what about those ties to the Utes? "They're a team on the schedule that we have to beat to get where we're going," Whiting said. "You won't see my red shorts anywhere around by the time Utah comes to town." " Cards a good measuring stick for Utah . d Whiting already has enrolled at BYU, so he can play for the Cougs at the semester break next year. That would be 21 games in 2001, plus the conference tournament. At the moment, that half-yea- r is all Whiting can count gone on a he believed, Somebody, thought he was high profile enough to tell the media. "I guess I'll take that as a compliment. But that won't be the case any more. "From now on, I'll be known as just a regular elder for two years." Big weekend awaits UVSC UVSC's basket- OREM ball teams are at home this weekend in what may be their most crucial games of the season. The UVSC men and women lead the Scenic West Athletic Conference, as both have perfect league records. But both face stiff challenges in games tonight against North 4-- 0 Idaho and Saturday against nationally-ranke- Ricks d College. "It's critical for us to hold serve on our home court," said UVSC men's coach Jeff Reinert.- "These are huge games for us, and we have to win if we expect to have realistic title hopes." Reinert's club is 13-- on the year, and will face an 11-North Idaho team at 7:30 tonight in the McKay Events Center. The visiting Cardinals in the SWAC. are - 3 Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates, has died of cancer. He Abdul-Waha- Whiting eligibility. Conference schools, placing 62hd, followed by Utah in ( Tariq d for another reason. Connecticut (210) and BYU (2q2). Colorado State is next among Mountain West Yofck 180-poun- 1 Trent technically has been sitting out a medical redshirt year, but the Mountain West Conference has a rule than anyone switching schools within the MWC loses a season of I about : InterMat that if I ever really great BYU quarter feel good returned missionary himself, Brandon with former basketCougar ball player Danny Ainge and asked him about mission plans. "He told me the one thing he regretted in his life is that he didn't serve a mission when he was my age," Berry said. -- "Others have said the same, including people like Steve Young, and many of my teammates have talked to Matt can play now, he can play when he returns." Engemann, Peterson and Doman resume their battle for the future pecking order at the storied QB position during spring drills in March. "We've got three guys," offensive coordinator Norm Chow said. 'They'll all get a shot. "If we recruit another guy, he'd have to be the right fit. From one Elder PROVO QB to another, Matt Berry leaves with the blessings of the Former Wasatch star el Sanderson of Iowa All-Stt- Continued from Bl now. And if DICK HARMON The Daily Herald I- - at LASp Remaining BYU quarterbacks have experience in mission field Gilen Sunday." Pacino plays a champion QB BBW acor." J)enver Broncos coach Mike Stte, the defending Page B3 Talk about tough midterms. The Runnin' Utes went out Thursday and faced what could end up being their most telling test of the season. Or should I say "tests," as in having to take all of your final exams in one day. Although this column is appearing a day after the Louisville game, my deadline landed a couple of hours before so I have no idea what has happened. (Utah lost, See story on B4.) But I do know that, whatevtip-of- UTE BEAT I 1 I I-- f, 75-5- ' forcing him into seven turnovers while personally stripping him five times. Colbert has been steadily improving since he inherited the job after injuries to Adam Sharp and Trent Whiting, who has now transferred to BYU. But he has never gone up press against a Division like the Cards use, and no matter how he does, he should learn tons from the experience. Tom Mchoes eating team defense versus Denny Crum and his defense and er happened, this contest served as a benchmark for the . rest of Utah's season in that offense is enough of a fix in and every player is being tested in of itself to last the avid college a way they won't be see again basketball fan quite a while. from any team in the But looking closely at the Mountain West Conference. matchups going into the game Not that the Utes won't face a tells you that various Utes are more quality team, but they either going to walk away from won't go up against a more their Freedom Hall experience rugged style or a team that gives very humbled or extremely them the kind of matchup chal confident. Point guard Gary. Colbert, lenges the Cardinals present. for instance, will be going up JUST THE clash in terms against freshman Reece of the contrasting styles Utah Gaines, who stands half a foot and Louisville play is enough taller than him. And oh, by the to get the hoops juices flowing. way, Gaines just got through ' Rick Majerus and his dismantling North Carolina senior Ed Cota a few days ago, offense and suffo- high-pressu- run-and-gu- n high-percenta- re THE BIG matchup, of course, pits Hanno Mottola against Nate Johnson, who scored 31 against the Tar Heels and averages 17 points a game. Mottola, last week's Mountain West Player of the Week, has been on fire since his return from injury, averaging 24 points a game, including 32 against center Chris Mihm of Texas. The intriguing thing here is that Johnson, like Mottola, has an outside game to go along with his inside presence and should test the Finnish native's ability to rebound. Of all the matchups this game features, however, the one that most grabs my attention is the Alex Jensen-Tony Williams pairing. Both of these guys are built the same, play the same style of game and play it well. One look at the numbers says it all. and 225 Jensen, at pounds, averages 14 points and seven rebounds a game while Williams, at and 220 pounds, averages 17 points and 6.5 boards a game. 6-- 7 6-- 8 NOT ONLY can both these seniors board, but they have finesse, too. r Jensen hits the at a rate of 53 percent and Williams hits it almost half the time as well. It's almost as if they're looking at each other in the mirror. If Jensen fares well against a guy who has as a game as he has, then things bode well for the Utes come tournament time. Yes, the game was Thursday, but if you want a good measurement for this year's Runnin' Utes, then these are some pretty good matchups to go back and look at. three-pointe- well-rounde- d Tbm McHoes is the publisher of UteRunners.com, a University of Utah sports web site affiliated with Rivals.com. 3 2-- 1 Things could get even tougher for UVSC Saturday when Ricks College comes to town for a 7:30 contest. The in the SWAC Vikings are and a perfect 15-- on the year. They are ranked 10th in the nation. 3-- 0 0 The UVSC women (13-2- ) stand atop the league standings as the only unbeaten club. SWAC mark puts Their them a ahead of second place North Idaho and Ricks, both of whom are 4-- 0 game-and-a-ha- lf 2-- The Wolverines could put some distance between themselves and the challengers with a pair of wins. The women's games tip off at 5:30 each night. heraldextra mmmmmmmimmmmmmmi |