Show Page 16 Student Life Monday May 17 1976 runner places 2nd in marathon USU Olympics bypassed by top basketballers Olympic basketball team was once the showcase of and Marques Washington UCLA of John Lucas of Johnson the nation’s top collegiate players With players like Bill Russell Jerry West Oscar Robertson Jerry Lucas and Bill Bradley All of them went on to lucrative careers in the pro ranks But Olympic basketball coach Dean Smith not only has to Maryland Marquette The US contend with the top amateur basketball teams of the world in his quest for a 1976 gold medal but also a variety of excuses from players in his own country why they should not play Smith will have some of the finest college talent however in an attempt to regain the Olympic championship America lost to Russia in 1972 Among the players he invited were Scott May and Kent Benson of unbeaten Indiana But it will be the players he did not land who will be singled out if the Americans come up empty-hande- d again The absence of such standout players as Richard Record impressive Smith of of Chuckie Williams of and Terry Furlow State Kansas Missouri of Michigan State will be prominently notetl “I’d like to have a Washington a Lucas or a Tatum” Smith said “But the fact we didn’t get them doesn’t mean we will take an inferior team to Montreal” “The kids we didn’t get are not necessarily unpatriotic” Smith said “Each has his own reason for not playing Some plan on turning pro some are filing for hardship and some already have agents I don’t want guys coming here to play for their pro contract That’s not good for our team concept” Only 10 of the nations top 50 scorers from last season will be on hand for the tryouts as well as just three of the country’s top 20 rebounders The team will consist of 15 players 26-- 2 record gave 26-- 2 the Utah State University rifle team second place in the Intermountain Shooters’ League The league was dominated by Idaho State University Says coach Butch Toth “With our entire team returning next year and some new shooters coming up we expect to be in first place” Toth was elected president of the league at the annual banquet in Pocatello on April 3 USU actually has an “A” team and a “B” team It was the “A” team that finished second in the league In a recent league tournament the “A” team finished second and the “B” team finished sixth “A” team members include Award given to Tatum Willie team second Rifle An Earl Tacoma Mark Johnson Washington John Blaine Salt Lake City Mark Gibson Roy Utah and captain Greg Brown Cedar City Utah All were among the top ten shooters in the league Other team members include Red Jones Salem Oregon John Mabe Logan Roy Obuch Linden New Jersey and Keith Major Kaysville Utah Coach Toth says that next year USU will host the Big Blue Rifle Invitational Match in March or April Thirty to forty teams from throughout the west will IrU j r Utah students ran tv ' State University second annual Golden Spike Marathon SaturTwo V ' v:' A: in the day May 8 Among the 57 runners starting the 26 mile 385 yard race west of Brigham City were Steve McCracken 19 Uniondale New York and Roger Blakeley 18 Ogden Utah McCracken took second place with a time of 2 hours 46 minutes 11 seconds Blackely placed 14th with a 3 hour 22 minute clocking The winner of the race was Rick Lowers 23 Ft Collins Colorado Lowers covered the distance in 2 hours 41 minutes 30 seconds He will begin graduate work next fall in exercise physiology at Ball State University in Indiana Virtually every runner “hit the wall” near the 20 mile mark McCracken said “Hitting the wall is like running on ground and then suddenly having to run uphill in sand” he said Most of those who ran in the grueling marathon agreed that the self confidence they gained in finishing the race was well worth the effort put into it McMullin who received the outstanding golfer award will lead the USU golf team into the Wolf Pack Classic in Reno May 17 and 18 They will play at the Edgewood Country Club Bill Utes over Aggies 0 9-- The USU tennis team ended their season Thursdaywith a 0 loss to the U of U The U of U is currently ranked fifth in the nation in tennis Celebrate with us the Grand Opening of Our Newest Panthandler in Rock Springs Wyo One bright spot for the Aggies was when the number one doubles team took the Utes number one team into three sets before losing in a tie breaker The Utes doubles team won the WAC championship The Aggies end the season with a 12-- 6 record LADIES DUO PANTS 9-- N AND ASSORTED BLOUSES r MEN'S LEVI Peteftose HANDLEBARS Pete Rose veteran star for the Cincinnati Reds became the sixth recipient the of Roberto DENIM AND Clemente Award The award is given to the baseball player who “best exemplifies the game of baseball on and off the Levi’s field” BRUSHED Movin’On Jeans Levi’s A Different Way I Hi I h ills 'tv 111! til ill tfoum! 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