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Show cm'' Page 10 The Tfuinderbird A fr Monday April 29, 1985 garv FJfl Tracksters tune for tournament by Joe Cartwright The Thundcrbird track team made final preparations for the RMAC championships last weekend by g Beehive Invitational at competing in the non-scorin- Weber State College. Our real goal now is to do well at the RMAC meet, SUSC coach Ben Davidson said. What we really want to do is fine tune ourselves for Monday at the conference meet in Alamosa, Colo. Jill Reynolds led the women by placing fourth in the Javelin with a throw of 124-7- . Cherry Roper finished fifth at 122 feet. in the shotput by Reynolds also led the . Roper again followed in sixth placing third at place with a lug of 30-- Vi inches. Dianna Reynolds took fourth in the women dash at 13.65 and placed sixth in the 200 with a time of 28.20 seconds. For the mens team, Steve Bryant placed sixth in the Derrick Johnson, Derrick Bohne, shotput at Darrell Turner and Jimmy Guthrie posted a 44.0 time, 40-7- 9 100-met- 40-1- finishing fourth. Boyd Wittwer ran 16.1 in the high hurdles and finished seventh. John Pragle took fourth in the mile relay finished sixth 5000 at 17:21, while the at 3:31.2. I think that this was a good meet for us, Davidson said, It was a good meet to be in because everybody had a chance to do something today. This was just the type of meet we needed to get ready for the conference tournament. This years conference meet will include a very 110-met- Boyd Wittwer prepares for the RMAC championships next week. Wittwer finished seventh in the 110 high hurdles at the Beehive Invitational Saturday at Weber State College. with the larger schools, but expects to do fairly well balanced field. Well need to perform at near top levels come tournament time. It all depends on how our to show up very well in either the mens or womens performances go, Davidson points out. the scoring will take care of itself. divisions, Davidson said. Davidson mentioned the team depth isnt up to par If we do well, Golfers grab championship Thunderbirds shocked in opening game of tourney SUSCs Thunderbird golf team smashed its way through the eight-teafield during the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference championships last weekend at Pueblo, Colo., easily winning the tournament by a whopping JA strokes over second place University of Southern Colorado. This performance wasnt just great, it was fabulous! exclaimed SUSC golf coach Tom Kingsford. totaled 899 strokes in The the contest with USC finishing at 943. Western New Mexico followed at 953, New Mexico Highlands at 961, and Fort Lewis College at 972. Western State, Adams State, and Colorado Mines rounded out the field. The Thunderbirds capped the 1985 season without a loss to an RMAC school while bumping off some name schools, including Washington State, Colorado, Air Force, Colorado State, Weber State, and Idaho State. Stuart Adams once again took the medalist honors with a 126 score. This was the third straight year Adams has collected the medalist title in the RMAC championships. Besides the medalist title, Adams on the was also one of four RMAC team. The team is selected from the top seven golfers in the tourney. Adams was 54-ho- joined on the squad by Kris Abegglen, Ken Mason, and Jerry Ellefson. I dont think that there have ever been four people from the same school on the team in the RMAC, Kingsford said. I was quite pleased with our performance. Kingsford also compared this years team to great teams in the past. I think that its about time that people realized that these golfers are some of the best that SUSC has ever had, Kingsford said. Instead of two or three good golfers on the team, we have five very good players. I think that is what collegiate golf is all about. Its contributions from the entire team, he added. The now take off to the 3 District 7 tournament May at Colorado Springs, Colo. The winner of the seven-teatournament advances to the NAIA tournament in Phenox, Ariz., to decide the national champion. Kingsford' said he has high hopes going into the District 7 tournament. My biggest concern is Grand Caynon (College), which has been . ranked as high as third in the nation, said Kingsford. But let me tell you, this is a potential national champion team, he added. With a few breaks and a lot of luck, we can do it. d 12-1- The Southern Utah State College baseball team, the number one seed in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, was shocked by New Mexico Highlands 6 in their first game of the RMAC tournament Thursday at Silver City, N.M.. The were eliminated from contention of the RMAC crown due to the storm that canceled the rest of the weekend tournament games. The tournaments only two undefeated teams, New Mexico Highlands and Western New Mexico, played a single game Sunday to decide the RMAC championship. The Thunderbirds finish the season at but the were seeded number one in the tourney due to the caliber of the competition the team had played throughout the season. Some people may be raising their eyebrows over a 8 team being the number one seed over the teams with 30-1- 3 2 (Mesa) (Western N.M.) and records, but we feel that the seeding is entirely justified, SUSC coach Bill Groves said before the tournament. The seedeng puts weight on the schedule, and we play an extremely difficult schedule, one of the toughest nationally among NAIA schools. I think its about time people understand the caliber and nature of our schedule, he added. 7-- 14-1- 14-1- 27-1- The have wins over Brigham Young University, UNLV, and a four game sweep of the University of Utah, the team considered most likely to seriously challenge BYU in the WAC. Those wins are against varsity teams using regular pitching rotations. Nothing makes me more upset than to have people ask if its junior varsity teams we are beating," said Groves. SUSC held a 0 lead in the loss to the Highlands, but the Cowboys came back to score five runs in the eighth, including a three run shot over the fence, and squeaked by the Birds with two runs in the ninth. The last two runs came with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. Its been a problem all year long. We get two outs and then cant get the third, Groves said. You dont come into this tournament taking anybody lightly, but Highlands didnt have anything to lose. Youve got to give them the credit. Right now, theyre the suprise of the tournament. They have a young, enthusiastic team. We thought for us to win we had to have consistent defense and pitching. We had that, but the hitting didnt come through, added Groves. The head up to Brigham Young University Tuesday for a double header with the Cougars for the season finale. 6-- |