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Show THE THUNDERB1RD THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1990 PAGE 7 Bird Watch FOOTBALL: The Thunderbird gridders will begin their spring season Monday and will continue throughout April in preparation for the 1990 season. A new rule established by the NCAA prohibits Division II teams from having contact drills, but Head Coach Jack Bishop does not think that will be to the squads detriment. The purpose of spring football is to take a group of individuals and make them become a team, he said. Bishop said 80 players will enter spring drills and added walk on. that anyone interested can TRACK: No one on either the mens or womens track teams at SUSC is expecting the defense of their titles at the Redlands University Invitational to be an easy task. The Thunderbirds will join at least six other colleges and universities Saturday at Redlands, Calif., in the competition. Both our mens and womens teams were declared team meet last year, said Coach champions in a Joe Lopour. We would like to repeat, but we dont think that will be an easy job. There will be some very good individuals competing. This will be our first scored meet of the year, he said, and we are expecting significant improvement over our times and distances last week. SUSC men expected to score well this week include Leo Biggs in the javelin, an event he won last week at SUSCs home-openagainst Utah and Idaho State; Shawn Wright in the long jump; Mark Petrucka in the long and triple jumps; Mike Lopour in the shotput; and David Dix in the distances. Women performing well include high jumpers Alana Orton and Jennifer Englestead, quartermiler Tiffany Gentry, and javelin tosser Jackie Curtis. Gentry established a new SUSC record (1:00.46) last week, and Curtis is threatening the javelin mark. Softballers continue Colorado cruise d BY JENNIFER HIGBY Tuesday. Muir had no trouble with the 3 threw the 0 opener; Cindy Ropelato. nightcap. In the first game, Leslie Varoz broke a 3 tie by smashing a homer, the teams fourth on this road trip. Were doing some good things at bat, said an understated Coach Joy Peterson. After taking yesterday off, the Thunderbirds return to the diamond today to face Colorado State. Tomorrow, they take on Metropolitan State CSU again. A final tournament this weekend will close out SUSCs Colorado trip which featured 13 games in 9 days. 6-- (1-- Maybe its time for some Colorado softball teams to throw in the trowel. g a hole and burying their Yes, heads just might be the best option. The SUSC Lady Birds continue their demolition derby that began March 23 at Mesa State. Mondays double header with Colorado School of Mines added two easy wins, 10-- 0 and 12-to the seasons total. Pitchers Genie and Lorrie Muir (7-Turley (7-split the pair of victories to improve the club to 16-Hitting was again the difference as Kelli Groomer picked up a home run in game two, and Denise Sproul connected on two of four. trowel-diggin- on Regis College fared only slightly better 8-- 3-- SUSC will host Mesa in a twin bill Monday beginning at 1 p.m. 400-met- Mm 'A V itiV H tAsk W- - b - iTiTit i.it uwiii mi iifliTtwff nr |
