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Show Page 6—-THE HERALD, Provo, Utah. Friday, April 27, 1979 i: GORAN SVENSSON will be BYU's brightest hope in discus against Washington State stars Saturday in big track duel in BYU Stadium THE DISTANCE MEDLEY team for BYU against Washington State Saturday will have, left to right, Craig Has CHRIS CHILD JAY WOODS sapakis, Zenas Morenoand Brent Hamblin BYU 15 Meter BYU A Vaulter BYU-WSU Stars Matchup Well for Saturday Although the distance events will be a major attraction in Saturday after noon’s track and field meet with Washington State, there are some in teresting match-upsthat will make the BYU-WSU meet even moreexciting for local track fans. Leading WSU is Henry Rono who holds world recordsin the 3,000 meters. 5,000 meters, 10,000 meters, and the steeplechase. However, WSU Coach John Chaplin has not entered Rono in any of these events. Rono, according to the WSU entry list, will run the 1.500 meters. Hehas a personal best of 3:41.5. set in 1977, but has not runthis event this season BYU's Doug Padilla. who will be the a career record of 259-7 BYU will counter with Jari Keihas who has a throw of 252-11 in 1979 and a personal best of 267-0. Tapio Kuu@ela of BYU threw the Svensson at 176-2's and Norman Smith at 172-5 Buxtonhas a distance of59. in the shot put to his credit in 1979 BYU's Anders sialic eads his team with a put of 5 206-3 last week in BYU's In BYU entry in the sameevent, has the hammer Three BYU high umpers have best time for BYU in the 1,500 run at vitational for the second best effort of Cleared 6-9 this year Kim Nielson his career. Paul Buxton leads WSU 3:46.89, followed by Jay Woods at 3:48.89 WSU's Chip Piercehas a time identical to Woods’ this year In the javelin, Gene Lorenzen of WSL has a distance of 240-10 this season and with a throw of 224-3, followed by Jim Jesernig at 216-0 Jesernig and Buxton also lead WSL in the discus with throws of 187-9 and 175-3, réSpectively BYU has Goran Don Jensen. and Alan Shields But WSU’s Scott Allen has jumpedone in higher this season WSU has two athletes Jumped farther th. 4 {et ump. Robert Williams Peter Halson (24-7) Tite BYU's best jump of the year he WSU Cougars have been winne 23 Entered in the 5.000 meters tor WSI are Kenyans Joel Cheruiyot \14 06( 1979 and 13°34.8 personal best a Samson Kimombwa| 14 06 8 1.6). while BYU ts led by its record holder Doug Padilla 4 6 Arizona State (91-71). and Idahx ngton State's only defeat car against Oregon 68-95). the same tea that beat BYU in Eugene (118-45 The Brigham Yx who t The team from Pullman, Wasb rently has a 3-1 dual meet record wins have come over OregonState first of 19 events. the hamme throw will commence at 12 30 in BYU Stadium Washingtor twice before in dual Tsuhako Belts Home Runin 10th To Boost Cougars Over Utes, 11-10 this year, the gamewasahitter’s duel with Utah collecting 21 hits to 15 for By nant DUNN Herald Sports Editor Steady Lenny Tsuhako doesn't hit as manyhomerunsastheplayersin front of him in BYU's batting order, but whenhe does he makesit count Tsuhako, the Cougar’s talented catcher from Aiea, Hawaii, blasted a solo homerunin the bottom ofthe 10th BYU. There were 5 homeruns in the contest. Utah's Mark Amiconeblasted a 2-run homerin the 2nd. and Von Dette a solo in the Sth. BYU's record home run hitter, thirdbaseman Murphy Su'a hit his 19th of the year withno oneonin the 3rd and firstbaseman Ken Clayton made- it - back to back roundtrip inning yesterdayto give the Cougars an 11-10 win over Utah in an important WAC gameon the Cougars’ fieid The homerunwas only the2nd of the year for the rugged young catcher but it will have to rate with the most im: portant of the year for BYU It kept the Cougars unbeaten in Northern Division WAC play andit kept the Utes from winning to date in this traditional rivalry. It also preserved a fine relief pitching job by Rob Blyth who picked up his 5th win of the season against 3 defeats. BYU CATCHER Lenny Tsuhako smashes game - winning home run in bottom of 10th inning The win was BYU's 9th without a loss in the division whilé Utah is 2-6. The two teams played at 2 p.m. today and will meet in a 3rd1game Saturdayat 1 p.m BYU field. Tsuhako’s homer gave Cougars 11-10 win over Utes. Photo by Phil Shurtleff Ashas been thec: ase for the Cougars against Utah yesterday on the Cavemen Sweep Cro wnsin By JOHN JACKSON Herald Correspondent LEH] — While other athletes were making shamblesof the Tri-City Track Meetrecords, Lehi’s Becky Ingle was bettering her own state mark in the Discus. Lehi finished second to American Fork in both men's and women’s totals In the men's events the Cavemen picked up 72'z points to 58!2 for Lehi and 36 for Pleasant Grove. American Fork women wontheir end of the com- Texan Cops Lead in nected on a low fast ball and lined it over theleft field fence Su’a stood at the plate watching the ball sail and dint run until he saw it almost imbed itself in the grassy hill behind the fence Standing in the on deck circle, BYL outfielder Mare Thomas said. “I don't blame him for not running. 1 wouldn't eitherif | ever hit one that hard And it Eye Tryouts Registration and tryouts for the leftfield fence in the same frame Utah was leading 5-3 when Sua came to the plate in the 3rd. He con the Provo City Junior Baseball Program will be held Saturday at the following sites: American League at North Park was alowpitch, too Clayton drovethe next pitch over the left field fencefor his 6th round tripper of the season Su’a, Clayton, Thomas and Cliff run spring Pastornicky are BYU's leading home hitters this and Sua Central League at Provo Lions Park Northeast League at Wasatch School and Edgemont League at Edgemont Lions Park The younger players will tryout and Clayton and Thomas bat in front of register at Utahhada10-9 leadgoing into the 8th whenthe Cougars tied it at 10-10. Blyth 10 am with the older players reporting at 1 p.m Students in the 5th and 6th grades are in the 11-12 year old group with 3rd-4th graders in the 9-10 group Tsuhako But it was Tsuhako whose home run made the big differencein yesterday s game win when Tsuhako camethrough with his homer BYU lefthander Axel Hardy started on the mound andfanned thefirst two Utes to faced him, but then ran in trouble. He gaveup4 straight hits and 2 runs beforestriking out Chris Weyand for the 3rd out Hardy lasted 4 13 innings and gave way to John Bottorff who was followed by Tyler Steinbach and then Blyth The BYU pitching continuedto run into trouble and only the Cougar power pulled out the win When BYU knotted the score the home runs by Su’a and Cla} then added 2 more in the frame for a 7-5 lead, plate umpireJim Gilbert came to the sidelines for a drink of water. “If they keep this upit's going to be a30- run game,” Gilbert said It wasn't quite 30 but 21 is close That's the kind of season it is for BYU this spring BYt ab rh ehi tas ab rb ri took over the moundinthe 7th whenthe Utes had the bases loaded andtrailed 9 8 Anerror let in 2 runs and Utah had Tri-City Track Contests American Fork, in the Shotput: Missy Colledge, Lehi, in the Long Jump; Ingle in tne Javelin, and Kelli Crittendon, Lehi, in both the 100 and 220 Yard Dashes. Lehi set records in the 440 and the Mile Relays The Lehi 440 time was also a school record. American Fork women got school records from Buhlerin the shotWednesdayand compared tothe state put. Young in the Low Hurdles and record of 98 ft. 7 in. Twodays later at Larsonin the 440 the University of Utah invitational she Boy's Besults whipped the discus out 104 ft. and 3 in to re-establish the state mark Thursdayat the Tri-City meetthetall 20.0 2 Gordon and slender junior sent the discus sail Leht 19-2 ing 107 ft. 5'2 in. “I just get out there and throw it.” she said rk 17 2 Denay ‘ Evans American The toss was 28 ft better thanthe ex- petition in the evening's final event, claiming 66!2 points to 65!2 for Lehi Pleasant Grove followed with 22 Two weeks ago Ingle had not even picked up the Discus. Then her coach encouraged her to participate in more events. Theresult has been surprising In herfirst meet Ingle heavedthediscus 99 ft. 11 in. That was a week ago American Fork, 95 23 ae Pleasant Groy 0 LH-1 Young Ame critendon Leh. 13 3 4 Carlton Leh 862 4 208 4 Peterson Piessant ( 2 100-1 K Crittend: $2 Morea 1277 3 Jeffery. America v4 American Fork, 13.0 Mile-1 Walker Pleasant Grove American Fork. 744 Walke rill, Leh BM 440-1 Larson, AmericanFork. 006) 2 Jot Lehi, 1112 4 Alla Peasant 6 eli Hilton, American Fork. 119 440 Relay-1 Lehi 33.84 2 1" th Shotput-1 Bubler. Am Ingle. Lehi, 30-8 3. Fullmer 4 Hunt, American Fork, 295 5 2 Guodwin Long Jump-1 Colledge Leh’ American Fork and Scott Len an Fork, 13-9 ediey Relay American Fork 4 Javelin d Ingles Lehi nerican F Day, Ame 1248 4 Hew Toa Ne 230030 200 0-10 10 1-11 Utah I Sua Amicon Mitchell VonDette 1P ABH R ER BB SO 4 % 1 880-1 Fugal American Fork Lehi. 3.216 Frank the state Javelin mark Because the weather wasbetter thanin thepast lew years the women’s discus was only one in a host of meet records tofall Other records to tall included Herbert Pleasant Rookie of Year Long Conner grew up with Jimmy Connors Jump, Brent Maag. Lehi. Javelin. Ray and played ahead of Dick Stockton on mond Morton, Pleasant Grove. 440 Fork and Smith Let his college tennis team. But thelittle 401 EV k Bone Dash, Loyd Evanson. American io cs known Texan says golf is his game and andboththe Mile and Two Mi Martin | backed up his word with a 7-under-par Craig Bean of American | 440 Hela \ rk 4 65 for the lead entering today’s second Sho W r Grsermat lowered the 440 Relay round of the $250,000 New Orleans American Fork clip ped seconds ott the oh 4 I i e 24 Peterson Ame 4 Open. Mile Relay Connerdidn't have anyaces Thurs: For the women, Sally day, but he did string together eight American F¢ birdies and a single bogey over the Judy Larson i 7,080-yard Lakewood Country Club Yard Dash anne course to take a one-shot lead over veteran Jim Colbert and longshots ‘ nM i } Doug Tewell and Curtis Strange who n I 48 Outah L carded 66s. ‘ \ Fork 1204 Conner's top spot came as abig sur prise considering he has missed the cut \ ‘ in his last four tournaments t 4 u he 4 GRANGER Granger High’) ‘T played awfully well at the beginning of the year and madesix cuts ina rallied for 9 runs in the Sth inning an ‘ AS row. which is playing quite well es pecially for me,” Conner said. “'I felt here yesterday ‘ Annie fark Orem had taken a 64 ad wher like | couldn't afford to take a weekoff Be an Then I started letting little things Granger went Girls Resulty the 5th trame bother me.” DETROIT (UPL Wes Jarvis of the Port Huron Flags has been named the 1978-79 International Hockey League Rookie of the Year and winner of the Garry F Longman Memorial Trophy the THL announced Wednesday The 5-toot-10, 192-pound center was the leading point getter as the Flags won the [HL The33-year-old San Antonio resident who competed as a collegian in the U.S eo Open tennis championships at Forest Hills. flirted with the course record of 64 when he two-puttedfor birdie on the par-5 15th to go 8-under par But he drove theball into the water on the next hole for his on’ bogey Still he was happy I've shot lower but it’s the best round of golf I've ever played,’ Conner said. “It feels great. I'dlike to be here every day Allen Miller and Phil Hancock were twoshots backat 67, Bruce Lietzke and Lee Trevino, who set the 72-hole tour nament record in 1974 at 2l-under-par Lehi Loses North Division cham pionship Jarvis scored» goals and had 65 assists for 109 ponits. He was fifth in league scoring Spartans Tap Aide GrangerRips Orem, 13-7 headed a packof six golfers at 68 the lead at 10-9. but Blyth shut the Utes down the rest of the way and got the isting Tri-City record. Ingle also holds Links Meet NEW ORLEANS (UPI) Provo Juniors pers by driving the first pitch over by. SAN JOSE, Calif. (UPI) Jon Cros associate director of athletics at nee 1977 has been ap pointed interim director by school president Gail Fullerton The 25-vear-old Crosby replaces Bob Murphy, who chose not to renew. his tract which runs out in July. Crosby vill assume full duties of athletic direc for sometime in June Tilt, 12-2 Pre-Race Set LOUISVILLE, Ky (UPL Criticisin of a Sunday morning schedul ing of the Kentucky Derby Festival Leh that was ail the damage that Grantsvil tnini-Marathon has resulted in plans tor le pitcher Mike Diederickson would al low a pre-race day to powerful Gra antsville in a Region Sy Pioneers drope 2 The decision Thurs Ninebaseball clash The Pioneers opened the scoring in the first inning on three singles and a base onballs to gain a 1-0 lead. but the Cowboys retaliated with two runsinthe homefirst and three moretallies in the second frame to moveahead5-1 Three more sing!es enabled Lehi to pick up another run in the third. but The Pioneers collected eight hits in all on the day. but stranded 11 baserun. ners. including leaving the bases loaded on two occasions Fight different Lehi hitters recorded the Pioneer hits. Jim Lucero took the mound loss eb Cararss tl Ww OW He & ome non-denominational service to be led by Kentucky basketball guard Dwane Casey The festival has invited all runners taking part in Sunday's i3-mile race to SPECTACULARBIDand jockey Ron Franklin comeinto the win ner’s circle after winning $100,000 added Blue Grass Stakes yesterday in Lexington, Ky Where Spectacular Bid added to his role as Kentucky Derby favorite by running away from other Derby hopefuls brave enough to challenge him in this race UPI Telephoto iltend the service at Lroquois Park two hours before the 9 30 am. starting time tor A local Baptist minister had criticized the the race Sunday morning starting time and urged his congregation to protest |