Show Sports The Utah Statesman Friday January 9 1981 Page 19 Lynch marks high as Ags vault past BSU USU Gymnast Wariita Lynch’s finest night as an Aggie 8 paced the gymnastics team to a victory over Boise State in the Spectrum Wednesday night Her 364 stote was the night's highest tnark edging Aggie Julie Kueng for that honor "She (Lynth) was sensational” said USU Coaih Ray Corn "And it happened in her first performance as an 139-132- An injured ankle limited Lynch’s services a year ago Corn added that the only shortcoming of the junior from Perth Australia was a slip on the beam ”1 was (onstious of the falls of others” said Lynch ‘‘It's all psychological” I he evening had been one of concern for Corn He worried about how well the team would perform and adapt to new judging rules established this year He was also unsure as to whether the team could achieve its goal of scoring 134 points Most of his doubts were erased early when the Ags came within a half point of breaking the team vault score Lynch’s 94 Kueng’s 905 Debbie Peterson’s 90 and Kerry Kllis’ 895 combined for 36 team points Later in the evening a 355 night on the flexir exercise made lor a new team retord It eclipsed the 352 mark which tht Ags had set at regional competition last year in Greeley one-me- ailoratlo “ Those events have been our strengths sime I got here” said Cairn “and we’ll depend heavily on them again this year " Cairn’s elation turned to concern again when the topic moved to the Aggies' performance on the beam Corn has always with a pi eat bed that meets are won or lost on the beam and ( (continued on page 20) Carlson pins 12th year is Kiri ls Ills sear he betaine head math "It vsas tough toatlung the same guvs I ami utwilor I evrt mk li iitih l rm-'- exhibit Bob thing as team Cailsoii ami the p 1 il Thiiik'gis i m dnincis ssater skiing outings rr iliimrrs along with Moiitlav Night loot-fe- i I an just unes mil i ar washing ji I !r of tin- ti tisit it's ( "ailsi m ami his J (J - Trslil'IS si ( "Tin- iu i a Mesiiei "1 krrt xi sotially trv to keep sml hum getting lniimsi(k w test led m leniember when lmnls ami - i I 1 hanksgis ing ami ( ’hristmas spent 1'Win li man In lad Chnstmas ilay vsas Fnr in tin weight rt h tin til llu old siailuim” kf added while his eves reflet led a pamtui I I 1 fcinenibram e ? Thai Chnstmas vsas many Carlson miss finds hnnselt in sears ago as his 14th year in l"gan and in Ins 12th year of coat hint Carlson has twite heen named contemn e aach of the Year as his teams taptuied the CAA title Carlson in 1977-7and 1978-79 u compiled an overall USU retord of 3050-not including this season A native IVimssIvanian Carlson fust came Utah State m 1967 alter he heatd alxiut it '°m ®n Air Itnte hmldy named Dick threiber while he was slammed in Germany "Germany Catlson atcjuircd a 114-- 5 record r r 'r ort e World 'ti'k 'VreS hampionship I earn and sHnt the uext two n itary years in Dallas Ik fore c online to 2 -- -- gan ''ihile knew a lot alxiut wrestling ssiesiled vsith hut nothing about toatlung" said Cat Ison " here vsas It it mm I had to overt tune ami it was a real adjustment lor me "It vsas also lough Inflowing ill the footsteps of Coat It (leotge Dot Nelson who loathed wiesthng here lor 38 years" Carlson 1 Ag-- wrestling during his freshman and jjhomorc years at USU Carlson tackled a maj"f consisting of speech and tot1Ca eua‘on- During his junior year he e position of assistant coat h j along i ead V resiling Coat h Boh Broughton added "When I fust tame here though the wiesthng program was poor I remember said Utah beating us something like Carlson “My junior year — my first year ol toatlung — we turned the program around ami improved with a six and nine record” he pointed out During Cat Ison’s senior year ol toatlung the Ags turned in a nine anti six retort! and have been winning ever since Out lat tor among many for USU's winning tradition can be attributed to the 42-0- ” ar dif-leten- between wrestlers 10 to 15 years ago anti wrestlers totlay “The wrestlers now are more physical than when I was wrestling” saitf Carlson “They are better skilled anti stronger anti weight-trainin- g has something to do with this “We also have more money to recruit anti give out so we can reteive the lxtter skilled wrestlers when before we had to take the guy who finished 5th and 6th in slate” Carlson not only spends a large amount of tune with wrestling but he also bolds the postion of Assistant Athletic Director in charge of Income anti Promotions Those two positions alone would bog down most people but one can also hear Carlson’s voite over KBLQ during ftxitball season (continued on page 20) Bob Cirlson position in I ! now In hi Ai0H Whitten photo |