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Show SU Gyntnasts finish second Six 'Birds are named to NCAA All-Academic team Defending national academic cha mpion Southern U tah University fmi hed econd to Nebra ka in this year's gymna tics all-academic team race, it wa announced thi week by the NCAA. Southern Utah and Nebraska witched place af er the Hu ker fini hed econd to the Thunderbirds in l994. The Thunderbird gymnasts checked in with a combined GPA of 3.488, down Cr m la t year' 3.542, while Nebraska's thlete posted a combined GPA of 3.561, up from 443 in 1994. Cal tat 'Fullerton was third at 3.430. Julie Talbot, a junior fr m Pr o, Utah, pac d the Thund rbird with a p rfecl 4.0 GPA Ju.ring the 1994-95 academic year. Joining Talbot on the team arc returning quad members Stacy Fullmer ( r., Murray, Utah) with a PA of 3.667, Janica Hayes ( r., andy, Utah) at .648, and Kimberly Nomura ! o., Sand , Utah) at 3.542; J well a Conner quad member Janice Gabehart (Wheat Ridge, Colo.; 3.896), and Mindy Johnson (Price, Utah; 3.624). "While I' m plea ed that we fini hed among the top two team in the nation thl year, I'm still disappointed that we slipped out of th top spot," SUU Head Gymna tics Coach Scott Bauman said. " Now we have two goals for the upcoming ea on: to qualify for !the NCAA Midwest Regional Meet] and to regain the na tional academic champion hip. "The fac t that we have been abl e to fini h so high the la t two years traight ju t illu trates the calibre of a hlete we have at Southern Utah Univer ity," he added. "We've been in the top two in the clas room and among the t p-25 in the gym for two years running now and I don't e that comin t an end anytime oon. We're xcitcd ab ut the team we have again thi year and don' t anticipate a drop-off in c.ithcr the gym or the cla ro m." Bauman noted thal the ulk f hi recruiting clas brings tellar academic credentials with them and that the returning squad member. wh fai led to make the all-acad m.ic team arc motivated to make the team in 1996. "Tho e girls who didn't make th [allacademic] team feel lik they dragged us down a littl bit last year and that maybe they're re pon ible for the fact we dropped from first to econd, o they're especiall y m otiva ted to pick it up in the classroom this season," he pointed out. "In addition, most of our new kids com e in with GPAs either at or close to 4.0. We've got good kids in this program. 11 S11ellf1-r-e Saturday, September 30. Prizes! SUU Bookstore Guaranteed Text Reading The Basic Concept is: If we are out of a qualified text, we will photocopy the required reading assignments until a replacement text arrives. In order to take advantage of this policy you must: •Complete a "Special Order,, form and pre-pay the estimated text price-in order to meet copyright laws. •We photocopy qualified reading assignments (a few days at a time) until the text arrives. Photocopies are normally reaay by noon the day following the placement of a special order. • Do not procrastinate. Qualified text special orders must be placed within the first two weeks of school. Textbook Return Policy Save your receipt. 1OOo/o refund for textbooks in new condition with the receipt, if returned within the first two weeks of the quarter. Book buyback times are from 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. , . •, .. ,. |
