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Show r n" -- 4- I.T V'lter HSSSBBcaags WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 20 IQ DIXIESUNLINK.COM 'A r wr 'w't2!k p L J L ( o - A f W ? ilj U L. fP' rrrTiAP"P j'O - di C N httpbitiytomOHQd and Sou New weight room gives DSC athletes edge BY TOM BETAR News Editor Dixie State College athletes will no longer have to expend energy fighting for use of equipment and can instead focus their energy on training and conditioning in a brand new facility. The new Frank Habibian Wrestling and Athletic Center is set to be dedicated with a ribbon cutting on Oct. 23, Director of Athletics Jason Boothe said. The new facility will provide a place for athletes in all sports to train and work out, so they can avoid the problems of sharing the current fitness center with other students. Boothe said the newly added wrestling club will also use the facility to hold events and practice. Jon Gibb, director of facilities planning, said construction of the center began in March, and the completed facility will have 11,200 square feet of weight training and wrestling space, and approximately 2,800 square feet containing locker rooms, offices, and a conference room. He said the facility will be located just north of Hansen Stadium and is relatively small compared to the other I 1 Dui up." ne" Boothe agreed and said the facility will improve the athletic atmosphere here at DSC. the This is something that was sorely needed, Boothe said The idea is to combine vate wrestling and weight training and free up space in the Fitness Center. This facility has mostly free weights rather than exercise machines, and all the equipment is in t Fitness Center Director Christian Hildebrandt said he toured the new facility and was very impressed overall, especially with the new equipment. He said the new facility is not the same as the current Fitness Center, and it is not intended to replace it. Students in the fitness class will still work out in the same J The new weight room is well on its way to being complete, Located adjacent to Hansen Stadium, the new 14,000 square foot Frank Habibian Center will contain a state-of- - the-aweight room for student athletes. rt supporter Frank Habibian was the donor for the project, and the total cost of the facility came to be over $500,000. "Frank is an avid wrestling supporter," Gibb said. "His match Fifita and sophomore middle blocker Madisyn Fitzgerald had eight kills for the night. Melissa Fifita had a really nice game, head coach Gregg Jensen said. Brita Noble had a lot of digs and had a pretty solid BY SHELBY MISRASI Staff Writer Dixie State College played Dominican University this past weekend in San Rafael Calif., and the Red Storm ended the road trip with two wins. The Red Storm won on game. He also said they struggled with sets two and three and let the team become closer than it should have been. The Saturday match was also played against Dominican University and was won in three straight sets. DSC won 1 and In this match Fifita hit .324 and finished the match with a Friday night in three 3 straight sets, and DSC started the first set with a 14-- 4 run and ended up taking the game by 12 points. The third set was closer as the Penguins and the Red Storm were tied at 22, and junior outside hitter Melissa Fifita finished the game off scoring three of the four points. In that 3, 25-2- 3. 1 ! 4 wee said. "It is an outstanding facility with weights set up and ready to go. This will provide a space for our athletes to train, get tougher and bulk family has won national championships. He has a big wrestling family." According to the DSC website, Habibian is the owner of a local adolescent residential treatment center, and his love of wrestling combined with his dedication to youth success helped drive the creation of the new center that will be named in his honor. Gibb said the facility was needed for several reasons. "To maintain our NCAA Division II status we have to provide a training facility strictly for athletes," Gibb place. It really is a different animal, Hildebrandt said. The purpose behind this facility is different. It is really earmarked for the training and aga A still thei Her stor beg voy C RO Ir mat chit see WEIGHTS page 25-2- 26-2- 0, 25-2- 4. t f i i 15 kills, had Fitzgerald eight kills, and setter Kimee Clark added 25 assists. The team collected nine blocks for the win. Freshman outside hitter Shannon Young, a general education major from Whittier Calif., said, We had strong defense the whole weekend and that really helped us win. Jensen said during the second game the Red Storm played down to the Penguins level and kept letting them back in the game, but he said he expected to win because they have gone undefeated against Dominican. Young said one of the team's weaknesses this weekend was losing the lead, but on the positive side the defense was definitely a strength. "Our defense was really good this weekend," she said. "We just need to maintain that throughout the season." DSC volleyball is now 3 for the season and 0 in the conference. They are on a winning streak of four total games so far, and their first home games are on Friday and Saturday against Academy of Art University. The game on Friday starts at 7 p.m., and the game on Saturday starts at 2 p.m. The two games against the AAU Urban Knights will be a battle for first place in the Pacific West Conference. The Urban Knights are in first place with the Red Storm in second place. Junior setter Kimee Clark, an integrated studies major from St. George, sets up a shot for her teammates. The Red Storm volleyball team started conference play with two wins, setting up a crucial series with AAU. bee D plat Gra has Byr bee him T ble spo Bro Hoi neit tells now B lool brin 6 ( match-hig- h 7-- j and Cle development of intercollegiate athletes who have never really had a place of their DSC takes 2 from DU Lions hit Favre relentlessly 25-1- thrc pla; buildmgs on campus Gibb said local wrestling 25-2- offi 2-- ; i r A & 4? ' 4 u; t f A I t h fc. y Quarterback Brett Favre, 41, has thrown one less interception through three games than he did all last season. Favre has also been sacked six times this season. MINNEAPOLIS (MCT) Brett Favre said Sunday he didn't feel like he got hit a lot in the Vikings' 0 victory over Detroit at Mall of America Field but quickly added that his soon to be body might feel different on Monday morning. Favre was sacked twice, Vikings opponents now have six in three games, and took numerous other big hits from a pressuring Lions defense that was second in the NFL entering Sunday with nine sacks. "They add up," Vikings coach Brad Childress said of the hits on Favre. "Any time you can hit a quarterback he gets sand in his shoes and it's harder to 24-1- step into a throw. Whoever you are. It doesn't matter if it's Shaun Hill or Drew Brees." Favre took a big hit from Julian Peterson in the second quarter that appeared to force a fumble but ended up with the Lions linebacker being called for unnecessary roughness. That kept alive a touchdown drive. Favre got up from that hit favoring his right shoulder. "I got a stinger," said Favre, who was shoved to the turf by Lions linebacker DeAndre Levy in the third quarter and got up looking at his hand. "A pinched nerve or a stinger. I don't know if you've ever had one. It's kind of like you hit your funny bone, and it's not funny." Favre said he plans to re- -- main in town during the Vikings' bye week in large part so he can study film and see what ails the team's passing game. New rest Pern How- ever, it sounds like he will be glad to get some rest. Th "I know more than anyishec thing I'm probably the ware most fatigued I've been," into said Favre, who has thrown him two touchdown passes and the L six interceptions in three Th games. "Just dehydrated hght and I think getting up off but tl the ground, struggling to the e get away and make throws preg: If you could drop back groui three or five steps and just U,' step into it and throw I'm TRA sure it would be a lot easCh ier to play the game. But I nral t knew I was going to get hit took a lot." hunt (c) 2010 McClatchy hveei Tribune Information bam |