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Show -- -- 4- DIXIESUNLINK.COM -4 1. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER io 20 ,EP f r J L c h H I I s Go to dixiesunlink.co to see a slideshow of Iboth Rachel and Z) J kE Ryan training f0t urrri their next meet. .. Ll The P ,e fo ;opPc ,LUtlv a jllH'O yusa 0ne n56 Cross Country team s two stars compete for top spots Mflion tnpl n St ft;d jto ihatnr r&ca pyr. No. 3. The most recent race the team ran was in Cedar City at the Color Country Invitational hosted by Southern Utah University on Oct. 8. Nielsen finished the race at 21:51. Decker said Nielsen is i Nielsen possesses. As a teammate, we look at each other for trust, said Alex Schiss-maa freshman psychology major from Riverton. He makes you work hard. He is friendly and n, . i f'Lu-Av- Vu 1 helps other people. Nielsen is one of the younger runners on the team, but he ran in high , "v-- Ryan Nielsen, a freshman general education major from St. George, stretches after an early morning run with Dixies cross country team. Nielsen has been running cross country since high school. BY ASHLEY PUTNAM A&E Editor The cross country men's athlete of the month is Ryan Nielsen. High School experiences actually do shape your college life. An example of this is the star on the Mens cross country team, Nielsen, a freshman general education major from St. George. Nielsen ran on Pine View High Schools cross country team in high school. It is great having a runner of his caliber on our team, Decker said. Nielsen is a fast runner and placed No. 1 in Las Vegas at the UNLV Invitational, one of the most recent races the team has competed in. In other races so far this season, he has placed No. 2 or , Ryan has a lot of knowledge to share with his teammates, Decker said. Cassidy Ferris, a sophomore nutrition major from St. George, ran with Nielsen, or "Curly" as they called him, on the Pine View cross country team. They called him "Curly" because of his curly hair. She said he has a fun personality and fun quirks about him. On races he wears one blue contact, so his eyes are different colors, Ferns said. He is happy and positive and an all around great kid. The Dixie State College volleyball team took control in California and left the state with three victories in the palm of the team members' hands. Dixie played three games in three days; Oct. 6, 7 and 8. Head coach Darice Pratt said the best thing about being away for that long was the fact the girls could focus just on volleyball and work for the wins. The first game was played against Notre Dame de Namur University, and DSC defeated it in three straight games 3 with the scores and The Red Storm hit .3 6 for the match with the help of junior outside hitter Brita Jensens 12 kills, senior outside hitter Alex Shearers nine kills, and sophomore outside hitter Shannon Youngs nine kills. Dixie State also had nine blocks and great defense, which kept the Argonauts to a .160 hitting 25-2- 25-2- 2, 25-1- 3. 1 average. Pratt said the team had specific things it worked on to be ready for its op- ponents. "We watched film, and we had a game plan on what we wanted to do coming into it," Pratt said. "We knew how do defend and work offensively. The girls also made adjustments all week, and we were able to make adjustments to the teams." DSC played its second game against Dominican University, located in San Rafael, Calif., with the 3 scores of and Dixie finished the game with 24 more digs than the Penguins, which gave the Red Storm 97 digs for the night. Jensen and Shearer both helped with the win with 23 kills each. Senior setter Jen Hardman had a total of 35 assists with the help of senior libcro Jayci Jeffress, who collected 23 digs for the night. "Jayci about knocked herself out going to get a ball, and we got the point, which gave us the momentum to win," Pratt said. "The girls then got 'V 25-2- 25-1- ilayed .nsec .pecial i little trusts fluster Dixi ithtl Spokane, Wash., on No if he or she qua he she will goto or lfies, Nationals, which will ah be held in Spokane, Wash., on Nov. 19 If Rachel does well like she has been, she could go as an individual to nationals, Decker sail That is her goal to qualify for nationals. otabk fc as make Re lie ever urd Asji on SI loot tl PUs sivebi the ei HI V had iec jiae, j Di TV if v So The U crowd "ten in g i Rachel Young, a junior nursing major from Holladay, leads the cross countr team in its morning run. Young ran at the University of Utah before joining the team at Dixie. hitting night with the help of Jeffress' 14 digs and Hardmans 40 assists. With their help, Shearer, Hill and freshman middle blocker Lexi Cam hit a total of nine kills each, helping to make a .394 hitting average. "Our hitters actually played great all week," Pratt said. "We made very 25-1- 4, 25-1- i tl uon't w I the mind set that we were going to win. But everyone contributed and played really well." The third game of the week was also played against Notre Dame de Namur University, and DSC again took the victory with the scores 1 and Dixie had another great 25-2- the ot 5. Then, Red Storm volleyball team wins five straight BY SHELBY MISRASI Sports Editor o,d suing f ered players. var . good. The team will be head ing to the Pacific West Conference meet on Oct 29. Young has been named a favonte to win the championship, Deckt said. Any runner who places in the top seven at the PacWest Conference goe, to the Western Regional which will be held in pant school, which gives him an edge over the other r-- team. She ran on the University of Utah cross country team before and moved to St. George with her husband, Spencer Young, who is on the football team. Decker said Young is the oldest team member on the womens cross country team and is one of the most dedicated to her craft. She is always really encouraging to everyone and never complaining or anything like that, said teammate Jenecee Powell, a junior nursing major from Ivins. The team has run three races this year, and Young has won all of them. Shes pretty much perfect, Ferris said. She is a quick runner and is so The cross country girl athlete of the month is awarded to Rachel Young. Some might say running long distances is for the movies, like "Forrest Gump," but for the cross country team, it is a daily occurrence at 6 a.m. One member of the team has never complained about it though, and that player is the star on the womens cross country team. Her name is Rachel Young, and she is a junior from Holladay. She never complains about going to practice so early, said Justin Decker, head cross country coach for both the mens and womens team. This is Young's second year on the Dixie State College cross country making great progress. We count on him to be one of the top races, Decker said. Working hard and being at practice are two of the good qualities 4 "It's ,oach 8. little hitting errors as a team. That was our most consistent part of the game. We did a great job." Pratt said she has high expectations for the rest of the season. "Our goal is to win out the rest of our games," Pratt said. "As a team we made the goal to not lose." Pratt also said the girls Vt r 3$ are hungry to play all teams again because the' are anxious to take the wins With these games the Red Storm improve wit! record of 1 6 overall ar 3 in Pacific West con ference play. The team walks onto its home con' Oct. 20 to face University at 7 pt go "entmi DSC1 oierDc of Calif E sw the 0-- Hie ai '12enc through match v ens; tdalkee Both 5-- Chami-nad- e Heat! More de I tg the! V neypla f te" i j j 25-1- 0, 6. l , f J I 1 't I I X Vs ! r , J.1 t ""! i 3PN v i jj. ' i 1 u c . , C ' ' ! I Freshman setter Jen Hardman, a general education major from American Fork, displays a set for die blocker Lynzee Crosland, an elementary education major from Kemmerer, Wyo., to hit. The Dhe State College volleyball team comes home with three more wins to set its record at 3 in conference 5-- lrNet |