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Show SPORTS 'Ai 1 bEi 4:i i)1N't I 1 I ---- Women's track makes final sprint to finish BY ISSAC GARCIA gssacgarcial 6 The Dixie State Univer- sity women's track team looks to close out the regular season as it prepares for the 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships. The Trailblazers competed at the Utah! Weber State Spring Classic on The meet April was held in Ogden for the Weber State University portion and in Salt Lake City for the University of Utah portion. In Ogden, Rachael Reeder, a freshman finance major from Weston, Idaho, set a DSU record in the 400 meter run with a time of 1:01.64 according to DSU Athletics website. Reeder said she enjoyed her freshman year, getting to know her team and competing a the colligate level. She said she hopes to make the final in the 400 at the conference meet. 'It was a good first season, just kind of learning how college track is," Reeder said. "I want to just finish strong, and next year just improve." The Trailblazers have two meets left before the RMAC championships. 12-1- . 3. The two meets are the Mt. SAC Relays which are held in Torrence, California on April 18 and the Azusa Pacific Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California, on April 19. The Trailblazers will then travel to Rapid City, South Dakota, for the 2019 RMAC Championships. The championship takes the top 24 individuals to compete in each event. "We'll have about 10 athletes that will go to the conference championship for their events" head coach Justin Decker said. Decker said the whole season has been focused on the athletes peaking at the right time for the championship. "From the beginning of the season the training is set up to harder work at the beginning of the season, longer mileage and then start to taper off so that they're peaking at the right time here for the championship." With the season coming to an end, Rebecca Anderson, a senior radiology major from Sterling, is closing in on her track career at DSU. Anderson said she hopes to finish out her senior year strong. "I have senioritis really bad so I'm pushing to get issacgarcial 6 The Dixie State University men's baseball team is heading into the tail end of its season after a rough 5 start in April. The Trailblazers won one 3-- of the four games against Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The Trailblazers then traveled to Denver, Colorado, to win two of the four games against Metropolitan State University of Denver. DSU's current record stands at 25-1Head coach Chris Pfatenhauer said the team has played well the past few games besides the loss against MSU Denver. The Trailblazers came back with a 10-- 1 win to finish off the four game series. 3. 3-- 0 c -- ' --; Dixie .), ( N. ,, 7 K 2 Z ' ' ; i -, , - : , ,, 7 raKfmr0.;4.1110.60,N.4104,4stoIPSIt12.oSttt, , t Softball f , Karl Brooks Field New Mexico Highlands j ' 4 ( ,... - ''',i , 6 p.m. Bruce Hurst Field Regis I t ' 418 Home ) , i rY,c po i , s, I . . 4 . Women's Track 419 Away Azusa, California Bryan Clay Invitational -, z z . i. rt.ti 6 4-- r., , Abbee Smith, a freshman from Layton, sprits during a February practice at the Trailblazer is looking to finish its season strong as members prepare for the Mt. SAC Stadium. The team Relays in California. Softball defeated up and we work hard. We do what we can out there, which is really what its good time for this year and finish through. See what I can do on the last meet." Anderson said. Anderson said her favorite thing about her senior season is making memories with her teammates. "We have a good time," Anderson said. "We show a nected really well," Pritchard said. "We did everything pretty well. We pitched good, The Trailblazers face off 5 against the Regis University Rangers, the 6 Colorado Christian University Cougars, and the 31-- 7 Colorado Mesa University Mavericks. The Trailblazers are at home this week at Bruce Hurst Field April playing four all about." DSU's next meet is in Torrence, California for the Mt. SAC Relays. The Trailblazers are taking just two athletes: Billie Hatch, a sophomore criminal justice major from Preston, Idaho, and Celeste Fiame, a freshman from St. George. "This will be Hatch's best chance probably to get a national qualifying time in the 10K," Decker said. "That's the goal is to get her to nationals. And just place as well as we can." J Chadron State ing the double-heade- r 2-- dur- away games on Baseball earned a win against Metropolitan State University on 10-- Sunday, 1. '7 r'llf LI 1 Lit .,,, 2UM MI. 1A1Z STAFF FOR THE 2019-202- THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS our games." - SCHOOL YEAR 0 COME WITH SCHOLARSHIPS. Elry'......""1):.)1,1thlii I 12-2- 11-2- hit good, and played good defense. That's what we're capable of" In the Trailblazers last eight games, they have given up 67 runs. But the Trailblazers haven't had trouble scoring runs according to Pfatenhauer. They have scored 52 in the last eight games. Pfatenhauer said defense is something the team SPORTS EDITOR: Orem, Utah ASSIGNING AND MANAGING STAFF, WORKING WITH PAGE DESIGNERS, AND PRODUCING CONTENT WEEKLY. i MDIA 1130. 15 HOURSWEEK. AVERAGES SPORTS WRITER: games against Regis University. The first game of the four game series is April p.m. Financial aid and loans are available for those who qualify 03 .1 A et rt is it al ut,www.uchd.cdu FOR GENERATING, AND EDITING CONTENT FOR THE SPORT SECTION, TRAINING ;1-- PRE-C0- FOR WRITING TWO STORIES RESPONSIBLE REQUISITE: - MDIA 1130. AVERAGES 12 4 HOURSAVEEK. - i11 (,)1 r." ci I k'i OPINION EDITOR: - r WEEKLY MAINLY IN SPORTS. at 6 18 , RESPONSIBLE FOR GENERATING, ASSIGNING AND EDITING CONTENT FOR THE OPINION SECTION, TRAINING ,..6mambN6,,. AND MANAGING s' ( r F- , X ,..t,,,, ,C"'-- , Call AND MDIA 1130. AVERAGES 15 PRE-RE- - , OURSWEEK. .-1,4,1J'411.totorto),'3.'10, 111 .1 z;, STAFF, WORKING WITH PAGE DESIGNERS, PRODUCING CONTENT WEEKLY. H Prerequisites Accepted . o RESPONSIBLE 18-2- 0, ;!l. in ..... Basbeall 1 needs to improve on heading into the end of the season. "Guys are good some days, guys are bad some days," Pfatenhauer said. "We're continuing to work but I think the defense is the thing we can control the most and really clean that up." The Trailblazers have 12 games left in the regular season. Tyson Fisher, a freshman business major from St. George, said: "Win the rest of Located 1--1 - Torrance, California I a."..:17'141,. ,, A 418 Away , ,, , - : Women's Track ,er -- - , - it '') Mt. SAC Relays Accredited CoNege ACCSC, 20 Month Procir,m1 Accepting 60 students each class. , - .:.5. - t ,44 ('14,...... "I really liked the way our guys competed throughout the whole weekend," Pfatenhauer said. "To be on the road for the second week in a row, play the first place team in the conference and get out of there with a split, we'll take for now." Lane Pritchard, a junior psychology major from Red Bluff, California, said the team has displayed talent and teamwork in recent games. "Our last game we con- , ..fi.4?t.;, Nt. 1 ,,,, ) iC401LiLle1. ;017 ic,1:1011;lik A'k 1,1 .0?,.: Baseball works toward grand slam end season BY ISSAC GARCIA 11"""IftC- 0,1 1 411 tpli' to4'.001. ''' t01.9 ,I t.1 o,k o) !P) Al,...f. ,'''' 4,01,1 '4) V( at HiOr I for details WA lbw Ame44,6160 nitotallbota |