Show B3— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday April 20 2003 Titles three-quart- er V Continued over to compete in the pole vault : where he eventually vaulted himself ' 16 feet inches which was good enough for first place "I was a little off" Johnson said "My wife has been sick and so I think I caught a little bit of that I was a little slow and it took me a while to get going But all and all it was a pretty good day” Aggie javelin thrower Neil Wan the competition by more than 12 feet Ware threw the javelin 218 feet 3 inches firmly staking his claird to the javelin title Ware was 7 ranked third nationally coming into the meet after throwing die javelin 236 feet 2 inches at Weber State last week The Aggies head to Oregon next Saturday for the Oregon Invitational fromBl and Dustin Vetica took the top three places in the 110 hurdles closely resembling top fuel dragsters rambling down a 14 mile track Wickard who had already won the men's long jump title crossed die finish line first with a time of 1423 "I felt good” Wickard said It’s a nice day today and so all of the athletes have got to take advantage of thal I think I'm where I should be I'm slowly working on peaking for conference and regionals" After his second place finish in the 110 hurdles Johnson quickly headed - ‘ out-thre- w Phone said “It’s lucky he didn't get hut any more I would have reacted very simi lar" H Continued from B3 Suzuki said he once collected 35 cents “That’s got to stop” Texas’ Rafael Palmeiro said “When is this thing going to end? Someone is going to get hurt It’s dangerous to go out on the field and play base- ball We’re all isolated out there We’re on an island by ourselves” Rangers manager Buck Showalter said there’s only so much security can do to control fans “At some point die people themselves have to change” Showalter ”" i On Wednesday Sandy Alderson a vice president of baseball operations in dw commissioner’s office said base- ball is fed up with fan violence Sod will do everything in its power to eliminate the problem “We will spare no expenses” Alder- son said “We will do whatever is neces-sary to maximize the consequences for those individuals who intrude on the field or assault or make any attempt to interact with umpires players or coaches or fans in the S 'll ( stands” A call to Alderson was not immediately returned Saturday night Vv1' i I ' Mitch MascaraHerald Journal Pays Only! MONDAY and TUESDAY ONLY! State gymnast Nicole Kilpatrick performs on the bars March 14 against North Carolina State at' the Spectrum Utah April 21s1 & 22nd Doors open at 8: r Season Continued from B2 to perform to her full potential This was her first year that she stayed relatively healthy and it showed Kilpatrick improved upon every career-be- st score in 2003 setschool records on vault ting and beam (993) regis(993) mark tering the second-be- st ever in the (39525) and floor exercise (993) and turning in a 9875 on bars Her leadership was also key for the younger Aggies I just wish she would have been able to have four years of performing like she did this year Most Consistent: This is a Nelson only suffered one fall all year Out of 36 routines she suffered one fall on balance beam For a freshman that is incredible Plus in 14 meets Nelson scored above a 39 in the all- 12 around a school-recor- d times Her season average of was 3920 in the another school record Nelson just never seemed to falter and believe me the pressure was on several times She always came through Pleasant Surprise: Liesel Kohler emerged as one of the fan favorites oh floor and actually ended up setting a record for season average' (9839) The freshman also competed on the beam in every meet Her enthusiasm and confi- - dence were fun to watch Comeback Kid: Normally give this to a gymnast that has battled back from a serious injury This year I'm giving it to sophomore Rachel Ropelato for hanging in there and becoming a regular in the vault lineup and seeing action in most meets on bars She also helped out on flow when called upon Her 9740 season average on vault was the seventh best ever Freshman Wonder: Since I've already recognized Nelson and Kohler this leaves Paren-- ti She scored 39 or above in in eight straight the meets to set a school record Her season average 6( 38993 was the fourth besfpyerlt took Parenti three meets before she broke into the rui- around but there was np mistaking that she belonged in the lineup on all four apparatus I We’re cleaning ont the okLto make room for a whole lot more new clothing fim Carhartt mm3 nd Wonders: There are a few of them They include: freshman Ashley Barr on floor sophomore Jessica Rands on vault Rosenthal on floor and sophomore Katie Rutherford on bars Barr Rosenthal and Rutherford all did other events but deserved recognition for the ones listed One-eve- SKECHERS - IWlQlRHfl Come see us tomorrow! 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