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Show Bourdais wins again at Long Beach LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - A week after the worst race weekend of his Champ Car career, Sebastien Bourdais was back where he expects to be - in Victory Circle. The Frenchman dominated Sunday on the way to his third straight win in the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, just a week after crashing in qualifying and in the race at. the season opener in the streets of Las Vegas. "The team didn't panic after Vegas, which was crucial," Bourdais said. "A lot of teams could really blow apart after a weekend like that. We didn't. "That race was like a bad dream. This is a whole lot nicer," he added after leading 58 of the 78 laps on the 1.968-mile, 11-turn downtown street circuit. After finishing 13th a week earlier, Bourdais, who has won 24 of 61 starts and three straight season titles in the Champ Car World Series, was certainly the class of the field here. He started from the pole and raced away to a nearly 25second lead - about a third of a lap - and appeared on the way to a rout. But that lead evaporated when rookie Simon Pagenaud slid into a tire barrier on lap 53, bringing out one of three full-course caution flags. After pit stops by the leaders, Bourdais found himself trailing French rookie Tristan Gommendy, who was Dn a different pit strategy and had pitted last on lap 39. With surprising runner-up Oriol Servia conserving fuel and not pushing the leaders, Bourdais chose to be patient and wait for Gommendy to make his final stop. "I made one try to pass Tristan and I decided it was better to back off and wait because he was pretty fast at that point," Bourdais said. "I didn't want to make a mistake and embarrass myself by winding up in the tires." Bourdais regained the lead on lap 68 and stayed out front the rest of the way. Hey Cinderella,.. Slip into Platinum! PERSONAL BESTS From page 9 ner Stacie Lifferth placed first with a time of 4:37-80, senior Caroline Berry claimed second and freshman Alexis Meyer took third. Twitchell said she was happy her teammates were able to place high in the 1,500-meters. "That was awesome because they tried it a little last week and there was a little mishap with one of our runners," Twitchell said. "We all do the training, so it's really awesome when everybody can be successful and get their personal records. It's great for the whole team." In the men's running events, USU dominated with multiple first-place finishes. Freshman distance runner Tony Jones took first in the 1,500-meters with a time of 3:55.67 and was followed closely by fellow teammate Ben Kessen who claimed a time of 3:57-59In the men 110-meter hurdles, senior Scott Bell took first with a time of 14.51, and senior sprinter DJ Smith ' finished the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.58 to claim the top spot. Senior Dasheek Akwenye finished first in the 400-meters with a time of 48.46 while junior Brett Knighton was just behind with a time of 48.61. Senior Vance Twitchell took first in the 5000-meter with a time of 15.14.10, well ahead of all his competitors. "It's always nice to be at home because it's more comfortable and you practice here every day," Gensel said. "Being at home, they're comfortable with their surroundings so its easier for them to forget about everything else and focus on their racing. We had a lot of people that did really good in that today." The field teams also performed well at the meet and set some personal bests. Freshman Casey Parker had an NCAA Regional Qualifying mark in the high jump at a height of 6-10.75, which was his lifetime best and the current leading mark in the Western Athletic Conference. "He's been able to do this all year, just hasn't been able to do it for one thing or another that happened - his ankle might be hurting from when he dislocated it or whatever," Gensel said of Parker. "Today he put it all together. After his first jump at the opening height, (he said,) 'Coach I was lazy on top.' I says, TSIo. You just did it right and it was effortless."' Junior Chase Taylor set a personal best in the javelin with a mark of 205-04, almost 10 feet farther than his previous best. Senior Kevin Liu took first place in the shot put with a throw of 52-06.50 and also earned first place in the discus throw with a mark of 159-02. Kerry Shephard set a personal best in the hammer with a mark of 181-08, which was nearly 21 feet farther than his previous best. He only needed to improve 9 inches on the throw to qualify for Regionals. Junior Carrie Yost claimed the top spot in the women's high jump with ajump of 5-05.00. Senior pole vaulter Kathryn Duhadway earned a NCAA Regional Qualifying mark with a height of 1206. This marks the second straight year Duhadway has qualified for Regionals. "It's a good thing," she said of her qualifying mark. "Having done it one year, I wanted to do it again. I expect more out of myself this year." Gensel said he was pleased with the effort of his team and the progress they are making. "My expectations is to be able to perform at the top when it counts - which is at the WAC championships and see what happens. One thing I do know about track and field is you can't control what other people do or don't do, but you can control what you do. That's what I tell the kids -just each one of you take care of your own business and collectively it will be a great team effort. 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"We're athletic, but on our own terms," Bybee said. He said a lot of collegiate ultimate players are athletes that played organized sports in high school but got to college and just wanted to be free of structure, but still wanted to run around and be athletic. The Lost Boys welcome anyone who wants to be athletic on their own terms to join the team, which currently has 15 members. Tryouts are in September, but Bybee said they accept anyone who will be committed to the team at any point during the year. -dabake(3lcc.usu.edu Old Main Hill a CD f game have been disappearing from the college game. This increased level of competition can be seen and heard throughout matches. "You'll hear a lot of words you don't usually hear around campus, a lot of yelling," he said. "It's a new thing to see a lot people yelling over Frisbee, but we do." This is very different in a sport that doesn't really have a reputation for being ultracompetitive. In fact, its reputation is quite the opposite. "We're actively lazy," team member Tony Gannon said. "We're still running around, we're still doing these drills and stuff, but it's still a hippie sport. You're still there to play and have fun." There aren't even referees - the players call their own fouls. Maybe because of this laid-back attitude, ultimate Frisbee seems to have a certain niche in the club sports world. "It seems like there is a certain type of person that likes to play with us," Bybee said. However, he added they ' have a variety of different people on the team and welcome anyone. They don't even look for athletic ability or Frisbee-handling skills, he said. Gannon said he could anor 676 East 600 North 720 North 700 East 710 North 700 East |