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Show StatesmanSports Page 11 BYU, N.H. gymnasts take on Utah State said. "It was a long week last week with two meets in a row, but it's a part of the game, and everybody has to get through it," he said. "We've seen a greatness of work on exactness of parts." In brief, the team is slow coming back from injuries, and freshman Chelseas Marquardt will be back on the bar lineup after being out for three weeks because of knee strain, Com said. The team has seen two surgeries this season to freshman Megan Snodgrass and sophomore Devan Markle, but they are slowly coming back competition, he said. "We are getting our injured athletes back," Corn said. Corn said he hopes for the team to perform just as well, if not belter, than they did at DU last Saturday. "1 don't think it will take much to pull (a victory) out of them one more time," he said. Being ranked in the top 36 in the nation remains the goal for Aggie gymnasts??ATT??. If they did that, it would mean pulling closer to No. 33 BYU. ByCANDICESANDNESS staff writer An in-state rivalry will take place tonight as the USU gymnastics team hosts Brigham Young University and New Hampshire in the Spectrum. "Competing in a full sitting in the Spectrum completely elevates your level of adrenaline," said USU assistant coach DeEtte Kozlow. "When (the athletes) have that crowd behind them, their athleticism peaks and they are at the top of their game." BYU is ranked 33rd, UNH is 41st and Utah State 45th. Last up against a quad meet at the University of Denver, USU head coach Ray Corn said there were many times during the DU meet where all eyes were focused on the Aggies. "We were exciting to watch (at DU), and I want the team to continue to work at that performance level, and they trained that way this week," he said. "We've had a great work ethic this week." Having been three weeks on the road, the team is physically tired from competition. Corn "I've watched BYU, and there's a lot of things that they do very well, but frankly I think we do them better, and we hope to prove it," Corn explained. BYU's season-high score records a 193.925 as USU holds a 192.275 and UNII stands at a 194.225. BYU senior Dayna SmartAllen is ranked 18th in the country on vault with a 9.862 average and is tied for 24th in the nation on beam with a 9.812 average. USU and UNH both do not have individual national rankings in the top 25. Utah State is 2-6 in the season and 1-4 in the Western Athletic Conference, while BYU is 1-5 and UNH is 72??maybe clarify if theirs are in the season or wac???. "I'm putting a lot of responsibility on the ladies on the team, but I want them to literally compete to their potential," Corn said. "In the realm of athletics, we are up against BYU, and that's all that needs to be said. We'll be ready." •camlice.sundness@aggiemail.usu.edu Friday, Feb. 15, 2008 Quiet on the green.... U T A H STATE SENIOR JEREMY PACK prepares for a put earlier this season. Pack led ch Utah State golf team Tuesday at the Thunderbird Invitational in Cedar City, Utah. Pack shot a 152 and the team placed 16th overall. PHOTO COURTESTY USU Athletic Media Relations Clemens pardoned? Chio first at Trust Open (AP) — One of Brian McNamee's lawyers predicted Roger Clemens will be pardoned by President Bush, saying some Republicans treated his client harshly because of the pitcher's friendship with the Bush family. Richard Emery made the claims Thursday, a day after a congressional hearing broke down along party lines. Many Democrats were skeptical of Clemens' denials he used performance-enhancing drugs. LOS ANGELES (AP) — K.J. Choi has won tournaments hosted by Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods over the last nine months during a steady climb into the top 10 in the world. Further proof of his staying power came Thursday on a cool, windy morning at Riviera. He managed to take the early lead at Hogan's Alley. On a course that has given him fits, Choi played bogeyfree in breezy conditions for ROGER CLEMENS, LEFT, looks toward his former personal trainer Brian McNamee, right, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday during the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on drug use in baseball. McNamee's lawyer predicted President Bush would pardon Clemens because of the pitcher's friendly association with the Bush family. AP Photo- a 6-under 65 and a one-shot lead over Kevin Na in the Northern Trust Open. "This course, I've always had trouble putting and rny iron shots have always been a problem," Choi said. "But I felt like they were working today, and I think even the weather was pretty pleasant when I played. So it all worked out good." It didn't work out so well for the late starters, who faced a strong wind that could be heard as much as it was felt, rattling the pins on every green and making it tough to get it close to the hole, especially as the sun and temperatures dropped late in the afternoon. Seventeen players failed to finish the round before dark. Chad Campbell and Vaughn Taylor were at 67. Phil Mickelson took a 30minute commute by plane from his home north of San Diego and opened with a 68. ISO HANG OA/ VOI/R WALL, -:+• \ £••? in Find what looks best on your " apartment wall >| at www. utahstatesman.com/ photoreprints |