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Show B7 SPORTS Young Schulz; Heads thei Courtesy of Stock.xcftn'g By Nate Gray Sports Writer Courtesy of UVU Rodeo Jodi Thacker barrel races at the SUU Hosted Rodeo. Rodeo rides well at first fall event ; Preseason high hopes helped UVU Rodeo dominate it's first event of season By Mitch Balhorn Sports Writer The Rodeo team couldn't have asked for a better beginning to their season in Cedar City on Sept. 10-11. The team entered the season with high hopes, and those hopes were only magnified after their stellar performance at the Southern Utah University Hosted Rodeo. This rodeo was also the first time they were able to see the other competition within the region. UVU dominated this opening rodeo by racking up an impressive score of 940 points; almost 200 points more than the second placed school, the College of Southern Idaho, who came in at 775. The team earns points by selecting six riders that will be their "points team". When these riders place in an event, the team earns points. UVU has the luxury of having around 10 riders that they could choose from who consistently collect points. Some standouts from the rodeo were Brock Winn, splitting the Bronc Riding title, Chris Roundy who won the Bull Riding event and Afton Caldwell won the steer wrestling event. On the women's side, Jade Lyons took seventh in Breakaway Roping and second the Barrel Racing, which are exclusively female events. "The only event we didn't place in [on the men's side] was bareback, and that's because we had no entry for that this time," said Coach Shane Draper. What draws so many of these talented riders to UVU? The Rodeo team has the ability to eam winnings at their rodeos. NCAA regulations state that no collegiate athlete can be paid for what they do in their various sports, so therefore, the Ro- deo team is not an NCAAsanctioned sport. Although the payout is usually not very high in intercollegiate rodeos, many cowboys compete in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and many riders also compete with the Professional Bull Riding Association. Many of the cowgirls also compete with the Women's Professional Rodeo Association. Because of past successes with the program, UVU has also allotted some scholarships to be given to riders. This year the college has issued eight full-ride scholarships and four half-tuition scholarships. Although the team doesn't really make any money for the school, the rodeo club is the longestrunning program on campus with it's beginnings back in 1968. The team is involved with a variety of fundraisers, so they don't take money away from the school. After assessing the current state of his team, Coach Draper feels confident in the organization. "We don't have many holes at all on the men's team. I feel we can still make some noise on the national level," says Draper. Volleyball opens GWC play for the season with a win By Kira Terry Sports Editor Women's volleyball extended their winning streak to four games Thursday night as they opened Great West Conference play against NJIT, taking the match 3-0. "Our goal is to win the conference. These conference matches, every match is very, very important to us, particularly those at home. We have to be able to take care of them," Coach Sam Atoa said, "It's great to come and play well and to get our first conference win and hope that momentum continues to carry us forward." The NJIT Highlanders entered the match with a 1-8 record and the Wolverines entered with a 5-5 record after winning the Arizona State University Sheraton Invitational the previous weekend, Sept. 17-18. t( We had a very good weekend last weekend for us to win the ASU tournament and had some good momentum and I think great teams take advantage of that," Atoa said. "I thought the girls did very well in being able to come take care of it at home." The first set saw senior All-Star Kayli Doxey lead the team offensively with six kills, while senior teammate Dani Robison followed with four and junior Chelsey Heaps with three. Freshman standout, Brookelyn Campbell, put 14 big assists on the board and senior Kathleen Stevens added four digs. In set two, Heaps and freshman Lindsay Barker led the Wolverines offensively with three kills Coming to Provo apiece, while Doxey and junior Jaicee Kuresa both added two. Campbell added 10 more assists while Stevens added five more digs. In the final set, Doxey added four more kills while senior Dani Robison added three. Campbell and Sarah Clement added two kills apiece. Heaps, senior JLani O'Reilly and Stevens each added four digs while Doxey added three. The team will travel to Cedar City to take on SUU on Tuesday, and then continue on the road next week to South Dakota on Sept. 30 and North Dakota on Oct. 2 for two more GWC matches. The Wolverines will return to home court Oct. 5 when they host first in-state opponent Weber State at 7 p.m. Octob Randy Neilson/UVU Review ; Freshman Strattonr Schulz was the top Wolverine golfer at the Palouse Cougar Collegiate tourna^ ment in Pullman, Wash., Sept. 12-14. Schulz shot rounds of 74-73-74 (221) at the par 72, 7,308 yard Palouse Ridge Golf Club. Juniors Nicholas Tarasiewicz and Andrew Carlin finished one stroke behind the young Schulz. Coach Chris Curran was pleased with his teams overall effort on the difficult course where host, Washington State University, slaughtered the rest of the field. When asked about his feelings on Schulz and his performance, Curran had some highly complimentary words for the advanced freshman. "Stratton played great," Curran said. "He was rock solid. He never gets frustrated and he takes care of business." Tarasiewicz blasted a 2-under 70 on the final round to bounce back after rounds one and two where he turned in scores of 75 and 77. "Nick really played better than his scores reflected," said Curran. "Just a few loose swings cost him strokes; he came back strong with the two under." The Wolverines will compete next at the Falcon Invitational in Colorado Springs, Colo., along with fellow state schools Utah, Weber State and Utah State. The par-72,7,30l-yard Eisenhower Golf ClubBlue Course will be just as big, if not a bigger challenge as the Palouse Ridge Golf Club. Playing golf at 6035 ft. in elevation over a rolling hills/mountain course could be cause for concern. Curran emphasized the point that collegiate golfers play three rounds; 54 holes in less than 36 hours and at the college level carts are not used. He believes the team is prepared and is excited for the event. . 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