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February 5, 1991
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Tracksters run 'best meet' Head Coach Paul Parent called it the best meet of the year after watching his Central State University indoor track and field team compete Saturday in The Daily Oklahoman Track Classic at the Myriad. Several Broncho athletes had their best-ever times, Parent said. One among those was Fort Worth, Texas, senior Kyle Skartwed. The 6-0 distance runner fmished fourth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 8:34.41, edging out teammate Gary Richards, who placed sixth with a time of 8:48.33. Skartwed also placed seventh in the mile run, leading the Bronchos with a time of 4:20.60. Richards finished behind Skartwed with his time of 4:20.65. "Each week we keep improving," Parent said. "We have about six people who are really close to qualifying for nationals. If we continue to have good weather and we can get out and run, we should be in good shape." Other top individual performances included James Powell's seventh-place time in the 400-meter run. Powell ran the quarter-mile course in 49.98 seconds, just :03 seconds off finals qualifying pace. Powell's anchoring leg in the 1,600-meter relay was a sizzling 48.61. The team finished fourth in the event with an official time of 3:24.40. Greg Warlick was sixth in the 800-meter run with a time of 1:58.72 and ran a split of 1:57.13, helping
CSU takes this week off before traveling to Norman Feb. 14 to compete in the rugged OU Invitational. CSU results 55M Dash:Vince Tolbert, 6.86; Cleve Adamson, 6.93;. 55M HH:Randle Rodgers, 8:46. 400M :James Powell, 49.98; Ronnie Lucas, 51.20; Vince Tolbert, 51.52; Cleve Adamson, 59:91. 800M :Greg Warlick, 1:58.72, Doyle Arbuthnot, 2:00.40; Daniel Gutierrez, 2:03.38. Mile Run:Kyle Skartwed, 4:20.60; Gary Richards, 4:30.65; Bill Uptergrove, 4:36.20; Gary Hamer, 4:40.50; Danny Walker, 4:43.30. 3,000M:Kyle Skartwed, 8:34.41; Gary Richards, 48:48.33; Bill Uptergrove, 9:08.01; Calvin Acothley, 9:18.50. Shot:John Dragoo, 46'1.5"; Earl Shannon, 43'8.5". High Jump :Rick Tracyk, 6'3". 2-Mile Relay:(7:48.86) Greg Warlick (1:57.13), Kyle Skartwed (1:58.43), Kenneth Lemons (1:56.31), Gary Richards (1:56.64). 1,600M Relay:(3:24.40) Vince Tolbert (51:09), Greg Warlick (51.66), Kenneth Lemons (52.82), James Powell (48.61). v
Cagers paddle ACU 108-89 Sports Editor
Forward David Foote scored a personal best 40 points as Central State University handed Abilene Christian its 33rd-straight loss 108-89 in men's basketball action Saturday in Abilene, Texas. The New Albany, Miss., senior also had 12 rebounds. Teammate Marlon Brown, a senior out of Wichita, Kan., scored 29 points and had 14 rebounds as the Bronchos cruised to a win without the services of leading scorer (22.2) and rebounder (10.3) James Morris,
who was called to military duty in the Persian Gulf. CSU (15-5, 5-3 in the Lone Star Conference) topped the century scoring mark for the 13th time this year, a school record as the Bronchos continue to be in the top five nationally in scoring. The Wildcats were led by Trey McKinley's 27 points and Jim Reynold's 20. Abilene Christian, which has not won a game since midway through last season, still holds a firm lock on the LSC cellar with its 0-8 conference record and overall record of 0-19.
The Bronchos return home Wednesday to play host to longtime intrastate NAIA rival Southeastern Oklahoma State University at 8 p.m. in the Broncho Field House. V Game Summary CSU 108, ACU 89 ACU CSU
36 53 89 57 51 108
CSU-David Foote 40, Marlon Brown 29, Gerald Richardson 19, Shawn Williams 10, Stanton Davis 4, John Rollman 4, Ezell Calvin 2. ACU-Trey McKinley 27, Jim Reynolds 20, Marc Johnson 11, Dell Anderson 11, Clint Fletcher 10, Geoff Linder 4, Clay Halla 2, Ryan Christian 2, Jerry Bishop 2.
Lady cagers slapped by Abilene Christian By Bill Kramer Sports Editor Host Abilene Christian used a 10-0 second-half run, breaking open a close game, and went on to hand Central State University its fifth-straight loss 71-51 in women's basketball Saturday in Abilene, Texas. ACU leading scorer Anita Vigil poured in 16, second only to teammate Melinda Armstrong's 17. The Lady Wildcats improved to 7-13 on the year. CSU, 4-12, trailed only 31-29 at the half but were outscored 32-12 in the final 13 minutes of play. The Lady Bronchos were led by junior forward Lisa Lowden's 11
26-year wait for nationals may be over
CSU to a third-place finish in the two-mile relay. The official team relay time was 7:48.86.
By Bill Kramer Sports Editor
By Bill Kramer
Sports Rap
Game Summary ACU 71, CSU 51 31 40 71 29 22 51
CSU-Lisa Lowden 11, Kristi Heglin 9, Gwen
Porter 9, Shene Murphy 7, Kim Martin 6, Bobbi Hardy 4, Ton'Nea Cox 3, Yolonda McCurtain 1, Albertine Jennings 1. ACU-Melinda Armstrong 17, Anita Vigil 16, Lathe Crow 13, Michelle McDaniel 5, LaConya Pie= 4, Angela Birchfield 4, Erica Smith 4, Amy Franklin 3, Diana Diaz 2, D'Ann Vander Loan 2, Tiffany Bryant 1.
CSU earns 8th in OSU mat classic By Bill Kramer Sports Editor Moore senior Greg Oplotnik captured third place at 190 pounds as Central State University's wreslters took eighth place in the rugged Cowboy Classic Saturday in Stillwater. The defending national NCAA H champion Oplotnik defeated Wyoming University's Bill Codgill 11-7 in the consolation finals for third. CSU's 134-pound Jeff Gowens took fifth place, receiving a forfeit from Wyoming's Mike Donovan. Redshirt freshman teammate Keith Cunningham narrowly missed fifth place, losing to Oklahoma State's Derek Fix 5-3 at 158 pounds. The No. 3-ranked Bronchos finished with 19 team points compared to first place Oklahoma State's (NCAA I No. 3) 123.75. The host Cowboys claimed three individual titles as the squad outdistanced ten other teams for the overall championship. OSU was followed by Minnesota and Ohio State, each with 84.50. Fresno State was third with 62.50, followed by Arizona State (58), Wisconsin (47), Boise State (21.50), Central State (19), New Mexico (14.50), Wyoming (13), and Northeastern A&M (11). In the 134-pound final, Oklahoma State's Alan Fried, ranked No. 2 in the nation (Div. I), defeated teammate Chris Owens with a 7-3 decision. Fried was named the tournament's outstanding wreslter, finishing with two decisions and a fall.
points and senior forward Kristi Heglin's 9. CSU returns to action Wednesday, playing host to Southeastern at 6 p.m. in the Broncho Field House. V
ACU CSU
Paul Parent
James Morris The Broncho freshman has made a big impact in LSC hoops, averaging 22.2 points and 10.3 rebounds, but was called to active military duty last week. Hurry home, James. You'll be missed greatly!
Ray Brinzer took the 167-pound title for OSU by defeating Arizona State's G.T. Taylor by a 4-3 decision. The Cowboys' Chuck Barbee, defending 142-pound NCAA I champion, decisioned Fresno State's Jon Pierro 7-2. v
Twenty-six. That's the number of years since the Central State University men's basketball team has gone to a naBy Bill Kramer tional Sports Editor tournament. The Bronchos do not have a prestigious basketball tradition such as fellow NCAA II foe Kentuckey Wesleyan, who has won six national titles in the last quarter century (second only to mighty UCLA's 10). CSU moved up to the NCAA level only three years ago as dual members of NAIA and NCAA and its 36-40 record since then has hardly been enough to set the world on fire. Last year the hopeful Bronchos boasted much talent but still finished 12-17. Nevertheless, CSU came within eight points of getting a national berth in the finals of the Lone Star Conference post-season tournament, losing to nationallyranked West Texas State 94-86. 1991 may mean the start of a new tradition-winning. CSU is 15-5 overall and 5-3 in one of the top conferences in Division The high-octane Bronchos are averaging 103 points a game, among the best in the country and have record-breaking potential. Their 13 games of 100 or more points is a school record. The last time a Broncho team made such an impact was 1988 when coach Jim Seward's team had nine 100-point efforts but faltered in the end, finishing 9-18. The Bronchos received bad news last week when the announcement came that leading scorer and rebounder James Morris was activated to military duty to prepare for deployment overseas. Count the Bronchos out? Hardly. This group still has five players averaging double figures in scoring, and they will continue to be exciting. Two teams stand in the way of a national berth this year. One of them is of course West Texas State, who has beaten the Bronchos twice. The other is Texas A&I, whom CSU has yet to play. Wednesday marks the Bronchos return to Broncho Field House for an 8 p.m. tip-off with NAIA infra-state rival Southeastern, winner of only nine games. Look for another up-tempo affair as CSU warms up for a twogame road stint before returning home Feb. 16 for a season-ending three-game homestand.
