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Eight UCO representatives are traveling to Indianapolis for the final judgment on Chuck Langston's alleged infractions of National Collegiate Athletic Association rules. The Committee of Infractions meeting is scheduled for Dec 6, said Charlie Johnson, UCO News Bureau Director. Langston, who is attending the meeting, will be accompanied by President W. Roger Webb as per NCAA request. According to Johnson, other attendees include Tami Peck, UCO Director of Compliance; Drew Duke, UCO Executive Director of Student Financial Services; Bill Farley, athletic director; Brad Morelli, UCO legal counsel and Toby Baldwin, outside counsel. Baldwin was hired in March 2007 specifically for UCO's internal investigation into the allegations. His services will end upon return from the Infractions Committee meeting. The NCAA investigation into Langston's infractions began in August 2006 and took almost a year to formally send information regarding the allegations, which UCO received on Aug. 3, 2007. The case included 10 alleged infractions of the governing body's bylaws, beginning in 2003 and lasting until May 2007, mostly relating to recruiting issues. The listed allegations include UCO funds paying for a prospective athletes surgery, UCO funds paying a prospective athletes tuition at Rose State College and other irregularities of a similar nature. Almost three weeks after the notification was received, Webb suspended Langston

"The image of a paper airplane is universal, ageless and timeless," said Joe Daun, UCO art professor. He felt the statue of a paper airplane against the backdrop of modern planes taking off from Tinker Air Force base would inspire people to look to the past while dreaming of the future. That is why Daun chose to create this design for Tinker Federal Credit Union in Oklahoma City. He entered the sculpture competition with Lori Alspaugh, director of development for the College ofArts, Media and Design and creator of the design. "Tinker Federal Credit Union wanted a sculpture that represented banking, aviation and their 60 year anniversary," said Alspaugh. Daun and Alspaugh received the commission in August and Daun installed the piece on Nov. 21. The statue was unveiled at 3 p.m. on Nov. 27. "This is an extremely tight frame for such a monumental piece," said Daun. However, Daun is used to deadlines. He has been involved with art since before he was in the double digits. "I started taking photographs before I was 10 years old and was involved in photography classes from the age of 13," he said. His art classes continued throughout his schooling. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in studio art in 1990 from Florida State University. After graduation, He attended graduate school in San Antonio, Texas and earned his master's in fine arts. His next job was

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A holiday elf dazzles children with carnival tricks at UCO's WinterGlow Christmas celebration Thursday night.

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Dr. Mickey Hepner named 2007 Professor of the Year by Nelson Solomon Staff Writer After spending a few minutes in his office, it was easy to see why Dr. Mickey Hepner was a great selection for the U.S. Professor of the Year program's 2007 Oklahoma Professor of the Year Award. Hepner is an associate professor in the Department of Economics in the College of Business Administration and serves as the director of the UCO Public Policy Institute. His passion for teaching and charisma were clearly evident in the few minutes spent talking with him. "This award is truly one of the most prestigious and surprising awards I have ever received, especially since there are six letters of recommendation from students," Hepner said. He won the award at a luncheon on Nov. 15 held in

Washington, D.C., according to Hepner. Hepner is one of 40 teachers and professors from throughout the country who have received the award in their respective states, according to a press release from University Relations. The U.S. Professors of the Year program salutes the most outstanding undergraduate instructors in the country—those who excel in teaching and positively influence the lives and careers of students, according to their official Web site. Hepner referenced a quote from Alex Haley, author of "Roots." "Haley said, 'Anytime you see a turtle up on top of a fence post, you know he had some help,' and that applies to me as well. I wouldn't be here if it weren't for all those who helped me along the way," he said. Sponsored by the

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UCO economics professor Dr. Mickey Hepner at his office in Thatcher Hall Friday afternoon. Dr. Hepner was recently honored with the U.S. Professor of the Year program's 2007 Oklahoma Professor of the Year Award. Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement ofTeaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education, the

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and recognizes the nation's most outstanding undergraduate instructors, according to the press release. Hepner began teaching at UCO after earning his doctorate degree at the University of Oklahoma in 2001. He teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Business Statistics and Labor Economics, as well as Prices, Profits and the Market Economy for UCO's MBA program. He has authored reports for state organizations such as the Citizens Policy Center and writes a weekly column on public policy issues for the Sunday edition of the Edmond Sun. Among the honors he has received this year are the UCO President's Award for Leadership and Civic Engagement and Department of Economics Distinguished Teaching Award. Established in 1905, the

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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an individual policy and research center whose primary mission is to encourage, uphold, dignify and improve the cause of higher education, according to the press release. The Council for Advancement and Support of Education is one of the largest international associations of education institutions in the world, serving more than 3,300 universities, colleges, schools and related organizations in 55 countries. Hepner maintains that he doesn't deserve the award. "I still don't think this award is something I've earned," he said.

Nelson Solomon can be reached at nsolomon@thevistaonline.com.

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THE EDITOR Growing up in a middle class family of a developing country, and looking at the world transforming from era of cold war to the era of flat world, I always thrived for American Dream. The-idea of freedom, economic prosperity and equality was deeply rooted in the manifesto of my family. As my family struggled to put me in the forefront of global competition, I was keenly observing globalization lead by America from a small Himalayan country called Nepal. As portrayed by our education and media, America was always the idol society. Achieving American dream, learning the ways of America, attaining the goal of freedom and following the idea of free market was being enchanted in our social diaspora. Struggle for democracy in Nepal was supported by the idea of transparent government, which I perceived was the American way of life. Referred to as a sandwich between two super powers like India and China, Nepal always looked offshore for American democracy. Being the neighbor of the biggest democracy in the world and the biggest communist nation of the current world, there was enough influence from both sides to follow their way of life. Though, I praised and supported the advancement of India and China, I always comprehended the fact that, seeking for American dream was better for Nepal than seeking for Chinese dream or Indian dream. I always acknowledged the fact that most of the world was learning the idea of democracy and freedom from the examples of America. Most of the countries including Nepal was eager to grasp the chance of attaining democratic society and was able to do so. Globalization was being followed by fall of communism and rise of democracy. Emergence of Information Technology was such an immense theatre for spreading the idea of democracy that everyone was a freedom fighter. But, the fall of millennium came with a small bump in the course of global prosperity. As countries like India and China were eagerly capitalizing on the emergence of technology and manufacturing, the world was mourning from the tragic event of September 11. My thrust for American

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LA dean Dr. Washington lends her body to mock crime scene by Jana Davis Staff Writer

Dr. Pamela Washington, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, participated as a dead body in a mock crime scene Dec. 3 for the Modem Criminal Investigations class. Students in the class were placed into two groups prior to the crime scene. The first group was in charge of placing the body and creating the scene, Dr. Mark McCoy, assistant professor, in criminal justice, said. The other half acted as investigator. Washington, who participates in a crime scene every semester, laid on the classroom floor for 30 minutes while students took pictures, drew sketches, placed evidence markers and took notes. "We chose our lead investigator and he delegated our roles," Vanessa Hurd, senior criminal justice major, said. Washington was simulating the scene where she shot herself due to an unfaithful husband, Chandra Keahey, senior criminal justice major, said. "It gives you somewhat of an idea of what has to be gathered and the time it takes," Keahey said. On Monday, McCoy said, the students processed the crime scene and tomorrow the students will conduct interviews and interrogations. "The most important thing to a criminal justice major is to do a simulated crime scene investigation, guided by the professor," Washington said. "It gives them skills and

NCAA from page 1 for two weeks and prohibited him from off-campus recruiting for one year. UCO responded to the NCAA claim on Nov. 2 with self-imposed penalties and an acknowledgment of mistakes in program monitoring and oversight. The penalties include reduced football scholarship athletes, threeyear probation of the football

program and a limited number of transfer recruits. UCO also initiated a new monitoring process within the athletic program and hired an additional employee within the Office of Compliance. Langston was fired as head coach on Nov. 15 and the UCO football program is currently accepting applications for the position. The outcome of the Committee of Infractions meeting will end all investigations into the UCO football program and determine fin41 penalties. Johnson was

unsure of the proceedings within the meeting. "I haven't had any experience with this type of thing," he said. Farley, however, explained that UCO representatives will be sitting in front of the NCAA board answering questions about the allegations. "We can expect somewhere between 4-6 weeks for a response," said Farley.

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Venezuela speaks against Chavez by AP Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Humbled by his first electoral defeat ever, President Hugo Chavez said Monday he may have been too ambitious in asking voters to let him stand indefinitely for reelection and endorse a huge leap to a socialist state. "I understand and accept that the proposal I made was quite profound and intense," he said after voters narrowly rejected the sweeping constitutional reforms by 51 percent to 49 percent. by Vista photographer Brenda O'Brian Opposition activists were Students from Dr. Mark McCoy's Modern Criminal ecstatic as the results were Investigation class participate in a mock crime scene announced shortly after midnight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with 88 percent of in the Liberal Arts building on Monday, Dec. 3. the vote counted, the trend was declared irreversible by elections council chiefTibisay insight on their careers." still for 30 minutes. It's dif- Lucena. Washington said she is ferent, it's unusual and it's a Some shed tears. Others hoping to make a second break in the day." began chanting: "And now career as a dead body at the he's going away!" Forensic Science Institute. Without the overhaul, "I don't get to be in the Chavez will be barred from classroom anymore, so it's running again in 2012. nice helping students," she Jana Davis can be reached at Foes of the reform effort, said. "I get to lay perfectly jdavis@thevistaonline.com . including Roman Catholic

leaders, media freedom groups, human rights groups and prominent business leaders, said it would have granted Chavez unchecked power and imperiled basic rights. Chavez told reporters at the presidential palace that the outcome of Sunday's balloting had taught him that "Venezuelan democracy is maturing." His respect for the verdict, he asserted, proves he is a true democratic leader. "From this moment on, let's be calm," he proposed, asking for no more street violence like the clashes that marred pre-vote protests. "There is no dictatorship here." The White House took note of Chavez's setback. "We congratulate the people of Venezuela on their election and their continued desire to live in freedom and democracy," National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe said. U.S. Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns also said it was a victory for the country's citizens who want to prevent Chavez from having unchecked power.

"We felt that this referendum would make Chavez president for life, and that's not ever a welcome development," Bums told reporters in Singapore. "In a country that wants to be a democracy, the people spoke, and the people spoke for democracy and against unlimited power." Chavez, who was briefly ousted in a failed 2002 coup, blamed the loss on low turnout among the very supporters who re-elected him a year ago with 63 percent of the vote. Seven in 10 eligible voters cast ballots then. This time it was just 56 percent. The defeated reform package would have created new types of communal property, let Chavez handpick local leaders under a redrawn political map and suspended civil liberties during extended states of emergency. Other changes would have shortened the workday from eight hours to six, created a social security fund for millions of informal laborers and

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December 4, 2007

Super Mario Galaxy shoots for the stars by Justin Langston Staff Writer

Mario is a video game icon. He pioneered the platforming genre and character based action-adventure games. He's starred in more triple-A games than the law of averages should allow for, and his latest outing, "Super Mario Galaxy," is probably one of his best adventures to date. "Super Mario Galaxy" starts off with Mario being invited to Princess Peach's castle, much like in "Super Mario 64." Instead of hanging out and eating cake, Mario is invited this time to view the great star festival, which occurs once every 100 years when a comet passes over the Mushroom Kingdom. Just as Mario shows up in town, Bowser rolls up with a fleet of Doomships (those awesome airships from "Super Mario Brothers 3"), kidnaps the Princess, blows the crap out of the Mushroom Kingdom, throws Mario into space and flies to the center of the universe. Before this, he's apparently stolen power stars from all over the cosmos. The same comet that flies over the Mushroom Kingdom, which turns out to be a spaceship for a woman named Rosalina and a bunch of star creatures called Lumas, picks up Mario. Mario, determined to rescue Peach once again, proceeds to jump on Koopas and Goombas all over the universe. So, first things first, this is the best Mario game since "Super Mario 64" came out in 1996. Yes, even better than "Mario Kart 64." In fact, this game is up there with

"Super Mario Brothers 3" and "Super Mario 64" as one of the plumber's best game ever. The set up of "Galaxy" is kind of a cross between "Super Mario Brothers 3" and "Super Mario 64." It's got the wide, open worlds of the 1996 classic, with all of Mario's now-iconic 3-D moves. Like in "Mario 64," Mario has to collect Power Stars from each level, with each world's layout changing a little based on what Star Mario obtains. In "Galaxy," each world's layout changes more drastically from Star to Star than it did in "Mario 64," making each Star more like a level unto itself. This is where the game becomes more like "Mario 3" with levels being more linear. In "Galaxy," Mario controls like a dream. He jumps, spins and throws turtle shells and fireballs like nobody's business. The game takes full advantage of the Wiimote ,

functionality. Swing the course, most of the game's remote once and Mario will flaws are simply just nitpicks, use a spin attack that will but they're worth mentionknock the spit out of his ing. First, the camera isn't foes. Further, the game has quite as good as it has been in some shooter elements, as the player can use the Wiimote to pick up Star Bits that are scattered around the level and dropped by enemies with a cross-hair that rests on screen. By pointing the cross-hair at something, pressing B fires a Star Bit at it, which can damage enemies and manipulate objects in the game world. "Galaxy's" level design is incredible. In fact, it's got some of the best designs in the series' history. Each new world is interesting and there are a lot of original ideas here. Sure, it's got the ice world and the lava world like every other Mario game, but it's also got a space station world, a giant toy world and a lava world that's also an ice world. It's very cool. This game does so much right, that it's hard to remember there are flaws. Of

the previous two 3-D Mario games. The camera tries to show as much of the planet as it can, which gives some weird angles. Some of these weird angles can mess with the player's perception of the controls, causing the player to make Mario run in the complete opposite direction that was intended. It's rare when this happens, but it's always frustrating and has resulted in more than a few unfair deaths. Another issue is the bonus stars that are found in the short, mini-worlds that dot the game. Most of these levels are kind of neat, but some of them are just frustrating and annoying. It's irritating when the difference between life and death is literally an inch and there's no way for the players to save themselves. Bottom line, "Super Mario Galaxy" is probably one

of the best games for the Nintendo Wii and is one of the best Mario games ever made. It's well worth the money just to check out Mario traveling through space and the return of the fire flower. Also, it's awesome to finally get a reward for getting 120 stars. The reward won't be spoiled here, but think back to 1996 when "Super Mario 64" came out. Remember that rumor about turning off the system for 10 seconds after talking to Yoshi on the top of Peach's castle, unlocking Luigi? Think something along those lines.

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DAUN from page 1 as co-chair of the Freshman Foundation Program at The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in Alfred, N.Y. He began teaching as an assistant professor at Georgetown College in Kentucky. Next on his list was UCO. Daun said he came to UCO because he saw a lot of potential for growth in the department. Originally hired as chair of the department, Daun stepped down after four years to concentrate more on his artwork and teaching. "I really like seeing the lights going off in a students head when they make that transition from being a student to being an artist," Daun said. "It is great when the students realize that art is all about asking questions and sharing this discussion with others." One design student will have the chance to pursue this transition with less financial worry. The Tinker Federal Credit Union has teamed up with UCO to create an

CHAVEZ from page 3 promoted communal councils where residents decide how to spend government funds. Nelly Hernandez, a 37year-old street vendor, cried as she wandered outside the presidential palace early Monday amid broken beer bottles as government workers took apart a stage mounted earlier for a victory fete. "It's difficult to accept this, but Chavez has not abandoned us, he'll still be there for us," shetedbetween sobs. A close ally of Cuba's Fidel Castro, Chavez has redistributed more oil wealth than past Venezuelan leaden, and also has aided Latin American allies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that have fol-

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administration interfered. Chavez, 53, also suffered some high-profile defections by political allies, including former defense minister Gen. Raul Baduel. Early Monday, Baduel reminded fellow Venezuelans that Chavez still wields special decree powers thanks to a pliant National Assembly packed with his supporters. "These results can't be recognized as a victory," Baduel told reporters, Baduel, who as defense minister helped Chavez turn back the 2002 putsch, said Venezuela can only be properly united_ by convening _a popularly elected assembly to rewrite its constitution. Chavez has progressively steamrolled a fractured opposition since he was first elected in 1998, and his allies now control most elected posts. "This reform was about democracy or totalitarian socialism, and democracy won," said opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez said. "At least now we have the guarantee that Chavez will leave power," said Valeria Aguirre, a 22-year-old student who had braved tear gas during street protests.

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He believes in "Building an accountable Iraq." On the issue of education, Giuliani believes in school choice for parents. He has suggested privatizing school in order to increase competition. On the abortion issue Giuliani understands that it is "a deeply personal dilem-

Criticisms: One of the defining topics that Giuliani's campaign runs' on is that his policies as mayor of New York City were responsible for city's crime rate below the national average. But according to national statistics, the crime rate in New York City was dropping at the same rate before he was elected mayor, along with a small nation-wide drop in crime during his administration. Critics suggest this decline was due to federal funding of an additional 7,000 officers before his time as mayor, as well as an overall improvement in the national economy. Giuliani has also been criticized for judgment in appointing heads of city agencies during his time as mayor. Three of his appointees were held on criminal charges which included fraud, perjury, corruption and possession of child pornography. One of the appointees, Bernard Kerik, was recommended by Giuliani to succeed Tom Ridge as Secretary of Homeland Security. When word got out of Kerik's corruption charges and his being sued for sexual harassment, his nomination was dropped and questions arose concerning Giuliani's ethics , and political judgment in recommending Kerik in the first place. Kerik is currently being charged with 16 felony counts that include corruption, mail and tax fraud, obstruction of justice and lying to the government. After the Sept. 11 attacks, Giuliani's approval rating shot up from 39 percent to 79 percent, a big increase. According to poll conducted by The New York Daily News as of May 14, 2007 Giuliani's approval rating in New York City was only 29 percent, also citing that 56 percent of New Yorkers believe that their current mayor, Mayor Bloomburg, is doing a better job.

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Pittsburgh Le Sean McCoy runs with the ball against West Virginia during the second half of a college football game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2007 in Morgantown, W.Va. Pittsburgh won 13-9. AP- If McDonald's or any other company got only one out of every four orders right, the place would be empty the next day. Not the Bowl Championship Series. Business has never been better. The people in charge have more money to throw around, more of their pals at the chambers of commerce are sharing in the take and their TV partner couldn't be happier, largely because the suckers who pay the freight

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worrying about whether it's good for tourism, Fox Sports, their cronies, apologists and hired computer geeks. But their cynicism doesn't end there. In the past, the BCS fended off demands for a playoff by "tweaking" the format ,Ai a half-dozen times in its brief tenure ,AI only to find another tweak or two is needed the following year. What they've done the past two years to escape the blame for the mess they've made is suggest they might be ready to change. "What I find interesting about this year ... is this year an anomaly or is this year a precursor to what we might see in the future," Slive said. "And then trying to analyze that question leads us to the discussion we have had on numerous occasions about whether this format needs an adjustment" Slive and his pals back at headquarters already know how the "format" should be adjusted ,Ai and have from the beginning: a playoff of some sort. That's why a fifth BCS game was tucked into the current TV deal that runs through the 2011 bowls. Known as a "plus-one," it could be played after the four BCS games as a kind of college football Super Bowl. Yet when Slive was asked during a conference call how soon it might happen, this is how he answered (keep in mind that he's a lawyer by training): "We have to put this one in the mix and look at it. If you go to a plus-one, you're going to have years in which it is just very, very appropriate. You're going to have years where it may not be so appropriate. ... The only way to solve that is to have a flexible format and just make sure that we look at the standings and then decide how to finish the year." Translation: We ain't changing any time soon. We like things exactly the way they are and as long as we have the TV rights and the backing of the university presidents from the power conferences, we'll keep making it up as we go along. If the truth-in-advertising laws applied to college football this season, the BCS would just go-ahead and cancel the title game. There's no clear No. 1 ,Ai Ohio State hasn't beaten a Top 10 team and lost to Illinois, which was unranked when it beat the Buckeyes and is No 13 in the current BCS rankings. There's no clear No. 2, either. LSU lost both its games in triple overtime ,AI but against teams that finished 8-4 (Arkansas) and 7-5 (Kentucky) and outside the BCS Top 25. The cases for all

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Men's basketball continues to roll other. With UCO in the lead, guard/ forward Sam Belt sunk the last goal of the game with The UCO men's basket- a free throw with 51 secball team traveled to take on onds remaining in the game. Abilene Christian on Saturday David Thomas led the team afternoon, managing to scrape with 24 points, scoring 7-10 by with an 89-88 victory over from the field and 5-6 from the Wildcats. This, along with the free throw line. In addithe Broncho's victory over tion, Thomas made five of Angelo State on Thursday, has his six three-point attempts. propelled UCO to a 6-1 season. Belt came next, scoring 19 "We had two good road points, making 8-16 from the wins," head field and 2-6 coach Terry from the free We had two good Evans said. throw line. "Last year, road wins. Last Belt made we were 0-4 1-4 of his in Texas and yew; we were 0-4 three-point being on the in Texas ." attempts. road and getGuard ting a win realBrian Walker -Coach Evans led the team ly helps our confidence." in assists, UCO had earning some difficulty in the first six for the game. half, making only 15 of 44 Tonight, UCO is travelshots in the opening half. ing to Topeka, Kan. to take They left the first half trail- on the nearly undefeating the Wildcats 52-44. ed Washburn, a game that However, after the inter- UCO has been preparing for. mission, UCO broke out "We're working on finwhen the Broncho's jumped ishing, which is someto a 10-0 scoring streak, tak- thing we've had diffiing the lead once more. The culty with," Evans said. team traded baskets for a UCO will be returning to while, with Abilene holding home court on Thursday to a slim one-point lead for a take on West Texas A&M. few minutes. However,. while After that, UCO will remain going into the last 10 minutes home to play against Eastern of the game, UCO took on New Mexico on Saturday. a blazing 17-5 scoring spurt taking an 11-point advantage. Abilene wasn't interested in letting UCO walk off with the victory, so the Wildcats fought back hard, cutting UCO's advantage to two points with about two and a half minutes left in the game. The last minutes were tense with UCO and Abilene Justin Langston can be reached coming within a point of each at jlangston@thevistaonline.com by Justin Langston Staff Writer

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team received. with a teammate when he "Not too bad for us," head defeated Kenny Meredith 12-4 coach David James said. in the quarterfinals. Morrison "We're proud of the the three advanced to the finals, but champs." came up short, losing 6-0 and Defending national cham- finished second. In the other pion Evans surrendered only side of the bracket, another three points through his first fellow Broncho would end three matches, two of which Meredith's day when Tommy were against Division I oppo- McCarty defeated him 8-0 in nents. Evans then went on the semifinals of the loser's to survive a double overtime bracket. McCarty went on to slugfest to earn a spot in the pin his next opponent before finals, where he destroyed bringing home the bronze. Fort Hays' James Annon In addition to these six, 11-1. three more wrestlers from Jason Leavitt, at Edmond finished in the top 157 pounds, stormed four. Cody Rowell lost to through his bracket Kyle Griffin of Oklahoma and earned two dis- State 10-3 in the 165-pound tinctions, in addition to a consolation finals. Heath gold medal, he was named Jolley harvested his oppothe tournament's Outstanding nent from Nebraska in double Wrestler. overtime at 184 pounds and "Leavitt wrestled extreme- Dustin Finn also finished ly hard," Coach James said. third at heavyweight. Daniel Morrison, at 174 Jeff Massie can be reached at pounds, also locked horns jmassie2@ucok.edu

It's not uncommon for a wrestler to compete in about 40 matches a season. In all those bouts, sometimes you see the same opponent multiple times; rivalries are born and grudges form. What is uncommon though is to see a teammate in the finals of a tournament that featured nearly 500 matches and ended with nine UCO grapplers placing. Despite the rarity, with the open tournaments that mark the beginning of the season, such intrasquad contests can take place as teams can enter as many competitors as they desire. This is exactly what happened in the Fort Hays State Open last weekend at 149 pounds. UCO's top-seeded Colby Robinson won his first four matches before the final's showdown with Brent Sarette. Sarette was unseeded and had little trouble advancing to the semifinals where he managed a suddenvictory win against a third-seeded opponent. It was Robinson who came away with the gold after he fought off his fellow Broncho 6-3. In addition to Robison, Kyle Evans and Jason Leavitt also finished the day on top. The three gold medVista Archives als won by UCO were more than any other A UCO wrestler shoots a single leg during the 2006.2007 season.

they rallied with a 6-0 run with the help an Ashley Beckley lay-up. Then Angelo took their lead back, 51-49. UCO then fired back with seven points to bring them to 62-56. Lizzie Brenner then scored two baskets and Cristina Yarbrough added two free throws to maintain UCO's lead. Brenner and Karlie Free then added a couple points each, extending the Bronchos' lead to 74-67.

real passion and enthusiasm and that goes along way. I'm very proud of the role players who come in and play back up minutes," Haradaker said. Hardaker said he is optimistic about the season. "At this point, I feel we are improving on ourmental game. The girls are practicing just as hard if not harder as the season continues," Hardaker said. This Thursday the Bronchos return home for

Central women ruled the hard court against Angelo State, Nov. 29, and Abilene Christian, Dec. 1, bringing the Bronchos' record to 5-1. "We felt very fortunate to get away with two wins on the road last week," Head Coach Guy Hardaker said. "Angelo is a tough shooting gyni so our mind set was to play good defense and try to beat them in transition," he added. The Bronchos battered the Angelo Rams, 73-52, who didn't have a chance against UCO's 51.9 percent field goal average. Mallory Markus led with field goals and tied Micha Hester with two three-pointers apiece. Lizzie Brenner more than managed eight rebounds and five field goals and was perfect from the charity stripe. Overall the Bronchos had an easy victory and gave themselves a chance to stretch their legs before they played Abilene. UCO trailed the first half 34-37 against Abilene Dec. 1, but recovered, bringing the final score to 78-69. "Abilene was a tough match up they are very good on the post and we probably gave up Lizzie Brenner takes a jump shot against the Oklahoma Flyers on more perimeter shot Nov. 8 in Hamilton Field House. than normal but we had to concentrate on post Mallory Markus and a game against West Texas double," Hardaker said. Free then added two points A&M at 6 p.m. in Hamilton This was the fifth each from the foul line to Field House. UCO will host straight away victory, with wrap up the game, 78-69. a game against Eastern New an astounding 55.2 perBrenner led the Bronchos in Mexico at 2 p.m. on Saturday. centage in the second half. two-pointers, 11-19; She tied With about 15 minutes Cassidy Pillow in rebounds, six remaining in the second half, offensive and four defensive. Alex Gambill can be reached at UCO trailed at 49-45 before "Our girls are playing with agambill@thevistaonline.com.