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fiortssiter u CO's wrestling season is now in full swing. The Bronchos have ompeted in the Oklahoma Ipen in Norman and the Cliff teen Collegiate Invitational in fevada in the past two weeks. JCO is a powerhouse in 1CAA Division II wrestling 'finning four national titles ince joining in 1990. The ironchos have captured nine ational championships since 979. Eight of the titles were the NAIA. TCO has finished in the top

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Jody Marple defeated teammate Nathan Gomez for the consolation title. Clint Loyd and Jerome Adams finished fourth in the 125 and 174 pound divisions. Marple captured the first place title at the at Central Missouri and finished fourth at the Nebraska-Omaha Open earlier this season. Marple was ranked No. 1 in the pre-season individual rankings. Loyd is the only other wrestler to have placed in all three tournaments prior to the Cliff Keen Collegiate Invitational. In the Cliff Keen Collegiate Invitational, the Bronchos received the 23rd position in a field of 43. Jeremiah Constant was UCO's only placer. He finished seventh and won the Most Falls

Jeremiah Constant Trophy with five pins. Constant a former junior college All-American, is returning to the mat after sitting out for three years. He took a 5-2 advantage out of the tournament. Constant finished second in the Nebraska-Omaha Open, the only other tournament he competed in this year. He is 8-3 on the year with six falls. The Bronchos, who are ranked number four in the nation, will make its 1998-99 home debut Saturday when they host NAIA national power Missouri Valley to open the dual season on December 12.. UCO leads the series, including a 19-12 win last year.

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Broncho basketball teams play two games on the road

By James Gutzmer SportsWriter u CO basketball season is in has taken off for both men's and women's teams. Both teams competed against Tarleton State and Midwestern State in the past week. On December 3, the Bronchos' team won 105-93 and the women's team squeaked by 54- 51 to sweep TSU. On December 5, both teams fell to Midwestern State. The men lost to undefeated Midwestern 118-103. The women suffered tough loss 73-63. "They (MSU) are a good basketball team. We were down 1 with 1:40 left and with 1:06 they hit a three pointer to win it by three," said women's Head Coach John Keely. Bronchos' star Eddie Robinson led Broncho scoring in both games, knocking down 27 against TSU and 25 against MSU. He hit 12 of 20 and 8 of 17 respectively. Robinson blocked three shots per game. Robinson was the only UCO player to have any blocks in either game. The Bronchos hit an average of 47.6 and 44.2 percent of all shots in the two games. In the TSU game the Bronchos sent 10 of 24 balls through the bucket from beyond the threepoint line for an average of 41.7 percent. Antonio Sykes, James Turner, DeAndre Harris, and Dante Harris backed up the Bronchos scoring . Courtney Berry led the women's scoring 17 against TSU and 21 against MSU. Berry also had two steals against TSU and a block against MSU. Berry had 8 and 6 rebounds respectively in the games to lead the Bronchos. "She (Berry) is playing up to our expectations. She is playing really good right now," Keely said . Berry is backed up by Ami Guffy, Kelly Parker, and Keri Smith. Guffy took the ball away from the opponent two times in the TSU game and another time in the MSU game. Parker and Smith combined for 20 points in the games to help the Bronchos on their way. Parker is the assist leader in the Lone Star Conference. "We are tickled to death to be were we are right now," Keely said. The Bronchos' men play December 10 at Central Arkansas, and the women play again December 11-12 at the Cameron Classic.

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