The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1997 Page: 16 of 22
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The women's cross country
team, led by junior Shaquandra
Roberson, hopes to reach the ul-
timate goal of the season when it
competes for an invitation to the
NCAA National Championship
meet tomorrow. The
Owls will travel to the
Eagle Point Golf
Course in Denton,
Texas for the District
VI Championships,
The women won
three races this year
and recently landed
a successful third-
place finish at the
Western Athletic
Conference meet
t wo weeks ago. The
Owls arecurrently ranked fourth
in the district, close behind
Baylor University and the Uni-
versity of Texas at Arlington, with
tht1 University of Arkansas a
strung first. At the district meet,
Rice hopes to make a run at
Baylor and UT Arlington to fin-
ish in the top two, earning a trip
to nationals.
Experience and depth added
up to success lot the women's
team this year. While everyone
on the team added to its success.
Roberson consistently contrib-
uted the most. She finished as
the top Rice runner in every meet
and was the individual overall
champion in two races. Follow-
ing her victory at the University
of I louston's Cougar Classic ()ct.
10, the WAC named her female
athlete of the week.
Coach Jim Bevan described
Roberson as a role model who
leads the team bv example "She
is the front-runner who is always
up there for the rest of the team
Shaquandra
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Roberson
to look up lo and follow and try to
emulate," he said.
Roberson attributes much of
her success to the support of
those around her. "I have set
goals for myself." she said. "But
through all of the things I have
accomplished, I could not have
done them without the help of
God, my parents and
my friends who are
always there sup-
porting me." One of
her goals is to make
it to the Olympics in
2000. Roberson said
that running for the
United States in
Sydney would make
all of the hard work
now pay off.
A 1995 graduate
of Robert E, Lee High
School in Baytown, Texas, she
won the Texas 5A high school
state titles in both the 800- and
1,600-meters as a junior and fin-
ished second in the state in cross
country her senior season. At
Rice, she has consistently raced
well for the Owls.
"Shaquandra is,a very good
competitor and is ready to com-
pete when the gun goes off."
Bevan said. "She is always posi-
tive and ready to work. Her con-
sistency and performance are a
reflection of her own lifestyle."
About running, Roberson says
that she is more comfortable in
the 800- and 1,500-meter races
during the track season. Cross
country is primarily a way for her
to stay in.shape for track, though
she enjoys long distance races.
"I like to run cross country,
because the course is always
changing, and you lose sight of
how long you have t o run and just
keep going towards the finish,"
Roberson said.
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Swimming faces challanges in Utes, Cougars
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The swim team left for Salt Lake
City last night to take on Brigham
Young University today and the Uni-
versity of Utah tomorrow. This is
the first away meet for the Owls, and
it should provide the women's team
with their first ft-al competition and
the men a chance to recover from
with a tough weekend.
Women open 2-0
Hie women, 2-0, dispatched both
the University of Houston andTexas
Christian University at home this
weekend. Both BYU and Utah out-
pace UH and TCU, so the pressure
on Rice to win continues to mount,
BYU and Utah are also both West-
ern Athletic Conference teams, and
wins would help move Rice into con-
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crucial to the women's team that
everyone remain healthy, since in-
juries and sickness continue to re-
duce the number of players who are
in top form.
In Saturday's meet against the
Horned Frogs, junior Heather
Draper, freshman Su sanna Shepard,
junior Cory league and freshman
Kimberly Maher crusied to an easy
win in the 400-meter medley relay,
scoring the first 11 points in the 126-
78 win. As the meet progressed, the
women continued their domination,
taking first in all but one event.
Rice freshman Liz Corneliuson
took home two first places in the
200- and the 500-meter freestyles,
while senior co-captain Julie Birch
placed first in the 200-meter indi-
vidual medley and second to fellow
co-captain Teague in the 100-meter
freestyle. Draper, Shepard and fresh-
man Jenifer Lushao also won indi-
vidual events while the team of jun-
ior Carrie Covington, junior Julie
Birch, Corneliuson and Maher fin-
ished the meet with an impressive
win in the 400-meter freestyle relay.
Men off to slow start
The men* team, whose mem-
bers have fallen prey to colds and
the flu, are 02. TTje team lost two
straight matches this weekend.
Against the University of Notre
Dame Friday night, they found the
depth of the opposition formidable.
'The size of Notre Dame's team im-
pressed sophomore freestyler
Adrian Wong, who finished with one
first, two seconds and a third in indi-
vidual events in the two meets.
'"It can be difficult when the com-
petition walks in with more than 20
guys, compared to our 14," Wong
said. "However, we feel good about
our swims. The scores really didn't
reflect the nature of the meets. We
were racing with them, not getting
blown out."
Friday night, the men swam long
events, 200s at all strokes and 400-
meter relays.
Througout the meet, Notre Dame
increased its lead by using its larger
team to its fullest potential. Fresh-
man Patrick Qualye, who took sec-
ond in the 1,000-meter freestyle, jun-
ior Dave Henry, who took first in the
500-meter freestyle and Stigant, who
placed first in the 200-meter
backstoke all turned in strong indi-
vidual performances. Freshman Ja-
son Shlunt, who was a member of
the Owls' winning 400-meter
freestyle relay, said, "For our first
meet we swam well. It can be diffi-
cult to focus on racing when training
depletes you so much, bqj I think we
did a good job."
The men began the TCU meet in
the same manner as the night be-
fore. The team of junior Christian
Selchau-Hansen, Murchison.
Bridenstine and Wong attempted to
start the meet with a quick win but
came up short by less than a-second
in the 200 medley relay.
Stigant won the 100-meter back,
Wong took first in the 50-meter
freestyle, Quayle took second in the
200-meter freestyle and Bridenstine
placed second in the 100-meter but-
terfly.
Overall, the Owls look forward to
their meet with Utah and the chance
to hone their racing skills in prepa-
ration for future conference
matchups, .
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Hardi, Joel & Siy, Angelique. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 85, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, November 14, 1997, newspaper, November 14, 1997; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth246607/m1/16/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.