10—The pally Collegian Monday, May 18, 1981 Lady Lion pair AIAVV-bound By CLINT LOPER Daily Collegian Sports Writer Penn State's Marilyn Senz waited quietly while the tape was drawn taut and the distance of her javelin throw was measured. When the distance .was finally announced, Senz learned that she had thrown the javelin 164-4, good enough to qualify her for the upcom ing Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women. national championships. The freshman from Lancaster jumped high in the air in a show of happiness. "I did it!" she screamed proudly Senz said she changed her form somewhat on Saturday and that change helped her do so well. "I held the javelin a little higher," she said. "The angle of release was a little higher and I went down the runway a little faster than last Sat urday, too." A few moments after Senz's throw, it was Penny Pales' turn to be in the spotlight. When the gun sounded for the start of the 400-meter intermediate hur dles, Fales immediately grabbed the lead. She was first over each hurdle, and as she sprinted around the final turn and headed for the finish line, she was still in front. It was then that the crowd began to yell. The closer Fales got to the finish, the louder the crowd yelled. And the louder the crowd yelled, the more Fales bore down. She crossed the finish line in a hand-timed 60.4. She, too, qualified for nationals. In Saturday's wind and cold, her race was particularly impressive. "It was not a good day for inter mediate hurdling," Penn State coach Gary Schwartz said. "It was so windy." The performances of Senz and Fales were the two high points of Saturday's small Lady Lion Open, but Penn State got good perfor mances from other athletes, too, Schwartz said. "We got a lot out of the meet for the people who are going on to na tionals," he said. ' Those people are. Peggy Cleary and Kathy Mills in the 5,000, Mary REMEMBER • the name because you're never going to forget the taste! BELL ' S GREEK PIZZA 528 E. College 237-8616 FREE DELIVERY Monday, May 18th: Sport's Night on giant 6ft. screen Tuesday, May 19th: Arthur Goldstein Band Wednesday, May 20th: Oldies night w/Warren O'Fitting Thursday, May 21st Back Seat Van Gogh Friday, May 22nd: Glenn Kidder Saturday, May 23rd Glenn Kidder Sunday, May 24th Blackout Sunday w!Tahoka Freeway . at sjba)l) 101 HIESTER. ST. serving Pepsi• Cola Penn State's Doreen Startare (right) passes the baton to teammate Martina Breitung in`the 4x400 meter relay at the Lady Lion Open Saturday at the Nittany Lion Track. Their relay team finished third in 4:24.18. Rawe and Patty Murnane in the 1,- , '5OO, Elaine Soban,sky in the shot put, Terry Pioli in the 800, Tammie Hart in the 400,`'Senz in the javelin and Fales in the intermediate hurdles. Murnane won the 1,500 in 4:26.17, followed by Doreen Startare, who finished in 4:29.34. Startare failed to qualify for nationals. Pioli took second in the 800 in f I WE'VE_ I o GOT YOIJ COVERED '~' ^~~« t~; "~~ 2:11.84, while Sobansky won the shot with a throw of '49-11% and the discus with a heave of 144-6. Penn State's worst disappoint ment of the meet occurred in the long jump. Vivian Riddick, who said she felt she had a good chance of qualifying for nationals, hurt her leg on her first jump and had to drop out. :, 3r. .~ r "~. , Photo by Greg Mktgley Injury .riddlesißidOickagoin' By CLINT LOPER Daily Collegian Sports Writer Injuries have always been a big part of Vivian Riddick's life. Throughout her career, the Lady Lion long jumper has often had to cope with them. "Injuries," said Riddick. "I've had my share all my life. It's nothing new to me. There was never a sport in high school or junior high that I did without getting hurt. Never. "My mom used to say, 'This hospital's like your second home.' " In high school, she broke her collar bone once and almost broke her nose. Concussions were almost as common place as head colds. But Riddick has managed to survive. And thrive. She finished second in the long jump at the Eastern Association for Intercolle giate Athletics for Women championship on May 8. That was her second meet back since recovering from a pulled ham string. In her first meet back, the Lady Lion Invitational, she set a new school record with a leap of 19-9 3/4. But Riddick was hurt again on Satur day. She reinjured her leg on her first jump in the Lady Lion Open, ruining her chances of qualifying for nationals. The sophomore from Allentown was injured two other times this year, but both times she set a new school long jump record in her first meet back. The first time, on Jan. 9 indoors at the Dartmouth Relays, Riddick pulled her hamstring on her final jump of the day. Forty-three days later, she returned to competition much sooner than anyone had expected. "She seems to be a fast healer," Schwartz said. , And the same thing happened out doors: pulled hamstring, quick recovery, school record. One reason Riddick mends so quickly, Schwartz said, is because of her motiva tion to compete again as quickly as possible. "When she gets hurt," he said, "she does everything she can to get back into things. She is a super competitive ath lete." Another reason is Penn State's rehabil itation program, "In high school," Riddick said, "it was, 'Oh, you're hurt? Rest!' Here it's, `Oh, you're hurt? Go do this!' There's no such thing as a rest here, which was why I healed a lot faster than everyone thought." Riddick's rehabilitation included stretching, swimming, .walking five or six miles a day, ice treatments, and galvanic stimulation an electronic treatment. " Riddick said her good performances following injuries can partly be attrib uted to Schwartz. "After I got hurt indoors, coach Schwartz was so pessimistic," she said. "He didn't want me to jump. I think one of the reasons I jumped so well then was because I was so mad at him and I wanted to prove to him that I could do it. When I jumped 19-3%, he flipped." This motivation to perform well has propelled Riddick to great lengths. As a freshman last year, she finished ninth in the long jump at the national AIAW championshis, and, despite her injuries, she narrowly missed qualifying this year. If Riddick can continue to improve during the next two years, possibly she can fulfill - her goals. "I want to be anlill4merican in jump ing," she said. "By the time I graduate, I want one of those trophies. And I think I have the confidence in myself that I can do it." Sports Informal Vivian filddick '''''il.s...reCords:.fiall'at Pont, .State. Open By PETE WALDRON Daily Collegian Sports Writer Just'as men's track coach Harry Groves had promised, the 13th annual Penn State Open once again came off as a top-notch ::st : of athletic prowess, despite a torrential downpour which delaYed the meet for 45 minutes. "Overall the meet was great," Groves said. "It was great because it already had some good, records and five new ones were set. "Last year we had spectactular events, but this year we had some surprise events. A lot of things happened that nobody expected -- like our 1,600 relay team getting its best time. It was a good meet under adverse conditions. Some events were spotty because of the weather. "But," Groves said, "that didn't deter anyone that went down there to, do anything. Look at some of the times and the new records." One of main highlights of the meet was the rematch between Penn State sprinter Paul Lankford and Lion assistant coach Mike Shine in the 110-meter high hurdles and 400-meter inter mediate hurdles. The two battled the "War of the Hurdles" two weeks ago at the Nittany Lion Relays, where Lankford finished on top. This time it was Shine who was hot. In the 110 hurdles, it was a tight race from the gun. Both Lankford and Shine leaped every hurdle in unison and broke the tape at the same time for a photo finish. The nod was given to Shine with a time of 13.99 and the Lankford's 14.0 time was only good for second The 400 intermediates hurdles started the same as the 110 hurdles. Shine and Lankford were ide-by-side out of the blocks. But Shine gained control and pulled ahead to win handily. Shine, who represents the New York Pioneer Track Club, put two new Penn State Open records in the books. He erased two records from last year's competition, his own in the 400 C. intermediates (51.24) and West Virginia's Garnett Edwards' 14.05 in the 110 highs. ` A surprise of the day was Vern Lucas's performance. Lucas • : ******************** FSHA 3.30 •4( * :* Vegetarian Feast : Tuesday, May 19 • ' :.* 4( 5:1:5.6:15 in the * 4( 4- ... Maple Room-Human * : :„.. 0( Development Bldg. : 'A( Vegetable Quiche :4 (4( Pinto Bean Taco 4( * *****4-************** i ... Ails Min WM WE NM NM Illa MN Eli ME OW ME NM WM IWO 111 W WM EMI WI WM OW WI MOW NW 11.1 WW NW MO EMI WI WO Ell W *.4 '1 :11 Penn State roadcasting VIDEO 'Bl Association's An anthology of television productions from the Department of Speech Communications featuring the work of: Dave Anderson, Dave Barker, Paula Beal, Debbie Bogen, Elaine I Brensinger, Barry Carney, Regina Dorsey, JUdy Dresher, Dave Garman, Rob Grossman, Dan Huff, BarbaraKeyburn, Kim Marschhauser, Dan Martens, Rick. Miller, Rich Mitchell, Ken Nurse, J. B. Peterson, John Rosky and Joyce Smith. I *-4 1 11 IN MO ES On IMO MN OM I= MO MO Ell On NO MO MO 1111 BM NM OM ME IMO lig Monday, May 18 3rd and sth periods finished a disappointing seventh in the 400 meters with a time of 49.41. Lucas said he felt Friday's meet was the worst he has had this season maybe ever "I didn't run the type of race that I am used to," Lucas said. "I didn't run relaxed; I ran too uptight. All the nerves that were inside me came out at the gun. "All I kept thinking about was qualifying (for nationals) and as a result it forced me to run harder with less control." With the IC4A Championships coming up next week at Villanova, Lucas said this problem will not happen again. "I won't approach the race the same way," Lucas said. "Physically, I will train the same, but mentally it will be different. I will have to run relaxed and without the supreme goal of qualifying on my mind. If it's going to happen, it will come naturally " Even though the meet was filled with surprises, there was one factor that was taken for granted the sprinters from Seton Hall. Fast isn't the best word to describe them. Try awesome. The leader of the Seton Hall pack was Derrick Peynado, who was awarded the Penn State Open's Outstanding Performance Award. "I feel pretty good," Peynado said. "I'm pleased with the day's performance "I thought my times could have been better. In the 1,600 relay, I ran a quarter split of 46.5 I was hoping for 45." Peynado's 20.89 time in the 200 meters slashed the old mark of 21.07 set last year by East Carolina's Otis Melvin. He also anchored the 1,600-meter relay team to a record-breaking performance of 3:10.78. Penn State's 1980 tandem of Lucas, Tom Walchuck, Mike McCahill and Lankford owned the old record of 3:10.85. Peynado took top honors in the 400 meters as well, with a time of 47.05. Another surprise was in the final heat of the 800 meters. After the first 50 yards, Penn State's Paul McLaughlin set the pace until teammate Mike Cook caught him 25 feet from the 309 Sparks tape to win. Cook recorded a first-place time of 1:51.3 and McLaughlin was second in 1:51.4. "At the Pitt Invitational (last week), I got boxed in near the end," McLaughlin said, "and this time I wanted to be out front where there wasn't any congestion. "I know Mike (Cook) has a good kick. He came up really fast. He started kicking in the last 200 yards and then he flew by me. "But I'm still pleased with the race," McLaughlin said. "I wanted to qualify for IC4As next week and I did. And I still have one more chance to lower my time." Groves said both Cook and McLaughlin ran a solid race. "Cook was fourth on the last turn," Groves said, "and there wasn't a lot of congestion. He had a lot of room to run and make his move. It was a good race." ' • • . In the 3,000-meter steeplechase Rick Garcia.won with a wide margin of victory, finishing in 9:06.6. The second finisher, Greg Beardsley of Edinboro, crossed the finish line 10 seconds behind Garcia. , In the 5,000 meters, Lion distance runner Jeff Atkins made a strong surge to the tape to take top honors with a time of 14:26.31. Penn State finished on top in only two field events the triple jump and high jump. Triple jumper ,g .Roskiewicz captured first with his mark of 50-5 1 k and high:jumper Paul Souza continued his winning ways with a jump of 7- 1 / 4 . Len Jensen of the Nittany Valley Track Club took top honors in the five-kilometer race-walking competition held before the meet. Jensen, on of the race walkers in the country, finished in 24:30.9. Mike Battle, unattached, placed second with a time of 25:21.9. Bill Norton (26:28.2) of the Reading Area Track Club and Debbie Datsko of the Shore Athletic Club.(29: 42.4) finished third and fourth, respectively NOTES: The . Islittany Lions travel to Villanova's Junibo Elliot Memorial Field for the IC4A Championships. 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