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
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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
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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. This year's
appearance is the first time Penn State will compete in the
meet since its drOoping its affiliation in 1947.
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