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17 letter men on handEIU indoor track team loadedCHARLESTON. III. - The ninth indoor lr.uk season at ; Eastern Illinois University I will open in the Lants Flekttiouse on Saturday. Feb. 2 as the Panthers face South east Missouri Slate in a dual j meet.AlkAmerkdan hurdler Rod j Jackson, who held six school I Indoor records, is gone but don't feel srrry for Coach I Maynard 'Pat'' O'Brien's t team.All-American Sandy Osei-Agyeman. a 93 sprinter, seventeen Icttermen and eight of the top ten point-getters returnOsei-Agyeman. wtirae 9.3 is .2 off the world record, was ' the team s top scorer last : season Barring injury. I think Sandy should be able to run a 93 consistently.'' O'Brien says. He might even be able to Improve that slightly.”The former Olympian from Ghana. West Africa, holds the indoor record in the 60 and 70 yard dashes and runs a leg of the record-setting mile relay team.He'll be running the 60 and 300 yard dashes and, again, on the mile relay team. O'Brien said. Over-all I think we should be in pretty good shape in the sprints and jumps.Teaming with Osei-Agyeman as a top sprinter will be Darrell Brown fBismarkl. who also holds the school mart of 24-'» in the long jump F think both Brown and Toni Ahabio lt;Ghana) can go 25 feet or better this year. O’Brien said.Along with these two is Don Hale lt;Montego Bay. Jamaica i. who will probnliiy be the top triple jumper. He did not compete indoors Inst season but went 46-8 outdoors.High jumper John Barron (Glen Ellyn I. who went a School record 6-7 last season.SANDY IN ACTION - ElU's Sandy Osei-Agyeman (right), is shown in action last April in tlie Kansas Relays in Lawrence. In the second heat of the 100-yard dash. Kansas State's Dean Williams andOsei-Agyeman kept step-by-step to the finish, but the Panther ace edged Williams to win in 9.4 seconds. At left. Oklahoma State's Dennis Schultx was third while TexasA M's Billy Porter came in fifth. Osei-Agyeman placed third m the finals. He's back this season to lead the Panthers through their indoor and outdoor seasons.Rod Jackson Graduated starhas been reaching that height in pre-season practice. An additional year of maturity should help him. O'Brien saidJack Messinore (Auburni, who pole vaulted within two inches of the school record last year - 14-6. stwuouM be No. I again this season.Freshman Bob Kratz(Granite City) was third in the state at 144 Distance men seem to bein abundance Ken Jacobi(Chicago-Fengcr). who holds the school record in the »«)-yard dash, will be team cap(aui. lie was the fifth leading scorer last season. Dave Nance • Pana» will team with Jacobi.The (oft six milers are back from last year. Best of the bunch is Mike Larson (Dccatur-Lakevicw i. whose 4:11 time is a school mark. Larsen was the No. 4 pouit-g.-tter in 1973.Ron Lancaster lt;Sprmgfirid-South-asti. Km Buite i Tuscola) and Rick Livesey i.Nian-tic-Harnstowni have all been running well in our practices. Larson and both Ken and Keith Jacobi may double up In the half and mile runs this season. O’Brim said Lancaster holds the school mark of 9 02 I in the 2-mile run Livesey has gained his reputation in an outdoor event— the 30M meter steeplechase— which he was ranked 96th in the world for his 9:036 timeJeff Nevius (Atlantal. John Hudecck (Lombard) and Rick Edwards (Olneyt have hat. some good runs in the 440 dash. O'Brien pointed out.The areas which we need to reinforce right now are in the weights and hurdles where graduation took its toll. he said. Most of our replacements are very young and unproven at this point.Junior Dave Stotlar (Car-hondale*. sophomore Greg Malan (Salem • and two freshmen. Mike Miller (Fulton' and Frank Ferrantrlle -Kansas City. Mo.), are the shot putters. Ferrantelle won the Missouri slate high school championship in that event.These are young men who need to develop the physical rapacity to ctxnpcle with older boys- I'm confident they'll help us before the i over. he said.SCHEDULEOPPONENTFeb. 2 - SOUTHEASTMISSOURI. I p.m.Feb. 8 9 — Illinois In- :tercollegiatc at Urbana. F-6:30 p.m.Feb. 16 - CHICAGOTRACK CLUB. S-12:30 p.m.Feb. 22-25 - University of Illinois Invitational. 1 p.m.March 2 - ARKANSASSTATE. F«:30 p.m.March 8 - BRADLEY. S-12:30 p.m.March 7-9 - NCAA Indoor Championships. I p.m.in Detroit. Mich., 3:30 p.m.HOME MEETS IN CAPSExpos ink No. 1 pickMONTREAL (AP) - Right-handed pitcher Joe Kerrigan, t the Montreal Expos’ No. 1 selection in last week’s free-agent baseball draft, was signed to a, minor league contract, the National League club said Tuesday.The 20-year-old Kerrigan. 1 who is 6-foot-5 and weighs 219. was a top pitcher on a Baltimore amateur team that won the U.S. national sandlot championship in 1973.73 FORD LV8. p«.. ph. awUmallr. air raw rid»o. tinted (lam. wheel (wren, roof, lull new ear warranty — IList $4872 SAVE $1100BOB PETERS209 N. 16th Straw!
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Mattoon Journal Gazette
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Tue, Jan 29, 1974
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