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Photo by Brian
Rodriguez
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The 2001 Indian baseball season begins in February.
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Indians to host indoor meet
Legatt breaks own record for third
time
Courtesy of Sports Information.
Five Arkansas State pole vaulters turned in outstanding performances
at last week's Pole Vault Summit meet.
Freshman Michelle Legatt smashed her own school record for
the third time this indoor season as she jumped 12-7.
Legatt of St. Joseph, Minn., had already met the NCAA provisional
qualifying height at a meet in Lexington, Ky., a week ago.
Another freshman, Sara Gresham of Crossett, improved her standing
by vaulting 11-4 in the Summit meet.
She previously jumped 10-11 3/4.
On the men's side, junior Brad Tyler jumped 17-2. Tyler, also
from Crossett, was an NCAA provisional qualifier for both the
indoor and outdoor meet last year.
Teammates Gustavo Rehder of Sao Paulo, Brazil, jumped 16-6, while
Jeb Gooding of Gnadenhutten, Ohio, finished with 16-1.
ASU will host the ASU Invitational in the Convocation Center
Jan. 27. The first event gets underway at 11:30 a.m.
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Photo by Hannah
Dolle
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Lorenzo Hampton, a freshman undecided major of Jonesboro,
jumps for a slam dunk in the Slam Dunk contest sponsored by ASU
Intramurals on Wednesday night. Hampton won the contest.
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Women's rugby club opens practice
for spring semester
By Dustin Dearman,
Herald Staff
Padless uniforms, scrum caps, sports bras and a desire to
play are the essential elements for building a women's rugby
club.
With a squad of 15 players the Lady Indian Rugby Club has
already made a name for themselves by defeating the University
of Arkansas last fall.
Rugby is a physical game with all of the roughness of football,
strategy of soccer and an atmosphere of pure excitement.
The object of this intense game is to score as many points
as possible by scoring a try for five points (similar to a touchdown)
or by kicking the ball between the goal posts for two points
(like a field goal).
But, it is the head-bashing, bone-crushing action that attracts
many to this sport.
The Rugby Club is headed by its president, Joany Doran, a
freshman early childhood elementary education major of Bryant;
vice-president, Vikki Jones, a sophomore photojournalism major
of Bryant; and treasurer, Heather Decker, a junior journalism
major of Rogers.
The women's rugby club is up and running on full throttle.
Its schedule includes a rematch against Arkansas on March
10, Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt, and an April tournament in
Oklahoma.
For anyone who wants to join the women's rugby club all that
is required is to show up to practices.
Practices take place from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday on either Kay's field behind the library or in the
combat room of the HPESS complex.
