1994_09 The Daily Collegian September 1994

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Friday, September 2, 1994
Gregersen assists towards teams success
By Dennis R. Claborn
Now that Fresno State athlet¬
ics must live in the post-Dilfer
era, ifs time for those of us in
the media to start looking else¬
where for some new up-and-
coming sports starts,
i Well, on my quest of a new
star, I happened to come across
a bright one. Her name is Brenda
Gregersen, and she's well on
her way to setting a new all-
time assist record for the Fresno
State women's volleyball team.
Gregersen comes to Fresno
State from the city of Goleta,
CA. For those of you who are
keeping track at home, that's
just outside" of Santa Barbara.
Gregersen, who is only 19, is in
her third season with the Bull¬
dogs, and as long as she can
avoid any serious.injury, mere
should be no reason for her to
red-shirt.
Gregersen, who was named
trteWesterrAthletkConference
Freshman of the Year in 1992,
was just 23 assists shy of setting
the single-season assist record
in 1993 with 1,332. Kieran
OLeary set the record in 1990
with 1^55. Gregersen, who was
averaging 12.38 assists per
game, was less than one match
away from setting the career
' record. She needs just 848 as¬
sists to become CSUF's all-time
leader, which seems easily in
reach in 1994.
The biggest attraction
Gregersen had for Fresno State,
outside of volleyball of course,
was the pre-physical therapy
program. But as all of Fresno
State's students know, you have
to change your major at least
once. Well, Gregersen, who re¬
ceived the team's Academic
Excellent award with a 3.21
grade point average last year,
was no exception. She has just
recently changed her major to
Biology. And unlike a lot of other
athletes, Gregersen chooses to
carry at least 13 or 14 units' a
semester, and yes, thaf s on top
of the three units she receives
for play ing volley ball.
During the off season,
Gregersen loves camping with
her family. This past year, she
and her family went to one of
our National park's deserts and
camped for a week. It might not
sound so interesting, but dicN
mention they carried their own
drinking and cooking water?
You see, the kind of camping
the Gregersens like are those
camping trips where you don't
bave the luxury of mnning wa¬
ter. That means np showers or
baths, and of course, no toilets
either.   .
Gregersen, who lived in the
dorms her first two years, eri1^
> y s the life of living in an apart¬
ment for the first time. How¬
ever, she does admit to missing
the convenience of sleeping in
until ten minutes before the be¬
ginning of class.
The future forGregersen and
her volleyball career are uncer¬
tain, but she says sheTl keep her
options open for playing post-
college volleyball. This past
summer she tried out for the
Olympic Festival, but failed to
play up to her full potential. She
looks forward to next year's tri¬
als and hopes for a different
result.
"It's hard to say what could
happen in the future," said
Gregersen. "I'm only 5-7 and
that's kind of short Then again,
there were ladies 5-7 on the
Olympic team, so who's to say
what could happen."
When asked what team
See Gregersen, Page 7
Aaron Riggs/THE COLLEGIAN
Junior Brenda Gregersen needs just 848 more
assists to break the Fresno State career markof
3,348, established by Traci Siliester between
1985-88..
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Bulldogs seek ^todo
° If San Jose State had any
sweet revenge »*^g™£g£.:
BeforeMonday's 34-10 loss
to Ohio State, the last team to
hotel me Fresno State football
offense to such a low point to¬
tal was San Jose State 39 games
ago.
Saturday nighv at Bulldog
Stadium, Sweeney's brigade
'ished as the school's career
leadermtqtal offense with7,274
yards. He has graduated.
Na than Dupree finished his
career with the Spartans as the
third lMdmgrusherinSJSUhis-
tory. In 1992, Dupree rushed
forasingle-seasonschoolrecord
ceiving. For a defense that al¬
lowed 31-points and more than
400 yards a game a year ago, an
entirely new unit may not be
such a bad thing.
When the Spartans march
into Bulldog Stadium Saturday
night, here's one more discour¬
aging stat for them to swallow:
The Bulldogs are 74-12-2 at Bull¬
dog Stadium and 31-2-1 since,
the start of the 1989 campaign.'
will playits old Big WestnvaV 1239 yards, surpassing Spartan
once again, but this time the    greats Sheldon Canley and    SoCCei" JT311KS
circumstances are
different^^much different.
Dating all the way back to
1921, theSpartansandtheBull-
dbgs havevmet 59 times. With
(heir 42-7 thrashing of Fresno
State in the final game of the
[JSgO season, San JoseState in¬
creased their win total against
"IF to 32.
lot that was then,.: this is
frightful night in
Bulldogs have
ll-0recorcl,with
victories against
Conference
Johnny Johnson. Like Garcia,
Dupree too is gone;
In all, only four starters re¬
turn on offense: Wide receivers
Brian Lundy (47 catches) and
Jerry Reese (7 TD receptions)
and linemen Carlos Rivera and
Chris HilL Taking over the helm
at quarterback will be sopho¬
more AIH Abrew. Abrew has
thrown only 11 passes in his
young college football career.
If there's a bright spot for the
Spartans, ifs the return of six
1993 starters ondefense, includ¬
ing first-team All-Big West se¬
lection DanGodfrey. At only 5-
i} on the " 9 and 217 pounds, the Senior
17-1 since linebacker fed the team with
121 tacklesfest year.
Having six starters back on
defense would be wonderfulfor
a team that had a good defense
to begin with, but for the Spa
has    tans, that statistic may be de-
23rdinISAA
After finishing the 1993 sea¬
son ranked 15th in the riationby
the Intercollegiate Soccer Asso¬
ciation of America, the Bulldogs
begin 1994 ranked23rd, as voted
by the ISAA Monday for the
collegiate soccer preseason polL
Five other Mountain Pacific
Sports Federation schools join'
CSUF in uSelSAA Top 25 na¬
tional poll Included are Cal
State Pullerton (No.4), UCLA
(No. 6), Air Force (No. 20) and
Washington (also-receiving
votes). For the third straight
year, Virginia has received the
No. 1 nod in the preseason polls,
and for good reason. The Cava-
liers will attempt to four-peat as
national champions this year, a
feat unheard of in college ath-
 Z
Fresno Stale also was voted
No. 4 in the Far West Region
and received top honojes in the
MountairtDivision of'theMPSF
F^eseasbrtCoaches' PolL
The Bulldog soccer team will
test thei? Ho. 23 rtaiking Mon¬
day afternoon when they face
the University of San Diego. The
Toreros have reached the
NCAA tournament in each of
the last four seasons and in 1992,
they advanced to the champi¬
onship game. But in their only
meeting against Fresno State,
one year ago, the Bulldogs
ripped San Diego apart 5-1. In
that game, Mark Foster and Ja¬
son Berg combined for three
goals and two assists, on the
roa^gainstaToreros team that
was then-ranked 8th in the na¬
tion.
"SanDiego, over the last three
years, Has established them¬
selves as one of the premier pro¬
grams in the country," said
CSUF coach John Bluem.
San Diego showcases a '94
Soccer America preseason All-
American, senior defender
Roger Lindqvist. The' 1993 All-
American at sweeper played on
Sweden's World Cup team.
One Bulldog who received
high preseason honors is center
midfielder Brian Johnson. The
junior Bulldog co-captain was
named to the preseason All-
MPSF teamby Soccer America.
The soccer publication de¬
scribed Johnson as "one of the
top midfielders in the West."
Fresno State officially opens
the season Monday at noon in
Bulldog Stadium.
X-Cbuntry runs
for waterihelon
The athletes of the Fresno
State cross country team aren't
just crazy because they run
thousands of miles over the
school year in the often blis¬
tering heat or freezing cold
/They're crazy because they're
going to kick off the*1994 sea-
>sc*L-by Jutting Warmerdam
Field at 8 a.m. in the early
morning to run in the FSU
Watermelon Run.
The annual event will host
not just the Bulldog-team, but
more tharj 300 dther insane
runners. They won't be run¬
ning for nothing though; as
the event's title suggests, ev¬
eryone will be served water¬
melon afterwards.
The Bullddgs spent last
weekend running, in more
than one respect Fresno State's
cross country team trained for
almost two weeks at Camp
See Weekend, page 7
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