1980_12 The Daily Collegian December 1980

              	
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Gearhart paces
swimmers
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You work hard. Probably harder
than anything you have worked at
before. You scarcely have time for
anything else, and you smell of chlor¬
ine all day long.
The life of a swimmer.
At least you get your name up on
the wall with all the other record-
setting swimmers-if you are good
enough.
Tracy Cearhart works hard, and
says #he smells of chlorine all dav
long. She has very little time when;
she Is not swimming, studying or|
working.
At least she has her name on the
wall
Last weekend at the Northern Cal¬
ifornia Athletic Conference (NorCal)
championships, Cearhart arid three
other CSUF swimmers broke a school
record in the 200 yard medley relay
en route to their third place finish In
the event. The mark of 2:36.7 broke
a mark that had stood for five years.
'I'm just shocked. To get my name
on the board and everything,* the
15-year-old freshman said, with a grin
the size of the swimming pool she
stared at.
The 'board* Cearhart referred to
hangs at one end of the CSUF pool
listing names and places of all school
record set In competition.
Tracy Cearhart, like so many other
athletes, more or less came across
competitive swimming accidentally.
Her family had a pool in their back¬
yard, so she 'messed around,
mainly '
When she was ten years old,
Cearhart got Involved in a summer'
recreation   swimming   program   In
Klngsburg, a small town south of
Fresno.
'I guess I did real well, so I Just
kept It up,'she said.
She said she went out for swimming
every summer after that, competing
In AAU and other amateur programs.
Although she said she did not take to
the water all that seriously, Cearhart
became one of the top rwrmmers In
the area.
*l set some records In rec and
high school (at Klngsburg High),'
Cearhart said. The high school
team wasn't all that strong. It was
me and another girl that were really
serious about swimming.*
When Cearhart came to CSUF,
she really had no intention of swim- -
mlng for coach Billle Poston. It was,
again, a 'what the heck* action.
Now one would suspect she couldn't
be happier,to hear her talk so exci¬
tedly.       Despite   the   drawbacks.
*l practice harder here than any
other time," the Hve-foot-seven
blond said.
At Klngsburg, Cearhart swam only
three events in competition At
CSUF, she will swim three or four.
Besides the 200 medley relay, Cear¬
hart swims the 50-yard breast stroke,
the 100-yard Individual medley,
and at the beginning of the year,
swam the 50-yard freestyle. In the
relay event, she swims the breast
stroke.
'In high school you swim longer
distances, rather than the sprints
(I swim)," Cearhart said. Shewenton
to say that in the college ranks,
the events run a larger gamut. More
events mean more swimmers. She
said there are more women out for
the CSUF team than probably in her
two years of high school.
Now she is a freshman suddenly
thrust into a position where she is
a valuable cog in the Bulldog 'ma¬
chine.' But there is no added pres¬
sure.    Just a good feeling that she
Is contributing something to the team
effort.
'Oh, man, it makes me feel good
knowing I'm one of the
better swimmers, but. .' Cearhart
said quietly. She is still unaccus¬
tomed to the position.
Cearhart was a top scholar at
Klngsburg, graduating in her class'
top ten. CSUF is a different scene In
that she finds she must work harder-
at the books as well as in the water.
"High school wasn't as hard. But
college is a lot different," she said.
"Going on (swim) trips and every¬
thing, you have to read on the van.
So it's hard. I guess I'm doing so-so.'
The Bulldog team this year is a
young one - one Junior among the
lot of sophomores and freshmen.
While CSUF landed fourth in the
NorCal, Cearhart can see some long-
term improvements coming up for
Fresno. This year's group will be a
year more experienced, and she says
there should be a strong crap of
recruits coming up next year.
'Here you have a more wide range
of skills (among the swimmers).
The facilities are good, but of course
they don't compare to the big time
schools like Stanford,' Cearhart said.
Poston, Cearhart said, will help the
team's Improvement. 'She's one of
the better coaches I've ever had.*
See Gearhart page 20
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TRACY GEARHART
Reynolds raps
Are these 'Dogs for real?
By Jeff Reynolds
Now that the basketball season is
six games old. It's about time to sit
down and analyze the strengths and
weaknesses of the team. Coach
Boyd Crant has led his cagers to an
Impressive 6-0 record, including two
victories over Arizona of the Pac-10
Conference Other victims Include
Boise SUte, Portland SUte, the Air
Force Academy and Cal State Los
The 6-0 start by the Bulldogs Is
one of the best in recent years for a'
Bulldog squad, and with Fresno's
own Summet Classic coming up next
I weekend, the Bulldogs will have a
good shot at extending their winning
streak even more.
With two games In the Sunmet
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Classic, against South Dakou SUte
In the first round, and then the winner
or loser of the Southwest Loulsianna-
Mlsslsslppi SUte game In Saturday'*
second round, the Bulldogs have a
legitimate shot at Improving their
record to 5-0
AdeVtD that three wins at the end
of last season and presto, the Bull¬
dogs have anew school record for.
most consecutive victories with alt.
Some of the reasons that the Bull¬
dogs are 6-0 have to dow Ith the
style of play employed by coach
Crant. The fourth-year coach came to
Fresno after coaching the College of
Southern Idaho to a 94-6 record in
three years. The 47-year-old Grant
believes in a strong defensive game,
and it has showed inhis three-plus
season at CSUF.
Two years ago when the Bulldogs
won the PCAA championship, they
were one of the top defensive clubs
In the nation, and have given up an
average of 52.0 points a game this
season, an impressive figure. And
while opposing teams have been
having trouble scoring against the
Bulldogs, the 'Dogs haven't encoun¬
tered the same problem, rolling up
72 points per contest. That comes out
to a 19.2 average margin of victory
for the Bulldogs.
Some other big reasons for Fres¬
no's early season success go by the
names of Pete Verweven, Rod Hig¬
gins, Bobby Anderson, Donald Mason
and Bobby Davis. Add to that some
strong backup players like Tyrone
Bradley, John Weatherspoon, Ber¬
nard Thompson, Bryon Williams
and Dan Sezzi, and you have a solid
combination of speed, agility and
scoring prowess.
At the PCAA-Air California Bas¬
ketball Media Day last month In
Irvine, the Bulldogs were tabbed to
finish second behind Utah State in
tha contereiKB race, but the 'Dogs
garnered more than half of the first
place votes. But in'past seasons,
the pre-season poll has been a kiss
of death, with the team picked to
win usually finishing second or third
in the final standings.
But the Bulldogs weren't over¬
looked by another college basketball
pollster. Al McCuire, former hoop
coach at Marquette, picked the Bull¬
dogs to be one of the 48 teams In tha
NCAA tournament. McCuire also
picked future CSUF opponents Kan¬
sas State and Northern Illinois
to make it to the NCAA tourney.
The Time Out Club, the booster
group for the basketball team, has
raised almost the entire amount
needed to televise the Fresno-Kansas
State game Dec. 31 on Channel 16.
Over $4,500 was raised during Tues¬
day night's game with Arizona,
and the rest is likely to be raised
within the next weak or so. Abo,
plans are underway to televise
Fresno's PCAA opener Jan. 15 at
Utah SUte.
This being the last regular Issue
of the Daly Clllglin also means that
it's the last Reynolds raps for-the
fall semester. But never tear, RR
will return next semester to keep
you up to date on the latest happen¬
ings  at CSUF and  beyond.
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