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April 13,1994
Fresno State track -stars
blow away competition
Jeremy Cloud/Special to INSIGHT
Freshman Derrick Mitchell placed 10th in the long jump.
By Kelley Scott
StaffWriter
In the 66th Annual Bob Mathias
Fresno Relays meet at Ratcliffc Stadium. Fresno State continued to make
a name for itself as a top-notch track
icam.
FSU men's team pulled ofl a close
win by defeating Cal for Ihe title by
nine points in die Division I category.
Thc final points came in the 5,000
meter, ihc last event of the meet.
Calfinishcd second with 130 points,
Stanford look third wiih 97.USC fourth
with 76, UC Santa Barbara fifth with
59,Cal State Long Beach sixth with 28
and rounding out the Division I teams
was Reno with 12.
Junior Robert Foster, overcoming
meningitis, placed second in the 1 IOmeter hurdles. Foster received All-
American honors in the indcor 55
hurdles this year.
FSU women's team trampled thc
competition at thc relays with 38 points
between them and thc second place
team Cal.
Cal fi ni shed wi th 97 poin ts, S lanford
took ihird with 81, Long Beach fourth
wiih .50, UC Santa Barbara fifth with
38 and coming behind thc rest was
Fullerton with 6.
Tanya Dooley competing in hcr last
Fresno Relays meet as a Fresno State
athlete brought about three major victories to put the FSU far out of reach.
As lhc All-American Indoor Athlete of lhc Year, Dooley won thc event
shc specializes in,thc400 meters,edging oul teammate Richardson who finished second.
Dooley was also a panofthc4X 100,
4X400, and 1600 relay learns lhat
picked up victories for the FSU squad.
Dooley along with Sophomore
Samone Cole, Sophomore Kesha
Criswell and Senior Auwana Brown
ran for a school-record time of 45.50.
Freshman Ardin Harrison, Senior
Janisha Richardson, Brown and Dooley
blew past their competitors by more
than 10 seconds with a 3:48.20 in the
Junior Rachel Hudson qualified for
lhc NCAA Championships in the triple
jump after she placed second in thc
Relays with a 41 feet six inches.
Athlete goes
for dream
By Lisa Dorman-Stubbs
StaffWriter
Dan Bigham hasn't let
obstacle's like dropping out of
school keep him from pursuing
his .dream — the dream of being
a decathlon winner.
Bigham, a 1990 graduate of
McLane High School, took second in the Easter Decathlon at
CSUF April 3. And his participation in several events al thc
66th Ann ual Bob Mathias Fresno
Relays last weekend was his way
of staying in shape for thc two
decathlon competitions coming
up next month.
Adccaihlonisa 10-evcntcom-
pctition for individuals, generally held over a two-day period.
The athlete who compiles the
best poini score for all 10 events
wins.
See TRACK, Page 12
Oldest cheerleader going on three decades
By Marlene Bryant
StaffWriter
Thc oldest cheerleader in Fresno
State athletics has been rooting for
FSU Bulldogs nearly 20 years — for
as many or more years ihan many
sludents have been alive!
Inman Perkins, 53, said hc has done
it for so long because "lhai's where my
heart is."
Hc explained that he was in grammar school when hc firsl saw ihc FSU
marching band. Hc thought then that ii
would be greal to go to CSUF and be a
pan of the school.
"I never thought thai I would actually make it.lhough," Perkins said.
"When I did get there it was like a
dream."
Hc .recalled that when hc attended
CSUF, the football team had noi won a
bowl game in several years.
"At thai time, Cily won bowl games
andcitychampionships."hcsaid. "Our
FSU (athletics) program has won over
lhc years. Now ihcy havca great team."
In 1965, Perkins graduated from
Fresno City College and made the
chcerleading iquad ihcrc where hc
stayed for three years before dropping
it In 1975 hc assisted advisor Tom
Kane in teaching routines and crowd
control loFrcsnoCiiyCollcgc'scheer-
leadcrs.
In 1977 he went to a baseball game
wiihhiswifc. Thcbascballplaycrsand
his wife encouraged him to do a cheer.
Perkins now belongs toa small group
called thc Rag City Renegades. Their
main purpose is to rag on ihc other
team's players at sporting events.
Perkins said that Iheir comments are
not anything a child would be afraid to
repeat.
Jeremy Cloud/Special to INSIGHT
See LEADER, Page 12 Inman Perkins whips Bulldog baseball fans into cheer.
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Athlete of the Week
Jeremy Cloud/Special to INSIGHT
Riech shatters record
By Kelley Scott
StaffWriter
A future FBI agent or Secret
Service Agent hopeful has
achieved the Athlcic of lhc Week.
Todd Riech,acriminology major from Montana, threw for the
world's best mark
in 1994 in thc javelin event.
Riech ihrcw for
a record best of 258
feet 6 inches, taking home firsl
place and giving
Fresno State valuable points to
achieve lop ranking in the mcci.
As a three-lime state champion
in Montana in the 100 and 200
rs and;
tiller
in the 400 and the javelin, Riech
was recruited by FSU as a
decathlete.
But Riech fell his track events
weren't taking him anywhere.
"I got burned out running and I
wanted to be successful," Riech
said of his choice to discontinue
running events and solely concentrate on his javelin technique.
"I can go as far as I want to
go,"Rcich said of continuing in
his now specialty event.
Hc is hopeful
on making the
Olympics in 19%
and is now planning on participating in lhc Olympic trials in June
1996.
Only lhe top
three qualifiers
will reach Atlanta.
After his competing days arc over hc plans on
working for lhe Federal Govern-
"I have always been interested
in law enforcement all my life,"
said Riech of his aspirations of
being in thc Secret Service
and FBI.
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Object Description
| Title | 1994_04 Insight April 1994 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Dept. of Journalism, California State University, Fresno. |
| Publication Date | 1994 |
| Description | Weekly during the school year. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Oct. 8 1969-v. 29, no. 23 (May 13, 1998, issue. Title from masthead. Merged with Daily collegian. |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodials |
| Contributors | California State University, Fresno Dept. of Journalism |
| Coverage | October 8, 1969 - May 13, 1998 |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35mm |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi, TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | 010_Insight Apr 13 1994 p 10 |
| Alternative Title | Insight (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publication Date | 1994 |
| Full-Text-Search | Page 10 April 13,1994 Fresno State track -stars blow away competition Jeremy Cloud/Special to INSIGHT Freshman Derrick Mitchell placed 10th in the long jump. By Kelley Scott StaffWriter In the 66th Annual Bob Mathias Fresno Relays meet at Ratcliffc Stadium. Fresno State continued to make a name for itself as a top-notch track icam. FSU men's team pulled ofl a close win by defeating Cal for Ihe title by nine points in die Division I category. Thc final points came in the 5,000 meter, ihc last event of the meet. Calfinishcd second with 130 points, Stanford look third wiih 97.USC fourth with 76, UC Santa Barbara fifth with 59,Cal State Long Beach sixth with 28 and rounding out the Division I teams was Reno with 12. Junior Robert Foster, overcoming meningitis, placed second in the 1 IOmeter hurdles. Foster received All- American honors in the indcor 55 hurdles this year. FSU women's team trampled thc competition at thc relays with 38 points between them and thc second place team Cal. Cal fi ni shed wi th 97 poin ts, S lanford took ihird with 81, Long Beach fourth wiih .50, UC Santa Barbara fifth with 38 and coming behind thc rest was Fullerton with 6. Tanya Dooley competing in hcr last Fresno Relays meet as a Fresno State athlete brought about three major victories to put the FSU far out of reach. As lhc All-American Indoor Athlete of lhc Year, Dooley won thc event shc specializes in,thc400 meters,edging oul teammate Richardson who finished second. Dooley was also a panofthc4X 100, 4X400, and 1600 relay learns lhat picked up victories for the FSU squad. Dooley along with Sophomore Samone Cole, Sophomore Kesha Criswell and Senior Auwana Brown ran for a school-record time of 45.50. Freshman Ardin Harrison, Senior Janisha Richardson, Brown and Dooley blew past their competitors by more than 10 seconds with a 3:48.20 in the Junior Rachel Hudson qualified for lhc NCAA Championships in the triple jump after she placed second in thc Relays with a 41 feet six inches. Athlete goes for dream By Lisa Dorman-Stubbs StaffWriter Dan Bigham hasn't let obstacle's like dropping out of school keep him from pursuing his .dream — the dream of being a decathlon winner. Bigham, a 1990 graduate of McLane High School, took second in the Easter Decathlon at CSUF April 3. And his participation in several events al thc 66th Ann ual Bob Mathias Fresno Relays last weekend was his way of staying in shape for thc two decathlon competitions coming up next month. Adccaihlonisa 10-evcntcom- pctition for individuals, generally held over a two-day period. The athlete who compiles the best poini score for all 10 events wins. See TRACK, Page 12 Oldest cheerleader going on three decades By Marlene Bryant StaffWriter Thc oldest cheerleader in Fresno State athletics has been rooting for FSU Bulldogs nearly 20 years — for as many or more years ihan many sludents have been alive! Inman Perkins, 53, said hc has done it for so long because "lhai's where my heart is." Hc explained that he was in grammar school when hc firsl saw ihc FSU marching band. Hc thought then that ii would be greal to go to CSUF and be a pan of the school. "I never thought thai I would actually make it.lhough," Perkins said. "When I did get there it was like a dream." Hc .recalled that when hc attended CSUF, the football team had noi won a bowl game in several years. "At thai time, Cily won bowl games andcitychampionships."hcsaid. "Our FSU (athletics) program has won over lhc years. Now ihcy havca great team." In 1965, Perkins graduated from Fresno City College and made the chcerleading iquad ihcrc where hc stayed for three years before dropping it In 1975 hc assisted advisor Tom Kane in teaching routines and crowd control loFrcsnoCiiyCollcgc'scheer- leadcrs. In 1977 he went to a baseball game wiihhiswifc. Thcbascballplaycrsand his wife encouraged him to do a cheer. Perkins now belongs toa small group called thc Rag City Renegades. Their main purpose is to rag on ihc other team's players at sporting events. Perkins said that Iheir comments are not anything a child would be afraid to repeat. Jeremy Cloud/Special to INSIGHT See LEADER, Page 12 Inman Perkins whips Bulldog baseball fans into cheer. Diet Desserts] 'II Love the TASTE of our soft serve SUGARLESS-90* made Irom milk & **«•/ with lit & casein removed, high In bone building — & protein, sweetened wilh NutrMWMt. 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Todd Riech,acriminology major from Montana, threw for the world's best mark in 1994 in thc javelin event. Riech ihrcw for a record best of 258 feet 6 inches, taking home firsl place and giving Fresno State valuable points to achieve lop ranking in the mcci. As a three-lime state champion in Montana in the 100 and 200 rs and; tiller in the 400 and the javelin, Riech was recruited by FSU as a decathlete. But Riech fell his track events weren't taking him anywhere. "I got burned out running and I wanted to be successful," Riech said of his choice to discontinue running events and solely concentrate on his javelin technique. "I can go as far as I want to go,"Rcich said of continuing in his now specialty event. Hc is hopeful on making the Olympics in 19% and is now planning on participating in lhc Olympic trials in June 1996. Only lhe top three qualifiers will reach Atlanta. 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