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University Press • Wednesday, January 28,1998 • Page 5
Trackster manages time
both on and off track
“I was
really glad
that
Coach
Collins
gave me
a chance
Even
though
Igot
injured my
freshman
year,
he still
had faith
in me.”
Text by
Johnnie Walters
With her unique running style and busy
sorority life, Jennifer Washington knows
exactly what goals she wants to accomplish.
“I just try to manage my time and stay
focused on all activities separately,”
Washington said.
Washington is a senior on the Lady
Cardinal track team and has been a member
of Zeta Phi Beta sorority for two years.
She hails from a small town about 50
miles from Dallas called Ennis.
She graduated from Ennis High where
she was one of the stars on the volleyball,
basketball and track teams.
Washington received all district and out-
standing defensive player as a volleyball
player. She continued to take all-district
honors in basketball as well.
Washington captured her stardom as a
“track star,” winning practically every meet
she entered. She was district champ in the
long jump and regional qualifier in the 200
meters and triple jump. She broke the 200-
meter school record as a senior with a time
of 24.6.
“I have a different strategy every time I
run. It just depends on the competitors,”
Washington said.
Washington did not want to stop com-
peting after high school. She wanted to pur-
sue her track career at a collegiate level. She
later accepted a scholarship with Lamar.
She is majoring in kinesiology.
“I was really glad that Coach Collins
gave me a chance. Even though I got
injured my freshman year, he still had faith
in me,” Washington said.
For two consecutive years, she has been
a all-conference performer in indoor and
outdoor track. At last year’s all-sports ban-
quet she was recognized by the NCAA as
being a outstanding leader to peers, the
institution and the community.
During her rookie season, Washington
acquired a stress fracture in her foot which
ruined her freshman campaign.
“I was disappointed about the injury,”
Washington said. I was worried that I
wouldn’t get better.
The injury did heal and Washington was
eager to compete the next season. She was
joined her sophomore year with new team-
mates who helped put together an all-con-
ference mile relay which she anchored.
“We all work together, but I try to work
harder because I don’t want to let my team-
mates down,” Washington said.
During her sophomore season, she
received her first all-conference honors that
were followed with another year of wins.
Washington than joined Zeta Phi Beta,
which was her sorority of choice.
OPSandsjo
“Zeta Phi Beta’s founding
principles are womanhood, sis-
terly love, scholarship and ser-
vice,” Washington said.
She received highest new
member grade point average
that year. She also received
highest member grade point
average with the following year.
Washington is secretary for
Zeta Phi Beta and heads differ-
ent projects for the sorority.
She was chairperson of the
Blue review in November. The
review was an auction in which
there were people to bid on
instead of items. Everyone in the
review volunteered time. All
proceeds from the review went
to needy families for
Thanksgiving.
“It went really well and I had
a lot of cooperation from every-
body involved,” Washington
said.
Washington will always be a
Zeta, but she only has one sea-
son remaining as a Cardinal and
will continue to accomplish as
many things as possible.
“I want to be all-conference in
the 400 meters and I want to
break our standing record for the
mile relay,” Washington said.
The women and men’s track
teams will be off for two weeks,
but you can catch Washington
and teammates at the University
of Houston on Feb. 14.
Conference home stretch begins with road win
Jamie May
UP sports writer
Lamar opened the second half of
the Sun Belt Conference season in
successful fashion with a 61-49 victory
over the UT-Pan Am Broncs in
Edinburgh Saturday.
The Cards struggled in the early
going, connecting on only 36 percent
of their shots in the first half, as Pan
American built a slim 31-29 lead at
halftime. Larry Jackson led the
Broncs with a game-high 20 points.
The second half told a different
story. A suffocating Cardinal defense
limited the Broncs to only 13 percent
shooting (3-23) in the half, silencing a
crowd of 1,696 at the Pan-American
Field House.
The Cardinal offense also kicked
into gear. Ronald Nunnery led the
way for Lamar with a career-high 29
points. Nunnery connected on 11 of
17 field goal attempts, including one
of two from behind the three-point
line. The 6 foot 3 inch senior also led
the Cardinals with 11 rebounds.
Lamar connected on 65 percent
(11-17) of their free throws down the
stretch to finish off the 61-49 victory
Marlone Jackson (8 rebounds), and
Frank Obudo (6 rebounds) helped the
Cards win the battle of the boards 44-
27 over the homestanding Broncs.
The victory improves the Cards to
11-6 on the season, and 5-4 in the Sun
Belt. UT-PA drops to 2-15 on the year
and 2-7 in conference play.
The win keeps the Cards tied for
third place in the wide-open Sun Belt
Conference. The victory also puts
Lamar back on the right track after a
59-56 setback to the Arkansas State
Indians Thursday at the Montagne
Center.
See BASKETBALL, page 6
Lady Cardinal Basketball
The LSU Lady Tigers downed the Lady
Cards 84-67 on Monday night in nonconference
action at the Montagne Center.
LSU, fresh off of an upset defeat of the tenth
ranked Lady Gators of Florida, had their hands
full with head coach David McKey’s squad in
the first half. Lamar trailed 34-33 late in the first
half, before a 29-5 run put the game away for
the Lady Tigers in the second half.
Lamar was led by Danyelle Grimes’ 24
points and Jwanda Roberson’s 17 points.
See BOX SCORE, page 6
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