SPRING SPORTS Track Team Should Do Well GEORGIA TECH'S track team won the Metro 7 Conference title in 1976, and placed second in the conference last year. Coach Buddy Fowlkes expects to continue his team's good record this year. "We should be strong in field events and middle distances," he said. "Our weak point will be long distance runs. We had a good team last year and expect a better one this year, if we are not hurt by injuries and ineligibilities. Last year, we had a rash of injuries." "We have had a good indoor season. Two indoor records have been broken, the mile and two-mile relay. Tony DeLevoe, Gregg Lewis, Don Hughes and Greg Wade set a new indoor school record for the mile relay at 3:19.5. John Clay, Lewis, Hughes, and Wade set the new two-mile relay. Tony DeLevoe, Gregg Lewis, Don Hughes and Greg Wade set a new indoor jump record holder, set a new indoor record with 7 ' 1 " . All of these indoor athletes will compete outdoors." "Our returning outdoor record holders are Al Thomas, for steeplechase: Lamar McClain for discus; and Larry Lowe, a bonafide AllAmerican in his freshman year in both the NCAA and the U.S. Track and Field Federation. Lowe, who holds the triple jump record of 53'1" is a potential world record holder." "Four football players who have come out could be a tremendous help to us. Jeff Larkin established himself nationally in his first col-
Tech Golfers Ready To Play lege race when he ran the 60-yard dash in 6.1 and broke Ben Vereen's school record of 6.0. Vereen was the national champion. "Levon Sumpter, with 6.3 in the 60-yard dash, established himself as second best nationally. He has a great future. Bob Barkley ran his first indoor race in exceptional time for the University of Tennessee's track where he competed. He has great potential. Clint Momon is doing well with the shotput. Carlos Tandron will also do well for us." Two Tech athletes have qualified for the NCAA indoor competition in Detroit in March — Dexter Rowland and Jeff Larkin. Lamar McClain and Larry Lowe have qualified for outdoor NCAA competition. "I'm proud of our team," Fowlkes said. "We are the hardest working team on campus. We practice year-round and our athletes are tremendously dedicated." "We could be a track power if we had the same financial support and physical facilities as the teams we compete against." Fowlkes said. "It is difficult to be a consistent winner without more financial assistance." Fowlkes made Southern track history when he was a student at Tech. He received his degree in 1952 and became track coach in 1964. He is a member of the Atlanta City Council and is the father of three sons.
GEORGIA TECH Golf Coach Tommy Plaxico expects to have "a better team than we've had here in a long time" in 1978. Larry Mize, a sophomore, is Plaxico's number one player. Last year. Mize won the Bobby Jones Award given by the Class of 1922 (Bobby Jones' class at Tech) to the most outstanding player. "We play stroke golf, medal all the way, not hole," Plaxico said. "In three-fourths of our matches, we play 54-hole or three rounds. We play in two fall tournaments, two winter tournaments, and six or seven in the spring, last year, we placed third in the Metro Conference." Plaxico said that Bo Bowden is an excellent player, as is senior Joe Quirk. Mike Johnson is playing well this year. Three freshmen have joined the team — Mike Donahue, Joe Lowe and Robbie Robertson. Plaxico, a former track star at Tech, has coached the golf team for 26 years, he remembers his first team as one of the best because "we whipped all the teams who give us trouble now." The team practices at East Lake Golf Course, Bobby Jones' home course. Thirty-five players came out in the fall, and that number will be cut to 10 by the beginning of spring quarter.
GEORGIA TECH TENNIS SCHEDULE 1978 March 30 March 31 April 3 April 5 April 7 April 11 April 12 April 15 April 16 April 18 April 19 April 21-23 April 24 April 27 April 28 May 2 May 12-14
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