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| LDS Preparations for Olympics Included Elder Hales' Trip to Nagano |
| An article in today's Salt Lake Tribune says that
Elder Robert Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints got "distinguished guest" accesss,
provided by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee, to the Nagano Olympic Games
in 1998. The designation allowed Elder Hales access to all competition
venues, Olympic family seating areas, lounges and transportation. The
Tribune claims that this access, along with correspondence it recently
obtained from the SLOC, shows that the Church was collaborating with the
SLOC in many areas. |
| LDS-Dominated BYU Volleyball Team Developing Storied History |
| For many years, facing the UCLA men's volleyball team
was about the most difficult task imaginable for many opponents.
UCLA's team, perennial powerhouse and winner of 18 NCAA championships
in the last 3 decades, is a formidable foe with a storied history.
However, a team of volleyball upstarts from the mountains of Provo
were able to overcome a very talented group of UCLA athletes at last
weekend's NCAA championships held at The Pyramid in Long Beach,
California. BYU successfully swept UCLA 3-0 in the championship match
and, having won two out of the last three NCAA titles, are making a
little history of their own. |
| Summerhays to Play LPGA U.S. Women's Open May 31 |
| Everyone knows the old saying, "like father, like
son." Well, here's a new one, "like father, like . . . daughter?"
That may very well be the new catch phrase as Carrie Summerhays takes
to the golf course to play in this year's LPGA U.S. Women's Open
which tees off on May 31 at the Pine Needles Lodge &Golf Club in
Southern Pines, North Carolina. An active member of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and award-winning golfer at Brigham
Young University, Carrie is the daughter of professional golfer Bruce
Summerhays. Along with her brothers Boyd and Daniel, Carrie has
become yet another outstanding golfer in one of the most well-known
golfing families in the state of Utah. |
| Newsweek Says LDS Church is Using Olympics as Marketing Tool |
| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints is using the Olympics as a marketing tool says Newsweek in an
article in its May 10th issue. But, it says that Church officials
plan on using the Games as a public-relations opportunity and not a
proselytizing mission. Michael Otterson, the church's chief spokesman
and member of its Olympics coordination committee says the
fundamental goals are to be good hosts and correct misperceptions
about the church and people of Utah. |
| Rowe Leaves BYU to Star at Culver-Stockton College |
| Former standout pitcher, Michelle Rowe, who led
the Lecanto High Panthers to the only fast-pitch softball state title
in Citrus County history five years ago and lead Culver-Stockton to
an NAIA regional tournament, was one of three Wildcats to recently be
named to the Heart of America Athletic Conference team. Rowe and
Culver-Stockton (Missouri) College coach Jim Webb will represent the
third seed Wildcats in the NAIA Region V Tournament which starts on
Monday. |
| Golden Ingle Will Join Father at Kennesaw State |
| Golden Ingle, a sophomore point guard at Western Kentucky University, is
the latest LDS college basketball player to announce that he's changing
addresses for the upcoming season. However, instead of transferring to
BYU as some other recent transferees have done, Golden is leaving
Western Kentucky to play at Kennesaw State, a NCAA Division II school
located in Georgia. |
| Sports: Clearwater Finally Makes a Cut, Knight Out of Playoffs |
| After a dryspell that lasted four months, LDS
golfer Keith Clearwater finally made a cut this past week, and earned
his first PGA money of the season. Clearwater had entered eight
events before finally making it into the money rounds in the COMPAQ
Classic, ending this past weekend's match tied for 34th and earning
nearly $19,000. Fellow PGA golfer's Jay Don Blake and Mike Weir, who
had the best performances among Mormon golfers to date, both trailed
Clearwater, Weir tieing for 61st, while Blake was cut. |
| Cougars Win National Championship |
| It has been a dream in the making all
season long. Winning the National Championship was the goal of every
BYU men's volleyball player from the first day of practice. A total
of seven weeks at No. 1, 23 victories, an MPSF regular-season
championship and four All-American's later, the dream finally became
a reality. Today, at The Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif., the
second-ranked Cougars knocked off 18-time National Champion and
top-ranked UCLA to claim their second NCAA National Championship in
the past three seasons. The Cougars (23-4) outdueled the Bruins
(24-8) for the second time this season, this time in just three
games, 30-26, 30-26, 32-30. |
| BYU-H Women Win NCAA Record 100th, Advance to Nationals |
| The Brigham Young University-Hawaii women's tennis
team made NCAA history today, winning their 100th consecutive dual
match by defeating UH-Hilo in the NCAA II West Regional Final, 5-0.
The number-one-ranked Seasiders, 33-0 on the season, advance to the
NCAA II National Tournament next week in Pensacola, Florida. |
| Cleveland Announces Additions to Coaching Staff |
| BYU Head Basketball Coach Steve Cleveland today
announced that assistant coach Nathan Call has been named director of
basketball operations and former Cougar player Andy Toolson and Pine
View High School (St. George, Utah) coach John Wardenburg have been
hired as assistant coaches. |
| Three Named All-Academic |
| Three Brigham Young University-Hawaii tennis players
were named to the Pacific West Conference All-Academic Team for
Spring sports recently. Making the squad were Eddie Merc and Logan
Woolley from the men's team and Petra Gaspar from the women's team. |
| Cadiente Named MWC Player of the Week |
| Sophomore Brooke Cadiente was named the Mountain West
Conference Player of the Week Tuesday for her performance last
weekend against the University of Utah. This is the first player of
the week award for Cadiente and the third overall for the Cougars
this season. |
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