Feb. 11, 1998
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State will send six individuals, three men and three women, to the Butler Invitational in Indianapolis, Ind., this weekend. Competition at the Butler Invitational begins Friday, February 13 and ends Valentine's Day. ASU will send Vondre Armour (800m), Tony Berrian (400m), Brian Raspberry (60m & 200m), Priscilla Hein (mile), Dawnyell Linder (60m & 200m) and Joronda White (400m).
Men Defeat U of A
ASU began its indoor season last Saturday with a
double dual at Flagstaff, Ariz., against in-state foes Arizona and Northern
Arizona. The Sun Devils 78-77 win over the Wildcats was their first victory over
their arch-rival, indoor or outdoor, since 1992 when ASU beat the 'Cats both
inside and out. The Sun Devil men narrowly lost to NAU, 78-73. ASU's women lost
to both the UofA and NAU: 86.5-60.5 and 80-57, respectively.
Inside the Numbers
A closer look at ASU's double dual against Arizona
and NAU is quite revealing. ASU's men won a majority of events against both
Arizona and NAU - capturing eight of 15 against the Lumberjacks and nine of 15
against the 'Cats. However, in a sign of depth problems, the events ASU lost -
they lost big. Against NAU, the 'Jacks outscored the Devils 8-3 in five of the
six events they won. Of the five events Arizona won, three were by an 8-3 count
and another was 8-2. Meanwhile, of the 17 events ASU won against both schools,
ASU scored 8 points just once.
Provisional Qualifiers
Four Sun Devils reached provisional qualifying
scores for the NCAA Indoor Championship meet. Junior Dawnyell Linder's 6.92 in
the 55m, junior Joronda White's 54.93 in the 400m, junior Fiona Daly's 1.77m
(5-9.75) high jump and Mika Laiho's 20.34m (55-8.75) weight throw put them on
the board.
Dancing Again
In basketball, they call it