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Slover vaults m. track onto scoreboard at NCAA

By Daily Bruin Staff

May 29, 1996 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 30, 1996

UCLA scores first points after Bruin vaulter takes fifthBy
Emmanuelle Ejercito

Daily Bruin Staff

UCLA pole vaulter Scott Slover scored the first points for the
Bruins as the four-day NCAA Outdoor Championships commenced at the
University of Oregon’s Hayward Field on Wednesday afternoon.

Slover cleared 17-feet, 10 1/2-inches earning him a fifth place
finish and All-American honors. Slover’s showing also puts four
points on the board for the Bruins.

"He’s had a bad leg, with his hamstring problem," UCLA assistant
coach Art Venegas said. "He hasn’t looked very fast, but he was
masterful in the actual vaulting itself, the actual movement with
the pole once he planted.

"He looked good and he scored pretty much where he is
rated."

The 1996 NCAA pole vault champion was Tennessee’s Lawrence
Johnson. The American record holder set a new NCAA Championships
mark, clearing 19-1.

But the pole vault final was not the only event for UCLA on
Wednesday.

In the semifinals of the 400-meter relay, the UCLA team composed
of Erik Allen, Ato Boldon, Gentry Bradley and Akil Davis finished
third in the opening heat with a time of 39.68 seconds, fast enough
to join the field in Friday’s final.

Bradley performed double duty running in the 200-meter trials as
well. Bradley finished first in his heat with a personal record
20.54. This is the second meet in a row where Bradley surpassed his
previous best. The UCLA senior continues into the semifinals on
Friday after recording the third fastest time in qualifying.

"We got a wonderful race out of Bradley," Venegas said. "The
P.R. was amazing in this weather and his first running event in
this meet."

Although there are no finals being contested today, Boldon and
Mebrahtom Keflezighi will run in qualifying heats.

Boldon will run in first round qualifying for the 100-meter dash
at 6:20 p.m. Boldon’s 9.93 is the fastest collegiate 100 meters
this season.

Later in the evening, Keflezighi will compete in the semifinals
of the 5,000 meters. Going into the NCAA’s, Keflezighi holds the
fourth best time in the nation.

* * *

UCLA head coach Bob Larsen and senior Mike Terry were garnished
with accolades Wednesday night by the NCAA.

Larsen was named the NCAA District VIII Coach of the Year. The
UCLA coach earned the nod from his peers after leading the Bruins
to a perfect 10-0 dual record and their fifth straight Pacific 10
Conference title.

Meanwhile, Terry who had his best meet two weeks ago at the
Pac-10 Championships, was named a District VIII GTE/Co-SIDA
Academic All-American. Terry is a business-economics major with a
3.728 GPA.

In the semifinals of the 400-meter relay, the UCLA team …
finished third in the opening heat … fast enough to join the
field in Friday’s final.SUSIE CHU/Daily Bruin

Scott Slover overcame a hamstring problem earn four points

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