Wash. State Univ. Vs. Univ. of So. Calif

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1999 VOL. 106 No. 67

WASH. STATE UNIV. VS. UNIV. OF SO. CALIF.

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OVER STORY: BROUGHT TO YOU BY. ~~ LEAFORD HACKETI HAS HIS HANDS FULL OF FOOTBALLS PAGE 7 OLLEYBALL: FRESHMAN KORTNEY JAMTMS HAS RETURNED TO PULLMAN C IS FOR COUGRRWINS. WSU HRS PAGE 3 DEFERTEDUSC ON~Y TWICE IN THE ~RST 32 YERRS. OCCER: .... SENIOR CHRISTINA PALLAN HAS I THE NUMBER: PLAYED HER FINAL GAME FOR THE COUGARS PAGE 8 .... ~ UTCH T. COUGAR: 1888 _. BUTCH IS RIDING HIGH ON HIS WSU HRS NOT DEFERTEDUSC IN COUGAR CRIMSON SCOOTER PULLMRN SINCE 1986, WHEN JIM WRLDEN wns WSU'S CORCH. PAGE 9 OOTBALL: I FWSU AND USC ARE LOOKING TO THE ~mER: CLIMB OUT OF THE PAc-10 CELLAR PAGE 10 N N IS FOR NOVEMBER.

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:su HRS R .279 WINNING • B2 8 PERCENTRGEFOR THE LRST 14 USC HRS R .626 WINNING NOVEMBERS. PERCENTRGERLL TIME IN I NOVEMBER. THELrnER: I o THELrnEII:

o IS FORTHE DUHE, JOHN WRYNE. JOHN WRYNE IS R USC RLUMNI. W SO RRE GEORGE LueRS RND STEYEN SPIELBERG. W IS FOR ONE WIN. MIHE PRICE HRS DEFERTEDUSC ONLY ONCE IN I HIS CRREERRT WSU. THE NUMBER: I THE NUMBER: 11 92,000 usc HRS WON11 OF ITS LAST 15 USC PLRYS ITS HOME GRMES IN THE GRMES PLRYED ON RRTIFICIR~ TURF. LOR RNGELES MEMORIRL COLISEUM WHICH HOLDS 92,000 PEOPLE. ' Freshman hitter Kortney Jamtaas is more than a WSU SPORTS WEEKEND [l(]]~@]O )](]]lKl~O SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 13. 1999

Sabine Trenkler It was a big adjustment com- '" love defense," she said. ~ ing here because the workload is "I've always had decent ball con- CJ3arb& Olaf! CZiJe!comes <]jou % Sports Weekend bigger, she said. But Jamtaas said trol; that helps. I always knew if I 'Utl~a SUPER 8 MOTEL - MOSCOW einga Cougar is her daily schedule has not went to play collegiate volleyball, changed much. I'd just be in the back row." 8 nothing new in t4ttrn 175 Peterson Drive, Moscow, ID 83843 "I've been having to juggle Jamtaas said she doesn't mind • '<'!!SY!' (208) 883-1503 Fax (208) 883-4769 Kortney athletics and school my whole that her defense is often over- Jamtaas' family. life," she said. "It's just on a big- looked in favor of offensive • 24 hour: Front Desk, Coffee, Cocoa, Tea BNeither is living in Pullman. ger spectrum now. You just have plays. • Breakfast Bar Iamtaas, an outside hitter and to be organized and know what "The team knows that I'm defensive specialist for the you are doing." important, and for me it's not huge (]jour 910me 9!way q:;.om 91ome) Cougars, is the eighth person in Jarntaas is the Cougars' defen- for the newspapers and everyone to For Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-800-8000 sive specialist and mostly plays in be like 'oh'," she said. "I get my her family to attend WSU. This Motel is independently owened and operated pursuant to a franchise agreement with SUPER 8 MOTELS. INC. the back row. She was born in Pullman, SeeLocal Yokel on page 11 Wash. Her father was a setter on ------~------~ the men's volleyball club team at WSU before he graduated in 1976. "My dad would always say we need another Coug in the family," lamtaas said. "When I was ten, I said, 'No way, I'm not going back "Get prepaired for winter weather to Washington State.' And here I am." or a ·trip over the pass!" jarntaas family moved to Arizona when she was a child. Later, they moved to California. Remove ice and where she has been living since. snow and improve lamtaas was an eight-time let- vision with ANCO terwinner at Miramonte High winter wiper blades School in Orinda. Calif. She also played soccer, long-jumped and .ANCa ran relays on the track team. As a sophomore. her volleyball team was Tri-County Athletic 334-2585 200 S. Grand, Pullman League and North Coast Division III champions. Jamtaas was named first team all-league and second team all-region. Jamtaas continued to pile up honors in her junior and senior years with first team all-league and all-region recognition. Her volleyball team won the league both years. She was Player of the Year at the North Coast club team her exp. Dec. 31, 1999 final year of high school and fin- ished second at the IS-Open 80·800/0 Nationals with the City Beach 18- Black team that season. Jamtaas was named one of the Contra Costa Times' top 50 female athletes during her sophomore, junior and senior years. LAST GAME HOME SALE She had her choice of many universities. but WSU - and pullman - was her choice. lamtaas said WSU has the best Check out new Greek merchandise overall program. All merchandise priced to,. sell!!! The connection between the players and the coaches is better than at other universities and the .OPEN SUNDAY M-F 8am-6pm support staff is really good. she Sat. 8am-Spm added. "It's just a better fit here than 331-5233 Sun. 10am-4pm other places." Jarntaas said. "I like it a lot. , like the small town NE 1000 Colorado 326 Troy Hwy, Moscow atmosphere. I m "ot much of a (only 1 block from big-city person." the Bookie) 883-3141 ., ...,.... WSU SPORTS WEEKEND 4 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13,'1999

NO NAME POS HGT WGT YR. EXP 1 HOLDEN, CURTIS LB 6-2 225 JR TR 1 WYNN, MILTON WR 6-4 200 JR TR 2 RILEY, EARL DB 6-2 207 SR" 1V 3 GIBBONS, LEJUAN DB 5-10 175 SR' 3V 3 NESEN, KJELL QB 6-2 190 FR HS 4 KEGEL, MATT QB 6-5 207 FR HS 5 MINNERS, DANTE CB 5-9 187 JR· SQ 5 PRICE, JAMES LB 5-11 210 JR 2V 8 WILLIAMS, MARCUS WR 6-5 215 JR TR 9 ANDERSON, KAREEM P 6-0 199 SR 1V 10 NEWMAN, BILLY FS 5-11 198 SO· 1V 12 MENCKE, PAUL QB 6-5 228 JR' 1V 13 BIRNBAUM, STEVE QB 6-4 220 SR" 3V 15 TINSLEY, ALEX RB 5-11 190 JR" 1V 17 GESSER, JASON QB 6-1 197 FR" SQ 18 MATSON, TAYLOR DB 6·0 160 FR HS 18 NETTLES, CURTIS WR 5-7 160 FR' SQ 19 THOMPSON, LAMONT FS 6-2 208 JR 2V 20 BURNETT, DEaN RB 5-10 210 FR HS 21 DECAMBRA, SEAN WR 5-10 182 SR· 1V NO. NAME pos. HT. WT. YR. 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TB 5-11180FR.*ISo.SQ 31 HANSELL, TYLER WR 6-0 184 JR· TR EDGE: WSU 15 NEWBURY, DAVID PK 5-9 17050.150_ JC 31 UNDERWOOD,ORv. DB 5-8 172 JR TR 14 SHAPIRO, RYAN LB 5-11 230JR. "/SR. SQ, 32 NICASSIO, JESSE P 6-0 160 FR HS t7 1{t4rGHT, DARRYL LB 6- 3 215 se.v»: 1V f---- 33 THIELBAHR, JEREMY RB 6-2 235 SO" 1V Deon 16 D~\:tQN~M4"" QB ~:l 1~pSO."'Ja:SQ. l4 GLEASON, STEV'E LB 6-0 218 SR* 3V Burnett '18 SpWA6D, ft.;~AY. ~. 5-1111$$1i./5R. 3V ,15 DAVIS, fRA 08 '6-2 182FR HS 19 GlJYNESS. S,.~tn.E;Y. WR 6-2 190JR.-iSli._ SQ 35 LUNDE, Scott WR 6-2 190 FR HS .21E;'IAALAEfOO'TB' 6·0 2tOSo.*/Ja. 1V 35 REDOING.fR, TYLER LB 5·11 200 FR· ~ 22 ' S 6--2 215SR.lSR. )V 3~ tfEp,EEN s :M.w. DE 6-6 262 SO tv \jr;;J 23. C ., UEAA~ CB 6;'0 1,85$1I.*/SR.. 1V JR· 2V li 37 HAWKtNS, ADAM RB 5-11 215 24"FLETCfiERt S~I)V S 6 3 185FR.lFR. '- 38 DUNNING, DREW K 5-11 165 FR HS Choo-...,;.... 25 FORD,~ DE 6.] ..,245So.*'JR. 2V 41 ZUBEDI, FARWAN WR 5-9 171 JR" 2V Morton EDGE: USC 26 REESE, ERIC CB 5-11 200 So."/ JR. So. 42 SIMMONS, MELVIN LB 6-1 192 FR HS 27 JACKSON, JABARI TB 6-2 220SR. "/SR. 1V 43 ISAACSON, MIKE LB 5-11 211 FR HS 28 LANI)RIGAN, CHAJU.IE..FB 6-0 2Z050.'*IJR.SQ 43 PRINGLE, JASON R8 5-9 200 fRIO So. ~--~ian the 28 LOCE, RICK S ,-11'190SR;-/5I1, SQ. SR· a Heisman 44 EMMERSON, GRADY... LB 6-0 205 3V INlInrli(lntp but has 29 CARTER, FRANK S 6-0 1905~."/SR. 3V 45 TRUFANT, MARCUS • DB 5-f1 178 f;,R HS up to ~O{AR8ET, KEVIIt ttl $-11 115FR.lFII. - 46 MIZ1N, RUSSELIL 1"£ 6-4 229 FR· So. lexoectcnons, much 31 OtfALETE, IFEANyi S 6,1 220JR.lJR. 2V 280 FR HS USC,Taylor also 34 PIERSON, CtV.!) F& 6-1' 240FR •• SQ 47 PARRISH, JoSH TE 6-6 not met expecta- 'SO. 48 GENATONE, AL LB 6-0 215 FR HS but has shown 35 PAPADAKIS, PETROS·tr8 6-1 210'5R,*/SR. 2V 49 BROWN, ISAAC TE 6-3 212 FR HS {:;l~ of picking up the 36 .GRAHAM, AAR.o~ L& 6·2 220F~.!FR. - FR'" as the season 36' MARCO, MIGUEL WR 5-11 175So.*'JR. SQ. 50 SHAVIES, FRED LB 6-2· 232 So. R. Jay ---ll!J~ '--"_'''1~;,...,;c down, 50 WILHELM, MATT OL 6-3 280 FR HS 31 BELL, DAVID PK 6-0 195JR."/SR.2V Soward EDGE: USC 51 TUUPO,TuPO LB 6-3 246 SO' 1V 38 MAcGILLIVRAY, MII(~P·PKS-10 205So.*/JR.1V 52 HUNT, TYLER OL 6-3 268 FR" sci 40 FLETCHER, MIGUEL TB 5-11190FR."/So. SQ 52 SCHAAF, STEVl:: LB 5-11 207 JR· So. 41 BROWN, ROCK\, WR 6--0 185SR."'SR.5Q 53 SHELFORD, MIKE OL 6-2 248 FR HS 41 HARRIS, ANtoINNE CB 5-8 180SR."/SR. SQ. 55 CAMARENA, MELVIN OT 6-2 272 JR TR 42 RICHARD, Krus C8 6,.0 175 So.·'JR. 1V 56 BRINDAMOUR, RYAN LB 6-2 212 50* SQ 43 POLAMALU. TROY S 5·10200FR.lFR.· 56 KONGAIKA, TOMASI DT 6-1 288 FR" SQ 44 ABDUL-MALIK, S. L8 6-3 240JR. "'SR. 2V 57 MARONG, SERIGN LB 6-2 236 SO" 1V 45 GOMEZ, MARK TB 5-1·0 200S0.*'JR. JC 58 GfCAS, JOE' LB 6-0 210 SR" 1V 45 POLtARD, MIKE LB 6-0 225 SO.ISo. 1V 59 SAUM, ROD~EY OL 6-4 313 FR HS 47 MORGAN, JOHN S 6-2 195JR."/SR.SQ 59 PICKERING, BRANDONLB 5-H~ 198 JR" SQ 48 OCHS, BRENNAN FB 6-2 230JR. "/SR. 2V 60 CRISCIONE, JOE OL 6-3 280 SR· 1V EDGE: USC 48 HORWITZ, KENNY LB 6-0 200SR.*/SR.- 61 EASTER, TRACY OL 6-2 297 SO· So. 49 MUNOZ, DAVID WR 5·10 185JR.'"/SR. JC 61 MATSON, AUSTIN DE 6-3 246 JR" 2V Steve has been a 50 DENMON, ERlc C 6-1 265JR."'SR.2V 62 KNOTTS, BILL¥ OL 6-6 264 FR HS ' . consistent play maker 51 WAlLACE, HENRY lB 6-2 210SQ. "'JR. 1V 5-10 188 JR* So. Gleason for the Cougars, But 52 ABDUL-SHAHEED, S. DE 6-4 250JR. "/SR. 2V 62 PICKERING, RYAN LB even he is tiring Oftry· 63 HUGHES, JASON Ol 6·6 280 FR" So. ing to support the mal- 53 HOLLAND, ARMAND LB 6-1 225 FR.vse, SQ 64 WALDEN-SCHULZ, L C 6-4 261 SR" 1V functioning offense. 54 BOTTOM, ALEX C 6-4 220FR.lFR. - Abdul'Halik is a three- LB 6-0 212 FR· HS 54 DAYE, ANTHONY DE 6-1 240FR."'SO. SQ. 65 WAGeMAN, REGGIE ", year starter for USC 66 WORTHINGtoN, T. OT 6-2 305 SO" HS \j~ and was a second 55 STEELE, MARKUS LB 6-3 215JR.lJR. JC 67 RATCLIFF, Je;.E DE 6-3 248 SR' lV team All·Pac·10player 56 NAZEL,OMAR LB 6-5 215FR.lFR. - SuLtan _--IlL-::! last year, 68 CALHOUW, RYAN DE 6-2 250 FR HS AbduL-Malik· 57 WILLIAMS, AARON DT 6-3 280SR.*/SR.3V 68 LARSON, ERIK OG 6-4 270 JR lV EDGE: WSU 58 CHILDERS, MATT DE 6-4 260JR. "/SR. SQ. 69 LOCKER III, PHILLIP OL 6-5 282 FR" So. 59 PROSSER, CHRIS LB 6·4 220FR.lFR. - 70 RAYMOND, REED OT 6-8 316 JR* 1.V 61 McSHANE, MATT C 6-5 300SR.·/SR. 2V 71 SCHWARZ, MIKE Ol -(,-3 292 SR· 1V with , 62 KATNIK, NORM OG 6-5 24~FR'/F~. - Billy Newman has showed 72 ,KLlNGEMAN, MATT OL 6-3 102 fR HS Newman the obilities to cover 64 MA£.KAY,WeAlS OG 6"5 250 FR.lFR. - 73 RAYMOND, RYAN OG 6-7 306 JR" W deep and to make 66 TORRES, ERIC OT 6-5 3tOFR.lFR. - 74 TU.JAGUE, RYAN or 6-6 293 SR" 1V tackles on the line, 68 McCAFFREY, B~ENT OT 6-5 275JR.*/SR.2V 144 FR !-IS Simmons has been the 75 NELSON, STEVE Ol 6-3 heart of the USC 69 WILSON, ZACH OG 6-,4 300 FR."'So. 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JR. 2V 86 DOUGLAS, DEANDRE WR 6-1 193 FR" SQ 82 KELLY, KAREEM WR 6-1 185 FR.lFR. - 87 MEIER, ROB DE 6-6 276 SR* 3V 83 STEVENSON, STEVE WR 6- 2 205 FR.lFR. - 88 FERNANDEZ, ROBERT WR 5-8 160 SO" TR 84 SWANSON, PAT TE 6-4 235SR.!SR. 2V 88 LONG, RIEN OL 6-7 248 FR HS 85 HUBER, SCOTT TE 6-3 255FR."/SO.SQ 90 ALEAGA,ING DL 6-2 291 FR* SQ 86 HAYES, WINDRELl WR 6-0 205SR."lSR. 1V 90 LAM8ERT, NICK K 5-11 181 SO· SQ 87 NICKELS, MATT WR 6-1 190JR."/SR.- 91 HOLLENBECK, JOEY DL 6-4 280 SO 1V 89 ALLMOND, MARCELL WR 6·2 180FR.lFR. - 92 TORIAN, MARKUS WR 6-0 199 FR· SQ 90 NIELSEN, RYAN DT 6-5 275So."'JR.1V 93 HENDE~SON, PATRICKWR 6-1 175 SO· SQ 91 BOSKOVICH, JOE TE 6-5 245 FR.lFR. - 94 HOLLENBERG, BRIAN DL 6-4 269 FR* SQ 91 DEMARS, BOBBY DE 6-4 240So.*/JR. SQ 95 CARMICHAEL, JESS TE 6-2 206 FR* HS 92 DICKERSON, KORI DE 6-4 230 So. ·/JR. lV 95 WILLIAMS, JEREMEY OL 6-5 253 FR HS 93 RILEY, BERNARD DT 6-3 295 FR.lFR. - 96 MOEN, JOSH WR 6-1 195 SO" HS 94 COLLINS, DARREN OT 6-3 280JR. "'SR. 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Chris Pierle problem playing all the skill positions dur- Sports Weekend ing his first year of football. He played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, eaford Hackett has cornerback and whatever the coaches . made quite an impres- asked him to play. Football was Hackett's best sport grow- sion during his two ing up but basketball was his favorite, he years at WSU. said. In 18 games, the senior wide receiver "I wasn't a shooter, but I used to always has 96 receptions, and needs 11 more to steal the ball from everyone because I was break into the WSU career Top 10. Hackett so quick," Hackett said. needs four receptions to become the fourth Hackett played basketball at Poly WSU player to have 100 catches over two Technic High in Sylmar, Calif., but he said consecutive seasons. he realized his 5-foot-9-inch stature would "I'm pretty sure I'll look back at my prevent him from playing in college. college career and appreciate what I did, But Hackett still had football to fall but right now it's just routine," Hackett back on. His 1,600 receiving yards during said. "Nothing is spectacular to me." his senior season was the best in the city. Hackett carries himself with an era of Despite his success at the high school confidence. He said he's not cocky but he ranks, few Division I schools recruited 'knows he's a good football player. Many him. Nearby USC talked to him, but only people wouldn't expect that type of attitude small colleges offered him a scholarship. from a 5-foot-9-inch, 175-pound receiver. But Hackett didn't qualify to attend a But his attitude is what allowed him to four-year school anyway, which turned out become the player he is today. to be a blessing in disguise. Hock ~ttI ads thr Cougars in r -'ption" th po-'t tWO,",Qsons

People told him he was too small to play college football. In high school, he AT Los ANGElES VALLEY COLLEGE weighed just 150 pounds. At first, Hackett said he told himself he But it didn't matter. shouldn't be at a junior college. He said he "I've been able to succeed at every thought he should be playing at a Division level I've played at," Hackett said. I school, and was too talented to be at a Hackett's hard work is another reason two-year college. he's been able have success. But his two years at Los Angeles Valley "Everyone looks up to him for that," College fumed out to be the highlight of said WSU coach Mike Price. "No one his football career. Not just because he was works harder than him." having success on the field, but because he was close friends with many people at the THE BEGINNING schooL His experience at WSU has been Leaford Hackett's mom Linda did not much different. want her son to play football as a young- "I just know the football players here," ster because he was so smalL But when he Hackett said. "I really don't know anyone was in the seventh grade, his cousin, else. I don't even know the fans." Anthony Pooler, was able to convince her Hackett caught 70 passes for 899 yards to let her son play football. A good athlete, Hackett said he had no - SeeAli Hands on page 10 Your Place at WSU Show Your Cougar Pride Stop by the

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THE FUTURE Hackett said he has been watching undersized wide receivers having success in the NFL, since he was a young child. "I love guys like David Palmer and Giyn Milburn," Hackett said. 'Their backs were against the wall and they had to go through a Io: of the same things I had to go through with my size. If I improve some of my weak points, I feel that I can accomplish the same things they uccornpl ishcd." Hackett doesn't have the 6- foot-4-inch frame NFL scouts look for in a wide receiver. He's fast, but he doesn't have bla/.ing speed. He needs to get stronger. Hackett hears that stul!' all the time, but it doesn't discourage hi m. "I wi II get faster and I wi II get stronger," Hackett said. "And I will play in the NFL."

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