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Celebrating 33 years of independence

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UK provost wins Missouri school's top job

By Adam Sichlio
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UK Provost Mike N ietzel’s 32-year ca-
reer at UK ended Friday when he won the
presidency of Southwest Missouri State
University

N ietzel. UK’s highest-ranking academic
official. accepted the unanimous nomina-
tion from SMS's Board of Governors at a
ceremony Friday morning. Nietzel beat out
two other finalists for the position. which
the board voted on Wednesday

“The University of Kentucky has de-
fined my adult and professional life. and in
the course of doing so. has afforded me
more opportunities and rewards than I
ever would have dreamed possible.“ Nietzel
said in a statement Friday

“Still. I realize that I have reached the
point where I want a chance to lead a
strong institution to its own higher

ground."

SMS announced N iet-
zel as a finalist Jan. 21.
and he took his official
visit to the campus in
mid-February Nietzel
will continue working at
UK with an interim
provost until June. and
will begin his duties in
Missouri on July 1.

SMS Board of Gover~
nors member Mary Sheid
said the campus let out a collective sigh of
relief when Nietzel was introduced as its
next president.

“It wasn’t that people were happy
they were ecstatic and overjoyed." Sheid
said. “I believe those words aren’t exagger-
ations.”

Nietzel‘s character and experiences at
UK boosted him above the rest of the can-

Nietzel

didates. Sheid said.

“Dr. Nietzel has an outstanding charis-
ma and warmth about his personality that
helps establish personal. oneonone rela-
tionships." a character trait that seemed
more noticeable in him than in the other fi-
nalists. Sheid said.

“Also. we sensed an extreme well-
roundedness." Sheid continued. “He has
great experience from the academic. educa-
tion side of a university At the same time.
he hasn‘t lost touch with the faculty or
stopped interacting with students."

Nietzel‘s personality stood out to Kelli
Wolf. the student representative on the
SMS Board of Governors.

“He‘s very magnetic. and he connected
with all the campus constituencies.” Wolf
said. “Everyone gave him rave reviews v
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Naming interim provost
is first step for Todd

By Adam Sictilio
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For the first time since he created the provost
position. UK President Lee Todd will need a new
second-incommand.

Provost Mike N ietzel accepted the presidency of
Southwest Missouri State University Friday mean-
ing he won‘t be coming back for the 200506 school
year.

Nietzel will continue working at UK into the
month of June and will assume the SMS presiden-
cy July 1.

For the time being, Nietzel will work alongside

 

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Farm hands
ra]1y to earn
better wages

Nationwide tour stops in Lexington;
Yum! Brands in Louisville final rally site

By Elizabeth Troutman
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Lucas Benitz wakes up every morning uncertain
of where the day will lead him.

For 12 years. the native Mexican has survived in
the United States by hopping from one farm to anoth.
er. picking tomatoes wherever his service is needed.

While the American family sits down to eat the
tomatoes he picked. his is struggling to put food on his
own table.

“It is waking up at 4 am. preparing lunch and go
ing out and looking for work." he said of his lifestyle.
“You never know you are looking for work every
day You come back home. prepare your dinner and go
to sleep.

“The next day it is the same."

Members of the Lexington community joined
Benitz and other agriculture workers from Florida to
condemn the fast-food industry in a gathering Satur-
day. part of a Taco Bell Truth Tour stop at Hunter
Presbyterian Church. The tour traveled around the
nation to rally against companies that buy from pro
duce companies that abuse their workers.

The event was intended to be a rally at the Taco
Bell on Nicholasville Road. but it was moved to the
church because of the weather conditions. Workers
rallied in Cleveland last week and suffered from the
cold temperatures there.

Benitz came to the United States in 1992. He does
not have a family in the United States. but he sends
$300 to $400 to his parents in Mexico every month. The
average farm worker receives 3‘30 per day for picking
two tons of tomatoes. The US. Department of Labor
recently reported that farm workers in Florida re-
ceive about $7.000 per year. Benitz said he labors more
than 14 hours a day

He wants the government to raise salaries and
give farm workers better insurance benefits.

“The work that is done here eliminates our suffer-
ing." he said. “It's the whole society that is suffering
as well. Farm workers receive sub-poverty wages. We
work without benefits or health insurance.“

The event was part of a nationwide tour to spread
awareness of the difficult Working conditions and low
wages of the working class. The tour ends next week
with a rally in Louisville. headquarters of Yum!
Brands. who owns Taco Bell. Pizza Hut and KP‘C.

Workers sang songs and gave motivational cheers.

Sarah Hall. representative of the Kentuckians for
the Commonwealth. is an Appalachian State U niversi-
ty graduate who will enter UK‘s graduate forestry pro
gram this fall. She grew up on a farm and said stu-
dents need to recognize where their food is coming
fmm. The agriculture business is struggling. she said.

“It is just being more aware of what you are eat-
ing." she said. “By buying locally it's more sustain-
able in general. People who put food in local markets
are more fairly compensated.

“We just aren't aware enough about what we put
in our body."

Amy Sommer. a recent graduate of the University
of Texas. is a member of the Student Farm Worker
Alliance who joined the tour for ethical reasons.

“I feel like it's atrocious. the condition of agricul-
ture workers.“ she said. “Students have the power to
change the conditions in the fields through the power
of consumers."

UK telecommunications sophomore (Thris Cassan-
dra found out about the meeting through an e-mail
listserv. He said he is interested in spreading the word
about the conditions of agriculture labor.

“I just really want to learn what 1 can do and gen-
erate and interest in the population." he said.

Benitz was pleased to see the turnout from the
Lexington community

“In just a few words. our human rights and civil
rights have been trampled." he said.

“That‘s not a problem just for us: it is the whole
country"

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UK boxer Kamaal Ahmad, a former UK football player, defeated Navy's Dan Brendel for the heavyweight championship Saturday night in the
Midwest Collegiate Boxing Regionals. Ahmad qualified for next month's National Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Boxer’s win hides a secret

By Jeff Patterson
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LOUISVILLE With his
stomach churning. Kamaal
Ahmad sits at his locker dis-
turbingly quiet.

He's hiding a secret from
his teammates and coaches.

He's barely touched on
the issue with them. All he
got was a couple of "uh-
hubs" from senior boxer
Chad Gilpin when talking
about the pain he felt.

The football player
turned boxer doesn't know
any routine to get ready for
this.

The biggest bout of his
life for the Midwest Colle-
giate Boxing Regional
heavyweight championship
against Navy's Dan Brendel

. is an hour away. It's the
last match of the night Sat-
urday at the Spectrum
Building. Louisville Male
High School's old home.

Ahmad can‘t sit still.

He’ll get up to shadow-
box every couple of minutes
to stay loose.

”I played football for 14.
15 years." Ahmad says. “nev-
er been nervous before.
ever."

The waiting is the worst
part. .

A million things race
through his head.

This is the first time that
anyone from Ahmad’s fami-
ly has seen him fight.
Among his fans in the crowd
are his sister. tWo nephews
and one UK football player.
.Iustin Haydock. a fellow
graduating reserve line-
backer.

“When your sister is
watching and your two
nephews who look up to
you.“ Ahmad says. "losing
doesn't exist."

So far iti his young box-
ing career. it hasn't.

He W011 his only colle-
giate bout Feb. 5 at Virginia
Military Academy. The 6‘

foot-2. 250-pounder defeated
a heavyweight fighter from
W‘st Point. NY

“After I won. I didn't
know what to do.“ Ahmad
says. “I called everyone from
the A's to 2's in that or-
der."

UK coach George Ginter
thinks Ahmad can box un-
der the bright lights of Las
Vegas. And that's after
coaching him for eight
weeks.

"I‘m so impressed with
Kamaal." Ginter says. “Un-
believable professional fu-
ture if he wants it. He‘s big
enough to be the teal deal.”

When Ahmad started
boxing for UK. he already
thought he was.

“Everybody thinks they
are Mike Tyson." Ahmad
jokes. “I thought I was
Tyson until I fought (‘had
the first time."

Ahmad left that bout
with the two-time All-Ameri-
can with a swollen eye and a

bad headache. But he's
learned plenty from Gilpin.
not to mention Coach Ginter.

“This is an individual
sport. but this is the most
unselfish group I‘ve been
around." Ahmad says.

Some of what he learned
on the gridiron transfers
over to boxing. Ahmad says
you have to have the tough-
ness of a linebacker and the
swiftness of a defensive
back.

But unlike football. box-
ing isn't a team sport. Every
thing falls on your shoul-
ders.

“Say you're in the
Swamp. you got 10 other
guys with you." Ahmad
says. “One on one. if you
lose. you lose. That's a huge
difference."

As the time approaches
for his match. he's still
bouncing around.

It's 9:53 pm. and the
match starts. Ahmad comes

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UK boxer defeats defending champion

By Chris Johnson
M KENTUCKY KEMI

[DUISVILLE With the twotime de-
fending national champion staring him
down. Steve Sampson dropped both of his
gloves and stared back. sticking his chin
out.

Just begging for a clean shot to the
head.

“That’s just my style. man." Sampson
said after the match against Navy's Amir
Shareef. who defeated Sampson by a

third-round knockout. “l showboat like
that."

Sampson was one of seven UK boxing
club participants in the Midwest Colle-
giate Boxing Regionals at the Spectrum
Building in Louisville Saturday. making
UK the second-most represented school at
the event. behind Navy

Sampson was leading Shareef in the
third mund when. according to UK box-
ing coach George Ginter. he “ran out of
gas.

“Sampson got whacked a little. got
tired and was staggering around a little.“
Ginter said. "He got the flu this week."

Sampson was clowning around less
and boxing more in the third round when
fatigue began to set in. knowing he was
ahead in the match and could beat a boxer
who had. according to Ginter. “annihilat-
ed everyone for three years."

Then his mouthpiece fell out. and
things unraveled quicker than a sweater

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Wolf is the lone non-voting member of
the board. but if she had a vote. she would
definitely have cast it for Nietzel. she said.

“He has a poise and magneticism
about him to connect with the community
at large.“ Wolf said. “We're proud that the
ugiversity has drawn someone of this cal-
1 r."

SMS‘ faculty are particularly pleased
with the board’s choice. Sheid said. be
cause N ietzel is an academic and SMS is
poised to move to the provost system. The
provost handles many of a university‘s
day-to-day operations and serves as the
chief academic official. supervising all
academic deans and programs.

UK President Lee Todd instituted the
provost system in 2001. and N ietzel is the
only administrator to serve in that role.

“He told us it was a much different an-
imal than when he first took the job.“
Sheid said. “He knows what UK did
wrong and what it did right; the faculty
thinks that‘s important."

Todd called Nietzel's departure a “bit-

tersweet" moment in an email to all facul-
ty and staff Friday

Though he’s proud for Nietzel, Todd
said he's “very disappointed that UK will
be losing a true scholar who has served
me and this university so well.

“Mike has been a key element in the
development of my administration and
was instrumental in moving this institu-
tion to the provost model." 'Ibdd said. “His
mark on this university is forever in-
scribed."

Nietzel has been at UK since 1973.
when he was a psychology professor. He
eventually took positions as chairman of
the psychology department and then dean
of UK’s Graduate School before Todd
named him interim provost in 2001. when
the provost system was created. Nietzel
took the position full-time in late October
2(X)2.
Faculty Senate Chairman Ernie
Yanarella said he was stunned at UK's
loss but said Nietzel is well equipped for
his new job in Missouri.

“One. he_has a considerable amount of
experience to bring to bear in top admin-
istrative positions.“ said Yanarella. a polit-
ical science professor.

“Secondly he‘s a quick-study artist."
Yanarella said. “I‘ve seen him get a solid
grasp of complex issues involving faculty.
administration and staff interests. He de

velops a command of the facts."

Nietzel will have to step in to the SMS
presidency and use those skills to estab
lish himself with other administrators
who will be judging his every move.
Yanarella said.

“But Mike is not the kind of person to
look over his shoulder to see how his pre
decessor would have done it." Yanarella
said. “He looks ahead“

Yanarella cited SMS’s desire to adopt a
provost system. as well as its issues with
faculty and staff salaries. as reasons why
Nietzel will feel right at home at SMS.

“He won’t be coming to an institution
with issues and concerns all that unlike
UK‘ Yanarella said. “In fact. these two
will seem all too familiar for Mike.“

Philipp Kraemer. who works under N i-
etzel as associate provost for undergradu-
ate education. said the loss of Nietzel in
particular is greater than losing a provost
in general.

“You certainly feel the absence (with
no provost). but more so given who it is."
Kraemer said.

“(Nietzel) is probably the most talent-
ed. innovative administrator I’ve known."
he said. “So to lose that much talent will
hurt even more."

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an interim provost. Todd said in an e-
mail to faculty and staff Friday. Todd
said he will appoint an interim provost
as soon as possible to “assure a smooth
transition" once Nietzel leaves his cur.
rent post.

Todd said he will soon assemble a
university search committee to conduct
a national search for a new provost.

Transition periods are dangerous for
a university. said Ernie Yanarella. chair-
man of the faculty Senate.

“What this university needs to do is
maintain the momentum of the last cou—
ple of years and not allow the transition
period to simply stall progress on this ed—
ucation highway." Yanarella said.

“Typically. an interim administrator
is essentially a caretaker. and there's
very little forward movement." said
Yanarella. a political science professor.
“Then. when you get a new one. it takes
that individual another nine months to
one year to learn the ropes.

“The risk is that the university’s
progress will be stymied for not just one
year but two." he said.

Philipp Kraemer. associate provost
for undergraduate education. also cau-
tioned against losing direction under in-
terim leadership.

“Let‘s find someone who’s willing to
steer the ship." Kraemer said. “This is
not the time to change course. but it‘s a
time to steer us forward."

Yanarella said he has at least six peo
ple who he considers competent and able
to step into Nietzel‘s role on a temporary
basis. but he didn't want to get into
specifics.

“I don't want to second-guess the
president.“ Yanarella said. “This is a sit-
uation where a decision needs to be
made quickly. but it must not be precipi-
tous.

“The president needs to have confi-
dence that it's an administrator who has
a full grasp of this university." he said.

Kraemer said he doesn‘t want to ex-
press preference regarding the interim
provost.

“I'd rather wait and let the process
move along. and make sure we don‘t lose
any momentum." Kraemer said. "We
need someone who really knows what

we’ve accomplished in the last three
years. someone with a good sense of the
president’s vision and our strategic plan.

“But that includes a lot of people."
Kraemer said.

Todd pointed out in his e-mail that
the person he chooses as the interim
provost will serve until the search com-
mittee selects a new provost. The e-mail
did not indicate any timeline for the com-
mittee to find a new provost.

This will be UK's second provost;
Todd created the system in 2001 and tem-
porarily appointed N ietzel —— then dean
of UK's Graduate School — to the spot
while a search was conducted.

Nietzel created some controversy
when, afier previously saying he wasn’t
interested in the provost job full-time. he
became the permanent provost in Octo
ber 2002.

The interim provost must ensure that
progress continues to be made at UK.
Yanarella said.

“The real risk. the real danger, is if
some opportunities get neglected and the
university does not work as efficiently as
if there was continuity in the office." he
said.

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Syrian group calls for street protests

By Megan K. Stack
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BEIRU’I‘ 7* The powerful Syria-
backed Hezbollah group yesterday
urged its followers to take to the streets
in a massive protest against “foreign in-
terference." abandoning its conciliatory
tone during recent weeks of political
unrest.

Hezbollah‘s demonstration. planned
for tomorrow. could serve as a counter-
punch to ongoing anti-Syria street
protests that toppled Lebanon's govern-
ment and forced Damascus to agree to
recall its soldiers.

The group‘s call to supporters is a
sign that the party feels threatened by a
Syrian withdrawal. The same ITN. reso-
lution that mandates the retreat of Syri-
an troops also demands that Lebanon's
militias lay down their weapons. an idea
that Hezbollah opposes.

A few days ago. Hezbollah officials
declared that they could bring 500.000
people into the streets but said that they
were refraining from mobilizing their
followers because they feared sparking
further tensions. Hezbollah's leader.
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah. urged dialogue
between the Lebanese factions and met
with an envoy from opposition leader
Walid .lumblatt.

Yesterday. Nasrallah accused anti»
Syria demonstrators of working as tools
for the United States and Israel. and
warned that a Syrian retreat was the
first step in Lebanese attempts to make
peace with the “Zionist enemy.“

Hezbollah “rejects this international
law because of its interference in our
internal affairs and because all of its

conditions are free. free. free services
for the Israeli enemy.“ said Nasrallah.
the Iranian-born cleric who is the
group's top official in Lebanon.

Nasrallah repeatedly stressed the
need for peaceful demonstrations and
warned that “chaos is forbidden." Still.
there is some fear that the dueling
demonstrations could ignite sectarian
tensions between Hezbollah's Shiite
Muslim followers and the predominant-
ly Christian. Druze and Sunni Muslim
demonstrators who have been rallying
for an end to Syrian domination under
the slogan "Independence 2005."

“What does it mean to disarm
Hezbollah?" asked Hezbollah
spokesman Mohamed Afif. “It means
disarming the only group that can de-
fend the Lebanese people. It means
opening Lebanon to Israel."

Hezbollah fears that a new Lebanese
government might try to dissolve the
powerful party altogether or make
peace with its archenemy. Israel. Parlia-
mentary elections are scheduled for the
spring. and could dramatically harden
Lebanon‘s stance toward both Syria and
Hezbollah.

”They can't really afford to be silent
on this: said Nezar Hamzeh. a professor
at the American University of Beirut.
“If they continue being passive. it's go-
ing to seem as though the whole country
subscribes to dismantling the resis-
tance."

Syrian President Bashar Assad was
to meet in Damascus today with
Lebanese President Emile Lahoud to ap
prove a plan to pull the estimated 16,000
Syrian soldiers to the Bekaa Valley.

close to the Syrian border. The troops
are expected to move as early as today.

Syria describes the redeployment as
a first step in a total withdrawal. but
US. officials yesterday continued to
slam the phased retreat. saying the Syri-
ans must quit Lebanon quickly and
completely. The United States and
France sponsored the UN. resolution
calling for a Syrian retreat and the dis-
armament of Lebanese militias.

US. officials and diplomats indicated
yesterday that Washington might be
flexible in its demand to ensure a Syrian
withdrawal does not create instability.

Although President Bush has de-
manded Syria‘s complete and immedi.
ate withdrawal from Lebanon, White
House counselor Dan Bartlett said: “If
he (Assad) was clear on living up to
those demands. those things could be
worked out when we say ‘irnmediate."‘

Hezbollah. Arabic for Party of God.
was born as an Islamic resistance move-
ment dedicated to driving out Israeli sol-
diers who had invaded Lebanon in 1982.
The group was widely credited in forc-
ing Israeli soldiers to retreat from
Lebanon in 2000. making them the only
Arab militia in history to drive Israel
from Arab land. Since then. Hezbollah
fighters have remained on Lebanon's
southern border with Israel. and have
launched frequent attacks against ls-
raelis in the disputed lands of Shebaa
Farms. which Hezbollah claims belong
to Lebanon.

A Hezbollah attack killed more than
200 US. Marines in Lebanon in 1983. and
the United States considers Hezbollah a
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out swinging.

“The nervousness left af-
ter the first punch.” Ahmad
says.

Ahmad connects with
thunderous left and right
hooks.

Entering the second
round, Ahmad holds the ad-
vantage.

Ginter knows it.

His team knows it.

And the fans know it.

Haydock lifts up scream-
ing. “Let’s go Kamaal. Let's
go. One more round."

In the corner after the
second round. Ginter gets in
Ahmad’s face teaching him
how to finish the match.

“Win this." Ginter says.

By the third round. his se-
cret is catching up to him.

He's drenched in sweat.

He‘s so tired that he‘s
leaning against his opponent.

But Ahmad still lands a
couple points to seal the win.
After the bell rings, he goes
to the corner to rest his head
on the ring post.

“He wasn‘t going to let
anyone whoop him in front of
his nephews," says Ahmad’s
sister, Taheerah Ahmad.

“An amazing amount of
heart." Ginter says. “He
could have quit a couple
times. He was sucking wind."

And Ginter didn‘t even
know the extent of what Ah-
mad had overcome.

The week before. Ahmad
spent two days laid up in the
hospital. He needed to have
his appendix removed. He
waited until the end of the
match to tell anyone.

“That‘s why I‘m out of
shape.“ Ahmad says. “I didn‘t
even box last week."

A few minutes later word
of Ahmad‘s feat reached Gin-
ter.

“1 want to see the scar."
says Ginter. an anesthesiolo-
gist at Good Samaritan Hos-
pital. “He should have told
me. I’ll kill him.

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caught in a car door.

“They're supposed to stop when my
mouthpiece came out." Sampson said. "I
didn't care. but they‘re supposed to.

“He was fighting from frustration.
throwing big hooks. He knew he was
down big."

One of the big hooks connected with
Sampson's chin as he attempted to dance
away, and before he knew it he was down
on the mat.

“It‘ll definitely be me and him in na-
tionals," Sampson said. "Seriously. I
could have used a loss because I was
clowning around too much. got a big
head."

Sampson said the loss was disap-
pointing but predicted he wouldn't feel
that disappointment again.

“I promise that won‘t ever happen
again. me losing.“ Sampson said.

In the highest-profile match of the
night, defending national champion
Greg Watten of Navy faced off with UK
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runner-up Chad Gilpin.

After three rounds of close-quarters
fighting. with Gilpin separating enough
from Watten to use his superior reach
from time to time. (lilpin won in a deci-
sion for his third consecutive regional
championship.

“He's a brawler." (iilpin said. “He
tried to box me three weekends ago at
(the Virginia Military Institute). and l
creamed him."

Gilpin ran his record against his ri-
val to +2. with Watten's two wins coni-
ing in national championship bouts.

"I hope we can stop that." Gilpin said
of the pattern where he wins regionals
and Watten wins nationals. “We‘ll just
have to see."

“After we both win nationals." Samp
son said of himself and (Lilpin. “we’ll go
to Cincinnati and do Golden Glows.
then both turn pro "

“Sampson knows what it takes to he
a pro."(‘yi1pin said. “He knows he‘ll have
to work a lot harder than he is. but he
can because he's in graduate school and
he has a job. and commutes from Shel
byville.”

John Paul Hart won the 117-pound
weight class for UK. and former football
player Kamaal Ahmad won the heavy-
weight division five days after having

 

Top: UK All-American boxer Chad
Gilpin makes sure Kamaal Ahmad
is ready for his bout by taping his
hands. Ahmad credits Gilpin for
helping him in his two wins this
year, as well as a swollen eye and
a headache.

“I thought I was (Mike) Tyson
until I fought Chad the first
time." Ahmad said.

Left: UK boxer Steve Sampson
lost to Navy's Amir Shareef in a
third-round knockout. Even
though he was the underdog,
Sampson said he felt the need to
showboat.

"Sampson got whacked a little,
got tired and was staggering
around a little," said UK coach
George Ginter.

UK will send seven boxer to com-
pete for national championships
April 4-6 in Colorado Springs,
Colo.

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Hart. Gilpin and Ahmad all qualified
for the national championships with
their regional titles. and Russel Lamont.
Billy Spalding. Nick Hundley and Samp
son. despite losing their regional cham-
pionship matches. also qualified for the
nationals April 4-6 in Colorado Springs.

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UK in the Regionals

. Navy's Jeremy Giggs defeated UK's Russel La
mont in the I25-pound weight class

. Navy's Adrian Evangelista defeatd UK's Billy
Spalding in the I39-pound weight class

. UK's John Paul Hart defeated Navy's BJ
Richardson in the I47-pound weight class

. Navy's Josh Sanborn defeated UK's Nick Hund-
ley in the 165-pound weight class

I Navy's Amir Shareef defeated UK's Steve
Sampson in the ITS-pound weight class

I UK‘s Chad Gilpin defeated Navy's Greg Watten
in the I95-pound weight class

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