Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
March 26, 1998

Sidelines

The UA track and field team hosts the Jim Click Invitational starting at 10 a.m. today and 11 a.m. tomorrow, and the Jim Click Wildcat Shootout Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.

The Wildcats look to senior All-American Dominic Johnson and junior two-time NCAA champion Amy Skieresz to lead the team.

Johnson finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championships in the pole vault two weeks ago with a mark of 18-2.5, an indoor school record. Skieresz won her second national title in the 5,000m with a time of 15:54.58.

The Wildcats will also be represented well in other events.

Chima Ugwu, who broke the school indoor record in the shot put earlier this season, finished sixth in that event at the NCAA Indoors with a throw of 61-10.5. Sophomore Carolyn Jackson ran a personal-best in the 400m last week in 53.37.

Competitors from Arizona, Ball State, Baylor, and Iowa will compete in the Shootout. Both Baylor's men's and women's relay teams captured the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 4x400m race.

The event takes place at Drachman Stadium and admission is free.

Briefly

Soon, Spanish-speaking residents of the Old Pueblo can enjoy watching Arizona Diamondbacks games live in their native language thanks to KHRR-TV40.

The 1998 season marks the first time a major league baseball team has had a significant schedule of home games produced and aired in Spanish.

KHRR-TV40 general manager Peter Padilla said the company is very "excited and proud to be the first Hispanic television station in the United States to broadcast 30 major league games."

The first game in Spanish is March 31, when the Arizona Diamondbacks play the Colorado Rockies in their home opener.

By the Numbers

251:

The number of runs the UA softball team has outscored its opponents. Through its first 34 games, the Wildcats have outscored opponents 292-41. The average is roughly 9-1. Plus, only 29 of the 41 runs yielded by Wildcat hurlers were earned, good enough for a team ERA of less than one, which is the top mark in the country.