Staff Reports
Arizona Daily Wildcat
January 15, 1998

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Arizona Daily Wildcat Amy Skieresz

Amy Skieresz, a five-time All-American in cross country and track for Arizona, will be honored during halftime of tonight's men's basketball game against Arizona State. Skieresz, who was undefeated during the regular season and finished second in the NCAA Cross Country Championships in December, will be on hand to pick up some hardware.

Kathleen "Rocky" LaRose, UA's senior associate athletic director, said Skieresz will be receiving her 1996 NCAA Cross Country Championship ring and her 1996 and 1997 Pacific 10 Conference rings.

Skieresz was a finalist for the 1997 Honda-Broderick Cup Award, which honors the outstanding collegiate woman athlete of the year. This year's Broderick Award recipient was Cindy Daws, a soccer standout for the University of Notre Dame. Daws, a senior midfielder who helped lead the Fighting Irish to the 1997 NCAA Women's Soccer Final Four, received the honor on Monday.

The Arizona rugby team will resume its season Friday as they host an exhibition match against Otago University of New Zealand at Estevan Park. Kick off is set for 3:45 p.m.

The Wildcats are 3-0 this season, winning all three at the Reno Invitational in October. Otago is making its sixth appearance in Tucson dating back to when the series began in 1984.

The New Zealand squad has won all but one match in the series. Arizona beat them 16-10 in 1991.

Admission is free. Estevan Park is located at 1000 N. Main Ave. at Speedway Boulevard.

Briefly

ESPN's Chris Myers will chat with O.J. Simpson tonight at 4p.m.

The "UpClose" interview is billed as no holds barred.

Simpson, the former NFL running back, was aquitted of killing his ex- wife and her friend.

By the Numbers

23:

The average margin of victory UA's men's basketball team has posted in its 13 wins this season. The Wildcats' three losses were by a combined 13 points to three ranked teams - Kansas, Duke and Florida State.