PWI" Sb "II other Crispin deides to transfer STAT COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Jon CrispiA who along with his brother help1enn State reach the third round of 4i1CAA Tournament, has been gi mission to transfer. t Crispin, a two-year starter at g1, sked for the release yesterday. Hehas-ot said where he intends to fin- isltbhs ollege career. r.'QJyiously we're disappointed that Jo'at decided to transfer," Penn State coioberry Dunn said. "We wish him we1l1fi-hs future endeavors." Attempts to reach Crispin in State CoGe and at his family's home in Pit- m4 n J.,were unsuccessful. trna statement issued by the school, Ci'laid, "I feel that it is in my best intWr "' to pursue my academic and bas- ketall ,career elsewhere. ... The deci- sirom leave Penn State has been a very difti4ujt one for me and family." C1ispin played in all 33 games this seasM, starting 31. He averaged 7.2 po'tus-and 28 minutes per game, and wastitird on the team with 42 3-point- ers. *Cnispin, also a guard, finished his senior season as the team's leading scorer at 19.5 points per game. The Nittany Lions finished 21-12 this season, losing to Temple in the South Regional semifinals. Elway's father, Jack, dies of heart attack DENVER (AP) - Jack Elway, the fAr of John Elway, has died in Palm Spngs, Calif., of an apparent heart attack. . John Elway, the retired Denver Broncos' quarterback, flew to Palm Springs on Sunday to help his family malke funeral arrangements. Jack Elway died Saturday night at his home, according to Jim Sacco- mano, the Broncos' diretor of media regons. Jack Elway retired last year as 7e Broncos' director of pro scout- ing.o "A lot of people don't understand how ,ctose he (John Elway) and Jack were, even the people around him," Broncos owner Pat Bowlen said. "What a classy, loving person. He was as fine a coach as there was and, moreirpportant, as fine a man as there was," said Colorado State football co. Sonny Lubick, who was an ass nt.under Elway at Stanford. During the 1960s, Jack Elway was a high school coach in Washington and Montana. Ast the. college level, he was head coach at Cal State-Northridge, San Jose State and Stanford in thel970s and 1980s. He was recognized for his outstanding performance at San Jose St* by being inducted into the Ring of Honor in 1998. He also was coach of the Frankfurt Galaxy. in the World League from 1991-92 and scouted for the New York Jets in 1990 before joining the Broncos as scouting director. Marijuana charges dropped against Smoot STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Mis- si*pi State All-American corner- back fred Smoot, who is expected to be an early round in this week's NFL draft, was arrested in March for mari- juana:possession, but the charges were dropped last week, court officials said. Smoot was arrested on March 21 by Starkville Police, according to court rec ds. Oktibbeha County Justice Court Clerk said yesterday the case went to courtwon April 10 and the charges were dropped because they were not prose- cuted: by the arresting officer. Smoot couldnot be reached for comment. He -was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back, after recording four interceptions and breaking up 19 pass- es last season. 5-foot-l1, 175-pounder started 11 games for Mississippi State in 2000 but was ruled academically inelig'ble for the Independence Bowl, where the Bulldogs beat Texas A&M 43-41 in overtime. Kenyan domination stopped in Boston STON (AP) - A South Korean who nearly quit running after a poor showing at the Sydney Olympics ended Kenya's 10-year winning streak at the Boston Marathon. Lee Bong-ju became his country's first ghampion in 51 years yesterday The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 17, 2001- 3B 'M' runners have much to build on for upcoming Big Tens By Rhonda Gilmer Daily Sports Writer With six weeks to go until the Big Ten Champi- onships, the Michigan women's track team has a lot of in-house sweeping up to do. To prepare for the strain and stress imposed on athletes during the meet, the Wolverines are working hard now. Michigan has already showed success by winning its past meet, the Michigan Triangular, and expects to improve upon its current times. "We're going to continue to improve as a team as the season goes along," Michigan coach James Henry said. "This was a more lax meet that gave us some confidence for future meets."I Being at home may have been an advantage, which gave some positive foresight for the team. "There were a lot less people, which was nice - it was just Michigan teams," sophomore Rachel Sturtz said. "We were able to see what points we could get and how well-balanced the team was." - Also in the lineup this past weekend was junior Tasha Phillips. She competed in and won the 100- meter low hurdles. Phillips, who was injured throughout indoor season, has been an additional element to the team dynamics for outdoor season. It's an added bonus that she could return after indoors and compete at a high level. "I knew I had the advantage going into the meet," Phillips said. After her first major win at a scoring meet, Phillips should be able to recuperate from her dis- appointing indoor season. In the distance events, the team is performing- well. Senior Katie Jazwinski has already provx-t: sionally qualified for NCAA in the 1,500 run arld is expected to qualify for additional events. "We don't have the depth in the distance all-,a: around, but we do have it in Katie Jazwinski who's capable of scoring in three meets," Assistan coach Mike McGuire said. 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