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----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Boozer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 10:10 AM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] Deere Tim Boozer > No, as in not a close cousin or anything along that line. I've never heard > of him. Everybody with the last name "Boozer" however, stems from three > brothers who immigrated to South Carolina from Switzerland in the late > 1700's, so we're related somehow. > > It's good to see him wearing crimson! > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of Pat Smoot > >Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 8:38 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [RollTideFan] Deere Tim Boozer > > > > > >A relative of yore's? > > > > > >UA track athletes compete for spots at nationals > > > >By Tommy Deas > >Sports Writer > >May 28, 2004 > > > >A year ago, Steven Boozer was a tall, lanky kid who could throw a discus > >pretty good, even though he didn't know what he was doing. > > > >Now the University of Alabama freshman from Pulaski, Miss., is poised to > >earn a spot at the NCAA Track and Field Championships. > > > >Boozer is one of several UA athletes competing in the NCAA > >Regional at Baton > >Rouge, La., which runs today and Saturday. The top five finishers in each > >event earn a bid to the national meet June 9-12 in Austin, Texas. > > > >Boozer is ranked 20th in the nation in the discus with a best throw of 184 > >feet, 4 inches. > > > >"That would be a great accomplishment, to go to nationals as a > >freshman," he > >said. > > > >Considering the circumstances, a trip to the nationals for Boozer would be > >remarkable. He learned to throw the discus on his own, watching tapes of > >other throwers and working with his father. > > > >"I never had a coach at high school," he said. "I just worked on it every > >day after school." > > > >Alabama assistant coach Rod Tiffin got a tip that convinced him to take a > >look at Boozer last year. What he discovered was a 6-foot-6 kid with raw > >talent who was throwing good distances with no technique. > > > >"We get these calls all the time," Tiffin said. "They told me he's throwing > >200 feet in practice, and that raised my eyebrows. > > > >"If you saw him in high school and saw him now, you wouldn't know you're > >looking at the same guy. He's put on about 35 pounds and his technique has > >changed completely." > > > >Even with the weight gain, Boozer still looks on the skinny side at about > >210 pounds. > > > >"I would say at least 80 percent of the other guys I compete > >against are 6-3 > >to 6-4 and have an average of 30 or 40 pounds on me," he said. "I've done > >pretty well as far as what I came here with. > > > >"I just turned 19 years old a couple of days ago. I've got that > >advantage to > >grow and develop. I see nothing but a straight road ahead." > > > >Boozer has earned an invitation to the IAAF World Junior Championships this > >summer in Italy. As his technique gets better, Tiffin believes he can > >compete at the national and international level. > > > >"He's a guy that's going to lead our team for the next three years," the > >coach said. > > > >Among the other athletes on the Alabama men's teams competing at the > >regional are Peter Etoot in the 800 meters and 1,500, Gabe Warren in the > >high jump, Todd Fayant in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and Byron Gibson in > >the 110-meter hurdles. > > > >Alabama's regional chances took a blow when star sprinter Chauncey Harris > >had knee surgery after the SEC Championships. The other competitors on a > >young team hope to take up the slack. > > > >"We've got to carry the banner," said Warren, a junior. > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________ > >RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > > >"Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > > >To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription > >visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
