Series event scheduled for Saturday

Sigma Alpha Epsilon junior Dan Burns made his intentions clear for this weekend's Miss-N-Out just moments after losing to Phi Delta Theta senior Josh Beatty in Wednesday's individual time trials.\n"He's fast. He's a good rider," Burns said of Beatty, who won the trials with a time of 2:29.87. "But I'm looking for blood in Saturday's Miss-N-Out. Tell him he's got one coming."\nBurns is one of more than 100 male riders trying to dethrone Beatty, the defending Miss-N-Out champion, beginning at noon Saturday at Bill Armstrong Stadium. Burns, who raced in the same heat as Beatty in Wednesday's individual trials, finished almost four seconds behind Beatty with a time of 2:33.06. \nAlthough series events such as Miss-N-Out, which emphasizes pack-riding and strategy, aren't exactly a scientific method of determining the top riders, they do give some indication of who's leading the pack. Based on the results of Wednesday's trials and last year's race events, Beatty has established himself as one of the top men's riders.\nBeatty is the only rider who has recorded top-10 finishes in the last three individual trials, advanced to the finals of Miss-N-Out and competed for a team that finished in the top five of last year's Little 500.\n"He won (Miss-N-Out) last year, so he's going to be a favorite, and everyone's going to be gunning for him," Burns said of Beatty. "I'm looking to take him down. I don't want him to get all the glory."\nJust like individual trials, Miss-N-Out favors sprinters. Riders are arranged in heats of six to eight competitors and seeded according to individual trial results. One rider is eliminated after every lap, and two or three cyclists advance to the next round. The event consist of three rounds with six riders advancing to the third and final round. \n"Miss-N-Out is not a big deal to me," Beatty said. "It's just fun. I will probably go out there, have fun and do what I can."\nIncluding Beatty, three of the six men's finalists from last year are competing Saturday. Chi Phi senior Kevin Gfell and Sigma Phi Epsilon junior Mike Zycinski finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in 2000. \n"I think it's a fun event and has a more competitive nature than (individual trials) or quals because anybody can win," Zycinski said. "The fastest or strongest rider on the track doesn't always win.\nLike most Little 500 events, experience is important in Miss-N-Out, which rewards aggressive tactics. Many inexperienced riders are still uneasy about riding in packs, and fail to realize when they have to make a move (to) the front. \n"You have to ride aggressive," Zycinski said. "My freshman year, I kind of stayed in the back and didn't realize you have to ride in front to stay competitive." \nFour of the six women's finalists will be in this year's field, including Chi Omega senior Emily Kiefer, Delta Gamma senior Lauren Naset and Kappa Alpha Theta seniors Krissy Johnson and Brett Gentile. Kiefer, who finished third in 2000, is the highest placing returning rider. Elizabeth Andrew of Kappa Kappa Gamma won last year's event.\nWomen's individual trials winner, Alpha Delta Pi senior Emily Derkasch, advanced to semifinals in Miss-N-Out. Derkasch won Wednesday's time trials with a time of 2:53.34, edging Johnson for the title.