Tuesday, November 4,1980
Road Runners
Ranked Second
Nationally
The Clarion
by Gregg Largen
On Thursday, October 23, the
Brevard Cross Country team was
ranked second in the nation by
the NJCAA. The team in first is
Pima Community College in
Arizona.
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On October 25, Brevard wound
up its regular season schedule
with a second place finish at the
5000 meter Tennessee In
vitational. Brevard was led by
Mark Kennard who finished sixth
with a time of 16; 14. Kennard was
followed by Ronnie Treadway in
seventh place, Roger Saltsman
12th, Erik Day 13th, Randy Ward
14th, and Ed Fore in 21st.
On October 22, Brevard took
wins over the Furman J.V.’s and
Milligan College. Brevard swept
the first five positions with
Ronnie Treadway leading the
way. He was followed by Ken
nard, Saltsman, Day, and Ward.
One week earlier in Raleigh,
Brevard had its best team finish
ever at the 32nd Annual In
tercollegiate North Carolina
State Invitational. The Tornados
finished fourth, only twelve ponts
behind the University of North
Carolina, which finished third.
For the 10,000 meter course,
Brevprd placed Mark Kennard
12th with a fine time of 28:53,
Treadway I7th at 29:14, and John
Delaney 21st at 29:23. Randy
Ward and Ed Fore finished 27th
and 28th respectively. They were
followed by Erik Day 34th, Roger
Saltsman 42nd, Joe Briscoe 60th,
and Chuck Doughton 65th,
Brevard improved 45 points and
4:23 over last year’s team which
finished sixth in the nation.
Brevard had its first real let
down of the season on October 11,
as they had to struggle to take
third place at the Appalachian
State Invitational. Brevard had
two runners finish in the top
twenty; Ronny Trealway, who
finished third with a time of
31:28, and Mark Kennard, who
finished in 13th position at 32; 16.
Other Brevard placers were Ed
Fore 21st, John Delaney 22nd,
Roger Saltsman 28th, and Randy
Ward 33rd. Though they lost to
Virginia Tech and Marshall
University, Brevard easily
defeated Appalachian State,
which had been previously un
defeated.
On Saturday, the Brevard
Tornados will be running in the
National Finals. Let the team
know that you’re supporting
them.
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Ronnie Treadway, John Delaney and Mark Kennard
lead the pack for the Cross Country Team. (Photo by
Ken Chamlee)
Taylor, Jones Win
Volleyball Tournament
by Brian Gillespie
Taylor dorm successfully
defended its volleyball title by
defeating West Beam 2-1 in the
Intramural Volleyball Tour
nament. Taylor was led by Brian
Lowery who was named MVP of
the tournament.
The tournament was initiated
when the regular season was
cancelled due to inclement
weather and lack of par
ticipation. In the first round
Taylor defeated Ross Hall 2-1.
The games between West Beam
and Green were very con
troversial, but Beam won 2-1.
In the Women’s Tournament
only third floor Jones and Lower
East Beam participated. Third
floor Jones earned a dramatic
come-from-behind victory over
East Beam. Floressa Edwards
was named Most Valuable Player
of the Women’s Tournament.
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Lady
Tornadoes
Are Hopeful
by Elliott Dugger
Mary Ann Devlin is the new
Women’s Basketball Coach this
year, and she has an optimistic
outlook for this year’s team.
Coach Devlin says that since
practice began, the girls have
been working very hard with
strong enthusiasm and con
fidence.
Jill Haynie is the only returning
player from last season’s team.
The new sophomores include
Debbie Billingsley, Michelle
Hemphill, Susan Summey, and
Tracey Vale. The freshman
talent consists of Wendy Hart
man, Sandra Janese, Deborah
Russell, Gwen Kanipe, Freda
Stovall, and Terri Wood.
Since the team lacks ex
perience, Coach Devlin feels that
a lot of time needs to be spent on
getting the girls built up as a
team; she sees no setback in this.
Furthermore, Coach Devlin
believes there is a little less
pressure on the girls in college
ball than in high school because
the team is on the road much of
the time and their fellow students
cannot be watching them all the
time, so they are less nervous.
Although the competition is
tough this year in Brevard’s
division, Coach Devlin predicts a
winning season for the team.
Men’s Basketball Team Is
Enthusiastic For 1980-’81
by Ray Duckworth
This is the time of year when
the sports scene will begin to
move indoors. Today may only be
the fourth of November, but
basketball teams have been
practicing for a month or more.
A person entering Boshamer
Gymnasium late one afternoon
will probfl t^’iy hear the sounds of a
coach’s voice calling, “Screen!
Set a screen!” Moreover, the
visitor to the gym may also hear
the squeaking of basketball shoes
on the new finished floor as well
as basketballs bouncing on, the
court.
Brevard’s basif^etball team has
een practir\ng since October 1,
as it see'^s to improve the 1979-80
*"®Cord of 11-14, which included a
record of 10-5 after the Christmas
Break.
Although the Tornados do
have any returnees fro;^^
year s starting
sophomores do '
year’s tear-
Robe
C-
leturn from last
These four include
Campbell, Danny
'jchran, Gil West, and Rodney
Williams.
These four players and the
other three sophomores, George
Fox, “Skip” Long, and Mike
Bowman, are thought of as the
team leaders for this season.
This year’s freshman talent
will consist of Walter Faye, Mike
King, Gregg Largen, Mel Melton,
Trent Westmoreland, and Craig
Wilson.
Coach Sam Lewis says ol this
year’s team, “This is the finest
gronp of young men, both in
terms of talent and character,
that I have ever coached.
Everyone gives 100%, and they
are the type of people Brevard
College can be proud of. ”
He continues to say, “Our play
will be characterized by pressure
defense and a fast break team
oriented offense. Every player on
the team, is capable of playing,
and I plan to utilize every
player.”
Many of th-e playgrs feel the
team has ^ jot of talent. Trent
Westm''ji.giau(j says, “We’ve got
^ '.ot of talent. We seem to be
really good, and we’re really
close.”
Mike King adds to this by
saying, “It’s a shame that
everybody on the team can’t start
because of the amount of talent.
Everyone should see a lot of
playing time.” Coach Lewis also
adds, “This team is very intense
with a lot of enthusiasm.
Preseason practices have been
the best of any team I have ever
coached. Each player has given
the maximum effort and
demonstrated an excellent at-
titude toward learning our
system.”
When asked about the team’s
enthusiasm, Rcbsrt Campbell
^-P'les, “The attitude toward the
coach and enthusiasm by the
team is better than it was last
year.”
Danny Cochran adds to this by
saying, “We have togetherness
this year. For example, everyone
is loose with each other during
practice. These little things
weren’t around last year, and
they can make a difference.”
Coach Lewis does not want to
make any predictions ^oout the
conference rac^, out he does feel
it will be d tough one. He says,
“V?e're playing the toughest
schedule Brevard has ever
played, and it should prove to be
a big challenge for the team.”
He adds, “We are going to take
the season one game at a time
and give our maximum effort and
see what happens. If we play our
style and execute, we should have
a very good year.”
The team opens its season on
Saturday night at 7:30 by hosting
Hiwassee, which was ranked
eighth nationally last season.
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[LETICS
7^st Main St.
Netters End
Season Improved
by David Julen
Betty Ann Cooper came off the
bench or. October 13 to lead the
Brevard volleyball team to a 15-6,
15-3 victory over King College.
She scored six points to pace
Brevard to its first victory of the
season.
Although Brevard had a poor
season record, the team showed
much improvement over the
course of the year.
Perhaps their finest moment
was the close loss to Montreat-
Anderson in the season finale.
Montreat had decimated the
Lady Tornados earlier in the year
and were leading two games to
none in a best of five series.
Then Brevard reached down
deep and proceeded to win the
next two games. Though they lost
the last game 15-10, the Lady
Tornados showed great
character in staving off defeat as
long as they did.
One of the reasons why vic
tories are so hrfrd to come by is
the tough conference Brevard is
in. Two teams, Louisburg and
North Greenville, are ir, the top 15
in the nation.
The netters have a good outlook
for next year with five freshmen
returning. Two players who
really improved were freshmen
Freda Stovall and Gwen Kanipe.
Another freshman who played
well is the steady Deborah
Russell.
Furthermore, congratulations
go to Coach Anderson and the
volleyball team for their vast
improvement over the course of
the season.
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