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The Clarion
Friday, February 4, 1983
Ladies Fight 3-6 Record
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Lady Tornado Alicia Mikell reaches during a recent
match.
Bad Weather Plagues
Harrier Season Openers
By Jeff Shore
With National Champion Andy
Latimer (triple-jump, 49’9”) and
All-American Willy Holeman
(long-jump, 23’1”) back from last
year’s 10th place national team,
the prospects for a higher team
finish at Champaign, Illinois, site
of this year’s national meet, ap
pear good.
But thus far the team has been
slow out of the starting blocks.
Meet scheduling and bad weather
has hampered any efforts to meet
the national qualifying stan
dards.
The first meet, East Tennessee
State Invitational, took place just
days after the Christmas
holidays and caught the team un
prepared for early competition.
Even so, sophomore Jim
Hickey turned in the top in
dividual performance as he ran
9:05 in the two-mile run while
Gorden Snaden, another return
ing All-American from last
season, ran a respectable 14:46 in
the three-miler.
Snow forced the team to miss
the Budweiser Invitational at
Virginia Tech and consequently
has left only several meets in
which qualifying marks can be
met.
The remainder of the schedule
includes the Mason-Dixon Games
and the Southern Indoor Invita
tional, both high quality meets.
The Mason-Dixon games,
which took place last Friday and
Saturday in Louisville, Kentucky,
is known for its excellence in
fielding national and world-class
athletes. Like the E. Tennessee
meet, the meet in Kentucky was
run on a 330-yard oversized track.
Games officials informed
Brevard several weeks ago that
none of its participants had made
the invitational portion of the
meet, thus leading to speculation
that overall performances should
be better than those of previous
years.
By Sandi Ziegler
Lady Tornado basketball
Coach Mary Ann Sunbury is driv
ing her team even harder now as
the team currently grapples a 3-6
record (as of press-time).
According to Coach Sunbury
the team percentages are going
up. But despite these rising
percentages, the teams posts a
losing record due to the tough
schedule the team must face.
“So far we have played three
teams which are in the top-
twenty in the nation, and two
four-year colleges.
“Still, we should have won
three of the games we lost. The
girls have a super-tough schedule
to follow, but they excel knowing
that they have lost only to the
best.”
“The major reasons for our
losses have been the stiff com
petition and our inside game
which needs time to improve.”
Coach Sunbury explained the
pattern of game play: “We only
play for one half-either the first
or second.
“And the lack of support from
the student body certainly affects
the way we play.”
According to the coach, the
team attitude is superb. The
shooting game is improving and
the team is looking to finish in the
top-two in its division.
In addition to other players
freshmen Kathy Marlowe and
Cheryl Vickers are performing
well on the courts.
Phyllis Walker is the only Lady
Tornado out with an injury.
Walker injured a knee and under
went surgery in December. Said
one of her teammates, “She will
be back and slam-dunking in two
weeks!”
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Tornado Jeff Fender goes for two in a recent match
against Lees-McRae. The men Tornados currently post
a fine 14-5 record (as of press time). Last Saturday Jeff
shot for seven points against North Greenville helping
Brevard win 100-92. Jeff Jones scored 49 points and
grabbed 16 rebounds, capturing the school record of 43
points set in 1961 by Tom Barbee.
Tornado Netters Prepare For Spring Season
Bv Todd Greeson
Although spring may seem a
long way off, the Brevard College
men’s and women’s tennis teams
have begun practice for this
season.
The men’s team, coached by
Jimmy Whitesides, is looking for
ward to an excellent season
behind the talents of sophomores
John Dowdle, Scott Alexander,
and Pat Sullivan as well as
freshman Matt Wilson. These
players are expected to fill the
first few seats.
The rest of the squad includes
Clay Dunnigan, Branson Lowe,
Jim Thompson, Brian McDonald,
Jack Stevens, Eric Pingle, and
Patrick Truluck.
FAF’s Now Available
All students interested in ap
plying for Financial Aid for
1983-84 must file a financial aid
form with the College Scholar
ship Service as soon as possible,
according to Ed Cunningham,
Financial Aid Administrator for
the College.
The new FAF forms have ar
rived and may be picked up at the
Financial Aid office in Room 205
in the Administration Building.
Mr. Cunningham reminds all
students that an application
(FAF) must be filed each year to
apply for aid.
Second year students, planning
to transfer to a four-year school
in the fall of ’83 and who plan to
apply for financial aid are urged
to pick up the FAF as soon as
possible.
Mr. Cunningham is available
for consultation if you have ques
tions about financial aid.
According to Whitesides, the
men's team should be strong and
finish as high as second in the
region behind regional power
Anderson College.
“To beat Anderson,” stated
Whitesides, “would be a dream
come true.”
The single strength designated
by Whitesides is the players are
“not that far from each other’s
abihty. We have a lot of talent.”
On the other hand Whitesides
sighted inexperience as the main
weakness.
The Tornado netters plan to
scrimmage with the Brevard
Racquet Club before the regular
season, and they are scheduled to
meet Mitchell Community Col
lege away for the opening match
on March 10.
WOMEN’S TENNIS PREPARES
FOR SEASON OPENER FEB. 24
AT GARDNER-WEBB
Meanwhile, Coach Sally
Walker’s women’s team is busily
preparing for the season opener
Feb. 24 at Gardner-Webb. The
women will be led by sophomore
Sharlyn Hamilton who went to
the Junior College National
Championships last year.
Also expected to do well this
season are freshmen Judy
McDonald and Lisa Stiffani.
Other members of the women’s
squad include sophomores Lee
Andrews, Dana Andre, and Yan-
cy Grayson and freshmen Joni
Watters, Tracy McCarthey,
Mary Kieffer, Charleen Sawyer,
and Abby Hoag.
Coach Walker stated that this
year’s squad is “a lot more ex
perienced and talented than last
year’s.”
Walker, however, also pointed
out that this team has only a
month to practice for its first
match, and she stated that this
could affect early doubles play.
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
We are looking for girls
interested In being
counselors - activity
instructors in a private
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Hendersonville, N. C.
Instructors needed
especially in Swimming
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Gymnastics, Crafts, Also
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Camp craft, Nature study.
If your school offers a
Summer Internship program
we will be glad to help-
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N. C. , 28782.