The Clarion Wednesday, April 9, 1986 Page Four Men’s Track Team Sports Page Brings Home Honors H - M t Dee Molten demonstrates his quick reflexes. Men’s Tennis Team- Pulling Together by Bonnie Davis Though the members of the Brevard Col lege men’s tennis team have been playing well on individual levels, things have not been faring so well for them as a team. However, scores don’t always reveal the kind of playing that really goes on. Dr. William Alexander, the team coach, reiterates this point by stating, “There have been some close match scores that could have gone either way.” The team has also been hindered by the loss of top players to grades, and the fact that BC is playing some very tough four-year schools and state-ranked teams. Playing at the top six seed positions in order from 1 to 6 are the following: Dee Molten, Doug Crow, Jim Knapp, Tracey Clark, Greg McIntosh, and Eric Janulet. Playing at the alternate 7th position is Scott Stonefield. The men have 3 of their remaining mat ches to be played here at Brevard. Tomor row they will be up against Catawba Valley Tech and play will begin at 2 p.m. Next Monday, 14th, their opponent will be North Greenville College, and the remain ing home match will be against Young Harris College. All students, tennis fans, and faculty members are urged to come out and support the men’s tennis team. by Bonnie Davis The Brevard College men’s track team recently competed in the National Junior College Indoor Track Championships in Fayettville, Arkansas. They finished in 8th place with a total of 14 points, and three of the runners came home with other honors. Running in the three-mile and coming in 4th place was John Christiansen with a time of 14:11.05. Christiansen also ran the one-mile in 4:14.06, putting him in 5th place for that event. For both events, Christiansen received All-American honors. Henning Brandt also received All- American honors, when he placed 3rd in the two-mile wiht a time of 9:12.30. Tyrone Adams not only made All- American, but also set a school record when he competed in the High Jump and came in 4th place with a jump of 6’10”, Other competitors were David Mays in the three-mile and Dean Duncan who ran the ipop yards. The team also began its outdoor track season as they competed in the Atlantic Coast Relays held in Raleigh, N.C., the week-end before last. Two BC runners qualified for NJCAA Championships to be held in Adessa, Texas. Competing in the 5000 meters was John Christiansen who came in 5th with a time 14:15.96, which qualified him fo the NJCAA championships. Winston Brown had a time of 15:11.1, putting him in 15th place. David Coulter ran at 15:35.7 placing inn at 23. Teammate Paul Carpenter placed right behind him at 24 with a time of 15:35.8. NJCAA qualifier David Mays ran the 10,000 meters in 30:57.9 finishing him in ninth place. San Tuman-Singh ran the 100 meters in 11.45. Adamas turned out a 6’6” for the high jump. Competing in the 1500 meters were Brian Westrater at 4:00.86 and Dean Duncan at 4:00.91. Running as 4-man team in the two-mile relay were Christiansen, Duncan, Westrater, and Tom Johnson. Their over-all score was a 7:52.9. Coach Norm Witek had this to say about the season, “The entire indoor season, in cluding the nationals, were hampered by continuous bouts of the flu.” There were also some injuries experienced and an in jury to his achilles forced Brandt to withdraw from the mile. However, Brandt broke the school record in the 3000 meters with his time of 8:21.4. Lady Tornados Track Team Sets Records by Bonnie Davis Three of Brevard’s Lady Tornado run ners competed in the Indoor Track Na tional Championships held last month in Fayetville, Arkansas. They were Kim Nelson, Terrie Jackson, and Ellen Forbes. Earning All-American Honors in the 2-mile run and bringing in a school record of 11:09.0 while finishing in 3rd place was Kim Nelson. She also ran in the mile. Also competing in the mile and 2-mile runs was Jackson who finished in 9th place in the 2-mile. Forbes represented BC in the high jump competition. Several school records have been made thus far by some of the Lady Tornados. Nelson set 3 records of her own. She ran a 3:12 in the 1000 meters, a 10:25.6 in the 3000 meters, and the new record in the 2-mile race. Jackson set a new record in the mUe run with a time of 5:16.2. Running the 800 meters in 2:24.6 gave Cathie Haynie a new record. Individual records weren’t the only ones made as the women pulled together as teams to make some new records. Com peting in the 4 x 800 relay were Nelson, Lizanne Lance, Haynie, and Heather Chamberlain. Their record score was 9:50.3. Running in the Distance Medley with a time of 12:40.8 were Kathy Badal Karen Mulligan, Jackson, and Nelson. The women competed last Saturday, April 5th in the Davidson Relays held in Davidson, N.C. They will be competing this Friday and Saturday in the Dogwood Relays in Knoxville, Tennessee. Women’s Tennis Rallies On Below is a list of art films which are shown as part of the Life & Culture series. Students receive ONE credit toward Humanities 101-104 for each TWO events attended in the art film series. A maximum of two film credits will count toward the six required for Life & Culture (Humanities 101-104) credit. Films will be shown in the Aeolian Room in the Student Union at 6:30 p.m. on the days indicated. Apr. 1 Made in the Bronx: A Workshop in Creativity An American Potter 8 Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water House 15 Potters at Work 22 Man in the White Suit Richard Hamilton 29 TEA by Bonnie Davis After following a rigorous pre-season conditioning program, the BC Lady Tor nado tennis players have begun their season and as of press time stand with a record of 1 and 3. The ladies suffered a couple of disap pointing losses to Anderson College, and though the scores don’t show it, they played some tough individual matches, often running them out to 3 sets. Coach Jane Long had this to say about her team ; “I expect us to play better, though we haven’t had much time to work together as a team because of bad weather, vacations, illneses amd injuries.” Lynn Simiril, who was playing the number three seed, recently suffered a severe knee injury which puts her out of any sport for a while. The top six seeds are still being flucuated back and forth, but it looks as though the line-up will be as follows; Bon nie Davis, seeded number one, followed by Amy Lister, Shelly Ainsworth, Allison Wright, Adrienne Elliot, and Stephanie Corn. The doubles teams are Lister and Ainsworth playing number one. Davis and Wright at number two, and Corn and Elliot making up the third team. Last week the ladies played two away matches, losing at Anderson 6-2 and winn ing 6-0(love, as they say in tennis) at Tusculum College in Tennessee. Double matches were canceled due to rain at that match. Matches were scheduled to be played last Saturday and Monday, both against Lees-McRae. The Lady Tornados are playing this afternoon against Tusculum on their home courts at 3:00 p.m. All ten nis fans are invited to come out and watch.

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