Page 8 The Clarion February 28, 1989
Lady Tornadoes force Montreal retreat
Floor general Tonja Barksdale leads a fast break charge.
BC runners excel in Virginia Tech meet Feb. 11
Bound for nationals over spring break: BC’s Scott Dvorak, Dan Watson
and Geoff Moore.
Athletes on fast track to nationals
from B(1 IN«‘wk Bureau
Two Brevard College athletes placed
first in their events during the Virginia
Tech Invitation meet in Blacksburg, Va.
on Feb. 11.
Running well in her hometown,
Sophomore Alice Gaines took a strong first
in the mile run with a 5; 10.5. Gaines, a two-
time All-American, won the junior college
national individual cross country cham
pionship in November.
BC’s other first came from Greenwood,
S.C. freshman Dan Watson who lept over
the bar at 6’10”.
Of his winners. Coach Dave Rinker said
his women runners ran “controlled races
and looked very smooth.” And of high-
jumper Watson: “Seven feet is only a mat
ter of time...he is quite a competitor,” ac
cording to the coach.
Other outstanding performances came
from: Marjorie Hawk finishing second in
the 3,000 meter run with a 10:39; in the
men’s 1,000 meter run freshman Chris
Griggs placed fourth with a 2:33.4 while
freshman Shawn Young placed fifth just a
step back with a 2:33.5.
In the men’s 4 X 800 relay, BC took fifth
with an 8:05.1 time. That team is compris
ed of freshman Mark Crellan, sophomore
Geoff Moore, sophomore Scott Dvorak and
Young.
“On the men’s side,” Rinker said, “We
had some excellent performances and
many personal bests...Chris Griggs and
Shawn Young did a nice job in the 1,000. We
also had outstanding performances by
Geoff Moore in the mile — and by Jeff
Moran, Henry Showalter and Steve Kan-
drach in the 3,000.
from BC. News Bureau
Brevard College will have three athletes
competing in the National Junior College
Athletic Association Indoor Track and
Field Championship. March 3 and 4 in
Lawrence, Kansas, at the University of
Kansas.
The school record holder in the high
jump at 6’10” is Dan Watson, a freshman
from Greenwood, S.C.
Dan has developed excellent consistency
over the past 6 weeks. Seven feet is a mat
ter of time and getting his steps down. If he
can clear 6’10” on his first jump he can
make All-American. To win he’ll have to
jump a personnal best of TV' or 7’2”,
“says Coach Dave Rinker.
The Brevard’s usual strong suit of
distance running will be sophomores Geoff
Moore and Scott Dvorak. Geoff, from
Vidalia, Ga., will be running the 2 mile.
“It will take a great race from Geoff for
him to earn All-American honors. His best
bet is that a fast pace is set by someone
else. This would allow him to hang in there
and make a move later in the race,”
Rinker observes.
Scott, from Orange Park, Fla., will run
the 1000 meters. Scott must run the
semifinals in the 1000 on Friday nught.
“He’ll be hard pressed to make the finals.
He has the ability, but needs a good fast
pace and to hang in there. If he makes the
finals he can make All-American,” says
Rinker.
To make All-American an athlete must
place in the top six in the event.
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The Lady Tornadoes continued their
winning ways with two small interuptions
in Raleigh.
On Feb. 9, the Lady Tornadoes
slaughtered the ladies of Montreal-
Anderson for the second time with a final
score of 62-20. The women had practically
done away with Montreat-Anderson at
half-time with a lead of 16 points.
The Lady Tornadoes had four players in
double figures. The high scorer was
Stephanie Hoback with 14 points, but she
was followed closely by Daphanie Bousum
who had 13 points. Tonja Barksdale and
Tina Welch scored 10 points a piece.
A nightmare began for the Lady Tor
nadoes on Feb, 11, when they lost to the
ladies of Peace College 62-47.
It was a weekend everyone would like to
forget. Not a single player scored in double
figures. The high score was Tonja
Barksdale with 9 points.
After a day on the road, the Lady Tor
nadoes again travelled on to play the
Ladies of Louisburg College. The
Louisburg Lady Hurricanes, who are rank
ed ninth in the NJCAA, defeated the Lady
Tornadoes handily 103-49. The Lady “T’s”
were practically out of the running at
halftime because they were down 59-25.
The only hope for the Lady Tornadoes
came from Katie Trexler. She pumped in
15 points for the cause.
On Feb. 14, the Lady Tornadoes got back
their winning ways by defeating the Lees-
McRae Lady Bobcats 70-65. The Lady
“T’s” came out on top despite a halftime
score of 36-36. Three players were in dou
ble figures for the Tornadoes. Katie
Trexler led the scoring punch with 24
points. Not too far behind Trexler was
Stephanie Hoback with 14 points and Jen
nifer Presnell added 10 points. Tonja
Barksdale had 7 assists.
The Lady Tornadoes will host the Region
X tournament March 2, 3, and 4 at
Boshamer Gym, where eight teams from
the Carolinas Conference will vie for
regional honors.
Two of the eight teams are nationally
ranked: Louisburg, seventh; and Ander
son, 17th. In addition to BC, the other
teams include: North Greenville, Peace,
Spartanburg Methodist, Lees-McRae and
Chowan.
Games begin at 1 p.m. Thursday with
four games that day, continuing with two
games Friday, at 6 and 8 p.m., and the
finals to follow on Saturday at 7 p.m.
Free passes are available to students
and the public at the Boshamer Gym
athletic departmen office.
Brevard College will account well for
itself. Coach Tom Radford says. This past
week, the Lady Tornadoes have stunned
some opponents - mainly North Greenville
in the 88-74 balanced attack on Feb. 21.
The win lifted BC to 8-13 overall and 4-9
in the region as of Feb. 24. “We just knock
ed off the number three team in the
district,” said a proud Coach Radford. ^
pointing to five players in double figures,
Katie Trexler with 27, Daphanie Bousum
with 19, Tonja Barksdale with 16, and Jen
nifer Presnell and Jennifer Burger with
ten points each. BC also held the Lady ;
Mounties’ leading scorer to only seven |
points.
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