The Clarion March 30, 1989 Page 11
BC’s man in motion: Steve Faust is a blur as he cycles past...
(BC photos by Jock Lauterer)
Steve Faust: BC’s man in motion
by l.orrie A. Diaz
('.larion Reporter
“What the mind can conceive, the body
can achieve.” This quotation can be ac
credited to a special person. He is an ex
ceptionally talented cyclist and his winn
ings are many. Introducing...Stephen
Faust!
Born and raised in Raleigh, N.C., Steve
was first inspired to be a cyclist at age six
teen. “My sister’s boyfriend at the time
raced bikes and I thought it was neat,” he
said with a smile on his face. It was then
that he began setting his athletic goals. “I
want to be professional by age 23 and rac
ing in Europe,” Steve explained.
Cycling demands extraordinary
strength and stamina. Practicing daily is
essential. “I practice every weekday
about two and a half to four hours and on
the weekends it varies because I have
more time. On an average, I bike from 350
to 500 miles a week,” said Faust. One of his
many hobbies include cross-country ski
ing which comes in extremely handy.
Brevard, according to Steve, was the
best choice for studying but twice as good
for training. Mountainous regions
especially during his favorite seasons, fall
and spring, make training much more en-
ioyable. Training also involves a set
schedule, and the desire to work his body
to its limits, he says.
Because Steve’s cycling takes him all
over the United States, support, both finan
cial and emotional from his parents helps
him to get that “spirit". His family plays
an important role in his motivation and en
thusiasm.
For the past three and a half years,
Steve has achieved a great deal. Among
his major accomplishments are the follow-
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—1986: First place Raleigh Times Road
Race—(30 miles)
—1986: First place Georgia Road
Race—(30 miles)
—1987: First place Willmington, N.C.
Road Race—(60 miles)
—1987; Sixth place State Time Trial
Championship (25 miles)
—1988: Sixth place State Road Race
Championship
1988: Third place State Time Trial
Championship—(25 miles)
—1988: First Place Asheville, N.C. Road
Race—(60 miles)
—1988: First Place Williamsburg, VA.
Road Race—(60 miles)
—1988: First Place Willmington, N.C.
Road Race—(60 miles)
At the age of 20. Steve is presently train
ing for the 1989 season, which runs from
March until November. “I love cycling
and I hope to race professionally until I’m
40, ” he said. “Then maybe I’ll retire and
manage or even own a pro team!”
Crossing the finish hne in the top spot is
an art Stephen Faust has mastered. Said
the athlete. "It’s a triumphant sigh of
relief. It’s victorious and all 1 keep
repeating to myself is ’Yea. what a
feelin’l”
Check out
the chess club
bv Rukk Evans
('larion Reporter
Tired of the Wednesday Night nothing-
to-do blues? Would you like to meet new
and interesting people? Then maybe the
Brevard College Chess Club is for you.
Every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. the BC
Chess Club meets upstairs in the Student
Union. The club is open to all interested
persons, whether you are an experienced
player, or would just like to learn the
game.
The BC Chess Club is sponsored by the
Transylvania Youth Association, a United
Way Organization. The BC Club is directed
by Jim Berg, who also conducts chess tour
naments in the local schools.
One such school is Brevard Middle
School, whose Blue Knights Chess Club is
registered with the United States Chess
Federation. Mr. Berg also has a column in
the Transylvania Times, in which a chess
problem is given.
The ambition of the chess club is to stir
interest in the game, and to form a larger
club for competition with other junior col
leges. The club is also wanting to form an
all-girls team to get more females playing.
There are currently only six to eight peo
ple who regularly show up to play, three or
four of whom are senior players. The club
meets for the pleasure of playing chess,
and learning new strategies and concepts
of the game. The most active senior
players are; Jim Berg, Phillip Crist, Jack
Newman, Steve Okula and Vernon War
ren. These senior players are quite strong
in chess and enjoy teaching the basic
theories of this very ancient game.
....Then in a reflective moment.
Steve is doubled by a campus
aiii puddle.
College Bookstore
8:30-5:00 Mon.-Frl.
9:00-12:00 Sat.
Have a wonderful time
at Spring Formal!