BC women are
set for tournament
by Scott Holmes
Clarion Sports Editor
The Lady Tornadoes, who had
started this season in a blazing fashion,
have fallen on tough times lately. The
women at one point had an 11-4 record,
but are now at 12-11, lately winning
only one game while losing seven,
including a five-game losing streak.
During this stretch, Feb. 6-17, the
Tornadoes lost to Lees-McRae, North
Greenville, Louisburg and Truett-
McConnell, while defeating Montreat-
Anderson.
At Lees-McRae on Feb. 6, the BC
ladies lost a close one, 65-63. Katie
Trexler led the team with 17 points, six
rebounds and four assists. Jennifer
Burger chipped in nine points and ripped
down 10 rebounds. Christy Gibbs,
Daphanie Bousum and Kim White added
eight points each in a contest that
Coach Tom Radford called "a very
tough, physical game."
On the road again at North
Greenville on Feb. 8, the ladies were
again defeated, this time by nine points,
76-67. Bousum and White led the BC
women with 14 points each. White also
was credited with six rebounds and seven
assists. Trexler pitched in 11 points and
got nine rebounds and six assists.
The lone win for BC came at home
on Feb. 10 in a big way as they
destroyed Montreat-Anderson by 49
points, 80-31. Again, it was Trexler
leading the way in the scoring column
as she hit for 18 points, followed by
Gibbs with 14.
A pleased Coach Radford called it
"one of those games that coaches just
love."
The Clarion Feb. 26, 1990
Page 11
Three more runners
going to nationals
High-scoring Katie Trexler has
been leading the BC women
through the regular season's
finale.
The next game on Feb. 11 wasn't so
easy for Radford and his ladies. Area
powerhouse Louisburg came to town
and defeated BC in a high-sccMing battle
113-90.
BC had five players in double
figures but to no avail. Ann Norman led
the team with 16 points, followed by
Trexler with 13, Gibbs with 12 and
Bousum with 10.
It didn't get any any better for the
Lady Tornadoes on Feb. 17 when they
faced another nationally-recognized team
from Truett-McConnell. BC bowed out,
97-69, despite a great performance by
Trexler who pumped in 28 points, 17 of
them coming in the first half. In
addition, Trexler hit nine out of 10 free
throws. Ann Norman added 10 points,
and Christy Gibbs tossed in eight.
Coach Radford said about the recent
change of luck: "We've just come across
some tough breaks lately," adding,
"We've lost a few players due to injuries
and such, but we've still got the
tournament ahead of us (March 8-10)
and we're looking forward to that"
BC News Bureau
Coach Dave Rinker has seven
runners with their sights on the indoor
national track meet in Lawrence,
Kansas, March 2-3.
Three more BC runners qualified for
that prestigious event at the Feb. 17
Pizza Hut Invitational Indoor Track
Meet in Blacksburg, Va. Jeff Campbell
made it in the 3,000 meter event, John
Massie qualified in the 1,000 meter and
Tina Wiegerink got her time in the 800
meter race.
"It was a great tune-up for the
nationals," Rinker said. "Massie and
Campbell ran super races and Tina
finally got her national qualifying
time." Recently, Wiegerink had missed
qualifying by one one-hundredth of a
second.
As of Feb. 19, here's the BC team
going to nationals: Bill Mantooth in the
mile, John Massie in the 1,000 meter,
Jeff Campbell in the 3-mile, Shawn
Young, Bill Mantooth, John Massie in
the distance medly; Curtis Grundler,
Shawn Young, Bill Mantooth and John
Massie in the 2-mile relay; Holly
Higgins in the women's two mile, and
Tina Wiegerink in the women's 880.
At the Blacksburg meet on Feb. 17,
these were the top finishers for BC:
Men's 55 hurdles - Donald Bolton - 6th -
8.66
Men's 200 - William Mills - 5th -
22.56
Men's 400 - Arthur Maddox - 6th - 50.3
Men's 1,000 - John Massie - 1st -
2:27.6
Joely White: top seed
Brevard College's Joely White
can't keep a good woman
She's bouncing back in
spite of recent injuries.
by David Strusiner
Clarion Reporter
Brevard College's number one seed
women's tennis player, Joely Michelle
White, has been playing tennis for six
years.
Joely, who says she likes playing
for the Tornadoes, says her main reason
for attending BC is academics, but she's
also here to have fun.
Comparing this year's team to that
of last year, she said, "We should
improve more this year because
everybody gets along.
Joely saw limited action last year
due to injuries. This spring shes
coming back from knee surgery. "This
year with the frustration of a knee
injury. I've still have plenty of time to
work hard," she says.
Three BC men have been helpmg
Joely work out on the courts. To
Patrick Boggan, Derrick Scarpmato and
David Strusiner, Joely said, "I would
like to thank the guys for taking time
out of their day to try and improve my
tennis game - they're great guys and
great tennis players."
She also says her roommate, Katie
Trexler, helps here keep a positive
attitude, especially when Joely gets
down.
For Joely, the season goes on all
year-round. The official season starts
with matches at the end of March.
Joely says she is happy to have
played other sports over the years so she
can continue to play tennis without
gelling burned out. She also loves
soccer and says she appreciates Coach
Bartlinski leuing her play soccer.
In addition. Joely credits her parents
for many of the successes she’s had at
BC. "I would like to personally thank
my parents for their love and support,
whether it be athletically or scholas
tically," she said.
Men’s 1,000 - Shawn Young - 6th -
2:32.6
Men's mile - Merrill Hausenfluck - 5th -
4:28.8
Men's 5,000 - Jeff Campbell - 3rd -
14:51.5
Men’s 4x400 relay - William Mills,
Mark Crellen, Arthur Maddox, Donald
Bolton - 3rd - 3:26.8
Men’s 4x800 relay - John Massie,
Curtis Grundler, Shawn Young, Scott
Wilkinson - 2nd - 8:10.5
Men's distance medley - Bill Mantooth,
Gary Weeden, Mark Crellen, Scott
Wilkinson - 4th - 10:26.7
Women's 800 - Tina Wiegerink - 4th -
2:27.3
Women's 800 - Hope Pickett - 6th -
2:31.1
Women's mile - Holly Higgins - 4th -
5:29.5
Women's 4x800 relay - Holly Higgins,
Tina Wiegerink, Hope Pickett, Allyson
Cottrell - 1st - 10:10.9.
Rinker says the good weather has
helped his team because of the increased
Uaining time, which, in turn, "generates
faster times in the meet," he says. "The
sprinters are able to do faster type work,
while the distance runners can keep their
mileage up."
Bill Mantooth of BC trails a
JMU runner in the Blacksburg
meet last week. (Clarion photo
by Tina Wiegerink)