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SPORTS
The Clarion
New roster shoots
team to victories
BY GINGER PALMER
The men’s basketball
team is finally playing with
a full squad. Some players
suffered from knee injuries,
which required surgery and
weeks of recovery. Also,
two players, who did not
play the first semester, have
been added to the roster.
The overall record to date
is 14-13 with four games
remaining to play. Three of
the remaining games are at
home.
David Evans who has
only been eligible this se
mester has been the leading
scorer contributing to the
team’s 110 points. Travis
Williams leads the team in
rebounding with 7.9 re
bounds per game. Chuck
Peterson has been the only
player to start every game
and leads the team in scor
ing and steals. Archie Wah
is the assist leader.
Jonathan Bentley has been
very influential knocking
down 22 three-point shots at a percentage of 35.5%.
“I have been very pleased with the team,” said Coach Jones. “This is a
quality bunch of young men, both athletically and as people.”
Phoio by Chris Beauvais
Snowboarder Nick Boyer soars through the air at Lake
Luoise skill hill in the Canadian Rockies.
From words of“Deia”
BY RENE ZENO
According to Deia Black,
they have not had a great season,
though they have only won two
games.
She noted Carla as a real im
portant person to the game, who
got injured last semester and must
stay out for the rest of the season.
Even though it has not been
a great season for them as a team
they hold a high GPA.
They practice at night, and
they tend to press and do inbound
plays for practice.
Deia said the coach told
them as a team to all ways be or
ganized and have efficiency.
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Tennis plans for
successful season
BY JAMIE WELCH
SPORTS EDITOR
After last year’s successful
season, the tennis team is looking
forward to a new season. As they
begin their spring season, change
is the keyword. The team enters
its first year as a NAIA team, a level
up from the NJCAA division of
Junior Colleges. This change will
bring a new level of competition
for the Tornadoes to face. How
ever, the solid core of returning
players is an advantage.
The first week of training has
included time in the gym and at the
near by Racquet Club, due to the
removal of the tennis courts to
make room for the second phase
of the Village. As the old and the
new join rackets, the team should
prove to have another successful
season.
Track sends qualiJ^ed
seven to the Nationals
BY GINGER PALMER
Once again Brevard’s indoor
track team has qualified for Nation
als. Not only did seven members of
the team qualify, but had their best
showing of the season at East Ten
nessee University.
Senior John McMillian finished
fifth in the mile with a 4:14.78 and
1:57 in the 800 meters. Coach Tho
mas said, “McMillian has done real
well.”
Also qualifying for the mile is
Jamar Bryson with a time of 4:17.30.
Qualifying in the 3,000 meters with
a time of 8:35.51 is Alexis
Sharangabo and with a time of
8:47.69, Bereket Kiflu. The only fe
male to qualify is freshman Renee
Zeno. She qualified by finishing the
200 meters in 26.15.
The National meet will be
hosted February 24-26 in Lincoln,
Nebraska. Thomas said, “I’m real
happy with how the team is doing.”
He believes the qualifiers will be
very successful at Nationals because
there is only NAIA competition. All
season the team has competed against
the top NCAA Division 1 teams and
done very well.
Several athletes from the track
team are also ranked nationally. In
the men’s 5,000-meter run, Justin
Turner is ranked IP’’ followed closely
at 13“’ by Bereket Kiflu. In the men’s
3,000 meter run, John McMillian is
ranked 6*, Alexis Sharangabo 8* and
Shiloh Mielke 33’^'^. For the men’s 1
mile run, McMillian is 6‘\
Sharangabo 8“' and Jamar Bryson
12‘*’. In the men’s 400 meter dash,
Bill Restall is ranked 3P‘.