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Six Athletes Receive English Award
Six Guilford College seniors
were recognized January 23, as
recipients of the 10th annual
Nereus C. English Athletic
Leadership Awards.
Winners of the 1986 English
Award include Lamar Boykin,
Lumberton. N.C., football; Tim
Diamond, Boca Raton, Fl,
lacrosse; Suzanne Lowe, High
Point, N.C., volleyball, basket
ball and softball; Adama Neilly,
Pittsburgh, Pa, tennis; Gretcnen
Rada, Kennett Square, Pa,
lacrosse; and Barry Whitlock.
Mocksville, N.C., baseball.
Nereus C. English, of
Thomasville, N.C., graduated
from Guilford in 1926. His loyalty
to the College and its athletic pro
gram, and his genuine interest in
its students, led to the establish
ment of the English Endowment
Fund and the Nereus C and Mae
Martin English Scholarship Fund
after his unexpected death in
1965.
"Nereus C. English was a man
who devoted his life to helping
others," said Guilford athletic
director Dr. Herbert Ap
penzeller. "He was always will
ing to help needy and worthy
students obtain an education.
This award is perhaps the most
prestigious one a Guilford athlete
can receive from the College."
Boykin tied the Guilford Collge
record for career interceptions
with 19 and is, according to head
coach Charles Forbes, "the best
defensive back to play at Guilford
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AIIVP* Ann li iiPKiiior
BY DOC ROBERTS
The unofficial, unsponsored,
and uninsured Guilford College
Rugby Football Club has con
tinued to play as a team without a
home. The dedicated ruggers
have been undaunted in their con
viction to play the sport they en
joy, even if the college will not yet
recognize them as a "club team."
The reason for which they can
not become an official school club
is their lack of injury insurance.
According to player/coach John
Lenartowicz. the rugby club must
raise $3,000 to obtain team in
surance before any progress can
be made
The ruggers are hoping to have
some fund-raising events this
semester to pay for insurance.
One idea is to have a huge party
somewhere off campus with an
admission charge. The players
appreciate the support of the
community, and any further help
would certainly be welcomed.
Continuing to play on a church
field close to campus, they prac
|tice three to four days a week. It
February 5, 1986
in my 12 years here." An NAIA
all-District 26 selection in 'BS,
Boykin started every game for
four years, anchoring the second
best four-year record (21-15-2) in
Quaker football history. Also a
dangerous punt returner, Boykin
Award Winners: Top (L-R) Adam Neilly, Lamarßoykin, Tim Diamond. Bottom (L.R.) Gretchen
Rada, Barry Whitlock, Suzanne Lowe.
recorded an 11.7 career return
average including a 57 yard
touchdown this season.
Diamond is the first Guilford
junior lacrosse player ever to
gain all-American recognition.
His 53 goals in 'BS was the third
best in the nation among NCAA
Division 111 players and
established a new Guilford
single-season record. With 118
career goals and 15 assists, he
takes a lot of conditioning, a lot of
drills, and a lot of fun to be a suc
cessful team, but those who play
agree that the fun is the most im
portant part of all
Yoshiki "Yogi" Tsuji, the other
player/coach and one of the
founders of the club hopes that
the student body will continue to
give support to the team. During
a break in a recent practice, after
leading a sprinting drill in which
he ran almost twice as much as
the rest of the team, he com
mented, "It would be impossible
to come out and work like this if
the students weren't behind us."
The game schedule for this
semester is not yet finished, but
Ihe team is hoping that they will
have a devoted crowd of fans
again tliis year. Rugby is as fun
for the spectator-as it is for the
player, if not more. (After all,
spectators don't need insurance
to watch.)
needs just 63 points in his final
season to break the Quakers'
career scoring record. Head
coach Geoff Miller describes Dia
mond as "a classic
overachiever."
Lowe is one of only two three
sport athletes now at Guilford.
Although she does not hold any in
dividual records, she is "exactly
the kind of athlete every coach
wants," says women's volleyball.
Tennis Gets National Attention
BY DOUG DROTMAN
S/Mrt.* Editor
The Guilford men's tennis
team begins, the 1986 season with
the strongest line-up it has
featured in years. The teams
number 12 NAIA National rank
ing, by the Intercollegiate Tennis
Coaches Association (ITCA), in
dicates their lofty expectations
for the upcoming season.
The team returns five of the top
seven players from last years
squad that finished second in both
the Carolina's Conference and
the NAIA District 26 before ad
vancing to the NAIA national
tournament in Kansas City. The
solid line-up, sporting two na
tionally ranked players, Adam
Neilly (No. 21), a senior from Pit
tsburgh, Pa. and Nick
Demetriades (No. 36), a senior
from Haddonfield, NJ, leaves
11th year head coach Ray Alley i
with visions of grandeur.
"I believe we will be a con
tender for the conference and
district championships this year
and hope to have a shot at a top
five finish at the nationals this
spring. Doing well in the con
ference and district is always a
goal for us and I believe that the
national experience our players
gained last year will really help
us in the spring," commented
Alley.
and tennis coach Gayle Currie.
She was "the heart and soul,"
says Currie, of last fall's 22-8
volleyball team and was selected
to both all-district and all
conference honor teams.
Neilly is a two-time Guilford
tennis MVP and was named to
the all-District 26 team last year
after combining with Markku
Salokannel to win the District
doubles title. "Adam has been
In the brief fall season,
Guilford posted a 7-1 record
which included finishing second
in the James Madison
Quadrangle, with a victory over
number six ranked Division 111
powerhouse Washington and Lee.
On their way to winning the
Guilford Classic, the Quakers
toppled NAIA number 10 ranked
Atlantic Christian College, Bel
mont Abbey and East Carolina.
"I was very pleased with the
results of the fall season. Adam
and Patricio (Apey) (a junior
from Miami, Fl) had particularly
good fall seasons and the adddi
tion of freshmen Ed Simko
(Huntington, NY) and Ricky Feit
(Baltimore, MD) has had an im
mediate positive impact on our
team," remarked Alley. He also
indicated that Matt Mason
(Greensboro), a transfer in his
second year at Guilford,
sophomore Ken Relyea (Ohio),
Football Manager Needed
Head Football coach, Charles Forbes is looking for
a responsible student to work as equipment manager
for the football team. The position requires anywhere
from 12-20 hours per week during the Fall 1986
semester. Managers are expected to assist with
equipment repair, field set-up and various other
tasks. No experience is needed. Pay will be
negotiated on either a grant, work-study or credit
basis. Interested parties should contact Coach Forbes
at Ext. 159.
one of our most consistent
players," says coach Ray Alley,
"but maybe just as importantly
he has always been interested in
the team before himself."
Rada was co-MVP of last
year's women's lacrosse team
and as a freshman helped the
Lady Quakers innaugurate
lacrosse into the varsity program
with an undefeated season. She is
the team's top scorer with over 40
career goals and is "a dominant
force on the field," according to
coach Pat Manzella. "Her skill
level is such that opponents have
taken to double-teaming her
regularly."
Whitlock batted .400, slammed
8 home runs and stole 12 bases in
his junior season with the
Quakers and owns a .357 career
average. He has twice been
selected to the all-District 26
team as an outfielder. "The fact
that he made the all-district team
last year when the team was hav
ing an off year (14-22) testifies to
this ability," says head coach
Robert Fulton.
primarily a doubles player, and
freshman Davis Grose will make
important contributions.
Alley's hard work in recruiting
paid off when he landed Chris
Loddenkemper. The prized
recruit comes to Guilford this
semester from his homeland of
West Berlin. Alley's confidence in
Loddenkemper was exhibited
when he positioned the European
in the number two playing slot
ahead of senior Adam Neilly. Un
fortunately for Loddenkemper,
and the rest of the squad, the
season got off to a rough start
when Duke shut the Quakers out
9-0, on January 31.
In keeping with their tradition
of rugged schedules, Guilford will
also take on defending national
champions Lander College and
Division I opponents such as Har
vard, Appalachian State, UNC-
Charlotte, and Penn State.