April 19,2001
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Bulldogs Rule Meet at Home
Tvdck Tedm Bents Four Southedstern Colleges in The Only Meet of the Season dt Greenwood Track
Deleon Dendy
Sports Reporter
The UNCA men’s and women’s
track teams had a good day in
their only home outdoor meet of
the season.
They won l4-of-36 events and
set nine school records en route to
defeating East Tennessee State
University, Tennessee Tech Uni
versity, Belmont-Abbey College
and Gardner-Webb University in
dual competition April l4.
The women beat Belmont-Ab
bey 67-62, ETSU 84-44, Tenn.
Tech 83-50 and Gardner-Webb
87-50.
The UNCA men beat three of
their four opponents, with victo
ries over ETSU 82-56, Belmont-
Abbey 80-46 and Gardner-Webb
89-42.
“Part of it was the fact that we
were competing at home,” said
head coach Stan Rosenthal. “For
most of the people, that was a
good thing because they got the
opportunity to compete in front
of their friends.
“We only have two opportuni
ties to compete at home, one in
door and one outdoor, so it is
more of a big thing to get a home
track competition,” said
Rosenthal. “Because of that, 1
think our kids werea little pumped
up-”
“I think everyone is coming to
their peak right now,” said fresh
man Brian MacPhee. “The train
ing is geared more toward perfor
mance than improvement, and
everyone was loose, relaxed and
focused.”
The biggest excitement of the
day was in the women’s 4 x 400m
relay, where senior Zola Davis,
freshman Carleigh Knight and
sophomores Jennifer Harrison and
Brooke Thompson placed first
with a time of 4:07.26.
The event was the last of the day,
giving the Bulldogs the five points
needed to win against Belmont-
Abbey.
MacPhee set his third school
record in as many events with a
winning throw of 176' in the jav
elin.
Previously, MacPhee set record
marks in the shot put and discus.
He currently holds the Big South
Conference rankings of first in
"This is the time of
year where all your
hard work pays
off.”
-Brian MacPhee,
Track Team Member
the shot put, second in the discus
and third in the javelin, according to
Rosenthal.
MacPhee said hard work and com
mitment are the reasons why he has
done so well this season.
“We have all done a lot of work this
year,” said MacPhee. “I have trained
really hard during the fall lifting a lot
of weights, learning techniques and
doing drills. This is the time of year
where all your work pays off”
Junior Andy Guzy was another
winner and record-setter for UNCA
in the meet.
He won the 400-meter hurdles with
a time of54.87. He broke freshman
Joel Collier’s school record by a sec
ond.
Guzy is ranked third in the BSC in
the 400-meter hurdles.
“This is the first race I have had
where everything fell in place,” said
Guzy. “It is really more luck, as well
as ability, because that is the first
time I have ever run that fast. So I
was pretty happy with it.”
Junior Molly de Mattos won the
women’s hammer throw for the
Bulldogs with a personal record toss
of 119'.
De Mattos said she credits UNCA
assistant coach Dean Duncan with
helping her become a stronger
thrower.
“He has had us on heavy strength
training, building up until this
week,” said de Mattos. “Now, we are
doing twitch training, which makes
us quicker and gets our muscles fired
up,” said de Mattos. “He also makes
us watch videos.”
Other winners for the Bulldogs
included senior Jim Phillips, who
won the 800-meter run by almost
five seconds.
His time of 1:54.29 moves him to
third on the conference rankings
list.
Sophornore Crystal Goure won the
discus event on the final throw with
a mark of 147', bieaking her old
school record by 10', according to
Rosenthal.
WALTER FYLER/STAFF PHOl OGRAPHER
Freshman Brian MacPhee broke a UNCA school record in the
javelin throw at the UNCA Invitational.
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A Bulldog high-jumper leaps over the bar during the home meet.
Goure’s throw ranks her second
in the conference.
Freshman Anna Walker, Knight,
Harrison and Thompson won the
4x 100 while posting a new school
record to 49.79.
An hour later. Walker brought
home a victory in the 400-meter
hurdles as well as run a personal
record of 15.34 in the 100-meter
hurdles.
Finally, sophomore Adam
Chacon won the 16-pound ham
mer event with a throw of 145’ and
"We know we are
good, and there is
nothing that will
stop us now.”
-Molly de Mattos,
Track Team Member
the shot put with a throw of 44'.
On a separate note, Zola Davis ran
at the University of Tennessee Sea
Ray Relays April 13, where she fin
ished with a time of 2:10.69 in the
800-meter race.
Her time ranks first in the confer
ence, and lowered her school best by
three seconds.
Davis is now only three seconds
awayfrom the NCAA national quali
fying time, according to Myers.
Her times continue to improve as
the season goes along, according to
Rosenthal.
“She started out the year at 2:17, so
she has already taken off seven sec
onds which is a lot in a two-minute
Jlice,” said Rosenthal. “It is a long
sh'ot whether or not she can take off
another three seconds, but Zola is a
very talented person and she has
been working hard.”
Davis is ready to take the next step
and make it to the NCAA
championsips because of her experi
ence, according to Rosenthal.
“It is her senior year, and I think
she wants to finish her senior year
knowing that she gave her best shot
to do all the good things she has
wanted to do,” said Rosenthal.
With UNCA’s dual-meet season
now over, the women’s team fin
ished with a record of 9-1, while the
men went 6-3.
The Big South Championship will
take place April 19-21 at Liberty
University in Lynchburg, Va.
Coach Rosenthal and members of
the track team feel positive they can
make a good showing at the confer
ence meet.
“We are heading in the right direc
tion because this past weekend,” said
Rosenthal. “Not only did we set
school records but a lot of people ran
their best times of the season,” said
Rosenthal. “So we hope that it will
translate into even better perfor
mances at the conference meet.”
“We know we are good, and there
is nothing that will stop us now,”
said de Mattos
Earth Day Celebration on the Quad
April 20 From 12 to 4 p.m.
Events include: Brendan Conley with the Asheville Global Report v/i\\
speak about his recent Witness for Peace delegation in Columbia. Tracy
Davids with the Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project will speak
about local forest protection campaigns. Zev Friedman of the Canary
Coalition will speak about the Clean Smokestacks Act now in N.C. Con
gress, and the possibility of N.C. being the nation’s leader in Air Quality
Legislation.
At 4 p.m., participants will gather to bicycle downtown and rally in
support of the activists protesting this weekend.
Sports Feature of the Week
Dogs Run Wild in Bulldog Dash
Jessica Welch
Sports Reporter
Exhibit Remembers Black Mountain College
The Smith-McDowell House Museum will feature a special exhibit, “The
Grand Experiment: Remembering Black Mountain College,” March 27 through
May 6. Smith-McDowell House is located at 283 Victoria Road on the campus
of Ashevilie-Buncombe Technical Community College.
The Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and
Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.. Admission is $4.50 for adults and $3.50 for seniors,
students and children ages 5 to 18.
For additional information, call the Museum at (828) 523-9231.
Sports Question of the Week:
Q.: What are the top two largest
college football venues in the
nation?
UNCA’s track and field team
hosted the third annual Bulldog
Dash April 14.
About 75 dog owners registered
for the race. Participants ran with
their dogs around the half-mile
course on campus.
The Bulldog Dash was designed
similar to a track meet, with four
separate races, depending on the
dog size and the owner’s gender.
Large dogs with male owners
made up one category. Large dogs
with female owners made up an
other group.
Small dogs with female and male
owners were grouped into one
category.
A category for children under 14
and dogs of all sizes made up the
last group.
Most of the races had between 10
and 20 contestants, with an aver
age of about 16 participants, ac
cording to head track and field
coach Stan Rosenthal.
Some faculty, staff and students
entered their dogs into the race.
“I entered the race because my
dog loves to run, and I thought it
would be a lot of fun for us to race
together,” said Katie Harmuth, a
senior biology major and winner
of the female category for large dog
owners. “I had a good time.”
First place winners won a $20 gift
certificate from Superpetz, a 20
pound bag of dog food and a
plaque.
This year is the first time since
1997 that UNCA held the Bull
dog Dash.
The Asheville-Citizen Times,
Ingles, Forever Faithful Pet Ser
vices, Jus’ Running, Purina and
Superpetz sponsored the event.
Proceeds go to the track and field
"We are happy for
everyone who
came out and sup
ported the event. ”
-Stan Rosenthal,
Head Track Coach
program and the athletic department,
according to Rosenthal.
The athletic department holds a lot
of fundraisers, according to
Rosenthal.
An auction, a tennis tournament
and a golf tournament are other
fundraisers the athletic department
will be conducting.
“They are doi ng things all the time,”
said Rosenthal.
“We are happy for everyone who
came out and supported the event,”
said Rosenthal. “We will have it
again next year.”
ANTHONY GRECO/
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Junior Nancy Livesay won
against South Carolina State.
‘Dogs Split
Two Matches
Eric Price
Sports Reporter
Last week saw the UNCA
women’s tennis team win against
South Carolina State University
and lose to Elon College.
The Bulldogs traveled to Elon
College to take on the Phoenix
April 11. I
UNCA lost the majority of
matches, winning two singles events
and no doubles events.
In the first match of the day,
junior Stephanie Shuba defeated
Elon senior Sarah Benhaim in three
sets.
In the first set, Shuba defeated
Benhaim 6-4. The second set be
longed to Benhaim, who won 6-4,
and the third set was Shuba’s by a
7-5 score.
The second and final win of the
day for the Bulldogs came in the
fifth match when freshman Sarah
Cox defeated freshman Aubrey
Rhodes in two sets.
Cox won the first and second sets
by scores of 6-2.
After the Elon match, UNCA’s
overall record dropped to 6-12,
while their Big South Conference
record fell to 2-5.
In the second set of matches from
last week, UNCA improved their
record to 7-12 with a win over
South Carolina State University
April 14 at the UNCA Tennis
Center.
In the first match and win of the
day for UNCA, Shuba defeated
Janet McWillis of SCSU in three
sets.
McWillis won the first set 7-6,
but lost the next two sets to Shuba,
8-6 and 6-0.
Junior Nancy Livesay defeated
SCSU’s Aja Sterling during the
second match ofthe day in two sets
with scores of 6-1 and 6-0, respec
tively.
The fi rst loss of the day for UN CA
came from SCSU’s Bolu Abe de
feated UNCA for their first loss of
the day. She beat sophomore Ashley
Jones in two sets, 6-1 and 6-0.
Cox then defeated SCSU’s
LaVeda Booker in two sets 6-2 and
6-1.
UNCA also won its final two
singles matches of the day.
Bulldog freshman Emily Acker-
Estes defeated Janine Reasonover,
6-1 and 6-0.
Sophomore Andrea Knight then
completed UNCA’s near sweep of
singles competition when she de
feated SCSU’s Kourtney Fulton,
6-3 and 6-1.
In doubles competition, UNCA
almost swept SCSU as the Bull
dogs won two of three matches.
In the first doubles match, the
team ofMcWillis-Sterling (SCSU),
defeated Shuba-Jones 8-4. This
would be SCSU’s only win in
doubles.