Page 10 The Clarion November 4, 1987
Brevard BC runners slay all but State in Raleigh meet
By Kenny Monteith
The Brevard College Women’s cross
country team took Raleigh by storm as
they captured second place at the North
Carolina Intercollegiate Championships,
Oct, 15.
N.C. State, ranked 4th nationally, ran
away early, but BC freshman Alice Gaines
stayed close behind. At the 1-mile mark,
Gaines ran in 10th place and gradually
kept moving up until she crossed the finish
line in 7th place with a time of 18:55.
Teammates Marjorie Hawk and Kelli
George became the next Lady Tornadoes
to complete the race. Hawk’s time of 19:30
secured her 9th place, while George
countered with 19:52 and 11th place.
“I think they may have b^n a little
overwhelmed at Furman,” said Coach
Dave Rinker. “Today they just went out
and raced for 5,000 meters. I was very im
pressed and pleased.”
Janice Wilder and Barbara Burton
finished back-to-back in 18th and 19th
place with times of 20:28 and 20:34, respec
tively.
‘The key to this group is for them to get
into the race mentally,” added Rinker.
“Everybody has bad days, but these girls
are tough enough and talented enough to
be good even on a bad day if they’ll just
race.”
Freshman Alice Gaines led the women’s
cross country team to a tenth place finish
out of 17 teams at the Furman Invitational,
Oct. 10.
Gaines’ time of 19:54 secured 34th place
in the race which includes universities
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Erickson leads men to second
place finish in State meet
Front-runner Alice Gaines in the state meet is followed by other BC runners, in order, Kelly George, Barbara
Burton, Margorie Hawk and Janice Wilder.
such as Auburn, Duke, USC and Old Domi
nion.
Teammates Marjorie Hawk and Kelli
George helped the Lady Tornadoes as they
crossed the finish line with times of 20:33
and 20:39, respectively.
“Kelli George ran the best race on the
team,” said Coach Dave Rinker. “Alice
Gaines and Marjorie Hawk both did a good
job, but there is more there.”
Freshmen Barbara Burton and Janice
Wilder also placed in the 5,000 meter race.
Burton finished with a time of 21:32, while
Wilder ran for a time of 22:19.
by Kenny Montieth
Led by sophomore John Erickson, the
men’s cross country team seized second
place at the North Carolina Intercollegiate
Meet at Raleigh, Oct. 15.
At the 3-mile mark, Erickson battled
with Pat Piper and Bob Henes of North
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flowing John Erickson’s lead in the State meet, BC runners pace each other, left to right, Jeff Breen, Brad
Dodson. Scott Dvorak and Steve Kandrach. At far left is Nick Embrey. (BC photos by Jock Lauterer)
Carolina State. Henes dropped back at
four miles, so Erickson and Piper battled
it out until Erickson slipped back at 5.5
miles, but he still held on for second place
in 24:40.
Behind Erickson, the rest of the Tornado
runners battled against North Carolina
State, ranked 16th in the country in Divi
sion 1 play. Freshman Geoff Moore took
10th place in 25:29, while teammate Jeff
Pajak closed in on 12th place with a time of
25:33. Sophomore Glenn MacDonald
followed behind Pajak as MacDonald cap
tured 13th place in 25:40.
other top finishers were Scott Dvorak,
Brad Dodson and Steve Kandarach.
The Brevard College men’s cross coun
try team ran its best team race of the year
at Furman Oct. 10 as they placed third
behind perennial powers Florida and
Auburn, who is first in the SEC.
Sophomore John Erickson led the way
for the Tornadoes as he captured first
place with a time of 30:36. Erickson took
the lead early, but later he dropped back to
allow Florida’s Mike Bilyeu to take the
lead. Breaking away from the pack at the
4-mile mark, the two ran side by side until
Erickson took the lead for good on a series
of hills on the back of the course.
Jeff Pajak became the second Brevard
College runner to cross the finish line. His
time of 31:40 was good enough for 13th
place in the 10,000 meter race.
Freshman Brad Dodson clinched 21st
place with his time of 31:59. while team
mates Glenn MacDonald and Geoff Moore
rounded out the scoring for the race.
“We went into the meet aiming to get out
and race the first 5 then hold on,” said
Coach Dave Rinker. “They did a great job.
John is starting to realize how good he is. I
was pleased with the entire group. We are
coming along.”
other top finishers include Scott Dvorak,
Steve Kandrich. and Brad Bartlett.