Page 12 March 26, 1990 The Clarion
BC runners earn All-American honors
Three BC track stars earned All-American ranking at the March 2-3 NJCAA indoor nationals. The
Tornadoes who competed in Kansgs include, left to right, front to back: Jeff Campbell (All-American),
Holly Higgins (Ail-AmerTcan), John Massie, Tina Wiegerink (All- American); back row, Bill Mantooth,
Curtis Grundler, Shawn Young and Mark Crellen. (BC News Bureau photo)
BC men *s basketball ends
Campbell, Higgins,
Wiegerink excel
Three Brevard College runners
earned All-American ranking at the
NJCAA Indoor Track National Meet in
Lawrence, Kansas, March 2-3.
The new All-Americans, all
freshmen, include one men and two
women. BC's top finisher was Jeff
Campbell of Mariottsville, Md., who
placed third in the three-mile with time
of 14:17.82.
The two outstanding women's
performances came from Holly Higgins
of Gainesville. Fla., placing fifth in the
two-mile run with a 11:31.79; and Tina
Wiegerink of Chapel Hill, N.C.,
placing fifth in the 880-yard run with a
2:25.3.
Other Brevard placers included the
distance medley team and the two-mile
relay team. The distance medley team,
made up of John Massie, Art Maddox,
Shawn Young and Bill Mantooth,
finished 6th with a time of 10:23.20.
The two mile relay team,
comprised of Massie, Young, Mantooth
and Cuitis Grundler, placed fifth (setting
a new school record) with a time of
7:47.52.
Mark Crellen qualified for the semi
finals in the 600-yard run but didn't
make the finals.
Coach Dave Rinker was extremely
pleased with his new All-Americans.
"We had some outstanding performances
in the meet," he said. "Jeff Campbell
ran a gutsy race in the three-mile and
was the first American to finish. First
went to a Kenyan running for Blinn,
Texas, and a Polish runner competing
for Oakland , III., won second."
In the women's events, Rinker
observed, "Holly had a super last 440 on
her two-mile race. She is very fit. With
a little more experience and confidence,
she will do very well in the outdoor
season. Tina may have been the only
entry in the 880 to get faster in every
round. She had to run trials, semi's and
then the finals. Her hard wofk showed as
most of the other girls got tired and
slowed as the meet progressed."
Even though the BC medley teams
didn't make All-American, Coach
Rinker was philosophical. "The men's
distance medley just got too excited and
made some tactical errors. But their
effort cannot be questioned. The two-
mile relay team did a really nice job and
just missed making All-American. It
was a great race with the winning team
breaking the national (NJCAA) recard."
Both the men's and women's teams
for BC will run at the Georgia Relays to
start their outdoor seasons on March 24.
Ngwj^Bjjregu
by Jake Dalton
Clarion Reporter
The Tornadoes' men's basketball
team ended their season with games
against Spartanburg Methodist (Feb.
21), North Greenville (Feb. 24) and
Lees-McRae (Feb. 28).
At Spartanburg, BC trailed by only
two pointed at halftime, 38-36. But late
in the second half, SMC began to pull
away. BC gambled on three-pointers
which came too late. Spartanburg
Methodist went on to win convincingly,
92-76.
In that game, Marcus Allen led BC
with 27 points. Jamie Cousin hit four
three-pointers and scored 17 points. Nate
Fearrington added 12 points, Wayne
Frechette, eight; Jason Tweed and
Harvey Cozart had 6 each.
Three days later, the Tornadoes
hosted the North Greenville Mounties.
This game was BC's last regular season
game and the sophomores' last game.
BC startyed out quickly, jumping
to a 23-9 lead with 11:30 playing time
elapsed. At halftime, Brevard had
everything under control, leading 45-25.
However, the second half proved to
belong to the Mounties. North
Greenville made han 11-0 run to pull
within five points, 57-52. BC drew
fouls but made only four of eight free
throws in the stretch.
A jumper by NG with 22 seconds
remaining in the game proved to be the
winning shot. BC had two chances left,
but both attempts failed, and the
Mounties defeated BC, 66-65.
Frechette led with 15, followed by
Cozart, 13; Fearrington, 12; Dickerson,
9' Cousin, 7; Allen, 6; Scott Barnes, 2;
and Bnice Gilliam added a point
The Tornadoes had proven all
season that they could play with anyone
in the Region. They hoped to show
everyone just how good they were.
Brevard ended the regular season 10-15
overall and 6-12 in the Region. They
were seeded ninth out of 12 in the
Region X tournament and faced the host
team, Lees-McRae, in the first round of
tournament play, and bowed out 95-75
after LMC got hot on the floor.
Lees-McRae had a 35-29 halftime
lead, and, according to Coach Doug
Rogers, "We ran into a hot-shooting
team. They jumped out to a 12-point
lead, and then we cut it to six. Then
they came back with three three-
pointers." ^
The hot-handed Bobcats finished
the glame 19 out of 20 from the charity
stripe, thus ending the BC 1989-90
men's basketball season. In that game,
Cousin led with 23, followed by
Fearrington with 17, Cozart, 16; Allen,
12; Dickerson, four; and Gilliam with
three. BC ended the season with 10-16
overall.
Wrapping up the season stats, the
Tornadoes had five players averaging
double figures in scoring. BC was led
by Allen and Fearrington, both with
identical 13.4 points per game. Cousin
averaged 11.3, Cozart, 11.2; and
Frechette, an even 10.0.
Frechette converted 79.4 of his free
throws, leading the Tornadoes at the
stripe. Cozart led BC with 8.1 rebounds
per game and 51.4 field goal pwcentage.
Fearrington led the team in assists with
4.3 per game.
Coaching changes announced
Tom Radford has been named the new men's basketball coach at
Brevard College, BC Athletic Duwtor Dave Rinker announced Friday.
Radford succeeds Doug Rogers, who has been awarded a sabbatical to
pursue his master's degree. Rogers, who has been the Tornadoes' mentor
since 1981, is a Brevard native and a BC graduate. During and following his
sabbatical, he will continue to coach the successful Brevard College golf
team.
Rinker said, "This is a great opportunity for Doug to lay the
groundwork for future positions and/or for teaching at Brevard College."
Radford has coached the BC women's basketball team to two successful
seasons. AD Rinker said, "Before coming to BC, Radford was a very
successful high school men's basketball coach. Tom's high energy and
enthusiasm will be a great aid to our athletic department and to Brevard
College as a whole."
Brevard College is presently seeking a new women's basketball coach.
- BC News Bureau