The Clarion
September 22, 1993 Page 10
SPORTS
Cross Country Teams Train For Unity To Win
by Wayne Richardson Jr.
Sports Editor
Once again it is cross country
season at Brevard College. Cross
country is a grueling test of su-engih,
stamina and a lot of heart. This year
Brevard’s cross country team is very
young, with only five sophomores out
of eighteen runners returning. Even
though the team is very young, they arc
also very talented.
This year’s team consists of Steve
Mullady from Titusville, Fla., Jaja
Fisher of Marlton, N.J., Jason Kipps,
Blacksburg, Va., Jeremy Rogers,
Schaghticoke, N.Y., Jim Sinkoski,
Atlanta, Ga„ James Clanton, Stuart,
Va., Robert Easter, Charlotte, N.C.,
Matt Leigh, Port Richey, Fla., Mike
Abel, Franklin, N.C., Ross Gillespie,
Alpharetta, Ga., Walter Kuhn, Franklin,
N.C., Chris Ford, Tampa, Fla., and
Rick Simolari, Newport, R.I.. These are
all freshmen.
The returning sophomores are
Donald Scott, Bronx, N.Y., James
Porter, Alexandria, Va., Jason Morris,
Chesnee, S.C., Stephen Baldwin,
Franklin, N.C., and Bo Helmick,
Winchester, Va..
The women’s team is lead by Anne
Gaines, a sophomore, who finished last
season as an All American and was
Men’s Soccer
Hits The Field
by Wayne Richardson Jr.
Sports Editor
Brevard College’s men’s soccer team
is starting out on a long voyage.
Starting eighteenth in the nation
and second in the Southeast, Coach
Andy Schaefer’s team has a big
reputation to live up to.
“I have 11 freshmen players and
eight returning sophomores.” says
Schaefer. “Our biggest goal right now is
to get the players working together as a
team,” he said.
The Tornados are aiming for a
repeal championship in Region X.
“I hope that we can compete in the
Nationals, but it is a long road.” said
Schaefer.
Returning sophomores Dave
Underwood, mid-field starter; Bryan
Bradner, goal keeper and All-state
player; Kevin Elder, and Mike Luby are
the team’s key players.
Schaefer says he “hopes things will
come together by November.”
Good luck guys.
ranked thirteenih in the nation. Tracy
Straub, also a sophomore, is running
second and Franz Battle, another
sophomore, is running third. The other
members of the women’s cross country
team are sophomores Claire Dougherty,
Jennifer Thurmond and Paisely Tuffile
and freshmen Hillary Fenner, Marla
Getford, Christina Olson and 1992
Virginia State Cross County Champion,
Lynn Price.
his goals were for the team this year,
and said, “The team is so young that
they must first learn to train and work
as a unit.” He also said that he was
looking for the Brevard College team to
be in the top five at the Nationals.
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