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Page 14 SPORTS The Clarion \ October 5, 2007 Cross-Country races in Greensboro by Alycia Andrade Contributor On Saturday, the Brevard Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams traveled to Greensboro, NC for the 24* aimual Greensboro Invitational at Hagan State Park. There were 14 races, including high school and middle school races, over 4,000 spectators, and about 2,000 athletes. 15 colleges were represented at the race, including 4 Division I schools, 7 Division II schools, and 4 Division III schools. The competition was strong, with fast Division II teams like Mars Hill and Wingate University racing, but both the men’s and women’s Brevard teams had some great individual performances. There were 148 mimers in the Women’s 5K race. Junior Alycia Andrade had the leading performance for the Brevard women, finishing with a season-best time of 21:14, and coming in 25* place overall. Haimah B eck came in next with a time of 25:13, finishing 106* overall. Runner Meghan Grimes followed soon after with a time of 26:23, placing 120* overall. 151 ruimers competed in the Men’s 8K race. HarrisonVicini came in first for the Brevard men, coming in 7 P‘ overall with atime of 30:48. Justin Holstein time of 31:18, finishing 80* overall . Tiffen Tapia and BrandonHopkins came in next, both with their best times of the season. Tiffenfinishedin32:26, and was 98* overall, and Brandon had a time of 32:50, finishing 103'“* overall. Finishing it up for the Brevard guys were Zach Hazen and Gary Stephenson. Hazen came in with a time of 33:06, 107* place overall, and Stephenson finished in 34:57, placing 125* overall. The team will compete again on October II in Aiken, SC. Be sure to come out and cheer at their home meet right here at Brevard College on October followed close behind with a 27*! Curse of the Strawberry by Joseph Chilton IVIanaging Editor The Major League Baseball playoffs begin this week, and the one team that a mere three weeks ago seemed a lock to be playing deep into October will be sitting at home watching the games on FOX like the rest of us. The New York Mets, who had a seven game lead with 17 games remaining in the season, suffered the type of breakdown usually reserved for washed up Hollywood celebrities in conversations with Barbara Walters as they attempted to close out the season. Not only did they lose the National League East to the Philadelphia Philhes, but they also failed to secure the National League Wild Card birth. Whenever men who are each worth more money than the collective income of my extended family personily this type of inefficiency, finger pointing is inevitable. Some people will blame Mets manager WiUie Randolph. Others will blame the aging roster of the Mets, which features players like Tom Glavine and Moises Alou who have been in the Major Leagues since the Reagan Administration. Although I’m sure each of these men had something to do with the Mets folding like an amateur rounder in the World Series of Poker, it would not be baseball if there were not a more supernatural explanation. Boston and Chicago have both been plagued by curses over the years, so why not the Mets? Although my theory for the Mets curse lacks the theatrics of selling Babe Ruth in order to finance a Broadway musical, I still believe thatl am onto something When I was only six or seven years old, my dad took me to an Atlanta Braves game against the New York Mets. Darryl Strawberry was at bat with the game on the line and I distinctly remember being upset over the possibility that the Braves might lose the game. My father turned to me, and assured that the Mets would not win because the world would not allow a team that employed Darryl Strawberry, a man more familiar to rehab clinics and holding cells than with his children, to win. Strawberry flew out to right field that night in Atlanta- Fulton County Stadium, and the Mets have not won a World Series title since then. So somebody needs to inform the Baseball Almanac that there is a new curse in baseball folklore. After watching the events of the past few weeks, I am convinced that my father was right. It wouldn't matter if the Mets tried to reverse karma by giving a seven-year contract to Pope Benedict for his services at shortstop,the Mets will never win anything ever again, all because of Darryl Strawberry. Weekly Sports Calendar Football Oct. 6- at Wingate Volleyball Oct. 6- at Tusculum Oct.9- vs. Virginia Inter- mont Women's Soccer Oct. 6- at Coker Oct. 10- vs. Mars Hill Men's Soccer Oct. 6- at Wingate Oct. 9- at Winthrop Oct. 11 - at North Greenville Cross Country Oct. 12-at Appalachian State Invitational Cycling Oct. 611 - Conference Championships at Vanderbilt
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