THE LANCE
TRACK and FIELD
Track Team Wins
First Conference Title
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Behind individual firsts by
John Doney, Jake Jacobs, Don
“Rook” Rookard and
“Iceman” Wall (2 for Rookard
and Jacobs) the Knights rolled
to their first track conference
title. The Knights'talent and
depth were too much for other
conference hopefuls. The meet
wa% however, by no means a
runaway as the final tally saw
S.A. with 70, up the road rival
Methodist with 61, Christopher
Newport College with 32, and
struggling Averett with 19.
The Knights started strong
with another impressive vict
ory in the 440 yd. relay
(Owens, Herculson, Jacobs,
Wall). Conference rival
Methodist could not make up
the lost distance in the final
legs attained by Owens and
Herculson. In the 100 yd. dash,
Jake Jacobs and Bill
“Fayssoux” Owens took first
and third respectively. The 220
yd. dash also had Jacobs and
“Fayssoux” finishing first
and third with the “Iceman”
finishing fourth (23.2, 23.5,
23.5). The “Iceman” came
psyched and rearing to go as
he took first in the 400 yd.
daiSh. Mike Herculson took a
third in that event also. Turn
ing to the distance events Jim
“Ryun” Sommerville placed
third in the mOe (4:40) and
second in the three mile
(16:25). Dr. Spann somehow
managed fourths in both the
mile and three mDe. In the
hurdles, practice paid off for
“Rook” Rookard as he took
first in the highs with a
gracious looking effort (15.7).
His timing and style were not
very far from perfect.
“Rook” also placed first in
the 440 intermediates (59.6)
while George Calhoun placed
fourth in that event.
Focusing attention on the
field events, the effort of John
Doney was nothing short of
remarkable. Placing first with
a vault of lO’B” Doney had not
landed a first aU year long.
Bob Carter added insurance
with a third place finish 9’6’.’
Bob Carter also placed second
in the high jump S’O” while
A. J. Jones finidied third. Mike
Cestrone^a consistent perfor
mer, placed fourth in the shot,
fourth in the discuss and third
in the javelin. Also in the
javelin “Rook” Rookard took
a second while Tim Griggs att
ained a fourth.
To end the meet the mile
relay team again performed
spectacularly falling short of
the school record by one
second for the third time this
year. Houge, in his last runn
ing event as a collegian^ran a
sound first leg to open up a
mild lead. Jacobs and Herc
ulson stretched it out
somewhat and the “Iceman”
once again brought it on in to
seal the victory.
Track this year has been a
huge success. Although the
overall record may not be
overwhelming, the Knights
were often pitted against state
and other scholarship compet
ition. Coach Blackwell should
be commended for instilling
pride and leadership among
track team members. He
should be a shoe-in for Coach
of the Year honors in the
DIAC. Next year the Knights
will return with these same
horses minus Co-Captain
Jacob Houge, Bob Carter,
“Fuzzy Face” Richardson,
Tim Griggs, and Don “Rook”
Rookard.
WSAP
Festival, U.S.A.”, a weekly
series following folk music
festivals across the country,
“Options”,- a 60 minutes-type
magazine show, and “Jazz
Revisited”, a University of
Michigan series dealing with
recorded jazz music between
1917 and 1947.
An increase in station-
produced special programs
are included in next year’s
plans as well, Thompson said,
but specific areas of effort
have not yet been identified.
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Golfers Finish Fourth
Two weeks ago Tuesday, St.
Andrew:^ Golf team closed the
season at 7-6, becoming the
second winning team of the 76-
77 sports year, finishing fourth
in the DIAC conference. At fir
st glance, it would seem to be
just another average season in
spring sports, but several
things make this golf season
stand out from last year.
To begin with, it was a winn
ing year. Admittedly, just
barely so, but winning all the
same. Only the track team can
claim that this year, and
womeris volleyball was the
only winning team last year.
Another interesting aspect of
this year is that sophomore
Jim Musante held at least a
share of the lead in every mat
ch or tournament this year,
except one; the opening round
of the conference tournament.
Prior to the tournament, he
had shared the lead twice with
Bob PelMi. This was also the
first year in quite some time
that the same St. Andrews
player held low honors for the
entire match, with Musante
doing so against Greensboro
at Scotch Meadows on March
18, and then six days later
against Averett, also at Scotch
Meadows. His scores were 80,
79 respectively.
Interestingly enough, all of
the other golfers except one
finished secraid at least once,
proving that the players were
all more or less evenly match
ed.
But this poor performance
during the season didn’t really
bother most people, for
everyone swore to shoot better
when it really mattered. And
no one improved more than
the team captain, David
Niblock. His opening round
score of 81 led S.A., being the
only time Musante didn’t at
least share the lead. The next
day, playing the last 18 holes
of his college golf career, he
skipped to an 83, and Musante
led for the day with an 80.
Niblock’s disastrous triple
bogie on the seventeenth hole
prevented him from leading
St. Andrews and landing a
coveted spot on the all
conference team. As it was,
Nibjock and Musante shared
PIRG Activitiea
son, a Chapel Hill, North
Carolina junior majoring in
environmental studies. Long
active in PIRG, Swanson was
chosen in March and confirm
ed last week.
Elected treasurer was
another junior, Knight Cham
berlain, a politics major from
Woodbridge, Virginia. Cham
berlain has also been active in
PIRG for some time.
Elected chairman was a
new member of the board
Lin Thompson, a junior
majoring in politics from
Shelby, North Carolina.
“(Outgoing chairman)
Elizabeth Scott is a hard act
to follow,” Thompson told
THE LANCE. Asked about
WOMEN’S TENNIS
Ihe St. Andrews women’s
tennis team closed their
season May 3rd on a brighter
note with a shut out against
Sandhills Community College.
St. Andrews had defeated
SandhiUs earlier in the season
and was also victorious over
Wingate. The Knights succ
umbed to Methodist, Pembr
oke (twice), Campbell
(twice), and Francis Marion.
This brings the years record
to three wins and six losses.
St. Andrews attended the
Division n tournament with
Kim Powell and Vivian
Bikulege each winning one
match.
Coadi Jo Ann Williams
plans for next year, he said
that the board hadn’t reaUy
made any committments as
yet, but that he hoped PIRG
would be able to keep a higher
profile in campus affairs.
“People too often are asking
what their money is going
for,” he said.
Other new members of the
PIRG board are John Patton,
Cathy Davidson, Carol WaD,
and Peg Kays.
NC-PIRG is a public inter
est research and lobby group
run and financed by some
10,000 student members at St.
Andrews, Duke University,
Wake Forest Ifiiiversity, Elon
College and Davidson College.
A Good Year
stated that this yeaAs team
was inexperienced with only
Karen Clarke having played
intercollegiate tennis ^fore.
“Competition is getting
tougher all the time,” die
said. “We mainly play schools
offering athletic scholar
ships”, and adding that “we
won over those schools not of
fering them.”
Holding down the number
one position on the team is'
Diane Dominocovich. The
number two place is played
by Claire Pearson and three
is Karen Clarke. Kim Powell
plays number four and Vivian
Bikulege is five. The number
six position is held by Louise
the lead for toe towajy
withapairofmatchinji
missing all-conference k
strokes. Second for S.A.(
Pelon, followed by fresli
Will Haselden. The scottsi
proved the second dayi
every S.A. golfer, eras
them to take secondpktl
day.
Baseball (cont,|
their defensive play,
The outfield was i
stabilized toward the ji
the season with RickGa
in left, Chris East, ail
freshman, in centa,aiil
thur“B” in right. Afresii
that didn’t start allthefi
for the Knights, Tony'li
Odom will be seekiij
position next year.
Coach Betts should i
forgotten because he n
influence on the ball ten
his enthusiasm carriedi!
some of the playets. Ik
field was helped craisiiii
by his coach^. CoaclS
is looking forward to i
seascxi with the aidoKi
Betts and an impw
ching staff.
The ball club wai:
blessed witii the presem
full-time manager ttoi
thanks to Marion Bowdd
was a big help to the Eli
MVP’S of
1976-77
Volleyball and Womeo's
Basketball—Joyce Dei
Baseball and Men's
Basketball-Arthuf
Bowman
Men's Tennis-RofJ
Daniels
Soccer—Tim 6rig?s
Golf-Jim iWusant!
Track and Field-Cu'i^
“Iceman” Wall
Cross Country-Ja'*^
“1500iVliies'’H®#
Women's Tennis-Wtinl^
Team
Kitti and the
consists of Susan JtoW
Phelps, Connie Bur
Kathryn Beach, »
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players are
Clarke, who is .
the only member
be with us. W® "J
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be a winning one for