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sports
The Pendulum
Thursday, Nov. 4, 1982
White: Strong sports program helps all of Elon
by Bonnie Bunes
The present and future
success of Elon’s athletic
program rests in its commit*
meat to excellence. Dr. Alan
White told Elon journalism
students at a press confer*
ence Oct. 27.
“I am committed to this,
our coaches are and the
players are,” he said.
White, director of athlet
ics at Elon since 1979, told
the students that the strong
athletic program here has
many positive aspects which
not only help athletics but
the school in general:
- It builds pride, esprit de
corps, and positive morale.
-- It enhances recruiting,
not }ust of athletes but other
students, too.
- It promotes increased
giving.
- It gives national expos
ure to the college.
- It benefits the athletes
twofold:
The Golden Girls tennis
team, under the direction of
coach Karen Carden, fin
ished the 1982 tennis season
with a 9-4 record along with
a 5-2 conference record.
Losing only two seniors to
graduation, four sopho
mores and one senior will
compete for the team this
year, along with some new
recruits. Missy Mann fin
ished the year with an im-
Dr. Alu White
athletically and academically
- during their sport’s sea
son, their gpa’s are higher.
Atliletics vs. Academics?
However, when an institu
tion has a strong athletic
program, there are the inevi
table “cries of exploitation
pressive 10-4 record. Also
returning are Beth Cogan
6-9, Michelle Palumbo 6-9,
Missy Jones 8-7, and
Rhonda Penson who paired
up with Mary Beth Hughes
for the number iwo doubles
position.
Coach Carden is relying on
the incoming freshmen to fill
in for the graduated seniors.
Among the freshmen are
Beth Greco of Colts Neck,
N.J., Susan Nardi of Charl-
*Increo8ed pressure
!o maintain excellence
raises everone’s
expectations,
particularly if a team
has experienced a
winning season.'—
Dr. AlanWhite
and overemphasis” on
athletics over scholastics.
White said.
He argued that the only
real threat is to the athletes
themselves and the coaches.
Increased pressure to
maintain excellence raises
ottesviUe, Va., Laura Sim-
merman of Pitman, N.J.,
and Wendy Ross of Royal
Palm, Fla.
There will be changes in
all three of the doubles
positions. With the returning
sophomores and the excel
lent group of incoming
freshmen according to Car
den, the team will be young
but very strong.
everyone’s expectations, par
ticularly if a team has exper
ienced a winning season, he
explained. The coaches and
players try to operate under
this kind of strain.
White added that Fightin’
Christian athletes have a
tougher roa^ to follow than
most people suspect.
“We tend to give our
athletes a rough image,” he
said. “They must d^ with
this image off of the field or
court as well as on, he
continued, and this adds one
more kind of adjustment to
the college scene which other
students dd not have to
contend with.”
Few Free Rides
At Elon, athletes do not
get the fringe benefits every
one hears s^ much about in
large universities. White con
tinued. Although nearly
S200,000 a year is spent on
athletic finahcial grants and
aid at Elori, most of that
Qnarterbacii John Bangley
gets ready to hand off
the football. Staff photo.
money is in the form of
partial grants. That means
that most students contri
bute some monetary bal
ance.
“Grants include tuition,
meals and housing,” White
said, and students must pay
for their books and any
other fees assessed by the
college.
Each one of Elon’s 12
intercollegiate sports receives
some aid, depending on their
needs and, in most cases,
specific regulations set by
the Conference for each
sport.
Elon’s Football Program
In light of Elon’s 5-3
football record this season,
several students asked speci
fic questions about the
sport:
Q: How much of the total
athletic department’s budget
is allocated to football?
cont. on p. 10
Bangley gets
SAC honor
Elon’s quarterback John
Bangley has been named the
Player of the Week in the
South Atlantic Conference
for last week.
Bangley, a 6-foot, 189-
pound senior from Suffolk.
Va., is ranked second i
in the SAC-8 statistical re- i
port in individual passing- \
He has completed 97 of Ho
with nine interceptions and
1376 yards gained. His inm-
vidual total offense is 185
yards in rushing and 1561
yards gained in rushing for i
an average of 195.1 per
game- i j
Catawba linebacker Kick
Royal was also named as a
South Atlantic Defensive
Player of the Week.
Christians upset G-W, 19-17
by David Temple
SUff Writer
BOILING SPRINGS - Quarterback John
Bangley completed 14 of 23 passes for 221
yards and a touchdown as the Elon College
Fightin’ Christians upset NAIA 13th-ranked
Gardner-Webb 19-17 Saturday in action at
Spangler Field.
The Fightin’ Christians quieted the capac
ity homecoming crowd early in the first
quarter with a 89-yard scoring drive that
was capped by Bangley’s four-yard scoring
run.
However, the Bulldog contingent came
back to life in the opening moments of the
second quarter when Jamie Pope raced 76
yards for a touchdown to knot the score at
7-7.
Just two minutes later kicker Phil Renn
salvaged three points out of a stalled Elon
drive with a 46-yard field goal that put
Elon back on top 10-7. But Gardner-Webb
went ahead on its next possession as
freshman quarterback Brian ^yd, who was
filling in for the injured Bulldog star Chip
Stuart, engineered a 89-yard drive which he
completed with a 25-yard touchdown pass
to Wayne Roberts.
The Fightin’ Christians managed to pull
to within one point of Gardner-Webb in the
closing moments of the first half on Renn’s
24-yard field goal which left the score at
14-13.
Elon regained the advantage midway
through the third period on Bangley’s
22-yard touchdown strike to Jesse Jones.
Renn added the extra point to put the
Fightin’ Christians on top 19-14.
Strangled by an Elon defense which
seemed to tighten in the second half, the
Gardner-Webb offense could only pull to
within two points of Elon in the fourth
quarter. With 11:06 left in the game.
Bulldog kicker Carlisle Koonts booted a
31-yard field goal to make the score 19-17.
But Gamder-Webb could get no closer as
the Fightin’ Christians went on to record
their second straight victory after three
losses in a row.
Gardner-Webb, operating without Stuart,
was visibly hampered but still was able to
roll up 345 yards of total offense. Boyd
completed eight of 19 passes for 137 yards
and one touchdown while Pope finished the
contest with 191 yards rushing on 21
carries.
The Elon passing game was paced by
receivers Steve Vargas and Jones, who
combined for 201 yards on 11 catches.
Bangley was also the Christian’s leading
rusher with 64 yards on 14 attempts.
Carden says tennis team
will be young but strong
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