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!r" Ted Toomer team returns to Nationals Russ Smith The Pendulum Do fans have a right to know everything? The public's righl lo know "everylhing" aboul .an alhlcic is becoming an issue wilh fans and ptayers. This issue came up when Arthur Ashe came forward admitting that he has AIDS. After his press conference it became known thai a reporter from USA Today asked Ashe if he had the disease, thus forcing Ashe lo come out with the story before he was ready lo. Many of Ashe’s closest friends and joumahsls like NBC's Bryani Gumble and ESPN's Roy Fircsionc knew lhal Ashe had been HIV positive for a long while before Ashe made ihe information public. These and oiher individuals kepi the news silent for Ashe's sake until he was ready for ihc public to know. The question now bccomes, "As fans, did we have a right lo know this information as soon as possible? ' or did Ashe have a right to privacy? Ashe unlike Magic Johnson, was no longer competing, thus not exposing any other lennis players to ihe possibility of contracting the virus. Reporters have always known information that the public doesn't know. For example, the press knew that Martina Navratilova was a lesbian, long before the public knew, and that Dean Smith was once a chain cigarcltc smoker. As fans, what should wc know, what shouldn't wc know and who decides? How much public knowledge is too much and how much isn’t enough? Magic should have come forward as .soon as he knew ihai he was HIV positive because he was still active and it would not have been fair to subject other players lo him when the other players didn't know he was HIV positive. However in Ashe s case, the journalist probably used bad judgement to imply to Ashe that either you icll or 1 will. 1 simply can't decide whether or nol the journalist was wrong becausc. after all, Ashe is a public figure. You dc^:idc. "The one thing these kids have in common is thal they know how lo win." Thai's what Coach Bill Momingstar said after his golfers captured their fourth straight SAC-8 crown last week. The cream again rose to the lop this week as the Christian linkslcrs capturcd yet another District 26 title. Elon breezed by second place Pfeiffer at the Gates Four course in Fayetteville by a whopping 26 strokes. Dave Passerell led Elon wilh a three-round total of 218. good for third place in District 26. Tim Clark and Jim Arnold (221) finished in fourth and fifth place respectively. ll was Elon's fourth straight district title. "We goi help from everybody." a confident Momingstar said. "We had a bad first round and then finally pul il together." Elon's Jim Arnold stepped into a somewhat unfamiliar role after the first 1§ by carrying the Christians wilh a onc-under 71. "Everyone except for Jim had a rough first day. " Momingstar said. "We went into the tournament knowing we had to win to fare well at the National Championship." Tim Clark, who had won two out of the last three tourneys for Elon, opened the District finals wilh a 7-over 79. Morning.siar wasn't worried, though. Elon has carded four tourney wins in a row - eaming them the third spot in the NAIA rankings. "We're fortunate to have the quality players that these kids are." Momingstar .said. "These kids have confidence." "We've won four in a row. We need that fifth one." Momentum may not play a part in winning the tourney, though. Elon faces a six week lay off due to the rest of the NAIA schools’ completion of their spring schedules. "All of my kids have played well this year," Momingstar said. "We have five good players and il takes all five to win loumamenls. "We have confidence. " he said. "The layoff will be good because il wilt be to our kids advantage. They will be out of school and they can concentrate on golf." Going inio the 41st National Tournament in Angola, Indiana, the Elon golfers also have another confidence booster on their side - experience. The Christians field four seniors and one junior - two wilh National loumey experience. "We have an experienced team," Momingstar said. "Richie (Burke) and Tim have tournament experience and we hope lhal 11 carry over." Senior Tim Clark says thal the Christians have eyed the National crown all season. "It would be the ultimate way lo end my career," Elon’s lop ranked golfer said. "We’ve thought about winning a championship all year. We never thought about not Eton star golfer Tim Clark practices on putting green going to the finals.” The NAIA Toumameni starts June 2 at the Zollner Golf Club in Angola and it concludes the following Friday. 'Fhe Fightin’ Christians will be thrust into competition wilh top - ranked North Florida and Texas Wesleyan. ■ Gulf Honors in '92 - All SAC-8: Tim Clark, Steve Lewis, David Passerell, Jim Arnold. Player of Ihe Year: Tim Clark. Coach of Ihe Year: Bill Momingstar. All District: David Passerell. Tim Clark. Jim Arnold. District Coach of Ihe Year: Bill Momingstar. Track team places thircJ in final season meet Rogers Harrison The Pendulum The Elon College track leam ended its season this past weekend by placing ihird in the Districl 26 meet held at Pembroke State University. Elon received a first place finish in the South Atlantic Conference, running better lhan Presbyterian College and Lenoir- Rhyne College. "Looking Ijack at the season. I'd say we performed well." said head track coach Chris Worst. "I'd be lying to you, though, if I tell you I wa.sn'1 discouraged." Earlier thr^'/^j^son, Elon beat Pembroke State, but when the times got lough, it was Pembroke who beat Elon and wound up with a second place finish. High Point University came in first place. Elon managed to gel a lot of iheir points in the field events and the short distance events. Jeff Kluu. got first place in the high jump by jumping six feel, six inches. Jason Hafll managed lo ihrow the javelin to a first place finish wilh a distance of 171 feet, seven inches. In Ihe short distance events. Eton's 4(X) meia relay team came in second to High Points team. •The team members for Elon included Elliot Armstrong. Dale Clark. Dale Everelte and Bobby John.son . Captain Dan Ridley losi sight of his goal, of winning ihc 4(X) meters, and losi to High Point’s Mike Hatfield for a second place fini.sh. Haifield also managed to l)cai Elliot Armstrong in the 200 meter mn. as Armstrong also came in second placc. "Distance is ihe one thing that hurt us." Wonsl said. "We scored high in everything else." Elon didn’t cnier any athletes in Ihe distance competition becausc it has so few distance runners. The ones Worst does have, according to him. are out of shape. Worst suggested a cross country program for Elon. so lhal athletes could gel in shape in fall before the track season liegins in the spring. Given the fact that most of the people on the track were not recruited by Elon to participate’ in track. Worst is still pleased with this year's squad. When asked lo sum up Ihe .season. Worst replied "Our guys did a goxl job. They should be proud, but you’re never saiisfifxl until you’re number one."
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