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Thursday, May 5, 2005 • Page 27
Spring sports update
Nathan Rode
Sports Editor
Graduation is less than three weeks away and
spring sports are close to shutting the door on
another season. Several teams saw their share of
ups and downs throughout the past few months.
Here is a brief look at each of the sports and their
current status.
Golf
The men’s golf team went for a rollercoaster ride in their
various tournaments this season. Their best finish was finst in a
seven-team field at the GEICO Direct Sprin| Invitational in
Savannah, GA. Bennet Smith had the best finish on the season
tying for eighth place at the Southern Conference Tournament,
their share of women’s team finished first at the Bethune-Cookman
Invitational and Shamrock Intercollegiate tournaments in fields
of 11 and 14 teams, respectively. They then cruised through the
Southern Conference Tournament securing a second place fin
ish out of nine teams. Senior Morgan Olds was named to the
Firet Team All-Conference list after claiming seven top-10 fin
ishes, five top-five and two titles.
Baseball
After starting off their season with ared-hot offensive attack
the Phoenix encountered some obstacles when they lost semor
outfielder Grant Rembert to a hand injury. Rembertw^a ey
part to the lineup and redshirted after learning he would be^t
for the season. He will return as a fifth-year senior for e
^ason. The pitching staff also stmggled after ,
Justin Weeks and fi:eshman Patrick Adams. Th^y
shirted and will be back for next season. Currently ® ^
holds a record of 28-19 overall, 15-9 in the Souftem
Conference. That is good enough for a third place s^t behma
Georgia Southem and College of Charleston.
SoftbaU
The softball team currently stands at 28-26 overall,
8-10 in the Southem Conference. Despite a middle of the road
record the Phoenix saw several milestones towards the end of
the season. In a weekend series against Georgia Southem, sen
ior Dani Concepcion recorded her 213th hit and 47th double
moving into fu-st all-time for both categories. Senior Meredith
Miley then cranked her 10th home run of the season, a single
season record for a Phoenix softball member.
Tennis
The men’s team struggled throughout the season posting a 5-
17 record. They claimed the No. 11 seed at the Southem
Conference Tournament and were knocked out by sixth seed
ed Georgia Southem in the first round, Senioi;..Bramote
Malasitt ended his career at Elon with a 52-25 tedord as the
No; 1 singles pl^er over the last four years. He also was
named to the All-Conference team along , with Austin Fenn.
Malasitt was 17-4 on the season and received the Buddy
Hartsell and Don Bunch Sportsmanship Award.
The women’s team saw a little more success snagging the
eighth seed in the Southem Conference Toumiunent and
advancing to the second round only to be eliminated by
Furman, who had the top seed in the field. Elon advanced to
the second round after defeating Chattanooga 4-0.
Women’s IVack and Field
Sophomores Angela Carlberg and Alice Turner reached the
greatest accomplishments of any team member during the
2005 season. Carlberg was named to the All-Conference team
after finishing third in discus at the Southem Contejrenc^
Championships. Turner earned a bid to the NC AA regional in
the 400-meter hurdles. She is the first women’s track and field
athlete to earn a berth in the regional championships.
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