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Guilford men’s
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soccer preview
Sean Urquhart | Staff Writer
Soccer, an odd sport played by foreign
ers with funny sounding names - well not
here at Guilford. The Quakers Men's Soccer
season is underway and fans and players
alike cannot wait for the first home game
on Sept. 11 against Methodist University.
"We got a good team this year and we
are ready to take it to the next level" said
Bram Crowe-Getty, a defender in his third
season with the team.
Jeff Bateson begins his second season
coaching the Quakers and has settled in
well at his new home.
"Settling in was easy," said Bateson. "I
got a great group of guys who do not give
me too much trouble.
The Quakers return after losing
only three players, one of whom is All-
Conference Honorable Mention goalkeeper
Zane Campbell. Campbell decided to stay
on with the team as assistant coach, howev
er, much to the delight of Coach Bateson.
"It's good to have him around, he
brings a lot of experience to the team," said
Beteson, who spent much off the off-season
recruiting new talent.
"It went well; we got a number of prom
ising players," said Bateson. "Pat Childs,
who played tennis last year for Guilford
and freshman Beau Arceneaux will fight
for Zane's place at goalkeeper."
The Quakers return fifteen players from
last year's team, including junior Scott
Meguid. Meguid tallied ten goals and four
assists, and was named to both the All-
Conference and All-Region teams.
"Scotty is in line for another good year,
he has already scored for us in th6 pre
season," said Bateson commenting on play
ers to watch for. "Mike McCaffrey has
proven a great player and Mark Jarvis has
shone consistency on defense."
The preseason has not been without
its setbacks, however. Bram Crowe-Getty
suffered a fractured skull in a head-to-
head collision during a preseason match
against Cape Fear Community College.
Surgery may be required. Sam Huff, anoth
er defender, injured his ankle during a pre
season practice, but is expected to make a
speedy recovery. Peter Deng-Bul, however,
is back after missing much of last season
due to shoulder surgery.
The Quakers face a tough schedule this
season, starting with 10 games in Sept.,
only three of which are home.
"September is a tough month," said
Bateson. "We play a number of tough
teams this year, many of them nationally
ranked. Virginia Wesleyan, Roanoke, and
L)mchburg are all going to be tough games
... I say we easily have one of the most gru
eling schedules around."
The Quakers enjoy a small but devoted
fan base. The facebook group 'The Fighting
Quakers Men's Soccer Fan Club' has 115
members.
"I think the team has a really good
chance at putting together a strong squad,"
said club founder Shep Lashley '09. "I think
the support we give really helps out the
team."
At any given home game, at least 30 to
40 diehard and extremely vocal supporters
will show up to cheer on their team and
their friends.
"Its great to have fans in the stands,"
said Crowe-Getty. "It's hard to play for
empty bleachers."
"ITie more the merrier," said Bateson.
"I think that many Guilford students are
the kind of people who follow the more
obscure sports, and soccer fits right in
there."
"Its fun to go to the games and support
the team, but what I really enjoy is heck
ling the other players," said junior Danny
Jimenez, who cannot wait for the first home
game on Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m.
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of all be loud and have fun.
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-tice on the loops that run through 250 acres
of woods on campus. They also have a cross
country course on campus that is suitable
for 5k, 6k and 8k races.
Practices are usually structured with a
one mile warm up, followed by stretching
before the workout begins. The team lifts
weights after practice twice a week. Every
Wednesday, the team works out by running
in place in the diving well.
"One of the most common injuries with
runners is tendonitis and stress fractures,
which come from the repetition of your foot
hitting the pavement over and over again,"
LaFollette explained.
Pool practices are designed to help pre
vent injury while still getting a heart-rate-
elevating workout.
"Jamie's really good about knowing
what everyone can handle," said Normann.
"If the whole team is exhausted and bomb
ing it, he'll cut back."
To think that coaching cross country
is pretty straightforward and easy - "Run
faster!" - is far from the truth.
"Jamie's job is actually real
ly hard," said first-year Leon Odell.
"He plans all the workouts and calcu
lates the times for all the runners."
As a coach, LaFollette must know each run
ner's personal strengths and weaknesses in
order to give useful advice.
"Coaching advice is two fold," LaFollette
explained. "My (first) job is to essentially
get them as physically fit as possible. We
talk about V02 max, the way we use oxy
gen. We do runs that better gun at our V02
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thresholds."
V02 max is the highest amount of oxy
gen one can use in one minute, per kilo
gram of body weight. As you become more
fit, your V02 max increases allowing you
to do more intense workouts easier and at
a faster pace.
The strategy involved in racing is-per
haps just as important.
"Jamie might be telling one person (to)
be more conservative on the first mile and
then speed up, and then to someone else he
might say to go really hard on the first mile
and then don't worry about the rest," said
Normann.
Cross country is one sport where you
really can't pull off being lazy. It is very
much an individual sport and every minute
will make or break how well you do.
LaFollette's job is to make sure his team
remains focused and driven, even on dif
ficult days.
"He sees the bigger picture whereas
we're just trying to make it through one
race," said Walker. "He keeps us motivated
for a long term goal."
In a sport with no communication or
teamwork during competitions, you would
think that there is less interaction among
teammates, but this is not the case.
"There's kind of a connection between
painful sports and getting along really well
with your team," said Normann.
Practices can be physically and mentally
draining, but the team generally keeps a
positive attitude. Odell put it in perspec
tive: "Running itself is not fun, so everyone
has to be nice and make it fun for every
one's sake."
Football season needs no rhyme or reason
Grace Fletcher | Staff Writer
As the Carolina sun descends,
the thud of helmets, the scream of
whistles and the gasps of exhausted
players resonate from Appenzeller
field.
The leader in command. Coach
Kevin Kiesel, prepares to guide
his troops through the demand
ing 2007 season. Old Dominion
Athletic Conference (ODAC) foot
ball coaches have predicted success
by ranking Guilford third in the
2007 preseason football poll. This
is the Quakers best ranking since
1998.
"When we start our conference
season vs. Hampden-Sydney, I
can't wait to put the poll in the
locker room," said Kiesel to the
Greensboro News and Record.
"I'd like to kiss all the coaches for
that."
In addition to the 45 return
ing players, over 60 new recruits
have been added to the 2007 ros
ter. This enlargement may enable
Guilford to conquer the ODAC and
defeat defending league champi
ons Washington and Lee, whom
they face Oct. 20.
Punter Ryan Huber '08, who
switched from soccer to football
this year, has witnessed first-hand
the merging of the recruits.
"When at practice, it is as if we
have been playing together for lon
ger than a couple of weeks," said
Huber, who goes on to describe
the close bond developed between
the players. "The team notices the
new talent and returning talent
as a stepping stone to the ODAC
finals."
"There is already a certain
camaraderie on the field given the
fact that there are so many new
players."
Amidst the roster stands Captain
Mario Paylor, who finished second
in the ODAC with 7.5 sacks in the
2006 season.
"We've got so much experience
and so much team speed," said
Paylor to the News and Record.
"This team is the physically stron
gest team I've been part of here at
Guilford. When you have strength
and speed, the sky's the limit."
Another contributor to the
Quaker squad is quarterback
Josh Vogelbach '09, a First Team
All-ODAC pick last season and
Guilford's career passing leader,
with 6,943 yards. Other comrades,
including Joe Joyner '08, 2006
All-ODAC Honorable Mention,
and center Blake Underwood '09,
Second Team All-ODAC pick, also
supplement Guilford's 101®^ sea
son hopes of a championship.
In last weekend's action,
Guilford defeated Southern
Virginia University 70-26, the high
est offensive total for Quaker foot
ball since 1932. Volgelbach passed
for an all-time ODAC record eight
touchdowns accomplishing his
sixth 400-yard passing game and
his 13*^“ career 300-yard passing
game in 21 outings. Vogelbach also
received the first ODAC Offensive
Football Player of the Week Award
of the season.