THE HILLTOP, May 12, 1978, Page Five
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rtighs and Lows in 1977-1978 MHC Sports
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By Scotty Miller
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' The Lions trouncing UNC-Asheville,
j 88-80^ in the basketball season’s
j finale and breaking several records
j *n the process.
. The Lady Lions advancing to the
J hasketball playoffs in Virginia.
' The football team soundly defeat-
I the then nationally ranked Gard-
I Oer-Webb Bulldogs 14-0.
' lames Allen breaking the school
j ^cord for assists in a season.
' Head Coach Jack Lytton getting an
I Extension on his contract.
The football team placing six play-
j ars on the All-Conference team,
j' ^ 7-3 football season.
' hatching Roger Cruell rush for 163
yards versus Carson-Newman and
Mark Dickerson pass for a total
1 yards versus Gardner-Webb.
' “eating Newberry in football for
. the third straight year.
.' The HILLRAISERS!
J^fter trailing at halftime, coming
hack to beat Central Wesleyan in
Overtime.
12. The consistency of the girls’ tennis
team.
13. Punter Melvin Dunn finishing second
in the nation in NAIA.
14. The soccer team scoring two goals
in their only contest of the season.
The Low
1. Watching player after player on the
basketball team quit, get sick, or
get hurt.
2. Seeing injuries keep Roger Cruell
from a 1006 yard season.
3. A disappointing baseball season.
4. Running Austin-Peay up and down
the field but losing 17-15.
5. Seeing a Mark Dickerson to Richard
Carter winning touchdown pass
versus Austin-Peay called back be
cause of an illegal motion penalty.
6. Losing to Voorhees at home in bas
ketball.
7. Melvin Dunn not making the All-
Conference team in football.
8. The 47-6 football loss to Elon.
9. The soccer team getting beat 6-2
in their only game of the season.
10. Getting beat 23-9 by lowly Lenoir-
Rhyne in football.
Mountain Juice”
Proved a Success
By Barney Pannell
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L hedas the first intercollegiate skate-
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April 29, Mars Hill College and the
tournament and even though
L^ollege teams showed up. Mountain
- ^ 78 was a big success.
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ili ®ville YMCA sponsored what was
A Posed to be the first intercollegiate
Ij ®Doard tournament. However,
t(.j°Hege teams participated in the e-
l( I'old at Mars Hill College called
Otain Juice ’78. Tournament di
ll.?^ John Bennett was disappointed
lack of college participation and
C- ^ Skateboarding on the east coast
t seem to be as big as we thought.”
though there were no college
L j- plenty of skilled younger skate-
Wl.came and made Mountain
78 a successful tournament.
Im‘ Held of 32 participants and six
from North and South Carolina
in the six events: consecu-
360’s, freestyle cone jumping,
slalom, slalom, and downhill.
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lijpeted
The individual age divisions were 11
and under. 12-14, 15-17, and 18 and
over.
The Wizard team, from Florence,
S.C., came in first place. Second place
went to the Wizard team I from Wil
mington, and third place went to Wil
mington’s Wizard team II.
Prizes and trophies were given to
various winners at the tournament.
Gift certificates, a skateboard, and
even an 80cc Yamaha motorcycle were
provided by local merchants and given
away. The motorcycle went to Scott
Garris, from the Florence Wizard team,
who amazed the largest number of
individual points in the 11 and under
and 12-14 age groups. Trophies were
given to the top three individuals
in each age group and to the top three
teams.
Mountain Juice ’78 was enjoyed by
contestants and spectators alike, prov
ing its competitiveness and overall
success. In the future though, accord
ing to Bennett, Mountain Juice will only
be a local tournament.
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Pictured is Paul Barnes of the.Wizard Skateboard Park of Florence, S.C. Paul clear
ed 15 cones in this event in McConnell Gym over Spring Fling. Photo by Sally Curtis.
Hamrick Named New
Financial Aid Director
John R. Hamrick, who has been oper
ations officer for First Citizen Bank and
Trust in Asheville, has been named
Director of Financial Aid at Mars Hill
College.
A native of Matthews - near Char
lotte - Hamrick received a B.A. degree
“magna cum laude” from Mars Hill
with a major in Elementary Education
and French in 1969. He later earned a
master’s degree in educational adminis
tration from UNC-Chapel Hill. He taught
for three years in the Charlotte-Meck-
lenburg school system and served two
years as dean at Biscayne Southern
College in Charlotte.
He joined First Citizens in Charlotte
in 1974, serving there a year before be
ing transferred to Asheville.
Mr. Hamrick is married to the former
Elizabeth English of Mars Hill. They
have a daughter, Emily, 14 months
old. The family resides on Smith Creek
Road near Mars Hill.
Dr. Fred B. Bentley, president of Mars
Hill, was pleased with Hamrick’s ac
ceptance of the financial aid position.
”We are fortunate to get someone in
this position who has had experience
in the financial world, understands the
goals of the college, and is sympathetic
to the problems of college students and
their parents in trying to finance a col
lege education.”
With the vast increase in federal
and state funds appropriated in recent
years to assist young people in attending
college, financial aid has become an
increasingly important and complex
subject. Private colleges such as Mars
Hill draw upon an assortment of feder
al, state, and private funds to assist
students. The aid is distributed in the
form of grants, loans, scholarships,
discounts, and jobs. For Mars Hill, a
senior college of approximately 1,600
students, the total amount of such avail
able funds is almost $2 million. The
Director of Financial Aid manages the
entire program within guidelines laid
down by state and federal govern
ments and by college regulations.
Hamrick succeeds Mrs. Jeanne Tyner
of Burnsville, who resigned to accept
a teaching appointment in Yancey Coun
ty-
As a student at Mars Hill, Hamrick
served as a college marshall, was nam
ed to the dean’s list every semester,
and was selected for Who’s Who Among
Students in American Colleges and Uni
versities. He and his wife (also a Mars
Hill alumna) are active in the Bright
Hope United Methodist Church.