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WESTERN CAROLINIAN OCTOBER 31, 1985 PAC INTRAMURALS Alonzo Carmichael, who set a WCU record for most receptions by a tight-end during a season Saturday, gains yardage after making his third catch of the day. Cross-Country: A Sport Apart 1. INTRAMURAL ARM WRESTLING (WOMEN & MEN) will occur Thursday, October 31st at 8:00pm in Reid Weight Room. Sign-ups will occur in Reid Gym Back Equipment Cage from 8:00am-4:00pm, and 7:30-7:50pm. The following weight classesfor Women will be: 1. 110 Ibs&under, 2. 111-120 lbs,3.121 lbs-130lbs.4.131-140lbs,5.141 150 lbs, 6.151-160 lbs, 7.161 Ibs&over. The following weightclasses for Men will be: 1. 130 lbs & under 2. 131 145 lbs, 3. 146-160 lbs, 4. 161-175 lbs, 5. 176-190 lbs, 6. 191-205 lbs, 8. 226 lbs and over. Intramural T-shirts wiil awarded to first place contestants. 2. WOMEN'S INTRAMURAL BOWLING WILL OCCUR: Monday, November 4th from 6:00-7:45pm for Delta Zeta and Sigma Kappa sorority; 7:45-9:0Opm for Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. Tuesday, November 5th from 6:00-7:45pm for Alpha Xi Delta and Alpha Chi Omega sorority; 7:45-9:00pm for Phi Mu sorority. Wednesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 7th for Independents from 6:00-9:00pm. Scores will be determined from average of 3 games bowled. 3. COED VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURAL TEAM SIGN-UPS will occur from Monday, November 4th through Thursday, November 7th till 3:00pm in Office 14, Reid Gym. Three women and three men constitute a team. A maximum of 32 teams may be registered. For more information call intramural office at 227-7477. 4. COED VOLLEYBALL INTRAMURAL MEETING FOR team captains and intramural assistants will occur Thursday, November 7th at 4:00pm in Rm. 22 of Reid Gym. 5. RESULTS OF WOMEN'S 4-WALL RACQUETBALL "DOUBLtS TOURNAMENT All Campus Sorority "Doubles" Champion Marianne Carper & Gretchen Gosline, Alpha Xi Delta All Campus Sorority "Doubles" Runner-up Michele Sanford & Lisa Pruett, Alpha Xi Delta All Campus Independent "Doubles" Champion Donna Buss & Sue Swetlock All Campus Independent "Doubles" Runner-up Velvet Motsinger & Diane Wilkinson, Lucky Losers MEN 1. Braves Kappa Alpha Nothing Fancy Bud Studs Bad Company Penthouse Pets Harrill 76'ers Pi Kappa Phi Crimson Tide Crazy DUI's Theta Xi 12. Cimeon & The Windsprmts 13. Knickerbockers Sigma Phi Epsilon B Rogues Sigma Phi Epsilon Physical Force Radiation Babies Bottom's Up KP Boys 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10 11 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. WOMEN 1. Lucky Losers 2. The Party Bears 3. Alpha Xi Delta 4. Tight Squeeze 5. Natural Light 6. TKE'ettes 7. Zeta Tau Alpha 8. Andy's Awesomes 9. TheSlammers 10. Sigma Kappa continued from previous page The training always goes on. Most days of the week, in the foyer of Reid Gym, a small band of specialized athletes gathers at around three thirty, and after preliminary stretching, heads out for another run. Some days the workout consists of intervals: shorter stretches of half milesor miles run at full speed, and interspersed with rest laps. On other days the runs are longer, covering eight to ten miles at an "easy" pace of six minutes and forty five seconds a mile. On weekends, if there is no collegiate meet, the teams compete in road races in Asheville or Greenville. I dropped by Reid Gym one day as the men's team was gathering for a workout. Phil Roberts, Steve Ritter, and Tony Antonino arrived, and immediately assumed the odd postures that runners deem necessary to loosen tight muscles. Coach Esbensen and the "unofficial" assistant coach, Don Pfost appeared. Pfost, a professor of Sociology, would make an interesting article himself. Heisforty five, has been running only a year and a half, and is capable of training at the team's pace. Esbensen rolled his eyes. "Where is everybody? Where's Paul?" At thispoint, a runnercame skidding around the corner in his socks, still holding a ping- pong paddle. "Hey, o.k., had to put away my opponent in a couple of hot games to represent theTekes tonight," said Paul Opitz as he jammed his feet into shoes already laced and tied. "Great games, great games. Hey what are we waiting on you guys for? You wanna run", of what?" The team headed out for a nine mile circuit of Cullowhee. Not wishing to be left gasping and retching by the side of the road, I went in the opposite direction fora far shorter run at a far slower pace, iwaswaitmg at the front of Reid when the serious runners returned. Tony Antonino came in first, having missed a turn that added an extra mile or so to the loop. We talked briefly about running and his motives. "All I do, really, is study, run, and sleep. I don't feel I'm missing things. I'm happy doing this; putting in my time. You learn your limits; you learn discipline. That'll apply to business as well, and that's what I really want to do later; to be an investor. I like it here. I love running in the mountains. They make you strong. Last summer, I trained a lot up on the Parkway, above 5,000 feet. Great views; I felt like I was flying." The rest of the runners came in, sheened in sweat. Esbensen chided Tony for missing the turn. "Waaaaake UP, Tony!" There was laughter, and an easy familiarity between coach and runners. Conversation turned general. "Yeah, actually, we get some recognition. On training runs, students yell out to us, and give us support." Support? I'd like to see the program get a little more financial support. It just doesn't cost much to put a good cross country team out." "Yeah, about all we get is a pair of shoes a season, and a pair of vintage warm-ups." "I don't want to complain. I mean, the football team generates a lot of money and support for the college, but it would be nice to share the wealth a bit, and get at least a few scholarships." "Or at least let us have more fluids and food at the cafeteria like the football team gets. Iknowthose guys work hard, but, hey, so do we. I can loose three pounds in a workout, and I don't have that to spare." Laughter. "It would be nice to recruit some more; get a few more runners who could stay with our star boy here," said Steve Ritter, pointing at a silent Phil Roberts. "That, and set up a regular schedule of meets here at WCU. That would generate some student spectator interest, anyway." ^3b3 w^-4 ^W/^ sjml V^J mm SIGMA KAPPA SPONSORS WEEK OF GIVING NOV. 3-9, 1985 PJ'S FAST FOOD MART Corner East Sylva Shopping Center ^K Across from McDonald's ^^Jfw 586-9645 H*&* COLDEST BEER IN TOWN OPEN 24 HOURS WCU STUDENTS WELCOME FULL SERVICE . . . CONVENIENCE STORE & i» Gv The other runners left, leaving Roberts, who had been quietly reading a newspaper. He is, indeed, the star of the team, and the other runnersacknowledge that without jealousy. This past summer, in a five mile race at Maggie Valley, against an international field, Roberts was twelfth in 24:02. Five miles in twenty four minutes: four minutes and fifty seconds a mile. To appreciate that, try to run one mile, or half a mile, at that pace. Do try. This will be Robert's last year running for WCU. He is already looking beyond, to the Olympic Trials in 1988. Cross country is not an Olympic event, but there are track events that suit Roberts' speed and style — steeplechase, or the five and ten thousand meter races. Any will do. "I just want to make the trials. Cross country; track; they both involve running, an' I like to run. I've been doing it for a long time now. Fifteen years?" "There is a lot of strategy in the long track events, and they are boring or exciting to run in depending on the quality of the field. Running a event in the Olympic Trials would be exciting." He paused for a moment, ruminating, and th said, "I just want to see how fast I can go." There are few events left for the cross coun teams this season. The men and women will trave Charleston, S.C, for a meet on November 2. On 16th, the regional meets will be held at Furrr University. With a good race at the regionals, F Roberts could qualify for the Nationals, held a we later, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Whether he qualif or not he will keep running, as will the rest of 1 team. Some may compete for the track team in 1 spring, but others will just stay out on the ro£ building up a mileage base forthe nextcrosscoun season. That is where you will see them, t cardiovascular machines ticking off the miles wit metronomic swing of arms. Figures on a land sea running light, easy, and alone. Lady Cats Seek Title Western Carolina University's women's volleyball team will attempt to clinch the Southern Conference's regular season title and the top seed for the upcoming conference championship tournament when they host Furman University this Thursday evening in Reid Gymnasium. The first serve for WCU's next to last home match will go up at 7:00 p.m. The Lady Cats will take an impressive 23-4 record into Thursday evening's match while Furman will come to Cullowhee with a 14-14 record. Western, the winner in seven of its last eight matches, will end regular season play November 6 against Clemson in Reid Gymnasium and then head forthe Southern Conference Volleyball Champioship Tournament in Boone, November 8-9. The Lady Cats returned home from a long road trip last Wednesday to host Lenoir-Rhyne and blitzed the visitors in straight games, 15-0, 15-10, 15-13. The shutout in the first game was the first for a WCU team since the 1983 season when the Lady Cats whitewashed UNC Charlotte. Coach Trish Howell's team claimed another straight games victory Thursday evening in Reid when visiting UNC-Asheville fell 15-4, 15-8, 15 Howell was pleased with the way the Lady played in their last two matches. "After a tough at Georgia in which they totally dominated us, wc a good job of picking ourselves up and played well against Lenoir-Rhyne and UNC-Asheville," noted. Looking ahead to the upcoming meeting Furman, Howell is expecting a tightly conte match. "We are looking for a tough match as I have improved dramatically over last season," said of the Lady Paladins. The Lady Cats defeated Furman Septembe in Greenville by scores of 15-2,15-11,15-10,15 The loss in that third game was the first of the see for the Lady Cats after three straight sweeps to o the season. Several Lady Cats continue to be natior ranked in their respective categories. Senior E Holliday is ranked in two categories as she is 111 kills per game (4.5) and 14th in hitting percen' (.364). Robin Langley, also a senior, istied for 7i digs per game (4.40). Sophomore setter Do Smith is 11th in assists per game 11.30). The Catamount kittens are WCU students who assist the coaching staff in hosting prospective student/athletes when the visit campus. They also develop locker room displays and generally promote school spirit. Standing (left to right) Kim Cook, Jill Hannay, Kathy Poskitt, Lori Willey. Wendy Graves, Libby Hubbell Susan Harrelson, Teresa Prince. Crystal Hughes, Mary Hagar, Julie Palermo, Kellie Fisher, Claire Garrard Laura Borders. Sitting (left to right) Lori Narkowicz, Kim Waters, Karen Stoltz, Barbara Borders, Gretchen Ledford, Angela Holland.

The Western Carolinian is Western Carolina University’s student-run newspaper. The paper was published as the Cullowhee Yodel from 1924 to 1931 before changing its name to The Western Carolinian in 1933.

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  • Date original: 1985-10-31
  • Date digitized: 2019-02-28
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  • Pages: 14 pages
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.) -- Newspapers
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Cullowhee -- Newspapers
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  • Cullowhee (N.C.)
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