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Western Carolinian Volume 65 (66) Number 23 (25)

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  • Catamounts Take Second Straight Series Knock Off Former WCU Head Coach Rodney Hennon By Daniel Hooker Sports Editor For the second-straight weekend, the Western Carolina Catamount baseball team fought off Saturday troubles to bounce back and win a weekend conference series defeating the Georgia Southern Eagles three games to two (13-12, 3-17, 13-8). Making the victories just a little bit sweeter was the fact that the Cats were able to defeat former head coach Rodney Hennon, who left Cullowhee two years ago. In his first series against his alma mater, Hennon and GSU picked up three, one-run victories in Statesboro a year ago. Head coach Todd Raleigh agreed that beating his former teammate and friend was nice but to pick up the series victory was bigger. "Having played with Rodney and Mike (Tidick) it's three, one-run games," great, but it's not personal. We Raleigh said. "And Georgia battled hard last year and lost Southern and Western Carolina is a big rivalry, that and The Citadel, because we've all had the most success Basner Named Pitcher-of-the-Week photo by Mark Haskett/OPI Catamount catcher Ryan McCurry tags out GSU's Scott Henley in Friday's 'come-from-behind' victory over the Eagles. in the conference. But this was big because of our positioning in the standings and winning at home is what we're supposed to do." The Catamounts wrapped up the series win with a 13-8 victory which saw the emergence of the WCU bullpen as a key factor. After starter Seth Foster was chased after an inning and two-thirds, Robbie Hoover stopped the bleeding with the Cats trailing 7-1. Enter Ryan Basner in the third and that was it for Georgia Southern. "Basner was the key for us today," said Raleigh. "He gave us the emotional and physical lift we needed. He came in and put up doughnuts on the board, and that made our hitters relax.". Basner pitched seven innings, scattering four hits Cats Win 2nd Straight Series continued on page 23 Three WCU Track Records Fall at Clemson Relays By Denise Merritt Staff Writer The relays are always one of the most exciting races in track and field. Four individuals, joined together by a round metal stick, seek to outsmart and outlast the competition. The Clemson relays held on Saturday March 24, proved to be an exciting and record breaking experience for WCU. Junior Virginia LaCombe broke the school's record in the high jump with a height of five feet, 10.5 inches, which provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA championships. Junior Ashley Herendon broke her own record in the javelin by more than three feet with a launch of 143 feet and six inches. The women's 4x1500 team, compiled of Whitney Woods, Megan Thacker, Melanie Cooper, and Holly Bright, placed second in the relays and broke the WCU record with a time of 19:30.36. "We are real proud of all the young ladies who broke school records and Virginia who qualified provisional for nationals," head coach Danny Williamson said. "It was a big accomplishment." The women's 4x200 meter relay had a strong third place showing with a time of 1:43.85. The 1,600 meter sprint medley came up victorious running 4:08.94, beating fourth-place Morgan State by nine seconds. The women's distance medley relay finished a respectable fourth with a time of 12:53.26. In the field events, Val Jalajas finished second in pole vault with a height of 12'01.50. Teammate Michelle Velez was right behind in fourth place jumping 10'10.00. The Cats demonstrated their strength in the shot put by placing five girls in the top eight. Herendon finished second with a toss of 41'03.75. Kiley Wright, and Barbara Lee Palmer finished third and fourth throwing 39'01.00 and 37'08.50, respectively. Quiletta Dunston and Kineta threw for distances of 35'01.75 and 35'01.00 which earned them the seventh and eighth position, respectively. On the men's side, the 4x400 team won the meet with a time of 3:17.98. WCU's Doug Petway tied for fourth in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet and one inch. Petway also placed seventh in the triple jump with a distance of 44 feet, one inch. In the men's 110 meter high hurdles, Johnny Bomar ran to a fifth- place finish crossing the line in 15.40. "If we can take what we did this weekend and build off of it we'll be in good position down the road," Williamson said. Western Carolina will travel to Gainesville, Fla. this weekend, March 29-31, as the University of Florida host the Florida relays.
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