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Behrend
Athletic
Events
Friday
Women's Basketball,
Behrend Tournament
vs. RIT, 8 p.m.
Saturday
Women's Basketball,
Behrend Tournament
Consolation game, 1 p.m
Championship Game,
3 p.m.
Men's Baskteball,
Behrend Tournament
vs. Hilbert, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Men's Basketball,
Behrend Tournament
Consolation game, 1 p.m
Championship game,
3 p.m.
Tuesday
Men's Basketball,
@ Grove City, 7:30 p.m
Swimming,
@ Gannon, 6:00 p.m
Women's Basktebal,
vs. Bethany, 7:00 p.m
Intramurals
Schedule
5 vs. 5 Basketball
Men's and Women's
Entries due Dec. 13
Games begin
Spring Semester
Regional compe titi on b r i ngs t th b t•
Sophomore Jessica Sarver finished first for the Lions yet again, earning 28th place
overall in the 6k race.
. I . T 'SAL
Top runners swap spots at regionals
Senior Brian Wheeler finishes first for the team while sophomore Clayton Kirschner captures second place
Perennial top finisher Tim Schultheis finished a close third at the regional meet.
by Ed Mesaros
staff writer
The men's cross country team
brought the 2002 season to a close this
past weekend, as the team traveled to
Maryland to compete in the NCAA
Mideast Regional race.
Thirty-four teams from across the re
gion were present at Salisbury Univer
sity at race time. A total of 241 runners
competed in the men's 8K race. Seven
of those men were Behrend runners.
The seven Behrend men who com
peted were sophomores Tim Schultheis,
Clayton Kirschner, Dan Alvis, Brent
Beauseigneur, and Steve Werner; Brian
Wheeler, and junior Dan Croft. Sopho
mores Floyd Mattie and Mike Barlett
also made the trip and served as backup
runners for the team.
Wheeler was the first Lion to finish,
earning 130 91 place finish, and his first
top team spot of the season. Wheeler
crossed the line with a time of 27:43.
"Some guys see it as a let-down that
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we didn't beat some of our rival teams,"
said Wheeler. "As much as I would
have liked to show Fredonia what we're
made of, it's hard to argue when nearly
everyone has their best race of the sea-
Kirschner once again was in the sec
ond spot for Behrend, finishing 140t h
with a 27:56 time.
Finishing in the third spot for the Li
ons was Schultheis. Schultheis fin
ished just a second behind Kirschner,
capturing 141" place. Alvis was next,
finishing the race with a time of 28:11.
His time was good enough for 151"
place finish.
"The regional course was a fast
course with some quick competition,"
said Alv is. "We all responded as a team
and ran as a pack and made the season
worthwhile."
Earning the team's fifth spot on Sat
urday was Beauseigneur. He posted a
time of 28:16 and captured 156th place.
Finishing next for the Lions was Steve
"Steve-O" Werner. Werner's 28:23 was
women s cross country
The women's cross country team had one major
goal for the NCAA Mideast Regional Competition:
beat Frostburg State.
The six runner team achieved that goal, defeating
the Bobcats by 97 points. Besides getting their
much anticipated revenge, coach Dave Cooper had
another accomplishment to boast about. Every
runner finished the race with the best times of their
college running careers.
The team as a whole placed 17 out of 34 teams,
finishing in the middle of the pack. Sophomore
Jessica Sarver led the team with a 28th place finish,
running the 6k distance in 22:16.
Her efforts earned her a spot on the "All Mid-
Eastern Region" team, a title adding to her previous
honors of this season. Being twice named "AMCC
Athlete of the Week," sharing "AMCC All-
Conference Athlete" honors with teammate Jessica
Knapp and winning the award for "Runner of the
Year" are just a few of the accomplishments that
have given Sarver a memorable season.
Jessica Knapp, junior, finished behind Sarver in
the Regional race by only 12 places and 18 seconds.
She placed 40th with a time of 22:34. Also named
good enough for 160th place finish
Croft rounded out the Behrend run
ners with a 28:48, earning him I7o'h
Don't let the finishes fool you. Each
member of the team set personal
records. This just goes to show the
strength of the competition that was at
the race.
"With PRs across the entire team, I'd
say the results were quite good from a
time/effort perspective," said coach
Dave Cooper. "It's hard to run a tough
race and only finish in the 100 s. That
shouldn't detract from the fact that they
ran good times."
Even with the cross country season
at its end, the running does not stop for
the team. For most of the team, track
practice begins after we return from
Thanksgiving break.
"Most of our runners will be back at
it in track season and should see more
success there," said Cooper.
by Leacy Sauer
staff writer
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an "AMCC All-Conference Athlete," Knapp has had
a sensational season, taking the role of the N 0.2
runner on the squad.
Next came sophomore Claire Manelick, who
finished in 128th place. She ran a phenomenal race
in 24:24, a time that was over three minutes faster
than her AMCC finish two weeks before.
Continuing this trend of improvement was senior
Jessica Coe. Finishing in 168th place, she improved
her time by a minute and a half, completing the
course in 25:26.
Freshman Nina Zinger placed 177th with a time
of 25:51, nearly a two-minute drop from AMCCs,
and completes the race only 25 seconds behind
teammate Coe.
Rounding out the squad was sophomore Susie
Szafran, who took 185 place. Her time of 26:06
was a minute and a half improvement over her
AMCC finish of 27:38:39.
The cross country season is over, and the Benrend
women's team has had a successful one. The Lions
have accomplished the end of the season goals that
coach Cooper had for them, especially obtaining
their revenge from Frostburg State.
He was happy with their accomplishments
throughout the season. Ending the year with the
younger runners' impressive performances at
regionals gives him much to look forward to next
year.
Housing
and
Food Service
Athlete
of the Week
PEN NSTAT E
Erie
Eric
NAME: Eric Phillips
SPORT: Men's Swimming
CLASS: Sophomore
DATE: November 18 2002
Phillips broke his own
record in the 200 yd
breaststroke this past
weekend
against Buffalo State with a
time of 2:26:68. His first-
place finish in
the event also set a new
ehrend pool record. In the
same day, Phillips
also took a second-place
finish in the 200 yd IM.
Because of his
impressive weekend, Phillips
has qualified for ECAC
championships in four
events.
The Behrend men's swim
ing team grabbed back-to-
back wins over the
weekend. The Behrend
Lions defeated Fredonia
State 99-71 on Saturday
before gaining their second
win over Buffalo State 130-
71.
Housing and Food Service
Athlete of the Week is
selected by the Sports
Information Staff.