Harriers open season in quad meet
By Jeanne Ballets
The 1983 Capitol Campus cross
country team placed second
overall in its first season competi
tion Saturday in a quad-meet with
Lincoln University, Cabrini
College, and Penn State Hazleton
Campus.
Overall results of the five-mile
meet were Lincoln University
first; Capitol Campus, second;
Hazleton Campus, third; and
Cabrini College fourth.
Sammie Jones of Lincoln was
the first runner to cross the finish
line, followed by Hazleton’s Jim
Rinker. Joel Hager was Capitol’s
first runner to finish, placing
third.
Other Capitol runners who
placed in the meet were Brian
Bachman, Dave Wicks, Jerry
Trently, and Greg Nissley,
finishing sth, 7th, 14th, and 15th,
respectively.
This year’s Capitol Campus
team is made up of four returning
members from last year, and
eight new runners. Even so,
Coach Bud Smitley feels the team
will be very competitive.
‘They're as good as last year’s
team...very strong in spirit.” said
Soccer team debuts in league competition
By Angelo Vecchio
Campus soccer fans could have
something to look forward to this
Newly organized and under the
direction of a new coach, the
Capitol soccer team has strarted
its season, for the first time in
actual league play.
Last year, soccer players on
campus had to settle for exhibi
tion play as a non-sanctioned
club, and this year’s team cap
tains feel the transition has af
fected player attitude.
“We take more pride in the
way we play,’’ said co-captain
Rob Rejmaniak, “entry into
NAIA District 19 has given us
new goals to aim for.”
Co-captain Mitch Malecky said,
“With a full time coach, we work
better at practices which leads to
more player development.”
Ten players return from last
year, including forward Tom
Weidmann and Fullback Barry
Sullivan who are expected to have
outstanding seasons.
According to Co-captain, Joe
Dean, “Injuries could be a pro
blem to add to .existing setbacks,
and one Outstanding center for
ward has lost eligibility. Our
realistic goal is for a .500
team captain, Dave Wicks.
The remaining Capitol Campus
harriers are Dan Miller, Brian
Gauger, Dave McNamara, Mike
Markle, A 1 Feiertag, Jeff Carroll,
and Dave Fitzgerald.
Although the team is made up
of both old and new members,
season.”
Capitol’s record stands at O'3
so far.
The team dropped its first
game to Lincoln by a score of
Goalie, Jack Boyuzuk lunges for ball during Capitol Campus soccer team practice. The team is reorganized this year makinq its
debut in official league play. y a
none had run the Capitol course
in competition prior to Saturday’s
meet.
The new five-mile track winds
through the campus, along the
woods of Meade Heights, across
three streams, and up several
ramped hills.
6-2. While leading at the half,
2-1, they could not hold off Lin
coln’s second-half attack to
preserve the win.
Valley Forge Bible College top
‘lt was designed to be more of
a cross country than road race,
for more interesting running,’
Smitley said.
With the help of the
maintenance crew, Smitley spent
five weeks this summer designing
and building the new track. It
consists of one-half campus runn
ing, and one-half wooded area
track.
Last year’s cross country team
won the Keystone Athletic Con
ference, and placed fourth in the
National Association of Inter
collegiate Athletics (NAIA)
District 19 championships.
District 19 is made up of 16
teams from Eastern Pennsylvania,
Delaware, and northern
Maryland.
The team works out every day,
logging 50 practice miles a week
with several team members runn
ing on their own time when class
schedules or other commitments
conflict with practice times.
The remaining six season meets
are scheduled every Saturday
through the end of October, in
cluding a backyard rivalry meet
with Elizabethtown College on
Wednesday, October 19 at
Capitol.
ped Capitol 4-1 in a rain shorten
ed contest in the season’s second
game.
Spring Garden overmatched
Capitol in its third game 9-0.
Photo by Jeff Sfmtocr