10—The Daily Collegian Thursday, May 14 1981 Lucas a master at 400 meters By PETE WALDRON Daily Collegian Sports Writer In roughly three weeks, sprinter Vern Lucas will bid his Penn State track career adieu. And Lucas said he hopes to accomplish much in the coming weeks and his top priority is qualifying for the NCAA championships in the 400 meters, his favorite event. "At • the start of the season," Lucas said, "an individual goal of mine was to qualify for nationals in the 400. It is now an ultimate goal. I believe I have a good chance either this weekend at the Penn State Open or next week at the IC4A Championships." Lucas said in the 200 meters many sprinters rely solely on their speed, but he said this cannot be done in the 400. "The 400 meters is an event that tests your athletic prowness, because more things are needed besides speed," Lucas I • y)luoJ)jfy)luo))1y)!uo))jry)luw 1Iq) UWjry)luoJ 0 D r'i 20% to 40% off SEIKO WATCHES We've sale-priced every man's and woman's 1981 Seiko watch in stock! Layaway now and save at Kranich's! As trusted jewelers for over 77 years, we always service what we sell. Seiko guarantees its fine watches for a full year...now Kranich's extends the guarantee another full year! kranichei kranichAranich'r kranich*/ kranich'r kranich's kranic said.' "It is an event in which you must have strength and stamina as well. "I don't think I can run as fast as some other athletes, so I use the combination of strength and stamina to outlast them." Lucas said he has his 400 meter tech nique down to a science and knows what type of race he must run to accomplish his goal. He pointed out that too many quarter milers take it easy the first 100 yards. Lucas has been working on a different game plan all season. "I must run hard from the gun," he said, "and just keep going until it's over. I think the competition at the Penn State Open will push me to run harder and harder." But, working hard is not a new phrase to Lucas. "Vernon takes instruction well and puts it into the meet," men's sprint coach Mike Shine said. "If you tell him to pick it Graduation Time Saver 1111 1111N 1 ,1'1?1 .illg PP.'r. r'L rr„iii,ll IA,, Ar counts inviteil. or use' your VISA or MASTERCARD state college oltoona 216 east college avenue 1411 eleventh avenue 9444575 up, he does. His hard practice is reflected in each meet. "He is the kind of runner that guys look at and say, 'I can't let down now because Vernon will be knocking at my door.' " Men's track coach Harry Groves agreed with Shine's assesment. "Many a time," Groves said, "you tell an athlete to do something and they go deaf-ear they go out and do what they want anyway. This is not true with Lu cas. "Lucas is the best team man we have because of his real enthusiasm and how he is competing. In the last couple of years he has given us some great perfor mances. "He is the best lead-off man in the 1,600-meter relay I've seen in all my years of coaching," Groves said. "And that's one of the toughest jobs because he's doing it tired and it's a one-on-one competition. READ "Lucas is a traffic man and he is doing one hell of a job." One of the most obvious reasons Lucas has found success in directing the 1,600- meter relay is because he enjoys it. "The 1,600 meter is the most exciting relay," Lucas said. "It brings in the aspect of four quarter milers almost like the 400. This is another race where speed is not the only key you need four talented athletes to combine strength and stamina." By being on the track team, Lucas said he has been exposed to different environ ments and has learned a great deal. "I have met a lot of people through track," Lucas said, "and that's more important, even over and above competi tion learning to deal with other individ uals from varying backgrounds. "I've also learned the aspect of disci pline. The only reason I got where I am today is from putting in a lot of hard 1981 STUDENT FOOTBALL TICKET INFORMATION 1981 Penn State STUDENT SEASON football tickets are now on sale at Room 225 Recreation Building from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. You MUST present a ticket application form, current full-time I.D. card, and payment when purchasing your ticket. All FULL-TIME undergraduate and graduate students who did not indicate that they were graduating this term were mailed ticket applications. The applications were mailed to the LOCAL address indicated on the most recent #4 card that you completed. In the event that you did not indicate a LOCAL address, then your application was forwarded to your HOME address. 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I Concept by M.A.B Motorcycle riders protest helmet law By LORI PERKINS Daily Collegian Staff Writer About 1,500 people rallying at the state capitol circled the building on motorcycles but wore , no helmets in a protest this weekend against the state's mandatory helmet laws. The motorcycle protest was part of the Pennsylvania Motorcycle Rights three-day rally held by A Brotherhood Against Totalitarian Enactments, a member of the group said. "The rally was basically a show of force, to let legislators know there are people opposing mandatory helmet laws," said Daniel Cross, ABATE member and State College resident. About 3,000 people attended last week end's rally, he said. ABATE, a statewide organization including about 2,000 motorcyclists, is "dedicated to freedom of the road," said Wally Kerlin, president of ABATE's Centre County chapter. An ABATE committee presented state legislators with a petition Mon day which urged them to support a House bill that would partially repeal the mandatory helmet law in the state. The proposed bill would allow cy clists more than 19 years old to have a helmet in their possession while riding instead of requiring them to wear one, Kerlin said. Cyclists under 19 would still have to wear helmets, he said. "We are not against the use of hel niets, we are against mandatory hel met•laws. We feel it is the right of the individual to decide whether or not to wear a helmet," Kerlin said. tonight: Entertainment All You Can Eat Cheese Pizza—s2.so $ r , 1 1 `(• LAST CALL! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR • ROAD .SHOW 'Bl Sat. - May 16 Inf. VSC 866-3431 Rm. 209 HUB R-200 w r I 4 r ✓} ~. ~ . ft et I t Help launch your new grad when you give a professional calculator from Hewlett-Packard. 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"We feel the testing system for li censure is inadequate riders are just not prepared for what they will encoun ter on the roads," he said. "A person could easily obtain a li cense without really knowing well enough how to ride," Cross said. Kerlin said, "Legislators look at the accident rates and try to legislate the problem away with mandatory helmet and lights-on laws, when really what's needed is cyclist education." An education program would help cyclists learn more basic riding skills and understand road conditions, he said. "Pennsylvania has one of the largest motorcycle registrations in the United States. If we could get the support of all cyclists, we wouldn't even have a bat tle," he said. "We encourage all motorcyclists to get involved, because it's their rights at stake here," he said. Cyclists should vote for legislators who support ABATE's goals, he said. SPRINGTIME CRAFT SHOW Art league, Colloquy will present talk on art, politics • The Art Student League and Colloquy will sponsor a coffeehouse at 7:30 tonight in will sponsor a lecture by Adrian Piper on the HUB Gallery lounge "Art and Politics" and a mixed media performance pertaining to the situation in Cambodia at 7:30 tonight in Walnut Build ing • Phi Sigma will meet at 7:15 tonight in 8 Mueller. • The College Consumer Party will dis- • tribute literature on El Salvador all day today at the corner of College and Allen streets. • The Wildlife Society will meet at 7:30 tonight in 301 Agriculture Administration • The College Consumer Party will meet Building. at 7:30 tonight in 316 HUB. • The sailing division of the Penn State • The Undergraduate Student Govern- Outing Club will meet at 7:30 tonight in 214 ment's department of women's services Boucke. • The Office of Foreign Studies will hold Foreign Studies Orientation for students going to Nice at 7:30 tonight in 365 Willard. collegian notes The Daily Collegian Thursday, May 14 1981—
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