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U.S. running boom racing
By JACQUELINE MITCHELL
Collegian Sports Writer
Although competitive running has been
around for a long time, running for recre
ational and physical purposes did not really
develop until the 19705.
Although many thought it was just a fad,
running for enjoyment grew immensely
throughout the late 70s, and is even more
popular today.
Frank Shorter's marathon victory in 1972
at Munich played an important role in the
rapid development of the sport.
The media became interested in Shorter,
which led to an ABC Sports telecast of the
Olympic marathon from Montreal in 1976.
"I think Shorter's marathon victory really
got the ball rolling in terms of the running
boom," Men's Head Cross Country Coach
Harry Groves said.
More and more people are developing an
interest in running, and today people are
becoming more aware of physical fitness, as
they realize running is a good way to keep in
shape.
"Everybody is running," David Brennen,
a senior on the men's cross country team
said. "It's an easy and cheap way to keep fit
and you can work it into your schedule."
Marathon racing is also on an upswing. No
running sport in history has grown as rap
idly or enthusiastically as this one. Each
year the number of participants increase as
more and more clubs, sponsors and race
directors institute marathons throughout
the U.S.
Lady Lion Paula Renzi crosses the finish line in a race last week
Some people list running in a marathon as
one of their all-time goals. They feel that it
is one thing in life they must conquer,
Groves said.
"They might be stiff and sore for a couple
of days after," he said, "but they are glad
they did it."
College students also contributed greatly
to the running boom. Because they spend
many hours a day sitting in classes, those
who were physically active in team sports in
high school needed an activity which they
could do individually.
When students became interested in run
ning for pleasure, they went to the golf
course where the competitive runners prac
ticed.
"Problems started to come up," Groves
said, "so we went out and made them a
running loop."
As the weather became colder, students
went to Rec Hall to run, resulting in over
crowded conditions as more people became
interested.
"Now, during the winter months," Groves
said, "you need a traffic cop up there
because it's so crowded."
"I think Penn State is one of the high
density areas for running," Groves said,
"because we are in the country and we have
so many places to run. Also, we don't have
to worry about air pollution or traffic."
Women did not become involved in run
ning until the women's lib movement began.
"It took some doing to break the ice,"
Groves said, "but then all of a sudden it was
accepted."
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By RICH BRADLEY
Collegian Sports Writer
With the advent of the fitness
boom in the late 19705, many people
turned to jogging as a way to burn
off excess pounds and get their
bodies back in shape. Jogging, how
ever, was not the miracle cure-all
that people thought it would be and
many people gave it up.
Today, more people know the
medical benefits _of running and
jogging than ever before and jog
gers can be seen everywhere. But,
there were those who knew of run
ning long before the fitness boom
hit the cover of Newsweek.
These were mostly athletes and
coaches who knew that running
'improved a person's heart beat and
cardiovascular endurance and
were willing to run every day.
There is a certain group of these
people who are not joggers, but
prefer to be known as runners.
They are not running to lose weight
or to listen to a Walkman, but
instead, they run for competition in
cross country.
The difference is clear. Women's
Head Cross Country Coach Gary
Schwartz says the basic difference
between joggers and runners is in
intensity.
"The biggest difference is the
intensity of the run," Schwartz
said. "The athletes may tend to put
a few more miles in, and they
definitely run some of those miles
at a much higher intensity."
Head Men's Cross Country Coach
Harry Groves thinks the biggest
gap between runners and joggers is
in dedication.
"It's like night and day," Groves
into new decade
said. "The biggest comparison be
tween the two is the person who is
training for competition is far more
dedicated. He goes for months and
years to get where he has gotten.
"The average jogger will just run
until it bothers him a little, then
he'll back off a while or will run
until he reaches his goal, whatever
that is. •
"I think the big difference is in
competitiveness. One is a total
committment and the other can be
a total committment, but generally
is more casual," Groves said.
Both Dwight Stephens, captain of
the men's cross country team, and
Doreen Startare, the women's team
captain, have been running cross
country for eight years. Stephens
averages between 85 and 100 miles
per week for his training. Startare
averages between 50 and 60 miles
per week, but there is more interval
training involved in her training
than in Stephens'.
"It's something that I really want
to do," Stephens said."l don't know
about the average runner, but most
of the joggers are just out for fit
ness, which can be considered a
goal, but I'm out to better myself
against someone else. A runner is
more competitive than a jogger.
Runners are in it for competition,
joggers are more casual. It's a
different perspective."
Both Schwartz and Groves were
quick to point out that running, or
even jogging, isn't an exercise for
everyone.
"I really don't think everybody is
suited for running," Schwartz said.
"Not everybody is suited to train
like Frank Shorter or Alberto Sala
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Wednesday Sept. 21, 1983
"It's not too hard for people to go
out, go slow and put a lot of miles
in. But a lot of people aren't built
for running they're too heavy or
the alignment of their feet, knees
and hips can't stand the pounding."
Just for comparison, Stephens
stands 5-10 and weighes a scant 137
pounds. Startare is 5-7 and weighs
117 pounds.
Groves chose to illustrate his
point with a story about Roger
Bannister, a doctor who happens to
be the first man to break the four
minute mile. Groves said Bannister
said that a competitive runner has
miles of visits to the doctor's office.
"This is somewhat true because
the guy is always working on the
edge of his body's ability to take the
work that he's doing, so lots of
things can happen," Groves said.
"Like maybe he's got a cold or
tendinitis or maybe he comes up
with a stress fracture. Non-compet
itive runners get these same things,
but to a lesser degree because they
generally are not working as hard,
although some of them are still
going at a high rate of pressure.
They're pushing their bodies pretty
hard at a different level."
To help people make sure they
are not pushing themselves too
much, or doing too little, Schwartz
had some advice for those consid
ering jogging as a way to get physi
cally fit.
"If people want physical fitness,
running a couple of miles a day or
every other day is fine," Schwartz
said, "but running it a little bit
harder, rather than just jogging
really slow for 10 miles, will give
them pretty good cardiovascular
endurance."
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Booters win aefensive struggle
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By MATT MICHAEL - .- State could do with only three sec- son said the goal "came • out of the Lions enabled them to protect
Collegian Sports Writer , onds left in the half." nothing." The Lions ,made a throw- their slim lead.
Penn State's goal took on extra in pass with eight seconds remain- "The communication started
During practice sessions both importance - because of the strong ing to forward Dave Dabora, whO from the ' back and it spread
Head Coach Walter Bahr and Assis- winds, that swirled 'around Lenau fed Waizenegger with a pass into throughout the whole team," Ditch
tant Coach Mike Ditchfield make it Park. the center. of the field and he field said. "Once one player starts
a point to remind the men's soder "It was a very even game and knocked the ball id with only three talking it becomes contagious."
team that the most important parts both teams had the same field con- ticks of the clock left. It is no coincidence thit in the
of a game are the beginning and end ditions," Ditchfield said, "We "The Cleveland State fullbacks Lions' only loss, a 3-2 setback,at the
of each half.played with the wind in the first half lost their concentration and that led hands of Navy, they failed to talk to
.
Their emphasis on these critical and we were able to use it to our to the goal," Harrison said. "Soccer each other.
periods during the game paid off advantage in the second half." is a 90-minute game and you have to- "We had no communication at
yesterday, when forward Bob Wai- Normally, the team playing with play hard for the entire time you're '• Navy," defender Gerry Moyer said.
zenegger scored. with only three the wind will have an edge because out on the field." "(Yesterday) Greg took charge in
seconds remaining in the first half it will be able to get the ball upfield The goal was Waizenegger's sec- the goal and I have taken it upon
and the Lions held on to edge Cleve- quicker by using long passes. But and of the season and he now has
land State 1-0 at Lenau Park in the Penn State defense was able to four total points; which places him - myself to take charge of the defense
since I'm the only defender back
Cleveland. neutralize the. Vikings' second half in a tie for third on the team. Dabo- from last season."
The victory was the fourth in a advantage. ra's assist gave him his first point of
Kenney stopped six shots en route
row for the No. 6 Lions (5-1) while "Our defense controlled the game the young season. to his second shutout bf the year and
CleVeland State (3-1) suffered its in the second half," Ditchfield said. The Penn State defense was put
the fifteenth of his career.
first loss of the season. "It was an overall team effort and on the spot in the second half since
"We scored at a very crucial time (goaltender) Greg Kenney had an the Vikings had the wind factor in The Lions will now travel to Fairl
in the game," said Ditchfield. errorless game." their favor. Ditchfield said excel: eigh Dickinson on Saturday to meet
"There was very little Cleveland Penn State forward Niall Harri- lent communication on the part of one of their top rivals in the East.
Young lady booters open season , today
By PATTI GANDRAS •
Collegian Sports Writer
When the women's soccer team opens its season
today against Franklin and Marshall at 4:00 p.m.
on Pollack Field, it will be under the direction of
two new coaches and without seven of last year's
starting players.
Despite these setbacks, the team is optimistic
about its chances for a good year.
"We lost a lot \of people to graduation, and we
have a fairly young team, but we - still have a lot of
experience," rookie Coach Sal Frenda said. "The
whole defense played last year, and we have a lot of
depth."
Before coming to Penn State, Frenda coached
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both high school and men's indoor soccer teams in
York, as well as a women's outdoor team. Robert
B. Kelly is the,team's conditioning coach.
Coming off an 8-3-4 season last year, in which its
only losses were to nationally ranked, teams, the
team has already played four pre-seasim games at
the Buffalo Scrimmage Tournament, Sept. 10 and
11 in Buffalo, N.Y. Competing in four matches, with
wins against Erie Community College, 2-1, and
Canisus College, 5-0, and losses to Buffalo, 4-0, and
Nazareth College, 3-1. most of the players agreed
that the tournament provided valuable practice in
preparation for today's game.
"We lost a lot of people to graduation, so there
are a lot of new faces in our starting lineup, and
right now we're adjusting to that," Lady Lion
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we played so many games in Buffalo, because we
did get better with every game."
"We need to play with new teams, against new
people," Breckenridge said. "That's
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you can't get in practice.. We're, ready for this
game. ,,
According to the team's captain, junior fullback
Nancy Getchell, the team will be counting heavily
on its newer members in today's game.
"It's a really young team," Getchell said. "We
lost seven starting seniors last year, so we have to
really look to our freshmen. Only five people
(currently on the team) played last year."
Despite this setback, the team is optimistic and
eager for its season to begin.
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Committee urges
education changes
in collegiate sports
By DOUG TUCKER
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. A blue-rib
bon committee recommended some
blockbuster changes within the
NCAA yesterday, including making
freshmen ineligible for football and
basketball and requiring schools to
issue yearly "report cards" on how
its athletes perform in the classroom.
In addition, the committee pre
sented a compromise proposal to
head off what many view as an at
tempted power grab by the American
Council on Education.
The recommendations now go to
the National Collegiate Athletic Asso
ciation Council, which will decide
whether to put the them on the agen
da for the NCAA convention in Jan
uary. John P. Schaefer, former
president of Arizona University and
chairman of the Select Committee on
Athletic Problems and Concerns in
Higher Education, admitted that
many of the proposals will be opposed
on the convention floor. All would
require approval by a majority of
NCAA schools.
Certain to meet fierce resistance
would be the measures on freshmen
eligibility and institutional report
cards. In meetings earlier this year,
separate groups of athletic directors,
football and basketball coaches and
faculty representatives went on re
cord as being unanimously in favor of
retaining freshmen eligibility.
But Schaefer, president of the Re-
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search Corporation of Tucson, Ariz.,
said the freshman year "is the most
critical year a student faces. The kind
of start a student gets his freshman
year will frequently determine
whether or not that student will be
able to graduate from college."
One reason many schools would
oppose the freshman measure would
be financial. Schaefer admitted that
more scholarships would be needed to
accommodate freshman ineligibil4.
Presently, schools can give 30 fait
ball scholarships each year and , a
total of 95. The Select Committee's
proposal would allow 26 each yeai
and a total 104. In basketball, the total
allowed would be 16 instead of the
present 15.
The American Council on Educa
tion proposal would set up a body of 36
peesidents with what would amount
to dictatorial power over the NCAA.
The presidents would be empowered
to set aside any vote of the convention
and enact legislation without consult
ing member schools.
The committee's proposal would
not give the commission less powei%
"We recommend that a council of
presidents be established that would
have the right to advise and review
actions of the NCAA But the activity
of these presidents would be restridt
ed," Schaefer said.
The Select Committee includes six
' presidents who helped form the ACE
proposal. An NCAA official said the•
committee's proposal was reconl
mended by five of the six.