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&p'eFls-:;::.X>'Y0%T, T?;':':'}::-:.tr,'m""ImLIm~> ,lmiUM_@~\i'OTn,c::;~: __ 1.nillttf/jJ 'te;:~;::%fj@fiL:K-::::=Y~;;~;~:=;;~~::~~~:~~ Andy Dziengeleski Patience Pays Off For Junior game high in points with 25 By JAY HaBERT Spo",Edi_ against Wesley 00 Jan. 13. His Junior Andy Dziengeleski career high in rebounds is eight, has paid his basketball dues. coming last season against While playing well on Junior Gallaudet. Varsity freshman year, be DziengeJeski describes him- hardly played up on varsity. self as "concerned about win- Sopbomore year, he started to ning." He adds, "I'm al- see an increase in his playing ways in the pursuit for ex- time. Now in his junior cam- cellence. It's a Catch-22 paign, Dziengeleski bas gotten though; you strive for per- tbe chance to play on the aver- fection even though you age about 22 minutes a game, never really reach perfec- meanwhile shooting 50% from tion, but you always strive the field, while totaling nine to do better." and a half points and four Dziengeleski is optimis- boards a contest tic about next season despite Dziengeleski, who lives in the team losing four major Del Mar, Ca. when school is not players (Jimmy Naughton, in session, chose Western Alejandro Welch. Kenny Maryland over such schools as Young, and Rolando Muhlenberg, Ithaca, Weich). "We need to get Susquehanna, and Virginia some recruits in here if we Wesleyan. "I came here for an are going to challenge for admitted student-athlete day the playoffs next season." and saw the men's team play ZOulias feels "Dziengeleski is a against Moravian. Since they positive guy in.getting recruits did not play all that good, I fig- to play here." Other schools ured I could play as a fresh- man." ~D:::z;.,::'n-ge'::'::es-k;_:(3=3")w-'n=='~be~ca-II'''''d'''o-n-to-p-rod-u-ce-n-'x-t-se-aso-n -.r-"-r -Imp-,..-ss-;v'-,-ju-n-Io-r -ca-m-pa-'-gn-, J' ~~kinso~o!n~]Getty~~~~:~ After seeing no time on var- also losing a lot of their big sity his freshman year, players," says Dziengeleski. Dziengeleski felt disappointed, more to the team." that game, Dztengeleski felt"If be improved. Zoulias "expects" Dziengeleski but he saw it as "a real learning That playing time would I could play that well against a Green Terror coach Nick to improve on his game before experience." Instead of being come during the Carroll County top 20 team, I could play that Zoulias feels Dziengeleski's next season. disappointed about his playing Sports Medicine tournament weU against anyone else." game bas improved in the time Dziengeleski, who bas a time, Dziengeleski turned the held at the campus in December While his role on the team is Dziengeleski has played. "His dual major in Political Science situation into a positive. .. I of '92. Dziengeieski came off to provide offense and re- game bas been marked by and History, is a member of the knew that if I would continue to the bench and scored 11 points bounds, DziengeIeski feels that greater consistency, becoming Alpha Gamma Tau fraternity play, I would get more playing in the period of three minutes his defense, his horizontal foot instrumental in the offense." and would like to pursue a ca- time and be able to contribute against New Jersey Tech. After speed, and rebounds all need to Dziengeleski bad his career reer in the field of Military Intelligence. Despite Small Thrnout Wrestling Still Goes Strong very impressive. tough with losing (Nick] uct of the Pennsylvania wres- wrestling weight, where I can By JAY HaBERT Their have been vacancies at tling system, has performed use my speed and smarts to my S""",Edi_ Stafford and {Mit] Bevins," Despite a season that has the 118, 126, and 142 pound says Coach Paul Johnson. "For- well, with a current mark of 14- full potential." Another new addition to the seen departures and injuries, the weight classes on and off for tunately, the wrestlers that we 6. "Dwight is a nice surprise squad this season is senior this season, he has wrestled a Green Terror wrestling team has most of the season, making it have are all individually tough, lot of tough kids. I expect great Damon Lewis at 190 Ibs. come together to perform in- pretty hard for the Terrors to and are tougb enough to win the things from him in the Centen- Lewis, who wrestled for two credibly well. While their 3- win as a team, despite indi- majority of the bouts. Senior nial and the East Regional," years in high school, came out 14 team record may not say so, vidual victories. co-captain Ray Pickersgill feels says Johnson. The biggest ad- for wrestling early in his fresh- the individual records have been "I knew the season would be that the team has done "surpris- ingly well despite the small jusnnent according to Smith, is man year. According to Lewis, number or wrestlers." The. the "change in the high school "what hurt me was that when I regime compared to the cot- ~lJ,~AYS wrestlers through it ail have re- lege, where there is more em- about 60 pounds and as a result, came in to wrestle here, I gained mained "upbeat about the sea- phasis on the student athlete." I couldn't wrestle." The oppor- son and their individual goals," adds Pickersgill. the what Smith feels he can improve on tunity was there ro- Lewis, who deferred to play football this his conditioning, while during Going into ~heLpSA"e Pickersgill calls the "third sea- practice "wrestling older and past season due to academic heavier guys can take a toll, commitments. to come out to son" (before X-mas, after X- mas, and the post-season tour- during the matches it becomes wrestle. "Lew's wrestling has improved a lot since he rust a big advantage." neys), the team entered Centen- eAll~~ nials (held last weekend at Estes, has battled a lower back started," says Johnson. Despite Rick Another freshman, a 4-6 record, Lewis feels that his Ursinus) with wrestlers in eight ,.-~-'t89-9887. weight and the East Regional but still managed an impressive the end of the season," and feels problem throughout the season, wrestling "is back into swing at (Justin categories Mikulski was a late addition at record at 6-6. "Rick has a good the team "looks really good go- 142). ing into the tournaments," de- shot of placing at Centennials if at Elizabethtown tournament this weekend with wrestlers in he can fully use his speed and spite the shortage of bodies. quickness. Estes feels that he Co-captain and heavyweight _::' feels at Centennials that there is needs "to improve on strength, Ted Speers is the team'shighest PickersgiU seven categories. placer returning from last year's endurance, and also keeping at "a good shot of wrestlers plac- wrestled at 158-167-177 this A __ rrr ing in the Top three in their one weight class (he has team. Speers, a junior, looks to weight class." At the 134 wetgm class, TIIIo_ Earth Sholre,. freshman Dwight Smith, a prod. season)." Estes adds, "At 158 I See Wrestle page 17 feel I'm more at my natural