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Lady Terror fall to Dickinson in Special Playoff See page 19 Volume XIV, Number 8 Western Maryland College Thursday, February 29, 1996 WMC athletes shine at Conference Championships Swimming and indoor Track visit F&M's $13,5 sports center for championships over weekend Cox headlines track meet Matkovic, Alexander, and _. Fuller lead swim teams By JOliN MANARI) AssislamSporl,'EdilOf By JOHN MANARI) AssistanlSpOl"IsEdilOr Julie Cox scored big at the Cen- tennial Conference Indoor Track Karen Alexander, Paul Championships last weekend win- Matkovic, and Peter Fuller all won ning the SSm dash and S5m medals as Western Maryland's hurdles, on her way to being named men's and women's swimming the Championships mosf outstand- teams competed last weekend in ing female performer and earning the 1996 Centennial Conference a NCAA Indoor Track berth. Championships. 15 of the 17 WMC The senior sprinter was the only swimmers recorded a time thai put WMC athlete to record a win. She them in the top len in their event in also placed second in the 200m school history. dash and long jump. She also The championships were held placed third in the shot put. at Franklin and Marshall's Cox cruised past Tomoko McGinnes Pool at the new $13.5 Jensen-Otsu of Dickinson in the million Alumni Fitness and Science SSm hurdles with a time of 8.53. Center and ranged over three days. The senior then turned around Trial heats were held in the morn- forty minutes later and dusted ing and championship and conso- Catherine Laine of Swarthmore in lation heats were held at night. A the SSm dash with a time of 7.47. day by day look at the champion- In the 200m dash Cox lost by ships follows. two hundredths of a second to Day 1- Friday, Feb. 23 Swarthmore's Danielle Duffy, Cox The first event of the day was ran a 26.95. the 500 yard Freestyle. Freshman Cox was also narrowly defeated Michelle Garvey posted one of her' in the long jump. Her jump of best times with a 5:59.56 race. She 15' 10.25" lost to Stephanie finished 19th in a tough field fea- KalinerofMuhlenberg's 15'10.5" turing F&M's super sophomore Jump. Carmen Trombini, who set pool Cox finished behind and conference's records in the Dickinson's Jen Latchford and Val championship heat. Latchford with a throw of35'8.75." The men's 500 free trials saw Jen Latchford won with a heave of senior Paul Matkovic destroy the 36'5.5." pool record with a time of 4:46.36. On the men's side senior Kevin That time was also a new school Senior Karen Alexander swimming during the 100 Backstoke at the Centennial Conference Championships. Wong had a good day with two record. In the championship final The meet was Alexander's last at Western Maryland. The meet was held at F&M's new sports complex. strong second place finishes. Wong Matkovic posted a time of 4:47.67 ran a 6.80 only .22 seconds behind to finish third. \ Junior WMC swimmers post some of their of 4:24.57. son West finished ninth during tri- Franklin and Marshall's Russel Kevin Lundell's trial time put him top times of the year. Freshman The men's 400 medley relay als. The top eight swim for the Zeigler. Wong was edged out by in the consolation final. He finished Aaron Corbett placed 21st with a team of Mike Welter, Fuller, West championships. Swarthmore's Michael Turner in 7th in that heat with a time of time of 23.35. Jameson Pain, an- and Matkovic broke WMC's long- Jacoby finished tenth overall the 200m Dash. The senior ran a .. 5:10.67. other freshman finished 23 with a est standing swimming school with a time of I :05.87 in the con- 23.38 200m. In the women's 200 Individual time of 23.80. Sophomore Steve record with a time of 3:45.27. The solation final. West finished ninth On Friday, Pauline McAlonan Medley, freshman Meghan Joyce Ferrara had a 24:21 and senior record was 16 years old. overall with a time of :57.23 in the had her vest triple jump of the year posted a 2:25.63 to make the con- David Mirra had a 24.64. Day 2- Saturday, February, consols. as she placed fifth with a jump of sols. Friday night she swam a In all four of Friday's relays the 2' The women's 100 yard Breast- 31'8". Amy Havener had an im- 2:25.86 to place 15th overalL WMC teams put up their best times Saturday six WMC swimmers stroke saw freshman Meghan Joyce pressive fifth place finish in the 800 On the men's side Peter Fuller of the year. make it to the Championship finals. miss out on a medal by mere hun- meters with a time of2:31.83. made the championship heat with The women's 200 freestyle re- Welter and Matkovic both swam dredths of a second. Joyce posted The men's 4x200 relay learn an impressive time of 2:0 1.60. He lay team of Jacoby, Melina in the 400 yard 1M finaL Welter, a a 1:12.15. CarolynThorpejustbeat came in second with a time of finished sixth Friday night with a Asencio, Joyce and Karen junior, came in sixth with a time of her with a time of 1:1 1.79. In the 94.05. They were edged out by time of 2:00.86. Gavin Quinn of Alexander came in sixth with a 4:25.65. Markovic gained his sec- consols, Tasha Berry had a time of Franklin and Marshall's run of Gettysburg won the event, setting time of 1:47:79. Alexander an- ond third place medal with a time I: 17.97 for the Terror. 94.00. pool and conference records with chored the relay with a time of of 4:19.48. He was just beat out Peter Fuller captured a third The final team rankings saw a time of 1:58.00. 25.94. by Greg McLaughlin of Washing- place medal in the Men's 100 yard Haverford win the men's title with The 50 freestyle was next and The men's 200 free relay team ton and Brian Schwenk of Breaststroke with a WMC school 143 points. WMC finished fifth first year swimmer, sophomore of Pain, Ferrara, Jason West and Gettysburg. record time of 1:00.10. Gavin with 38.0 points. _ Heather Jacoby turned in her fast- Corbett came in seventh with a In the men's and women's 100 Quinn of Gettysburg edged out Dickinson won the women's est time with a :26.57. She missed time of 1:34.67. yard Butterfly, WMC participants Fuller for second with a time of title with 101 points edging out out on the consolation finals by .15 WMC's 400 medley relay team just missed out on making cham- 1:00.07. Haverford's 100 points. WMC fin- ofa second. of Alexander, Joyce, Jacoby, and pionship heats. Sophomore Karen Alexander finished ished fourth with 55 points. The men's 50 freestyle saw four Tasha Berry finished with a time Heather Jacoby and freshman Ja- Continued on page 16 Continued on page 17