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SPORTS Thursday, October 3, 1996 - Page 17 Sophomore Hannibal leads women's soccer in scoring By JULIE EDWARI>S middle school, then at Liberty High being close to home so her parents Staff Writer School, Hannibal lettered in not could come watch her play, and "There are no stars, really, ev- only soccer, but lacrosse and has- because there is not too much pres- eryone call score and we all have ketbal l as welL In addition, sure playing on the team. Even so much fun!" expressed sopho- Hannibalwas Captain of the soc- though pressure does not come more forward/halfback Natalie cer and lacrosse team her junior from the team, she says she often Hannibal, from Eldersburg. Mary- year, and captain ofal! three sports misses classes due to games, but land of the 1996 women's soccer she played her senior year. She was her professors have been very help- team. honored her senior year by being ful to her. Hannibal currently leads her nominated to the first-learn in Although the women's team has team in scoring with 7 goals and J Carroll County, the all-conference had a rocky start (3-5), NataJie be- assist, and is second in the Centen- team, and the all-state team in soc- lieves, "We have a really good We have a really good team. We should do well this season. Sophomore Natalie Hannibal nial Conference just seven games cer and the first-team all-county in team, We should do well this sea- into the season. She returns after lacrosse. son." being named to the Centennial Natalie Hannibal continues Hannibal is majoring in exer- Conference second-team last year. playing soccer and lacrosse at cise science and physical educa- Her amazing soccer career be- Western Maryland. She said that tion, and wants to become either gan at the lender age of four when compared to high school ball, col- an athletic trainer or a physical she started playing with her brother legiate soccer is much more physi- therapist. She would like to keep and his friends. She played cal. Hannibal chose to play for the in touch with her love of soccer by throughout elementary school and Green Terrors because she liked coaching someday. Cross Country runners stride towards successful season Husband and wife team of Gregand Kelly Davis lead both the women and men's squads By TOM GILL Slaff Writer top eleven. placed 14th in the 152-runner field. Starting off the 1996 season, the In their most recent meet, the Davis's time was 27: 10 for the cross country team has competed Dickinson College Open, the men 8,000 meter run. in Ihree meets, finishing well in all placed tenth out of1.9 teams, and Sophomore Mike Cushwa-fin. three. The men have placed within the women placed 11th out of 19 ished 46th with a time of29:02 and the top ten finishers in each meet, freshman Max Lojevsky placed Sophomore Natalie Hannibal poses/or the camera awaiting soccer while the within the 50th just five seconds behind practice. Hannibal currently leads the women's soccer team in scoring with seven goals and one assist. Cushwa. Junior runner and wife of the COllege Relays held in Rockville, ners pairing up to cover a total six men's cross country leader, Kelly MD. The men finished second out miles (three by each runner). The Davis, placed 13th out of 145 fin- of six teams, and each runner team of Kelly Davis and Cynthia Ishers for the women at Dickinson. teamed up in 17 pairs to cover four Callen finished second out of 16 Her time in the 5,OOO-metercourse miles ofthe eight mile course. The pairs of runners with a time of was 19:41, just 63 seconds behind team of Davis and Cushwa finished 38:35. Following them were the winner Meredith Unger of secondoverallwithatimeof46:32. team of Michelle Garvey and Haverford. ' The Davis/Cushwa team was fol- Heather Huffer who finished tenth Following Davis was Laurie lowed by the team of Brendan with atimeof44:37,and finishing Cicero with a time of 21:00 even, Henderson and Lojevskky who fin- only 11 seconds after the Hufferl which placed her 41 st. ished in sixth place with a time of Garvey team were Laurie Cicero "I'm real pleased right now 48:59, while Josh Beck and Rocby and Liz Clark. with the runners," said head coach Birdsall finished eighth with atime The next meet for both (he Doug Renner. "We are building for of51:37. women and the men will be the, .... the future, and we will be strong The women finished third out Goucher College Invitational on for many years to come." of four teams in the meet, with run- October 5. In their pervious outing, the Terror women were the top non-Di- vision I finishers at Towson Slate University Invitational at Oregon Ridge Park. The men placed sixth out of 11 schools which fielded complete teams. Davis led the men again with a 13th place finish over- all out of 95 runners with a five- mile lime of 27:24. Max Lojevsky came in 44th for the Terrors with a timeof29: 12 and Mike Cushwa followed in 47th Oct place with a time of29:17. The women were again led by 17-19 Davis, who came in third overall with a time of 19:20 for the 3.1- mile course. Laurie Cicero was Special 22nd out of 67 finishers with a time of 21: 17, and Cynthia Callen fin- Women cross-country runners Laurie Cicero, len Vick, and Michelle ished 31st with a time of22: 14. 10% off ALL Purchases Garvey practice intensely for their next meet. 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