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Thursday, December 10, 1998 - Page 18 SPORTS Lapato, Mathias among M &M speak out against football players honored away-turf violence this year, because of last, they expected it. from page 17 Continued MikeY: MikeP: Right, and so this year, instead of just mak- It's all "superficial." ing the playoffs, they wanted to advance in the playoffs. You know, it was kind of like MikeY: the Denver Broncos, again to make another Right. My original feeling is that, unless all parallel to the pros. The first time they made of a sudden the Centennial Conference be- it to the Superbowl, and that was great. Then comes the Conference to play in and Swar- they made it to the Superbowl again, and thmore somehow magically becomes good then they made it again, but they couldn't and Muhlenberg becomes good and Gettys- win it. That's why I think last year that they burg and Ursinus and all the other teams played so well, because they finally wanted magically become awesome teams .. to win it. Getting there is great the first time, but, after that, getting there isn't enough. You MikeP: need to. If the Mules become wild stallions and the Bullets become cannonballs. MikeP: Top your own record in a way. MikeY: Yeah, unless something like that happens, I Mike Y: think the only way that the Terrors can get Right. Because I think that the biggest down- themselves to the next level is to continue fall of individuals and full teams _ and not climbing the mountain. Instead of climbing just athletic, but any form in life in general Suppose that there was a storm one day and so a team couldn't have any good passing plays; well, that's not any fault of the team, so why should they be punished for it? I just think that circumstance is far different than playing your cards right. Ml: Mike Puskar a mountain and reaching a plateau, we want - is complacency with your current position, to continue reaching towards tbe peak. To not constantly striving to achieve better than do that, we're just going to have to play what you are- because you can always be- harder teams and we're going to have to find come better than what you are. Even if you • ways do this. Until this happens, I have a win the national championship, the-next year - feeling that the Terrors are going to continue your goal should be to win the national to have really great regular seasons and have championship and shut the tearn out. The aim a lot of hype to go into the playoffs and be the year after should be to not even give up Senior Tom Lapato is a King scholar and athlete. disappointed. I'm not saying that they're dis- any yards- a general progression of constant appointing us; I know that they're disap- improvement, whil:h!lag-run,:I feel can only Final exams are looming. Classmates are demic All-America team, (he NCAA's offi- pointing themselves because they expected be achieved through playing harder teams. cramming. Tom Lapato? He's heading off cial squad, chosen by college sports infor- more than they achieved. You know, last year Basically, that's what I feel it comes down to Disney World this week. Mat Mathias? mation directors. He earned first-team hon- was good- they made it to the playoffs, to: they just have to play better teams. He's flying down to Monterey, Mexico. ors this year after making the second team in which they hadn't done in a long time, and These Terror seniors have won two of the 1997. that's great but. Mike P: highest honors in college football, and The Football Gazette named Mathias and And our current Centennial Conference they're going south- textbooks in tow- to Hines to its second team, Lapato and Deal to MikeP: doesn't really offer much towards that. collect their rewards. its third unit. That was kind of unexpected in a way, but Lapato, a strong safety with a 4.0 GPA, And the honors don't stop there for the has been named Burger King Scholar- Ath- Green Terror (10-1), the first team in Cen- Upcoming Home lete of the Year in Division Ill, an award tennial Conference history to earn back-to- chosen by the American Football Coaches back NCAA playoff bids and go unbeaten in Association (AFCA). league play for a second straight year. races Sporting Events Offensive tackle Mathias is a first-team No less than 12 players- half the starting pick on the AFCA's Division III all-America unit, including kickers- have been named all- The Green Terror swim teams fell to 0- of 102- Tuesday, squad, widely considered the nation's pre- Centennial Conference. Seven made the first on the year after being crushed by Swar- mier small-college all-star team. He's also team: Mathias. Hines, Lapato, Deal, junior more. The men ended with as~ore made the Football Gazette all-America team, quarterback Ron Sennarini, senior defensive 2, and the women ended with one of 109- Dec. 8, 7pm- along with Lapato, senior guard Ryan Hines, tackle Zach Galemore, and junior linebacker 2. and junior cornerback Marvin Deal. Tommy Selecky. Sermarini was named Of- Sophomore Kara Wnukowski, despite Lapato heads to Orlando to appear on the fensive Player of the Year for the second e women's fall, won both of her individual Women's ss v. F&M Home Depot College Football Awards Show, straight season. aces, being the 50-yard freestyle and 100- Swimming v. Elizabethtown shown live on ESPN2 Dec. 10,8-10 p.m. Noseguard Kevin Kramer and ard breaststroke. Meanwhile Mathias is spending the week in placekicker Brent Sandrock, both sopho- Franklin & Marshall took down both by a Friday, Mexico preparing for the 30th annual Aztec mores, earned second-team honors, and three eams in the previous meet, with the women Bowl, pitting the Division III all-stars against others were honorable-mention picks: sopho- scoring 125-52, and the men losing for the men were senior Dec. 11, 7pm- the Mexican all-stars Sunday, Dec. 13. more running back Joe Kendorski, sopho- lesser margin with a score of 93-68. Lapato will compete against three other more wideout Mike Starke, and junior line- The highlights finalists (Divisions I, I-AA and II) (0 become backer Matt Meiklejohn. aron Corbett winning the 100-yard back- the Scholar-Athlete of the Year in all of col- Meanwhile the Terrors topped the Cen- stroke and the lOO-yard breaststroke. The Wrestling v. Delaware Valley lege football. The award would mean tennial Conference with six players on the error squad in the 200-yard freestyle re- $100,000 for WMC's general scholarship league's Academic Honor Roll: Lapato, lay took first as well. fund. on top of the $35,000 he's already Mathias, sophomore wideout Tommy The women were led by Jenny Weddle, Saturday, earned the college-$25,OOO as the D-IU win- Paolucci, running back Jeff Groff, senior line- who won the 1OO-yard backstroke. The team ner and an earlier $iO,OOO as Scholar-Ath- backer Matt Dauphin and sophomore defen- also placed second in five events, includ- and Dec. 12, 2pm- lete of the Week. sive tackle John Croyle. The unit requires a ing Wnukowski 's IOO-yard breaststroke Lapato, a mathematics major with a con- minimum GPA of 3.0. 200-yard individual medley. Women's ss v. Susquehenna centration in computer science, has also been named to the GTE College Division Aca- Courtesy of Sports Information. Courtesy of Sports Information.