OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080128/WLURG39_RTP_20080128_001.2.txt , on .37?.755 12551 v. {If I40, /2 ¢ /2. WASHINGTON - THERIN . gm '; vg ~r "Terrie ---ups. We C«$t1}.pt't3’s<'i.{i£: tZ.=zi;:.tor:; ;:r.:tli.orracti nra-izrtenzuute wit.E1ntrtvoirt.%.ng yeu:r :rn:i.tint7a.ateras. iP»‘tlI‘§"s£tl'3.2tjg.’. ’l‘i£Ijt?t‘ Ct'ea’it €§‘_ards ‘ " teat The Outing Club will be having a meeting January 30th at 7:00pm. During the meeting, the slide show from last June's Tanzania trip will be shown. The slide show will feature pictures from summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park and Ngoro-Ngoro Crater National Park, and Lake Manyara. Please come to the OC Meeting on Wednesday, January 30th at 7 pm in the OC Meeting room (114 Elrod Commons) Giants not second best The Neil(l)s break down the Super Bowl between the Patriots and Giants By Nelll Thuparl and Nell Sheaffer « coLu M msrs First ofl are these the two best teams in the NFL? NS: Nope. The Patriots are by far the best team in the NFL. and probably the best team ever, so they are a no-brainer at the number one spot. Do I even need to try and provide an explanation for that? I hope not. Are the Gi-V ants the second best team in the NFL? No, I don’tthin.k so. Now, I think that most people are going to throw everything I’m about to write out the window because the Giants really have been playing well recently, but I’ve got to stick to my opinions and the season as a whole. I think the Chargers are the second best team«'in the league. The Chargers gave the Patriots a legitimate run for their money, and I really believe that a healthy LT would have gotten them touchdowns in the red zone. I could also make an argument for the Colts as the best team other than the Patriots, but a very beat-up Chargers team took out a reasonably beat-up Colts team in Indianapolis, so I have to give the edge to the Chargers. So ba- sically it comes down to this: The AFC is the best conference, and is home to the top three teams in the league, the Patriots, Chargers and Colts. As far as the NFC goes, I still think that the Packers and Cowboys are the better teams. NT: It’s tough for me to say this because the Giants have been playing so spectacularly in these past few weeks, but I don’t think there’s any that these aren’t: tlib two best teams in the NFL. ‘' First, there are the New England Patriots. A record breaking 18- 0 during the regular season and playoffs so far while shattering numerous records, both individ- ual and team, along the way. No one can argue with their being the absolute best team in the league, and if you’re Chris Collinsworth, they’re the best team ever to grace a football field. However, looking at the overall body of work, strength of schedule and, more importantly, strength of conference, I think that both the San Diego Chargers and In- dianapolis Colts are better teams than this year’s Giants. Don’t get me wrong; I am not taking anything away from New York’s great victories over Dallas and Green Bay, two teams that beat them handily earlier this season, but if you examine the overall body of work of the Giants juxta- posed to that of the Chargers and l Colts, it’s hard for me to say they are better. One could even argue, as Neil has done, that even the Cowboys and Packers are better than the Giants, and I wouldn’t be totally opposed to that idea ei- ther, but I’m going to give them the benefit of the doubt because of their playoff wins. Nonethe- «less, they are the hottest team in _jthe NFL, and momentum is ab- solutely vital to winning in this league, so you can’t count them out just yet. and I realized that there are an innumerable amount of veter- ans, any of whom are capable of providing a game-changing per- formance for this New England squad. So, the fact of the matter is, there are literally dozens upon dozens of reasons that the Patriots will win the Super Bowl. In fact, ' you could have an entire column dedicated to completely viable reasons the Patriots will win the Superbowl and it may be three or four times longer than this piece Neil and I are writing. With that being said, I’m going to say that because of New England’s third ranked rushing defense being able to stop the Giants running back combination of Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs, thereby putting the entire weight , Since losing on opening weekend in Dallas, the New York Giants have won I 0 consecutive games on the road, including at Dallas and at , Lambeau Field in subzero temperatures. This makes them the hands-down most dangerous team to la an where at an time. P J’ J’ J’ Tell us why the Patriots will win this Sunday in Glendale, AZ... NT: Hm, where to begin? I could start with their incred- ible perfect record or their NFL MVP winning Quarterback in Tom Brady or the fact that they have already beaten the New §York Giant§ barely a month be- "fore thag Siiperlibwl. fcould even talk about their NFL Coach of the Year, Bill Belichick, the domi- 'nance of their unheralded offen- sive line, and the inability for any team in the league to cover and stop each and every single one of their weapons on offense, from Wes Welker to Randy Moss to Laurence “Lo’Mo” Maroney to Mike Vrabel and the list goes on. Combine each of the aforemen- tioned things with the fact that New England’s defense is led by a number of seasoned veterans such as Junior Seau, Tedy Brus- chi, Richard Seymour, Adalius Thomas, Asante Samuel and, oh my goodness, while looking up names to list in this section Neil of the game on Quarterback Eli Manning’s shoulders and having him self—destruct with a few care- less interceptions, the New Eng- land Patriots will win Superbowl XLII. NS: The Patriots are the best team and won’t lose. Instead I’ll write about Tom Brady. THE ‘._B_.OOT:— Igoeswnobody in the whole media world realize that’ Tom Brady is not hurt at all? The Patriots are toying with the me- dia and everyone else that fell for it. He doesn’t show up during the first fifteen minutes of practice, and they say that he’s not prac- ticing? Reporters can only watch the first fifteen minutes. Antonio Pierce says that he’s not hurt, so they aren’t fooling the Giants. Why is such a big deal made out of this? I’m tired of it. NT: Real great analysislthere, Neil. Ground-breaking stuff. Tell us why the Giants will win this Sunday in Glendale, AZ... NS: Not happening. Didn’t they already lose to the Patriots‘? NT: Okay, unlike my com- patriot here, I’m actually going to have a stab at this one. Since. losing on opening weekend in Dallas, the New York Giants have won 10 consecutive games on the road, including at Dallas and at Lambeau Field in subzero temperatures. This makes them the hands-down most dangerous team to play anywhere at any- time. Fourth year Quarterback Eli Manning is blossoming into a big-garne superstar, much like he was at Ole Miss. In the play- offs he has shown a maturity reminiscent of his older brother Peyton, and he has demonstrated an uncanny ability to manage the game properly when the ball is in his hands. Behind the rush- ing tandem of Ahmad Bradshaw, who did not play in their week 17 matchup, and Brandon Jacobs, Manning has been able to find his comfort zone in the offense and continue to play at a higher level that Giants fans have been praying for. However, New York is most certainly not‘ a one—di- mensional team. Their defense is anchored by arguably the best defensive line in the league led by DE’s Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora. This terrorizing two- some will be putting pressure on Brady all game, forcing him to step outside of the box and make tight passes to beat them. Along those same lines, gritty Defen- sive backs Aaron Ross and Sam Madison have, as of late, been styrnieing opposing wide receiv- ll ers to no end. As long as they. continue their physical, fearless coverage on the Patriots’ Moss, Welker, Gaffney, and whoever else New England may throw out there, the Giants have a very real chance at forcing turnovers, and leaving Glendale, AZ with the Lombardi Trophy. i We hope that this sheds some light on this year’s Super Bowl for you, and as always special thanks to Neil Sheaffer for help- ing us out. Don’t forget to join us again next week as we wrap up the NFL Season and take a look back at the moments that made this year such a memorable one in NFL history. Lewis says it’s Eli’s turn in Super Bowl terbacks to throw for 23 or more. ByAdam Lewls COLUMNISTS “But mom, why does Peyton get to go? I never get to do any- thing!” “Now son, he’s a lot older than you. More mature. You’re simply not ready.” “But. . .but. . .I am ready! Look! I’m dressed in blue too, with plenty of padding! Plus, I’m almost as tall as Peyton. I promise I’ll keep up. “A ‘no’ is a ‘no,’ end of dis- cussion.” “But, .but. . .” “But nothing. You’ll have your chance to go soon enough.” And just like that, young Pey- ton Manning went off to his first amusement park, leaving little brother Eli behind. And while Eli slumped away in jealousy and re- sentment towards his older broth- er, he knew deep down that one day, he too would get a chance to go to the theme park. He just had to wait until he was ready. Fifteen or so years later, noth- ing changed. At this time last year, Olivia Manning still had to remind her youngest son that he was “simply not ready.” Peyton was an older, more mature and more complete quarterback. He was ready to ride to the top of football’s largest roller coaster—— the Super Bowl. Now, one year after Peyton’s remarkable ride, it’s Eli’s turn. No one can say he’s not good enough. No one can say he’s not experienced enough. No one can say he’s not ready. ‘ Having faced arguably the most scrutiny in the last five years of any New York athlete not named Alex Rodriguez, Eli Manning has made his way from Peyton’s under-achieving young- er brother to the quarterback leading the NFC Champions into Super Bowl XLII. And though he may look as old as he is in the above conversation, he sure as hell isn’t playing like it. First, he marched through Tampa Bay and Jeff Garcia, who of Manning’s mistake—free foot- ball, a strong running game and a solid defense led the Giants past Brett Favre and the Packers. And, despite the below-zero weather, Manning looked even more com- fortable than F avre. Who knows, maybe he was wearing Favre’s Wrangler jeans. I know what you’re think- ing. Eli is the Trent Dilfer of this year’s playoffs—sneaking into the roller coaster that is the Su- per Bowl by merely limiting his mistakes and praying for dear life that he doesn’t slip through his Having faced arguably ‘the most scrutiny in the last five years of any New York athlete not named Alex Rodriguez, Eli Manning has made his wayfrom Peyton s under-achieving young- er brother to the quarterback leading the NFC Champions into Super Bowl XLII. had beaten the Giants twice be- fore in the playoffs. Next, he went into Dallas to take on Tony Romo, Jessica Simpson and the highly favored Cowboys. And with a 132.4 passer rating, Manning powered the Giants to victory, while si- multaneously preparing some popcorn for T.O. Then, on the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the combination ~ seat belt and fall off because he was never ready in the first place. Well, the answer is no, and here’s why. Eli is one of four quarterbacks to lead his team to the playoffs in each of the past three seasons. His company? Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Matt Hassel- beck. I hear those guys are pretty good. Not convinced? Okay, Eli is one of five quar- touchdowns in each of the past three years. His company? Car- son Palmer, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Drew Brees. Not too shabby, huh? I could continue, but if you’re not on the Eli bandwagon yet, then no statistic will serve to cor- rect the very little sports knowl- edge that you have. Plus, let’s face it, actions speak louder than words, and the action of getting to the Super Bowl says enough. Speaking of words versus ac- tions, let’s reexamine the com- ments of former teammate turned journalistic traitor Tiki Barber back in August. Tiki bashed Eli for his on- and off—field leader- ship, stating, “Sometimes it was almost comical the way he would say things.” To me, the only thing that is comical about Eli’s most recent on-field actions is the fact that he did them without Tiki (and Jeremy Shockey, for that matter). As the Super Bowl approach- es, it is only a matter of time be- fore we see how ready Eli Man- ning actually is. And while some may say that a poor performance on the part of Eli would halt the roller coaster mid-track, I say that Eli can put his hands in the air and wave jokingly to Peyton as he experiences the rush of football’s greatest ride, because win or lose, Eli is most definitely ready. O. OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080128/WLURG39_RTP_20080128_007.2.txt \ MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2008 THE RING-TUM PHI °_ 7 5P°Vt$ a urn-more «rw Generals on second four game streak, win eight of nine By Hank Nathan smrr warran- The Washington & Lee Men’s Basketball team won all three of its games this past week ' en route to the second four-game . winning streak of the season. 1 The Generals traveled to Emory & Henry College on Wednesday, a place where the team had not won a game in 10 years. However, this year’s team is different and seems to have the propensity to pull out the close games. Coach Adam Hutchinson attributed the ability to win the close ones to growing as a team. _ ‘ ‘ “The maturity of our se- niors and juniors is the foremost thing in my mind [that enables the team to come through in the close games],” said Coach Hutchinson. “Those guys have played a lot ofclose games over the course of their careers, so pretty much any situation that arises, we have been in before.” The game against Emory & Hemy mirrored the progression of the team ‘over the past few years“. In the first half, the two teams played even at the Wasps’ fast paced run-and-shoot style with five ties and four lead changes. The score was 52-54 at half, fa- Women drop ODAC By Russweems STAFF WRITER I ' ~ The women’s basketball team continued their ODAC schedule this week with games against Randolph-Macon and Bridge- water. They came into the week 3-6 in the conference. W&L started the week Tuesday against 20th ranked Randolph Macon. The Yellow Jackets came into the game one of the top teams in the ODAC with only one loss. The Gener- als kept it close in the first half,’ which featured 8 lead changes and 3 ties. Near the end of the voting E&H. The Generals, right on cue, opened up the second half on an 8-0 run and never looked back. The team was only up by six points withslightly less than 19 minutes to play, but that didn’t matter. W&L controlled the game the rest of the way, con- tent to beat the Wasps at their own rapid up-and-down game. W&L broke Emory & Hen- ,ry’s press with ‘ease, resulting in layup afler layup. The final score was 116-105. Sophomore Zac White had three dunks in the effort, a rarity in Division -Illibasketball, as he compiled a career-high 26 points. Senior captain Greg Bi- enneman also notched his ca- reer-high with 36 points. Fellow captain Femi Kusimo added in 22 of his own. Junior captain Isaiah Good- man reiterated Coach Hutchin- son’s sentiments about how far the team has come. “We played much more con- fident and relaxed this year than we have in years past,” said Goodman. “We have learned a lot from those close games, and we are finally putting it all together. When we get in those tough situations, we realize that we have all been through it to- gether.” ,. ' The Generals then traveled first half, the Yellow Jackets went on a run and closed with a seven point advantage, 30-23. After the half, W&L came out energized and went on a 9-4 run led by the play of Amanda Kane. Thisjeut the lead to a mere two points (34-32). However this was a back a forth game. Ran- dolph Macon outscored the Gen- erals 12-3 in the next 7 minutes and led by a score of 46-35 with 6:46 remaining. W&L_got as close a seven on two occasions, but could not get any closer. Randolph Macon went 8-9 from . the line in the final 1:30 to seal the deal, leaving the final score to Lynchburg College. W&L continued its strong shooting performance from the previous game, hitting 60 percent of its shots in the first half. The team went into the locker room with a 15 point advantage, 37-22. The Hofnets came out fir- ing from behind the~arc in the second half, hitting five three- pointers in the first six minutes of the half. I A relentless Lynchburg team went on a 23-9 run to cut the score to three with less than 11 minutes to play, but that was as close as they would get. Bienneman, as he has“done,i V all year long, put out the fire with a 17-foot jump shot as the shot clock expired. On the next possession, Bienneman knocked down a layup ofi‘ of a pass from junior Chris McHugh while be-. ing fouled. Bienneman did the exact same thing moments later, this time the pass came from Kusi- mo. -The two and-one’s ignited the Generals the rest of the way. The conversion on the free throw put the team back up by more than 10. In fact, W&L hit all 13 of their foul‘ shots in the game in uncharacteristic fashion. The Generals continued to increase their lead from then on and finished the game with the‘ same 15 point margin that they 1131 ,-1v Top: The Generals bench celebrates junior Chris McHugh’s layup that extended the MICHAEL KEENAN / Sports Editor lead to nlne with under four minutes to play. Above: Senior Feml Kushlmotakes a celebratoryrlde on Coach Adam Hutchinson's back after the Generals defeated Bridgewater, 66-51. had at the end of the first half, winning 77-62. On Sunday, the Generals downed the Hampden-Sydney Tigers 66-51. The Generals jumped out to an early lead in a low scoring contest. They held a 32-17 advantage at. halftime and maintained a double-digit advantage through- out most of the second half. A late charge allowed the Tigers to close to within five points with five minutes remaining. but two quick baskets for the Generals put the game out of reach. A three point play by Bi- enneman pushed the lead into double digits and the Generals were able to run out the clock for their fourth win in a row. Washington & Lee is now 10- 5 overall and 6-2 in conference. The Generals had an identical 10-5 record last year before los- ing nine of their last 10 games down the stretch. Goodman says the team will have to stay sharp in order to reverse the bad for- tune of last year. i “The team is doing well [this year]; we started the year 10-5 last year, but did not finish well,” said Goodman. “We have to stay more disciplined and focused than ever before to accomplis what we want to do.” ' games against R-M and Bridgewater Women rally late against Bridgewater but come up short as Timberlake s free throw wins the game for the Eagles 68-57. W&L played good de- fense, holding the Yellow Jack- ets to a mere 38.1 percent, but . they were killed by 24 turnovers. W&L had some players step up with strong games. Senior forward Kristen Krouchick led W&L with a» big performance, providing 18 points and seven rebounds. Amanda _Kane had 13 of her 14 points in the sec- ond half. Junior guard Bethany Ridenhour also was in double figures with 10 points. The Generals returned to ac- Bridgewater. The beginning of the game was closely contested‘ with nine lead changes and two ties. Bridgewater started to pull away near the end of the first half. The Eagles built a 7 point lead with 3:20 to play in the first half. W&L battled back to close the half, scoring the final five points of the half in the last 7 seconds. Bridgewater came out strong after the half and jumped out to an eight point lead. The Hornets maintained this advan- tage for much of the half and led by nine twice within the fi- _ nal six minutes of the contest. tion Saturday at the Eagles of The Generals were not going i to go down easy and went on a. 6-0 run, close the gap to 3 with 1:27 remaining. Bridgewater stopped the bleeding with a field goal with 42 second left to extend the lead to five. W&L countered with threes on back- to-back possessions to tie the, game up. However, on the last possession Bridgewater’s Jes- sica Timberlake was fouled with 2.7 seconds left. The pressure may have gotten to her as she missed the first, but she coolly hit the second. W&L couldi1’t produce any last second heroics and the final score stood 50-49, a narrow defeat for the Generals. Although the Generals couldn’t complete their comeback, they ' vidual performances. were led by some strong indi- Senior forward Amanda Kane led the team on one of her best nights, registered her first ever double- double. She had 14 points and 12 boards, both ‘game-highs and a rebounding career-high. .Freshman center Felice Herman contributed _l2 points and 6 re- bounds, and senior guard Kris- ten Krouchick had 8 points to go along with 9 boards. The Generals’ next game will be Tuesday at home against Guilford at 7:00 p.m. OCR::/Vol_111/WLURG39_RTP_20080128/WLURG39_RTP_20080128_008.2.txt MONDAY, .iANUARY28,2008 8 ' THE RING-TUM PHI sports deck i Webb shatters mile mark Mon Tues WED Tiiuns FRI SAT SUN . ‘ . Vs‘ at Roanoke ’ - . 1 ‘ Mm mo ,,,,,,_m, Doornbos sets school pentathlon record with 3, 096 Bukotban 7:00 pm " ‘ A I ' A ' ‘ By Kevin com S TA F F w R lT E R vs. Women’; Guliford The men and women of the indoor track team spent B“'k°“""' 7:00 p.m. their weekend competing with several Division I and 111 teams at the Liberty “On Track” Open instead of, at inside the Warner Center for the Mock Convention. ’ Vhglnh, However, they did not waste their time because among s‘fl;"'n|’ng Tech the accomplishments of the team were two first place 7:00 n_m_ finishes and an ODAC record. t The women were led by junior Elizabeth Webb who at placed first in the mile and whose time of 5:07.36 set sVm'l'l:;IlI"'$ Brldgewater a school and conference record. Fellow junior Stacy g all day Doornbos also set a school record when she finished third in the pentathlon with 3,096 total points. Along _ at with teammate Maggie Sutherland, she was the first wnsmng ’°'“'3 women in W&L’s history to complete the pentathlon. HOPKINS “It was exciting to finish that well in the pentathlon 7130 P-m- this weekend. Maggie and I both did the Hepthathlon at "during the outdoor season but this was the first time Track VM| relays to compete indoors in an event like this.” commented 8:30 am. Doombos. “It was a lot of fun. It was also great to see that the work I have been putting into the events that are new for me is paying off because I was able to see improvements which was motivating.” The women also saw great performances and fin- ishes from two freshmen. Summer Lollie finished first among D-111 competitors with her time of 27.59iin the . 200 meter run. Lollie also took second after leaping 9.87 meters in the triple jump. Her teammate, Kather- ine F enwick, captured a first place ribbon by finishing the 800 meter race in 2:32.54. For the men, juniors Vance Berry and Michael . Welsh led the team with a first and second place finish respectively in the 5000 meters race. Berry crossed the finish line in a time of 15:45, while Welsh finished in a time of 15:51.34. “This was my first indoor 5k, and it really went better than I could have hoped,” said Berry. “Welsh and I had planned beforehand to take the first mile conservatively, running together as the rest of the pack started at a faster pace. This strategy paid off in the numbers 5:07 .36 Junior Elizabeth Webb's mile time at the Liberty Track Open. The time set a school and ODAC record. 36 ~ Greg Bienemann’s point total from Wednesday nights 115-.106 win over Emory and Henry. end, as we were both able to pick our way through i 3 0 9 6 the field and move towards the front. It feels great to . 9 have two of us running sub-16 [minute] 5ks‘this early _ t _ in the going. It’s not inconceivable that three of us Junior Stacy Doornbos s pentathlon score at the Liberty On Track may be under Nathan Johhsohh school record mark of . . 15:35.9 by season’s end. This is a strong group.” Open. Doornbos set the school record and placed third overall. Sophomore Btny Bnhngton took Second tn the 35 . pound weight throw with a distance of forty-nine feet 1 0 0 and nine inches. Billington missed first by only a cou- ple of inches, but still came away with a great throw. “It was good to throw a personal best in the weight, Free throw percentage by the Washington and Lee men’s basketball but it was frustrating to miss first place by only a cou- ple of inches.” stated a competitive Billington. g. team dullng its 77'62 VlCt0"Y 0VeV LYnChbU"g 3313-'rdaY night The Gen‘ (above) Junior Eiiza- Meanwhile, senior Michael Keenan set a school re- _ t _ _ _ beth Webb competes cord in the heptathlon by finishing with 2,675 points. erals were 13-13 from the charity stripe. This is the second time they In the mile at the Keenan became the first w&L tnan to contnéte tn the Liberty “On Track” heptathlon have been perfect from the line in a game, the other coming against g%e7nége;at;rrtiIeeoE°p The tenths are now less than a month away from Bridgewater on Feb. 19, 2000, when they hit all 19 of their free collegiate time and CD405 and Sh°W“‘$ Fhe“ ‘e““‘“eSS f°‘,‘h_" mm Wlth . shattered the o|d 0|)Ac their already competitive and strong finishes. throws_ record Of 5:16.26 set “Everyone’s times are improving week by week . a decade ago. (right) which is great as we move towards ODACs” added Junior Stacy D°°mb°°3 Doombos. “I think we have a lot to look forward to » competes In the 60m and will have very exciting ODAC meet for sure.” hurdles, the first event , , o - The men s and women s teams will return to action of the pentathlon. this Saturday when they compete at the VMI Relays. MICHAEL KEENAN / Sports Editor . . '’°’‘ 8 'mm'ng drops duels to JHU “These last two ODAC meets are our two last op— ~ t _ ' _ _ _ _ Women smoke defendmg ODAC champzon Randolph—Macon 141-60 portunities to put up good times before heading . , BY Michael Kiienafl “The sprint events were every time we get in the pool. in- eason and trained at a level into We have tWO more opportunities t0 3P°'"5 E””°R ‘' _ definitely critical - Several of Johns Hopkins is an amazing that allows us to compete above I I The Washington. and Lee D-III’s fastest sprinters from team, and we are not yet at the Randolph Macon. While they define who we are as a dominant force In the mnnss and Wnntenas Swim both W&I. and JHU went head level where we can beat them. are our ‘conference rivals, we teams hosted Johns Hopkins to head with each other, and the But we definitely Wlll be some- are looking to get much ‘more OD even before Setting foot on Radfordrs Cam_ on Saturday in the menvs final heats posted times that were day. soon. 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The-women won ten of gies before the big meet,” said . A . . ’ «The twn_day format fa_ and third in the 100 backstroke. the eleven events contested and Roberson. “We see every meet need to always Wm every tournarnent Wmnmg eV' Voted ns more than Hopkins Strachan and Roberson teamed had three swimmers with two as an opportunity to get up and « - ’ 'th" S Mh 'd"dl' '. , tt htl lth ery other week, you know. lose a set and people ;g;1;u,gr;,;;,,w;:;g, :;:;;,;,:;: ..:.:::‘;:’.:...";::‘... o:..::::: *“ 311.11: ;:.;‘;:*:.*;;:.C:.., 212:. 2* C of the format,» Said Senior Thn to take second place in the 200 the 200 IM and 200 breast- ’ “These last two ODAC say I’m playing bad. So that's my ‘own mistake, I guess. ” Roger Federer, on his streak of 10 consecutive Grand Slam flnals coming to an end after losing to Novak Dlokovlc in the semiflnals of the Australian Open. McG.laston. Both teams had several strong swims. The men were led by senior Alex Sweet, who won the 50 free, and 100 free in addition to taking second in the 200 free and anchoring the medley relay. “Johns Hopkins is a tough team, but we competed with them,” said Simpson. “There were races in every event. We swam much better against them this year than last year.” stroke. Simpson touched first in the 50 free and 100 free. Fresh- man Tess Hayden dominated the distance events, winning the 1000 free and 500 free. Smith and Strachan also won individ- ual events, taking the 200 free meets are our two last oppor- tunities to put up good times before heading into ODACS,” said Simpson. “We have two more opportunities to define who we are as a dominant force in the ODAC even before set- Victorious 200 free relay with “I have been amazed at how and 200 backstroke. . ting foot on Radford’s campus - V McG1aston junior Brett Tat_ solidly our team’ has swam “RandolphMaconwasmiss- for the championship meet.” . . . . ’ nd h B d since the training trip,” said ing a couple of their big name ‘The men return to action this “If there was ever a Week for It! thls mlght be It-” g1::nd:_ Jntsggr gifiréroginatgg senior Amy Roberson. “We swimmers, who are study- Friday night when they travel chipped in a Victory in the 500 worked our butts off twice a ing abroad over their January to Virginia Tech. Joe Durant on whether a mercy rule might be in order at the Buick Open, where Tiger Woods has an eight shot lead going into the flnai round. free, second place in the 200 individual medley, and third in the 200 free. day down in Florida, and we are very worn down, but we still get up and compete to win term,” said Simpson. “That be- ing said, we are a better team this year. We have swam faster