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Clark Atlanta University Panther
April 1, 1991
Looking For A Better Season:
Football Team Begins Spring Practice
By ANTHONY GEORGE Ill
Sports Editor
It's is spring again. Time again for hanging out in the park,
enjoying outdoors, baseball and spring practice football. Yes, Clark
Atlanta University Panthers will suit up again, beginning April 8.
The Panthers will begin three day workouts, 5:30-7:00p.m.,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Panther coaches will have an
opportunity to determine how successful the off-season program has
really been. Currently, the Panthers lift weights and run, starting at 5:30
a.m.
Offensive coordinator Robert Haygood said he is real excited to
begin the spring drills. The Panthers only lost four players to graduation
and expects the other players to return.
"We do not expect any academic casualties because the first set
of grades looked real good," Haygood said. "We did lose some key
people in key positions this year, but we should be better next season
because the guys have gained a year experience."
One of the key positions Haygood cited was losing four-year
quarterback Marlow Roberson. Haygood said quarterbacks Jackie Smith,
Charles Parks and Adrian Greene would be competing for the starting
spot.
Haygood said he expects senior Felix Lewis and Richard Golden
to have excellent seasons playing wide receiver. He also expects Edward
Jones to contribute this season. He was ruled academically ineligible last
year. Those players are expected to take some of the offensive load that
Millard Hamilton carried. Hamilton was also lost to graduation.
Haygood also said the defense will be stronger through
incoming freshman players. CAU recruited three large and quick
defensive backs, an area where the Panthers where in dire need of
improvement. Haygood said they have letters of intent from Micheal
Thomas 6-foot-3, 195-pounds from Dallas, Byron Register, 6'3" 195-
pounds from Brown High School in Atlanta and Byron Ford, 6’3" 190-
pounds from Dunwoody High School, also in metro Atlanta.
"We wanted to move from small,quick defensive backs to large
physical and quick defensive backs," Haygood said. "We may put the
quys who were there last season on the offensive side of the ball."
The Panthers also improved on the offensive end as they signed
London Bolden, A kicker from Dillard High School in Florida. He led his
team in scoring last season with almost 1,000 points scored last season.
Other players who have signed letters of intent to CAU are Craig
DuBose, 6'4" 240-pound linebacker from Decatur, Ga., Hugh Edwards, 6'-
0" 200-pound fullback from Kentucky and Ken Scott, a 6'3", 260-pound
defensive tackle from Dillard H.S.
Note: Senior Millard Hamilton improved his standings for the
upcoming NFL Draft with an impressive performance at the NFL
Combine’s last month in Indianapolis. Hamilton rated high among
the wide recievers at the event, which allows NFL scouts the
opportunity to test the top collegiate players in a various amount of
endurance exams.
I Pritchett Talks
About Resignation
accomplishments at CAU. He is
extremely proud that he was able
to accomplish so much without
ever giving out a full
scholarship. He also spoke very
highly of this season's team as
being the most disciplined and
mature group of players he had
ever coached. Pritchett also
praised the student body who
supported them this season. He
said the crowd this year displayed
the most enthusiasm and school
spirit in his 13 years at Clark.
"It has been a long
good trip for me and my staff,"
Pritchett said. "I hope everyone
will continue to grow. Next
season, CAU will have one of the
best basketball teams in the
schools history. It will be up to
the administration to realize
that, and treat those people
accordingly. I hope to follow
and read about these guys next
season. They will succeed. I am
sure they won't let me down."
\CAU Track Team
I Off And Running
BY EVITA LEIGH ELLIS
Contributing Writer
The 1990-91 track team has
entered its new semester with a
competitive start.
Coach Earl Wilson, a second
year coach at CAU, has a team
that consists of 52 members, 28
men and 24 women. Officially,
practice began at the beginning
of second semester, but some
people started training in
November, to get an competitive
edge.
"There is a lot of good people
and talent on the team.” said
Wilson. "Most of the runners are
freshmen and sophomores, but
there are a few juniors and
seniors mixed in."
To get the team in shape
Wilson developed a weight
training program, a series of
track workouts along with
flexibility. "All of these areas
are important in conditioning
the body, along with a healthy
diet.” said Wilson.
As a moral booster, Wilson
continues to tell the team that ,"
to be the best, you must train and
be mentally prepared to win.”
While training track
members, Wilson tries to bring
out new talent in each individual.
Throughout the year, Wilson
works with each member,
helping them to achieve their
potentials and preparing them to
be winners.
The first meet was held at
Morehouse on Feb. 23 with eight
schools competing. The other
schools were Morehouse, CAU,
Anderson Club, Morris Brown
College, UT, and Spelmen. The
CAU women finished first and
the men finished second.
NEXT ISSUE:
There will be a special section
on the upcoming elections for j
Student Government
Association Officers, class
leaders and queens. Look
forward to the views of the
candidates in the April 8th
issue of the Panther
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