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Clark Atlanta University Panther
CAU Finishes 2nd In AUC Championship
BY EVITA L. ELLIS
STAFF WRITER
Morehouse, April 9. It
wasn't the Olympics, but Clark
Atlanta University's track team
showed Olympic potential, as
they competed in the Atlanta
University Center
Championship Relays that
featured rivals Morris Brown,
Morehouse, and Spelman.
Morehouse out distanced the
rest of the AUC with 110 points.
CAU finished second with 79
points. Morris Brown came in
third with 24 points.
The women scores were closer,
as CAU lost by one point to
Morris Brown women 74-73.
Spelman came in third with 58
points.
"We have good student
athletes, and a good team
overall, " said Earl Wilson, track
coach. "We need to work on
improving as a team if we want
to be the best. The only thing
that gets in the way of students
doing their best is academics. It's
important that grades are kept
up, and it is good to excel in
sports but try to be well-
rounded."
The CAU track members will
be practicing for their next meet,
April 18 at Tuskegee. When
asked about recognition of the
team as opposed to football or
basketball Wilson would like the
CAU students to come out and
support the track team.
'There are some really good
runners on the team this year
who have made conference, and
nationals," Wilson said. "This
can be seen if one comes down to
the athletic department, and look
at the trophies that are displayed
of past track athletes."
Kaprice Wilson, a second-
year track member, said she did
well in Wednesday's meet. " I felt
I ran well despite my ongoing
knee injury. I'm happy to be
Kaprice Wilson competes in the 100
running with the team this year,
because I feel I have done well,
but I'm always out there trying
to improve my skills and
technique. With the help of
coach Earl (Wilson) I feel by the
time I am a senior I will have
reached my personal best."
David Benjamin, 'The Brown
Hornet', said this year's team is
one of the best he has ever been
on.
"This is the second year in a
row that I have run with the track
team and qualified for nationals,"
Benjamin said. "This team
has improve a lot over last
season. We have good runners
and assistant coach Heratio
Jackson has been an inspiration
to the team. He is concerned
with our well being, making us
run harder and faster with moral
techniques, and reminding us that
we are in school for an academics
first and sports later. He has
become a good team motivator
for us all despite the conditions
we run under (no track of our on
to run on, needing more
equipment, etc.). We have been
able to do well."
PHOTO BY EVITA L. ELLIS
yard dash in the AUC Championship Relays
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have to gain the respect from the teams in the
state," Gaylord said.
There was, however, some good news as
John A. White park in southwest Atlanta agreed to
become the soccer team's official home field.
But the soccer team's main problem, as it
has been since its inception, is recognition. Last
year the team won the 1990 A S L spring
championship, but the only time it was noticed was
during halftime at a CAU mens basketball game.
"Eventually this team will flourish,
because do have a little support," Gates said. "It's
just that right now people still don't know that we
exist."
Now the soccer team just waits on a
response from the student body, which is nothing
new for its veteran members.
Gaylord said that if the soccer team gets
the support it needs, it can be used as a method to
increase enrollment.
"I think that in terms of admission,
having a soccer team makes the university more
marketable," Gaylord said. "Let's face it, an
additional sport can only help the recruiting."
As for Ally, he's just thankful to be
playing soccer in America. It’s the rainy season in
Kenya.
April 16, 1991
Hey! They’re
Building a
Dynasty in the
Athletic Department
By ANTHONY GEORGE
SPORTS EDITOR
By the headline, you may think I am
advertising for the Payday candybar commercial that
I am totally nuts. Truthfully, I am allergic' to
peanuts, so I don't think Payday did it.
My observation has come about by
watching these athletic teams all season. There is
one thing I did notice. That we have some real good
teams, and others show a lot of potential. The best
thing about all of our teams is they did not have
many seniors.
Barring few academic and financial
casualties, most of our young men and women
athletes will return, so watch out SIAC. Maybe the
glory days of the 40s,50s and 60s will return where
CAU will be a powerhouse of the SIAC.
Okay, okay, if you don't believe me, here
are some examples. The men and women tennis
team's are winning everything that comes there
way. There are no seniors on the team. Track, well
both the women and men are doing well. There are
only two seniors on the women track team, but most
of the team are freshman and sophomores. The men
have the same make-up.
The men's basketball team looked real
good this season if you missed them. Take away
that ugly road trip to Alaska, and..., oh well, they
still did great and finished first in the conference.
The beauty, only losing one senior. The basketball
lady Panthers did, uh, well, okay they were bad this
year. The good part, there were no seniors.
Everybody comes back. Plus head coach Elmer
Mixon said he will have an opportunity to recruit
some new talent. For more on the basketball teams,
read the next issue of the Panther. The final season
statistics have finally been compiled. But that is
another story.
The volleyball team was mediocre, but to
be redundant, only one senior. Finally, and
probally the most debatable is the football team.
Despite finishing 4-6, below .500, three of the
graduating seniors all were team leaders in there
respected categories. But I have a hunch, maybe it's
my intuition, but they will be a better team than last
year. If not better pertaining to talent, they will
have a better record. Trust me. I have seen the
schedule.
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PHOTOS BY ANTHONY GEORGE m
Pictured left to right: Charles Parks, Jackie Smith and Adrian Green will all battle during spring practice to determine who will be the starting quarterback next season.