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The Daily Gazette
Swarthmore College
Monday, March 2, 1998
Volume 2, Number 91
NEWS IN BRIEF
1) Women’s indoor track takes conference championships again
2) World news roundup
SPORTS IN BRIEF
1) Men’s volleyball falls to Dickinson
2) Men’s track and field places fourth at championship meet
3) Varsity scoreboard
4) Intramural results
5) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
WEATHER REPORT
Weather Forecast
Today: Overcast, rain probable. High around 55.
Woohoo! Next week is Spring Break!
Tonight: More rain likely. Low near 35.
At most schools, you would get to stop working then.
Tuesday: Still cloudy, still raining. High of 50.
NEWS REPORT
1) Women’s indoor track takes conference championships again
The Swarthmore women’s track and field team repeated as Centennial
Conference Champions with a decisive victory at Friday and Saturday’s meet.
Even with only 16 members, the second smallest team present, the women
scored 123 points to to easily outdistance second place Haverford, who
could only manage 93.
The women were paced by Danielle Duffy ’98, who placed first in the 200
meter dash (27.24) and 400 meter dash (72.16) while running a leg in both
the 800 and 1600 meter relays. Duffy was named outstanding female performer
of the meet for the second consecutive year. “Winning the conference meet
as a team for the second year in a row and being able to share this
emotional and energizing experience with such a wonderful group of women
means more to me than any individual accomplishments,” said Duffy. “This
championship meet was a great way for the seniors to end our last indoor
meet with a bang.” Duffy was not alone in achieving multi-event excellence.
Catherine Laine ’98 won a medal in each of her seven events. She took home
two golds in the 800 and 1600 meter relays, as well as four silvers in the
triple jump (36’5.25′, an NCAA provisional qualifier), the 55 meter hurdles
(8.80), the 55 meter dash (7.65) and the 200 meter dash (27.40). She also
placed third in the long jump (16’6”), giving her a team high 53 points,
10 more than sixth place Johns Hopkins.
Laine and Duffy were not the only weapons on the squad. They were joined by
Stephanie Herring ’99 and Desiree Peterkin ’00 in the 1600 meter relay
(4:14.87), and Peterkin and Wanda Joseph ’00 in the 800 meter relay
(1:51.72). Herring placed fifth in the high jump (4’10”) while Peterkin
took home gold in the triple jump with an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of
38’8.25”. The jump ties Peterkin with Laine for the school, conference,
and championship meet records in the event. Peterkin also finished fifth in
both the 200 (28.60) and the 55 meter dash (7.76). Desiree will be
traveling to Waltham, MA to compete in the national meet on March 14th.
On the distance side of the meet, the women were led by Joko Agunloye ’01
who placed third in the 5000 meter run (19:02.86) and ran on the third
place 3200 meter relay (10:24.67) along with Sarah Jay ’01, Jessica George
’00 and Shalini Ayyagari ’00. Danielle Wall ’98 placed sixth in the 1500
meter run (5:08.93) and ran a leg on the third place distance medley relay
(13:23.96) with Herring, Jay and Ayyagari.
By dominating both the field events and the sprints while remaining highly
competitive in the distances, the Swarthmore women were able to hold on the
the Conference Championship. This year’s victory proved that the Garnet are
improving, as their margin of victory increased from 13 to 30 points.
Dedicated upperclassmen and a strong freshman class have made Swarthmore
into the strongest team in the conference. Remarked Duffy, “some stranger
came up to Steph (Herring) after the meet and remarked at how impressed he
was with our team for being so close-knit and so supportive of each other.
I think this says a lot about the amount of dedication, desire and heart
that everyone on this team has put into this season and how it was very
obvious at the meet. No other team wanted that trophy as much as we did.”
*****
2) World news roundup
FIGHTING KILLS AT LEAST 20 IN KOSOVO
Weekend fighting has killed at least 20 ethnic Albanians and Serb policemen
in Serbia’s Kosovo province. The violence was believed to have been sparked
by an ambush of Serb policemen carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army,
an ethnic Albanian terrorist group. Tensions have been high in the province
for the past few years, ever since the Serb government reduced the region’s
autonomy, and imposed martial law in 1989. Ethnic-Albanians outnumber
ethnic-Serbs in the province by a ratio of 9:1. Serbian President Slobodan
Milosevic issued a statement this weekend urging the international
community not to interfere in Kosovo.
CAR HITS PROPANE TANK IN WISCONSIN, STARTING FIRE, BODY FOUND IN TRUNK
A body was found in the trunk of a car which crashed into a propane tank on
Saturday, starting a fire which forced hundreds of Walworth, Wisconsin
residents from their homes for a day. Residents were allowed to return
after the blaze was brought under control, and fears that it would cause
nearby propane tanks to explode abated. Meanwhile, investigators are
looking into reports that the driver of the car survived the crash and
removed the car’s licence plate before fleeing.
IN OTHER NEWS…
Exit polls show neither of India’s largest parties should expect to win a
clear majority in parliament, now that voting has nearly been completed by
approximately 300 million voters in this year’s elections. … The death
toll from last week’s tornados in Florida has reached 40, as rescue workers
search through debris. … Anchorage Superior Court Judge Peter Michalski
ruled that Alaska cannot dismiss a suit over the constitutionality of the
state’s same-sex marriage ban; State legislators say they will amend
Alaska’s constitution if the ban is ruled unconstitutional. … A quarter
of a million rural Britons marched on London to protest the Labor
government’s proposed ban on fox hunting, and to draw attention to other
rural issues, such as poor infrastructure and housing developments. … All
of the famous Iowa septuplets are now home from the hospital, while on the
other side of the world, a Saudi hospital is threatening legal action
against the parents of Saudi septuplets, who say there’s just no space in
their two-room house for another 7 children; they already have 6.
SPORTS REPORT
1) Men’s volleyball falls to Dickinson
Swarthmore travelled west today to challenge Centennial Conference rival
Dickinson College. The game was played well by both teams, but the home
team pulled out a squeaker, 3-2 (13-15, 15-4, 12-15, 15-11, 15-7). Charlie
Ellis ’00 was the star of the day, registering several monster kills.
Assisting on most of those kills was Tony Cho ’01, who had another
spectacular match. Captains George Matula ’98 and Paul Hsu ’98 helped Ellis
shoulder the offensive load, delighting a rowdy Swarthmore bench with their
strong all-around play. Imran Posner ’01 and Dzevad Sukilovic ’99 provided
a devastating block, keeping the Red Devils’ attack at bay.
*****
2) Men’s track and field places fourth at championship meet
The Swarthmore men’s track and field team placed fourth at the Centennial
Conference Championship meet on Saturday. Haverford won the meet with 130
points followed by Franklin & Marshal (71.5), Dickenson (71), Swarthmore
(63.5), Gettysburg (60), Western Maryland (34), Johns Hopkins (24), and
Ursinus
(22). The Garnet were led by Steve Dawson ’00 who won the high jump with an
NCAA provisional qualifying mark and a conference and championship meet
record of 6’9.25”. Dawson also won the long jump (21’00”) and placed
second in the triple jump (42’10”). Amilcar Priestley ’00 placed third in
the long jump (20’6.5”) while Mason Tootell ’99 placed second in the 55
meter hurdles (8.21) and fourth in the long jump (20’4.25”). Tootell also
ran on the third place 1600 meter relay (3:33.97) and the fifth place 800
meter relay (1:36.78). He was joined in the 800 meter relay by Keith
Gilmore ’01, Tony Sturm ’99 and Julian Haffner ’98, and on the 1600 meter
relay by Gilmore, Sturm and David Bruemmer ’98. Bruemmer also placed sixth
in the 400 meter dash (53.67). The 3200 meter relay of Gordon Roble ’99,
Nevin Katz ’99, Lorrin Nelson ’00 and Graham Lucks ’98 placed fourth
(8:15.56) while the distance medley relay of Bruemmer, Roble, Lucks and
Mark Jeuland ’01 placed fourth (10:51.30).
*****
3) Varsity scoreboard
Saturday, Februray 27th:
Men’s Tennis:
Swarthmore 4, Kutztown 3
Baseball:
St. Mary’s 11, Swarthmore 6
St. Mary’s 6, Swarthmore 5
Men’s Lacrosse:
Villa Julie 15, Swarthmore 9
Women’s Rugby:
Swarthmore 27, Lehigh 0
*****
4) Intramural results
Indoor Soccer:
After 60 minutes of scrappy, physical soccer Mink’s Marauder’s defeated
Joelie & The Pussycats 3-2 in triple overtime of the intramural soccer
finals. After the first sudden death overtime period, one player at a time
was removed from the field every 5 minutes. Eric Kem ’98 scored the winning
goal halfway through the 3 vs. 3 overtime period.
Non-Comp Basketball Finals
BA Barakus 63, Skinny Awkward Tools 48
Comp Basketball Semi-finals
Amar’s Army 54, Broken Language 33
No Code 75, Has-Beens 50
*****
5) Today’s and tomorrow’s contests
TODAY
There are no contests scheduled for today.
TOMORROW
Men’s tennis hosts West Chester at 3:00 p.m.
*****
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