Vol. 29 No. 20, May 3, 1984 - James A. Cannavino Library - Marist ...

• Page 20 • THE CIRCLE -May 3,1984First-time entrant MercyhurstCollege won the 22nd annualPresidents Cup Regatta lastSaturday with 26 points. Theevent, attended by 500 spectators,was held in clear weather on theHudsonRiver.Marist .placed fourth win 16points, behind Manhattan Collegeand Coast Guard, tied for secondwith 17. Following Marist inthe 11-team event were Navy (11points), lona (9), Skidmore (8),Fordham and Maritime (7 each)and St. John's and the U.S. MerchantMarine Academy (nopoints). ^.Points are awarded on a varyingbasis for each of the Regatta's12 races, with victories in certainraces worth more than others.Mercyhurst, from Erie, Perm.,was making its first appearance inthe annual races. Its 26 pointscaptured the Presidents Cup heldlast year-by the University ofRhode Island. Rhode island didnot defend its title this year.The Marist crews were led bythe men's novice lightweight eightcrew, which won its event. It wasthe only first-place finish forMarist this and the first victory inany men's event at the regatta infive years.The one second-place performancewas turned in by the men'snovice eight. Third-place Maristfinishes were in the men'slightweight four, the women'svarsity four and the men's novicefour..The three men's point-scoringfinishes brought in 13 points,while the women's "varsity fourgarnered the last three.Tennis teambounces back,evens recordafter eightby Mike LowenThe men's tennis team has reboundedfrom consecutive shutoutlosses to even it's record at 4-4.The Red Foxes opened withlosses to Rensselaer: PolytechnicInstitute and New Paltz State College,and then proceeded to wintheir nextthree matches, downingBard College 9-0, Mercy College5-4, and King's College 6-3. ,Marist coach Gerry Breen saidthe maturing of.:, the team'sfreshmen has made. the difference."The freshmen are comingaround," said Breen. "Theytook a beating at first but are nowplaying with confidence."Breen pointed to the play offreshman John Macom as a keyfactor in the turnabout. "Macomis playing like a senior," saidBreen. "He shook some early jittersand is being more aggressive."Macom has not lost aset in Marist's last three matches.Coach Breen said that rain canbe a blessing and a curse. Maristwas losing the match at Ramapp,and if under 5 matches had beenplayed the match would not havecounted. "I kept looking up andhoping it would pour," saidBreen.In. a rained-out match atWestern Connecticut CollegeBreen spoke differently. Maristwas ahead 3-1 when the rainContinued on page 19- • • * — - • • ' * ' " - -A Marist coxswain is on the soggy end of the traditional victory toss during the president's Cup races on Saturday., '.. ~- ,_-.->.*. , (photo by John Bakke)Runners to finish their season next weekby Tim GrahamMarist's track team traveled toStoneybrook, L.I. this past Saturday to competein the Stoneybrook Invitational TrackMeet.The four runners who made the trip — PetePazik, Donald Godwin, Kevin Lydon, andDavid Nitschke — all had fair showings intheir respective events.Junior Kevin Lydon and sophomore PetePazik finished fourth and eighth, respectively,out of a field of 21 in the 5000-meter event.Lydon covered the distance in 15.49.00, whilePazik finished in 16.03.8. Lydon also finished- sixth in the 1500 meters, running a 4.06.2."Kevin is really an 800-meter man," CoachSteve Lurie said. "We've been running him atlonger distances to build up his strength. PetePazik has only been back for four weeks. Wehope to cut 45 seconds off of his time withinthe next two weeks." C ;Unfortunately, things did not turn out aswell for Godwin and Nitschke. Godwin rah a55.7 seconds in the 400 meters, and a 2.10.1 inthe 800 meters. He finished last in both events.Nitschke ran a 2.161.04 in the 800 meters, •finishing eleventh out of a field of thirteen.LaX team downs Dowling,reaches .500 for final gameby James Normani The Marist College lacrosseteam evened its record at 5-5 witha 12-8 victory over Dowling lastFriday at Leonidoff Field."The team's final home gamewas played Tuesday "againstSouthhampton, a KnickerbockerConference rival. " "The Red Foxes were 2-4 in conferenceplay going into that game.Friday's game was of the comebackvariety for Marist. Dowlingjumped to an.early 3-0 lead, butMarist stormed back with fourgoals to take a 4-3 lead. The leadheld up by halftime as Marist lead6-5. •The third quarter was thegame-breaker -for Marist as theyoutscored Dowling 4-1 to carry a10-6 edge into the final stanza.Goalie Paul. Lettera had 16 savesfor Marist, while Larry McNeill,Tom Daly and Dan Arnold allscored twice in the game. Dowlinghad beaten Marist 16-2 last year.Marist has had its ups anddowns throughout the season. Atone point, the Foxes were 2-4overall. The team has won threeout of four since that time. *Two games stood out ashighlights of the 1984 season. On.April 18, the Foxes played Skidmore,a team that beat them 17-3 .in '83. On a rain-soaked field,Marist held a 9^6 lead beforeSkidmore scored three straightgoals to tie the game. Marist keptits composure, however, andSteve Wolfe passed to LarryMcNeill for the winning goal withthree minutes left in the game.Marist assistant coach PhilOrzech cited the "excellent mandowndefense from John Youngand Ted Laughlin" as majorreasons for the win."Paul Lettera looked fantasticin the nets. At one point, he madesix or seven straight saves," saidOrzech. Lettera finished with 26saves for the game.Perhaps the most satisfying victoryfor the Marist laxmen cameon April 20 against Stevens Instituteof Technology atLeonidoff Field. Stevens wereleading the Knickerbocker Conferenceat the time and entered thegame as the favorite.Marist players came out of theblocks with "upset" in theirContinued on page 19:"Donald needs more aggression," Luriesaid. "And Dave has only been running forone year. I'm happy with his performance." .With the acquisition of six distance runnerswho have told Lurie that they will definitely beattending Marist, the future of the track teamappears promising.-""Those six runners will help greatly," Luriesaid. "We are also getting two quarter milersand a long jumper, which will give the team alot more depth." ."'••-.'••The track team ends its season May 11 and12 with a meet at Hartwick University.The Foxes move to the attack in early going of last Friday'sgame against Dowling at Leonidoff.(photo by John Bakke)