Lady Flames'first undefeated

if he 1981 women's track and •*• field team completed itsfirst undefeated season and captured the VirginiaAssociationof Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Division III state championship The team also won thefirstNCCAA national women'sinvitationalatMarion Collegein

Indiana

Sophomore Pam Pollock qualified fortheAIAW national championship inthe shotput with a put of 41 feet5 inchesbut was unable totravelto the meet because of limited funds

The team compiled an8-0dualmeet record during theindoor and outdoor seasons including the firstmeet with neighboring Lynchburg College

After winning the lastthree meets of thepreviousseason, theteam has now won 11 straight dualmeets

The indoor season included an eighth place finish in the state meet which included Division I, IIand III schools.The seven teams which finished ahead of the Lady Flames were Division Iand II teams

With a 6-0 outdoor dual meet season record,the Lady Flames traveled toJames Madison University for the VAIAW Division IIImeet After the firstfour events, LBC was behind by 31 points When the 19-event meet had ended, however, the Lady Flames led by 44points.

"This come-from-behind win was the highlight of theyear asfarasthe team was concerned," second year head coach Ron Hopkins said.

The team went on to win the NCCAA DistrictIImeet and the first NCCAA national women's invitational

"Our overallteam performance was a big surprise this year," Hopkins said

Out of 23 team members, 18 were freshman and sophomoes.Julie Smileywillbe the only departing senior

"The outlook for next year isex- tremely bright," Hopkins said "We have some quality recruitscoming in sowe want tobe competitive inDivision II."

The team willjump from Division III to Division II in the upcoming year.

At the NCCAA District II meet, Naomi Schmitt broke theschool record for thejavelin witha throwof117'10". Schmitthadnever thrownthe javelin before the1981

A n NAIA District 19 champion•**-shipand theseventh straight 20win seasoncapped thebaseballteam's 1981 campaign.

Atthe beginning of the season, peoplewondered how theteam could improve on six straight 20-win seasons.

"We will just have to do itagain and keep the string going," Head Coach Al Worthington said. "Quality playershavebeena part of our organization since day one. This is why we've been successful for seven years and why we will be successful again in1981."

The Flames began spring training by spending 10 days in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. The team posted a 2-3 mark in pre-season games.

Robert Morris College traveled to Lynchburg for the regular season opener. LBC's ace southpaw, Lee Guetterman,paced the Flames in the 10-3 victorywitheightstrikeouts The following day Aner Gonzalez posted hisfirstregular season victory asthe Flames trounced the Pennsylvania team, 20-4

Next the Flames hosted Queens College from New York. LBC swept thefive-game seriesto begin thesea-

Wit h a 30-10 regular season record and an unofficial state championship the Flames completed their