Despiteinjuriesandlackofsupport,Cavsstrivefor bigfinish

by Adam Greenberg assistant a&e editor

Leaping over the hurdles of underwhelming college support and lack of proper facilities, the Cabrini indoor track team is looking forward to a great season in 1999.

The tone for the season seems to have been set over the last two weeks, with the Mid Atlantic U.S. Track and Field Open in Lehigh, Penn. on Jan. 15 and a meet at Albright College last Saturday.

Coach Tom O'Hora was pleased with the team's performance at Lehigh. O'Hora was impressed by first-year student Amanda Campbell's performance in the 200-yard dash and indicated that she would have won had there been scoring.

He said that both Tiffany Corry and Shawn Hazlett qualified for the ECACs in the 55-hurdles and the 55-yard dash, respectively.

Other highlights of the day included wins for Colin Broderick in the 500, James Williams in the long jump and sophomore Melissa Bullock in the shot put.

Last weekend's competition at Albright College was characterized by O'Hora as an "unusual meet" because it consisted of coed relay teams. Cabrini scored wins in four of the 12 relays.

Emerging victorious in the shuttle-hurdle relay with a time of 40.47 seconds was the team of Kelly Mauroni, Roy Bowman, Adam Leone and Tiffany Corry.

The mile relay team, featuring

Kristin Zielinski, Dave McKay, Colin Broderick and Donna Kain, won their race with a time of 4:08.43.

Adam Balsa, Jeff Tiffany and Becky Jones grabbed first in the spirit medley relay with a time of 3:52.2.

Despite some injuries already, O'Hora is optimistic about the season that lies ahead. "We're off to a decent start," he said.

Team members James Williams and Ryan Jones echoed their coach's enthusiasm.

-Chuck Shearer track team assistant

Cabrini also triumphed in the distance medley relay and the sprint medley relay. The distance medley team of Sabrina Smith, Jason Bull, Zielinski and Broderick finished at 12:03.30 for the win.

The team of Dina Campbell,

"I think the injuries are minor," said Williams, while Jones felt that the team looked strong.

Chuck Shearer, the team's assistant, said that despite the quality of the team, the support they receive is not equal to their performance.

He pointed to the lack of funding, in relation to other teams, and the fact that they ride yellow school buses to meets while other teams ride on more luxurious buses.

He also suggested that the school could arrange transportation for students who wanted to support the team at their off-campus matches.

O'Hora also feels the team is at a disadvantage compared to other teams because they have no indoor track to practice on. The team often has to train in the pool.

While these deficiencies might dampen some spirits, this team is more concerned with its upcoming match against Dickinson than it is with lackluster conditions.

"The future is very bright here," Shearer said.