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By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Backfield 33 The Flag Football Classic was held this past Friday and Saturday. “Backfield in Motion” was crowned champion after defeating FIJI Fall Football Classic Champion 26-21 in the finals. They move on to the state tournament. “Backfield in Motion”

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BEYOND THE WHITE AND GOLD has tradition unlike any other By Clark Nelson seven straight bowl games. Only Currently, two legends are near- for team triumph and inspiration. and Ohio St. regularly pack in over Staff Writer eight other schools can currently ing retirement in Joe Paterno of Penn Some schools melodies are very rec- 100,000 fans to watch a game. say this. St. and Bobby Bowden of Florida ognizable; Notre Dame’s “Wake up The fans of South Carolina are College football kicked off last Every school has its own indi- St. They hold two of the top five the Echoes”, Michigan’s “Hail to the regarded as some of the most loyal weekend with the USC Trojans vidual traditions, and Tech is no places for all-time wins. Paterno is Victors” and “Ramblin’ Wreck from in the country, selling out almost defeating the Virginia Tech Hokies different. The Yellow Jackets have so identified with Penn State that Tech” are a few. How many of you every home game despite mostly 24-13 in the BCA Classic. won four national titles, currently when he retires the school should know your favorite NFL team’s fight unsuccessful teams. The Gamecocks Southern Cal has a storied tradi- hold the highest winning percentage put his likeness on its unadorned song, if they have one at all? have won only 3 bowls in over 110 tion, which was revived by a return in bowl games, and play in the oldest helmets. Another difference in the college years of football and have an all-time to national prominence over the last stadium in Division I-A. People also make up an important game is that the name on the front losing record. two years, and including their eighth Tech starts its 112th season part of the Yellow Jackets’ tradition. of the jersey matters most, not the College stadiums are named for national title last season. Two former coaches have two of the former coaches, athletic directors, Traditions abound, not only at most prestigious awards in college and presidents of the school; not USC, but also on college campuses “Paterno is so football named for them. The Bobby “The party does the company who put up the most nationwide. The NFL may have its identified with Dodd Award and The Heisman Tro- not have to begin money. Nicknames are commonly star players, glamor and money, but phy are named for the top coach and used for college stadiums like “The college football has traditions they Penn State that player of the year respectively. on game day. Fans Swamp” at Florida or “The Big can never buy. when he retires the Bobby Dodd and John Heisman begin showing up House” at Michigan. Lambeau The beginning of September is both roamed the sidelines at Tech, Field in Green Bay is one of the last one of my favorite times of the year. school should put accumulating 267 wins between mid-week to prepare holdouts from corporations. The buzz in the air, no pun intended, his likeness on its them. Additionally, the award for the for the following Before entering the stadiums, is like few other times of the year. top assistant coach in the country is pre-game activities are almost as Bands are practicing on campuses unadorned helmets.” named for Frank Broyles, a player weekend.” enjoyable for fans as the game itself. around the country, whistles are under Dodd. The party does not have to begin on blown and drills run. Traditions manifest themselves game day. Fans begin showing up From the rivalries of Okla- of football this Saturday against in many other ways. The Michigan name on the back. Players come mid-week to prepare for the follow- homa-Texas, Florida-Florida St. and Samford. The team will be led onto Wolverines have a unique helmet and go, but certain things do not ing weekend. They arrive by all sorts Army-Navy to the colorful mascots the field by our unique mascot, the logo, which came about so the quar- change. of transportation methods—RV, such as Bevo, the Texas Longhorn, Ramblin’ Wreck, a mint-condition terback could see his receivers down Within the last half century the truck, car, and in boats, in the case Ralphie, the Colorado Buffalo and 1930 Ford Model-T. the field better. Clemson players Oakland Raiders became the Los for some followers of Tennessee and the Stanford Tree, college football Sometimes, schools are identified rub Howard’s Rock, a rock given to Angeles Raiders and back to the the . reeks of a tradition all its own. by former or current coaches. When former coach Frank Howard, and, as Oakland Raiders. Tech has been Another unmatched tradition of Teams like Michigan, Ohio St., you think of Notre Dame, Knute a team, run down the hill entering playing in its current stadium, named college football is the rivalries exist- Texas, Oklahoma and Florida St. Rockne and his “Win one for the the stadium. The last NFL game for Bobby Dodd, since 1913. ing throughout the nation, many are traditionally at the top of college Gipper” speech almost immediately I went to had players introduced One the most important aspects with highly justifiable nicknames. football year in and year out. While comes to mind. If you are from individually, and choreographed of college football tradition is the fan. The colorfully named “Backyard Tech may not be as dominant as it Alabama, you have most certainly dances were numerous. In 2003 over 46 million fans attended Brawl” pits West Virginia against was under legendary coach Bobby heard of Paul Bryant, better known The music in college football college football games. Stadiums Dodd, the Jackets have been to as “The Bear.” mostly consists of fight songs played at Michigan, Tennessee, Penn St., See Games, page 35 SPORTS Technique • Friday, September 3, 2004 • 35

four-time Turkish champion man- from page 40 aged to come in 49th place in the Athens 100-meter butterfly. Uras added to and as a freestyle swimmer. Salinas his resume this year by winning the ALL- ranks highly in the all-time record 200-meter butterfly at the Grand books for Tech’s men’s swimming Prix of Belgium. faces times. Salinas recorded a 29th place Chaunte Howard has gone ACC in the finish in the 400-meter freestyle from being the ACC champion ARRETT ACK and helped Mexico secure 15th in to an NCAA champion to a 2004 J J the Olympics in the 4x200-meter Olympian. Howard first dreamt Junior freestyle relay. of becoming an Olympian at four Tech’s volunteer assistant coach, years old and believed the best way Jorge Oliver, competed for Puerto to realize that dream was attending Jack was named a third team All-ACC member last season. A Rico in the games. Oliver competed Tech and working under jumps pre-season Wooden Award candidate, Jack, a 6-3 junior from Fort for Tech from 2000-2003, graduat- coach Nat Page. Washington, Md., was the only player to start every game for Tech ing in 2004. He currently ranks Howard is the only current track the last two seasons. The Jackets’ starting point guard led Tech in on the all-time Top 10 lists in six athlete that made it to the Olympics. scoring during their NCAA Tournament run, including a career different categories, including the She finished in a tie for 28th place in high 29-point performance against Kansas in the regional final in 200-meter individual medley. the high jump competition. St. Louis. In the Olympics, he finished in After sending several athletes to He finished the season fourth in the ACC in assist average (5.61 45th place in the 200-meter indi- the Athens games, the Jackets made a per game) and fifth in steals (1.95 per game). He begins his senior vidual medley. name for themselves in international year 10th in career assists and 12th in career steals at Tech. “It was a great thing to be around competition. the best athletes in the world. I had As the tradition continues to a lot of fun,” Oliver said. grow, so too will the Yellow Jackets’ NICHOLAS THOMPSON The final member of the Tech success in the Olympic games, both swimming delegation is incoming in numbers of athletes and medals, Senior freshman, Onur Uras. Uras, the in the years to come. Golf A two-time, All-Atlantic Coast Conference player who enters his claim the axe. The Gophers’ exuber- senior year with the fifth-best career stroke average in Tech history from page 33 ance was for a regular season game, (72.20), Thompson has 10 career top-ten finishes and 18 top-twenties. Games not for a championship. He finished the summer tied for 10th among the nation’s amateur Pittsburgh, and the “Iron Bowl” One of the most captivating players in the Golfweek/Titleist Amateur rankings and was ranked plays to bitter rivalries Auburn and traditions in college football belongs No. 18 in the nation among collegiate players at the end of last spring Alabama. to Texas A&M. The Aggie students according to the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index. Thompson The Ducks of Oregon and Bea- consider themselves the 12th man has made the ACC Academic Honor Roll all three years at Tech, has vers of Oregon State clash in the at games because of their vocal been named third-team All-American and an All-America Scholar “Civil War”. A name we may be support. by the Golf Coaches Association of America. more familiar with is the very ap- This tradition carries over to the propriate “Clean, Old-Fashioned field, where a walk-on player wear- Hate”, which is our annual match ing the number 12 is on the kickoff LYNNETTE MOSTER with Georgia. coverage team, representing the Senior The NFL does have the Vince student body of Texas A&M. The Lombardi Trophy, but some trophies NFL has players who hold out or Volleyball in college mean just as much to the demand trades because they are on Moster earned first team All-ACC honors in 2002 and 2003, as teams involved. The Paul Bunyan the kickoff team, instead of holding well as second team All-ACC honors as a defensive specialist in 2001. Axe is given to the winner of the a starring role. The two-time All-American outside hitter returns for her senior season Minnesota-Wisconsin game. To add to the list of traditions after three phenomenal years. Last year, with the score tied at on the Flats, Tech students should Moster begins her final season ranked in the top 10 on the career 34, Minnesota’s Glen Mason sent strive this season to become the Yel- kill list, career hitting percentage and career service ace list and is his kicker into the game to kick the low Jackets’ “12th man” by showing 12th on the career dig list. She was named to the All-ACC Freshman winning field goal, reminding him our presence at games, voicing our team in 2001, to the third team AVCA All-America following the not to forget the axe. The kick sailed support, and upholding the tradi- 2003 season, and earned second team AVCA All-America honors in through the uprights as time expired tions that make Saturdays in the 2002, becoming the first player in Tech volleyball and ACC history sending the team into a sprint to fall so great. to earn that distinction.

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Golf team takes its successes in stride V-ball from page 40 By Geoff Davis thing less than the championship is Unfortunately, Thompson had even more important in the coming “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist Contributing Writer disappointing. You can still have a to go through freshman teammate season. Along with all six players to figure out that we need to make great year and not win the NCAA, Roberto Castro in the first round from last season returning, three our serves,” Shymansky said, “Some In the spring the Tech golf team but our expectation is that we will to get there. Castro is a future star, new freshman golfers are coming people might write it off to altitude, finished up a good year with a third win.” winning ACC rookie of the year in. All will be pushing to play. but I would write it off to poise, place finish at the ACC Tournament, This Tech team definitely has the honors last season. This competition between players confidence and skill, and we need followed by a fifth place finish in the talent and the drive to go far. Their Trying to look on the bright can do nothing but make the whole to be better at that.” NCAA tournament. experience doesn’t hurt either. side, Thompson said, “It was a bum team better. Sometimes that little Gergen again posted a leading Despite this strong conclusion, Tech returns all six of its players deal, but a Georgia Tech player was extra push from someone behind performance, hitting .459 with a the team is poised for an even better from last season. With more experi- going to get to the second round no you can be the difference. Everyone career high 20 kills and a career high ’04-’05 season. This is reflected in ence, they could be much improved. matter what.” on the team wants to be involved 10 block assists, and Tech, as a team, their No. 2 ranking in the pre-season All have gained some of that experi- This camaraderie among the and do well. showed improvement with a .229 poll recently released by World Golf ence over the summer. golfers is a big part of the Tech team And why not? The Tech golf tra- hitting percentage for the match. magazine. The entire team concept. They all dition is well-documented. Coach Laband dished out 53 assists, Traditionally, the ACC is one of, was busy during the live together in Bruce Heppler has built something while Marisa Aston and Moster if not, the strongest, conference in break. Unlike other “Everyone on our the same dorm, special here in Atlanta and no one held down the defensive end with the nation for golf. As many as six sports, golf is year- hanging out and wants to break that up. That string 17 and 14 digs. teams from the conference were in round. The regi- team would be helping each of championships and All-Ameri- Tech also out-blocked the Rams the top 20 last season. The winner men rarely, if ever, lying if they said other almost all can golfers is not likely to stop any 14-9. of this conference is almost always changes. Playing is the time. And time soon. It is still early in the season and the a major contender for the national the best way to get they wouldn’t be of course, they Mike Barbosa told the Technique Jackets have plenty of time to build championship. better. Consistency disappointed if we love to play to- that the tradition at Tech “is why off of last year’s run, but the short This is the kind of competition is the key. gether. you want to come here.” The fan- road does not get any easier. that Tech faces every year, but During vacation, didn’t win” This feeling tastic mix of great golf and great This weekend the ladies travel year after year they are still able to three Tech golfers probably comes academics is very attractive to many to Madison, Wisconsin, to play in compete at the highest level. The managed to make Mike Barbosa most especially top players. the Wisconsin Invitational. Friday’s it to local qualifying from the lead- Coach Heppler is a big part of current team has this same potential Golfer match will be against Purdue, to be great. for the U.S. Open. ers of the team. that. He is always willing to help and the trip will close out against Despite the success of last season, They also played Upperclassmen with any problems that the players Wisconsin. the team is not satisfied and believes well in many other tournaments. Thompson, Barbosa, and Chan might have, whether it be with their The Yellow Jackets then return to it can do better. In fact, Barbosa won the Cardinal Song have all been friends for about swings or with the mental side of the comforts of home the following Junior Mike Barbosa said, “It Amateur in Greensboro, North 10 years. They have been playing the game. weekend of September 10 to take wasn’t like we played great. No one Carolina. tournaments together in their home Now entering his 10th season on Xavier, Tennessee Tech, and on the team played really well, but As if that were not impressive state of Florida since they were boys. as the head coach, he has instant Ohio State. we still managed to finish fifth in enough, the six-member team also This friendship seems to have rubbed credibility. the NCAA.” played well in the U.S. Amateur off on the rest of the team. Barbosa said, “Everything he NACWAA Classic First Round If everyone improved a little over Tournament. Although only three The brotherhood that exists does has validity because you know USC def. Tech 30-20 , 30-24 , 30-18 the summer, the team could easily reached match play, they shot a com- between the players on the team he’s been there before.” And probably, Minnesota def. Colorado State 23-30 , challenge for the national champion- bined 26 under par in qualifying. does not mean that they are not he will be there again. 30-24 , 30-22 , 30-27 The best finisher at the U.S. Ama- The real question with this team ship, and they expect to do so. competitive. They all push each Third Place Game “Everyone on our team would teur was senior and All-American other to get better. Since only five is not how good they are but how Colorado State def. Tech 30-26 , 28-30, be lying if they said they wouldn’t candidate Thompson. He reached members of the team can play each good they can be. Barbosa put it 30-26 , 30-28 the third round, going farther than best when he said, referring to the be disappointed if we didn’t win,” tournament, they are always jockey- Championship Game Barbosa said. any Tech golfer since Matt Kuchar ing for position. team, “We can be as good as we USC def. Minnesota 25-30 , 32-30 , He also said, “It’s not that any- won the tournament in 1997. This competition will become want to be.” 26-30 , 30-28 , 15-12 SPORTS Technique • Friday, September 3, 2004 • 37 New WREK schedule to include night games By Edward Tamsberg network picks up a game, then it that schedule will include three to Sports Editor sets the schedule. This is why some five football games and 20 men’s games are on Thursdays as opposed basketball games. This year WREK radio will be to Saturdays and evenings as opposed This summer WREK moved carrying a wider selection of Tech’s to at noon. into new facilities in the Student best sports. Beginning this coming This means that Tech plays any- Center Commons. The GTAA is also week, football and men’s basketball where from three providing them games from the upcoming seasons to five games a sea- with equipment can be heard on WREK. son at night. With “This deal to better broadcast Typically, commercial broadcast- no broadcaster, benefits WREK, the games that ers carry major games, which, in turn, Tech alumni and have been added to generate money for Tech. 790 “The fans would be left the students of their schedule. Zone” usually carries many of the without the voice Georgia Tech and “The new major games that Tech plays. of Wes Durham equipment will last However, due to FCC regula- to bring them the the community longer and make tions, 790 AM powers down in the kind of coverage as a whole...[This us sound better,” evenings. This means that many of they have come to Jariwala said. “The the night games that Tech plays are expect. deal] puts [WREK] old equipment left without a station to broadcast To solve this in better shape.” is about 10 to 15 outside the perimeter. WREK, dilemma, t he years old and will Tech’s student radio station, is a GTAA has turned Aakash Jariwala not last us much 40,000-watt FM station. to WREK radio longer.” “WREK is one of the most pow- to broadcast these WREK General Manager The new equip- erful college radio stations,” said games for Tech ment comes at a Aakash Jariwala, WREK general fans and alumni. good time for WREK. The student- manager. “We reach well outside “This deal benefits WREK, the run station, like many other student of the perim- s t u d e n t s organizations, was facing a shortage eter, through of Georgia of funds this year. Gwinnett, Tech and “Due to the move and budget basically the the com- cuts, WREK is in financial need. entire metro munity as I was seriously considering cutting area.” a whole. the sports department from WREK, The na- In the long but with this new equipment—it ture of the run we will puts us in a better shape. We cur- f o o t b a l l be able to rently are looking for ways to raise s c h e d u l e broadcast money and for donor support. We also brings quality di- appreciate the support we have another level of difficulty to the verse music, as well as continuing received from outside donors for matter. Typically the time of a to support women’s sports at Tech volleyball games and look forward football game is not announced and baseball,” he said. to serving the community in the until a few weeks before the game In the past WREK radio has future,” Jariwala said. WREK can By Christopher Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS is to be played. broadcasted many of the Tech be found at 91.1 FM. Information Lindsey Laband sits down to talk with WREK’s Kurt Hoyt after the This is because many major sports volleyball games, baseball games about their times and schedules can volleyball team’s game against CSU last week in the NACWAA Classic. programs hold out for television and all of the women’s basketball be found at their website, cyberbuzz. This year WREK will broadcast even more Tech games than last. broadcasters to cover a game. If a games for fans to enjoy. This year gatech.edu/wrek. Send a letter to the editor!

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Samford comes to Bobby Dodd Stadium Tech comes off a 7-6 season, which was having already opened its season with a 34- Four Key Questions capped off by a big win in the Humanitarian 20 home victory over West Alabama. The Bowl. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bulldogs have a potent passing attack, led by backfield remains together with sophomore senior quarterback Ray Nelson who tossed • Will Samford’s All-American , Efrem Hill, be able to quarterback Reggie Ball, senior fullback five touchdowns in the opener. The Bulldog match his success from last week against the Jackets defense? Jimmy Dixon, and senior tailback P.J. Daniels, defense is anchored by standout safety Cortland Hill, a consensus All-American this past season for the division I- who led the ACC in rushing last year with a Finnegan, who intercepted two passes in the AA Bulldogs, caught nine passes for 209 yards and three touchdowns, 1,447-yard performance. The defense returns opener. Last season, Samford posted an im- a monster performance, against West Alabama as Samford opened its a pair of All-ACC selections in defensive end pressive 7-4 record last year and placed third season with a 34-20 victory. Last season, Hill caught 92 passes for 1,387 Eric Henderson and safety James Butler. Due in the I-AA . yards on the season; last week’s performance was certainly not a fluke. to graduation, there will be an entirely new Although he is a terrific player, the Tech secondary boasts quite a bit linebacking corps on display Saturday. more talent and athleticism than the defensive backfield Hill matched “I thought we had up against last weekend. a good practice. “They are a bend- • How will Tech’s offensive line look in its first game action without but-don’t-break I’m glad everyone departed standouts Hugh Reilly and Nat Dorsey? showed up, because P.J. Daniels will have a few new blockers in front of him to begin this defense. They make season, but returning members of the line have combined for 70 starts, led you earn it all the I know it is getting by Kyle Wallace’s 25. This line has not had much time to work together closer to Saturday as injuries have kept the unit from being intact for most of the preseason. way down the field The unit will have to mesh in a hurry with a trip to Clemson looming and they do a good and that shows that next week; the Samford game will be a great opportunity to check the we are not scared to progress of this bunch. job of stopping the run.” go over there.” • Is the new linebacking corps ready to make a good impression and further solidify a strong defense? Chan Gailey Bill Gray The biggest question mark on the defensive side of the ball is a trio of Samford head coach after new linebackers who will be making their first starts at their respective Tech head coach on the Wednesday’s practice positions. Middle linebacker Gerris Wilkinson is dropping back from Samford team defensive end, and Chris Reis is moving up from a backup role in the secondary to the strongside spot. KaMichael Hall looks to be the starter on the weakside, the position with the least experience on the defense. The play of these three will be very telling of how Tech’s defense will perform this season. • Will the Jackets’ starters still be on the field by the end of the third quarter? Samford, a I-AA school, appears to be a bit overmatched, but they will be much more game ready, having already played their first game. As the game wears on, they simply do not have the personnel to match up with Tech. They are constrained with far fewer scholarships than the Jackets, so depth could become an issue as well. If Tech remains focused and does not look ahead to next week’s matchup with Clemson, the first team should be on the sidelines well before the end of the game. Spread: Tech by 15

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FLAG FOOTBALL RESULTS HIGH SOCIETY MEETS ATL Check the results to see who came out on Ansley Park Playhouse showcases the SPORTS top in the Flag Football Classic this past longest-running production in Atlanta weekend. Page 32 theater history. Page 21 Technique • Friday, September 3, 2004 by Volleyball falls in Colorado sports the the season 0-2. While a win against USC would shorts numbers have been one of the most impressive in Tech’s history, the bulk of a team Tech-Miami game that finished eighth last season was 91.1 expected to take a game or two from tickets sold out Where you can find Tech’s radio the vaunted Trojans. However, this station, WREK, on the dial. This was not the case as the Jackets went Tickets for Georgia Tech’s Oct. year, they will be broadcasting some down 30-20, 30-24, 30-18. 2 home game against fifth-ranked of Tech’s football games along with Lindsey Laband started at setter Miami are completely sold out. The many of the men’s basketball games for the first time in two years, and last time Tech faced Miami at home in addition to their usual coverage of recorded a career-high 36 assists. was in 1978. Tickets for tomorrow’s volleyball, women’s basketball and Returning starters Lynnette Moster game can be purchased online or baseball. See page 37. and Lauren Sauer posted 16 and by calling the Tech ticket office at 10 kills, respectively, and Jayme 1.888.TECH.TIX. Gergen paced the squad with 12 kills, two blocks, and a .385 hitting 5 percentage. Golf team ranked Number of consecutive wins by In the first round of the tourna- “Backfield in Motion” en route to the ment, Tech only hit .154 as a team, second in nation Flag Football Classic Championship. while USC managed a .336 hitting They defeated FIJI 26-21 in the final percentage. It was the first time in Tech’s golf team, which finished to move on to the state tournament. 78 matches that Head Coach Bond fifth in last year’s NCAA Champi- See page 32. Shymansky has been swept in three onships and returns every player straight games. from last year’s team, is ranked in “USC is a great team, and we a tie for No. 2 with Florida in the are working on becoming a great pre-season poll released Tuesday by team, and after [this match] I think Golf World magazine. Tech opens 1945 we have a better idea of what the its fall schedule Sept. 17-19 at the The last time that Tech played Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Samford in football. They have type of work is that we need to do,” By Christopher Gooley / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Shymansky said. Face, Georgia. played five times, with Tech win- ning each matchup. The Jackets This weekend the volleyball team lost to both No. 1 ranked USC and The following match against have outscored the Bulldogs by a No. 11 Colorado State in the NACWAA Classic this past weekend. No. 11 Colorado State proved to be Gergen wins cumulative score of 170-0 in the another tough one for the Jackets, victories. Current Tech head coach By John Scaduto Classic in Fort Collins, Colorado. as they fell 30-26, 28-30, 30-26, Chan Gailey was Samford’s head Contributing Writer This marks the first time an 30-28. Wendy’s award While the team play improved coach in 1993. See page 39. ACC program has been invited Jayme Gergen, a senior from This past weekend, No. 12 Tech to the Classic, signifying Tech’s greatly from the previous match, 16 service errors provided the anchor Topeka, Kansas, won the Wendy’s fell to reigning national champions, emergence as a premier volleyball Student-Athlete of the Week award top-ranked University of Southern program. However, this is little that would keep Tech out of the match. for her performance in Tech’s vol- in the Jackets opening consolation, as the Jackets also lost leyball games against USC and 10 match of the prestigious NACWAA to No. 11 Colorado State, beginning See V-ball, page 36 A career high in block assists Colorado State to open the season. recorded by Jayme Gergen in the She recorded a career high 20 kills NACWAA Classic against Colorado and a career high 10 block assists State. She also added a career high Athletes compete in Athens while hitting .459 against No. 11 20 kills in the same match. For her Colorado State. Gergen was named performance in the tournament, By Michael Clarke to the NACWAA Classic all-tourna- Gergen was named to the All-Tour- Senior Staff Writer ment team. She currently leads the nament team. team with a .429 hitting percentage This year, the Athens Olympics and 4.57 kills per game. played host to some great athletes of present-day Tech as well as several from yesteryear. Stephon Marbury, 55,000 Angelo Taylor and Chaunte Howard football Number of seats in Bobby Dodd all competed for the United States Stadium. They will all be filled on delegation. Vesna Stojanovska, a forecast sophomore swimmer, competed October 2 when Miami comes Each week, during the football for Macedonia, while Jorge Oli- to town, but tickets still remain season, the Technique will pick a list ver, an assistant coach, competed for all other home games. Tickets of college matchups to be played that for Puerto Rico. Onur Uras, an still remain for the opener against weekend. The person who submits incoming freshman, competed for Samford, and they can be purchased the list with the most correctly Turkey, and Leo Salinas took his for $25. projected winners receives a prize. past experiences from Tech to the In the event of a tie, the winner is Mexican swim team. determined by the person who most The Yellow Jackets swim team accurately predicts the score of Tech’s sent four delegates to the Athens game. To submit your picks, go to Olympics, and each of the four 17 www.nique.net/footballforecast. The date of the Friday in Sep- athletes all represented four sepa- This week’s games are: tember when Tech’s No. 2 golf rate countries. As the stature of the team will start their season at the swimming program has grown, By Jamie Howell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Tech vs. Samford Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky so has the draw power of Tech for Tech’s swimming team sent four athletes, current and alumni, to the Face, Georgia. Last year, Nicholas athletes that are looking to improve Athens games this year. Two of the group, Vesna Stojanovska and Virginia vs. Temple Thompson finished fifth in the indi- their performance to compete on the Onur Uras, will be competing for the Jackets this season. William and Mary vs. vidual competition, and Tech’s team international stage. North Carolina finished fifth overall as a team. Sophomore Vesna Stojanovska meter freestyles, she had the 27th best Sydney because I was younger then, represented Macedonia in three time, and was able to make it into but it was still really exciting to see Wake Forest vs. Clemson swimming events. Stojanovska the semifinal round. At competitions all the famous swimmers we always Duke vs. Navy became the first Tech women’s swim- end, she found herself sitting in 19th hear about and to actually compete ming and diving athlete to garner place. Stojanovska’s second event against them,” Stojanovska said. Richmond vs. NC State 102 All-America honors this past season, was the 200-meter freestyle in 34th Alumnus Leo Salinas was another Northern Illinois vs. The number of teams registered to finishing 10th in the 200-meter but- place, but she failed to qualify for representative of the line of Tech Maryland play flag football in the Intramural terfly at the NCAA Championships. the final round. She concluded her swimmers. He represented Mexico Toledo vs. Minnesota B-League this semester. This com- Stojanovska competed in three events Olympics in the 200-meter butterfly as a member of one of the relay teams prises the majority of the 161 teams during the Athens Olympics. with a 26th place finish. Oregon State vs. LSU playing IM flag football. In the preliminaries of the 400- “I wasn’t as excited as I was in See Athens, page 35 Oklahoma State vs. UCLA