Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, September 3, 1994 TAG: 9409070065
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The award for the nation's best receiver will be presented by The Tallahassee, Fla., Quarterback Club Foundation. It is named for famed FSU and NFL receiver Fred Biletnikoff.
Freeman, a senior split end from Baltimore, Md., caught 32 passes last season, including a school-record nine touchdown receptions. He accounted for 644 receiving yards.
In other football:
Fans heading to Virginia Tech's 4 p.m. football game against Arkansas State in Lane Stadium are requested to turn their radio dials to 1610 AM for traffic updates as they near Blacksburg. Traffic reports will be available on that frequency prior to each Tech home game.
UMBC to leave Big South Conference
The Big South Conference announced that the University of Maryland Baltimore County will withdraw from the league, effective Aug. 31, 1996. Big South commissioner Buddy Sasser said that geographics played a role in the decision.
UMBC, which joined the league along with Towson State in 1992, will be the only Big South member in Maryland when Towson State joins the North Atlantic Conference next year. UMBC's departure will not affect the Big South's eligibility to earn automatic berths to NCAA championship play in any sport. Earlier this summer, the league lost its NCAA bid in men's basketball for one year after former member Campbell joined the Trans America.
Ronnie Thomas' first win of the season in last week's races will shed a new light on tonight's Late Model Stock Car event at New River Valley Speedway.
The Christiansburg driver, who scored a record 12 victories last season, has been struggling since opening day. Thomas captured the first of two 75-lap races held last Sunday afternoon.
Thomas was the seventh driver to crack victory circle this year. Floyd's Jeff Agnew leads with 11 wins. Michael Ritch of High Point, N.C., has five, Roanoke's Tony McGuire four and Johnny Rumley two. Tink Reedy, Ray Young and Thomas each have won once.
Tonight's 100-lap race is part of the Chevron/Huff Petroleum 200. A special 50-lap race is set for the Limited Sportsmen, with 25 laps each for the Mod Mini, Mini and Pure Stock drivers.
Gates open at 2 p.m., with practice at 4. Qualifying is at 6:15, and the first green flag falls at 8. Admission is $10 for adults; $1 for children 12 and under.
Seven races are on the card at Franklin County Speedway tonight, including a non-winners race in the Late Model Stock Car Class.
The Street, Mini, Pure, Rookie, Any Car and Truck divisions will also compete.
Admission is $5 for adults; children 10 and under are admitted for no charge.
Gates open at noon, qualifying starts at 6:30and racing begins at 8 p.m.
Audra Smith has been named a women's assistant basketball coach at the University of Virginia.
Andy Smith and Rich Aftoora had two goals and an assist to lead Roanoke College's men's soccer team to an 8-2 win over Chowan in the first round of the Domino's Classic at River's Edge. Roanoke (1-0), ranked No. 6 in NCAA Division III, plays 17th-ranked Kean (1-0), a 3-1 winner over Ferrum, tonight at 8 p.m. in the tournament finals. Ferrum (0-1) plays Chowan (0-1) in a consolation match at 6 p.m.
The University of Virginia men's soccer game with American University on Wednesday, originally scheduled as a home match, will be played at American at 2 p.m. Sept.7. The match was moved so that maintenance can be done on the field at Virginia's Klockner Stadium.
Virginia opens the season today at home against Boston University in the Coca-Cola Classic.
by CNB