
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, January 22, 1994                   TAG: 9401220208
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B5   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

UVA RECRUIT DOESN'T MAKE THE GRADE

Virginia football signee Dwayne Morgan, a transfer from Northeastern Oklahoma A & M Junior College, has enrolled at Clemson after being rejected for admission by Virginia.

Morgan, a 6-foot-5, 295-pound offensive tackle, was on campus in Charlottesville when UVa determined it could not accept the 48 credit hours he needed to transfer into his major.

In other football recruiting, Fork Union coach John Shuman said 6-4, 248-pound nose guard Maurice Anderson has reached a decision, but will not make an announcement until Monday so that he can concentrate on the Scholastic Assessment Test today. Anderson, a former All-Group AA player at Nottoway High School, is expected to pick Virginia over North Carolina State.

Virginia Tech is expected to receive commitments from defensive lineman Todd Washington from Nandua High School in Onley and offensive tackle Dwight Vick from Hampton, both rated among the top 25 prospects in the state by the Roanoke Times & World-News. Washington and Vick have visits remaining to Tech or another school before making their announcements.

In other sports in the region:

Marshall University athletic director Lee Moon said injured football player Tuan Reynolds underwent nearly six hours of surgery Thursday to stabilize his neck.

Moon said he was aware of reports that Reynolds, a defensive back from Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, lost feeling below his waist when he was injured Monday while playing football in the snow.

"That may have been the initial diagnosis," Moon said, "but the doctors aren't going to say anything until the swelling goes down, which may take a couple of weeks. They're waiting to see what the results are before saying what motion he may have in his extremities.

"It's not something that can be predicted today or tomorrow."

Virginia Tech freshman Megan Barnes set a school record in the women's long jump Friday at the Virginia Tech College Invitational.

Barnes won the competition with a leap of 18 feet, 9 1/2 inches (5.73 meters), breaking the old record set last week by teammate Detra Edmunds (5.44 meters).

Tech sophomore Meredith Newby won the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 13.30 meters. Also, the Hokies' Matt Zackarias won the men's 5,000 meter-run with a time of 14 minutes, 53.5 seconds.

by CNB