Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 20, 1994 TAG: 9404200056
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Jordan, a junior from Altavista, shot 72-74 for a 4-over-par aggregate of 146 at the Ford's Colony course. Jim Nickerson of Methodist finished second, one stroke behind Jordan.
Methodist won the team competition with a 598 total. Christopher Newport was second at 614, followed by Greensboro (621), Ferrum (622), Averett (698), N.C. Wesleyan (701) and Shenandoah (851).
Other players for Ferrum and their scores were: R.J. Weaver 77-76-153, Aaron Johnson 83-77-160, Stuart Smith 86-79-165 and Brant Ruskin 84-81-165.
In other college news:
First baseman Jason Wilson homered and drove in two runs as Ferrum defeated Lynchburg 11-6 in a baseball game in Lynchburg.
The Panthers (23-5) rapped 14 hits off four Lynchburg pitchers and scored eight runs in the final four innings to win going away.
Jimmy Hamilton (8-1) was the winning pitcher, scattering nine hits and striking out eight.
In Pulaski, Yates Hall retired 17 of the last 20 batters he faced and struck out nine to lead Virginia to a 9-3 baseball victory over Radford at Calfee Park.
Radford got two runs in the first inning on an RBI-single by Brian Pardue and a sacrifice fly by Denny Van Pelt.
Freshman Chris Waldron took the loss for the Highlanders (19-17), giving up four runs in two innings.
In Blacksburg, William Byrd graduate Matt Reynolds hit an RBI-single with two out in the 10th inning to give Virginia Tech a 14-13 baseball win over James Madison.
Tech held a 13-5 lead after six innings, but the Dukes (25-14) rallied to tie the score in the ninth.
Bo Durkac led Tech (20-17) with three hits and six RBI. JMU's Jason Troilo had four hits, including a home run, and four RBI.
The Hokies will play a doubleheader against Virginia today at English Field beginning at 1 p.m.
Barry Shelton of Roanoke has been chosen the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball player of the week. Shelton, a sophomore third baseman at West Virginia State, was 8-for-14 for the week (.571) as State won three of four games. The former Patrick Henry High School standout is hitting .415 for the Yellow Jackets (18-10) with three home runs and 22 RBI. He leads the WVIAC with 13 doubles.
Seven area athletes were among 51 students honored at Radford University's annual academic honors banquet. Among those honored for maintaining a 3.0 grade point average through the fall semester were senior volleyball players Anne Fontaine and Eva Turpin of Wytheville; junior cross country runner Hollie Slusser of Christiansburg; sophomore golfer Jennifer Kellogg of Blacksburg; and freshmen gymnasts Stephanie Turpin of Radford, and Lori O'Dell and April Southern of Dublin.
The 51 student-athletes included other standouts such as senior tennis player Rachid Benjelloun, the Big South Conference player of the year, and senior women's basketball player Samantha Gilbert, who played for the Highlanders' NCAA Tournament team. Both athletes have earned GTE Academic All-American honors.
Other notable student-athletes were all-conference golfer Olivia Faison, all-conference baseball players Denny Van Pelt and Brian Pardue, soccer and softball standout Amy Pseja, and Big South cross country champion Merrill Hausenfluck.
Doug Smith has been chosen head assistant coach for the University of Virginia's women's soccer team. He replaces Bill Wilkins, who left in December to take the head coaching job at Auburn. Smith, a 1987 graduate of North Carolina, served as a part-time assistant at UVa last season.
Jen Shimrak scored five goals and had two assists, and Liz Florence had two goals and three assists as Roanoke pounded Guilford 22-2 in a Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's lacrosse match at Greensboro, N.C. The Maroons (8-3) had 45 shots on goal and held Guilford (3-9) to four.
Nicole Ripkin scored four goals and six Washington and Lee players had two goals or more as the Generals (6-5 overall, 4-3 ODAC) routed host Hollins 21-5 in ODAC women's lacrosse.
by CNB