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Rallo adds new member to team

By Leah WatersEditor-in-Chief

He has been described as having a true feeling for student and faculty issues, excellent academic and ad-ministrative background and a good sense of humor by University President Dr. Joseph C. Rallo.

And these are just some of the reasons Rallo said he believes Dr. Anthony Blose of Lake Superior State Uni-versity is a good fit as provost and vice president of aca-demic affairs.

Rallo announced this week that Blose will assume re-sponsibilities of the chief academic officer of the univer-sity, effective July 15.

“I am absolutely thrilled with the appointment to ASU,” Blose said. “The position presents a number of wonderful opportunities to have a positive effect on the institution. President Rallo is taking the university in some exciting directions, and I am looking forward to joining his team.”

With his arrival in July, Blose plans to create an aca-demic plan, fully acquaint himself with the budget and get to know the people and culture of the university and town.

“I believe in taking a collaborative approach and in-volving as many people in the discussion as possible, as we all set a course of action,” Blose said. “I also hope to establish a very clear system of shared governance in-volving administration, faculty, staff and students.”

Blose said ASU is a good fit for him as well because of its size, mission, and orientation to his background and experience.

“I taught Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Alabama for sixteen years and thoroughly en-joyed it,” Blose said. “Both ASU and UNA are teaching and learning-oriented institutions where the education of the students is paramount. For myself, I’ve always found teaching a very fulfilling vocation and really favor insti-tutions that espouse that mission.”

Though Blose said he is excited about the position, he also understands it comes with a host of new challenges.

“The good news is that Angelo State has plenty of

Photo by Tim LesterThis section of Avenue N closed Wednesday to mark the start of a fi ve-month construction project to add turn lanes to both Sher-wood Way and Avenue N. The project, once complete, is expected to reduce traffi c congestion in that area.

Photo by Tim LesterSeniors Jeff Harris and Justin Till won more than 50 percent of the 576 votes to claim their seats as student body president and vice president.

Harris, Till win in runoff

Section of Ave N closed

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By Leah Waters Editor-in-Chief

Drivers had to find alternate routes Wednesday after construc-tion crews blocked off a section of Avenue N from Sherwood Way to the five-way intersection at College Hills Blvd.

This was one of the first steps in a five-month project to add a dedicated right-hand turn lane on Sherwood turning onto Avenue N. The project will also create a center turn lane on Avenue N from about St. Mary’s Street to Sherwood Way.

City Engineer Clinton Bailey said the project, once completed some-time in October, will allow more traffic to get through the five-way intersection, reduce congestion and bring more customers to the area businesses, such as HEB, Baskin-Robbins and Sonic.

HEB Store Director Randy Ver-steeg said he and his staff talk every day about how the closure and con-struction will affect their business.

“We definitely think it has the possibility of turning down the traf-

fic,” Versteeg said. Versteeg said he is trying to re-

main positive and thinks in the long run it will be beneficial to the entire shopping center.

Bailey said the project will also help decrease the amount of drivers who cut through side streets.

“We see it every day,” Bai-

ley said. “People are cutting through the neighborhoods to avoid that area.”

To accommodate the drivers who want to reach Sherwood from Avenue N or vice versa, the city cre-ated a detour route that takes driv-ers through Cornell Avenue.

Bailey said drivers will experi-ence a learning curve at first, but he recommends drivers be patient and use caution when driving in the con-struction areas.

“We’re trying to minimize the time that people have to suffer,” Bailey said.

Bailey said at no time during construction will the five-way inter-section at College Hills be complete-ly closed to traffic.

A main and valve will also be installed during this project, which will cut the completion time in half by doing both proj-ects simultaneously.

As of this week, the project, funded by a $1.3 million fed-eral stimulus grant and about $200,000 from the city, is on schedule as planned.

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Phase 1 Start: April 12 End: July 22

Phase 1a: Barricade College Hill Boulevard’s North entrance. Construction, right turn lane on eastbound Sherwood Way onto eastbound Avenue N. Widen, reconstruction and addition of center turn lane on Avenue N

Phase 1b: Close West half of five-way intersection.

Phase 2: Start: July 23 End: October 5 Reconstruction of East half of five- way intersection. Avenue N detoured from Beauregard to A&M.

By Jessica ShepardStaff Writer

Seniors Jeff Harris and Jus-tin Till won the run-off election Wednesday with 51.56 percent of the student votes, while Tra-vis Barnett and Mary Halcomb claimed 48.44 percent.

“There was a good turn around since 576 students voted again,” Harris said. “We’d like to thank all of the student body of ASU for their support and participation.”

Harris said he plans to get moving on initiatives right away.

One of those initiatives is to make a centralized database for internships in the local commu-nity.

“We have started already this

year, and once we take office, we can pick that back up and get it going,” Harris said.

For that initiative and oth-ers to be enacted, Harris and Till will have to discuss them with faculty, staff and the Texas Tech board of regents.

“Jeff and I already have rela-tionships with the board of re-gents, ASU administration, the chancellor and the governor,” Till said, “which will help cut down on the time spent making those con-nections and we can get the ball rolling right away.

“It’s not that we just have these connections,” Harris said. “We’ve worked with these connec-tions before, we’re respected and we can be taken seriously.”

Till said he wants to see more senator involvement.

“We did really well this year, but I’d like to see more senators getting involved in the student discount program and the intern-ship program,” Till said. “The more senators are involved in things like that, the more likely they are to broadcast it to other students.”

Till mentions that January 2011 is the next legislative ses-sion for Texas.

“With the budget in dire straits and unfunded mandates being put on campuses across Texas,” Till said, “ASU’s recent projects will have to find a way to cut costs.”

President, VP duo sworn in Wednesday

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Photo courtesy of Dr. Anthony Blose Blose will assume his duties as provost July 15 after leaving Lake Superior State University, where he has been since 2007.

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The United Blood Ser-vices has two days worth of O-negative blood type – leaving them one day short of blood - as of April 15, UBS donor recruitment representative Jennifer Seals said.

“Supply on hand can change in a heart beat,” UBS donor recruitment represen-tative Linda Grace said.

Battle of the Halls, April 19 – 22, a competi-tion between the residence halls, will help support UBS in its need for blood.

“I donate blood because my brother has Polycythe-mia Vera (a blood disor-der that makes too many blood cells, according to mayoclinic.com),” junior Brooke Bigheim said.

UBS will assemble in Robert Massie on Monday, April 19, Texan Hall on

Tuesday, April 20, Centen-nial Village on Wednesday, April 21, and Concho Hall on Thursday, April 22, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

“It’s a great opportu-nity for them to give back to the community of San Angelo,” Associate Direc-tor of Residence for Resi-dential Programs Stuart Lickteig said.

UBS will designate an area in the residence halls or in the blood-mobile outside.

Many students do not donate blood because they’re afraid of needles or cannot donate because they have been outside of the country.

“I’m a big baby, and I’m scared of [needles],” soph-omore Saraya Hatchel said. “But I think I will donate.”

One donation will help save the lives of up to three people, according to the redcrosswc.com.

“I save lives; I am a

hero,” sophomore Kyle Suratt said.

Students will receive free t-shirts, free food, a chance to help out the community and save three lives by participating in the Battle of the Residence Halls.

Robert Massie will team up with Mary Massie, and Vanderventer Apartments will collaborate with Tex-an Hall. Centennial Village will participate with Carr Hall, and Concho Hall will conspire by itself.

The residence halls with the most donors will win a five-foot trophy.

Students can sign-up in the front office of their residence halls.

Seals said that eat-ing fish, sunflower seeds, nuts, green beans, chicken and/or raisins, among oth-er things, will assistance students rise in iron level before they donate

Photo by Tim LesterJunior nursing student Mallory Hare donates platelets weekly and has donated blood since age 18.

O-negative needed in donor blood drive

Campus gets facelift with new projects

By Jessica ShepardStaff Writer

John Russell, director of Facilities Planning and Construction, addressed concerns Tuesday on new construction and renovations as part of the Centen-nial Master Plan for 2020.

Students can expect to see work be-ginning and finishing up throughout the Summer and the coming semesters.

“I’m really excited about the changes on campus and can’t wait to see how ASU will look in the future,” freshman Chris Kiris said.

Vanderventer Apartments will have a new courtyard in August 2010.

Russell said the courtyard will get a face-lift with new grass and landscaping as well as seating areas.

“We’re going to have to gut the area and the project will cost about $200,000,” Russell said.

Russell also discussed current proj-ects that were started this semester, in-cluding the renovation of the library and construction on the Center for Human Performance.

“We want to give the library a more open feel with comfortable seating,” he said. “The CHP construction should b done by next summer [2011].”

Also, Russell said construction will soon begin on new locker rooms at the baseball field.

“Those locker rooms will have rest-rooms, lockers and two indoor batting cages,” Russell said.

In regards to the water retention pond in the new green space where University Hall stood, Russell said they’re trying to be stewards of the environment.

“The new green space will have a

half-mile jogging track, a large area of grass and native vegetation landscap-ing,” Russell said.

There are plans to add seating and a new sand volleyball court.

Russell outlined a few of the future projects as part of the Centennial Master Plan.

Some of these include the implosion of Concho Hall and the construction of new housing in Plaza Verde One and Two.

“Plaza Verde One and Wwo will be lo-cated just off of Vanderventer,” Russell said. “It’s a two phase project and will be a total of 10 buildings. “

The new residence hall will house a total of 900 beds at its completion, but will only be for incoming freshmen.

Phase One will cost $22.2 million and is set to begin construction in June 2010 with completion by July 2011.

“Along with those new residence halls is the three-story addition to con-nect both Massie Halls together,” Russell said. “Construction should start in 2014 and the project will run about $6.7 mil-lion.”

The connecting building will have study rooms, a commons area for stu-dents and a Residential Programs office.

“There is an ongoing effort to mod-ernize and expand the campus,” Russell said.

Modernization includes security cam-eras in all buildings, the installation of card readers in all buildings and expan-sion of main campus property bound-ries.

“The project will cost around $31.5 million and hinges on funding from the state legislation,” Russell said.

Photo by Tim LesterConstruction on the Center for Human Performance continues and is set for completion by the end of next spring. The renovations will expand the building and add an indoor running track.

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excellent people that I will learn a great deal from and enjoy interacting with,” Blose said. “Probably the biggest challenge I will face will be in the allocation of resources throughout academics.”

Along with familiarizing himself with the ASU com-munity Blose will also focus on several specific tasks as provost.

1) He will look at the prog-ress of the various accredita-tion efforts, including SACS

2) He will begin to review all the academic programs to see which ones should be en-hanced, modified or reduced

3) He will prepare academ-ic affairs and its programs for the next legislative session

After Blose steps in the position in the summer, the current Interim Provost Dr. James Limbaugh will return his focus to Strategy, Planning and Policy, which he has been juggling as vice president this year as well.

“Dr. Limbaugh has really been doing two jobs for nearly a year,” Rallo said. “This will make a full leadership team to spread out the work.”

Blose will leave LSSU in Sault Sainte Marie, Mich., where he has worked as pro-vost and vice president for academic affairs since 2007.

“My wife and two children are absolutely enthused about the move, as I am,” Blose said. “It seems like a wonderful campus and community for all of us.”

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By Travis LisleStaff Writer

After winning several awards at its regional convention, Tri-Beta, a national honor society for undergraduate biology ma-jors, was named this month the top chapter in the South Cen-tral/Texas Region.

The ASU chapter is the only six-time recipient of the Lloyd M. Bertholf Award, which symbol-izes the top chapter in the na-tion. Tri-Beta celebrated its 40th anniversary by also receiving 1st and 2nd place for research pre-sentations.

Brittany Bosma earned a first-place oral presentation on her research at the Regional Con-vention, along with receiving an expense-paid trip to the national Tri-Beta Convention May 17-23 in Durango, Colo.

“The regional convention was fun,” Bosma said. “I was in charge of getting a lot of things together. ASU hosted the con-vention and that was a little stressful, but everything was

very good.”Bosma’s presentation fo-

cused on her research involving the evolutionary relationships of bats.

“The cheiromeles is a rare bat that has many characteristics not found in most bats,” Bosma said. “I wanted to look at how this bat came to be from an evolutionary, chronological perspective.”

Bosma will compete against members of other chapters from across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

Marie Tipps, who won the second place prize at the region-al convention, will also be pre-senting in Durango along with about four other students.

“I have been to three regional conventions and never thought I would be the one to present,” Tipps said. “The national con-vention should be fun.”

Amidst presenting their re-search at the national conven-tion, Bosma and Tipps hope to get some free leisure time that they plan to spend white-water rafting and hiking.

They also attribute much of

their success to their faculty ad-viser.

“Dr. Jones’ advising is amaz-ing,” Bosma said. “Without his advising, we wouldn’t be in this position.”

Dr. Crosby Jones has been the faculty adviser for the pro-gram for 31 years.

“You have to have a tradition where, every year you can look back to, and try to exceed what has come before.” Jones said. “And that’s how I see my role as faculty adviser to this organiza-tion.”

Jones is much more than a living encyclopedia to the past success.

Every year he writes and edits a massive staple-bending newsletter for every member. Filled with letters from previous members who have gone on to become doctors and scientists, the “Beta Bylines” showcase the strength of community within the Tri-Beta organization past and present.

The most successful Divi-sion II Biology department in the

country’s history has had more students turn out than ever be-fore.

“This group is the biggest, in terms of numbers, to actually attend. We’ve never had 30-plus go to the regional convention

before,” Jones said. “We’re also taking the biggest number that we have ever had to the national convention in Durango, CO. I pretty much feel confident with this group that if I need 30 peo-ple we can do it.”

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ByTravisLisleStaff Writer

Students still possess options to receive fi-nancial aid, even though the priority deadlines are over.

The priority deadline for the FASFA is April 1, but the Financial Aid Office accepts applica-tions until the first day of school.

The FAFSA is a form that is filled out and sent online. Fasfa.ed.gov, the Web site for the form, offers a step-by-step online procedure.

At least five of the scholarships at ASU can be applied for with one form: the Institutional Scholarship Application. The Financial Aid Web site offers a large list of scholarships.

Another resource is private scholarships offered by outside agencies.

“A lot of students overlook the outside agencies,” Financial Aid Counselor Rick Lasly said. “ASU is a great place to start, but it shouldn’t be the end of the search, when we’re talking about scholarships.”

The deadline for most campus scholarships is December 1st, but many of the scholarships offered by outside agencies are still taking ap-plications. A list of resources for these schol-arships can be found on the Financial Aid Web site as well.

“I use fastweb.com and scholarshipexperts.com,” junior Communications major Zuriht Velazquez said. “They ask: ‘What is your job?’ and ‘What is your GPA?’ and even ‘Are you left-handed?’ They ask all kinds of crazy stuff and it really does work. I know a lot of people that get scholarships that way. It helps to apply for scholarships early, and search everywhere because the money is out there and you just have to find it.”

Grants are another way to receive help with tuition. If the applicant is eli-gible, he or she can receive help based mostly on FASFA information.

“I love receiving grants,” Velazquez said. “It helps you with tuition and housing. It’s all done through FASFA so it’s very convenient.”

Grants usually require the student to meet certain expectations based on the specific grant.

“If the student qualifies and sub-mits the application on time, their chance of getting institutional grants is greatly improved,” Lasly said.

Unlike grants and scholarships, loans have to be paid back, with interest.

“Always start with Federal funding,” Lasly said. “Not being credit based, there is legislation to help the student in the long run. There are a lot of private loan programs on the market, but the student has to shop around with those things. It’s a matter of borrowing wisely.”

Freshman Katlyn DeLoach said the Fi-nancial Aid Office showed her how to apply for loans.

The work-study program is another place to find resources that are specifically for students.

“The work-study program is a big benefit for students on a couple of levels,” Lasly said. “It’s part-time employment. Secondly, the vast majority of work-study programs are flexible to student schedules.”

Lasly said most of the work-study jobs are on-campus, and the student has to be success-ful in school to receive employment.

The most important tip to financial aid is simple and yet, Lasly said, it is the most com-monly overlooked advice.

“Pay close attention to your studies and finish every course you begin,” Lasly said. “With just a little paperwork and meeting deadlines, the only thing the student needs to do is focus on their school-work and everything else w i l l take care of itself.”

PhotoIllustrationbyTimLester

Step 1: The FASFA. This survey is involved in almost every process in financial aid. The sooner the better, so fill it out and get it sent to the Financial Aid Office ASAP.

Step 2: Look at scholar-ships. Most scholarships are easy to apply for and can be found online at the ASU Web site.

Step 3: Use grants and loans to account for whatev-er tuition can’t be paid. Both grants and loans have condi-tions and terms, so be sure to understand the plan fully before jumping in.

Step 4: Make the grade. Most of the time when stu-dents lose their financial aid it is because they failed to meet the academic require-ments of their scholarships/grants/loans. “Give the ef-fort toward classes and ev-erything else will take care of itself,” Financial Aid Counselor Rick Lasly said.

- FAFSA Due June 30

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“On the whole, it is patience which makes the final difference between those who succeed or fail in all things. All the greatest people have it in an infinite degree, and among the less, the patient weak ones

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he closing of Avenue N, between Sherwood and College Hills, cre-ates a hassle. Drivers are going to have to find other ways to get to where they need to go.

Shoppers of HEB and other stores will have to find more efficient ways to get in and out of that area.

And drivers will also be annoyed because a 10-minute trip somewhere will now turn into a 30-minute trip.

So is all this really worth putting in some turn lanes?

We believe, despite the immediate incon-venience, the project will prove worth the pain in the end.

Many people believe that San Angelo’s roadways seem disorganized and confus-ing—especially in areas with five-way stops, such as Avenue N and College Hills.

The construction, when finished in Oc-tober, will provide improvement to a con-gested area on Avenue N.

A center turn lane will allow turning cars to leave the road open for traffic.

A right turning lane from eastbound Sherwood onto Avenue N will eliminate the no-turn-on-red policy, freeing traffic.

Also, we appreciate the city using stimu-lus money to benefit both the campus and community.

To prepare for this inconvenience, stu-dents should begin to adjust their routes to that side of town to ensure they know where to go and how long it takes.

Plan ahead to reduce the stress and con-gestion construction creates.

And remember to slow down in these ar-eas for the safety of the construction work-ers.

So though right now, all drivers will be avoiding the hassle at those intersections, be patient and flexible for a little while.

In the end, we think drivers will feel it was worth the hassle.

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How do you feel about the U.S. getting rid of 1/3 of it’s nuclear arsenal?

“The necessity of nuclear arms in our nation is only as relevant as the force of other nations.”Stephen Newberrysophomore

“I see it as good. Maybe other coun-tries will follor our lead.”

Mario Allenfreshman

“It’s a good way to try and end the dispute between countries.”

Joey Riosfreshman

“Both good and bad. Other coun-tries may see it as a weakness.”

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By Lara JohnsonContributing Writer

Is it the role of professors and instructors to inspire their students, or to simply teach…what’s the agenda—pay rate or passion?

In high school, it was the teacher’s job to do more than teach (usually, if you had a pas-sionate, inspired teacher).

Not only was a teacher teach-ing math or English, science or history, but was also teaching students to analyze information, relate it to other information, put it together, take it apart and give it back to the teacher in a new form.

However, throughout histo-ry and in present day, universi-

ties have been the place where stu-dents expect to learn these skills.

They expect to become passion-ate, to do great things. They learn to be themselves, they learn to work with others, and they learn the so-cial aspect of the workplace, in the form of lec-tures, group work and different courses; they learn what they are passionate about.

I would venture to say, how-ever, that most of this learning takes place outside the class-room. Few students get to know their professors; few professors

get to know their stu-dents.

Whereas it is not the role of professors to become best friends with their students or know every detail of their personal life, it is their role to be a men-tor and confidant.

It is their role to not only pass on their

knowledge of the subject they are teaching, but to pass on their passion.

Values and ethics will natu-rally shape a professor’s agenda. LouAnne Johnson, an award-winning author who inspired the movie “Dangerous Minds” said that even if a teacher “does not intentionally try to include be-

liefs and attitudes and lessons, they will be there, hidden behind the reading assignments you se-lect and in the methods you use to determine who passes and fails, in the tone of your voice when you address certain stu-dents and in thousands of other subtle clues.”

So the question still remains: is it role of the professor to in-spire, and to not simply teach?

It’s a question that cannot truly be answered, the decision is up to the professor, and it’s up to those involved.

When it comes down to it, it does not matter how much con-tent is taught, but rather what students do with the knowledge and passion that is passed down to them.

So the challenge is this: stu-dents get to know your profes-sors; they are invaluable to you, they will help you find jobs and internships, and they will en-courage your learning not for a passing grade in their course, but rather, for your future.

Many of them will stay in contact with you long after you have gotten married, had chil-dren and created a successful career.

Professors: get to know your students. Have an open office, inspire through your lessons and your actions.

Keep up with students, check up on them once in awhile and constantly (and subtly) remind them why they are here.

“I think it’s ridicu-lous. How else are we going to protect our nation.”

Leslie Castanuelafreshman

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Sports Friday, April 16, 2010page 6

By Michael WhitsonSports Editor

The Angelo State fans got a chance to see what all the hype was about April 8-10, as the Rams and Rambelles domi-nated the 38th Annual ASU/David Noble Relays at the LeGrand Sports Complex.

The ’Belles maintained their top spot in the polls, while the Rams rose to the top, giving Angelo State the No. 1-ranked men’s and women’s track programs in the nation.

Both teams posted first place finishes at the Noble Relays, the Rams

s c o r e d 208 points on their way to the top s p o t ,

while the ‘Be l l es turned in a 271 point performance.

Sophomore Cathryn Rit-tenberry cruised to a first place finish in the heptath-lon, an event that is quickly becoming a specialty for the No. 1-ranked ‘Belles.

Aligning herself with the strong heptathlete trio of seniors Aisha Ad-ams, Chrystal Ruiz and Andria Nussey, Rit-tenberry cranked out three personal bests

in the final three events to take the title.

Rittenberry’s 4,293 points were over 200 more than she posted last month at the ASU Spring

Break Multis.The Rams

future looks bright in the

Decathlon, with three freshman coming down the line.

Junior Carrasco (5,763), Hewitt Hol-mes (5,694) and Robert Malczewski (5,540) place sixth, seventh and ninth respectively against a strong field of up-perclassmen.

On Saturday as the open meet got underway, senior James Howell wasted little time getting the No.5-ranked Rams off to a quick start.

Howell placed first in the 200-me-ter and 400-meter dashes, his 400 time just .04 seconds away from a 27 year old school record.

Howell owns automatic marks in both events at the National Meet in May.

Sophomore Nick Smith took first in the 100-meters and second in the 200-meters, both provisional qualifying times.

Junior Sam Gallander won the 800-meters, and fellow junior Brian Holik won the 400-meter hurdles.

The Rams also too the 4x400-meter relay with a smoking 3:10.84.

In the field events, freshman Mark Slone lept his way to the triple jump title, while senior Wade Goode won the discus and sophomore Nick Alejandro won the hammer throw.

Sophomore Jacob McDonald out-dis-tanced the field in the javelin, earning an automatic mark at Nationals to join junior teammate Tyler Orlando.

On the women’s side, Adams burned up the track with a new school record in the 400-meter hurdles of 57.94, topping her own record from last season.

Adams, competing in the triple jump for the first time, won the event as well as another automatic qualifier for Na-tionals.

Senior Celethia Byrd continued domi-nance in the 200-meters, while junior Makayla Myers won the 100-meters.

Senior Brittney Heath displayed her stamina by taking first place finishes in both the 1,500-meters as well as the

5,000-meters.The women relay teams also dazzled,

winning the 4x100 and 4x400-meter rac-es.

In the field events, senior Andria Nussey took the long jump title, while sophomore Jayda Spencer claimed the discus and hammer throws with season bests in both events.

Next up for the Rams and ‘Belles is Baylor’s Michael Johnson Classic in Waco April 16-17.

Sophomore Cathryn Rittenberry sailed to a first place heptathlon finish at the Noble Re-lays. (Opposite) Freshman Hewitt Holmes.

Rams, ’Belles top national polls, dominate Nobles

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The No. 18-ranked Angelo State wom-en’s golf team shot a second-day score of 324 to finish sixth at the Tarleton State Coca Cola Classic at the Harbor Lakes Golf Club in Granbury Tuesday after-noon.

The Rambelles, who entered the day in third place in the team standings, struggled on the par-72, 6216-yard lay-out to finish with a 626 total and 24 shots behind host and No. 5-ranked Tar-leton State who took the team title with a two-day total of 602.

No. 17-ranked Grand Canyon finished in the runner-up position with a score 612 while co-No. 25 Northeastern State took home third place with a 613 and co-No. 25 West Texas A&M and No. 10 St. Edward’s tied for fourth with a 624.

In the individual scoring, Senior Rae-lyn Smith followed up her first round with a six-over 78 and tie for fifth with a two-round total of 150.

GCU’s Georgina Dunn took home the medalist honors after finishing in a tie with Tarleton State’s Carla Cooper West Texas A&M’s Hammerli Sriyai.

All had a 147, but Dunn and Cooper survived the first playoff hole to put Sri-yai in third place after the first two pared the 18th hole in the playoff.

However, due to time constraints with GCU and their flight plans, the re-maining two went to a scorecard playoff, and Dunn had a 36 on the back nine to Cooper’s 38, so Dunn took the title.

Other Rambelles’ scores were Maury McCormick in a tie for 34th with a 159, junior Randee Stegman with a 160 total and tied for 37th, freshman Krista Czar-necki in a tie for 45th at 162.

Sophomores Serena Sosa tied for 51st at 163 and Jennifer Joyce with a 167 to-tal and tied for 68th.

The Rambelles are off five days until they participate in the Lone Star Confer-ence Championships.

The tournament begins Sunday at the WinStar Golf Course in Thackerville, Okla., and ends next Tuesday.

By Michael WhitsonSports Editor

If they Rams were heating up in the Lone Star Conference playoff race last week, this week they are fully engulfed in flames, sweeping East Central in a four-game series April 9-10.

It was the second straight four-game series sweep for the Rams, who have won nine of their last ten games.

“We are very happy with the way we are playing right now,” senior first base-man Keith Towne said. “We’ve had our struggles this season, but if we continue to take care of business we will be right back where we need to be.”

The Rams have made up a consider-able amount of ground in the LSC stand-ings with just two weeks remaining in the regular season.

Against East Central the conference leader in runs unloaded, scoring a total of 71 throughout the four games.

The assault started in the very first game of a double header on April 9, as senior Zak Leonhardt led the Rams to a 12-4 victory as the team collected 15 base hits.

Leonhardt was 3-for-3 with a homerun and four RBIs, as junior Chase Barrera went the distance on the mound to pick up the win.

In the nightcap, the Rams sent 20 bat-ters to the plate scoring 16 runs in the very first inning, on their way to a school record for runs scored in the 27-5 perfor-mance.

Leonhardt and Towne each drove in five runs, with Towne sending two out of the park.

The Rams continued the run produc-tion on April 10, with senior Dylan Petrich going deep as he drove in four runs in a 14-6 game one win.

To close out the sweep, the Rams put up 18 runs in the nightcap behind senior Isaac Garcia’s 3-for-4 outing with a home

run and 3 RBI’s.Petrich, seniors Chris Adamson and

Jason Morriss joined Garcia with three RBI’s each.

Regardless of the current run they have made, the Rams are not satisfied as they wrap up the final two weeks of the regular season.

“Baseball is a funny game,” Towne said. “You can never be too confident, but it is obviously better to be playing well at the end of the season.”

Towne extended his hitting streak to 12 games as he collected seven hits in ten at bats against East Central, scoring eight times and driving in six suns to go along with his two homers in the series.

The Rams travel to Durant, Okla. April 16-17 for a LSC showdown with South-eastern Oklahoma.

The Savage Storm sits two games above the Rams in the LSC.

ASU sixth at Coca Cola

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Senior Raelyn Smith leads the No.18-ranked Rambelles into the LSC Championships.

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Rams offensive explosion leads late charge

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Freshman Kacie Easley blasted a three-

run home run in the top of the eighth in-ning to lift the No. 22-ranked Angelo State softball team (34-9) to a 9-6 win in the rain at St. Mary’s Wednesday.

The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was rained out.

With the game tied, 6-6, after seven in-nings, junior Alix Dean got things started in the top of the eighth with a one-out single that hugged the left field line.

Junior Kaycee Taylor followed Dean’s hit with a double to center field, setting up Easley’s team-leading 10th home run of the season.

The Rambelles jumped out to an early leading, scoring two runs in the first in-ning and another in the third.

ASU got back-to-back RBI singles by Dean and Taylor to open the scoring and grabbed a 3-0 lead as Dean led off the third with a solo home run, her fifth of the season.

St. Mary’s (28-16) battled back with

five runs in bottom of the third on seven hits, including a pair of home runs to grab a 5-3 advantage.

The Rambelles regained the lead in the

top of the sixth as they scored three runs, using a solo home run by senior Megan Pumphrey, her fifth of the season, and RBI hits by Dean and Taylor.

The host Rattlers plated a run in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly to force the extra frame.

Senior right-hander Chelsea Nelson (18-6) earned the win as she gave up six earned runs on nine hits in eight innings pitched.

Nelson struck out six and walked four.

Dean went 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three RBI while Taylor went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored. Ea-sley went 1-for-5 with three RBI and a run scored.

It was the first time this season that ASU had been sent to extra innings.

The Rambelles return to action this weekend as they host Texas Woman’s in a three-game series.

The two teams will play a 4 p.m. dou-bleheader Saturday and the final game 1 p.m. Sunday at the ASU Softball Com-plex.

No. 22 Rambelles go extra innings

Senior Keith Towne races towards home in a Rams victory earlier this season. Towne and the Rams scored 71 runs in their last series at Foster Field, sweeping the East Central Tigers in the process.

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Photo by Kimberley ParkerFreshman Kacie Easley blasted her tenth homerun to lead the ’Belles over St. Marys.