South Mountaineer Volume 34, Issue 01

              Volume 34, Number 1
August 26, 1991
Bethlehem, Pa.
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LEHIGHLIGHTS
JINDRA, HER WAY — Susan Jindra 91
has been named Lehigh University's first annual recipient of the NCAA Woman of the Year
award presented by Hanes Her Way. Jindra now
is eligible for the Pennsylvania state finals, and
if she is selected, Lehigh women's athletics will
receive $5,000. Jindra was the Patriot League
Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 1991 in both
indoor and outdoor track and holds school records in the 100,200 and 400 meter dashes and
the high and long jump.
KEELEY COACHING NATIONALS —
Lehigh women's lacrosse head coach
Jackie Keeley has been
named assistant coach
of the United States
women's lacrosse team.
Keeley played on the
same U.S. national
team for seven years,
including the squad
which won the
women's World Cup —The equivalent of the
Olympics—gold medal in 1989. The team will
begin practice in January at Lehigh's Rauch
&Atumit
Jackie Keeley
HOST WITH THE MOST — Lehigh played
host to the Keystone State Games from August
6-11, and some familiar faces used the home-
court advantage wisely. Dozie Mbonu and Chuck
Penn, both senior basketball players for Lehigh,
led the Blue Mountain team to the championship of the men's open division, rriade up mainly
of collegiate athletes. Mbonu scored 20 points
and Penn 16 in their squad's 121-109 overtime
win over Philadelphia/Delaware Valley in the
title game.
SUMMER "VACATION" —Lehighassistant football coach Rudy Hughes spent the
summer working as a training camp assistant
with the AFC charnpion- Buffalo BiUs. Last
spring, Hughes was awarded the Ralph C. Wilson
fellowship, given tp individuals aspiring to make
it to the pro coaching ranks.
INSIDE the Mountaineer7
Fall Sports previews 2-3
Women's Soccer preps for first
varsity season..... ...............3
Fall Sports Schedules 4
Media Guides offer ...4
FROSH PARTICIPATION IN 1991
LEHIGH FALL OLYMPIC SPORTS
Golf
10
Field Hockey
8
Men's/Women's Soccer
2   Volleyball, Women's Tennis,
Men's/Women's Cross Country
source: Lehigh Sports Information
Eagles examining Lehigh
Goodman could replace West Chester as Birds' camp
Lehigh University and the Eagles
— while still a longshot, the possibility does exist that the Birds could
indeed begin to conduct their summer training camp on the Goodman
Campus within two years.
"I don't think we could do anything for two years, but obviously
things happen," Eagles team president Harry Gamble said.
Lehigh athletic director Joe Ster
rett said, "We had a couple of representatives of the Eagles look at the
campus and the facilities, and they
were very impressed with our athletic
complex."
Sterrett said the Eagles visit came
after Lehigh sent letters to four National Football League teams — the
Eagles, New York Giants, Washington Redskins and New York Jets —
asking if they had interest in conduct-
Washington Redskin defensive end James Geathers signs autographs for youngsters in attendance at the Redskin's scrimmage with
the New York Jets, held at Lehigh's Goodman Stadiun July 27. The
game marked the third time i n the last four years Lehigh has hosted an
NFL preseason contest.               photo by Dave Scarantino
ing scrimmages or minicamps at Lehigh's
Goodman Campus.
"We also included training camp as a
concept, if anybody was interested and
wanted to explore the possibility," Sterret
said.
Mike Dougherty from the Eagles staff,
who is generally in charge of training camp,
looked at the facilities and in the words of
Gamble came back very excited.
"Obviously there are some things we
would have to discuss and try to work out.
A move to Lehigh has some potential, but is
not imminent."
The Eagles signed two one-year contracts with West Chester University this
year, which leaves the team with an option
to go elsewhere.
We don't know if anything will come out
of this," Sterrett said. "We know they have
a commitment to West Chester, and we
don't want to get into a competition with
West Chester."
The Eagles inquiry is just one of a number
of exciting opportunities which have presented themselves to Lehigh. The New York
Jets and Washington Redskins drew over
7,000 fans to a veterans scrimmage at
Goodman Stadium on July 27th. It was the
third NFL scrimmage in the last three years
at the Stadium.
Lehigh also has learned that it will be
hosting two NCAA Division! championships within the next two years — Women's
Lacrosse in 1992 and Cross Country in
1993.
In addition, the Patriot League Basketball
Tournament will be held at Stabler Center
this'year. Add that to the EIWA's which the
university holds in alternate years and the
Keystone Games which just finished the
second of its three; years M the university
and:Lehigh-'s facilities are hosting a very
complete package of athletic events.
"We want to bring the top athletes in their
respective sports to the Lehigh Valley,"
Sterrett said.
Dealing with it
Lehigh's "candidates" take their
All-American label in stride
Lehigh University is taking great pride in the fact that
its football team has four potential All-Americans — linebacker Lee Picariello, quarterback Glenn Kempa and wide
receivers Horace Hamm and Rich Clark.
However, it is a situation which the players may not
covet. Certainly, there is the glamor of being tabbed as a
preseason All-American candidate. On the flip side, though,
are the additional pressures and expectations placed upon
the player. Lehigh's four candidatesdon't seem to mind the
spotlight —provided it doesn't get too hot.
• '.There really isn't any pressure," Clark said of the
All-America tag. "I expect it of myself; I'll just go out and
try to do my job, and everything' else will fall into place."
"Playing football — and playing defense — is alot of
fun for me," Picariello, who
led the Engineers with 148
tackles in 1990, said. "If any
awards of honors come along,
well that's great."
Picariello, a senior, was also
named Patriot League
preseason Defensive Player of
the Year.
All-America candidates are
nominated by the school's
sports information director in July. Nominations are based
on the player's performance in previous years. Each school
may submit eight names.
At the conclusion of the regular season, both The
Sports Network (TSN) and the Associated Press (AP) pick
a first and second team All-America.
NCAA Division I-AA football is separated into east and
west divisions, with approximately 45 teams in each.
Lee Picariello
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