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Athletes are
human, too
I n our society, we often lead our
selves to believe that athletes
are “super-human,” because
they can run a 40-yard dash in a
hair over four seconds, deposit a
baseball 500 feet into the cheapest
seats of a ballpark, or bring down
an entire basketball goal with a
thunderous slam dunk.
They may be “super-human” on
the field of play, but the humbling
truth is that star athletes are just
as susceptible to experiencing
tragedy as the average person.
Every once in a while, such a
tragedy occurs, and forces us to re
alize that fact. Last Thursday
night, a promising young basket
ball star fell asleep at the wheel of
a friend’s 1988 Chrysler LeBaron.
At approximately 2:55 a.m., while
traveling north bound on 1-35 near
Bruceville-Eddy, the car swerved
into the center median and
slammed into a bridge support.
What happened following the
initial impact was not pretty. The
car caught fire and the “super-hu
man” in the driver’s seat was un
able to escape.
Jerode Banks was the 1993-94
Southwest Conference Newcomer
of the Year, and the “franchise”
player that Baylor University had
hoped to build an up-and-coming
basketball program around.
At 6 feet five inches, 195 pounds,
Banks had an ideal basketball
body. At Temple High School, he
developed a star’s resume. In addi
tion to shining in several sanc
tioned all-star games, Banks was
twice t District 13-5A MVP and
the Central Texas Player of the
Year for the 1992-93 season.
Although he was able to throw
down a monster dunk or draw a
roar from the crowd with a wicked
blocked shot, Banks’ “super-hu
man” skills were not enough save
his life.
We’ve seen such tragedy before.
In the 1990’s, football stars Jerome
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Lady Ags anticipate success
Stacy Cameron/ The Battalion
Head coach Laurie Corbelli directs a drill during Tuesday’s practice.
Corbelli hopes for
second trip to
NCAA tournament
By Stewart Doreen
The Battalion
Last year, head coach Laurie Corbelli
took the Lady Aggie Volleyball team to
the NCAA tournament for the first time
since 1986. Now, in her sophomore sea
son, she’s looking to take another group
of Aggies back to post season.
Corbelli has to do this despite the
loss of four starters and on key reserve
from last year’s team. All-SWC per
formers Sheila Morgan, Kim Mitchell,
and Amy Kisling, along with Genny
Wood and Karen Richards accounted for
70 percent of the team’s kills and 73
percent of the team’s total blocks.
“Replacing them is somewhat challeng
ing,” Corbelli said. “But I look at the
talent we have returning and the new
girls, and I won’t be surprised if we
have the same kind of year. I’m antici
pating a lot of success.”
All-SWC second team setter Suzy
Wente along with outside hitters Dana
Santleben and Jennifer Bronner are the
only returning players who received sig
nificant playing time last year.
“It’s critical that they become leaders
on the court,” Corbelli said. “Suzy has
been our leader even though we didn’t
captain last year. She is a leader on the
court by virtue of her position.”
Junior Joni Keister and sophomore
Paige White are battling for the middle
blocker position. Freshman Jennifer
Wells, who Volleyball Monthly ranked
as one of the top 50 high school seniors
last year, will also challenge for time.
Junior Andrea Williams is the fa-
Please see Lady Ags, Page 8
Wente holds court in G. Rollie White
Zoecke defeats
Ivanisevic in
U.S. Open
NEW YORK (AP) — Sore hip one
week, sprained brain the next, Goran
Ivanisevic was gone from the U.S. Open
a few hours after the first rain, mutter
ing something about trying his luck on
the women’s tour.
If he plays the way he did Monday,
no one will notice.
Ivanisevic, ranked No. 2, stood
meekly behind the baseline during
most of his 6-2, 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 loss in the
first round to Markus Zoecke, a one-
trick-pony of a player.
Zoecke serves hard, and that’s about
it. At 6-foot-5, his head is always
hunched over his thick chest, as if he’s
trying not to show how tall he really is.
He looks awkward, top heavy, his legs
surprisingly slender, and he walks with
little mincing steps.
Ivanisevic could have taken advan
tage of Zoecke’s slowness, his erratic
groundstrokes, his weak second serve.
Instead, Ivanisevic displayed a mixture
of indifference and confusion. He
strolled away from one of Zoecke’s 16
aces before the ball even crossed the
net. He stared plaintively in the last
game when one forehand by Zoecke
clipped the net cord and skipped into
the comer for a winner, and when one
of his own sat up for Zoecke to put
away on match point.
There was only one short span dur
ing the fourth set when Ivanisevic
played anywhere close to his potential.
He dealt out 11 of his 21 aces in that
set. He had none in the first set.
“I don’t know,” Ivanisevic said a
dozen times afterward, shaking his
head as he sought to explain what hap
pened. “I mean, I didn’t play tennis to
day. I don’t know what I do there. Not
only today. Every year when I come (to
By Tom Day
The Battalion
In a game dominated by
heavy hitters and high
jumpers, Suzy Wente looks a
bit out of place at 5 feet, 7
inches. But the junior setter
holds her own on the court,
and is preparing to enter the
spotlight and help lead her
team to the next level.
“(The spotlight) is scary,
but you can’t think about it
every time out, “ Wente said.
“You want’'tfr'tfee
crowd and you want to do
your best, so you just get af
ter it.”
Last season, Wente led
the league in assists with an
A&M record of 12.3 per
game. She led the team with
31 service aces and her 2.98
dig average was the sixth
best in the conference.
Wente’s strong play
earned her all-Southwest
Conference second team hon
ors and the team’s most
. valuable player award. More
importantly, she helped
guide the team to a 27-8
record and its first NCAA
tournament berth since
1986.
As a freshman, Wente led
the team in assists averaging
7.4, started 20 matches and
was named 1992 SWC New
comer of the Year. Wente is
well respected by her team
mates and coaches for her
steadying influence and
great communication skills
on the court.
“She controls the tempo of.
the game on our side very
well,” said assistant coach
John Corbelli. “She very
rarely gets rattled, and she’s
just going into her junior
year, so that’s a real treat.”
Four starters have gradu
ated from last year’s team,
forcing Wente into a leader
ship role this season, a role
she gladly accepts.
“I’ve always liked to be
the cheerleader and help
everybody out, “ Wente said.
“I view everybody as the
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Aggie Fact
Tony Franklin became the
only player in college
football history to make two
60-yard field goals in one
game when he did it against
Baylor in 1976.
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