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' The Battalion Page 7 Tuesday • November 5, 1996 late blican blican blican blican blican blican blican blican blican blican blican blican blican In the midst of all the action Photo Illustration by Stew Milne, The Battalion Senior Tania Castillejos (front) and junior Sonia Ibanez have scored a combined five goals and contributed 11 assists this season. Former walk-on Castillejos keys Aggie attack, defensive front By Jamie Burch The Battalion W hen people have noth ing to lose, they usual ly perform to the best of their ability. Texas A&M midfielder Tania Castillejos did just that when she tried out for the Aggie soccer team in the spring of 1994. Castillejos, who came to A&M because of the well-re spected engi neering pro gram, said she tried out for the squad be cause she would not have been any worse off if she did not make it. “I had Kristen (Koop) in one of my classes,” Castillejos said. “We talked about the possibility of trying out and she told me that she had walked on the year before. She informed me of when the try- “She’s tactically very smart, as far as her awareness of what's going on out on the field." G. Guerrieri A&M head coach outs were going to be held. It was one of those situations where I had nothing to lose. If I tried out and made it, I was on the team, if not, then I wasn’t on the team — which I wasn’t anyway.” Castillejos, whose father played soccer for Ohio State Universi ty, did not begin playing soccer until the fifth grade. Since Permian High School in Odessa did not field a team, Castillejos was un able to play for a school team — until she came to A&M. “I played off and on for club teams throughout high school,” Castillejos said. “Since I played other sports, I didn’t have a whole lot of time to play; so I dedicated my time to volleyball and track. I didn’t start playing real competitive soccer until I came here.” See Castillejos, Page 8 Light-hearted Ibanez entertains teammates, strikes fear in opponents By Sara Duesing The Battalion S he has a fiery spirit and a warm smile. She is dedicat ed and determined. Whether it is playing soccer with the nation’s best or just hanging out with friends, Texas A&M midfielder Sonia Ibanez commits herself to playing hard and having fun. “Sonia brings a light-hearted manner to the team,” Soccer Head Coach G. Guerrieri said. “But on the field, it is absolute busi- “She knows when to laugh and when to really buckle down." G. Guerrieri A&M head coach ness. She knows when to laugh and when to really buckle down.” Growing up in a household that encouraged playing sports, Ibanez said all three of her brothers introduced her to soc cer and urged her to play. “I joined my first team around the age of four,” Ibanez said. “But my brothers and I were always playing soccer in our backyard.” Keeping up with the com petitive and unique game, ibanez said she is convinced soccer is the best way to stay in shape. “I play for my health,” Ibanez said. “It’s hard for a lot of people to go out on their own to work out, and soccer does that for me. But it’s also the only sport that I ever really liked.” Having scored three goals this year with four as sists, the junior from Grand Prairie is known for her rough style of play and her one-on-one skills. “Her intensity level is so high,” junior forward Bryn Blalack said. “She has the ability to beat any one she faces — which plays a big part on the team.” See Ibanez, Page 8 llllllll y bears lii’s The Association of Former Students Induction Banquet ne community =ph’s Hospital sday, WedneS' _ the MSCor miversity Dt Wednesday & Thursday, November 13 & 14, 1996 COLLEGE STATION HILTON BALLROOM GRAND BALLROOM - 6:20 P.M. All December '96 graduating seniors and graduate students* are invited Complimentary tickets may be picked up in the MSC Hallway, November 5, 6, & 7 (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) TICKETS GIVEN ON A FIRST-GOME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS Student ED. Required to Pick Up Tickets Compliments of The Association of Former Students ^Graduate students who are not already a member may attend either night. Seven cross country members reinstated By Jamie Burch The Battalion Seven members of the Texas A&M Cross Country Team were re instated Monday after being sus pended from the team Sun day for violat ing unspecified team rules. The sus pended mem bers — Kari Wyatt, Amy Stanberry, Car oline Kohler, Scott Lenge- feld, Todd Fox, Jim Darcey and Christian Henricksen each met with A&M Head Coach Greg Hinze and other athletic adminis trators Monday. Although Hinze declined comment on the infractions, he Hinze said the seven have learned from their mistakes and the situation has been corrected. “They’re all good kids who just made a mistake,” Hinze said. “We had a meeting about it this morning, with myself and some other members of the adminis tration. I’m satisfied with the ac tions that we took and with the answers that we got from them.” Prior to the suspension, over the weekend, the team limped to a 10th place finish in the men’s division and 12th in the women's division in the inaugural Big 12 Conference Championships at Iowa State University. “It’s a matter that has been put behind us,” Hinze said. “Now we can get ready and go to district.” The Aggie harriers’ next com petition is the NCAA District VI Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Nov. 16, in Denton. Soccer sets team, individual records at Post Oak Classic Nicki Smith Soccer Notebook T he Texas A&M Soccer Team might as well get used to life in the fast lane, be cause for the next few weeks, that is where it will be. The Aggies had the opportu- three ‘top S 20 WWW.W 1 * teams at work at the Post Oak Mall Classic last weekend at the Aggie Soc cer Complex. Not only did the Aggies shut out two, the Uni- mwmtmmmmmmmmmmm versity of Massa chusetts and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, but the Aggies also gained the momentum needed to carry them into the Big 12 Confer ence Championships in St. Louis, Mo., Thursday through Sunday. As if shutting out their oppo nents was not enough, A&M near ly shattered every team and com plex record as well. Winning tradition To start off the record-breaking weekend, the sixth-ranked Aggies won their fourth consecutive Post Oak Mall Classic championship crown, putting their overall record at 18-2. The 18 wins for the Aggies ties the program record, and the two shutouts they earned marked number 10 and 11 of the year, the highest single-season number in A&M history. In addition, the 3-0 win over Massachusetts in the champi onship game of the tournament was the Aggies’ 17th straight win at the Aggie Soccer Complex, giving them an overall home-field record of 33-1 and an unblemished 9-0 home record for the 1996 season. Standing out To add to their long list of ac colades, five Aggies were named to the All-Tournament team. The A&M nominees included senior forwards Kristen Koop and Yvette Okler, junior forward Bryn Blalack, sophomore defender Emily Elias and freshman goal keeper Melanie Wilson. Blalack was named Most Valu able Offensive Player after scoring three out of the five Aggie goals for the weekend. This is the third consecutive year she has received the award. Two of the goals she scored were game winners. Wilson also joined the MVP list by receiving the Most Valuable Defensive Player award after earning herself a .55 goals-against average and her sixth solo shutout of the season, which puts her among the 10 best goalkeep ers in the nation. Along with tournament honors, Blalack surpassed her own school record of 23 goals in a season as she scored her 24th goal in the UMass See Smith, Page 8 Who Will Lead? Who will lead the fight against Crime in Brazos County? r sCue • Someone with a vision for the future. • Someone with a record of community involvement and leadership. leone with 16 years experience in the Sheriff’s Department • Someone with a goal oriented, proactive management style. I f That someone is Republican CHRIS KIRK IT For Brazos County Sheriff d Sheriff for the 21st Century Your VOTE is important. Please take the time to vote on Tuesday, November 5th. Political ad paid for by: Chris Kirk Campaign - P.O. Box 3174, Bryan, Texas 77805 Treasurer - Travis B. Bryan III