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Jennifer Bohac teaches
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By Robert Hollier
Staff Writer
"Why should I worry about planning a
career for my future? I'm looking at millions
of dollars when I sign a professional con
tract. I don't need to practice interviewing
or prepare a resume."
This is the attitude of many of the top
college prospects in the country as the sea
sons end and draft day approaches.
However, for many of the Texas
A&M athletes, reality does not set in un
til it is too late. That is where Jennifer
Bohac, Class of '87, comes in with her
Career Awareness (CAEN 102) course to
prepare them for life after the final
buzzer sounds.
Her job is to alter their egos and
their misconceptions about their fu
tures that does not include six- and
seven-figure salaries.
"They (athletes) have it in the back of
their minds about a career or a 9-to-5 job,
but it usually never becomes an issue for
them until sometimes it's too late to do
anything about it," Bohac said. "I expose
them to a lot of different areas in differ
ent career fields. Most of my student-ath
letes don't realize the other skills they've
developed off the playing field.
"In my course, I try to convince them to
Class
students about getting
a college athlete
think of a 'Plan B' just in case they don't
sign for millions."
She shows them that with their fu
tures always in question as to where
and what they might be doing, it is al
ways a good idea to prepare a resume,
look at taking summer jobs or intern
ships in their major and learn how to in
terview with prospective employers in
the real world.
While CAEN 102 is open to all stu
dents, Bohac came up with an idea to set
aside a special section of the course
geared specifically toward helping A&M
student-athletes.
"I created the program in 1994," she
said. "I've been dealing with athletes for
a long time as an academic adviser to
A&M athletes. This program was a chal
lenge for me because it was something
new and different.
"Working with athletes is the same as
any other field or student group. You
have your super students who work
hard and plan ahead, and you have the
students who generally don't care and
want things handed to them. It's the
same as with the athletes."
Before taking her class, many athletes
are unprepared for second and third op
tions, because they assume big contracts
and endorsements are in their futures.
As a result, many of them are not
ready to go on job interviews or do not
have a complete resume prepared if
they are not drafted. However, having
taken the class, they go into the world
with a better and clearer understanding
of the working world and what it takes
to be successful.
I make them see
and understand
how important a degree
can be because it’s a
competitive world out
there.”
— Jennifer Bohac
Asst. Director of Athletic Services
"I try to make them see all the possi
bilities, and I try to make them become
more responsible," Bohac said. "I make
them see and understand how important
a degree can be because it's a competitive
world out there.
"So many of them are convinced that
just because they played sports, they are
guaranteed a job. I help them see past
this attitude with research planning,
mock interviews with local communitv
leaders and help them prepan
I think they leave moreprepar.
have a better idea about what’s
there for them."
While this course is a relati
concept, it has drawn a greatd
tention from the playersandc j
two sections last summer, Boh
percent of her students wereAt
letes. She brought in formerath
i speak to the class and discusst!
"Plan B's."
"We talk about everything!;
reer goals to personality adjus
and proper etiquette at formalj
sions. I have to tell mostofther
er ask for seconds when dining
clients and that's usually thehi
thing for them."
When former A&M fullback
Smith participated in a mock In
he asked for a second servingai
en-course meal. Bohac informec
that he had committed a seriou:
dining etiquitte and suggestedt
was still hungry afterwards,he
go get a cheeseburger from Met
Smith earned a Super Bowl ring
member of the World-Champio:
Broncos in 1998.
With all the positive results^
program appears to produce,te
she believes it would not beak:
make the class a requirement for
dents, not just the athletes.
"All of the coaches have put;
tremendous amount of emphass
this program," she said. "Achic
of the coaches require their plav;
take it.
"In fact, I would like for thisds
a reciuirement for all students.' 1
Mavericks seek impact player in draft;
San Antonio looks for outside shooter
HOUSTON (AP)—Of Texas' three
NBA teams, only the Dallas Mavericks
are in position to get an impact player
in Wednesday's annual draft.
Because of their 20-62 record
last season, the Mavericks have
the sixth pick overall, and gener
al manager Don Nelson said at
least two great players should be
available at that spot.
Nelson said the club can't go
wrong with two players likely to still
be available from his wish list: North
Carolina junior forward Vince
Carter, St. Louis freshman guard Lar
ry Hughes, Kansas senior forward
Raef LaFrentz and North Carolina
junior forward Antawn Jamison.
For the San Antonio Spurs, this
year's draft is a completely different
scenario from a year ago, when they
had the No. 1 pick overall.
With great fanfare, they took 7-
foot Tim Duncan of Wake Forest,
who was such a powerful force his
rookie season that the Spurs finished
56-26; only five teams will draft be
hind San Antonio in the first round.
Scouting director R.C. Buford said
the Spurs hope to find a perimeter
shooter with promise.
Having a first-round pick at all is
a luxury for the Houston Rockets. Be
fore last year, the last time Houston
had a first-round pick was 1993, be
cause of trades. This year, the Rock
ets have not only their own pick, but
two from the Toronto Raptors as well.
However, all three are in the mid
dle of the first round. Carroll Dawson,
the Rockets' vice player of basketball,
says the club is leaning toward
adding youth to the roster rather than
trading up for an impact player.
"To some extent, the younger
you are, the less you get hurt and
you can bounce back quicker," Daw
son said. The Rockets stumbled to a
.500 record last season because of re
curring injuries to Hakeem Olaju-
won and Charles Barkley.
North Carolina teammates
Jamison and Carter both decided to
skip their senior seasons to go into
the draft early.
Jamison last season joined
Michael Jordan as the only Tar Heel
to be named by The Associated
Press as the college basketball play
er of the year. At 6-9, Jamison is un
dersized for a power forward, but
has the makings of a dominant NBA
player. Nelson said.
The 6-6 Carter has an inconsistent
jump shot but probably is "the best
athlete in the draft," Nelson said.
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A first-team All-America pick at
Kansas, the 6-11 LaFrentz "played
against the best competition in the
country for four straight years," Nel
son said. "He has size and experi
ence and maturity, and he's ready to
play in the NBA."
Hughes, a 6-5 guard, finished sec
ond among the nation's freshmen in
scoring last season with 22.4 points
and 10.5 rebounds per game. He set
conference and school records with
670 points and 69 steals.
The Mavericks also have the first
pick of the second round.
That's "the best pick in the draft"
because second-round picks don't get
the high-dollar, three-year guaranteed
contracts that go to first-rounders.
"It's a very popular pick. Every
body in the league has called me
about it, so we'll see what we do
with it," Nelson said. A trade of the
two other Dallas picks — the 35th
and 53rd overall — also are possible.
"Our roster is basically full,"
Nelson said. "We only have room
for one guy."
The Rockets are down to two su
perstars, following the retirement of
Clyde Drexler. Trading Kevin Willis
to the Raptors for two first-round
picks and forward Roy Rogers gave
the Rockets more room under the
salary cap, and they expect to have
$7 million to $10 million to spend on
free agents.
The Rockets have the 14th, 16th
and 18th selections in the first round
unless they trade up.
"We are not set to go in just one
direction," Dawson said. "We can
use our picks and try to move up, or
we can use our picks. Right now, we
feel very comfortable keeping our
draft picks. That's why we've
looked at so many players."
Last year, the Rockets worked out
10 to 12 players before the draft; this
year, they worked out 28 players.
Among them was 6-10 Rashard
Lewis of Alief Elsik — one of four
high school players who made them
selves available for the NBA draft.
"We watched him play all year.
He's a player that really knows how
to play. This kid passes when he
should and shoots when he should.
He understands the game and has
NBA 3-point range," Dawson said.
The Spurs say they have little
idea who'll be available when they
pick, but they invited several play
ers in for a workout — including
Cory Carr of Texas Tech, Corey Ben
jamin of Oregon State, Bryce Drew
of Valparaiso, Toby Bailey of UCLA
and Ricky Davis of Iowa.
Historically, a player drafted at
the 24th position isn't someone who
has an immediate impact on the
team. They normally have to have
some time to develop," Buford said.
But there are exceptions. The
Rockets got Sam Cassell at that spot
in 1993, and Golden State got Latrell
Sprewell there in 1992.
Astros pound Minnesota 9|
wy,
Biugio
HOUSTON (AP) — Shane Reynolds' best pitch of
the day was to manager Larry Dierker.
Reynolds convinced Dierker he had recovered
enough from a stomach ache to
pitch and then threw seven
shutout innings and Jeff Bagwell
had three RBI as the Houston
Astros beat the Minnesota Twins
9-0 Tuesday.
"I told him (Dierker) if 1 could
give us two, four five innings,
that those were innings the
bullpen wouldn't have to pitch,"
Reynolds said. "Finally, some
where between 11:30 and 11:45
(game time was 12:35 p.m.) they
decided to give it a try."
Reynolds suffered an attack of gastroenteritis, an
inflamed stomach condition on Sunday night, and
was originally scratched from the starting lineup.
He spent several hours in a hospital getting IV treat
ments and came to the Astrodome on Tuesday deter
mined to take his turn in the rotation.
"He came in and said '1 can pitch,' and 1 told him to
go in the back and do some workouts to see if he'd get
dizzy," Dierker said. "The trainer said he didn't think
Shane could make himself sicker by pitching and the
more he pitched the less the bullpen had to."
Reynolds (8-5) retired 10 of the first 11 batters he
faced and allowed only one baserunner past first base
— Marty Cordova's fourth inning double. C.J.
Nitkowski, who was expected to start in Reynolds'
place, pitched the final two innings of the five-hitter.
"The last few times out I've tried toove
today maybe it was good to be tired," Rer
"I lost about 10 pounds and 1 was tired but!
just try to throw strikes."
The Astros gave Reynolds plenty of ofterc
Biggio and Carl Everett had three hitsandt«;
each and Bagwell drove in three runsonado
single in Houston's 13-hit attack.
Bob Tewksbury (4-9) did not last longaga:
well and the Astros who took a 5-0 lead ate:
nings highlighted by Bagwell's two-rundoul
first and his RBI single in the second.
Tewksbury pitched 1 2-3 innings andaSow
hits and five runs and reliever Dan Serabup
four hits and four runs in 2 1-3 innings.
"They put away all the scalpels in the trainer 1
so I can't cut my wrists," Tewksbury said.'Tip
to get on the team plane and try again next!*
Everett doubled home a run in the firsU
Spiers had an RBI single in the second. Biggie
and scored in each of the first two innings.
"I think it was more that Tewksbury was a
and we were a little on," Everett said. "Wejust
and played aggressive. That's the kindofteaP
Biggio hit a two-run double in the thirdinr:
the Astros made it 9-0 in the fourth on Everett'
and a double play groundout by Tony Eusebio.
Tewksbury got off to a bad start against the. 1
"When was the last time Tewksbury threw’
es in the first inning?" Twins manager Tom Kei
"I can't remember seeing that. That just wasn't®
We were out of it in the first inning. They whiff
Put it that way. This was just one of those davs
Norway upsets Brazil for second-round World Cup
Norway 2, Brazil 1
PARIS (AP) — At Marseille, Brazil
went ahead on a header by Bebeto
and seemed in control. But Flo gave
Norway hope with a remarkable in
dividual effort in the 83rd minute,
taking a long pass, tapping it to the
middle of the penalty area and beat
goalkeeper Taffarel from 12 yards.
Italy 2, Austria 1
Italy's deep strike force was ap
parent against Austria, which had
three goals in the tournament, all in
second-half injury time.
Christian Vieri got his fourth to tie
for the overall goal-scoring lead on a
nice setup by Alessandro del Piero.
Roberto Biggio was fed by Filippo In-
zaghi for his goal; both of them
came on as substitutes up front.
Chile 1, Cameroon 1
It was party time in Santiago after
Chile moved ahead for the first time
since it was host of theWorlf
1 962. It withstood a
half challenge by Cameroos
had only nine players
game ended after two eject
When they were downo !
the Cameroonians tied it. And!
peared to go ahead on Francois
Biyick' shot. But Biyick'sgoal"
lowed when Hungarian relef®
Vagner said Patrick Mbomapui
Replays showed no dear foul
Morocco 3, Scotlarc
Salaheddine Bassirandi
Hadda punished the sleeping
defense with strikes in the2J
47th minutes and Bassiradd«!|
goal five minutes from theeW
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