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the Aggie roster.
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blocked shots and was named to the
league’s all-freshman team.
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Moberly, Mo., Jacobs was named to
the all-conference
team during his
sophomore year.
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inch, 205-pound
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preparatory school
in Pittsfield, Maine.
“We were very
fortunate to get [Wise] to come to
A&M,” Watkins said. “We think he’s
a steal. He comes in highly recom
mended by some very respected
coaches. We’re excited to have him
become a part of our program.”
WATKINS
At Mareno Valley High School, Wise
earned all-state honors and was named
an honorable mention All-America
pick by Blue Ribbon Yearbook.
Wise said he did not know much
about A&M when he first heard from
the school during the summer.
“Texas A&M started calling me, so
I came here for a visit, and I really
liked it,” he said. “I liked the position
they were in, as a team on the rise
that could only get better.”
After first hearing of Watkins dur
ing last year’s NCAA Tournament,
when the Aggies’ first-year coach led
the University of North Carolina-
Charlotte to a near-upset of UNC-
Chapel Hill, Wise said he soon
learned more about his future coach.
see Recruits on Page 11.
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id-medalist Florence Griffith Joyner
s of apparent heart seizure at age 38
•ON VIEJO, Calif. (AP) — Florence Griffith
le triple gold medalist at the 1988 Olympics
ivated the world with her meteoric speed and
nt style, died today of an apparent heart
>he was 38.
i Joyner was the wife of 1984 Olympic triple-
d medalist Al Joyner and the sister-in-law of
. /ner-Kersee, the six-time Olympic medalist and
atathlon record-holder.
aster, the three-time world champion in the 110-
dles, said he had been told of the death by Joyn-
, who had heard of it from her brother Al.
teriff’s office in Orange County said a Florence
pyner, 38, had died in Mission Viejo, but could
rm that it was the former track star,
i Joyner had suffered a heart seizure two years
flight to St. Louis.
ost one of the great track and field athletes in
Foster said. “She’s going to be missed. It’s def-
diock, a great loss.”
nte Carlo, the IAAF, track’s international feder-
id Griffith Joyner “left an imprint on athletics
itingjeven if for the past few years she had dis-
erself from athletics.”
Ten years ago this week, Griffith Joyner turned the
women’s sprints at the Seoul Olympics into her own
personal showcase.
Griffith Joyner still holds world records in the 100-
and 200-meter dashes. She set the 100 mark of 10.49
seconds at the quarterfinals of the 1988 Olympic tri
als at Indianapolis, and since then, no one has even
broken 10.60. At Seoul, she won the gold medal in a
wind-aided 10.54.
She then smashed the world 200 record in the Olympic
final, clocking 21.34. Marion Jones, with a 21.62 at the
World Cup in South Africa earlier this month, is the only
other woman to run the 200 in under 21.70.
She also won a gold medal in the 400 relay and just
missed a fourth gold medal when the U.S. team finished
second in the 1,600 relay, which Griffith Joyner anchored.
Not only did “FloJo” dazzle fans with her stunning
speed, she caught their attention with her colorful body
suits and her 6-inch decorated fingernails.
She also displayed a muscular physique, which
prompted talk of steroid use. Griffith Joyner insisted
she never used performance enhancers and she never
failed a drug test.
see Joyner on Page 12.
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Soccer captain Emily Elias sets high
standard of play like she did in high school
BY DOUG SHILLING
The Battalion
S enior Texas A&M Soccer Team defender and captain Emi
ly Elias is the one. Elias is the one the Aggies can depend
on, to look up to. Elias is the one who rises up and sets
herself above the rest of the players on the field.
“She brings an unselfish enthusiasm to the game,” A&M
Soccer coach G. Guerrieri said. “She brings a mature outlook
in life as well as a mature outlook on what it’s like to be a
student athlete. She’s one of the best people we’ve ever had
come through this program.”
Elias said she started playing soccer because it was
something to do.
“1 started playing soccer when I was 5,” she said. “I
don’t really remember why I started playing. It was just a
sport to try out.”
After she started playing, she said she realized her
love for the game. She started playing for the Texas Spir
it ‘77 club team where she served as team captain for
five years. y/
During her time on the team, she paced the club to
two Dallas Cup titles as well as the U-12 region crown.
Elias came to Texas A&M from Plano East High
School where she also had a very distinguished
career. As a center fullback, she led Plano East
to the third round of the state playoffs in her ju
nior and senior years.
During those years she was named to the all-
state teams as well as district defensive MVP.
see Elias on Page 11.
Photoillustration by Greg McReynolos/Tiii-: Battalion
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