TuesdayMarch 27, 2012

Volume CXXXIIIIssue 8

The empowerment of clubs and organizations will be the single most important issue to my administration. My executive team is dedicated to the success of clubs and organizations by giving them the support they need. We will continue to build working relationships with these organizations so that they will be at easy in giving feedback to the SGA to improve our services.

I would respectfully disagree with the notion that there is an “average student.” We have too diverse of a community, not just in ethnicity, race and culture, but also in age and experience, to be averaged out. Instead of looking at the students as some kind of statistics, my team believes in actively reaching out to individual students and letting them know what the SGA has to offer. We will push for a culture of service so that ANY student will find it easier to navigate through SGA related issue.

In a short two weeks of “campaigning,” we already got more students involved or interested in the election process than ever before. Part of the reason for that is, we did the opposite of campaigning. Instead of talking, we did mostly listening. We are actively building relationships so that we can reach out to as many students as possible. So far it is showing great results, but we will not stop here.

What really sets us apart from the other tickets is that we have a clear governing philosophy, that of servant leadership. Our article in the Avion gives clear definition of what we mean by that. So when you bring an issue to us, you know what to expect. And if we ever veer away from that servant attitude, I ask you personally to please hold us accountable.

Academics, communication, accountability, and visibility. With academics, we will promote focusing on the reason we’re here -- a high quality education. With communication, we want to help push information to students regarding what’s happening with campus and campus events. With accountability and visibility, we want you to know both what the SGA is accomplishing and how they are managing your money.

The SGA exists to represent the students’ concerns to administration and vice versa. James’ experience already provides a supportive con-nection between our classmates and our school’s administration. John’s and Joe’s leadership, expe-rience, charisma, and work ethic will give students and student organizations peace-of-mind that they can come to the SGA with any concern and it will be addressed and feedback will be given.

Our campaign has revolved around creating a unified campus community, but student involve-ment begins with the incoming class and contin-ues with appropriate advertising of organization and campus events. Our ticket will drive SGA to work with the Orientation Team, ERRSA, and Housing and Residence Life to interact and connect with new students. Also, before students can get involved on campus, they have to do well in class. Our ticket aspires to cosponsor weekly study sessions with cookies and coffee.

Combined, James, John, and Joe exhib-it: Experience, Fresh Ideas, Charisma, Professionalism, and Leadership.

The number one issue to our campaign is improving every student’s college experience and having an SGA that works for all students. This means increasing the value gained by our educa-tion, the quality of food on campus and having a student union that works for every student. These are the issues we have been working on in our time in the SGA so far and are the issues that we are going to be focusing on most vehemently.

By focusing on finances and the every stu-dent’s college experience, we believe we will student lives. We will increase funding for student organizations, leading to better pro-graming for students. We will also improve the dining experience on campus by raising the quality of food and service provide. We believe that these changes and many others that we are going to enact will improve every student’s college experience and life.

One of the things that we have loved so much about this election is the opportunity we have had to talk to so many students be it at club meetings or a one on one. After one of these meetings, a fellow student (Andrew) came up to us and said that he really liked talking to us about campus life. We feel that having the SGA work with as much organization as possible and outreaching to athlet-ics will to greater student life involvement.

Commitment to service and experience; Between the three of us we have over 6 years of SGA experience, 2 and a half of that as execu-tives. Abdul has been the SGA vice-President for a year and a half and Chris the SGA Treasurer for a year. We believe that this experience will ultimately lead to an SGA that works better for every student, an SGA that can focus on serving the student body from day one.

on April 2-5Q&A with SGA Presidential candidates

1. What are the most important cam-pus issues to your campaign?

2. How would the average student’s life be improved if your ticket was elected?

3. How do you plan to get more people involved and interested in campus life?

4. What qualities does your ticket have that make you better than the others?

JAMES SCOTT ABDUL TWAHIR JOHN LI

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On March 28, the lovely ladies of Lambda Theta Alpha will be hosting their first ever Mr. Burgundy and Gray event at 7 p.m. at the student center flight deck. Tickets are $3 advance and $5 at the door. Tickets will be sold throughout the 26th, 27th and 28th, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the student center. Permissible methods of payment are cash and eagle dollars.

As you all may or may not know, Lambda Theta Alpha was established in 1975 as an academic sorority and this FIERCE and Legendary Chapter of Lambda Theta Alpha was established here at Embry-Riddle in Spring 2010 by nine founding sisters. We live by the principles of unity, love, and respect and are dedicated to the empower-ment of the universal woman through cul-tural and educational activities.

“Mr. Burgundy and Gray” is all about showcasing our amazing students here at Embry-Riddle as well giving back to the community. Fifty Percent of the proceeds will go to our National Philanthropy St. Jude’s Children research hospital and the other half will go to the winner’s philanthro-py of his choice. We have some great con-

testants ready to go head to head for the title of Mr. Burgundy & Gray and we have three lovely sisters from our Florida Alumnae Chapter ready to judge the contestants.

The judges will be ranking the contestants by how well they do in the six rounds of the competition: evening wear, talent show-case, question & answer, LTA knowledge, Facebook likes as well as a fundraising por-

tion in which contestants fundraise all week to raise money for their philanthropy.

The winner who is crowned Mr. Burgundy and Gray will receive half of the money fundraised to give to a charity of their choice. In addition the winner will receive V.I.P. treatment and free entry into all Lambda Theta Alpha events hosted by the Epsilon Lambda Chapter.

The “Acafellas” is an all male group of talented ERAU volunteer students who perform a variety of songs in Acapella. They have agreed to lend their talent by performing a concert on April 14 at 7 p.m. in the ERAU student center to raise funds for the services provided at DSIL. The two hour event will also feature a silent auction.

DSIL provides services to children and adults with disabilities and is a nonprofit agency run by individuals with disabilities for individuals with disabilities. Typically, DSIL provides services to individuals who are unable to access other community agencies. One of the unique services pro-vided at DSIL is a service animal class.

Bailey Wittman is a 13 year old from Port Orange who experienced his first seizure before entering middle school. Prior to the seizure he was sponsored with a scholarship on a traveling hockey team. It was a dream of his to be on the team and he is unwilling to give up the hockey equipment as he is hoping to be able to play once again. He is unable to perform strenuous activity because it will cause sei-zures. He used to be able to skate, ride his surfboard, ride his bike and have a social life. Now as the result of severe seizures, he is no longer participating in any sports and he has lost his privacy because his bedroom has a glass door for observation and his mother sleeps on the couch in the living room for close proximity. Recent tests and diagnosis reveals myoclonic and grand mal seizures from both sides of his

brain. The seizures are now impacting his short term. When the first seizure occurred, his friend was able to save his life by turning him on his side during the seizure. The doctor advised that he would have died if he was not placed on his side. Bailey is currently attending DSIL’s ser-vice animal class so he can have a service animal to protect him during any seizures and to alert him prior to a seizure occur-ring. A service animal would return much needed quality of life and allow him to be more active and independent.

The service animal class is one of sev-eral services DSIL provides to individuals with disabilities. To purchase tickets, vol-unteer or make a donation please contact Julie M. Shaw, Executive Director with the Disability Solutions for Independent Living at 386.255.1812 or www.dsil.org.

On the evening of February 29, 2012, Embry-Riddle’s latest fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta, was founded on cam-pus with an astounding pledge class of 42 gentlemen. To celebrate, the colony gathered with friends, graduate broth-ers, and supporting sororities in Daytona Beach, Florida for an official launch and cocktail party. Brother Adam Whittle and Brother Brent Wehage celebrated the strong response to their recruitment process by honoring the each new pledge and announcing the official founding of the new chapter. Following the event, the Fiji colony made their first appearance as an official chapter at Embry Riddle’s Greek Week nightly event, delving them into the active Greek Community.

Comprised of honors society mem-bers, residential advisors, student ath-letes, ROTC affiliates, and other leaders on the ERAU campus, this colony holds promise and strong representation of the

values and mission of gentlemen and Phi Gams alike. Initiated on February 23, the new brothers were entrusted with the duties and opportunity to cre-ate a tremendous impact on the campus.

These men will strive to enrich the Phi Gamma Delta title, concen-trated on the goal of creating the strongest fraternity on their campus.

Finding Mr. Burgundy & GrayIvy Ular

Lambda Theta Alpha

New fraternity rises at ERAU

Press ReleaseAcafellas

Acafellas sing for charity

Jesse SlaterPhi Gamma Delta

EMBRY-RIDDLE’S NEWEST FRATERNITY rose on February 29 with an astound-ing pledge class of fourty-two gentlemen. Comprised from a variety of Embry-Riddle students, the brothers have a goal to create the strongest fraternity on campus.

PHOTO COURTESY PHI GAMMA DELTA

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Didn’t get to make it out to the New Smyrna Beach Balloon and Skyfest over the weekend? Here’s a collection of pictures so you know what you missed! Remember, it happens every year at this time and there are plenty of volunteer opportunities.

All photos courtesy of Richard Weakley

from the Flight Department to the following students for receiving their:

CongratulationsPRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE:

Zachary Robert LangerMelchonie Jay Lewis Jr.Emily Ann Nieuwboer

Malik Saeed G OthmanSuzanne Jennifer Fernandes

Jorge Luis Diaz AlbeloTyrone Anthony Roberts

PRIVATE MULTIENGINE ADD-ON RATING:Taylor Dan Zehrung

Alan Robert Alastair Houston

INSTRUMENT RATING CERTIFICATE:Kale David Auger

Juan Ignacio RongvauxLogan Jay Paul

Juan Ignacio RongvauxGregory John D’Alessandro

Kevin Kihia KagochiHyun Joong Yoo

COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE:Andrew Benjamin Ulmer

Donald Joseph RileyJohn Robert Miller

Micah Reid Ashburn

COMMERCIAL MULTIENGINE ADD-ON RATING:Pedro Andres Villalobos Aguirre

COMMERCIAL SINGLE ENGINE ADD-ON RATING:Shagore Paul

FLIGHT INTSTRUCTOR AIRPLANE CERTIFICATE:Zoe Cunningham

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUMENT CERTIFICATE:Peter McFarland Moynahan

Sheldon Robert Reed

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AIRPLANE CERTIFICATE:Jacob Allen Maynard

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The Spring 2012 Student Government Association Town Hall, held on March 1st was a success. The attendees raisied a broad range of campus issues related to academics, research, IGNITE and infrastructure.

The panel consisted of Dr. Richard Heist, Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Cindy Bixler, Chief Information Officer, Aaron Clevenger: Director of Undergraduate Research and Experimental Learning, Kevin Mannix: Director of Safety and Justin Fletcher: SGA President. Below is a summary that contains some of the high-lights of the event.

The following are some of the concerns addressed with panel’s responses.

Embry-Riddle’s plans to create more extensive research opportunities

Dr. Heist responded that most faculty here are involved with theory research, but ERAU is interested in hiring experimental-research professors. One problem that Aerospace Engineering faces is space, but that will be addressed with the new College of Arts and Sciences building. The possibility of a ‘Lehman 2’ or an expansion of Lehman is just

an idea at this time.Daytona will become the research base

for ERAU. IGNITE will lead undergraduate research.

Gazebo near O’Connor-Stimpson Justin Fletcher directed this to the progress

committee of the SGA.Smoking on CampusDr. Heist would like to reduce the use

of tobacco on campus. The purpose of the Gazebo by the COA was in response to stu-dent complaints about smoke filtering into the COA. Dr. Heist would like Daytona Campus to follow Stetson University in mov-ing towards a tobacco-free campus.

There are ashtrays by the stairwell entranc-es to Lehman that do not meet the twenty-five foot distance requirement, and permit smoking that affects classrooms and labs by the entrance. A student requested that they be removed, and the suggestion was acknowl-edged by Dr. Heist.

DECA may be coming to ERAUThere are no plans at this time, but if

any student is interested in bringing DECA to campus, Student Activities and Campus Events and Dean Williams would be great resources to aid in that process.

COB students were deciding between

DECA and Future business leaders of America, but a final decision was not yet made.

IGNITEWhile most persons at the event saw adver-

tisements, few knew what IGNITE wasadded that getting the word out is the current chal-lenge. Audience members suggested having professors explain IGNITE in class, using the background of school computers, and hosting more events as methods of raising awareness.

Aaron Clevenger responded to a question by a senior business student about changes that he would see as a result of IGNITE, saying that changes will be mostly co-cur-ricular, where organizations will have addi-tional funding in addition to what the SGA provides. Some faculty members, especially in the COB, have been using the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence to find more ways to impart knowledge.

The difference between Educational Technology and I.T.

EdTech works with IGNITE and faculty to improving teaching and learning, and improv-ing technology in the classrooms while IT will work to support that technology.

The Role of ERAU ConnectionsMr. Clevenger stated that connection drives

how we do events on campus. It is an event planning tool that streamlines the process. If students do not use it as a social network, that is fine. Another use is the co-curricular transcript that tracks your involvement on campus.

Campus SolutionsFinancial Aid and the Bursar’s office have

difficulty accessing student information. Cindy Bixler stated that we are in a transi-tion, where finances are in Campus Solutions but Financial Aid is still in Colleague, and will remain there until summer. By Fall 2012, everything will be in one system.

Reliability of Wireless on CampusA student added that rogue networks/

access devices have been the cause accord-ing to IT and Resnet; however that does not seem to be the primary cause. Another problem is that devices can connect to the network, but still have no internet access. IT is adding more access points in problem areas including landing strip and the student center. Any other specific problem areas should be reported to I.T.

Interesting points• PhD in Aerospace Engineering coming

in Fall 2013. • IGNITE ‘s requirements will not take

effect until the incoming class arrives. Current students will not be affected by the require-ments, but will see some benefits.

• In a few months, a group will be com-ing to assess the university’s transition to a research based institution.

• Student organization finances, between SGA and your organization, will be intro-duced soon.

• Cindy Bixler announced an Embry-Riddle app for Android, iPhone and Blackberry. The app will allow you to see your blackboard courses, your class schedule, some finances, announcements, sporting events, and offer integration with Connection. All in one place. It will be available before the end of this Spring semester.

Town Hall raises and resolves concernsDamani Mitchell

Executive Secretary

From the Candidates:The 2012 SGA election is an exciting time

for Embry-Riddle. It’s an opportunity for students to elect who they feel will represent the true concerns, desires, and characters of our student body. Our executive team is comprised of John Li, Amy Luckette, and Megan Rogowski. To introduce ourselves to the ERAU community, we want to share the key focuses of our platform.

LeadingAbove all else, we have adopted the phi-

losophy of servant leadership. Our number one focus is to create working relationships with campus organizations and individual students. We are dedicated to reaching out to the students to get their individualized opin-ions about their student experiences and how they feel SGA can help improve their experi-ences here at ERAU.

After many informal meetings with student organizations, we have learned from student feedback great ways that we as an SGA can better serve our community. In addition to pre-existing services and programs the SGA has to offer, we have discovered a few areas of improvement, re-structuring, and develop-ment for the SGA.

However, we believe that the feedback process should not stop when this election is over. Instead, receiving feedback should be one of the central features of the SGA so that it can continually improve its service. It is only through feedback that we can achieve accountability! And accountability is essen-tial to our definition of “Leading.”

EaglesOne area we can improve is school pride.

Despite the fact that ERAU is the world premiere aviation and aerospace university,

many of the great things our peers do on a daily basis are not well publicized.

This includes, but is not limited to, research projects, athletic achievements, community service leadership and participation in com-petitions. The more we get to know our peers and their accomplishments, the more amazed we become.

As an administration, we will shine a spot-light on what this amazing student body is doing. The more we all learn about our peers’ accomplishments, the deeper pride will run. Ultimately, we hope to see more students going to athletic events and participating in clubs that compete nationally and internation-ally. Go eagles!

SuccessPersonal success is a cornerstone for every-

one on this ticket. John is an active duty United States sailor, pursuing an Accelerated Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Amy is a graduate student in Human Factor Systems who will begin her third internship with Boeing this summer. Megan is an undergraduate student in Aerospace Engineering actively preparing herself to assume responsibility as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps.

Our diverse background has a common thread: triumph over adversity. John immi-grated as a teenage political refugee to the U.S., speaking no English. Amy worked her way through college as a first-generation stu-dent. At the Marine Corp Officer Candidate School’s 6 week long course, Megan had two broken ribs at week 3 but still pushed through where many healthy candidates failed.

This “can do” attitude in the face of obsta-cles is what unites us as a team, and what we are bringing to the SGA.

LETS JAM! LEADING EAGLES to Success. From Left: Megan Rogowski, John Li, Amy Luckette are excited to be part of this year’s elections.

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MEN’S BASEBALL

Friday, Mar. 30 @ 6:00 p.m. at Southeastern University

Saturday, Mar. 31 @ 12:00 p.m. at Southweatern University (DH)

MEN’S TENNIS

Saturday, Mar. 31 @ 1:00 p.m. at Northwood

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Saturday, Mar. 31 @ 1:00 p.m. at Northwood

TRACK AND FIELD

Friday, Mar. 30 at North Florida Invitational

Upcoming Sporting Events

Women’s Tennis wins top five battle over No. 4 OCU

Oklahoma Christian 4Embry-Riddle 5

Alison SmallingERAU Athletics

The Embry-Riddle women’s tennis team came out the winning end of a bat-tle between two of the top five teams in the NAIA with a 5-4 victory over fourth-ranked Oklahoma Christian, Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. The Eagles closed out a tough stretch of six matches in 10 days to improve its overall record to 14-1 on the year. OCU drops to 6-3 with the loss.

“We started really well in doubles and that really set the tone for our sin-gles matches,” ERAU Head Coach Dave Paschal said. “I think we came out well in singles but give [OCU] credit. They were down in some sets and fought back to win those. That’s a 5-4 match that can go either way with that team and if we do see them again at nationals I’d expect the same kind of battle. That’s a very good team and it was a very good win for our women’s program.”

The 10th-ranked ERAU duo of Ekaterina Kamendova and Rocio Frej registered ERAU’s first point of the day with a decisive 8-1 defeat of Gabriela Carillo and Marta Cantel at No. 2 dou-

bles. Next off the court was the sixth-ranked tandem of Yi Ching Chen and Josefine Strom who upended the second-ranked doubles team of Hermon Brhane and Lucie Sipkova 8-4 at the top spot. Kristina Marova and Paola Montero wrapped the Vdoubles sweep with an 8-6 victory over Andrea Constantinescu and Maryfer Abreu to give ERAU a 3-0 advantage heading into singles.

OCU got its first point of the day

when Cantel topped Strom 6-3, 6-2 at No. 5 singles, but Marova answered with a 6-1, 6-3 decision against Carillo at No. 4 singles to extend the ERAU advantage to 4-1.

At No. 1 singles, top-ranked Brhane notched a straight set (7-6 (2), 6-2) win over sixth-ranked Chen to cut the ERAU lead to 4-2, but 15th-ranked Kamendova clinched the ERAU victory with an 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 win

over Constantinescu on the third court. ERAU will have a nine-day break

before its next match, which will be at 1 p.m. on Mar. 31 against conference foe Northwood in West Palm Beach.

Men’s Tennis holds off Oklahoma Christian

The second-ranked Embry-Riddle men’s tennis team extended its winning streak to 10 matches with a 5-4 win over Oklahoma Christian (7-3), Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex. ERAU avenged last sea-son’s 5-4 loss to OCU and improved the Blue and Gold’s 2012 record to 12-1 over-all.

ERAU was faced with the challenge of playing without senior Adrian Bayh who was unavailable for Wednesday’s contest due to injury. Bayh’s absence resulted in a slight shakeup in the Eagle lineup as Bayh, who comprises half of ERAU’s top-ranked doubles team, was replaced at the top spot in the doubles lineup by David Spennare.

Facing the fifth-ranked tandem of Bruno Tiberti and Martin Poboril, Spennare and Besch put up a good fight, but suffered a tough 8-6 loss, giving OCU its first point of

the day. ERAU’s 10th-ranked pair of Chris Freeman and J.R. Leonik pulled the Eagles level with an 8-6 win over 11th-ranked Pier Pieracianni and Nicolas Auruccio and No. 22 Peter Francis and Simon Felix held off Jaime Sanchez Canamares and Renardy Guelfi 9-7 to give ERAU a 2-1 edge head-ing into singles.

The Eagle lead was short-lived as Tiberti, ranked second in the NAIA, upended top-ranked Freeman 7-5, 6-3 at No. 1 singles to make the team score 2-2. No. 20 Sanchez Canamares put OCU ahead by a point by holding off 14th-ranked Felix 7-5, 7-6 (8-6) at the third singles spot.

Besch, ranked 12th in the NAIA, got a point back for the Blue and Gold by regis-tering a straight set (6-3, 7-6 (7-4)) upset of eighth-ranked Poboril on court two. Playing at the fourth singles spot, Francis took the first set 7-6 (7-5), but the second went to Piercianni (7-6 (7-3)) to force a third set tiebreak. Approximately four hours after starting his singles match began, Francis emerged victorious after taking the third set 7-5 to give ERAU a one-point lead once more.

At No. 5 singles, Spennare man-aged a 7-6 (8-6) edge in the first set, but dropped the second to 37th-ranked Auruccio 6-2. With his teammates will-ing him to victory, Spennare regained his focus and downed Auruccio 6-2 in the third set to clinch the ERAU win.

Alison SmallingERAU Athletics

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ERAU relay teams qualifies for nationalsOn a day where the track was very

unkind to the competitors, the Embry-Riddle men’s 4x100m relay team was able to clock in a time fast enough to earn an “A” qualifying standard Saturday at the ERAU Spikes Classic.

Reagan Beal, Bryan Ray, Jeffrey McClary II and Leon Robinson combined to run a 41.37 in the event, winning the

race by just over a second and earning the “A” qualifying standard.

Robinson and McClary II also had suc-cess individually in the 100m, as Robinson placed second (11.03) and McClary II fin-ished fourth (11.17).

Beal set a season best in the 400m, win-ning the race with a time of 48.80. Beal also earned a top-five finish in the 200m, running a fifth-place time of 22.20.

Evans Kirwa, primarily a distance run-ner for the Eagles, won the 800m race with

a time of 1:56.82, a new personal best. Joe Fuller (2:00.45, third) and Alec Hernandez (2:01.36, fifth) were not too far behind, both placing in the top five in the event.

The Blue and Gold also had top-five finishers in the hurdles events, with Zane Ziegler finishing second in the 110m hur-dles (16.13) and Alex Dori placing third in the 400m hurdles (57.65).

The field events saw five more top-fives for the Eagles, including Adam Szablowski winning the shot put (12.27m) and John

Schmotzer winning the discus (38.93m). Schmotzer also placed second in the shot put (11.73m) and Szablowski tied for third in the discus (30.71m).

Jeremiah Applin, the fourth-leading scorer on Embry-Riddle’s basketball team, added a third-place finish in the high jump with a mark of 1.77m.

Next up for the Eagles is next weekend’s UNF Invitational. ERAU will travel to Jacksonville, Fla. for the meet which will be held Mar. 30-31.

Michael PierceERAU Athletics

Eagle Women hit six “A” StandardsCrystal Bardge posted three “A” stan-

dards and broke the school record in the 200m Friday night, helping the ERAU women’s track & field team to six “A” standards for the day.

Bardge registered the top time in the preliminaries of the 100m (11.97), 200m (24.44) and 100m hurdles (13.90). All three times earned her NAIA “A”

qualifying standards and she will look to improve on all three times in the finals of each event, which will be held tomor-row.

Breanna Goring will be joining Bardge in the finals of the 100m and the 100m hurdles during tomorrow’s action. Goring recorded an “A” standard time of 14.60 in the 100m hurdles, the second-fastest qualifying time in the event. Goring qualified seventh in the 100m, setting a new personal best time of 12.43.

The fifth and final “A” standard

qualifying time set on the track for the Blue and Gold came in the 4x800m relay, where Julie Mayfield, Ellie Staker, Karina Coelho and Baleigh Hyatt turned in a time of 9:22.94, winning the event by more than 47 seconds.

In the field events, Reta Woodard earned an “A” standard in the hammer throw. Complete results from the field events were unavailable Friday night, but will be available at the conclusion of the meet tomorrow evening.

The Eagles will return to the ERAU

Track Complex tomorrow morning for the conclusion of the ERAU Spikes Classic. The events get underway with the high school girls 4x800 and the high school girls pole vault each beginning at 9 a.m. The first collegiate events of the day will be the women’s shot put at 10 a.m. and the finals of the women’s 100m hurdles at 10:05 a.m. The men’s first track event will be the finals of the 110m hurdles at approximately 10:20 a.m., and the men’s shot put will get underway following the conclusion of the women’s shot put.

Michael PierceERAU Athletics

Third-ranked Eagles fall to 16th place in second round at Plantation Inn

The No. 3 Embry-Riddle women’s golf team fell from 12th to 16th on the leader-board with a 327 in the second round of the University of Cincinnati Women’s Spring Invitational Saturday.

The Eagles, who shot a 315 in round one on Friday, weren’t able to better their score as

the course at the Plantation Inn Golf Resort and Spa proved to be tough in round two.

Connie Pitenis led the way for the sec-ond consecutive day for the Eagle women. Pitenis has a 36-hole total of 156 (77-79) and is currently tied for 32nd in the 100 player tournament.

Bea Serra and Fabys Barreto-Guzman were the next two scorers for the Blue and Gold. Serra, who currently sits tied for

40th, shot a 78 in round one and added two strokes to her second round score finishing with a 80, giving her a total of 158. Barreto-Guzman, who has been the Eagles No. 1 player all year, shot a 82 in round two. The senior is tied for 62nd on the leaderboard with a 163 (81-82).

Pia Jenko and Heather Wiquist were the fourth and fifth competitors for the Eagles. Jenko has a total of 165 (79-86) and is tied

for 74th, while Wiquist has a total of 171 (81-90) and is tied for 90th.

Charlotte Orren also competed as an indi-vidual for the Eagle women and has a 36-hole total of 181 (84-97).

NCAA I Florida Internationa leads the tournament with a two day, 36-hole total of 584 (290-294). Stetson (605), Xavier (609), Akron (615) and Morehead State (616) round out the top five.

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Embry-Riddle Men’s track collects five qualifying standards at Spikes Classic

The Embry-Riddle men’s track and field team earned five NAIA qualifying stan-dards (three “A”, two “B”) on Friday, the first day of the ERAU Spikes Classic.

Evans Kirwa put on a dominant per-

formance in the 1500m, racing to an “A” standard time of 3:52.28, winning the event by nearly 10 seconds.

Bryan Ray ran a strong race in the 200m preliminaries, qualifying second for tomorrow’s final with an “A” standard time of 21.38. Ray was the fastest col-legiate qualifier in the event, and team-mate Leon Robinson finished just behind

him in third with a 21.54, good for a “B” standard.

The Blue and Gold added a fourth quali-fying standard in the 4x800m relay, which saw Joe Fuller, Brett Galloway, Jonathon Brasch and Mallory Jackson clock in a time of 7:47.37, giving ERAU a “B” stan-dard. The “A” team from Emmanuel led virtually the entire race, but an incredible

kick from Jackson in the final 150m pro-pelled the Eagles to a 3.83 second victory in the race.

Also adding a “B” standard for the Eagles was Monte Willett in the pole vault. Complete results from the field events were unavailable Friday night, but will be available at the conclusion of the meet tomorrow evening.

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No. 3 Eagles complete day one at Cincinnati Women’s Spring Invitational

Just three days after finishing tied for third at the Eagle Invitational, the third-ranked Embry-Riddle women’s golf team took to the course again on Friday, shooting a 315 (tied for 12th) in the opening round of the University of Cincinnati Women’s Spring Invitational at Plantation Inn Golf Resort and Spa.

The premier event hosted by NCAA I Cincinnati features a strong field of com-petitors at the NCAA, NAIA and junior college levels.

Junior Connie Pitenis led the way for the Blue and Gold in the first round of the three day, 54-hole tournament. The Daytona Beach, Fla. native shot a team low 77 and currently sits tied for 27th out of 100 competitors on the leaderboard.

Bea Serra and Pia Jenko were the second and third scorers for the No. 3

Eagles, finishing two and three strokes back of Pitenis. Serra came in the club-house tied for 40th with a 78, while Jenko finished just one stroke back with a 79 tied for 46th.

Fabys Barreto-Guzman and Heather Wiquist rounded out the Eagle lineup, both shooting 81. Both Wiquist and Baretto-Guzman, who finished tied for second earlier this week at the Eagle Invitational, sit tied for 64th on the lea-derboard.

Freshman Charlotte Orren also com-peted as an individual for the Eagle women on day one. She knocked down three chip ins on the day and scored an 84 in round one, giving the California native her best round as an Eagle.

NCAA I Florida International (290), who had three players in the top three, leads the 14-team tournament. Stetson (299), Mercer (303), Xavier (304) and Akron (305) round out the top five.

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