Catholic University of America - Cardinal Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Recipe for wrestling victory-judicious combination of confidence, courage and caution. Strain and tension mount as two well-matched opponents teeter near mat's edge. undergone hy the team. The physical encluranee developed through this conditioning is not the only quality team memlvers gain: mental endurance is clevelopetl as well. It is the COIt1l7lIlZ1ilOIl of this physical and mental excel- lence that gives the team the acldecl energy to put on that last ten-point rally in the last quarter of the game. In lwaskethall also team unity is essential. Harmony with teammates and with opponents is extremely important on the eourl and with fellow students and others off the court. This is one of the lessons learned hy the athlete in any sport. 'llhe lesson of harmony with others is also learnecl by tho trackman. Like the cross-country runner, physical stamina is essential to him alsog like the hasketlnall player it must he a physical stamina comhinecl with a mental

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This sense of accomplishment is a factor in still another sport-the rifle team. Although this is an individual endeavor. the rifleman too feels some of the thrill of team unity that marks good sportsmanship. Brilliance might he sporadic. hut it is the consistent high scorer who really contributes to the victory of the team. In a more common experience haskethall perhaps best exem lifies the molding Jrocess inherent in the nature P t I of wholesome competition. A team such as CU's under- lines the effect even more. Although this vear the record of the Cardinals may not have heen perfect. the display of perfectly-timed maneuvers. endurance and perseverance echoed the weeks and months of rugged conditioning A helping: hand for the fleet of foot. CU sprinter vies with area colleges and llistriet A.-Xl' opposition in the Evening Star games.

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1-.,,,,,,Z eww 'iw Agility of an acrobat. balance of a gymnast: the 'cdownu man escapes. Weeks of conditioning and practice pay off in a perfect take-down Teammates and coaches alike offer advice and encouragement from the sidelines 79