Morehead State University - Raconteur Yearbook (Morehead, KY)

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w x,y'li-nexperienced Yet lmprovin . Despite victories over Transylvania and Charleston, the 1985-86 Morehead State University Men's Tennis team, led by Coach Jace Nathanson, had a disappoint- ing season, finishing eighth in the Ohio Valley Conference. One of the main factors contributing to the 2-15 record was the fact that the six- member team began the season with five new players. Though these five gave an ex- cellent effort, their lack of experience and necessarily high rankings combined to have an effect on their court performance. Paul Hope, team captain and number one seeded player said that the team of ten had the home court advantage, but still had a difficult time staying on top this year. Probably the most disappointing defeat this season was losing to Centre College, a school that has no scholarship players and MSU's Men's Tennis Team Men's Tennis only a $5000 budget. Hope, a senior university studies majo from London, England, gave a good in dividual performance this year, finishin- 841. Dominique Ah Chang, freshma from Mauritius, and Hope were MSUs onl scholarship tennis players this season. Th bulk of the team was made up of wal ons, players not on tennis scholarship who play to complete the team. However, as the season progressed, th team did show some improvement, ac cording to Hope. , Glen Conyers in particular improved . lot, said Hope. He could be called . Rookie of the Year'. He should do well i the future. By SHIRLEY SMITH iiO-u.. .

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NOSdWlS MDVF Cheerleaders heerleaders Inspire There are two Cheerleading squads at M.S.U., the varsity squad and the Lady Eagles Cheerleading squad. The varsity squad cheers for football as well as basket- ball; the Lady Eagles cheer for the women's basketball team. The varsity squad, under direction of Myron Doan, goes to a summer camp and is provided with free housing. The Lady Eagles Cheerleading squad is under direc- tion of Mickey Ferguson, a former varsity cheerleader at M.S.U. Cheerleading is not always as glamorous as it seems. There are a lot of sacrifices and compromises to be made. Several of the cheerieaders are involved in sororities, fraternities, and honor societies. Angie McClure, a sophomore cheerleader and active member of Chi Omega sorority, said, hi like cheering, but I do miss participation in Greek intramurals. A lot of the intramurals are scheduled dur-t ing our practice time. Cheerleading takes up a lot of time and it's important for the cheerleaders to manage their time effectively. Mike Ebrig'ht, senior, is a member of Sigma Nu fraternity and is a Delta Gamma anchor man. He is also inVolved in several other organizations, so it is important t him how he spends his time. Ebright said, You just have to learn ho to budget your time. No matter how hard the cheerleader practice, setbacks can occur and accident will happen. El'Dora Carter, another sophomore var sity cheerleader, broke her arm during th first football game of the season and miss ed five games due to the injury. Lind Choinard, an alternate cheerleader. too El'Dora's place on the squad until sh returned. The varsity squad worked on a video t be used in competitions this year. Overall, the cheerleaders enjoy thei positions on the squad and of playing a active role m MSU athletics. Missi Collins, a native of Morehead an M80 5 '85 Homecoming Queen, said, love being a cheerleader! i must because do it all year around. Miss Collins works at the UC Cheerleading camps during the summer i addition to being an Eagle cheerleader. B AMANDA ACKERMAH and AD MIRACLE YELLING for the Eagles is what MSU cheerleaders do best. Morehead State's Cheerleading squad is evenly balanced between males and females. EAGLE mascot Ken Hackelt along with Gouemo Martha Layne Collins assist in the cheering a! the HigherVEducaiion Rally in Frankfort. This is Hackelt's first gear as the mascot.