By Lana Douglas
Staff Writer
As Bryan students are starting to study for finals and dreaming of sleeping in their own beds, the track & field team is preparing for the upcoming National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Men’s National Track & Field meet in May and for competition next year.
Head Crosscountry and Track & Field Coach Rodney Stoker. Photo courtesy of Lana Douglas.
By Billy Findley
Sports Editor
“Let me pray about it,” was the response of Bryan Lions catcher Jon Brown upon receiving a request to be interviewed for a “Triangle” article. He’s no fan of being in the spotlight, and he’s certainly not one to take credit for anything without acknowledging the help he’s received from others around him. He’s also a “hard-nosed” baseball player “committed to excellence,” according to Head Baseball Coach Taylor Hasty.
A senior this year, Brown has experienced both the highs and the lows of a college baseball career. He started out as a redshirt for the Tennessee Wesleyan College Bulldogs (Athens, Tenn.). He came to Bryan four years ago and during his time here, he said he’s not only grown as an athlete, but has had a huge change in perspective as a teammate.
Catherine Rogers
Staff Writer
This past Saturday, the Bryan College Rugby Football Club played its final match of the season at Lee University (Cleveland, Tenn.). Before the game had even begun, things didn’t go as planned.
While Lee took the victory, it was one of toughest matches the Bryan Rugby Club has ever fought against the University. Photo courtesy of Lana Douglas.
“Lee is going through some transitions as far as coaches and secretaries and so they didn’t really have good communication with us,” said Phillip Kohler, president of the Bryan Rugby Club. “They didn’t tell us where the field was until the night before the game.”
Michael Palmer, associate professor of communications and the rugby club’s faculty sponsor, drove to Lee University on Friday evening to find the playing field, according to Kohler.
“He even got the police to try and take him to where the rugby fields were, and they couldn’t find them [at the university] because the fields where we played were 10 minutes north of Cleveland,” said Kohler.
However, the surprises didn’t end there. When the Lions arrived at the game, Lee forfeited the game. They did so for three reasons according to senior Josh Jones, the team’s lock. They had no official referee, the field was not appropriately marked and they allowed alumni as well as their coach to play in the game.
“They pulled in some really big 25-26 year old guys and so it quickly became just one of those informal rugby games—let’s get out and have fun—which would have been fine if they had just communicated that ahead of time,” said Kohler. “We could have pulled in some alumni too and had some extra players and just had some fun with it.”
Senior Josh Bradley competes
by Tim Baldi
Staff Writer
Last Saturday, April 10, the Bryan College Track & Field team competed in the 44th annual Sea Ray Relays at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
The event hosted nearly 1,200 athletes between Wednesday and Saturday.
Bryan runners placed fourth in the 4×800 meter, setting a new Bryan record and the second fastest time in the NAIA with 7 minutes and 42 seconds.
The finishing time also qualified Bryan’s 4×800 team for the NAIA Outdoor National Championship on May 27-29.
“We can compete with anybody,” said Head Coach Rodney Stoker. “It’s just a matter of believing it.”
The team was in second place behind Illinois State after the second leg of the race. However, two teams passed the Lions during the remaining two legs.
Freshmen Jason McLeod and Alex Stephens, sophomore Bryson Harper and senior Joshua Bradley competed in the relays on Friday and Saturday of last week.
“It was impressive how our boys competed,” said Stoker.
by Ericka Simpson and Tim Baldi
Staff Writers
Bryan College’s new cheerleading team has signed its first recruits, Courtney Knowles from Ocala, Fla., and Amy Newport from Spring City, Tenn.
Knowles signs for Bryan
Knowles, the first to officially sign on March 10, cheered since seventh grade and graduated from St. John Lutheran High School in Ocala. She will be transferring as a junior in the fall from Central Florida Community College also in Ocala.
She said she chose to attend Bryan because it is small and has a Christian atmosphere.
“I just really enjoyed it when I came and visited,” Knowles said.
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