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ASU alumna Morrison wins bronze in Olympics
Compiled from staff reports
Appalachian State University alumna Melissa Morrison won
her second Olympic medal Tuesday, earning a bronze in the women’s
100-meter hurdles at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
Morrison finished with a time of 12.56 seconds, just 19-hundredths of
a second behind the Olympic-record time set by fellow American Joanna
Hayes.
Olena Krasnovska of Ukraine took the silver with a time of 12.45 seconds.
Morrison also earned a bronze medal in the same event at the 2000 Games
in Sydney, Australia.
Morrison, a 1993 graduate of Appalachian State with a bachelor’s
degree in psychology, won 12 individual Southern Conference championships
and was a 1993 All-American in the 100-meter hurdles.
She still holds school records in the 100-meter hurdles (13.24 seconds)
and the long jump (20-5.25 feet).
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First string goal keeper Kate J. Ryno
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Field hockey looks to take conference
by Brad Norman
Senior Staff Writer
A season after winning a share of the NorPac East Division
Championship, the Appalachian State University Field Hockey team anticipates
taking the next step this fall.
“We didn’t accomplish everything that we wanted to last year,” junior
goalkeeper Kate Ryno said.
“Last year we tied for first in the division, but
we did not win conference. We are looking forward to winning conference
this year.”
The team will have to win conference without their two best players from
last year, however. Nara Brookes and Bridgette Burkhardt graduated, leaving
behind a large void on the field.
Brookes led the league in goals last season with 20, collected eight
assists and was the NorPac Player of the Year.
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Volleyball sets sights on second conference championship
by Brad Norman
Senior Staff Writer
For the first time since the 1995 campaign, the Appalachian
State University volleyball squad enters the season with the chance to
win the conference championship for the second straight year.
Although the team must replace three departed seniors, including conference
first-team member and team MVP Katherine Dean, ASU still has the depth
coaching to make another serious run at the title.
Much is expected of senior Amber Mangrum, who enters the season with
a chance to break the all-time assist record at ASU.
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