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Volume 83, Issue 27

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2018 spring chorus concert

BC Choir takes the stage By Carmen Boone

Staff Writer On Saturday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m., the Brevard College Concert Choir and Chamber Singers put on their 2018 Spring Choral Concert in Scott Concert Hall in the Porter Center. Conducted by David and accompanied on piano by Vance Reese, the concert consisted of three portions. They were: “Procession, Pleas for Mercy, and Transcendence.” All of these deal with death and reactions to it. The “Procession” portion consisted of three pieces of music. The first was “In Paradisum.” It translates to “May the angels lead you into paradise;” meaning upon death. The second piece was “En Ego Campana,” which mimics the ringing of bells. The third piece was “Pa Se Slis,” performed by Chamber Singers. It translates to hearing the tune of bells. The second portion of the concert, “Pleas for Mercy,” consisted of six movements of “Miserere Mei.” All were sung by Chamber. They were in this order: “Miserere I, Miserere II, Gloria I, with a solo from Sydney Windham, Gloria II, Sicut Erat, and Miserere III.” The “Misereres” are pleads to God for mercy. The

“Glorias” are praises to God. The next piece was “Come Away, Come Away, Death,” also performed by Chamber. Concert Choir then joined the stage again for “He Will Not Come Again.” The last piece in portion two was titled “Requiem.” The third portion, “Transcendence,” consisted of seven songs. The first was a celebratory “In Paradisum, from Requiem in d minor.” The next was “Death Shall Not Destroy My Comfort,” directed by Natalee Highman. Third was “Tears, from From an Unknown Past,” conducted by Chris Center. After that came “Pilgrim’s Song,” then “Bright Morning Stars.” The next to last piece was “My Good Lord’s Done Been Here,” with solos by Anthony Zuniga and K’nique Eichelberger. The last song on the concert was an upbeat “Ipharadisi.” It translates to, “In paradise, where all the dead are living may we one day join them all there.” The 2018 Spring Choral Concert was a definite success. It made you feel a range of emotions, moving from grief in death, to begging for mercy, to peace with death, metaphorically speaking of course.

Photo by Peter Trench

Concert Choir performs their 2018 Spring Choral Concert.

April 11, 2018

NC voter registration

What you need to know

>Who is eligible? Anyone who will be at least 18 by election day who has resided in North Carolina for at least thirty days can register to vote. Just make sure to revoke the registration you might have in your home state. >How do I register? To register online, visit www.ncsbe.gov and fill out a Voter Registration application. Simply mail your completed form to the address provided on the back of the document. You can also make a trip to the public library. >When should I register? The time to register is NOW! The deadline for easy registration is Friday, April 13. If you miss this deadline though, don’t fret! Early voting begins on April 19, and you can actually register and vote all in one trip. Just make sure to bring a piece of mail with your NC address if you choose to wait. >When do I vote? One-stop early voting for the NC primary begins on April 19. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is May 1. Early voting ends on May 5 and the NC primary is on May 8.

The Institute for Women in Leadership presents:

ONE CAMPUS, MANY CULTURES

WHEN: Wednesday, April 11TH, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Authentic cuisine will be provided! WHERE: Robbins Plaza Outside Meyers Dining Hall WHY: To recognize and explore cross-cultural voices represented on our campus

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Is spring Bensel could on its be next way? Snow is still English falling in professor some states By Jordon Morgan

By Jeni Welch

Copy Editor Spring was welcomed to the area on March 20, but you wouldn’t be able to tell after this past weekend. Old Man Winter seems to be holding on with low temperatures and snow across other parts of the states. Spring should be back in Brevard within the next couple of days and according to the Weather Network, Western North Carolina is expected to have temperatures above average once summer starts on June 21. The forecast for the end of this week and the weekend shows temperatures in the 60s and 70s with periods of rain on Saturday. Living in a temperate rainforest calls for anywhere between 200 and 350 cm of precipitation a year, there is almost always a chance of rain. However, the Farmer’s Almanac says that the rainfall will be less than normal in the spring and the summer will have more than average rainfall in the hottest months of July and August. According to the U.S. climate data website, Brevard has an average high temperature of 69 degrees in April and an average low temperature of 40 degrees. So, while the weather may not be ideal it is only a little below the normal temperature range for the area this month. While the cool temperatures linger in the area, snow is still falling in states bordering with Canada expanding from Montana to Maine and reaching down to parts of Washington, D.C. and Virginia with a light dusting. Interestingly, Washington, D.C. had not received any snow until April 7, this past Saturday. The snow storm stretching from Montana to Iowa left 1 to 3 inches on Sunday and has postponed sport games and hindered flights. This storm has lessened but did not bring an end to winter in the area, another snow storm could be on the way starting tomorrow.

Editor in Chief

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In the search to find a suitable candidate to replace Dr. Ken Chamlee as he heads toward retirement, one of the three finalists, Dr. Alyse Bensel, gave a group of students as well as several of the Humanities Division’s faculty members a demonstration of what she can offer if she is given the position, and it definitely fit the profile of experiential education. Bensel completed her undergraduate work in English and Environmental literature, obtained her Masters of Fine Arts degree at Penn State, and defended her Ph.D thesis at the University of Kansas. So it’s safe to say that Dr. Bensel is more than qualified when it comes to her credentials, but how is she when teaching a class? Fortunately, she has all the makings of a potentially great professor here at Brevard College. Starting the pseudo-class off with a reading of a poem from “The Lost Letters of Frederick Douglass,” Dr. Bensel discussed the concept of persona. That being, the idea of a writer taking on the personality of someone else, someone who could be either fictional or historical. In this case, it was the author of the poem, Evie Shockley, taking on the persona of Frederick Douglass, in a last letter supposedly sent to his daughter. Following that, Dr. Bensel asked the room to name any important figures they could think of, again both fictional and historical, and list them on the board. Subsequently, the room then was asked to write either a poem or a “flash-fiction” kind of story from the perspective of one of those people or groups listed. Even if you had absolutely no experience in poetry or creative fiction writing (like myself), it was interesting and lends itself well to the concept of experiential education. There are still two candidates to be interviewed by the English Department, with the final decision coming in the next few weeks.

Photo by Jordon Morgan

Dr. Bensel after the conclusion of her class.

the Clarion Senior Staff Editor in Chief . . . . Jordon Morgan Managing Editor . . . Calum McAndrew Copy Editor . . . . . . Jeni Welch Campus News . . . . Zach Dickerson Opinion . . . . . . . . Florian Peyssonneaux Arts & Life . . . . . . Lauren M. Fowler Sports . . . . . . . . Calum McAndrew Layout & Design . . . Jeni Welch Faculty Advisor . . . . John B. Padgett

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Students shine in 2018 Humanities Division Awards Ceremony By Jordon Morgan

Editor in Chief Several excellent students took home awards at the 2018 Humanities Awards, Janelle Cole being the standout recipient, winning at least four awards out of the 16 categories. She received the Excellence in World Religions, Expert Logicians, Excellence in Environmental Literature and Theology, as well as the Outstanding Integrated Studies Major awards. Beginning with a humorous anecdote by Dr. Thomas Bell discussing how his friends Mr. Sun and Mr. Wind seemed to be conflicting with each other, the ceremony began with Bell awarding Philosophy and Religion awards. Dr. Margaret Brown highlighted several high achieving students in the History category and the Excellence in Writing award, with two of the winners being Kiara Jordan and Briar Owen.

One particular award was quite humorous, with it spoofing our President. Being called the “Actually Very Stable Genius Award,” which went to Julie Carter. In her presenting of the Outstanding History Major award, she reminisced how one of the recipients, Tray Brown, brought in Native American artifacts that were owned by previous generations in his family in a particular class, showcasing his passion for history and how he will be a standout future historian. Dr. Mel Bringle presented the Excellence in Environmental Literature and Theology and the Expert Logicians awards, that action coming after needing to fix the slight mess the previous presenters had made on the table (which was completely understandable). In his last awards ceremony, Dr. Chamlee presented the Excellence in Literary Criticism,

Excellence in Modern American Literature, and Excellence in Creative Writing to Shane Santell, Scarlett Rogers, and Alexis Henley, respectively. Skipping ahead, Dr. Bell, after presenting various Faculty Accomplishments including a Lifetime Achievement to Dr. Tiner, he concluded the awards with some parting words. “I’m sure that there are many more accomplishments of the faculty that I didn’t receive, but for all that it’s worth let’s give everyone a round of applause,” Dr. Bell said. Noting Professor Bauslaugh and Chamlee’s impending retirements (or graduations as Bauslaugh puts it), he said he was “thinking about the number of lives these people have had a positive impact on” and that “it’s just incredible, it could be in the thousands….their service to this school is a long list.”

Blood Drive

Photo by Shannon Summitt

Student Alexis Henley and Professor Ken Chamlee pose on Honors and Awards Day as Alexis receives an English award.

On Tuesday, April 17 the Blood Connection will be in Myers Dining Hall from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the bus will be parked beside the dining hall. The need for blood is at a crucial level with all the recent disasters over this past winter season. A t-shirt will be given to all donors. — Jeni Welch

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Opinion

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Spain needs to change its policies in Catalonia By Jaume Reig Contributor

Spain could be a great country if there was more freedom. In the Spanish region of Catalonia, more than two million people want to gain their independence from Spain. But the question is why would a region do such a thing? Maybe because the Catalan language is being harassed by the Spanish government that thinks that teaching subjects in Catalan rather than Spanish is an attack to the second language with more native speakers in the world. In Catalonia, we learn in Catalan because the movies in theaters are in Spanish, nine of the ten main TV channels are in Spanish, and because we want to preserve a language that is still a minority. Yet, the Spanish government, and politicians still think that Catalan is a threat to them. One of the reason might be because the main catalan channel, “TV3” is being accused of promoting independence, and nobody says that in Spanish television channels that there are people who openly wish the death of Catalan leaders. After a referendum in Catalonia for independence, in which voters feared the actions of Spanish police. In the streets, policemen were

shoving people, grabbing them by the hair and firing rubber bullets at civilians, so that the referendum couldn’t be celebrated. Nevertheless, the Spanish government, which should remember that also represent its pro-independence citizens, said that those actions were justified by the “violence,” of a referendum. And the next day, the President of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont and other personalities of the Catalan government were imprisoned. Imprisoning an entire government is not the solution to the problem. It is a clear example of repression that is occuring in a democratic country in the 21 century in Europe, and it should not happen. As for now, the German judges have decided to free Puigdemont from prison, and decline the accusation of violence from the Supreme Court in Spain. Surprisingly, now the Spanish government says that a country like Germany should not decide about the future of Puigdemont. Even though a few weeks before Spanish politician were happy about his imprisonment because they assumed that he would be sent to jail which

would satisfied the Spanish government. Could you imagine a foundation to promote the life of Hitler? There is one for the Spanish dictator Franco, who governed from 1939 until his 1975. Multiple parties and people have tried to call it illegal as this dictator represents fascism, and was the cause for half a million deaths. However, the Catalan aspirations of independence are reprended harder that extreme parties that promote hatred and totalitarianism. The actions of the Spanish government are the contrary of what a leader who wants to do to make allies would do. Imprisoning people is not the solution. Until the government from Madrid doesn’t become reasonable, the fight isn’t over for the people of Catalonia even if there is a real threat of being sent to jail. There are more people who would want to run for President than space available in prisons. Instead, there should be a peaceful negotiation to finish this nonsense to find a consensus that would work for both Spain and catalonia, but to do so, it is necessary to abandon extremism.


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Fine Arts Gala 2018 goes off without a hitch By Jordon Morgan

Editor in Chief Every year, the Fine Arts department puts on a showcase of student art in an effort to raise money for the department, and 2018’s Gala like many before it was a success. According to Dr. Kathryn Gresham, Director of the Fine Arts Department, “The Fine Arts Gala is the main fundraiser for the Friends of Fine Arts, a booster club that helps our three programs with supplementary funding and other support. The Gala happens every spring, and traditionally it is the biggest source of funding for that group. It also serves as a celebration of the fine arts - we have students there talking about their experiences, student artwork for sale, and live performances. This year, there also was an iron pour across the creek, which we watched over hors d'oeuvres.” This Gala, the eighth of its kind, was the most successful in fact, according to Dr. Gresham. “This year was our 8th Fine Arts Gala, and it was by far the most successful! We had fewer people in attendance than previous years, but we raised more money. This was accomplished through sponsorships (Gold at $7,500, Silver at $5,00, and Bronze at $1,000) and through a live and silent auction. This year, we had

a professional auctioneer (Duke Says Sold), and he incorporated a Fund-a-need into the proceedings,” she said. Continuing, she says that “after hearing some student stories about how certain experiences shaped their growth during their time here, the auctioneer asked people to bid on funding those experiences at various levels. We had one person pledge $10,000, and several at the $2,500 and $1,000 level.” The planning of the event itself takes some time. Beginning in November, the planning speeds up quite considerably around January. Dr. Gresham says “It involved a committee of about 20 people. Lynne Joyce and Art Fisher were the committee chairs this year, and the rest of the committee were FOFA members, local artist Cathryn Cooper (who also did all of the decorations and donated several items for the auction), communications and fundraising staff, and Fine arts faculty.” Dr. Gresham delved into more detail by explaining that “the people who worked most closely on the planning were Lynne Joyce, Leigh Evans, Theatre professor Andrea Boccanfuso, Sarjit Singh, Cathryn Cooper and myself. However, it took many hands! Students worked

before the event preparing decorations, hanging artwork, assembling the tent, and making auction paddles. They worked the night of the event as photographers, stage managers, food servers, costume models, performers, golf cart drivers, ticket takers, etc.” She praised all of the people who helped with the event. “They were incredible. I can't say enough about their contributions, and their presence and mingling with the donors definitely had a positive effect on the fundraising total. We raised about $100,000!,” she said. That $100,000 by the way is the gross income earned, not the net income, with the expenses of planning the event itself needing to be factored into the amount. The UNCSA concert that took place a few days after was directly tied to it according to Dr. Gresham. “It was a guest concert by the student orchestra from the UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. The concert was underwritten by Preston and Nancy Athey, who were in attendance at the Gala. They are very involved with the UNCSA board, and they are interested in fostering collaborations between our two institutions,” she says.

Photo courtesy of Leigh Evans

Overhead view of the 2018 Fine Arts Gala.

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‘No Shame’ senior art exhibition opens at BC Zach Dickerson

Campus News Editor After many long days and sleepless nights filled with hard work and determination the art work of many of the art majors for the Class of 2018 was finally unveiled on Friday, April 6 at the 2017-2018 Senior Art Exhibition titled “No Shame.” The first person to speak about their work at the event was Thomas Ruple, Painting Emphasis. Ruple talked about how he had lost a close friend of his over the summer and how that event in his life was able to be translated into his work. His works, which include other Brevard College students, portray the eight stages of grief: disbelief, denial, guilt, bargaining, anger, depression, acceptance and grace. The next person to speak was Haley McGavin, Sculpting Emphasis. McGavin said that she wanted to focus on this fluid like shape that kept on showing up in her works over the years and as she went on she realized that this shape kind of resembles a sperm. So, she decided to make sculptures that depict toxic masculinity which are, as she defines in her artist statement, narrow repressive ideas about the male gender role that define masculinity with exaggerated masculine

traits like being violent, unemotional, sexually aggressive and a need to be dominant. Because of her sarcastic personality she even created silver participation “Best Man” trophies for her works. The next person to speak was MacKenzie Samotis, Painting Emphasis. Samotis used geometric designs to create abstract cityscapes that represent her present and also her foreseeable future. The last person to speak was Casey Whitmire, Sculpting Emphasis. Whitmire’s works consisted of laminated wood sculptures that focused on the natural world, more specifically deep sea creatures. Many of the pieces in the exhibition are available for the public to purchase. If there is a piece that you are interested in and want to possibly purchase you can contact Diane Pomphrey, Art Department Office Manager. The exhibition is in the Sim’s Art Center’s Spiers Gallery which is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the show is free of charge and runs through April 24.

(Clockwise from left) I’m Fine by Haley McGavin, Lakonia Hotel by Thomas Ruple, Phycodurus Draco de Maris by Casey Whitmire, Daylight: A Diptych by MacKenzie Samotis. All photos by Zach Dickerson.


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Brevard College Tennis finishes season on high note By Florian Peyssonneaux Opinion Editor

Brevard men's tennis claimed its fifth win in its last eight matches when the Tornados defeated visiting Berea 9-0 on Sunday, April. 8. This was 2017-18 season finale at the Brevard Tennis Center on senior day. This game was a career ending game for Florian Peyssonneaux and Tom Mittring of the seniors in the men’s tennis team. The Brevard College men’s team was off to a great start with three points after the doubles. The pairing of seniors Florian Peyssonneaux and Tom Mittring defeated the duo Svatopolk Carroll and Brandon Mitchell in a quick 8-2 match. They were followed by Will Christansen and Tim Hengst who dominated Mike Malparido and Dakota Massucco on a similar score. David Bumgarner and Jaume Reig got the third point of the doubles for the Tornados in a 8-4 victory over Evan day and Sam Slater. In the singles, the results were also in favor of Brevard College. Mittring closed out his career with his ninth straight win and 28th career, 6-0, 6-0, against Malpartida. Christiansen put together a dominating 6-0,

6-0 win over Mitchell in the clash of No. 3 seeds. With the team victory securely in hand, Brevard extended the lead to 6-0 with a 6-0, 6-1 win by Reig, who downed fellow No. 4 seed Slater. Hengst followed with a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over Mussucco. Peyssonneaux capped off the final match of his career with two wins, earning a 6-3, 6-0 singles victory against Day. Bumgarner then rebounded from an opening set loss to claim a 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 win over Carroll in the final match of the day. The Brevard women's tennis team was also successful for their last game of the 2017-18 season with a 7-2 win over Berea College, bringing to an end the careers of Katie Hatter and Christina Beltran in the process. Similarly to the men, Brevard earned all three victories in double play, including an 8-1 win by Kelsey Kushner and Jen Cox over Alicia Bedolla and Erin Goodpaster. They were quickly followed by an 8-3 victory by the tandem of Margaret Correll and Mekenzie Bowman against Berea's Agnes Dotse and Ashley Ferrell. In third position for the doubles, Hannah Spear and Carmen Boone came up with the

final doubles win, 8-6, against Marah Ziedan and Jaden Johnson. In the singles, Correll grabbed second win of the match as she completed a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ferrell in the clash of No. 3 seeds. In the meantime, Berea picked up their first point with the victory of Dotse over Bowman 6-1 6-3. Spear completed the team win with a 7-5, 6-4 victory against Johnson in the meeting of No. 6 seeds. Cox was able to capture her second victory of the afternoon as number 2 in the lineup downed Goodpaster 6-4, 6-1. Kushner even injured at the left wrist from from her last game claimed a 6-4, 6-4 win over Bedolla. Spear completed the team win with a 7-5, 6-4 victory against Johnson in the meeting of No. 6 seeds giving Brevard its seventh point of the match. Ziedan concluded the match with a 6-4 4-6 10-2 victory against Boone bringing the second point to Berea College. This was the last game of the season for both men’s and women’s tennis teams. They will have to wait for the 2018-2019 season to compete again, and this time they will be able to take part of the conference since Brevard would have fully transitioned into division 3.

Ferrum tops Brevard in final women’s LAX game of the season By Stan Smith

Media Relations Assistant Seniors Kelly Kearnan and Nina Siu each scored two goals, but were not able to take home the victory in the season finale, as the team fell on the road to Ferrum 10-6. Fellow senior Victoria Hayes also tallied one goal in what was also her final game of her collegiate career. Brevard (6-8) could not overcome the one-two punch of Audrey Ramsey and Kiani Mohica, as both Panthers led the game in goals scored, logging four and three goals respectively. With the setback, the Tornados were not able to reach the .500 mark on the season. Ferrum (8-7) scored the first goal of the

contest on a free position shot from Ramsey at the 26:48 mark in the first half. Just under five minutes later Kearnan scored the first goal for the Tornados to tie the game, and with her other goal that occurred later in the half, the senior finished with 20 goals on the season. The Panthers took the lead back at the 19:56 mark by way of a Kaitlyn Harley goal, which would give Ferrum a lead they would not relinquish for the remainder of the game. In the first six minutes of the second half, Siu scored both of her goals along with teammates Darden King and Hayes each finding the back of the net. However, Ferrum pulled away in the final 30 minutes, outscoring the Tornados 5-4.

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Senior Kelly Kearnan of the BC Women’s Lacrosse Team.

Sports Men’s Golf close season at Emory Invitational Page 8

By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director The Brevard men's golf team closed out its 2017-18 campaign over the weekend at the Discover Dekalb Emory Invite as it place 12th of 15 teams. The Tornados, who finished at 51-over-par as a team after rounds of 313 and 298 (611), were three strokes shy of 10th place Berry (308300—608; +48) and two away from LeTourneau University (305-304—609; +49). The top team in the event was host Emory, who closed the tournament at four-over-par (564) after rounds of 286 and 278. Brevard's top individual finisher in the event was Craig Stephen, who closed out his Tornado career with a score of 148 (72-76) as he finished eight-over-par. Stephen, who posted the lowest first round scored of any Brevard player in the event (72), was one of three players to finish in 21st along with Jacob Arnett (Oglethorpe) and

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Will Efkeman (Ohio Wesleyan). Austin Fisher ended the season in a five-way deadlock for 36th place after carding rounds of 77 and 74 for an 11-over-par 151. Declan Addison posted a top 50 outing for Brevard, closing with a 153 (84-69) and was 13-over-par for the event. One of six players to finish in 44th, Addison fired the lowest round of any Tornado golfer participating in the event (69) on Saturday. He was one of six golfers on Saturday to post a round in the 60s, including Stefano Butti (Emory) who fired a 66. Brevard's scorecard also included Calum McAndrew (82-79), who finished in 74th with a 161. McAndrew rebounded from a difficult first day by shaving three strokes off his score in the second round. Thibault Tranchant (82-81) was 76th for the Tornados with a 23-over-par. He was the lone Tornado on the event without a round in the 70s.

BC Softball falls to Emmanual over the weekend By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. – The Brevard softball team looks to rebound from a pair of weekend setbacks to Emmanuel on Tuesday when it heads to Decatur, Ga., to take on Agnes Scott in a doubleheader with the first game beginning at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. The Tornados (8-16) were unable to overcome the combination of Emmanuel's Erin Harden and Taylor Saxon on the mound held the Brevard softball team to eight hits and one run over two games as the visiting Lions earned a doubleheader sweep (6-0, 8-1) at Ives-Lemel Field on Sunday afternoon. While Brevard (8-15) was held scoreless in the opening game, Teegan Bullock finished 2-for-3 from the plate. Joining her with one hit each were Sara Lallier (1-3) and Jordan Hawk (1-1). The Tornados scored their lone run of the game in the first inning of the second game. Lallier dropped a double into left field to open the first inning, moving to third on a sacrifice bunt by Bullock. Emily White followed with a triple into right field, scoring Lallier for the first run of the game. White was the top Brevard hitter in the game,

going 2-for-3 from the plate with an RBI, while Lallier (1-3) and Bullock (1-3) also recorded a hit. Those performances kept Bullock atop the lineup in batting average (.400) as she is 24-for60 on the season with a double. White leads the team in extra-base hits (eight), due in large part to six doubles. Ricki Kuhn (5-10) remains the top pitcher on the Brevard staff, topping the team in wins, innings pitched (71.1), strikeouts (26) and fewest walks allowed (26) to go along with a 4.32 ERA. Agnes Scott is on a five-game losing streak that includes a 9-1 and 8-0 setback to the Tornados on March 30. The Scotties are 5-25 overall and 4-10 at home this season. Cecilia Siegal is the top hitter for Agnes Scott, posting a .346 batting average after going 27-of78 from the plate. Siegal has connected on five doubles, tying for the team lead in that mark with Alexei Young who has seven extra-base hits. Kayla Quesenberry (3-5) has the most wins for the Scotties pitching staff, while Caitlin Weaver has logged the most innings (68.1) along with the most strikeouts (26). For more information on Brevard softball check out www.bctornados.com.

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Craig Stephen, the top individual finisher at the men’s golf Emory Invitational.

Track & Field By Jon Cole

Sports Information Director CENTRAL, S.C. – The Brevard track & field team took part in 14 events at the Susan Rouse Invitational and posted 10 top 10 finishes along the way when the event concluded this weekend. The top male finisher for the Tornados belonged to Michal Phillips, who placed sixth in the triple jump with a leap of 12.89 meters. Brevard's top women's finisher was Rhyanna Haden, who came in eighth in the shot put with a heave of 10.58 meters. Phillips, who also took part in the long jump event, finished just outside the top 10 with a leap of 5.85 meters, which placed him 11th overall. Gabriel Covington also put together a solid weekend for the Tornados, claiming a 13th place finish in the discus (24.81 meters) and a 16th place outing in the shot put with a heave of 8.72 meters. Joining Covington with a 16th place finish in the event was Hassan Kiprono, who closed out the 1500 meter run by crossing the line in 4:23.01. Kiprono also took part in the 800 meter run for the Tornados, capping off the race 24th, in a time of 2:09.93. Brevard's Courtney Perkins rounded out the top 20 individual finishers with a 19th place finish in the 800 meter run in a time of 2:43.11. The Tornados had two 4x100 meter relay teams participating in the event, including the 'A' team that finished third in the section (45.27) and edging out the 'B' unit that crossed the line 45.85. The Tornados now begin preparing for the Beynon Catamount Classic set to take place on April 13-14. For more information on Brevard track & field check out www.bctornados.com.