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Sports
August 25, 2010
White heads to Spain
to conquer new courts
iliana Mijangos
emmilangos@mail.txwes.edu
After attending an NBA pre-
draft camp in Las Vegas, Calif.,
Jamel White, former Texas Wes-
leyan Ram basketball player, faced
the decision to become a practice
player for the Dallas Mavericks or
play professionally in Spain.
White left for Spain Aug. 9 to
pursue his basketball dreams.
White attended workouts with
the New York Knicks and the Dal-
las Mavericks over the summer.
He participated in early morning
conditioning and ball drills in the
afternoon with members of the
Mavericks team.
"I have never been more focused
in my life," he said. "It's like all the
work I've put in is becoming worth
it."
White attended the NBA pre-
draft camp as a member of the Dal-
las Mavericks this summer. He was
unable to play due to an ankle in-
jury but continued to workout with
them.
They offered him a spot on the
team but couldn't guarantee play-
ing time.
"It's like dangling cake in front of
my face—I want to just grab all the
offers," he said. "But this is teaching
me a lot of patience. It's really all
about enjoying the moment."
Athletic Director Kevin Millikan
said White possesses "very unas-
suming, quiet confidence."
Millikan said he is excited about
what White's successes will do for
both the Wesleyan community and
NAIA athletics.
"It shows that athletes at this level
are able to make it regardless of the
stereotypes we often receive," he
said.
Millikan also said that White's
work ethic got him where he is
now, and Wesleyan is very proud
of that.
"Talent is something you're born
with, but skill is something you de-
velop," Millikan said.
White started his collegiate ca-
reer at the University of Nebraska
where he played on the Big 12 All-
Freshman Team.
White continued at Oklahoma
City University where he made the
Ail-Sooner Athletic Conference.
He joined the Wesleyan program
his senior year averaging 22.4 points
4 12
*
Courtesy of Athletic Department
White scored 87 points in a New York Pro League setting a new record and giving his team the Sean Bell All-Stars a
27-point win.
a game, named First Team Red Riv-
er Conference, athlete of the year,
and led his team to a conference title
and a run for a national title.
White recently put up 87 points
in a New York Pro league game.
"He is definitely on the NBA ra-
dar, and hopefully he has a very
productive year overseas and has
a shot at an NBA roster next sum-
mer," said Wesleyan head coach
Terry Waldrop.
Angela Ruiz I Rambler Staff
Ram sports
receives an
addition to
its family
Dwight Conerway
dconerway@mail. txwes. ed u
Texas Wesleyan University now
boasts a cross-country track team.
New coach Natnael Amare, a Tex-
an by way of Eastern Africa, said he
aims to help develop a more com-
plete track and field section of the
school's Athletic Department.
Amare said he plans to build the
strength and character of the team
by requiring three things: hard work,
work ethic and academic focus.
"I plan to use the program to get
the attention of FWISD high schools
and surrounding communities and
draw more talent to Texas Wesleyan,"
Amare said.
The team consists of 12 female and
nine male athletes training for their
first meet in Jacksonville, Texas, at 8
a.m. Aug. 28.
The male team is comprised of stu-
dents from around the state and the
globe.
Jessica Rivera, sophomore crimi-
nal justice major, will compete in the
3-mile run for the Lady Rams.
"I want to go to Kansas for the
Mid-State Classic in late fall, rank
in the top-five, win the conference,
and qualify for the Nationals," Rivera
said.
Coach Amare said he hopes to
compete nationally and ultimately in
the Olympics.
"Numbers are the limit," Amare
said. "Never say never."
TWll sponsored:
Rams sponsor high school meet:
When: Saturday, Sept. 25
Where: Gateway Park, Ft. Worth
Cost: $15 individual, $150 team
Sign up deadline: Friday, Sept. 24
heerleaders, mascots receive national bids
Rachel Peel
rlpeel@mail. txwes. ed u
Wesleyan raked in more than
27 awards at this summer's 2010
Universal Dance and Cheer As-
sociation camp at Texas State Uni-
versity along with five bids for
Nationals.
The cheer squad, consisting of
14 cheerleaders and three mas-
cots, competed in San Marcos
against several larger schools in-
cluding University of Texas, Loui-
siana State University and Baylor.
"We have made a name for our-
selves the last couple of years,"
said Coordinator of Cheer and
Competitive Dance Carolyn Ik-
ens.
The cheerleaders won three tro-
phies for fight song, best cheer
and most collegiate team.
"We had to learn the whole
routine in an hour, but it was
up to the teams to practice it on
their own," said junior business
major Christian Garcia. "Every
year we improve with the new
year and new team, but we did
very well and the new members
really stepped it up"
Some members said they were
uncertain about the team's ability.
Samantha Max, freshman edu-
cation major, said, "I'm really ex-
cited because it was my first year,
and I wasn't real sure how good
the team was. But I was really glad
that we won all the awards we
won."
The mascot team won the Most-
Spirited trophy for the first time
in Wesleyan history, Ikens said.
Sophomore accounting major
and mascot Eric Montez won one
blue ribbon for his skit and a red
ribbon for character development.
The other two mascots received
national bids as well.
The cheerleaders trained for
three weeks from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30
a.m., and sometimes did 2-a-days
before going to camp.
"The cheerleaders attended a
regiment boot camp to acclimate
them to the heat and to train them
for camps where they are outside
80 percent of the time," Ikens said.
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Game
Time/Place
Friday
08/27
Volleyball vs. Brenau
Home/ 8 p.m.
Saturday
08/28
Women Soccer vs. Howard Payne
Men's Soccer vs. Howard Payne
Volleyball vs. Loyoia
Brownwood, TX 1 p,m,
Brownwood, TX
3 p.m.
Home/ 3 p.m.
Monday
08/30
Women's Soccer vs. Wayland
Baptist
Plainview, TX
5 p.m.
Wednesday
09/01
Men's Soccer vs. UTD
Dallas, TX. 7:30 p.m.
Thurday
09/02
Men's Cross Country vs. MSU
Mustangs
Tournament
Saturday
09/04
Women's Soccer vs. Ouchita Baptist
Men's Soccer vs. Ouchita Baptist
Volleyball vs. St. Thomas University
Home/1 2 p.m.
Home/ 2 p.m.
Houston, TX, 2 p.m.
TWU Athletics
2009-10 NCTTANational Champions:
Table Tenis
At Texas Wesleyan,
our team members are truly
student-athletes They bring in a
cumulative GPA of 2.84 and 35
percent have higher than a 3.0.
With academic and athletic
success, these students are
winners in the classroom as
well as on the field or the court.
2009-10 Red River Conference Champions:
Men's Basketball, Baseball, Softball and Golf
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