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Campus Review
September 19, 2012
Campus Review
September 19, 2012
Editor:
John Shiffert
Writers:
Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Lauren Graves
Layout:
Lauren Graves
Photography: Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Graphic Design: Lauren Graves
Clayton State Freshman Job Kemboi
Named Peach Belt Runner of the Week
by Gid Rowell, Athletics
Lakers Back in Win Column
Clayton State freshman cross country run-
ner Job Kemboi has started off his Laker
running career with a flash, and on
Monday he was recognized by the Peach
Belt Conference for his quick start.
Kemboi was named the Peach Belt
Conference Runner of the Week by the
league office in Augusta, Ga., after finish-
ing third in the Georgia State University
Invitational held Saturday at Nash Farm
Battlefield in Hampton, Ga.
The Kenyan native ran right on the heels
of Georgia State’s Austin Boetje for most
of the race and challenged for the win
before fading late. Kemboi finished with a
time of 20:15 in the 6K run, 18 seconds
behind Boetje’s winning time.
“A nice honor for Job in recognition of his
early success so far this season,” said head
coach Mike Mead. “Like his teammates,
he has a lot more work ahead of him to
make an impact during the championship-
phase of the season in late October and
early November.”
In two races this year, Kemboi has
notched two top five finishes. He placed
fifth in his first-ever Clayton State race,
posting one of Clayton State’s top per-
formances for a freshman with a time of
26:43 in the 8K Sewanee/Berry
Invitational earlier this year. He finished
41 seconds off the winning time in the
race.
Clayton State will take this week off
before returning to action on Saturday,
Sept. 22 for the Falcons Classic at
Montevallo.
The Clayton State men's soccer team got
back on the winning track Tuesday. After
dropping two matches in the Peach
Belt/Sunshine State Challenge last week-
end, the Lakers defeated Newberry 3-1.
"After our trip to Florida, it was good to
get back on the winning track," says head
coach Pete Petersen. "We were a little
sloppy in the first half and Newberry bat-
tled us hard. We picked it up in the second
half and played better.”
Clayton State jumped out to a 1-0 lead on
Tuesday thanks to a quick goal by sopho-
more forward Ado Junuzovic 13 minutes
into the match. He scored his team-lead-
ing sixth goal of the season off an assist
from Elliott Prost who crossed a ball in
the box for Junuzovic to slip by the keep-
er in the lower left of the net.
Early in the second half, the Lakers
upped their lead to 2-0 as junior forward
Alhagi Toure beat the keeper and convert-
ed a shot from five yards out in the lower
right of the goal. Junuzovic was credited
with the assist on the play.
Clayton State added some insurance in
the 62nd minute as the preseason All-
Peach Belt Conference tandem of junior
midfielder Kevin Rodriquez and junior
midfielder Arturo Cruz teamed up to give
the team a 3-0 lead. Rodriquez got the
assist and Cruz the assist on the play.
Lakers Finish Third
At Smokey Mtn. Intercollegiate
Against a strong field of teams from the
region, the Clayton State men's golf team
opened its season with an impressive per-
formance, finishing third in the Smokey
Mountain Intercollegiate held at
Sevierville Country Club in Tennessee.
After firing a 3-over par score of 291 on
Monday, the Lakers followed that up with
9-over par 297 on Tuesday to finish
among the top three teams in the field of
15. Belmont Abbey College won the tour-
nament with a two-day total of 582 (290-
292), followed by Peach Belt rival
Columbus State in second, one stroke
ahead of the Lakers with 587 (290-297)
total.
Newcomer Alex Vetnar, a junior from
Glendale, Az., tied for third in the event to
lead the Lakers. He finished with a 1-
under par score of 143 (70-73) on the par-
72, 6,994 yard course. Belmont Abbey's
Adam Hedges took low medalist honors
after rounds of 71 and 67 to finish 6-under
par.
Sports
Intercollegiate, cont’d., p. 12