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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1988 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR PAGE F-7 SEOUL OLYMPICS Olympic dream finally comes true Indianapolis ivoman to compete in taekwondo "si A I i'J Iff Wm-nf nn.trrtlwiwriin i '-Mta lated He's very generous that way Whea. he knows a person is trying, doing all they can he will lend a hand So he let me clean the studio, do some typing, a little of every thing, in exchange for his teaching me Yoon taught and Kalanoc learned well. As a result, Cheryl became a seven-time national champion in the finweight (95-pound) division and silver medalist in the 1985 World Championships which, ironically, were held in Seoul To look at her, one would have a hard time believing she's involved in such a physically demanding and often dangerous sport She's only 5-foot-3 and 93 pounds but looks, of course, can be deceiving. 'People are shocked they don't realize 1 fight against women my own size." Kalanoc says "But if my life were threatened, I could maim my attacker I know death blows. I break boards with my feet all the time and that's roughly equivalent to a man's rib.

I could do that to the face head. legs, knee, groin A slightly milder version of taekwondo. will be on display in Seoul, but the competl- tion will be fierce "Winning the silver medal in the World Championships and coming that close just makes me train harder," Kalanoc says. "And I can't overlook the people who have supported me, like Master Yoon, who will be in the stands, having paid his own expenses to be there. When I'm getting tired toward the end of a match.

I will think of those people. They will be my strength meaning that while medals will be awarded, the results won't be included in the official Olympic tally Kalanoc (pronounced Kuh-lon-ik) could care less Tm extremely happy my sport will be included in the Olympics, even as a demon stration sport," says Kalanoc, an Army brat who came to Indianapolis in 1973 when her father was transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison. Her parents, Ignacio and Johanna, still live on the city's Northeastside, although her father has retired from the military "I've been doing this for almost 10 years. I'm almost 30, and I'm not sure if I will continue, so I'm glad it's happening now." Kalanoc continues "Like I said. Master Yoon said some day this would happen Well, that some day is now Yoon now owns a taekwondo studio In Castleton.

But back when his business was located near Lawrence, Cheryl and her sister. Teri, walked through the door one day. They were working nights at RCA on the Eastside and were seeking some physical exercise that would (1) offer them a means to protect themselves and (2) allow them to shed a few unwanted pounds. A short time later, though, Kalanoc who graduated from Marshall High School was laid off from her job. She went to Yoon and told him she no longer would have the money to stay with taekwondo.

"But he said he thought he saw potential in me and encouraged me to continue, that we could work something out." Kalanoc re By BILL BENNER STAR STAFF WRITER She swept floors. Cleaned mirrors. Did typing. Pursued all sorts of odd jobs. Her coach kept Insisting that one day, it would be worth it.

One day, he promised, the payoff to the trials and the tolls would be an opportunity to march into an Olympic stadium behind the Stars and Stripes. 'You have to be prepared for when that time she remembers her coach telling her. 'So let's start That was 9Vi years ago. A long time to keep the faith. A long time to hold onto a dream.

But. come Saturday In Seoul, South Korea, the dream will be realized, the faith rewarded, the promise fulfilled. Indianapolis' 29-year-old Cheryl Kalanoc. a wisp of a lady competing In the wicked sport of taekwondo, will be among the U.S. athletes parading into the Olympic Stadium.

"I'm sure the cocoons in my stomach now will erupt into butterflies," she says of that moment. And somewhere among the thousands watching will be Chul Koo Yoon, a native Korean who also now calls Indianapolis his home. He was the man who. 9'a years ago. told Cheryl, "Let's start now." "Some day." he added, "taekwondo will be an Olympic sport." It finally has happened with something of an asterisk, however.

Taekwondo, a martial art that is extremely popular in its native Korea, will be a "demonstration" sport Almost 10 years of hard work and training have earned Cheryl Kalanoc a spot on the U.S. Olympic team. HOOSIER OLYMPIC CONNECTION Bell proteges to test mettle in bid for Olympic medals Steward, a native of Williamsburg, Ohio, also resides in Canoe House. He won two silver and two bronze medals at last year's Olympic Festival and was an alternate on the Pan Am and World Championship teams. JIM TERRELL Ht: 5-10, Wt: 158, Age: 23.

Indiana connection: Moved to Indianapolis to train on Eagle Creek Reservoir. Terrell, from Milford, Ohio, won the Pan Am gold medal in the 500-meter solo race and combined with Rod McLain to take home a silver medal in the two-man, event. He's dominated the past two Olympic Sports Festivals, winning four gold medals and setting three records. RON URICK Ht: 6-5, Wt: 198, Age: 20. Indiana connection: Moved to Indianapolis to train on Eagle Creek Reservoir.

One of the youngest team members, Urick finished second in both the two-man and 500-meter events at the 1987 National Championships. He is from Lemont, III. CYCLING CONNIE YOUNG Ht: 5-3, Wt: 120, Age: 27. Indiana 4-Afi fl 'tfrX mfcii i in mil Tttrmiitimiitiwif li Heisler Robinson connection: Moved to Indianapolis in 1983 to train at Major Taylor Velodrome. Holder of unofficial world record in match sprint.

Five-time national champion, two-time Olympic Festival champion and Pan American Games gold medal-winner in the match sprint, which is being contested for the first time in the Olympic Games. A native of Detroit, Connie was a former world-class speedskater who was an alternate to the 1980 U.S. Winter Olympics team. Young SWIMMING STEVE BIGELOW (200-meter backstroke) Ht: 5-10, Wt. 150, Age: 17.

Indiana connection: Native of Fort Wayne. One of youngest members of entire U.S. Olympic team, Bigelow qualified by finishing second in 200-meter backstroke in trials at Austin, Texas. He set a personal record in the event. Bigelow, a senior at Pine Crest Preparatory school in Florida, has improved steadily, finishing 8th in the '87 U.S.

Nationals, then 4th in the '88 U.S. Indoors. ATHLETES ARCHERY RICHARD McKINNEY Ht: 5-7, Wt: 120, Age: 34. Hoosier connection: Born In Decatur, raised in Muncie. McKinney was a silver medalist in Los Angeles in 1984 and finished fourth in the 1976 Games at Montreal.

He placed third in this year's Olympic trials. McKinney is a three-time gold medalist at the World Championships. He was 19th in last year's Pan Am Games but was part of a record-setting, gold medal-winning U.S. team. He is a nine-time U.S.

national champion, last in 198, and a four-time NCAA Ail-American (198063) at Arizona State, winning three straight outdoor titles and four consecutive outdoor championships TRACK AND FIELD TERRY BRAHM (5,000 meters) Ht: 5-10, Wt: 143, Age: 25. Indiana connection: Born in Huntingburg, hometown St. Mein-rad, graduate of Heritage Hills H.S. and Indiana University. Finished second in the Olympic trials at Indianapolis with a time of 13:40.08.

Has personal best of 13:34.40. Was ranked 8th in the 1,500 meters and 10th in the 5,000 meters in the U.S. in 1987. Won the 1986 NCAA 5,000 championship. ROBERT CANNON (triple jump) Ht: 5-10, Wt: 155, Age: 30.

Indiana connection: Indiana University graduate. Born in Buffalo, N.Y., and raised in Columbus, Ohio, Cannon came to IU as a walk-on (non-scholarship athlete) and left with seven Big Ten championships. A 1980 graduate of IU, Cannon made the Olympic team by finishing third in the triple jump with a career best leap of 57-10V4. Ranked 6th in the U.S. in 1987.

MARK DEADY (1,500 meters) Ht: 6-2, Wt: 157, Age: 20. Indiana connection: Attends Indiana University. Deady, a senior at IU, is developing into one of the top young middle-distance runners in the country. He won TAC Championships in 1,500 earlier this summer, then qualified for Olympic team by finishing third in trials, outsprinting close friend and former IU runner Jim Spivey for final berth. His trials time of 3:41.51 did not meet the Olympic qualifying standard but cemented trip to Seoul by running a 3:35.83 in mid-August at Hengelo, Netherlands.

From Moline, Deady was Illinois state high school 1,600 champion, national junior 1,500 champion and two-time Big Ten indoor mile champion. RANDY HEISLER (discus) Ht: 64, Wt: 235, Age: 27. Indiana connection: Born, raised in Warsaw, graduate of Univer-siry of Indianapolis, currently in graduate study at IU. Heisler was a three-time NCAA Division II champion at University of Indianapolis, the last in 1984. Since then, he has served as a graduate assistant on the IU track team.

Claimed third spot in discus at Olympic trials with throw of 213-1. Has personal best of 221-10. MAICEL MALONE (4x400 relay) Ht: 5-8, Wt: 130, Age: 19. Indiana connection: Indianapolis native, graduate of North Cen-tral H.S. Maicel dominated the state girls high school track scene and led the Panther girls to two state titles.

She won 11 of a possible 12 state championships in the 100, 200 and 400 meters and set state records in all three events. She was beaten only once in a high school meet. Now at Arizona State, Maicel finished sixth in the 400 meters at the Olympic trials but was selected as one of eight athletes who will make up the eventual four-woman relay team in Seoul. ALBERT ROBINSON (4x100 relay) Ht: 6-1, Wt: 187, Age. 23.

Indiana connection: Indiana University graduate Former Big Ten sprint champion, Robinson (a native of Chicago) was named to the Olympic relay team after turning in personal bests of 9.88 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.05 seconds in the 200 meters at the Olympic trials. Despite those times, Robinson finished fourth in both events and did not qualify. He missed in the 100 by one-hundreth of a second. In the 200, he had the same time as the third-place finisher, but was placed fourth in a photo finish. Is one of six athletes who will comprise the eventual four-man relay team in Seoul BASEBALL ANDY BENES Ht: 6-6.

Wt: 230, Age: 21. Indiana connec- TAEKWONDO CHERYL KALANOC Ht: 5-3, Wt: 93, Age: 29. Indiana connection: Indianapolis resident, graduate of Marshall H.S. Cheryl is a seven-time national champion and 1988 national runner-up in the finweight division. Was named the 1985 Athlete of the Year by the U.S.

Taekwondo Union after finishing second in the World Championships at Seoul. Was gold medalist in 1984 Pan American championships. FREESTYLE WRESTLING BRUCE BAUMGARTNER Ht: 6-2, Wt: 285, Age: 27. Indiana connection: Indiana State University graduate. A native of Haledon, N.J., Bruce won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics and, two years later, became the first American ever to win the world heavyweight title when he defeated the Soviets' defending world champion.

Also captured 1986 Goodwill Games title and 1987 Pan Am Games gold medal. Was 86-1 last two years at Indiana State and won the NCAA title in 1982. Has not lost to another American since 1982. BILL SCHERR Ht: 6-1, Wt: 220, Age: 27. Indiana connection: assistant coach at Indiana University.

The 1985 world chamDion at 198 pounds, Bill moved up to Bloomlngton, Ind. Bellboys are heading for Seoul, but instead of toting luggage, they'll be carrying Hoosier hopes for a medal in track and field events in the 24th Olympic Games. Mark Deady in the 1,500 meters, Terry Brahm in the 5.000 meters. Albert Robinson In the 400-meter relay and Randy Heisler in the discus trained for their successful Olympic team bids under veteran Indiana University track coach Sam Bell. Deady will be a senior at IU when he returns to class in January; Brahm and Robinson are IU graduates who played significant roles in maintaining the Hoosiers' tradition as a Big Ten track power under Bell.

Heisler is a three-time NCAA Division II champion for Coach Jerry England at the University of Indianapolis. However, for the past two years, he has lived and trained in Bloomlngton while serving as a graduate assistant with the Hoosier track team. A fifth Bell protege, Bobby Cannon, a 1980 IU graduate and former Big Ten champion, also qualified for the Olympic team in the triple jump. Cannon now lives and trains in Southern California. Before they departed Bloo-mington for the Orient, Deady, Brahm, Robinson and Heisler talked about the Olympics and their expectations.

It's tough enough to make the Olympic team once. Mark Deady had to do it twice. And both times, It was his former landlord and good friend, former IU distance star Jim Spivey, who suffered the conse quences. The first time, at the trials In Indianapolis in July, Deady's charge in the final stretch caught Spivey for the third and final spot on the Olympic team. Deady.

however, was clocked in 3:41.51. above the Olympic qualifying standard of 3:38.5. If Deady wasn't able to run a 1.500 below that time by Sept. 2. he would be off the team, and Spivey who was renting his Bloomington condo to Deady for the summer would be back on.

Deady headed to Europe for the attempt. In his second race. In Malmo. Sweden, Deady ran 3:38.58 a mere eight-hun-dredths of a second above the qualifying time. But a few days later.

In a meet In The Netherlands, Deady turned in a 3:35.83 to comfortably make the Olympic team. "I was pretty confident I would make it." Deady says. "It was Just a matter of getting in the right race at the right time When 1 came close in Malmo, that was a big confidence boost." That it was Spivey he kept off the team was Just one of those things, Deady says. "Off the track Jim and I are friends but in a competition. It's pretty much every man for himself." he says.

"It Just happened to be Jim there at the end. I have no regrets." As far as the Olympics are concerned, Deady knows he's a long shot for a medal. But. at the same time, he was a long shot to be on the Olympic team to begin with. "It's going to take another the 220-pound weight class to pave way for twin brother Jim's successful attempt at making the Olympic team, Pan Am Games joia meaai winner iasi year, runner-up in wunu 1987 and third-place finisher in 1987.

A native of Mobridge, 6 S.D., Bill was a former NCAA champion at Nebraska. Brahm Deady couple of seconds off the 3:35, but I don't see any problems with that." he says. "I'm not expected to be one of the favorites, but stranger things have happened. I'm going in confident. I've got a shot, and I'll try to take advantage of It." 'Perry Brahm Is one of those overnight successes who have been years in the making.

"To people around you," says the distance runner from St Meinrad, "it's like, wow, yesterday he wasn't an Olympian, but today he is." The reality, however, is that making the Olympic team is a goal he's always strived for. one he always expected to achieve. "When you spend your life pursuing something like this and it finally happens, you Just kind of accept it." says Brahm. who has been a special education teacher in Bloomington since graduating from IU In '86. "I've gotten up every morning to run with the premonition I would go to the Olympics, or else I wouldn't have gotten up to run.

Then I came to practice every afternoon because I believed I could do this. I lived with this twice a day. You make a con scious decision to pursue the Olympics, or else you're not going to get up and run in January when it's below zero and snowing outside." Still, just making the Olympic team is not the end of the dream. "It's great that this has finally come to be, but you can't sit back and rest on your laurels. You have to take the next step forward and perform.

It's a reality now you've got to get on and do the things you have to do." In Brahm's case, that means doing better than his best ever; his personal record of 13:34.40 must be improved upon considerably to give him a chance of qualifying for the finals in Seoul. "I have to be considered a dark horse," Brahm admits. "My PR (personal record) doesn't look that competitive on paper so I'll have to make some Improvement there. But the Olympics and championship races are sometimes tactical in nature and could be a slow pace, which would lend itself to a couple of dark horses getting up there. If not.

I just hope the things I've done will enable me to follow a faster pace." A Ibert Robinson says every-body keeps telling him what a bittersweet experience the Olvmpic trials must have been. Bittersweet because he ran his best times ever in both the 100- and 200-meter sprints, yet still finished fourth (only the too three won Olympic berths) In both events by one-hundredth of a second In the 100 and by a photo finish In the 200 even though his time was the same as the third-place finisher But Robinson merely shakes his head. "If this is bittersweet, then it tastes pretty good. "How can It be bittersweet when I'm going to Seoul: I ran my personal bests; and I came out of what the media says is nowhere? "Yes, it would have been nice to have a position (in the 100 or 200) but I'm going to Seoul and that was my goal." Robinson, nagged by Injuries since graduating from IU in '85, Is going because he is one of six-. men nominated to fill the even- tual four-man 400 relay team.

Whether he will actually compete still is in question, though Sam Bell says it will be "a trage- dy and injustice" if he doesn't. "I'm going on the premise that I'm running," Robinson vows. "But after the last three years of being injured so much, I've learned that there's more to life than track. I'll do my best; that's all anyone can ask." r)lscus thrower Randy Heisler's 5-year-old daughter, Lindsey, doesn't quite under-, stand the importance of being on an Olympic team. All she knows is that Daddy was headed for the Olympic team send-off at neyland, and she wasn't going.

"And she's not real happy about it," admits the Warsaw, product. In time, Lindsey will come to appreciate the sacrifices made" by Heisler and his wife, Tammy'; so that Randy could pursue his Olympic dream. "Someday I'd like to have a bank account." says Heisler, "but I've turned down jobs that would have offered security because it meant giving up throwing. But my wife's been supportive. She said, 'You've pursued this thing for three years, so stick with So Heisler stuck with it, and it paid off when he made thes team with a third-place finish at the trials.

1 "It's starting to sink in." he-says. "The people in Warsaw" had a couple of celebrations arid raised some money. It was really nice. I didn't realize that many people cared, especially for a dis-' cus thrower." Heisler hopes to reward thes faithful with his performance in Seoul. "If you're going to travel halfway around the world, you might as well get something out of it," he says.

"I'm not going for a vacation. I've prepared for this for four years and It would be kind of stupid to say now, I've made it, I'm happy. "I've thrown about 10 inches farther than the Olympic If I can throw a personal record', anything can happen." It might not be a trip to Dlfr neyland, but maybe 5-year-old Lindsey would settle for a shiny medal dangling from a ribbon. By BILL BENNER STAR STAFF WRITER tion: Bom and raised in Evansville, 1988 graduate of University of Evansville. Benes rocketed into prominence this year pitching for his hometown Aces.

He compiled a 16-3 record and a 1.42 earned run average and struck out 168 batters. That earned Benes honors as Baseball America magazine's NCAA pitcher of the year. Andy was made the first pick in the major-league baseball draft by the San Diego Padres. MICKEY MORANDINI Ht: 6-0, Wt: 165, Age: 22. Indiana connection: Graduate of Indiana University.

A three-time all-Big Ten player, the Leechburg, native was runner-up to Benes Michigan (and Olympic teammate) Jim Abbott as Big Ten player of the year after hitting .407 this past spring. He finished his IU career with a batting average of .392. Morandini is a fifth-round GRECO-ROMAN WRESTLING DAVID BUTLER Ht: 5-9, Wt: 163, Age: Turns 31 Wednesday. Indiana connection: Born in Eaton. He is a Navy man and Valleio, resident who owns three national titles and won the 1987 Pan American Games gold medal.

Has won seven interservice titles while with the Navy and was World Military Games champion in 1982 and 1984. COACHES STAN HUNTSMAN (track and field, men's head coach) Indiana connection: Raised in Richmond, graduate of Wabash College. A son of Owen Huntsman, who coached football and track at Earlham and Wabash colleges. Stan, his brother Jerry (former head football coach at Indiana State) and Owen Huntsman were inducted simultaneously into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame In 1985. Raised in Richmond and a graduate of Crawfordsville H.S., Stan Huntsman was a Little All-American halfback for Wabash College.

Later became head track coach at Ohio University of Tennessee and now University of Texas. His teams at Tennessee and Texas won numerous NCAA championships in track and cross-country. HANK JOHNSON (boxing, assistant coach) Indiana connection: Indianapolis native. Stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., Sgt. 1st Class Johnson is a career serviceman who became the Army's head coach last fall.

He coached the Army team that won the 88 U.S. Championships and the '88 Armed Forces championship. He is a former amateur boxer who won the AAU title in 1972. Johnson's aptitude for boxing runs in the family. His brother, Marvin, is the former three-time world light-heavyweight champion.

CSABA SZANTO (canoekayak, assistant coach) Indiana connection: Lives in Indianapolis. A native of Budapest, Hungary, Szanto moved to Indiana-polls in 1986 to serve as the U.S. national canoe coach. Szanto has been involved in the sport since 1963 and competed on the Hungarian national team for 14 years. He was the coach of various Hungarian national teams until coming to the U.S.

YVES AURIOL (fencing, head coach) Indiana connection: head coach, University of Notre Dame. A native of France, Auriol is a veteran of international coaching, guiding U.S. teams in the past two Olympics, the 1987 Pan Am Games and the World University Games in 1977 and '79. JIM HUMPHREY (head coach, freestyle wrestling) Indiana connection: head coach, Indiana University. A former all-American wrestler at Ohio State University, Humphrey coached the U.S.

Ireestylers to six gold medals, two silvers and one bronze in the Pan Am Games. He also coached the 1987 and '88 World Championship teams. Coached the Canadian team to two gold medals in the 1984 Olympics. draft choice of the Philadelphia mimes. JOE SLUSARSKI Ht: 6-4, Wt: 195, Age: 21.

Indiana connection: Born in Indianapolis. Joe was raised in Springfield, III. He pitched for last year's Pan Am Games silver-medal team. He plays college ball for the University of New Orleans, and last year led the staff In wins (13), ERA (2.17), complete games (11) and strikeouts (100). CANOEKAYAK ROD McLAIN Ht: 6-3, Wt: 190, Age: 27.

Indiana connec-tion: Moved to Indianapolis last year to train on Eagle Creek Reservoir. Originally from New Hampshire, McLain is one of several athletes who now live in the ''Canoe House" on Kessler Boulevard McLain was a member of the '84 Olympic team at Los Angeles, finishing fifth in the two-man race. He combined with Jim Terrell to win a silver medal and Bruce Merritt to win a bronze medal in two-man events in Pan Am Games. BRUCE MERRITT Ht: 5-9, Wt: 165, Age: 30. Indiana connection: Moved to Indianapolis to train on Eagle Creek Reservoir Another of the Canoe House occupants, this Maryland native finished seventh In the one-man, race in the 1984 Olympics.

He captured the gold medal in the same event in the Pan Am Games and combined with Rod McLain to win a bronze in the two-man 1,000 meters. GREG STEWARD Ht: 5-10, Wt: 185, Age: 26. Indiana connection: Moved to Indianapolis to train on Eagle Creek Reservoir..