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The Sun Friday, October 3, 1997 Page 3d Colleges Heisman race a kick for Banks Iowa's soccer-loving back leads nation in rushing Quick work im mnTmnniTrnnnirij upi" i ipmm.iii.juj manuim cZa Iowa's Tavian Banks has had his best runs in the first quarter of each game this season: ASSOCIATED PREBB Opponent Northern Iowa Tulsa Iowa State Illinois Yds. 63 71 82 76 Carolina, Virginia, Clemson, Creighton and Wisconsin. Fred Schmalz, the soccer coach at Evansville, was the Midwest Regional Olympic Development coach who was looking for players for the U.S. Olympic team. Banks was a sure bet, he said.

"He is an unbelievable athlete," Schmalz said. "He was so strong, so balanced, and his acceleration from zero to close to full speed was so phenomenal. "He can stop within a step," he said. "He stops and then restarts and he's at full speed again within a step or two. That's a special athletic quality name your sport." Football coaches, including Iowa coach Hayden Fry, wanted him just as badly.

"Coach Dennis Erickson at Miami said he was the best back in "Every time I told somebody that, they said I was lying," Habenicht said. Banks credits soccer for developing his peripheral vision and ability to make cuts without losing speed. He says carrying the football is "10 times easier" than dribbling a soccer ball. For three years, he was the backup to Sedrick Shaw, who became Iowa's career rushing leader last season and is now with the New England Patriots. When Banks played, he played well.

He averaged 7.3 yards a carry as a freshman, 6.1 yards as a sophomore and 4.4 yards last year. "Sedrick knew a lot about the game," Banks said. "He taught me a lot when I was on the sideline and being the backup." America," Bettendorf High School coach Merv Habenicht said. "Nebraska wanted him real bad. And the University of Washington, too." It was no wonder.

Banks has been timed in 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash. ASSOCIATED PRESS IOWA CITY, Iowa Iowa's Tavian Banks always dreamed about winning the Hermann Trophy, not the Heisman. "I love soccer," says Banks, the nation's leading rusher. "If the University of Iowa had a soccer team, I would love to play." The Hermann Trophy goes to the nation's top college soccer player. Banks won't be winning that.

The Heisman, however, is another matter. After four games, Banks has established himself as one of the nation's premier football players. He is averaging 209 yards a game and is tied with UCLA's Skip Hicks in scoring with 13 touchdowns. Some have suggested that Banks is the top Heisman candidate after Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning. "I'm not really thinking about the Heisman or anything like that," Banks said.

"I'm just out there running behind my blocks. I'm just trying to win the Big Ten championship." Banks and the No. 1 1 Hawkeyes (4-0 overall, 1-0 Big Ten) will be tested tomorrow when they play at No. 7 Ohio State. If he gains 165 yards, Banks would become just the eighth player in NCAA Division I-A to reach 1,000 yards In five games.

Banks started playing organized football in seventh grade in his hometown of Bettendorf, but he was kicking a soccer ball long before that. Near the end of high school in 1992, he had a tough choice: accept a college scholarship for soccer or play football. He went on soccer recruiting visits to South Second love: Iowa 's Tavian Banks, who needs only 165 yards rushing to reach 1,000 for the season, was torn between soccer and football. Notebook Forfeit forces Towson to look again for first Patriot League victory $H0490 IUO MOREY DOWN or NO MONEY DOWN month MODEL 71 03; STK 76009 MODEL 1 702; STK. 71115 -j Sundays HIO MOnJEY DOWN VVVVJRiO MONEY.

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Offer expires 10597. IIMMIMMITTTT chael Flore, the late Wilbert A. Huffman, the late John "Happy" Townsend and the late David W. Zearfoss. The 1969 Washington College men's soccer team will also be honored tomorrow night.

That version of Shoremen soccer went 9-2-1 and was co-champion of the Middle Atlantic Conference. Luckas leads pack at Loyola The Loyola College women's cross country team is off to a fast start this fall, winning the Towson University and UMBC invitational meets over seven schools. Ann-Marie Luckas was Loyola's top finisher in both meets. She finished fifth at Towson and sixth at UMBC. Loyola's Betsy Allen, Snarl Kohne and Liz Hertneck were among the top-10 finishers in both meets.

Goucher tennis' strong start Sure, it was only a fall men's tennis match. But as Division III Goucher College coach Mike Hootner said, "Anytime Goucher beats Loyola in anything it's a pretty big deal." Goucher shut out Division I Loyola, 7-0, in tennis a couple weeks ago and came back in its second match with a 7-0 victory over Catholic University. Junior Merrill Brick and sophomore Michael Domgard are the Nos. 1 and 2 players for Goucher and both are 2-0. Brick and Domgard also were outstanding last week in the Southeast National Invitational Rolex qualifier in Lexington, Va.

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Tech-x IS U' Ls L-Jj kT Towson University announced yesterday that it has forfeited its only Patriot League win this year over Holy Cross because it used a player who is academically ineligible. The university said the error occurred through a staff misinterpretation. The mistake was discovered through an eligibility review by Towson officials. A student, whom the university did not identify, had not been academically certified by the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse before competing in the Tigers' 27-7 win on Sept. 13.

He did not compete in the season-opening win over Monmouth but did participate in losses to Lehigh and Columbia. High school athletes must register with the NCAA Initial-Eligibility Clearinghouse if they want to compete in Division I or II. High school seniors send in their transcripts and test scores, and the clearinghouse certifies that they are eligible to play in college. Towson, which travels to Penn tomorrow, is now 1-3 overall and 0-2 in the Patriot League. Towson reported the violation to the NCAA and the Patriot League.

"This violation was totally unintentional and resulted from mis-communication between members of our compliance and football staffs," Towson athletic director Wayne Edwards said. "We immediately declared the student-athlete ineligible, and moved quickly- to notify the Patriot League, the NCAA and Holy Cross of our error and corrective action." Hopkins soccer streak ends One day after climbing to No. 2 in the NCAA Division III men's national soccer rankings, Johns Hopkins had its 21-game regular-season unbeaten streak come to an end Tuesday night. The Blue Jays were beaten by Rowan (N.J.) College, 1-0, on a goal by Chris Swenanger with 1:08 left in the second overtime. Rowan is ranked No.

5 in the NCAA Division III poll this week. Hopkins played the last 67 minutes of the game a man down after Brian Nourie got a red card. The No. 2 ranking is one place up from last week and the highest ever in school soccer history. The Blue Jays have been on a roll since 1994 under head coach Matt Smith, who has a 54-11-4 record.

Hopkins will meet Muhlenberg tomorrow on the road. Muhlenberg Is ranked No. 21 In Division III. Washington's Hall of Fame Washington College will induct 10 new members into its athletic Hall of Fame tomorrow evening during a reception at the Casey Academic Center. Among those being honored will be George Buckless Jr.

of Bel Air, who starred in soccer, basketball and baseball for the Shoremen. Also entering the hall will be John P. Bergen, R. Barry Drew, Kenneth W. Sullivan, Joseph A.

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