Gators fan can run to free ride

Florida football coach Urban Meyer is searching for the fastest student on campus. He's quite certain it's one of his football players -- Louis Murphy, Chris Rainey or Deonte Thompson.

Just to be sure, he's having a race Saturday. What happens if someone beats his speedsters before the team's spring game? "They're on scholarship," he said.

Of the approximately 225 students who tried out, two covered the distance in 4.47 seconds, one ran a 4.48 and another was clocked at 4.49. The fastest 15 students advanced to the finals Saturday. They will be split into three groups of five. Murphy will race one group, Rainey another and Thompson a third.

(The Associated Press)

MORE FOOTBALL

DUKE PLAYERS HONORED: Patrick Bailey and Matt Rumsey, who were team captains as seniors on the 2007 Duke football squad, were honored Thursday by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame as members of the 2008 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.

Bailey, a starting defensive end, and Rumsey, the starting center, will graduate from Duke in May.

Qualifications for membership included being a starter or significant substitute in your final year of eligibility, achieving a career cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher and meeting all NCAA- mandated progress toward degree requirements.

(Luciana Chavez)

ST. AUG'S MOVES UP SPRING GAME TIME: St. Augustine's Blue-White spring football game, originally scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, has been moved up to 10 a.m. on the campus baseball field.

THURSDAY'S RESULTS

SOFTBALL

ELIZABETH CITY STATE 9-11, ST. AUGUSTINE'S 6-14: The visiting Falcons (5-17, 3-5 CIAA) scored in every inning in the nightcap to earn a doubleheader split with the Vikings (7-9, 7-5).

CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT 15-8, MEREDITH 2-1: The host Avenging Angels fell to 9-21 overall, 3-9 in USA South.

WOMEN'S TENNIS

SHAW 9-9, ST. PAUL'S 0-0: The host Bears improved to 15-7 overall and 13-3 in the CIAA.

MEN'S TENNIS

SHAW 9-9, ST. PAUL'S 0-0: The host Bears improved to 11-5 overall and 9-0 in the CIAA.

(From College News Releases)