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Faklaris go MATT PLOPENIC Staff Writer Youth Chris Faklaris is not your typical ever s student-athlete. Most student-athletes shy away from associating 'gteali themselves with any groups outside ^ack 1 of their sport. Few if any join a fra- pa ternity, and even fewer hold an office gas C( in a fraternity. relati Faklaris, die captain for the 1994 goa]s Gamecock soccer squad, takes the mantle of leadership willingly. As gar^] both president of Sigma Chi frater- comes nity and leading scorer for the soccer team, Faklaris preferred to lead by st je ] example. ?j, The second leading scorer in Gamecock soccer history, ? Faklaris says that one of his role models is Michael Jor- 'He was th dan. He likes the way Jordan portrays himself on and the best g( off the court. "He's the epitome of the ^an consummate athlete," Fak- laris says. "He makes sure ge saj he's put in a positive light." jn While most students on campus tge fr are aware of Faklaris' Graveyard ex- pakk ploits, few are aware of his efforts on Qoun( the international soccer scene. Dan Qreej Herbst, a writer for Soccer Magazine, serye called one of his three goals against nf Turkey in the 1993 FIFA World I' I Crive me girt or J ire, Give blood! American Red Cross South Carolina Regional Blood Services nwuraucEWAJSMRB s May! . wo or m PRINCETON ^ NATIONAL ' 15 S REVIEW AVERAGE pier thei und wor fou acti hpli MAYBE b PRINCETON REVIEW STUDENTS ARE:: JUST SMARTS. 1 i The Princeton Reviete u not affHuUed mlk Princeton I'nutrmtgorEtS. >es down t (U-20) Championships one of ty jst efforts nobody in America ers aw. e was the producer of the cei th Strike,' the best goal nobody Ga lome ever saw," Herbst wrote. 12klaris says that playing soccer ho] mtributed to his interpersonal At' ons skills, taught him to set se( and made him a team player, in dike some athletes, Charles th( ey for example, Faklaris wel- gir the glare of the public spotlight tg that his "lead by example" tio ends itself to this role. el! would like to be a role model," on ie producer of the 'Stealth Strike Dal nobody back home ever sav jrbst, Soccer Magazine writer d. addition to his positions with pi; 'aternity and the soccer team ab iris serves on the Leadership su nl, the Order of Omega, and the c Housing Review Board. He ch d in the capacity of Chairman re; Awards Committee foi Facul- thi fej was IwffBi ALTERN/ % t>e our students are smarter, laybe they're just better \ >ared. The Princeton Review is I nation's fastest growing OM AT / se. And for good reason. \ teep our classes small (10 to tudents) so you're guaranteed Ij lty of persona! attention. If *e's a concept that you don't i lerstand, our teachers will I k with you until you do. And * r practice exams given under 1 lal test-taking conditions will J p get you read y for the real * ig- t >k at our students' average final { t scores, and you'll see how we asure up against the npetition. i re us a call if you'd like your ire to climb off the charts. THE PRINCETON r REVIEW (800) 2-REVIEW tato@revtoM.coi The Gamecock i in histf Advisor of the Year for the Lead;hip Council. Faklaris finished his collegiate socr career in second place on the imecock all-time scoring role with 4 points (55 goals, 14 assists). He pes to continue his career with the ianta franchise in the A-league, a :ond-division professional league the U.S. before taking his skills to 3 Major Soccer League when it beis play in 1996. His ability to play in an internanally recognized first division levleague such as MLS may depend Faklaris' ability to change his style of play. While at USC, his goal has been to get the ball '' from the midfi eld and score ^> goals. At the national level, his coaches have asked him to help change the ? ^4.4.?l, j puiiib ui atbciLiv auu maiiitain possession. Whether or not he continues to ay soccer, Faklaris' philosophy out soccer should bring him much ccess in life. "I realize that I may get one or two ances in a game so I've got to be ady to put every chance away," said e senior. iC-FM^F \TIVE 90.5 ^81 ?" )Congratul< r f Thank ^ t fs \ i 2 FIVE t| V POINTS f 2001 Devine Stre ; Spring Graduation Tat irv for I 1 USC senior Chris Faklarlk ond place on theGamecc goals, 14 points). >1!# t ,io,d Directions 21 JSC, soccer rm jjpp * >*%,i s tl ^ ^^HjHfe KIM TRUETT The GamecdCR > finished his collegiate soccer career In seo ck all-time scoring list with 124 points (55 799-3730 !