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I SSHESBE Jart lool KELLY MAGU1RE Senior Writer As the last remaining member ( the 1993 runner-up team to the ns tional championship, senior soccer plaj er David Tart has known the taste an thrill of victory. If s something Tart would love t feel again. ft Tart has been playing soccer fo as long as he can remember. As a chile he played baseball, basketball, fool ball and soccer, until it got to the poin where he had to choose one sport. Tai decided to stick with soccer because c his love for the sport, as well as hi ability. When Tart reached high schoo he began to excel in the sport, earnin All-State, All-Region and All-Confei ence honors. He also played at the nt Htnal, regional and state levels in th U.S. Olympic Development Progran These honors did not come eas: ly, however. In Tart's junior year < high school, he broke his left leg i May. He fought back to regain his forn but, ironically, did the exact same thin his senior year in May. breaking hi right leg. Tarf s playing ability made hii highly recruited throughout high schoc Kb father had played football at N.C ate, and his sister was a gymnat there. Tart's other sister also attende N.C. State. He believed that was wher he was destined to go. Everythin seemed to work out perfectly ? N.C State worked hard to recruit hii and his best friend was going then But, Tart decided to visit the fou remaining schools on his list: Furmai UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Greensbor ^id Carolina. "When I came here, (men' Head Soccer Coach Mark) Berson wer the whole nine yards," Tart said. "H did a better job at recruiting me tha k $10OFFANY i e i 7 s u 73S Min. 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M on/1 Via uroo qa nioa IIHj^HHHF7TTTnH U11U UW Tf WO CAO X11W FAT J as he can be and g said 'Look, don't worry about it. You "- can sit out a year, take a red shirt, and about the game i- thaf s not going to be a big deal,'" Tart as a Person 38 e said. "So I came in here with a good "Lastyeai 1. attitude because I knew I'd have an was kind of m; j. extra season here to play, but it was of player, and ,f tough because I knew how good we lot alike." n were going to be. "I think hi l, "Don't get me wrong, it was a great as a captain qu g experience to be a part of it, but I would the type of pli is have much rather been on the field want to be," B? contributing, but then again, I wouldn't er on our team n change it for the world." They do some i When comparing the 1993 team er things, and /. to the 1997 team, Tart says the per- player, i3 not a it sonnel here now is just as good as it Person. was then. "It was re d As soon as Tart was able to play, he chosen as c e he contributed greatly. Tart played in *m doing a go g 16 matches as a freshman, 19 match- fP^8* although 3. es as a sophomore ? also finishing leaders on this n third on the team in scoring ? and . Tart take s. played in 17 matches as a junior. this team. ir As Tart's senior season ap- "I'm mosi i, proached, he was selected as a co-cap- the way we ve o tain. Tarfs teammates cite several rea- season use las sons why they chose him. "If s tougl s Matt Landman said dedication we did, an< it was the number one reason. guys. So far, j te ?tt ? i nn x more than wh; ? es always going 110 percent, enonthefieid 11 never slows down, won t make excus; 3DAYRENTAL WKfi n s e t B I u d . >-2770 Hi No Credit Cards Needed ans But Major Credit Cards Accepted Cash Rentals Welcome Over 400 Locations Worldwide HEnaPi^r who hint Is ffeffyhu y|wja. Hemop ?r mushroom lovers. 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We re out ( town a lot of weekends. 1: Ryan O'Neill says , , 8 several things made % majors Biology, and some < H him choose Tart classes it takes me weeks to pr< H Pare f?r a test? and just the tim 1 dence, just a 'persori commitment that goes along with pla3 to look up to," he m8 a 8Port>md trying to maintain ? said. "You want to Sood GPA, is really, really tough." I follow his attitude For Tart, the best aspect of plaj and how he thinks ing soccer has been the camaraderi s, and how he treats you and friendships he's made, well as a player. ?j?ye ma(je ^ 0f my b^t friend r, looking up to him, he here," Tart said. "If s a family that wi y size, kind of my type always be here when I graduate. A a person I want to be a our home games, we have alumni tha sit on our sidelines. I can't wait to b s teammates chose him a Par^ ?f that." lite simply because he's After graduation, Tart plans t ayer that all our guys travel and possibly go to medical schoo srson said. "Every play- Health administration or hospital ac has different qualities, ministration are also options, things better than oth- m ., , , j , ., , . David Tart, as a soccer , . Tart'ooks forward to thefutur. ? ?? i a, ' , but will also miss soccer and his tean s complete as he is as a mates. ally an honor for me to "Besides the fact that I can si aptain and I hope that herf al>d e? J">u h?? hard'] ">to pla i - t i v. n and Dractice evervdav and nlav th oa jod in leaamg inese * V ?V T i we have a lot of great &ames' I will miss that too, he sai< . *eam ?fpart gahj "Shoot, we're out here running aroun s tremendous pride in everyday, staying in shape. If s an eas way to stay in shape and exercise, an , ,.,. then the games are a complete buz; ; proud of this season, 8o much fuR tQ p?y ^ ^ come oge era era have great fans here. 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Once 1,1 admonish the fans to convert ey want to cheer for a winning Make the right choice. You'll feel i better in the end. Ifs now time to shift gears from e making the right choice to somevho made the wrong one, as I inanother member into the Singlen Hall of Shame with the "U Suck rd." This week's award goes to someirho was just that, weak. But then n, what could you expect from ione who steps into the ring as if epped straight out of "Saturday t Fever." Disco Inferno, for those who don't i, got his ass beat by Jacquelyn, nanager of the Harlem Heat. I know what precipitated this, but pretty embarrassing. 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