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Show MONDAY •OCTOBER 2- 2006 /port/ B9 Dan Noakes/NetXNews A Dan Noakes interview with freshman Mike Felix, a UVSC cross country runner. Interview with runner Mike Felix DN: How do you rate your dating life? MF: It's better now that I'm in college but still not perfect. DN: MF: Girlfriend? I wish. DN: If you could date any girl who would it be? MF: I would date an Indy girl kind of or date some cute girl who likes the mountains. DN: Will you ever become a couch potato? MF: No. DN: How is UVSC compared to BYU in cross country? MF: BYU is one of the top teams in the nation. UVSC is becoming a lot better, so, we compete. We're just not as good as they are yet. Hopefully in the future we'll start being up near them at the top. DN: Do you prefer to run with knee DN: Who is your inspiration for run- shorts, slightly above the knee, or upper thigh shorts? ning? MF: I think it is the same for everyone, MF: Mid-thigh, It is more comfortable. Steve Prefontain. DN: What is the craziest thing that DN: What are your goals for this sea- you have ever done? MF: Probably going on Sliding Rock son? MF: I want to help the team win the in- in Alpine. It's a rock waterfall that you dependent nationals and to be a fresh- slide down. It's pretty fun. man ail-American. DN: What is your favorite movie? DN: Would you ever train to do an MF: Batman Begins. IRON MAN? MF: Yea but I don't know how to swim DN: Do you wish you could train like so it would be kind of hard. I would just Batman did in Batman Begins? MF: I wish I could have his muscles. have to learn how to swim though. DN: Where do you want running to take you? MF: I would like to go to the Olympics but that is kind of rare so I guess just be an all-American. DN: MF: What is your max bench press? 165 DN: What is your personal best at the mile? MF: 4.35 UVSC draws with SLCC Ben Webster defender. The forward faked left towards the end line and cut quickly to the The UVSC men's top of the box, leaving soccer team started off the UVSC defender on slow but finished strong, the ground. He blasted a thanks to a hat trick by right foot, shot straight to Alejandro Gutierrez in the far post. a 4-4 draw against Salt "We can do better. Lake Community Col- They had a fast forward lege on the field behind that our guys couldn't the Education Building. hang with. It cost us The Wolverines were the win but we are still down two goals on two learning. It's our first tie separate occasions during and we should've won," the first half, but UVSC Jazexhiu said. capitalized on mistakes UVSC forward Gutierby SLCC. rez gave UVSC the short"We've started off lived lead when SLCC slow all season," coach failed to clear the ball Elton Jazexhiu said. "We safely. Gutierrez quickly struggle but we seem to got to the loose ball at the have enough firepower top of the box and easily to get ourselves back into shot and found the back games." of the net, giving UVSC UVSC led late in the the 4-3 lead. second half of the match UVSC was down 2-0 4-3, but SLCC forward early in the first half when Devin Jones scored his Gutierrez jumped on ansecond goal of the match other opportunity created to pull even. by SLCC. SLCC played a Jones took a long pass ball back to the defenders to the left side of the box that went too far. Gutione on one with a UVSC errez came from behind Sports Editor COUKETIMES now online aycrossmg.com 801.431.0000 "" 1270 W. 1130 S. Orem and stole the ball, creating a one on one with the goalie. The keeper came all the way out of the box and Gutierrez shot right passed him. The ball rolled into the goal. Gutierrez's second goal came on a free kick from 30 yards out in the first half. SLCC went down a man right before halftime, when their forward tackled a UVSC defender inside the UVSC goal box. The referee quickly pulled the red card out of his chest pocket and sent the forward to the sidelines for the rest of the game. After a loss to Dixie State and a win over Colorado Mountain College, the men's team is 9-2-1 on the season. This week, they play Western Wyoming on Oct. 3. For more information on men's soccer, log on to www. utahvalleysoccer.com |