Andrew Seidenberg

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February 16, 2004

With UAAs fast approaching, practices have become more intense and difficult. For many athletes, last week included some of the toughest workouts of the year. The recent training has been both mentally and physically exhausting.

However, with personal and team ambitions on the back of everyone's mind, complemented with the musical flows of JAWOL (John's Arriving With Opening Lines), we all persevered through the formidable week.

For those who don't already know, JAWOL, a.k.a. senior sprinter John Pitts, recently recorded his debut album. The record features 80 minutes of new-original hip-hop music and includes the hit singles "Spiritual Mentality," "Looking for a Queen," and "Mothers of the Earth."

JAWOL himself has not been coy about informing everyone involved in Emory's track community, as well as athletes on competing teams, about his project. I know I speak for most in saying that much of this year's success on the track can be attributed to the lyrical inspirations and "Chi-town flavor" of JAWOL.

As we look ahead to UAA indoor championships and the two remaining meets, at the University of Tennessee and Clemson University, we are all still focused on the goals we each set at the start of the season. With the hard work put forth, such as last week, and a little musical stimulation (JAWOL), we become one step closer to realizing our aspirations.

Andrew Seidenberg is a junior from Columbia, S.C. He would love to answer e-mail questions from Emory recruits and fans.