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June 29, 1997

Without Andrew Maughan, a student-athlete at Campbell University, little Nicholas Harper might never have made it to first grade.

When Maughan went outside his residence to investigate a loud crash Memorial Day morning, he saw a two-vehicle accident, and one of the cars was on fire.

Carolyn Harper had pulled her two-year-old daughter Caitlin from the burning 1986 Toyota, but she couldn't reach five-year-old Nicholas in the back seat.

"I ran outside and she was screaming, 'My boy's in the car,'" Maughan told the Daily Record of Dunn, North Carolina.

Maughan ran to the Toyota and tried to open a back door, but it wouldn't budge. He then hopped in the front and climbed over the seat to the boy.

"The trunk was in flames and the car was getting warmer," Maughan said. "I climbed in the front of the car, but I didn't know how to open the baby seat. I finally found the red button and he got loose."

After Maughan carried the boy from the burning car, the windows blew in from the tremendous heat. By the time emergency personnel arrived, the Toyota was completely engulfed in flames.

"I am very, very grateful," said Carolyn Harper.

A soccer player, Maughan is a native of Newcastle, England, who will complete his degree in athletic training at Campbell this coming year.

Ironically, last fall Maughan was the recipient of Campbell's Glen Brewster Memorial Award for leadership and courage. The honor is given each year to the men's soccer player who exemplifies those traits displayed by the late Glen Brewster during both his playing career and later when he was fatally wounded while serving in Vietnam.

As a senior in the athletic training program, Maughan had had experience dealing with various emergency situations in class.

"Andy has been with us in the athletic training program for three years," said Campbell head athletic trainer Paul Plummer. "If I were to look at all of my students and try to predict which one would react well under pressure, Andy would be an obvious choice. It takes a lot to rattle him."

Maughan was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America all-South region second team last season after leading the Fighting Camels to the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) West Division crown. Maughan was a two-time all-TAAC choice during his career at Campbell where he split his time between the midfield and defense.

Campbell head coach Derrick Leeson was not surprised that Maughan risked his life to save another.

"This is what I'd expect from Andy," Leeson said. "He's a team captain, role model and a leader. All of those attributes came out in a moment of life and death. He put the situation ahead of himself. We're very proud of him."

Sun Belt joins the fight

Women's basketball teams in the Sun Belt Conference did their part this year to help fight breast cancer.

Each team chose at least one game during February to promote breast cancer awareness. Activities offered at the games included free mammograms as well as video and in-person demonstrations of proper self-exam techniques and question-and-answer sessions with health- care professionals.

The Sun Belt teamed up with the Susan G. Komen Foundation -- the nation's largest private funder of research dedicated solely to breast cancer -- to provide educational materials at the games. Other involved organizations included local hospitals and health care centers.

In all, 12,263 individuals attended the designated games, which also raised money for the Komen Foundation.

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Looking back

5 years ago: Graduation rates for Division I student-athletes increase sharply for the freshman class of 1986-87, reflecting the stricter initial-eligibility requirements of Proposition 48. The third report of graduation rates for Division I student-athletes reveals that the overall graduation rate for student-athletes from the first Proposition 48 class is 57 percent, an increase of about six percent from the 1983, 1984 and 1985 classes. The 57 percent rate exceeds by two percent the rate for all students entering NCAA Division I institutions in 1986. The increase also is consistent in all major subgroups, except for white male basketball players, whose graduation rate fell from 57 percent pre-Proposition 48 to 52 percent for the 1986 class. Graduation rates for black male student-athletes increased from 33 percent for the 1983-85 classes to 41 percent for 1986. (The NCAA News, June 30, 1993)

10 years ago: Stanford University; the University of Texas at Austin; and the University of California, Los Angeles, end the 1987-88 year tied for the most championships among Division I schools with three titles apiece. Stanford won team titles in men's and women's tennis as well as baseball. Texas' titles came in men's and women's swimming and women's indoor track, while UCLA won in softball, men's outdoor track and men's golf. In Division II, Abilene Christian University won three team titles and tied for a fourth. Kenyon College and Hobart College continued impressive streaks in Division III. Kenyon earned its ninth and fifth consecutive titles in men's and women's swimming, respectively, while Hobart won a ninth straight men's lacrosse championship. (The NCAA News, June 22, 1988)

15 years ago: The first step toward developing NCAA-sponsored research concerning academic requirements begins when the Special Committee on Academic Research meets in Kansas City. The committee, chaired by Division I Vice-President Gwendolyn Norrell, will supervise research regarding the provisions of NCAA Bylaw 5-1-(j), as amended by Proposal No. 48 at the 1983 Convention. Among the committee's first tasks will be the development of the final design of a study to be undertaken about Proposal No. 48 provisions. The committee also will discuss selection of a research organization to conduct the study. (The NCAA News, June 22, 1983)