Athlete of the Week
Indoor tracker senior Trista Thornberry won the 1000-meter race and set an Oberlin Varsity Record with a time of 3:10.24 in the Oberlin's home track meet last Friday.     Thornberry also placed second in the 1500-meters with a time of 4:52.54 to lead the Yeowomen to a second place finish out of five teams at the meet.	Trista Thornberry (photo courtesy of S.I.D)

    This Saturday, the men's and women's basketball teams will play a double-header against Earlham College. The women's game starts at 1 p.m., the men's at 3:30. For the men, it will be the last time that seniors Josh Ellison and Kiese Laymon will don their home uniforms. For the women, it is an opportunity to earn a post season berth in the NCAC Tournament.

In the Lockerroom with...John E. Norris III

Junior guard for the men's basketball team Hometown: Clarksville, TN High School: Northeast High School

What is your most embarrassing moment as a player?
    Missing a dunk in a college game, in my freshman year.

What is your greatest athletic accomplishment?
    When I was All-Conference last year.

What is your favorite professional basketball team?
    Los Angeles Lakers.

What is your favorite college basketball team?
    Kentucky University.

Who is your favorite basketball player?
    Kobe Bryant, he's kinda nice.

When did you start to play basketball?
    When I was three, my dad started me playing.

Do you have any nicknames?
    Yes, Bumper. There is a story behind that. When I was in my momma's stomach, I used to bump around, and my father said I was a little bumper, and the name stuck.

What is your best attribute as a player?
    I'm a good banger on the inside, and if there is a need to score I can do that.

What is your favorite thing about Oberlin College?
    The through education I am receiving.

What is your least favorite thing about Oberlin College?
    The social life.

What do you plan on doing after you graduate from Oberlin College?
    I plan on working. I am trying to go into investment banking. I want to end up with a company that can fund me, and help me with my masters.

Do you remember your first dunk?
    It was in the second week of school, in my freshman year of high school, at varsity practice. My high school coach told everyone, "I want you to see something." Another guy had dunked before me, so I was excited. It was the first time I got one to go down.

What was your best dunk?
    It was a vertical dunk, on two people. We were playing against our rival Northwest. It was a sold-out game, like 5,000 people. I finished the game with 36 points, but we lost in triple-overtime.

What do you think about team dynamics?
    Team dynamics are great, I believe in that.

This Week's Events

Women's Basketball

Saturday 3:30 p.m. vs. Earlham at Philips Gym

Men's Basketball

Saturday 3:30 p.m. vs. Earlham at Philips Gym

Indoor Track

Friday at Baldwin-Wallace

Men's Swimming

Saturday at Case Western

Women's Swimming

Saturday at Case Western

Men's Tennis

Saturday vs. Wabash 9:30 a.m.

Women's Tennis

Saturday vs. John Carroll at 2 p.m.