Great Se of Y][ Ext New or Rmzdztwned M Waterioo rumnning back Jarrett Smith is OUAA Crighton Trophy candidate n opener nes 24 andir Simply outstanding! Warrior offence slammed ret smith, a running back with the Uniâ€" ty of Waterloo Warmors, is the 1996 ient of the Omega Trophy as the outâ€" ing plaver in the OUAA football league ith: a fourth year Psychology student, led )LAA in rushing carrying the ball 164 during the regular seasons for 879 yards ngle game high came in Waterloo‘s seaâ€" pener against Windsor Lancers on Sept at lady bello Guelph stops Waterloo 23â€"13 Stadium University of Waterloo Warriors to face the music as they watched Peter Cudhea Chromicle Staff pellowed her song loud and Id Saturday afternoon at Un Great Seleh-m of Y |_EXPERT SKATE SHARPENING New or Reconditioned | WTA TT : Smith will represent the OUAA in the balâ€" loting for the Hec Crighton Trophy, which is to be awarded at the CIAU Outstanding Player Awards Dinner, Nov. 28 in Toronto. 7 when he rushed for 180 yards. Smith is only the second member of the Warriors to win the trophy, with the other being tailback Tom Chartier in 1990. their Vanier Cup dreams fade with each tick of Gryphons the scoreboard clock. including a | The Guelph Gryphons, led by two fourthâ€" _ in the OUALZ quarter touchdowns from running back Gerrit half of the & Stam and backed by one of the largest defensive _ their own en units in the league, won their second Yates Cup _ a late fourth of the 1990s, defeating Waterloo 23â€"13 for the Ryan Wilki Ontario Universities Athletic Association crown. â€" Thorne How their Vanier C Warrior Jarrett Smith (Continued on page 26) , wins Yates Cup championship *We just couldn‘t get it going," said Knight of his offense which saw the league‘s leading rusher Jarrett Smil_h‘ held to just 26 yards on 11 carries. "We couldn‘t block pcopllc and we -go'; a\;;y from our game plan. We had our chances early, Warrior coach Dave ‘Tuffy‘ Knight, who will be inducted into the OUAA Football Legends Hall of Fame Friday night at the Waterloo Inn, admitâ€" ted that his team struggled against the bigger and stronger Guelph defense. #@ It was Waterloo‘s first Yates appearance in the school‘s history, but for the Gryphons, it was their second Yates win since 1992 when they defeated Western 45â€"10, only to lose to Queens University Golden Gaels in the Vanier Cup. Gryphons, winners of their last eight games, including a playoff win over Western Mustangs in the OUAA semifinals, dominated the second half of the game and hemmed the Warrtiors in their own end of the field with the exception of a late fourth touchdown pass from Warrior Ryan Wilkinson to wide receiver Adrian Thorne. However, by then the TD was too little too late. Arek Bigos put Waterloo‘s other points on the board with two firstâ€"quarter field goals and a single. (Continued on page 26) McNally‘s Gryphon‘s have been wearthg the "underdog" label ever since the OUAA‘s thirdâ€"place team went into the league playâ€" m o [ f s . niversity of Guelph Gryphon " head coach Dan McNally doesn‘t mind going into this Saturday‘s Churchill Bowl against the Saskatchewan Huskies as the underâ€" dogs. Churchill Bowl 96 12 Noon â€" 6 pm., 181 King St. S., Waterloo Peter Cudhea Chronicle Staff C 0 M P A N Â¥ grade point average." said Malonee Into leges and univ the NCAA to t« biggest rule cha for all students versities. "In the past, dent at Bluey rituals of sey scholarships According Button who‘s athletes University, N. few years ans looking at to reduce the best. Some of close to $100 4 limit the cign) lege, in his