Reflections Magazine Issue #74 - Spring 2011 | Page 12

Athletics Feature
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Burman said the main difference has been the mental approach to the game. Cain said his bowlers had
to learn that for themselves when the season started.
“The 8-12-year-olds are a lot easier to coach because
they listen and want to get better,” Cain said of coaching college-age bowlers. “By the time they get up to
this age, most of them have already figured out they
know everything there is to know. … I wind up having to pick up the pieces and start from scratch.”
Cain videotapes his bowlers to hone their technique,
and he said there is physical training such as weightlifting and cardiovascular work. “Just like many other
sports, it lies in the mechanics,” Cain said. “It’s a very
physical and mechanical sport. And our playing field,
which is the lane, changes on a tournament-to-tournament basis.”

Burman said he and his teammates now know what
is expected. “You’ve got to stay ahead of the movements, the oil patterns (of the lanes),” he said. “It’s
intimidating seeing how good (the competition) is.
Coach Cain is great. He always helps me. At tournaments, I’ll come and ask him, ‘Where do I need to
move?’ And he’s right on it.”
Freshman Hillary Weiss, who commutes from Clayton, Mich., says that being on the team has helped
her socially adjust to college life. “It’s kind of hard to
meet people, and me being on the bowling team has
been very beneficial,” said Weiss, who was a member
of the Onsted High School bowling team. “I’ve really
learned a lot. I was really thankful (Siena Heights)
was going to have bowling. It’s been a lot of fun.”
Cain said he will hit the recruiting trail hard this year
—even looking internationally—and plans to double
his team’s roster by next season.
“Every tournament has been a new experience. It’s
been an eye-opener,” Cain said. “Now they realize the
talent that’s there, and the talent that’s needed to get
to the next level. … My vision is for us to be competitive as quickly as possible. My goal is to have a yearin and year-out competitive program on both sides
(men and women) that will compete with the top
programs (not only) in the state, but in the country.
I can’t see any reason why we can’t.” u

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Reflections Spring ’11

Undercover Attorney . . .

I

t’s not every newly minted
attorney who can tout on his resume that he’s protected POTUS—
the President of the United States.
But that was Craig Pappin’s experience during his distinguished
career in the U.S. Air Force.
The 2001 graduate of Siena
Heights University’s Jackson program was admitted to the Michigan State Bar in May 2010. Before
that, Pappin spent five years on
active duty as a special agent with
the Air Force Office of Special
Investigations, whose mission is
to identify, exploit and neutralize
criminal, terrorist and intelligence
threats to the U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense and the government. He continues to serve
as a special agent with AFOSI in
the USAF Reserve, one of 2,094
federally credentialed special
agents, and one of only 419 reservists among AFOSI’s 3,002
active duty, Reserve and civilian
agent and support personnel.
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