JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?\Zg֘곌PM9IZ@)bhNdӔi;(:íU;Ҙb4D9!s7avZ&5rBƯnSwR[]Ewx `Qpk18SSjw49zq`FMsE xb ӔQ@RтALඎ9fiG.Ö(/kA,@1ښ#A!p4) R4c` gҋ;i"O<|Amw2x.Wα7Sp{ Esjn!(';G,6$##\vea.dFHDgqЂ Jʌnn"DP;.B{J5ԝ7e7tcR}{. >GԌwN}*KFP碖? $FTAOQ4[Mӈa @?Zڙg[eX̱ȇ.`qvT)pxrFߔZ3U,}jEIBiQX =jơv[ٻBf \/>cyed5S UpqmzRJJqm;w2Awv1ʥ=FI ޽Pw7]ǵx׊:˴|d9WȬa%:T\δi2ܮr:)j*։urd!МN}==qVTD%?,mc#`Hcc< yVZWwp95-jo;˜/LY`>q&__?Ih8ׅaщץoM]xjM%3<?֎@鎽:_:f wyT wEo$Դ[ˋso4цxj}^%xHTʶw+Crv[ٍPhOڸ]ZhhFHQ@*8 1b_&챌Ê9_xS,1ۚX6~S5ak%̌-cVR5mhw_-oTCM-Ibf>=ڽ.Ko&Ծ!NƕBsҼ'Aפk?b1Sϊ6l714Ԡn3Bv[JnlZs}dGaGLݪ޽Ko HmlL^uy4$/dmc#NkNC㑰 5Ia}βD,Vp>N24dX[$L '6|`r3f $gΐ.݀{(]M:l eqңRY.V 0@$u玵m{[.;ԚӠfgl?1>)GMѨF\4,$gr?w\] Fҁ63}9'u!sa4ɕcY#_z+Ve ^4ۼ6qȩ5 mGEkç%ۋô2LPa\|gF9ſv7ozU_ISc;gK.[I@K  }մ Eͳ =Oj,M cnA˕:q]KeưPnw*xYZH4q$V2[{:$6Z$HY tzc{ aq:b}O'j{(dhEI1SI3\+d]O@V5*sUfi31iv4uǶ;xg2OۃŠ÷Xmm$y-$0 8Q[o:IlGR"1ۊY!d9_dӭJh5R Fv">Jz2wVGwv,' H{u=2XwJm!Puq|=AM Li/d6ooU-ԡpr= <ݴizK$: 58MGCZ-y"]TvSzvk;d0wqkg؏#S{y^89OZbfBq>9+=dZ^A$2=9"xev'\dCz֟o} M4!UY~,QJgO ~5{cuFH9iWjѠk{9\?/֔j{Eue;p#F⇌f>E%[$NHs*=.ܲSZwSoJTF%I>v$21Xp:b01S*/~&Ոihu9Pq\@cm"xbW(;#? I٬np,Y{0n:GgqE]Xnr gQ# }K.K{) #5ʹ'*WFSVv3=×$ˇ+"G[k_96|lwS_7mӞԚJg 6xMX#.!đ294C<, Nȏ,6qJu͔1AeVMdƣ Sxa4zvx^9mC~ptR6Y}\체#d qhPYuAykw~Kg\wYlV"r:LmfYbyqR&M$䐰B1ELfW]FFW9=:u$ܳضĊ /cX?UI$p2Yr*(f{I,@qFy曜m ;PEu$bQ'UP}8\HhynAEdj]x:w3\/W!^44hf.|^C?Z}[8ˮ:EP'VAAO]ۇ *(m| [b`뎟Nȕ>uO/QEkEs)>u9 g f-h{[|>҃ge2.:S4TkЅ*$Qv(MhLHb.V|~~_ GEUDEj|cw %cQ\ŕWᆍg/q/[^ҠT@ysEe # EV"?ljH֬ %@rF1Y9̏>-^!Xbf\x~AIьpGdP38o9'޺/oUM ;T{~RiF0 H $|EUը Z\ !^ # ,le2TI sZ.mg$<6DzqLb$I,e˜G#VDvh(vqqsm\9ED̸m cJsto֙ޙ5)US? r[‱^³vd\5Gz썕 }k{wL&QW34Y ՛;ķB犦wY zV{3[!HҼu8LcvIfDB"g<CX =E=8d=?;qEz;1GL]+rzsRy'`';QUCP?*npF)@AA'֝` G><W$^)ppzt [ ғ2G 85B,AIuZU1$?M*;]:3H8|V8CnN1: ۳d?]0HҤUS8rw6UҺocI8_ޅPXVc39XpOTr8In 1996, Adalius was named to the Sporting News Freshman All-America team as well as the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Last year as a sophomore, he came within one sack of tying the school single-season record with nine sacks. His great leaping ability helped A.D. knock down 10 passes at the line of scrimmage. He also led the conference in tackles. In the Liberty Bowl victory, A.D. was named as Defensive Player of the game. This great season culminated in being also selected to the first team Conference USA Defense.<br>This year Adalius Thomas received some early recognition by being named to several pre-season All-American teams. During this past year, A.D. worked hard to continue to improve. He gained a little weight but lost some fat. His Bench improved from 330 to 375 pounds, the Parallel Squat from 400 to 490 and his Power Clean went from 275 to 315 pounds. This increase in power and strength also manifested itself in a vertical jump improvement from 36 inches to 39.5 inches. His standing long jump also improved from 9' 8 to 10' 1 feet.<br>Adalius improved his flexibility and with his speed and power increases, this combined improvement was the reason his 40-speed came down from 4.72 to 4.60, 20-speed from 2.74 to 2.58 and his pro-shuttle time from 4.68 to 4.48.<br>Adalius takes football and life seriously. He looked me in the eye,  I have never used drugs in my entire life. My father taught me about the harmful effects of drugs. I have seen what drugs have done to others. Peer pressure is only the pressure you put on yourself. You must be strong with no doubt. Say  no' like you are sure of yourself then people will let you alone. If you sound weak, they will keep on you. When I have kids, I want to be able to look them in the eye and say that I have never done drugs. I feel a deep responsibility to be a positive role model.<br> I also believe that without God there is no me or y